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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
GORDON BROWNING
MAKING CAMP PAICN

In commencing his election cam
paign this week, Capt. Gordon
Browning, the democratic nominee
for congress from this eighth Con-
gressional district. visited 7 counties
to perfect democratic organization,
ascertain the work to be done prior
to November 2, and to line up his
friends for straight Democratic tick
ct. From now on, he will make a
vigorous canvass of this district until
that eventful Tuesday, when the last
Democratic die is cast.
Capt. Browning found conditions
favorable in the counties visited He
urges complete organization, and
"plenty of campaign pep" He says
that he considers it a duty and nee
essity for Democratic women to go
to the polls November 2, and hopes
that they will become interested in
the campaign.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
HARVARD GRADUATE
DIES In POORKOUSE
Frank Leslie, Nephew of New Yors
Publisher, is Dead in Poorhouse
at Murray, Ky.

A pitiful story of hard luck, pow
erty, suffering and disease comes this
week from the neighboring city of
Murray, KY, when Frank Leslie, 55
years old, nephew of the publisher of
Leslie's Weekly, a Harvard graduate,
and for fifteen years leading musi-
clan in New York theatres, died Fri
day in the Galloway county poor
house. He was native Canadian,
and veteran of the Spanish Ameri-
can War. His widow and five chill
dren, all inmates of the aims house,
survive him.
Seeking an outdoor life as bene-
fetal to i'll health, Leslie gave up
his musical prominence in New York
and joined the band Of Ringling Bros
circus, with which he played for five
years. He later joined the Fore
paugh's. Then his illness ended his
career as a professional musician.
Broken in health and spirit, he
settled down in Galway county two
years ago. He managed to exc out
a living by occasional musical per-
formances. He could play almost
every musical instrument. Recent
ly, too ill to continue even this, he
and his family were taken to the
poorhouse.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
MUSICAL COMEDY
COMING TO DIXIE

The Dixie Theatre will offer
very clever musical comedy attrac-
tion in the 0 Sweet Daddy Company
for four nights, starting Wednesday,
October 9Th, with q complete change
of program every night, both musical
comedy and pictures. This COM
pany is by far the best ever seen in
Paris and carry their own special
orchestra, special scenery for each
production and electrical effects, also
magnificent wardrobe. On account
of other bookings, Manager Lawrence
was only able to secure this company
for four nights instead of weeks
engagement. Patrons of the Dixie
can feel assured they are going to
see something worth while in this at
traction. Bright, catchy, up-to-date
musical shows will be given each
night. Plenty of comedy, pretty
girls, funny comedians and all the
latest songs and dances. The usual
good guarantee goes with the attrae-
tion; your money back if not salts
fed.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
GUN CLUB SWINGS
INTO FULL ACTION

Mr. Hooker, professional trap shot
of Memphis. will be present at the
bi-weekly meeting Of the Henri
County Gun Club at the fair grounds
on Tuesday afternoon, and the club
members are extending a general in
vltation to the public to attend the
shooting. With the arrival this weal,
ct the trap and pigeons, much popu-
lar interest in the srort has been
manifested. Numbers attended the
shootings Tuesday ard Friday after
moons.
On Tuesday, Wayne Richardson
and W W Wisehart were champions
of the day, hitting q out of rs nos
sibie. Other shot scores were F f
Moore, 5; N Balch, 13: Thomas, II;
B Cantrell, Is; R A Johnsonius, 8;
j w Woodland, 6; Hunt Moore, IL.
The best gun for trap shooting IS
J said to be a pump gun, but many are
/ equipping their guns with new barrels
and preparing to improve their skill
as shots by affiliation with the Gun
| Club.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
RACING PIGEONS
CAUSE ATTENTION
Pair Released By Kirk Drug Com
pany in Big Rexall Race Are
Lost in Storm.

The pair of Rexail racine pigeons
turned loose at the kirk Drug Store
here Saturday morning, in the pres
ence of an interested crowd compos-
ed largely Of children, have not yet
reached their destination, which is
St Louis, according to a telegram re-
ceived. The race was won by the
birds from the Rexall store at Arcadia
Louisiana, some five hundred miles
from st Louis. Weather conditions
are said to be delaying numbers of
the birds, in this racing competition
between Re&all stores all over the
country, although time and speed
records are being broken as the birds
arrive in st Louis where all Rexall
druggists are in convention.
Nowato, Okla, birds coming
distance of 400 miles won second
place; Denison, Texas, birds travel
ing 210 miles raced in third, while
fourth place fell to Charlottesville,
Mo-, birds, that covered distance of
165 miles.
Excitement in pigeon racing was
further intensified on Sunday morn
ing at eight o'clock when T E Dom
nell, local Southern Express Agent,
at the Office on north Poplar street,
released four coops of Dixie Racing
Club Pigeons, totaling hundred
birds, bound for Louisville. Mr.
Donnell has not as yet been advised
of the arrival home of the birds. He
frequently releases carrier pigeons,
but has not before turned loose SO
great number at one time as he
let out of the cages on Sunday. A
carrier pigeon, according to good au-
thority, supposedly travels seventy
miles an hour.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
EDITH MACDONALD
TO SING IN PARIS
Famous Soprano and Concert Star
To Be Heard Here At The
Presbyterian Church.

Appreciators and lovers of music
in Paris will be exceptionally treated
on the evening of October 13, when
an Edison Tone Test will be made
at the Presbyterian church. An op-
portunity will be given to a specially
invited audience, to compare the
singing voice of Miss Edith MacDon-
aid, famous soprano and successful
concert star, with her re-created voice
on an official Laboratory Model Edi-
son Phonograph. The occasion will
be muical event, and Mr. J. r. Spi-
Ger, who has arranged this delightful
musical evening, is to be compliment
ted.
Miss Macdonald will sing "Songs
That America Loves" Her voice
is toneful and sweet, and always
pleases. Her re-created voice on the
Edison, in the always beloved South
ern ballads, as well as in the classics
its true quality tones, volume, and
it's naturalness that cannot be distin-
guished from her real voice-will he
the admiration and wondement of
the large audience, who will hear
her.
She will be assisted by Miss Olive
Robertson, pianist of note, and Nh
Charles Young, violinist, who has
much musical ability.
There are an immense coterie of
musicians and music lovers in Par
is, more than are generally to be
found in a town of this size, who
will welcome this promising musical
event.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
RACING BALLOONS
PASSED OVER PARIS
Two OF Fleet In National Long Dis
tance Race From Birmingham
Pass Sunday Morning.

The giant balloon "Ohio", an en-
trant in the national long distance
eliminating race which began in Bir-
mingham Saturday afternoon, in a
25-mile wind, was seen passing over
Paris at 6:30 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing travelling in northerly direction
and subsequently passed Paducah "a
bout two hours later, passing Green
Vile, Ind, Monday morning. When
observed here, this balloon was pre-
sumably about four miles from the
city.
Another huge gas bag, also par
ticipant in this annual Army-Navy
balloon race, the winners of which
will compete with foreigners in Octo-
Der, passed over Paris almost an hour
previous to the first balloon, was
vending its way north eastward.
Both big balloons were flying high
and slow, and while observed closely
by numerous residents, gained only
passing comment. Few persons
anticipated their approach, and as no
landing or descension was attempted
here interest in them was casual. The
event though, is one of national i'm
portance. The three best bags of
the eleven released at Birmingham
will represent America in the inter
national flight for the James Gordon
Bennett Cup.
Each balloon carries two passen-
ger, pilot. and aide. Each is equip
ped with a generating outfit for man.
ufacturing oxygen for it's huge bag.
The supply of gas can be increased
or diminished at will. When the
balloon descends, the gas is let out
of the bag, when it csc, nds more gas
is sent into the bag from the genera
tor. The balloon is steered only by
air currents, and is forced to seek
the proper air stratum in order to
travel in the direction desired is why
the eleven balloons leaving Birming-
ham at the identical time travelled in
diversified directions, yet all headed
for the north,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
HOYLAND HOSPITAL
CHANGES OWNERSHIP
DIR. j. T. Freeman aEd j. S. Lindsey
Buy Property; Mrs. Kirkpatrick
Still To Manage.

DIR. j. T. Freeman and J. S. Lind
sey have bought the building which is
being occupied as the Hoyland Hos
pital from Mrs. kirkpatrick, during
the past week However, Mrs Kirk
patrick has leased the property from
the new owners for a period of one
year or more, and will continue the
operation of the hospital. Under
her very capable management it is
expected that the work done will be
very much increased during the com
I ing year, as it has during the year
just closed.
Drs H McSwain, 7 Freeman,
George McSwain, M c Virgins and
Z G Walter have assumed response
bility of paying for the lease during
the next year.
1t is to be understood that the
Hoyland is to be run as general
hospital and open to all regular prac-
titioners of medicine and surgery.
The above named physicians and SUR
geons have agreed to pay this lease
only in order that Par.s may have
hospital facilities pending the COM
pletion of the new Henry County
Hospital, drive for which is now
being planned in detail
Mr. Kirkpatrick will be in COM
plete control of the hopital and all
arrangements for admission of pa
tients are to be made through her.
She invites all doctors of the city
and county to send their patients to
the hospital, and are assured that
they will receive just as efficient at
tention az is given in the larger cit
les. Mr. Kirkpatrick desires to i'm
press the fact that the facilities and
operating rooms of the hospital are
not TO be controlled by any one doc
tor nor any group of doctors but
that all shall have equal privileges.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
TEMPERANCE UNION
ELECTION PLANS

The w C T U will meet at the
Presbyterian church, next Tuesday
afternoon at three o'clock. The
meeting will be an interesting one.
The IS local W C T U members are
becoming actively interested in their
prospective ballots, and "the use of
the ballot as weapon Of righteous
ness" The subject of registration
etc., will be brought up for discuss
ion. The local w C 7 u had a rep
resentative, Mrs Frank Porter, at the
International Congress Against AL
coholism, Washington, D g., who will
address the meeting on this immense
congress, where forty countries were
represented, in addition to all the
states of the United States, and
where the first German representa-
tives allowed in this country since
the war at any convention, congress,
ETC., were present.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
STORE BUILDINGS
CHANGE OWNERSHIP

Humphreys Bros. & Foster pur-
chased this week from Mrs Josephine
Randall the double two-story busi-
ness houses now occupied by Blan-
toms Grocery and the Flake Dry
Goods Company, and located on the
east side square at the intersection
of Poplar and Wood streets. The
consideration was $4,000. This
desirable business property was pur-
chased by the firm merely as an in
vestment, as no change in the tenacy
of either building is ontemplated
The Humphreys Bros. & Foster Co.,
intend staying for the present in the
Morris building which they now oc-
cupy on the opposite corner of the
same block.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
BURGLARS LOOT
DOCTORS PANTS

A sneak thief entered the home of
DR. A H Miller on South Market
street, Monday night sometime after
twelve thirty o'clock and robbed him
of eighty dollars currency and num-
Der of silver dollars. The burglar is
supposed to have entered the front
door, which is generally left unlock
ed and to have made his exit out the
back way. The money was in bill
book in the pocket of the doctors
trousers, hanging on the door of his
bedroom, said door being also left
open. Small change, consisting of
dimes and pennies was what the thief
left to greet the doctor the next
morning. Bloodhounds Tuesday did
not take a trail, and so far the police
have secured no clewS.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
PHONE MANAGERS
MEETING IN PARIS

The Southern Association of Bell
Telephone Employees convenes here
on Thursday evening. There has
recently been a consolidation of the
two local districts, and Mckenzie,
Huntingdon, Springville, Trezevant,
Gleason, Camden, Dresden and Paris
will be represented at the meeting
which is called monthly in promotion
and better telephone service inter
ests. The Bell Telephone Company
strive earnestly to efficiently serve
their patrons. Locally, the company
is operating all the phones present
facilities will allow, and consequent
ly are giving better service, than if
overcrowded with phones.
C w Fulgham, district traffic chief
will be here at the meeting Thursday
evening, and J w armstrong, of
Nashville, who Is chairman of the
divisional association is expected.
District operators, plant men, and
managers will attend.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
GREAT INDUSTRY
ATTRACTIVE HERE
n. D. Caldwell Is Placing Stock Lo-
cally For Memphis Packing
Corporation.

Much interest locally is centered
upon the newly organized Memphis
Packing Company since R D Caldwell
has enlisted his services, and is plac-
ing the new issue of stock with local
people.
The packing plant isn't an air castle
but already exists, even though
new project, and has been often re-
ferred to in the editorial columns of
the Commercial Appeal. The plant
investment is a million dollars, and
an additional million stock is being
put on the market to have ample
working capital and make super
success of the enterprise.
This packing house will not only
help the Memphis livestock market
but will encourage the growth of
cattle and hogs in West Tennessee
and other territory surrounding
Memphis. Thus, too, it will furnish
a supply of meat which can be prof
itably sold, by relieving the present
long distance shipment of cattle
from Henry and other counties In
this section, the thousands of miles
to the usual smokehouses. The live
stock grower of this and neighboring
counties will now have it so his stuff
can be taken off his hands right here
in his backyard, so to speak, reduc-
ing transportation to an infinitesi-
NAL.
Mr. Caldwell has every point of
logic for investment purposes and as
the new packing plant, two. million
dollar proposition, is an actaal reali-
ty, the stock allotted to this county
will be quickly aborbed.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
sPICER is CONVINCED
THAT ADVERTISING PAYS

J. R. Spicer, local dealer in
"The New Edison" and the Hoo
sier" kitchen cabinet is highly
assured that newspaper advertis-
ing pays, and is greatly pleased
with advertising results from reg
ular and practical copy, which he
has been running lately.
II have been advertising more,
lately. he told the advertising
manager of this paper, "and | ann
gratifed with the splendid re-
ults it is bringing me. 1t sold
/. five Edisons f r me last week"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
LIQUOR CHARGE pRoFERRED

Dallas Smith, white, and Ballard
levitt, colored, were arrested this
week by Constable Butler and char
ged with violating the liquor laws,
They were fined $50 each in the city
court, and bound over in Magistrate
MOBILES court undes $500 bond, which
they made. They were together
when arrested, and levitt was ap-
pretended with the liquor on his per-
son. Smith, the officer claimed, had
just thrown down and crushed his
bottle. The liquor is said to be
white corn, and was contained in
soda-pop bottles.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL.
NOMINEE To SPEAK M ~7r

By special request, Gov. Cox,
Democratic presidential nominee will
make at least one speech in Tennes-
see during the last of his speaking
itinerary through the Middle West,
and East, which tour will start Oct.
9Th. This will be in Nashville Oct.
7th.
Gov Cox wants to make one speech
in Tennessee because of his greet
desire to compliment the south and
congratulate Tennessee for being the
Seth state to ratify the woman euf-
frage amendment to the constitu-
ton"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
REDUCTION
STARTS BIG BOOM

Reduced prices on Ford Motor
cars and materials ranging from 81
down to IA percent as announced
last week, has started boom which
is requiring the attention of the en-
tire personnel of the Henry County
Auto &C., local dealers.
Every car on the floor was dispos-
ed of at the new prices this week,
and numbers of new orders for fu-
ture delivery booked, Mr. Williams
further reports a nice business on
the one-ton trucks and three Fordson
tractors sold this week, Just what
the future delivery time will be Mr.
Williams was unable to say, but is
assuring his customers that those
booking early will Of course have the
better chance of early delivery,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
BUSINESS COLLEGE FILLS
LONG-FELT WANT IN PARIS

The Paris Business College, over
the National Toilet Company, with
PROT Hampton Fox, principal, is be-
ginning its second term. Glasses
are filling and students in various
business courses are being enrolled,
Prof Fox still retains at Hopkinsville,
KY, the business college which he
has conducted there for 2s years.
He came to Paris, highly recommen-
ded by Hopkinsville bankers and
business men, The town has long
been in need Of such a business
school as Prof Fox is now establish
ing.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
FIRE AT BARTON GARAGE

Saturday night the fire department
was called to the o C Barton home
on North Poplar street, where spon-
taneous combustion from saturated
gasoline and oil rags started small
confagration in the garage building.
The fire was extinguished without
damage.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
MANLYvILLE CHARGE NOTES

In order to visit each of his eight
churches again before the annual
conference convenes at Mayfeld on
Nov. 8, Rev S w Peoples will begin
the last round on the Manlyville
charge next Sunday, when he will
preach at Elkhorn at IL a. M, and
at Antioch at p, m. Appointments
for the new year will be given at the
conference,
Rev A A Myrick will begin a pro.
tracted meeting at Shiloh, Ocober IL
which will continue through the
week.
A meeting of the five stewards oi
the Manlyville charge is announced
for. Monday afternoon, 1:30 o'clock
November l, at the Bank of Henry
Paris,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
SPEIGHT SELLS HIS SUGAR
BEET FARM IN COLORADO

c F Speight, former resident of
this county, who has resided in Nor
gan, Col, for two years, has sold his
farm there for 100000 and he and
his family are moving to Denver, Col,
where he will enter the real estate
business. Mr. Speight has been prof
itably engaged in the raising of su-
gar beets at Ft. Morgan for the past
year. He has many friends in this
county who will welcome the news
of his prosperity.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT
PURYEAR NEXT TUESDAY

There will be a great gathering of
Democrats at Puryear on next Tues
day night at the school house, Spe-
cial preparation are being made to
receive a large delegation of the new
Democratic women voters, and the
campaign will be fully discussed.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
REPUBLICAN WOMEN MEET

Announcement is made by Mrs 0
A Harker, chairman, that the Repub-
lican women will meet in the circuit
court room in Paris on tomorrow,
Saturday, October End. Mrs Har-
ker is anticipating lively gathering,
and urges full attendance, as the
election is drawing near.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
A FINE CORN FIELD

Ben Diggs is displaying this week
at the A NJ Leach & Son store fine
stalk of corn from his big corn field
out on route /. One stalk has 3
suckers IA feet long, with seven per-
fectly good ears of corn on them. All
from one grain of corn. He says
the entire field will average Ia feet
high. The corn is the MacFarland
variety.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
EXAMINATION FOR COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS SCHOOLS

An examination will be held the
first Monday in October, at the court
house, Paris, for the purpose of ex-
amining applicants for the position
of County Superintendent of Public
Instruction. The County Judge has
appointed Prof M M Phillips, Prof J
H Bayer, and H H Tharpe as board
of examiners.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
SENT TO REFORM SCHOOL

Ora Pierce, age 16, whose home is
in the West End was sent to the re-
form school at Nashville this week.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-01
FIGURES THAT CRY ALOUD

For the Nine Months Period End
ing Sept, The Partisan in 1920
has carried 1896 Inches of Ad-
vertising More Than Amy Other
West Tennessee Newspaper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-19
NEW DUNNETT WILL
DISCOVERED IN SAFE
Places New Phase on Litigation Con.
corning Disposition of Late
Attorneys Estate.

st Johnsbury, Nov 18-The fling
with the Probate court of will drawn
by the late Alexander Dunnett in 1891
has placed new phase.upon the lltiga
ton pending over the deed Of trust
executed by the deceased las spring.
The viii has just been found among
the safe in his law office, and is a
short document containing the custom
airy preYisons OF first paying the
debts Of his estate, his funeral ex.
penses and the erection OF a head.
stone stone. Disposition is made Of his gold
All the rest of his property is be.
queathed TO his wife, Mrs. Ella Dun
nett. Albro r. Nichols, county clerk
and John d, McAllister Of South Rye
gate are named as executors.
The finding Of this will is of more
than passing interest because of the
provisions OF the deed OF trust which
left his estate in trust to his law part.
ners, Charles a. Shields and David
S. Conant With the exception that
tina house In St. Johnsbury was he
queathed to Mrs Dunnett and provi-
sions made for her suppeHt the trust
deed distributed the bulk Of the estate
among Mr. Dunnett's relatives. Judge
f. NJ. Harvey Of Montpelier has been
engaged as counsel by Mrs. Dunnatt
and she has also retalned@ J. Rolfe
Searles Of St Johnsbury.