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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
MUCH CONFUSION
ON SOLDIER VOTE
Governor Roberts Takes Issue With
State Attorney General; Sol
diers Will Vote.

Soldiers in Henry County insist
they are going to vote, and after the
matter is finally settled, and should
they be disqualified, their votes can
be thrown out. The Commercial
Appeal this week says:
According to States Attorney
General Frank M Thompson, the
statement made by Gov Roberts at
Columbia Thursday that soldiers
who were not in the state Jan. 10,
1919, were not required to produce
a poll tax receipt to vote in the Aug.
election was based on a misinterpre-
tation of the attorney generals de-
cision. Gen Thompson, who is at
Monteagle, declared that his opinion,
delivered to the governor some time
ago, had not been reversed and that
a poll tax receipt was the only quail
ifcation for voter in Tennessee.
Later the office of the governor at
Nashville reported that the opinion
of Roberts was based on Thompson's
opinion, and the governors secretary
insisted that the governor was right
in his contention.
The conflicting views of the state
officers has created great confusion
in this county among the soldiers,
many of whom have paid their poll
tax demanding that it be refunded.
The decision of Gen Thompson
precludes all possibility of former
soldier voting without a poll tax
receipt, but the governors office says
different. The governor has not
advanced any theory as to the man.
ner in which former soldier may be
identified by election officers, but his
secretary today declared over the
telephone that this was matter for
the county election commissioners to
settle.
Barlow Strang, county attorney of
Hamilton, has rendered decision to
the effect that a soldier who was not
in the state at the date of assessment
and who was not listed and assessed
cannot be forced to pay a poll tax
for that year, but that unless he does
pay same and any penalty accruing
more than 80 days prior TO the elec:
ton he forfeits his right to vote.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
DIR. WICCINS TO
RESUME PRACTICE

DR. M C Virgins who recently re-
turned to the city, is having his for
mer suite of offices up stairs on the
east side of the square, refinished,
painted, and some wood work finish
ed, preparatory to resuming his
practice as physician and surgeon
here on the first of August.
This is DR. Virgins first return to
the city to engage in his profession
since he went overseas with Uncle
Sans army. He returned to the
states in December 1918, but has
since been in the government hospital
at Denver recuperating from being
gassed while serving on surgical
team at the front in the battle of the
Somme.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
GREAT GAME OF CATCH
THE WHOPPER FISH is
FILLING VACATION WANTS

This has been popular fishing
week. Parties to various points vie
with each other as to the catch. Few
have returned empty handed. Lock
C on the Cumberland River has at
tracted numbers of fishers from here
recently. A party composed of
Alfonzo Edwards, j T Currier, Will
Crews and j N Currier, who were
there this week claim to have brought
back the biggest string of the season.
Among their catch was some fine
drum and cat. Frank McNeill,
Luther Humphreys, and Gene Lewis
were at Porter's last Thursday, but
the rain interfered with their sport.
Another party to Lock C was COM
posed of G T Blasingame, Charles
Trevathan and Harvey Dudley.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
CHURCH REUNION TO BE
AT J, r. MccLAIN'S GROVE

Seven miles east of Paris at the
J R McClain Grove on the Spring
vile road, "reunion" of the Reor-
ganized Church of Jesus Christ of
L D S will be held, July 81 to Aug,
8. There are to be three services
each day, with the additional feature
Of good music and lunches, served
cafeteria style. Leading speakers
of the denomination among other
subjects will discuss, "The Great
Apastasy," "The Restoration" "Fu-
ture Punishment" "What | Must Do
to Be Saved,". A general invitation
to attend and to camp there is giy-
en-
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
BEATRICE HARRINGTON DEAD.

At the home of her father, Clint
Harrington, Beatrice Harrington, age
16, died Saturday of typhoid, Her
parents, two brothers and sisters
survive her, Funeral services were
conducted Sunday by Rev D 7
srauding at the MeGeaee burying
ground, near North Fork, where In
terment took place, She was men,
Der of the Baptist chr-eh, beloved by
her family and friends,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
CONSOLIDATION OF
LOCAL REAL ESTATE FIRMS

There has been another consolida-
ton of real estate firms in Paris the
past week. A H. Mize and H L
Smith, who have been conducting a
lucrative real estate business, hand
ling large numbers of farm lands and
city property, having combined their
lists and interests. Both gentlemen
are well known in the real estate
business and previously as successful
business men, and their combination
will only serve to strengthen their
future efforts,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
c. H. BILSKY Is ,
CLEARING HOUSE

c H Bilsky, popular merchant on
the east side of the square is fast
cleaning up his stock of goods, pre-
raratory to closing out his business.
His big close out sale has heen big
success, and thousands from all over
Henry County and many from ad-
jeining counties have purchased gen.
ereusly Of the big stock that Mr. Bill
sky had on hand, including his sum-
mer goods that he bought before he
found that he would have to close his
business here. The sale will last
until every pience of goods and
every shoe and the fixtures are sold.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
DISTRICT CHAIRMEN OF
TOBACCO GROWERS MEET

According to D e Crawford, local
chairman, Tobacco Growers Associa-
ton of Kentucky and Tennessee,
there will be a meeting at the court
house in Paris of the district chair
men on August End to consider the
conditions, future lineup for ag-
gressiveness, etc, etc. All district
chairmen are urged to attend this
meeting which will be on Monday,
August End, and is said to be one of
much Importance to the organization.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30


department; wholesale abandonment
by the governors appeintees of Off
cial duties for political field work
during the last few weeks, and such
a general reign of incompeteney, in
efficiency and mismanagement as has
not been known before in the official
history of the state,
son Feb 19, 1919, Mr. Louthan of
the senate and chairman OF the jun
keting committee, in submitting his
report on committees that would be
permitted to iunket during the re-
cess, said:
THE total cost of recess commit
tees will not exceed $4,000, and the
cost of engrossing clerks will be $12-
600 less than two years ago.
when Senator Louthan made the
statements Gov Roberts saw in him
the making of super statistician and
no doubt resolved that whatever the
cost he would have him for his very
own.
"Senater Louthan solemnly stated
on the floor of the senate that the
engressing clerks would cost $4,000
less than in 1917. They cost $5056
more, and he missed their cost by
SIT, ,656. He said the junketing
committee would cost $4,000. They
cost $l0,sSS, difference of S6SS8.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
JOE L. CARTER DEAD.

Joe L Carter, age 33, died Saturday
at his home in the second district of
lung trouble. Burial took place on
Sunday at the Carter Cemetery. He
is survived by his parents and several
brothers and sisters.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
LEACH-DIGGS TO BUILD
DRIVEWAY APPROACH TO
GARAGE FROM MARKET ST

Plans are being blueprinted for a
Market Street entrance to the big
Wood Street Garage, so
as to give a through track for au-
tomobiles and increases the parking
of the garage. 1t is un-
derstood the building now occupied
by the Paris Marble Works will be
connected up with the Wood street
garage, creating a through track from
Market to Wood street. The Mar
BILE Works has not as yet found
quarters to move into, and the work
cannot be started until they ,yacate.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30

Continued on Last Page
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
NEWSPAPER SERVICE

Everybody is Taking On" over
The Parisian-the Progressive
Newspaper of Paris that is trying
to do things for betterment of city
and county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14

electoral votes. If the Republican
candidates should win a dozen cut of
these 81 and still lose California, the
change would be sufficient to give the
Republican ticket the victory.
But in all these calculations they
are counting on New York, always an
uncertain state. to vote for Harding.
1t voted for Hughes four years ago
and with it went Indiana, Connecticut
and New Jersey, as has been their
habit. The vote of these states can
not be regarded as certain for any
candidate until they have been count
cd. They are the real doubtful states
and have never failed to decide the
election until 1915. The candidate
that carries them this year is reason
ably sure of election. But they are
very much under rule of the politi-
clans and it never is certain what the
politicians have in their minds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14

southern Democratic stronghold have
been carried often by abrasion, but
since 1880 the heart of the south has
been untouched. Quay attempted by
the liberal use of money and the cor
North Carolina, Florida, and Tonnes
see. The Republicans polled unusu-
ally large votes in those states in that
year, ana there are many wise guy
politicians in the south who will tell
you to this day that the states would
have been counted for Harrison #
Harrison had needed them to win.
But Harrison didn't need them, for
he captured the pivotal and decisive
state of New York by a plurality of
over ID, 1000 That gave him the cleo
ton, thanks to Tammapy Hall.
David Bennett Hill was the Democratic
candidate for governor on the same
ticket with the Cleveland electors.
Hill was elected by nearly 10000 ma
jority. The treachery was palpable,
and it had the effect of engaging the
Democratic hosts OF other parts of
Tammany Hall protest against Cieve-
land and the Hill snap boom for presi-
dent were treated with scant courtesy.
Altho Harrison was elected, Cleve-
land obtained a clear popular ma or-
ity of 100. GEO much more than he had
received four years before. AS usual,
whenever there is minority presi-
dent. there was a great outcry against
the electoral system, and as usual it
amounted to nothing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
Dorothy Dix Talks
Mother jealousy.
BIZ DOROTHY DIX
weraa's highest Paid Woman Wrisss.


Every woman who is in her right
senses knews that filial love cannot
take the place of romantic love, and
that no matter how devoted a son
may be to his mother. or how neces-
sary she is to his happiness, the feel
ing he has for her does not prevent
him for yearning to find his mate.
Also the woman knows, from her
own experience, that the love one has
for ones mother. and the love one
bears ones husband or wife are not
antag onistic, because they are no more
alike than day and night or fire and
water. They are entirely different
passions, springing from different
emotions, and so the jealousy between
mother and wife, or mother and hus-
band is the most senseless waste OF
emotion in the world.
To- ask which one loves the better.
ones wife or husband or mother, is as
futile as to ask whether one prefers
roast beef or ice cream. Indeed, in
stead of "a wife or husband suppressed
ing their mothers in their affections,
most men, and women love their
mothers better after they are married
than they did before, because they
realize the more all their mothers
| have done for them, and so appreciate
them more.
And any woman who has the cour-
age to look facts square in the face,
knows that while her child may be
the one person of absorbing interest
| in the universe to her, her companion
| ship is net enough for her child. She
can sit entranced for hours listening
/ to her son tell every little detail OF
his daily life. what he has done at the
| office, whom he saw, what they did,
and so on; but when she begins to
reminisce about her own affairs, he is
| bored stiff. He cares nothing about
! the sewing society, or the missionary
meeting, or the state of the rheuma-
, tism of his mothers old cronies.
Youth calls to youth. and age may
not answer it. No mother can pos
sibly be the comrade to a man that n
wife can be, because, after all, the
mother and son belong to different
generations, and each generation has
its own viewpoint, and between them
great gulf is fixed.
Therefore the mother who keeps her
son from marrying is booming him to
loneliness. She is cutting him off
| from that companionship OF husband
and wife that is the greatest joy of
! life, and she does not make up for lit
by feeding him on just the things he
likes, and keeping his socks darned
with care that no wife would bestow
upon him,
And the mother must surely realize
that in the ordinary course of events
her son will outlive her. Has she no
pity then for his desolate days IL she
has kept him from forming any other
| ties?
The man who marries the woman he
I loves, who has children about his
knees, and grandchildren to cheer his
old age, is ninety times out of a hum
dred a happier man. better man. and
more prosperous man than the one
who never rnarries. This is the nat
ural destiny of man, and no one has a
right to interfere with it.
Not even a silly and selfish old
| mother.
!
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I Copyright 1920. by the wheeler Syndicate.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
JUST FOLKS
By EDGAR A. GUEST.

THE CHIP on YOUR SHOULDER.
You'll learn when you're older, that chip
on your shoulder
Which you dare other boys to upset
And stand up and fight for and struggle
aud smite for,
Has caused you much shame and regret.
When Time lifes adviser, has made you
much wiser.
You wont be so quick with the blow:
You wont be so willing to fight for
And Change a good friend to a foe
You wont be a sticker for trifles, and
bicker
And quarrel for nothing at ali,
You'll grow to be kinder, Thoughtful
and binder
To faults which are petty and small:
You vent take the treuF,r your two fists
TO double
When someone your pride may offend
When with rage now you bFistle you'll
smile yeufll whistle
And keep the good viii OF a friend.
You'll learn when you're older, that chip
on your shoulder
which you proudly b&tIe to guard,
Has frequently shamed you and eften de-
famed you
And left you a record that's marred !.
When you've grown calm and steady. you
won't be so ready
To fight for difference that's small
For you'll know. when you're older. that
chip on your shoulder
Is only a chip after all.
Copyright, 1920. By Edgar A Guest1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
IN THE MIDST OF THE ELEMENTS
THAT BUILD US.

We. daily send out our thoughts and
live our little lives in midst ofamo-
ments that others dozen hundreds
of years ago bathed their thoughts in
and lowered their bodies about.
In the midst of elements that build
us, we strive and learn and gain our
small rewards-then, bowling, we hear
tie echo of applause that others have
long ago heard, ana pass to our dress
ing rooms-beyond the play.
For. after all, I'VE are of such stuff
as dreams are made, and our little life
is rounded in a Sleep
We love, work, laugh, weep, won
der. In the Righteousness of experience
we make cur moves and then wait till
the other fellow makes his. We know
that we are frail and that we are but
dust-existing for little while in
borrowed bodies-but across the
horizon of our hopes, there flashes an
eternal sign which tells us that We
are as immortal as the stars!
To the troubled heart 1 would say:
Never stop being glad that you are
here in this world-even tho it is for
but a brief flash as compared with
the running years that have forever
rum"
In the midst of the elements that
build you, you are as a mother, wake-
full at the dead of night, for the love
of the one whom she has borne.
''Ev'n from the tomb the voice of
Nature cries,
Ev'n in our ashes live our vented
firesi''
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Questions-AnstDers

Q. Please tell me what effect coffee
grounds have on garden soil.-H- II. E.
A. The Department, Of Agriculturg says
that coffee grounds have some limited
value as fertilizer on garden soil
Q. Who discovered X-days &C. Il. T.
by Professor RontgeH Of the University Of
Wurzburg, Germany, in 1865
q. How many of the negroes who served
World War, actually went overseas Wv.
/. Z.
A. The War Department. says that there
the recent waF and that over half Of them
saw service abroad.
Q. When did the first day. Of the week
Of the seventh day ?-E. Mcv.
ng on aa which &c e ed rested re
Of the world. The first day Of the week
was observed BY. the early Christians IN
eommemoration OF The day on which Christ
arose from the dead. For a long time botn
days were. celebrated, but Constantine I.
emperor Of Rome, about 321 A. D.. issued
should be observed as the Sabbath.
O. What kind of stamps are used for air
service mail; and how can one send letters
A. The. regulation postage stamps are
used for air mail The postage is two cents
travel in this fashion. it should be e'f handed
IN at 9ostoffice window with such a re-
O. On recent visit TO Washington, I
noticed that the dome of the capitol was
painted white. I was under the impression
that the same was gilded Wien saw it
Changed. Why vas it dens M B. sH
A. The dome of the eapitei-1ias always
been white. You probably confuse 1t with
close by which is covered with gold leaf.
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THE COMING ELECTION.

Tho election is less than three weeks
away and Republican leaders appear
to have lost none of that. confidence
in the party's success, with which
they entered tho campaign. They
reason that with the Democrats hav-
ing no chance of winning any state
that was carried by the Republicans
in 1915, and with the practical GER
tainty of losing California. and the
strong assurance of losing number
of other states which were carried by
Wilson in 1915, unless some amazing
political coup should be pulled off
between now and election day, the
success of the Republican ticket by a
margin of not less than $50 plurality
In the electoral college is certain.
Wilson won in 1916 by the narrow
margin of 2S electoral votes out of a
total of SCI. In 1912 he won by a
plurality of 347 electoral votes; Taft
wen in 1908 by 159; Roosevelt in 1904
by 1876; Mckinley in 1900 by 1877, and
Mckinley in 1895 by 95 electoral votes.
Wilson's plurality in 1915 was the
Smallest given any successful caRdi-
date since the Civil war. A swing of
only a dozen electoral votes from the
Democrat to the Republican column
will be sufficient to turn the election
to the Republican nominees.
An examination of the returns
shows that California was carried by
President Wilson by a plurality of less
than 1000. If 1000 votes that were
cast for Wilson in California in 1915
should swing to the Republican ticket
In 1920, that would be enough to turr
CALIFORNIA; electoral vote to the Re
publican candidates, which would
mean 3 electoral votes taken away
from the Democrat column and added
to the Republican column change
OF &c in the plurality. With all Re.
publican factions in California united
In support of the Republican ticket
khere would seem to be no possibilit,
OF failure to change far more thar
1900 votes from the Democrat to tn,
Republican candidates in the 1925
election.
Among other normally Republican
states which went tosPresident Wilson
IN 1916 are Kansas. New Hampshire
North Dakota, Ohio. Utah. washing
ton and Wyoming, having a total OF s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
LITTLE BERRY's NOTE BOOK
BIZ IEE pAPH

Pop got a splinter in his finger yes
tidday, and he was setting in the set
ting room trying to get it out with q
needle and looking as if he was sorry
he ever got it in, and I sed, Watts the
matter, pop, wont 1t come out?
That's pretty close, Ill give yeu
more gesses, sed pop. Meening he was
bizzy enuff as it was trying to take
out the splinter, without ansering eny
questions on the subjeck. And /
watched him a vile longer and then
sed, Do you get meme splinters. pop?
This one is entirely too meny for
me, thanks, sed pop.
And he kepp on trying to take it out
and making faces wehever he stuck
himself, being pritty awffen, and 1
sed, Pop. I've thawt of a CRATE new
way of taking out splinters, maybe
can get it patented, do you wunt
to heer it, pop?
VIII it be of eny assistance watever
in helping me to excavate this con-
fownded obstinate overgrown misera-
BILE ignorant section of lumber? sed
pop.
1t mite, pop, its good way all rite,
I sed, and pop sed. All rite, tell me
all about it. this needle is verse than
the splinter.
We'll, I sed, ferst of all you half to
have magnet and second of all you
haff to have a little peece of steel
with little bit of hole in it, and
you screw this little peece of steel
rite on the neerest end of the splinter
and then you hold the magnet neer
it and the little peece of steel will
jump rite on the magnet and pull the
splinter with it.
Well for the love of common sents,
are you going to get out of heer and
you want to be helped out? sed pop.
Wich l got out.
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Julia thawed a bit. How well the girl
was looking.
And this is our Kitchen" cried Viz
ginia. who was doing the henors. 'sat
least. we call it q kitchen because it
has q sink. And that is the den and
very important because it is where
Billy practices the wonderful editorials
he is going TO write some day. Isn't
that Sc, Billy? You know he isn't With
the Courier now. He's got q much
better position with the Star And
now you must have some tea. Get the
lemon in the ice box, dear, and slice it
thin
An hour later. Mrs. Julia Gardner
again sat back in her richly uphei-
stored ear. She had missed her fittin9
and the meeting of the Juvenile Uplift
committee. But there was still time
for Mrs. Delabarre's musicale and a
moment at the Cargill tea. Then home
and dinner and the opera and-after
all, what did she do with life but go
on-and en-and on =
She leaned forward to the speaking
tube, YEARLY. Home, James," she
aid.
Copyright, 1890, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndieate.)