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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-04-07
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The Riechn1an Case

In decision handed down Monday Chancellor Heiskel
Of Memphis dismissed the suit filed against Sheriff J.
A. Riechman. The decision ar-reaching in its effect
and sustained practically contention of the attorneys
for the defense. The Chancellor held that the Sheriff is
merely that he is not supposed to make
for misdemeanors without warrant unless the
ofense committed in his presence that his
duty warrant than it is the duty of any pr
vate citizen and that if he does out warrant
he must do private citizen and not as Sheriff,
Rather than having failed to perform his duty Sheriff
Rechman has exceeded his authority in making arrests in
certain cases. according to the Chancelor's opinion.
Since Heiskell has held that Sheriff Rechman is not
guilty of misconduct in Office the Commercial Appeal is
ready jump the Chancellor with both feet The Com
mercial Appeal always ready to jump anybody and
everybody that does not do just it The Commercial
Appeal only dictate the policies of Memphis and
Shelby county but of the entire State and would have the
people believe that only it, Custom Ftzhugh (who large
stockholder u the Commercial Appeal few corporation
lawyers Pete Monteverde Larry Long and few others
entitled to be believed on OATH
The only that the Commercial Appeal has not
jumped Gov Rye and carooned him its front page
that he has allowed that paper dictate his policies to
Memphis and allowed Ftzhugh keep his hand in the state
treasury.
Memphis morning paper, unless he looks through their
glasses and though he be judge he will not twist the
evidence in the to give decision according to the
wishes of this paper and Mr. Fitzhugh he is common
CRATER and scoundrel
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-04-07

Police Lindsey and Night Chief
Hancock, although details are
still lacking and no definite in
formation can be obtained other
than the statement of the finding
of the body. E. B. Atkins made
the following statement to a
representative of The Partisan
Saturday:
1t was early Saturday morn
ing when l discovered the body.
| was on my way up town. and
alone. | was within a few feet
of the body before | noticed it.
A large block of stone or con-
crete was partly on his head,
which was badly crushed, and
the ground was bloody. He had
evidently fallen in his tracks,
and every indication pointed to
the probability of the stone fall.
ing from above, where the fin.
ishing touches were being put
on the new McNeill building.
There was no indication of fouI
play.
II took him by the tail and
threw him some distance down
the alley, as | knew that Satur.
day being April Fool day, some
youngster might try to put him
in somebody's pocket. 1t was
one of the biggest rats I ever
saw"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-04-07

soon have more than 100 miles
of good roads.
A resolution was adopted upon
the motion of Justice J. M.
Pierce abolisling the West Paris
voting precinct, which was
established a few courts ago. A
number of railroad employees live
in the courthouse precinct and in
the Eastern suburbs and it was
claimed that the new voting
place would inconvenience them.
The motion to recind the former
action carried unanimously.
Judge Clendenin was author
lied to again offer for sale the
time warrants authorized at the
January term. These warrants
are for the purpose of paying the
sounty's outstanding indebted
ness, and the company which
agreed to buy them has failed to
live up to its contract. 1t was
necessary to again authorize the
sale of these warrants in order
to make them legal. This res
olution, introduced by Justice
Huddleston, was adopted 80 to l.
Justice Lyon voted mo. -
The accounts that had beer
approved by the finance com.
mittee were then read ano
ordered paid.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-04-07
IS CRUSHED TO HORRIBLE :
DEATH; FIND BLOODY BODY

Without a seconds warning a
life was sacrificed to the care
lessness of some unknown per-
son Friday night in the alley
just north of the square, near
the juncture of the alley and
Poplar street, and his lifeless
body, unidentified and unclaimed,
lay for hours Saturday, bloody
and unrecognizable, a few feet
from the scene of the tragedy,
Stunned by all except the NOR
bidly curious who stopped to
gaze upon the remains before
the city authorities took the
corpse away to be buried with
out the single sign of a tear. A
familiar figure to hundreds who
have passed the entrance of the
alley, and yet without a single
friend among them, the unknown
adventurer had spent days and
days in the alley, seemingly
making it his home, only to meet
death either by a most unusual
accident or by inviting it with a
most reckless abandon of conse-
quences, unbefitting one with
the ordinary caution of one of
his advanced years.
Circumstances in connection
with the case do not indicate
foul play. according to Chief of
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-04-07
First MONDAY BRINGS
five THOUSAND FOLKS
TO COUNTY'S CAPITAL
Puryear Sends Delegation Of
Several Hundred By
Railroad
EVERY SECTION OF HENRY
COUNTY WAS REPRESENTED
By Auto. Wagon. Buggy and
On Train They Poured Into
Paris Monday

Every nook and corner of the
county was represented in the
great crowd here Monday. Ac-
cording to some of the Oldest
residents Of Paris this was the
largest crowd that ever gathered
in the capital of Henry county.
They came in automobiles, in
buggies, in wagons, on horse
back and by train, and before
noon the streets, as well as side
walks, were packed and jammed
with people.
Puryear sent probably three
hundred by train, arriving at
9:36 Monday morning, while
several hundred more from this
section probably came to town in
their own conveyances
Whitlock had a large delega-
tion, as did Hazel, Como, Spring
vile, Manlyville, Mansfield,
sHaglerville, Henry, Buchanan,
Elkhorn, Grassland and other
places.
A large number came from
Big Sandy, in Benton County,
and Murray. Camden and other
neighboring county sites added
to the crowd.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-04-07
Barber Shop Was
Burned Out Last
i. Friday Morning

About 7 o'clock last Friday
morning the barber shop of
Robinson & Agee, on East Wash
ington street was destroyed by
fire, which originated from a
water tank heated by gasoline.
The loss on building and fixtures
was about 81, 900, partly covered
by insurance. The building was
owned by R. L. Rickman, and is
now being remodeled. When
completed it will again be occu-
pied by Robinson & Agee.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-04-07
VOTING PRECINCT
IN WEST PARIS IS
KILLED. SESSION
Bond Issue To Be Voted Upon
Throughout County On
August Third

By a vote of 20 to 5 the county
court went on record Monday
afternoon in favor of submitting
a $3.50, 600 bond issue for roads
to a vote of the people. The
election will be held on Thursday,
August 8, the date of the regular
August election.
The fight for submission oi
the question to the people was
led by Justice w. M. Huddleston,
who introduced a resolution ir
accordance with a recent act Of
the Legislature. The Huddle
ston resolution provided for g
special election to be held May 6,
but when number of members
of the court insisted that the
election be held on the date oi
the regular election, in order
that a full vote might be polled.
the date was changed.
Justice ]. G. Boden stated that
he did not not believe that the
time was ripe to submit the
question to the people, and when
the roll was called he voted mo. I"
Justice J. D. Morris, of Pur-
year, declared that he was glad
of an opportunity to vote in favor
of submitting the question to the
people. Applause greeted his
remarks.
Justice j. w. Tyson stated his
intention of voting for the bond
issue, which brought forth ap-
plause.
When Justice Huddleston de-
clared that when the next Legis-
lature is chosen he was ready to
join in an effort to get the pres
ent road law repealed, he was
roundly applauded.
If the people should vote favor
ably upon the bond issue the
money will be expended by a
commission to be elected by the
county court in connection with
the State Highway Commission
and the present Board of County
Highway Commissioners will
have nothitg to do with the mat.
ter.
The roads to be built or i'm
proved by the bond issue, shoulc
the people ratify the measure,
are as follows:
No. l. Beginning at Paris anc
running in a general northeast.
erly direction to the Tennessee
river at the Mouth of Sandy,
about 20 miles.
No. 2. Beginning at Paris anc
running in a general northerly
direction to the State Line, Is
miles.
No. 3. Beginning at Paris anC
running in a general northwest
erly direction to Boydsvslle, KY.
18 miles.
No. a. Beginning at Paris ant
running in a westerly direction
to the county line, near Como
about IL miles.
No. 5. Beginning at Paris ant
running in a southerly direction
to the county line, about 18 miles
No. 6. Beginning at Paris ant
running in a southeasterly di
rection to the county line. /
miles.
If the bond issue is voted b
the people. Henry county wi
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-04-07
RAILROAD Is PREPARING FOR
EXTENSION OF LOCAL YARDS

Within the sixty days the Nashville Chattanooga ST.
Louis railway will begin work looking the Strengthening of the
tracks extension of the yards about Paris Recently the rail-
road purchased considerable property along its South
of Paris and this the contract the hone and other
buildings from this property let Anzo Shrad of Hazel
Work commenced Thursday
S. F. Ferguson representing the railway Paris earlier
the week and stated that the improvement work would probably
be under way within the next two months.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-04-07
JUSTICES PROVIDE.
$1,000 FOR RELIEF
OF GROVE SCHOOL
Appropriate Money To Pay
Insurance On Grove High
School Building

With only seven of the thirty
three members voting against
the motion, the county court ap-
propriated $1,000 for the pur-
pose of assisting Grove High
School, at the session Monday.
$500 of the amount is the annual
appropriation for the agricultur-
al department of the school.
which is necessary in order that
the school may obtain State aid
for this work. The second $500
is to pay the premiums on the
building insurance for three
years.
J. M. Porter appeared before
the court as a representative of
the Grove school board. and
urged that the court appropriate
the amount necessary to pay the
insurance. He said that they
had recently called upon DR..
Grove for aid and that he had
given them $1,000. After this
they did not want to call upon
him again for help, MIR. Porter
said.
Justice ]. W. Tyson stated
that the school building was. the
property of Henry county and
that he thought it was the coun-
ty's business to pay the insur-
ance. Justice w. M. Huddleston
endorsed Justice Tyson's re-
marks, and moved that the $500
be appropriated to pay the insur-
ance and the regular $500 for the
agricultural department. The
clerk called the roll, which
showed that 27 had voted for the
appropriation and Z against it.
J. M. Bumpass, Guy C. Pres.
nell and James Bomar were sug-
gested by Judge Clendenin for
members of the Board of Equal
ization and ratified by the court.
W. R. Walters resigned as a
member of this board. J. w.
Darlington was suggested for
the place by Judge Clendenin
and the court ratified his appoint
ment.
Judge Clendenin convened
court shortly after 10 o'clock
Monday morning. Prayer was
offered by Rev. Lambreth Han
cock, pastor of the First Chris
tian Church. Judge Clendenin
then read his message, supple
menting it with a statement that
he had found, upon investigation,
that it was very doubtful whether
or not the county had the author
ity to lease its workhouse prison
ers, and that it would be difficult
to do so, anyway.
Reports from the various CON-
missioners and other officials
were received.
A wrangle developed as to
whether or not worthless bonds
should be burned or filed away
in a vault. Justice w. j. Brite
moved to burn them, but his
motion never came to a vote as
Justice Huddleston moved In
lieu that the County Judge, in
connection with the workhOuse
commissioners, 90 over the bonds
and file them, relieving the
Judge of the responsibility, and
report to the next session of
court. This motion carried.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-04-07
LITERARY ASSOCIATION

Thd Masonic Literary Associa-
ton meets every Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock at the Ma
sonic Hall. Religious exercises,
followed by general instructions
and lectures on Masonry.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-04-07
PEOPLETO PASS ONROAD
BOND ISSUE AT SPECIAL
ELECTION, COURT VOTES
HOW THEY VOTED

In favor of appropriating
81, 900 to Grove High School
Justices Snow, Pierce, Erwin,
H arts f el d. Humphreys,
Dowdy, Riley, Rushing, Allen.
Brite, McRee, Veazey, Atkins,
Morris, M a br ey, Hodge,
Wynn, Thompson, ,Boden,
French. Alexander, Tyson,
Ross, Culpepper, Orr. --25.
Against the appropriation
Justices Steele, Lyon, Edgar,
Hansil, Ligon, Coleman, Hoop
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-04-07
Absent-Justice Cross.

In favor of submitting the
Road Bond Issue to a vote of
the people = Justices Cross,
Snow, Pierce, Erwin, Harts-
field. Humphreys, Dowdy,
Riley, Rushing, Steele, Allen,
Brite, McRee, Veazey, Atkins,
Lyon, Morris, Hansil, Mabrey,
Hodge, Wynns, Thompson,
French, Alexander, Tyson,
Huddleston, Ross, Culpepper,
Orr. 20
Against submitting the Bond
Issue-Justices Edgar, Ligon,
Boden, Coleman, Hooper. IS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04

needed to bring the dam water
through the conduits and into the
desert SOIL The labor, to town dwell
ers, was terrific. And during the six
months that had passed Bessie had
been changing.
The old man. Jim Ross, incoming
about the camp, had little by little
become unbearable to her. Himself
an old gold prospector, he had found
nothing in all his life except q few
worthless pockets; yet he had never
ceased to dream of the day when he
would make his fortune by some lucky
strike.
There had once been rumors Of
gold in those hills, but nobody had
ever found any. Day by day the old
fellow would set out hopefully with
his assaying pan, and every evening
he would return with his hopeful
stories, which so Jared his daughter
in-law's shattered nerves.
II was a day later that the storm
broke. Old Jim Ross had come back,
late for supper, with the usual story.
Il think I'll try our luck over at
Bald Mans Hill tomorrow" he said.
in his weak, senile voice. Il never
seen a territory that looked so prom
Using. There might be a million dol
lars worth of gold in that bend of
the gulch."
Bessie stood up and faced him,
regular virago, her shattered nerves
tense and quivering.
1--WE heard those stories before
she cried For the Lords sake go
and get your gold, you useless old
fool. Go and find 1t and don't come
back till you've got it."
The old man looked at her, aghast
at the sudden outburst.
Why, Bessie, he faltered, 81 didn't
know as you was sot against my find
ing gold I tell you" he went on en-
Enthusiastically. there's gold in them
hills. Yes, SIR he continued, there
certainly ought TO be a mint of gold
there, if we could only get at it."
But Bessie had burst out of the
room. crying, and the old man, shak.
ing his head in perplexity, went slow
ly to the clubhouse where he slept
Edwin" said Bessie later. the old
man will have to go. That's all there
is to it. He's terrible, Talking about
his gold when heaven only knows how
we're going to live the next year. And
all our money sunk in this place"
She pressed her lips together vim
dictively Il won't stand for his talk
of gold!" she cried. He'll have to
go to the poorhouse."
Edwin said nothing, and that eve
ming Bessie, all tears and penitence,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
| Old Jim 81
Discovery
BY H. M. EGBERT

Copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman)
We'll, seeing as we've got your IA
Their now we can't exactly turn him
out into the desert" said little Mrs
Ross, pursuing her lips. There was a
stubborn set to her features which Ed
win Ross knew from of old.
But we had to take the old man,
Bessie" argued her husband I'VE
couldn't let the old man go to the
poorhouse."
He'd have been a sight better off
there than incoming round the shack
at eighty" answered his wife.
Ross sighed. He knew his wife was
not naturally hard, and yet of late her
antipathy toward his father had been
growing more pronounced. She had,
as matter of fact, warmly seconded
his proposal that when they pulled up
stakes the old man should accompany
them.
At twenty-five Edwin Ross, a year
married, had suggested to Bessie that
they should quit their life of hardship
in the western city and try their for
tune in the newly-irrigated lands of
Nevada. They had been lured by an
INSCRIPTIONS land agent. Fabulous
crops, he told them, could be raised
there. They moved, with their little
capital of five hundred dollars. And
their establishment began as soon as
they got out of the train and stared
about them at the barren land
Irrigated it was, after a sort, but
the agent had said nothing of the
heartbreaking spade work that was
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04

GV0ddtCo oOoy VI tUC
derer.
n6oyn me by the girls manner.
prQnn1ooA to try, and that was all
ca promise. The chance of
aylng ~ young man from the chair
oomoo tnhnitesimally small.
" e - proved at the trial that
" 1oe1tcn had suddenly come home to
led ~ forgiveness. There had
ptson . angry interview between him
- ~ mcle. The negro butler.
vonE1onocn. was emphatic on this
feo - added that he had heard
~ Qpp40w threaten the old man.
= lox 1nter a shot had been heard.
Van11en. who occupied a rebuilt
su,a ~ 1l&on hundred yards from the
ons o. - run out, and had encoun-
So - Z1lo in the library. and they
- yu14 0asrett dying from q bullet
MOO II the throat. The colonel
vlvo1 juet long enough to say that he
av - 6us0 Thornton was his murderer.
under examination the
70 Agyo admitted that the colonel had
lei d seen the man who shot him.
Thoen1on was arrested the same
light a the lodging house where he
a staying. Now came series of
b aiming facts which clinched the stu
nd tion Ia NE opinion of all reasoning
rhlt1n6o.
eng The cabin occupied by the negro
SSan seven hundred yards from the
ouDo. Behind it was clump of
ense trees. little to one side of the
impact little building. A bee line
IN .um the library window. grazing the
GA hbin vail, led to large oak tree,
corlght hundred yards from where Gar
bi,stt had cat at his table. Fixed firmly
clamps against the side of the oak
80 VAS rifle, trained upon the col
neI'B house. 1t was immovable. and
arr 20 well concealed in the under
CT that 1t had been discovered
Use ~ ~ the merest accident. Ellis
VII I1noon had found it.
're Nit gave testimony at the trial to
- ~ that when they were boys he
- ~ cousin had played in the
nGI md had made investigations
!. - ballistic properties of small
ID EThe Judge and jury adjourned
lns Dpot, a bullet was inserted in
oea Il, and when discharged, il
ou varied by two inches in its
from the flight presumably
d the ball that killed Garrett
los further evidence was needed
tns b found Thornton guilty-and
10 bod Janet Clifford. telling me
lover was a wronged man,
I the guilty man was Ellis.
rted upon my investigation
heavy heart, but | knew that
I'D do possess a certain instinct
e Il matters, and, while / could
her decisive clue, did come upon
ny suspicious circumstances.
Ike own Ellis Tomlinson was Q
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
Emotional Expression.

an all races of men," says Darwin,
"the expression of good spirits seems
to be the same. and it is easily recog.
nized." And he adds that from the
natives of New Zealand to the hic ,ly
civilized Caucasian much the same
forms of emotional expression are to
be observed"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
To Wash White Corduroy,

Wash in warm. soapy water until
clean, using a good quality soap, then
boil one-half hour in soapy water.
Rinse in clear water. changing the
water three times. end rinsing again
In cold bluing water Dnni wiring or
squeeze. but han drN n open
air if pOssfdei
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
Selection Of a Wife.

rance. Germany, China, Japan
any other countries, wives ara
ID for the man by the parents,
be assumption that the parents
older and having larger exper
sSith life. are better capable OF
hg a wife than the inexper
youth. Il is not yet proved
bis is an uLwsse course. -Ex
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
That ounht 70 Cur. Her

A man out West, who married q
'ow. has invented a device to cure
Of eternally praising her former
husband. Whenever she be.ins to
descant on his noble qualities. this in
genious No. merely says. Poor.
dear mani How | do wish he had net
died."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
no Shot
Garrett?
By
M. EGBERT
1915 nv w G. ChaDmanO


1916. by W. G. Chapman)
nrd, you must save John
life. He is Innocent"
1t the young woman who
re me in my Office, her
ped, the tears streaming
& cheeks. My first thought
q is just such scamps as
who find such women as
ord to believe in them.
nd was a desire to help her
ny that was possible. But
"a of old Colonel Garrett had
y blood of everyone, and
lynching had been openly
1rdict had been rendered
sen minutes of the jury's re-
and the case seemed to
80 proved to the hilt. Thomas
I'D been the wealthiest man
11o9 around. He had been a
|owner before the war. and he
1yed enough out of the wreck
= - him to amass a huge fortune
olectric traction came and Gre
riches for the far-sighted.
n 1hornton, CARROTS nephew.
hem . scapegrace. His uncle.
repeated admonitions, had final
1ere1 the young man out Of his
.; he had cut him out of his
leaving all his property to Ellis
|1neon. another nephew. That
peen two years before.
hAd known that Thornton and
clifford cared for each other.
/ I'D not guessed at the devo-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
Beats the seismooraph,

Earthquakes cause electric waves.
and an Italian Scientist has invented
apparatus which has registered them
several minuates N-s7-e seismographs
have shown en- nents.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04

Common Occurrence.

You cannot put a criminal on his
honor" declares a prominent neuro
pathologist- Perhaps not. but a erin
tnai sometimes puts one over on hii
honor = Washington Post
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
Nothing Good or Bad.

There is nothing either good or
bad, but thinking makes it so.-Shake-
speare: Hamlet
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
Was First kaIser.

|emagne was the first person to
the name of Kaiser.
The aegis & intelligencer., 1916-01-28
EXACTLY WHAT HE MEANT
Southerner Knew How to Word Adj
vertisement to Produce tho De-
sired Result.

No small amount OF credit for the
development of the short editorial
paragraph to its present state OF per-
fection belongs to Col. Emmit q. Lo-
gan, onetime fellow workman with
"Marse" Henry Watterson, editor In
chief OF tho Louisville Courier. Jour-
nal.
His brief, brcosy paragraphs we're
as famous at Watterson's broadsIde
ono.page editorials. Colonel Logan,
used to contend he wrote what he
meant and stopped only because
"Marse" Henry had consumed all the
editorial space and all the kings Eng
lish; therefore. II was his power and
pleasure to set forth with the scrapa
and as filler what "Marso" Henry had
started out to say. but forgot.
When Colonel Logan washed print
era Ink from his fingers he retired to
tho llfo Of country gentleman on q
farm near Bowling Green, KY One
day he appeared ut tho office of the
local newspaper to insert an adver-
tisoment and asked for pad Of
paper. What he wrote was character.
istic.
Wanted An olo niger cook for q
farm. No mllkin. No washin. NOthS
In but cookln. entin and sleeping.
He got u cook.-Wall street Journal.