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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
REsTA WINS AUTO RACE
Two Accidents on indianapolis Speed
way lnjure Four-Resta Makes
1926 Miles an Hour.

Indianapolis. -Dario Resta easily
won the sixth annual international
sweepstakes on the Indianapolis motor
speedway, May 80, completing the 300
miles in three hours, So minutes and
1882 seconds. Resta's prize is $4,000.
He finished two minutes ahead of Will
bur D'Alene, who was second in
3:38:04, and three minutes ahead Of
Ralph milford, who was third, in
3:39:45:05. Resta's average speed was
83.26 miles an hour. Ralph de Palma
completed 300 miles of last years 500
mile grind at an average speed Of
90.21 miles an hour.
Four men we're injured, one seri-
ously, when two of the racing cars
overturned. Jack Lecain, driving as
relief for Jules Devinge, Is an a seri-
rious condition as a result of over
turning on the north turn. Lecain
was caught under the machine, suffer
ing internal injuries and an injury to
his skull. The mechanician was slight
ly hurt. Tom Rooney's car blew a tire
and smashed into the wall at the top
of the south turn. The mechanician,
Thane Houser, was thrown over the
wall and was bruised and cut. Rooney
was caught in the wreckage which slid
down the track. He suffered broken
leg and dislocated shoulder.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
JUST THE CHILDREN MOURNED
None Came to Claim the Body of
Old George, the Cor
netist.

About us everywhere in the fotsam
of the human tide are drifting mystic
ries we accept without inquiry. There
are such people in Sacramento as "Old
George the cornetist," who recently
fell dead In New York city.
Day after day he appeared at the
same corner, offered his familiar tunes
to the admiring children and the some
times abjuring adults. and collected
the pennies wherewith to buy food,
clothing and shelter.
No one ever asked him his right
name, but the children loved him.
Then one morning, as Old George
raised his horn to his lips, 1t c1at-
tered to the pavement, and the song
he was planning to give the crowd
ratified in his throat as he toppled over
dead.
The children mourned him for sev-
eral days. No one came to claim his
body.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
FIRElaEN RESCUE FAMILY.
Flames Were Threatening A. C. Guar
les, Wife and Baby, at Memphis.

mphis.-Trapped on high Sec
ond-story porch by flames which had
cut off their retreat. and were licking
at the windows behind them, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Quarles and their baby,
of this city, were rescued by firemen
with ladders just as they were pre-
pairing to jump.
The fire, which was of unknown
origin, almost totally destroyed two
houses and badly damaged a third.
It originated at the home of w. E.
Werdlow, and from there 1t spread
with amazing raridity to the home of
Mrs. J. Wilson, next door, with whom
the Quarles family had an apartment.
According to fire department esti
mates, the damage to the two other
buildings will total between $4,000 and
$4,000. Mrs. Werdlow carried $4,000
insurance.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
EXAMINATION FOR NURSES.
State Board In Session at Memphis,
June and 3.

Memphis.-The state board of ex.
aminers for nurses held examinations
here. Members of the board conduct
ed examinations in four cities-Nash,
vile, Knoxville, Chattanooga and
Memphis.
Seventy-one nurses stood the exam
nation in the West Tennessee dis
trict Of which Memphis Is the head
quarters. The examinations were held
by DR.. J. P. Brewer, Nashville, presi.
dent of the board, and Mrs. Catherine
Schulken, of Memphis.
Other members of the board, in ad.
dition to DR.. Brewer and Mrs Schulz
ken, are Miss Nell j. Dougherty,
Nashville, secretary; DR.. Y. W. Haley,
Nashville, and DR.. Reese Patterson,
Knoxville.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
DEMANDS US. SOLDIERS OUT
carranza Government Declares Amer.
lean Expedition Is an Act of In
vasion-Situation UntenabIe.

Mexico City.-Claiming that the
words and protests of the United
States have been entirely in contra
diction of their acts, and that In spite
OF protests not to intervene in the af-
fairs of Mexico soldiers of the United
States are in Mexico without the con-
sent of the Mexican government and
in violation of Mexico's sovereignty,
the Mexican government now asks for
the immediate withdrawal of those
troops. The request is made in H.
000-word note which has been made
public at the foreign office.
The note recites that the American
troops crossed the border after the
Columbus incident without the per-
mission Of the Mexican government
The act was not considered one of in
vasion then solely because the United
States said they had misinterpreted
the attitude of the Mexican govern
ment. When the second expedition
crossed the line after the Glenn
Springs incident, the note maintains,
the plea that this was done with the
consent of the Mexican consul at Del
Rio, Texas, is untenable, and that act
can only be considered as one of in
vasion,
'The Mexican government therefore
invites the United States to bring to
an end this unsupportable situation"
the note concludes, land to support Its
protestations and declaration Of friend
ship by an immediate withdrawal of
American troops"
Maintaining that the protests Of
friendship by the United States and
the expressed desire for ncn-interven-
ton has been contradicted by the acts
Of the Washington government, the
note says the time has arrived when
Washington must declare itself clear
ly and unequivocally as to its future
intentions toward Mexico.
After reciting the facts which led to
the first crossing Of the frontier by
the American troops after the Villa
raid at Columbus, the note insists that
in contradiction of the word Of Gems.
Scott and Funston another expedition
crossed the boundary line, thus violat-
ing all the precepts of international
law and committing an act Of invasion
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
RAIDS IN NASHVILLE.
Pure Food Inspector Carries On Cam
paien of Seizure.


Nashville-Pure Food and Drug
Commissioner Harry L. Eskew, to-
gether with inspectors and deputy
sheriffs, raided several bootlegging es-
adjustments. The first place they
raided the. officers found one dozen
bottles of beer hidden in joint Of
sewer pipe buried in the ground at
434 Eleventh avenue, north. The Of
ficers also struck bootleg headquar-
teFs" at 317 Fourth avenue, south,
where they found a stock of liquors
valued at over $500.
At headquarters" they found 1000
quart bottles of beer on Ice, 200 bot.
ties in casks, 800 half-pints of whisky,
100 quarts of whisky and 100 half
pints of gin.
For some time the officers have
been trying to locate bootleg head
quarters" of which place they have
been constantly reminded of not be-
ing able to locate.
The stocks at all the places were
confiscated and carried to the pure
food and drug department, where it
will be held for evidence against the
owners.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
NURSES RECEIVE
THEIR DIPLOMAS
rnEE 5AA!nT,,ss- MEMORIAL MEMO 4; ;.61oSSr;
TAI GRADUATES CLASS IN
MEMPHIS.
FROM TWENTY STATES
Delegates Participate In the Chatta-
nooga Convention Called by May
ors Of Ninety Municipalities.
Tennessee News.

Memphis commencement ex.
ercises Of the graduating class of the
Baptist Memorial Hospital Training
School for Nurses was held here June
5, in Rogers Hall, University of Ten
nessee.
The commencement address was de-
livered by DR.. w. 7. Lowry, presi-
dent of Blue Mountain College, Mis-
sissippi.
A program of much interest had
been arranged. There were two num-
bers by the orchestra, two vocal solos
and a violin solo.
Miss Archer. superintendent of
nurses presented the members of the
graduating class, and the diplomas
were presented by Jack Gates, mem.
Der Of the board of trustees. The
school pins were presented by a mem
Der of the hospital staff, and a brief
address made by DR.. Robert Mann of
the University OF Tennessee.
Members of the class OF 1916 are
Misses Irene Low, Mounds, ILL.,; Mel.
lie Rae Sims, Oxford, Miss; Louise
Peel, Tupelo, Miss; Mamie Hollis
Camden, Ark; Virginia Ferguson,
Covington, Tenn; Elizabeth Garrison,
Pilot Knob, Texas Bessie Patient,
Lyon, Miss; Annie Farley, Memphis;
Ruth Denis, Mason, Tenn, and Della
Rutherford, Kenneth, Mo.
The following internes who served
at the Baptist Hospital received their
diplomas this year: DR.. w. T. Cole
man, Oliver. Miss; DR.. E. E. Farmer,
Westville, Miss; DR.. H. S, Watson,
Weir, Miss, and DR.. David Galloway
Salisbury, Tenn.
Four. internes, of whom three are
from Mississippi and one from Ten.
nessee, have been appointed for the
ensuing year, and are now on duty at
the hospital. They are H. X. Wade,
Sherman; w. l.. Newton, New AL.
bany; R. L. Peyton, Jackson. all Of
Mississippi, and c. H. Glover, Mar.
tin, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
FROM TWENTY STATES.
Convention in Chattanooga Called by
Mayors Of 80 Municipalities.


Chattanooga.-De came here
to participate in the convention of the
people Of 20 states called by mayors
of 80 municipalities for the consid-
Grafton of the national defense.
The meeting lasted for two days.
Among the visitors was Mrs. Linden
Bates and a party of New York WON
en-. Mrs. Bates presided over the
womans section of the convention.
The plan of action has been left
open for decision of the delegates &C.
companying the mayors from Ten
nessee, North and South Carolina.
Georgia, FLORIDA, Alabama, Louisiana.
Texas. Colorado. Kansas, Arkansas,
Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Ken
lucky, West Virginia, Virginia and
Maryland towns and cities.
Mayor Jesse M. Littleton called the
convention to order. A permanent
chairman was elected and committees
on future organization and resolutions
appointed.
Among the addresses delivered was
that of Mayor o. H. Bentley of WITCH
tia, Kan, on THE Western View"
The record Of congress on prepared
ness was discussed by Representative
X. d. Mcclellan of Tennessee. Mrs.
W. D. Lamar, president Of the Wom-
ans Auxiliary, Dixie Highway Assoc
citation, Macon, Ca, spoke on Good
Roads; an Important Feature Of Ma
tsonal Preparedness"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
GERMANY WINS IN
GREAT SEA FIGHT
HIGH SEA FLEET OF ENGl AND
CLASHES WITH GERMANS
OFF JuTLANp.
BRITISH LOSS is HEAVY
Heavier Tonnage Engaged and More
Tonnage Sunk Than in Any Pre-
vlous Naval Engagement in
Worlds History.

London Picking its way from its
base in the Kiel Canal, the German
high sea fleet ON the afternoon Of
May 81 emerged into the North Sea-
and off the coast of Jutland engaged a
British fleet through the afternoon
and night in what was the biggest
naval battle in the worlds history so
far as tonnage engaged and tonnage
destroyed was concerned.
When the battle ended Great Brit
ain had lost the battle cruisers Queen
Mary, interchangeable and Invincible,
the cruisers Defence, Black Prince
and Warrior and eight torpedo de-
stroyers, while the German battle
ship Pommern had been sent to the
bottom by torpedo and the cruiser
Wiesbaden sunk by the British gun
fire. In addition several German tor
pedo craft were missing and the small
cruiser Frauenloeb had been seen
badly listed and was believed to have
gone to the bottom. These losses
have been admitted by Great Britain
and Germany.
Aside from Great Britain's conced-
ed losses Germany claims that the
British battleship Warspite, sister
ship Of the Queen Elizabeth, and one
of the largest and most powerful ships
afloat had been sunk; that the battle
ship Marlborough, vessel of $4,000
tons, had been hit by torpedo and a
submarine had been destroyed.
Great Britain also added to Ger
manys acknowledged losses with the
claim that one dreadnought of the
German kaiser class-vessels of a.
TOO tons and carrying complement Of
1888 men-had been destroyed by
British torpedo craft; that another
battleship of the same class was be-
lieved to have been sunk by gunfire;
that one battle cruiser had been
blown up and two others damaged,
and that a submarine also had been
sent to the bottom.
Great Britain's admitted loss In tom
mage was 114,810 for the six battle
cruisers and cruisers. That Of Ger
many, excluding the tonnage of the
Wiesenbaden, of which vessel there
Is no record, was 1912. The tonnage
of the capital ships sunk by the jap
anese il their fight with the Russians
In the battle of Tsunshima in May,
1905, aggregated $4,000. Twenty-one
Russian craft were destroyed in this
fight, including six battleships and
four cruisers. The remainder OF the
sunken craft comprised coast defense
and special service vessels and tor
pedo boats.
sT,hhat the casualties IN the fighting
off Jutland were heavy Is indicated
by the fact that of the crew of some
800 on board the Indefatigable only
two men are known to have been saw
ed. Full details of the fight, in which
Zeppelins are declared to have taken
part, are being gathered by the Brit
fish admiralty, and pending their re-
ceipt the censor is withholding per-
mission to correspondents to send out
stories from London.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
COYOTE FRIGHTENS THE TOWN
Savage Animal Finally Driven Away
by School Children Unaware of
Danger.

A gaunt gray coyote terrorized Por-
tola, Cal. 1t was first noticed when 1t
attacked two dogs at the residence of
Thomas Dorithy.
Mrs. ]. Hardy, who was passing at
the time. narrowly escaped being bit
ten when the coyote broke away from
the dogs and attempted to attack her.
The dogs pulled 1t down again, how
ever. before it reached her.
During the recess period 1t appeared
at the schoolhouse, but the children
chased 1t in body and frightened It
away. They were not aware OF the
real danger.
A number Of hunters are securing
the bills close to town in an endeavor
to locate and kill the coyote.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
SENTENCED TO DIE JULY 10
Motion For New Trial 10 overruled--
Waite Thanks Court and
Attorney.

New york.--Dr Arthur Warren
Waite was sentenced to die In the
electric chair during the week of July
10--the penalty for the murder Of his
father-in-law, John e. Peck, of which
he was convicted.
When DR.. Waite was presented to
the bar his counsel moved that he be
granted a new trial. This was denied
by the court and the sentence was
then imposed.
When Justice Shearn concluded the
sentence, Waite delivered short
speech, In which he expressed appre-
citation of the manner in which his
trial was conducted, and his thanks
to the court, the prosecutor and to his
own attorney. DR.. Waite said he was
very sorry for his crimes and for the
trouble and suffering he had caused
others. He declared that he hoped
that by surrendering his body for pun
ishment he would compensate in some
small degree for the deaths Of his
victims.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
WILL BE NO WITHDRAWAL.
carranza Has Not Shown His Ability
To Control.


Washington. Carranza's lat.
est note bluntly questioning the good
faith of the United States government
and with threat of armed resistance,
demanding withdrawal Of American
troops from Mexico, was presented at
the state department by Eliseo Ar
redondo, the Mexican ambassador
designate A translation of the
voluminous document, about $4,000
words long, was laid before President
Wilson, who at once began consider
ing how it should be answered.
No one in official circles would at
tempt to forecast just what course
the president might decide upon.
There was complete unanimity, how
ever, in the belief that there would
be no immediate withdrawal of the
Pershing expedition. High officials
said the de facto government so far
had utterly failed to demonstrate its
ability to protect the border against
bandits and expressed the opinion
that the troops would stay in Mexico
until this was done.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
Chattanooga Makes Shells.

Chattanooga British army Off
Ger, who wells himself under an as.
sumed name, is here inspecting large
number of 6.6-inch shells being made
by the Columbia Iron Works for the
allies in the European war. The com.
pany has one Of the best equipped fac
tories for making the particular kind
of shells of any plant in the country.
A large quantity of shells is ready for
shipment as soon as the inspection is
completed.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
LOOK YOUNG AND HANDSOME
AGAIN BY DARKENING YOUR
GRAY HAIR WITHOUT DYES.

While 1t Is no disgrace to have
gray, streaked or prematurely gray
hair. 1t is unnecessary In this day and
time. Simply shampoo your hair and
scalp with Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer.
After doing this few times not .
trace Of gray can be seen, but all your
gray hair and entire head Of hair will
have become 80 evenly dark. soft, fluffy
and healthy that no one would suspect
you had applied Q-Ban. It is no dye.
but a ready-to-use liquid. absolutely
harmless. Big bottle sent prepaid for
only soc by writing Q-Ban Laborator-
les, Memphis, Tenn. or sold by drug.
gist. Be careful not to accept substi-
tutes or harmful dyes, but insist on
having Q.Ban Hair Color Restorer.-
Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09

under my personal guarantee that It
will clean your sluggish liver better
than nasty calomel; 1t won't make you
sick and you can eat anything you
want without being salivated. Your
druggist guarantees that each spoonful
will start your liver. clean your bowels
and straighten you up by morning or
you can have your money back. Chill
dren gladly take Dodson's Liver Tone
because 1t is pleasant tasting and
doesn't grippe or cramp or make them
sick
lam selling millions of bottles of bod.
sons Liver Tone to people who have
found that this pleasant, vegetable. liv-
er medicine takes the place of danger
GUS calomel. Buy one bottle on my
sound, reliable guarantee. Ask your
druggist or storekeeper about me. ADV.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
CAL0MEL S|CKENS! IT SALvATES!
DON'T STAY BILIOUS, CONST|PATED
Guarantee "Dodsons Liver Tone Win Give You the Best Liver
and Bowel Cleansing you E1er ad-vn tOse DAVIS work.

Calomel makes you sick; you lose q
days work. Calomel is quicksilver
and 1t salivates; calomel Injuries your
liver.
II you are bilious, feel lazy, sluggish
and all knocked out, II your bowels
are constipated and your head aches
or stomach Is sour, just take spoon
full of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone
instead of using sickening. salivating
calomel. Dodson's Liver Tone Is real
liver medicine. You'll know 1t next
morning because you will wake up
feeling fine. your liver will be work.
ing. your headache and dizziness gone,
your stomach will be sweet and your
bowels regular. You will feel like
working. You'll be cheerful; full OF
vigor and ambition.
Your druggist or dealer sells you a
50-cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
o,tteren. Kinds Of Wood Being Used

Washington. = News print paper
made from hitherto unused woods, un-
der direction of the forest service lab
oratories. has been successfully tried
by two large newspapers and in all
IL kinds OF wood never used before
have given promise of being suitable.
A number Of others have been found
suitable for manila paper by different
processes Jom practically unused
woods in its search for substitute
for the fast diminishing supply of pulp
wood.
The announcement says that If the
price of news print paper is to be
kept at a reasonable figure, more
efficient methods of converting spruce
into pulp must be developed or cheap
err woods must be substituted,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
MONEY FOR sEW.ANEE.
Nearly All Of 100000 Fund to Be
Raised Is Subscribed.

Chattanooga,-Bishop A. w. Knight,
vice chancellor of the University OF
the South, has stated that the fund
for the payment OF the 100000 debt
of the University of the South at Sc
vance had reached s235,O00 and a
number of dioceses had not been
heard from. 1t had been hoped to
raise the required fund by June and
committees of the alumni association
all over the south have been work
ing TO this end. The central commit
tee in charge of raising the fund will
meet at Sewanee during the week OF
commencement exercises.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
Child Logic.

Freddie wanted his pie first, and be-
ing the youngest Of family Of FIVE
he got 1t. you eat backwards was
his mothers comment as she placed
1t before him.
The young philosopher fell into
brown study. from which he was only
brought in for the elders.
Mother" he said, whats back
wards? II put my shoe on wrong, Is
that backwards"
Yes"
If I sit this way"-and he deliber
ately turned his back to the table
is that backwards?"
Eyes"
well, wasn't sitting like that
when ate my pie"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
MAD DOG BITES SEVEN.
Rabid Animal Endaneers Citizens Of
Memphis Suburb.

Memphis.-Seven pers )ns, all resi-
dents of Germantown, .rere ordered
placed under Pasteur treatment by
DR.. Louis Leroy. follov-lg examina-
ton of the head of a { og which bit
them. Dr. Leroy deter med the dog
was rabid. The persons bitten were:
DR.. E. T. Yancey. Edwi.l Williamson,
six-year-old nephew of H. G. Payne;
T. T. Sullivan, boy named Allison
and three others unidentified.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
Submarine Fired Upon.

Berlin.-The following official com
munication was issued: "A subma-
rine has just returned from the At
lantic, where it was pursued and fired
upon by two freighters it had at
tempted to halt. The first steamer
was a 3.e00-ton vessel without neutral
distinguishing marks, which the sub
marine tried to stop May 2 near Us
liant by firing a warning shot. After
a few minutes the steamer opened fire
from fve-centimeter gun. The u
boat escaped by putting on high speed,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
Better Than War.

"The whole world Is preparing for
war;" said William jennings Bryan at
a pacifist dinner.
Il know man In Miami whose good
lady suddenly went in for spiritual
Ism. Did he declare war? No; he
did not. He did better.
Instead of declaring war. the MI
ami man took to accompanying his
wife to all her spiritualistic seances,
and at every seance he got the hand
some medium to procure him messages
from his first wife, who was dead
and, ali, such tender, such loving mes
sages as they were!
by this method the Miami man
soon put an end to the spiritualitic
idea in his household.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
Boone Tree Blown Down.

Johnson City.-The famous historl-
cal Boone tree, located on Boone's
Greek, this county, has been blown
down during windstorm. The tree
was split in twain In falling and the
words engraved on 1t by the famous
pioneer. d. Bone, being split in half as
a result of the split in the tree. The
words engraved on the tree were;
Boone killed bear on tree in year
1760."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
Modus vivendl.

How did you come out?" asked his
friend. "Will she have your"
"Her answer" replied the diplomatic
attache, sis partially satisfactory
Enough so to continue negotiations.
She says II she ever does marry, 1t will
be man OF good looks, courage and
ability."-Judge.