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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
GOV. HOOPER AND Sen.
LEA ACCUSE EACH OTHER
SAYS GOVERNOR AGREED GLANDS
OFF LIQUOR LAWS"
Hooper Said He Would Do All in His
Power to Punish Crump and Would
Strive for More Prohibitive
Liquor Laws.

Nashville. During the progress Of Q
statement by Senator Luke Lea to the
Washington correspondent of the Nash
Vile Tennessean and American in that
papers issue of Thursday, the senator
has the following to say concerning Gov
Hooper's agreement in conference to keep
hands off as regards additional prohi.
bition legislation;
cat II o'clock the possibility Of reach
ing an agreement was SO slight that
Mayor Crump and Mr.. Irrelevant left
for Memphis, Mr.. Rice remaining to
represent the Shelby county delegation
in the event an agreement could be
reached. Before we met in the morn
ing, Mayor Crump, who had arrived in
Memphis, telephoned Mr., Rice not TO
make any agreement for the co-opera-
tion of the Shelby delegation, even ii
the differences of the previous evening
could be composed, unless there was a
distinct agreement by all who attended
the conference and by Gov. Hooper that
no effort by. any of them would be made
to pass any legislation on the liquor
question unless the same was approved
unanimously by the senators who would
elect Mr.. White as speaker.
Shortly thereafter we were informed
by Mr.. Amis and Col. Shook that they
had conference with Gov Hooper
upon the matters Of difference the night
before, and we could reach and agree
ment. They were then Immediately adj
vised of Mr.. Crumps telephone message
that there could be no agreement unless
Gov. Hooper agreed not to urge any ad-
ditional legislation. They at once left
the conference and returned in short
time, informing us that they had been
to see Gov. Hooper and that he had in
formed them that he would agree to
the programme that no legislation upon
the liquor question should be pressed
by any of those inducing Mayor Crump
to make this agreement, unless it was
approved by all the senators electing
the speaker, both Mr.. Amis and Col.
Shook stating that Gov. Hooper said
he would not only be passive, but active
in executing such programme. The
last obstacle to an agreement was made
with the results that are known.
"This absolute agreement was made,
and it is not now question of whether
Gov. Hooper would violate his conscience
by entering into such an agreement, but
whether he is going to keep an agree
ment once made"
Gov. Hooper denies Senator Lea's
statement in toto and claims to have
said he would strive for the enactment
Of more prohibitive laws.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
THE BACK TAX SYSTEM
VERY BITTERLY ATTACKED
ATTORNEYS COMPLAIN OF REcURR
ING TROUBLE.
Sessions of Investigation Begin at Chat
tanooga.-J. Parks Worley and His
Predecessors Again Criticized.
Ducktown Assessments.

Chattanooga, Tenn.--D. B. Loveman,
Attorney w. S. Miller and Attorney s,
M. Chambers were the witnesses before
the Williams tax investigation commit.
tee at its first days session in Chat
tanooga.
Mr.. Loveman was the first to be qnes-
toned. He declared that there had been
"a good deal Of just complaint against
the present back tax laws and told OF
a number of instances where he had been
visited by back tax agents and that after
the taxes had been paid additional de-
mands were made. He said that COM
plant of the law came from all classes.
Continuing: 81 am a rather large holder
of real estate. / find that, in buying
real estate back assessments are made.
l understand that great many cases
have occurred where people get realty
title and find that the property has been
doubly assessed, and the owners have
receipts for what they have paid, but
have to pay again. My trouble has been
that l could not get my money back
after l had paid it OUT
The witness said that the merchants
were greatly harassed by back tax at
torneys and had been hailed before the
revenue authorities three times in the
past rs years, the last time in 1912,
as well as he remembered, and all OF
the merchants back assessed.
The trouble is that we 60 and pay
our taxes and think that is the last of
it, but find that we never know when
we are done paying" he concluded.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
WOMAN'S STORY
MADE PUBLIC
Mrs. Moncrief Didn't Consider Il
Secret. Thought Friends
Should Know. Read
Her Statement.

Bolton, Tex--Mrs. Ethel Moscrief,
Df this place, says: II suffered with q
complaint peculiar to women, and, al
though called In the doctors, they
failed to do me any good.
Then, ! began to take Cardui, the
woman's tonic.
From the first dose, could feel re-
suits, and, in short time, I was re-
lieved Of all my dreadful suffering.
My friends were surprised to see
the results / obtained from the use of
Cardui. ! just couldn't help telling
them. It built up my system wonder
fully.
I do not want to be without Cardui
In my house. az long as can obtain
1t. II Ia true relief for womanly
troubles. can't praise II too highly"
In the past helf century, thousands
of ladies' have written, like Mrs. Mon
Grief, 70 tell OF the benefit received
from the use of Cardui.
Such testimony, from earnest wom-
en-, surely indicates the merit Of this
woman's remedy.
Cardui contains pure, harmless.
vegetable ingredients, which act in q
gentle way on all the weakened wom-
anly organs.
1t cannot do you harm, and is al
most sure to be the very medicine you
need. It's good for young or old.
Please give Cardui a trial.
NJ B.-Wris e. Chattanooga Medicine Co..
Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn, for
Ssseial irsfysetoSs on your case and 64page book.
Home Treatment for Women" sent In plain
wrapper. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
TWO men KILLED
AT OYSTER SUPPER
DIR. JAMES BOWERS AND ROSS
SMITH ARE DEAD.
Allen and Lincoln Nave, Members o.
Prominent Carter County Family,
and Dan Lewis Did Shooting.
Allen Nave Wounded.

Knoxville.-Dr. James Bowers, aged
2s, prominent young physician, and
Ross Smith, aged rs, were shot and
killed at an oyster supper held at Fish
Springs, Carter County. Allen Nave
was badly wounded in one leg, the bone
being broken by a bullet. The shooting
is said to have been done by Allen and
Lincoln Nave, brothers, and Dan Lewis.
Allen Nave, wounded, was captured, the
other two escaped. Both OF the dead
men were shot three times and died in.
stantly. Both were married. The Nave
boys are members of prominent Car.
ter County family. Lewis is section
hand. Remarks made by the Naves
concerning some of the ladies attending
the supper is said to have caused the
tragedy.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
EDITOR pAusEs TO INQUIRE
Seems to Have Feeling That He 10
Making an Argument Against
Woman Suffrage.

Enemies of votes for women, In
search Of arguments to confound the
orators of the case, may use for what
It is worth the following incident
which happened in Madison square
one day last week:
A young woman of pleasing and pic
turesQue aspect came northward from
Twenty-third street across the square.
She struggled under the weight of a
dog-hamper, apd inside one could see
a bright-eyed, restless fox terrier. ca
ger to be let out. The woman carried
leash in her left hand, and the dog
had on collar with snap An In.
terested observed followed the woman.
She struggled on six blocks up Madi-
son avenue before she reached her
destination, residence on the east
side Of the street. Then she unlocked
the hamper, snapped the leash on the
dogs collar, and took him inside the
house. Why had she carried an able
bodied. 25-pound fox terrier, who want
ed to be let out, all that distance?--
New York Evening Post
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
RHODES ACQUITTED.
Jury at Covington Exonerates Flippin
Brothers Clerk.

Covington, Tenn.-Andrew l.. Rhodes
of Henderson, Tenn, was acquitted Of
the charge of larceny by a jury in the
circuit court here. Judge S. j. Ever
EFT delivered the charge to the jury
about o'clock, and in less than half
an hour they returned verdict of not
guilty. The case had been on trial
for two days, and much interest was
taken in the result, the courthouse being
crowded during it's progress. Mr.. Rhodes
wife and child and his father were pres
ent throughout the trial. Rhodes was
indicted last July on charge of having
stolen $40 worth of merchandise from
the store of Flippin Bros, the firm
h re by whom he was employed.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
PROF. MORGAN HONORED.
rennessean May Accept Presidency Of
Maryland Agricultural College.

Knoxville University of Ten
nessee stands in danger of losing Prof.
H. A. Morgan, who is at the head of
its agricultural department. He has
been offered the position of president
Of the Maryland State College of Agri-
culture at College Park, that state, and
may accept. Prof. Morgan is widely
known by the farmers of Tennessee in
all sections of the state. He recently
was offered and declined the director
ship of the agricultural department Of
the University of Tennessee and was
prominently mentioned as a candidate
for the position of secretary of ag-i
culture in President Wilson's cabinet.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Bank Officials Liable.

Memphis. Bank officials are respon.
sible to purchasers of stock for state
ments upon which the purchase of stock
was based. That was the gist of a de-
cision handed down by Chancellors +.
H. Heisksll and Francis Fentress in the
case of stockholders of the failed Mem
phis Savings Bank against G. w. Ma.
craze, its president, and others.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
TO BOOST BASEBALL.
Business Men of Nashville Will Arouse
Interest in Game.

Nashville--An enthusiastic meeting
of the Board of Directors of the Board
of Trade was held and many matters
Of Importance were disposed of. The
members went on record as heartily be.
hind baseball for Nashville and agreed
to give the game an impetus by taking
an unusual interest April IA, when the
season opens. 1t was decided to secure
band and otherwise arouse interest.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
SHOOTING NEAR PARIS.
v. E. Driscoll Slightly Wounds Robert
Hill After Disagreement.

Paris.--V. E. Driscoll shot Robert Hill
near the latter's home near Whitlock.
A shotgun was used, but at distance
of probably so yards, and but a few
shot took effect, which have been re-
moved from the sufferer, and in a few
days he will have recovered entirely
unless complications set in. According
to the best information obtainablef Hill
was probably responsible for one or more
indictments being found against Dris-
coll at recent term of circuit court,
and as result i'll feeling existed be-
tween the men.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Change Date Of Election.

Nashville.-At the regular monthly
session of the City Council the ordi.
nance authorizing an issuance Of So
100000 bonds for the construction Of
a reservoir was amended so as to pro.
vide for the special election to be held
June 80 instead of May 20, as at first
provided.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
BOY PREVENTS WRECK.

Discovered Distractions on Track Of
NJ, c. & St. L.
Nashville.-The presence of mind and
quick action of Tommy Warren, Is
years old, prevented a wreck of train
No. 2 on the Nashville, Chattanooga &
st. Louis road, when, on seeing mum.
Der of telegraph poles lying across the
rails, blown down by the storm, and
realizing that the train was almost due,
hurried to his home and notified his
father, who stood guard to flag the train
while he ran to Smyrna and notified tbs
agent
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
plscouraulna a Vocalist.

Why certain parrot never learned
to talk, Current Opinion tells in
these words:
Kerrigan went on trip to South
America, and while there bought
pretty Spanish parrot as present
for his friend O'Brien. He. shipped
the bird to O'Brien at once, and when
he got back home, he said:
"Dinny, did We get the fine parrot
! STINT ye from Rio Joneiro?"
Il did that, Kerrigan, and want to
tell We that never put me teeth into
a tougher bird in me lifei"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Heads Tennessee woodmen.

Nashville.-Eugene Nicol of Nashville,
was elected head counsel of Head Camp
Il, jurisdiction of Tennessee, Woodmen
of the World, by the biennial coaven.
ton. There was no other name pre-.
scented.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Tobacco Firm Merger.

Paris.-Wm. L. Gatlin has purchased
the interest of his brother, j. 7. Gatlin,
IN the tobacco mandatory in this city
on Depot Street. The firm name, (which
was Gatlin Bros, will now be known As
the w. L. Gatlin Mandatory.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Diaz for Huerta.

Naple., Italy.-Porfrio Diaz, former
president OF Mexico, who arrived here
from Egypt, sent instructions to his
friends and followers in Mexico to sup
port Provisional President Huerta and
work for the re-establishment of peace
throughout the republic.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
FLOUR SALES UNHAMPERED.
Bleached Product May Be Shipped Into
State If Properly Labeled.

Nashville. to the sale of
bleached -four in Tennessee a circular
has been issued by DR.. Lucius p. Brown,
head of the Department of Pure Food
and Drugs, which states that sales will
not be interfered with until final de-
cree is dendered by the courts, SO long
as the packages are plainly labeled ~
bleached.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
FREE ADVICE
TO SICK WOMEN
Thousands Have BeenHelped
By Common Sense
Suggestions.
Women suffering from any form Of
female ills are invited to communicate

promptly with the
W o m a ms private
correspondence de-
partment Of the Ly-
dia E. Pinkham Med
icine Co., Lynn,
Mass. Your letter
will be opened, read
and answered by a
woman and held In
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Nashville Wants Court.

Nashville. Nashville bar is pre-.
pairing to ask the Legislature to give
Nashville one circuit court and one
chancery court. The crowded condition
of the doclxets renders additional courts
NECESSARY, the lawyers say.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
FLYING Bast Success.

New Britain, Conn.--So interested Is
the German government in new type
Of flying boat invented by Nels Nelson
Of this city that it has sent word to
the aviator to build two of the machines
and ship them abroad at his own price.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Four Killed in Wreck.

Omaha, Neb.-Union Pacific passen-
ger train No. II, known as the Colorado
special, ran into the rear of No. 4, the
Atlantic Express, near Gothenberg, Neb.,
killing four persons and iajurins 30
more. according to advices reaching here.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Bowers Buys in Dresden.

Dresden.-A big real estate transae
tion this week was the sale by J. t,
Edwards, druggist, to Duke G. Bowers
of the handsome business house on the
east side of Court Square, now occupied
by Mayo & Peery, grocers, for $4,000.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
MM1LL1N WILL GET JOB.
Whether or Not He Will Go to Mexico
Undecided.

Washington.-No intimation has been
received from the White House or other
official source as to the qualification Of
the ambassadorial ambition of former
Gov. Benton McMillin Of Tennessee That
the ex-governor of Tennessee will prob
ably receive some conspicuous assign
ment at the hands of the president is
generally recognized, but whether the
commission will be Mexico or not re.
mains q secret.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
STILL DESTROYED.
Officers Use an Automobile in Hamblen
County.

OIIlCeIS Use an AulomuDile IN ndmpieu
County.
Knoxville.-For the first time IN
years full-nedged illicit distillery has
been located and destroyed by revenue
officers in Hamblen County.
A posse headed by J. A. Walker, dep.
uty collector, left Morristown Saturday
night at 10 o'clock and after driving 10
miles south in an automobile found and
destroyed completely equipped outfit
in the upper story of the residence OF
Ben Calfee, located on the banks of the
Nollichucky, within two and half miles
of White Pine.
Calfee was arrested and taken to Nor.
ristown, where he was jailed for pre-.
liminary hearing.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
PAY VETERANS FARES.
Bin to Appropriate Money for Gettys-
burg Reunion Will Be Offered.

Nashville.-A bill carrying an appro-
priation sufficient to meet the travelling
expenses of the Tennessee Confederate
Veterans to the reunion at Gettysburg
In July will be offered in the legislature,
according to- member Of one of the
Confederate organizations here. ut will
be the last trip that some of us will
ever make" he said, "and as Illinois
and one or two other states have made
such an appropriation, think Tennessee
should do as much"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
MEMPHIS GIRL EDITREss.
Miss Sophie Marks Honored by Smith
College Students.

Northampton, Mass.-At meeting of
the Smith College literary students .
Memphis, Tenn, girl was elected news
editor for the ensuing year. She is Miss
Sophie Marks, member of the class of
1914, who has been prominent in Smith
College student societies and especially
literary affairs since she entered college.
She is the only southerner on the edi
torial board.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
RIPLEY BANK CLOSES.
G. R. Barbee, Cashier, Named Receiver
for Defunct Institution.

Ripley-The Ripley Bank of this city
was forced to close its doors on &C.
count of not being able to realize on
its paper. This bank WAS established in
1855, and the Lauderdale Couaty Bank
and Trust Company merged with it
just about year ago. The capital
stock was S74,100 and surplus $4,000;
the assets about 100000 and liabili
ties about 100000.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Five Negroes Break Jail.

Brownsyille.-Fiye negro prisoners
succeeded in breaking Jail here. With
some instrument, which they secured
mysteriously, they dug hole through
the brick wall and escaped from the
second story of the Jail.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Friedman Cured Him.

Pittsburg, Pain cipher cablegram
received here, DIR. David S. McCann Of
of Pittsburg, the first American patient
of DIR. FriAAsiann in Berlin, tells that
be has been cured of tuberculosis.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Bryan at Lincoln.

Washington William Jennings Bryan,
secretary Of state, left for Lincoln, Ncb.,
to attend pubic celebration Of his
birthday on March 10. The secretary
sill be away from his desk +or ten days
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
New Industry for Paris.

Paris.A new perfumery manufac-
tory has just been organized here and
its list of stakeholder bears the names
of many Of Paris most prominent and
successful business men. The name Of
the new concern is the American-French
Perfumery Company.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Boy Scouts Organize.

Dyersburg.-A Boy SCOUT movement
has been organized here with 20 lnem-
bers. w. w. Powell, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, who has had ex-
perience in the scout work among boys,
has been asked to lead the movement.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21


strict confidence. A woman can freely
talk of her private illness to woman /;
thus has been established a confidential
correspondence which has extended over
many years and which has never been
broken. Never have they published a
testimonial or used a letter without the
written consentof the writer, and never
has the Company allowed these conf
Dental letters to get out of their pos
session, as the hundreds Of thousands
of them in their files will attest
Out of the vast volume of experience
which they have to draw from, it is more
than possible that they possess the very
knowledge needed in your case. Moth
ing is asked in return except your good
will, and their advice has helped thou
sands. Surely any woman, rich orp poor,
should be glad to take advantage Of this
generous offer of assistance. Address
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., (con-
fidentiaD Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
/. Lydia r. Pinkham's SO-page
Text Book. 1t is not a book for
general distribution, as 1t is too
expensive. 1t is free and only
Obtainable by mail. Write for
1t today.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
4. >. roust Elected.

Humboldt.--A. B. Foust was elected
permanent secretary of the Humboldt
business Mems Siab at The meeting o.
the board Of directors, ara win begir
active duties in this capacity at once.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Interest in Second Postoffice.

Bristol. Much interest ID felt here in
the proposition of Senator Lea of Ten.
nessee to investigate the conditions that
resulted in the establishment of sec
ond postoffice in Bristol.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Tests for postmasters.

Washington. = Postmaster &c cral
Burleson began developing has plan to
prescribe civil service exam nation for
foartb-class postmaster
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Want Better Service.

Want Better Service.
Nashville.-The State Railroad Com
mission received a petition from citi-
zens Of Toone, West Tennessee, asking
for better train service over the Illi-
nois Central. Similar petitions have
been previously received from Bolivar
Hickory Valley and Medon.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Robert Hill Shot.

Paris.--On the farm of Robert Hill,
in the Whitlock section, about seven
miles north of Paris, Mr.. Hill was shot
from behind with charge from shot
gun, the size of the shot being No. 4.
The assailant was Virgil E. Driscoll,
aged 80 years, a young farmer Of the
same section.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Hooper Issues Pardon.

Nashyille.--Gov. Hooper has issued a
pardon 10 Alfred T. Ault of Anderson
county, convicted Of assault and sen
fenced to workhouse term of six
manths and faed $50.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-21
Universal Hero.


For America, at least, there is the
one universal hero. No one questions
his greatness. None names him but
to praise.
Who Is that universal hero?
Is it Napoleon? Many condemn
him, as Ingersoll did, as the "imperi-
al personification OF force and muir
der" No, it is not Napoleon.
Washington, then? Wendell Phil
lips said: But the great virginian
held slaves So even Washington
had his detractors.
Lincoln? Perhaps later on; but not
yet.
Well, who is this universal hero Of
America?
John Hampden, of course. He OBJ
jccted to paying taxes.-Kansas City
Times.
children's Humor.
The poetry of life is frequently seen
in childhood. We have this illustrated
In the description of butterflies as
"pansies flying"
"A star Is cinder from Gods great
star" has wealth of unconscious
meaning. But perhaps the finest ap-
proach to poetry was made by tiny
tot who defined dew as "the grass
crying" "Oh, auntie!" said little
girl. I've just seen pencil walking,
The nurse who had grown out Of
fairyland explained Il was only an or
binary worm.