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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19
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the people, not only of red clover, but
also its cousins and helpers, alfalfa, soy
beans, vetch, etc.
Prof. H. A. Morgan held the atten-
ton OF his class hour after hour teach
ing the lesson OF fewer acres Of corn and
more alfalfa. less wheat and more bar
ley, fewer cars OF corn and more cars of
livestock, less poor stands of clover and
more lime. He realizes that the change
must be gradual one, adapted to the
particular farm on which it is made.
In this connection he Endorsed the work
of Mr. McAmis in his study OF the pc
culiar needs of our soils and offered his
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

assistance in every way possible in the
undertaking.
No one who heard Prof. Morgan be-
lieves that he is only "theorist'' Ma
ture seemed to unlock her storehouse Of
knowledge to him, and his facts came
SO logically that we are forced to believe
the changes must be made. His parting
word to the many friends which he
made in Obion County were: Lime,
build silo on every farm, keep more
stock, build rural schools. =
Serial lectures OF the course viii APP
appear in this paper later
ALwYN BREvARD, Sec.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19
Letters to Santa Claus.

Dear Santa: lam little boy 5 years
old Please bring me a wagon, train
and track, horn, frecrackers, roman
candles, fruit and candy Don't forget
my mama and papa and grandma
Max NoLEN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

baby bumper and a little chair, some
candy and fruits and some sparklers,
and please bring my little sister, Pau
line, baby bumper, too, 50 she will
not want mine. Ny Danny says am
the prettiest girl in Tennessee.
MARY ETA BURNETT.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: We are little boys seven
and five years old. We want you to
come to see us and bring little wagon,
a pistol, some marbles, plenty Of fire.
works and nice things to eat. l have
two grandmothers and one grandpa.
Please don't forget them and mama and
daddy. CLAUDE AND HAROLD JULIAN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: l haven't been very
good boy this year, so mother says. but
! hope you won't forget me. / am 6
years old, and / want a red auto, an air
gun, all the fire works I can shoot and
all the candy can eat.
GERALD OwNBY CURLIS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: Tam little girl 8 years
old | want you to please bring me a
big doll and doll buggy and my stock
ing full Of candy, nuts and all kinds Of
fruits. Don't forget mama, papa and
grandma. MARY LILLE NoLEN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Will those who owe The Commercial
for subscription please let this remind
them to send or come and pay up or
notify US whether or not they want the
paper continued. Please attend to this
while you think Of it.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: / am little girl years
old, in the fourth grade aud | want you
to bring me vase, statue and little
lamp and lots OF good things to eat and
please don't forget little brother. He
wants little pig.
ArprrYY. m U.ucrx
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: We are three little chill
dren, eight, five and two years old.
Bring me doll with black hair and
eyes and can go to sleep, story book,
a pair OF blue carriers, some gloves and
bring brother ]. r. a white curly dog, a
horse hitched to wagon, ball and story
book and bring little brother Arthur
Boyd little red chair, a wagon, ball
and little doll Don't forget to bring
us all kinds OF fruits and some fireworks.
MARIE FELTs, ]. r. AND
ARTHUR BOYD CHEATHAM.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: Please bring me great
big doll and some little dishes, and |
would like to have nice little ring and
lots of good things to eat,
FAY DYER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: am little boy 6 years
old and go to school. Please bring me
a knife and a jumping rabbit and lots
OF good things to eat. Don't forget
mama and papa. JOHNNIE VAUGHN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: We thank you for remem-
bering us before and wish to tell you
that we have kept very nicely the dolls
you brought us and ask you to bring us
nice little suit cases for their new clothes.
We are learning to help mama, so bring
us little broom apiece and lots OF good
things to eat. Don't forget our little
brother Robert. He will be seven that
day. We are four and two.
MARY ELLEN.
AND ELIZABETH ADAMS
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: / am little girl 10 years
old and go to school every day. want
you to please bring me some nice hair
ribbon and nice work box, some nice
flower vases and lots Of good things to
eat. RUBY VAUGHN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: ! want you to bring me
little rocking chair, plate, cup and
saucer, little automobile and some
nice things to eat. / am two years old.
R.F. d. z. DENzn MAUPIN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: Will you please come
and bring me an air gun and some caps
for my little pistol and some large fire.
works and anything you think I'd like.
FRED REID.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: | want you to bring me
train and a nice book to read, for |
go to school every day. ! want gun
and il it is not asking too much Of you
bring me harp and something nice for
my two little brothers.
FREDDIE DYER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: / am seven years old
and go to school. want an air gun, a
harp, big irecrackers, roman candles
and large green frog, lots Of bananas
and oranges. Don't forget me.
CHESTER REID.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa am little boy Of six
Please bring me some books, marbles
fireworks, a top and plenty Of nuts
fruits and candy. THEo. CLoAR.
Hickman, r. f. d. 5.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: Please bring me nice
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: I am little girl Of
eleven. Please bring me big doll and
a doll buggy, a set Of little dishes, and
lots of nice things to eat.
LILLIAN GALE.
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and live in Kentucky. Please bring me
u big doll, small stove and plenty of
fruits and nuts. Don't forget Annie
May Jones and Curtis McCarty in Cali
fornia. LOLA BRowN.
DeaY Santa: / am little girl, seven
years old. Please bring me big doll,
a set OF small dishes and little teddy
bear. apples, oranges, candy and pea
nuts. FREDDIE BROWN,
Dear Santa: Please bring me nice
little sweetheart. I'll be very thankful
il yo6 will. HENRY HOWARD.
Dear Santa: Please bring me cap
pistol, apples, oranges, candy, raisins,
automobile, tricycle. and horn.
Bon HOWARD.
Dear Santa: Please bring ME some
colored pencils and drawing book, a
cook stove, little sewing machine and
little go-cart, big cocoanut, some
apples, oranges, raisins and candy.
MATTE MAY HOWARD.
Dear Santa: Please bring me some
apples, oranges, raisins, and a box of
candy, frecrackers, roman candles.
HALLIS d. RoBERTs.
Dear Santa: Please bring me some
oranges, apples, and box of chocolate
candy, raisins, firecrackers and roman
candies. EVA ROBERTS.
Dear Santa Please bring me big
wagon, caps for my pistol. oranges,
apples, candy. MUGS of all kinds, fire.
crackers and roman candles.
JAMEs THRELKRLD.
Woodland Mills. Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa: Please bring me some
oranges, apples, and box of chocolate
candy, raisins, firecrackers and roman
candles. EVA ROBERTS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa Please bring me some
apples, oranges, raisins, and box Of
candy, firecrackers, roman candles.
HALLIN d. ROBERTS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-12-19

ALETHIA OLA VAUGHN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
WORK ON WATER FRONT.
Wharfs Here and at Alexandria Are
Being Rebuilt.

The pier of the Potomac and Chesapeake
Steamboat Company, at the foot of Sth
street southwest, is being rebuilt ana
put in good order for the heavy traffic
that will pass over it during the sum-
mer months. The wharf platform has
been lacked up and the pilins under it
is being renewed, and it is stated that
when the underpinning of the pier IS
completed "a new platform will be placed
on it where needed.
The rebuilding of the big pier of the
Alexandria Fertilizer and Chemical Com
pany, at Alexandria, where vessels laden
with phosphate rock and plaster dis
charge which has been in progress for
the past two or three weeks, is rapidly
approaching completion and will be fin
ished in the next week, 1t is stated that
the wharf has been found not long
enough for the big steamers that bring
phosphate rock from Florida and appli-
cation has been made to the War De-
partment for permission to extend it
twenty feet out into the river. If this
permission is obtained the work of add
ing to tn ealready long structure will
be started at once.
posite the foot of 9th street which was
formerly used as an office for the river
view resort. when it was catering to col
order excrnsionistS is being remodeled
for the Washington Railway and Flec-
tric Company and will be used as a car
starters office at that point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
WARS FIRST VICTIMS
WERE TREATED HERE
Plan to Have Site of Old City
Infirmary Marked as
Historic Spot.

That some suitable tablet or mont
mens should be erected by those having
an interest in the marking of his
toric spots on the site of the
hospital at which the first troops in
jured in the civil war were treated, is the
statement of Newton +. Strait of the pen
sion office, who has made close study of
civil war history.
After searching through many volumes
of civil war records, Mr.. Strait has found
that the first soldiers who were injured
in the great struggle treated in
what was then known as the City In
Urinary which stood on the north side of
r street between 18th and 9TH streets, on
what is now known as Judiciary Square
These were members of the 9Th Massa-
chusetts militia, which was mustered into
service for three months at Boston April
Ii. 1861. Edward F. Jones was it's colonel,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
OPPOSES PRAYERS IN CONGRESS
Secular League Will Send Resolution
to House and Senate.

\ resolution opposing chaplaifs and
prayers In Congress was submitted to Il
meeting of the Secular League in Pyth-
ian Hall yesterday afternoon by John D.
Bradley, secretary of the organization,
and it was decided to instruct commit
tee appointed for the purpose to revise it's
language and send copy of it to each
house of Congress.
During the discussion of the resolution
it was pointed out that Madison and
Jefferson We're against chaplains and
prayers in Congress- The league held
that the present system is opposed to the
principle of separation of church and
state.
Charles F. Nesbit delivered an address
on "Heresy in Theology and History"
The subject was discussed by III. G. Kirk,
w. A. Thomas. w. d. Mckenzie, DIR.
James Hugh Kelley, James G.. Kent, w.
A. Cuddy, George A. Warren and Donald
Mcpherson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
SMALL FIRES.
Engines Summoned in Three Cases.
Damage Was Slight.

\ gas stove in a room on the first floor
of the house OF Mrs. Hannah Donovan.
1908 14th street northwest. exploded yes
terday afternoon about O'Clock. An
alarm Of fire was sounded, but the blaze
resulting was so small the firemen were
not needed. No damage resulted.
Fire of unknown origin in the house OF
Nelson Bass, 427 Sth street southwest.
last night about $50 o'clock caused
about SD damage. Firemen eXtlnguished
the fire before it had time to gain much
Roadway.
No :: engine company last night ex-
tinguished a blaze in q Capital Traction
car The car was at the east end or
Union station when the trouble with tho
electric current started blaze. About
So damage resulted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

of 4th and G streets. Between the two
it is probable that larger number of
deaths occurred than in any square in
the city since that time
Mr.. Strait believes that because of the
historical significance of the spot. the
site of the former city infirmary should
be marked in some way. He suggests
that a bronze tablet be erected on the
site and that hereafter it he included in
the list of historic places which are
marked during the inaugural periods and
at other times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Eager for Western Life.

Senator Owen of Oklahoma had in
tereSted himself in the young actor,
and arranged for his reception at the
ranch. Yesterday Seibold seemed happy
over the prospects of soon getting
away from city life. He had arranged
to go to New York today and see his
parents before starting west.
Last night he went to the house of
his cousin to supper, and shortly after
the party left the table a call from
James l.. kritbaum, u neighbor. that
burglars were in his house was re-
ceived. and Mr.. Downing hurried there
with his pistol to be of assistance.
No burglar was found, however, al
though an open window and overturn-
ed table in the dining room made it
plain that an intruder had been there.
The house was secured and Downing,
Seibold and others returned to the
Downing home
Let me see the pistol was Seibold's
| request of his cousin when they returned
| to the house. II want to see what make
! = &c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Warned to Be Careful.

II heard Mr.. Downing tell Mr. Seibold
to bc careful said witness 'Then I
saw the flash but do not remember hay
ing heard the report
DIR. w. =. iiardesty testified to having
gone to the Downing home and finding
SeiboId on the floor with IA bullet wound
in his right temple. lie found the re-
volver OH the floor. Witness was told of
the burglar scare and of the SUBSEQUENT
shooting.
James L. kritbaum testified that when
he returned home from q drug store last
night and went to the upper floor he
heard scuffing in his dining room. His
wife suggested that burglars We're i'm the
house and he called to his neighbors An
examination of the premises showed that
entrance to his house had been gained
through a window. Witness went to the
Downing home after the shooting had oc-
Cured.
DR.. r. w. Titus described the wound
The bullet, he stated, had entered the
right temple and taken an upward course.
Witness said there were powder marks
on the skin. indicating the weapon was
held close to the head at the time the
shot was fired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Shot During a Fight.

James Pinket, colored. twenty-six years
home at Upperville. Va. and taken TO
Georgetown University Hospital to be
treated for a eunshot wound of the alb
domen. Pinket, the police were told, was
shot during a fight with another colored
man near his home. His alleged assail-
ant, they were informed. had not been
arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
|DEATHO SE|BOLD
DUE TO ACCIDENT
Shooting Tragedy Follows an
Unsuccessful Hunt for
a Burglar.
VICTIM, AN ACTOR, SON
OF LOUIS P. SEIB0LD
Coroner's Jury Decides Discharge Of
Revolver Was Not Due to
Suicide Intent.

a coroners jury assembled in the squad
room at police headquarters this morn
ing and heard witnesses tell of the cir
cumstances under which Martin Seibold
twenty-five Years DID, son of Louis p.
Seibold political writer on the New York
World, had shot and killed himself last
night at the home Of Shirley f. Downing,
his cousin. 1904 Monroe street northwest.
and reached verdict of accidental
death
Young Sebold. who was more than six
feet tall. had been playing minor parts
in the Return of Peter Grimm. Travel
ing from town to town playing one or two
night stands, the young man recently told
friends, mad got on his nerves and he was
going west to spend a year or two on a
ranch at Bliss, Okla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

who died near Sandy Hook. Md, We're
held at Lovettesville, Sunday, interment
being in EbeneZer cemetery. The death
of Mr. Bagent was due to heart disease,
resulting from shock caused by the death
of his brother Joseph D. Bagent at Sandy
Hook, a few days before.
\ meeting of the Loudoun Valley Cow
Testing Association held in Purcellville,
Saturday. was largely attended, and was
addressed by Prof. Pike of the United
States Department of Agriculture. Sew
eral short talks followed the address Of
Prof. Pike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Child Abandoned by Mother.

A. three-inonth-old girl was yesterday
turned over to the police by the occu-
pant of 81; Pennsylvania avenue north
west. The infant was left there about
week ago by her mother, the police We're
told. and the mother had failed TO re-
turn. Last night message was sent
from police headquarters directing the
police of the several precincts to arrest
the mother on a charge of abandonment.
The mothers name was furnished the
police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Surrendered the Weapon.

Downing said he did not care for others
to handle his pistol, but Seibold persisted
and took the weapon from his cousins
hand. He f1ourished the weapon, persons
in the house stated. and suddenly the shot
was fired and the limp and dying form
of Seibold fell to the floor. He had shot
himself in the right temple.
Mrs. Downing and Miss Emily Daniels.
a neighbor who had been a member of
the supper party, witnessed the shooting.
as did Mr. Downing. and expressed the
belief that the shooting was accidental.
Mr. and Mrs. Seibold. parents of the
deceased, reached here this morning. They
decided that the funeral shall be private
and that the interment will be in a local
cemetery.
Policeman Bosier Castle. the first wit
ness, testified that he went to the house
last night in response to Il message re-
ceived a the police station and found
the wounded man lying on the floor, with
DIR. w. S. HardeSty in attendance The
physician told him that the wounded man
would soon be dead, and it was useless
to send him to a hospital, but DR.. Charles
S. White, who later arrived, had him
taken to Emergency HOSDital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Did Not Drink Liquor.

He never drank drop of liquor in his
life
Witness recalled that the question of
he thought a person who committed sui
eide must have yellow streak" in him
Mrs. Ethel Downing testified that she
witnessed the shooting
What was said at that time?'
Absolutely nothing.
Just before the shooting occurred. said
the witness, Seibold asked that he be per-
mitted to examine the revolver. Her hus-
band refused, and when Il second request
was made. Seibold reached over and got
the pistol.
At the dinner table. she said, the ques-
ton of suicide was discussed and Seibold
said that only man with broad yell
low streak would attempt to take his
life. Her husband said he thought it
took "a courageous man to kill himself
Seibold seemed very much excited after
the burglar scare. Mrs. Downing said
she knew of no trouble the young man
had and she was certain there had been
no affair between Seibold and girl
He had everything for which to live"
witness declared. He had good parents
and was given everything he wanted
Miss Emily Daniels, 1867 Newton street,
a member of the supper party, gave SINH
lar testimony. Mr.. Seibold seemed ex-
cited over the burglar scare, she said
When the shot was fired. she stated she
thought Mr.. Sebold was fooling Miss
Daniels told of the suicide conversatjo
at the supper table and of the diners
having gone to Mr.. kritbaum's house
when the latter called that burglar was
in the house. Witness said she met Mr.
Seibold last night for the first time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
BISHOP OCCUPIES PULPIT.
Episcopal Prelate Confirms Glass at
Leesburg-G. w. Bagent Dead.


LEESBURG. Va. April u. 1915.
Right Rev Robert ~ Gibson. Bishop
If Virginia. preached and confirmed "a
lass of Sax at st. James Episcopal
Church. in this town, yesterday morning
In the afternoon he administered the
iites Of confirmation at St. Peters
church. Purcellyile and at Belmont
Chapel near here. Saturday evening.
Funeral services for George W. Bagent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Plans Trip to Ireland.

Mrs. Kamb herself is a dainty little
Irishwoman, only eight years from County
Kerry. Her husband, John kamb. Is EN-
ployed at the navy yard. Mrs. kamb
spoke of other gifts presented to her re-
Gently by her mysterious friend. and de-
clared that soon the $4,000 is re-
ceived the money will be given to her
husband-.all except enough for visit
this summer to the folks back home in
Ireland she added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

Benjamin F. Watson its lieutenant
colonel and Josiah A. Sawtelle, major.
The regiment left Boston on the evening
of April II, 1861, arriving in New York
at noon on the following day. Philadel-
phia was reached early in the morning OF
\ pril 10, and on the evening of that day
they passed through Baltimore.
Mobbed in Baltimore.
1t was while passing through that city
that the troops were mobbed by southern
sympathizers, who had become angered
at the presence in Baltimore the day
before of other Union soldiers. Three
soldiers were killed by the mob and about
forty injured. Thirty-one OF the injured
soldiers We're brought to Washington and
placed in the City Iniirmary, which stood
al a point about 200 feet south of the
main entrance of the pension office
This building is said to have been used
as the city Jail from 1904 to 1859. 1T was
also used for insane patients and later as
the infirmary. Connected with this was a
building known as the Fifth Street School
house, which was located on 9th street
between + and &c streets. and directly OPP
posite the west door of the pension Of
flee.
The City Infirmary Hospital was de-
stroyed by fire November 4, 1861, accord
ing TO records which have been studied
by Mr.. Strait.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Searched for Burglar.

Witness said he was told that Seibold
had gone to the house of Mr.. Kritbaum
10 assist i'll search for burglar and
had returned to the parlor of the Down
ing home, where Seibold put the pistol
to his head and fired. He had asked to
be permitted to examine the pistol and
was warned that the weapon could easily
be discharged. There was one empty
chamber in the weapon, he said, and one
cartridge that had not been exploded
bore marks of the trigger having struck it.
Policeman Castle said he was told that
the question of suicide had been discussed
at the supper table. and that Seibold re-;
marked, only a coward would commit
suicide. Mr.. Downing, he was told,
stated that only a brave man would kill
himself
Mr.. Downing testified that his cousin
was in a happy frame of mind a sup
per and had told OF his plans to return
to New York today and arrange to go to
a ranch in the west.
do you know how many times he
snapped the pistol?" asked juror
only once, responded the witness.
Had it been pulled once before it was
discharged he would never have had an
opportunity 10 fire second time.
Had the young man been dfinking?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

While operating a circular saw Sat
urGay Arthur Hubbard of Frederick
Md. received a badly lacerated hand
by 1T being caught in the saw.