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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-09-22
PROUD OF HIS
FIENDISH ACTS
Boasts of Skill in Carving
Up Victims as He Tells
Revolving Stork

/
Berlin, Sept 20 How shoulo
| know how many fines l bea
her2 Why don't you count the
wounds they'll show
At Berlin's main morgue. with
the body ofhis latest victim spread
before him on slab, Butcher"
Karl Grossman, confessed SLAYER
Of twenty girls whsse corpses he
dissected for yea steak" and
"sausages," which he sold to the
poor in darkest Berlin. thus sneer-
ingly respondedto to queries from
detectives and psvchopathie ex-
pefts surrounding him.
Even now that heshas confessed
the fend feels no The slightest
pangs Of remorse nor does he
fear conviction as punishment
at the trial which Il drawing near.
They made him sieinonstrate up.
on the bruised and battered body
of Freda Schubert how he tied
her hand and foot the bed posts.
He did it CALMLY ainstakingly,
with apparent prid insliis handi-
work, Indeed. i rs his vanity
as an expert, i super fend
that nade-llim final confess after
weeks of suAen sil,s-
The police would pee together
shreds Of evidence and tell him
how he did it. lie would sud
denly interrupt them and, almost
Indignantly, declare that he was
not that kind of an amateur !"
Thus, bit by bit they got the
whole gruesome story out Of him,
Freda Schubert, his last victim, !
was just slated for the slaughter
bench in his dingy room on the
fourth floor of tenant house near
The Silesian station. when the
police caught Grossman in the
l6t. He had bound, gagged and
her to death.
Grossman is an emaciated little
nan of over Sixty. He is literally
II rags. Several toes protrude
rom his torn. bloodstained shoes. !
lis appearance strikes one as
,rotesque when one recalls the {
estimony of many witnesses that 2
Ie had the reputation of a sport I
especially among the women of =
he street, from whose ranks he 5
ecruited most of his victims. f
hat fame" he derived from the
act that he always carried re-
pectable bundle of bills and they
ooked good to the half starved
enizens of the underworld who
aw in this queer old man an
angel" !" and followed him to his
en-, whence few ever reappeared !,
live. p
Butcher" Grossman' Stock in ).
ade with women was that he /,
eeded housekeeper. Some of !
lem worked for him in that ca 3,
acity for months before he put :
lem to death, though his stories {
low he put them through course .
tortures from the moment he :,
osed the door of his den. Girls ),
I'd women have come forward :,
response to police appeals and :,
Id of living such life OF agony -
for the money they thought was r
it until by some ruse they
capped the final act.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-09-22
CHURCH NOTES

BENTON.
Sunday School 10 III. Prof.
]. L. Brewer, Supt.
Preaching End and 4th Sundays
at / a. M. and 7 p. m.
Epworth League each Sunday
evening at 6:30. r. w. McClary
President.
PRAYER meeting and Bible study
Wednesday evening 6: 80.
Choir practice Friday evening at
7 o'clock.
CHESTUA.
Preaching First Sunday, IL a.
m Sunday School, 10 a. m. J.
KinSer, Supt.
MT. HERMON.
Preaching Third Sunday, IL. a.
m. Sunday School, 2 p. III, Jesse
Fullbrigft, Supt,
OCoEE.
Preaching 1st Sunday, 2:30.
]. M. Walker, Pastor
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-09-22

want to say few words to tn,
farmer about his home newspaper
Maybe it is not all you think j
should be If so. does it eve
occur to you that if it does no
come up to your ideas OF what /
should be that you may be, in {
measure. responsible for its short
comings
The home newspaper is de-
pend .nt upon the home people
for its support. If h e h m e
people do not properly support it,
naturally it cannot be what it
could be if it were we'll supported
by the community.
Your home paper can be worth
more to you if YOU support it lib
orally than any other like invest
ment that YOU can make. | see
nearly all the papers in the State
and | find that without exception
everyone of them, even where
they do not have the liberal back
ing of their CO nmunities, is Stand
ing up for its home section.
You depend upon your home
paper for the local news. You
expect it to mention your coming
and goi lg, the visits of your
friends, sickness or death. wedd
ings and births. When any new
movements started for the com
muaity, YOU expect the paper to
boost it. You expect much of
your home paper. and | want you
to compare what you contribute
toward its support with what you
expect of it. You must realize
that from no source do you got SO
much for your manev.
You can help your paper serve
your community better by CO -op-
Grating with it, giving it news that
it would otherwise be hard for it
to secure. | speak from eXper-
ienee. for | published a weehly
newspaper for many years, and /
know what they have to contend
with.
The newspaper is always awake
to the things that are worth while
to its section. 1t gives freely of
its space to suggestions for better
agricultural methods, bitter live
stock, etc, and publishes the
of the corn clubs, pig
clubs, the tomato clubs and other
orgaizations, and is always glad
to feature the picnics, Institutes i
and social gatherings of farmers !
and their families. 1t is always |
active for better schools, better /
ch Irches and better roads. {
1t is the fault of the people {
themselves if they cannot pick up S
their home paper and get all the c
news Of the community and of the
If you have a communi- +
y or county fair it is your home .e
paper that plays it up and records n
your progress as evidenced by y
he exhibits and the premiums n
awarded p
We get benefit from any moye- "
nent, society or organization in "a
proportion to the interest we man a
fest in it. Your interest in and
upport of your home paper will ID
Ilways bring you satisfactory re- c
urns. While local pride ought to a
,rompt you to support your pap p
r, it should not be overlooked y
hat your own prosperity and the h
prosperity Of your community can p
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-09-22

A good business man advertises
his business. How about YOUr
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-09-22

Do your advertising in these
columns.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-09-22
Let Us Print Your
Sale Bills

When It comes to neat
and effective printing
Of any Kind we will
guarantee to give you
satisfaction.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-09-22
The Home Newspaper
BY 7. F. Peck

Commissioned of Agriculture
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-06
BIG FIGHT OVER
IMMIGRATION COMES
Ellis Island Official Says
Problem is One of Most
Vital Before Nation
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
IsrAFF CORRESPONDENT 1. n. SERVICE

E$TAFF CORRESPONDENT l. n. SERNfCEI
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-From this
depths Of its war misery all Europe
IS looking with longing eyes 20 Amer
lca and the hordes Of people who want
to come are practically unlimited as
TO number. IL was declared before the
senate conmittee on imrnfGrations to-
Gay by Frederick A. wallis. commits
sAener in charge OF Ellis Island. These
reinions OF people seeking entrance to
America present to the nation the
nest serious and vital problem now
before It. Wallis said.
tn lusty opposition that has
sprung up against the proposa to bar
Immigration for a year is having one
effect al ieast-it is so strong the
Il is keeping down the bars from day
10 day while thousands or immigrants
from chactie Europe pour hrousn the
safes Of America al Ellis Island
So strong is the opposition offered
the proposed legislation that it be-
came apparent today Il Will be some
TIME before congress acts to stem the
Food. II, indeed, It acts a. all
congressman from the populous in
dustrial centers are massed against
the Johnson restriction bill. which has
passed the house and is now being
considered by the senate immigration
COMMITTEES, Representatives OF organ
izations from the southwest also are
protesting that the johnson bill VIII
cut OF the flow OF Mexican labor
necessary to keep mines and ranch
tns going. Both Of these considerable
forces are reinforced By representa-
ives Of practically every foreign so
oiety in the United States.
The Yale expositor., 1921-04-07

Morris C. Rice was in Detroit
last week on business.
Mary Mullaney, of Detroit, is
visiting with relatives and friends
in Yale and vicinity.
Earl Barrett, of Exeter. N. H.,
where he teaches languages in
the schools visited his grandmoth-
er, Mrs. A. j. Harnden this week.
Remember the Community Choir
us rehearsal at the High school on
Thursday evening. Would you like
to sing g? Here is an opportunity
to get some first-rate instruction
absolutely free.
A number of improvements are
being put on the handsome farm
home of Harvey Hydorn, on the
hill north, one of which is a large
porch on the front of the house,
which shows up to advantage.
There are great many changes
being made to residences and bus
mess places about the city this
spring. The lawns and back yards
are being raked and the rubbish
that has gathered during the win
ter rem we'd.
Yale friends have received the
pleasing notice that a baby girl,
weight 812 pounds, came to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Say
les, in Wayne, on March 31st,
1921. The best of good wishes to
little Dorothy.
Last week vehicles drawn by
horses were used by the farmers
coming in to Yale to do their
trading, the roads being impas-
ible for autos. This week the roads
are getting in fine shape and the
autos are all out.
Will Stewart, of Fremont town
ship made the EXpositor office a
pleasant call Monday evening.
Will has been laid up nearly all
winter with typhoid fever, but is
now gaining in strength and feel
ing much better.
Harry Dudley was at Port HUI
ron last Saturday where he pass
cd examination for assistant ma
rine engineer and expects a call
any moment, as he has secured a
position on one of the lake steam
ers for this season.
Bert r. Freeman, who resigned
from the position as highway en-
gineer for Sanilac county, has &C.
copied position with the State
Highway Department and is now
doing responsible work in this
section for the state department
Peck Times.
Mrs. Lew Armstrong, Mrs. Chas.
Cook and Mrs. Fred McElroy, of
Detroit, were here last week to
see the formers mother. Mrs.
Anne Cavanagh, who has been
quite i'll lately. Mrs. Cavanagh is
SO years of age and has been in
splendid good health until lately
Mike Salerno on tuesday pur-
chased the James Rolls property,
next door to the postoffice and will
take possession of it in thirty
days. Edighocer Bros, who now
occupy the building as a shoe
store, are looking for suitable
location in which to move their
stock.
Hiram G.. Holcomb, who has not
been in the best of health the past
winter, was taken suddenly worse
last week. A trained nurse has
been secured and every care anC
attention is given him to bring
him back to his usual good health
His trouble is sugar diabetes
Friends hope to hear of his recov'
cry soon.
The Yale expositor., 1921-04-07

Ed Edighoffer was in Detroit
this week on business.
j. |. Rosenthal is building a
double garage at the rear OF his
store building.
Thos. Johnston is building an
addition to his garage at the real
of his Mechanic street lot.
Parsons, the Eye Man has an
ad in this issue of the Expositor.
He will be at the Paisley hotel on
Friday April Is.
Saturday last was very busy
day in Yale. A large number of
people were in from the surround
ing country to do their trading.
James Rolls is having the out
side Of his dwelling house on
Mechanic street reprinted. 1t now
looks bright and shiny as new
silver dollar.
The Loyal Women Glass of the
Presbyterian church held their
regular monthly business meeting
at the home of Mrs. l.. Roy Fuller
OH Monday evening.
Brown City Masons enjoyed a
Especial and chicken dinner re-
Gently, and to cap the good time
enough money was raised to
clear the Masonic building of
debt.
Harry VIM is teaming the lum-
Lex and timbers taken from the
Cio blacksmith shop which he will
use in building a barn and out
buildings on his farm north and
east OF Yale.
The finance committee will cali
ON you either Monday or Tuesday.
Make sure of a good celebration
July 9TH and 9Th. Give them a
welcome and the donation that
will insure satisfactory results.
Formal disclosure of the Wills
Sainte Clair car by distributors
automatically released the state
ment that the price of the car has
been set at $4,000 f. o. b. Marys-
vile, Mich. When the car was
first described the statement was
made that it's price would not be
less than $4,000 and not more
than $500. The check on pre-
liminary estimates, made after
production routine was establish
ed, indicated the upper limit.
The car is sold fully equipped, in
Guiding five tires.
Angus Moran, 80, Of Goodells,
is at Port Huron hospital in a
critical condition as the result OF
being struck by the plunger of a
hay press at his farm south OF
that place Thursday afternoon.
The injury which at first appeared
slight, showed under X-ray exam
ination to be serious, an I he was
hurried to Port HurCn where al
cation was performed FrIGal
night. 1t was found that his skull
had been fractured and that pres.
sure was so great as to threaten
his life. Mr.. Moran is well
known farmer.
Daily picayune., 1921-04-02
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Daily picayune., 1921-04-02

education has been directed towards fostering belief in themselves. and trust ln their fellow countrymen, and
 towards keepin alive their love for their Fatherland II i> not too much to say that but for discovery the po
 tency of school power. Denmark would not today he an independent na,en.
 Is net the rise of political and indus. trial Germany before the World War also q great triumph in favor ot eaa- casions One of the common places ot educational history k the rise of fruS. sia after the crushing defeat of Jena ila iSGNa. when. te all outside eyes she was at the point of political and indus trial diSintes ration Yet just at that t.nse her leaders had wisely determined to supply the loss of territory hy n. felleetual efforts" As reg1e rSiS the power af the schools to build m T country politically industrial and oth- erwise. Bismark'S testimony in lSf5 k interesting: If I had not found in onr nation fhe perparatory work of the secondary teachers profession l do net believe thAs my work or the weFk II whsca I have eallShcrateSi. would havs met with such success All the tead ers n the | fferent hranahe> of Ger nssa national fife. political social iaa= da>trist. ps< sthroush the St<seatlarE >elsa.a Stase at least, and therefeTss have high average Of culture aad tra 5nsax Melske described Sedan as , fstfHs waa Ay the SchcolmsSteF= bat RceaG summed t up better perhs1@ when he SA u IT wS> nos the utvsiA- rua.= zg MAS aes gl4e tsesul.su >old'er t3ss 1.s.s. 4s.s uezS3se gun, it was no, .as 6ez man >caoalu,AS;er that wade ghe Ger nAu soldier. eat II w&> the GeTmsn University fhst made the German >9-1g.a, ms <ter
 Thus t k the nS'1ou >.socvvNi> tz->i raat >;rvSsss educational n'atter> gae>-
Daily picayune., 1921-04-02
Italy to the Rescue

Visiting q school Is doubtful pleas ure But the woman had promised to call for friend who is known as a rocky" teacher. She waited until al- mo>t closing time before entering the school. rcd brick. lumpy sort of building. nor specially attractive. II looked as f she had come 100 soon. All eyes soon faenSsasi on her instead ef on 'he huSy little teacher. I'm. word trio Was being explained 10 the children and volunteers Were Skesi to stand and uSa the word in 8 sentence. And no one nat4si expect 10 so home until the wort was fully ex. plaiUed
 Little R. T eoaxesi. Come now. tell me just one iltt.e story with trio in 1t
 Timidly Swarthy itrle Giuseppe raised his hand Ills naturally happy face NaS strained in bf> effort ro help. Then flashed 3 bright smile at the woman and shouted elseerfully:
 "Ig lS nearly trio clock. New York Sun
Daily picayune., 1921-04-02
"NATCHl II. NAME.

County Clerk Algia billiard i>>uest marriage licenS, to I young calousi couple this morning X big long tall yellow bay accompanied the prosp<-,. lFe srs,u after the lice''>e for the patpose af z4.ajLg his bond The datfies had grown up together had playei teSetR- ef all fReir lives, hUt when Aigla asked the name af the man who was brought aloue te sign the bond. the youn- ne. cr,a' tarned 10 his compa anion sat.t >sty> :: Monroe what is ycur natehutl naiae anyhow: done h.n eailin yea MeE- lsz, II ds> time. bul now we ea5 to KIN yo uaIchuu name
Daily picayune., 1921-04-02
Criminal. E.plol, Mentally Deficient.


 psychiatrists have long recognized the tendency among mental deticients towards criminality IL appears that this tendency k now being discovered and exploited by the criminal classes themselves. At a recent meeting of the Societe Clinique de Medicine Men tale, reports the London Lancet Drs. Marcel Briand and Borel presented boy. aged fourteen, who had on two occasions been used as tool of professional thief II iS clear that if this practice Is at all widespread many mentally deficient children with out criminal tendencies in the first place may very soon acquire them These children. incapable oH moral judgment ss they often are. should be specially protected by society. which in defending them will at the same time be protecting it's own interests.
Daily picayune., 1921-04-02
TO BE BOILER INSPECTOR.

T F. Wilson. state labor eommis- >jouer. yesterday announced the reap posntmeut og T. C. Neweemh of North Little Rock as state boiler inspector fer term of two years. While no appro- priatieu WAS made by the recent legi> latuee for the maintenance ef the boiler inspection depa rtment. due 10 the aI- mosf constant fight made on the dt- partment in the House of Representa- fFyeS. NIT. Wilson said that the inSpee- Ion work could be financed out of oth- er department resources for The present
 Gazette.
Daily picayune., 1921-04-02
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

All advertising copy must fe rsAceiv- st the offfcs of The Plesyune not lat CT than 10 s m. of the day en which ss is intended for use, otherwise it will appear In the issue os the following day
 Advertising copy for use ln the week Iy Pscsyune should reaeh thts office rot later than Wednesday morning
 Any erroneous reflection upon .he character. standing ar reputation of any individual. firm CT eorporsti ton sp- res ring in The Fiezyune will ee promptly correctsd If brought te the attention ef the publisher. Statements s,s facts however will aot h~a retrs cted.
Daily picayune., 1921-04-02
FOND HOPES AT RnSSrON.

With everything n reSd.nesS for drilling so hssSsn Monday. the peoal ln and ne&F RtsS>tsa tse. ~hUDeA sA2t he well Sons down k desgiaed Ia fss <ssgxsS> NJ Cox thinks Ss>-Nr- SsrSugASn thinks Sts-My GvAha II thinks S>-Mg Mye-~ thinks Ss>-So wAy roS all os ssS think sa
 The gsatAeaaa ss&naxNi hereln are expcr5esgvd gg well HseH= and are cSp- seae financially ard otherwise "a sink s wyl sss@aerv they aas<as eao~e>e
 TAsy have Sas>eE Rss>>goa- >o le, N> hogs. gsea >ssevNe>>-
Daily picayune., 1921-04-02

County Superintendent
Daily picayune., 1921-04-02
BOYS SMILE WORTH
 Ssa.osla II RY FINDS

kau>a> City. Aprsl IA hay.S lea t8r.s and >mUe are worth S-aatsst- B 5ary 3n C5rcuit court decided here today
 The jury awarued that amount to James Godfrey. 15 years ald. asSin> tl.e Kansas City Power and Light eem- pSny for injuries he veee5ved when he climbed $ tree to gather walnutS anu ne 5a eoatact VT han electric wire- zArFy4nx 2.Ss) volts Tie jeff ae 5.f his tAee was burned. leaving ! Der Ez12 zztsaE SEHE
Daily picayune., 1921-04-02
Hard to Blend

MT. peavish says that although ne would be the last man on eafth u eriticisa any lady of his acquaintance nevertheless he has never met one who could successfully combine the hieh-school giggle with the middle-agee spread.-Dallas News.
Daily picayune., 1921-04-02
N,. What She Meant.

Miss De Vere-Yes, he actuaiiy said TOUT cheeks were like roses.
 Miss Yane (delightedly)-That's lay ing il on pretty thick.
 Miss De Vere-YeS; he renarhea about that, too.
Daily picayune., 1921-04-02

-Enters>a ss s
and-elsSs matter Ian nary & 1921. 2t the psaSt office st f'res ccSr. Arkansas. under The AcE 0f N&rch S. 1STu
Daily picayune., 1921-04-02

It is just as true with regard to indi- v.duals It K my intention, with the help of the teachers of Nevada county and the friends of education to make our coun- try a leader in the state educationally Will you help:
 W u Clark.
 ,.,,trt, S,,,,arf,.Fon.lot,r
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-31
RUQUOR'S
PHONE lOt

Mr.. Warren Mestayer entertained
a number of friends at his home on
Duperier Avenue, with a supper and
card party Thursday night.
The house was decorated in ChFist-
mas and New Year coloHs. The pri-
yes were captured by Miss Sophie
Landry and Mr.. Sidney LaSalle, and
the Consolation by Miss Alma Full
ton. About twenty guests were pres
ent. The delicious supper consisted of
chicken salad and saltines, doves on
toast, green peas, dressing, French
fried potatoes, hot chocolate, cakes
and candies.
Candy Baskets were given as. fay-
OrS.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-31

/ Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. MENDOZA left
Monday for their home in Beaumont
They were Xmas guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Dimarco.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Hall and tive
boys Of Mobile, Alabama, arrived
this week to make their future home
in New Iberia.
Rub-My-Tism, antiseptic and pain
killer, for infected sores, letter,
sprains, neuralgia, rheumatism.
| Mrs. A. Vigas returned Monday to
her home in Lake Charles, having
spent Xmas with her daughter, Mrs
James Grimes.
Mr.. E. G. Robinson left Monday
for his home in Houston. Mrs. Robin
son stayed for few days longer to
visit relatives.
Mrs. Rene Broussard and children
of Beaumont, Texas, arrived last
week to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Bou-
dreauX.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy Babb Of
Lake Charles arrived last Friday,
and is spending the holidays with
their relatives here.
Misses Betty LeNain and Laura
Dugas spent Christmas in Lafayette,
the guests of Miss LeNain's sister,
Mrs. L. Neveu.
Miss Ellie Freeman Is spending
the holidays in New Orleans.
Mrs. Rosemond Leblanc left Fri
day for a visit to relatives in New
Orleans.
Mr.. Carroll Edward Reed, employ
ed in Houston, Texas, with the S. P.
R. R. Shops, was Christmas visi-
tor with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. P. Reed.
Mr.. Clarence Reed visited rela-
tives here this week.
666 cures Malaria, Chills and Few
er, Bilious Fever, Colds and LaGrip-
pc, or money refunded.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Dean and little
daughter, Dorothy, left Monday for
their home in Houston. They spent
Xmas at the home of Mrs. Deans
mother, Mrs. L. Y. Melanson.
Mrs. H. 0. Indest, Mrs. H. T. Ly-
les, Mr.. A. A. Girard, Miss Odette
Gonsoulin, Mrs. R. w. Frame and
little daughter, Winifred, and Miss
Ethel de Armas spent Wednesday
evening in Loreauville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Porter left
Tuesday for Houma where they will
spend the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
DR.. Warren before returning to their
home in Natchitoches. They spent a
few days at the home Of their son,
Supt. Lloyd Porter.