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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
FAILS FOR TWELVE MILLION
Greenhut & Co., of New York, Go Into
Friendly Recelvershp - Central
Trust Co., Receiver.

New York.-The ]. B. Greenhut Co.,
New York corporation, with $12,-
100000 outstanding securities, operat-
ing two department stores on Sixth
avenue, this city, went into receiver
ship through friendly proceedings.
Later an involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed in separate proceed
ings by three creditors with claims to-
falling 100000.
The firms liabilities, according to
its counsel, aggregate $3,513,06O, and
its assets $7,465,419. These figures do
not include two mortgages amounting
to $2,950,O00, which are secured by
real estate bonds. Another estimate
of assets and liabilities is given in the
petition of the three creditors which
places liabilities at about s12,000,000
and the assets at about $6,000,000.
Adverse business conditions and in
ability to meet pressing obligations
were assigned as reasons for seeking
a receivership. The business will be
continued
The receivership was asked by the
Monmouth Securities company and
the defendant consented to the APP
pointment.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
A SORTIE AT MATAMOROS
carranzaists Make Effort to Capture
Villa BlpIane-lnvestine Force
Moves Closer.

Brownsville, Texas.-Gen. Jose Rod
riguez, commanding the Villa troops
investing Matamoros, made prepare,
tions to move his headquarters from
Las Rucias, four miles from Matamo-
ros, to a point within about half q
mile of the Carranza trenches. The
new headuarters are near the rail-
road over which the villa troops are
expecting artillery for bombarding
Matamoros.
A sortie was made by the Carranza
garrison in the direction of the Villa
biplane, which had been lying idle for
more than a week about half a mile
from the Matamoros trenches. The
Carranza troops penetrated nearly to
the field where the aeroplane lay be-
fore they were stopped. villa OFF,
GERS reported that about a dozen of
the attacking party were killed and
that the Villa dead were two petty Of
ficers.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Train Runs Over Boy.

Hohenwald.-Ernest Baker, aged 10.
son of Dick Baker of Shubert, Tenn.s
was instantly killed Saturday night by
southbound train No 1853 He tagged
the train, and the engineer, being un--
able to stop until he had passed him
some distance, was backed up to get
him. Young Baker, thinking that the
train was standing still, went running
down the track to get on and was
knocked down One coach and the rear
wheels of another ran over him be-
fore the train was stopped. His neck
was broken and his body crushed.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
COTTON HELD FOR FREIGHT
Captain Of Vessel, Fearing Capture at
Sea, LlbeIs Property Of Mis-
sissIppi.

Biloxi, Miss.-In the office of Unit
ed States Deputy Clerk ]. c. Tyler
has been filed by Attorney G. B. Cleye'
land, Jr., of Mobile, libel action
against the state Of Mississippi
through its board Of prison trustees
for the master of the steamship Huso,
which had the contract for carrying
5,597 bales Of state cotton from Gulf
port to Copenhagen, Denmark, and for
the Gulf Oil Coke Company and the
Gulfport Export Company. The
amount involved in the action is $7S,.
$1,000, being freight claimed due on
3,059 bales of cotton for which the
master Of the boat had already re-
ceipted at the rate of $2.75 per 100
pounds. The cotton was levied on by
United States Marshal ]. D. Money,
who went to Gulfport for the purpose.
The cotton is stored in the warehouse
of the G. & S. l. r. R.
The action grew out Of the pro
posed shipment OF state cotton to Co
penhagen, Denmark, by penitentiary
trustees, and was originally consigned
to the state of Mississippi at Gulfport
in care of the steamer Huso. Upon
arrival of the cotton the master of
the vessel receipts for 1868 bales,
which were delivered at the ware
house and for which a bill of lading
was issued.
Thinking the cotton might be seized
by vessels Of the European nations at
war, the contract for the steamer was
abrogated by the trustees, who sold
1t to Boyce & Co. of Memphis. No
blame is attached to Gov. Brewer,
who, 1t is claimed, was double-crossed,
four kilograms from Brewer to the
steamship company being attached to
the petition, showing that he had fully
authorized the shipment. The case is
an important one, and since the sale
to Boyce & Co. after delivery to the
steamer for shipment It has attract
ed considerable attention.
The cotton involved contains a to-
tai weight of 2,19S,316 pounds.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Much Speculation On Bill.

Midnight Tuesday night went by
without the signing of the Bowers anti
capital punishment bill by Gov. Rye,
and there is much speculation as to
whether or not the measure is a law.
Gov. Rye said that as the state con-
stitution had been interpreted to him,
the time limit within which he is given
an opportunity to sign or veto bill
will not expire until three days after
the legislature reconvenes on May 3.
Only two legislative days passed after
the bill had been passed by the gen.
eral assembly, and, therefore, accord
ing to the governors construction OF
the law, he will have three more leg
islative days In which to deliberate on
the matter.
The position is taken by the COVER
nor that since the Legislature ad-
journed there have been no legislative
days, and the status of the measure
will remain unchanged until the recon-
vening of the general assembly puts
three more legislative days on the
calendar.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Physician Dies From Typhus Fever.

Washington.-Dr. Ernest P. Magru-
der of this city, one of the physicians
at the head of the American Red Cross
unit in Serbia, is dead from typhus
fever. His death was reported from
Belgrade to Red Cross headquarters
here. DR.. Magruder is the second
American surgeon to give his life in
the campaign against typhus in Ser
via. The first was DR.. Joseph F. Dom
nelly Of Brooklyn OF six American
surgeons and twelve nurses, only DR..
G. F. Butler is untouched.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Burned to Death at Home.

Hollow Rock.-What is believed to-
be a mystery is the death of F. w. My
ers, who was burned to death in his,
house near here Friday night. On the
afternoon before the fire he came to-
town to see lawyer. On this visit he
pleaded to be locked up so that he,
could do no harm, for, according tor
his statements, he had committed an
awful crime and did not know what.
else he might do.
Little is known of Myers except that.
he came to this community about ten.
years ago and now owns good farm.
and money in the bank. He lived
alone and sought no acquaintance. In.
the ruins of the fire were found meta
parts of gun and two pistols.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
ENDS LIFE WITH SHOTGUN
Two Prominent Farmers of WeakIey
County, Tenn, Kill Them
selves.

Dresden, Tenn.-Two leading farm
ers of Weakley county, residing nine
miles apart, killed themselves. Both
were married, had happy and comfort
able homes, and so far as known there
was nothing to mar life for them. No
note or other information was left by
either.
Steve McWherter, SS years of age,
residing at Palmersville, IL miles
northeast of Dresden, used a forked
stick to discharge shotgun tnat blew
out his brains.
Frank Jones, a., whose home was
near Latham, 10 miles north of Dres-
den, hanged himself with pillow line
from the rafter of his barn.
McWherter, who leaves relatives in
Memphis, told his wife he was going
squirrel hunting to the woods 800 yards
from the home. He carried double
barr eled gun loaded with heavy SPUR
rel shot.
McWherter first tested the weapon
by discharging one shell into the air.
Placing the butt on the grouno and the
muzzle against the side of his mead, he
then pulled the trigger with forked
stick he had cut from nearby tree.
Two young sons and a daughter sur
we with their mother.
Jones retired apparently in the best
Of spirits. His wife found him miss
ing from her side when she awoke in
the morning. Mrs. Jones found the
body of her husband dangling at the
end of grass rope. He had climbed
into the loft of the barn and tied one
end of the rome To q raftnr.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
REPRESENTATIVE OF TENNESSEE
ON DIXIE HIGHWAY COMMITS
MISSION APPOINTED.
DEATH PENALTY AFFIRMED
Convicted Negro Will Be Electrocut.
ed at State Prison May 25-Fire
Destroys Beautiful Residence.
Other Nashville News.
Ma shville


Tennessee will have two able repre-,
sentatives on the commission which
will determine the route for the Dixie
highway. Gov Thomas c. Rye has
conferred the honor upon Col. A. M.
Shook, one of Nashville's foremost
citizens, and Judge M. M. Allison,
prominent jurist of Chattanooga. At
the conference Of governors held at
Chattanooga April 3 a resolution was
adopted authorizing each of the gov
errors of the seven states interested
to name two members Of commits
sion. After very careful elaboration
Gov. Rye named Col. Shook and Judge
Allison to represent Tennessee on the
commission.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Negro viii Be Electrocuted.

Ed Reardon, negro, will be electro.
cuted at the main prison May 20 for a
crime committed last year. The su
preme court so decided Saturday after
noon. The negro's other name is Tom
Brown. He came to Tennessee from
Kentucky, and while employed at Rad
nor committed an outrage on white
woman whom he met on the highway
near Brentwood in the presence of her
two little sons. Reardon was convict
ed in the criminal court of Davidson
county and sentenced to death. The
supreme court found no fault with the
verdict, and fixed the date of death as
May %.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
WIN Be treasurer at sewanee.

The Rev. Mr.. Gibbons, formerly dean
Of Ire Episcopal Cathedral school OF
Havana, Cuba, has accepted the posi-
ton OF assistant treasurer OF the Uni
versity Of the South at Sewanee, sand
has assumed the duties Of his new po
sition.
The Rev. Mr.. Gibbons, besides be-
ing in the treasurer's office Of the
university, viii have charge OF the en-
dowment fund and viii travel in the
southern diocese. which controls Sc
vance, in the interests Of the univer
sity.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Columbia Builds ice Plant.

Columbia. Within a few days, prob
ably week or more, work will begin
upon the erection of thirty-ton dupli-
cate modern ice plant upon the old
pump factory site along the l.. & N.
railroad. 1t will be built by w. ]. and
]. F. Rushton of Birmingham and will
cost between $4,000 and $4,000. It
is planned for completion by early
summer.
In addition to the ice plant, which
will be one of the most modern type,
there will also be built In connection
with it cold storage plant for the
convenience of local shippers and
dealers.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Alabama Has Bio Deficit.

Montgomery, Ala.-Alabama has
outstanding warrants Of more than
one million dollars now and if every
dollar were taken from the treasury
the states deficit would remain above
one million dollars, according TO the
statement of w. L. Lancaster, state
treasurer. The state is just now en-
tering the season when collections
from taxes ard other sources drop to
the minimum stage. The deficit must
continue to grow unless the legisla-
ture takes some step to relieve he
condition.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
MYSTERIOUS MAN is cREMATED
IN HIS HOME AT HOLLOW
ROCK.
LAWRENCEBURG HAS FIRE
Serious Damage Is Done When Flames
Break Out in Early Morning Blaze,
Search for Oil Started by Well
Borers In obion County.

Jackson.-Lewis Mccain, aged II
years, in company with Robroy Mich
OILS and Joe Jones, neighbors, about the
same age, while making their way in
an effort to go to Memphis, Friday
night, fell off freight train on the
Mobile & Ohio railroad at Pinson, this
county, and was killed. His body was
terribly mangled by the train. The
dead boy is the son of respectable par
ents in this city, and is the fifth MEM
Der of the family who has died within
the past three years, His parents and
two brothers survive him.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Dentist License Returned.

The license of DR.. H. H. Fairfax,
dentist of Memphis, has been with
drawn by the state board of dental ex-
aminers, according to the announce
ment of Secretary Walter G. Hutchin-
son of this city, who recently returned
from Memphis.
Recently complaint was filed with
the board against DR.. H. H. Fairfax
and Dr.. Julian Seaman of Memphis,
both dentists who advertised extern
sively and it is said made reduced
rates for dentistry. AS result of the
charges the license to the Memphis
man was rescinded and he and his at
torney were notified.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Fire at Lawrencebura.

Lawrenceburg. = Fire originating.
from an unknown cause Sunday morn
ing did over $4,000 damage before 1t.
was extinguished. The fire was dis
covered in the dry goods and shoe
store of Moore & Watkins, on the,
north side of the public square. The.
flames next ignited the First National
bank building on the west, Schade'
Bros. building on the north and the
opera house, property Of AL ]. Smith
on the east.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Hunnhrexs Shin, Poultry.

McEwen.-During the past four
weeks Humphreys county has shipped
from this point 1880 hens, turkeys
and ducks valued at $3.50 The farm
srs Of this section have commenced
the raising Of heavy chickens with a
profit on Saturday two cars OF 16..
600 pounds each we're shipped from
here. 4 number Of farmers are form
ing an association for the raising Of
heavy chickens and viii ship in car
load lots direct to New York markets
next season.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Enters Grand Opera.

Lawrenceburg. = Information has
been received here that Miss Chris.
tine Schade of this city, who three
years ago began studying voice cul-.
ture in the College of Music, Cincin-
natl, finishing her studies in Buffalo,.
n. Y, about a month ago, has become
a member Of the Madame Lyons Impe.
rial Grand Opera company.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Seek oil in obIon County.

Tiptonville.-Just across Reelfoo
lake from here, in 0bion county. a.
crew of men are boring for oil. The
Reelfoot lake vicinity is in a direct
line extending from the Beaumont oil
fields to the Pittsburg fields. Capital
lists from Union City are backing the
enterprise, believing that oil can be-
found there.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Oppose cookevlIIe School.

Knoxville opposition is being
developed in East Tennessee against
the bill passed in the legislature es-
tablishing the Cookeville school. 1t is
stated here that the educational COM
mittee was misinformed as to the.
amount Of funds in the high school de-
partment, and many of the members.
voted for the measure thinking 1t was
only a local one.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Pure Eood Laws observed.

Iu the monthly statement Just issued
by DR.. Lueius P. Brown, state pure
food commissioner. the statement is
made that the pure food laws of the
state are being generally observed.
During the month of March SS1 inspec-
tions were made in 70 towns. Out Of
this number only 127 sanitary orders
were issued.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Fire Destroys Residence.

Fire, which for time threatened
the destruction of many costly homes
in the Belmont section, broke out on
Sunday at the residence of T. A. Pat
ton, 1912 Compton avenue, with the
result that the house and the adjoin-
ing residence of Price Irving were ab-
solutely destroyed, entailing loss es-
timated at $4,000. Only the walls of
the elegant homes were left standing.
The damage is said to be fully covered
by insurance.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
MOUNTAIN BATTLE ENDS
Russians Are Said to Be Passing
Through carpathlans Into
Hungary.

London.-With the capture by the
Russians of almost all the main chain
Of mountins, the battle of the Carpa.
thians, which has lasted upwards of
so days, is apparently reaching ter
mination over one extensive front, and
the Russians are said to be moving at
various points by railways and roads
along the rivers and streams down the
southern slopes toward the plains OF
Hungary.
This movement, IL 1t continues sue
cessfully, will, in the view of the Rus
sian military authorities, compel the
retirement, with little or no fighting,
of the Austrians and Germans still
north OF the Carpathians, to the east
Of Uzsok Pass, and in Eastern Galicia
and Bukowina.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
AlRMeN LOCATE SUBMARINES.
Several Are Found Behind Cliffs and
Are Ordered To Leave or Be
lnterned.

Copenhagen, via London Norwe-
gian airmen securing the Norwegian
coast investigating rumors that a
German submarine base was located
in some sheltered spot of these neu-
lral waters, found several German sub
marines gathered behind the cliffs at
Bergen bay. The submarines were or
iered to leave Immediately or else be
lnterped for the remainder Of the war
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Bomb PIaeers Are Convicted.

New York.-Frank AbarIo ard Car
mine Carbone we're found guilty by a
jury Monday on a charge Of having
made and placed bomb in st. Pat
rick's cathedral here on March 2. The
jury recommended clemency for both.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Prof. Sheriff. Sworn In.

Prof S. w. Sheriff. of Johnson City,
the new state superintendent Of pub
lie instruction, arrived in the city Sat
urday and after spending the morning
in conference with Gov Rye relative
to his new duties, took his oath OF Of
flee
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

James w. Dixon, 68, of Chicago,
charging his wife Matte, II, with
abandonment, told the court she in
sisted on attending vaudeville shows
that we're too spicy for his tastes.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

A victory for dry" forces in Mich.
gan was indicated when nearly COM
plete returns from 16 counties which
held local option elections showed the
"drys" winner in 10 of them.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

Charles E. Sebastian, chief of po-
lice, and Earl Rogers, an attorney,
were indicted on charges of having at
tempted corruptly to influence the
Los Angeles grand jury.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

Two hundred thousand bales Of hay
awaiting shipment to European eoun-
tries engaged in war were burned al
Houston, Tex.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

Or. Anna Howard Shaw, president
OF the National American Woman's
Suffrage association, has made plans
to deliver 80 speeches in each of the
eastern states which will vote on the
woman suffrage this fall.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

Members OF the Arkansas state pen
itendary commission received a letter
from Reedy Vance. doing 20 years for
murder, declining the pardon granted
him recently by Gov. Hays on eondi-
ton that he remain out Of the county.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

Liquor valued at $500 was poured
into the river at Pine Bluff. Ark, by
Sheriff Williams and his assistants
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

Fistic supremacy passed from the
black to the white race at Havana,
Cuba, when Jess Willard defeated
Jack Johnson in the twenty-sixth
round Of a prize fight for the heavy
weight championship of the world
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

]. W. Grimes, a mail carrier, and
by Gus Cook. the woman's husband.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

The official count in the local op-
ton elections held in Nebraska
showed gains for the drys in 19 coun-
ties against three in which the vets
were victorious.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

Peoria, H., police are seeking an
unidentified negro who killed Mrs.
William H. Schiver after attempting
TO attack her. The negro cut the wom-
ans throat and then escaped.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

James and Hood Baldwin, brothers
and wealthy cattlemen of Broken
Bow, Ok, were convicted at Dequeen,
Ark, of holding up the bank of Gill
ham, Ark, March 8.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

The Havas agency at Paris says
that 4S German generals have died in
action.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

An anonymous letter was received
by State Auditor Gordon of Missouri
in which was enclosed IS bill for
box of state stationery and writing
utensils which the writer said had
been obtained through a friend who
was a legislative employee.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

Alexander Kozlinska Of Chicago
thought his wife was going to leave
him, so he burned a big tx" on her
arm to brand her.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

According to a dispatch to the Am
sterdam Anzeiger from Beirut, Syria,
a Catholic priest named Yusef Elhait
has been sentenced to death by hang
ing for sending a letter to the presi-
dent of the French chamber Of depu-
ties regarding the situation in Leba.
non.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
WEEKS NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
TOLD HERE.
FROM AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and For
elan Countries Are Here Given
In Short Meter for
Busy Readers.

Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the Frank Herford canning factory at
Baraboo, Wis, with loss OF $4,000.
Police of New York recovered from
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

Inquiries were started by the gov
ernment to find out the purpose of
the coming to the United States of
Victoriano Huerta, the former Mex.
lean dictator, deposed by the admins
tration.
The Glenwood post., 1915-07-17

Colorado is hunilisted, disgraced BY
the perpetual and senseless squabblcs
Of pothooss politicians in Denver. II
these "intestiAal" troubles were col
fined in effect to the capital city, the
rest of the stats might be placidly in
different, bat because Denver papers
feature these really ineonsequential per
SONS and their doinss, the whole stats
beam the odiun. Denver papers could,
if their ranCe Of vision extended be-
yond the city boundaries and there was
any real journalistic ability in their ed
itorial departments, put . quietus to
these disgraeeful exhibitions by refue-
ing publicity. But there are several
papers outside that city with more
brains and state pride thaa the whole
baseA in it. Unfortunately, the capital
city has NO state paper. A. T. these
The Glenwood post., 1915-07-17

1rs. ". Z Csgles had her sister, Mrs..
Jsha Ri1tnsy~ OF Glenwood, y her
guest ever ~ Fourth. Mrs. Rittnayer
is n ssesnPaished dance pianist aad
her servioss we're requisitioned to help
ont IL orehssess here Sunday, in which
services shs vss exceptionally fine
Nasble R>oote6.
The Glenwood post., 1915-07-17
A s1noesa UaDooaHnW9

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Journal nys, 81 have bssa . ss3ses,
froa Pilss s.l HsaAsfsias fss yssrs.
I est - sslisf s.til ny druggist re-
onnssdsl 1ssitsl Pils RsDsdy. Bs.
fers I had taksa half tie paehes ths
distress vs. gsss and I have had 10
tFou6ls siBes. I woaA not taks :
thousand dsllsn aal b hack In ny
former ceaditiea. Prize tl.00. Glen.
wood Pharmacy, exclusive agsaey.