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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-02

Miss Marion Henshaw returned to her summer home in Black Rock after q fortnight spent in Washing ton, n. C.. the guest of Miss Anna Anthony.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-02

Fairneld's Camp Fire Girls. now at the Camp grounds. Pleasantville. Conn. must he having the time of their lives According to advices re- ceived by friends in Fairfield, the girls arc having one continuous round of enjoyment The girls report fine weather conditions and having a top notch" good tirue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-02

Miss Cornwell of the High school faculty has left for her home in New Hampshire where she will spend the summer months before re- suming her work hero fin September.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-02

Miss Olive Peterson of Devon will enter the Curry School of Dramatic Arts for the summer session. Miss Peterson has gained recognition ir this city for her excellent dramatic interpret tations on many occas sions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-02

Miss Dora Rosenbaum, steno- grapher at F'letcher-Th Thompson, Inc, will spend her vacation time at Mag ara Falls.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-02

canseens in France, is expected home next week. She sailed on June 26 on the Baltic.
 Miss Barbaro Waldo, who has been serving with the Y. M. C. A.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-01-24

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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-01-24
S SAND BOX

Circuit Court did not meet un-
til tuesday,. The worlds
greatest peace commission is now
in full working order. The first
question settled will probably be
the peace plan to prevent further
wars. McNairy has more
corn, hogs, and money than she
ever had in her history. ........ The
Memphis Street Railway has
gone into the hands of Receivers,
one Of whom is F. S. Elgin.. Our
New York letter on Roosevelt
this week is an able article. &C.
L. Haynes has bought the prop
erty in rear of livery stable and
proposes to erect a brick for his
poultry business and a cold stor-
age plant in connection with it,.
Beautiful weather over head
but roads are pretty soft. but not
impassable. I'VE are thank
ful to our subscribers who came
so gladly round and paid up ar
reages. We are proud Of our
continuously growing subscription
list, and promise to serve sub
scribers with all the local and gen.
eral news of Importance. ..... This
week we give way to correspond
ents in a large measure believing
they are of interest to our read
ers.. 10. V. Erwin has pur-
ceased the Noah Prince residence
on Pharr avenue and will occupy
it soon. He paid ST. 900 for same.
......Read Glen LEAFS proposition
to home seekers and get a slice
while it is going. L Hay
nes has purchased from j. w.
Purviance the two vacant lots
next to the Warren block, and
will put a brick up soon to be oc-
cupied by the Post Office. There
wereohut six cases ON the crimi-
nal docket at this term. No one
in Jail for four months. How is
this for law abiding peole? Pro-
ceedines next week. The dam
ages claimed against Germany
by the allies not including the u.
S. is only s150.O0O.oOo.o 900. Right
nice little debt Bill incurred....
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-01-24

tie Of Manila gave US the Pnillipin
Islands and helped win the SPANS
var in three months. He. led hi
troops in that war and honestly wo
his spurs. Trophies of his Africa
hunts are in the museums here.
One Of the greatest feats of Roose.
velt was done here, when, as young
man, he was Police Commissioner Of
this great city. He called the Lieu
tenants of Police together and said:
What are you doing with the houst 8
of ill fame?' | got this story direct
from one Of the lieutenants on duty
at the time. The officer replied that
they were being allowed to run as
usual. is there a law to close them."
The officer said there was, but it was
never enforced. Then Commissions r
Roosevelt said: We'll, you go ahead
and close them, and if there is trouble
about it, let me know why" Then,
that which they had always sid could
never be done, was done sue; essfully.
Tens of thousands of evil women and
even more evil men were put out of
business, and that is the main reas, n
why now, in this greatest city of all
the earth, and in all of the surround
ing cities, nc. evil resort (unless Q
mention the saloons) is open. A stu
pendous work, so vast in its extent
and its beneticient results that nc
mortal man can justly comprehend
them, aud it can all be traced. they
Tell me here, to the young and God
fearing future president ofsthe United
States who little more than a qua
ter of century ago was Police Com
missioner. / saw New York in 1892,
and it was Sodom and Gomorrah roll
ed into one. 1t is not yet New Je.
rusalem, but it bears the stamp of the
righteous hand of Theodore Roose-
velt in more ways than one. We
shall never look uyon his like again,
but through our saddened memories
we rel ice that once he was ours. ard
his influence still lives.
LINDSAY s. PERKINS.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-01-24
About Good Roads.

would like to say few words
in regard to good roads.
Our last Quarterly Court met The
first Monday in January and wrang ed
around about how much time should
be nut in on road work and when il
should be put in. If my Judgment is
any good, the month Of March is the
best time to work the road for it
seems you get the road bed worked
up before the sap rises. The road
bed gets hard and stays that way
most all the year. | think most all
the time should be put in, in the cary
spring when the ground is soft and
then you can do twice as much work
sy,u could ia August or September.
So let US all get busy, build up our
roads and put in as much time as il
necessary to keep them good. We
have sufficient hands and if the cor !
missioners will put in overseers who
will make the hands work full tin e
and not sit around in the shade tali :
ing and laughing, we can have good
roads. | think the best way for the
county to do would be to assess tie
people so much or vote bonds to work
the roads with and fix it so it could
not be squandere1, and have good
roads like other counties. But there
are some who would be against the
bond issue some who don't own a
foot Of land. / say we are payins
these bonds every day. You ask how
that is possible. Pardon me for re-
ferring to myself, and | will explain.
Recently | took to two mules to Cor
inth, Miss. had $500 pounds Oh
my wagon, getting on the pike road
to Niche. having a man to meet me-
on my return home with another pair
of mules. We had four mules to the
wagon and after going about a mile
and miring down over the hub, and
there we were and it night. | went
and borrowed another wagon and
brought part of my load on home
Next morning | hired two hands and
sent four mules back there to get the
balance Of the load. About a .. m.
they came in, mules and men tagged
out, and | was out the money for the
expenses. Now wouldn't this money
have been better for me to have been
put in on taxes or bond issue. II we
had good roads you can see how ii
would benefit everybody, and we could
haul as much at one load as we can
now at three and at great saving
of time. So let's get busy and have
some good roads in the county. Pm
willing to pay my part any time. for
about the time mired down thought
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-01-24
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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-01-24
Special Notice,

All persons owing the firm of Good
rum & Stiles will please call at once
and make settlement, as all unpaid
accounts will go into the hands Of q
collector soon.
Yours very truly,
N. e. GooDRUM.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-01-24

Robert Lee Jones, son of Captain
and Mrs. Jones, Of near Selmer, who
was severely wounded in France some
time ago, has been sent to hospital
at Fort Oglethore, Ga.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-01-24
School Term Fixed.
The average American
is open-minded.

The County Board OF Education
fixed the school term at four and one
half months, provided the required
attendance is maintained. So in order
to secure the term, urge the patrons
and teachers to do their utmost to Sc
cure the attendance Of ali the child
rem.
TERRY ALTERNATELY, Co. Supt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
Over McReynolds & Julian's Wire

New Orleans, January 13.-UnSatisfac- tory trade and political developments had a depressing influence on values today. In the United States disturbances are of a commercial and industrial charac- ter, due to the readjustment of trade conditions from war to a peace basis, wl.ile the international troubles in cen tral Europe gives fause for uneasiness on the eve of the peace conference.
 Another disturbing feature has come to the recent introduction of bill in the United States Senate by Senator Smith of South Carolina providing for limiting deliveries on contracts on the New York and New Orleans cotton ex- changes to white cotton of grades of good middling, strict middling, middling, strict low middling and low middling. Contrary to the opinion expressed by advocates of the measure that it will help the cot ton trade generally giving better hedges against purchase and sale of cotton, the Smith bill, if enacted into law, would not only cripple the hedge system, but seriously curtail if not destroy, the busi- ness in future contracts The New York and New Orleans cotton exchange con- tracts as now provided in their rules and the United States cotton futures act, as it now exists are intended to and do embrace all merchantable cotton grown, of not less than seven-eights of an inch
 
 ordinary, to middling fair inclusive. The object fthe present contract is not only to protect the better description of cot ton but to protect the market for all of the regular run of cotton as gathered in the fields of the cotton states of the United States that is merchantable. To limit deliveries to any special descrip- tions of cotton would not only operate disastrously against such cotton as would be shut out from the contract but would encourage all kinds of manipulation, cor ners and excitement that would end in the demolition of the business by law. In poor crop years especially the risk of selling white cotton in the face of an inadequate supply would force one sided market as buyers would outnumber sellers to such an extent as to destroy the equilibrium essential to proper hedge conditions. At the annual meeting of the association of state farmers union presi- dents held in New Orleans, January II, the association went on record as op- posing any amendment or any tampering a. all with the United States cotton fu- lures act as now constituted.-H. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
CHICAGO GRAIN PIT
 IN CHARGE OF BEARS
Prospects of Competition in Corn From Argentina
 Gives Staple Down.
 N ward Swing
By Associated Press

Chicago, January 1S.--Libera1 re- ceipts and the prospect of Argentine competition gave fresh impetus today to the downward swing of the corn market. Prices closed weak, PA to 3?c net lower; with February s1.S3b to $1.33A and May s1.29h to s1.29ss Oats lost 5sc to 1 Ac. The finish in provisions ranged from s1 decline to rise of 7c.
 Undoubtedly the chief immediate parish factor in regard to corn was knowledge that arrivals here had broadened out to 800 carloads and had also expanded at other leading centers. In addition. however. utterances of food administration officials as to need of lower prices continued to stimulate selling.
 Oats followed corn, but at times showed a little independent strength.
 Pork and ribs reflected the weakness of corn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
LODGE TO DELIVER
 ROOSEVELT EULOGY
By Associated Press

Washington January 1S.-senator Lodge of Massachusetts will deliver the eulogy at the joint congressional memorial ser vices for Theodore Roosevelt to be held in the House chamber on February g.. The republican leader in the Senate, who for many years was a close personal friend of the former President, was se- lected today by unanimous vote of the Senate and House committees appointed to arrange for the services and he will be the only speaker.
 Under the resolution providing for the services, introduced by Senator Wads- worth of New York, members of the supreme court are to be invited to at tend. The committee today considered extending invitations to representatives of the army and the navy and other gov ernment officials, but no decision was reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
American Cotton and Grain Exchange
Quotations middling upland cotton,
New York Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, January 13.-Heavy sell. ins and lower prices featured the trad
 ing in cotton today, with the main in fiuence reports of reductions in prices of cotton goods. After rise of to 14 points on the strongest months on the first call the market went into a de- cline, which finally amounted to 50 to 65 points, compared with the final quo tations of Saturday. Late in the session early sellers attempted to take profits and their demand caused a reaction back to almost the level of Saturdays close, Last prices were points up to 26 points off net, the distant positions being the weaker.
 Apart from the talk of lower prices on finished goods, sentiment was bear ish chiefly because of predictions of an unfavorable report on American consump- ton for December from the census bu- reau the first thing Wednesday morn
 ing.
 The unsettled feeling of the market was
 increased by the agitation stirred up by the Smith amendment to the United States cotton futures act, which seeks to prevent the delivery of anything but the better grades of white cotton on con tract. It was stated today by officials of the New Orleans cotton exchange that the exchange had taken most de- termined stand against. the amendment or the ground that, if adopted, virtual destruction of the future market, espe- cially for hedging purposes, would result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
Over Stewards Wire

New Orleans, January 13.-Although Liverpool came better than due and gen eral news was of an encouraging char acter the market this morning opened irregular. 10 down to 15 up, and ex- pcrienced a sharp break of 20 points soon after the opening. The pronounced bear ish turn at the close of last week has disturbed support, as the aggressiveness of bearish action in the northern mar ket in spite of the very large discount under spot prices, suggests that the bear forces are still strong in their control.
 Much of the bearish advantage is attrib- uted to the existing uncertainty of freight rates which, it is believed, causes delay in the development of exportation. This is being so widely recognized that 1t is made the chief object of trade meet ings of the country.
 The discount situation is again the ob- feet of much argument. The March-May difference might again be near maxi mum. A discount situation is not as easy to maintain in the wind-up half of A short crop season when supply is re- duced and the outlook cleared than dur ing the earlier part of the season. Either spots come down to futures, or futures must advance to spotsA but we should be near the time when the discount sit nation calls for settlement one way or the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
Charity at Christmas

There can be no holier sentiment at tached to gift on Christmas Day than charity, for charity combines all that is good and tender in human ideal, impulse and emotion There is a double joy in charity. for it blesses two. It not only gives happiness in the act itself, but it quickens and develops, for all after life, pure, precious qualities of mind and heart that are a well-spring of peace. Charity comes nearer to spanning the immeasura- ble space between the sin of this world and the holiness of heaven than any other blessing that mankind knows
 An ideal Christmas which would really mean genuine good will among men is one in which none should be cold, hun gry, shelterless or friendless--one in which they who have would think of them who have not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, January 13.-Cables this morning were better than had been eX- pected, almost full response to the de- cline here Saturday. Our market opened higher on an absence of outside selling, but it soon became rumored that a dras- tic cut had been made in certain stand ard lines of dry goods These rumors were confirmed a cut of cents a yard on one line and cents a yard on an other, being announced the result was a sharp decline in prices here, which was finally checked by a demand for March delivery from the French com mission. That month recovered most of the break. the later deliveries being rela- lively heavy. The unsettlement in goods had an adverse effect on sentiment as indicating the failures/ of civilian de- mand to replace largeA business done for government account in the past year. H. B. & Co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
COTTON UNSETTLED
 AND VERY NERVOUS
General List Closed Steady, Net 5 Points Higher to 5 Points Lower, With
 Near Months Firm
By Associated Press


 New York. January 1S,-The cotton settled during todays trading. A higher opening was followed by a sharp break under more or less general selling which seemed to be stimulated by the announce ment of drastic cuts in goods prices. after which there were sharp rallies on covering. The general list closed very steady net points higher to 8 points lower, with the near months relatively firm.
 The opening advance of Is to 2S points was in response to relatively firm ca bles and buying. based on the idea that last weeks break had left the market in a firmer technical position. The early demand was quickly supplied, however, owing to reneVal of liquidation, local and southern selling, much of which was attributed to a belief that the reduction in goods prices reflected general ten- dency in commodity values toward peace levels. For a time the market was under considerable pressure and stop orders were uncovered on the decline, which extended to 27.12c for January and 24.35c for May, with active months generally selling about 46 to 61 points eff. and the market was steady during the afternoon on covering, trade buy ing and for reaction.
 There was continued discussion of the proposed amendment to the cotton futures law, particularly as to whether such legislation would be retroactive and reports that an opinion was eX- pected from the Attorney General some time today on that point. may have been a factor on the latest advance There were also scattering reports from the south that spot holders were paying no attention to the decline in futures, which probably increased the dispos- ton of recent sellers to cover their contracts in the late trading.
 Japanese interests were credited with buying March contracts on the decline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
Restrictions Relaxed
 on Most Commodities
By Associated Press

Washington, January 13-Import re- strictions on all except IS commodities have been removed or relaxed, the war trade board announced today in a state ment giving the revised imports list.
 Commodities the importation of which still is restricted are iron ore. pig tin, manganese ore, copper ore and concern trates, crome ore, Egyptian cotton, graphite and graphite crucibles, emery, casein or lactarene, ferro- manganese and spiegeleisen, pyrites, feathers, nuts ex- cept cocoanuts and their products, kapok, monazite sand and breadstuffs, except wheat and wheat flour
 Surveys are being made with a view to further relaxation as soon as feasible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14
WALL STREET SEESA
 STAGNANT MARKET
Trading Was of a Restricted and Professional Charac- ter, With Reactions at
 Least Pressure
By Associated Press

New York, January 13-Trading in to- days stock market was of restricted and professional character. The market was stagnant after the first hour prices re- acting at the slightest suggestion of pressure.
 Events over the weekend seemed to ex- ert little influence upon market values Rails were again littre moved by the appointment of the new director general and utilities made feeble response to the supreme court decision upholding the right of the Detroit Street Railways to increase it's fare.
 Western railroad tonnage figures dis closed another decrease, compared with the corresponding period of 1918, but other advices from western and south western sections indicated general gains in business for the first fortnight of the new year.
 The ebb and flow of the market may be epitomized in the statement that ship pings, equipments, coppers and various peace industrials were heavy, react1ng to points, whereas oils, motors and their subsidiaries, also fertilizers and nondescript specialties were variable firm to strong.
 Call money was in free supply, but failed to get down to last Fridays low rate, the minimum of the day being four per cent and the ruling quotation per cent.
 Dealings in bonds expanded very ma terially, but the increase was largely at the expense of quoted values, most is- sues, foreign and domestic, making va riable concessions. Two of the Liberty groups made new low records, the first As at s2.50 and the second As at 92l0. Total sales, par value, aggregated s22,O9o, GOO. Old United States bonds were un- changed on call.
 Final prices on Liberty Bonds today were: 315s, 99.50; first convertible As, s2.6o; second 4s, s2.2o; first convertible AS, 96.30; second convertible 4As, 95.6o; third 4As, $500; fourth 4As. 95.2O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-14

l New Orleans: Mddling. 29,5oc; receipts 5443 bales; sales, 1883; stock 442,702. Galveston: Middling, 3050c; receipts 9655 bales: sales. 790; stock, 293. .0s9 Mobile; Middling, N.25c; receipts, 7si bales; sales, 4; stock, 2S,sS7. Savannah: Middling. 31c; receipts, 556' bales; stock, 27S, 364. Charleston: soc; receipts, i2A bales; stock 5s,0S6. Wilmington: Receipts, 1sl bales; stock
 SIS, ,444 Texas City: Stock, 656o. Norfolk: Middling, 27.25c; receipts. IFS. bales: sales, | stock, 112,045 Baltimore: Stock, 10,5s1 Boston: Middling. 3Os5c; stock. 15,10e. Philadelphia: Middling, 3l95cc; stock 6117.
 New York: Middling, si.70c: exports 5591; stock SLS99. Minor ports: Stock. 15,733. Total receipts today, 24,562; exports
 5591; stock, 1,399,955. Total receipts for week. 46,o44; exports 3i,S7s.
 Total receipts for season, 3152,3n; ex- ports, 2195, ,053.