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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-01-22
For Republican
Convention

| To the Republicans OF Polk
| County:
y ~onvention of the republicans
of Polk County is hereby called to
meet at the Court house in Ben-
ton, on the 9TH, day of February
1920, at IL: 80. p. M, for the
purpose afs'ele6ting delegates to
the convention of the republicans
of the Third Congressional Dis
tri6t of Tennessee, to be held in
Chattanooga, April 18th, 1920, to-
elect two delegates and two alter
nate delegates to the National
Republican Convention, and to
nominate an elector for the Third
Congressional District, and to
transact such other business as
may come before the eonVentiou 4
II ID cop&lslnsIs dtiasI many
Congressional Committee fori
Polk County.
The Republicans of Polk
County are also called in mass
convention Immediately after the
of the above called /
County convention on February
9TH, 1920, at the Court house in
Benton, for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the State Con-
yention to be held in Chattanooga,
IN April l4th 1890, to elect four
delegates and four alternate dele
yates to the National Convention
md to nominate two electors for
he State at large,
G. 7. Hood,
Chairman Republican Executive
for Polk County.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-01-22

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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-01-22
Shall Chaos or Reconstruction
in Europe Follow the Great
World War?
NOW WEAK AND HEARTBR0KEN
In Mourning and Poverty She Counts
Her Dead and Looks With Eyes Of
Sadness Toward the Threat
ening Future.
ArticIe II.
BY FRANK coMERFoRD.

August 1, 1914, was the day. On
that day Germany declared war on
! Russia. The fire alarm rang around
the world. Peasants In the field
Strengthened their backs, listened and
looked into the sun confused, wonder
ing. Flags We're unfurled, bands
played faces were white, tense and
serious. Men left their work and
talked in groups on the street corners.
Women laid down their brooms, put
aside their washing and talked In
whispers; sad lights were in their
eyes. Children stopped playing. Some
thing had happened. Evil things were
ahead. August. ) and found France
and Great Britain mobilizing their
sons. The torch was sweeping Eu
rope-the fire of death had started,
For four long years-heart-sicken-
ing years-the world ran red. Men
Waded through mud and blood, fought,
suffered, cursed, prayed, while back
home in the manless houses women
and children worked, cried, prayed
and waited. The world was mad.
Death poisoned every breath the
people breathed.
1t is over now, it is finished. A
stunned, numbed, weak, heartbroken
Europe is again sitting in the sun Of |
peace. Europe is in dirty black rags. |
The black is mourning, the rags are |
als.I "a ssas.a Il. s,ll led---
trenches made BY suffering. Her eyes
are downcast and dead. Hope flutters |
weakly in her breast; faith has faded |
from her soul. Her home is house I
of darkness. The fire on the hearth
has turned to cold gray ashes. The
kettle no longer sings, it means. Her
mind is weary, her body is wasted.
Hunger has robbed her of her strength.
Her Stockingless, shOeless feet are
blue from the cold. Her lips wear
color. Ice in the winters
wind lashes her shivering, half naked
body. She mumbes as she stares va
,antly into space-she is tired, so
tired. AS / behed her it seemed to
ne that a face so troubled and sad
must never have known smile.
| listened to her mutterings. l found
hat she was counting. Over and over
lgain she counted on her thin, tired,
worn hands-she was counting her
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
FAIRS TO CHARGE
Is CTS. ADMISSION
Meeting of New England Fair Asso.
citation in acknowledgements of
Concessions Unchanged.

The April meeting OF the New England
Fairs association was held at the Man
sion House i'm Greenfield. Mass. yester
day. with representatives of fairs in that
state. Vermont and Connecticut present.
Col. w II. Hall of South Wilmington,
Conn. the president of the association.
was detained by legislative duties and
unable to attend Ezra C. Wilcox. vice
president. presided. Mr.. Hyde, the sec
retary, was detained at home and Mr.
Nash, assistant manager of the Eastern
States association of Springfield. was ap-
pointed secretary pro tenn President c.
L. Stickney of the Valley Fair associa-
tion was present.
The matter of concessions was left
practically as at present, as it was found
that it would be impossible to make 4
uniform rate for the reason that the Rut
land fair was a four day fair. with night
show. and rate which would he reason
able for that fair could not be applied to
other fairs. The question of more or less
vaudeville also was discussed
II was decided that practically all fairs
would charge 75 cents admission this
year, which was the price charged by two
or three fairs last year The higher rate
is deemed advisable to avoid possible
deficit. This price of admission already
has been decided upon by the Valley
Fair association.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
WILL NOT ACT ON
DAYLIGHT SAVING
Chamber of Commerce Di-
rectOrs Find Senti-
ment Divided
MOST EMPLOYERS
FAVOR CHANGE
Majority of Employees Prefer Present
Arrangement Vote of Employees
Close in Several Instances - 81 Re
sponses to Letters of Inquiry.

In a meeting of the directors of the
Chamber of Commerce last evening the
question Of daylight saving plans was
discussed 1T some length but in view
Of the fact that the sentiment of the
town was 50 nearly divided it was de-
eiaed that it was not advisable
Letters of inquiry, containing postal
cards for reply, We're sent TO 141 bust
ness men and women of the town and
81 of these were returned. OF these 20
Of the business houses, representing 623
employees, voted in favor of the pro-
posed plan to change to earlier work
ing hours from April - to October Is.
While p, which represented $50 ems
ployes, were opposed TO the plan Twen-
ty Of the favorable votes were on con
dition that the plan was acceptable to
go per cent of the stores. business
houses and offices.
From the votes as classified it was
evident that the employees Of the larger
manufacturing plants were opposed to
the plan. In several of the instances a
vote taken by the employees was so
close as 10 show an almost even divi-
sion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
GREENE-PHILLIPS
WEDDING TODAY
Clerk in Houghton & Simonds's Store
Past Six Years Marries Brain
tree Grain Merchant.

The wedding of Miss Bertha May Phil
lips, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett
w. Phillips of II Cherry street, and Henry
Wade Greene of Braintree took place
this afternoon at ,l2.30 O'Clock in the
home of the brides parents Only rela-
tives were present Rev. DIR. H. p.
Woodin, pastor of the Centre Congrega-
tional church, oificiated A double ring
service was used. The couple was unat-
tended The bride wore a travelling suit
of navy blue.
Mr.. and Mrs Greene left on the 200
train this afternoon for Braintree, where
they will make their home. Mr.. Greene,
who had position several years as trav-
cling salesman for a Boston firm, recently
bought a store in Braintree, and deals
mostly in grain.
Mrs. Phillips, who has made her home
in BrattlehNo several years, moving here
with her parents from Townshend, has
had a position as clerk in Houghton &
Simondfs drygoods store the past SIX
years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
RIVER RESPONDS
TO HARD STORM
Eight Feet of Water Now Flowing
Over the Dam at Vernon-Quantity
of Pulpwood Logs Washed Away.

The Connecticut river made an un-
usually quick response to the rain of
and the night before, rising
three feet at the Connecticut River Power
Go. dam at Vernon by o'clock last
night. and it had gone up another loot at
. O'Clock this afternoon according to a
report from there 1t was stated that
there was at that time about eight feet
OF water going over the crest of the dam.
Tributaries to the river always re-
spond quickly to hard rains. and last night
they were badly swollen, but the volume
Of water is much less today.
In West river the high water mark
washed quantity Of short pulpwood logs
over the boom at the mouth OF the river
INTO the Connecticut. and they were lost
as the Champlain Realty Co, by whom
they are owned, had not hung its hoom
across from its mill two miles below here
conditions NOT being favorable.
The Champlain Realty Co. has about
l20oO cords of pulpwood in and on tho
banks of the West river between here ant
Jamaica
Practically the whole of Island P..rl
has been under water all day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
RAILROAD LABOR
BOARD CALLED
President Instructs Them to
Be Ready to Act as Soon
as Nominations Are Con-
firmed = Attorney Gen.
eral Palmer Taking Some
ActiOn-Will Start Pros
ecutiOns i'm Louisiana

Washington held the center of the
stage today in the nation wide railroad
strike when President Wilson met with
his cabinet TO discuss the situation
While the chief parley of the day was
being held in the White House, other
meetings were being held from coast
to coast in an effort to end the tie-up
affecting the nation s business. While
these efforts were being made to induce
the strikers to return railroads in all
sections of the country were seeking TO
meet conditions resulting from the
walkout.
Morning reports indicated that while
in the West the crisis had been met
and passed, in the Middle West and
New York district the roads had diff
Guilty in doing more than hold their
own.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14

pared to say what conclusions were
reached
Other members Of the cabinet would
make no statement, referring inquiries
to the attorney general. Some init
mated, however, that definite decision
had been made one way or another as
to government intervention
Mr.. Palmer went direct from the
White House to. his Office and immedi-
ately summoned for a conference his
assistants who have been keeping in
close touch with the strike situation.
Soon after the cabinet meeting the
President telegraphed the members of
the newly named railroad labor board
asking them to come to Washington
and be prepared to function as soon
as their nominations had been con-
firmed by the senate.
The Immediate summoning of the
board was one of the matters decided
upon at the meeting, it was learned.
The President had been informed that
Chairman Cummns had prepared res
olution permitting the board to meet
here instead of Chicago and the Pres-
dents action was in anticipation of
the adoption of this resolution.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
WILL TELL OF HIS
LABRADOR WORK
Dr.. w. T .Grenfell, Grand Almoner of
Entire Seaboard, to Speak in Cen
tire Church Monday Night

DR.. W. I Grenfell, physician for Lab
1ador, who will speak in the Centre Con-
gresationai church Monday evening, will
tell Of some Of the phases OF the work
which he is required to perform among
the fishermen OF Northern Newfoundland
and Labrador. where he is erecting and
maintaining, through the help Of his
friends five hospitals, an orphanage, CO.
operative stores, industrial schools and a
saw mill.
Dr. Grenfer is giving lectures through
out the country, and while no admission
Is charged to hear ms address an offeYing
will be taken for the benefit Of his work.
lie is a preacher, teacher, physician
surgeon, magistrate, policeman. navigator
pilot. charity commissioner and grand al
moner for the entire seaboard, and hun
drcds Of people i'll Labrador owe theii
lives to his work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
SOME STRIKERS
RETURN TO WORK
Pennsylvania Railroad Will
Deliver 60 Cars of Food
stuffs from Chicago To-
night - Perishable Foods
from Boston Brought in
by Motor Trucks-NO In
crease in Price of Food

NEW YORK, April H. Civilian vol
lmteeis to break the strike of railroad
workers were growing IN New York and
New Jersey terminals today aud railroad
officials announced that the services OF
several hundred men probably would be
utilized To operate the suburban trains
The inst volunteer trains for commuters
OH the Erie railroad were greeted al st-l-
tions by crowds waving flags aud chea.
ing On one Of these trains Mayor Mood
of Westwood, \. j., was firing the en-.
gine and the crew consisted of wet
known wealthy residents Of the New Jel-
sey town.
The millionaire special rolled into the
Erie terminal after 45-minute run from
Upper Montclair. The tiremen were Rich
ard Sanderson, New York manager Of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, and j X.
Quinn. the New England representative OF
that company Mayor Martens OF East
Orange, New Jersey and Frank L. Kra-
mcr, Tor II years bicycle champion fred
Il train from South Orange to Hoboken.
III feelings between strike sympa-
thizers and strike breakers was much
il evidence. First reports during the
day Indicated isolated movements OF
strikers to return to work There were
no reports of further walkouts
Freight service still was virtually par
alized, but the PENNSYLVANIA announced
so cars Of foodstuffs from Chicago prob
ably would reach the road 5 New jersey
terminal tonight.
Motor trucks were in use by MANY
merchants and some of these arrived Will
perishable food stulfs from Boston. Their,
was no noticeable increase in the price
OF food stuffs when the markets opened
today.
The New York, New Haven & Hartfort
railroad issued a statement today tha
+, it was "holding its own with REDUCED
| passenger service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
MILK SAMPLES FROM
TOWN. ANALYZED
Reports to Health Officer Leach. Show
II Legal Samples Out of 27 Sent
from Brattleboro.

District Health Officer Chester S.
Leach has just received from the state
laboratory reports of the analyses of
y samples of milk which he sent from
Brattleboro. Twelve of these are shown
to be legal milk, while the rest fall
below the standard in certain respects.
1t is not the intention of the health
officer to take legal steps in these in
stances further than to notify those
concerned of the result of the examina-
tion and insist that the defects be cor
rected. Following is the list:
Legal Milk Town farm. Elisha
Prouty producer, F. E. Mather retail
err; Lewis Sylvester producer, f. f.
Mather retailer; \. p. Emery producer,
William H. Gay retailer; w. L. Walk
er producer, William H. Gay retailer;
g. E. McVeigh producer. William H.
Gay retailer; William H. Gay producer;
Lewis Howard producer, G. NJ Tubbs
retailer; c. NJ. Tubbs producer; II. ID.
Newell producer. Locust Grove-Jos.
Nichols producer. Eagle Cliff H. l.
Thomas producer, A. e. Nichols retail
er; w. J. Barber producer, A. j. Tate
retailer.
Below Standard, low in fat-W. H.
Alexander.
Illegal because of small amount of
visible dirt-E. f. Mather; A. r.
Graves producer. A. j Tate retailer;
w. H. Alexander II. Smith producer.
Jos. Nichols retailer; Bradley farm, l..
j. Stockwell; Mr.. Thurber producer,
Jos. Nichols retailer; H. Smith pro-
ducer.
Dirty-A J. Tate; G. B. Beattie pro-
ducer. w. H. Alexander retailer; f. \.
Waldron; f. T. Miller producer, +. A.
Waldron retailer w. 5. Richardson; A.
q. Nichols
Low in solds-G. B. Beattie produc-
er. w. II. Alexander retailer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
The Cabinet Meeting.

4 WASHINGTON, April 14.-Presi-
dent Wilson and his cabinet discussed
the railroad strike for more than an
hour today and apparently reached
some conclusion, but there was no in
timation as to its nature. Attorney
General Palmer made this statement
as he left the White House: ut is
fair to conclude that the strike situa-
tion was discussed, but / am not pre-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
COUNTY COURT TO
MEET NEXT WEEK
Twenty-nine Jury Gases and "a Court
Cases ON Trial List--One Case
REQUIRES Grand Jury.

Windham county court will convene IN
Newfane next Wednesday morning for
the regular April session, which was
postponed one week on account of bad
travelling. Judge Zed S. Stanton of RoN-
bury will be the presiding Judge and
Judge Tyler D. Goodel of Nottingham
will sit for the first time as assistant
Judge Judge Albert b. Waite OF Lon
donderry is the other assistant Judge.
The trial list of eases contains % jury
cases and "a court eases There are sew
eral state cases to be tried, at least one
of which requires the calling OF special
session of the grand jury. There are also
about 60 divorce cases listed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
Want Mass Strike.

WASHINGTON, April I4.-Evi-
dence obtained by the department
of Justice was said today to show
that the Russian Communist inter
nationals is undertaking to use
the railroad strike as the vehicle
for the creation of mass strike
in the United States. Reports
from federal agents were said TO
have disclosed that the Commun-
ist party was financing and other
wise aiding the strike through
agents of the Independent Work
ers of the World.
Evidence which the department
has received was declared to JUS
tify the statement that the strike
was to be merely step in the
well-known plan in the Commun-
ist group and that the end and aim
was mass strike to be followed
by revolution.
Reports regarding the Commun-
ist internationaPs part in the strike
were understood to have been laid
before President Wilson and the
cabinet today by Attorney General
Palmer, but those presen persist
ed in their silence as to what deci-
sion had been reached at the cabi-
net session.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
OLD CLOTHES
AND OVERALL CLUBS
Yale Students Join Movement to Bring
Down Price Of Clothing-Profes-
sional Men Wear Denim.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, April l4-"An
old clothes club" in Sheffield Scientific
school of Yale university materialized
today. Students are asked to wear old
clothes in order to bring down the
present high cost of clothing and
those arraying themselves in new suits
will be regarded as guilty of a seri-
Gus breach Of social etiquette +"
The Yale News makes this fashion
note of correct attire Sweater
coat and trousers of a different mater
ial, army shoes or bedroom slippers and
last years hats. No embargo on clean
linen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
BIG GROWTH OF CITIES.
Two Places Have Increased Over 100
Per Cent In Past Decade.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE 1920
population of Plymouth, Mass, was an
nouneed by the census bureau today as
1902. an increase of S9l, or 73 per cent
over 1910
Two cities reported today showed in
tion of Port Arthur, Texas, was given as
g, PSI, an increase of l4,5SS, or ll9.4 per
cent. and Winston-Salem, y. c., 1895,
increase 25,695, or 1882 per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
Red Men S Hall

Triumph lodge, No. 1873, Scandinavia
an Fraternity of America, will hold a
regular meeting in Red Men s hall,
Wednesday evening, April IA, at 8
clock
Thursday, Apr. l5-Pocahontas council
No 4, d. of p, will have a box social for
members, Red Men and invited friends
There will be card playing and social
time. Every woman is requested to carry
a box of lunch for two and to put her
name inside the box
Friday, April l6, at s p. m.-Special
meeting of Quonekticut tribe, Imp'd O
r. NJ. Warriors degree.
Dance Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
To Start Prosecutions.

NEW ORLEANS, April l4.-Federal
Judge Foster today called a special
session of the federal grand jury TO
consider the cases of eight "'outlaw' >
strike leaders arrested last night by
federal agents on charges of interfer.
ing with interstate commerce. violat-
ing the Lever act and interfering with
the mails. Judge Foster announced
the grand jurymen would be instructed
to investigate every possible phase of
the strike here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
Methodist Episcopal Church

Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock-Nleet
ing of Queen Esther circle at the home
of Miss Rachel Iverson All members
are urged to be present
Thursday, April Irregular meeting
of w. f. NJ. S. with Mrs. Robinson, 40
Prospect street. at 3 p. m.
Friday, April l6, at 7.30 p. m.-Prayer
meeting
Will those who have thank offering
medicine bag envelopes please have
them ready to hand in next Sunday?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
Glee Club in overalls.

COLUMBIA 5 G. April l4-Every
ncmber ef the student body at the Uni
versity Of South Carolina has agreed
to wear overalls until such time as
ihe prices cf clothing reach reason
able figure. The glec club will dis
caId the conventional evening dress in
fnror Of denim on It's concert tour.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
VILLAGE MAKES
FINANCIAL GAIN
Pays $1,000 on Debt i'm
Spite of Unusual
Expenses
ASCENT TAX RATE
is RECOMMENDED
Rate Last Year Was 40 Cents, but Com
missioners Believe in Continuing to
Reduce Debt-will Pay Firemen and
Police More.

A financial showing which is especially
good in view of the increased cost of
everything in addition emergency ex-
pense will be made in the forthcoming
report Of the village commission
The. commissioners. f. w Gibson. j.
T. kaine and A F. Roberts, met last
night for their last meeting before the
report is issued in preparation for the
annual village meeting May 6.
1t was decided to pay off 81 900 of the
village debt, which will leave the debt
S3,500. This also will leave Ss27.35 on
hand, which is somewhat more than
usual. The commissioners could paw an
other $500 on the debt, but they felt
that this would reduce the working bal
ance rather too low
! There have been ineyeased expenses the
past year, including approximately 81 500
| for the fire department, $500 for sewers
! and $500 for street watering and oiling,
above the expenses of the previous year.
/ The increase in connection with the fire
| department was due TO an increase in
wages and the cost of feed and material
and an unexpected expense of S405.35 for
repairing the fire alarm system. About
$500 less was received for the use of the
village horses this year than last.
The commissioners have prepared the
following table of estimates for expenses
of the coming wear:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
Children's Circus.

Animals, acrobats, side shows, clowns,
colored band, kitchen orchestra, Tom
Thumb wedding party, songs and dances
will be part of the childrens circus
Saturday afternoon in Festival hall. Use
ful and fancy articles candy, potted plants
peanuts, popcorn, lemonade, etc, will be
on sale. Admission to hall 90 cents Doors
open at pm. A creamed fish supper will
he served in the chapel at $50 and 6l5,
tickets 50 cents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
Strikers Will Move Foods.

JERSEY CITY, April Answering
an appeal by Health Commissioner Cope
land Of New York, 1000 strikers from all
railroads terminating on the New Jersey
shore of the Hudson river agreed at a
meeting here today to cooperate in NOV
ing food stuffs into New York, accord
to announcement after adjournment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
1,4oo in overalls or Aprons.

ROANOKE. Va, April 14-Threc
overalls and one apron club were or
ganized here today at four different
mass meetings of citizens. total of
l 400 being enrolled
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
Fireulen Wear Knaxi.

SPOKANE. Wash. April 14-Firc
Chief Weeks and many city firemcn re-
ported for dufv otdav in IS khaki suits.
The chief said hereafter regulation uni
forms which cost so woald be required
only on formal occasions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
Professional Men Wear Them.

GREENVILLE, s. G., April IL
Many Greenville business and profes-
sional men today appeared in overalls
as protest against the high price of
clothing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-14
First Baptist Church

Wednesday at 630-Annual church
supper; 7.30-Annual church business
meeting.
Friday at 4 p. injecting of Juniors !;
illustrated address by Rev. j. A.
Spidell on A Trip Around the World
Without Money.