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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-03
FOR
DEPUTY SHERIFFS

Almost every community in the
entire county has from one to three
candidates for places in Sheriff
Bullock's official family, and there
is countrywide scramble in pro-
gress for these places. One rural
district has three applicasts, and
they, with their friends, are 'besieg-
ing Sheriff-elect Bullock with their
largest siege guns.
There was a law enacted several
years ago which allowed sheriffs on
" a given number of deputies, but
this was declared unconstitutional,
and now that the bars are let down
every community desires a deputy
sheriff. Or, to speak more correct
ly, every community has its ambi-
tious young man who wants to be
deputy sheriff.
Mr.. Bullock is using wise discre-
ton, appointing only men Of the
highest character.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-03
FARMERS TO SOW
MORE WHEAT.
Largely Increased Acreage to
be Put in This Fall in
Weakley County.

Discouraged with the tobacco out
look, both as to the question of a
profitable price and the present
crust" that is doing thousands of
dollars worth of damage to the
growing crop, many farmers are
talking of sowing greatly increased
acreages of wheat this fall.
In this the Enterprise candidly
believes they will act wise and pru-
dent. In the first place, we must
have wheat. 1t is a necessity, while
tobacco is a luxury, and Therefore
the price of the latter, being simply
a luxury, is bound to be unstable,
while that of wheat, being one of
life's chief necessaries, is bound to
be attractive.
We should not be surprised to see
set in motion at once some organized
plan to induce farmers to sow a
greater acreage to wheat this fall,
nd-,thus stop thIsvfgolish practice
of buying flour pfoduced in the far
north and northwest-flour that is
milled by the most expensive meth
DDS and shipped into this section
IN the future the freight alone or
wheat products is bound to be high
and thus it behooves WeakleyN coun.
ty farmers to grow their own wheat
There are still several strictly first.
class mills in the county at which
choice flour is made and which will
be glad to cooperate with wheat
growers. Ask them, brother farmer
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-03
NEWS ITEMS FROM
EAST WEAKLEY

East Weakley, Aug. 31,-Mrs.S
Margaret Clark, who has been very
low fer the past week, is reported
to be resting a little better at this
writing. >"a
There was preaching at Union
Sunday and baptizing in the after
noon at Guinn's ford. There will be
services there Monday and Tuesday.
Rev. Newman Wallace is conducting
the services. There is also preach
sing at McBridG's store this week.
Rev q, Az Morrison will hold a. these l
services. They have a. large tent
stretched and COUNT on a good in
terest being taken. IA
Mr.gE. Hall is preparing togerect
a large stock barn. ,.1 z,
jim Perry and Sherman Carson
are making ready to build some po-
tato curing houses. We think that,
if the rain is delayed muca longer,
the crop will be cut short Of what
was expected.
Walter Bell and mother have just
returned from a visit to kinsfolk in
Middle Tennessee and Kentucky,
also made trip to Chattanooga.
Some of our fishermen report
quite a good catch lately. Seems
that they have been having no luck
until lately. ..
Crimson & Cole have lately put
in another engine and boiler to run
their sawmill and will be able to
take care of the logs that may be
hauled to them.
Time is here to save that patcn
of crab grass that most all have
somewhere on the farm; in fact
some of the crops have almost a full
crop of this grass mixed in with
it.
Buford Dining is recovering q
uart of his dwelling with galvanized
roofing, which is about as good as
anything that could be used.
Several have been going on trips
to Mayfield and other places OF in
terest lately The writer, in com
pany with few friends, made the
drive to ReelfOot lake last week
the trip being enjoyed by :alL-Roblr
Eastman.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-03
RED CROSS SEC
RETARY RETURNS

The work of the local chapter of
the American Red Grass is receiving
deserved recognition throughout the
southern division of the Red Cross,
and at headquarters Of this Organi-
cation, according to- Miss Name
Tansil, of the Weakley county Chap
ter, who this week returned from Il
conference in Atlanta with workers
from all parts of the South.
"The aggregate of the things ac-
complished by all the chapters in
the south, since the adoption of the
peace time program Of the Red
Cross is surprisingly large, ard the
reports which were made from all
sections of the South at the confer
ence in Atlanta were very encour-
aging" said Miss Tansil
"This Chapter, of course, has a
part in the nationwide and World
wide work of the Red Cross, and is
helping to support this phase Of Red
Cross work, as it is supporting the
work in this country, with which
everyone is familiar. 1t will be in
teresting to Red Cross members to
know that during the past year, the
contributions of this chapter to the
national work of the organization
have helped in relieving. more than
thirty thousand victims of various
diseases, fires, floods, tornadoes,
and other unavoidable disasters,
that it helped provide more than a
thousand Red Cross nurses for the
wounded and sick ex-service men in
U. S. public health hospitals
through the United States.
"While the work being done in
this community is Of course vastly
important, it is worth while to know
that the influence for good of the
local Red Cross is not limited to
this community, nor to this country
Everyone who attended the confer.
ence in Atlanta, and heard the re.
ports from every part of the South
of the good that has been actually
accomplished must realize the i'm
portance of the work which ha'
made such a remarkable beginning
in the short time since the armis
tice. y,
Miss Tansil is now at the Rec
Cross office and invites the public
to call.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-03
MRS. WILL ROBERTS
GETS FINE STOVE
County Bread Contest Here
Wednesday Attracted Many
Splendid Cooks.

The county bread contest, held
here Wednesday in the Overland
garage, through the courtesy of
Brooks Bros, attracted many Of the
county's best bread makers. A
large number of interested ladies
not in the contest attended the con-
test and many interesting features
developed during the day.
Mrs. Ellis was in charge and was
ably assisted by Miss Mary Lee
Garrett, county agent of Lake coun-
ty. Miss Garrett was the scorer.
The first premium, handsome
$75 wickless oil stove given by Bras
field Hardware Co., of Dresden,
was awarded to Mrs. Will Roberts
of Sharon. Second premium went
to Mrs. G. wired, of Terrell. This
was nfeeS bread mixer and was
given by the J. F. Parker & Sons
Co l0f. Martin Mrs, W, l. Watson,
representing the Leyister club, was
awarded the $3.50 for the best loaf
Of bread and dew the SIS in silver,
both premiums being offered by
Register r. B. Freeman. Those pre-
NUNS wereein the ladies' contest
and given FOR three kinds of bread
hight, mullins and biscuit.
Register Freeman also offered
$3.50 for the best bread and $3.50
for the best biscuit in the girls con-
ktest, both premiums being awarded
to Miss Dennis Specs of Ore Springs.
Many nice courtesles were eX-
tended the visiting ladies during the
day, which proved most profitable.
Guests were treated to hot biscuit,
butter and honey.
Those contesting were: Mrs. Vera
|
Roberts, Mrs. Dock Marcum, Mrs,
G. W. Reed, Mrs. Walter Owen
Mrs. Luther Brann, Mrs. M. A. Eos.
ter; Mrs. G. W. Roberts, Mrs. J.
B. Maness, Mrs. Joe SandersOn
Mrs. W. L. Watson, Mrs. Pete
Harris, Mrs. R. D. Travis and Miss
Dennis Specs.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-03
MONTHS VACATION ENDS;
WILL PREACH SUNDAY

Rev. C. L. Smith writes the En-
terprise from Hickman that his va
cation for the month of August
ended Tuesday and that he will be
here and fill his pulpit at tne Meth
odist church Sunday morning and
evening at the regular hours. He
will have sonnet hing good to say to
his congregation and invites all to
hear him. Durf ng the past week or
ten days Rev. Smith has been en-
gagged in q vival at Hickman.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-03
COMMUNITY BREAD
CONTESTS HELD

Due to many hindrances, commu-
nifty bread contests were held in but
few of the communities of the coun-
ty. Some Of these feasons were
sickness and again, there was a
lack of interest.
The Sharon ladies held very
spirited contest, in which Mrs. Vera
Roberts captured first premium and
Mrs. Dock Marcum won second. At
Palmersville, Mrs. Luther Brann
was declared tae best bread maker
in the contest and Mrs. Blanch
higgins, second. Some of the ladies
of the very live club at Levister's
made bread and Mrs. Arden Pink
ston was given first place. We have
been unable to learn who was sec
ond.
All the county winners will con-
test at jackson next week, and the
capital prize is a $185 Victrola-
certainly a premium worth going
after.
One reason assigned for the lack
of interest was the failure Of the
committee to procure attractive
premiums for the girl contestants
The girls felt they, too, should have
been offered these premium induce
ments, and the Enterprise hopes
that next year this situation will bt
taken care of.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-03
GARRETT CALLED
TO WASHINGTON
Representative Garrett to AS
sist in Direction of National
Democratic Campaign.

Representative Garrett and fami-
ly left this week overland for Wash
ington, going by Cincinnati, where
they will visit Mr. James Burns and
family, thence to Washington.
Mr.. Garrett was asked by the
national democratic committee to
come to Washington and assist in
t1e direction of the national demo-
cratic campaign. He is thoroughly
familiar with the ISSUES to be
stressed throughout the campaign,
asd, standing as closely to President
Wilson as Re does, his services are
essential to the success of the cam
paign.
Mr.. Garrett is especially familiar
with the league Of nation issue,
having almost daily conferred with
the president during the league
fight in both brasches of the nation
al congress, ard, therefore, eminent
ly qualified to render valuable as
sistance.
His going at this, time was also
for the purpose Of enterisg the chill
dren in the city schools at Washing
ton which open next week, While
congress does not convene until the
first Monday in December, Mr.. and
Mrs. Garrett thought best to go
now, rather than later and thus
break into the schooling of the chill
dren.
CARROTS counsel and advice are
frequently sought by the party lead
ers at Washington who recognize in
Tennessee's Ninth district repre-
sentative a man of more than ordi.
nary ability. In fact, the Enter
prise has been reliably informed
from an outside source that Garrett
stands closer to Presidest Wilson
than any member of the lower house
Of congress, and the fact that he has
been summoned to Washington to-
assist in the direction of the notion
, al campaign would indicate this is
true, While the Enterprise is not
informed on the subject, it is taken
for granted that Mr.. Garrett will de-
liver a number of speeches during
the coming presidential campaign.
Party leaders express confidence in
the success of the democratic party
this, fall.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-03
POTATO NIGHT
AT THE KOZY

Next week is Paramount Week at
The -Kozy and Manager McCuan has
booked an unusually good program
for every night that week, of popu-
lar stars. Monday night Wallace
Reid, Tuesday night, Vivian Martin
and Fatty Arbuckle; Wednesday
night, Charles Ray, (this is potato
night, every child under fifteen
years of age will be admitted Free
by bringing two potatoes, sweet or
Irish-must be good sized pota-
toes); Thursday, "The Career Of
Katherine Bush" from the famous
novel by Elinor Glynn; Friday,
Dorothy Dalton in "L'Apache," a
Mack Sennett comedy and Fox
news; Saturday, VIM. S. Hart, in a
typical Western play and 'Lost
City"
National Paramount Week is an
annual event, when over 1900 of
the best theatres in the country show
Paramount pictures, inaugurating
the opening of the fall season: from
the Capital Theatre, New York City;
finest in the world, down to the
zy, in Dresden, everyone will be
ing the same Pictures this week.
Manager McCuan is to be com
mended on putting a RaramOun
weak an. AN
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-03
DRESDEN BAND TO
BOOST THE FAIR
Tour to be Made of County
with Band and Speakers.
T.:
. Jealous Fair Activities

. If zeal and energy and real inter-
est upon the part Of the fair man
agement will count for anything to-
ward making the fair a success, the
1920 fair of the Weakley County
Fair Association ought to be the big
eest and best in the history Of the
, organizationyefor We never witness
ed so much earnest interest by the
management as is manifest at thls
time by these gentlemen.
EVERY detail is being given minute
attention. Every feature connected
with the fair, from the smallest ex-
hibit to the largest is being looked
after closely and everything looking
!. to both the comfort and edltlcatlOn
IL fair visitors is being taken care
sof Additional attractions are be-
inc provided, chief among these
that viii interest. all fair visitors
win be the free daily attraction IN :.
front Of the grand stand, where VIII q
death-defying Ieapwi be made e
INTO the mid4alrs BY a speed demon fl.l
driving an automobile. The auto u
Il be used is one sold here BY moran "a:
4 co.. Overland distributors. It IS
4 regular stock car and has no TX
ens, nor additions other than placed
there by the manufacturer. Inc
auto will shoot up-not down, nina
you,--an. incline, leave tae platform 2
and shoot forward into vacant space,
landing 25. feet on another piat7
form and on to the ground. ms IS
an attraction that has been widely
.heralded and has drawn iaTge
crowds wherever performed, and t las
loco1 fair association is fortunate TO
be able to present the feat to talr
visitors. .,,.sS
A crew. of workmen has Oeen
busy this week putting the race
track ii apple-pie order for the large
string of fast race horses when
the association has the promise OF
coming heree This being the pest
shalf-mile4 track in this sectlon' race
horse men look forward with mucn
axnectation to their annual visit to
the Dresden fair. Good racing is
promised. ~ -
The agricultural exhibits Will DC
well worth the price Of ADMISSION
Weakley county has made wonder
ful strides along this line during the
past ten years and Mr. and MRS II,
Ellis will have a display at 'ns
Weakley county fair that VIII
eclipse all others. a,o,,
Just before the fair the DfeSoen
Mac Band will tour the county II
the interest of the fair n'%klng
stous at certain places, COCO
sneakers viii accompany the boos'
tore and make talks to the crowds
information comes from foul
otSer towns in the county-Martln
Greenfield. Sharon and Gleason
that great interest is already mani
fest in the special days arranged ioi
those towns and their respective
communities. Special premiums ar'
offered by the fair association &c
exhibitors of those towns ana vi
entities and they are already pan
ming big days. Sharon people az
making special arrangements loi
their day, Friday, Sept. a. "hei
thew compete with Gleason for pre-
miums.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24

tention to drainage would go along way toward solving the problem in the fu- ture. Drainage includes several things such as the curve of the surface, proper sewers and the provision that two streets shall not drain to a common point where they intersect.
 "Of course a number of our present streets were built several years ago when traffic was not so heavy. Wagons and huggies were used mostly, and the present gigantic truck was unthought of The streets of those days have proven to be practically playhouses for the pres ent heavy traffic.
 Some of our poor sidewalks are due to the fact that they were laid as cheaply as possible by private concerns. understand that a few of the streets were laid in the same manner.
 The main thing that can be done now is to provide more money for upkeep A street, no matter how made, may last for years without repairs. If the city is short of funds, it is possible that a bond issue should be passed so that our streets may be repaired. The sooner the repair work is done, the better 1t will be for all concerned"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
GEORGES CARPENTER
 SEEN. AT AI,CAZAR

The fact that Georges Carpenter is starring in "The Wonder Man" at ths Alcazar this week is sufficient in itself 10 render the picture popular. One Is darwn to see the idolized champion heavyweight of France One remains 10 see good picture well acted and based on an interesting plot. Carpenter is un- like most celebrities who are presented on the screen or stage, in that he Is a very good actor. natural and unaffected 'The Wonder Man is different from most plays starring selbrities In having an interesting plot Usually in a ce- lebrity picture the audience sees the celebrity from every angle in about ten minutes. If the acting and plot are poor, then what? In this play showing at the Alcazar that question is answered with an entertaining production. Appearing with Carpenter in opposite role IS Faine Binney Miss Binney does not sue ceed in giving a very convincing per formance. She uses her cute little bout a bit too much. If she was naturally less pretty and attractive than she Is it who would have marred the picture. But one likes her regardless,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
"MARRIED LIFEn AT THE TRIANON

The five-reel Mack Sennett picture. Married Life that is the Trianon fea- ture this week, is a perfection of the Sennett style of comedy. It seems the finished product and crowning achieve ment of the great producer of comedies. Sennett plays have their own and indi- vidual appeal as laugh producers. Few producers besides Sennett could or would attempt such picture as this five-reel farcical comedy. However, all will agree that Married Life" is a success, and goes lover the top as a first-rate en . tertaner
 Of course, Ben Turpin plays the "lead- ing role in Married Life" That 1t is decidedly a 'leadins' role, all fans who see,it will agree. He leads the other char acters great chase. It is, in a way the usual Sennett chase that makes his pictures so hilarious. only it is done in new and unusual way. The chases in Sennetts other plays are made to look like afternoon walks through the park beside this thrilling and hair-raising one. He uses some new ideas that are really astonishing. There are other new ideas too. that help to make Married Life simply Mack Sennett scream.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24

proved her to be as good in dancing as singing. Personally the reviewer thought her dancing exceptional and better than anything in her act
 Bond Hunter and company appeared in a character sketch. The scene was laid in an undertaker's shop. That would seem to appear more tragic than comical. but it is really great comedy. The fun of this act is furnished by a black face who applies for job in the shop. Harry Antrim billed as 'The Odd Fellow" lives up to his name. He Is good at imitation. and gives an espe- cially clever violin" @ act. Though he is not a violinist
 Rhoda and Chester are two musical comedy girls. One has a very attrac- tive voice and knows how to sing rags. This act is pleasing to lovers of the jazz style, which includes most vaude~ vile goers Completing the bill are the Gerard brothers in an excellent balancing act, and Corrinne Griffith in "Deadline Eleven" "Deadline Eleven is a good picture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
INTERN ATIONL REVUE
 HEADIJNF AT LOEW'S

The international Revue, comoina- tion of songs. dances and customs Of the different countries of the world, IS the headline attraction at Loews BlJou for the first half of the week.
 The entire five acts of vaudeville are way above the average, but the Inter national Revue took the headline honors' judging from the many encores they re- ceived at the end of their act. Many amusing situations occur during me course of the act, and the audience is kept in an uproar from the start until the curtain drops.
 FIorette is a dainty dancer, who in- troduced a number of new steps which she mixed with lot of comedy chatter
 It seems like nowadays that no Vaude- vile programme is complete "1thoue U, a hlackface comedian, and Orben and Dial fill the bill acceptahly.
 Eddie Murray and Elsie Klein are billed as artistic musical laugh makers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24

and was trying to place several negroes under arrest. Officers Holman and Pulley heard about him and set out to arrest him. They found him on Twen- ty-sixth street near Fifth avenue. and when they approached the negro opened fire
 Almost instantly he had shot both of the officers in the right arm, and hands in which they were holding their pistol and with both of the officers wounded the negro made his escape. At a late hour last night no trace could be found of him.
 Half a dozen negroes that answered the description of Blackman were ar rested during the day yesterday. But all of them were able to prove their Identity and were later released from jail after being questioned by the off cers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
NEGRO WHO SHOT ! OFFICERS AT LARGE
Both Officers Shot In Gun Arm" By Negro-Are
 Resting Well

Police officers have been busy dur ing the past twenty-four hours search ing for Will Blackman. negro, who shot Officers J. c. Holman and Charles Tulley. uniformed policemen, working the Terminal station beat about 9 o'clock Sunday night.
 Both of the police officers are rest ing well this morning, Officer Pulley having been able to leave the hospital and go to his home yesterday morning. Officer Holman is still kept in the Bir- mingham infirmary, but it is believed that unless complications set in that he will be able to leave the hospital in the next day or so.
 officer Pulley was shot one time in the left arm, while Officer Holman re- ceived one bullet in his right arm and two bullets in his left arm, which caused fracture of the hone.
 According to information, Blackman had represented himself as an officer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
FOUR DAYS WITHOUT FOOD OR w A T R

After going four days without food or water, while their driver Iny dead fifty feet away, horse md mule team was found carly yesterday morning by Motor Scouts Patterson and Clements and led to the discovery of the body of Jim Wood. negro, who iS said to have been missing since last Fri day morning.
 The body of the negro and the team were found on the Montgom- cry highway near Rosedaic, and when the officers tried to drive the team back to town they were so weak from want of food and water that they coufd not move the wagon they were hitched to.
 The negro had been employed to haul some wood from over the mountain, but it is believed that he died as the result of n hem orrhage while trying to load his wagon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Indemnity and Rebate Concerning Paving Is
 Moseley's Suggestion
(Continucd From Page TNe)

(COntinued From Page FfVe) the citizens who are paying for the same"
 George A. Gibson, president of the Vance Construction Company, speaking of paving, says:
 Improper grading and drainage and failure to provide for the upkeep ex- plain the present condition of our streets.
 The question of drainage is one of the big things that has been overlooked. Many persons are talking about the base of the street, but the trouble is On top.
 Both transportation and rain wear the street out on top. If heavy trucks wear a hole in the surface, water soon gets into the opening and plays havoc with the paving from within. On the contrary, if the rain washes a gully in the street, the surface Is further broken up by transportation.
 Grading of our streets with more at