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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-06
Prest-O-Lite Reduces
Cost of Its Batteries

The prcst O-litc company has
succoeded after many months ~ er-
fort tn bringing the factory hack 20
a pre- war bass and as a result tho
retail price Of the prcst q Lite bat
terry haH been reduced about 20 per
cent, to go into effect Immediately.
ny this step the pregt o. Lite COM
toward restoring the low cost Of
motoring.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-06
The Inside Story of a Remarkable
Situation in the Automobile Industry

Many manufacturers have guaranteed
prices until late spring. One quantity
producer raised his price January first.
Millions of owners have learned by
experience what constitutes the real
price of an automobile.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-06

The dealer took all the trades he could
prohtably handle. Then he had to stop.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-06
"A Shortage Impending

There are less new cars in stock
throughout the country than in any pre-
vious January in the past several years.
The total about equals one months
normal factory production.
But production has practically
stopped. 1t will take at least ninety
days To resume.
Oyerheads are still going on.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-06

A giant press with squeezing
strength OF 1000 pounds In use al
the Willys-Overland plant IN Toledo
weighs $50 tons and Ia capable of
cutting and shaping 1000 fran,
side rails for Overland and the now
Willys- Knight cars daily. The fnctor,
equipment includes SIS steam ham.
mers, varying IN size, Fifty gian,
forging machines are used In tn,
forge shop, -
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-06
The Dealers Strike

Then followedan extraordinary situ-
alton.
Farsighted owners besieged the deal
ers in an effort to make trades without
loss to themselves.
They conceded the necessity of lower
prices on new cars but questioned the
advisability of reducing the valuation
of their own automobiles.
This prccipitated dealers strike. A
strike against the owners valuation on
his car.
The public had practically stopped
buying second hand cars.
There was no market for the invent
ory of millions of owners, unless they
too cut prices.
The dealers cancelled orders with the
factories.
The factories stopped the parts
makers.
The parts makers held up the raw
material producers.
The second greatest industry in the
world came practically to a standstill.
The production was reduced nearly
eighty per cent.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-01
Death of Mr.. Grover Wilson.

The young men especially who
have graduated from the Union City
Training School hear of the death OF
Mr.. Grover Wilson with deep regret.
Mr.. Wilson was a member of the u.
C. T. S. alumni. His death took
place at the home of his mother. Mrs.
Agnes Wilson, in Number Three Sun
day afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. Wilson had been IN poor
health for several years. He spent
some time in New Mexico and came
home some months ago. Several
years ago Mr.. Wilson became asso-
ciated with the Redpath Chautauqua
enterprises. He was a christian and
a young man of fine character. He
was about thirty-two years of age,
a nephew of Mr.. Robt. Carpenter, of
this city, and leaves two brothers,
Messrs. Delbert and Rice Wilson.
The remains were inferred at
Crescent. Funeral services at home
were conducted by. Rev. Walker.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-01
The vodavil.

Col. Ann Cox is offering this week
at the Reynolds Hanks Sunshine
Revue, presenting Helen Kennedy in
Dolly Dimples," a company of COM
edy sketch artists and a crate of Cal
ifornia peaches, who have some love-
ly scenery in Scotch plaids And other
high-tide garments. This is by no
means notice to the effect that the
offering is mostly girls and smiles.
The beauty chorus does some singing
and the four musical kings have a
sketch "all their own" They sing
and Jazz on the orchestral instru-
ments and they do some really Can
tor comedy that goes over with a
punch in the side. 1t is all stage
work of standard quality and the re-
ception in Union City has been very
generous and kind.
The Reynolds picture programs are
also OF the popular variety and the
house has it's patrons who are pleased
with the management and the show
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-01
Hastings Seeds
1921 CataIog Free

It's ready now. III handsomely IL
Illustrated pages of worthwhile seed
and garden news. This new catalog,
we believe, is the most valuable seed
book ever published. It contains
twenty full pages of the most popular
vegetables and flowers in their natu-
raj colors, the finest work Of it's kind
ever attempted.
With our Photographic illustrations,
and color pictures also from photo
graphs, we show you just what you
grow with Hastings Seeds even be-
fore you order the seeds. This cata-
log makes garden and flower bed
planning easy. and 1t should be in ev-
cry single Southern home. Write US
q postcard for it, giving your name
and address. It will come to you
by return mail and you will be mighty
glad you've got 1t.
Hastings Seeds are the Standard
Of the South and they have the larg-
est mail order seed house in the world
back OF them. They've got to be the
best. Write now for the 1921 cata-
log. It Is absolutely free.
II. G. HASTINGS CO., sEEDsMEN.
ATLANTA, GA.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-01
For Community Nurse.

For the benefit of the community
nurse fund the local U. d. G. chapter
will give two card parties next
Thursday afternoon at o'clock and
evening at s o'clock. The tickets are
fifty cents each and it /, hoped that
every man and woman who enjoys
playing cards will be present and
help this splendid cause.
Mrs. Wallace Moore, and Mrs.
Hugh Smith are in charge and are
assisted by Mrs. Harris Parks and
Mrs. George Gibbs, Jr. =.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-01
The Commercial, Union City, Tenn.
FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1921.
The Oil Well.

Judge Star and Attorney Roney, of
Hickman, were in the city last Tues
day night, addressing an audience at
Reynolds Theatre in behalf of the
Mitchell-Ron oil well below Hick-
man. These gentlemen, in connec-
tion with Mr.. Mitchell and number
of other gentlement, began some time
ago the drilling of we'll along the
same anti-cline, or something like
that, as far as we know, but with
an honest effort to test the Reelfoot
Lake territory for oil. Thic is the
fifth we'll. Every one heretofore has
been discontinued or abandoned for
the reason that funds were not forth
coming or for some other cause. None
of them has been drilled thru the
big stone strata, and every one has
been left after reaching this stone or
rock. The idea, or the big idea, as
oil men have it, is that oil will be
found under this rock, if there is any
oil in the lake region. These gen
tlemen are all local people, living at
Hickman and vicinity, and they have
interested others here and at Martin
and other points, all on the same
footing. The investment interests
are to be the same---the chances for
oil the same. There has. been no
stock selling. The object is to make
q complete test fer oil at Reelfoot
Lake. Judge Starr and Mr.. Rooney
spoke to this effect at Reynolds The
atre, and our people and others have
been invited to cooperate with the
Hickman people with an equal right
and interest in the work and what
ever the well produces. Mr.. Rose
and many others are lookiD after
the interests at this end OF the line.
1t is worth something to know that
the drilling of the Mitchell-Roney
we'll is down into the big rock at a
much greater depth than any well a..
the lake heretofore has been drilled,
and the drilling is at the rate of
twenty to thirty feet a day. Think
of it, half mile down into the bowels
OF the earth and drilling thru the
rock twenty feet day.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-01
Attention, Democrats.

The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Obion County is called to
meet at the courthouse in Union
City, Tenn, on Monday, at o'clock,
April 4, 1921, for the purpose of
electing district committeeman for
districts that have lost their commit
teemen by death or otherwise, and to
name a time for a primary election
to nominate candidates for county
offices of Obion County, and any 9TH
er business that may properly come
before the committee.
T. C. CALLICOTT, Chair.
ED McALISTER, Sec.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-01
DR.. Philip N. Matlock.


Death came to another one of the
well known Confederate veterans
and Obion County citizens, DIR. Philip
N. Matlock, at Minnick last Friday
morning, March 25, 1921, at
o'clock.
DR.. Matlock was about eighty
years Of age. For many years he was
resident of the vicinity of Mason
Hall. A few years ago he located in
Union City and more recently at Min
nick. He was stricken with Bright's
disease and in feeble health for
few months.
DR.. Matlock was born and reared
in Middle Tennessee. From Davidson
County he entered the service of the
Southern Confederacy under Gen.
Nathan Bedford Forrest and received
military honors as surgeon and Of
ficer. He served thruout the war and
soon after his discharge he came to
Obion County and settled in the
Eleventh Civil District. Here he was
married and of the fanny his wife
and two children survive. One is
SOM Preston Matlock, at Jackson,
and adaughter, Pressly, who is mar
ried and resident of Memphis.
DR.. M&tlock was man of affairs.
He was active in politics. He was a
Mason, and in that order he achieved
the rank CT Thirty-second degree
He was elected and served one term
as Grand Master Mason Of the State
of Tennessee. His services were al
ways in demand in Masonic work.
AS veteran of the Civil War he was
associated for many years with the
Warren Mcdonald Camp, and served
as commander for some time. DIR.
Matlock was in politics a Democrat
and for some years he was chairman
of the Democratic Executive Commit
tee of the county.
DR.. Matlock was man of fine
moral courage and integrity of char
acter. He was connected with the
schools and churches in their forward
progress. In every work he was use
full and influential He was man of
mental and social stength and in all
a most excellent citizen.
He was united with the Methodist
Church, and the remains were con-
veyed to Mason Hall for burial, with :
services from his home at Minnick
by Rev. Norman. A very large con-
course of people assembled at Mason
Hall for the funeral and the body
was laid away with Masonic honors.
Batteries, all makes repaired
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-01

West Tennessee Teachers Association.
The West Tennessee Teachers As
sociation will convene at Memphis,
Tenn, April 8 and 8. County super
intendents, city superintendent and
principals are earnestly requested to
assist in advertising this meeting and
to encourage their teachers to at
tend.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-01

Golden Medical Discovery, alter
nately, and they soon built me up
and seemed to give me new. life. I
heartily recommend these medicines
to women who suffer with any sort
Of weakness. w. S. COX, 908 +,
Hanover st. All druggists.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-01

tion | could not
regain my health
and strength. I
s u ( t e r e d with
pains and aches
all over and was
also very nervous.
My mother adj
vised my taking
DR.. Pierce's med
icine. | took the
f a v orit e Pre-
scription' and the
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-01
Unable to Gain Strength
After Operation

Fredericksburg, Waiter had
gone through a very serious opera
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-01

Batteries. all makes repaired
and recharged. Reece Alexander's
Garage.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-01

ice all the year. Call $50.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-04-01
FIGURED IN NAPOLEON LIFE ONE OF NATURES mARvEts
Woman Set Down In History as One
OF the Most Beautiful Of His
Many Conquests.

NapoleOn's life was one of fair wo.
more beautiful and more heartless
than Marguerite Bellisle Foures. Ma
poleOn "a her in Cairo where she was
hOneymoOning with Lieut.. Foures, hav-
the transport. Napoleon promptly
sent FOureS to Paris with alleged i'm
portant dispatches and began to make
love to the bride. He was successful,
and she moved to a cottage near the
palace. The English captured her hus-
band and. knowing Of NapOleon's acts
in Cairo. they promptly sent Foures
back there. knowing he would seek
rev enge.
But he was q drop OF water against
the power of Napoleon. His wife was
given a divorce, and he was sent to
an obscure town in rural France. She
then began to parade her capture,
dressed in costly costumes, wore Ma
poleon's picture on a chain about her
neck, and was with him constantly.
His soldiers dubbed her cleopatra
When Josephine made up with Napo-
leon, and: Ire was elevated to head
France, he left the fair Marguerite,
although he gave her a small fortune.
lie also arranged a marriage for her
with Henri de :Rahehoup. Her hus-
band was out Of town much of the
time, and she entertained with o
brilliancy than discretion. She ended
up by running away to Brazil with a
young officer. where she lived happy
and content until she was n~inety-two
years Old.-DetrOit News.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-04-01
REBUKED LACK OF COURTESY
'ouno Lady Naturally Felt She Had
Rights as the Invited Guest
Of the Driver.

A young farmer who lives In 4
southern Indiana county brought q
Hrivlng horse recently, and after non.
dering over a name for 1t decided "a
call 1t Closer.
A few days later the young man
MADE an engagement with a young
woman In the neighborhOod for a Sun.
a afternoon drive. At the appoint
ed hour on the day designated the
young man. driving the horse hitched
to q freshly-paintd buggy, called for
the young woman. They started on
the drive and the horse rrotted along
at a satisfactory speed for the first
half-mile. When the speed began to
sIacken the young man said:
Get up. Closer"
The girl Immediately made proper
manifestation OF her indignation.
That's my horses name" renlied
the youth. apologetically.
"Weh. that's just what l vas won
dering about" said the girl. "Who
10 your guest on this drive. the horse
or me7"
why. you are, Of course" said the
driver In amazement.
We'll. please do me the honor and
courtesy TO direct your conversation
toward your guest" she said with .
smile-Indianapolis News.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-04-01
OF EVERY RACE AND TONGUE
All Peoples Of the Earth Represented
In the Millions Seeking Homes
In This Country.

Armies equal in size to the one we
sent to France land every two years
on our shores, and at the present time
millions are said to be waiting to en-
ter. Since 1900 more than thirteen
million immigrants have entered this
country. and approximately One-third
Of u present population of more
than one hundred millions are immf
grants or the children Of immigrants
TwO-thirds Of the population of New
York state and three-fourths OF that
Of our great cities are foreign born
or the children Of foreign-born par
ents. From q fourth to u half Of the
population Of the large cities of the
South are negroes. Already we are
the nos heterogeneous people on
earth; here are found representatives
OF every race and tongue and culture
in the world. and still they continue
70 come In enormous numbers. 1t II
doubtful whether any other migration
Ia the history Of mankind compares
In magnitude with that which has been
converting Of America during the past
twenty years. The sources and mag.
nitude Of this migration are indicated
by the following general summary:
OF more than thirty million persons In
this country who are foreign born or
the children Of foreign-bOrn parents
there are from eight to nine million
Germans. four to 1--WE million Irish.
about three millions from Great Brit.
ain. about three million Slavs, from
to three million Scandinavians.
more than two million Italians. and
about two million Hebrews. while all
other races and nations constitute
about Ave millions.-Edwin Grant
Conklin, In Scribners.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-04-01
1fA]RMk
$]R0tQK
CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER SIRES
Nearly 100000 Head Of Stock En-
roiIed-Larue Number Of Fe-
males Shown In RecordA

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of A~kriculture.l
In the three months period endins
December 81, 1920. more than So, ZOO
head Of live stock and poultry were
enrolled by 486 owners In the Better
Sires-Better Stock" campaign now in
progress to improve the quality Of do
nestle animals in the United States.
This is q large increase over the num-
Der enrolled during the previous quar-.
ter. OF the stock listed. 1919 were
males and. In accordance with the
provisions Of the campaign, all these
were purebed. The female stock
numbered 81. 7O9. and the owners have
pledged themselves to breed this stock
to purbred sins only.
The county showing greatest activ-
ity in the campaign for better live
stock during the quarterly period was
Saline county. Neb. Next in order
are Stafford county. Va; Tippecanoe
county. Ind; Pulaski county. Va.
FauQuier county. Va, and Platte
county, Neb. Craig county, Va.
stands out as the principal county.
since the beginning Of the campaign.
In which there appears to be a strong
tendency for crossbreeding. During
the quarter just ended II Better
SEes-Better Stock" emblems were
issued to live stock owners in Craig
county and all of them owned cross
breds. Crossbred animals were i'm
partially distributed among all class
es Of stock, including poultry.
The records of the better-sire cam
paign continue to show that persons
using purebred sires for all classes of
animals owned have a large number
Of purebred females as well. In fact,
of the 81, 703 females recorded during
last quarter 81 ,504 were purebred.
The remainder, arranged according to
number, were grades, ~crOSsbreds, and
Significant figures in the progress of
the nationwide campaign to increase
the use Of purebred sires are the fol-
Up to December 81, 1920, the total
of persons enrolled was 3,243.
IF these 1918 are in Virginia, which
s the highest state In number of en-
'ollments, and 446 are In Pulaski
Va. which retains It's place
IS the foremost county.
The total stock listed Is 1854, Of
which 3 1922 are poultry and 1862
anger animals. Among the latter cat
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-04-01
Good Type Of Bull Being Used IN
Better Sire Campaign.

tie lead. with 63,663, followed by sheep
and swine in order. Smaller numbers
of horses, goats, and asses make up
the remainder.
AS regards quality Of the female
stock, fowls are first, with 20 per cent
%purebredS, and swine next. with IS
per cent. while 81 per cent Of the COWS
are %purebred. Grade female stock
ranks highest with horses, sheep, and
cattle In the order named. Cross
breeding is much more prevalent with
sheep than with any other class of
stock. Only 2 per cen of all the fe-
male stock recorded as being bred to
purebred sires are scrubs and the low
est proportions Of these are found In
sheep and swine.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-04-01
Naturalist Enthusiastic Over the Won.
derfuI Composition and Uses
OF the Spiders Web.

In his book "A Naturalist 10 Him.
alaya," Captain Il. n. Kingston notes
that when a SPIDERS web has become
worn out beyond further patching, the
maker eats il.
Il was at first very much surprised
to think that a spiders stomach could
De so capaciOuS as to contain the com
plete snare" says the captain. In
this. however. l was much mistaken:
for | found that a large, compsete
snare, eleven inches In diameter, was
OF such delicate substance and com
preSSlble into so small a bulk that,
wren rolled into a ball between the
ringers. II formed q compact mass but
little larger than an ordinary ping
head. A spider will often swallow en-
tire a fly of much greater .dimensiony
than Its own compact mare. look
OH the circular snare OF the Eneira nm
almost as beautiful an example Of
mathematical accuracy In the life OF
organic beings as the exquisite struc-
ture of the honeycOmb.
But how much more wonderfu, does
1t all seem when we picture the web
as a potential fabric, first woven into
an inimitable harmony TO lure to death
thousands Of living creatures. then tat
tered and torn in the tragedy, to be
received into the nav OF ,ts
Voracious host, to be repurified In the
strange economy Of a spiders strpc-
'ufe' 70 emerge again. from The spin
i'hg-wheel In fine. transparent fila
menus to be woven again into the
ann iovely texture. and TO repeat the
same eternal drama that fills the MIND
with such enthusiasm and dmirstio.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-04-01
Important to all Women
Readers of this PAPER

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to b
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy con.
difion, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head.
ache and loss of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous. irrita.
bic and may be respondent; it makes any
one 80.
But hundreds of women claim that Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, BY restoring
health to the kidneys, proved to be just
the remedy needed. to overcome such
conditions
Many send for a sample bottle TO see
what Swamp-Root, the great kidney.
liver and bladder medicine, will do for
them By enclosing ten cents to DR..
Kilmer L Co, Binghamton, N. Y. you
may receive sample size bottle BY Parcel
Post You can purchase medium and
large size bottles at all drug stores.-Adv.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-04-01
BORROWING MADE FINE ART
Expert Explains How He Managed to
Live Well Without Resorting to
Degrading Toll.

The man has been a mystery to me
and I'll admit it. He dresses like q
race horse tout. he is a most incOn.
sistent and mercurial liar, and his
eyes are set too close together.
1et he usually has money, he seems
never to miss a meal. and he inhab-
Its places frequented by highly civil
lied folk.
Hes a borrower" said the hotel
detective. "He can borrow 81 from
the mail clerk here, and that's a feat
OF legerdermain. If ! let him talk to
me for Is seconds he could borrow
money from me-"
A set OF circumstances made ii pos
sible for me to put the borrower In
the press and squeeze some converse
ton out Of him. l wanted t o know
how he did it.
"YOu are too well dressed and too
e%onspicuOusly clothed" l told him
cruelty. Your face is that Of a door
aat thief. and, while you are all ex-
ceilent you are likewise a diffuse and
forRetful liar. Yet you manage to
borrow enough money to keep On liv-
Ing well. How do you do it?"
The borrower said his plan of action
Is simple. He first finds some one who
will let him talk without moving away.
Then he stages himself as a rich and
influential business man. He PUSHES
to conferences with financial mag
mites or to take lunch with some cap
tain Of industry. He repeats two or
thee times. If the boob seems i'm
pressed he then pushes a prong in for
the largest sum the victim will give up.
always work fast" said he. |
Spring the loan idea on him so quick
ne hasn't time to think. Nine times
Out Of ten you get it. The sucker Ii
ashamed to confess to a rich man that
ne has not plenty of money. He'd
q poor devil down so cold he'd
in four places. but he wants to
his face with the topside man."
After that it was more difficult to
sympathize with his clientA-Kansas
City Star.