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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-10
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape.
We was eating snppir yestidday,

We was eating suppir yestidday, ~
stake under onions and mash potatocs
dropping sumthing on the fioor by aNsl.
dent every little vile, and ma seff, Tor
gravshiss sake, Benny, wy cant you bc
careful? Ferst it was a spoon, and then a
slice of bred and buttir, and now it's your
nife, wy cant you he caretill7
Gosh. ma, | am careful, If ! wasent care
fill Id drop about twice rs mutch, scd
O its no use tawking Ia you, sod ma.
Mecninp on account Of me being so
good at argewment, and pntty soon
after that | dropped sumthing clts, being
my fork, and mn sed, Benny, mark my
verbs, If You drop another thing you'll
Iccve the table, and ] call your father 10
wltniss wat ! saw
wltniss il, scd pop.
Which | dident drop enything for necrly
8 minnits almost, and then wat did drop
but my fork agcn ma saying, There II
goes, now you Jest get up frum this table
Bit G. gosh, ma, that wasent another
thing that was only my fork agen. you
sed another thing. dident she pop7 sol
IS matter Of fack, mother that's wat
YOU scl io the mtrists Of strick justice,
must ldc this case IN favor of the de
fctG "a pop Mcening me, and kepp
on ,,t4. 1 ,arciill till all Of suddin got 81
careful my clho hit my glass of wattIr and
il upset and went All over The table cloth
exscpt vat went ii pops lap and pnr
jumped up mad and tried q get the wattI
of his pants with his napkin, SAYING, Ding
bust II 10 hlazcS
Ilee hee, now aren't v0u ~nrrv vou lei
him STAY sod ma
Benny, lcCvc the table before youi
mother Is overcome hy her ecnts Of humor
scd pop
Wich | did
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-10
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
TO OREGON DEMOCRATS
Don't Whittle Treaty, He Tele-
graphs in Reply to Request
for Instructions.

Washington, Nav l0.-The text of
President Wilson telegram to the Oregon
Democrats calling upon the party to
stand four square i'll favor of the peace
treaty without reservations follows:
II think it imperative that the party
should at once proclaim itself the un-
compromising champion of the nation
honor and the advocate OF everything
that the United States can do IN the
service of humanity; that it should
therefore indorse and support the Yer
saillss treaty and condemn the Lodge
reservations As utterly inconsistent with
the nations honor and destructive Of the
world leadership which it had established
and which all the free people OF the
world. including the great powers them
selves had shown themselves ready to
welcome.
at is time that the party should proud
" avow that 1t means to try, without
finching or turning at any time away
from the path for reasons OF expediency.
TO Apply moral and Christian principles
TO the problems of the world. IL is try
ing to accomplish social, political and
international reforms and is not daunted
by any difficulties it has to contend with.
SUPPORT DUE LATE ALLIES.
LET lis prove to our late associates IN
the war that at any rate the great majority
party Of the nation, the party which OK
presses the true hopes and purposes ot the
people OF the country, intends TO Keep
faith with them III peace as we'll rs III war.
They gave thcir treasure, their best love
and everything that they valued III order
not merely to beat Germany. but To
effect settlement and bring about
Il, 49, h.,t
now tried to formulate in the treaty Of
Versailles They are entitled To our
support in this settlement and IN the
arrangements for which they have striven.
The League of Nations is the hope
Of the world | was authorized by all
tho great fighting nations to say to the
enemy hat II was our object III proposing
peace 10 establish a general ASSOCIATION
of nations under Specific covenants for the
purpose Of affording mutual guarantees q
political independence and territorial
integrity to great and small states ahke,
and the covenant of the League oi
Nations is tho deliberate embodiment
of that purpose IN the treaty Of peace.
The chief motives which led us 70 enter
the war will be defeated unless that
covenant is ratified and acted upon
with vigor We cannot IN honor whlttlc
il down or weaken it AZ the Republican
headers of the Senate have proposed % 10
Ii We arc to exercise the kind Of leader
ship to which the founders Of the republic
looked forward and which they depended
uron their SUCCESSORS ~ establish, We
must do this thing with cou rage and un-
alterahlc determination. They expected
the United States ID he always the lead
or IN the defense Of liberty and ordered
pcacc throughout the world and we are
unworthy to call ourselves their sue
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-10
WOMAN VICTIM OF TAXI CAR.
Mrs. Newbold of West Chester Dies
After BEING Run Down.

Atlantic City, MAY 10 The body Of
the stylishly clad woman who was killed
hv taxlcab here last evening was iden-
titled tonight rs that Of Mrs William
r Newbold IS, widow Of West Ches-
ter. Pa The Identification was made
hy Mrs Charles Goodfellaw Of South
MARYLAND avenue. with whom Mrs New
bold had been stopping on her VISIT here.
II was SAID that Mrs Newbold only
reccntv recovered from u sick spell
which kept her IN hospital and that
she had come Ia the seashore ~ gam
strength She had been here but aha t
time and was on her WAY ta VISIT the
Children Scashorc Home when she WAS
run down
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-10
Overlooked Men
The Strenuous s.ife We Are Living
Uses Up Our Vital Forces Faster
Than Nature Gan Replace Them.

To overylc anything js harmful and a
continuation OF it. will wear out the
strongest man. 0verwork. worry,
brain tire, high sivins, dissipation and
other such habits wsste away NE most
sita. elements of the blood, brain and
nerves then disease sets in. AT first
poor appetite, Indigestion, severe head,
ache. wakefulness and weakness in the
back, the eemper irritable. the spirits
depressed, the memory poor and the
mind weakened, ending in premature
decline DIR Chase's Blood and Nerve
Tablets correct shIs condition by build
ing dr your blood and nerve forces. a
trial will convince you. Sold by Drug,
gists at so cents. Special, lSuongei
NOR. Active 10 cents.l .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-10
STEEL ORGANIZERS ARRESTED.

Pittsbnrg. Nav ~ seven organs rers
of the iron and steel workers were ar
rested NJ Duqucsnc yesterday afternoon
when they attempted to hold nm open -alr
meeting under the Joint auspices Of the
American Civil Liberties Union and the
National Committee of lrnn and Steel
Work erS affiliated with The American
Federation 81 Labor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-10
EDITORIAL!
ct AND SEVENTH STS.

~ SneIIenburg & Co. believes it can afford to be
frank with the people of Wilmington For twenty-five
years done business here and have been
cessfu. We frank we believe are entitled to
be when has been due TO endeavos
and ability give the better values t,sn
competitors
Our business policy has been always a forwsrdlook-
ing policy.
We believed believe that were not
merely doing business, establishing institution
which would be distinctive part Of Winingtons life
We had every TO believe that succeeding
We convinced that
1t is a Source of Profound Satisfaction TO to
k,o.o that Wilmington folk appreciated and aporooed
II was our well -thougt-out policy of business TO
make personal interests ubservient to the
welfare of the community. This believe has been the
real foundation which success created
We write Thus frankly because a remarkable condi-
ton operating ,is Need tell you that
commercial conditions and have been abnormal
A devastating war destroyed values and mankind has
been motsaged for generations to provide against 's
destruction
IN the greater part OF the world been necessary
to issue floods Of paper order TO facilitate the
doing the exchange of values h all parts OF
the world has been necessary beraHze and extend
and expand credits, and these all working together have
necessarily called initiation and the result has
been high prices. Would not have been miracle If the
clothing trade had been touched by the world storm!
The pientitude of money, Notwithstanding 1t was
,os often money that deprecated value made FOR
bigger wages bigger prices bigger profits, please
At the end of this abnormal condition the merchant
IN the clothing line caught with unusual weather
season There dissatisfaction with how could
there be else when material decreasing and wages
advancing IN all lines? cold spring reduced sales 10 te
minimum and merchants found immense stocks usoid
and the selling nearly over.
A great merchant found himself stocked up
his smaller competitors 1t was snrewu conception "en
he thought reduce his prices and sell out and wne
doubling his sales he might shll make pront where
under normal conditions he would by selling have had
to write off a disastrous loss.
That is all there is the present cut Orlce Hloos-
raent. We ask Wilmington people 10 oe top0i 10 VIZ
n,ington merchants.
We are not pleading particularly for n Snelienburg
E Co We have the confidence bnat we can take OK
ourselves
n SnelIenburg & Co. has always made its business
here sbservient to the prosperity and the growth or WI
n,ingtor We want TO make Wilmington wnSe ie Shouo
be- and we point your Market street and say the
merchant Is dong his share
n srellenburs & Co. has advantages which no other
Wilmington firm has We are the only miooiemsn
hafxeen the cle manufactures and the wearer OF the
clothes We are makers and divide the maker
t with the ,yearer We have been doing for forty
seven years
As Far as our otVn business concerned ask che
h,g,sr IL compare UafueS tOth these cur 0Ftce
palues DO not buy uf you conspGTe Su't 0iih Su'l
and Ualle wifh Uafue
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-10
Young Aerialist .

Billy Burton the fivc-ycar-oId son Of
Dr q A. Burton, Of Dover, accompanied
las father last THURSDAY al Dover nn a
= Nit "A th,, .Iaaz HahN. alrnlane
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-10
Contest for Sheriff.

Deputy Sheriff Joseph h Gould. Form
4 Sheriff Samuel A. Mcdaniel and former
Coroner John T. Spring, are candidates
Tor the Republican nomination for sheriff.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20
Niche

AS have seen nothing from
this place, | will send a few of
the happenings.
My father takes the Independ-
ent and I like it.
We have a good school bere be-
ing taught by Prof. Hermon Dodd
and am in the 7th grade.
Taylor Voyles has returned
from the war after an absence of
four years.
Artie Gray was here Tuesday.
Aulcey Coin has returned to
Memphis after a visit to his faith
er and mother.
Miss Iunetta Bowers is visit
ing here this week.
j. F. Gray has moved into his
new house.
w. 7. Gooch has put in a gas
oline mill.
Arbert Nichols is recovering
from a severe illness.
Marshall Cooksy of Memphis,
is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Bill Nichols is very sick at
this writing.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20
w. A. M'GEE

w. A. MCGEE, 81 years of age,
died Sunday at his home near Sui
phur Springs and was buriedMon-
day at the Knight cemetery
Revs. ]. B. Maxedon and j. w
Wallace conducting the funeral
services.
Mr.. McGee was born in Georg-
ia in 1926 and came to this coun-
ty when a young man. He served
in the Confederate army through.
out the civil war. He was eccen-
trio in many things, but was al
all times a clean. minded christ
ian gentleman.
Surviving him are his widow
and a number of grown children,
among them being B O., C. F.,
and Will McGee, of near Sui
phur Springs and j. H. McGee, of
Texas, and in the loss of theil
husband and father, they have
the sympathy of friends every
where.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20

Beginning March l, the Selmer
Electric Light Co., in addition to
furnishing lights until 1890 D.
M, will turn the lights on awhile
before day t. run till daylight.
This will be q great convenience
to many of the citizens whose
work necessitates getting up be-
fore day." To do this additional
expense is required and G. l..
Haynes, manager OF the li2ht
plant, informs US that the light
plant for some time, has been
running at a financial loss. He
hopes that with improved condit-
ions. with the lights on in the
early morning hours, that the pa
irons will not object to a slight
increase over the present rate
made necessary by the in
creased price of everything used
to give US lights. The people of
Selmer need the lights, and we
feel sure that they will do all in
their power to help Mr.. Haynes
keep the light plant in operation.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20
Finger Happenings

J. B. Weaver spent Monday in
Jackson the guest CT his daught-
er Mrs. j. L. BroWder.
Misses, Vonnie and Katherine
Leath of Corinth, came Sunday to
attend the funeral of their uncle,
Harrison Leath.
Clarence Weaver has returned
to take a position with j. r. Har-
ris as book-keeper.
The family of Troy Davis hape
been right sick with flu but are
improving.
Miss Fannie freeman spent
Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. j.
B. Weaver.
Miss Hassie Pyron is visiting
friends here.
l.. B. McIntire of Henderson,
came Sunday to visit his father.
2. W. Brown and family are
very sick but improved at this
writing.
w. P. Massey made business
trip to Selmer Tuesday.
A letter from Miss Eula James
who has been in Oklahoma since
December, states that she is get
ting along fine and will not be
home soon as she expec cts to spend
the summer in Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. J. N. Hodges is visiting
her mother, Mrs. James, near.
Masseyville.
Mrs. M. F. Walker returned
Friday from Berkley, KY, wkere
she visited her daughter.
Mrs. Bette Peoples has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Hugh
Robertson, at Henderson.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20
Deatha of the Week
R. c. ALEXANDER

r. G. Alexander, aged 81 years,
died Saturday night at his home
on Railroad avenue after a long
illness. His remains were laid to
rest Sunday afternoon in Oakhill
cemetery, after funeral services
were held in the Christian church
conducted by Revs. j. A. Hous-
ton andJ. w. Wallace.
Mr.. Alexander for many years
had been in bad health, but bore
his sufferings with true christian
fortitude. He was a member of
the Christian church, and was an
honest, upright man. He leaves
a widow and was a member Of
the Alexander family of this
county, a brother of J. l., U. S.,
w. H., M. L., and J. H. Alexan-
der, of Selmer, and Mrs. Millie
Williams, of Adamsville.
We join the many friends of
the bereaved relatives in extend
ing our sympathy in the death of
this good man.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20
Bethel Springs News

The health of this community
is good despite the constant
change of the weather, There
are no serious cases of the flu.
| A change has recently been
made in the faculty of the Beth
ell Springs High school Mrs. A.
c. Ramer has been relieved by
Miss Alline Francis, of Amory,
Miss. We have reason to believe
the patrons will be we'll pleased
with the work of Miss Francis,
and that she will establish a re-
cord equally as good as that Of
her predecessor, Mrs. Ramer.
The post office has been moved
to the building formerly occupied
by A. s. Robinson. The change
seems satisfactory, although the
present location is not so conven-
lent.
Mrs. &C. Ramer is visiting
relatlveSat Am0ry, MISS.
Rumors are afoat that John
Motley. who is working for the
Overland Automobile Co., at To-
ledo, Ohio, is to return home and
relieve Clarance Weaver as as
sistant cashier Of the Bethel
Springs bank. We regret that
Mr.. Weaveris leaving us, but are
glad he is being relieved by one
whom all have a strong attach
ment.
Recently a demonstration of
the Delco lighting System was
made by Lo Peetree, of Ramer,
who is the agent for this light.
Despite the fact that a religious
meeting was in progress at the
same time, the attendance was
large and seemed'to be entertain
ed by the movie program of
which the demonstration consist
ed. We hope that an interest in
the Delco light will be stirred up
in Bethel to the extent that the
light will be established.
Miss Gimmel. the milliner en-
ployed by Deaton & Etheridge,
has arrived and is on duty,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20
Gra7clhill

After a weeks visit here, A.
P. Olive left Thursday for his
home in Tanning Co., Texas. He
was accompanied by his niece,
Miss Vada Higgins who will
spend several weeks visiting in
that county.
Misses Rosa Springer, Elsie
Farris Mary Higgins and w. O..
Armstrong and ]. B. Higgins
were visitors to the School Fri
day. They expressed themselves
as being well pleased with the
work in progress and the interest
manifested by the pupils. We are
planning for a new school build
ing, which is badly needed. "A
meeting will be held soon to see,
what will be done and discuss
the possibilities and opportunities
that are before US; not only for
better schools, but for the ad-'
vancement Of the community in
other ways, which can be easily
accomplished if we will all coop
crate. When we have this meet
ing, we expect to have our coun-
ty superintendent with us to give
US a good talk which he never
fails to do on occasions like this.
Prof. Basham and Miss Ewel
Wallace spent Saturday and Sum
day with homefolks.
Our school will put on a play
here this week.
Arthur and Clyde Huggins are
doing repair work on the resi-
dence of J. w. Mccoy. They say
they pitt in ten hours per day and
/ guess they tell the truth for
they are boarding with ]. w, and
he is a hustler.
Our young. people enjoyed an.
entertainment in the home of
Homer Huggins Friday night.
J. R. Mitchell and son Of Guys,
were in this section last week
threshing peas, which are high
and scarce.
Bryan Gooch made a business
trip TO Detroit, Mich, last week.
T. r. Hewitt and son, David,
went to Ramer Friday and pur.
chased a lot of fence wire.
We had q real snow storm here
Saturday, but owing to the con.
dition of the ground, 1t soon
melted.
J. C. English and wife visited
in the home of R. B. Hewitt Sun
day.
Erie Latta of Selmer, visited
his parents here Sunday.
Homer Huggins lost a fine hog
Sunday,
Gardening, which was in fair
progress, is being held up until
the weather moderates.
Health of the community good.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20
From the 2nd Dis trict

have been reading The Inde-
penpent for ten years and like 1t
better oil the time.
People In this section were pre-
pairing land for farming last week
but this week they are cutting
wood and preparing for winter.
A. ]. Sparks butchered Ave big
hogs Monday.
Mrs. Barclay, late of Pennsyl.
vania, has made the purchase of
a pair of mules and wagon instead
Iof Ford car.
~. R. Lockman, wife and child.
rem visited relatives here Sunday,
j. R. Mitchell visited his grand
daughter in Hardeman county,
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Julia Hodges who has been
visiting in the home of her uncle,
P. M. Mitchell, returned home
Friday.
R. Huchabee. the noted cotton
raiser, has bought him a horse
and buggy.
Cleve Fortune has another plow
boy; weighs IL pounds.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20

ed, the Oldest person in this part
of the country, died Sunday. His
age was somewhere around 116
years, and he retained his facul-
ties to a remarkable degree. I'm
til he was taken sick a few
weeks ago, he was able to walk
to town from his home, a dis
tance of about four miles. He of
ten recalled having seen Gen.
Cater President) Andrew Jack
son during the war of 1872, and
remembered other incidents of
that war. Uncle Tom was a good
old-time negro and was well lik-
ed by all.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20
EDGAR ATKINS.

Edgar Atkins, ag ed about 40
years, died Sunday at his home in
Savannah, after a brief illness of
pneumonia. The ramains We're
laid to rest in the Savannah GEM
etery Tuesday beside his wife.
His death comes as a great
shock to the people Of Selmer,
where he lived for a number of
years He is survived by two child
rem, father, two brothers and one
sister, to whom We extend SYM
pathy.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20
Florida Letter

We are now living in Orlando,
Fla, instead of Winter Park, and
would be glad for you to change
the Independent to that address.
We are always so glad to get the
news from home, we have been
driving five miles to Winter Park
to get the Independent. since we
moved to Orlando.
Orlando is quite nice little
city but we don't enjoy living
here like we did in dear old Sell
mer, and you may look for US as
soon as the health of little Ber-
nice will permit. lam glad to say
she is improving rapidly.
You Selmer fishermen should
be here to enjoy good fishing.
There are seventeen blue lakes
inside the corporate limits and no
morning tco cool to enjoy being
out. We have had little fire at
home but at the store, where /
work, we don't even have a place
for fire. We are having good
sales on Palm Beach suits and
straw hats. We have put away
all our high shoes and are selling
low quarters.
When we came down here
overland, we struck a brick
pike at Jacksonville and came
all the way on this brick pike.
We came through St. Augustine,
which is, you know, the Oldest
town in the United States. We
spent two days at Daytone, and
spent most of our time on the
beach watching the mighty wat
ers of.the Atlantic and thought
of the boys who went to France.
How they must have dreaded
starting across such a mighty
ocean! 1t certainly seems that if
Florida could build brick roads
from one side Of the state to the
other, that McNairy county might
at least have few graded roads.
! hope they will all vote for the
good roads in the coming elect
ion. If you could realize what the
good roads would mean to Nc
Nairy county, there would be no
trouble.
Do not fail to change our ad-
dress of the Independent for we
enjoy reading 1t so much.
Yours truly,
]. II, RICHARDSON.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20
THE state of Alabama by a vote

THE state of Alabama by a vote
of 8 to 1has placed $25, 900, 900.
at the disposal of the road author
ties. Only two counties in the
state failed to report big. majori-
ties for the bonds. One signifi-
cant fact in the election was that
of the big majorities given the
bonds in the. poorer sections of
the state. The people realized
the value of highways as means
of transportation, and of property
value enhancement. McNairv
county could easily take care of
much more than the suggested
$100, 600 bond.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20

A very interesting three act
drama was given last Friday ev-
ening at the college auditorium
by members of the faculty and
pupils of the Selmer High School.
The play, THE Red Rosette,, was
intended to have been given a
week later, but on account of the
meeting at the Methodist church,
those directing it, put it on the
above date. Everybody enjoyed
the evening, and highly praised
the talent of our local players.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20
w. H. LEATH

w. H. Leath, son Of J. B.
Buck Leath, 80 years of age,
died last Sunday at his home near
Finger from pneumonia which
was brought about by an attack
of flu. Burial was in the Finger
cemetery Monday and the funer-
al was conducted by Revs. Para
gon and Rogers.
The deceased is survived by
a'.widow and a small child, par
ents and other relatives, and was
held in high esteem by all who
knew him.
We tender our coincidence tc
the grief-stricken relatives.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20
From the End District

| am out of school and will
send you a few items in regard to
the Purdy school. ! was in school
there four months and | think it
it is a good school. There are
three lady teachers. Mrs. Rule
man was my music teacher, and
brother Ralston was my bible
teacher and he is a fine teacher.
They are going to build two dor
mitories this summer one for
the boys and one for the girls.
] will be Glad for more boys TO go
to the Pugdy school from the sec
ond district.