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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12
MASONIC TEMPLE
BEING PLANNED
Presbyterian Vacant Lot Is
Proposed Site For
Building

An offer has been made by the
local Masonic Lodge to the congre-
cation of the Presbyterian Church
to purchase the vacant thirty-five
feet adjoining the church on S.
Market street, for the erection of a
Masonic Temple. The church will
either accept or refuse the PROPOSE
ton at a congregational meeting at
the church next Sunday morning.
1t is proposed to erect a building
that will in no way reflect on It's
nearness to the church, but a build
ing that will be credit to the town
and to the active lodge that is
planning its erection.
The plan includes two story
building with basement, the base
ment and first floors to be used as
doctors and lawyers offices. the
entire second floor being given over
to lodge rooms, although, the lodge
office will also be located or 7he
first floor.
The proposed location is q conven-
lent one, and such a building would
serve the growing Masonic
lodge here The lodge rooms are
now located in the former Elk's Hall
over the Cooperative Grocery Store.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12

regulations as hereinafter set forth
for the purpose of selecting Demo
cratic candidates for register, trustee,
county court clerk and sheriff, circuit
court clerk, county superintendent OF
education, to be voted for at the
regular August election in 1922.
Section 2. Said primary election
shall be opened and held in each
civil district in the county at the
usual voting place therein on Satur-
day. 1st day of October, 1921. the
polls to open at 900 a. m. and close
at 400 p. m.
Section 3. Be it further resolved,
that all white Democrats, male ana
female, who will pledge themselves
to support the nominees chosen in
said election, and who will be of
sufficient age and who will have
been a resident of the state and
county long enough to entitle them to
vote in the regular election to be
held in August, 1922, shall be en-
titled to vote in said election pro-
vided that each voter except the
shall be required to vote
at his or her regular voting place
In the civil districts in which ne
or she resides. and that the candi-
dates may vote at any one of the
usual voting places in the county.
Section 4. Be it further resolved
that the secretary of this committee,
CONTINUED on poge four)
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12
"PEPPY' TIMES BEING ANTICIPATED
WITH COUNTY POLITICS THIS FALL

With the setting OF the date OF
the Democratic County primary for
October the first, county politics is
becoming "peppy," and promises, at
this advance date to be very lively
especially in the races for sheriff,
for which office there will be four
strong applicants, perhaps two more,
and in the race for register, which
now has eleven entries, three of
whom are women.
1t would appear that the initial
advent of women into the county
political arena, is causing unusual
interest and activity.
All candidates are individually
pushing their claims for office. are
busy soliciting votes and support.
There will likely be number OF
public speakings out in the county.
As October first draws nearer aspir-
ants for county offices will become
buster, and their friends more ac-
tive in their behalf. using all avail
able methods of putting their
claims for election before the people
Of the county.
For sheriff. the candidates win be
jim Lamb, l.. j. Holden, j. f.
Maxwell, and the present sheriff. A.
L. Story, who will seek reelection
These are the four who have an
nounced their intentions of running
for this office. All four are strong
men, have individual followings of
ardent admirers. and viii each make
a good race.
The announced candidates for
register are Miss Beulah Oliver, Miss
Sallie Puckett Mrs. Flora Seawright,
w. L. Manning, the present register.
w. G. French a. A. Cole. G.. III.
Tally, L. B. Baltimore. Porter Lee.
j. w. Nance 1t appears that they
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12
The Lion-Rotary Game
Closes Baseball Season
Lasted May 10 Aug. 2

A good taste was left in the
mouths of the Paris baseball fans
at tha close of the 1921 season, by
the Rotary Lion baseball game. Fri
day afternoon, in which local talent
featured in comical costumes and
entertained large crowd of up
rcarous fans.
Ask a. Rotarian, he will say the
Rotary won, ask a Lion, he will
declare the Lions We're victorious
After playing seven innings in two
hours, the game adjourned for futu q
combat to settle what would have
been
Proceeds of the game went to the
Paris Baseball Club, which closed
the season were last week slightly be-
hand financially. Benefit games
will be played al intervals to re
move the Indebtedness.
The season began May 10, closing
August Z, was very successful. the
club well managed. and the support
very good Plans for next season
will be made earlier, and every eff
fort made to have another big sea
son. Paris fans will hope to see
many of this years players return.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12
$25 ReWard Offered
By Education Board

Don't deface school property!
Don't mark on school desks nor
walls! Destroy nothing that be-
longs to any school!
That is unless you wish to be
apprehendcd and fined, because
the school board with dire in.
tention are on the trail of anyone
proved so guilty, and are offering
reward of twenty-five big dollars
for the apprehension of any per-
son who is guilty OF defacing, de.
stroying, or in any way tearing up
or damaging property of any
school in Henry County.
Repairs have been recently
made on many of the county
schools. The city schools will be
ready Sept. 2 with new coats OF
paint or plaster, on other improve
nlonts, The board realizes that
pencil marks. knife "experiments'
on wood or plaster, etc. are eye
sores. They desire to keep school
property looking we'll They be-
lieve that well kept school rooms
and school buildings throughout.
will have a good psychological
effect on the students, and will in
stif in them the fondness for
clean and beautiful homes as we'll
as bit of civic pride.
he advised, ana keep "hands
off" all school property
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12
KENNEDY URGES CARE BE TAKEN DUR
ING MATURITY AND CURING PROCESS

In a letter addressed to the to-
bacco farmers of Western Kentucky
and West Tennessee, w. b. Kennedy,
the well-known tobacco dealer of Pa
ducah, has the following to say re-
garding the care that should be
taken in the cutting and curing of
tobacco for the coming market:
Early in July took the liberty
of writing you through the press
with reference to your growing crop
of tobacco and now I am trying to
get to you again,s and wish to say
that / have ridden over this district
pretty closely during the last few
weeks and find the majority of you
have your tobacco crop in good
condition, but there are many who
have neglected their crops and un-
less the crop is given the attention
1t should have, you can't hope TO get
a price for it that will pay you for
your labor. / pointed out to you
that we had an abundance of COM
mon tobacco and prices We're very
low. | also called your attention to
the fact that good and fine tobacco
was scarce and prices high and we
are going to see this condition con-
tinue through next season | think.
and the man that makes good to-
bacco may expect a good price for
it, and the fellow that neglects 1t
will be disgruntled over the returns
that he gets.
We are having good rains now
and we may expect a big out come
in the growth, but most of the crop
is late and I think you should plow
it and hoe 1t also, and get 1t in
the best shape possible. The topping
season is on and some of the crop
will soon be maturing. Don't forget
that the bottom leaves on the plant,
that you leave there, are taking
growth out of the leaves that you
want TO save and if you will prime
it 1T will mature earlier. Another
thing that is important is to keep
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12

the worms off and do everything
possible to make good quality. The
fields are irregular. Some plants
will mature and ripen before others.
Let your tobacco get ripe and when
you begin cutting take out only the
ripe plants, leaving the others to
grow and mature. When it comes to
curing be sure that you don't kill
1t by making big fires in the start
Have your barns as tight as possible
so as to confine the heat and smoke,
After ii is cut and has yellowed
sufficiently start off with a slow
fire, and keep firing until all of
the stem is cured and even then con
tinue firing until the stalk is cured
] know that the slow firing process
is best. Also know that there is
less danger in burning your barns by
firing slowly. and it will pay you
to do it. What the world wants
is good tobacco of brown color. If
your tobacco has body and is
little lighter in color than you would
like, remember you haven't hurt
yourself, because If it has body and
finish, the light colors do not matter
Brown to light brown are the most
preferable colors, but dark brown
is alright. You can't make solid
colors with quick firing or by only
partially curing your tobacco. So
/ am taking it on myself to urge
you to do everything possible to
make good quality knowing it would
pay you, and know too that we
will want good tobacco. Hoping
that my writing thus will cause you
to think and act for your own bet
ter interests. What / am trying to
do is TO have you produce something
we will all want. Our interests are
mutual, and in helping you | am
helping myself so don't think this
is idle time spent. for it is not.
1t means much to you and to the
buyng interests to make the very
best crop of tobacco possible this
year. u
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12
Run-Off Primary Be Held
Two Weeks Later, Or
October 18th.
All Candidates Must Quail
ify Before Thursday,
September !.
Election Board, AS Named,
Includes Woman Mem
ber for First Time.

Setting the date of the Democratic
primary for Saturday, October the
first, the run-off between the two
weeks later, or October fifteenth,
provided no candidate for an office
shall get majority of all votes cast;
the naming of the Democratic pri-
mary election board, placing thereon
for the first time, woman mem
ber; making September the first the
final date before which all candi-
dates must qualify; and the. adding
of the offices of circuit court clerk
and county superintendent TO the Of
fices of register, trustee, county court
clerk, and sheriff to be voted for az
the aforesaid primary, were in brief
the important transactions of the
Henry County Democratic Committee
in session at the court house on
Saturday.
The run-off which is to follow the
primary was deemed advisable by
the committee on resolutions appoint
ed by ]. M. Freeman, chairman of
the county committee, in that, be-
cause for the office of register, for
instance, there being eleven an
nounced candidates. run-off would
be the only just way to determine
the peoples choice
The resolutions as adopted by the
entire meeting order the returns of
the primary certified on Wednesday
following said primary. the returns
of the run-off certified the Saturday
following the same They further
resolved that in the case only one
candidate shall qualify for an office,
then he shall be declared elected
by the chairman and secretary of the
election board composed OF j. NJ.
Freeman, chairman; ID. Il. Bomar,
secretary; Mrs G. r. Morris, w. r.
Neese, and j.. s. Dunlap, and they
shall not be required to place his or
her name on the ballot,
Although well attended by men
members, the women of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, were
present in a small minority at this
meeting, few even sending their
proxies. A number of candidates
for county offices attended, and en-
tertained the crowd, while the com
mittee on resolutions was in session.
The resolutions as adopted unani-
mously by the executive committee
with small argument or dissension
were as follows:
RESOLUTION.
Section /. Be it resolved, by the
Democratic Executive Committee of
Henry County, Tennessee, in called
session on this 9Th day of August,
1921, that primary election be
held in Henry County, Tennessee, on
the date and under the rules and
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12

are all in to the finish, and will
leave no stones unturned which may
elect them. 1t is the first office
for which woman in the county
has aspired, and the contest preced-
ing the primary tends to be the
most interesting of any
No opponent has yet announced
against A. A. Grubbs Tor the office
on County Trustee, which office Mr..
Grubbs is now holding for his first
term.
Herman r. Cravens has no an
nounced opponent for the office of
County Court Clerk. although j. F..
Anderson has stated in the columns
of this paper that he would be an
applicant for the office. w. 1. Dale,
the present County Court Clerk. has
also stated that he will not again
seek election to the office
Entries in the offices Of County
Superintendent on Schools remain TO
be filled. 1t is presumed that Supt.
Joe Routon will ask reelection.
Two announcements for the office
OF Circuit Court Clerk are made
this week following the addition OF
this office by the executive commit
tee to the others TO be voted for
al the primary Clerk Henry Nor
ton Is seeking reelection, and ivan
II. Dale has announced for the
office.
Candidates are probably very ac-
tive this week In having their
friends register. as the regular regis
ffation Is now in progress. and as
everyone will be again required to
register. A large vote at the pri-
mary is anticipated, and as county
or home nolitics is moro generally
than national, an IN
creased vote over that of the presi-
dental election is looked for.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12
No New Cases Developed
Here Very Recently
Is the Claim.
One-Sided Diet and Poor
Living Conditions Are
Pellagra Causes.
Worse Here Six Years Ago
But Few Deaths From
1t Resulted.

Henry County is practically free
OF pellagra, the disease which was
brought into national prominence
the last several weeks, by President
Harding's order of investigation
been apparently misinformed that
health conditions, particularly in re-
gard TO pellagra in the south were
distressing.
According to DIR. A. A. Oliver,
county health officer, there are only
five cases OF pellagra in Henry
County three at Manleyville, two at
Prryear, all old cases occurring the
last four or five months, no new
cases having developed recently. He
states that there We're a number Of
cases in the county six years ago,
which was when the disease was
more prevalent here than at any
time, but that it has since diminish
ed, and that he had never known
but two or three deaths from the
disease in Henry County.
THAT pellagra is infectious is de-
bated. 1t is a popular conclusion
now that it results from one sided
diet and poor living conditions, in
Guiding not enough sunshine nor
fresh air. 1t has been known to go
through entire families, but to the
general home environments in such
instances, can this be attributed.
rather than to infection.
1t is a chronic disease, recurring
from year TO year during the sum
mer months. 1t shrivels the skin,
dilates the eyes, disorders the diges-
tive system and the nervous system,
and wastes the muscles. No country
of excellent living conditions and
rot threatened with famine nor pov
erty, Is full of pellagra, although
few cases now can generally be
found everywhere throughout both
north and south.
The symptoms of the disease are
well known-headaches dry red
tongue, burning stomach, dry red
skin on back of hands, on ankles
neck. wrists and bridge of nose
The skin then gets thick and scaly
peels off, and turns white.
Pellagra affects more generally
those in middle life and old age,
few young people ever contracting
it. 1t is curable, If taken in time,
so that those affected should make
every effort to consult physicians
II is to the countys credit that
few cases of it exist here.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12
CREDITORS MAKE CLAIMS.

Paris creditors, including one claim
of an employee, TO the amount of
about nine hundred dollars have
instituted suits against Col. NJ A.
Weslow, r. r. Reynolds, and Weslow
and Company, before ID. M. Mobiles,
j. p, for the collection OF their
debts and certain of the property
at the Bowden oil well, nine miles
southeast of Paris, has been at
tached.
In the trial of the case of w. H..
McClentock, for labor, before Justice
Mobiles Wednesday it developed that
the whereabouts of Col. Weslow were
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12
CITY BUDGET IS
MADE FOR MONTH
BY BID. P. WORKS
Board of Public Works Set
Amount to be Expended
During August.
One Member Absent
From Regular Meet
Monday Night.
The Street Repair Work Is
To Continue Now for
Three Weeks.

Authorizing the continuance OF
temporary upbuilding of the streets,
against the approaching winter, and
rebuilt next spring when the bonds
voted for June 1S, will have been
sold, was the main business transac.
ton of the Board of Public Works
in monthly session Monday evening,
when all members with the exception
of w. l.. Dinwiddie We're present
with Chairman w. Il. Sparks in the
chair.
The realization Of the public salts
faction over the work that has been
completed the last month on Dunlap
street and on the levee on west
Depot street, impelled the board to
continue the temporary building, al
though it is thought that because of
the work on these streets this fail,
thf permanent work next spring will
thereby be lessened. Some seven
cars of gravel We're used in this
street patch work with sand and oil
the month of July, and eight cars
will be ordered to be used during
<AuS uSls i he MOEh OH DtJOl SlTttl
will be finished this week, and
continuing from there to Wynn,
thence TO College, East Washington
and Brewer In succession, the entire
work it is estimated will be com
pleted in three weeks, thus greatly
facilitating travel over the city
streets, and guarding against further
destruction or protecting these
streets against absolute destruction
paired,
The Board of Public Works in its
meeting Monday evening, recon-
mended to the council that they
require all necessary sidewalks TO
be laid this fall contemplating
street work in the spring over the
ertire town, so that this part of
the general rcconstructive program
OF the streets and sidewalks, be out
work early
Reports from the committee on
repairs and painting of the Atkins
Porter school. which contracts were
let to Jack McGehee for painting
and John Warren for plastering,
were that this work is nearly COM
pleted. Also the committee of the
colored school reported that the
work there was well under way.
The board authorized appropriation
of a~$1590 budget for the month
OF August, which will be expended
for city running expenses, and the
street repair work. only $1100 Of
the budget of $4,000 for the month
of July being used.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12
CHURCHMEN SMASH STILL.

Marching on to war as Christian
soldiers, and led by the pastor or
the flock as commander in chief
the congregation of Lick Creek
Methodist Church, north of Big
Sandy concluded church services by
w. 7. M. Jones, who resides at Big
Sandy and is also pastor of the
local Methodist Church, led the
band of men, women and children,
numbering about 100 They found
one still and smashed it to pieces
and destroyed everything found
about it. One other still was found
by citizens of that community last
week and was dynamited.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12

not known or were not accounted
for by those associated with him
in the boring of the we'll Justice
Mobiles rendered Judgment against
r. r. Reynolds for S475.O0.
Other cases are yet TO be tried.
The Hogue Gas and Oil Company
of which "Col" Weslow acted as
agent went into the hands of a re-
ceiver on July 18th. upon what Is
supposed to be friendly suit by its
officers, instituted in the circuit
court at Frankfort, KY.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12
CITY TO EXTEND
WATER MAINS ON
z STREETS HERE
E. Wash. and w. Blythe
SITS. Affected by Orders
To Stretch Mains.
Health Campaign is Pushed
By Council Meeting
Tuesday Night.
To Buy Some New Equip
ment for City Fire
Department.

| Water mains are to be extended
| 900 feet down West BlyJe street he
ginning at Fentress, and 500 feet
down East Washington beginning at
Brewer. This action was taken by
the city council in regular monthly
session at the city hall Tuesday
night, w, T. Warren, Jr, mayor pro
tenn, presiding in the absence of
Mayor Jno. r. Rison, Jr., and all
/ the council members present with
the exception of I. e. Leach, who
is also out of the city
The extending OF these water
mains at an estimated cost Of $6U0
for one. and $3.50 for the other,
will mean untold health protechoa
to the town, as they pass through
two of the most thickly settled negro
sections, commonly termed, BLACK
Bottom and "Buzzard's Roost,
and as they have been badly needed
for some time, and the popular de-
mand for them has been great
The council further approved, Tues
day night the compelling of every
one, who has not formerly done Sd,
10 tap the city sewers.
In every way, the city health
campaign will be pushed, and IN,
council intends, and so expressed it.
self in this meeting to back up the
city health officer in his war on
weeds and insisting upon the general
clean mp program everywhere.
A budget OF $1536.34 as author.
zed by the Board of Public Works
for the month was adopted by the
council. OF the budget on $1,000
approved tor July, only $11s1.7e
was used, The budget above the
running expenses of the city, in
cludes the street repair work.
The mayor and recorder were
authorized by the council to borrow
$1,000 if needed.
Another transaction was the APP
proving by the council of the pur-
chase of some new fire equipment
for the city fire department, 10 in
clude As foot ladder, hose Jacket
roof cutter, cut off nozzle, tips. and
shut OF nozzle; all amounting to
$214.
City Attorney G.. L. Fryer sub
mitted the council the report OF the
proceedings at Nashville against the
Cumberland Telephone Company in
their plea Tor higher rate in the
state. the council having approp-
rated 500 for the purpose of oppos-
Ing the increased rates. -
Prof. NJ. NJ. Phillips appeared be-
fore the council in the interest Of
the city schools, and X. l.. Dunlap
presented the council the claims of
the NobleOverbey Company for a
tax refund, which was granted.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12
SCAIDED BY HOT COFFEE.

Annette Work, eight months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, Ira Work
of Whitlock, died Tuesday morning
from burns. A coffee pot of boiling
coffee turned over on her Monday
while she was sitting near the
stove and she started to fall on the
stove, when her mother grabbed at
her, upsetting the coffee pot She
was the only child.
Funeral services We're conducted
at Whitlock Tuesday afternoon.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12
LIBRARY GETS 30 VOLUMES.

gift to the city library this
week made by Mrs. Howard, N. Pop
lar street, consisted of thirty vol
umes, all good literature. They were /:
Works of Bulwer Lytton in nino
volumes, History of the World, in
two volumes, Nineteenth Century
and After in two volumes, Shake.
speare's Complete Works in one
volume, War Songs and Poems, Mas
terpieces of English Literature
Daughters of America, Beautifu
Story of Golden Gems, Dante's In
fernc, Bible Gallery, illustrated by
Gustave Dore, Emmersons Essays.
Life and Public Service of Grover
Cleveland, Byron's Poems, Smiths
History Of Rome, Primer of English
Literature, Shandon Bells by VIM
Black, Longfellows Poems and Hero
and Hero Worship by Carlisle.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-12
DEPUTY SHERIFF. DIES.

Willis Il. Ethridge, aged So, who
Tor twelve years was a deputy sheriff
of this county, and prominent citi.
zen, died Saturday morning at his
home in Puryear. Funeral services
We're conducted Sunday by Rev.
Chas. Sweat at Conyersville where
he was buried.
Mr.. Ethridge was a member of the
Christian Church and is survived by
his wife and seven children, three
daughters and tour sons.