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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
SPEEDING DURING FAIR.

There were between 25 and 80
numbers taken by one of the emer-
gency traffic officers, during Fair
Week, for speeding. The officer
was stationed at the foot of the two
hills in "Black Bottom" with stop
watch, and he had a thousand feet
measured off, enabling him to calcu-
late to half second the speed Of the
automobiles. The average speed
was between 18 and % IL miles an
hour, while the city regulations call
for 10 miles as a maximum. Those
in authority, in taking action on the
matter, decided, that there was no
reckless driving and no Intentional
disorder and that the cases would be
passed over.
The local policemen and emergen-
cy men reported an extremely quiet
week; and no trouble on the square.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
COUNTY FAIR
MEETS SUCCESS

The tenth annual meeting of the
Henry County Fair was the most sue
cessful in the history of the associa-
tion, according to those in authority,
and the funds are something more
than one thousand dollars ahead of
the expenses. Thus, neat little
sinking fund is provided for launch
ing the fair next year.
Much credit for the unusual per-
formance is especially due the steer
ing committee composed of H. ".
Somerville, DIR. G. A. Love, and j.
K. Currier, Jr., assisted by H. L..
Bruce, who directed the publicity
that got the crowd there and John
Richardson, the secretary who car
ried out all the other details. The
opening day of the fair witnessed the
largest attendance in the records of
gate receipts, until it was exceeded
on Soldiers Day by the crowd of
some 1000 people, who paid $2,225
admission minus war tax and the
soldiers went in free.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
BAPTISTS LAY
PLANS FOR BIG
FUNDS DRIVE
Initial Plans For Attaining
Quota of $75,OOO,OOO
Campaign Begun.
PREACHER STORER
TO LEAD FORCES
Western District Association
Baptists Hold Meeting
Here on Monday.

Initial plans for the attaining OF
their apportioned quota of the $751;
100000, the Baptists of the South
have determined to raise for after
war reconstruction work, were de-
termined upon at meeting Of rs
Baptists of the Western District AS
sociation at the First Baptist Church
here Monday afternoon. The pres
ence of DR.. r. L. Lansdell, of Jack
son, District Organizer for the cam
paign in West Tennessee and of DR..
j. w. Gillon, of Nashville, one of the
strongest and most capable of the
Baptist ministers in the entire South,
added to the enthusiasm of the meet
ing, and spurred local organization
for the success of the undertaking.
Rev. j. w. Storer of the First Bap-
tist Church was made General Or
ganizer for the Association Rev.
Storer has the qualities of leader.
He will serve in the assigned capac-
ity competently and efficiently. He
will have the capable assistance of
Mrs. d. M. MOBILES as Director of
Woman's Work for the Association,
and of Ross Rogers as Publicity
Chairman.
This districts part of the $4,000
900 assigned to Tennessee has not
been definitely allotted, but the sum
will be raised, whatever it be. That
the fund will be expended for or
phanages, hospitals, missions, Chris
tian education and such worthy in
terests of the denomination-the
cause itself, is the first assurity of
its success another being that the peo-
pie of this district association are
liberal, have heretofore been success
full in their Christian work, and in
this instance have had a. propitious
beginning in the organization Of their
work, which amounts to a great
deal.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
PRICE OF MEAT
Is GOING DOWN

An Associated Press dispatch from
Chicago Wednesday say that the
principal basis of the cost of meat
was shown today to have been reduc-
ed more than 81 hundred weight in
the last fortnight.
Thousands of live hogs at the Chi
cago stock yards went unsold this
morning. Some went as low as
SLABS whereas on August 28 the ad-
vent of hog prices under SIC was
hailed as promising notable relief to
sufferers from high cost of living.
Even before today's decline the drop
IN hog values of late was declared to
be the sharpest since 1907.
Industrial uncertainties and falling
off in export business in provisions
were mentioned today as among the
reasons for the continued breaks in
the hog market. Growers were said
to be anxious to dispose of all sur
plus hogs owing to the threatened
strike of stockyard and packing house
employees. On the other hand, pack
ers were hampered by the recent alb
normal weakness of foreign ex-
change.
At the board of trade today both
grain and provisions showed down.
ward tendency as a result Of the ar
rival of the S14 hog.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
CAR TURNS TURTLE.

Last Friday the Buick driven by
Albert Shoffner, carrying 6 people,
was turned turtle on the Cottage
Grove and Paris road, in front of the
home Of Ben Diggs, by colliding with
the Ford of Will Winsett, of Fulton.
The occupants miraculously escaped
injury. The only damage done eth
er car was nick in one of the fem
ders of the Buick asas
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
SELLS-FLOTO HERE
TODAY; TWO SHOWS
People Have Been Arriving Since
Early Morning To Witness
Seasons Big Circus.

Oh boy! Oh joy! A circus in
town today! Hardly had the taste
of the fair been obliterated, when
along comes perfectly grand" cir
Gus, with its usual details of imposing
elephants, of daring bareback rid
ers, of irresistably funny clowns, of
pink lemonade, of double-j jointed,
hump-back peanuts, and the rest of
it, which gladdens the heart of the
veritable small boy, and quickens the
pulse of many a grown-up.
Since early morning, people have
been arriving in town, coming for a
little shopping in the local stores,
that are daily filling with arrivals Of
fal merchandise, and incidentally
the circus. The schools not fully
on both feet as yet, by reason Of be-
lated school books, are disbanded,
thus happily saving the "skins" of
the usual hockey players.
Sells-Floto, one of the really big
circuses, has a kind hearted manage
ment and so is giving street parade
this morning. A circus without a
street parade is worse than the boat
without the sail and the shirt without
a-collar button, that history speaks
of. Sometimes it is the City Fathers
who prevent street parade, some
times the circus people just don't
have one, and when such a calamity
occurs, general disappointment
reigns
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
J. E. MAXWELL SELLS
FARM TO J. w. DICK

]. E. Maxwell, proprietor of the
Maxwell Hotel in this city, has sold
his farm in the first district. The
transfer was made Thursday morning
and is to John W. Dick, who will take
possession on the first Of the year.
This is an excellent farm, and COM
prises 1873 acres. The considera-
tion was $4,000.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
AUTOS NOW TO
| CEASE NOISE AS
| ORDINANCE SAYS
Council Meets in Regular
Monthly Session With
All Members There.
SEWERAGE EXTENSION
IN WEST END ORDERED
Automobiles Must Not Rum
With Cut-Out Open Says
City Fathers.

Tuesday night the city council
met in regular monthly session, with
all members present, and Mayor Pro-
tenn. S. P. Fitzhugh, in the chair.
Many details of routine nature
were discussed, except no provision
was made for the publication Of the
constitutional and unconstitutional
ordinances that are passed at inter-
walls without the knowledge Of the
people, and never afterwards are CIV
en- to them except by word Of mouth,
and then mainly from the large po-
lice force. Initiative and referen-
dunn is not in the learning Of our
learned city council. Some sort of
an ordinance was passed prohibiting
the operation of automobiles with
cut-out open, but in the absence of
any publication of the ordinance in
any newspaper, it is taken to be one
of those Ordinances to satisfy Q per-
sonal complaint" and that no ex-
treme legal resource will be resorted
to to make it effective in case any
legal fight should be entered by any
one arrested accordingly.
The election of member of the
board of public works was deferred
until such a time as some Dunlap
street resident, or gang sympathizer,
can be found to decorte the mahogO-
ny.
Concrete pavements were ordered
on the east side of Brewer street
from the Rogers property to Robert
Howard's home. Mayor Porter sold
the courthouse fence that he recently
bought to the city, and it will be used
about the old cemetery. An extern
sion of the sewerage system was or
dered on both sides of Irvine street
in West End, and the curtain fell on
the comedy of errors after appropri-
ating $1,000 and $500 respectively
for semi-annual intertst on bonded
indebtedess, which is outstanding
without any provision in the act to
take care of the Indebtedness through
taxation-the burden having been
shouldered on the water and light
plant earning capacity, and nothing
was done at this meeting towards in
creasing this burden on the users of
light and water, although it was mo-
mentarily discussed.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
WILL TEACH IN MURRAY.

Miss Mabel Blakemore of this city
left Sunday for Murray where she is
to teach in the Murray High school,
this winter, introducing Domestic
Science. Miss Blakemore is a Grove
School graduate, and has had a course
at Peabody, Nashville. She is ex-
perienced in this work, having taught
successfully for a while in Louisiana.
Her numerous friends here will be
glad to see her successful in this
work.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
STRIKE MATTER
BEFORE MEETING
Railway Shopmen and Maintenance
of Way Employees In Conven-
ton At Detroit.

Definite action by the end of this
week on the threatened strike is ex-
pected of the convention of the Uni
ted Brotherhood of Maintenance of
Way Employees and Railway Shop La
borers, which opened it's sessions in
Detroit this week, with more than
1000 delegates from the United Sta
tes, Canada and Panama Canal Zone
present.
The membership has already voted
power to the executive committee to
call CONFERENCE.-THE strike of the
100000 men in these crafts unless
wage demands and working agree
ments asked of the railroad admin
ist1ation of the United States and the
Canadian government are granted,
On Friday the convention after hear
ing the report of the national COM
mittee which presented the demands
of the brotherhoods to Director Gen
eral of Railroads Hines, will discuss
the wage question from every angle,
including it's relationship to living
costs and probably will take decisive
action on the proposed strike.
Sentiment of the convention is ov-
erwhelmingly in favor of walkout
unless the demands are granted. An
swer from the railroad administration
to the demands presented is expected
by Friday, In fact, the delegates
anticipated today that Mr.. Hines who
will address the convention today,
will then state the administrators 8
stand The men are firm in the de-
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
'mination, brotherhood officers

termination, brotherhood officers
state, not to compromise.
The men are asking a daily wage
increase of 81 per man and a new
working agreement.
Canvass Strike Vote.
The brotherhoods also make new
working agreement, which, with the
wage demands, has been laid before
the director general. Officials of the
organization have expressed the view
that an agreement satisfactory to the
men may be reached.
1t is claimed 25 percent of the
maintenance of way and shop workers
represented receive less than $3.50 a
day. An increase in wages of 81
per day per man, is demanded.
The convention will sit at least 2
weeks and among other matters, will
consider provident plan, with death
benefits; creation of an educational
system, providing technical school
scholarship and promoting efficiency,
and the organization of a woman's
auxiliary.
With from 1000 to 5000 dele
gates, representing it is stated 60O,-
600 maintenance of way and shop
workers, attending the convention, is
ready to consider action on the strike
vote canvassed last week which stood
$4,000 for and 5000 against the
proposed strike, should wage demands
of the brotherhoods be denied. Direc-
tor General Hines is expected to ad-
dress the men during the convention.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
PART OF NATIONAL TOILET
BUILDING SOLD FOR 81 500

That portion of the building known
as the National Toilet Company
building, that is occupied by Hensler's
pressing establishment, has been pur-
chased by Mrs. Alta Overcast for
$1,000.
The building was owned by the
Caldwell heirs.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
LAWYER REGINALD JOINS
TO LOCATE IN TEXAS

Lawyer Reginald Jones, it is un-
derstood today, will shortly move to
Houston, Texas and engage in the
practice of law with the firm of Cole
& Cole. Mr.. Jones will probably
leave on October 18th. He has many
friends here who will regret his de-
parture, with Mrs. Jones, who for
merly was Miss Minnie Jenkins.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
KENTUCKY PEOPLE MARRIED.

Two more couples who were mar
ried here the 9th, swell the number
of Kentuckians that come to Paris to
"join fortunes"
Esq. Erwin joined in matrimony
Bert Smith and Miss Ida Ghetter,
last Saturday at the courthouse. Both
of the young people were from Dex-
ter, KY.
The other Saturday couple were
Robert Byrd and Miss LOWE Finley
of Murray. The ceremony was said
by Esq Erwin at the Caldwell Ho-
tel.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
PATRICK MEETS
LIVESTOCK MEN

All farmers inte ,sted in marketing
their livestock on the shipping date
eff Sept. Goth viii please see me at
the courthouse in Supt. Joe Routon's
Office, Saturday, September 18th. By
that time I will have returned from
the market where two cars of Henry
ACounty cattle were sold and will be
In position to give farmers an idea
of prices of livestock and of the best
time to sell.
J. A. Patrick,
: County Agent.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
SCHOOLS BEGIN
FALL TERM WITH
new TEXT BOOKS.
New Teachers in Grove And
City Schools For The
New Term.
MATRICULATION is
LARGEST IN HISTORY
Grove School Auspiciously
Opened With Number of
Excellent Addresses.

A student body of nearly three
hundred pupils. A faculty of thir-
teen competent instructors. A rem
ovated building, newly painted and
plastered throughout. A large body
of friends and patrons present. These
were the distinction that marked the
opening of Grove School on Monday
morning, Sept. 9Th.
The opening of the school is aus
picious in the extreme. The inter-
est manifested by so large number
of perents and friends of the school
being present on the opening morn
ing is a propitious sign of a signal
success for this term. Prof. j. ID.
Bayer, principal is man of consid-
cradle school experience, and will di-
rect the school in capable and eff
cient manner.
Keynotes of the speeches by bus
mess men, and others ON Monday
morning were thatxthe success of the
school depended on cooperation, on
"push," and on appreciation of the
school for the good school that it is.
The speakers were DIR. G. L. Powers,
s. P. Fitzhugh, Supt. M. M. Phillips,
E. A. Travis, ]. M. Reynolds, J..
W. Tyson, 7. H. Hogan and Rev. Pull
len.
The Partisan @fove School report
er is ION the job" and her interest
ing accounts of happenings at the
school will appear weekly.
City Schools Also Open.
The city schools, Atkins-P Porter and
Lee, opened Monday morning with
the largest enrolment in the history
of the schools, 375 at Atkins-P Porter,
sos at Lee These $50 boys and
girls were greeted by twenty-five
teachers, and both teachers and pu-
pills seem enthusiastic over the terms
work. Many of the teachers in both
schools are new to the school this
year, most of the books are new, but
the affairs of the school are shaping
themselves nicely and will soon be
spinning along nicely.
The usual number of parents and
well-wishers were present at the op-
ening exercises of Atkins-P Porter To
Lee school went the parents of the
little tots, in a goodly number, many
entering wee John or Susie for the
first time.
Miss Flora Nichols again has charge
of the lunch room this year. Whole
some and appetizing lunches will be
served at nominal cost. The ad-
dition of the lunch room service to
the city schools, is one of the several
improvements that the capable su-
perintendent, M. M. Phillips, has af-
fected through the organization and
instrumentality of the Parent Teach
ers, which association was organized
under the leadership of Mr.. and Mrs.
Phillips.
An interesting announcement
made to the students of Atkins Por-
ter on the opening day, was to the
effect that Judge A. B. Lamb offered
to the 9Th grade scholarship med
al
2O8 enrolled in the colored school
the first day; % at Fairview; 18 at
Lawrence school. 1t is more than
probable that these numbers will be
increased the next few weeks.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
PRES. MILLIcAN COLLEGE HERE

Bro. Dethrick, president of the
Milligan Ministerial College, Mill
gan, Tenn, was in Paris this week
and made an appeal for Milligan Col
lege at the evening meeting of the
First Christian church, last Sunday.
This college, that had been loaned
to the government, to house soldiers,
was burned down by carelessness.
He made a request for money to re-
build.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
POSITION FOR ABERNATHY

Looney Abernathy, son of DR.. G.
T. Alternately, has been selected for
the position of secretary and treas
urer of the firm of Caldwell & Com
pany. He will succeed Mr.. Sam Har-
ris, who resigns to engage in bus
mess in another state. Young Aber-
nathy has many friends and admirers
who wish him well in his new under
taking.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
SLIGHT AUTO COLLISION.

A slight collision of last Friday
was that of a Nash and Dodge,
driven by Mr.. Fuller of Dresden and
Emmet Nichols, in front of the Bank
of Henry. Apparently the brakes
on the car of Mr.. Fulled were defec-
tive. Damage was slight and quickly
remedied at a nearby garage
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
AIR PLANE HERE MONDAY.

Monday an aiplane from Nashville
en- route to Park Field, Memphis, flew
over the city, and landed for a stay
of few hours at Jernig&n Field. The
pilot is MOI known.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
DEATH OF MONROE DOUGLASS,

The death of Monroe Douglass oc-
Cured last Sunday. He was SO
years of age. He lived in the 7th
district. Burial was at Shady
Grove.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-09-12
OLD HENRY coUNTIAN DEAD.

The death of Ed Mcconnell, better
known as "Doc" Mcconnell, of Hunt ,
ingdon occurred last week. It u
thought that he died of heart trou-
BILE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-02

bill WAS passed to be ~engrossed IN the
House on March i.
On motion b. Mr.. Murctlie Of Cal
action whereof this bill was passed
10 be e~ngrossed-
The SPEAKER pro TEN. Senate
amendment A has been printed as
Senate Document No. 2S2; and. un-
less there is objection, the Chair will
not read the amendment.
on motion by Mr.. Murchie Of
Calais. il WAS voted TO adopt Senate
amendment a N concurrence with
tbs Senate.
The SPEAKER pro Lern is il the
pleasure of the House that = he
passed TO be enSrossed as amended
On motion by Mr.. Bean of Minof
the bill was temporarily tabled.
Senate iGe: Resolve for indeXing
The documents filed by the Legisla-
ture OF Mai c zinc 1929. now II The
Office Of the secretary OF the Senate.
This was PASSED TO DC engrosseu II
The House March IA. and finally
passed IN the House March -. II
SOIuSS 1IDIu LllS 1ClldLS 4io
amendment A.
on motion 10y Mr.. Clason Of Lisbon
The House voted 70 -eoensider it,
action whereby this resolve Wa
finally passed: and on further melton
by the same gentleman b House
vo1ed TO reconsider its action where
I by this resolve was passed 70 be on
crossed.
The speaker pro ZEN then rcad
Senate amendment A..
Thsreupon the House Vuteo 20
! adopt Senar. amendment a IN con
~cu-rencr. and the resolve a. Gmend"d
by ~eual amendment A was passed
20 u" ~enErossed III concurrence with
the Senutc.
| on morion Try Mr.. Ear Of Njnot, !;
was voted to ak" from The table
SenaIr Document Is. DcInr SENATE
amendment a 20 SENATE Document
l65, and on further motion by tn
same gentleman, fh@ bill was i3asSed
70 he e~nSrossed as amended by Sen
ate amendment a n concurrence with
the Senate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-02
Reports Of Committees

Nj. Murchle. from The committee
on judiciary, 10 which Was referred
bill entitled An Act 20 prov1ue tor The
n~ensionlng Of ti-er1en IN the city Of
Lewiston VII have served Tor thirty
NcArs OF more. have had he same
Lnder consideration ARD report Il N
Z new draft under title Of an Az. 10
amend the Charter Of tn. CITY of
1t WESTON providing for fircmen's
pension, n thai il ought % pass.
The repor- was accepted.
on motion by Mr.. Williams Of Az
burn. the ruies We're suspended and
the bin EIvfl lis three several read
lnSs AND passed 10 - engrossed.
without printing.
Same gentleman, from same ON
r.iItee. 70 which was referred the BIZ
entltle4a an Ac. 10 prohibit EXPERT
Tnenrs Npon living dogs. have had The
samt under consideration ana asi.
ieaTe 70 iepor: IN ne draft under
title OF An Act 70 prevent cruelty 70
animals. and that il ougnt 10 pass.
The report was accepted: and IN
motion by Nj Murchie Of Calais The
. efN| oGo.FIAi4t0 dI]I Aht Dlll
given its three several readings and
PASSED 10 be eng-osed.
PASSED 70 Be Enyrosseo
SENATE 1os: An ACT approprIallng
money TO oetraY Ihc necessary ex-
pcrses Of an Assessors convention.
SENATE "6e: An Act 10 amend sec
= l6 u ChaUer 9 Of The Revised
Staiutes relating 70 appropriations
Tor The Maine State Library.
Senate 2GI: An Act. 10 I.,nend SCI