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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
COMBINED SERVICES
OF PRESBYTERIANS
HELD IN JANUARY

Reid Memorial United Presbyterian
church and the First Presbyterian
church have announced that their
week of prayer" services will be com
Dlned. The observance is to be held
by Richmond churches during the first
week of January.
On Sunday, Jan. l. the First Pres
byterian church will hold its congre-
gatlonal rally, at which time reports
from the various departments of the
church will be heard. The evening
Vesper services will not be held. A
light luncheon will be served at 6
o'clock so that the members of the
congregation may remain at the
church for the evening without hay
ing TO leave TO go to their homes
Reid church will hold its congrega-
tional dinner on Monday night Work
during the past year will be reviewed,
and necessary arrangements for the
coming year made.
Work to Preach
Both churches will unite on Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day nights for preaching services.
The Rev. w. MCLEAN Work, pastor
of the Reid Memorial church, will
preach at the union services at the
First Presbyterian church on Tuesday
and Thursday nights. Special music
will be furnished by the First Presby-
terrain choir.
The Rev. J. ]. Rae. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. will preach
at the union services of both churches
at the Reid Memorial church on We'd
nesday and Friday nights. At this
time the Reid Memorial church choir
will furnish the music.
Each church will hold its own quar-
terly communion service on Sunday,
Jan. s, with public reception for new
members. After each week night SER
vice held during the week of prayer"
an opportunity will be offered for per-
sons to unite with the church, or meet
the pastors and discuss their religious
experiences.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
at CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT
CLEAR"

Year after year as the quiet, clear
nights of the Christmas season ap-
proach. the spirits of thousands who
have touch of poetry or magma
ton in them are stirred at the con.
temptation of the New Testament
story of the birth of Jesus. What
countless poems have been produced
by writer's, great and small One of
the finest expressions is by an Amer
lean, Edmund H. Sears, Unitarian
minister and poet, who lived in
Massachusetts from 1910 to 1876 IN
December, 184S, he published in i
religious journal the poem beginning
1t Came Upon the Midnight Clear"
He sent it to a brother clergyman,
who fitted it to an old hymn tune.
10 which it still often sung at Wells
ley college. The next year, however,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
Short News of CITY

Eagles to Meet-All Eagles are re-
quested to meet at Z o'clock Tuesday
evening, Dec. 20, to attend the funeral
of Augustus Eggemeyer. Frank Foyer
issued the notice.
Exhibits Are Judged-Miss Stella
Harmon. county domestic science SUI.
pervisor, spent Saturday at Liberty
and Fountain City, judging exhibits of
domestic science work put out by the
pupils of the schools there
Sues for Divorce-Martha Scout
filed suit for divorce against James
F. Scout in circuit court Monday
afternoon, charging failure to provide.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
Miss Hazel Patton Leaves
School Work in Wayne

Miss Hazel Patton, domestic science
teacher in Fountain City, Webster
and Boston schools, left Monday
morning for Terre Haute, where she
is TO marry Charles w. Coffman Mon
day afternoon. Miss Hatton, who
was one of the most popular of the
Wayne county teachers, will put her
training to practical account at Sui
livan, where the couple will make
their home.
Miss Patton is a graduate of Terre
Haute normal, and had taught at
Edinburg and in Sullivan county be-
fore coming here. She had been here
one and a half years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
PUBLIC MAY SEE
new LIGHT PLANT
TURBINE IN ACTION

Plans for an open house" at the city
light plant on the day the new tur-
bine starts work are being formulated
by Supt. ]. P. Dillon and members of
the board of works
The turbine is almost completely in
stalled, and the open house" is ex-
pected to fall about the middle of next
week
Reduction of the penalty for late
ness in finishing construction work on
the Randolph street sewer was allowed
by the board of works Monday. John
F. Hipskind. contractor, will be as
sessed $25 per day penalty should he
fail to complete the work within 80
days from date the contract takes eff
feet. The penalty before had been
set at 500, which was considered ex-
cessive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
Strayer Is Elected Trustee
of Assets of Auto Company

Frank Strayer was unanimously
elected trustee of assets of the for
mer firm of Manlove aud Wilson, au-
tomobile dealers of Richmond and
Cambridge City, at a meeting of the
creditors Of the former firm in the
law offices Of Ray X. Shively
Liabilities against the former firm
are $4,000. according to a trustee of
the old company. Bond was fixed and
flied for the sum of $4,000 by Attor-
ney Strayer Harry C. Sheridan, trus-
tee in bankruptcy for this district, was
also present at this meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
Strangers in Richmond
limited to Xmas Porty

Richmond Get-Together club will
hold special Christmas party for the
strangers in the city in the Reid Me
mortal church lecture room Tuesday
night at 1880 O'Clock. All persons who
attend are asked to bring two pres
ents for the tree which do not exceed
the cost of 25 cents each.
A special program has been ar
ranged by the committee in charge,
and all the strangers in Richmond are
urged to turn out and make the night
one of gay festivities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
Germans Sympathetic,
Says Elmer Johnson

Germans really had sympathetic
feelings during the past war" was the
statement of Elmer S. Johnson. of
Philadelphia, in his talk to the mem
bers of the Ministerial association in
the Y. NJ. c. A. Monday morning.
When the French prisoners were
brought into German towns for lodg-
ing, the German citizens often burst
INTO tears, instead of slurring the pris-
oners. Their actions were more sym.
pathetic than reports indicated by far.
Mr.. Johnson told of the many condi
tons which existed in Germany during
The war and held the attention of the
ministers during his entire talk
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
MARY AGNES ToscHloe

Mary Agnes Toschlog, six years old,
died Sunday. afternoon at 1870 O'Clock
at her home one-half mile east of Cen.
terville from the results of cerebral
meningitis. She was born April 10
1915 in Centre township. She is sur.
vived by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Edward j. Toschlog; two brothers,
Clarence and Howard; one sister.
Ethel Toschlog.. She was a member
of st. Andrews church.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day afternoon at O'Clock and will
be strictly private. Bcrial will be in
st. Andrews cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
High School

Students in the high school are be-
ing urged to donate anything which
Will be of real benefit to the poor and
needy of the city. Clothing, food, toys
and other things are being gladly &C
copied by the authorities in the school.
Noyrrac Girls are selling many
Christmas seals for the relief of tu-
berculosis and they renewed their
drive to sell as many more as possible.
The finance committee of the stu
dent council met in room % at $3.50
o'clock Monday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
ASK TOBACCO MONOPOLY.

CHITA, Dec. 19.-The Chosen Te-
bak, Kaisha, a Japanese corporation.
has offered to guarantee the Far
Eastern Siberian republic an annual
income of 50,000,000 gold rubles in
payment for tobacco monopoly, &
concession to build tobacco factories
in Siberia, and the privilege of es-
tablishing tobacco farms in the Amur
region.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
Learn a Carol a Day


! an American composer, Richard s.
Willis, who had been struck with the
unusual beauty of the poem, wrote an
| original setting for it. This met with
such favor that it is practically the
only one now in general use. 1t, more
over, has, because of its Christmas
spirit appropriately been given the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
Social Service Formally
OPENS New HeodquqTters

were present 10 witness the formal
opening Of the Social Service bureau
headquarters on North Eighth street
Sunday afternoon. Each department
CT the bureau was ably explained to
the visitors. either by some of the ac-
tive workers, or by some of the direc-
tors present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
Music Contest Winners
Urged to Get Awards

Prize winners of the Community
Service music memory contest must
call for their awards at once. p. II.
Slocum, of the Community Service, is
anxious 10 dispose of the prizes as
soon as possible.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
WOMAN SPECTATOR
HURT BY GRID PLAYERS
6By Associated Pres

10Y ASSOCldleQ HTeSSD
MAMA, Fla, Dec. 19.-When a foot
ball player making an end run in a
game here yesterday was tackled on
the side lines, three women were
knocked down, one of them Mrs. C. B.
Colby, of Cocoanut Grove, suffering a
fractured left leg. As the players
dashed down the field the women be-
came wedged in by the crowd and
were unable to get out of the path of
the OncOming PLAYERS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
DR.. William Mckee German
Is Honored BY Hospital

Or. William Mckee German. son Of
Mr. and Mrs ]. w. German, 104 South
Thirteenth street, has been elected
head of the Pathological department
of the new Blodgett Memorial hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan. and will as
sumo his duties about Jan. /. 1922
DR. German and family have been
visiting in Richmond for the past
month and started motoring to De-
troit. Mich, where they will spend the
holidays with Mrs Germans relatives
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
Auto Dealers to Elect
Officers Monday Night

Election of officers will be held at
the annual meeting of the Wayne
County Automotive association Mon
day night at the Arlington hotel. The
program for the association for the
coming year also will be discussed at
this meeting The meeting is called
for $50 o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19

For low. the days are Fastening on,
BY prophets seen of old,
When with the ever circling years
Shall come the time foretold
When the new heav'n and earth shall
own
The Prince of Peace, their King.
And the whole world shall back the
song
Which now the angels sing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
Wife Is Held Following
Finding of Husbands Body
(By Associated Press

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 19.-Dr J. T..
Smith, 4S. prominent local physician,
was found shot dead at his home to-
day. Police announced they are hold
ing Mrs. Smith, wife of the dead man,
for an investigation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
MRS, SARAH WILLIAMSON

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah VIII
hanson will be held by Eden Rebekah
lodge Tuesday afternoon. Any mem
bers that can attend are asked to meet
at Eighth and Main streets at -
o'clock
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
AUGUST EGGEMEYER

Augustus Eggemeyer, SO years old,
died Sunday morning at o'clock.
Heart failure was the cause of death.
he was a member of the First Eng
ilsh Lutheran church, Odd Fellows
lodge and Eagles lodge. He is sur
vived by his wife, two daughters, two
sisters, Mrs. George Haner and Mrs.
Edward Crivel
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
home, l26 South Fourth street. Burial
viii be in Lutheran cemetery. Rev.
Dresser will officiate. Friends NAV
call any time Tuesday afternoon and
evening.
Odd Fellows lodge will hold serv-
ices at the home Tuesday evening at
1:l5 O'Clock. Eagles will also meet.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19
llENE DISHMAN.

Ilene Dishman. 16 years old d,od
Saturday evening at her home. AZ
North seventeenth street She was
Inc daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Dlshman. Death was caused by pneu-
monia, after an illness of three weeks.
She is survived by her parents, one
brother and three sisters.
Private funeral services will be held
morning at 10 O'Clock. from
the home. Burial viii be in Center
Vile cemetery. Friends may call at
any time Monday night.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-03
A County Farm Agent

Jackson, Tennessee.
May 26, 1921.
Mr.. Terry Alternately
Selmer, Tennessee.
Dear Sir ... ....
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-03

Chancellor Ross has been busy
for several days receiving the
congratulations of his legion of
friends throughout this section.
He conducted a clean, high-plane
and manly fight, and won on
merit. The bitter. and unrelent
warfare waged against him for
political reasons, only made the
Chancellor stronger in the esti-
nation Of patriotic people, wheth-
er republicans or democrats. 1t
is now realized that there is ele-
vated to the Federal Bench a typi-
cal American, and profound law
yer, and an able jurist, rather
than a partisan politician.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-03

IN making tnI 10 n0xes oJu,UVv
pounds of nails are employed OGher
large items used In making and pre-
pairing tobacco for sale are tin and
lead foil, paper for bags and cigarette
wrappers, cloth for tobacco bags, la
bells, coupons. etc, involving the print
ing trade extensively.
Then building contractors and manu-
facturcrs of machinery are largely in
terested. Investments in plants and
machinery employed In manufacture
ing tobacco are estimated at $102, 2,000,-
600 Replacement, up-keep and inter-
est On the investment make no small
sum annually.
Aad let realty men note there are
approximately 325, 900 tobacco farms
IN the country. with a total estimated
valuation of $l60,0O0,000. or further in.
terest to real estate men Is the fac
that there are 100000 retail establish
ments selling tobacco, involving a tota
rental and up-keep impossible to est:
mate. besides the large amount Of OF
f'ce space occupied by Administrative,
branches of the general business.
1'he insurance men, too, have theh
share Of the picllings The tobacco
bus ness pays out annually $I0O0,00t
in premiums In the United States.
And there are the railroads who REAP
revenue frorn 2,2iO,00O tons of tobacco
products every year.
AS for the advertising business.
here again II In impossible to form
any estimate Of the enormous annual
outlay.
The prohibition Of tobacco would also
knock good-sized hole In the receipts
of the. United States government.
The internal revenue receipts from
tobacco for the fiscal year 1920 amount
ed TO S395 500, ,3AT44. Customs duties
provided an additional S25,000000 In
round figures. making the total revenue
return TO the government s320000.o00.
influence on Popular Sentiment
II is this interlocking of the tobacco
bus ness with so many other interests
and the vast amount of financial loss
that would be involved in the abolition
of tobacco that is one of the NEST Sc.
rious aspects Of the proposal to pro-
hibit the sale Of tobacco. proposal,
however, which has little support by
public sentiment II the newspaper ed!-
>tors Of the country are correct in their
estimate of that sentiment.
In poll Of the edItors>made recently
by the Tobacco Merchants Association
Of the United States through the Press
Service Company Of New York City,
95 per cent Of the 1917 editors who
replied expressed the opinion that the
people of their communities were op-
posed to any law against tobacco. As
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-03

A town that never has any,
thing in public way is on the
way to the cemetery. Any citi-
zen who will do nothing for his
town is helping to dig the grave.
A man that "cusses" the town
furnishes the coffin. The man
who is so selfish as to have no
time from his business to give af-
fairs is making the shroud. The
man who will not advertise is
driving the hearse. The man who
is always pulling back from any
public enterprise throws bouquets
on the grave. The man who is
SO stingy as to be howling hard
times preached the funeral, sings
the doxology. And thus the town
lies buried from all sorrow and
care. Exchange.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-03

President Harding in address
ing an assemblage gathered in an
old Virginia church last Sunday,
in the church where once the
Father of his Country worship
ped, stated among other things
that America fought to preserve
the rights of the Republic, and
to maintain the civilization in
which we had such a part in max
ing, and in that service we have
rendered tribute not only to that
cause. but also to the highest
ideals of humanity"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-03
Cypress

Mrs. Matte Delaney, of Sal
tillo, Miss, is spending few days
in the home of her son, S. r. De-
laney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Wren. of
luka, are visiting relatives here
this week.
Miss Lessie Blasingame, who
has been very i'll for the past few
weeks. is recovering rapidly.
A. IT. Crocker and daughter,
Miss Clyda, attended the singing
convention at Sulphur Springs
last Sunday, @..
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Blasingame
visited in the home of the latters'
mother, Mrs. Will Tackett, of
near Pocahontas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Houston
are visiting in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. M. N. Wren. >
Misses Arnie B. and Vassie Nc
Alpin, of Selmer. spent the week
in the home of their aunt, Mrs.
Blasingame.
Doc" Blasingame says he likes
this dry weather, for he is never
afraid, to start to Lee Milsteads
now, that he will get wet
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Murphy and
the latter's sister, Miss Zvla Kirk
moved here last week from Cor
inth.
Weddings are as scarce in this
vicinity as rains.
G, L. Blasingame in company
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Delaney
and Mrs. Matte Delaney, motor
ed out to Sulphur Springs last
Sunday to the singing convention.
Miss Martha Deming was well
coined home by a large circle of
friends last week, after having
attended the past session of school
at Selmer.
The new store house of Mr.. ].
NJ. Croker is nearing compile
ton. Everyone is wondering who
will be his clerk.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Kirk spent
last Sunday in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. j. V. Howell.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-03
MANY INDUSTRIES
TIED TO TOBACCO.
Prohibition Of Weed Would Mean
Big Financial Loss to
Allied Trades.
WHO USES THE MATCH?
The Smoker Mainly-Also Responsible
for Spending Hundreds Of Millions
Annually for Licorice, Sugar,
Coal, Cigar Boxes, Tin
Foil, Etc.
BY GARRETT SMITH

"GOt d matchf"
How many times a day ia thar ques-
tion asked in these United Statesa
How many more times is the question
unnecessary because most pockets are
kept well supplied with the useful
little article? Anyhow, inashiuch as 1t
is estimated that there arsa30, ,000, 600
tobacco users In the country, we would
guess that the answer tosthat question
would run into the Mndreds of mil
lnns.
Fofsif it weren't for the smokers In
these dayssof sNetrlc lights how many
matches wouH be used? A pretty
small proporfion\>of the number of
these "sticks of blazes' produced in
the country every year. Abolish to-
bacco and the match business would be
shot to pieces. 42r
But the match business is only one
of dozen or mdfe allied industries
which derive large NeveRtes directly or
indirectly from the 1abacco Wade md
N'uiu suHCi hSufH!a u HutlOudi pio
hibitioh OF tobacco were to 60 into
effect as some of our reformers would
have it. The annual sales Of tobacco
products, based on retail prices, is es-
,imated at Sl,037 100000. OF the cost
Of producing and selling this quantity
Of cigars, cigarettes and other forms
Of the weed. some hundreds Of million
dollars are paid out for other things
than the raw tobacco and labor OF
making 1t up
SOS, ,o0o,o q Year for Boxes
For example, the tobacco trade con-
sumes each year 45,000,00O pounds Of
licorice, 5000O,0O0 pounds of sugar,
both used In navoring tobacco, and
$4,000 tons Of coal. 1t is estimated
that the value Of wooden cigar boxes
used ID s25,O00,000 a year, quite an
item to the lumber business and to
manufacturers Of the boxes,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-03


Thesabove letter speaks for
itself. Why can't McNairy coun-
ty have an agent? We can if the
County Court will say so and
they will say so if they think the
people of the County want one.
The Government will bear most
of the expense. If you are in
terested, speak to the justices of
the peace and ask them to vote
to employ a County Agent.
Yours truly,
TERRY ABERNATHY, Supt.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-03
End District Items

The singing convention at Sui
phur Springs last Sunday was
well attended, and the singing,
well, it seemed to carry you up
close to the Pearly Gates where
we are told the music shall be
made upon harps of gold. What
a blessing it would be if all our
young people would learn to sing
these beautiful songs.
Mr.. Walter Moten and Mrs.
Locke Hooper of the west part
of the district We're married Sat-
urday by ESQ. Goodrum in Sell
mer. Mrs. Hooper was the
widow of the late Wendell Hoop
er, and Mr.. Moten is one of the
old prominent Moten family of
West McNairy. They are both
in prime of life and we wish them
a happy voyage on lifes journey.
Crops of this section are small
on account of not enough mois-
ture.
L. C. Simpson, who is staying
with J. E. Dunaway, Sr., is Wis
iting homefolks in Memphis this
week.
Talk about school consolidation
and no summer schools, we think
it would be best to fix the roads
first so the children could get to
school.
Misses Clara and Martha Cau-
sey spent Saturday night with
Miss Bessie Nichols. and attend.
ed the singing Saturday night
and Sunday.
Uncle" Jim Hunter is very
feeble but is still able to work
about his farm.
Lee McAlpin, a former citizer
of the I'd, now living at Pocahon'
tas, attended the Lodge of F. &
A. M. at Rose Creek recently
Lee was a splendid citizen anc
the I'd regretted very much to
give him up.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-06-03
Bureau OF Information

Bureau OF Information
At Washington.
To the public:
1t is the wish of the President
that, visitors to the seat of Gov
erment shall have every oppor-
tunity to get full information con-
cerning all governmental depart
ments. 1t is especially his desire
that all those who come to Wash
ington to transact business with
any department or bureau of the
Government may quickly be ad-
vised as to the exact location and
means of reaching the particular
department or bureau in which
may be centered the business
which they desire to transact.
For this purpose there has been
established a Bureau of Informa-
ton on the ground floor of the
Post Office Department Building,
located on Pennsylvania Avenue
at Twelfth Street, which is in
charge of competent people who
will definitely answer queries of
this character.
The public is advised of this
arrangement and invited to make
use of the facility.
WILL H. HAYS,
Postmaster General.