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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-07-30
A CARD FROM WILL HOUSE
Editor Enterprise

iEditor Enterprise
Some three weeks ago W. K. Crab
tree of Chattanooga, who seems to
think that he is running for govern
or of Tennessee, made a personal
attack upon me in the public press
of the state in connection with a
contract let by the state highway
commission for the construction OF
a stretch of road in Carroll county
AS soon as my attention was called
to it prepared statement giving
all the essential facts of the trans
action. This statement was sent
to the Nashville Tennessean, the pa
per Of Col. Luke Lea, whose candl-
date Crabtreee is, and to other pa
pers that had carried his statement.
1t was an entirely dispassionate
statement of the facts. No one was
attacked in my reply. The papers
which printed his statement refused
to print my correction, thus show
ing their willingness to permit Vi
cious attack upon an important de-
partment of the state government to
go to the people, prejudice their
minds and do the greatest injustice
10 public man without even per-
D,bim the privilege of a reply.
-, but after my re-
ished by other pa
ng to be fair a..d
read by Cra5tree,
II Tor ! saw his
III it) he has continued
e he has made what, for
politeness, some call a speech, to re-
fterate his original ISLANDERS and
misrepresentation. / have disre-
garded these repetitiOns until now,
but am informed that when he
came into this county he made these
same statements and that the gen.
tlenan who introduced him (proba-
bly knowing Crabtree's incapacity
to present his own cause) made
speech of some 20 or 80 minutes in
which he attacked me by name and
threshed over the old statements and
misrepresentation that had been
corrected. I am led, lest some may
have seen my first statement to
state the facts:
The Carroll county work was reg
Tlarly advertised for bids were
opened December 8, 1919. The
following contractors bid the fol-
lowing amounts, this being the first
bidding:J. T. Calhoun & Com
pany, Nashville, Tenn. $174,83789
The Snaith Contracting
Company, Mt. Pleas
ant, Tenn. ---------- 196,903.90
Boyd Williams, McMinn-
vile, Tenn --------- 215,851.38
Murphy & Phillips, Mar
tin, Tenn. --------- 9,06O.77', r
Under the specifications and reg
llaticns that had been adopted by
he highway commission appointed
~ Gov. Rye, and which the present
commission inherited and retained,
ach bidder was required to deposit a
With his bid $500 to insure that he o
would make bond and execute con- v
.ract. This was the amount required t,
1y the old commission and which we b
mad required in all other contracts. n
This had been approved bf the rep Il
'esentatives Of the United States c,
government which was putting up Ii
'ne-half of the money. No trouble ii
lad ever arisen in any contract. ii
The bid of Murphy & Phillips be-
ng the lowest, was Of course ac- q
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through centuries Of evolution aad he
warned against abandoning them for
the artificial metric standards which
because arbitrarily established lack
the elements Of convenience In use.
Spencer introduces a dialogue into
this phamphiet, purporting to be be-
tween one favoring the metric system
and himself-he asking the question
What do you propose to do with the
circle at present divided into $50 de-
grees Why do you not make 10
months instead Of IL 20 and he himself
answers, 1.-THE order Of nature is
against US here in double way both
in the behaviour of the earth and of
the moon" He further asks, You
have not proposed to substitute 10
hours for II, why not ?" and again re-
plies, People will refuse to replace
their old watches with new ones"
Twelve is more Invisible than any
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15
The OLD AND NEW.
BY Frank L. Stantnn

Inc old times-the old times We sing
EN- high an low;
But the new times are the brightest
that we ever hope to know
Inc old times had the sunshine. Int
twas all too bright to last;
An We're facin' of the future. with
thanksgivin' fer the past
The old times-the old times know
the stars wuz bright,
An the sun came up the hillside with
rosy round o. light:
The flowers wuz bloomin' round us.
but they withered jes' as fast:
So were facin' o. the future with
thanksgivin' fer the past.
The old times-the old times /! But
amt the skies as blue
An don't the dear stars twinkle down
the blessed dreams to you ?
We're thankful for the joys of old-the
joys too sweet to last
So we're facin' o. the future with
thanksgivin' fer the past
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other number. halves, quarters, thirds
sixths giving greatest facility In trans
actions. At the same time, it har-
monies with the chief divisions o.
time which nature has imposed upon
us. AS 10 is Invisible only by and
2, its diyisibility Is the smallest"
Thus, we have as a result Of ths
careful study Of Herbert Spencer
whose mind 1t is generally conceded
was the keenest OF his time. his wsru-
ing against an attempt to change our
system of weights and measures to the
metric system; change which would
in his opinion leave us with a system
in many ways not as well adapted TO
our needs as the one we attempted to
abandon and after the enormous ex-
pense and utter confusion involved In
the change.
American Institute Of Weights and
Measures, lis Broadway, New YORK
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cial interest to recall an unusua! pro-
vision of his will and one which illus
trates the forcefulness with which he
advocated whatever he believed in.
His views, often ahead of his time,
have as rule since been accepted rot
only as sound but an fundamental.
The clause in his will to which we
refer is found in a codicil dated June
10, 1903 and provides for the republish-
ing of his pamphlet Against the Me-
trio System whenever the metric is
sue should be brought UP in parlia-
ment.
The pamphlet referred to was later
published and is a strong presentation
Of the objections to the metric sys-
tenn and plea to the English speak
ing world, not to abandon their fanda-
mental standards of weights and
measures, these standards being in
Survival Of the Fittest" developed
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The Journal is glad TO p lHs
abort communications from rea
ers on any topic of inteIe,1
I,etterr ahould be typewr1tten =
possible. and double spaceo.
'ditor Pensacola Journal:

Editor Pensacola Journal:
notice in walking down Pala1o1
street, opposite the government build
ing and the Citizens Bank. that the
old baby bath tub and the ancient lard
cans, which reposed there SO long un-
molested. have disappeared. Now II
this is the work of thieves, the police
department or the sheriff should be
severely censored, as it is sin to
have these old relics disturbed.
LOVER OF ANCIENT ART"
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Defends Edwards Record.


Editor of The Pensacola Journal:
Please allow me space in your paper
to say few words upon the fight that
is being made in Pensacola upon our
present school superintendent, by some
of the leading politicians. One of the
complaints being that he is unable to
secure teachers.
have been connected with the school
here at Bellview for several years as
one OF the trustees, and know first
hand some OF the progress and changes
that have been made in the school dur
ing the present administration. When
the present superintendent came into
office Bellview school consisted of some
IS to 40 children and were housed in
and 1924 building in bad repair. This
building has been replaced by good,
modern building, the school has been
graded and the work done is far above
the quality done in the small building.
In the old building we had four months
term while now he have eight months.
It is true that the teacher situation
is difficult problem to deal with. This
being a special tax district, we have
board Of trustees. OF which board am
a member, and one of the main duties
of the board of trustees is to select
the teachers, and we have made an
earnest effort in the past to secure
good teachers, but since 1917 good
teachers are not to be had.
The voter in casting his vote should
take into consideration the progress in
the entire county and at the same time
should take into consideration the
many handicaps under which the
present administration has labored.
That, together with the qualifications
Of the two men for the position, should
enable any man to cast an intelligent
vote.
Respectfully yours,
BEN BREWTON.
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"THAT,s PEP"


vigor, vitality, vim, and punch
That's pep!
The courage to act on a sudden
lunch
That's pep!
The nerve to tackle the hardest
with feet that climb and hands that
cling,
And a heart that never forgets to sing.
That's pep!
Sand and grit in a concrete base
That's pep!
Friendly smile on an honest face
That's pep!
The spirit that helps when another's
down,
That knows how to scatter the black
est frown,
That loves his neighbor and loves his
town
That's pep!
TO say II will" for you know you can
That's pep!
TO look for the best in every man
That's pep!
TO meet each laundering Knockout
blow,
And come back with a laugh, because
you know
You'll get the best Of the whole darned
show
That's pep!
-Eychanpe
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SANTA ROSA ROAD WORK.
Milton Gazette.

Some little complaint is being voiced
IN some portions of county commas
sioner's district No. one. that Commis-
sioner Keen is spending more Of his
time in working the Bagdad road, than
he is on certain other portions of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

roads OF the district. In this connec-
ton 1t might be well to note the part
that the Bagdad Land & Lumber Com
pany is taking in this work, which VIII
throw some light on how 1t comes tnas
this particular strip of road is being
built. In the first place. this is prob
ably the most travelled road in the
county, and as such, accommodates
more people, and incidentally more OF
the taxpayers than any other piece OF
road in that district at least. In ad-
dition to this, it will be OF interest 10
the taxpayers, and the public in gen
eraI to know that the Bagdad Land d
Lumber Company is bearing very
large per centage OF the cost OF build
ing this road. They have furnished
all the heavy timbers that have been
used in cribbing up the sides OF this
roadway, an item in itself. that would
amount to many hundreds OF dollars.
They have also furnished free Of cost,
all the sand and clay necessary to fill
ling in this stretch OF road. Their
men have unloaded all the Stag that
has been used in the surfacing of this
piece of road, and in addition their
teams have helped haul the sand, clay
and Stag for this work. While we have
no exact statement of the actual value
of the assistance given the county by
this company in the construction of
this road, it can easily be seen that at
ordinary rates it would reach from
800 to $4,000, which these public
spirited men have given freely to aid
the county in constructing piece of
public road. In comparison with this
liberality, it might be noted that there
are sections in this same commission
er's district, where the land owners
adjacent to the highway would not
permit the road crews to get a suffi-
cient amount Of dirt from their open
lands to build the roads. which ran
adjacent to their properties. It may be
further noted that, while a good deal
of time has been spent on building this
stretch of road the roads In other sec
tions of the district, have. by no means
been neglected. The road to Pace and
Floridatown has been kept in good re-
pair, and more or less work has been
done on the roads leading south on
the peninsula, while work has also
been done on the Milton Mulat road
sufficient to keep it in reasonably good
condition. The Bagdad company have
taken a live interest in the road con-
Meeting Bagdad and Milton, has spent
its money freely in promoting work on
it. and as a result have splendid
piece OF road that will probably re-
quire little in the way Of up-keep dur
ing number of years to come.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

HERBERT SPENcER'S UNUSUAL
WILL.
To the EDITOR
At this time when the centenary
of the birth of Herbert Spencer has
just been observed it will be of spe-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

Now that dying is becoming so cost
~ many of our best families are chang
Ing the color of their hair only once a
year.
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POLITICAL ANNouNcEMENTs.
subject to the Democratic Primary,
juno 8.
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Now and then you come across some
pody who has not exchanged his lib
erty bonds for a new luxury.
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That's pep!
Exchange.
Some of the old maxims will have
to be changed, for instance:
All play and no work makes Jack a
poor fish.
4 All that gushes is not oil.
TITS long strike that has no turning.
Bread is the staff of the profiteer.
Sweets to the rich.
Better late than early.
Never too late to kick.
Love laughs at love in a cottage.
A Gait may look at the senate.
The man worth while
Is the man who can smile
When somebody sits ON his
Brand New Tile.
The Plumb Plan League is another
Plumb failure.
Putting a brake on prosperity never
gets town uphill.
Governor Cox seems to be sort of
betwixt and between.
The bootleggers still flourish, and
the fool still rocks the boat.
We frequently hear men talking
about what fools they used to be.
You can't cash in on a grin, but you
can cash in on what is back of the
grin.
Governor Edwards will yet find out
yn1o v,Iy s-
raft.
The reason the profiteers continue to
make money is because the people con-
tinue to patronize them.
The Retail Merchants Association
will have to get after the weather and
make 1t settle up-or down.
NOW and then you come across some
body who has not exchanged his lib
erty bonds for new luxury.
NOW that dying is becoming so cost
~ many of our best families are chang
Ing the color of their hair only once
year.
Germany is slipping arms into Mex
leo, according to reports; Germany has
been holding out her arms to Mexico
for some time.
All European nations seem to be
pleased by the Turkish treaty. First
time we ever heard of there being
enough Turkey to go round, so that
everybody is satisfied.
90
III
IL must be difficult for the beeves
to maintain their foothold on the mar
ket, with too much buying sending
them up and too little also sending
them in the same direction.
.
The Leesburg Commercial is still
coming out in pink paper for prosper
Gus people. But Gilbert Leach. editor
intimates that prospects of newsprint
are not as rosy as they seem.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

The reason the profiteers continue to
make money is because the people con-
tinue to patronize them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

It must be difficult for the beeves
TO maintain their foothold on the mar
ket, with too much buying sending
them up and too little also sending
them in the same direction.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

The Retail Merchants Association
VIII nave to get after the weather and
make it settle up-or down.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

All European nations seem to be
pleased by the Turkish treaty. First
time we ever heard of there being
enough Turkey to go round, SO that
everybody is satisfied.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

We frequently hear men talkin:
about what fools they used to be.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

Germany is slipping arms into Mex
leo. according to reports; Germany has
peen holding out her arms to Mexico
for some time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

You can't cash in on grin, but you
can cash in on what is back of the
grin.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

Governor Edwards will yet find out
that that wet plank is a mighty poor
raft.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

The Sanford Herald has quit the
daily field and gone back to the week
ly, skipping the semi weekly class that
it entered before it went into the
daily. We hope now that both Holly
and Haynes can attend the Pensacola
notwithstanding Commercial. We
hope SO, too. and that Editor Leach
will not fail to be among those
present"
A good many cross currents seem
to be getting in their work in con-
nection with the street railway ques-
ton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

Ihe Leesburg Commercial is still
coming out in pink paper for prosper
GUS people. But Gilbert Leach, editor,
lntlmates that prospects of newsprint
are not as rosy as they seem.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

The bootleggers still flourish, an,
the fool still rocks the boat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

Governor Cox seems to be sort O
betwixt and between.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

The Plumb Plan League is another
Plumb failure.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15

Putting brake on prosperity neve
gets town uphill.
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For County Judge:
HENRY BELIiNGER.
M. e. MOREY.
ROBERT r. STOUT.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-20

Miss Miriam Reyer, s14 Portage
av., is entertaining three guests al
a week end house party. The guests
who were her classmates at Oberl!n
college, Oberlin, O.. are Miss Esther
Franks, Of Kendallville, Ind, Miss
Lura Eldredge OF Masslon. O.. and
Miss Edith Honess Of Angola, Ind.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-20
Personals

James c. Jude. col E. Washing
ton av, has returned from Dart
n oUth college for the summer vaca-
ton.
Miss Mabel Arbuckle OF the Rush
ton apartments, left today for De-
troit Mich, on a business trip after
which she will spend the remainder
OF the summer at her home near
Columbus, ..
Miss Esteue Cover, Chippewa
Knoll, left Saturday for Lincoln.
Neo., where she Will attend the con-
servatory Of music for several weeks.
Miss Ada Hitler OF the Rushton
apartments. has left for Colorado.
Miss Dorothy Daily Of st. Louis.
No, is the guest this week end of
Miss Martha Slower. els S. Clinton
ST. Miss Daily was here TO attend
the Guthrie-Schaub anc Jackson
Graham nuptials.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Beyrer. s11
Michigan St, has returned from Chi
cago where they celebrated their
25th wedding anniversary.
Miss Ethel Sweetland, $40 Lincoln
way w, has returned from a two
weeks visit in Detroit, Mich
Miss Lauretta Rieder, 23S y. St.
Peter St, and Miss Genevieve Horka,
400 y. Francis St, have gone 10
Manchester. Mass. where they Will
spend the summer vacation.
The Misses Viola and Myrtle
Humphrey. 73s George av., have
gone to Bloomington, Ind, where
they will attend summer school at
Indiana university.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. Feiwell, COS z.
Bronson ST.. are visiting relatives in
Chicago,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-20

sister of the bride sang Gounod's
ave Maria"
The ushers, Charles r. Guthrie
of Chicago, brother Of the bride,
Or. James McMeel Of this city and
Clarence Bader of Whiting led the
bridal procession and were followed
by the bridesmaids, Miss Virginia
Guthrie, who entered first, and Miss
Florence Guthrie, who preceded the
bride who entered with her brother,
Merlin Guthrie. As the bride neared
the sanctuary steps where the groom
and his bestman. his brother, Carl
Schaub were waiting, the sanctuary
lights were illuminated producing a
most brilliant effect.
The costumes Of the bridal party
were in complete harmony. A charm
ing girlish frCck of Nile green organ
die was worn by Miss Virginia Guthrie
who carried an arm bouquet OF pale
pink daises tied with green tulle.
Miss Florence Guthrie wore a dress
of orchid organdie made pannier
style and carried pale yellow daises
tied with orchid tulle. The hats of
the bridesmaids, specially designed
10 harmonic with their frocks, were
Of shades Of organdic 10 match their
dresses with steamers OF pale pink
on that of Miss Virginia and stream
ers Of lavender and gold on that of
Miss Florence. A beautiful coat
dress of oyster white rajah silk was
worn by the bride. The bodice Of
the costume was heavily embroid-
cred and the skirt was accordion
plated. she wore a large hat with
the crown Of the material of her
gown and heavily embroidered and
the brim of imported Swiss braid.
Her shower bouquet was of old fash
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-20
Fighting Over Name
For Baby May Prove
Great Embarrassment
BY CAROLINE CoPP.

BY CAROLINE COPP,
Inasmuch as the baby during the
first few years is seldom known by
any other than some term of en-
dearment, there is nothing objec-
tionable in the plan of that New
Jersey attorney and his wife who
have broken into the public prints
with the announcement that be-
cause OF their inability to reach q
decision as to what their daugh-
ter's name should be they will post
pOne naming her. until her traits
and temperament develop sufficiently
But they showed eXecrable taste in
giving the baby the temporary name
poses of the birth certificate. lisa"
may stick and become a source Of
embarrassment to the poor child.
The French would permit no such
name as that 70 be entered on the
birth register At one time, under
a government decree, the only names
permitted to be recorded in the civil
register in France as Christian
names of children were those Of
saints or characters Of ancient his
tory. and even now an official list.
revised from time to time, is issued.
containing a selection Of forenames
from which one must be chosen if
recognition is expected. A some
what similar limitation exists in
Germany and other European coun-
tries
American parents would not sub
nit TO such restrictions. But there
ought 20 be a law TO prevent such
abominable jokes as that played by
a southern governor named Hogg.
He called one of his daughters
lima" and the other IRA" And
then there is that other famous
case Of the Latin professor who de-
cided 10 name his children, accord
ing TO the order Of their coming,
by Roman ordinals. The first was
"Prima," the second "Secundus,
and so forth. When he concluded
that he had enough children he
named the last Ultima" But an
other arrived. to whom, for the
sake of consistency. he was forced
to give the name "Addenda."
It's a pity that the child cannot
be consulted as TO its name. We
see distate for the name with which
one has been christened eXemplified
every day in the case Of persons
who have abbreviated the first 10
an initial and call themselves by
the middle name. In course of time
many drop the initial. How unfor-
tunate IS their lot II the middle
name is also distastefuL