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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-10-15
Don't FORGET cutIcura TaIcum

When adding TO your toilet requisites.
An exquisitely scented face. skin. baby
and busting powder and perfume, rem
dering other perfumes superfluous
You may rely on IL because one Of the
Cuticura Trio (Soap. Ointment and
Talcum). DC each everywhere.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-10-15

tuberculous cattle may be returned to
their original owners. The present
regulations require them to be re-
shipped within four months. The re-
drafted regulation places heifers on
the same basis as all other female
cattle subject TO the test.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-10-15
A Short Drive.

"They tell me this moonshine stuff
Will drive n man crazy"
"It hasn't much drivin' to do" an
swered Uncle Bill Bottletop. ANY
man who drinks moonshne is foolish
10 start with"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-10-15
A Double Disaster.

whats the excitement down the
street?"
IAN explosion of home brew"
"Any fatalitiesT
"Yes. Deacon Crableigh's reputa-
ton as prohibitionist and pillar Of
the church blew up with the BREW
Birmingham Age-Herald
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-10-15

The ennui of the rich man is synony-
nous with the laZiness Of the poor
man.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-10-15

High water never raises the price
of milk.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-10-15
The House Divided.

The House Divided.
There II surely be trouble after that
marriage"
What makes you think so?"
Hes a Republican and she's q
Democrat"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-10-15

or poultryman of known dependability,
Even IL delivery of the birds Is not de-
sired for several weeks or months, il
may pay to make arrangements for OBJ
tanning the desired number of pullets
later ut an agreed price.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-10-15
Farm Land at $l6 to
$50 an Acre
Learn the Facts About
Western Canada

Nothing squeezes the water out OF
a mans possessions like q visit from
the assessor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-10-15
Time Limit Removed

1t was found advisable. TOO, to re-
move the time limit i'm which purebred
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09

noon. Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Little and
son, Yorke. and Mr.. and Mrs. Artie
Teaford spent Sunday with Linsey
Canaday and family. :. Howard JEFF
ferris, who has been III for the past
week, Is slowly improving. Mrs.
Perry Hartley called on Mrs. William
Jefferris Monday afternoon. -. Mrs.
Geo. Baker called on Mrs. Cora Dan
ner Monday evening. Hector Urton
and family spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Glen Rankin, of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brawley
visited Charles Little and family Sun
day. Mrs. Hector Urton and son.
James, called on Mrs. banner Tues
day afternoon. :. Russell Clark and
family spent Sunday with Harry Patti
and family. Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Baynes and children called on Mr. and
Mrs. Ollie Hunt Sunday evening.
Mrs. May Brooks and children, Of
Richmond, spent Friday with Mrs.
Harry Patti. Mr.. and Mrs. Orville
Boyd and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Reid,
OF Richmond, called on Mr.. and Mrs.
j. E. Reid Monday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Roll spent Saturday with Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Reid. Mr.. George
Keelor, Mrs. Sarah Keelor and grand
daughter, Mrs. Mary Hawkins, and
Warner Pemperton spent Sund 3
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Sam DAn!
ner.
Mrs. Norman Kirtrnan and daughter,
Marjorie, called on Mrs. Hector Urton,
Sunday afternoon. . Mrs. Effie Clark
is ILL.,. Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo Hardwick
visited Mrs. Hardwick's mother, at
Whitewater, Sunday. Mr.. Charles
Williams visited friends at Richmond,
Saturday. Mr. and Mrs George Can
aday and daughter, Euveda, of Hagers-
town, spent Saturday night with Mr..
Linsey Canaday and family. . . Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie Seaney, of near Bos-
ton, visited Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Pleasant Seaney.. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Zurwell and daughter, Martha, spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. Russell
White and family. Mr.. Roy Norris
and family, of Pleasant Hill, called on
n. E. Norris, Monday evening. Miss
Reba Harris was the weekend guest Of
Mildred Hawkins. =. Mr.. Bert White
and family Of Richmond, called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Hawkins, Sunday
evening. Miss Louis Bennett, of
Richmond. spent the weekend with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. J.
Addleman. Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
Bedford. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Reid, Mr..
Leonard Hodgin called on Mr.. and Mrs.
T. J. Addleman, Sunday evening. go.
Mrs. Charles Mayer, Miss Maud Dunn.
Mrs. John Dunn, Mrs. Bert White, Leon
and Gerald White were Tuesday guests
Of Mrs. Oscar Hawkins. Mr.. Ed
Bockhoffer and daughter, Florence. are
spending few days with Mrs. Linsey
Canaday. Mr.. and Mrs. Pleasant
Seaney called on Mr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Ball, Of Richmond, Sunday eve
ming. Mr.. Walter Coblentz called on
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Addleman, Saturday
evening. e. Mrs. Sarah Keelor called
on Mrs. Mary Hawkins, Sunday after
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
FRUIT & VEGETABLES

Beets 10c bunch; leaf lettuce. zoe lb.
head LETTUCE trimmed. 40c h., dry
onions, 10c b.; parsley, l5c bunch;
green mangoes, &c and SC each; gar
lie, 75c h.; new cabbage, 12c h.;
spinach, zoe h.; sweet potatoes, 15c
h.; Spanish onions, 10c h.; spring
onions, Be bunch; white radishes, &c
bunch; cucumbers, 15c each; ripe to-
matoes, 30c h.; hot house, soc; aspar-
agus, SC bunch; green beans, zoe h.;
turnips, 10c bunch; carrots, 10c bunch,
egg plant, 25c lb.; green peas, zoe h.;
wax beans, Csc lib; old potatoes, loo
h.; new potatoes, 10c h.; green corn,
10c ear; cauliflower, SOC lb.
fruits.
Bananas, 15c h.; lemons, 40c doz. !;
apples, 1Sc h.; grape fruit, 1sc, 2
for 35c; oranges, 60c to Zoe doZ. !;
strawberries, subject to daily market
fluctuations; pineapples, 35c each; CO
coanuts, Csc; canteloupes, 15c each !;
fresh peaches, zoe h.; California cher
ries, 60c ID; fresh apricots, 23c Id. !;
fresh plums, 23c ID; sour cherries,
Csc quart; blackberries, zoe quart !;
Transparent apples, zoe ID; red "a sp-
berries, Csc qint; black raspberries,
45c quart; dew berries, 40c quart; cur
rants, SOC quart; Honey Dew melons,
SOC each.
Produce, Buying.
Country butter, 40c lb.; eggs, 40c
dozen; old chickens, 27c h.; fry chick
ems, 45c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
LIVE STOCK PRICES
(By Associated Press)


INDIANAPOLIS, July 9. - Hogs
ceipts, 600 active to strong Calves
Receipts, 600; strong. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, 800; higher.
Hogs-Good assorted, $50 lbs. up.
average, S16.25@1635; assorted, 100 to
ESQ lbs. average, S16.35 916.50: select
ed, $50 to 300 lbs. up, s15.50@16.25; fat
back pigs, under 40 lbs, $500 down;
light pigs. $14.00 down; feeding pigs,
s14.00 down; sows according to quail
ity, s11.O0@13.25 down; most good
sows, s1250013.OO: sales in truck
market, $16.0O916.50.
Best heavy hogs, year ago, $4,000;
best light hogs year ago, $4,000;
most sales a year ago, S22 .9OQ $500.
CattIe-killing steers-Extra good,
1900 lbs. up, S16.25Q16.75; good to
choice, 1850 pounds up, $15.50@16.75;
common to medium, 1850 lbs. up.
S14.50Q15.50; good to choice, LOO to
1900, s15.0O9160O; common to me-
dunn. LOO to 1900 lbs, S1400015.00;
good to choice. 1000 to 100 lbs.
$13.50@1450: good to best, under
1850 lbs, $11.50@14.00; poor to fair,
under 1000 lbs, Ss5O@1OOO: good to
choice yearlings, S13.00@15.00.
Heifers-Good to best, 500 lbs. up,
S1200Q13.OO; common to medium
500 lbs. up, s10.OOQ11.5o; common to
medium, under 500 lbs. s9.OO@11.O0;
good to best, under 500 lbs, $11.5o@
400; poor to fair, under 1000 lbs,
s10oo912.0O; good to choice. under
1000 lbs, $11.75@13.75.
Cows-Good to best, 1850 lbs. up,
$10.50@12.00; common to medium
1850 lbs. up, sS,5O@95O; good to
choice, under 1850 lbs, $9.OOG1O.50;
common to medium, under 1850 lbs.
S7.50@S.50: poor to good cutters, $50
@7,00: poor to good Gamers, $500
40.
BuIIs-Good to best, 1900 lbs up,
sS.0049.25; good to choice under 1900
lbs. $S.5049.50; good bolognas, $500
@75O
Calves-Good to choice veals under
200 lbs. s13.50015.O0 good to choice
heavy calves, $SOOT9. 900; common to
medium calves, $607.
Stockers and Feeders Cattle-Good
to choice steers, 500 lbs. up, $3.50
GD10.50; common to fair steers, 500
lbs. up, $S.0069.00.
Good to choice steers under 500
lbs. SS5009.50; common to fair
steers, under 500 lbs, $7506SSO0;
medium to good heifers, s70O@SO0;
medium to good COWS s6.OO6725;
mixers, good to choice $1OO6125;
fair to medium. s75G9o; stock calves.
ESQ to 400 lbs, s7.O061Oo0; springers
$S.00910.00.
Sheep and Lambs-Good to choice
sheep, s5.00@600; common to medium,
$20O04.00; good to choice yearlings,
$650@S.00; common to medium year
lings. $550@6.00; bucks. per 100 lbs,
s3o0@4.00; best spring lambs, $1,000
1900: poor to best spring lambs, $500
01350
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CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 9. GU. S. Blu
reau of Markets Report)
ceipts 5000; uneven; yearlings and
good handy weight steers steady to
10 cents higher; choice heavy weight
dull: other cattle steady; bulk beef
steers $1361650 bulk butcher cows,
$7.50@10.75; Gamers largely $4.25 a
$3.50; veal calves strong to % cents
higher; bulk s13@14.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000; strong to Is
cents higher than yesterdays aver
age; bulk light $1590@1625; bulk,
$50 lbs. and over 1390@15.75; pigs
steady to 25 cents higher; bulk desir-
able kinds $13013.75.
Sheep Receipts 5000; desirable
killing grades fully 25 cents higher;
top native lambs $1565; no western
here; Ore. wethers $3.50; best handy
native ewes, So; feeders steady to
strong; best feeding lambs, $3.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09

noon. Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Addleman
spent Tuesday with their daughter.
Mrs. Leota Hodgin. 1t was Mr.. Addle-
mans 10th birthday. 80. Miss Helen
Huffman called on Miss Lula Borton.
Monday evening. q. . Mr. and Mrs. Num-
Gle Eubanks and sons, spent Tuesday
afternoon with Mr.. Luther Hinshaw
and family, Mr.. Clyde Thomas and
family visited Tuesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Cor1e Showalter, Of LYNN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lovin were week
end guests OF Mr.. Frank Thomas and
family. Miss Ethel Allen and Mr.
Fred Davis called on Mr. and Mrs
Clifford Davis, Sunday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Rockhill and daughter
OF Richmond, were weekend guests Of
Mr.. Charles Borton and family Mr.
and Mrs. James Hughes and Miss Louis
Hughes, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Cob
lentZ and family, of New Paris, were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Coblentz.. .Muncie Eubanks and fam
lily called on Everett Dougherty and
family, Monday evening. .Orville
Thomas and family visited Sunday
with Frank Thomas and family
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coblentz spent Mon
day with J. Hughes and family, of
Pleasant Hill. Mrs. Will Steiner.
Mrs. Will Busson. Mrs. Ross Huddle-
son called on Mrs. Emma Began, Fri
day afternoon. Mr.. Elwood Alex
ander and family, Mr.. Joe Alexander
and family, Mr.. Ollie Mcclure and
family spent Monday evening with
Glenn Alexander and family.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
MAR KETS{
500; Hogs, 5000; Sheep,

Cattle. 500; Hogs. 5000; Sheep,
1000.
Cattle-Market, good to choice ship
pers, steady; butchers steers, good to
choice, 0O@16.00; fair to good, SO
@13.00; common to fair $6.00@10.00;
Heifers, good to choice, s12.00014.00;
fair to good, s9.OO012.0O; common to
fair, $500@9.00. Cows, good to choice,
SO. 00@10.50; fair to good, s6.0069 90;
cutters, S4.5005.50; Gamers, $4,000
400. Stock steers, $4.50@5.50; stock
heifers, s5.O0@S.0O; stock COWS, $500
goo.
Hogs-Steady to 25 cents higher;
heavies, $16.O0@16.25; selected heavy
shippers, S16.25; good to choice pack
ers and butchers, $16.25; medium,
s16.25; stays, $1,000 $50; common to
choice heavy fat sows, S9.00Q12.50;
light shippers, $15.25; pigs, 10 pounds
and less, S9.00M12 90.
Sheep-Strong; good to choice
lights, $6.0007.00; fair to good, $500
q 600; common to fair, $2.00Q3.OO;
Bucks, 50 O0@4.50.
Lambs-Active; 50@75c higher;
good to choice, $17OO@17.5O; seconds,
81. 0O013.50; fair to good, $14.OO0
1900; skips, $6.00@10.00.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
(By Associated Press)

EAST BUFFALO, N. Y, July @
Cattle-Receipts $50; steady; calves,
receipts, 1000; 81 higher; S6@18O0.
Hogs-Receipts 1000; heavy, steady,
light 10 to So cents higher; heavy, SIG
d165O; mixed, $1701735; Workers.
s17.25G17. light ditto, $16@17.50;
pigs $1525015.50; roughs, $12.75 q
$13; stays $8G9.50.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 500; so
cents higher; lambs $S016.50; year
lings, $7@13; wethers $8.50Q9; ewes,
$3@8; mixed sheep. sSGS.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
CBy Associated Press)

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 9.-Hogs-
Receipts, 1000; market, higher; heav-
les. s16.55017.75; heavy Workers.
s1655@1725; light Workers, s16.50W
100; pigs, $15.75@16.O0.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 800;
market, lower; top sheep, $3.50; top
lambs, higher, $3.50.
Calves - Receipts, 200; market,
higher; top, $3.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

tby Associated PreSS)
BOSTON, Mass, July 9.-The Com
mercial Bulletin tomorrow will say
Trading in the wool market this week
has been very desultory with prices
showing an easier tendency. The re-
ports from the west indicate no set
tied policy Of doing business either on
the part of the growers or sellers,
some consignments being reported and
little outright buying. The market
for goods is fiat as might be supposed
from the general closing of the mills"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
DAYTON MARKET
Corrected by Mclean & Company,
novtop n Pell phopo Eoct %.


Home S1235.
DAYTON, O., July 9.-Hogs - Re
ceipts, four cars; market. steady;
choice heavies, ITO lbs. up, SIS 25;
utchers and packers, $l6,25:
heavy Workers, $500 q 1925: light
Workers, s145061500; choice fat
sows. s1291250 common to fair sows
s10.50911; pigs, s12Q13; stays. $500
$500. Calves-sS.00@ 14.00.
Cattle-Market, steady; fair to good
shippers, S12@13; good to choice
butchers, SHOE; fair to medium
butchers, $10@11; good to choice heif-
ers, $10912; fair to good heifers. $50
3; choice fat cows, S9410; fair to
good fat cows, sos; bologna cows,
bullss495; butcher bulls. 5000; bo-
logna bulls, sos; calves, s10@13.50.
Sheep-Market, steady; sheep, SAG
81; lambs. S12@14.
Sheep-Market steady; sheep. SAC
Z; lambs, s12@14.
CINCINNATI, O., July 9.-Receipts
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CRY Associated Press)

CHICAGO, July 9.-Wheat-No.
hard, S2.7S; No. 3 hard. $2.82@2.S3.
Corn-No 2 mixed, SIS u @1.61; No.
2 yellow, $1.61@1611a. Oats-No. 2
white. $1.06@1.OS; No. white, $1.04
@1.06. Pork, nominal; ribs, $1725@
1925; lard, 1892
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
(BY Associated Pressl

CINCINNATI. O.. July 9.-Wheat-
No. 2 red, $2.SO@2.S2; No. red, $2.74
OATS; other grades as to quality,
$2.60@2,72. Corn-No. 2 white, s1.75
@1.76; No. white, $1.73@1.75; No. 4
white, s1.70@172; corn, No. yellow,
s1.65@166; No yellow, $164@1.65;
No. yellow, $161@163; corn. No. 2
mixed, s1.64@1.65; oats, s1.O9@11.2;
rye, s2.1S@2.20; hay, $2700@36.5O.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
PRODUCE MARKET
(By Associated Press)

CINCINNATI, O., July 9.-Butter
fat, steady. Eggs - Steady; prime
firsts, 44c; first, 42c; ordinary firsts,
40c; seconds, BIC. Poultry - Steady;
springers, Soc; hens, 32c; turkeys 35c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
(By Associated Press)

TOLEDO, O.. July 9.-Wheat-No.
2 red. $2.S3. Glover Seed-Prime cash,
s24.75; Oct, $500; Dec, $4,000. AL
sike-Prime cash, $500; Oct, $25.7O;
Dec, S25.25. Timothy-1917. $40;
1918, $40; 1919, $3.50; March. $3.50;
Sept, $3.50: Oct, $3.50; Dec, S562h.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Furnished by Whelan)

Oats, 90c; rye, $3.50; straw, per
ton, $500; corn, $3.50 per bushel.
SELLING
Cottonseed Meal, per TN, $50; per
cwt., s4.15; Oil Meal. per ton, $4,000;
cwt., s4.25: Tankage so per cent, sos
per ton. cwt., $685.; Tankage 60 per
cent, sis per ton; cwt, $500; Quaker
Dairy Feed, per ton. $4,000; per cwt.,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, July 9.-Butter market
unchanged.
Eggs-Receipts, 14,247 cases; mar
ket, unchanged.
Live Poultry - Market, unchanged
Potato Market-Strong; receipts, 81
cars Louisiana Irish Cobblers; $1,000
q 1850; North Carolina, S12OO01225;
Oklahoma and Arkansas, $6750 1925;
Kansas Early Ohios, $500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
WILLIAMSBURG DANCE

The Young Mems club will give a
social dance at the I. o. o. F. hall.
Williamsburg. Saturday evening, July
10. Music will be furnished by a
xylophone orchestra.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09

INDIANAPOLIS. July SHAY
No. 1 timothy, S34o09345O; No. 2
timothy, s33,0o9335o; No. l clover,
S32.50633O0.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
BUTTER QUOTATIONS.

The wholesale price for creamery
butter is 50 cents a pound Butter
fats delivered in Richmond bring 81
cents a pound
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
LOCAL GRAIN MARKET

Richmond flour mills are paying
$3.50 for No. 2; $3.50 for No. g.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
LOCAL. Hay MARKET
CRv Associated PresH

Steady; No. l timothy, s34; clover
s25.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09

The first American Chamber of
Commerce to establish a department
OF meteorology is at Los Angeles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
GRAIN PRICES

CHICAGO, July 9.-Grain sentiment
shows a recovery Shorts covered
freely. December corn at S1.38 is of
81 cents since June %. There is
enough black rust news in the north
west to cause some anxiety. The
west claims of greatly reduced corn
movement are strong enough to help
the buying side. General news out
side of the rust is good The market
Is liable to show firmness against the
1:15 p. m. report. Locals figure if
bearish it has been we'll discounted,
Shorts bought provisions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
CHICAGO GRAIN RANGE

Furnished by E. W. WAGNER & CO.,
212 Union National Bank Build
ing. Phone 1920.
CHICAGO, July 9.-Following is the
range Of futures on Chicago Board of
Trade today:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
NEW YORK STOCKS.

Markets by E. ". Wagner & Co,
PIP In. Bank Bldg.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
LIBERTY BONDS
BY Associated Press)

NEW YORK, July 10.-Prices on
Liberty Bonds today were:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-24
ASSASSIN IN AMBUSH
SLAYS AGED COUPLE
IN TENNESSEE TOWN
Son-in-Ln,U Parted From Wife
IS Soush lit Us Murderer
BY Posse.
I By Associated Press

1ENOlR CITY. TENN, Jan pa
j. L. Mills and bis! wife were Shot and
Killed from ambush here tonight. and
their daughter, Mrs. Tom PhilIins. and
one OF her children barely escaped with
thcir lives. Tom Phillips, the husband.
IS being sought by 4 posse as the
l'hiliips and his wife had been parted
ior several months. and Mrs Phillips
nag neen living with her parents.
ineS mad been 10 church and were
opened hrc from behind a house with
shotgun. One charge OF the shot
penetrated. tho side of Mr.. Mills. kill
ing him instantly. Another entered
Mrs. Mills breast. and she fell to the
ground mortaliy mounded Mr.. Mills
was carrying one of the PhillipS' chill
dren when he received the fatal shot.
put the child escaped uninjured After
AIR. and 9lrs. Mills had fallen 30 the
pavement dead, the assassin opencd
fire on Mrs. Phillips, firing two shots.
but neither struck her
NclghborS were attracted by the
shots and rushed to the scene where
tho hysterical daughter of tho slain
couple told the story Of the assault.
Officers were notified and posse com
posed Of officers and iratc citizens was
hastily formed
Phillips is about 80 years of age.
Excitement Is high hero tonight and
the feeling is tense, and it was feared
summary Justice would be dealt in
case the man is captured.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-24
DRY BILL HEARING TODAY
TO ADVOCATE ABOLITION
OF PROHIBITION FORCES
Meeting Will Take Place In FInl Of
House nf Delegates nccnusc
of Interest.

Delegate Kenneth \. Gilpin. OF
clarke, and fifteen co-patrons of the
bill to abolish the State Prohibition
House Committee on Moral and SociaI
Meifare when it meets at noon today
loT pubic hearing on the measure.
Ine hearing, originally set for
! o'clock this afternoon in the State
the capitol, has been shifted TO the
hall OF the House Of Delegates in an
ticipation OF large attendance OF in
terested legislators and citizens
Claim Department Is Useless.
Others who will appear in advocacy.
i,a. 5a apoiition b OF the department which
unnecessary. appendage to the State
government" arc Delegates Albert o.
Boschen and George l. Wilcox, o;
BBicnmond; = Thomas Lomax Hunter. T.
Langhorne, Il. a Carpenter. John w.
Cherry, a. a. Sinclair, Robert O. Nor
ris, Deane Hundle". Charles Green
K; +: Fulton. Horace L. Smith and
The state Department OF Prohibition
II Is, understood has been notified OF
the nearing today. and it i3 expected
that either Commissioner Peters or =
sepresentative OF the department viii
cannon also are expected to attend thE
hearing. 80 80
VIII Cite Hall Trial.
delegate Boschen, 1t is said, viii
EEl. give testimony that is expected te n
bring in the recent trial for wife
chauffeur for the prohibition inspec.
tors who killed Hudson and Shackei.
tord In the Shenandoah Valley tragedy
Governor Davis. in his message te
oho General Assembly. recommended
partmcnt. De