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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
TELEGRAPH Rates Are Reduced.

According to an order issued by the
state railroad commission and an
agreement signed by Commissioners
Enloe, Hannah and Avent and by the
Western Union Telegraph company,
represented by District Commercial SUI
perintendent J. R. Terhune, intrastate
rates on kilograms handled by that
company have been enormously re-
duced. The agreement is effective on
May /, and the maximum cost OF tele.
grams between most points in the state
will be Is cents. The company's rates
on day letters, night messages and
night letters will be CORRESPONDENCE
reduced.
The state has been divided into three
divisions, following the geographic de-
marcations and the cost of all tele-
grams of ten words between points IN
each division will be 20 cents and two
cents for each additional word. Tele-
graphic communication from one divis-
ion to another will remain as at pres
ent except between Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and Memphis. The cost OF tele-
grams between Nashville and all
points will be 25 cents for the first ten
words and two cents additional for all
other words, and the same rate applies
between all Tennessee points and
Nashville.
Although this leaves some points IN
the state where the charges may be
more than rs cents, the commission
points out that the points affected are
the places where the majority OF the
business of the company is done. Su-
perintendent Terhune admitted after
the hearing that his company's reve-
nues will be reduced over seven per
cent annually.
The settlement of the Western
Union case came as distinct surprise.
Although known to only few, the
commission and Superintendent Ter
hume and w F. Lienau of New York
had been in close consultation for
several days. The hearing of the case
was set for Monday, March s, at which
time the Postal Telegraph company
was also to have appeared.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
NOT A MIRACLE
Just Plain Cause and Effect.

There are some quite remarkable
things happening every day, which
seem almost miraculous.
Some persons would not believe that
man could suffer from coffee drink
ing SO severely as to cause spells of
unconsciousness. And to find relief in
changing from coffee to Postum is
well worth recording.
Il used to be a great coffee drinker,
so much so that 1t was killing me by
inches. My heart became so weak
would fall and lie unconscious for an
hour at a time.
MY friends, and even the doctor,
told me it was drinking coffee that
caused the trouble. would not be-
lieve it, and still drank coffee until
could not leave my room.
Then my doctor, who drinks Pos.
tum himself. persuaded me to stop cof-
fee and try Postum. After much hest
tation | concluded to try it. That was
eight months ago. Since then l have
had but few of those spells, none for
more than four months.
Il feel better, sleep better and am
better every way. now drink moth.
ing but Postum and touch no coffee,
and as | am seventy years of age all
my friends think the improvement
quite remarkable"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Write for copy Of the
famous little book, ''The Road to Well
Vile"
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious beverage
Instantly. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds 10
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
WOMAN KILLS FRENCH EDITOR
Into Own Hands for Figaro's
Attacks on Husband.

Paris.-Gaston Calmette, editor of
the Figaro, was shot and killed by
Nine. Hariette Caillaux, wife Of Jo-
seph Caillaux, the French minister of
finance.
Nine, Caillaux went to the office Of
the Figaro to carry out an act of
vengeance against M. Calmette, who
had been waging campaign charac-
terized by great bitterness against the
minister of finance. She fired at least
three times, M. Calmette being wound
ed in the chest, in the side and in the
abdomen.
In her statement to the police Nine.
Caillaux explained that the campaign
against her husband had become in
tolerable and she determined to stop
it She consulted an eminent lawyer,
who advised her that legal proceed
ings would be futile-that they were
often worse in the case of an inno-
cent than in the case of the guilty. She
decided then to take the law into her
hands
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Former Postmistress Fined.

In the United States district court.
Judge E. T. Sanford rendered decis'
ion in the case of the government
against Mrs. M. Neil Parker. The de-
PENDANT was formerly assistant post.
mistress at McMinnville. The charge
against her was violation of the Unit
ed States postal laws. The case has
been pending two years on plea OF
guilty. Judge Sanford said the case
was an aggravated one and that owing
to certain circumstances surrounding
it, he hardly knew how to handle it,
He said he had had a prominent ply.
stefan examine the defendants phys.
ical condition, and in view of his re-
port he had decided not to impose a
prison sentence on her, but would as
sess fine of 500 against her.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Agree on Express Reductions.

After battling for two days with ex.
pert representatives of the three eX-
press companies operating in Tennes.
see, the state railroad commission
came to practical agreement with
the companies by which rates will be
eventually considerably reduced in
the state. When the conferences be-
gan the commission presented SEIZED
ule of rates prepared under the imme-
date directions of Commissioner
Avent by j. o. Hanley, expert rate
maker. This was met by a counter
schedule prepared by the companies,
and the officials of the companies
backed up their work with much evil
dence and argument. A strong effort
was made to reach a satisfactory
agreement, the commission and the
companies each making concessions
c. A Ryan of the interstate COM
merce commission heard all the dis
cussions and took an active part in
harmonizing the differences.
Substantially, the companies COM
promise means a decrease in the rates
on merchandise, effective May l next,
of 20 to rs per cent and an eventual
reduction on commodities of Is to 25
per cent The commodity rate will
stand as at present until September 1
next, when the companies are to pre-
sent schedules making reductions in
line with the reductions in merchan-
disc rates.
The rate on eggs, butter and poultry
was source Of considerable discus
sion, but there will be no change as to
these pending the result of the order
of the interstate commerce commits
sion that the express companies file
with them tariffs on these products.
The state commission, in holding up
on rates on these particular products,
desires to follow the action of the in
terstate commerce commission, SO as
to have uniformity.
Under the changes which will be-
come effective May /, and the addi-
tional changes on commodities Sep.
TENDER 1, Traffic Manager w. w. Ow-
ems of the Southern Express company
said Memphis and west Tennessee
points would get substantial de
crease in rates.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20


Governor Hooper made four prison.
ers happy when he granted absolute
pardons to two, a conditional pardon
to one and paroled another. Those
given absolute pardons were Will
Hurt, colored, Shelby county, serving
seven years for manslaughter, and
Lee Allen, serving the Jail sentence
in DeKalb county for violation of the
liquor laws. Frances Grey, negro
woman, serving three-year sentence
for assault and murder in Knox coun-
ty, was given conditional pardon on
account If ill-health. Zeke Bryant,
serving life sentence for the murder
of guard In the main prison, was pa
rolled. Bryant had been sent to the
penitenitary from Cumberland county
for larceny on three-year sentence
when he killed the guard.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Hucksters Are Victorious.

The hucksters and country produce
dealers who have been fighting the
ordinance prohibiting the use of the
public square in Nashville for the sale
of their goods unless they pay city
tax, won signal victory in the circuit
court when Judge Matthews decided
a test suit in their favor. The court
held that the contested ordinance is
unqualifiedly piece of class legisla-
ton and is unconstitutional on that
account. The opinion declares that
the hucksters have an absolute right,
from long and undisturbed usage and
for other reasons, to use the square
for the sale of their products, and any
effort to GUST them or collect special
taxes from them Is unlawful. It is
further said that the ordinance is
plainly arbitrary and unfair on its
face. Counsel for the city will ask
for new hearing, and failing will
appeal the case.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Druu Users Numerous.

The operation of the anti-narcotic
laws recently effective is serving to
bring to light an alarming and aston
ishing condition of affairs. The re-
quirement of the law that each habit
ual user of the drug secure permi;
to have prescription for a drug re,
filled has already shown that there
are more than 400 habitual users OF
drugs in the city of Nashville, and il
is not believed nearly all of them have
applied for permits yet Not only arc
there a great number of them in Nash
Vile, but all over the state. a;
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Gus HYATT Recaptured.

Gus Hyatt, the noted train robber
who on Aug. 4, 1902, touched off a
heavy dynamite charge blowing hole
in a wall of the Tennessee penitentiary
through which he and fifteen other
prisoners escaped, has been captured
at Bartlesville, Okla, according to a
telegram received by the sheriff oil
Davidson county. Hyatt at the time OF
the escape stood guard at the hotel in
the wall menacing the prison Officers
with two revolvers while his comrades
crawled through.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Renort ON Corporations.

Reports of capitalization of corpora
tions made to the secretary OF state
show that Nashville and Davidson
county have 460 corporations, with to-
tal authorized capitalization OF $685.
762:6S5, while Memphis and Shelby
county have 613 corporations, with
authorized capital stock of $59,029,95O.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Nashville BARRIERS Strike.

Union BARRIERS of Nashville have
gone out on strike. The number OF
men out is twenty-five to thirty
Changes in the wage scale and a half
holiday weekly are asked. Thirty-five
cents instead of twenty-five cents for
haircuts are among the demands.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
To Visit Agricultural School.

The Davidson county board of edu-
cation will visit the agricultural high
school of Knox county April IA, IS,
and will then visit the schools in Ham
ilton county. There are five of these
schools in Knox county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
win Not Maintain Refugees

Mexico City.-The Mexican govern
ment has informed the United States
government that it will refuse to meet
the cost of maintenance of Mexican
prisoners interned at Fort Bliss, Tex.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Start New Murder Probe.

Atlanta.-A new inquiry into the
murder of Mary Phagan, factory girl,
has been begun here by the head of a
widely known detective agency. The
investigation is said to have the back
ing of several private citizens.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Receivers for Trolley Line.

Danville, Ill,-William Lorimer Of
chicago, John A. Hamilton OF Marissa
and Wilbur E. Crane were appointed
receivers by Federal Judge Wright
for the Southern Traction company
of Illinois.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
To Ruy Waterloo Battlefield

London.-A committee, which in.
cludes the duke of Wellington, Lord
Roberts and the lord mayor of Lon
don, has been formed to raise a pub
lie fund of $4,000 to purchase the
Waterloo battlefield to preserve it
from a speculative builder.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Reason for Extra Price

What is the price of your milk?'
Ten cents quart"
lyon can deliver it here daily, but
mind the quality is always good. |
have milk-tester"
Then it will be five cents more
Boston Transcript
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Put Ban on seaIers' Fees

State Sealer Ayres and State Super.
intendent of Weights and Measures
Brown have issued an order that nc
sealer shall charge or collect fee for
examining or sealing any weight
measure, or weighing or measurin,
device"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
40 Killed in coaxlno Fires,

Chicago.-Forty Illinois women lost
heir lives in 1913 from pouring kero-
seae or gasoline into their kitchen
stoves. according TO the annual re-
port of Walter H. Bennett, state FIRE
marshal
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
eyrns Declines Debate offer.

Congressman Byrns in a telegram to
Noah w. Cooper declines to meet him
in debate Mr.. Byrns says the demand
on his time makes it necessary that
he remain in his seat in congress.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Aooper Will Not Lecture.

Gov. Hooper has declined the offer
of chautauqua promoters recently
made him'to take the lecture platform.
The governor gives as reason for de-
clining that the duties of his office re-
quire all of his time.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Kirkland Denies Report.

Chancellor j. H. Kirkland of Wander
bilt University denies that he has re-.
ceived an offer to the presidency OF
Tufts College. as stated in recent dis,
patches from Boston.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Ein Ship Men Meet.

Berlin.--R Representatives of all the
Atlantic shipping interests are
here to attend a conference for the
purpose OF arranging renewal of che
traffic pool.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Barnett Transferred.

]. ]. Barnett, manager of the Knox
Vile office of the Postal Telegraph
company, has been transferred to
Nashville and made manager of the
local office, vice A. P. Martin, re-
signed
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Sure.

Sure.
Gabe-Young Rounder is shiftless
guy. He can't keep a thing.
Steve-Oh, he's always there when
it comes to keeping late hours.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
Accused Murderer Returned.

Ben Hammond, wanted at Tullahoma
on charge of numbering his wife last
May, has been brought to Nashville
from Fort Worth, Tex. He denies the
charge,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20
No man suffers so from insomnia
that he isn't occasionally caught nap
ping.

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar,coated,
easy to take as candy, regulate and inyig,
crate stomach, liver and bowels and cure
constipation. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

Theres-no love so inexpensive as q
mothers.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

Seven cars of the Manhattan linn
tied train on the Pennsylvania rail
way left the track at Pierceton. Ind.
The cars did not oyerturn and no one
was injured A broken rail caused
the accident
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

w. I. Bright, wealthy lumberman
of Mendenhall, Miss, was killed by
Don Angip of Arbo. Miss, when the
men fought q pistol duel on a Gulf &
Ship Island railway train near Men
denkall. MIS-. Angln was the cause
Of the affair.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, leader
of the militant suffragettes, was ar
rested at suffragette meeting in st.
Andrews hall, Glasgow. after fight
with the police, in which a score of
women were hurt and several consta-
bles bruised.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

Charges by c. II. Cooper, Wash
ington, d. c., banker, against Justice
d. T. Wright of the district supreme
court, asking for his impeachment,
were dismissed by the house judiciary
committee as "uncorroborated."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

Directors of the American Tobacco
company voted 10 distribute to stock
holders April 20 the 36O,729 deferred
ordinary shares Of the Imperial To
bacco company. On the basis of the
present market value of the stock the
melon will amount to nearly
$4,000 600.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

Lieut., Esner, military aviator, and
a non-commissioned officer, who ac-
companied him as a passenger, were
killed at the Aspern aerodrome, Wen
ma, Austria, when their aeroplane fell
The accident was due to a broken
motor
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

Two babies were cremated and
third narrowly escaped death at Con-
way, Ark, when the residence of Jack
Smith, near Alma, was destroyed by
fire while Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were
absent.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

With the awarding to the Pennsyl-
vania Steel company of a contract for
the steel superstucture, assurance is
given of the immediate erection
across the Mississippi river at Mem
phis, Tenn, of one of the longest can.
tlever spans in the world.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

Predicting that the Mexican situa-
ton is matter with which the United
States shall be forced to deal in
some decisive way, and that very
soon,' Senator Works (Rep.) of Cali
fornia criticised the Mexican policy of
the administration in speech in the
senate
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

New York city's birth rate for the
year 1913 was the lowest since 1903
The number of births as set forth in
a report issued by the health depart
ment, was 135,134, equivalent to a
birth rate of 25.12, against 1866 and
a rate of 1922 in 1912, or a decrease
in the absolute figures of 532 births
and in the rate of 1.07
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

Fire in the business building of the
Boatmen's Bank at St. Louis also oc.
cupied by the Missouri Athletic Club,
as headquarters, resulted in the death
of seven, 16 seriously injured and 80
missing. 1t is almost certain the MISC
ing men persisted.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

During a scuffle with her husband
over a gun, Mrs. William Chambers,
wife Of a farmer near Rosedale, Ark,
was killed. Chambers is in Jail al
Purcell.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

Texas rangers crossed the interna-
tional boundary line, exhumed the
body of Clemente Vergara, buried in
the Hidalgo, Mexico, cemetery, and
brought it across the Rio Grande to
American soil
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

Edward Smythe of Peoria, ILL.,, one
of the "a members of the iron work
ers' union whose conviction in the
dynamite conspiracy cases the United
States supreme court refused to re-
view, returned voluntarily and unac-
companied to the federal penitentiary
at LeaVenWorth.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

The congressional committee, after
four weeks investigation of the Colo
rada coal miners strike, departed for
Chicago for brief joint session with
the committee taking testimony in
the Michigan copper miners strike.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

DR.. Jacob Hall, charged with per-
forming an operation that caused the
death of Meta Zook, 16-year-old high
school girl, was acquitted at Kansas
City.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

Acknowledgement McReynolds de-
cided to prepare a suit against the
Metropolitan Tobacco company of
New York, under the Sherman anti.
trust act.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-20

The income tax law bids fair to live
up to the expectations of the admins
tration by producing about $4,000, 900
annually in revenue paid by close to
425,000 individuals.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-03

In the final study of the Boston
Braves and the Athletics study
made without reference to anything
save the probably results of the COM
ing series-we find Boston at last
showing a superiority. Whether this
superiority is great enough to OVER
come the Undoubted superiority of
the Athletics is the big question of
the series.
You will remember that Stallings'
pitchers must pitch Is per cent better
baseball against the Athletics than
the Athletic pitchers will have to do
against them in order to equalize
matters. If they can equalize the
batting strength of the teams by SUI
perior pitching the decision in
the series will depend upon three ele-
ments- which no man can fore
tell; defensive work in the infield,
and finally and most important, the
selection of pitcher against pitcher.
Consider first the catchers.
Schang's hitting force and strength
in running makes him the superior.
He is the best catcher in the country
goday. It is not reflection upon
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-03

some action. Ban predicted the Feds
would blow up before the season
opened. They didn't, and then the
smash was fixed for July 4. Again
Ban failed as a prophet, so he said
the Feds would be lucky to finish the
season. They have but six more
games to play on their schedule.
Club owners all around the organ
lied circuits have been losing money,
while JOhnsOn's salary goes on just
the same. The fellows who are pay
the freight want something to say in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-03
BOSTON TEAMS MIGHTY PITCHING STAFF
OUTCLASSES MACK'S ANCIENT SQUAD

Hank Gowdy to rate him below the
Athletic star. Gowdy is probably the
most improved catcher in the Ma
tiOnal League. He has developed this
season under fire.
The difference in catching strength
again we find favors the Athletics
and for the same reason attacking
power. Schang is likely to hit Tyler
hard, not so likely to hit either of the
other of Stallings' stars. Old Otto
Hess would be likely to check him up
if he starts Tapping the ball.
Let US consider the pitching in
dividuaIly. I have figured this:
Plank and Bender, two games each
with the chances favoring Bressler
as Mack's third pitcher, and Bush
merely on account of his work
against New York, as the other. That.
is, figure Plank, Bender, Bressler,
Plank, Bender, BTessler-proViding
Bressler shows well in his first out.
If not then Bush. For Boston, figures
that Stallings will pitch James, Tyler,
Rudolph in order unless one gets his
bumps Hess and CTutcher res
cueTs and Davis as last resort.
Chief Bender we all know. He is
a great pitcher. His speed is not as
keen as it was. But Bender is the
greatest money pitcher in the
world. Mark that. ...."
I do not claim he is the greatest
pitcher, but he is the greatest when
something big is at stake. However,
Boston ought to hit him even more