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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
FOUR MExIcANs KILLED
Uniformed. carranxa Soldiers Hidden
In Trenches Across Rio Grande
Fire on v. s. Troopers.

Brownsville, Texas.--At least four,
and probably more, Mexican bandits
were killed in fighting between Next
cans and United States soldiers at Pro-
gresso, So miles up the Rio Grande
from Brownsville, on Sept. "a, accord
ing to reliable reports here. Two Of
these were killed on the American side,
1t is said, two while crossing the river
In boats and four others are believed
to have lost their lives while scram-
bling up the banks of the Rio Grande
on the Mexican side. One American
soldier was killed and one wounded
In the battle.
The firing of arms by several hun
dred Mexicans on the Mexican side Of
the Rio Grande river to cover the re-
treat of 70 to 80 Mexicans, who looted
and set fire to store at Progresso,
Texas. 35 miles were of here. as told
OF in an official report by Mai. Ed
ward Anderson Of the Twelfth cavalry,
II regarded here as the gravest turn
in the International situation since the
beginning Of the present border trou'
Nles.
Private Henry w. Stubblefield Of
Big Stone Gap, Va. was killed and
Capt. A. ". Anderson wounded In the
arm by the Mexicans at Progresso
Earlier reports that Private Kennedy
also was injured proved incorrect. Al
least two Mexicans are known to have
been killed.
Another serious development is con
tanned In rumor received In Browns
Vile from Matamoras that train load
Of troops we're sent out from Mata
moras and that these troops formed {
part Of the body Of men that aided ths
Mexican bandits in their escape to tht
Mexican side Of the Rio Grande.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
FARLEY ON SIZE OF LOAN
AnnIo-French Financiers Told That
Half Billion. Dollars Is Maximum.
Still Demand Billion.

New York.-Troublesome details
have yet to be adjusted and minor
matters smoothed out before Lord
Reading, representing Great Britain
and France, and J. P. Morgan and as
sociates, representing American finan-
ciers, sign articles of agreement con-
summating lengthy negotiations look
ing to the establishment OF a big An
glo-French credit loan here.
Not the least Of these details, 1t has
developed, Is the size Of the loan. The
foreign representatives, It was said.
have been told that the maximum
amount they can get is 50O,s000,000.
Sir Edward Holden, representing the
joint stock banks Of London, which
stand high among the financial bull
warks of Briton, was reported to have
stood firmly on the ground that the
commissions need was for more than
a half billion dollars and that the max
imum interest rate would not exceed
five per cent.
1t has been reported that the com
mission had sought to raise a billion
dollars on joint Anglo-French govern
ment notes, without collateral, bear
ing interest at four and one-half pei
cent, and that 1t receded from its pc
sition only In the face of repeated as
surances that it would fail in its mis-
sion unless 1t could offer better terms
A five per cent rate then was offered
it was said, with the positive assur
ance that this rate would not he ex
| ceeded.
The demand was still for billion
dollars. Within the past week al
American banker said, the commission
had been compelled to recede from
this position also.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
LealsIature Convened on lockout.

Legislature Convened on LOOKOUT.
Chattanooga.-The eighty-first gen
eral assembly of Ohio, majority OF
members of both houses being here on
tour of inspection Of the Cincinnati
Southern railroad, held a session on
top of Lookout Mountain Sept. "a.
The extraordinary session was con-
vened by Acting Gov. Arnold. Speaker
Canover of the house occupied a seat
on a cannon. while the seat of Presi-
dent Arnold was pile Of cannon balls.
A roll call showed 50 representatives
and 25 senators present. The proclama-
ton converting the assembly limited
action to resolution Of thanks to
Chattanooga and Cincinnati. The reso-
luton was adopted with such a storm
of ayes that the echo resounded from
the foothills. $500 feet below.
The delegation of Ohioans and Gin
natians here numbered $50 and they
spent the day in sightseeing and visit.
| ing battlefields.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
NJ. X. 8 I. R. R. IN
HANDsO OF RECEIVER.
INABILITY TO MEET OBLIGATIONS
ALREADY 10 ADMITTED IN
ANSWER.
PRESIDENT sCHAFF NAMED
Entire "katy" System Of More Than
$500 Miles 10 Affected by Order.
Action Brought at st. Louis
and Dallas.

st. Louis.-The katy" Railway sys-
tenn, embracing the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas Railway of Texas, have gone
Into the hands of receiver.
This change, affecting system with
an aggregate mileage of more than g..
500, was brought about by independ
emit orders filed In the federal court at
st. Louis and Dallas, and was result
of friendly agreement between GER
tain creditors and the management OF
the two companies that comprise the
system.
Charles e. Schaff, president of both
roads, was named sole receiver Of
each.
The receivership order signed here
was issued on the petition of the two
creditors--the Railway Steel Spring:
Company of New Jersey and D. B. Hus
sey Of st. Louis, who had claim O.
$135,000 for ties and equipment. The
order issued in Texas was granted OF
the petition of Mr.. Hussey, acting fol
himself and other creditors.
III rise railway, company nieG an an
swer to the petitions here, consentint
TO the appointment of a receiver ant
admitting the allegations of the peti
tions as to the inability Of the road t.
meet obligations already matured.
The receiyership suit was filed b,
agreement with the directors af tn
railroad. The failure of the holder
OF $95O,000 face value of $19,000,00
outstanding two-year five per cen
notes to consent to an extension TO
one year at six per cent brought abou
the decision of the railway manage
ment to throw the road into the court
\ to prevent the fling of individual suit
that might result in a disintegratio
of the system.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01

Memphis. baffled, the
Memphis police are cropping In haze
Of conflicting and confusing evidence
in an effort to unravel probably the
most mystifying murder that was ever
enacted In this city.
The first report that Marguerite Fa-
var, pretty actress, was killed by ]. c.
Crowell, prominent business man OF
Greenwood, Miss, in a fit of jealousy,
| and that he later took his own life, has
been abandoned. The police now know
that some third party took the lives OF
the woman and her companion In the
early hours of morning, while they
were In a bedroom In the woman's
apartment In the Benham Flats, and
then later set fire to the rooms.
/ A strenuous investigation on the part
of the department has disclosed the
| fact that the actress. since she left ner
home in Portland, Ore, several years
ago, has been married at least twice,
once to Creatore, the bandmaster, and
also to Capt. Tompkins, OF the United
States army. who is reported to have
suicided. Besides these two husbands,
she Is known to have also had numer-
GUS lovers, even as far off as the Pa
cific coast
When firemen responded to an
alarm at the Benham Flats, they found
the woman's apartment ablaze and her
body on the bed burned nearly to a
crisp. She had been killed by being
hit on the head with hammer. Crow
ellis body was found at door with his
head badly mashed with the hammer
and his throat cut from ear to ear.
| While 1t is understood the woman
had considerable money with her and
had several hundred dollars worth OF
/ jewels, part Of these have been &C
counted for. The theory the police are
now working on is that the pair were
killed while they slept by some man
out Of insane jealousy and revenge.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
ONE KILLED WHEN
AUTO BRAKES FAIL
CHURCH PARTY's SLIDE DOWN
ENHANCEMENT IN MACHINE IS
FATAL TO CINE MEMBER.
SESSION HELD ON MOUNTAIN
solons of Ohio Legislature Convene on
Top of Lookout to Thank chatta,
noosa for Entertainment.
News Over state.

Knoxville.--LaFayette Norton OF Le-
noir City was killed, his daughter, Ella,
seriously injured and daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Frank Norton, painfully injured
in an automobile accident on Pine
Mountain, seven miles from Sewer,
vile. Frank Norton, who was also In
the car, was not hurt.
The accident was due to the failure
of the automobile brakes to work, the
machine plunging down an embank-
ment. The party were making their
way to Frederick's Chapel to attend o
church association meeting.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01

turned Turns a bar that presses
against the two arms of tho bolt.
thereby drawing this back with the
tongue which fastens the door. A
tumbler falls into place when the han
die on the inside of the door is turned
When 1t has fallen the door is locked
so far as the outside handle is conf
cerned. for the latter handle cannot
move the tumbler and this Is In such
position that the bolt cannot move
back until the tumbler has been turned
out Of the way. which can be done
only from the inside.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
PAUL TREANOR AND
TOMPK|Ns WIN
NEWSPAPER MAN WINS RACE FOR
CITY COMMISSIONER BY 4
SMALL MARGIN.
QUARANTINE ON CATTLE
State Department Of Agriculture Take
Action to Prevent Introduction Of
Foot and Mouth Disease.
Nashville News

lNASuVlll6.
The municipal election held for the
selection of two CRY commissioners re-
suited in the election of Paul Treanor
for finance commissioner, and George
J. Tompkins for fire commissioner.
The vote was not as large as expected,
as many persons declined to partici-
pate In the election. Treanor received
4,1S4 votes, and his opponent, J. B.
Armstrong. 4,155: Tompkins. 4,91S, and
J. J. Killen, 3,45S. Treanor's majority
was 20 and Tompkins' majority was
1850.
Very little interest was manifested
in the race between Tompkins and
Killen. Both ran as anti-administra-
ton candidates. The principal figth
was between Treanor and Armstrong.
Armstrong is an employee of the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad in the claim
department. Backing Treanor, former
ly a newspaper man Of Memphis, were
Stokes & Cherry, attorneys prescott
ing the custer suit against Howse, and
the Nashville Banner. s1
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01

Observation-Disclosures Morgen.
THAI, at Constantinople, has been In
structed to inquire into reported out
RACES aginst Armenians in Turkey, to
ascertain II any victims are Americans.
So far nothing has been received from
the embassy at Constantinople to In
dictate that American citizens have sui.
fered, but American mission property
has been taxed and threatened with
confiscation. The reported murder Of
two American missionaries is uncon-
firmed.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
EIr. pe.troy. EIectrIc Company.

johnson City.-Fire almost COM
pletely destroyed the offices OF the
Holston Electric company here. The
origin Of the fire Is unknown, but 1t Is
believed that 1t started from q match
or defective wire in the building. Prac,
tically all OF the supplies OF the com
pany were destroyed The loss is es-
timated at between $4,000 and $4,000.
The building was also badly damaged
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
Accused Of KllIIno Brother.

Crossville.-victor ID. Rush, brother
of VIII Rush, whose charred body with
that OF his wife was found In the burn
ing ruins Of their home at Grassy Cove.
has been brought here and placed in
Jail, charged with the murder. A cor
oner's jury accused Rush Of numbering
his brother with shotgun and crush
ing the woman's skull with the stock
Of the gun, a bloody fragment Of which
was found in the yard and the remain
der of the gun in the ruins Of the
house.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
shsll.d and sunk BY submarine.

Marseilels, France.-The British
steamer, Natal. transport, was shelled
and sunk by German submarine
south Of Crete. Its crew Of "a was
picked up and landed at Piraeus,
The sailors were taken from there to
Malta by the Messageries Maritimes
liner Memphes, which arrived here.
The Natal transport was steamer
Or 1855 tons net. She was last report
ed to have arrived at Port Said OH
Iuly 16.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
cerman Leases 40, GOO.

Paris.--Military critics estimate that
the German killed and wounded in the
big battles Of the two days drive be-
ginning Sept. rs in the Artois and
Champagne regions must easily equal
che number of prisoners taken. Hence
they reckon the Germans total losses
nj not less than 10000.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01

Rumored ultimatum from Bulgaria.
Berlin.-A dispatch from Sofia, Civ.
en- out here by the Overseas News
Agency, says 1t is rumored that Bull
garia has sent an ultimatum to Ser
via and that the diplomatic represen-
tatives OF the entente powers at Bull
garia are preparing to depart.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
Three Generations Arrested.

Deputy United States Marshal w.
A. Kilgore and Special Collector w.
L. Mcdonald have arrived In Nash
vile with J. w. Gaut. his son, A. w.
Gaut. and the latter's son, Buford
Gaut. all of whom we're taken into GUS
tody by the officers when a raid was
made ON q still near Huntiand, in
Franklin county. The complete out.
lit of the still. which had capacity
of 100 gallons per day. was captured
and the three men arrested on the
charge of Illicit distilling.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
Daily Thouuht.

Even in ordinary life the unselfish
people are the happiest-those who
work to make others happy and who
forget themselves. The dissatisfied
people are those who are seeking hap
piness for themselves.-Besant.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
Jackson l4Iahway Mo-. Decided.

1t has been definitely decided that
the September convention Of the Jack
son Highway Association will not fix
the route of the proposed road through
the South to be built in memory Of the
Great Tennessean. Instead the routes
advocated by the various factions Of
Tennesseans, Alabamians and Missis-
sippians will be traced by pathfind-
ing committee OF three and govern
ment highway engineer. They will sub
NIT separate reports to the board Of
directors of the association who will
meet on Nov. 10 to select the route Of
the great north and south highway
which is expected to link Chicago and
New Orleans by way Of Indianapolis,
Louisville. Nashville and other points
to the south.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
Submarines Eor Russia.

Vancouver, B. Give submarines
under construction here were said to
be for the Russian navy, delivery to
be made at vladivostok. The boats
win be shipped In sections.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
haywood Fair Planned

Brownsville.-The Haywood County
Fair Association will hold its annual
fair on Oct. 13, IA and IL at the asso-
Citations grounds IN this city. The
catalogue will be Issued at an early
date and the fair Is expected to be
the best ever held by the association.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
Rumor sims Abou. to Withdraw.

Reports are current in political cir
eies that Congressman Thetus w. Sims
Is ON the eve of Withdrawing from the
race for the Democratic nomination for
the United States senate.
81 have no statement to make now,
but am preparing statement for the
press" said Congressman Sims. when
asked about It.
Judge Sims said he would Gather not
give any information Of what he would
say In the statement and let that speak
for itself.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
Daily Thought.

do not say we ought to be happier
as we grow older, but we ought to be
calmer, knowing better what life Is.
and looking forward to another. which
we believe to be reality. though we
cannot tell what It means.-Jowett.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
More Employer Join suIt.

An addition to the general creditors
suit against Lilliard T. Foutch and A..
o. Kleemans has been filed In the
chsncery court here by six more city
employees who claim that the defend
ants have charged them usurious rates
Of interest for money loaned them.
This makes forty-nine employees of the
city all told who have Joined In this
suit for the recovery Of money which
they charge was taken from them by
money lenders in unlawful interes.
rates. The first suit Of this nature was
filed early In August and this IL the
second addition to the list Of com.
plafnants.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
Sept. 20. 1914.

SCPhs So WV
Germans occupied Moll and
MaIines and bombarded Lierre.
Outer defenses of Antwerp
sheiIed by the Germans.
Serbs retook Semlin.
Russians swept over northern
Hungary.
Japanese invested Tsinntau.
Chinese blew up railroad bridges
to hinder progress Of Japanese.
British warshlps bombarded
Tsingtau.
German cruiser Emden sank five
British steamers In Gulf Of Bengal
and all tank steamers at Madras.
Zeppelin dropped bombs In Bel
gian towns.
U. s. s. Tennessee ordered to
the Adriatie.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
no,,manl. seeks Exclamation,

Rome.--The Turin correspondent Of
the Idea Nazionale says he has been
informed the Roumanian government
has sent to Sofia a note couched in
friendly language, asking an explana-
ton of Bulgaria's military prepare.
tons.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
Those Musicians,

do you think, professor" said the
unsteady ambitious youth. that
can ever do anything Will my voice?"
Well" was the cautious reply, 1T
may come in handy to holler with in
case Of fire.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
prisoners KIN JaIler.

Tulsa, Okla.--D. c. Cooley, night
county jailer, is dead from wounds re-
ceived when assaulted by three men.
who broke jail ten days ago. His wife.
severely beaten, is recovering.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
security League.

Memphis.-A branch of the National
Security League here organized with
Gen. Luke E. Wright as president
Much patriotic enthusiasm was mani
tested at the organization meeting.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
DUTCH steamer sinks.

London.-The Dutch steamer Ken.
ingen Emma. of 5000 tons which
struck a mine as she was on her way
to Amsterdam from Batavia, capsized
and sank in the Thames.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
NearPublicIty.

The nearest some men ever come to
getting their pictures into the papers
is when a cross (x) is shown on the
half-tone to indicate Where the inno-
cent bystander stood when 1t hap.
pened.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
s.oraas batteries Are a Success.

New York.-An official government
test at the New York navy yard Of
Thomas A. Edison's new storage bat
terry for submarines proved that 10
oyercomes deadly chlorine gas peril.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
rr.ekx,lker Knocked IN Head

Chattanooga.--Andy Moore, negro
trackwalker for the Cincinnati ScYth-
ern railway. was knocked in the head
with q pick handle from the effect OF
which he died. A suspect has been ar
reqtpd
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
Assistant Treasurers Named.

AT the meeting Of the city commits
sion on Sept. 81 resolution was intro
duced by Commissioner Marshall look
ing toward the appointment OF Eugene
B. Martin and Charles H. McTigue ~
assistant city treasurers. The resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted. 1t was
shown in the resolution that more men
are needed in the treasurer's office to
aid In transacting the city's business.
There is no additional expense to the
appointments or no raise in salaries.
Bonds were provided for them by the
city.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
kiIIsd PlaxIna With Pistol.

Bristol.-Frank, eight years Of age.
son of F. w. Robinson, Bristol rail-
road man, accidentally shot himself
through the stomach while playing
with revolver here, and his death fol
lowed in a few minutes.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
Sept. %, 1914.

Allies made progress on heights
Of tho Mouse.
Belgians retook Alost and re-
pulsed Germans at Malines.
General Hlndenbure's army
forced to retire from Poland.
Russians occupied Demblca and
took fort at PrzemysI.
Russians crossed the carpathians
and invaded Hungary.
Japanese approached Tslngtau.
German Congo seized by British
and French.
French warship sunk by cattaro
forts.
Russian soldiers occupied Tilsit
estate Of kaiser.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
eeloIans Sentenced 10 Death.

Amsterdam.--For smuggling letters
into Holland. German court-martial
Mt Antwerp has sentenced three Bel
xian citizens to death
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Sept. 81, 1914.


Allies repulsed German attacks
on both wings, but Germans gained
in center.
French REINFORCED on the Mouse.
Germans bombarded Mallnes.
Russians checked German ad-
vance into Poland at Suwalki and
entered town of Prxenysi.
Serbs and Montenegrins reached
Roumanian border.
Japanese defeated Germans In
outskirts of kiaochow.
German avlators dropped bombs
In Paris and Warsaw.
Cholera outbreak In Austria.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01

War may, be necessary--but there's
no sane reason why people should try
10 change seats while In rowboats.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
sim. withdraws from Race.

Congressman Thetus w. Sims, who
has represented the Eighth congress
sional district of Tennessee for 20
years, has announced his withdrawal
from the race for the Democratic SEN
atorial nomination. The congressman
gave his reason that when he an
nounced he did not know the primary
would be held so soon and that the
short time intervening will not allow
him to canvass the State and become
acquainted with the voters.
1t is understood that Mr.. Sims will
again make the race for reelection to
congress from the district which he
now represents.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-01
NEW ARMY AT DARDANELLES
Berlin Hears That Over a Hundred
Thousand Men Are Landed on
Lemnos Island.

Berlin.--A new army Of 11c, 900 men
has been sent to the assistance Of the
allied forces at the Dardanel.es, ac-
cording to the Overseas News Agency.
This information was contained, the
news agency says, In dispatch from
Athens. The re-enforcements for the
French and British forces are said to
have landed at Mudros. on Lemnos Isl
and, In the Regean Sea.
The original expeditionary force on
the Galilpoli peninsula has been
strengthened by large consignments
OF troops, principally British. II the
information from Athens is correct,
however. 1t may mean that the new
army has been sent by Italy. Several
transports departed from Italian ports
with large consignments OF troops last
month. They sailed under sealed or
ders.