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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-15
COMMISSIONERS PETERS INDICATED.

The report of the joint legislative
committee appointed to investigate
the department Of prohibition viii
be generally ana properly accepted
as a complete vin6icatfon CT Honor
able j. Sidney Peters. state prohibit
ton commissioner. For several years
he has been the victim of slsnderous
reports. most OF which he has treat
ed with the contemptous silence they
deserved. This silence has been mis-
understood by some welI-meaning
persons. who could not understand
the impoSsibility Of denying the false
hoods. unlimited both in number and
size. which have been spread With
such industrious malice. irnputing all
kinds OF matcasance and uisfcas-
snce to The commissioner.
Now this able and impartial leg
islstiTe committee chosen BY the
lieutenant governor and the speaker
az the house, after holding an open
session for the purpose OF receiving
any ami all complaints and charges
againS- the commissioner and the de
partment, found nothing presented
worthy az the name CT evidence.
They received a paper signed by two
OF the leading proponents of the res
olution providing for the investiga-
ton, making the interesting state
rnent among others, that In the de-
feat of the present commissioner one
OF the principal objects of the inves-
legation had been ccompiished.
This astounding admission was
half redeemed by its frankness
which must be partly agcrihed to
youth and inexperienee. However
II conveyed no information to those
who were familiar with the motive.
and Influences underlying the de,
unand for the investigation. It is q
well understood fact that no matter
how groundless may be charges
against public official. it is never
wise for kim or his friends to OPPOSE
IN investigation when one il demand.
%. lest someone may say there 1.
something to hide. The wise courss
scr the legislature to adopt is tc
Z order no investigation, unless evi.
fence of reliable nature is present.
= ID by member or, his r7frtcts1 ra
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-15
SENATOR MAPP.

statutes that were 40 bear his name
and 10 make him statewide fame.
During the session just closed he
was placed for the first time, as re-
CARDS temperance legislation, on the
defensive The dry people of the
state, having attained statewide
prohibition, having created an eft
ficient department to attend to Its
enforcement. and especially after
seeing the Inauguration of national
prohibition by federal amendment,
relapsed into sense of security and
were easily the dupes OF candidates
who went about saying the liquor
question had been settled and stir
rcd up hostility to members seeking
reelection because Of votes on the
dog bills. or some other measure
enjoying local unpopularity. while
the temperance folks were thus re-
posing somnolently on their laurels.
the enemy were alert and astute.
They framed up charges against the
department of prohibition, now
found upon investigation to be utterly
sroundiess. They formulated at
lacks upon the prohibition law from
a dozen different angles They
found themselves able, upon
specinus pleas and under plausible
suise, to ALLEVIATE the affections OF
some really dry mem bers from Some
provisions of the prohibition law.
The result was lack OF support
from sources from which there was
every reason to expect It.
Though stricken by illness at the
Very beginning OF the session. Senator
Mapp found himself obliged to resist
these well-planned and well-engi-
neered attacks. He left bed of
sickness to go 10 the meeting of the
finance omnaittees at which on his
n1ontlon the sum of $4,000 a year
uas placed In the appropriation in
the blank space left by the governor
when he made UP the budget He led
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-15

and Maryland fighting the reelection
Of Mr.. Peters. While it was true that
| there were dry" men who were OPP
posed to Mr.. Peters and there were
wet" men favorable to him, yct all
OF the lawless element in the state
was opposed to him and would re-
joice at his defeat.
Seventh---Defeat of Mr.. Peters
would be hearlded both in Virginia
and in the country at large as set
baA< for prohibition and as re-
versal Of the position of Virginia on
that question.
Above is the substance of my in
tervtew with Messrs. Hurt and Epes
and it's conclusion / to Id them that
II should be publicly attacked as
having endeavored to exercise Inn
proper influence upon them / should
certainly expect them to state that l
had done nothing of the kind. / did
not make any approach to any other
members OF the general assembly.
saw and shook hands with my old
friend, Mr.. Bondurant, but did not
mention the subject TO him. I met
Senator Mapp on the street accident
ally and talked with him a few min
utes Having transacted py private
business, left Thursday Tor Wash
ington, where / was to speak the
HoAt 0Ay UcIOTG tng Iui6 CCulIulLIeG
Of the house in the interest of Polish
relief
Above is plain statement Of facts
II shows that am a citizen Of Vir-
ginia and not the bishop or Texas:
that ! did not make a long journey"
TO lobby for Mr.. Peters: that ought
to be concerned about the question OF
the election Of prohibition .o,nmis-
sioner and ought to tell my repre-
sentatives what I think and finally
that the idea that 1t has been ar
ranged for. me to go to Europe In
the interest Of party harmony Is alb
surdiy fantastic.
Finally. what effect my presence
in Richmond few hours before the
meeting of the caucus may have had
] do not know, but personally I
should consider any man to be a mis-
cradle puppet, without any judge
ment OF reasoning faculties of his
own. who would allow his vote on
such an important matter to be de-
termined by the report that the for
mer boss Of the house" had made a
long journey" from Texas ia stage
IAN eleventh hour appearance in
favor of MIR. Peters" ana yet have
not appeared except to representa-
tives of his own county. 1 should be
greatly ashamed Of myself IL I had
made such journey and had hidden
myself away. / never did hide dur
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-15

1t is not disparagement to the
vork OF any member Of either cham
sAer of the general assembly TO say
hat the outstanding figure during
Ne session Just closed was that OF
honorable c. Walter Mapp, the SEN
ator from Accomac.
It is no new thing for Sentior Mapp
10 win legislative laurels. He made
his mark during the session of 1912,
the frat in which he served In the
legislature In 1914 as the leader
" the forces seeking the passage of
the enabling act, TO permit tho peo-
pie of Virginia the right to vote upon
the question OF putting prohibition
into effect in the state. he was again
10 the front. In the sessions OF 1915
and 1918, as the leading patron Of
the prohibition bills, enacted at those
sessions respectively he demonstrated
his constructive craftsmanship. his
resourcefulness indebate. his good
management. his capacity to yield
upon unimportant details and to hold
like steel for all essential provis
tons. In a word, he achieved such
pOsition IN the estimation OF the
femeprance people OF the state as
10 man had attained through legis-
1ative service in Virginia since the
sGtxii War.
sss IN the sessions OF 1912, 1914 1915
ard 1918 Senator Mapp was on the
0lEeneive. striving TO put over pro-
cram of positive law enactment aim
Sea II the world-old evil of drunken
|Nnos. Behind him was a militant or
1ntxatson and a host Of well wixhers
S64 supporters, During The sessions
IN 1915 end 1918 he was the spokes-
(9n Tor the majority In both houses
& the general assembly. insofar as he
4pd for stringcnt provisions OF Law
/ iprotect those whom 4 half baked
1bition Law would have left at
mercy Of the iawiess. He HAD
~ ~ incentive Of nshdng for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-15

Ing eighteen years Of work q .ne
capitol. have always worked in u q.
open in the past. am WORKING ~
the open today and in the s,sa
struggle With the defiant, insoisn1
outlaw--the liquor traffic--in .as
near futureSfn Virginia. in the unitea
States and In the world at large.
expect. by the help of the Almien.y
God. to work in the open. The pat.
tie is being joined again all along the
line and hope to be able to do my
part alongside the other workers in
Virginia to win final victory
JAMES CANNON, JR..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-15
Peoples Forum
HAD "A cOMPLAINT.

Editor Richmond virginian:
In your issue of March 8, referring
to my appearance before the Joint iegis-
lative committee investigating the pro-
hibition department, / am quoted as
having said that flied y certain, peti-
ton by request, but had no complaint
to make Of the department" This Is
an error. What said in substance
was that l fled the petition by request
knew nothing as to this matter In
question and was not responsible there
for.
had a decided complaint which was
presented through and by the search
and seizure bill, on the floor OF the
senate and by my vote in the Demo
cratic caucus for the nomination Of =
successor to the present head OF the
prohibition departmest.
J. r. DEAL.
Richmond. Va. March ~. I.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-09-09
THIEVES DESTROY
NUMBERS OF MELONS

Jasper, Tenn, Sept. 7.-(Special,
Great slash, destruction and waste
was detected by William Guffey and
Major McCabe Sunday morning last
when they counted 81 melons sliced
and slashed in the weeds alongside
the patch and in surrounding hedg.
es.
Two boys were halted in path
near patch in the dark hours of the
night before by man who was placed
as watchman at edge of patch, but
having been deceived by boys get
ting 30 near him before being de-
tected be allowed himself to be de-
tected before giving them chance
to enter. On striking match to see
their faces he found they were two
well known young men of Jasper,
whose names are withheld for the
present out of consideration for their
relatives. These young men agreed
to pay for melons destroyed regard
less of who did it, and drop it. Said
they did not bother any.
Next morning fine large melon
was seen set on end IN middle of
patch. Drastic measnree should be
used to subdue such deeds of out
lawry.
Sorry to say chicken thieves have
been detected near Edgar Hoge's,
having made way with several nice
friers.
The champion tomato patch Is one
of 600 hills, the fruit of which is now
being marketed at South Pittsburg.
The net sales of second trip were
1886. Engagements are being made
for future deliveries Many from
far and near have been to view the
patch and see the fine tomatoes
which were raised by the we'll
known William Guffey.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-09-09
NOTICE.

All persons who are interested
in the Burton Lasater graveyard
are requested to come as early as
possible on Saturday, Sept. 18,
prepared to work all day, if nee
essary, to fix the road from the
pike to the graveyard. Readers
of this paper, please talk it up to
any who are interested and urge
them to come and bring tools.
All friends are invited to meet
with us and help us in this much
needed work. Respectfully,
M. E. WALKER.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-09-09

M. D. Brewer was in Jasper
Monday.
Mrs. L P. Brewer and young
est children have returned from
Knoxville.
J. H. Vinzant, of Halls Bot
toms, was here Friday, looking
happy and prosperous.
John R. Robertson, an old time
Sequachian. now located at AL.
exandria. La, renews subscrip-
ton this week.
Mr.. and Mrs D. A. Tate. of So.
Pittsburg, were here Tuesday en-
route to Hicks Chapel to inspect
the school. --
RaS Alley. of the famous Vann
& Alley Stores, Jasper and Whit
we'll, was here Monday on a hur,
ry trip for circulars for the Fall
| Opening of the Whitwell Store.
of which he is manager.
Capt. J. G. Lancaster, of Jas
! per, who has been in i'll health
for sometime, is somewhat bet
ter and able to be on the streets.
He is regretting that he is not
we'll enough to attend the G. A.
r. Convention at Indianapolis.
which takes place soon.
VIM. Guffey, Jasper, renews
subscription, saying that it has
been pleasure to read the News
and it is we'll worth the money
asked for it. He also adds that
he doesn't think any farmer
should be without it.
Miss Mamie Coppinger has re-
turned from Anderson, Ala,
where she has been teaching
school. The work has been too
hard for her, having over a hun
dred pupils enrolled and teach
ing all grades up to and including
the eighth. We are informed
that she will teach at Foster Falls. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Knox and baby, of |
lockwood, spent Friday night |
here. They were en- route to |
Cowan in their Ford, where they |
will locate on a farm Mr.. Knox
made eleven trips across on a
transport during the World War,
and saw The Transport Lincoln
sunk by submarine, his vessel
nearly lamming the seawolf. !
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-09-09
Tatum Rearrested.

ALT Tatum, who was arrested
for drunkenness and general
deviltry in the Turner settlement
east of here last week, was re.
arrested Monday, failing to re-
appear at Jasper as provided in
his bond. He had been let out
on 81, 900 bond. His bond was
fixed at So, 600, and in default he
was sent to Jail to await trial at
October session of court. He is
a big, husky negro, and it is a
wonder he did not injure some
one in his demepted condition.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-09-09

also. Let everybody quit and
decide to do right from now on.
that's my motto.
Fine meeting at Myers Hill
church house. Elihu Fults will
begin revival at Pinesett Sun
day.
John Goforth and daughter
will begin school at Palmer Mon
day.
Lots of fellows are trying to
be deputy sheriffs. Mr.. Sartain
knows his business, so leave it
with him.
Hope everything will improve.
Uncle Tom.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-09-09
Tracy City
Special 10 The Ne7Us.

Special 10 The Ne7Us
We are well pleased with oul
new sheriff and the deputies hi
has appointed. He gives Mt
Eagle, Hence Layne; Hubbard's
Cove, Geo. Lusk; Altamont Tab.
bic Dotson, who also els Tailor
Tarleton gets John McCarver,
Camp A or Collins gets d.
Meeks, Palmer man named
Tr1sley; Coalmont, Shug Har-
rison. Tracy City getr the
sheriff himself and maybe a spe'
cial deputy. Lee Bobo is FORE
man of the grand jury, and from
the best information the best
people mean to cooperate with
Mr.. Bobo and help him to ferret
out all violations of law and
there will be no county line be-
tween Marion and Grundy, as
some will find out before long.
The good people OF both coun.
ties are tired of being run over
and their meetings made to smell
like vinegar barrel by a class
of young men that have no re-
spect for the church house. Half
drunk people don't fool the
preacher every time. Our Of
ficers will have the cooperation
of both men and women, and
these wild-catters had better quit
like Lacy Atkins has done.
There is no doubt but some OF the
moonshine is made in Marion
county and comes to Tracy City.
Our people are not bluffed, as
Mr.. Booze maker and all dealers
are pretty well known after so
long a time.
No one wishes to punish the
guilty but they mean to see the
law is enforced, and when men
get drunk and run their families
from home, rest assured the, III
have to answer for it.
Enough of anything is enough. !
We've lost enough men on ac-
count of liquor.
Well, the sheriff has over 6OOl
men to assist him and all the
good women. The few. women
that dabble in the stuff are known !
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-09-09
LOCAL..

Judge L. P. Brewer was II
Chattanooga Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. May were
in Jasper Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. She rman Smith
and baby visited relatives al
Whitwell over Sunday.
Misses Lou and Jennie Harris
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Harris at
tended the funeral of B. B. Alder
at Oak Grove Sunday.
j. P. Hynes returned from a
business trip north THURSDAY,
selling lumber. He reports the
market demoralized and orders
hard to get.
Mrs. Bertha Lasater and
daughters, MissesMarie and EN-
ma. and son, Louis, attended the
funeral of B. B. Alder at Oak
Grove Sunday, Mr.. Alder being
an uncle of Mrs. Lasater.
Stanley Hynes left Saturday
for Illinois where he goes to col.
lege. He is enrolled as student
of the James Millican Institute
at Decatur. Illinois. a very fine
institution of learning.
Walter Randle, of Nashville,
was here Saturday afternoon. en-
route to Whitwell. His sister,
Miss Nina, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Sam Sherman, in Pittsburg,
Pa, and later expects to visit
friends in Cleveland, Ohio.
D. A. Tate, of So Pittsburg,
Co. Supt. of Schools, was here
Thursday. He was accompan-
led by Wallace Early, of Chatta-
nooga. He is the son of John H.
Early, of Chattanooga, and men
toned as the next head of the
republican state executive COM
mittee.
Austin C. Mosier, of Bridge
port, was here Thursday, return
ing from a visit to relatives in
Little Sequachee Cove. He re-
GENTLY sprained an ankle badly in
| ball game between Bridgeport
when he made the formers only
mn in q 2 to l game.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-09-09
Building Garage.

Kelly & Farmer, Whitweli, are
building large garage in rear
of site of Shirley Building de-
stroyed by fire about a year ago
and will establish an up-to. date
garage and shop
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-09-09
Purchase Garage.

J. C. Kelly, the Ford dealer,
has purchased the garage bust
ness of Hudson & Leach, at
Whitwell, and will operate a first
class shop there.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-09-09

MIR. Runyon. a travelling print
err was here last week, en- route
to Sparta where he was former
ly employed. He declared that
from the talk he heard in his
travels Harding would undoubt-
eddy be elected president.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-09-09
New Republicans.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar M.
Smith, Chattanooga. Sept. /, a
lob. boy. a republican.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Fl.
Privett, of lnman, Aug. 16, a IL.
ID. boy, a republican.
Next!
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-09-09
VI HIGH COST OF LIVING VS.. HIGHER FREIGHT RATES @
A Nashville housewife purchases in the market:

Nashville housewife purchases in the market:
dozen Oranges,
Grape Fruit,
10 pounds Tomatoes,
heads Lettuce,
/ Watermelon,
heads Cabbage.
The fruit, tomatoes and lettuce
Florida the watermelon the cabbage
Carolina. On the days marketing the increase due the
change in freight rates is, z cents.
Shoes that sold 81 sell for
least co. the whole freight
tory to feetis not more than two cents
suit of clothes, for which formerly paid $4,000,
costs $50 or more IF YOU the in the freight
charges from factory to wearer cents suit out
Sidefigure.
From maker back the increase freight that
shirt is not more than one-fifth of one cent .t
You seventyfive cents for chicken which used
to buy for quarter The freight rate increase between
in Tennessee less than OneseVenth of for
each pound the chicken weighs.
illustrations of similar character could be given without
number. i 80 .....t .
the total increase, FREIGHT PASSENGER, BAG
GAGE, MAIL and PULLMAN SURCHARGE, was evenly dis
rbued among all the people in the United
APPARENTLY cost them 95 cents per month EACH
1919 the consumption the United
States eightysx andshreequarers pounds
Sugar retaed in 1914 at five cents pound Despite
cent reductions the retail today twenty
The monthly difference in cost this item person.
trie greater than $1O8, and ST .O8 is thirteen
the increases in rates. both freight and passenger
AS matter of fact the rate advances will NOT cost the
people of the United States cents
month.
With increased revenues there will increased
better facilities and gradually return to normal transpora
with normal transportation living will be cheapened largely
than the total increases exclusively
freight Ultimately advanced freight rates should
Poor freight service is dear at any price and THE CON-
The BEST FREiGHT SERVICE IS THE CHEAPEST
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-03

Doctor Hope has moved his office
to ground floor OF No. ii2 w. Gold
Ave. two doors west OF Chamber Of
Commerce Bldg.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-03
THE PERFECT RECOMPENsE

Elderly Miss-Sir. you have saved
my life. How can | eve show my
gratitude? Are o married?
Htescucr-Yes; you might come and
be u cook for us.-Bostun Transcript.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-03
Red Cross Must Seek
New Quarters; Report
of August Work

On o OF the meeting Of the
federal court from October II to the
,.,,or -, 90 Doco,nhor tho nod
"'''' p"f u ~,
Cross home service ounce IN the ieu-
cral building is forced to seek tenn.
pornrv ouarters for that time. The
- - ac,aa A.. t.oa,ad a., ,he
"'""u 'e'"' '''' " -,
courtroom ana the Judges oHlce' po'h
OF which are In use during the scs.
sion of tho court.
-. - a.. a. out,o ,or
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-03

CITY ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP
PHONE 5e7-w. 2oe s. SECOND ST.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-03

Capitalize your spare time and get
rich-both In money and knowledge.
One hour each day devoted to study
will give you n splendid education
in a surprisingly short time and in
crease your income. Albuquerque
Business College. The Special School
FOR Specialists.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-03

Why not make your living from
your brains instead Of your feet? We
will show YOU how. Albuquerque
Busntss College. Glasses start Sept.
Z. lny and evening.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-09
FALLS
TO NEW LOW
PRICE LEVEL

Chicago. I'LL, Nov. 9.-Rallies in for
eign exchange led 10 higher prices to-
dav for wheat Buying on the part Of
houses with eastern connections
found offerings light The absence Of
selling pressure Nas ascribed largely
to the drastic nature Of recent de-
Opening quotations which varied
from &c off 20 1izc advance, with
December S1-S4 to S185i5 and March
SLS2h to Sl-83 =, were followed by
gains all around, although Interrupted
10y a transient severe setback
Subsequently all deliveries fell TO
new low figures, the lowest in four
years. Buying had been mainly for
shorts, and when this support gave
out the market was greatly weak
ened. Reports were circulated that
tailment Of credits The close was
heavy, SIC 10 TIC net lower with
December SL77 70 SL78 and March
S1.75 70 fLg51t-
Corn showed firmness with wheat
After opening unchanged TO sc
lower including December At 811t C
10 size, the market scored slight
gains on most deliveries.
Later, corn along with wheat and
oats, dropped TO the lowest prices yet
This season The close was nervous.
25sc 70 nc net lower with Decem-
Der 78c % 781zc.
oats reelected the upturns OF other
grain starting unchanged 10 sc
lower, Nay 5Issc 10 81 &c, and then
gradually hardening
Provisions were depressed by weak
ness in the hog market.