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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-06
Here CONE
PLANS FOR A
new PARTY
Workers and Farmers
Propose Union to
Run Nation
ASSOCIATED a Pressl

Indianapolis, Oct. 6.--The Interna-
tional Convention Of United Workers
adopted declaration In favor Of the
creation Of a new political party COM
posed Of organized labor and organiz-
ed farmers. The declaration pointed
to the work of the Non Partisan
League in North Dakota as a desir-
able model but did not endorse the
present Farmer Labor party. The
convention then adjourned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-06
GIRL DAREDEVIL DIES
Miss Madeline Davis Tried Leaping
From Auto to Airplane

Long Branch, N. j., Oct. 5.-WhIe
attempting to make flying leap from
a speeding automobile to an airplane,
late yesterday, Miss Madeline Davis
was so badly injured that she died
from a fracture Of the skull in hos
pital here last night. Her home Is In
Fort Pierce. Fla,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-06
ARBUcKLE'S ARREST TODAY

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. b.-Ar-
rangements have been completed to
arrest Fatty Arbuckle for alleged vio-
lation of the Volstead prohibition
act when he arrives here from Los
Angeles today to answer to man
slaughter charge in connection with
the death Of Miss Virginia Rape,
Robert H. Mccormick, assistant Unit
ed States attorney announced yester-
day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-06
KANSAS CITY MARKETS

fAasoclated Pressl

[Associated PressI
Kansas City, Oct. 5.-Cattle H.
600, steers steady TO 15c higher
most advance on fed grades, prime
yearlings $40, other fed lots $3.50 to
ss.75, most cows $3.50 to s4.25'
GOOD grass heifers $3.50 to SO.
Hogs
Receipts 5000, 15c to 25c higher,
mostly 25c higher, packers and ship
pers $3.50 to $500, top $s.25.
Wheat and Corn
Dec. wheat s1o3as. May s1.oS1s ;
Dec. corn 40Hc, May 46k. 81
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-06
OPEN METHODIST HOSPITAL
TAasociated Proes1

Halina, Oct. 3.-The new Metho-
The board of directors Of the in
stitution has chosen for its name,
"The Asbury Hospital" in honor OF
noted pioneer foreign missionary
and minister.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-06
THREE GET I'm
Belgium, Brazil and Spain IN the
League of Nations
rAaaociated PreSs1
rAssociated Press1

Geneva, Oct. 5.-Three On-per-
manept members of the Council OF the
League Of Nations, Belgium, Brazil
and Spain, were reelected unani-
mously by the assembly on the nrst
ballot.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-06
AAeeAeaAeee . ee%
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

3 = 8 q AA4 ANA4. Ae4sosoo = .
Mrs. G. g. Scuriock entetrained the
members Of the Golden Belt Social
club at her home north Cf town
Thursday afternoon, ! September 20.
The meeting was called TO order by
the president. After tho usual rout-
Inc Of business, plans were made for
a weinnie roast which was held at the
Pike school house October 8. After
q social hour lunch was served by the
hostess assisted by Miss Rhoda For
ney. The meeting adjourned to meet
with Mrs. Mary Stirtz,, October 13.
Guests Of the club were Miss Rhoda
Forney, Abilene, Edith Forney Of Nc
Pherson and Mss Julia Grove Of
Portland, Ore. t
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Bunker were
pleasantly surprised on their 26th
wedding anniversary last Friday
evening by the Riverside club and
their families. A sociable evening
was enjoyed by all. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bunker was presented with a half
dozen silver teaspoons by the club.
A delicious lunch was served by the
club memers. At late hour the
crowd departed for home wishing Mr..
and Mrs. Bunker many more ami
versaries. The visitors from out OF
town were Mr.. Bunker's father and
Mr. and Mrs. Bunker and daughter,
Mrs. Agnes Fleming from Concordia,
and Mrs. Cox from Abilene.
4 & q
A jolly Crowd, members Of the
Golden Belt Social club and their
families gathered at the Pike school
house Monday evening. On the school
ground a large bonfire was made and
at Z O'Clock weinnies were roasted
and buns, pickles and coffee were
served. Games and conversation
completed the evenings entertain
ment.\ The weinnie roast was the
first social function Of the fall and
winter season but a number Of social
events are planned promising a good
time for each member.
& & e
Huffman-DeWitt
Miss Anna e. Huffman and Mr..
Chas. e. Dewitt, both Of Hutchinson,
were married here Tuesday after
noon by Judge w. s. Anderson.
A&&
Entertain Marion
An enjoyable evening was spent at
the Evangelical church Tuesday even
ing. when about forty Of the Marion
Evangelical Sunday school came to
pay their debt which they owed the
Abilene school on account of losing
the contest during June, July and
August. They paid this by giving an
evenings entertainment in the
church auditorium. The first part of
the evening was spent getting ac-
auainted. AS surprise to them, the
Evans at Abilene gave them a din
ner in the basement Of the church.
Each family brought well filled bas-
kets Of good eats which were enjoyed
by about 18O people. Ffndlay Il
Kessinger donated Golden Wedding
coffee. After the dinner the Marion
school gave a very interesting pro-
gram which consisted Of selections
by their mems sglee club, solo by
Miss Mary Miesse, reading by Mrs.
Jones, selections by the mems quar-
tette and q solo by J. Fl. Siebert.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-06

Those who have complained Of the
ingratitude Of the people to whom
they have given things, should try
giving compliments.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-06
CAN'T RAISE
LUMBER RATE
FROM COAST
Wanted to Increase /
Is Per Cent from
the. Pacific
rAssociatsd Pressl

Washington, Oct. 6.-Railroad pro-
posals to increase trans, continental
freight rates on lumber from Oregon,
Idaho, Utah and Washington to Ell
Paso, Texas, by 25 per cent was held
not just in decision rendered by the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-06

If woman didn't occasionally go
wrong, the good ones would be so
proud that there would be no living
with them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-06
SWING IN CRASH
Eight Children Injured on Fair
Grounds
rA.aoclstaA ppAaaI

Brockton, Mass, Oct. 5.-Eight
children were seriously injured when
a flying swim gdevice at the state
fair grounds gave way and crashed
info n crowd of little folks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-06
WANDERER WAS HUNG
Chicago Wife Murderer Gets Just
Deserts
ASSOCIATED Press1

Chicago. Sept. 30.-Singing a
popular song, Carl wanderer, con-
victed Of the murder Of his wife,
her unborn babe and a ragged
stranger. whom he hired to stage a
fake holdup, was hanged at the
county Jail at 7:19 this morning.
wanderer walked to the gallows
with a firm step.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-06
HIS LAWYER QUITS
Fatty's Chief Counsel Leaves the
Case
TAssoc,afed a Press

San Francisco, Oct. 5.-The with
drawal of Frank DOminguez as chief
counsel for FATTY" Arbuckle was
announced today.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-10-06
GERMANY SIGNS TREATY

TAss0clated PFessT
Berlin, Sept. 30.-The reichstag
passed the bill ratifying the peace
treaty with the United States today.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-11-04
Paris Viii Have
Big NeuU Store On
East Washington

Paris more recent attraction as a
business center is to be augmented
with the location here of big hard
ware store TO be operated by the
Crawford -Gatlin Interests which are
now conducting general merchandise
stores at various points in the coun'
ty, with very large establishment
at Puryear
They will establish the hardware
store in Paris about the first of the
year. and will occupy the Gatlin
building on e. Washington street,
which, although a practically new
building, is to be -remodeled to suit
the exact requirements in the way of
a large continuous show-window, COM
modious entrance, etc. The building
to be used is now occupied by the
White Way Barber shop and Wood,
ards garage with 40-foot frontage
on Washington street. The garage
will be moved to a location on
Brewer street, and the barber shop
has net yet found a location. Con-
tractors will begin work about De-
cember 1st. Chas. G. Abernathy, now
travelling for the Simmons Hardware
Company, will be the manager of the
new store.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-11-04
City Completing
Fill To Protect
School Children

In order to better protect the stu
dents attending Atkins-Porter school
in going to and coming from school,
by avoiding walking in the narrow
streetway across the fill on Walnut
street near the school building, grad
ing contractors are hauling in dirt
now to complete the fill
The fill will thus be made the
standard width of the street, and q
sidewalk with banister protection is
to be built on either side The pro,
lection thus afforded is costing the
city some $500 and is money well
spent The sidewalks will not, how
ever, be constructed until after the
winter, so as to permit the new
fill osettle. However, a eindel
or gravel pathway will be constructed
for use this winter, TO keep the
students out OF the street. H, "
Somerville was the low bidder on the
filling contract.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-11-04
PHONE COMP PANY IS
SEEKING LOCATION
Other Tenants of johnson Building
On Second Floor Ordered
To Evacuate.

On or before January LIST the
Cumberland Telephone Company will
have to vacate it's offices and ex-
change quarters in the Johnson build
ing at the corner of Washington
and Market streets, as will the other
tenants on the same floor of this
building, according to notice that
has been served under the leases
and contracts.
The telephone company is looking
for suitable location with a prob
ability that they will occupy the
building now used by the American-
French Perfume Company on E.
Washington street. A corps of tele-
phone company officials and engi-
neers were in the city the past week
looking over the ground; it is authori-
tatively stated that they do not
wish to construct a building of their
own at this time, and desire to rent.
OF the available office quarters the
Washington street building suited
the members of the visiting party
the better, and their recommends
tons accordingly were sent to head
quarters,
The vacating of the upper floor
of the johnson building is in further
ance of the report recently circulated
and referred to accordingly in The
Partisan, that this building is to be
remodeled and new show-fronts in
stalled, beginning at the Ezell &
Grass stand and continuing up to the
corner, 1t Is also contemplated to
arrange the second floor for ladies'
ready-to-wear store.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-11-04
FURNITURE COMPANY WILL
NOT HAVE TO MOVE OUT

The Cooper Furniture Company
will he aole to, continue enjoying its
present location on S. Market street,
1t is announced this week. The A.
NJ. Leach & Son store, when moved
from the present quarters on the
west side OF the square. will occupy
the store building now used by the
Army Store, carrying their immense
line of buggies. wagons, ETC., except
those on the show floors, in their
big warehouse on Brewer street
The Leach business viii vacate the
west side stand some time before
the first of the year, when the new
Wigs mems store will open for busi-
ness, as previously announced in
these columns.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-11-04
RECOGNITION OF
WOMEN OF PARIS
BY CONVENTION
Mrs. A. E. Rison and Mrs.
G. w. McGehee Re-
ceive Appointments.
Congress of State Mothers
and Teachers Express
Appreciation.
Eleventh Session Will Be
Held Next Year At
Johnson City.

With abundant expressions of APP
preciative praise for the hospitality
of Paris and their cordial reception
here, the one-hundred and forty-four
delegates who attended the tenth an
nual session of the Tennessee Con
gress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher
Associations at the Methodist Church
here four days last week, departed
for their separate homes on late
trains Saturday afternoon--the final
session closing Saturday noon. All
congress visitors were liberal in their
acclaim of the royal treatment ac-
corded the delegates in Paris and
many declared the meeting here to
have been one of the most success
full and enjoyable of the ten annual
gatherings
Prominent among the closing pro-
gram events were the election of
state officers the selection of John
son City Tor the 1922 annual con.
gress which MorristoWn and Dayton
also invited.
Paris was honored by the naming
of TWO local matrons for state of
fices-Mrs. A. e. Rison was made
vice president of the association for
the state at large, and Mrs C, W,
McGehee vice president Tor West
Tennessee Both Mrs. Rison and
Mrs. McGehee are prominently iden-
titled with Parent-Teacher work here.
Mrs. Rison, as chairman of conven-
ton arrangement committee, capably
engineered many important details of
the delegates entertainment; she
served for three years as the effic-
lent president of the Paris Parent
Teacher Association. Mrs. G. w.
McGehee has been the local vice
president for number of years and
has accomplished much fruitful and
admirable Parent-Teacher committee
work
Mrs. Eugene Crutcher of Nashville,
who has been the state president
since 1913 was reelected for the
first office, which she so inspiringly
and ably fills. The presentation to
her here of a pearl bar pin from
the Davidson County delegation was
an acknowledgment of the love
CONTINUED on page three,)
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-11-04
Frank Bryant Is President
And Chas. Hastings Is
Secretary.
79 Progressive Citizens In
Mass Meeting Sign Up
Membership.
Next Meeting Announced
For Tuesday Evening
7::30 Court House.

Paris is to have a general medium
for threshing out it's business and
professional details, thus filling a
long-felt want and much needed
avenue to business attainment. Paris
is to have chamber of commerce.
1t materialized Tuesday evening at
the court house when the county
court room was filled to overflow
ing with business and professional
men, eager to see Paris go forward,
now that it has a real chance.
Seventy-nine is the initial member
ship as signed up at the Tuesday
evening gathering-all individual
signatures.
II. V. Somerville announced the
opening of the meeting Tuesday
night and stated the purpose of the
assembly. Frank Bryant was made
temporary chairman and Charlie Will.
liams made secretary A motion
to create a chamber of commerce
was offered, second readily obtain.
ed, and the wheels of commerce We're
started. The question being before
the house there was much discussion
OF the benefits Fred Bryant, law
yer, made spell for permanent
organization; ]. L. Holland had a
CONTINUED on page ten.)
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-11-04
Subtractions From Finance
Of Bank Covered a
3-Year Time.
Lasater Now In Memphis In
Business; To Answer
Grand Jury.
Directors Made Good the
Amount From Their
Own Resources.

Following meeting of the board
OF directors at the Commercial Bank
yesterday, Wednesday afternoon, it
was announced that the directors
had made good the deficiency in the
accounts of the bank, and that the
shortage of S. Barton Lasater, former.
chief bookkeeper, according to the
final summing up of the report of
the auditors, was $164,328.49.
The directors meeting was attend
ed by ]. c. Porter, president; w. +.
Balch, cashier, and the following
directors: w. C, Johnson, Joel M.
Porter, j. K. Currier, Jr., d. ID.
Dumas, w r. Lasater, and e. w.
Grove. DR.. Grove, who has long
been connected with the bank, and
was a depositor there shortly after
he came to this city originally in
1874 just three years before the
bank was organized, came here from
st. Louis especially to attend the
meeting, in the final balancing and
reorganization of the banks finan-
cial status.
From the time that the shortage
in the accounts of Mr. Lasater was
scovered-Thursday August 11th---
there has been no doubt in the minds
of the general public and patrons
of the bank as to the final outcome,
and perpetuation of the bank undis-
turbed, and the financial statement
of the institution as published in this
issue of The Partisan, together with
the statement made and published
appended hereto as signed by the
directors, only tends to stabilize the
confidence that has been placed in
the bank and its official personnel
Although the shortage the morning
following it's discovery was reported
at from $4,000 to $250,000, the
business Of the bank went on as if
nothing had happened, and the very.
few depositors who withdrew their
funds, soon realized the strength and
ability of the bank, and reinstated
them.
The statement as published today
shows the Commercial Bank has re-
sources of 500, ,592.21, figure that
was exceeded only one time pre-
viously, and that was when the
country generally was flooded with
money, when it topped over the
million dollar mark. According to-
the October 31st statement, the
banks deposits aggregate $674, ,339.43,
which is an increase over the pre-
vious statement rendered on June
30th, which showed the deposits
$609, 9,562.29.
There is included in the new
statement an item of $4,000 as real
estate, representing the home place
and other property turned over to
the bank by Mr.. Lasater, whose total
assets assigned to the bank the day
following the discovery of his short
age aggregated some $4,000 with
some additional personally yet to be
turned into cash, and the payment
of his $4,000 surety bond yet to be
made to the bank. Mr.. Lasater trans
GContinnad IN napa taD
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-11-04
QUIET PREVAILING
In RAIL MEN RANK

All is quiet on the Patomac, soto
speak, as an aftermath OF the settling
of the proposed strike on the rail
roads of the country, and the men
are all back on the job the same
as If nothing had happened, and
the subject is rarely being discussed
now.
Executive officers of the five trans
portation brotherhoods late Thursday
night recalled the order for walk
out of train service employees which
was set for Sunday morning, Oc-
tober 80.
This action followed a conference
between Ben. w. Hooper vice chair
man of the Railroad Labor Board
and the representatives of the five
transportation organizations at which
the brotherhood leaders were given
assurances that wage reductions pro
posed by railroad executives would
not be considered by the board until
all disputes concerning working rules
and other issues before the board
had been finally determined.
This means that there will be nc
change In existing wage schedules
until next July, at the earliest
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-11-04
Methodist Conference Will
Meet In Mckenzie On
Wednesday Next.
Many Delegates and Lay
men To Attend From
Here And County.
Pastor Appointments viii
Be Announced Week
From Sunday,

Rev. e. B. Ramsey of Humboldt
will preach the opening sermon of
the eighty-second annual conference
of the Methodist Church, South, for
which Mckenzie is making elaborate
entertainment preparations to be con.
ference hostess next week, when the
pastors and church officers of the
Memphis district will gather in
yearly session.
Mckenzie hospitality is preparing
for at least four hundred visitors,
and all who attend will be cordially
accommodated. Rev. w. c. Waters,
Rev, ]. M. Pickens, Rev. p. w.
Maxedon, and a number of laymen
from the First and West End Meth
odist Churches here will attend. The
Paris district, of which Rev. Pickens
is the beloved presiding elder will
be represented by ]. G. Glasgow and
Mrs. c. l.. Whitnell of Murray, j. E.
Robbins, Mckenzie, S. L. Barger OF
Atwood, C. w. Clark, Gleason, d. e
Booker, Hardin, KY, John Richard
son, Springville. There are no dele
gates from the Paris churches, but
a large number of the members will
attend the entire six days, or several
of them.
The Memphis Conference com
posed of all Tennessee and Kentucky
west of the Tennessee river, will be
presided over by Bishop James
Atkins of North Carolina, who usually
breaches the conference sermon on
Sunday morning, when the confer
ence bishops are ordained.
Conference reports will be made
from the Paris district and the two
Paris churches. The Paris district
comprises a total of sc churches
20 preachers, 10000 members, 1000
Sunday school pupils.
Pastor appointments for next year
will be read at the conference Sun
day evening.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-11-04
PATRON DAY AT
GROVE HIGH TO
Be HAPPY EVENT
Co-Holiday Is Declared BY
Prof. Bayer And His
Teacher Staff.
Patrons and Friends Grove
School Invited To
Take Charge.
Excellent Program AS Ar
ranged Begins $50;
Lunch At Noon.

Friday is to be Patron Day al
Grove High School The old hill
which is jeelously retaining its
autumn splendor, that the back
ground of forest trees formed, is
making brilliant preparations to en-.
tertain the parents of Grove students,
the alumni, patrons and friends OF
the school, who are invited to spend
that day with the high school boys
and girls, and a happy co-holiday
of pupils and parents is anticipated.
The days events will include a
literary program in the morning,
also speeches from several of the
grownups, luncheon at noon served
ny the Grove School Domestic Sci
ence department and a basketball
and football game in the afternoon
between Grove teams and Benton,
KY, teams. A closer interest of
pupils, parents. and teachers is the
objective of the occasion. A special
invitation is extended county patrons
of Grove School to be present as II
is forcibly recognized that Grove Is
a county institution. and 1t belong
to Henry County and not only Paris.
Beginning at nine-thirty, the Haniil-
ton-Browning Literary Society will
give the following literary program
Essay, Wesley Johnson; piano solo,
Patye Sensing; debate, Resolved,
That Grove School Needs a Gymna-
SUM More Than She Does Library
affirmative, Mildred Parkhill, Ruby
Miller; negative, Howard Dumas,
William Clark; reading, Lorene Mar
tin; song, Tennessee" school.
Talks will be made by number
of the school patrons, Mrs. c, w,
McGehee, Mrs. r. L. Howard, Supt,
Joe Routon, T. II, Hogan, ]. l.. Hol-
land, j. w. Odom. The basketball
game between the girls of Grove
School and Benton, KY, will be
followed by football game between
the Grove eleven and the Benton,
KY, boys
Prof. j. II. Bayer of Grove School
is anxious that a large number of
parents accept the schools invitation
Tor Friday, and avail themselves of
this pleasant opportunity to mingle
with their boys and girls in actual
school activities.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-11-04
WILL DEMONSTRATE
FORDSON TRACTORS

1t is announced by the Henry
County Automobile Company that on
November 1uth at ten o'clock In the
morning at Eriestley Jernigan's farm
one mile west of Paris, there will be
a demonstration OF belt power ma
chinery used With Fordson tractors.
There will be pm hand for the oc-
casion a representative of the diff
ferent manufactures who will be
able to- point out the value OF this
machinery, such as hay bailers, en-
silage cutters. cutoff saws, mower
attachments. etc.
There Is some valuable informa-
ton to be had at this meeting for
those who will attend, and the
demonstration is absolutely free, be-
Ing In the nature OF an advertise
ment of the efficiency and use Of
the low-priced tractor. A general
invitation is extended to everyone,
says Mr.. Williams Of the auto COM
pany.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-11-04
KOYLAND HOSPITAL
in new QUARTERS

This week finds the Hoyland Hos
pital in its new building on N.
Brewer street with Mrs. Ada Kirk.
patrick, registered nurse. in charge
The transfer of the equipment and
the installation of the new parapher.
MALTA was made with the least incon-
venience to patients. The new build
ing is commodious and affords sui
ficient quarters for the operation OF
a first-class hospital. 1t is equipped
with steam heat, and there is special
electric lighting effects arranged. y