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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-03-27
NEWS NOTES.

The advance linesof Villas forces al
now seven miles from Torreon. TIL
field base Of the camp is at Bermeiillc
where the Federals were routed Frida
and Saturday. Rising 10 the path of ad
vance is the mountain Of Cerro Lapila
supposed to be fortified by Federals.
may be the first point OF real resistance
The Post-office Department has Sc
lected ten cities in which it will endeavo
TO introduce the use Of the parcel pos
10 place consumers in direct touch with
producers.
According to report just issued by
the Department of Agriculture, the
wages Of farm laborers in the United
States have increased SO per cent. since
1907.
Protests are made in Paris that Nine.
Caillaux, slayer of CASTOR Calmette,
editor Of Figaro, is the recipient OF ex-
cessive favors at Saint Lazarre prison.
Consideration OF the bill to repeal the
exemption clause of the Panama Canal
Act will not be undertaken 10 Senate
committee until late next week.
Gov. Colquitt, of Texas, ordered the
recruiting Of additional men for the
Texas Ranger force doing border patrol
duty along the Mexican line.
Two men held by the Atlanta police
we're identified as participants in the
robbery Of Queen 4 Crescent train
near Birmingham.
Edgar M. Davis, former insurance
nan and railroad builder, was indicted
IN charge Of embezzling $500, 600
worth Of property.
Paducah won It's case beforethe Inter
tate Commerce Commission IN its COM
liant that Cairo was fayqed over it in
ate making.
Cottonseed oil mills In ten Southern
tates were acquired by the Union Seed
Fertilizer Company, a New Jersey /
orporation.
The 1918 cotton crop, was the largest
YER grown, the Census Bureau reported.
he total number Of bales produced was
1. 767 .15l
The present antitrust statute should
) retained intact, said former President
aft in lecture in Minneapolis.
Gov. Mccreary signed the 2s-cent
'ilroad fare bill. 1t viii become ef-
ctive ID Kentucky june Is.
Plans for Joint manenvers Of the
ltioual guard ind TIE regular army
are issued 10 Washington. L.
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Eggs for Sale.

Mrs. G. G. Cloyes having gone out Of
the poultry business, sold me few Of
her choice (Ringlet) Barred Plymouth
Rocks, noted as winter layers. My pen
is headed by d cockerel OF the famous
Latham strain. Price Of eggs, $3.50
for Is. Pen OF thoroughbred Brown
Leghorn. Eggs at 75c for II.
MAPLE GROVE POULTRY YARD.
-45-tf MRS. r. ]. (Jeff) Williams.
Phone 419 r. II. D, No. 8.
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FOR SALE Ten fine fresh milk cows
from $45 to 800, the best bargains ia
good mixers for quick sale. Phone
BOG, Geo, p. Moody 49-4t
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Eggs.

From thoroughbred White Wyan-
dots, Fishel's Worlds Best strain,
three pens, No headed by SIS Fishel
.cockerel, setting Of Is. $3.50; No. 2,
per 10, $1.00; No, 8, per Is, 75c. No
eggs shipped at these prices. Why raise
mongrels? NJ. r. POWELL,
44-Sm Sixth ST., Union City, Tenn.
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Cooperative Real Estate
and Live Stock Exchange.

A new business Let me advertise
your stock No charges II no sale; 8
per cent on live stock and jacks. / have
bargains ID milk cows, pigs, yearlings,
mules, horses. DoRREL HARRIS.
Phone 1873. Office with Security
Trust Co. Office days, Monday and
Saturday. Slot
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&c, T. Schleifer and IT. M. DeCraffenreid
ORCHESTRA
Nixon. Boyd. Sanders, Pardue, Tate.
CAST OF CHARACTERS

/ y. r.. nj.
ORCHESTRA
Nixon Boyd Sanders, Pardue, Tate.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
i FIRST PART
Bones--J. NJ. Embfey Tambo--H. G stanfeid
BLACK FAcEs
H. NJ, DeGraffenreid w. B. Howse
! ]. r. Semones c. II. Verhine at.t
| j. T.. Morris Claud Bolts
| X. G. Jackson Bernard Gooch
/ w. T Harris Calvin Reeser
Homer CLARK b. 4 Verhine
| Fred Mailing T. III. McAdoo 3aN ras
| Edwin Rogers Terrell Alexander
George Monrotus Casper 1saacs
$. -. Woosley b. F Howard
w. f.. Hudgins A. Il. Garth
COURT CIRCLE
American officer Paul Scott
American Soldier Fred Key.
Prince r. Moffett
cOURTIERS
Lee Norrid. Dixon Williams. Hunter wells.
Glover Terrell.
OHIO
Hotel Clerk $50. --------.---H. M. DeGraffenreid
Bell Boy P. Morris
Elevator Boy --------------.-- Calvin Reeser
Vaudeville Book Agent ----------- d. l. verhine
Parson 4. Semones
Bride G Harris
------ ----- ~ A. HarriS
73o p. m Three reels of Pictures, including a
two-reel special, The Mutual Weekly.
$50 p.tn.--First Part Scene Foreign Court
OPENING TURE--Introducing Minstrel |
Show Parade The Good Ship Mary Ann. While |
They Were Dancing Around, Somebody's Com
ing to Our House, campmeeting Band, He'd |
Have to Get Under. Get Out and Get Under solo \
Howsel The Valley Of the Moon. Sail on Silvery
Moon lby quartet, Howse. verhine. Thompson,
No l--Ish Ga BibbIe. J. +. semones
No, FL Miss You Most of ALI. Casper Isaacs
No. 5-You Can't Get Away from It. J.P. Morris
No. 4-Take Me Back w. b. Howse
No. SIN Bungalow Where the Red Red Roses
Grow. D. Il. Howard and c. " Jones,
No Ole Walks Like MY Man. W.T.. Harris ~
No DADDY Has Sweetheart and Mother is
No. s-sit Down. You're Rocking the Boat. /. b.
No. 9- Rebecca Of sunnybrook Farm, CIV. Jones.
Quartet Chorus
No. l0-As Deep as the Deep Blue Sea. w. w.
70 ll--what II Takes TO Make Me Love You.
Bernard Gooch. {
RACK TO THE u. S. A.
'INALE-Iam Going Back to Louisiana (Howse). I
Georgin Land (Howard) Old Kentucky Home .
(chorusl, Going Back to Carolina lSemonesl, '
and Norris Come TO Union City tGooch)
Dixie GARTH, Gee. l Wish Was in Dixie
With You (chorusl.
treet Scene Company Lands in New York
Don't Blame II All on Broadway b. Howse.
Some Dancers, a surprise for YOU ------,
An interval with Count Nixon and Herr Gooch
'LI0-Scene. A Theatrical Hotel Office in New
York. Vaudeville Acts, introducing the White
Way Quartet. McAdoo yerhine Bolts, Hudg- .
ms The Foremost Exponents of Modern So
ciety Dancing, Harris Bros. Jimmie Saiz. in
nouncement. H T. Robinson Darktown wed.
ding. with novelty ceremony.
MALE Malinda's wedding Day Entire Conn
pany.
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Eggs for Hatching from High Class
Birds.

White Plymouth Rocks, 8. @. White
and Brown Leghofns, r. L Reds, Dark
Cornish Games. Fawn and White IDdian
Runner and Mammoth White Pekin
Ducks, White Embden Geese. Hen
and duck eggs. 81. so for 15s goose eggs,
$3.50 for
WEsT ENp PouITRY YARD.
Union City, Tenn,
feh27-Sm Q. 81 MILITKEN, Prop.
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UNION CITY
LUMBER CO.
I. R. REYNOLDS, Proprietor Phone 285

Eyes examined free at your home.
Write or phone w. I. Wilkerson, Union
City, Tenn. 40.tf
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STRUCK 600 POUND TURTLE.
Steamer wash 'nstontan Found IN
Abundant Food Supply In Gulf
Of Mexico.

An abundant lunch of Juicy green
turtle steak and rich soup awaits the
guests Of Capt. Parse. master Of the
Observation-Disclosures line Washington
Ian, now at Reed street wharf. Della
ware river, who guarantees that there.
will be enough for all who accept his
Invitation, the New York Times states.
The raw materia; was captured in the:
gulf 81 Mexico recently while the
steamer was on her way from Puerto
De Mexico with 4 cargo Of 10000 tons
Of sugar. It was ten feet lOng,.
weighed 600 pounds and was decidedly
the biggest turtle any member Of the:
crew had ever seen.
When near Tortugas the Washing,
tonian struck an obstacle that was at:
hrst supposed to be an uncharted;
shoal. but as the obstacle was seen
70 be moving the ships course was,
changed and the turtle was captured.
and, with the aid of q derrick, hoisted
% the deck. The ships butcher soon
had the cooks supplied with fresh
meat and during the remainder Of
the voyage there was no complaint.
from the crew regarding the food,
though turtle meat or soup was served
three times a day.
A bunch Of eggs, each as big as q
cocoanut. was found in the sea mon
ster, and several Of them are being
prepared for shipment to the Smith,
sonian institution at Washington.
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i 1t was Verona Winton, the sister OF
the prisoner. The young man thrilled
as he realized that this sweet girl had
read his soul, that there was a bond
between them, and his duty arose more
,compellingly than ever before him.
The Jury were taken to their hotel
After supper, in charge Of court dep
uty. they began the usual evenins
walk for exercise. It had grown dusk.
AS they passed down an unlighted
street Elmer Whitcomb carried out q
plan he had formed In his mind. He
struggled behind. slipped down a dark
ALLEY and. unobserved. disappeared.
There was great commotion in
Fairfield the next day. Such thing
Ias deserving juryman had never been
heard Of before.
An outrage on the majesty Of the
law" pronounced the indignant prose.
cutting attorney.
when Whitcomb comes up for con.
tempt Of court it won't seem SO funny
to him. maybe" added the sheriff.
They searched for Whitcomb, but
did not ind him. Verona Winton re.
ceived a note, brief, unsigned, but she
guessed who had sent It and kissed
the single word 1t contained: "Hope!"
OF course verdict could not be
lega. with only eleven jurymen. It
would take month before the slow
machinery Of the law could bring up
the case anew. 1t was q grateful re-.
spite for the prisoner.
Five weeks later, Just az the new
jury had convened, Elmer Whitcomb
walked quietly into the court room and
approached the bar Of Justice.
Il am here to receive my punish.
ment." he said simply.
There was bewilderment, excitement
In the court room. Then Whitcomb
turned and nodded to q man who had
accompanied him as far as the door.
"Your honor" he explained. Il have
been thousands of miles away on
hint I got from friend In the city to
md this gentleman. He is Arthur
Vaille. the witness who can prove the
innocence Of the prisoner at the bar"
A1AuAOl VullCOuU 0aL GOWN.
His glance swept the room. 1t was to
find a sought-for face-that of a beau.
tiful girl. whose glowing eyes seemed
to send him . soul message that re-
paid him for all his efforts-Verona-
Harold Winton was free man be.
fore the sun had set Elmer Whitcomb,
. hero now in the estimation of the
people, received the sentence of the
court with satisfied smile-"one day
In Jail and a fne Of $780,"
"The law requires me to take this
action" said the Judge. II remit the
fine and your "a hours imprisonment
should give you time to realize what
noble man you have been"
There came to that prison cell the
beautiful girl who had inspired Elmer
Whitcomb to his unselfish deed. When
he left the prison the next day she
was waiting for him. and amid her fer
vently expressed gratitude there was
no shadow of unrequited love.
Copyright. by W. q. chapman.)
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Doco0oc0xa1uuEsasOsss:..xsxx0NU
HOUSE ON THE ROCKS
By WALTER JOSEPH DELANEY

Israel Meyers, Drosses." was the
sign over the doorway of the bank-like
building entered. The windows were
heavily barred, the massive outside
doors studded with bolted steel. When
they were closed the little stone struc
ture was impregnable as q fortress.
The business was an odd one, unique
az was its field and small as had been
Its beginning. Twenty years agone
Israel Meyers had graduated from .
one-horse junk business to the dig.
nifty OF . scrap iron yard. Twelve
years later he had gone into Dresses"
At first he purchased the refuse OF
smelters, recovering every neglected
ounce Of copper, lead or zinc that had
been disregarded because not wanted
at the refineries. Then he included the
sweepings Of gold-leaf factories, Jew.
elry workrooms, placer river dredg.
ings. platedware. He now operated
smelter of his own, carrying its prod.
uct In the precious metal line at this
Office building, pure, alleged or graded,
according as jeweler, dentist or platter
required it.
Never burglar brought his booty
to Israel Meyers to be melted up past
Identification. Israel was honest. That
was why he was rated &C." which
means "$125.0o0." and az" which
means "the highest grade of credit"
All the way up the line from Il. 3H1k,"
the plodding exact old business man
had maintained an unvarying record
for honesty and fairness with seller,
purchaser and the police, winning him
an accommodation line at bank ex.
ceeding fifty thousand dollars.
OF all this I, Roy Burley, was think
ing. for Of 1t I was fully aware as
entered the storehouse of wealth. I
came on duty bent, but with pleased
expectant sense as we'll. Israel lived
with his family at the rear of the
counting room and its great safe.filled
vault. and part Of the household was
Miss lola Purcell. She was not q rela-
tive Of the dresses man, but for three
years had been his stenographer,
bookkeeper and private secretary. Az
q commercial reporter for an agency
that was the credit censor Of the
world, had to visit the place on my
round Of duties several times during
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Water Telescope"

Fishermen in various parts Of the
world, particularly in Scandinavian
waters, employ q rude sort of water
telescope Of their own invention. A
tube Is procured, made Of tin and fun
nel.shaped, about three and one-half
feet long and nine inches in diameter
ut the broadcast end. It is made wide
enough at the top to take in the OBJ
servers eyes, and the inside is painted
black. At the bottom, or wide end, q
clear, thick piece Of glass is inserted,
with q little lead in the form of q ring
to weight the tube. When the instru-
ment is immersed in clear water it 10
said that the observer can see down
m astonishing number Of fathoms.
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DUE TO CHANCE DISCOVERY
Scotch Boy Picked Up Piece Of ORE
That Led to Development Of
Rich Copper Mine.

The chance discovery some years
ago by boy Of piece of copper.
bearing ore led to the opening up Of
q very promising copper mine on the
estate Of Otter, in Argyllshire, Scot
land.
Struck by the appearance of the
ore, the boy kept it two years, when
he showed it to Mr.. j. s. Taylor q
mining expert, in Glasgow. Mr.. Tay.
lor prospected the district. and three
rich lodes were opened. 1.-THE Murder
Lode" has proved to be by far the
richest, and the field was selected for
exploration because 1t was known that
no matter how heavily it was MANFRED
no grass or crop could be got to grow
there. ~ @ 9.53@
The picturesque name arose through
local tradition that curse lay on
tho field because 1t had been the scene
of a fight to the death between two
women. The real reason for its bar
renness was found to be the presenoe|
Of poisonous copper salts. 55
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0erIo1 place uen1uu tue scouen wuesv
properties Of all kinds were slowed.
They could hardly take their eyes on
them, and the usher was compelled
to stop for them several times before
he brought them to the comfortable
room in which their daughter was
waiting.
She was attired in her street gown,
and she had carefully washed every
trace of paint from her face. There
was no reason why she should let
them misunderstand.
Az the old couple halted, rather
sheepishly, at the door, Lucy ran to-
ward them. and was clasped in their
arms.
"Father!" she cried. $50 you have
found me out! And mother, too!
Why didn't you let me know. and I
would have had q box for you!"
by gum, Lucy, what would We do
with a box?" calculated her father.
why. Lucy, We wanted to be some
where where We could see you. We
couldn't have seen you in Z box. Lucy,
the way you did up that Drylocks fellow
was scrumptious. Some derned old tab.
by told u you were ON the stage, and
we come down here to save you from
ruin-but I guess we don't mind now
as much as we dido we, mother?"
20, Lucy!" exclaimed her mother.
clasping her In her arms again.
And then Lucy insisted on introduo.
Ing them to her friends-to Mr.. Gros.
venor. the star" and to various sub.
ordinate members Of the company.
And Lucy was to drive them to their
hotel In her own automobile. Alto.
gether 1t was q night of surprises for
the old people.
But, Is they went out together,
Lucy made an excuse to run back for
something, and she caught Mr.. Gros-
venor by the arm.
II wish we had told them every.
thing!" she whispered. "shall I.
Phillip"
:. He nodded. and she went ON.
did you ever stop to think, my
dear, it's just old people like these
our fathers and mothers in far.away
villages-that make the stage as good
% it 10 today. and keep 30 many Of
US better than We would be, perhaps r
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Awful Thouohti

Two children. evidently from the
West side, were feeding peanuts to the
elephants in Ringlingville the other
afternoon. says the Chicago Inter
Ocean. One could see that with them
peanuts were something Of a treat.
Perhaps. had 1t not been for the thrill
Of feeding the gothic creatures, they
might have preferred to eat tho
COOLERS themselves. Fascinated, they
were placing the peanuts carefully in
the fingerlike proboscides that curled
80 greedily around them. The supply
was rapidly becoming exhausted when
the smaller girl, who had been watch.
ing her sisters extravaganza with
some alarm, nudged her.
Mamie" she said, Il wouldn't feed
them too much. It might give them
the stomach ache"
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ANOTHER MILITARY REVOLT
ToRREoN FEDERAL COMMANDER
ON POINT OF TURNING,
General vaIaxco elames Defeat 70
Lack Of Support, and Will Never
Oppose Rebels Again.

Vera Cruz, May 5.-The outbreak Of
another military revolt in Mexico,
headed by General Jose Refugio We.
lazco, who was recently driven out Of
Torreon by Francisco Villa, would not
cause any great surprise in the Fed
eral capital, according to conservative
observers among the refugees who
arrived here.
General Velazco is said to be
grievously discontinued concerning the
failure of the government in Mexico
City to support him properly In the
defense of Torreon and he is declared
to have stated that he would never
again lead column of troops against
the Rebels.
The fall of Torreon and the subse-
quent disaster to the Federal troops
are asserted by General Velazco to
have been entirely due to the failure
OF the war department to heed his an
peal for small arm ammunition at 4
time when he said it was perfectly
feasible for it to have reached him.
1t Is asserted that there is much
plotting among the Federal army Of
ficers. many of whom are declared to
be dissatisfied with General Huerta
and his conduct of military affairs.
General Javier De Moure and Cen
eral Carlos Garcia Hidalgo, who were
sent to the relief of General Velazco
at Torreon are reported to have been
found by General Velazco, hiding un-
der freight cars during the fighting
at Las Pedro De Collonas after the
fall Of Torreon and to have been up-
braided by him for their cowardice.
Another officer who reported that
his station bad been captured, was
shot dead by General Velazco when he
learned that the position had been
abandoned without sufficient cause.
Another officer who was charged with
cowardice in the face Of the enemy
committed suicide while General Vel.
azco was rebuking him.
A train just returning from the
capital to Puerto Mexico, according to
refugees, carried 40 Americans from
Guanatuato and 10 from Aguasca-
lientes. They say there are still 400
or 500 Americans in the capital and
at other points in the interior, but
that no opposition is being made to
their departure.
Military aviators sent out to OBJ
serve the district around Vera Cruz
beyond the line Of American outposts
are said to have discovered the loca,
lions Of about 500 Mexican soldiers.
holding scattered positions. A care
full watch is being kept on San Fran.
cisco bridge, about Is miles out on
the lnteroceanic railroad, the avia-
tors making daily flights in that di.
rection. J.
The military situation in Vera Crus
is unchanged, but rumors from the
country districts Of the possibility of
an attempt by adherents of Zapata,
to strike at the American outposts
have caused preparations to be made
to meet any such movement
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house n on the rocks. How long can
you keep it quiet?"

house ID on the rocks. How long can
you keep it quiet?"
"Twenty.four hours" she answered
with confidence" and by that time We
will have tided. over the stress. You
are the only one who has received a
hint Of the truth. It would be cruel
to crush troubled old man who will
surely come out all right"
DUTY is duty, and with freedom
should certainly have sent my un-
fortunate news broadcast. I was
cleverly trapped" I admitted.
Listen" spoke my fair jailor, you
will be glad Of my action later ON. I
could not be untrue to my employer,
30 have done . desperate act. You
can be made comfortable in your tenn
porary prison. I will pass through
the bars whatever Of food you care
for. and cigars. will talk with you.
read to you. There is piano in tho
nearest living room. will, If you
choose. play and sing for you.''
Charming" laughed: truly 80.
But what of the penalty to me Of re-
naming absent from my work."
you shall not suffer for It," said
Miss Purcell, quietly and reassuringly.
I never spent 80 pleasant an eve
ming. despite my awkward situation.
Miss Purcell brought me a meal that
was delicious. She conversed with
me. she read her favorite poems to
me, she supplied me with some choice
havanas that old Israel Meyer must
have imported-of course, at a bar
gain. Then she left me to sleep on
some blankets she had passed
through the bars of the door.
About the middle Of the night I
awoke. heard . strange boring
sound. It was beside a bolted iron
trap in the concrete floor right at my
side. This led to q cellar where the
coarser dresses we're stored. I lay
still and watched, for the light shone
Into the vault from the electric Jet in
the counting room.
Some one had evidently broken into
the cellar. They bored hole through
the floor and . human hand probed
about to locate the trap lock. I seized
It and shouted out. In few minutes
Miss Purcell appeared. l explained
the situation. &,
burglars" she said. Let go Of
the hand. With you here. l do not
care to court an explanation with the
police"
She sat up the rest Of the night. It
was daylight when she went to the:
street door to receive an early tele-
gram. She read It, smiled, and passed
It to me.
"Have raised the hundred thousand.
from my brother" it ran. Crisis past
Home tomorrow.-lsrael Meyer"
"You can go-and thank you for
your company" she said. naively.
Il would like to call again." I 70
marked.
do 30. Mr.. Meyer will feel he owes
you something for saving his treas
ures from the burglars"
And you?" l inquired, pointedly.
Il would Ike an opportunity to
show you that can be a pleasant
hostess as well as cruel Gaoler."
blessed imprisonment" returned.
heartsomely. 1T has shown me the
most attractive woman I have ever
met"
I am a frequent visitor at the Meyer
House now and lola seems always.
glad to welcome me. Israel Meyer.
has offered me good position. and:
lola and are to be married in June.
Copyright. 1914. by w. q. Chapman.)