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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
$4OO,OOO,oOO FOR DEFENSE
President Wilson and Advisers Make
Up Annual Army and Navy e.
tlmate.--Lareest in History.

Washington -Four hundred million
dollars for national defensa--an in
crease approximately Of $4,000, 0OO
over last ar-constitutes the amount
President Wilson and his advisers now
estimate should be appropriated by
theSnext congress for the army and
navy.
The president has had before him
for several weeks the outlines OF a
military policy of continuing char
acter framed by Secretary Garrison
after more than years study with
officers of the general staff. With
1t the president is in hearty accord,
regarding it as a conservative, we'll
balanced program. While details have
not been revealed, q substantial In
crease in the regular army, probably
from $1,000 to at least 10000 men
and the creation of a reserve of per-
haps 100000 men through short term
enlistment service Of citizens inter
ested in military training, are said to
be parts of the army plan.
AS yet the appropriation to be rec
commended for the army and navy re-
spectively has not been definitely fix
ed. Indications are that the army's
budget of $110,OO0,O0 last year will
be increased by at least 100000, $1,000,
while Secretary Daniels is figuring op
obtaining 100000, 900 increase over
the navy appropriation of $14S,OOO,-
900 of last year.
When the president and the secre'
taries Of war and navy next confer II
Is understood an effort will be made
to bring the total sum within the
$500, 100000 mark, as at present the
combined estimates of the two branch
es of the service will make about
$3.50, 100000 If the needs of the two
services CAN be cut 10 soc, GeG,9oe the
total increase over last year would be
about $140,000,000. The general view
in administration quarters now is that
bond issue will be proposed to meet
the added expense.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
Unexpected Reply.

The teacher had been giving long
lecture on the need of good educa-
ton and, wishing to know II 1t was
making a good impression on her pu-
pills, she asked What is the best
thing to take through life with your"
You can imagine how pleased she
was when her favorite pupil, who was
usually rather dreamy, quickly raised
his hand. well. John, I'm glad to see
that you've been paying attention.
You may tell u.s."
She was much dismayed when he
innocentiy answered, "A good grill"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
INCONSISTENCY.

"How dare you champion a thing
you can't pray for?" demanded Mary
Harris Armor recently to an audience
at the First Methodist church of Erie,
Pa. How dare you say, THY will be
done on earth, and go out and sign a
liquor license application? How dare
you pray, Deliver us from evil,' and
put a stumbling block in the path Of
your neighbours son? You do these
things every time you excuse the
liquor traffic, every time you vote for
the liquor interests. every time you put
your name on an application for IL
censing the sale of liquor in your com.
munity."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
THE BARRooM BANNED.

A man who would enlist for military
service must gain mastery over him
self A like mastery is needed in all
civilian service. There is no place Of
worthy service where the barroom is
not banned. Both booze" and tho
barroom must so from Canada, as
vodka" has gone from Russia and as
the public house" is condemned in
Britain. The unfit cannot survive
Toronto Globe.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
WHERE He WAS CARELESS
Miranda Was Surely Capable Of Civ
ing Expert Opinion Upon One
Point, at Least.

what do you know Of the charac-
ter Of the defendant?" the judge asked
q negro washerwoman subpoenaed In
an accident case. A white man had
been arrested for careless driving of
a secondhand car.
Hits tcllable," Miranda said.
Have you ever seen him drive his
car before?"
"Yes, sah."
would you consider him careless?"
We'll. jedge, ez fer de car--dat lit.
tie thing amt gwinter hurt nobuddy.
but being us is all here, ] might en-
well tell yo' dat he sho' is keerless
bout payin' TO his wash!"-Case and
Comment.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
GERMAN DESTROYER SUNK
British Submarine In Baltic Sea Uses
Torpedo and Chases Other
War Vessels.

Copenhagcn.--A British submarine
has torpedoed and sunk German de-
stroyer at the southern entrance to
the Sound, 4 narrow strait between
Denmark and Sweden, connecting the
Baltic with the North Sea. A great
explosion followed the striking Of the
torpedo and the destroyer foundered
Immediately.
A message from Falsterbo, Sweden,
which brought news Of this incident,
adds that another German destroyer
and a cruiser. which were accom-
panying the destroyer that was sunk.
had speeded southwark.
Information received here indi-
Gates that all the members of the de-
stroyer's crew were lost.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
NO MORE LIQUOR ADS.

After January /, 1915. the Associat-
ed Bill Posters and Distributors Pro-
tective company of New York, perhaps
the largest concern of tho kind in the
country, will refuse to advertise In
toxicating liquors. BY this ruling the
company, says its president, is COM
PEELED to decline nine contracts, a
single one of which would be worth
$4,000 a year.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
LAST WORD ON CONSERVATION.

The necessity for conserving our ma
tsoGai resources has been occupying
the attention Of our legislators, ma
tional and state. Laws have been en-
acted to protect our forests and our
water supply. Millions of dollars have
been spent in controlling contagious
diseases among our domestic animals,
and to eliminate the boil weevil from
the southern cotton fields and the vari-
GUS blights from our fruit orchards.
What greater national resource has
our country than our boys and girls,
and why should not the government
protect them from the blight caused
by the use Of intoxicating liquors?--
Congressman Addison T. Smith Of
Idaho. -.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
Anti-saIoon Worker in Trouble.

Chicago. - Published statements
that Mayor Thompson ordered saloons
closed Sundays only until threats by
various reform organizations of grand
jury indictments caused States At
torney Hoyne to ask a writ of attach
ment for Elmer ]. Davis, district SUI
perintendent Of the Anti-Saloon
League OF Illinois, charging that Davis
had attempted to influence a state
grand jury, and ordering him to show
cause why he should not be punished
for criminal contempt of court.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
PRODUCTION DECREASING.

During the first eight months of the
fiscal year 1914-15 the production Of
beer in the United States has de-
creased more than three million bar
rels. The cause of this enormous de-
crease, where under normal condi-
tons an increase would have been
only natural, is assigned by some to
the increase of prohibition territory;
and this is true to some extent
Brewers Journal.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
informed Germans Disappear

Washington.-All leave of absence
for the men of the German auxiliary
cruisers Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, interned at the Norfolk
navy yard, has been revoked by the
navy department until the disappear
ance of six warrant officers of the
Kronprinz Wilhelm has been satisfac-
torily explained. The men, who
bought yacht. we're granted leave
for sail, but did not return at the
expiration OF the leave.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
Holland Fires on zeppeIlns.

Rotterdam. -Four Zeppelins which
are believed to have participated In
recent raid over the London area were
sighted homeward bound over Hol-
land and fired on by Dutch sentinels,
but apparently were uninjured.
At Nispen, 100 shots were fired at
one airship before 1t disappeared to-
ward the German frontier.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
REDUCED EARNINGS.

A workman in one of the Coates.
vile steel mills declares that when
the saloons were open it was not un-
usual for twenty to forty tons Of steel
to be spoiled in the rolling following
pay days. Thus the earnings of every
tonnage man In tho mill were reduced
because of the half-drunken condition
of some Of tho men. But with the
closing Of the Saloons" he adds,
that's all history now"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
Entire Family Exterminated.

New York.-The bodies of Mrs. An
ME Huntsinger, 40, and her three
daughters, Alice, 10; Elizabeth, s, and
Emma. 8, were found in their home in
Brooklyn. when police broke open the
door. All of the nine gas jets in the
house were turned on and only one
was lighted. Police believe the WON
an sought to cause an explosion. Mrs.
Huntsinger identified the body of a
man found in the East river as that of
her husband.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
No. So SAVAGE.

Father" said the young man to
his sire from back in the county, Il
wish you wouldn't eat with your
knife"
We'll, you don't want me to eat
with my fingers like savage, dc
your
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
Serbs XIII MANY Teutons.

Paris.-Losses of the Austro-Ger-
man forces on the northern front of
Servia have totaled 10000 killed and
10000 wounded, according to the lat
est reports received at Servian head
quarters in Nish.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
BEER A DANGEROUS BEVERAGE.

consider with eminent German au.
thorities of enormous experience that
beer Is exceedingly injurious and dan
gerous as a beverage. 1t has 10 SCI
entific medical Endorsements OF which
know.--Dr. Howard Atwood Kelly,
Johns Hopkins University.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
Anthrax Proved Fatal.

New York.-George F. Stackpole,
the lawyer of Riyerhead, L. j., who
was stricken with anthrax several
days ago, has died in Bellevue hos
pital of heart failure, resulting from
the poison of the disease.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
DRY TERRITORY.

OF total Of 2,973,S90 square miles
in the United States. 2.236,062 are pro-
hibition territory. The population Of
the United States is 91,972,266. OF
this population 4S,11S,S94 persons now
reside in territory in which the liquor
traffic is outlawed. In other words,
about 80 per cent Of the area Of the
United States is under prohibition and
approximately "a per cent Of the total
population Of the country resides in
this territory.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
MATTER OF BUSINESS.

While the country fools with prohi.
bition as a matter OF politics and gov
eminent, the railroad quietly and firm
ly adopts It as a natter Of business
Railway Employees Journal.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
LIvlno Up TO Il.

"You have an excellent motto for
this railroad, sir. Safety First In
spires confidence in the public"
"Yes, sir. And We live up to 1t.
No passenger travels a mile without
paying first"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
REGULAR Boarders.

Hixon-I understand your wife
comes of a very old family.
Dixon-Yes; also very numerous.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22
A HINT no WISE WOMEN

Don't suffer torture when all female
troubles will vanish in thin air after using
"Femenina." Price soc and 8i.oo.--Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

The amateur actor always believes
that the world Is full of possibilities.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

LIQUOR ADS BARRED.
About one-fourth Of all the dailies IN
the country take no liquor ads.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Rejoicing Of Original Submarine.
The whale chuckled.
AT least there is no controversy
about who invented me-" 1t cried.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Three persons were known to have
persisted and $4,000 property loss was
suffered in fire at Cloverdale, Cal
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Application was made in New York
for incorporation OF the National
School Camp association. The object
Of the association Is to issue call
for 100000 schoolboys to take a
course in military training.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

A silver jubilee celebrating the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the found
ing of the Daughters of the American
Revolution was held at Memorial Con-
tinental hall. President Wilson made
an address.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Philo Judson Beverage of Los AN
geles did not know until his arrival in
New York that his daughter, Miss
May, known as 1.-THE American We
NUS" had been hurt by speeding au-
tomobile.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

The marriage of Mrs. Mary Quinlan
Brady, Michigan wife" of James j.
Brady, Illinois state auditor, was re-
ported.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

The grand jury returned q verdict
Of justifiable homicide in its investi-
cation of the case of the Rev. Byron
Holley, who killed L. G. Pearsall,
whom he found in LIS study at New
Orleans.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Norbert Wiener, 10 years old, form
erly Of Columbia, Mo, has been APP
pointed an assistant professor of phi
losophy at Harvard college.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Inauguration of Henry Noble Mao
Cracker as president of Vassar col
lege was the chief event on the last
days program of Vassar's semi-cen-
tennial celebration.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Ministers of Peoria, ILL.,, acting with
the law enforcement league. have be-
gun plans for a monster parade to
carry on petition to MAJOR e. N.
Woodruff asking the closing Of saloons
ON Sunday.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

British casualties reported from
Oct. to Oct. II amount to more than
1000.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Bulgaria's minister and his staff
have left Rome for Sofia, proceeding
via Switzerland.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Cotton planters in Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Okla
homa and Texas are warned in de-
partment of agriculture statement Of
the boil weevil azd advised to take
steps to kill off the pest.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

The state department officials OK.
press the belief that the Turkish au-
thorities are interfering with cables
to Ambassador Morgenthau at Con-
stantinople.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Vic Guerringer of Kansas City was
sentenced to rs years in the peniten-
tiary for attacking Mrs. Gertrude
Shidler in March, 1914.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Four of the daily papers of Paris
Rappel, Radical, Guerre Sociale and
Loeuver-have been suspended by or.
der of the censorship.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Ophelia Hanson, s years old, and
her sister Violet, 4, daughters of Mrs.
Lewis o. Hanson, of Maiden Rock,
Miss, were burned to death while
their mother was driving home the
cows
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Indications from state department
officials were that no action was like
iy in the case of Capt. Won Papen, the
German military attache. Officials
have been unable to decipher Won Pa
pens messages.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Federal Judge Hough has declared
unconstitutional the cotton futures act
because the bill originated In the SEN
ate of the United States instead OF
the lower house.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Fire destroyed the Vienna milling
plant, at Peoria, ILL.,. owned by Don
meyer, Gardner & Co., with a loss OF
100000.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Jonas James, pioneer miner at
Danville, ILL.,, dropped dead in the Blue
Bird mine Of apoplexy.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Warden J. X. Codding of the Kan
sas penitentiary plans to have the
prisoners eat from tables instead of
benches. He has installed one table
as an experiment.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Three babies, all boys, were born to
Rev. and Mrs. T. w. Burk Of Bal.
linger, Tex.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-27

ma, Robt. Monter and C. E. Snowden
went to Millview on a two days.
fishing trip Wednesday.
Rev. Robert Ource was in Pensa-
cola on business Saturday.
Mr.. S. A. Garrett, who is employed
at the county convicts camp, spent
Sunday with his family here.
Mr.. Willard Steagall, after short
visit at. the home of his mother, re-
turned to his work in Baldwin county,
Ala, Friday.
Mrs. A. Waters and sister, Mrs.
Noah Butler, were Pensacola visitors
Thursday.
Mrs. James Fisher was a business
visitor in the Deep Water City Thurs
day.
Mr.. R. D. Eddins and family of
Pine Forest, spent Sunday as the
guests of Rev. C. B. Netherland.
w. A. Shelby was in the city on
business Wednesday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-27
MISS DONALDSON IN
SUFFRAGE PARADE.

A Pensacola suffragist was one of
the thosands of women who marched
in the recent suffrage parades in
Pennsylvania. Miss Sara Donaldson
in college cap and gown was a mem
Der of the college squad of marchers
who took part in the great parade If
Washington, Pennsylvania, when be-
tween 1000 and 5000 women demon
strated their undying faith in the
justice of equal rights for women.
Miss Donaldson, who is an ardent
suffragist, was parliamentarian of the
Pensacola Equal Suffrage league
when she made her home in this city
She was a member of the high school
faculty of Pensacola and her friends
in school and suffrage circles, as well
as others, will learn with pleasure OF
her congenial work as a member OF
the college faculty of Washington
Pennsylvania.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-27
| MARRIAGE OF INTEREST

Rear Admiral Yates Sterling, U.
S. NJ, retired, and Mrs. Stirling will
go to New York early in November
to be the guests of their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Lee
Taller, at their residence on East
Eeventy-second street, for the we'd
ding of their granddaughter, Miss
Marie Taller, to Mr.. S. Bryce Wing,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Stuart Wing,
of New York. Miss Helen Stirling
and Mrs. ]. Pembroke Thorn, aunts
of the bride-elect, also will go up for
the event. The ceremony will be per-
formed at four o'clock on the after
noon of Nov. 8 at st. James's Prot
estant Episcopal church, and the in
vitations for the small reception
which will follow at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Taller have been limited
to members of the family and few
intimate friends.
Admiral Stirling and his family,
who are relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Blount, have many friends here,
where they spent portion of the
winter of 1918, Admiral Stirling be-
ing stationed here at that time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-27
A MOST ROMANTIC
MARRIAGE.

Cupid plays bewitching pranks
sometimes and no one is immune
from his arrows, so they say. Ger
tainly, he must have been rarely
pleased at the outcome of his sum-
mer campaign when two of his vic
tins plighted their troth under the
most romantic circumstances recent
ly in Pensacola.
Cupid seldom tells on himself, but
sometimes others tell on him, and so
the story has come to The Journal,
and is far too interesting to keep.
Take one bride and one groom, a
touring car and a moonlight night, a
marriage license, judge, and the
bay, with the cleaning lights on the
one side, and the beautiful woods of
the bayshore on the other, and there
is material indeed for a romance
worth the telling.
When on the evening Of October
goth, Mr.. Andrew Buchanan and Miss
Sallie Jones left the San Carlos hotal
with a friend, Miss Bessie Autry,
many knew they were an interesting
Georgia trio, but little dreamed that
they made up the personnel of an
clipping party. Not that their FAM
lilies objected for both are independ,
ent of the interference of parental
wrath, but they wished to elude all
the fuss and feathers Of a big we'd
ding in Columbus, so they ran away
from it, and were quietly married in
Pensacola by Judge Bellinger.
BY the light Of an automobile lamp
Judge Bellinger pursued the neces.
sary formalities as the bride anc
groom and their friend sat in the
touring car and plighted their mar
riage vows. Both are most enthusi.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-27
PRETTY HOME DANCE.

A beautiful dance was given by
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. McCullah, corner
Gadsden street and Seventh avenue,
on Monday evening. Dancing was
enjoyed until 11:30 by the following
frinds:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Lewis, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. Crist, Mr.. Joe Kenney, Miss
Annie Mae Baars, all of Little Bayou.
Those of the city were: Mr.. and Mrs.
]. E. Watson, Capt. and Mrs. Geo.
Condor, Mr.. and Mrs. Parker, Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Watson, Mrs. McVoy, Mrs. E.
Marler, Miss Alma and Jessie Lee
Watson, Miss Addie McVoy, Mr.. Roy
and Dede McVoy, Mr.. Guy Harvey
Mr.. Soderquist.
After the dance dainty refresh
ments were served by the hostess
whose charming personality added
much to the pleasure of the evening
and many beautiful expressions were
heard that the evening carried many
back in memory to the old home way
of entertaining.
Music was furnished by a local
string orchestra that played music tc
suit the occasion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-27
HAD AWFUL
WEAK SPELLS
Suffered So Much Felt She
Had to Have Relief.
Says Cardui Made
Her Well.

Elba, Ala.-Mrs. M. T. May, of this
place, writes: 81 was not especially
strong when I married-but after
my marriage, I seemed to get very
much worse. About two months after
/ was married, / began to have awful
weak spells. Would have bad spells
of headache, simply felt bad all the
time, could hardly do a thing.
suffered so much pain in my left side
and had the swimming of the head
and congestion and heartburn very
bad. In fact l suffered so much !
thought I would die. I kept getting
worse and felt must have some re-
lief. I had some pain and difficulty
in walking.
Mr.. -, who ran a store in --,
recommended that take 'Cardui,' and
my husband bought me bottle, which
did me so much good that he bought
me another, and after the use of
three or four bottles was we'll; was
up doing my work after the use of the
first bottle. It's the finest tonic I
know of. I got into better health
than ! had been since my marriage.
I advise all women, who have weak
spells, to take it."
The thousands of letters, which
come to use every year, ike the
above, certainly are proof of the
merit of Cardui, the woman's tonic.
For sale by all druggists.-Adv.