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The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23

T lillian RUSSELL - Mrs. Alex
Il ander 4. Moore Of Pittsburgh-is
dead. For Gears she was the typical
American stage beauty. hut she was
more than that. She was a first rate
light opera singer. the helpful and be-
loved friend of many in and cut 81 her
profession. good newspaper writer
and devoted and hard working
patriot in time ~ war. In recognition
II her services 20 the country during
the war she was buried with military
lanorS. and q detachment II marines
>i,.ad watch ever her caSket. since she
h,ld-the rating ~ -unncry sergeant in
Tire United States navy. one q the
10. u1">t gracious figures in American
lie thus has passed away.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23

my back, weak, tired.
nervous feelings and
q weak stomach. i
had been this way
about ayear and was
unable TO work or
stand on my feet for
any length of time.
Ny husbands aunt
told me how much
good Lydia E. Pink
hams We &c ia BILE
| Compound had done
her and begged me to
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23
U. OF. Closes 18th Session

KnoNvile.-The one hundred and
fifteenth annual commencement Of the
University of Tennessee took place
here on June 7. A class of los in
number. said Ia be the largest on rec.
ord. was graduated and received their
diplomas.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23
Disturbed SIumbers.

My sister and her two young sons
visited grandmother last summer. The
older one. who had new toy dog.
was much disturbed lest his dogs
slumbers be disturbed by the noisy
young brother.
One afternoon. shortly after their
arrival. an elderly neighbor In answer
to a persistent ringing of the bell, dis
covered my young nephew at he door
with his woOlly dog tucked under his
arm.
would you please put my little
dog 80 sleep In your bedf" he queried.
at is too noisy at grandmothers."-
Chicago Tribune.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23

The Lions Club of Union CITY at
their regular weekly luncheon. made
plans for trip over ohisn county.
with the object 81 encouraging county
cooperation With VicN At promoting
boys pig ,lghs educational work and
community Interests
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23
Railway Shopmen Taking Strike
Vote Because Their Pay Is
Cut S6O,OOO,OOO.
WALKOUT MAY Be AVOIDED
Supreme Court Deals Organized Labor
Severe Blow-France's Refusal to
Reduce PREPARATION Blocks German
Loan Plans-Radlcai Republic
ans Win Victory In Iowa
Primary Election.
By EDWARD w. PicKARD

A BOUT $6O.OOO,OOO having been
"A Topped OFF their yearly pay by
the federal railway labor board. the
railroad shopmen are taking vote re-
turnable on June 80. on the question
OF accepting the reduction or going on
strike. The maintenance OF way men.
whose annual wages were cut some
$50.OOO,OO0, also are taking strike
vote. - /,
Thus, apparently. the country faces q
strike. probably effective In the middle
OF July. that might come near TO ty-
ing up Its rail transportation. But
there is hope that II will not eventu-
ate An Affirmative strike vote and
an actual strike are different things.
and the vote Is but seldom used only
as weapon In the hands OF union OIL
cials I'm negotiating. Railroad execu-
tivcs profess to believe that the men
will not even vote To strike. com.
mI,tee Of six rail presidents issued the
following statement:
There Is no talk Of strike among
the men," the statement says. The
disturbing statements are prepared by
leaders of the unions. whose viewpoint
has been distorted by months OF efforts
before the board To resist the inev-
liable downward trend OF wages. The
employees are In the main sincerely In.
terested I'm taking care Of their Jobs
and their homes. and few employees In
for doing so.
"The records show that the proposed
scale of wages for the classes of EN-
ployees involved In the two wage re-
ductIon orders already issued practl-
cally would restore the scale I'm 81.
feet M the end Of federal control In
1920. which carried an increase for
these employees Of ll9 per cent over
the wages paid in 1916. The cost Of
living. ns shown by the Department OF.
Labor for March. 1922. was ~ per cent
above 1916"
On the other hand. II. NJ. Jewell.
head Of the railroad employees depart
ment OF the American Federation Of
Labor says: THE new wages do not
permit minimum living wage. and
they are wholly nc variance with the
saving wage champloned by President
Harding and Secretary ~ Labor
Davis" Mr. Jewell and other union
chiefs who were In conference In Gin.
cinnati predicted that unions with n
premiership Of 100000 would vote TO
strike.
Just as In the last previous wage de-
cislon by the board. the three labor
members dissented. and this time they
were especially vigorous IN their dis
senilns opinion.
while the rulings of the railway Ia
Dor board are prufessedy being made
quite without regard To the rulings of
the Interstate commerce committee in
the matter ~ rates. the two cannot he
disconnected In the public mind. and
the railway executives also couple
them. naturally.
1NION labor received what Il con-
~ siderS anoihcr body blow last
week In the decision - the United
STATES Suuretn. rn1rf In m. t.niora,io
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23
R,n,u., phon. Bal, n.,,l.

Nashville The baiil' bciu. var,i
IN 'he courts ~ the cumberland Tclc
phone and Telegraph company in an
'flo-' Co secure a. ad,anc" uf iis rates
g. tennessee Pas bel resumed here.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23
Celebrate Opening Of River Terminals

NashvIlle.-A proEramm" in which
leaders In river Improvement work AM
leaders in the business of life of Nash
willie participated. officially opened IN
fiye-days' river terminal exposition
which was held here.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23

A L LAST the senate has before II
"A the soldiers bonus bill. as drafted
by the finance committee. Chairman
McCumber's accompanying report
placed the probable cost to the federal
government at S3.SI5.6j9. ISl, spread
over period of ~ years from next
January |. The estimate is based on
the theory that a. per cent 81 the
4.I5S.l99 veterans who would he ell
Chile for compensation would elect the
adjusted service certificate option !:
.2i2 per cent farm. home and land
settlement aid. and pa per cent voca-
tional training aid.
With reference To- financing the leg
islation. Senator McCumber's report
said Il was hoped that the reduction
In governmental expenditures plus the
payment ~ interest on the refunded
foreign obligations would be sufficient
10 ohvlate the imposition 81 additional
taxation.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23

The Shriners' minstrel show and ba.
Kaar was still fresh In his mind when
brother was reading the automobile
advertisements In Il magazine. The
price was followed by the letters "F.
o. b."
81 know what #. o. b. means
mother" he announced.
swell, whatf" mother inquired.
"Frisco or bust said brother. con-
fldently.-.Indianapol News.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23
Natural Climax.

"Jlm BilkIns Is dead"
"How conner"
"He stuck his head into the Red
Dog saloon and hollered fire."
"welli"
"They did"
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23
DROGRESSIvES in

DROGRESSIVES in the Republican
l party scored another victory last
week In the nomination of Col. Smith
w. Brookhart for United States sena-
tor from Iowa. Really this was a tri-
umph for the radicals, for Brookhnrt
is rated as more than "A progressive.
lie Is a former soldier and a lawyer.
residing In Washington, la. II was
necessary for him To obtain % per
cent Of the primary vote To obtain the
nomination independent of the state
convention. lie got Al per cent. Chair
man Mccormick Of the Republican
senatorial campaign committee says
the committee will join the national
committee and the Republican state
committee in Iowa TO assure the cleo
ton of Colonel Brookhart. Colonel
Brookhart bears the reputation Of a
citizen Of high purpose and high cour-
age and had fine record of service
during the war"
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23

COVIET Russia. having failed ~
- frirhtcn the rcSt 81 the world into
giving Il large credits. ha~ resumed
its old uncumpromiSing attitude. I"r-
eign Minister Tclitchcrin. who Say~
he Is not going % the c"nfer'nce ai
The Hague. declares Russia will nUt
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23
WORKING GIRLS
LOOK HERE
Read What Mrs. Lucas Writes Con-
corning Her Troubles, Which
May be Just Like Yours

St Louis, Mo. ~ had troubles that
I'll women are apt to have, with pains in
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23

\ 1NION labor received what Il con.
~ siders anoihc- body blow last
week In the decision - the United
States supreme cuurt In the Colorado
orai mine case. The United Mine
Workers 10 America AMI certain in
dividusls had appealed from deci-
sI"n hy the United States District
cruri ~ Arkansas. approved hy the
Circuit Court of Appeals holding them
cuiiiv - violating the sherman anti
trust act during strike IN 1914 and
irrI-rsinc damages - SSslsp which
wg~ ir,hief under the antitrust law
The opinion Of the United States Su-
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-23

recede one step from its May IL memo
randum, which disrupted the Genoa
confab. II will make no more conces-
sions. he asserts, and rejects Amer
icas demands for additional gliaran-
tees as the price of recognition. He
said America would recognize the fu-
tility of her policy, and then launched
into an attack on Charles II. Crane and
others whom he accused of assisting
the cOunter-revolutionary movements.
Persistent reports come from places
near Russia to the effect that Premier
Lenin Is desperately sick man. His
physicians have issued "A bulletin stat
ing that he suffered an acute attack
OF gastritis, which affected his nerves
and heart. but that he Is now well
on the road to recovery.
THE cabinet In japan has resigned,
owing 10 opposition in the parlia-
ment. But the privy council has de-
cided that this does not affect the
treaties and agreements signed at the
'"''ihS''h N'ii'itb'Ns tltSt btllE
ternatiOnal in character and outside
the sphere affected by cabinet
change.
a LENANDER, king of Jugo Slavia.
4 and Princess Marie of Rumania
were married Thursday in Belgrade
In the presence of representatives of
nearly every nation In the world. The
affair was marked by all the splendor
and display of medieval times and the
ceremony In the ancient Byzantine ca
thedral was followed by IA great pro-
cession of quantity clad Occupations
from the provinces, with wonderful
floats and pageants. Ordinarily the
marriage of royal persOnages excites
only passing interest In these days.
but this one Is of more importance in
that by II are linked the dynasties of
three Balkan countries II serves to
strengthen the little entente. and pos
sibly to lessen the danger Of future
wars in that long turbulent part of the
old world
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-10
ChGrges France Deliberately
Wrecked Genoa Conference
Preventing European Peace
HIGH POINTS OF
LLOYD GEORGE ARTICLE

There are men in Germany who preach revenge. They
must be told that of revenge will find the
Allies side by side nficting punishment the peace
breakers"
There in France who counsel annexation of
territory populated by another They must be
warned that such step will ALLEVIATE the Sympathies
Of Britain and America and that when the inevitable
of liberation the Sympathies of America
and Britain will be openly ranged the side of those
who fighting for national freedom"
THE time has for saying these things and if they
not said in high places, humanity will day call
those who occupy high places to a reckoning.
"Cemenceau ought to have made his complaint in Paris
against men of his race and not in New York
against Englishmen'
THE guarantee to France backed by England) lies
for the moment in the waste paper basket But we
flung it there
at Genoa there passionate sincerity of desire for
peace but the European nations could not help seeing
that of the great powers working for failure
"Alas, Satan is not through with Europe
THE offer Of pact guaranteeing France against German
aggression was definitely renewed at Cannes and M.
POincare has not accepted it. have my own opinion
as to why he has not done If France accepts Brit
aims guarantee of defense of her frontier every excuse
fer annexing the left bank of the Rhine disappears
If the French ministers have made up their minds that
they will not withdraw from the Rhine, then
cbaDter IL the history of Europe and the world
with climax of horror such mankind has never
yet Witnessed. .
is it too much to ask that America should in time take
m effective interest in the development along the
Rhine? To that extent am in complete accord with
NJ CIemenceau. 1t is far from the kline TO the
Mississippi 'ct not far as it used to be- There are
now graves not far from the Rhine wherein lies the
dust of men who less than six years ago came from
the banks of the Mississippi"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-10
MOTOR CLUB To
PLAN SERVICE ON
A WIDER seal.
Will Furnish Routes, ROs
Conditions and Distanc,
and Advertise PensacoIi

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Inc present membership. Mr.. she
pard SAID Yesterday. IS approach
the 100 mark and new members a
being added daily.
The greatest stumbling block
signing members" Manager Sheppa
said. lis that n vast majority of a
tomobiIe owners. people W. ON the {
ganizatiOn is designed to help. do r
understand the service that IL is al
to render. The education process
slow. but Pensacola motorists =
gradually learning OF it-and are /
coming affiliated.
"7rr5s r,tioro1 or,,srrz,,5o,, -.
.o,,.;,,.,.I &c ,o-,a,,s Tho grea+.
eirglo infiuanra fo, tbe building
,,oo,d r,,ads and bfabU.a..e There =
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tavation II also aids in secuT,
(ederaI aid for the construction
bie,hwoys. This yaar tb,uIx
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-10
ELKS WILL CARRY
CHEER INTO MANY
PENSACOLA HOMES
Well Filled Baskets of Dainty
Viands Are to Be Distrib-
uted.

Christmastide is the season Of all
seasons. when there should be peace
on earth, good will to men,
But how is this beautiful sentiment.
this ideal situation. to be vitalized in
the home where misfortune stalks and
poverty reigns supreme?
Realizing this. it has been the an
nual custom of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks for many
years. to carry cheer into the homes of
the worthy unfortunates of Pensacola,
and this year will be no exception to
the rule.
Indeed, the Elks will again. this year,
follow the custom which has proven
so successful in years past, and on
Christmas morning will distribute to
worthy families through Pensacola
baskets filled with those dainty viands
which are necessary to a Christmas
dinner, together with fruits and sweets
for the children.
At a recent meeting Of the local
lodge a committees was appointed to
take full charge of all of the details Of
the distribution and the work is al
ready fully under way. The commit
tee is anxious to be furnished with
names and addresses Of any worthy
family which will need a Christmas
basket: and those who are familiar
with conditions in these homes are re-
ouested to furnish the committee with
the information. addressing their COM
munication to Basket Committee"
EIks' Club. City. However, the COM
mittee particularly asks that parties
reporting cases OF need be positive Of
the names and street addresses Of the
persons reported.
For the benefit of the basket fund.
arrangements are being made by the
committee for a Grand Masquerade
Ball. which is to be given at the home
OF the evening Of Dec. 81. for Elks and
their friends. at which the committee
promises. in addition 10 the dance.
there Will be numerous entirely new
and novel features.
Tickets for the dance are now being
distributed by the committee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-10
Bishop Is Dead
From Injuries

KNOXVILLE. TENT, Dec. E. -
Bishop X. G. Waterhouse, VINO was
injured by an automobile here Thurs
day night. died this afternoon at
O'Clock without r"gaining conscious
ness.
The bishops skull was fractured
so 30. arm broken. Bishop Water
n. -, was formerly president Of
t.n2 ~ and Henry college. Emory.
Va. ana twelve years ago was elect
d bishop. As an itenerant minister.
he was Il member of Holston confer
cuce. lie was siXty-six years Of age.
While fusers-- arrangements had
not been competed thiE afternoon, il
was announced that the body would
be taken to Emory, Va. the former
home Of the bishop for funeral service
and interment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-10

The pact, giving guarantees &c
| France against possibility of German
| aggression. was designed to strength
en- the hand of NJ. Clemenceau against
| the aggressive party which was then
| and still is anxious to commit france
| to the colossal error of anneXlng TER
! ritOry which has always been purely
| German. NJ. Clemenceau knows full
well that Britain has been ready at
any time during the last three years
ND to a few months ago, to take upon
! herself the burden of that pact, with
| or without the United States of
| America. At Cannes, early this year,
! I made a definite proposal to that Ell
| feet. 1t was a written offer made by
me on behalf of the British govern
ment to NJ. BRAND. who was then
| prime minister of France. ! was
anxious to secure the cooperation OF
France in a general endeavor to clear
I'D the European situation and estao-
Iish real peace from the Trails To the
, Atlantic seahOard. French suspicious
and French apprehensiOns constituted
2. serious difficulty in the way or set
Element and l thought that II 1t were
made clear to France that the Whole
strength of the British empire could
he depended upon to come to her ald'
event OIL III Cd Ntli'NA 80
,nood TO discuss the outstanding ques-
French opinion would be IN better
tons which agitate Europe.
International good will is essential
70 reestablishment OF the shattered
machinery of international commerce
Win 4 great country like France. TO
v.bicb the issue of the war had given
- covering position on the continent
IF E,,rone in a condition of frettul-
ness. if was impossible to settle Eu-
rono Hence, the offer which was
made by the British government. Nj
BRAND was prepared to welcome TINS
nffar and to proceed to calm con-
sideration of the perpleXitleS of the
F,urOpean situation. 1t was agreed tC
Summon n conference at Genoa tC
discuss the condition of European
exchange. credit and trade. 1t was
also resolved that an effort should be
made to establish peace with Russia
and to bring that great country once
more inside the community of nations.
\ great start was made on the path
Of genuine appeasement. The Ger
man government was invited to send
its chief minister to the Cannes con-
ference in order to arrive at work
able settlement of the Vexing question
of reparationS. The invitation re
ctived prompt response and DIR. |
Rathenau, accompanied by two OF
three leading ministers and retinue |
of financial experts, reached Cannes
in time to take part in the discussion |
The negUtiOns were proceeding help
fully and another week might have
produced results which would have |
Daciiied the tumult of suspicious ma |
tions and inaugurated the promise of |
fraternity.
But. alas, Satan is not done with |
Europe.
\ ministerial crisis in France |
brought our hopes tumbling 10 the J
ground. The conference was broken |
up on the threshold Of fulfllment
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-10

| Suspicion once more seized the tluer
| and Europe, just as it seemed to be
! entering the harbor of good VIII, was
! swung back violently into the broken
! seas of international distrust. The
offer made by Britain to stand alone
/ on the pact of guarantee TO France
was rejected with disdain. We were
told Squite rudely that it was OF nc
/ use without military CONTENTION rms
3! we declined to enter into. Europe
has suffered too much from military
| conventions to warrant repetition OF
such a disastrous experiment. Tho
| pact with Britain lies for the moment
| in the wastepaper basket. But we
| never flung it there.
| NJ. Clemenceau ought to have made
his complaint in Paris against men Of
his own race and not in New York
against EngliShmen. With the pact
went the effort to make peace in Eu
rope. The history of Genoa is too
recent to require any recapitulation
OF its features. The new French
ministry did not play the part of an
inviting government responsible for
pressing to a successful end the OBJ
jects of the Cannes conference, but
rather that of the captious critic, who
had to be persuaded along every inch
of the road and who threatened at
every obstacle to turn back and leave
the rest of Europe to struggle along
with its burden amid the hooking
laughter of France.
am not complaining of NJ Bar
thou. He did his best under most hu
initiating conditions to remain loyal
to the conference which his govern
ment had scOffed in the summOning.
But his task was an impossible one.
He was hampered, embarrassed and
tangled at every turn, Whenever he
took any step forward, he was lassOed
by a dispatch from Paris. l am cred
IDLY informed that he received 500 Of
these communications in the course of
the conference!
What could the poor man do under
such beWildering conditions? The
other European countries were per
picked and distracted. They were anx-
iOus that Genoa should end in a state
of peace. There was no doubt about
SinCerity-the passionate sincerity OF
a desire for peace throughout Europe.
but the European nations could not
help seeing that one of the great
powers was working for a failure.
They had a natural anxiety not &c
appear to take sides. 1t is marvel
that in spite of this unfortunate at
titude adopted by the French gov
eminent that a pact was signed
which has, at any rate. preserved the
peace in eastern Europe for several
months. Before the conference We
had heard of armies being strength
ened along frontiers and movements
of troops with a menacing intent
from the Baltic to the Black sea
Genoa, at least, dispelled that cloud
But a permanent peace has not vet
been established and the pact with
Russia will soon expire. | am, how
ever. hopful that the spirit Of Genoa
will stand between the contepding
armies and prevent the clash Of
swords.
All this. however. leading sci
away from an examination Of NJ
Clemenceaus suggestion that Britain
did not keep faith in the matter of
guaranteeing France against German
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-10
Can't
Hold City Jo]

NEW YORK, l',-t. New y
city employees holding membership
the Ku Klux Khan will Ds dischar
when their identities are Learn
Commissioner Of Accounts Hirshf
declared today IN announcing an
vcstigatIou Of reports ,hat the i
vaz making a membership Campi
among NIX pal EytArEs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-10

ember 3 found Milton pitted against
Atmore, Who had won from Milton by
46 to 0 in 1921, Milton turned the
tables ed scored a 80 victory over
the Alabamians.
The last game Of the season was
played wl@h T. l. |. ON November -
at Milton aad the latter won by 10 0.
John ButsN. was captai. = &c
team and Professs.. CARR. o;~ch '*'''
both of them worked hard -. .
MIlton a winning football team.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-10
THE DAY IN WASHINGTON

he
he
notice III he p rnent agrc
would be attem at presen ssion.