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The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1916-01-14
POSSIBLE REASON.

"Why is the stork picked out as
the bird to travel with the doctor?'
Il think it must be because he's
got such a beautiful BILL
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1916-01-14

We are glad to see Geo. H.
ProuIx back at his Lunch Room
after a few days illness.
Earl Winfree went to Langton
Tuesday where he will work in
the store Of |. P. Phillips.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
A FRIENDS TRIBUTE

No man on earth was ever
more closely associated with
Harry Stokes, attorney for the
taxpayers in the Nashville liti-
cation who was recently shot to
death in his Office, than was
Morgan Blake. formerly political
writer on the Nashville Banner
and now sporting editor of the
Atlanta Journal. Mr.. Blake's
estimate of Stokes is contained
in the following communication
he sent to the Banner upon hear
ing of the tragedy:
On the afternoon of the night
l left Nashville | went to the
Office of Harry Stokes to tell him
goodbye. For an hour I talked
to this man who was the best
friend | ever had IN the world.
AS | left him he put his arms
around me and said. Remember,
Morgan, if you are ever up
against it, just draw a draft on
me and send me a telegram. ("
This was typical of Harry
Stokes, the bravest heart that
ever beat and one of the most
gallant, generous, open-hearted
men lever knew.
That this vital dynamic person
atty is no more, is inconceivable,
but the body lying cold in death
bears too grim a testimony to the
fact that the career of this
matchless lawyer is ended.
Harry Stokes was a man, and
when he went into the nest OF
the foulest brood of pirates that
ever debaunched q municipality
and kicked their dirty hides into
disgrace and public contempt the
people of Nashville realized that
he was a man.
And now he is dead! Dead
this champion Of the people; this
plumed knight whose lance was
lifted for a populace robbed and
raped by a gang of freebooters
and renegades too low browed to
black the boots he wore.
Nashville deserves all the cor.
rupt reign of terror she has
been through if the murder OF
Harry Stokes is not avenged ir
the courts of justice. His taking
away was a challenge to the
conscience of a city he died t.
save.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
NAME GOOD MEN

A special committee of three
is to be selected by the county
court to have charge of the mon.
ey to be derived from the sale of
the road bonds. provided the
people endorse the bond issue.
The Partisan has suggested sew.
eral names from which to select
this committee. There are any
number of other good men, but
the court could do no better than
to select three of those we have
named.
We have suggested J. c. Rain
ey, ]. w. Cannon. W. M. Huddle-
ston. w. D. Upchurch. W. 4.
Adams, J. l.. Porter. With any
three of these men in charge of
the road money the people would
have unbounded confidence in
| its proper expenditure.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
JAMES X. VARDAMAN

Upon numerous occasions since
his election to the United States
Senate James K. Vardaman, Of
Mississippi, has opposed policies
advocated by President Wilson.
While The Partisan cannot, as
a rule, agree with the Mississippi
stateman, we must admire his
courage in standing out for what
he conceives to be right, regard
less of the majority or the wishes
of the President.
After all a president is no
more than man and is just as
likely to be in the wrong occa-
sionally as is ANYBODY else.
There is little doubt that a vast
majority of the people of Missis-
sippi stand with the President in
his preparedness campaign, and
yet these same people are stand
ing by Vardaman as man who
may be wrong but is certainly
sincere in his opposition to the
Presidents program. An evil
dence of how the Senator's posi-
ton is regarded in his state is
contained in the following from
the Amory, Miss, Times-Press:
It may be that Vardaman is
wrong in a number of post ions
that he has taken in the senate,
but you must hand it to him that
he had the nerve to stand out
from the crowd and say his way,
and that he has said it we'll. Re-
CARELESS of our high opinion of
the junior senator that's our
kind of a fellow. Just to follow
the crowd and say what the
crowd says gives US an appetite
to cuss.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
DELIVERY PLAN

Quite a number of grocerymen
have expressed to US their ap-
prevail of the delivery plan to
which we gave publicity in a
recent issue.
This plan is that all of the
merchants get together and agree
to make deliveries to each Sec
ton of the city only twice each
day and notify their customers
that orders must be in by a GER
tain hour if they expect deliveries
before noon and by a certain
hour if deliveries are to be made
before supper.
This plan would cut down ex-
penses; save time and be easier
on driver and horse, and we have
yet to hear the first objection or
adverse criticism of it.
1t would prove satisfactory to
the customers hacause thav
would then know within a few
minutes of the time when de-
liveries could be expected.
If everybody would be bene-
fitted, why not put the plan to a
test? Lets have a conference of
the various merchants who have
a delivery service and see what
can be done about the matter.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
START A SALOON

In the April issue of Pellets and
Pills, "a journal Of good cheer
for that worthy ally of the sick
and afflicted, the general prac-
TONER" the following is sugges-
ed to married men who can.
not get along without their drinks
as a solution to the bondage of
their habits:
"First-St a saloon in your
own home.
"Second-Be the only custom
er. You will have no license to
pay. Give your wife $500 to
buy a gallon of whisky, and rem
ember there are So drinks in one
gallon.
Third Buy your drinks from
no one but your wife. and by the
time the first gallon is gone, she
will have $7.35 to put in the bank
and $500 to start business again.
Fourth Should you live ten
years and continue to buy booze
from her, and then die with
snakes in your boots, she will
have money to bury you decent
ly. educate your children, buy a
house and lot, marry a decent
man. and quit thinking about
you."
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
FISHING

Although we told you three or
four weeks ago that we intended
to 20 fishing on the following
Sunday, we amt been yet.
However, we are going and
real soon. We are going on q
week day If possible, but we are
going fishing.
In the meantime we beg of our
friends that they keep quiet
about any fish they may catch
either "out of bottles" or "out
of jugs" There's no fun in
listening to fish stories when you
can't go fishing.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
HARRY s. STOKES

Harry S. Stokes is dead. Shot
to death in his office at Nashville
by Charles C. Trabue, another
attorney.
If Trabue's act was premediat-
ed and deliberate. as the state
will attempt to show, he deserves
to pay the severest penalty for
his crime.
However, The Partisan does
not intend to try Mr.. Trabue
through its columns. All cases
OF this kind should be tried in
the courts and not before the bar
of public opinion.
Although Trabue fired the shot
that sent the soul of Harry
Stokes into eternity, we are not
convinced but what the real MUIR
derer was the custer law and
conditions brought about by its
passage. which were made posi-
BILE by the dragging of moral
issues into party platforms and
political campaigns.
If the liquor question had been
left to the people of Nashville,
and the other cities where wits.
XIV was legally sold prior te
1909, for settlement in the first
place and not decided for them
by the Legislature, the condi.
tons which made necessary as
many believe-an custer law
would never have prevailed in
Nashville and the other cities
there would have been nc
defiance of the law; no graft in
city offices; no taxpayers suit
Harry Stokes would be alive to-
day and Charles Trabue would be
going about his business al
usual instead of facing a charge
of first degree murder.
It was a sad day for Tennessee
when prohibition was made ar
issue in the Patterson armach
gubernatorial campaign. Since
that time conditions have gone
from bad to worse; graft has
been piled upon graft; crime has
followed crime, and the end is
not yet in sight.
j How long, oh how long. before
the pendulum swings back anG
sanity is again in the saddle il
Tennessee?
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

BROWNING-We are authorized to
announce Thomas j. Browning as a
candidate for representative from Hen
ry county, subject to the action of the
democratic primary.
LYON.-We are authorized to an
nounce Esq. r. w. Lyon as candidate
for representative from Henry county,
subject to the action of the democratic
primary.
TERRY. We are authorized to an
nounce R. M. Terry as candidate to
represent Henry county in the Goth
General Assembly of the State Of
Tennessee, Subject to the voters at
the Democratic Primary August Bird
1916
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05


Some would compare the Stokes
murder to the Carmack tragedy.
If we are to believe the Nashville
newspaper reports, however,
there can be no comparison.
Stokes and Trabue had been
members of the same political
faction = Independents. TIL Q
courts and not the newspapers
should try Trabue, however. The
Cooper trial was conducted in
the newspapers before the courts
had a chance at it.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
FITZHUGH OF SHELBY

III A1lOolI VI Oh ELD
The Columbia Herald seemed
to think that Hon. Clyde Shrop-
shire, of the Edgington impeach-
ment committee, had some bad
motive in objectlng to Custom
htzhugh, stakeholder in the
Memphis Commercial Appeal and
formerly Republican caucus nom-
inee for the United States Sem
ate, as a special attorney to
assist in the prosecution Of Judge
Edgington.
The Herald proclaimed that
Fitzhugh knows more of the
details of the case against Ed
gington than any man in the
state. He assisted in securing
much of the evidence upon which
the articles were found by the
house. He has been the repre-
sentative of Gov. Rye in the lat
ter's campaign to clean up Mem.
phis and enforce the law in that
city,"
Mr.. Fitzhugh was paid for his
services "as representative of
Gov. Rye" and paid an enor-
nous fee from the special fund
set aside by the Legislature. By
the way, while we are on the
subject. If Gov. Rye needed a
Representative" why did he not
secure the services of some Dem
ocratic attorney and a man who
voted for him against Gov. Hoop
er-we are informed that Fitz.
hugh did not support Rye in the
1914 campaign?
As to why Mr.. Fitzhugh should
not have been admitted as a
special counsel in the Edgington
case, he will receive no fee from
the state, we are told, for his
services in this trial. Those who
know Fitzhugh are convinced
that he will not work for his
health. If the state does moi
pay him somebody else will, and
should any outside influence,
probably seeking to secure the
scalp" of Edgington because il
has been unable to use him, his
court and the Shelby county
grand jury-be allowed to finance
the prosecution of the impeach.
ment case?
Messrs. Shropshire, Ashley
and Creswell, the members Of
the prosecuting committee, are
all lawyers and although Fitz.
hugh has already been admitted
as special prosecutor, we believe
that he should not have beer
allowed to but in"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05

We suppose the removal of
County Detective Wilroy and the
appointment of Jack Klinck by
Hunter Wilson, encouragement
of Shelby county who was ap-
pointed by Gov. Rye, was a move
in the interest of good govern
ment, law enforcement and re-
form.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
THE COUNTRY PRINTER

THE COUNTRY PRINTER
II you think that all the wizards
OF the type and printing press
May be found in city printshops-
Why, you've got another guess.
Just you note the country printer
And the one man plant he owne,
With its old, decrepit presses
And its worn imposing stones.
See the poor, sprung iron chases
Bend out when the squeeze" 10 great;
See him build them up with cardboard
Till each line and rule Is straight.
See him make a proof press brayer
From wringer. 1t may beg.
Such man has lots more genius
Than such guys a. you and me.
See him turn wide set letter
When his quads are running low.
He has hundreds more such methods
Only country printers know.
He has half the tools required
Presses broken down with age.
Working harder, working longer
land he gets lower wage).
But the loyal country printer
Seldom kicks and seldom knocks.
He don't own an automobile
Nor a string of city blocks.
But he's glad that he's printer.
For he likes it through and through.
And he sets good example
OF what we should also do:
Make the most Of what's before us:
Do the best with what we've got.
And from him we learn this lesson
Be contented with your lot.
Roscoe E. Haynes of Fairport
IN. W Mail.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
FOR. FIOATER.

WHITLOCK.- We are authorized to
announce T. HI. Whitlock as candidate
to represent the fioterial district COM
posed of Henry, Carroll and Weakley
counties. Subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05

We hear the opinion expressed
on the streets and in public
places every day that both Estes
and Edgington will be acquitted.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05

The Tennessee Printer, issued
monthly by the Tennessee Print
ers' Federation has become a
welcome visitor to hundreds OF
print shops.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05

Cheer up, Mr.. Mooney, the
people agree with you on the
Bryan question if nothing else.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05

Politics is a game at which any
number can play, although the
majority soon play their string
to its end.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05

Does Henry Ford own a block
of stock in the Chattanooga News
or did Editor Milton get his car
at a reduction?
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05

Col. Jack Reeves is still get
ting out at Bolivar what he is
pleased to call a newspaper.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05

The verdict in the Bryan case
could be heard across the CONT
nent.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR STATE SENATOR

WELCOMING are authorized to an
nounce w. E. Weldon as a candidate
for State senator to represent the dis.
trlct composed of Carroll and Henry
counties, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05

Nebraska was merely a little
late in doing what the United
States did three times.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05

One suit of clothes will not
last always, and neither will one
state constitution.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05

Just an even dozen more school
days, boys.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
VACATION,

Vacations are alright, for those
who have time for 'em but We
believe that the confounded sum-
mer camps. railroads and others
that keep flooding the country
with literature containing photo
graphs of the trout hole" "a
shady nook" etc., ought to be
arrested for disturbing the peace
and the said literature confscat-
ed.
How in thunder do they expect
a man to work with that kind of
literature all around him?
There was nothing wrong in
Prof. Bayer hurrying things
along Friday night, but we don't
think he ought to have told that
joke on Squire Snow.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05

Who is inspiring those peace"
messages we hear so much about?
Also, who is paying the telegraph
tolls?
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05

We are all for peace, but not
at any price.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
RAILROAD PASSES

anti-pass law has again been set
in motion in Tennessee. Certain
politicians, in an effort to curry
favor with a particular element
of the voters = nonprogressive
voters-have declared war on
the railroads, and will attempt
to incorporate in the platforms of
the two parties this year declara-
tons in favor of an anti-pass
statute.
The railroads probably would
not object to such a statute SO
much as some suppose. An anti
pass law would put thousands of
dollars in the Golfers of the rail-
roads and would take these
thousands from farmers, editors
and others of the state who are
not able to lose so much money.
The railroads issue passes largely
in an effort to encourage diversi
fed farming in Tennessee, and
the passes issued to editors and
publishers of newspapers are
in every case, we believe, paid
for in advertising-the news
papers publish the railroad time
tables without charge. 1t is
merely an exchange of courtesies,
lust as when the moving picture
theatre issues passes to news
paper people in return for free
press notices in the newspapers.
Those who would abolish the
railroad pass proclaim that the
pass is used by the railroads to
corrupt the legislators and
others. We cannot believe this.
A legislator who can be bought
with a railroad pass can be
bought with a five-cent cigar. It
is a reflection upon the men the
people of Tennessee choose to
represent them in the State
Senate and House of Representa-
tives to say that they can be
bought with railroad passes.
AS long as the railroads are
liberal enough to supply free
passes to farmers atten ding the
agricultural Institutes, editors
attending editors conferences
and to newspaper publishers in
exchange for space, we believe
that they should be allowed to do
so, and if the people of any
county have been electlng repre-
sentatives who could be bought
with a free pass then these people
have the remedy in their own
hands let them elect better
men to the Senate and House Of
Representatives.
Some politicians who have at
tempted to ride into office on the
railroad issue have been defeat
ed and discredited quite recently
by the voters at the ballot box,
and we believe that the people
of Tennessee are now more de-
termined than ever to put the
stamp of disapproval upon any
who would use the old, old cry
of Corporations in order to ad-
vance their own political stock.
/ The newspaper men of Middle
Tennessee, in meeting at Pulaski
a few days ago. denounced the
political demagogues who are
riding the anti-railroad horse to
death by adopting the following
resolution:
BE it further resolved that
we understand and know the
motives that prompt politicians
| to raise the howl and cry against
n
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
RESTAURANT HASH
SERVED BY
NATHAN ID. WHITE

Did you ever hear of the Call
of the Wild?'
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05

A coat of oil now and then is
relished by every-street.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
Oil the streets.

Friday was a great day for the
hungry.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-05
FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1916

The Partisan does not give compliment
airy subscriptions with political an
nOuncements.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-22
TANLAC fine
FOR RHEUMATIC
TROUBLE
WIFE ellNG MAN JOINS MANY
REMARKABLY REMEDY
Neishbors Praise 1t

Il read in the papers of so many
people here being cured OF ailments
similar 10 mine | began taking Tanlac
100. and at that time was troubled
with rheumatic plains in my shoulders
ana arms and found that for rheuma-
usm Tanlac rs just the thing to drive
out the pain and aches from a persons
body. ! didn't feel like eating those
days either and hadn't any appetite 10
speak of. but ! enjoy an splendid appe-
ute now said George Kulcher. line
man with the Wheeling Electric Com
pany. and am feeling a great deal bet
ter all over"
Mr.. kulcher made the above state
ment as did so many others after tax
ing Tanlac while the representative OF
the great remedy was present in this
city. thousands endorse IL here and
one may easily verify ever word of
praise as each statement run in the
papers day after day comes from some
one living right here in this vicinity.
Thousands OF neighbors of people
troubled with stomach. kidney or liver
ailments. recommend this new medi-
cine among friends and phone mes
sage or talk with them will bring out
the facts regarding II. Ask your
neighbor today. watch the daily papers
for what others say or get "A bottle to-
day at &. III. Griest & Co.'S store.
Market street. Wheeling 81 per bot
tle.-AdV.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-22
DISSOLUTION NOTICE
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

Notice Is hereby given that. At meet
ing OF the stockholders Of bridgeport
Auto Co, corporation created and or
ganizcd under the laws Of tn state Of
West Virginia, held at the Law OFFICES
81 J. Bernard Handlan. 1876 Chapline
street. Wheeling. West Virginia. on the
10th day Of April. 1916. the following
resolutions were adopted
Whereas. Il Is deemed advisable to
nlssolNc this corporation. surrender its
chartor. and make proper disposition OF
IT'S assets. now. therefore.
Resolved. First. That the Bridgeport
EaniZed under the laws of the STATE. Of
W est virginia does hereby discontinue
business a. a corporation and surr,n-
d'rs To said state its charter and cor
poratc franchises. The board OF dire
tors VIII proceed to convert the prop
cry chooses IN action and all assets ~
inns corporation into cash. and pay Oft
ana discharge all its debts Liabilities
and obligations. and after fully
discharglng all such debts liabilities
and obligations. divide the remainder
among the stockholders pro rata with
ihclr several holdings Of stock. bot no
such payment shall b. made To any
Nfuckholder until after the publication
81 the notice hereinafter provided for.
Resolved. Second. That tho president
OF TINS corporation cause notice Of the
adoption OF the foregoing resolution 10
De publ shed IN some new spapyr OF gen
'ral circulation published near the priu-
cipa Office or place OF business Of this
corporation. once week Tor four sue
ces siVe weeks. and that he certify these
resolutions TO the secretary Of state Of
the state OF West Virginia. and deliver
10 MN c"rtlilCafe showing the publ.
law.
Given under my hand this 10Th d,v o,
April. \. D.. 1916.
J. Il HANDLAN.
President Of said Corporation.
ts-T-ls-21-gs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-22

state allotment OF troops 10 be called
out was made as the l. division plau.
prepared by the war department in
ISL \ letter scheme OF ORGANIZATION
mas superseded this for use in "A great
war. but the old plan NETS the pres
ent situation best. Under 10 the Units
called out represent twelve full army
divisions when props > grouped At
pvac" strength they would total IUO.-
900 men. AT full war strength. approx
imaitlN 2yu.puu. The organization
president Wilson has summoned are
90 be- expanded TO as near that maxi
mum a. possible by recruiting in the
states from which they come
The scheme Of reorganization for
me regular army under the new army
OIL also was announced today. II pro
Nides Tor the addition Of seven regi-
ments of infantry. two Of cavalry.
three of field and heavy artillery and
TWO az engineers The act takes effect
july first and by the plan announced
the new regiments composing the first
annual increment Of increase will BE-
created ON that date. giving General
J. Ton twelve new reEimental units.
Efficiency Unimpaired
''Iiftf- Say the reorganization can
tab" place un Tho border without III
pairing th' efficiency of the force al
iI' OFFICERS necessary for The now req.
IW.nfs viii h' drawn from the exist
inF organization and promotion. an
alunE rho line will follow The effect
Will Do fu leave thc army virfuaITN
without second Heufeuant-. and DO i-
here fnaf tho additional officers pro
tidod for under the bin will be- fed into
tNt service
There VIII bo many promotions also
among 'N' enlisted men Nsw non
commits. ION officers will hat, iu b.,
.'I''.'d boo both fhe old and now reg
IW'r'. H. Do Del planned Co di.frfhufe
iN' seasoned men equally They UIi
%" found Boo 'hr rfuk. of tho priyaffs
Hnd 'h' ran fu hs filled will boz only
Boa fIr Grade of private