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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-10-02
WATERSPOUT WRECKS HOUSE
Debris StreWn Along Connecticut
Coast for Distance of
Two Miles.

New York.-Reports came from
Norwalk, Conn, of damage done by
cyclone and waterspout which
passed along Long Island sound.
After severe thunder storms from
the east and west met, waterspout
was seen to form about half mile
off shore at ROTOR Point. 1t was at
least 100 feet high.
The spout travelled mile and a
half, then at Belts Island, NOrwalk,
It struck the fOrty-flve foot launch
Anna and lifted the cabin off, leaving
the rest of the launch undamaged.
Eight men who had come from New
York in the launch were in house
near the shore. The house was
moved several feet off It's founGa-
tions by the waterspout and the
second floor and attic were carried
away and smashed to pieces. The
debris was strewn along the coast for
two miles
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-10-02
Ten Million Are Coming

Officials here are inclined to warn
the United States to take steps guard
ing against being swamped.
British officials hope some 100000
Jews Of eastern Europe will 60 to
Palestine, but no one has any Idea
of how to sustain the rest of the
would-be emigrants except by such
aid as to make 1t possible for them
to stay in their respective native coun-
tries.
Storage of food, lack of produc.
tion. and unsettled political and 80
cial conditions are expected to last
for long time all over Europe. Pas
senger ships are booked months ahead,
but there are not enough vessels for
carrying even the most important and
immediate traffic.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-10-02
Europe Expects Greatest Exodus
in History.
United States Warned to Take Steps
to Guard Against Being
Swamped.

London.-The greatest exodus in
history is looked for as soon as Europe
finds the necessary transportation ia
cilities. Information gathered by the
British government Indicates 10000.
600 persons are eager to leave the con-
tinent. The situation is regarded as
full of perils.
Britain, fully aware of all that this
exodus will mean, will continue Its i'm
migration restrictions. A government
official said:
Britain cannot sustain any more
than 1t has, and the emigrants will
likely seek homes In the United
States"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-10-02
Thousands Pay to Get View OF
Great Britain's Mystery
Craft.
DEVELOPS 23.KNOT SPEED
First of the "Hush" Craft the British
Public Has Been Permitted to
See at Close Range-Doueh-
boys Inspect Ship.

London. - Thousands Of persons
waited for hours to get closeup
peep at the P-31, British antisubma-
rine mystery" ship, which was moor
ed off Queen Victoria embankment for
a two days public inspection at the
close of the official peace celebrations.
The P-31 was the first of the "hush"
craft the public was permitted to see
at close range.
1t was only ten yards from the en-
bankment to the quaint looking U-boat
fighter, but the intervening distance
had to be made in small boats. These
each carried eight passengers, and the
fare was one shilling, so the water
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-10-02
Federal Board Estimates That
$4,000 will Have to Be
Fitted for VoCations
1856 ALREADY IN TRAINING
Government Works on Four Year
Program, but Funds Are Needed
to Complete Plans-Board Re-
Views 1000 Cases a Day.

MISUNDERSTANDING to overcome
the handlcaps of men injured in the
war the f, deral government is
striving to place the vocatlonally dis
abled soldier back in the economic
ranks of the country, able to compete
with other whole" men and to earn
an independent income for himself.
According to information just made
public by the federal board for vo-
cational education 1t Is likely that
as many as $4,000 men who served
in the war will have to be re-edu-
Gated, either vocationally or occupa-
tlonally.
Under this plan the federal board
is now working on what is practi-
cally a four-year program, although
appropriations so far have been made
only up to July, 1920. In another
month, it is estimated, 1900 men
will be approved to go into immediate
training with the opening for the
fall terms of the professional and
technical schools of the country. The
10000 or $4,000 men disabled in the
service of the country will all be
placed in training for various lines
of activity and nearly all of them
will have completed rehabilitation by
the summer of 1923. BY far the ma
jority of the men to be rehabilltated
will have finished their retraining, it
is expected, within year or two
years, some of them in less than six
months, and will he back on their
feet in that time in professional and
industrial ranks.
May Extend Work.
So far no provision hps been made
by Congress for rehabilitating men
whose disabilities do not, amount TO
vocational; or occupat tonal handi-
cap. 1t Is said by those best informed
on reconstruction legislation that con-
gress may yet be asked to provide
some means of compensatory train
Ing, as well as the compensation al
ready paid through the war risk bu-
reau to men who have simply suffered
physical disabilities, without economic
loss to them, in their country's service
To carry out such program, 1t is es-
timated that the federal government
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-10-02

italian provinces. in which 20 per
cent Of the communes are without tele-
phone service are authorized to issue
bonds Jointly with the communes to
extend the wire facilities.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-10-02
Twenty-three.Knot Speed.
Doushboys Inspect Ship.

The "P-31" is 244 feet long, with mar
row heam. seven-foot draft and
equipped with independent engines,
fore and aft, that can speed her
through heavy seas at % knots an
hour. Built high forward and low at
the stern, the vessel has somewhat
the appearance of submarine-an ef-
feet that her designers intended.
Fritz sometimes would think she
was sub and would open fire on
her-but when she slowed around In
her own length and got into action
Heine was sorry he had spoken" said
sailor who had been through eight
engagements on the fighter.
There had been other brushes with
enemy craft, he explained, adding, "but
unless you can bring home bit of the
corpse the admiralty say. not proven
It's no use to tell them about the oil
and bubbles they're no proof, because
Fritz used to release oil and bubbles
to make us waste ammunition"
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-05

State Federation Of Labor Is asserting
that the union boot and shoe workers,
printing trades. machinists. BARRIERS.
blacksmiths, photo engravers and
electrical workers OF 81. Louis. num-
bering $4,000 more toilers. are sup
porting the referendum movement.
Under the provisions of the enabling
act which put the referendum con-
stitutional amendment into operation.
the compensation law referendum Pc
titions must be on file with the sec
retary of state before August 8. and
carry not less than 10000 signatures
Of fully qualified electors Of at least
IL congressional districts of Missouri
Signatures VIII be Ready
MCNAMARA and Cassidy say petit
tions carrying $4,000 local signatures
will be filed in ample time in COM
pliance with all requirements Of the
referendum enabling act. and the
measure will then be up to the vot-
ers of Missouri to accept or reject.
IL this premise Is carried out by the
building trades unions. as their lead
ers promise. IL automatically. under
the provisions OF the Initiative refer
endum constitutional smendm sus-
pends the law until Missourfs voters
accept or reject 1t.
Among the features Of the new
compensation law. which the mem
bers of Missouri's building trade un-
ions object to. are:
Fixing the maximum weekly COM
pensation at only tl5is week.
The length of the waiting period
before the weekly compensation pay
ments communicative weeks.
smallness OF the death payment.
Requiring an injured emPlOye. sc-
eepting the act. 10 undergo a surgical
operation against the advice Of his
own physician n the physician OF the
employer says one Is necessary, or
lose ALI benefits OF the law.
The unionized railroad men OF the
state. members OF the Big Four"
which consists OF the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers. Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men. Order OF Railway Conductors
and Brotherhood Of Railway Train
men. numbering $4,000 Missouri toll
ers not affiliated with the state Fed
Grafton Of Labor. have, so far. pot Of
fieially gone on record as an organi-
zstion as to where they stand on the
ieompensation law.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-05
THAT CRAIG EDITOR AGAIN
First Ho Told What Conditions Were
Before July 1st-NOw Ho
Tells How After.

Editor Bagby of the Craig Leader
seems to have his finger on the pub
lie pulse. for he has been prophecy
ing for the past month and has made
good In each instance. In his last
issue he tells what will happen local
ly after Just 1st--and it Is happen
ing. Here is his prognosticatlon as
to after July ist--the now:
THE price Of raisins will Jump to
a nickel each.
Drunken characters in the movies
will be out of date.
Booze cars will be az scarce as
men at prayer meeting.
The United States will be the ideal
country in which to live.
Travel between Omaha and St
Joseph will be reduced one-half.
THE Salvation army girls will find
the best part of their collections cut
off.
IAN the bartenders will turn in
their aprons and go to preaching for
a living.
New Intoxicating drinks will
appear like mourners at a rich mans
funeral
The men who manufacture soda
fountains. will be on good terms with
themselves.
Craig people will make as many
trips to Omaha as they formerly
made to st. Joseph.
The average householder will take
an inventory OF his home more often
than he does his business.
Vacant buildings in the cities for
merly occupied BY saloons will be
used as annexes for the Y. NJ. C. A.
The Kansas farmers who camo to
Missouri every Saturday night can
stay at home and think it over.
when a man goes to the dogs it Is
because he could not get booze In
stead of the fact that he got too
much.
Everybody will be waiting for the
next election to come around 80 they
can get a chance to vote for presi-
dent.
"On account Of prohibition the cof-
fee dealers will tell of frosts In Brazil
every month. Notwithstanding there
are no frosts in Brazil"
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-05

Advisory Board of the st. Louis
Building Trades Council. after he had
just finished a three days task OF cir
culating referendum petitions In the
capital city. securing 1900 signatures
Of voters here. said before his return
to st. Louis. that the building trades
of Missouri objected to the new COM
pensation law for the reason that It did
not give full protection to the thou
sands OF toilers OF the state following
construction. building and reconstruc-
tion work. and that its provisions
more protected and earned large
premiums for the large casualty COM
panies of the country than they look
ed after the welfare of Missouri en-
ployers and employees. Former State
Senator Maurice ]. Cassidy OF st.
Louis. secretary OF the ST. Louis
Building Trades Council. and Charles
J. Lammert. president of the 81. Louis
Board OF Election Commissions. and
also president OF the st. Louis Build
ing Trades Council. and who repre-
sents several thousand painters. paper
hangers and decorators Of that city
and the eastern part Of the state In
that centrsl union body. are also
primer movers In the opposition to the
new compensation law.
Represents Fifty Thousand
The element of the Missouri State
Federation OF Labor. which in favor
ing the new compensation law and OPP
posing the referendum move, Is led by
the state president OF that body. Reu-
ben r. Woods. OF Springfield. This
faction represents approximately 50.-
900 organized men and women OF the
state who are not members OF the
various city central building trades
councils or their affiliated unions.
The support OF nearly all union
brick. stone and marble masons. car
penters and joiners. piasterers and cs-
ment workers. structural iron work
ers and foundry employees. teamsters
and chauffeurs. hosting engineers.
asbestos workers, steam and gas fit
ters. building metal trades. painters.
paper hangers and decorators. plum
bers and roOfers OF the state is claim
cd by those who are opposing the new
com pensstion act.
La addition. this element Of the
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-05

The work Of adding a fourth story
to the St. Francis hotel will begin
Monday
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-05
HOPELESSLY DIVIDED
AGAINST ITSELF

(Continued from Page One.)
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
Langwy, France.

My Dear Mrs. Cherry: I am at a
loss to know how to start this letter,
but l will do my best. l have been
with your son, Lexie, ever since he
was in the army, and can say he was
a perfect gentleman and good SOL
der. l was also with him when he
was shot. He was hit in the heart
and passed away instantly. He was
one of the best men in the company
and is missed daily by his comrades.
So will take it as my duty to the
company and myself to let you know
the kind of man he always was.
Hoping that you receive this letter
soon, l will close.
SGT. LAWRENCE SHIELDS.
Co. M, 18th Inf, Dec. 2, 1918.
Censored by A. e. Greenwood, I'd
1t. inf
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
UNION CITY TRAINING SCHOOL.

Two more new pupils have entered
the school this week, Miss Ollie V.
Pate, of Beech vicinity, and Miss An
nette Bratton, a former graduate,
who has entered for a business
course.
Mr.. Ivy Chandler was pleasant
visitor at school Friday. We were
delighted to see him. He has been
on the United States ship Ozark. He
was discharged at New Orleans, La.
Our literary society met Friday
afternoon and rendered q program as
usual. The following officers were
elected for the enGuing quarter: Will
liam Lannom, president; Ralph Todd,
vice president; Thelma Reeves, sec
rotary; Charles Hudson Marshall,
treasurer; Joe Jonakin, assistant
treasurer.
Misses Jessie and Gertie Anderson
have returned to school after an alb
sence of about three weeks on &C
count of the flu.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
Somewhere in France.

Mrs. Mary A. Carter-Dear Moth
er: l shall write you a few lines
to-day. This leaves me all okeh and
hope you the same. l an glad that
| can sit down and write these few
lines to-day. / have thought time
after time l would never see you
again, but now 1 have changed my
thoughts. If have my heclth l will
be ct home before long. / thank the
Lord for his help, and l thank those
who have prayerd for me, for | think
the Lord has answered them and
that is all thct saved my life.
would like to take the hand of every
friend have in the old U. S. A.
am sure glad that no moro boys had
to come over here than did. There
are lots of mothers that will be sad
and lots will be glad when we reach
our homes. can't help from feeling
sorry for the mothers The best
friend l had in this world was left
in France. 1 never saw him until
I came to camp. The poor boy lived
in old Troy-Rogers was his name,
and he was a fine man. But he is
not the only man that is left in
France. l don't see how in the world
they were killed and / got by. 1t
seems like dream to me every time
I think about it. l would never think
about going back. The closer you
can get to the guns the safer you
are. The cannon is all l am afraid
of, and closer you get the BETTER off
you are. If I have to go it is no
worse to lose my life than any other
mothers boy.
1 would like to be at home, for l
could tell you more than can write.
This is German paper that am writ
ing on. 1t was taken from them in
the last battle. / was in it, and it
sure was terrible to see the men that
were killed.
1t has been raining here every day,
just enough to be muddy. 1t is not
very cold here, and l don't think it
gets very cold. 1t hasn't showed
enough for anyone to get bite of
snow to eat. This place is called
sunny France, but / don't see the
sun very often. Well, mother, II
have been on guard several times
when it was raining.
Well, Ora and Ruth, am glad
you both have got good boys, and if
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
Our Subscribers.

New subscribers and renewals for
two weeks:
E. L. Wade, Rives; Ned Mcdonald,
Polk; Miss Lorcne Morgan, Dallas,
Tex; d. P. Hughes, Memphis; j. T.
Harpole, Dyer; J. ]. Roberts, Num-
Der Two; M. M. Pentecost, Number
Thirteen; G. B. Hale, Number Two;
Mrs. Willis Bell, Scott, Miss; S. S.
Alexander, Number Seven; Mrs. j.
III. Scoggin, Rives; A. N. Chapel,
Number Seven; C. c. Wells, Number
Sixteen; Louise Payne, Shady Grove;
M. A. Calls, Number Four; D. H.
Bond, Vincennes, Ind; Walter Car
ter, st. Louis; Mrs. M. e. Osborne,
Memphis; j. B. Davidson, Number
Thirteen; Mrs. ]. B. Tanner, Martin;
John Nix Tune, A. E. F.; j. " Shap-
ard, H. A. Bruer, ]. B. Brucr, Num-
Der Three; W. d. Smith, Number
Four; Chas. Caldwell, Number Ten;
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
SALEM

Rev. G. w. Evars filled his regular
appointment at this place last Sun
day morning at IL O'Clock.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Gar
rigan last Sunday, c girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pruett and
family spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mrs. Pruett's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. White, in Number Sew
en-.
Mrs. Rosa Logan was visitor in
the home of her daughter, Mrs. c. A.
Hinshaw, in Union City last Satur-
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Ferguson
and little daughter, Rosa May, were
visitors among relatives in Hickman
last Sunday.
Miss Felts Housor was the guest of
her brother, Mr.. Letron Houser, and
family near Rivos last Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Garrigan and
family, of State Line, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Corum.
Mr.. Holland Roberts and sister,
Eva, visited relatives near Old Ere
mont last Sunday.
Mrs. w. T. Harris was the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. c. A. Houser,
in Union City one day last week.
Mrs. John Adams and little daugh-
ter, of Ridgely, are spending few
days with Mrs. Adams cistcr, Mrs.
Dee Garrigan, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Harris and
children spent Tuesday night in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Harris
near Fulton.
Mrs. Earl Isbell and little son, who
have been sick for several days with
the flu, are convalescing.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
Milk in Winter.

Why do your COWS give less milk
in winter than they do in summer?
Just because nature does not supply
them with grasses and green food:
But we have come to the assistance ]
of Dame Nature with B. A. Thomas
Stock Remedy which contains the
very ingredients that tho green feed
supplies in season, only, of course,
in more highly concentrated form.
We guarantee that this remedy will
make your cows give more milk, and
better milk, with the some feed.
For sale by Frank G. Wehmans.
Union City, Tenn; Guy G Peery,
Polk, Tenn; T. A. Cummings, Rives,
Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
HOWELL GRAIN AND FEED co.
STOCK CHANGES HANDS
Walter Howell Sells Interests to L. S.
Parks and Others.

The Howell Grain & Feed Co.
milling plant in Union City, hereto
fore the property of Mr.. Walter How
ell, president of the Federal Land
Bank, Louisville, who before leaving
Union City was in active charge,
afterwards leased to Messrs. L. s.
Parks, W. P Nash, j. d. Alexander
and ]. d: Jones, was this week sold
and transferred to the gentlemen
who held the lease. The officers OF
the company as elected are: w. P.
Nash, president; r. F. Bats, vice
president, and Spencer ]. Millard
secretary and treasurer. The new
owners, directors and managers are
men of we'll known financial and
business ability. They have been
making exceptionally fine progress
with the mills for the few years in
charge, and the products are reach
ing much larger market than here
tofore. They class probably with
the most popular feeds manufac-
tured and the business continues to
grow under splendid management.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
OKLAHOMA OIL AND
REFINING COMPANY
in the Great Eldorado Pool
Butler County, Kansas

The great Gushing, Tulsa and Ponca
City Pools of Oklahoma and Ellictor and
Ranger Pools of Texas, over 5000 acres
of proven territory. The company is in
corporatedfor 100000 shares, par value
one dollar per share, now selling for a
short time for $3.50 and is paying divi-
dends every thirty days of two per cent.
The company is % months old and now
has q oil wells, and is drilling at the
present eight more. Here are some of
the men in and near Union City who have
bought stock:
Geo w. Stovall 200 shares; S. F. Howard 800
shares; R. B. Miner, 1000 shares B. J. Wade 10000
shares, and host of others. In.
| have sold in the past Is months in Gibson, Obion
and Dyer counties 100000 shares. Our company
has passed the bluesky laws of Tennessee, also the
Federal blue-sky law,
Now, should you to turn your a per Liberty
Bonds into this stock par turning At per into Is
you would do well to see the State Agent R. SMITH, Just
drop me card in the office Union City and will you
at your home in the city country your Office YOU
have
The company will soon declare a per
per cent monthly dividend. The privilege
of selling this stock at $3.50 is granted
only by the urgent request of the State
Agent for short time. Act at once
j. R. SMITH, State Agent.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our many
friends who came to us in our mo-
ment of sorrow with words of SYM
pathy, and for the beautiful flowers
sent and brought when our dear son
and brother was laid away; also
thank Brother Evans for his con-
soling words, and the singers for
such sweet music.-Mrs. Mamie
Payne, Mr.. and Mrs. John Payne,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Payne and family.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
Against Sale of Cigarettes.

Senator Caldwell, of Obion County,
is making a hard fight to prevent the
repeal of the law prohibiting the
sale of cigarettes in the State. 1t
was thru his efforts that the bill was
held over fcr short TING. When it
comes up again, Senator Caldwell
will be on the spot with great flow
of oratory. He Gays the bill must
be defeated.-NaShville Tcnnessean.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of w. N. Holt, deceased,
this is to notify all persons holding
claims against scid estate to file them
with the undersigned or with G.. r.
Kenney, Union City. Tenn, properly
authenticated as the law directs. All
parties owing said estate are hereby.
notified to make settlement at once.
This the 18th day of January, 1919,
44-4t ]. L. HOLT, Administrator.
]. W. Davis ct ux. to J. A. Dortch.
20 acres in No. Z, $4,000.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31

don't get the Kaiser maybe they
can.
Bessie and Pauline, hope you had
a nice time Christmas.
l will be at home before long,
about March. Will close.
Your son and brother,
7E ALFRED CARTER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31

w. F. Hamilton, Number Seven; J..
A. Threlkeld, Number Two; Harold
B. Thompson, Canal Zone; w. H.
Wheeler, Number Three; M. R. Pow
ell, B. A. Vaughn, ]. l. Wheeler, Rev.
G. j. Evans, r. E. Craig, Mrs. w. P.
Richards, Sara Duncan, Miss Lizzie
Tams, Fred Rodditt, DR.. F. w. Wat
son, ]. L. Glover, city.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
troy School Reports,

Miss Jeanne Garth, teacher in the
Troy school, wishes to state that the
Troy school collection to date, to the
Earn and Give division of the United
War Work Campaign, amounts to
$214, and additional collections are
coming in every day.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
Death of Mrs. Zaricor.

Mrs. Geo. Zaricor died at her home
in Number Seven on Friday, Jan. "a,
1919, after an illness of several days.
Mrs. Zaricor leaves husband and
seven little children. She was a
church member and woman of
Christian virtues and lovable char
acter. The remains were inferred
Saturday at Stovall's Cemetery.
Phone G. P. Moody, No. 206, for
turkeys to raise on the shares. 35tf