McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-01-28
Ten DAYS FOR
BRIEFS IN CUSTER
cRUMP AND uTLEv CASTS APE
ARGUED BY ATTORNEYS FROM
MEMPHIS.
ARE NEW TERMS AFFECTED
Right To Trial BY Jury Also Taken
Up BY the Attorneys For
The Accused
Officials.

The contention that an custer suit
could not affect term of office which
an official had not yet assumed was
argued at length in the hearing given
by the supreme court to the Memphis
suit involving former Mayor Ed Crump
and Police Commissioner R. A. Utley
Attorneys for the ousted officials
asserted that In the trial before the
lower court there had not been the
slightest indication that claim would
be made that the suits would affect
the new term of office to which the
two defendants were elected, while
Gen. G. T. Fitzhugh of Memphis, at
torney for the REALTORS, argued that
the custer suit would be farce of 1t
did not affect the new terms, but only
the fragment of the expiring term re-
naming at the time the suit was filed.
Gen. Ftizhugh was the only attorney
for the REALTORS who spoke, while T..
X. Riddick opened for the Memphis
officials and X. T. McConnico conclud-
ed the argument.
The court at the close of the plead
ings granted counesl on both sides 10
days in which to file briefs.
The right of a trial by jury was also
taken up by the attorneys in their ar
guments, counsel for the defendants
asserting that all courts had held that
this right could be demanded, while
Gen. Fitzhugh cited authorities hold
ing that there was no such constitu-
tional rights in courts of equity.
Impersonates Gov. Rye.
An individual known to his new
found friends as "Tom C. Rye, COVER
nor of Tennessee" Is alleged to be
having high time in Florida, Louisi-
ana and other Southern chimes, romp-
ing around among the palmettos and
the palms, basking in the balmy sun
shine and incidentally kiting check
now and then with perfectly valid
Endorsement. Before the check gets
back he seeks newer fields ana other
pastures green.
Meanwhile the genuine and only Tom
c. Rye is working on the job of gov
ernor of the commonwealth, enduring
the rigors OF zero weather and occa-
sionally informing the Nashville bank
ers that he is not and has not been
out OF the state.
Three fake checks signed "T. C.
Rye, governors office" after they had
been turned down by national bank
Of this city. The checks were written
by an impersonator of Gov. Rye, who
started writing the governors name
to bad checks in Florida
One of the checks received at the
governors office here was for sos, and
was given by the governors imper-
senator TO a hospital at New OSleans.
following a stay there. Another check
was for 500 Endorsed by DR.. v. R. Al
len of New Orleans, and the third was
check for $11.50 given Max Samp-
son Of New Orleans.
So far no request has come to the
governors office for any action against
the ct. c. Rye" who is having such a
good time in the South posing as the
governor of Tennessee.
Fears He Has "Hookworm."
DR.. Olin West, director of rural sani-
tation for Tennessee, received a letter
from man living at Vandalia, ILL.,.
who says he was reared in Tennessee
and thinks he has the hookworm. He
says that he has heretofore been thin
and emaciated. but is now putting on
weight, and desires to know If this is
symptom of the disease.
In his reply, DR.. West said: "Evi-
IDENTIFY something is wrong with you
or you never would have left Gods
country. Come back home" DR.. West
also advised him to be examined by
the board Of health of Illinois, and
some literature on the disease was
also sent him. From the tone OF the
mans letter he evidently assumed that
he contracted the disease in Tennes-
see during the process of his rearing.
His letter follows:
Estate Board of Health-Gentlemen:
| was reared in Tennessee and believe
I may have the hookworm. To whom
may apply for examination? I am
Sc years old. l have always been thin
and pale and emaciated and nervous,
but now have gotten fleshy. Is this
symptom? Send me some litera-
t,,ra IN tho disaaspp