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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-03
First District S. S. Convention

Last Sunday was the annual district
Sunday School convention of the First
District, at New Bethel, four miles
southwest Of Selmer. We being on
the program, in company with j. w,
Prather were kindly escorted in a two
horse wagon by Frank Sanders and
Mrs. McCullar and family. The day
was such an improvement on the hot
days of last week that it seemed
pleasant. There was a large crowd
present. Many could not be accom-
modated in the church. In the abb
sence off,. W. T. Derryberry, district
president, j. W. Prather, county pres
ident, presided. w. C. Morphis was
elected secretary pro tenn.
Under the direction of the presi-
dent the program as printed was car
r;ed out. We note nicely prepared
welcome address by Carl Ferguson.
Most of the local speakers assigned
subjects discussed them in more
able manner than we usually find.
The music was real good by a choir
of local and visiting talent. Miss
Mary McCullar presided at the organ,
The dinner was sumptuous and rel.
ished by all. Water was abundant, a
necessary adjunct 10 dinner on the
ground. Mrs. Whitehurst read an
able paper on temperance. The con-
vention adjourned at four o'clock clos
ing with a number of five minute talks
on the themes of the day. Friend
ship was selected as the next meeting
place.
On our return we called to see oul
old friend M. P. Henry, who was
very low and not expected to live. Hi
was stricken a.few days ago while al
| work on his farm.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-03

Adamsville, Tenn, June, 1914.
TO THE VOTERS OF McNAIRY
COUNTY,
have recently decided to offer my
self as a candidate for Trustee of your
county. | am 33. years old. have
lived in the 18th District about all my
life, and have never asked the people
of this county for any office of any
kind. | have served as Post Master
at Adamsville for past years,
and refer you to any patron of the
Office as to my attention to duties.
In the outset, want to say to you,
that lam not looking for Office for
life. A public Office is a public trust.
and | would try to fill the office Of
Trustee in that sense. Two terms of
such service would be as much as
would desire, and as much as would
accept, (of course only one term IN
less the Office filled to your perfect
satisfaction.
As time is short, it will be impossi-
BILE to see every voter in the coun Y,
but hope to see many of you in per-
son, end hope to make a visit to every
district.
II should not get to your district
before election day, | promise that if
you elect me | will certainly make as
much as one visit a year to your dis
trict as long as | am your Trustee
along about tax collecting time. |
would not be the man to break a
time hoAored custom. and if elected
and your district stays in McNairy
County, will be there in the fall. If
am elected, will have nothing else to
do, and will always be found on the
job, ready and willing to serve one
and all.
would try to use the influence of
the office to the advancement and
betterment Of the financial condition
of the county. and would at all times
be willing to give information to the
citizens # the county as to its finan-
cial condition. and in this connection
will promise that when am your
Trustee, and you want to know any
thing about the finance ofthe county,
size of school fund, or anything of
public nature that | should be in posi-
tion to know, then | would want you
even the most humble citizen in
the county-to be free to ask me,
and it will be my pleasure to answer
you. And as to the official bond,
can make that without any trouble, il
am elected.
If | do not get to see you, remem-
ber me at the ballot box on August
9Th and | will show you my graft
tude and appreciation by as faithful
service as in my power to give.
Yours truly,
FRANK 0. HAMILTON.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-03

In this issue is an address to
the voters by Hon. T. w. Sims.
who presents his claims for au-
other term in congress. 1t is
unnecessary for us to say any
thing about Mr.. Sims, as he is
too well known in the district.
He stands prominent in the halls
of congress. By virtue of his
long time, he has become the
head of several important com
mittees. 1t is a contest before
the democrats at the August
primary as to Sims or Howard.
An election in the primary will
mean a seat in congress, as we
know of no republican lamb.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-03

as truth itself and as simple as that
of child.
In the politics of Tennessee Albert
Biggs was no opportunist. He fol
lowed his conscience, advocating those
things he thought might be conducive
to good morals. right living and or
derby government. =
In his last Illness physicians, nurses
and his family did all for him that
science, love and friendship could
suggest.
His venerable father, sister, his
wife and his little boy (this is his lit
tie boys birthday in their hour Of
grief have the consolation Of the
knowledge thai in their sorrow they
have the profound sympathy of the
citizens of Memphis.
1t is the truth that Memphis grieves
because Albert Blggs, who in his
life was a brilliant, lovable and useful
citizen, is no longer with US.
Those of US who knew him we'll will
lovingly remember him until the hour
when we shall pass through the never
closed gates of death. Commercial
Appeal (Monday).
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-03
Frank O. Hamilton of Adams

Frank @. Hamilton of Adams
vile announces elsewhere his
candidacy for County Trustee.
The belated announcement han
dicaps him somewhat but he will
doubtless hustle during the
month of July. Mr.. Hamilton is
a clean, worthy man, possessed
of fine business qualifications,
and there is no reason why he
should not make a good Trustee.
He will be on the county repub-
lican ticket. and if the old party
lines strictly hold, the entire
ticket should be elected. But, in
county affairs of non political
Offices, many disregard party
ties.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-03

mittees to adjust differences arising
between the two Houses OF Congress
as to any and all bills reported by
that committee. Service on Confer
ence Committees is the highest and
most important service that can lie
performed hy a member Of either
House. Bills to revise the tariff, re-
form the Banking and Currency laws,
and to repeal the free tolls clause of
the Panama Canal act, three of the
six great administration measures,
have been passed by both Houses al d
are now permanent public laws.
The other three of the six bills
urged apon US by the President and
completing the full democratic ad-
ministration program, have been
passed by the House and are now be-
ing considered by the Senate. Two
of these three bills are from my COM
mittee, and both are constructive
measures of the greatest Importance,
and will no doubt be much amended
by the Senate, which will necessarily
require both bills to be considered
and finally shaped by Conference Com
mittees of the two house. | must
necessarily be a member of these two
Conference Committees.
Until these two bills are passed by
the Senate, considered by the Con-
ference Committee and finally passed
by both houses, it will be practically
impossible for me to leave here and
make any kind of personal canvass of
my district.
My own bill to repeal the free tolls
clause of the Panama Canal Act was
one of the six great administration
bills, and is now law of which |
shall never cease to be proud, and
also the passage of my bill to abolish
the Commerce Court, which was made
party measure by the Democratic
Caucus of the House.
Under existing conditions requir-
ing my presence here in the further
discharge of public duty pertaining to
unfinished democratic national admin
istration legislation of the highest
Importance, hope you will approve
my course in remaining here to make
my fight here in an effort to redeem
all our platform pledges and promises
at the risk of losing votes by not
being able to meet the democrats of
my district, and in person, solicit
their further support and confidence.
Very truly yours,
7. W. SIMS.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-03
To the Democrats Of the Eighth
Congressional District:

For the last six years Congress has
been in almost continuous session.
With the exception of from March
4th to April 7th, 1918, Congress has
been in session from the first Monday
| in December. 1912, to the present
hour, with no prospect of immediate
adjournment.
Service in Congress is PERSONAL
and cannot be performed by substi-
tute or deputy. Such service is best
performed by one with long expert
ence in the halls of legislation. 1t
calls for an exercise of Individual
Judgment, which in its very nature
cannot be transferred to any other
member of the same body although of
the same political party.
In redemption of Democratic pledg-
es made to the people by which we
carried the national elections in 1912,
the President urged that Congress
should revise the tariff, reform the
Banking and Currency laws, establish
an Interstate Trades Commission, pass
legislation to prevent the over issues
of stocks and bonds by interstate
railroads, repeal that part of the
Panama Canal Act of 1912, granting
free toll subsidy to the monopoly
owned and controlled vessels of Amer.
ican citizens engaged in the coastwise
trade, and amend and strengthen the
Sherman antitrust law in all siS
great democratic administration re-
form measures.
Bills to carry out three of these
great administration measures had tt
be considered and reported for pass
age by the Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce, on which com.
mittee am the ranking democratic
member, and as such must necessari.
ly be a member Of all conference com.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-03

In the death Sunday morning
of A. w. Bicgs of Memphis, the
legal fraternity of the whole
country lost one of it's most Illus
trious members, the community
one of its besa citizens, the
church one of It's strongest ad-
herents and the home one of the
most lavable husbands and noble
father. The inscrutible ways Of
God are past finding out. Thous-
ands of hearts are sad over his
untimely demise.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-03
Albert Bisgs

If man ever spoke evil of Albert
Biggs he did not utter the truth
Albert Biggs was a great lawyer
and a splendid citizen. He was loyal
to every duty that is imposed upon a
son, husband, a father and friend.
To have his friendship was an honor.
No man during his illness had a
deeper sympathy from his neighbors
in Memphis. If the prayers Of this
community could have raised Albert
Biggs from the sick bed the light of
his life would today be shining among
US.
In his last hours. even as the chill
of death was on him.. Albert Biggs
exhibited a spirit Of resignation and
fortitude in keeping with his charac-
ter.
Albert Biggs was an ideal lawyer.
His knowledge of the law was sweep
ing and far reaching. He had rev.
erence for the noblest that was in
that profession.
He loved the law because he loved
Justice. He knew the law because he
had keen appreciation of right.
Even in the fierce contests of the
courtroom he never permitted his WIS.,
ion of what was right and what was
wrong to become obscured.
He practiced his profession under
the dictates of good conscience. He
gave the best that was in him to
every case that came under his
charge. He was thorough, painstak-
ing, careful.
In the courtroom and before a jury
he was strong yet pleasing. vigorous
yet persuasive. He never resorted tt
the tricks of frenzied oratory.
He prepared his cases thoroughly
and then in the courtroom he made
the issue so clear that both judge anC
laymen easily followed his lines Of
reasoning and quickly grasped his
presentation of facts.
When he came to Memphis to prac
tice his profession Albert Biggs was
young attorney, but his preparation
was so thorough that he quickly wen
into the front ranks and from tha
time he was a leader at this bar
where brilliant young men and strong
older men practiced.
Albert Biggs as a citizen was maj
whose footsteps any honorable ant
high-minded youth could follow. H,
was clean in mind and pure IN tongue
He had deep religious convictions
He knew the weakness and frailties o
men, but his love for his kind was s.
great that he was always charitable
His intimates never heard Alber
Biggs speak evil of any one.
His faith in the Master was as firn
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-03
COL ROOSEVELT
WOULD CONTROL
AND NOT CRUSH
BIG BUSINESS
In Stirring Speech to Pennsyl.
vania Progressives at Pitts
burgh, Outlines Party's
Attitude Toward Trusts
and the Bosses
SAYS "NEW FREEDOM" IS
VERY OLD FREEDOM OF 1850

tration Is Pursuing Course That
Prevents the Existence of Prosper
ity-Would Put Stop to the Mis-
deeds of Business Men Who Do
Wrong and Also to the Harrylns
and Persecution of Honest Business
Men Who Do Right.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-17
FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1914.
GOODBYE TO THE THIRTIETH.

The people of Valdez regret the transfer of the officers and men who have been stationed at Fort Liscum the past two years. Lieut.. Colonel ONeil, Captains Erwin and Carleton, and the officers and men, who have been at the post have earned the re spect and regard of the people of Valdez.
 Colonel O'Neil has on numberless occasions sent the Donaldson to the aid or rescue of prospectors and miners in stranded positions along the adjacent coast and has always ben ready with helping hand when it was needed.
 Colonel, the people of Valdez are sorry that you and your officers and men are leaving and they wish you bon voyage, health and prosperity.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-17

Tt is evidently the intention of the Barnes machine to run either MT. Whitman or some other man on whose subserviency they can count. in short, to have a rubber-stamp ticket from top to bottom, a ticket of which the personnel would be wholly unimportant" "-Theo. Roose- welt.
 No, there cannot be the least truth in the reports that the colonel has come back from South America a changed man. It was the old Roose- welt who declared with snap of the jaws that if my friend Perkins goes, I go. It is the old Roosevelt who filings out this outgrageous charac- terization of public servant who has won extraordinary popularity by displaying the very opposite of the qualities MT. Roosevelt brands him with. The Evening Post has regret ted that MT. Whitman yielded to his aspirations for the governorship. With opportunities for such wide use fuflness in the district attorneys of flee, it seemed mistake, tactically and otherwise, for MT. Whitman to show himself eager to abandon the place to which he was unanimously
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-17
SENATE TO STAY
 FOR TRUST BILLS
(Continued from page 1.)

(COuIlluGu lIOu page l,J
 sion of the reasons why trust legis- lation should be passed immediately or why it should be postponed. Sen ator Stone, the author of the reso- lution adopted, referred to the pro paganda against an extended session of congress, stating that the larger business interests had given evidence of their purpose to block trust leg islation if possible He offered a resolution characterizing absenteeism at this time as reprehensible.
 It was brought to his attention that several Democrats were in their home states making a fight for their political lives, and that this exer- else of the instinct of self-preserva- tion should not be spoken of in a ~4srogatory manner.
 As a result of this objection Sen ator Lewis of Illinois, the Democrat ic whip, was instructed to convey verbally to absent senators the wish of the majority that they spend as much of their time as possible in Washington.
 The conference, which was held in the Marble Room, began shortly af- ter 12 o'clock and continued until af- ter o'clock. Senator Kern, chair man of the cauucus, said afterward that he thought the action of the conference might tend to hasten ad- journment. He said that congress might adjourn about August 25, but that definite date was purely spec Mlative In 1911 congress adjourned August 21, and in 1912 adjournment occurred August 25. Last year the session ran into the December ses- sion.
 Owing to the fact that the Senate calendar is heavily laden and can be disposed of only by extraordinary measures, an agreement was reached that night sessions should be held two nights next week in order to at tend to calendar business. While this was intended as measure to ex- pedite discussion of the Trade Con- mission bill, now before the Senate, it is possible that senators will ob- ject to night sessions and that there will be slight net gain in time.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-17

One need only imagine how Mr. Roosevelt would have, phrased it if the result of the protracted confer ence which began at Quarantine and terminated at Oyster Bay had been favorable to MT. Whitman. It would then have appeared that the district attorney was the ideal man for gov ernor, that his demonstrated fighting qualities were a guarantee that no boss could dictate to him in office, that his popularity was such as to make him independent of bosses, etc., etc, right through the calendar of the Roosevelt virtues.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-17

elected. But it would be brutally un- just, if it were not so ludicrously unjust, to apply the term rubber stamp to a man who with unusual courage and persistence has carried on during the last five years not able fight against intrenched evil in this city.-New York Evening Post.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-17
Administrators Notice.

@F Administrators Notice. In Commissioners Court for Valdez
 Precinct. Territory of Alaska,
 George J. Love, Commissioner--1n
 Probate.
 In the matter of the estate of Peter Johnson. deceased s-Notice to Cred. itors. sSSS5.f ss@ j..
 Notice is. hereby given that. the ur dersigned has been appointed admin istrator of the aboyernamed estate. and that Ill personJ having claims .agsinst, said e~tate are sraqpired to pfeseHt the same to the adYhinistra- tor at his office in the Owl Drug Store, Valdez. Alaska, within six months from the date of this notice.
 Dated July g. 1914. < w. H. .CASWELL, Administrator of the Estate of Peter
 Johnson, deceased. at4 ssl ! First publication July 9, 1914. Last publication July 30. 1914.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-17
orpheum Program Tonight.

Echo of the Song, dramatic in spiration featuring Pauline Bush and M. McQuaine.
 A Painters Ruse, good comedy.
 Lost in the Night, or The Mystery of the Pearl Necklace:
 Tweedledum Insures His Life, a smash-up comedy.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-17

Suits pressed for $1.O0 at Silver mans, the tailor. Telephone 198.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-28
German Retreat Embarrassed
By Seventies Of Winter and
Lack of Supplies
Nov Seventy-Fiv i've
Miles From Warsaw
Battle In Russian-Poland Is Re-
garded By Petrograd AS One
of the Most important of the
Entire War

Petrograd, Oct. 27.-The Ger
man armies, driven se,enty-fiye
miles west and south of Warsaw.
are trying desperately to resume
the offensive. Thus far they have
not succeeded. for the Russian
sanSuard Is SO close 10 them and.
in such strength that all efforts
to stem the rout and reform the
lines have been prevented by d.
rect attacks.
The battle in Russian Poland.
which is regarded here as the great
est and probably the most impor-
tant of the war In both east and
west, cannot be regarded yet as fin
ished. Undeniably. however. the adj
vantage rests with the Russian forces
and there is every promise that the
successes will be continued. The
Duke Nicholas has brought reinforce
fnents to press AGAINST the Kaiser =
troops. and they are getting no rest.
AT various points the Germans have
got far enough ahead of their pur-
suers TO form a semblance of a battle
line and have fought at bay with in
tense ferocity. It has been repeatedly
necessary for the Russians to use the
hayonet TO disiodge the enemy. and
this has resulted in huge losses for
both sides. At one point. after a pro-
ionged hand-to-hand night. the Rus
slams buried 1900 German dead In
almost every encounter they nave
taken thousands Of prisoners.
Snow Falls on Fighters.
The extremities of the climate At
this time of the year in the battle
zone has worked excessive hsrdshins
among the Germans. In many in
stances their soldiers have been glad
to surrender to escape death by
freezing and starvation. Snow is fall :
Ing in the mountain regions and the
hardy Cossacks are taking advantage
OF the situation to push the enemy
on at time when II is most impera-
tive for him that he should be able
to rest and rehabilitate his armies
The retreating Germans are weak
ened by disease, and thousands of
them are unable to keep up the ter
rife pace towards the frontier Rus
sian amhulances find manv Of them
hiding In hedges and haystacks, some
suffering from typhus and dysentery.
At Rawa strong Russian force
overlook large detachment OF Ger
mans and forced them to turn and
fight Bayonet charges through the
streets and a deadly artillery fire
forced them to renew their flight
leaving hundreds of dead and wound
ed on the ground.
An official statement given out to-
day shows the extent of the flight Of
the Germans as well as the size of the
battlefield upon which the operations
are now being conducted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-28
DEFENSE RELIES y
ON ESTABLISHING
CLEMENTS Al|B|
Victim of Assault However Is
Positive In Her Identification
of Accused Man-Case May
Take Two Days. More

After experiencing considerable de-
lay in locating some of the witnesses
for the defense who had failed to put
liz their appearance at 10 O'Clock yes
terday morning. the hearing OF John
Clements, the negro who stands ac-
cused OF capital crime against Miss
Fannie r. Chenault. daughter of Wal
lace w. Chenault. of Highland Springs.
began at $40 o'clock yesterday after
noon in Henrico Circuit Court.
Two material witnesses for the
negro, pompey Flournoy and Willie
Woody. both Of whom failed to re-
spond when the list OF the witnesses
was called. were located about noon
by Deputy Sheriff Webb w. Sydnor,
who hastened them to courthouse In
an automobile. Attorneys for. the &C
cused refused to 90 into the case until
these witnesses arrived, owing to the
fact that 1t would prevent them from
asking for a new hearing In the event
their client Is convicted.
Miss Chcnnult First Witnesa
Miss Chenault. who Is about twenty
one years old and Of a very attrac-
tive appearance was the f1rst to testify
for the prosecution. She remained
on the stand about TWO hours ana
thirty minutes. 1t being almost s
o'clock when she was excused. Her
evidence was practical the same as
that introduced at the preliminary
hearing about four months ago be-
fore Magistrates II. s. Sunday and
r. A. Smith.
She said that she was on her way
home the night OF the attack shortly
after O'Clock after doing some shop
ping. when she was accosted by the
negro, who. she testified, dragged her
across the road. through a wire fence,
into clump of bushes, where she was
held prisoner for more rhan three
hours. She testified that shortly after
she alighted from the Seven Pines car
and had started up the road leading
to her residence. which Is located
about two city blocks from the car
line, she heard rapid footsteps behind
her. She paid no attention to 1t.
however. thinking tina: It was some
one who -frequented the highway.
When she had gone about half the
distance to her home someone grasped
her rudely by the shoulder and told
her not to utter any outcry. threaten
ing TO shoot her X she did. Believing
that he had a revolver, she complied
with his request. She asserted that
she was too scared to offer any re-
ssstance and accompanied him across