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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1922-03-08
PARENT-TEACHERS SOCIAL

The social held by the Parent
Teachers Association Thursday night
proved pronounced success and was
richly enjoyed by all present The
question of Cleanup Week was dis
cussed and it was decided to have it
sometime between March 20 and April
I6, which would insure some effective
work being done along that line be-
fore Easter.
1t is not yet determined just how
the Cleanup Day feature will be
handled to make it most effective,
but it has been suggested that it be
handled in some such ways as this ::
Divide the town into six districts and
appoint two persons to each district
to visit every home in their respec-
tive districts and ask each home :,
pledge that they will clean up their
premises some time during the desi-
ignated clean up period. When the
persons agree to do so a card will
be tackled on their gate telling the
dates between which the Cleanup is
expected to be completed. 1t is not
the purpose to attempt to force any
one or to in any way rasp the feelings
Of any one, but by making personal
canvass to encourage every home to
join in the work to the end that the
work may reach as many homes as
possible and thus the greatest results
De accomplished. More will be pub
ished about Cleanup Day at a late:
late.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1922-03-08
FARMERS MEETING HELD.

The farmers met in the court house
Saturday at one o'clock and w. M.
Dawes was chosen permanent chair
man and Ernest Bell permanent sec
retary c. NJ. Wells was chosen TEN
porary secretary.
1t was decided to organize under
the Missouri Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton plan. The next mecing will be
held next Saturday at one o'clock in
the court house, at which time it is
expected the necessary information
and blanks will be at hand for the
permanent organization.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1922-03-08

REMAINS LAID To REST
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Inclement Weather Caused Delay in
Funeral of James Dayton
One Day.

Owing to unusually severe weather
the funeral of James Dayton was de.
ferred until Thursday. Wednesday il
rained almost without ceasing and
the atmosphere was very cold, which
caused the friends to feel that delay
was advisable.
Rev. Robert Hall was here Wednes-
day on his way to Lebanon and had
gone west on the train. He was inter-
cepted by a message at Cookeville
and asked to return and conduct the
funeral at the Dayton home. He
returned on the early train Thurs
day morning and went to the Dayton
home near Pomona, and conducted
the funarl exercises. He accompanied
the funeral exercises. He accompanied
Crossville Masonic Lodge took charge
OF the remains and concluded the
ceremonies at the grave yard.
Numerous friends accompanied the
remains to the Crossville cemetary
from Pomona as a mark of respect
Mrs. Dayton and two children were
suffering with the influenza and did
not accompany the. remains
Many expressions of regret at the
death of the deceased were
heard and in every instance those
regrets were accompanied with the
expressions of high esteem for him
as neighbor, a man and citizen.
His splendid generosity in assisting
his neighbors in time of need or dis
ress and his broad public spirit that
ed him to assist every movement that
vas for the general good of the COM
nunity had greatly endeared him to
he people of Pomona and that neigh
,crhcod and his death will be most
seenly felt by many in that part of
he county.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1922-03-08
STORE BOUGHT BACK.
v. c. SMITH,
From Cock county.

1t will be remembered that a few
weeks ago J. w. Buttram and Alfred
Hyder bought the feed and general
store business of ]. L. Burnett Mon
day a deal was consumated whereby
Mr.. Burnett again becomes the owner
of the business and is now in charge
of same.
Some person may feel from this
possibly Mr.. Burnett is considering
Withdrawing from the race for the
nomination for Trustee, but those
persons we refer to the Open Letter
written by Mr.. Burnett and appear
ing in this issue, as that letter makes
it clear that he is still in the race
aud expects to so remain until the
election is over.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1922-03-08
WANTS GOOD ROADS
AND WANTS EN- BAD
Gives an Example of What Good
Roads Did in One Instance
Under His Notice.

Editor Chronicle: As l am a read
er OF your paper and so am writing
labout good roads, thought l would
try TO tell the people about good roads
am from a county where they
have good roads all through the
county. | want to say to the people
that it will take good roads before we
as people, can come to the front.
| want to give the readers of your
paper one point about good roads and
what they will do for a county.
know of farm that sold for $4,000
before we had pike road and when
this road went through this farm,
It sold for $1II,ooo. If we can get
this state highway, we will have one
OF the finest counties in the state.
l am land owner and am for the
good roads, as one who knows what
good roads will do for Cumberland
county. 1t will take us out of this
mud and help the poor class of peo-
pie to get their stuff at lower rates.
| am hoping the people of this
county will get hand in hand and try
TO see the right side Of this oppor-
tunity before it passes us by and
leaves us i'll the mud hole for long
time to come.
We have everything to draw people
here to seek homes, except good
roads. So let's get together as one
people of this good county and have
good roads, and thereby come to the
front. We can grow anything here
that heart desires, but no roads to
haul it to market. If we had this
Dixie Short Route, it would help US
greatly to get our stuff to market at
\ much smaller cost than is possible
low.
We can't pike all our roads at once:
A child must crawl before it can walk,
ind that is the way with this county
4 the court will give us a chance we
vii crawl out of the mud and get on
;olid roads and then we can say,
come on, people, buy home in
Cumberland county and help us clear
ip this land and live in the bes tcoun-
y in the state.
v. c. SMITH,
From Cock county.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1922-03-08

it will only keep its white flannel. on
til it gets old enough and not venture
out too soon like runaway hens and
become victim to some fatal dis
ease.
| had just about forgot that you
wanted to know what goes with our
tax money when it gets to Crossville.
Well it is supposed to go into the
school funds for the county and one
thing | do know there are a lot of
good people in the little town of
Crossville. Those who are not so
good or fine, whistlers. can see
unceasing stream Of tax money pour
ing into the school fund but women
may be convinced that the truth pays
Uncle, don't need your sympathy
because l am in my quarters killing
rats. Just think Of the people who
are in winter quarters and probably
not employed at anything.
wish you success in making your
hog pen, for is't that one thing that
is properly named?
Now l must 60, / am trying some
new bait in my traps today.
Busy Bill
(Busy Bill evidently does not have
The correct understanding of the last
Dad bonding proposition. 1t was this,
briefly stated: The State Highway
Commissioner proposed to make the
'halt surfaced road through Cumber-
and county, provided the county put
lp $asoooo. just how soon they pro-
,osed to commence work or how soon
hey would complete It they did not
ay.-Editor Chronicle.) /? !? 2 2?
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1922-03-08
ANSWERS JUNGLE NED"
AND ExPLAINES SOME
More Talk About Good Roads and
Their Value, and Something
About Schools.

! Editor Chronicle - Please allow m,
1 to ask Uncle Ned" to read my lette,
j again as, l don't think he quite under
stood me. | hope | can writer clear
. er and make myself understood this
time.
Now uncle, that picture you saw
in the fire light was wonderful, Just
kind of wood were you burning that
evening? l too dream dreams and
have visions. but they are not so
beautiful as yours. When | think
about the county being bonded to the
limit just to make a mile or two of
good road each year on just one of
the graded roads, which as l under
stand was the last bond proposition,
you ask me why our county can't be
like you dream picture. l must give
you my best answer there is too
much graft going on. When money is
appropriated for roads each fellew
tries to get just as much out of it as
possible and put in as little as pos
sible. The majority of the people of
this county have not had the real
road proposition at heart as much as
they have the money part that has
been in it and for that reason there
is a good deal to be said Some will
say "Oh it takes time, Rome wasn't
built In day" but If they had used
as much graft in building Rome as
they do in the roads, would it ever
have been built? Now when the
people are willing to put more into
the work than they take out and work
for the real interest of the roads in
place of the dollar, then get Gimp
large school house with green, we'll
kept lawns, off to one side see the
school wagons hitched, waiting for
the youngsters that they may be TAX
en- home. | see the most efficient
teachers employed in these schools
for there is plenty of money now.
see the building and lawn well equip
ed throughout. Now | see the Rural
mail carrier, money orders can be
bought from him, parcels mailed and
any business then can be done at the
local post office can be carried on
through him.
Harkl hear the honk honk of the
iceman. Country children can at last
eat ice cream too.
How easy it is to attend the county
fair held at Crossville, now. We can
all attend the school commencements
and when they have good clean
show in town we can start after sup
per. and get back by bed time. All S
III all we will be one neighborhood, {
all working together for the same in
terests..
l do think the honest, prompt tax
payers who have heard wolf, wolf {
so much have right to begin to
doubt few things. (
1t is the paradise" grumbers that '
want to impede on the march unfit
hey take their medicine at least. +
Now since you did get it little in .
he reck about your taxes, don't /
grumble, you wrote like you would 1
nave hated to pay that 81 poll tax a
'or your wife if she couldn't have e
made good biscuits. That damp nosed
;anine cost you more tax than snC i
md you didn't mention one of his t
irtues. Did you mean any harmt :,
Who washes your overalls, you ge,
20 dirty while making that hog penn U
Yes the Chamber of Commerce is
inc and know it will do some great
md needful things for the county. If "
| u
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1922-03-08
RECOMMENDED FOR P. M.

Congressman Joe Brown, OF the
Third district has, recommended Beth
el c.. Brown, son of Judge S. G:
Brown, of Athens, as postmaster OF
his home town, Cleveland. Mr..
Brown is an ex-service man and
headed the list of e1igibles. His ap-
pointment would seem practically as
sured.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-29
Only Four Children Remain
In Industrial School Home
Board of Guardians Practically Accomplishes
Plan of Abandoning Institution
By July /.

The Board Of Children's Guardians
has accomplished its purpose. Com
plete abandonment OF the Wisconsin
Avenue Industrial Home School is
now a matter OF removing only four
more children. Four were taken yes
terday to undisClosed addresses, while
one boy, frightened, it is said, at the
prospect of being farmed out to a
secret home, ran away from the
school before he could be reached by
the guardians.
With the exception of the four re-
naming children, it is said, the Board
of Guardians has farmed out every
child that has been removed from its
home and placed In the boards GUS
tody. The four remaining wards are
children of parents who have en-
listed the efforts OF local organiza-
tions to recover them from the guard
ians, it is stated.
Pan Successful.
Despite efforts of city officials and
civic organizations to keep the school
as a receiving home. it was admitted
yesterday that the Board of Guardians
has succeeded in its announced plan
OF abandoning the institution.
July / is the date announced by
the guardians for abandoning the
home.
In carrying out its plans. the Board
OF Guardians. it is declared. has ig
nored recommendations of the Board
of Charities that the Industrial Home
School be retained as a receiving
home. No children have been placed
in the institution since January, 1t
was learned yesterday.
Besides ignoring the Charities
Board, it is asserted. the guardians
also have disregarded the District
Commissioners injunction to meet
with strustees of the home and settle
the controversy. Instead Of suspend
ing activities, II is pointed out, the
guardians continued to carry out their
previously announced schedule.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-29
Rathenau Murder
Car Discovered
Former Adjutant to Prince
BermOndt Arrested on
Suspicion.

BERLIN. June 2S.-The murder
car" used by assassins of Walter
Rathenau was found today in a
ditch at the Schmargendortf. half a
mile from the scene of the murder
Lieut.. Weiss. who was adjutant to
Prince Avarloff Fermondt when
that Inflated royalist led the Ger
man legion during Yudenitch's cam
paign in the Balkans. has been ar
rested, and is said to be under
strong suspicion Of being impli-
Gated in the staying of the foreign
minister.
Three persons were shot and
killed by the police and more than
twenty-five wounded during riot
Ing at Darmstadt yesterday in CON-
nection with services for Rathenau.
Two papers with monarchists ten
dencies were sacked by COM
munist mob. The Volks party dep
uty. osann, was attacked and badly
beaten.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-29
score KILLED IN DUBLIN /
BATTLE BETWEEN FREE
SKATERS And SDNN FEIN
EIGHT TO DEATH,
l REBEL DICTUM
De Valera and 0'Connor
Hurl Def at England
And Free State.

DUBLIN. June 2s. - Gen.
Rory o'connor sent the follow
ng communique from the Four
Courts Building this afternoon:
The boys are glorious and
will fight for the republic TO
the end. How long will our
misguided former colleagues
outside attack those who stand
for ireland alone7 There have
been three casualties so far.
but these were slight. All send
our love TO our comrades out
dde."
Eamonn de Valera. insurgent
leader. came to the defense Of
the rebels. declaring that they
would rather die than submit to
British domination.
They are the best and
oravest Of our nation. obeying
the people's will and preferring
y die rather than yieId to Eng
fand." he said.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-29
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
ADVANTAGE OF BIG
VOTE In N.DAKOTA
Nonpartisans Confident
Frazier Will Beat Sem
ator McCumber.

FARGO. N. D.. June 2S.-The in
tense feeling aroused by the attempt
or the Nonpartisan League to
come back" and nominate former
Gov. Lynn Frazier and the rest of
their ticket over Senator Porter j.
McCumber and other independent
Republicans. has drawn out the big
gest total vote in the history of
North Dakota, according to reports
10 political headquarters late today
as balloting progressed In the State
primary.
The Independents claim that the
heavy voting augurs well for Nc
Cumber in his fight for renomina-
tion and reelection, which admit
tedly has been a hard one.
Nonpartisan leaders declared that
the heavy vote in the cities would be
offset by proportionately heavy vot-
ing in the rural districts under ideal
weather and road conditions and
that Frazier would be nominated.
The polls closed at 9 o'clock, Gen.
trail time.
Hundreds of voters were locked
out of voting booths here and in
other large centers as the polls
closed at 9 O'Clock.
One precinct here showed a de-
crease of rs per cent from last
years total vote. When the doors
closed there was a line almost a
block long trying to reach the
booths.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-29

Pensions for the victims of the
Knickerbocker Theater disaster who
suffered incapacitating injuries and
the dependents OF those who lost
their lives are being seriously con-
sidered by members of Congress, 1t
was learned yesterday.
A bill setting aside s2.0o0,00o. the
interest upon which win be devoted
to the relief of the sufferers is
now being drafted. Upon its COM
pletion II will be introduced by
Chairman Focht, of the House Dis
trict Committee, he announced yes-
terday.
An unofficial meeting Of the House
District Committee was called re-
Gently for the purpose of discussing
the proposed pensions. Representa-
tive William d. UpshAw. Georgia.
spoke in favor Of legislation for the
relief of those who lost their in
comes through the death of a mem-
Der of their family and names of
those permanently disabled were
presented. -
The point was made that the gov
ernment in failing to provide the
District with a sufficient number of
building inspectors or funds to pro-
vide the necessary men. had been
The Washington herald., 1922-06-29
Strike Threat Discounted
By Railroad Officials

NEW YORK, June 2S.-Oficials of
Eastern railroads expressed them
Felves today as not being seriously
|Torried over the unions threat that
nationwide rail strike will be called
for Saturday
E. VI. Rine. general manag of the
Delaware. Lackawanna & Western
nd chairman of the Eastern general
nanagers' organization, predicted
hat trains will be kept running
hether or not there is a strike.
Most roads have sufficient euuip-
hent on hand" Rine said, Ito get
long for a time without a full shop
maintenance corps. Besides. we do
Pr believe the strike will be anywhere
ar as general as the union leaders
~"
l. F. Loree. president of the Della
hre & Hudson Railway and chair
an Of the Eastern presidents con-
renee. which embraces about forty
ads East Of the Mississippi and
rth of the Ohio rivers. said.
Labor doesn't work Saturday
fernoon- Sunday is not a working
y. Monday precedes the Fourth
July and the holiday is not a work
day, either. Looks to me as
ough the leaders. in calling a strike
Saturday il their demands are not
q. are figuring 1t won't cost them
1ch lie idle four days that they
|uld pretty much lie idle, anyway.
II would be a fine way to find out
hat the other fellow has got and
determine what measures the strike
sht provoke"
The Washington herald., 1922-06-29
MYERS DENOUNCES
FAILURE TO BROBE
HERRIN MURDERS
Declares Illinois Will Be
Disgraced Unless Per-
petrators Are Punished.

The State of Illinois will be "a
disgrace" to the nation and should
not be entitled to a place in the
Union unless II takes prompt meas
ures to punish the perpetrators of
the killings at Herrin. Senator
Myers. Montana, declared yesterday.
The Senator denounced the Herrin
affair as "one of the most horrible
and reprehensible that has ever dis
graced the annals of this country"
and predicted the downfall of the
American Republic if such assaults
on constitutional government" as
he put it. were permitted to go un.
punished.
What is worse than the commits
ator Myers. ''is the fact that the
united populace of the county where
ii occurred seems to approve of IL.
The populace Of Williamson County.
ILL.,, appears to be unitedly and 100
per cent disloyal to the United
States and its constitution. We
have an instance of an entire county
being in rebellion against the gov
ernment of the United States and the
constitution and against the govern
ment of the State in which II is sit
uated, and its constitution. of being
disloyal to both Federal and state
governments with no prospects of
anything being done to remedy that.
There is little room to talk about
lynch law in the South as long as
this sort of thing is permitted to 20
unpunished in other sections CT the
country. There is little use to talk
about the atrocities of the Turks
upon the Armenians as long as
things of this kind can happen In
this country, without any apparent
punishment for it.
IF this is to go unpunished. the
failure of the officers who neglect
their duty will be worse. than the
commission of the crime itself. and
I see no indication of any intention
on the part of the officials of the
county in which this occurred. or
of the officials of the State of H.
1inois to mete out any punishment
to the perpetrators of this crime"
The Washington herald., 1922-06-29
One KILLED WHEN
COACHED DERAILED
LIMERICK, VIVA
Train Was Taking Strik.
ing Miners to Jail at
Parsons, w. Va.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. June es.-
One man was killed and five or six
were injured shortly before noon
today when a car attached to
Western Maryland passenger train
No. l was derailed at LIMERICK. on
the Blackwater grade about a mile
and half from Hendricks, w. Va.
eighty-seven miles south of this
city.
The coach was filled with strik-
ing miners, who were being taken
from Thomas to Parsons. the county
seat. by guard of about sixteen
men in charge of Sheriff ]. 3.
Clouse. There were los men be-
sides thirty women and children.
They had been arrested at Thomas
yesterday for trespassing on the
property of the Davis Coal and
Coke Company and trying to pre-
vent ke-breaking. miners from
going to work.
The office OF the Western Mary
land Railway division superintend-
ent here reports that the wires are
down and IT is difficult to obtain
accurate information. The coach
turned over was the last in the
train.
District Organizer Joseph Lotus.
OF the United Mine Workers of
America, who lives here, was or
dered to Thomas to look after the
interests of the accused miners
There was no trouble over the ar
rests. the miners submitting with
out disorder.
Information received here was
that fifteen were injured. five or six
seriously. and all were taken to
the hospitals at Elkins. W. Va,
about twenty-six miles distant
The Washington herald., 1922-06-29
Watson Charges
FatherofCountry
BrokeLiquorLaw
Washington Violated Vol
stead Act, Is Declare
ton in Senate.

That George Washington was
guilty of violating not only the
Volstead act. but also the Willis
Campbell anti-beer law. was the
solemn declaration made in the
Senate yesterday afternoon by Sem
ator Watson. of Georgia.
The Georgian said that not only
did Washington violate the law
at home, but that he even went
so far as to exchange a negro
named Tom. for a hogshead of
West Indian firewater."
1t was the bonus that brought
the Father of His Country" into
the wet and dry" controversy.
Senator Borah last week challenged
statement made by Watson that
Washington had not only been in
favor of a bonus, but that he had
accepted one himself. Borah
read from 'Hamilton's papers and
Washington's own letters to prove
that Washington refused to receive
remuneration of any kind for his
services in the war of the Revolu-
tion.
Senator Watson said this was
true and said that he had referred
to Washington's service in the In
dian wars when he not only re-
ceived a cash bonus but also a
land grant Senator Watson read
letter addressed to Capt. John
Thompson Csailing MASTERY in
which Washington said:
with this letter comes a negro,
Tom, which | beg the favor of you
to sell in any of the islands you
may go to for whatever he will
fetch and bring me in return for
him one hogshead of best molasses,
one hogshead of best rum. one bar
rel of lines. IL good and cheap
one pot of tamarinda. two small
pots of mixed sweetmeats, and
residue. much or little, in good
old spirits