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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11
PARENT
new MEMBERSHIP
Interesting Meeting On Tuesday KS
Augmented With Report OF
40 New Members

A representative gathering of pa
rents and teachers We're present at
the Tuesday afternoon meeting of
the Parent-Teacher Association In
the absence OF Mrs A F. Rison, pres
ident. Mrs Cardwell McGehee, vice.
president, presided.
Business of an interesting nature
was disposed of and good reports
were heard from various committees.
Miss Whites report of the Atkins
Porter lunch room showed all expen-
month of February.
The membership drive brought in
forty new members, which, with the
original membership and the forty
two new ones reported at the last
meeting, brings the total membership
of this active organization to one
hundred and twenty-five people
The latch string of their door is
always out to everyone interested and
new names and faces are welcome
additions Especial credit is due
Miss Margaret Easley of the eighth
grade who, by personal solicitation,
added fifteen new members to the
association.
Field Day preparation will find a
response in every athletic pupils
heart and a committee from the as
sociation consisting of Mrs o K Wom-
ack, chairman; Mesdames C B Nc
Gehee and JOS Weinbaum will aid
the committees from the schools. Mrs
Harry Greer, Misses Clara Carney
Roach, Edith White, Frances Wal
ters, Stella Dunn and Jane Johnson
are preparing for the very best Field
Day yet.
The program was interesting and
thoroughly enjoyed. Little Miss Vir-
ginia Leake, Miss Burchs pupil, gave
a well rendered piano selection and
two of Paris most beloved young
people, Miss Lucille Johnson, and Mr.
Baxter Clark, discussed in two high
ly interesting talks, Does it Pay to
Stay in School?"
AT the next meeting, March 22nd,
Miss Kittie Gordon Jones' pupils will
play, and Mr. w / Dale, president of
the Board of Education, will discuss
Better Salaries for Teachers"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11
WARREN HARDING
SITTING ON LID
Nations New Chief Executive In Full
Charge; Harry Alexander Was
There.

| Into Republican rule, after eight
years of Democratic authority, passed
the government of the United States,
last Friday, when Warren G Harding
| of Ohio, chosen by the people of this
country as chief executive, at the
last November election, took over
the duties of the office and was duly
Iinaugurated president.
Thousands Of people witnessed the
simple Inauguration ceremonies which
took place on stand just above the
east steps of the Capitol at exactly
l1:18 m, March A. On the very
Bible used by George Washington at
his first induction into office, and on
a verse of Scripture extolling the vir-
tue of a humble faith in God, Mr.
Harding plighted his best ability to
the presidency in the same words of
obligation as spoken by Woodrow
Wilson exactly eight years ago.
BY means of huge amplifiers, the
new Presidents voice was carried to
| the ears of the expectant thousands,
many of whom had come many miles
| to attend the Inauguration. His in
lauguration address reaffifmed his
reverence for the traditions of the
fathers, and reiterated his belief that
the supreme task ahead was to bring
the country back to normalcy,
Woodrow Wilson accompanied his
successor to the Capitol and retired
| to his private residence in Washing
| ton where he will endeavor to re-
gain his failing health and will spend
much time in writing.
Harry Alexander, whose brother,
Clark Alexander, is secretary to form
! er Secretary of State Colby, was per-
haps Paris only representative at the
Harding Inauguration.
In writing The Partisan of this
great national spectacle, Mr. Alexander
in part, stated:
shortly after one o'clock today,
March 4, fine looking old gray hair
ed gentleman walked down the steps
of the east front of the Capitol build
ing and stood underneath huge am
plifier which was only recently erect
Gu luSISs WIliie iilc ~ - NldIlItG
played Beautiful Ohio Chief Jus.
tice White administered the oath of
office, and w G Harding of Marion,
Ohio, became President of the United
States
President Harding first brushed pol
itics aside. Then he hit a blow at
the League of Nations. Then follow
ed a brief discussion of industrial
and domestic strife, American ideals,
message of thanks to the soldiers
who took an active part in the Euro
pean War, religion-and his pledge
to the American people. Thus--W
G Harding of Marion, Ohio, 100 per-
cent human being who had no desire
to run a one man show today, nor
to act the matinee idol--completed
his inaugural address,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11
TOBACCO PRICE
HOLDS UP WELL
Bad Roads Retard Movement TIC
Prizing Plants, But Buyers
Very Active.
(By w B Kennedy

The movement of tobacco has been
rather light again this week This
is due mainly to the soft condition
of tobacco and bad roads Most
farmers are hanging their tobacco
and as we have good drying season
no doubt we will see a heavy move
ment when we have another good
handling season.
Prices have been little stronger
on common and medium grades,
which make up the greater part of
the sales. Quite a sprinkle of me-
dium and good leaf has shown up in
the offerings and a fair percent of
this stock has sold at 20 to 80
cents, but the percentage oil tobacco
going above zoe. is very small. There
is quite good deal of common to
medium leaf selling from IL to IS
cents, but the greater part OF leaf
selling is of the low and common
grades selling at 8 to IL cents.
Lugs have been shade stronger,
especially is this true of the COM
moner grades, but the advance is
only slight. Good lugs are eagerly
sought after, and prices are firm on
them at to 5 cents.
Low prices and bad condition of
tobacco has made business unsatisfac-
tory to both buyers and sellers, and
farmers are beginning to see the i'm
portance of putting their tobacco in
keeping condition and no doubt when
this is done, the prices will be bet.
ter, and the dealers will be better
pleased when they can buy tobacco
III safe condition.
There has been considerable buying
in the country at the barns and
practically all of the important to
bacco dealers have done some buy
ing, but owing to the poor quality
buyers who want good tobacco ex-
perience much difficulty in finding it.
And the greater part of the buying
is oil the common and medium
crops, prices being about the same
as have ruled for the past several
weeks
For the past few days we have had
nice dry March weather and farmers
are making more preparations for the
1921 crop by burning and sowing
plant beds, and the greater part of
the farmers will make an extra eff
fort this year to make good tobacco
The acreage will be greatly reduced,
but no doubt the quality will be
greatly improved.
/ The Association salesman reports
sales of something like 100 hhds
leaf this week at prices ranging from
16 to 20 cents. During the past sew
eral weeks they have disposed OF
coo to 700 hhds Of their holdings
and demands seem to be in&reasing
for old stock
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11
Hold Book Agents
On House Breaking
Charge; Jail Here

Three white men, strangers, are in
the county Jail here charged with
housebreaking and larceny, following
developments in connection with the
theft of two suits of mems clothes
from the home of s p Fitzhugh on
College street, sometime Monday ev-
ening. 1t seems there was a crew of
Y book agents, or subscription solicit
tors in town that evening, 8 of them
men and women. A delegation of
them called on Judge Fitzhugh about
some legal matters, after arriving on
the late l. & N afternoon train. 1t
was about the same time that Judge
Fitzhugh's home was entered on Col
lege street, and neighbors have iden-
titled some of the book agent crew
as the ones who had been warned
there was no one in the Fitzhugh
home and not to go there, but later
saw them leaving through the rear
door
On the same evening one of the
men in the delegation accompanied
by one of the women attempted to
sell necklace to the Murray Drug
& Jewelry Company, claiming it was
worth $3.50. Mr. Murray notified the
police and they were held for inves-
tigation. Nothing tangible was de-
veloped to warrant the officers in
holding them, but they were all warn
ed to leave the city. They went from
here to Murray Tuesday, and when
Judge FitZhugh discovered that his
home had been entered, he arranged
with constable Butler to pursue the
book agents and they were appre-
hended by Butler and returned to
Paris Wednesday, The three men
We're carried before Justice Mobiles,
charged with housebreaking and lar
ceny, and being unable to make the
bond of $1,000 each, were lodged in
Jail. No charge was preferred against
the women, and they are still here
awaiting the outcome of the trial.
which is set for Saturday afternoon
| in the magistrates court.
The men in Jail gave their names
| to the. desk sergeant as Billy Viii
| liams, Fletcher Dobbs, and Fields Z
| Caeyer
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11
Brakeman Joe Smith
Seriously Injured

Joe Smith, age SO, popular l. &s
N brakeman, sustained a peculiar and
perhaps very serious injury at his
home, College street Wednesday af-
ternoon, and is now in the Hoyland
Hospital in a critical condition.
He was splitting wood, when the
axe he was using struck wire
clothes line strung above his head,
cutting it loose. The wire struck him
directly in the eye, pierced the lid,
eyeball penetrated the bone, and
possibly punctured the brain. DR.
George McSwain was summoned and
rendered first aid, and removed MIR
Smiths eye at the Hoyland Wednes-
day night.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11
QUOTA EXCEEDED
In EUROPE FUND
Chairman Jos. Wcinbaum Makes Ex-
cellent Report of $500 Above
Quota Assigned.

Paris and Henry County have con-
tributed literally to the Hoover Feed
ing fund Tor the starving children cf
Europe One thousand and eighty
seven dollars was forwarded to head
quarters this week by Mr. Jos. Vein
baum, Henry County Chairman of the
European Relief. This is considera-
bly, over the county's quota and
speaks well for the charitable citizens
who contributed, as well as for the
efficient work OF Chairman Vein
baum, who was ably assisted in the
work by Mesdames NJ NJ Phillips,
George MeClarin and John p Lasa-
ter.
This $10S7 contributed in amounts
from 25 cents to $25, from the boun-
| ty of Henry County, will help swell
the s33, 100000 fund endeavoring to
provide food for 100000 suffering
children in Poland, Esthonia, Czecho
Slovakia, Latavia, Serbia Russia, Aus
tria, and Germany. Herbert Hoover,
whom President Harding has made
his Secretary of Commerce, is chair
man of the European Relief Council
that has undertaken and is success
fully carrying on this great work.
Ten cents will feed one child one
day. Ten dcilars will keep child
through the winter until the next
harvest across the seas.
1t is gratifying to know that by the
big hearted giving of S10S7. this
county viii help save one hundred
and eight of those pitiful little young
sterss
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11
Methodists To Have
Series OF Socials

To stress a closer church fellowship
and to enable the church members
to come together more often socially,
thus stimulating more. common in
terest in church affairs, the Board of
Stewards of the First Methodist
church, of which T B Fairleigh is
chairman, have arranged social to
be given in the church parlors at
1880 Friday evening, March 11th
" which is to be the first of several
such delightful social affairs.
All members of this church are
cordially invited to attend.
For the evening, a program of
special music has been planned by
Mrs j r Rison. Short talks will be
gwen by various interested members.
Following the program, a delicious
luncheon will be served.
Much interest is being displayed
in this approaching church social,
and all committees are working faith
fully to make the evening a splendid
success. 1t is pre-supposed that all
members of the First Methodist
church, who can, will endeavor to be
| present.
The appended is the musical pro
gram for the evening:
Hymn, by congregation.
Organ solo, Souvenir, Drdla, Miss
VOLTA Rudolph.
Chorus, White Butterflies, Trapp
Ladies of the choir
Voice, selected, Mrs w Wiggs
Violin, Songs Without Words, Men
| delssohn, Mrs NJ A Morris.
Lullaby, Criswell. Mesdames Hen
sler. Rudolph and Miss Krider.
Male Quartet, selected, Messrs Orr
Blakemore, Erwin and Greer.
Voice, selected, Mrs j M Porter.
The Fairy Book. Ware, Mrs w
McSwain.
Reading, selected. Miss Inez Burch
By the waters of the Minnelonka
Treurame, Miss Ruth Looncy
Dream Gypsies, Redman, Ladies
Chorus.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11

AGAIN AT WORK
After Recess State Law Makers Get
Down To 35 Days Additional
Work.

Following q two weeks recess, the
in session at Nashville, and is busy
this week with the routine of legis-
lating. Senator Cooper, and Repre-
sentatives Travis and Weldon, who
spent the recess at home, returned to
Nashville last week to again assume
legislative togas. Chaplain Gray and
Clerk Wilson are other Henry Coun-
tains "back on the job"
An initial act of the Assembly,
was to pass over Governor Taylor's
veto the percent contract interest
bill, in thes senate by 23 to s, and
in the house by 81 TO 26. Senator
Cooper was one of the eight senators
who voted to sustain the governors
veto.
A bill limiting the salaries of coun-
ty officials all court clerks, etc, was
introduced in the senate Tuesday. 1T
Is one of the first ECONOMY bills
of the present assembly, The house
bill subjecting county and city officials
to garnishment laws also passed the
senate on Wednesday.
Senator Cooper and Mr. Weldon
were each instrumental in introducing
into the senate and house forestry
bills, on Wednesday,
Mr. Weldon introduced two new
bills into the house, that have passed
first reading: To authorize funding
board to issue registered bonds in
lieu of outstanding coupon bonds,
and to authorize funding board to
borrow not exceeding $2,000,000.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11
SWEET POTATO GROWERS
HOLDING MEETING HERE

Many Henry County farmers, mem
bers of the Paris Sweet Potato Grow
ers' Association and others interested
in the sweet potato industry, which
has rapidly become a leading indus
try of this county attended the meet
ing at the court house Saturday af-
ternoon that was called in the in
terest of making war on the destruc-
tive black rot that endangers the
potato.
A sweet potato specialist addressed
the meeting and gave some most
practical methods of eradication and
prevention of Black Rot.
Other. talks We're made by interest
ed men. The meeting was a good
one, and will contribute to future
sweet potato success in this county,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11
Easter Cantatd AT
Presbyterian Church

Easter, the glad time of the year,
is musical season. In what more
beautiful way can the happy Easter
story be told than in song and sweet
musical strains from a huge pipe
organ?
AS is customary, the Presbyterian
Choir, has arranged a lovely Easter
Cantata, for part of this church's
Easter observance this year. This
cantata, From Death Unto Life by
r M Stults, will be given at the
church, Sunday evening, March 81,
at eight o'clock.
On that evening, the blessed story
of the Resurrection and its message
to mankind, will be musically given
by some of the best voices of the
town. The towns famous male quar-
tette, Messrs Miller, Orr, Blakemore,
and Erwin, will assist, and with the
male quartette of the Presbyterian
choir will give some double male
quartette parts that add much to the
excellence of the cantata.
Solo parts for the Easter Cantata
have been well chosen, and are GER
tain to form major portion of the
big musical treat of the evening.
The Cantata itself is one of the
most beautiful that the choir has
ever selected. to give. The musical
scores are lovely, and the words car
ry deep and spiritual meaning. The
choir has been practicing on the can
tata for some six weeks, ana win give
it as perfectly as possible.
The Cantata is being directed by
Mrs G. Harris Morris, Presbyterian
organist
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11
FINAL Will OF
OLDCITY GANG
Deplete Treasury Before Giving Up
Coveted Control of City Mumic-
ipal Affairs.

Tuesday night the city council met
in regular monthly session, being
the last session of the "old city gang
and in substance the result of the
meeting was the depletion of the
600 tax money turned over to the
treasurer in the past two weeks, $11,-
600 in one lump sum was used to
pay back borrowed money that had
to be obtained last year to "get by
on, Notwithstanding no work was
done on the streets, nor to renew the
electric light poles which are ready
to &all down--many OF them being
held up only by the wires.
In order to further handicap the
new incoming board the "old gang"
authorized the completion of the col
ored school building. This building
was authorized some five years ago,
at an estimated cost of $4,000, but
the construction of it was not begun
until the material prices had climbed
to the highest, when the contract
was let. More than $4,000 has now
been spent on the building, and it
is understood it is estimated to cost
$4,000 more to complete it, which
will make the cost for the building
just double $4,000, the amount of
Where this additional money is to
come from, the "old gang" will nat
urally leave to the new board to be
elected on April End, to deeipher,
Also leaving them without any mon
ey to run the city on this year.
Further money matters involved the
appropriating of 81, 900 for the pay
ment of serial bond number six Also,
the semi-annual interest of $1,000
and $3.50 on two other bond issues,
due April 1st
The "old gang" further assumed
authority to fix the salary of the
mayor for tho new year at $50 per
annum, and the councilmen at $12
each, per annum. This, however, is
in compliance with privilege Of the
charter, although it could have been
deferred BY proper motion. The
SALARY of each of the three mem
bers of the board of public works
J w Actin, Fl Lytton Bruce, and Chas
+ Williams was fixed at $25 per an
mum.
The members of the council pres.
ent at the Tuesday night meeting
were Mayor yJoei Nj Porter, and AL
dermen Jas M Freeman, Dickie Dun
lap, and Luther G Humphreys. Those
absent were DR. C A Love, F M Van
Cleave and S p Fitzhugh. The "old
gang easily dominated the meeting,
which barely was constituted of a
quorum.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11

To assure Partisan advertisers that
they are getting full value received
for their advertisements in this paper,
attention is called to the unexcelled
advertising illustration service at the
disposal of Partisan advertisers
service that is unsurpassed, in fact,
is identical with the service of the
big daily papers.
Advertising illustrations in last
weeks Parisian, in advertisements for
frs F l. Hensler and Mrs F A Orr,
absequently appeared in the Com
ercial Appeal, the same week, in
i lvertisements OF two of the largest
i'd most fashionable millinery estab-
8 hments in Memphis. Duplicates of
isian ad illustrations have fire.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11
TERRACE WORK
FOR OUR FARMS
Special Demonstration To BE Held
On Farm of j. j. Thompson, Jr.,
Friday, March 18th

County Agent Jas A Patrick has
arranged with II B Bliss, rural en-
gineering specialist of the Division OF
Extension, to conduct a series of ter
racing demonstrations in this county
On the farms of Walker Littleton on
Thursday, March 17th and of J j
Thompson, Jr on Friday March 18th
at one m, each day.
In the following paragraphs the
advantages of terracing are told in
a pointed way and after reading them
it is believed that the farmers will
see that it will be to their interest
to attend these demonstrations
Terracing saves the soil The loss
through soil washing amounts to
many thousands of dollars annually
in West Tennessee, large areas be-
ing made valueless.
Terracing has been practiced in
Europe for the past 500 years. In
Japan nearly all the hillsides are
terraced. They are a prosperous peo,
pie. Terracing is practiced in Ala.
bama, Texas, Mississippi, the Carroll.
mas and to some extent in the rest
of our bordering states.
Terracing prevents soil from wash,
ing; helps hold the humus; conseryes
the moisture; prevents flooding OF
the bottoms; keeps the hillside sub
soil off the productive bottoms; con,
trolls the water so that one can lime
and manure the hillsides without hay-
ing it washed away and enables one
to build up the humus content of the
soil.
The longer you put off terracing
the deeper the gullies, the poorer the
soil, the lower the yields, and the
cheaper the land will become and
the harder it will be to build up
again.
The deserts of Tennessee are the
washing hillsides. They receive wat
er but it does not soak in, SO to rs
percent running off, carrying the hu,
mus and soil with it.
1t takes Is inches of water to
grow tons of alfalfa. It takes i
inches of water to grow SIS bushels
of corn. One-half of the dry matter
of plants is made up of water and
its constituents, and 80 percent OF
green weight is water II only Is
inches of water falls and one-half OF
that runs off during the cropping
season, we should not expect a heavy
yield The terrace turns the deser
lands OF Tennessee into productive
areas.
Water controlled is wealth; uncon
trolled is waste; the evidence o
which can be seen all over Tennes
see.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11
Livestock Breeders
Important Meeting

An important meeting of the pure
bred livestock breeders was held at
the county council office Monday,
March ~ 1t was good meeting all
the way through. The object of this
meeting was to arrange for a sale of
registered hogs and cattle.
1t was definitely decided to hold
the sale on or about the second Fri
day in April, and all farmers interest
ed in selling stock through this sale
are urged to fit their animals for the
sale.
1t was also voted to make the
sale one price sale. That is, a
just value will be placed on each
animal, value that the breeder can
sell at and the average farmer can
buy at. The price will be marked in
plain figures on each animal, and
there will positively be no variation
from this price. There will be nc
Iauctioneer, nor high strung bidding.
The promoters of this sale are
unanimous in opinion that considera.
BILE advertising should be done, mostly
in local papers. This will be a low
priced sale for the average farmer
Through this sale the small farmer
could purchase bull, boar, or good
! brood SOW, that improves his herd
| so percent in a very short time.
In order that more definite plans
may be adopted a general meeting
of all farmers who would be inter
ested in onsigning stock to such {
sale are asked to meet in the county
council office Saturday March IL a
p m. Let every farmer who woul(
| take part in such an undertaking
meet promptly on Saturday.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-11
Fitzgerald-Kend
Camp Regular Meet

Resolutions of respect to the mem
ory OF John Vandyke, w CALI
cutt, and Tip Thompson, veterans
who have answered the last bugle
call since the camp last convened,
were read and ordered recorded, at
the March, meeting of the Fitzgerald
Kendall Camp, U C V, at the court
house Monday afternoon.
Rev P p Pullon presided, and e
f. Covington conducted the devotion
al The attendance was average. =
The camp will not meet again un-
til the first Monday in May, and after
that, will only meet quarterly instead
of each month. This was decided at
Monday afternoons meeting.
The resolutions to the three de-
parted comrades read and adopted
by the camp were as follows:
"Comrade ] W. Callicutt was first
lieutenant OF Company F, Forty-Sixth
Tennessee Regiment, c A. He was
a splendid soldier, and served all thru
the War. We feel the sad loss of
such a noble man."
ITO the memory of j S Vandyke,
the venerable commander of the Fitz-
gerald Camp. Comrade Van
dyke was everything that it takes to
make a true and devoted soldier We
feel deeply the loss of such a noble
soldier
THE camp makes mention of our
true friend Tip Thompson, of Hazel
KY Friend Thompson was very
much devoted to the Veterans by his
attendance at their meetings, and by
his hberality to them"
Record OF these resolutions are
ordered made'l