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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-01-07
much greater than that Of Memphis

is added to it each year. And the
newspapers here say that there were,
during the year past, about sixty-sev"
en- murders per hundred thousand
of population in Memphis, and less
than one-tenth that number in this
city. Memphis heads the list for vio-
lent deaths during the year in this
country. Maybe when liquor is en-
tirely banished from Memphis (when
will that be doneD it will be as safe
as New York to live in.
Human imagination staggers at
the thought of what would happen
to New York city if an earthquake
like that at Messina, Italy, should
strike US. Hundreds of thousands
would be killed; the subways choked
with dying people, and the giant Of
fee buildings add their horror by
tumbling over everything. And then
think that in the buildings downtown
are housed. during the day, three
times as many human beings as can
find standing room on the streets, at
one time! If they had to rush out of
those buildings all at once, they would
pile up. three deep, on the streets.
This is a serious condition Of affairs.
All the same, it is inspiring to see
what is going on here, and to know
that one is part, however small, of
the largest population among all the
cities of this planet.
But the god Of this monster New
York is money. And big money, too.
One thousand dollars is small unit
here. When | went over to the Irving
National bank to get my first govern
ment check cashed, in the Woolworth
building across the way from my Of
fee, | thought it wouldn't be a bad
idea to start a modest bank account
there. Having United States govern
ment connections, Isneeded no further
introduction to them, and they smiled
good d-naturedly at me and asked how
much wished to deposit. i believe
| | will start with twenty-five dollars,
was my reply. You ought to have
seen the panied look on that mans
face as he slowly said: 1--WE never
accept any deposit Of less than $500
and unless that balance,is kept up
we charge you a dollar a month fol
keeping your money for you" Dc
you pay any interest on deposits?
None on checking accounts" wal
the bankers reply, which closed thu
interview, except that had to smile
| too, as told him, in parting, thai
this little incident would be sent tt
my home paper. At the Park Row
Bank they take no less than $500
and at the City National Bank no les
than $1,000 on account.
] People come here to get rid Of
; their money, and there is no end t.
this city's accommodation in that re
, spect. Last night, at the famous res
, taurant of Rector's, on Broadway,
young chap came in with two younI
, girls, and called for the highes
, priced drink in the house" The wait
er finally brought them a glass eac
of some sort of many-colored liquid
like mixed drinks. Itwas SO good tina
they ordered another helping OF il
The bill was twelve dollars for the 81
; small glasses of liquor. Then th
young fool pulled out five dollar bi
and tossed It to the waiter for til
! And down on the East Side of ii
. CITY in some houses there were twel'
= people in one room. and not doll'
d among the whole bunch TO keep the
. from freezing and starving,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-01-07
TO The People Of McNairy
County. Greeting:

| take this opportunity to again an
nounce myself candidate for the Of
flee Of Tax Accessor. | respectfully
solicit the influence Of every voter in
my County. | have no rip-snorting,
BAN boozling. impossible e-to-carry-o
promises to make in order to gain
vote and good will want that with
out any bamboozling to get it. But
| refer you, with pleasure to my work
when | was your assessor before.
You remember that | visited you in
person each year, and assessed your
taxes | talked with you about the
value Of your property. There was no
room for guess work. copying, or
over rating your taxable property. If
you had sold your farm; or if your
personal effects were not what they
were the previous year, was on the
ground SO you might tell me, your.
self, just how you stood.
A square deal all the way round
is all | can promise, all any candidate
should promise, all any taxpayer in
any state in the union could ask, or
expect OF the men who fill their pub
lie Offices.
| promise to assess your taxes
fairly and squarely, without fear or
favor, and to do the clean thing from
one end of the term to the other.
And upon this promise, ask you to
vote for me for Tax Assessor the
coming term.
Respectfully submitted,
SAM SANDERS.
Selmer, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-01-07

hO AcsOb ohoO va 4NS" OAaA' &@NeO
are the Submerged millions" you
read about. More Jews than in all
Palestine, and more Italians than in
any Italian city; Poles. Russians,
Slavs, Croatians, Bohsmians, Hungar-
ians, Turks, Firms, Esthonians, Mord-
wins. Let's, Lithuanians, Hindoos,
Servians, Montenegrins, and lot Of
other human races the very names of
whom are strange. each with a differ
ent tongue and character. There
seemed to be no fewer than one hun
dred thousand Jews on Grand street
alone, one evening when | went down
there to buy Russian books, They
were peaceable enough; far different
from the Italians who were swarming
in other streets and among whom
there were six people shot and knitted
that very evening in one fight. But
at the first sign of trouble the Jews
rally together like wild animals. Let
one of them run out and cry: "Da ist
Gewaltw (there is violence, or forceD
and a bowling mob will form in an in
slant. A policeman there told me
some interesting things about these
Jews. He says they rarely 60 beyond
giving one good beating or tongue
lashing, but that their curses are
fearful and wonderful. Among the
worst imprecations are when they
wish that your father and mother
may die suddenly, or that you may
fall deathly sick and be carried con-
s.antly from one bed to another.
Down on Second Avenue are the Wat
er-Polacks Zone Of that breed killed
President Mckinley They are great
drunkards. and often there are terri
BILE fights in the bar-rooms. The Of
ficer told me Of one fight in which a
man broke a beer bottle over the back
Of a chair and with the jagged half of
the bottle in his hand the Polack
gouged gobs Of flesh out Of the mans
neck till he fell dead.
The Jews had a big mass-meeting
here once and passed resolution to
the effect that America is not a
Christian country" And last Satur-
day one of the leading rabbis preach
ed a sermon in which he declared
that Christmas is celebration bor-
rowed from the 'heathens, of which
we should be ashamed" In spite Of
all this, the Jews and Christians
get along here finely. They are found
Chat is, the Jews) among the richest
and most intelligent Of this city, many
of them noble and charitable people.
You do not find them in the poor
houses and not many Of them in jails,
in comparison with other races. There
are a full million of them here, and
one is never out Of sight Of them. |
have had good experiences with them
as to honesty and truthfullness.
Well, this letter has about reached
its limit, but must turn once more
to my beloved music, and tell of the
last concert on the big organ at the
City College. There were three Sc
lections can never forget. One was
a Bach fugue. What was it like? Car
you expect me to measure a mountain
with yardstick, or draw a picture
of thunderstorm? 1t sounded like
six pieces going all at once, only thai
all the parts fitted in like a wovel
! carpet, so that there was no discord
We will have to let it 20 at that
} Beethoven's symphony was far NOR
easily understood. There was them
like Q thread Of gold, running tAroagl
that Fifth symphony, The melOd'
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-01-07
Artichokes and Soy Beans

| have for sale ten bushels arti-
chokes and ten bushels soy beans at
about one half Of catalog prices.
Call or write c. c. MARSHAL, R, 4,
Selmer, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-01-07

Dec. 81, 1915.
EDITOR INDEPENDENT:

bOts ciy AOAOs
EDITOR INDEPENDENT:
Your paper finds it's way to me now
every week in this great city. and is,
as usual, like a letter from home. |
did not use to read advertisements,
but now the legal notices come in for
their share of attention, and the little
items of Selmer and the outside sec.
tions all have their value. The names
of people and of villages once spoken
by lips now dumb forever will always
be sacred to me, and | love to know
what is going on at dear old Purdy,
Gravelbill, Ramer, Chewalla, and 9th
er places, where the people were
known and loved by my parents and
kindred.
Speaking of Chewalla reminds me
Of a remarkable man with whom | be-
came acquainted in Washington
short time before coming here. He
was born at CEewalla and has risen
to be one of the great men in the ma
tion's business. This is the Honorable
James l.. Wilmeth, Chief Clerk of the
Treasury Department, who supervises
the appointment and services of more
than five thousand clerks and officers
Of the government. When | saw him
at his desk in his richly appointed Of
fee in the granite palace of the De-
partment on Pennsylvania avenue, in
spite of the elegant surroundings
there was something plain and home
like about him. You might say that
he looked like a hardshell Baptist
preacher done up in fine clothes, and
then, too, there was a shrewd twinkle
in his eyes which comes to those used
to great authority and wrestling with
gigantic problems of management and
business. When | mentioned McNairy
County and Tennessee. the Chief Clerk
dropped other business, told me to sit
= 4
down near him, and get acquainted.
He left Chewalla when be was boy
and went to Arkansas. but the old
familiar names Of the Tennessee peo-
ple found responsive chord in his
heart, and he said he even loved the
red pullies around Chewalla. Ican
saw that if Chewalla has the average
sense Of pride, it must be proud OF
James L. Wilmeth, who is still q
man, early in the fifties. and may &c
much higher yet. While sat am
talked with him, he had to answer
several invitations by telephone fol
lunch and other appointments with
Congressmen and other important
people, but he wanted to hear about
McNairy and its people. and was by
no means willing for me to leave 81
soon. He asked me where he coult
get information about the early set
tiers of McNairy, and | told him o
General Marcus ]. Wright's book o.
that subject. He took the General
name and address and said he woul
write to him at once.
Since my last letter was publishe
the newspapers here have announce
an interesting discovery. New Yor
is the largest city in the world! "
have been thinking that London, Eng
land, was ahead of US a million Q
two, but it appears now, from tn
latest returns, that we have 1921
more people than London. Create
New York, including the Westcheste
and New Jersey suburbs, holds seve
million three hundred and eight.
three thousand. eight hundred on
seyentyone souls, and Q pcpulatis
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08
GOOD FRIEND
TO women
That's What Mount Pleasant
Lady Says Cnrdui Is and
Tells What II Did
For Her.

Mt. Pleasant. Tenn.--"As Il girl i
was always we'll and hearty" says
Mrs. VI. L. Rail, OF this place. It
have always been accounted healthy.
! never felt any trouble like E.
weakness until ] came to the change
u life. was about forty-tivc when
that began. think | would have
dicG had I not found out what a
good friend to women Cardui is.
| suffered a great deal. had Il
number of Painting spells, and
would he obliged to lie in bed Il
week OF two at ii time. nevcr
liked 10 lie in bed, because il inter
fcrcd so with my work. The swim
ming in my head was nearly con
tiEuous. I could moi stoop down il
would make mc so dizzy. | think
! used CarGui OF ana on for two or
three years. using in that time about
s or 10 bottles. began TO feel the
Improvement in health before ! had
taken one bottle. but kept on taking
II until | 20 in perfect health.
Had ii nol been for Cardui | know
would have been dead. =.
no" | am 81 years old. and weighs.
about iia. and am In the most per-
feet health.'
Give Cardui a trial for your trou-
biea, II should do or YOU what il
has done FOR thousands Of others
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08
FIFTH DISTRICT

DANNnLE. VA. Nov,.Ira. :. J..
". Saunders. OF frlnislin. ful Gtc past
ten yoers member u tn iious" 6.
Representatives. was reelected tier" hy
:. l~najorit! Which VIII hr within u fcw
votes OF 1000. Democratic i~c.o!c"=.
gloomy AID Iisheartcrcd .E.r The uu-
puonisina returns. welcomed tl!s :ca-
tIrc OF tur election Practically com
pl.tc returns from Tic ionowiuE cout-
ti.s and cities show the following ma
j%oriti"s for Saunders: Charlotte. -;
Franklin. 30; iiaiitiX, i,32O: iicnry.
l2j; Patrick. 10: i~!ttsyivanil. l."l5:
DanviiIc. $40; totai. 4.0sS l;Stim;.t"s
has.u on incomplete returns from car
ron and Craysou indicate .tncy will
30 for DAVIS by .n:Jor!tics a i"u aud
4i5, respectively. President wilson
vot" la the district will rGn several
sruidi"d ahead u the congressional
oAMdIi.,tc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08
SIXTH DISTRICT

ROANOKE, VA. November 1-H.oa-
Yoke city and Roanoke Counts COM
lete gin" Wilson = large majority. al
housh whar is considered Il heavy
vote WIS po.led Ivy ,hc Republicans
scattering rports coming IN from all
',or til. sixth pistric; Indicated ;hat
'ar,.r Glass Nil ovo.wh,im his op-
oneuts. George Wilson, Republican,
nd u. T.. ,;inihcv, Socialist. although
but lev precincts mad reported before
iiduight.
Wilson polied ..24d votes IN Roanoke
'ity ia Nughcs'S Goj. In the county.
WiIson had $40 votes 10 ~ruSnes's +53.
'Arler Glass rolled ~ 2,i7G votes N
lie city &c his opponents 1873. In tn.
county, Glass i,oiiud s6l votes TO his
,~ppoMeuts' 80. Following arc COM
pletc returns for Roanoke city: Wilson.
80: Hughes. COS: fianly. 10; Benson.
90: Rcincr. l.: Swanson. $50; Glass.
.ttG. George Wilson. 313: iiuther. ITO.
ioanokc County cumplete-Wiison.
10: Hughes. i5&; itamly. =, Benson,
=. Hcimer, o: Swanson. 9I5; Glass,
81: ticorg. Wilson. $50; Ginthcr. -.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08
HUGHES GETS A[iJaA5
SURROUNDED BY FAMILY
Cheerful Smile Plays over Face
as News Is Received.
CASTS BALLOT VERY EAHlA
Spends Day in Apartment. Except
for Long Motor Ride in Afternoon
With Wifc-Scc> Few Callers aud
DispoSes OF Mail.

NEW YORK. Noyembc. 5.-CAurl.S
Il. hughes received tho returns in his
private ,nar,u.rt M 500 an ,h.
eighth n,or of the iso,cl Aston. su,-
rounded by his family. ouly his two
infan; grandchildren were absent from
the group.
There wsr, sixty. in addition to the
candidate. Mrs. uurbcs. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles e. hughes Jr.. ana tn,
Misses Helen. Catherine and Eliza
beth hughes From time to time
Roher, ruIsr his former secretary.
car, Sheppard. his publicity man:
AIajo: Crossc;, oue.time military aid
20 the Governor. and others moved in
and out OF the apartment, handing the
candidate bulletins.
n eighth aoor Of the hotel was
closed TO the public. only those hav-
Ing business on the hoo, heiu. per
mit,ed 10 alight There
Mr.. Hushes was cail,. uui.- and So
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08
SEVENTH DISTRICT

WiNclIESTl;ii. VA. November -
city Of Winchester complete: MD
son. IS: hughes. 1876. iIanly, Is; Ben
son, =. for senate. swanson. iGS, Tor
Congress, long term, Harrison. 81;
raul. lSa; Garrison. >: short term. iiar-
risou. j30; raui. Isl: Garrison, ..
Thirteen out or twenty precincts
in Frederick County give Wilson, a0S;
hughes. 20: Harrison, So; Paul. -.
Ten out OF Eleven precincts H. Page
County give Wilson, $50: hughes. ay5.
Harrison. sci; Paul. 6i3.
Thrar precincts from Clarke County
give Wilson. 21S; Hughes. %: Iinrri-
son, sos Paul. ~.
WOODSTOCK. VA. November -
Shenandoah County complete: Wilson.
i.iS?; hughes. LES: for Congress. HAIR
riSon. LIS; Paul. l.J34.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08

$50. For Consress-Joncs. sS5. Eutz-
ner. ~i;cpublican. l69.
WestmorcIand County-Wilscn. 3II:
hughes. rs: Jones, 2S2; Butzncr. 1872.
WARSAW, VA. November -
Northumberland County gives Wilson
IA; Hughes, los. For cougrcss--Joncs.
Democrat. rs; Butzner. Republican, 81.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. November :.
Elizabeth CITY County complete. in
Guiding the towns Of Hampton :tu,i
Phuebus. give Wilson, 1C5: hughes. i.S:
Jones, $50; E%utzncr, IS: swanson. l."2..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08
EIGHTH DISTRICT

ALEXANDRIA,. VA. November =
Incomplete returns from the Ei.ltl,
Congressional District indicate that
Representative Clia.ics 6 tnriin was
rt-ctectcd - Congress 10y ubou; ;.sCu.
IN AleNundri;t city the vote was:
Wilson. l.oIS: li6ghcs. 3Gi. Ittnly.
j; henson. =: iictsnc'. /: swanson. 1873:
t'rlin. i.oll: Cruppcr. t3N: Manning.
ii: HaImii,ou. :.
Alexandria County "avc Wilson. AS:
hughes, %3i; Hanly. y; tavlin. 653;
Cruulcf. Republican. $50.
Tn, election her" was unusually
quiet. \ littlr more than 100 votes
were ro.icd ia IT," city out Of about
I q ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08

'ihis is Nair's home. Voting through
out All.Shauy County was about AS
usual. outlying precinct. have mo-,
been heard from. la, it IL Indicated
that The county Will give g small Re-
publican majority.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08

Htl;NA. VISTA. VA. N"yon,l ~ -
result Of t"-dcy's election is .y
follows: Wilson. los vote; hughes g..
FOR tonBrcss-H. -. Flood, ij;: &. T..
Main. 81: 4. l.. LnMn. 3.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08

NrFoMATTcN. VA. November -.
With all ten precincts in the county
heard from. Wilson received Gas;
hughes. 1888: swanson. 49,. Flood. G1i.
Nair. lac; Lowe. -.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08

CLIFTON FORGE. VA. November :.
The election passed OH vegy quietly
here with 4 norn!al Nou. poiicd. VII
son received loo votes: hushca. 1874,
for Congress. Flood. 100. Nair. I0.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08

rAIEWELi. VA. November -
Fairly returns indicate that Tazcwel
county viii give Slemp $50 majority
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08

NEl\,ilht\ Va. November -Svvcn-
teen precincts Out &C twcnty-nin" give
Nils"n i.5h3: Hughes. LES: 'rrinklc.
l.ii'. stomp. LIB. Precincts Z" hcur
from viii siish;ly reduce Wilson'S and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08
NINTH DISTRICT

HhlSroL.. VA. November ..-rhrco
precincts IN Washington County give
Trinktc 80; Sletnr. ~: {: gain of IS
Tor rrinil, over the vote Of ~" years
ago.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08

DUBLIN. VA. November 1.@PuiasiSi
county complete gives Wilson 1857:
hushcs. sol; rrinHlc. Lilo: !;lc:nl.. sos.
Three precincts in Giles give Trink!"
iha majority.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08
TENTH DISTRICT

STACNr"N. ~. Nov.mh.i 49,
Stauatou eavo Wilson. 81. iiuvhc
%i!. For Compensation 81. Mai.
So, Augusta County gay. Wilson, H.
hughes. So: ,%Iiam!y. 2tl: swan
son. Elsa; Flood. i.70i; Nai'. I"5.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08

GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE. yA.
1.--Glouc.stcg County com.
pietc gives Wilson 5s2; Hughes. lli:
swanson. 10; Jones, Gl0; Butzuer l0I'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08

ifAREiS GROVE, VA, November -
To-daSs election was very quiet IN
York County, II Tie vote. nnusuaUv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08

tSpccia! TO The T!nes-Dispa'ch.1
FREDERICKSBURG. Va. November
Z fredericksburg gave Wilson $50
votes; Hughes. IL. For Congress
tones, Democrat, BIG: HutIncr. Repu,-
lean, sS; Swanson, tor senate, 5l..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08

WARSAW. Va. November : Kich-
'n"nd County Wilson. so; uuuh,s.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
ACTON DAVIES, DRAMATIC
CRITIC, IS DEAD

New York June 13.-Acton Davies,
known here for many years as dramatic
critic. and more recently writer If
moving picture scenarios died yesterday
at the LakevioW hospital IN Chicago,
where ne had been under treatment for
rheumatism of the heart. He was &c years
old His father was f.. Whtacre Davies
an English army officer.
His writing was characterized by n
lively, personal style, and he acquired
a reputation for knowing plays and the
people of the staGe from a thoroughly
practical standpoint. There was no drn-
matte critic whose judgment was ac-
cepted more readily by the world Of the
theatre.
The Evening Sun sent Mr.. Davies to
cuba and Porto Rico as a Spanish
American War CORE spondent, and while
enga ged in this work he displayed per-
sonal courage of a high order.
lie was an industrious writer of short
fiction and produced a novel The
Grand Finale" In collaboration with
Charles Nirdlinser he novelzed the lat
ter's play. THE First Lady Of the
Land" and. he did the same work for
Edward Sheldon's play, Romance"
After ceasing to be a dramatic critic
Mr., Davies became associated profess
sonally with several theatrical man
ayers, and also was a writer of scenarios
Recently he was on the staff of II. H.
Frazee, and it was on the occasion of a
visit to Chicago in connection with
Frazee's production, Nothing But the
Truth" that he was attacked by the
ailment from which he died
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
HUGHES REAL LEADER,
SAYS SENATOR BORAH
Something Republicans Have Not Had
since Roosevelt Joined Moose.

Washington, June 13.-'The republican
convention gave us a candidate, but what
is more gratifying, it gave the republicans
leader. something We have not had
since Colonel Roosevelt shook the dust
off his feet and departed four years ago"
said Senator William +. Borah in an
interview to-day.
Roosevelt was a leader and unques-
tioaby, the leader of his party, Under
his commanding genius the party reached
its highest capacity for service to the
American people. save only once, After
Roosevelt left the party it was loaderless
and remained so until the adjournment
Of the Chicago convention. Leadership
has been supplied and it was supplied in
the only way that true leadership can
he supplied-by the rank and file of the
party
1T was the voter whoinstinCtivelY select
ed Lincoln in 1860 and it was the voter who
r.uominated him in 1864, at time when
practically all the prominent men in his
party We're against him 1t is a historic
fact that had the denomination of Lin
coin depended upon the so-callod leaders,
he would have been defeated in the corr
vention. But public opinion drove the So
called leaders to cover
IL venture to prophesy that time, and
brief time, will demonstrate Hughes to
be in every sense of the term a leader
of his party. No one doubted that when
his reply came in to the convention. In
moral purpose, in intellectual power. in
the right conception Of the true aims
and obligations and duties of the Amcri-
! can democracy he measures up to the
requirements Of true leadership
There has been some fear that ne
may fail in the def MANAGEMENT of party
details. There seems to be some concern
lest the matter of patronage and similar
affairs may be divorced from past
| precedents. This has caused no little con-
| Germ in certain quarters.
| Il hope tho fears may be we'll foundel
| But in that leadership which moulds anC
! holds together vast bodies of voters
/ through the nimtahle power of the right
handling of great questions he will prove
to be all for which the best forces OF tn,
party have long yearned"