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Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-06-09
A VITAL QUESTION

Solely a. representative Of the
people, who are growing somewhat
restless to know whether or not there
Is any plan, or plans, under advise
nent In regard to the water supply for
cookeviIle, the Herald respectfully
submits the question to the City Com
mission and asks that the peoepIe be
informed az to when they may expect
relief in the form Of dependable
water supply? Also, when they may
expect the semi-prohibitive rates
now being paid for both waten and
lights to be reduced7
It 10 encouraging to know that the
power and light plant at Burgess
Falls 10 being developed, and that we
may expect this wor kto be complet-
ed In the course Of a few months,
but will we have to wait until this 10
finished before any steps are taken
toward securing an adequate water
supply for the town. The funds
voted for this purpose are available,
and the citizens Of Cookeville would
like to see some move made for the
relief Of the present Iamentable situ-
alton. Above everything else the
town needs the protection. Procrastl-
nation along THE line might lead 20
the loss Of thousands Of dollars worth
Of property.
The columns Of this paper are open
for the discussion Of this vital topic;
the people are anxious to know
something about Il, anil we trust the
Commission will see NJ to informs
thsm through thls medium.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-06-09
OLD HICKORY TOUR

Adjutant Guy H. May Of Knoxville
says the "Old Hickory's" Tour OF
the battlefelds of Europe during
1921, endorsed by the convention ol
| the veterans held at Asheville, N. C
last September, 10 attracting more
than passing interest among the
boys who helped make history against
the Huns, and Mr.. May, having been
appointed general chairman by Pres
Albert L. Cox, has developed mass
of details connected with the pro.
posed tour.
In making the itinerary it was the
desire to see as much Of Europe at as
little expense and time as possible,
and this has been accomplished. The
party will leave New York on the
ALBANIA, a Cunard Line boat,
July 18th, and will return arriving
New York August 21st. This makes
a forty-one-day tour for only $565,
which includes all necessary expens-
es of the trip from New York back
to New York.
The Old Hickory Association OF the
Thirtieth Division invites all it's
members, with their relatives or
friends and any other persons inte-
rested in this tour. The tour has
been arranged to include the battle
fields of Flanders and the American
sector, which are Of special interest
to the Old Hickory boys. A feature
Of tn "trip will be the placing Of SUIT
able decorations on the graves OF
comrades who are buried in the ceme-
terry at Bony, where the Hindenburg
line was broken by the 30th Division.
The itinerary includes England,
Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland,
Italy and France, including Nice and
the Riviera. II arrangements can be
made. a visit will be made to Co
Blenz in the occupied territory Of
Germany.
After corresponding with several
tourist companies and making spec
ial trip to New York, the committee
decided upon the tour offered by the
American Express Company which
will be run under their management.
Requests for reservations should be
made direct to Mr.. Albert F. Pierce,
Jr., Travel Department, American
Express Company, IS Broadway. N.
Y. Particulars may be secured from
local express agent, Cooksviile, Tenn.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-06-09
cHATAUouA IN AUGUST

The Redpath Chatauqua will be in
Cookeville, August 5, s and 8, ac
cording to information recently ie
ceived from Birmingham. eAla. The
local committee endeavored to get
the dates somewhat earlier for this
season in order that the Summer
school students might attend, but
failed to do so. The Redpath Chau-
tauquas are very entertaining as well
as educational, and should receive
the support of the whole town.
Cookeville really should be on the
five-day circuit, and II this years
chautauqua is well supported, we win
doubtless have the five-day series
for next year, with provision that
is is to be put on earlier in the sum
mer
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-06-09
'T.P.L. STUDENT
MAKES GOOD In WEST
As Teacher and Supervisor of
Boys And Girls Farm
Club Work
BYARS, OKLAHOMA.

AS you know, there are great
many Putnam Countians in these
parts and we are getting along well
enough to keep us from wanting to
burden anybody with hard-luck sto-
ry; although cheap cotton had be-
gun to produce few long faces even
on Tennesseans until the oil boom
came and creased things up bit
for the banks and for all the rest OF
us anywhere between Byars and Ada.
Sometime ago l clipped piece out
of the "Pltnter and Ranchman"
about a Cookeville boy and had
meant to send it to you bfeore now,
but just hadn't got around to it. Will
Morgan has certainly made good as
teacher and boys and girls club
supervisor here. But If WORK counts
he surely deserves to make good;
for after school he will hop on his
pony and ride three or four miles to
help ONE club. boy with his pigs or
bees or other club activity; and even
on Saturdays and Sundays he is u.s.
ually with his boys. They and their
ponies are known at every purebred
livestock or poultry farm in radius
of twenty miles. His boys and girls
club at Center has the distinction OF
being the largest and most active
club in the State.
The clipping referred to above is
as follows:
"In the matter of judging livestock
and farm products Center school has
recently taken place we'll up among
the leaders of Oklahoma. It is doubt
full is there is a rural school in the
entire state that has record superb
or to that at Center when it comes to
developing interest in agriculture
and establishing the ability to Judge
the various products of the farm. The
boys from Center have won disting-
uished honors at the Pontotoc county
fair, at the Oklahoma state fair at
Oklahoma City; at the poultry show
at Muskogee, and at the international
livestock show in Chicago. These
honors could not have been won IL
Center had not possessed boys with
sufficient intelligence and energy to
master the work assigned them and
if it had not been for the intelligent
direction of their leader, William A.
Morgan, and the constant co-opera-
tion of County Agent ]. B. HILL"
Morgan's board is Offering him a
two year contract at Center and I
also know that he has been offered
work as result of his
club winnings; but believe he will
return to college and get his degree
this next year. He has ridden horse
back nine miles at night twice a week
this past spring and winter to attend
night classes at East Central State
Normal School. He gives Mr.. Bar
nett Of T. p. l., all the credit for the
showing his club and club teams have
made.
Employment has been just little
slack here for the last seven or eight
months but conditions are getting
Better. A, T, WATSON.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-06-09
PRESIDENT coNFERs WITH &c. c

President Harding has been in
conference with members of the In
terstate Commerce Commission re-
garding the question of downward re.
vision Of freight rates, particularly
those on necessities. The President
was understood to have been assured
that the whole question was under
review by the commission.
The President was specially inte-
rested as to the prospect for lower
rates on fruits. Mr.. Harding was told
by the commission that they were
making considerable progress to-
ward obtaining a voluntary reduc-
tion in some rates through concert
ed action by the railroads.
- During the conference, both the
President and members of the COM
mission voiced hope for closer CO.
operation among all public officials
toward readjustment of the entire
railroad situation. 1t was made plain
that hereafter the White House would
be kept fully informed about detail
ed steps contemplated by the rate
fixing body.
Inquiries were made by the Presi-
dent concerning the general progress
of the commission in revising par
ticular rates which the administra-
tion believes has put more burden on
certain commodities than they can
bear. He seemed gratified to learn
that the commission was already at
work on the revision of such rates.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-06-09

Some one has made the suggestion
that the city convert It's present
power plant into an ice plant when
the new power is installed. We are
not prepared to say whether or not
the plan could be worked out practic-
ally, but 1t is obvious that something
should be done along this line before
another season. A steam laundry is
another much needed industry in
lOookevilye, and the :. combination
might be prscticai.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-06-09

writing the best essay; won by Miss
Odell Cornwell.
Readers Medal, presented by Firs
National Bank to the young woman
delivering the best reading in annual
contest; won by Miss Mary Beasley
The j. M. Anderson Melal, offered
to student in Domestic Science de
partment, having two years training
in T. P. l., scoring highest points in
sanitation, dietics, tidiness, etc., won
by Miss Odell Cornwell.
History Scholarship Medal, given
by Jere Whitson Hardware Co., to
the student making slightest grade in
History department; won by Miss
Hazel WALL
DISCLAIMERS Medal from Citizens
Bank, to the young man delivering
the best defamation; won by Mr..
Leslie Myers.
The Prize in Mathematics, estab-
lished by o. X. Holiday to be award
ed to the, student showing the best
knowledge of Algebra, Plane Geome-
try, etc., by. test; won by Mr. T. w.
Kittrell
IThe G. e: Wilson Banner, given to
encourage effective literary society
work was won by the Palladian and
Sherwood societies, who won the vic
tories over the Bellies Lettres and
Upper Cumberland literary societies.
The History Essay Medal, given by
DR.. w. 8. McClain to the student
writing the best essay on some epoch
in American history; won by Miss
Valeria Burton.
The T. P. I. Music Scholarship was
won by Miss Lora Billingsley.
On Wednesday morning, the ma
circulation of summer school seu-
dents began at the institute, and is
still in progress, for there bids fair
to be something like 800 summer
school students enrolled within the
next ten days. More than 200 had
matriculated at the close of the first
day. This will undoubtedly be the
largest attended summerschool in
the history of the T. P. l. Plans had
been made for a large school but
they will no doubt have to be expand
ed to meet the demands.
The whole faculty will be engaged
in summer school work, and some ad-
ditional teachers have been secured
for this important work Miss Hazel
Drumbar of Chattanooga is here to
teach penmanship and drawing,
while Miss Josephine Hayes of Spring
fiefild, Mo-. with ave charge of the
Demonstration classes of the first
and second grades. Both of these
young ladies hold high rank in their
respective vocations and the Insti-
tute is to be congratulated on secur-
ing their services.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-06-09
NEWS FROM
WASHINGTON
VICTORY MEMORIAL FOR
NATIONS HEROES
Each State to be Represented.
(By National News service)

(By National News Service)
1t has been officially announced
that ground will be broken this fall
for Washington's s2O,0O0.0OO national
victory memorial building.
The State of Tennessee has appro-
priated 100000 for the memorial.
This increases the amount pledged
Ito date to more than half a million
dollars, and considering the nation
al interest that has been aroused in
the undertaking, it has been decided
to commence actual construction
operations at the earliest time pos
sible.
Congress has provided a site for
the proposed mammoth victory
structure now occupied by temporary
war Office buildings, and the govern
ment will begin to clear the ground
in a short time, which will then be
turned over to the national memorial
organization.
The states are responding with
much enthusiasm to the suggestion
that there shall be erected in Wash
ington a memorial as a national trl-
butte from a grateful country to its
gallant soldiers, sailors, and marines.
1t is the belief of those in charge
of the undertaking that other states
will follow the example set by Ten
nessee, whose legislature authorized
the issuance of national victory build
ing per cent non-taxable bonds.
Four Million Stars
One Of the architectural features
of the memorial building will be an
immense dome to be studded with
four million stars representing the
sons and daughters of America who
gave their services during the World
War. A gold star for every American
who lost his life for his country will
be placed in the dome and a blue
star for each one who wore the uni
form but was spared from making
the supreme sacrifice.
State legislatures will be asked to
finance the gold stars at 500 each,
and the appropriation made by Ten
nessee is for the purpose Of placing
gold star in the dome of the build
ing for each of the sons and daugh-
ters of that commonwealth who died
for his country.
The blue stars will cost S. each. 1t
is expected the money for them will
be forthcoming from families, en-
ployers, churches, and community or
ganizations. Each star will be en-
graved with the initials of the soldier
it represents. The dome will be
charted and glasses of strong magni-
flying power provided so that visitors
to the building may find readily the
star in which they are most interest
ed.
Supplementing the stars, it is pro-
posed to maintain in the memorial a
record of the men and women who
sacrificed and toiled behind the lines
that victory might be achieved.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-06-09

Odpt. ". Wa 0tcpHouo u VSAnoAt
Ky, died at his home on Saturday,
June a, 1921, at the age Of eighty-six,
and was buried at the family burying
ground on Sunday at p. m. At this
hour, and for five minutes during the
time the coffin was being lowered in
to its final resting place the Gaines
boro Telephone Company suspended
all operations. Every switchboard
throughout it's whole territory was
silent for this period out of respect
to this prominent telephone man
who organized the Company and had
been it's president for twenty-five
years.
Captain Stephens entered the war on
the side of the Confederacy as pri-
vate and came out after four years
sof service as a captain. He had many
experiences during these terrible
years, one of which was escaping thru
port hole at the end of box car
on a moving train and jumping to
the ground, not knowing where he
would land or what would boone OF
him, but risking the consequences
rather than be starved in a Northern
prison.
y Captain Stephens has been a very
successful business man and has ac-
cumulated large fortune for this sec
!; fav. xayhi "a hold
until some few years ago when GER
tain portions were given to his child
rem contained $500 ares, more than
third of which, about 1900 acres
was in Cumberland river bottom,
the most beautiful to be found. He
was interested in a number of banks,
both in Kentucky and Tennessee and
was the largest stockholder in the
: Gainesboro Telephone Company. He
superintended the building of the first
line and was elected president when
same was incorporated in 1896. j.
T. Anderson was it's first Secretary,
and j. NJ Cox it's first General Man.
.ager. This company has grown and
! expanded since that time until its
property value amounts to ! almost
half million dollars, and covers a |
territory extending almost across the |
state Of Kentucky. The company's |
success is largely due to the fact |
that a man like Captain Stephens was
at. its head, man that could be
counted upon at all times to exert
his whole strength and influence in
behalf Of the business which next to
his beautiful farm. was foremost in
NJ mind.
4 Up until few years ago when his
health became impaired he was al
ways present at every director and
stockholders meeting and could al
ways be counted upon for advice and
financial assistance to tide the busi-
ness over many difficult places, For
the past three years he has been un-
able to attend any meetings but the
directors have continued to elect him
as president and up until the very
last he manifested the keenest inte-
rest in the Company's affairs.
Captain Stephens was member of
the Christian church and was a man
of high rank, being one of the first
in this section to reach the thirty
second degree Of Scottish Rite Mason
.ry.
He leaves wife and three daugh-
ters, one OF whom Is the wife of our
neighboring townmen, E. c. knight,
of Livingston.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-06-09

A few dollars spent in having the
weeds and briers cut would greatly
improve the appearance of our city
cemetery, and we trust this matter
viii receive the attention of the ,au.
thorities before very long.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-06-09

Capt, John ouarles Is critically III
at his homo ON East Broad 81.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
SHARE CREDIT
FOR BLOCKING
TIGERS PUNT
Four Middies Figure in Play
That Brings Touchdown
In Big Game.
BY HUGH X. RILEY.

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 1.-THE precise
details as to several outstanding in
cidents of the Naval Academy. Prince
ton game at Annapolis on Saturday,
namely the blocked kick, which re-
suited in the Navy's touchdown and
the two penalties inflicted against
Princeton players for roughness, were
known only to a few who happened
to be in position to see any one of
these occurrences.
Credit for blocking the kick is
shared by King, Carney. Bolles and
Parr, Carney, as was known at the
time, falling on the ball and scoring
the touchdown. Carney got his right
arm in front of the ball and King got
his left arm there, the kick being COM
pletely blocked Parr and Bolles were
right in the group in front OF Won
Gerbig, the Princeton punter.
Parr made the first dive for the
ball, but was jostled out Of the way
by a Princeton player. A second
Princeton player dived for the ball
and missed, and Carney threw his
205 pounds over the leather and held
1t tight. This is the agreed statement
Of the players who were in at the
death.
The first penalty Of the game, by
which Princeton lost half the distance
to it's own goa1 line, about fortyfive
yards, was through the laundering
and inexcusable roughness OF Newby,
who started the game at fullback.
Newly struck Larsen, the Navy cap
tain and center, fair in the face under
such conditions that the officials could
not help seeing him.
This action put the ball in Prince!
tons territory. kept that team battling
on the defensive all through the nrst
half, and lead to the Navy's touch
down. He claimed Larsen struck him.
but this is regarded as ridiculous by
those who know that good-tempered
and sportsmanlike player.
Differ on keck.
There is some difference OF opinion
as to the offence of Keck, the Prince
ton captain, when he jumped on Far
chet, the Navy's plucky little back,
after that player had been thrown
across the side lines. Many who saw
II claim that Keck kneed Barchet
under very reprehensthe circum-
stances. Others say that, apparently,
he did not realize that Barchet had
been stopped and was outside the
field.
While the majority of those who
saw the incident criticize Keck Sc
verely, the officials inclined to light
view Of the case, as they did not send
Keck from the game, though they
penalized his team for fifteen yards.
II will be remembered that some
Princeton men alleged undue rough.
ness against the midshipmen In last
years game at Princeton. The mid
shipmen have no complaints to make
If this years game, but what rough
ness took place during the contest was
certainly on the Princeton side. as the
nenalties indicated.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
FOOTBALL
|I ACTS 49,
Worth KnouDing -
BY Sol MetzQer :

O. II q player is disqualified, what
becomes Of ballf h
A. For striking. kneeing, kicking,
loss OF one-half distance to. goal line.
For running into or roughing kicker,
fifteen yards.
O. II a player IL hurt and both his
coach and captain want him to stay
In the game, what happensf
A. II, in the judgment Of the referee,
the player Is In such condition that
he Is unable to protect himself proper.
ly, the referee may remove him from
the game. 81. -
q. Have the officials the right to
give information to the plsycrsf
A. They may caution players
against infringe~ent or offside, hold.
ing and similar rules. -
q. II different fouls Are called
against the same team on the Same
play, do they suffer both penslticsf
A. They do not The team offended
against shall have the right to select
the penalty.
q. n ON a fourth down the ball is
resting with It's long axis across the
field and by rotating II, II win make
= down, Is the referee allowed TO do
thisf
A. No. the forward point Of the ball
In the position In which II is declared
dead, shall be taken as the determin.
inc point IN rnea rurirG.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17

under way. He received less than
$4,000 for his share Of the eight
world series games. .s.
Babe, of course, did not for one
moment consider going out ION his
own" during the series. He worked
harder than any other Yanke" 20
bring the American League pennant
to New York and his exhibition OF
gameness in the series was un.
paralleled.
But now that he is able to cash
in on his one big asset it snema
ridiculous to bar him under rule
that was framed for another purpose.
Judge Lands cannot recede from
his stand for the thing has become
TOO big an issue. 1t amounts % a
showdown now. Is Ruth a bigger
man in baseball than Lands, or Is he
bigger. than the game that made himf
We think not.
Yet he is a victim of an unfortu.
nate circumstance. The transforming
rule. in so far as II applies to in-
dividuals. should be repealed.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
O[DHOME WEEK
. FOR GOLF PLAY
IS UNDER WAY
All Sorts Of Championship Tour
naments Listed Here for Local.
Courses Shortly. -

The open season for golfing cham.
pionships In on. Al Columbia today
sixteen ranking players are starting
of In the club tournament. Thurs
day another group whose handicaps
or rating is more than twelve win
compete. ''
Tnursds, at Chevy Chase the an.
nual District OF Columbia champion
ship tournament will be held. Thirty.
six holes cf medal play will be con
summated on Thursday and the
same number OF on Friday. Entries
for the tournament close tomorrow
afternoon. .. ..-,.
In addition the women's champion,
ship at Washington Is well under
way. The l.nnnockburn tournament
for the club championship started
yesterday. The Washington Golf and
Country Club titular tournament was
started yesterday.
Potomac Golf Club players will
test out their voracity In q tourna'
ment on October a.. In all tourna.
ments for club titles are so thick
and fast that II is difficult for the
competitors to keep tract OF them.
The Washington times., 1921-10-17
Polo Grounds Will Be
Scene OF Gridiron
Battles Now

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE
transformation Of the Polo
Grounds from baseball field to a
football gridiron is now under
way. On Saturday next, Ford
ham and Lafayette will open the
football season at the Brush Stad-
ium, and from then until the
Army-Navy game in late Novem-
Der not week will pass without a
contest between prominent college
elevens., Several hundred wagon
loads of turf are required to make
the changes for football The in
field will be covered with fresh
green sod, completely hiding the
soil on which the Giants and YAM
KEGS battled only a few days ago.
It is expected that the work of sod
ding the field, marking the lines
and erecting the goal posts will be
completed by Wednesday night.