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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
CRAWFORD-CATLIN
HAVING BIG SALE

Following the six column page run
In The Partisan last week, the sales
manager of Crawford Ghtlin Com
pany, Puryear, reports Istupendous
success for the opening days of the
big sale beginning Friday, October
|, and continuing until this Satur-
day. Numbers of out-of-town Gus
toners were attracted to Puryear,
many taking this opportunity to out
fit the entire family for the approach
ing winter.
The 6Tawferd-Gatlin Company
have reputation for business cour-
tesy and square dealing that stand
them in good hand on such big sale
occasion. The business has almost
quadrupled in the last tive years, and
the increased number Of satisfied
customers requires gradual sales
force and advertising increase.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08

such purposes by the state, 23 cents
for County Purposes, 15 cents; fol-
High School Purposes, cents; for
Special Tax, to pay interest and in
stallments of principal relative to the
$65, 100000 bond issue of Refunding
Bond, 8 cents; for Special Highway
Bond Tax, 2 cents; for Highway
purposes, 10 cents; for Bridge pur-
poses 5 cents; which, including tax
levied by state of 26 cents, makes a
total of SO cents on each $4,000
worth of taxable property in said
county.
And on all Privileges, the same as
levied by the state, Except on Mer-
chants,) one-half of which shall be
for County Purposes, and one-haIf
for School Purposes. On Merchants
for County and School Purposes, the
same as levied by the State, provided
that said Privilege Tax on Merchants
shall in no case be less than $3.50
for County and School purposes
each, which amounts shall be collect
ed in advance; on all Polls, the same
as levied by the State.
A quorum of the Justices being
present, and majority voting there
for, said motion was, by his Honor,
declared duly carried, and it is or
dered by the Court that the levy set
out in said motion, aggregating SO
cents on each $4,000 worth of tax
able propert, for the purposes set
out, shall be the tax levy for the year
1920, and until the next tax levy is
made by this court.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
POULTRY KINGS OF
HENRY COUNTY WIN
Three Entries Of Pens From This
City Took Forward Prizes At
Tri-State Fair.

Henry County poultry kings walk
ed away with twelve or fourteen pre-
mium9 all told, at the Tri-State Fair
at Memphis last week. ]. B. Beck,
Jack w. Scates, and Il. Newell Dun
lap, who entered several pens, were
all heavy blue ribbon winners. Then
birds showed up with the best from
three states and came off top notch
ers.
In the Barred Plymouth Rock Ex-
hibit, in which there v ere 287 en-
tries, J. w. Scates won premiums on
three of the only four fowls which
he entered, taking two firsts and one
third, He was given first on the
Exhibition Hen, first on the pullet
bred cockerel, and third on the pull
let bred cock, His flock is small
but excellent one, and well cared
for. He has only been interested
in poultry for the past year, and has
"a splendid beginners start, Win.
ming the Tri-State ribbons, will OBJ,
,viously add to the value Of his birds
and their eggs.
r. N. Dunlap, who also has some
classy Barred Rocks, and who has
taken numerous Henri County FAN
poultry premiums, won first on Cock
erel Bred Hen, also first on Cockere
Bred Pullet.
On White Rocks, J. B. Beck, who
is an experienced poultry fancier
took first on Cockerel, first and thirt
on pullets, second on hen. In the
White Leghorn class, he won secont
and fourth on hens, and second OF
pullets.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
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DEDUCTIONS BASED ON
OLD AND NEW TAX RATES

q The 1920 tax rate, fixed at 96
cents on the hundred dollars by
the county court hast Monday is
levied on a basis of $1a,04a,a40,
the total assessed property valua-
tion, personality valuation, and
public utilities valuation, which is
the aggregate of the revised val
uations agreed upon under the
new law.
The former tax rate of $2.40
per hundred dollars worth Of tax
able property was levied on the
basis of $6,a7s,570, the total as
sessed valuations.
Thus, the assessed valuation has
been made approximately and a
third as much as the former val
uation, and the tax rate reduced
two-and-a-half times lower.
The distribution of the new and
old rate is as follows:
State Tax 65c now 26c; COM
mon school 55c now 23c; county
purposes 35c now l5c; high school
purposes zoe now &c; special re-
funding bond 25c now Sc; special
highway bond &c now &c; highway
purposes zoe now i0c; bridge pur-
poses l5c now Sc; total S3s4B now
96c. -. '''''
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
MESSAGE OF JUDGE
SHOWS COUNTY NOW
SINKING in DEBT
Figures In Report Would Indicate In.
dsbtedness Al Close OF 1920
Over $40, 10000.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR SIX
PAST MONTHS ARE MADE
Miscellaneous Details Disposed OF
BY Quarterly Court Told In
Paragraphs.

Following the opening of the coun-
ty court on last Monday with prayer
by X Fl White, the magistrates an
swering the roll call of Clerk w l
Dale, including the two new mem
bers, s Waddy and II Medock,
We're: s j Cross, w P Erwin, ID M
Mobiles, T c Paschall, r G Graham,
Claude Bushart, G F Dinkins, e A
Steele, j c Rainey, L A Simpson, W
G Virgins, J d Morris 7 l. Wilt
ford, James Wilson, l. L Edgar, w
s Maxwell, J w Lyon, j A Patter-
son, w J Mabrey, d f Quillen, 7 P
Caldwell, Thompson, Jr., S I
Doty, w C French, A G Alexander,
Chas. Owen, Guy C Pressnell, James
Williams, r Dortch, ! G Robbins,
r H Hooper, and L L Nance.
Judge ID T Spaulding read his mes
sage which showed in the county
TREASURY as of October l, 1920, the
amount of 81, ,602.40, against which
there. was outstanding in warrants
already issued and definite oblga-
tiOns to be met at maturity total
amount of $44,7l7.60, leaving a de-
fcit Of $23,115.26 which will have
to stand out until the 1920 tax books
are made up and the taxes collected.
This deficiency will be further in
creased by the warrants that are is
sued during the last quarter of 1920,
from which it would propoftionately
be deducted that the county will wind
mp thes year 1920 some $4,000 IN
debt. The matter of tax levy oe-
eupied the major portion .of time at
the morning session Of the court, and
q rate Of 9e cents fixed for the basis
of determining TIE taxes to be col
lected for the year 1920-the de-
tails of this rate determination being
published in a separate news article
en- this page.
All magistrates present voted for
the SO cent rate, except s j Cross,
w P Erwin, C Rainey, J D Morris,
d F Quillen, and Guy C Pressnell
The election of notary publics
came before the court with the fol
lowing commissions approved and
issued:' A H Mize, James Sweeney
F Alden, C H Parks, and S j
Cross.
A resolution was offered by ESQ
S j Cross and adopted, appointing
Or ] A McSwain, A l. Story, sheriff
and ID NJ Mobiles, a committee tc
have certain repairs and improve
1nsnts made upon the courthouse in
Guiding miscellaneous painting, sep
arats rest room facilities for eoloreC
men, additional and more elaborate
facilities for white wpmen's res,
room and also for the coiored wom
en-. A drinking stand will be pro
vided in the main hall, An impor
tant detail of the resolution also wa
the providing of sleeping quarter.
on the circuit court room floor in thu
rooms on the south side for jury
men, to be under the care and su
peryision of the sheriff, equipped
with necessary beds and furnishings
linen, etc, Difficulties in securing
place for lodging for jurymen at sh'
various meetings of the court ae
count crowded hotel and boardint
house conditions Is responsible To-
these arrangements being made.
The usual reports of the reyenu,
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commissioners, county health officer,
and county superintendent OF schools
were submitted and ordered Med
There was nothing out of the ofdi-
nary in any of these reports.
A special appropriation from the
general countysfund was made to the
extent of $4,000 for bridge mainte-
nance purposes, to be spent under
the direction of the county road en-
gineer.
$1,000 was appropriated to be used
for building a concrete gutter and
curb around the courthouse yard
where the hitching racks and auto
parking stands are now located, this
amount to be turned over to the City
of Paris which is to add whatever
amount is necessary to complete the
work and construct system of con-
crete walks throughout the court
yard.
The lot of chains recently bought
to be erected on the north and south
sides of the court yard for hitching
rack purposes were ordered sold and
not erected.
After a rest Of 6 months without
making any appropriations, the
court found itself burdened with
expenditures to pay for the two
previous quarters, and the following
is complete list of the appropria-
tions agreed upon: i
County Officers: Jas Sweeney
rev com, 18; J + Anderson, rev COM
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08

us into war. whether we willed it by
our Intelligent judgment or not.
This is absolutely false. There is
nothing in the covenant which in the
least interferes with or :mpairs the
right of Congress to declare war ac-
cording to it's own independent judg-
ment, as our Constitution provides.
Those who drew the covenant of
the League were careful that it
should contain nothing which inter-
fered with or impaired the constitu-
tional arrangements of any of the
great nations which are to constitute
its members. They would have been
amazed and indignant, at the things
that now are being ignorantly said
about this great and sincere docu-
ment.
The whole world will wait for your
verdict in November as it would wait
for an intimation of what it's future
is to be.
Woodrow Wilson,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
NINETY-SIX CENTS
Is NEW TAX RATE
Tax Levied By The State Is 26 Cents;
8 Cents Is For Special Re-
funding Bonds,

Monday at the quarterly session
of the county court, the long expec-
ted tax rate for the basis of deter
mining 1920 taxes, was agreed upon
"a rate of 96 cents being announ-
ced. This new rate will paply a
gainst the new assessment roll, as
has now been certified back to the
county by the state board without
any alterations of the county asses
sors figures.
The matter came before the court
Monday in the form of resolution
offered by ESQ Claude Bushart, and
was seconded by Esq D M Mobiles
and which recites the following
schedule:
For Common School Purposes, in
cluding levy of six cents made for
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
COUNTY JUDGES MESSAGE

To the Honorable County Court
of Henry County, Tennessee, in
Quarterly Session Assembled, Oc-
tober a, 1920:
! beg leave to submit for your
consideration my Quarterly re-
port a. fellows:
My settlement with the Trustee
to October !, 1890, shows the re-
spective amounts on haRd Fer
each department as follows, TO-
wit:
County fund $2,678.7S
School fund 4,605.70
Highway
fund -2,832.91
Special tu4g ! ,485 .06
There are ~
warrants
outstanding
as follows;
Bridge ----4,744.06
Borrowed
money for
bridges - 100000 $12,744,0e
District
Highway 3,3s1,e2
| School
Warrants 9,59l.Cj
Payments on
County
| Bonds ---13, 100000
Interest on
\ Bonds - 10000
Interest oil
Road
| Bonds - 100000 3l,973.6O
Total ----- S44,717.66
| Respectfully submitted, this Oc-
tober Z, 1920.
r, ?. Spsulding,
Judge.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
SOLICIT FUNDS FOR NEW
NEGRO SCHOOL BUILDING

An organization among the colored
people was formed this week for
raising $4,000 to help in the equip
ment for the new colored school now
being erected, l. A Wodson was
made chairman; Joe Green, vice
chairman; and George Hudson,
treasurer. $5l6 has now been sub
scribed, which with the 1915 already
on hand, makes total of 1891 pro-
cured, A committee of ten will
canvass the colored people for the
remaining $1,l09,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
AkERS lNSTALLs LeG-GABlN
KITcHENETTE AT FOUNTAIN

John Akers with his usual business
ingenuity, has changed the balcony
effect of his fountain-store into a
log cabin, kitchenette that is partie-
ularly pleasing in its artistic and
original appearance; The thatehed
roof, the glass Windew panes, the
little bfick chimney, etc. are attract
lively realistic. MIR Akers continues
his fountain and lunch service, also
catering to parties.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
EFFORTS FOR COX
TO SPEAK in PARIS

F E Bryant and other active DEM
ocrats are endeavoring to arrange
with the railroad officials to have
the Cox special stop in Paris enroute
to Paducah from Nashville on Fri
day, and to have the presidential
candidate make a rear platform
speech here. However, definite ar.
rangements cannot be made until
candidate Cox's party reaches Nash
vile where he speaks this, Thursday,
night.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
GIANT STALK OF TOBACCO
ON DISPLAY AFT PARIsIAN
OFFICE GROWN IN COUNTY

Another freak ON display at The
Partisan office this week is giant
stalk of tobacco nine feet in height.
The stalk is a volunteer, grown in a
sorghum cane field on the farm of +
F Ray, near Old Antioch. Mr. Ray
says that it has been two years since
any tobacco was planted in this field
Even at the very top the stalk is
we'll filled out, and well seeded. AT
a height of six feet, the leaves meas
ure 25x10 inches. 4 n
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
FIRE DEPARTMENT RUN

A coal oil stove exploding at the
residence of Sam Harris, Brewer
street, noon Wednesday, caused the
fire alarm to be sounded, but the
flames were extinguishea before the
fire truck arrived upon the scene.
/ The damage was slight.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
BUYS WEST END STORE

The grocery store on Irvine street
in West End, formerly owned and
operated by Bud Dunlap was sold this
week to Mr. Stogie of Big Sandy, who
took immediate eharre. The new
proprietor will endeavor to give Gus
toners the same efficient service that
Mr. Dunlap rendered.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
BRYAN,s COUSIN SPEAKS HERE

Hon Edward Jennings Green, a
double first cousin of VIM Jennings
Bryan will speak in Paris at the
court house Mondy, 0ctber 11th, at
one o'clock. Mr. Green comes in the
interest of the Republican ticket. He
is said to be brilliant orator.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
BOX SUPPER SHELL ACADEMY

Mrs Alex Yates pupils of Shells
Academy will give a box supper on.
Saturday evening at 1880 at the
school house. The proceeds are to
be used for improvements and play
ground equipment.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08
Depies U. S. Would
Be Hranped Into War.
Washington, Oct. 81

Those who do not care to tell you
the truth about the League Of Ma
tions tel you that Article X of the
covenant OF the League would make
it possible for other nations to lead
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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-08

IOONES Thai NNI ALOOD-
For the Nine Months Period End
ing Sept, The Parisian in 1920
has carried 10,8O6 Inches of Adj
vertising More Than Amy Other
West Tennessee Newspaper.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-10-20
TEN KILLED, MANY
INJURED IN TWO.
TRAIN COLLISIONS
New York Central Passenger
Trains Crash Near Erie
Seven Killed Outright.
WORKERS THROW SWITCH
Accident Caused by Signal
Men Becoming Confused
When Trains Near.

CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 20.-Seven
passengers were killed and more
than score injured, number ser
iously, as the result of a crash be
tween two, New York Central pass
enger trains, west of Erie, PennEyl
vania, today. Rescue parties were
rushed from Erie and the injured
taken there for treatment.
1t is reported that a party of signal
repairmen working near the station
became confused when they saw the
trains approaching and threw a
switch when the westbound train
rushed by. The crash came mo
ment later.
ROANOKE, Va, Oct. 12.-Three
persons were killed and five hurt
in a collision between two Norfolk
and Western passenger trains near
here today.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-10-20
British Coal Strike
Nearing Settlement
Alaska Flying Squadron
Completes
Record-Breaking Flight

MINEOLA, N. Y, Oct. 20
Touching ground at the Min
cola Aviation Field at 1880
o'clock this afternoon, the four
United States Army airplanes,
comprising the Alaskan Flying
Squadron, today completed
their record 5000
mile flight from New York TO
Nome, Alaska, and return. The
last leg of the long trip was
from Erie, N. Y.
Their Homecoming was some
thing in the annals of aviation.
A great fleet of aircraft-forty
or more planes and several dir
igibles-flew sout to meet the
daring pathfinders as they sail
ed along over the Hudcon and
escorted them to their landing,
while guns doomed and mill
ions of people craned their
necks for the first glimpse of
the great aerial armada.
Officials of the War Depart
ment, Aero Club of America
and other military and civil
organizations met the cxpedi-
tion at the landing field and
showered Capt. St. Clair Street,
commander of the squadron,
and his pilots with eongratula-
tions.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-10-20
BIC GOVERNMENT
EXPENDITURES IN
1921 PREDICTED
Secretary of Treasury Tells
Bankers $400,000,000
Will Be Paid Out.
URGES THRIFT FOR ALL
Strict Economy Necessary
If Public Debt to Be
Reduced, Claim.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct 20
Secretary of Treasury David F,
Houston, addressing the American
Bankers Association in convention
here today, forecast Government ex-
penditures CT $4,000, 100000 for the
next fiscal year and appealed for
the strictest economy in all public
expenditures and the practice of in
Gividual thrift by the American
people.
The speaker declared that if these
things were done rapid reduction
in the gross national debt, now well
over $4,000, 900, 900 was certain to
follow.
The association this afternoon ap-
proved a proposal to organize a
hundred million dollar corporation
to finance American foreign trade.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-10-20
MINERS INDICATE
WILLINGNESS TO
SETTLE DISPUTES
Government Officials, Union
Representatives Prepare
To Open Negotiations.
RAIL TIEUP POSSIBLE
Transport Workers Expected
To Go Out Unless Early
Agreement Reached.

LONDON, Oct. 20.-The great coal
strike which has had Britain il It's
grip since Monday and which threat
ems the whole economic structure
of the nation, today seemed approach
ing settlement.
Negotiations for it's settlement are
assured, proposals from both the gcv-
ernment and men being in Course
)f preparation. Government Officials
md union representatives alike show
ed a desire of reaching an early
agreement.
With more than 100000 coal n1in-
RS out and hundreds Of thousands
Of workmen employed in allied H.
dustries idle, tieup of the nation
transportation service also seems
near unless the strike ends soon
Twenty five thousand railroad woek-
els adopted resolutions supporting
he miners strike and may go out
N sympathetic strike.
Railroad and boat service is ais
ready curtailed and passenger and
'reight traffic are both restricted.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-10-20
GROWERS OUT FOR
HOUSTON'S SCALP
Secretary Of Treasury S
Dismissal Because of
DeAation Asked.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct 20
Resolutions asking dismissal of Sec
retary Of Treasury David F. Houston
because of his persistent unfriendly
attitude toward agriculture" adopted
at Atlanta, Ga, last Saturday, by a
division of the American Cotton AS
sociation, have been laid before
President Wilson.
Senators Lee S. Overman of North
Carolina and Ellison D. Smith Of
Georgia, who are connected with the
movement against the currency de.
flation policy of the Treasury Depart
ment on the grounds that farmers
generally are facing heavy losses
unless the downward trend of prices
of farm products is checked, are out
spoken in their denunciation of Sec
retary Houston.
Senator Smith has suggested that
the farmers find out their legal rights
under the Federal Reserve System
and demand them
''If forty cent cotton is profiteering
if SO wheat is speculating. who says
it is?" he demanded. who in Am
erica gives any one the legal right
to fix the price of anything?"
The Senator said he did not see
any authority in the Federal Re
serve Act for contractions of cred
its.
Just let this situation continue, =
said the Senator, "and let the wheat
men, the cotton men and the cattle
men say Here is our price We de
mand our rights and we will not loos
en- up one pound of meat, wheat OF
cotton until we get them
DR.. w ]. Spillman, former chief
of the bureau of farm marketing. De
partment of Agriculture charged
that Senator Houston and the Re
serve Board were engaged in a drive
to force down the price of wheat
Those gentlemen are using authority
placed in their hands for the purpose
of manipulating the market, he as
serted.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-10-20
Boy Murderers's Death
Sentence Is COMMITTED

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Oct. 20
Gov. William d. Stephens has conf
muted to life imprisonment the death
sentence of Roy Wolff, aged II. OF
Yakima, Wash, convicted murderer
of Elmer Green, automobile driver,
of Kern County, California. The boy
was to have been hanged on Oct. %
Wolff killed Green while riding
as passenger in his automobile
according to the testimony at the
trial He employer Greer to take
him from Taft into the nearby hills
to attend a wedding. On the trip
Greer was struck on the head by his
passenger, who rode in the rear seat
Wolff then threw Greer out of the car
and drove off, leaving the automobile
man for dead.
Greer, however. did not die instant
ly. He dragged himself to a railroad
line and tagged a train, which
brought him to Bakersfield. Arriving
there, he told of the assault, descrlb-
ed the passenger and said his name
was Roy Wolff, boy who had work
ed at Kerton, an oil town near Tart
Greer died that night after undergo
ing an operation.
The automobile, it was learned
later, was driven by Wolff to LILY
ingstone, Merced County. where II
was found on a street the day fol
lowing the murder, Wolff left the car
and went to San Francisco.
Two weeks later, Wolff surrender
ed to the sheriff at Yakima, Wash
where he fled to his parents. He
was brought back to Bakersfield and
convicted of murder in the first de
gree. Later, on an appeal. the State
Supreme Court confirmed the con
viction and Wolff was sentenced to
hang
Intercession to have his sentence
commuted to life Imprisonment was
made by several organizations
Greer's cousin, William A Greer. a
San Quentin convict. wrote Governor
Stephens asking executive clemency
The cousin said he thought Welt
mentally deficient.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-10-20
Grigsby and Casey Line Up
Strong Support in Sitka

SITKA, Alaska, Oct. 20.-Delegate
George B. Grigsby and w. w. Casey,
Democratic candidate for Represents
tive, addressed a large crowd of
voters here last night, both making
splendid impression. Both speech
paign and were well received.
The Delegates visit here has lined
up a strong support which will, it is
conceded, result in his carrying this
precinct by a good vote. His ac-
count of the work he did in Congress
during the past year gained for him
many additional votes.