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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-17

A town is merely a collection
of people. The people make the
town. So if we say that Jones'
vile is a better town than Smith
vile we mean that the people who
live at Joneville are better, or do
things better, than the people
who live at Smithville. We can't
mean anything else.
People are attracted to a good
town. We all know that.
Therefore, if we want to make
our town grow we must begin at
home and improve it. If we can
show that we have better schools
and churches, better government
and better enforcement of the
laws, better sanitation and better
living conditions generally, than
can be found in any other town
in this part of the country, peo-
Pile will come heie without our
solicitation. They will come SC
fast that they will have to live
| in tents while we are building
houses to accomodare them.
We won't have to worry ther
about how to make the towr
grow.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-17
The Sense of Fear

Henry Ford, in an interview
with a magazine writer not long
ago, said the impelling motive
with most men is the sense of
fear. Men fear they viii lose
their money, or their positions,
or their health, or the esteem of
friends any or all of these and
other things and their fears
make them timid and inefficient.
/ The idea is not a new one. We
once heard a minister preach a
sermon on The Sin of Fear"
He argued that if a man lived
the right life he would have moth
ing to fear, and that therefore
fear was sin. or the result of sin.
People who have this sense of
fear so highly developed in their
makeup are tobe pitied, although
they may not wholly deserve it.
Most of our fears are groundless;
the dangers we fear do not exist.
Our expected troubles are never
as great as we think they will be;
our misfortunes as a rule could be
much greater.
There is nothing and nobody
to fear except the Almighty, and
Him only when we have disobey-,
ed Him. -Ex.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-17

! We try to run a newspaper
which will please you. To do this
we try to get in as much news as
possible from all sections of the
county. We want someone in
every community who can write
an intelligent news letter, but
every week we get a few letters
which would worry the patience
of Job to handle. They are poor
ly written, no attempt is made at
correct spelling, punctuation or
paragraphing, both sides of the
paper used, no name signed, and
lots Of the letters contain too
much comedy stuff. In other
words, hereafter, we will not at
tempt to re-write a letter from
beginning to end in order to pub
lish it, and if you expect a letter
to be published, send in articles
like those which are received
from Ramer, Chewalla. the I'd
district, and a few other places.
These letters are just the kind
that will not worry an editor or
compositor, for they are always
set" just as they are written.
We are not "mind-readers," but
some of the correspondents can
send in letters that would rebuire
a magician to translate, and q
Chinese puzzle is easy to handle
compared to a few letters which
reach this office for publication.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-17
Weatherfords

Crops are looking better after
the recent rains.
The price of cotton is still un-
changed with few buyers. while
corn is selling at a fair price, and
there are lots of buyers. Why
not raise more corn and less cot
ton?
Well, it will soon be road time
again. What has become of our
five road commissioners? Wake
up and don't go to sleep on the
job. If they don't want the job,
there are others who do.
We see some good articles from
Mr.. Nichols favoring a county
farm demonstration. Let's have
one for McNairy county.
Mrs. J. F. Hockaday was Wis
iting at her old home. place last
week with ]. A. Weatherford.
The Raines Bros, are the best
farmers in this section, and if
others would pattern after them,
better crops would result.
J. A. Weatherford and family
spent Sunday with G. w. Jones.
The singing at Prospect Sun
day is said to have been a sue
cess.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-17

unit, those communities
blended into county councils of
agriculture. and later those blend
ed into state council will put
the agricultural producer in pos
ition to secure the recognition
they merit.
T. F. PECK,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-17

Remember, our annual all-day
singing at Pleasant Sight the 1st
Sunday in July. Everybody is
invited, and we expect to have
a good time. Prof. C. ]. Knight
will have a quartette there that
day.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-17
Number 81
An Interesting Citizen

James Wood completed his Goth
year and began his 9lst. Hewas
born on June Is, 1881, and came
with his parents from Alabama
to Hardin county, Tennessee,
when he was three years old.
They settled on the Tennessee
river in Hardin county, and from
that time Uncle Jim has been
a citizen of Hardin and of Nc
Marry counties, continuously to
the present, except the few years
he lived in Corinth, Miss. where
he worked as carpenter.
His mind is remarkably clear
for one of his age. He remem-
bers with clearness all the pres
idential campaigns since that of
1914, and in reciting incidents Of
that spectacular campaign to his
kin and admirers last Monday,
he gave snatches of campaign,
songs for and against Polk and
Dallas"
What is equally remarkable for
a nonogenarian, he talks with
clear memory of recent events,
and especially of the Browning
Sims campaign last year.
He rehearses with interest his
recollections of the first steam
boat to pass up the Tennessee
river; then of the steamer, the
BLACK Hawk, and also Of the
burning of another floating steam
palace which went up the river
from New Orleans to huy cotton,
having on board 4,500 bales when
she burned at Hamburg, Hardin
county.
He tells of the early modes of
travel, and how his older broth
er, a Methodist preacher, migra-
ted to Arkansas, and after a
number of years returned on a
visit, making the trip on horse
back.
In his day day he has seen the
modes of travel and transporta-
ton evolve from foot-path and
horseback and flat-boat, into
and through the stage-coach, the
steamboat, the.bicycle, horseless
carriage, the empowered au-
tomobile and into the 2-mile-a-
minute airplane. He saw the
first Of all these. ~
In his time he has seen the
means of communication pass
from the monthly post to the
weekly stage, the daily mail and
the universal rural daily free de-
livery Of mails. He was an act
i've young man when the first tel
egram was sent, and has also
lived to see the continents actu-F
ally talking over wireless tele-
phones.
He was living within the terri
torial limits of the Shiloh Natl
onal Military Park in Hardin
county when the great battle was
pitched there, and can tell all
about local conditions there from
that day to this.
His hearing is now normal, his
eyesight good enough that he re-
bottoms chairs without glasses,
and goes where he likes, He
takes a lively interest in public
questions, and if you question
his democracy or Methodism, he
win at once show you. =
His nephew, H. p. Wood, and
neice, Mrs. Mansel Brooks, Of
Selmer, enjoyed with him and a
host of other kin and friends, his
"reminiscences and his sallies Of
fun as he passed his first day Of
his 9lst year, with his daughter,
Mrs. Wesley Hill Of the 18th dis
+,.;o+ RI p Wood.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-17
Card Of Thank,

We hereby tender our sincere
thanks to our many friends and
neighbors for their kindness dur
ing the recent illness which re-
suited in the death of Mrs, Gin
thia Wallace.
J. F. Wallace, husband.
w. o. Wallace. son.
Mrs. Alma Bell, daughter,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-17
sELMER, TENNESSEE. FRIDAY, JUNE II, 1921

Mesdames j. G. Prince and j.
B. Higgins are on the sick list
this week.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-17
TALK -
TO
FARMERS

While there are many problems
in farm work and management
the individual farmer can solve
on his own farm, the problem of
marketing farm products can best
be worked out by community CO.
operative effort. Variety, quality
and quantity of product are neces-
sarv to command best prices.
The individual can attain quail
ity of product working alone, hut
on the small farm he cannot pro-
duce quantity and variety to get
best prices. Of necessity his
product must be sold to dealers
at minimum prices. The dealer
accumulates quantity and variety
and sells at maximum prices. be
cause BUYERS in quantities can
not afford to hunt up and assem-
BILE the small lots, even at lower
prices. Hence for want of COM
munity concert of action the prof
it of the buyer in small lots is
lost to the producer, when it
might have been saved without
additional labor or expense. We
buy merchandise of department
stores rather than from small
stores because we can have var
iety, quantity and quality to Sc
lect from, and we find the prices
more advantageous because of
the minimum overhead expense
of the business.
All conditions favor diversified
farming in Tennessee. Where
ever diversified farming is prac-
ticed, community cooperative ef-
fort is necessary in marketing to
assemble quantity of each product
to attractiq quantity buyers. saving
to the producer the profit of the
small quantity buyer without ad-
ditional expense to producers, and
release such buyer to engage in
some productive occupation.
I noticed recently page adver-
tisement in a daily paper protest
ing against the elimination of
the middleman. The middleman
is necessary, and ne should have
a legitimate profit, but the pro-
ducers object to their unlimited
number, each exacting his toll,
until the consumer pays more
than double the price paid the
producer. @
/ am not criticizing the dealer
who buys and sells for a profit.
but | do want to see farmers and
men in other business as we'll de-
velop community cooperation,
market their products in quanti
ty, get closer to the consumer,
and save for themselves the mar
gin of profit which is their just
due.
A man who has a flock of sheep
and could get 1Oc a lb for his clip
of wool, bought two suits of
light wool underwear. for which
he paid $500. The underwear
weighed one and one-half pounds.
The wool used in it's manufacture
was bought from the producer
for Is cents. The labor and the
profits of the middleman added
S7.S5 to the cost to the consumer.
The producer is not getting
enough for his product, and the
consumer is paying too much.
There are too many profits be-
tween the producer and the con-
sumer. Eliminate the un-neces-
sary middlemen, and let them
find productive work. Give the
producer, the dealer who supplies
the manufacturer, the manufac-
turer, the jobber and the retail
er each a legitimate profit.
The farmer working as an in
dividual, no matter how intelli-
gent and how Industrious, can
not correct these conditions. But
by community cooperative effort
they can strengthen their posi-.
ton. There is no nee1 for new
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-17
In Massachusetts,

Vice President Coolidge is now
under fire for having, while gov.
ernor of Massachusetts, advoca-
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-17

T. A. Hipps of Bethel Springs
was in Selmer Monday.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-17

regardless of the proposed extra
month.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-17

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-03
HARD|NG'S BOAT GOES
AGROUND ONCE MORE
Prcsidcnt-Elcct Has Game OF Golf
at Fort Luudcrdalc Wait
ing for Vessel.
by Associated press.l

FORT LAuDERDAI.k. Fla. Feb.
2.-Making a lame star, on her
cruise up the Florida coast. I'rcSi-
dent Elect iardinr's hous.boat Vie
tori:t anchored near Fort :-audordalc
tonight, fun halliday behind
schedule.
Only ten miles out of Miami. where
morning. the Victoria noscd into a
mud reef in the narrow Indian River
channel. and was held fast for more
than six hours.
She finally was pulled OFF 'N'o in
!Ac afternoon by yacht. ut 70
her aid from Miami. and dui IL The
remaining hours OF daylight he had
10 pick her way very slowly.
The President-elcct was not ON
ed. having motore the thirty miles to
fOrt i.audcrdaic and played u game
OF golf here during the forenoon
whilo he waited FOR the househont
To- come up. His secretary. George
i. Christian. Jr.. went aShor" from
the vessel and teicphoned word OF
her prcdicament both To Fort Lauder
dale and Miami
Later Mr.. Harding went down
stream and boarded the Victoria be-
Tore she was released.
The schedule OF the vacation party
tot tomorrow is uncertain. hut with
ESo@d luck they hope TO roach ralm
game OF golf. The Victoria came
throuSh the days experiences With
out injury. but she must proceed
CAUTIOUSLY through several miles oi
c'ookcd channel north OF Fort i.au-
"erua!c. She draws three feet. min.
inrEeSt vessels ever to sail the In
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-03
DEMOCRATIC CH|EETA|Ns
WILL MEET FEBRUARY II
Purpose Is To Obtain Its advice
and Counsel" in Iicorgnniz-
ing Party.


WASlIi%iTON. Feb. 2.-George
White, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee. today appoint
tional committee and called il 10
the purpose OF obtaining it's advice
and counscl" In the reorganization
OF the par;v's machinery.
The executive committee is com
posed of sixteen members as follows:
w j. saunders. Alabama: Homer s
Cummings. Connecticut: Mills G.
saunders, Colorado: Miss Julia l..
ltauders. Indiana: Mrs. Campbell
cantr!l. Kentucky; Mrs. Julia H.
briscoc. Maryland: William +. Con
molly. Mlchiean; j. Bruce Krcrncr,
Montana: Norman L. Mack. New
York: Mrs. Herncc :. rykc. Ohio:
Mrs. -. y. McDouEal. oklahoma; Mrs.
Rose lIoiflin. oregon; Joseph +. CUFF
fey. Pennsylvania: Cordcu Hun. Ten
n"sscc: Senator Carter Glass. Nir-
g.nia. and Angus NJ. Mclean. North
Carolina.
Mr.; White. as chairman; Wilbur
". MARSH. OF Iowa. as treasurer. and
l"rN OF the national committee. vii,
act as cN-cillCio members OF tho cN-
ccutiNc committee.
nhnirman White. in announcing the
meeting, gave no details OF tho mat
torS likely To be brought up. Incr,l.
stating that hc desired TO have the
heniit Of the counsel OF the cNvcu-
I'VE coinmittc" IN planning for an ct
hcicnt organization OF tao national
committee"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-03
Climbs g. Foo, Flag Pole;
Gets 81 Day Fullough
lny Associated rrc>s.l

CAMP DIN. y. H., Feb. Ely
pcricnrc gained In !onth when he
won the ham anil sack OF Hour
prize in many county fnir ".rcnsrd
pole" contests. today won for Pri-
Nntc Cunningham nincty-dpy
furlOuEh.
Cunningham laughed yesterday
when ciyiiinn Norkmcn, called to
the camp tO replace IL pulley fall
en- from the top OF the nincty-foot
Headquarters flagstaff, snih II
would he necessary Ia remove the
concrete base and lower the pole.
lie tO"k the pulley nnd "Shinncd
up" with cnSc.
MRlOr-GcRcraI Charles y. Sum
mcrail. camp commander. re-
Wnrdcd Cunningham with fur
i"urh. one day for each foot
rlimbcd.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-03
SENATE DEFEATS PETITION
FOR CLOTURE ON TARIFF
continued TrCm First Page

c'ashcd in their efforts 10 obtain rec
ognition Many wanted 10 make their
position clear both with reference 10
tlc bill and to the clcturc resolution.
senator Johnson, Republican, Cali
cloturc and assaiIcd all who favored
Ia.
1t has come that ti,is body is the
only ono in the world where free
speech can be had in unbrld.cd form"
he declared. Il never have been for
ciotUrc. for the gag it YOU please. at
any time and particularly on a mat
ter of no more Importance than this
I ann for this hin. but never
w.ls l.. in favor OF invoking cloture.
l. penalties those WHO speak least.
u does not give anybody an oppor-
tunity to express his thoughts fully.
TIC Conversational Record will show
tina; | have consumed as little space
a. my senator. 50 feel / have the
right To condemn the program We
rrr asked TO approve. | care no;
that the reason is: cloturc was tried
not SO many months ago, and no good
!mc Of l.. /; Is wrong in principle.
IN" stands against traditional Amer
tan Tree speech.
Pcnrosr Nitncks Scnntc.
Aftcr the vote. MIR. rcnrosc took
up claims that the tariff bill would
mean the failure OF appropriations
Hiiis at this session lie voiced the
opinion that we shall hav. Better
appropriation bills If some of them do
tail"
Delayed consideration. he declared
meant NOR" complete considerations.
ana more thorough Investigation into
he business methods Of ex0emd:ture
ny government DEPARTMENTS lie be-
lirvcd something would be saved
thereby. and added:
II consider the principle involved
In getting the emergency tariff leg
than anything elsc."
When the storm had subsidized
S"nttor Gerry, Democrat. Rhode Is
land began II lengthy discussion Of
The naval building program. hut was
interrupted by Mr.. penroSc, who in
CURED what relation the subject had
Z" !hc tariff. MIR. Gerry explained
his speech had been announced sew
erai days ag,. and he purposcd to
deliver 1t.
u see" rctor;cd the Pennsyivanian.
that the Senator frcm Rhod. is
land wants ~ do his part to hold up
the tariff hi!l."
The Senate recessed. as has hccn
ne procedure during consideration OF
The fordncy measure. in order that
the bill would remain as unfinished
business tomorrow.
The House Ways and Means Com
miitc2 concluded consideration OF tn.
wool schedule in connection with -
work. directed toward framing "a
permanent tariff, and tomorrow viii
| take un the question Of revision Of
the tariff on silks.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-03
POLICE SEEKING TWO FOR
BRUTAL NOTTOWAY MURDER
Continued From First ragc)

both men ran into tn" woods. saying
they were going to Richmond.
After being shot. Schultz was
moved TO his home, several huudrcd
yards distant, by his wife and daugh-
iers about three hours later. He re-
fused To let his family do anything
for him, and after suffering all night.
died at . O'Clock Monday morning.
because they were afraid OF being
sho; by Martin and Haggermau. tho
girls said. they remained in the house
all night and were unable TO sum
mon medical aid for their father. or
report the shooting To tho authori-
ties. The county police knew moth
ing OF the murder until Jhou, .
o'clock Monday morning.
~ third man. named Collins. was
in the car with Martin and IIaEg.r-
man when they started to Schultz
house, which is about three miles
from Wellville. but he left before
the shooting, it is said. This man.
according 10 the girls. was drunk ana
erawlcd into nearby bushes ana
stayed there all night. Martin ana
llagscrman, it is said, were taking
Collins 10 the home OF Schultz to
inquire after soma pigs.
Tried to Dislodge Car.
Tho car was stuck In the mud and
Schultz was summoned TO pun tn.
the man tried to dislodgc the car
but failed. Whcreupon. tho girls
said. Martin drew his gun and fred
AT Schultz. despite the lattcr's plea
that hc be not harmed.
Martin and IiagGerman had visited
az their home the night before the
murder and also on the preceding
sunday afternoon.
The corone:s inquest Monday held
Martin respol sible for the killing and
HaGgerman as an accessory.
Schultz moved 20 America about
seventeen years ago with his wifi.
and TWO oldest daughters. IIc was
naturallzed about twelve years ago
and shortly afterwards moved ia
, blackstone, moving TO his farm mca!
Wcilvi!lc about two years ago. lie
bore good reputation in the neigh.
horhood as = hard-wori;ing farmer
The family lived in small shan,y
the mans wife and daughters per-
forming mems work in the field and
woods, cutting trees.
The murder OF Schultz has aroused
considerable feeling IN the neighbor.
hood.
Martin lived with his uncle. near
| "eiiv!lic. while liaggcrman, who
bore q good reputation, lived and
worked in Blackstone. lie formcrl;
lived in this Gig. where his relatives
! now reside.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-03
Cat Found Nursing and
Molheling Three Rodents

IicsSic, n cat which makes itS
homo in the First National Hank
building. was found nursing nnd
nothrrinE three Infant rats In her
nest In II cupboard. The rnt, with
Wns discovered by John Schccrcr,
night engineer Of tho building.
lie snid TINT he noticed her bring
Ing iOnS-tallrd animals through
the cnSinc-ro0ni, hut Thought them
merely qunrry. lie looked In the
nest later md there saw her rud-
died up with some young ones.
closer examination revealed the
young nS adopted rats.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-03
DAWES FLAYs FOES OF
WAR SECRET ARY BAKER
Attempts To DisCrcdit
achievements.
ALL ACCOUNTS LIQUIDATED
Says Rotten Diplomatic System
Was Due 10 appointment of So
Cicty Men Pink Tea Fellows
COuldn't Get Anywhere.
~ NssocLated Nrcss.l

WASHINGTON. Feb 2.-pcclaring
hc was not IN politics and was not
going IN. Charles &. Dawes, Of Chi
raGo, former chief of supply procure
France BITTERLY attacked today what
he charsei were no,;tical attymrts
10 d!scrcdlt iae achievements OF Ne
psop.e who Won the war.
In ~. course o. a five hour cN-
animation by House war in
vcStirntnE committee" Nr. Dawes
struck with -l.dEc- hammer blows at
critics. who lad tried, he said. 10 de-
achievements by picking laws and
pdradln- trivial faults 5000 miles
away. At times the air WAS thick
with "a streak % oathS for which tn"
witness sraukly confessed he had
neither apology nor excuse.
late !u tn. dag u" reiterated an
earlier cNhand statement as 10 his
own uart ,n politics. which was &C
ccptou to ll,Hn that he wouli not be
come ufewhor OF MIR HIrdiuG's Cab
iNct, post ON with which his name
has been linked. Even before his
views ou this subject We're expressed.
Air Dawes sharply denounced The
present system Of conducting tn.
Fedctu! government, an evil OF lof
years standing he declared with
which investigators might better al
ford TO d"ai instead of trying - scoop
wai,r airrady over tho dam
MIR Dawes vas called hy Demo-
.CruIic members az tho committee II
Tebut testimony relating 10 vase and
uNiCaNstgaIoe alg particularly Win
reference 90 liquidation OF American
accounts IN irGaCr and sale q; sur
plus E;5cks 20 the French govern
mri.t.
Defends Great Britnin.
Quite De-; OF tho questioning re-
lated 10 Great britain.
Il am mo more ashamed To stand
Up here 10Y England THAN for the
united states saIG Mr.. Danes. Jump
ing from his chalr and racing around
the ltttl. committee room. 1t seems
10 be Fashionable IN American 20. =
ties TO ATTACK England. / am not IN
p"ltilts ana am not going 10 be.
And tnIuk God that in crisis
like W. mad thege We're no chickering's
between The EnE.iSh-speakin people.
England took over 20 per cent of our
troops, OF course, Fershing gave
them I'VE divisions. nut u had 10 be
done 20 save ;he allied liuo.
constantly. but an tho time it came
back 20 prices anu vast stores on
hand when tine arw!stjcc was signed.
Then, diplomats were mentioned.
Tho diploUatto system OF appoint
ing men with pink tea experience
rotten failure sharp was all right.
but ;ae .cSt OF Thorn wtr" utter fail-
urcs. Il was all due 10 the appoint
Heat 20; society men pink tea fell
where. W. hai Gso.ee McFaGdgn
over i5e.e and lie djd in Three days
what the diplomats couldn't do in
Three months
Mr Dawes arGeed 20 remain over
man johnson auuo.ue.ue thar his
'Nawuuauou would require abou;