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The Washington times., 1918-02-14

The perfected development of forty years-the
inventions of trained staff of Edison Labora-
tory engineers headed by Edison himself
the perfected machine that does it's work
efficiently and ingeniously as the originator
would have it.
The Washington times., 1918-02-14
Don't
Suffer
ssad HsE Free Trial Treatment

No matter how long or how bad-Fo 70
box Of Pyramid Pile Treatment. II
The Washington times., 1918-02-14
"sYE. BYE, RUssIAl' NEW SONG.

LONDON. Feb. lL-"GSodbye. Rus
STA; Hello America" 10 the name OF
the newest popular song now being
heard here. .-
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Camp Jos. E. Johnston,
Jacksonville. Fla. 2-2S-IS

JackS0nVllIe, Fla., Z-ZS-lS.
To the Readers of the Independent.
Dear Friends:
AS it has been several weeks since
my first letter was published, |
thought that you might want to hear
from Camp Johnston again.
Since writing last, the spinal mer-
nights has broken out in the camp
and we have been quarautined. But
tine doctors have it under control at
present.
have been promoted to sergeant
in charge of the mess Of Co. A. 9Th
Division Water Supply Train, and be-
fore | go any farther had better ex-
plain what . division is.
An army division consists of:
No. of Men
One Division Headquarters Co. 164
One Machine Gun Battalion Of
four companies ..........- T63
Two Infantry Brigades. each
composed of two infantry
regiments, and one machine
gun battalion of three com
panies. .....-....,,. ,......... 1920
One Field Artillery Brigade,
composed of three field ar
tillery regiments, and one
trench mortar battery. 5.06S
One Field Signal Battalion. 262
One Regiment of Engineers. 1866
One Train Headquarters and
Military Police. .,........... 1880. 337
One Ammunition Train ......... 962
Ore Supply Train ..----...... ......... 472
One Engineer Train. ......... ... "a
One Ambulance Train. .... 949
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Automatic Insurance Covers Mer
Lost on Torpedoed Transport

Any American soldier lost on the
torpedoed transport were protected
by the United States Government in
surance and Government compensa.
ton. Those who had not applied for
insurance were covered by automatic
insurance which is payable to a wife,
child, or widowed mother. The auto
matte insurance aggregates about
$4,000, netting $25 month for 240
months. Insurance that had been
applied for is payable to a much
larger class of bene6ciaries and can
go as high as $4,000, netting $3.50
month for 240 months.
The compensation in case of death,
given by the Government without
charge and regardless of rank or pay,
ranges from 500 to $75 a month,
based On the number of dependents.
Payment under the compensation
feature of the military and naval in
surance act in case of death are pay
able to a widow, children, or depend
emit widowed mother.
The automatic insurance ceased Oh
February IL, but the compensation
feature of the act is separate pro-
vision. The scale of compensation in
case of death follows:
(a) For a widow alone, $25.
CO. For a widow and one child, $35
(c) For a widow and two children,
$47.50, with S. for each additional
child up to two.
(1) If there be no widow, then for
one child, 500.
(e) For two children, $50.
| CO For three children, $40, with
So for each additional child up to
two.
(g) For a widowed mother, $40.
The amount payable under this SUBJ
division shall not be greater than q
sum which when added to the total
amount payable to the widow and
children does not exceed $75.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
The Farm Loan Act Is Proving
Its Value
LEONARD j. KERR
County Agent

There can be little question as to
the benefits Of long time loans to
farmers at more reasonable rates than
they have been paying in some local.
ties in the past. The bankers, some
of whom were at first prone to criti-
else the propriety Of the Farm Loan
Act, are now taking very favorable
attitude. In many localities a local
banker is acting as secretary. treas
urer of the local loan association.
This it seems to me is quite desira-
able.
The local banker not only has the
confidence of the local people, but he
has the right kind of business expert
ence to handle the affairs of the as
ISOLATION in the beat possible manner,
Fully as important as these
reasons, believe, is the fact that by
being in such close touch with the
members of the local farm loan asso-
citation, he will be in the very best
possible position to advise prospec-
tive borrowers as to the most profit
able use of the funds.
The County Agent will be glad to
be of service in shaping farm loans,
in advising as to the way in which to
use the new capital to the best ad-
vantage, so as to secure the largest
possible returns.
Farmers in most all counties of the
State are taking advantage of this
new system-why not McNairy Coun-
ty?
Inquiries will be gladly answered.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
poor'Old Russia

If there is one country in Eu-
rope that is worse off than an
other it is poor old Russia. She
has not a friendly nation in the
world, and are divided among
themselves, to the extent of war
ring factions and bands of muir
derers and pillagers, Germany
is aking what she wants, having
stated the war exists when peace
was defeated by the Bolsheviki
who sold out the country.
The Ukraines have set up a
government and made peace with
Austria. The Bolsheviki are now
fighting a PARTON of their own
country. while Austria is with
the Germans against AL other
sections Of the great empire.
Never in the history OF nations
has a great and strong people so
rapidly disintegrated. One day
can make no forecast of what
will occur the next.
1t may result in Germany get
ting territory in different direc-
ton than she entered the war
for. If she takes what she wants
of Russian territory, when peace
proposals are made the allied
governments will not demand
even common justice for the in
tegrity of Russia, as she has for
feited all claims and her solemn
pact with the allies when they
entered the war.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Relative to Distress Warrants
After March lst

Section | provides that no automo-
bile, motor truck or MOTORCYCLE shall
be operated on any puolic highway,
street or alley in the State until it
has been properly registered with the
State Department of Highways,
through the County Court Clerk, who
collects the fee and supplies the num-
templates. Fine for violation. $500
to $4,000.
Section 6 provides that the owner
Of each such vehicle shall register
his vehicle on or before January lst
Of each year with the County Court
Clerk. Fine for failure to do so,
$500 to $4,000.
Section Z makes it the duty of the
County Court Clerk to ascertain the
names Of the owners of all such We
hicles 10 his county and after March
lst to issue distress warrants against
such owners who are operating their
vehicles without proper registration,
and the usual distress warrants OBJ
tain in such cases.
Your attention is called to these
matters at this time, as March LIST is
almost here, and you are requested
and urged to give this matter all the
publicity possible through your local
papers and otherwise, so that all
owners may know that they will be
subject to distress warrants after
March LIST providing they are oper.
ating their cars. Distress warrants
are not to be issued against any
owner who is not now and has not
been operating his car since January
LIST, 1918, but he must register be,
fore he can operate his car or be
subject to distress warrants.
Yours very truly,
0. M. WEST,
Chief Clerk.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22


Plans and contracts are com.
pletad for the construction OF
two smokeless powder plants,
each to cost approximately $780,
600, 900. The estimated capacity
OF each is 500, 900 pounds of pow
der per day, and from 10000 to
$4,000 men will be employed at
each plant. The initial output at
each factory is expected not later
than next August. Much of the
product will be available for the
allied nations.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
What the Farmer Should Do

1t is yet an open question
whether the South will lessen her
food crops and increase her cot
ton acreage. Such course will
be fatal to her best interests.
The high price of cotton is fully
met by the high price of corn and
pork.
A farmer ought to be content
with $l.50 per bushel for corn.
That is three times the normal
price; while cotton is not three
times the normal price. Corn
can be raised with no fear of in.
sect enemy.
We believe our people will plant
fully as much corn as last year,
and about the same quantity Of
cotton. But over and above al
for putting them through the
crop season, much attention
should be given to the old her
and the garden. Farmers cannot
buy meat to make a crop on
They must largely substitute
something else. With plenty Of
corn meal, milk and butter,
full supply of vegetables, the
only meat needed is a slice t.
cook the vegetables. The chill
dren can be healthy and fat or
corn meal mush and sweet milk
for one or two meals a day
There are no breakfast foods al
rich and palatab!e as mush anc
milk. For breakfast, fry what i
left from supper.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Stacker Taken In

Arrie Kirk, from southwest part of
the county. was arrested by Lou
Dixon as a Stacker and brought to
the Board Tuesday, and taken to
Chattanooga by Dixon. There are a
few others in the county who will
ultimately take the same route. They
are considered deserters.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Adamsville, Tennessee, Feb. 10. 1918
Independent,
Selmer, Tenn.

Sir:
Have read your editorial in your
last issue criticizing the Governments
Food. Conservation policies. Please
discontinue mailing me your pa
per. If | owe you anything, send
bill. do not think at this period
you or anyone else can possibly JUST.
fly an attack on any measure that will
serve to help conserve our food
strength.
Respt.
P. L. BASINGER.
You owe on subscription to date
81. l8.-Ed.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Reclaim Your Quilted Land
By R. s. Maddox, Forester, State
Geological Survey.

Geological Survey.
Gullies are land MASTERS, and farm
land is too valuable to waste. Every
gully and waste place on farm is a
loss to the owner and a source of
harm to the community. Gullies and
waste places should be reclaimed;
they should he made to produce some
thing of value. Crop time is close at
hand, but many good strokes can and
should be put in now towards re-
claiming the waste places. Brush
dams should be built to start it.
Many scruSby tree on gully banks
will do better service if cut and
made into dam than it does stand
ing. The brush dam is cheap, easy
to build and holds dirt. The di t
caught by brush dams can be set out
with black locust bushes, Bermuda
grass or honeysuckle vines, all three
of which are valuable. This work
can never be started a minute earlier
than now and the sooner it is begun
and carried on the sooner good re-
suits will be gotten. Even days
work will mean great deal in stop
ping gullies. The brush dam will
soon show how much dirt would have
passed out during the rains if it had
not been there. 1t is better to grow
posts and pasture than to grow gull
lies and waste places. Cattle and
hogs are in great demand, the coun-
try neads them and they can hardly
be grown without pasture. Ber-
muda grass will furnish the grazing
and the black locusts will furnish the
posts for fencing the pasture. If
anyone thinks the Bermuda grass and
locust will be hard to get rid of. he
might on the other hand ask the
question. why get rid of them?''
But if he should wish to get rid of
them at some time. would they not
be easier to get rid of than the Gull
lies? More locusts, Bermuda grass
and honeysuckle vines are needed in
stead of the waste places.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Stockholders Meeting

The stockholders Of the McNairy
County Fair Association are called to
meet at the Office of the Secretary in
Selmer. Tenn, on Monday, Feb. 25,
1918. at l o'clock pm. At the meet
ing a board of directors will be elect
ed, and other business of Importance
transacted. Every stakeholder is
urged to be present.
]. R. ERWIN, Pres.
W. K. ABERNATHY, Sec.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Republican Mass Meeting

The Republicans of McNairy County
are hereby called to meet in mass
convention at the Courthouse in Sell
mer, Tenn, on First Monday in March,
1918, for the purpose of appointing
delegates to the State and Congress
sional Conventions, recognizing the
Executive Committee, and any other
business that may come up.
Respectfully,
W. Il. STONE,
Chairman,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Men who are capable of har :
ling horses are still wanted for
the Veterinary Corps. They
must DE physically fit and not of
seiective-service age.

But 2,001 men have been ex-
empted on the ground of moral
deficiency This phase was de-
fined by the Presidents regula-
ion to include persons convicted
aud sentenced for felony in any
court CT record.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22

Women with a fluent knowl-
edge Of French are being trained
in several cities for work in
France as telephone operators
with the Expeditionary Forces.
They will not be sent over in one
unit, but ordered to go in groups
from time to time. No informa-
tion can be given as to the local
ity in which the telephone oper
ators will be stationed.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22

For SALE-Two large ine pure
blood Plymouth Rock cocks. Apply
at this Office,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22

t1oG
The duties of the supply train are
to see that the rest Of the division g
their rations and clothing. And it is
saying among the soldiers that the
man behind the grub" is more pow
erful than the man behind the gun.
Now few words about my now
duties as mess sergeant. Mess in the
army means to eat. | have complete
charge Of my company's mess. | am
allowed forty-one cents per day per
man, and it is up to me to see that
the men get plenty to eat. buy all
the rations and plan out all of the
meals, but do not do any of the
cooking. | have three cooks. under
me and twelve kitchen police or table
walters and dish washers.
The cooks work twenty-four hours
and are off then for forty-eight
hours.
Well, the next letter that you get
from me will be dated Somewhere In
France, for the 9Th Division is re-
ceiving their oversee equipment at
the present writing and we may be
on our way to help "can the Kaiser"
by the time this is published. Then
again we may not go for three or
four months; but | hope that it is
sooner than that, for the more of US
that they get over there just that
much sooner will the war be over and
we return to our>hoperand loved ones.
Scr. HOWARD Moon,
Co. A, s Div. M. S. Train,
@. NJ. C. N. A.,
Camp Jos. E. Johnston, Fla.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-02

the same time. The fifth marriage
was that of Maj. Peter c. Billiard.
Corps of Engineers, whose bride is
daughter of a French naval officer.
According to Captain Dickinson, the
colonel of the Seventeenth, upon hear
ing of the marriages, exclaimed:
Hold on! Hold. on. We shall be
married by platoons nexti'
X X X
Miss Marjorie Roby, who is visiting
Miss Josephine Simpson in Lawrence,
was guest of honor at a line party
which the girls of the Alpha Chi
OMEGA sorority gave Wednesday after
noon at the Varsity. There were seven
guests.
Mrs. F. N. Lake gave a birthday
party this afternoon at her home, Gil
daughter Edna Lake. Those present
were: Dorothy Rehkopf, Virginia
Brockman, Maxine Warniea, Mary
Warnica. Dorothy Snow, Shirley Snod-
grass, Helen Cluss. Clayton Snodgrass.
Gardner Roundtree, Paul Owen, Burl
Snow, jr., and Edna Lake
y y y
Miss Eula Davis of Harveyvi1le, who
is visiting Miss Ruth. Knox, was guest
of honor at a picnic given last night
at Gage park. Miss Davis has also
been honor guest at a swimming party
planned by some of Miss Knox's
friends during her visit.
Mrs L. G. Hammond will entertain
the H. H. Birthday club with a
1 o'clock luncheon Saturday at her
home in Madison street.
\ y
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who kids herself into thinking that
she is making life miserable for a
certain mans second wife. She often
telephones news into the paper con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-02
BY DAISY NEIL
PhOnes-FrOm $50 a. M to p m. $3.50; other hours, Ilso

Mr.. Albert T. Reid, Mr.. George T.
Staebler and Mr. Warren F. Brown, Of
Wichita, were entertained the first of
the week by Mr.. George Hovey, of
Kansas City.
DIR. W. A. McCarter is spending this
week in Chicago, where he is attend
ing the National Orthodoxy associa-
ton meeting. He will also attend a
convention of the National Dental as
sociation while in Chicago.
K X
A New York paper has an article
with a heading, Married by Platoons."
The article follows:
Capt. ]. J. Dickinson, censor of mill
tary mails at San Antonio, Tex, has
received a letter from his son, Capt
Julian Dickinson, who is in France,
stating that five officers of one United
States regiment, the Seventeenth En-
gineers had married French women,
four of the marriages taking place at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-02
To Have Perfect Skin
Throughout the Summer

This is the season when she who would
have a lily-white complexion should turn
her thoughts to mercolZed wax, the firm
friend of the summer girl. Nothing so
effectually overcomes the soiling effects
orally absorbs the scorched. discolored,
withered or coarsened scarf skin. bringing
forth Il brand skin, clear, soft and
Eirlishly beautiful. 1t also unclogs the
pores removing bIrckheads and increasing
the skins breathing capacity.
An ounce of mercolized wax. obtainable
at any drug store applied nightly like
cold cream and washed off mornings, will
gradually improve even the worst COM
plexion. There is nothing better for the
removal of tan, freckles or blotches-
Advertisement.
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corning the mans divorced wife and
always gives the initials of the hus-
band, which are not those used by the
first wife. And the woman of our
town is not contented with this, but
calls the second wife over the tele-
phone and tries to make life miser-
able for her in every way possible.
But the man and his second wife are
too happy to have their domestic re-
lations disturbed by anything like this
and so laugh and those who know
about it laugh with them.
THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who admires the aesthetic to such
an extent that he will not employ a
stenographer unless he thinks she is
an addition to the scenery in his office.
X X Il
Some of the. young society girls
were down town yesterday looking at
wedding rings. in view of the fact that
the war might be over soon.
X X y
Mr. Daniel Muller will present the
following pupils in recital at his
studio this evening, at $3.50 o'clock
Miss Merle Duggan, Miss Lucia
Floersch, Miss Ruth Hornsby, Miss
Bernice Hemus, Miss Velma Knapp,
Miss Bernice Bullock, Miss Helen
Broderson, Russell DeMunn, Marjorie
Hemus. Florence Jasperson, Cecilia
Senne, Ruby Vester, Bertha Craig and
Virginia Richie.
A second recital will be given to-
morrow evening at the studio.
4 X Il
ANERICAN-MADE GOWNS.
New York, Aug. 2.-American-made
gowns worn by American maids as
models, were displayed today on the
Morosco theater stage in the first ex-
hibition of the kind ever held in a
New York theater. The gowns shown
were designs exhibited by one New
York dressmaker, one from Brooklyn
and twelve from Chicago, who wished
to convince the public that America
was decidedly up to date in the gentle
art of dressmaking. Intimations were
given that while speed-up quantity
production was possible, the character
of many of the exclusive models was
such that duplication would be little
short of crime.
A large audience OF women, with 6
small ring of men who tried to ap-
pear at ease, viewed the exhibit. The
women's attention was given entirely
to the gowns, but the men displayed
rather lively interest in the Twins
models, especially one. Titan haired
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-02
Women surgeons operate on men

In Serbia, in Roumania, in Russia, in
Italy-wherever the distress is greatest,
there the woman doctors arrive.
Ten hospitals in Europe are stated en-
tirely by svomen. Seven great London hos
pitfalls have women resident physicians in
charge. Endel Street Hospital, the great
London war hospital, is stated entirely by
sUonen. Our own American Red Cross
has been asked by both France and Serbia
for hospitals stated entirely by ,oonaen.
Indeed, the word goes round among
when you are wounded is the Women's
Hospital
To men this is a revelation. They
"never knew women were like that"
But aUonlen knew it. Through the CEN
turtles, they have been reaching out,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-02
Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Freeman will chaper-
one number of the young people on a
camping trip to Maple Hill. The men left
today and the young ladies will follow
Thursday. The list is Misses Glenna Cross,
Lillian Tefft, Edna Crane, Elizabeth Wheel
er of Springfield and Edith Truax of Chi
cago; Messrs. Walter Burgess, E. Curry,
John Frey. John Waters, Fey Howell and
Martin Wikidal.
Mrs. Alice Clugston. Mrs, c. B. Reed and
Mrs. Sykes are chaperoning a camping par
ty composed of the choir boys of Grace Ca
thedral. They went to Maple Hill Monday
and expect to remain week.
Miss McCabe and Miss Ada May McCabe.
after a visit to the family of Mr.. 4. J.
Ewart, will leave Wednesday for Chicago
to visit Mrs. Charles Strawbridge. '~
There will be party at Vinewood August
IL
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Paxton left Monday
for a months visit in New York. --' 2
Miss Edith Goddard of Maple Hill is Miss
Olive Lewiss guest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-02

Juno, who appeared in some diaphan-
Gus, filmy creations with sweeping
lines.
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Miss Edith Goddard of Maple Hill is Miss
Olive Lewis's guest.