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New-York tribune., 1919-05-04
NEW YORK CITY
Total outside city $40 $40 $50 slll l2sl $50 81
Total for district s4s, 500. 700 ss7e goo. $50

Sixteen additional towns in the Sec
end Federal Reserve District yesterday
passed 100 per cent. of their quotas,
making a total of 159 community honor
flags thus far in the campaign. The
newest additions were Comstock, Skan-
eateles Falls, Bouckville, Irvington,
East Irvington, Flushing, Crestwood,
Niverville, Schenectady, Limerick, Apa-
chalin and Maltaville all in New York,
and Clifford, North Branch, Cranbury
and Stockh olm, n. J.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04
Standing of Districts
The standing of the twelve follows

Of the subdistricts of the New York
district, Syracuse and Utica lead with
449 per cent of it's quota filled, and
Queens stands first among the five bor-
oughs of the city with 1919 per cent
of it's allotment cared for, having just
displaced Brooklyn from the leading
position
Analysis of Figures
An analysis of the statistics for the
Second Federal Reserve District
follows:
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04

William c. Lane, Rosman Tanning
Extract Company, |. NJ. Stettenheim,
Louis Mortimer, National Enameling
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-08-01
CANDIDATES ARE
FAST COMING OUT
Frank Ross Announces This Week
For Trustee; Sheriff's Race
VIII Open Soon,

Candidates are fast coming out to
the "feeling mark" preparatory to
the coming primary election this fall,
the date for which has not been de-
termined In addition to H. Il.
Tharpe who is already announced for
Trustee, Frank Ross makes his for
NAL entry this4fYeek. Mr., Ross is
one of the p. lent farmers of the
northwest part Of the county, of the
Jones' Mill peighborhood, In fact,
he has alvey been farmer, and is
a good one too. Mr.. Ross needs no
detail Introductory spell here to tell
the people who he is and what he
stands for. He is known for the
length and breadth of the county and
his selection would not be a mis-
take.
Jim Holden is quietly making the
rounds, and it is said he is fast warm
ing up for the sheriff's race. In fact
he is telling his friends so, and viii
make his formal bow to the voters IL
the proper column of the Parisian al
an early date.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-08-01
RIGHT GIVEN x
TO WOMEN OF
STATE TO VOTE
Supreme Court Upholds The
1919 Suffrage Act; No
Poll Tax-Requifed.
WOMEN CAN VOTE
FOR CITY OFFICERS
Right of Suffrage Also Elk.
tends to Presidential Elec-
ton A Year Hence.

Tennessee women have won their
fight for the ballot. The supreme
court at Nashville last week upheld
the 1919 suffrage act giving women
the privilege of voting in all munich
pal and presidential elections, all that
was asked of the legislature, and all
that could be demanded under the
constitution of Tennessee.
The opinion was delivered by JUS
tice Green. 1t was concurred in by
all the court except Justice Bachman
of Chattanooga.
The victory Of the women is comN
plete. 1t is more than complete, if
that can be possible, for they get the
ballot without the restriction of poll
tax payment to exercise it. The act
did not contemplate that they should
take part in the election of state and
county officers because the choosing
of these officers is confined to the
male voters of the state by the con-
stitution.
But it is the beginning of move
ment that is sure to have far-reaching
results.
These results already are exercis-
ing the minds of political leaders,
particularly in Memphis, who are
mostly of one mind that a special
session of the legislature is neces-
sary to provide for a poll tax quail
fication. Gov. Roberts has indicated
his intention of calling the legisla-
ture for that purpose. 1t is under
stood that prominent women leaders
will join in the request for they dc
not want any advantage that male
voters do not enjoy.
The 1919 act purposely omitted
the poll tax qualification because
those who drafted the act feared
such provision might affect its va
lidity. But now that the supreme
court has upheld their. right to vote
without a poll tax, the necessity fol
additional legislation, particularly ap
plication to the Middle and West Ten
nessee counties having large negr,
population is obvious.
Long Fight is Won.
The victory brings long campaign
to an end. 1t was hard enough t.
i get the bill through the legislature
but seldom has law undergone
more vigorous test than the suffrag
act during the last few months.
No sooner had the legislature pas
sed the law than Col. John j. Ven
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-08-01

Ytress one of the most astute of the
astute Nashville lawyers declared
that women should never vote in
Tennessee as long as he. lived. He
assailed the law in the chancery
court of Davidson county. He raised
many objections the chief of which
was the poll tax restriction. Capt
Fitzhugh and other champions of the
law filed a demurrer.
Chancellor Newman overruled the
demurrer and enjoined the state elec-
tion board from putting the law into
effect.
Then came the battle of the su.
preme court.
Interest in this legal battle was
keen, but the women of Tennessee
had been in fights before. Years
ago, suffrage for women became ar
issue. But it was pressed quietly
There was no disagreeable agitation
labout it. Political leaders were con.
ferred with, and much work was
done, but few results came until in
1916. In that year both the demo.
cratic and republican state conven
tions included woman suffrage in theil
platforms.
This was encouraging. The WON
en- began their first real fight before
the legislature of 1917 when a bill
proposing municipal suffrage was pre-.
sented, 1t passed a splendid majori.
ty in the house, but opposition de.
veloped in the senate. The suffrage
advocates had such champions as
Capt. Fitzhugh and Gen. Charles T
Gates, Jr., of Knoxville, to assist
them, These gentlemen appeared
before the committee and urged the
passage Of the bill.
Y The senate rejected the bill.
N Another campaign brought suff.
rage more forcibly before the people
and in the legislature of 1919 an
other bill was introduced.
puueI Clic IcEulo VI tic dCI "oulCH
are permitted to take part in the
election of city officers and of presi-
Dental electors. These are Offices
over which the legislature, not the
constitution, has complete jurisdic'
tion.
The legislature might, if it want
ed to, select city officials as well al
presidential electors. In fact, in the
early days presidential electors were
chosen by the legislature.
1t is not thought that there are
any more pitfalls for the women.
The legal battle for the womer
was made by G. T. Fitzhugh of Mem
phis, and Keeble & Seay Of Nashville
and Senator Haston ]. ]. Vertree!
| fought the act and lost the battle.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-08-01
Mitigating Circumstances
Developed By Jury When
Murder Case Heard.
MOTION FOR NEW
TRIAL OVERRULED
Conflicting Testimony of Ne
gro Witness Said to Have
Weighed Jury.

John Mathews, found guilty of
murder in the first degree with miti-
gatiig circumstances, and sentenced
to life Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary, with Judge 7. E. Harwood hay
ing overruled motion for a new trial,
must remain in the county Jail here
to await the action of the supreme
court upon appeal taken by Lewis
q Bryant, his lawyers.
the trial of John Mathews for the
killing of Almus Moore on the 10th
day of last May occupied three days
time in the circuit court here last
week, concluding on Friday after
noon, and the verdict of the jury was
returned at two o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon. 1t is said the jury was of
one accord as to the murder in the
first degree theory, but that mitiga-
ting circumstances were developed
in connection with the conflicting tes-
tlmony of Jim Terry 19-year old
negro youth, who was the only eye
witness, and who admitted that he
had perjured himself when testifying
in the magist - court previously
One of largest crowds that ev-
er witnes !, trial in the local court
house was attendance during the
two days of the evidence, and there
were hundreds unable to get within
hearing distance. 1t is said that the
attorneys for both sides delivered
some of the most forceful efforts
ever attempted before the bar of
justice, here.
With the completion of the jury
Wednesday afternoon, the examining
of witnesses was undertaken when
court opened Thursday morning
Witnesses for Prosecution.
A. d. Shoffner was the first witness
called by the prosecution. Explain
ing that he lived on the Paris-C Cottage
Grove road at New Boston, that ne
had known the deceased Moore for
IL or Ia years and that he had been
making trips by his store amost
daily hauling freight between Paris
and Cottage Grove. Mr., Shoffner
told the jury he was in his front
yard hen Mathews passed the morn
ing of the shooting in Ford touring
car going toward Cottage Grove with
someone in the car with him. He
first saw Moore when he was coming
over the hill some~150 yards distant
Moore driving two-mule wagon
coming toward Paris. He said Ma
thews and Moore met 40 or so yards
beyond his house in little fiat
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-08-01
YOU CAN BREAK YOUR
NECK GOING TO CHURCH

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Frazier who
live on the Huntingdon road, were
badly bruised and shaken last week
when their horse backed their wagon
off the Mineral Well road into a deep
ditch. The wagon was demolished,
but its occupants and the horse were
only bruised.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frazier were return
ing to their home from attendance
to the meeting that is being hsld at
Vandyck Grove by Bro. Reynolds
of Paris when the horse was fright.
ened at pile of logs by the road.
| Mr.. Frazier is an old Confederate
veteran, and the pioneer phoEogra'
pher of Henry county.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-08-01

calling me coward and everything
you might think of, and stuck his
hand into his pocket. | thought l
would back up and get out of the
way In some way, | never did
know, my motor went dead. The
niger had jumped out just about
the first time Moore said it had to
be settled, and / said Jim crank the
car, am going to get out of the way,
/ don't want to-have any trouble. l
turned off. Moore came out with
an oath, and he says I'll get you now.
/ says, don't start on me. He was
fixing to step off the double tree onto
the running board. / came out with
my gun. He wasn't over four or
five feet from the side of the car;
just step over to the running board.
When he hallooed I'll get you now,'
/ throwed my gun and shot" Ques-
toned as to what he thought Moore
was going to do, Mathews said he
thought he was aiming to kill him or
cut him up. He said at that time he
was sitting under the steering wheel
of the car. He continued that Moore
had dropped the lines on something
on the right side of the wagon and
was "down on the double tree"
"What part of his body was tow
ards you then," his attorney asked
Mathews replied, "Left side. When
he got down off the seat onto the
double tree, the way the wagon bed
come over the double tree, he had
to come sideways to me. That was
the shape he was in. His left foot
was up fixing to make step"
"How many times did you shoot?"
Mathews answered, three times.
"Did you see him after that?" "No
sir" he answered, "the negro crank
ed the car and | drove off,"
"What became of the team?" 'T
don't know SIR" answered Mathews.
Asked if before the shooting he
had received any information from
anyone that he was likely to have
trouble, Mathews replied that he had
received such information from diff
ferent sources, and proceeded to re-
late them.
Mathews said that when he got this
information that he came to town.
That he told a hand on his place that
he was coming to town to- see some
thing about it. Continuing he said,
81 asked T. M. Hagler; told him that
| was afraid of Moore from what I
had heard; afraid to meet him. Ask
ed him what to do"
"Did you know that Moore was
likely TO travel the road that you
were going that morning?" asked the
attorney. Mathews replied that he
did. where We're you going that
morning?" "Fo my brothers to help
cut tobacco"
"How did you happen to have a
pistol?" From what was told me
| was afraid to go unprepared"
People had warned me-" he said.
Mathews then explained his proce-
dure after the shooting, saying that
he left without seeing Moore after he
fired the third shot and subsequently
met Sam Hagler, and that he came
on to town with Sam Hagler.
Witness Cross Examined.
On cross examination Mathews sta
ted that his first trouble with Moor
was 2 weeks and 3 days before th'
day of the shooting. Further ques
toned concerning the initial difficul
ty he did not alter his previous'state
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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-08-01

displayed the blood-soiled overalls
and shirt that his brother wore on
the occasion. The defense attempt
ed to show the jury that the bullet
holes in the shirt waist band and in
the left leg of the trousers, being the
two wounds received, were opposite.
Moore testified that he reached his
brother 80 or 40 minutes after he
was shot.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-06-20
THEY'RE COMING DOWN
Retirement of Two-Cent Postal Cards
and Three-C Cent Envelopes.

The following instructions have
been received at the local post office
to take effect July 1:
Z Postmasters shall discontinue the
sale of No. 8 2-cent single domestic
and No. 10 domestic reply postal cards
and OF Scent stamped envelopes at
the close OF business June 30, 1919.
Postmasters shall redeem from the
public all unused and undamaged No.
8 and No. 10 2-cent cards and Scent
stamped envelopes, printed or un-
printed, at full value, provided they
are convinced such purchaser of postal
cards and stamped envelopes are pre-
sented by the original purchasers.
Postmasters shall furnish in ex-
change for such cards and envelopes
postage stamps, postal cards, OF
stamped envelopes of other denomi-
nations or varieties to be selected by
the owner, or may apply them in pay.
nlent or part payment for 2-cent
special request envelopes.
No postal cards nor stamped en-
velopes shall be redeemed from the
public in cash. an
The public will be allowed on,
month from July 1, in which to pre-
sent their 2-cent cards and Scent en-
velopes for exchange for full value
After the expiration of that time pos
tage value only shall be allowed TO
| the envelopes and three-fourths o
postage value for the cards.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-06-20
OUTLINE HEALTH
REORGANIZATION

Reorganization of Ohio's local health
administrative machinery in accord
ance with the Hughes health district
law is being taken up by the State
Department Of Health.
The Department announced today
that by the time the new law goes
into effect August 10, it will have laid
before Ohio mayors and township
trustees chairmen the program which
they must carry out to comply with
the law. The new system is scheduled
to go into operation next January l..
Each county is established as a
single health district by the Hughes
law, with the exception that every
city Of $4,000 population or over in
1910 will be an Independent munich
pal health district. A district
Of either type must employ a
full-time health commissioner, at
least one public health nurse
and at least one clerk, with
such additional officials as may be
necessary. The health commissioner
will be the executive officer Of the dis
trict board of health, which will have
powers similar to those of the present
municipal board of health, although
more extensive.
/ In the municipal districts the boards
Of health will continue as at present
and only change in organization will
be that the health commissioner mus
serve on full-time basis, that nurses
and clerks must be employed and tina
all appointments must be made unde
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-06-20

civil service rules.
In the county, or general districts
the reorganization will begin with the
formation of a district advisory coun-
ell, composed of the mayor of every
municipality and the chairman of the
trustees of every township in the dis
trict. This council is to choose a five
member board of health, which will
proceed to appoint health commits
sioner and other employees, under
civil service rules, and to draw up a
budget for next year. The budget
must be passed upon by the advisory
council and after such approval the
estimated expenditures will be appor-
toned among the participating town.
ships and municipalities on basis of
population.
After July 1, the State Department
OF Health will have a staff of eight
district supervisors in the field to ad-
wise and consult with local officials in
effecting the organization. These
supervisors will continue in office after
the reorganization to coordinate and
standardize the local health activities
of the various districts.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-06-20
PAGE,.ELEyEN

: = t p q i u ~. r.
growing sections of the state. Evil
dences of the blight are shown by
browning of the leaves and dying at
the tips. The blight decreases the
yield, plant pathologists point out, but
does not cause the tubers to rot.
The disease is favored by rainy
weather and cool nights. Specialists
point out that the disease may be con-
trolled by the application of the Bor-
deaux mixture, 4-4-50, on the potatoes
every ten days.
1t has been found possible to cotrol
potato beetles easily while spraying
for blight by introducing 2 pounds Of
powdered arsenate of lead or pounds
OF the paste to each so gallons of
spray used.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-06-20
OHIO POULTRY BREEDERS
TO MEET AT WOOSTER

Ohio poultry breeders have sched-
uled their annual meeting at the Ohio
Experiment station, Wooster, for June
27.
Speakers from the College of Agri-
culture, Columbus, together with other
poultry association officers of the state
will hold number Of conferences on
this date. .. ,
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-06-20
EARLY BLIGHT HITS
a. OHIO POTATO CROP

Early blight has been reported to
the department Of. botany at the Ohio
Experiment station, Wooster, as being
particularly prevalent in the potato
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-23
g g 166QhdlcaGIlrey
By CYNTHIA GREY

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sh" has good says
had chance friends
he isn't sals
No" undoubtedly
discomfort
an chair and
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ontopt recall the discomfort telephone cable
the nrhp
b dwoler
Tho trouble she
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body and yhng that dsconented
like with
bling
Sometimes
the upward the building
Capitalize dscontent yourself "Dsoontened
be satisfied
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-23

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-23
Declares Japan Is
Savior of Chinese

7 know japan o. represented 10
BE- the oppfcHsor Of China" said
Viscount kikujiro ishii. japanese
ambassador 20 the United States.
just before his departure for his
home land on the Suwa Maru.
Chinese themselves bitterly COM
plain of Japan's attitude. Yet
Japan has twice driven countries
bent on tho destruction Of China
out Of that country. once II was
Russia and then Germany. Despite
ali propaganda Japan and America
have perfect understanding as to
political and commercial China"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-23
MARY STIRS ME TO ALOUSY-JEALOUSY
STIRS ME TO ACTION

Mary I'm Jealous enough. at
last to suit even you I said 4
think started TO show you New
York. didn't ~ Wen. Il will Jake
about 20 days 90 do a. guess you'll
have 90 do tho other 10 days alone
"But but you're not forgetting
about the string OF pearls. are you.
jane"
I'm forgetting every thing for "A
while except that cannot go
straight 10 bob "
Instead | went straight 10 Bob'a
mother und told her about the meet.
ing Ia the park
Dear child' I suppose it was la,
evItable that YOU two should pass
like strangers she sighed. Bob
has been ln town my dear. aa long
as we have. iic was brought here
for special observation. have via.
tied him every day
/ snid TO myself. $50 that is why
I have been free 20 give my time 10
Mary'n diving lessons And ! might
have visited Bob. toof' Ny tears
welled over and spotted Mothers new
georgcttc crepe nut Mother didn't
mind She was crying also.
"foh looks so badly" she said
I'VE are aii discouraged We thought
we'd better not let ytu know for a
while"
Cant we have him Just M be IL
down az the shore with as, Mother
dear7" / exclaimed eagerly
AS soon NJ his discharge papers
arrive and his father says that will
be ln "a Few days We can have him
.-anywherc- child"
Mother paused ~ she said ANY
where" wondered n the word
seemed ominous 90 her as II did 20
me.
rTo be continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-23
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Relieve Eye Strain

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-23

'fIow does Bob happen TO be wan.
deriug around Central Park with
Katherine Miller
/ turned on Mary abruptly. per
oclVlng for the first time that she
had kept me talking just to help me
control my feelings until my hus.
band and Miss Miller should diaap
pear Ia the restaurant
Mary merely shook her head but
what she said had. In a way. cirect
bearing ON my question,
"lIe ~ magnificent I don't won
der you're go crazy about him Why.
Jane my dear. he ~ the superb. de.
tached. calm kind Of "A husband who
always makes a wife madly iealousf'
My eyes followed Sob down the
wistaria drapcd pergola la front Of
the pavilion.
Tin not ioai jealous - I'm
only brok broken.hcarted"' aobbcd.
Mary shrugged her shoulders. even
while she linked her arm In mine
You're not quite jealous enough,
YOU mean when you are youl
actr'
felt almost like husTinE Mary
In that sentence she had taught me
"a lesson had been patient II was
time for me 60 shape events myself
even n an emotion as hateful as icat
ousy were required 90 animate me.
Hitherto I had loi the specialists
and the family have their own way
about Hob's curo-and they had
failed. I had taken u for granted
that my own notions about him were
silly. feminine. childish. And yet. iu
my own heart. never once did doubt
that alone could make Bob well II
could win nob's attention 10 my.
seif could release his brain from
its burden and his heart from 10