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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26
Phone Directory Is
Out; Increase Nou,
Sought Is $5392.OO

From the presses of the Partisan
this week the August number of the
Cumberland telephone directory is
issued.
This number shows that there are
Isl business stations in the city of
Paris and 483 residence stations, a
total of 634 telephone connections
with the local exchange, and 81
extension phones According to the
increased rates asked by the tele-
phone company, and now being
fought out in the courts and before
the railroad commission, the pro-
posed increase would cause business
houses here to pay $1,540.20 more
per year for telephone service; resi-
dences would be taxed an additional
S2,S9S.00 per year and farmer sta
tons, circuits, and exchanges as
listed in the directory total of
$S2S.00 more per year, making the
grand total 1892 for Paris and
Henry County should the increase
asked be obtained.
The next move in the phone in
crease fight takes place at Knoxville
next week when Injunction proceed
ings will be heard.
1t was in 1919 when the telephone
company increased local rates on
business phones from $2.75 per
month to $3.50, and residence phones
from $1.65 per month to $1,000 At
that time there We're only $50 CON
neetions with the local office as
against 634 connections now.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26
Concrete Mixers Are
Busy Constructing A
Series OF Sidewalks

With only few more weeks left
before the climatic conditions will
preclude the construction Of side
walks of concrete, the mixers are
busy this week head -over-heels in
the mortar and on account of the
facilities of local contractors being
taxed it is not likely the city council
viii order many more walks CON
structed before the coming spring.
The walk on the west side of
Brewer street along the Paris Mill
Ing plant and the Cope livery barn
have been completed and are in
use. and the extension across the
Gardner. residence property has been
contracted for Work has begun on
another important walk, the one on
the south side OF Ruff street along
the Noble-Overbey warehouse and
the adjoining residence property.
The excavation has been completed
some property line tangles straighten-
ed out and concrete work will begin
during the ceming week. The walk
on Depot street to the l.. & N.
station should also be completed
during the coming month. There
are several joys on Walnut and
College streets that will likely be
ordered filled in before winter sets
IN, it is said Some repair work
on walks around the square and in
the business district have been ord
cred, including the badly damaged
walk in front of the Carter grocery.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26
REGISTRATION is
SIXTY PER CENT

With the books closed for the
two-year regular registration on last
Thursday night after a final grand
rush, which lasted until nine o'clock
in the evening. the total figures show
a registration of 1.495. The total
registration at the regular period
two years ago and including the
supplemental registrations. aggre-
sated 2,725, which indicates that
only about so per cent of the voters
have thus far qualified. However,
the usual supplemental registrations
80 days before an election, will of
course bring the total up eventually.
OF the total of 1,495 registrants,
462 We're women. The negro regis
tration was 200.
The West End precinct, INCLUDED in
the above count, showed total
registration OF 327, of which So
We're women. AT the registration
period two years ago there were no
books maintained in the second pre-
clnct neither was there any in the
supplemental registration.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26
VANDYKE WILL BE
ATKINS PARTNER

James w. NanDyke will be the
new partner with J. d. C. Atkins
in the practice of law here, sue,
ceeding the firm of Fitzhugh & At
kins in the Bank of Henry building.
The style of the new firm will be
Atkins & VanDyke,' and the partner
ship is effective on September first.
Judge $. p. Fitzhugh, the retiring
member of the old firm as previously
announced, will make his future
home in Memphis, moving there
some time in the latter part of Sep.
tember or early October. However,
he will return here at intervals to
assist in the completion of cases of
the old firm in the various courts.
Mr. VanDyke is a young man,
native of Henry County, the son OF
Jim VanDyke, living four miles
southeast of the city. He is 26
years of age, and a graduate of
Union University at Jackson where
he took a three-year literary course,
and subsequently graduated from the
Cumberland University law school at
Lebanon, Tenn. He is a veteran of
the World War, having seen 16
months service, during which time
ne was promoted from private to
lieutenant. He is a capable young
man, and will enhance the prestige
OF the firm. James W. VanDyke is
also a brother of Harry VanDyke,
who it will be remembered lost leg
in the battle of the Argonne in
France.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26
Sack of White Corn
Was "Open Sesame"
y To County BastiIe

Wrather Kendall, highly colored,
OF near Puryear, is soiourning in the
county Jail and repenting of his
rashness in transporting a quart or
so of the anti-Volstead refreshments,
while Everett Hancock, young
white man of the same community,
Is awaiting hearing before Esq.
Mobiles next Friday on charge Of
violating the bone dry statutes.
The two men were arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Howard Dumas last
Saturday. Kendall was the first
10 run afoul OF the law, being taken
into custody while in charge of a
grass sack whose contents the deputy
thought justified inspection, and
whose inner depths revealed guam
titles of paper wrappings about the
wet goods. Kendall when pressed
for an explanation, it is said, impli-
Gated Hancock, and he was accord
ingly arrested on the above charge.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26
TOBACCO MARKET
SHOWS ACTIVITY
(BY w. B. Kennedy

There have been some sales of
both old and new leaf of medium
and good grades selling in hhds.
and prices have ruled about the same
as previously reported. Some extra
good Wrappers selling as high as
40c. while the range of prices were
from 25 to 40 cents Other grades
of medium to good leaf were sold Mt
Is to rs cents. There has also been
some activity in the lug market of
the 1919 crop. Some lots running
from common to medium selling at
Az to 6 cents. There has been
more inquiry for the common and
low grades of both leaf and Tugs
than for some time past.
The weather fer the past two
weeks has been ideal on the growing
crop and most of the district has
been blessed with good rains In
some localities there has been rather
more than we would like, but the
damage is very slight from this
source. There are other sections
where the rain fall his been lighter
but there has been sufficient for the
growing crop of tobacco which is
improving as fast as we ever saw a
crop. The greater part of the crop
has been we'll cultivated, while in
some cases it has been neglected.
The improvement is greatest where
the cultivation was best, and aside
from the greater part of the crop
being late, we can say that the
growth and condition is. as good as
we ever saw it. II weather cohdi-
tons are favorable and we have a
late fall / think we will make some
extra good quality and the crop will
yield heavily, but of course this
all depends on the weather. Farm
ers generally are making an extra
effort TO produce good quality and
we think they will be we'll rewarded
for their efforts and are also hoping
that the out turn of the crop will
be better than we expect. VIII say
however that the late tobacco is
small and must be topped low in
order for ii to mature. If it grows
large we may see a large part OF the
crop gritty with bad tails, otherwise
good quality
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26
WOULD PERPETUATE
HOYLAND HOSPITAL

Although the lease on the present
building used by the Hoyland Hos
pital expires on September list, and
the lessees have the privilege of ex-
tending same for one year longer,
negotiations are under way looking
to the selection of a more ,commo-
dious site for the hospital
Those interested in the operation
of the Hoyland have made an offer
this week for lease of the new dwell
ing which w. e. Gatlin is construct
ing on N, Brewer street, and which
is nearing completion. This is a
very commodious building, being II
two-story of brick and concrete CON
struction, and is situated on a quiet
street. The price asked for rent OF
the building, which was originally
constructed for two-family use, is
500 per month. 1t is understood
local physicians and surgeons in
terested are willing to guarantee one
half of this amount, and the hospital
committee of the Rotary and Lions
Clubs have been asked to see what
can be done to guarantee the other
$50 per month, provided the returns
from the institution are not suffic.
lent to meet the rents.
Mrs. Ada Kirkpatrick, r. N, is
superintendent in charge of the
Hoyland, and will continue her
charge if the new building is secured.
The present building used by the
Hoyland is the property of John
Lindsey and DR.. Freeman, and is a
dwelling type of BUILDING.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26
IMP ORTANT MEET
AMERICAN LEGION

Next Sunday, August 2Sth, at
three O'clock there will be an i'm
portant meeting OF the members of
the American Legion at the city hall
IN the main auditorium.
Ad3utant Compton urgently re-
quests that an members be present
and also that they bring an ex-
service man along. He says: 'This
is an important business meeting as
well as plans are to be made for
the membership drive beginning sep
tenlber 1st when every ex-seryice
mar win be ask to line up with us
'Ex-service man you should be
the one 70 asl to join and not wait
10 he asked. State and local dues
are TO be omitted in this drive and
the only dues win be national dues
of 81 which Includes the weekly
paper II you have read the paper
az all you know it alone is more
than worth the dues
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26
Some Guy'd Rather
Joy Ride An Auto
Than Roller Skate

Preferring joy ride in an auto
by the light of full moon to turn
ing the curves on roller skates, some
guy" as the coppers put it, took
the privilege of using Don .Craw-
ford's perfectly nice Buick automo-
bile on last Thursday night accord
ingly.
Mr.. Crawford accompanied his
folks to the skating rink, and while
observing the parade of skaters, his
Buick parked on the street curb,
someone displaced the car for him
and he had to make other arrange
ments for transporting his party
home. The car was recovered Friday
morning about miles northwest OF
Paris on the Whitlock road. 1t had
not been damaged in the least, and
only showed evidences of "having
BEEN run" some. There is no clue
to the unwelcomed visitor who an
prolfiated the car
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26
FARMERS ANNUAL
MEET AT JACKSON


Speakers of wide recognition wiz
address the farmers of West Tennes
see on every day of the 3-day ses,
sion OF the West Tennessee Farmers
institute at Jackson, September 6,
Z, and s.
The meetings will be at the experi
ment station farm there. The offic.
ial program has been completed
and is now being distributed l,y
county agents throughout the terri
tory, In addition TO the very s,unp
Speaking program, a number of neae.
tiea! demonstrations have bean ar
ranged. A feature of the Wednes
day plogram will be an address bv
capt. 7. f. Peck, state commissioner
OF agriculture, on 'Co-Operative Ef
fort as a Solution of the Farmers,
Problems. Director Charles
keffer of the Division of Extension
VII lead general discussion or
Trucking Problems Prof T. r.
Brown. state superintendent OF
schools viii speak ca County school
Iroblems.'
Reduced railroad rates of a round
trip for fare. and a half have been
'raLted by the railroads.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26
Miss Beulah IOliver
In Card ITO Voters

IL was my intenfon upon entering
the race for the Pffice of Register
to make a most Thorough personal
| campaign of the Ientire county. but
for the past severfl weeks my duties
as deputy register have been so
neayy on account of increased bust
ness and also because of the several
DAYS illness of the register, that it
has been impossible for me to get
into the cdmpaigh as had been m ,
Intention. reafze that it will be
Impossible Nor mp to see all of the
voters ana vt the same time keep
up with myl duties in the office in
Whleh 1 servt, and wish to take this
means of placing my candidacy pc
i"ie those of you whom I cannot
talk with.
am making this race solely upon
the qualificationj which | feel that
! possess, having Ihad seven years OK
perlenee as DEBILITY register in the
office which ! Heek TO fill, during
winch time ! hahe become thorough
iy acquainted wRh all details CON
neeted with the routine | am
soliciting the SUPPORT of the people
ana offering them the benefit of NV
experience in thel office which they
arc soon to fill
wish to thank those who hay e
given me so much encouragement.
and assurances of support in my
limised canvass; and to ask the con
sideration of those whom l have
Iail d to see.
tMIsS) BEULAH OLIVER.
Advertisement
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26

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district is their choice, in so far as
the Volunteer state is concerned.
For this reason it is safe to say
that Congressman Lon A. Scott, who
has already let it be known by
Implication that he viii seek to sue
coed himself, will be placed in a
contest that will attract nationwide
attention provided the Democratic
women succeed in naming the nomi-
nee Mr.. Scott has made no public
announcement as to his plans for the
next campaign, but ii has become
known that he win ask the Republic
cans TO renonlinate him Just what
the Democrats propose to do is not
known, but the women of the coun-
try believe that a Democratic woman
could come to the congress from the
Eighth district.
Two women regarded as probable
candidates and who are to be asked
to consider making the race are Mrs
Nelll Wright, of Huntingdon, recent
candidate for mayor in her home
town and delegate to the last Demo
NAeAtit IiitlOildti CbIiNeIl1O1 from the
Eighth district She is regarded as
one of the ablest women in Tennnes-
see a woman of strong personality,
and. fully abreast >of the times in
matters that relate to her sex. as
well as the public welfare generally.
In the event that Mrs Wright
should not decide to enter the race,
and, in fact, whether or not she does.
the proposition to run for the Demo,
cratic nomination will be presented
10 Miss Elizabeth Lea Miller, Of
Iiardeman County, law partner of her
father, Charles Miller Miss Miller
lis one of the leaders in public
thought in her county, and as
fair Portia she has had wonderful
success.
The Eighth district is more Demo
cratic than ever before by the an
neXation of Hardeman and Fayette
Counties, and Democratic nomina-
ton next year will mean more than
it did last.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26
Business Houses On
Square Continue In
Dressing-Up Parade

Following. the precedent recently
established in the painting and re-
hapilitating of business houses on
the square, the front of McSwain
brothers Drug Store building has
been duly decorated during the
past week, and the third floor COR
nice topped off with a coat Of
pretty white enamel which adds to
the attractiveness of the painting.
There are several other store build
lngs on the east side that wouldn't
surfer under coat of paint, and
that eventually will perforce fall in
llne with the dressing-up parade.
The Stamm & Greensboro new
show window front has been com
pleted this week, and Contractor
LuciIey is now engaged on a twin
front of the Paris Grocery Company
store When this front has been com
pieted this double-three-story build
ing viii be painted in conformity
with the McSwain store decorations.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26
Luxury Taxes to be Taken
Off; Factory Tax is
Substituted.
Fountain Drinks, Beverages
And Ice Cream Taxes
Get Relief
Bill Now Goes to Senate
For Special Handling
And Precedence

BY vote of PA to 1875 the Ford
.ney Tax Bill, amended one hundped
times, passed the house in Wash.
ington on last Saturday, and ii is
thought there is now some relief in
sight in the way of reduced taxes
consequent upon war costs. The
bin now goes to the senate where
the tentative plans provide for ii
being handled ahead OF other legis
lation.
AS the bill now stands income tax
changes, including the repeal of the
excess profits tax, and the reduction
OF higher surtaxes, become effective
January 1. 1922. Most OF the changes
in miscellaneous taxes are effective
either on enactment Of the bill on
January |, 1922.
The principal changes in present
tax leyies made by the bill as passed
and having a more or less direct
local effect include:
Repeal Of the excess profits tax.
Increase of the corporation in
come tax from 40 to ~ ~ per cent
effective January l.
Repeal of the income sur tax rates
from 80 per cent to IS per cent in
elusive.
Increased exemptions to heads OF
families, effective as of last January
|, TO $4,000 for incomes not in ex-
cess Of $4,000 and additional exemp-
ton for dependents to $4a0 from
$500
Repeal of the tax on life, fire and
marine insurance policies and inn
position Of the corporation tax Of
IL AZ per cent on all such insurance
companies except fraternal effective
January L.
Repeal Of the transportation taxes,
effective January |.
Repeal of the taxes on fountain
drinks, ice cream, and other bever-
ages and substitution of slight
manufacturers tax.
Repeal Of the ten per cent tax
fumery cosmetics, toilet preparations
ana proprietary medicines on enact
ment of the bill.
Repeal of the ten per cent tax
on baseball, football and basketball
equipment, skates, toboggans, snow
shoes and skis, and reduction Of the
ten per cent tax to five on tennis,
golf and polo equipment, games, and
the like, the whole to come into
force onH enactment of the bill.
reduction from five to three per
cent in the levy or candy; and of
from ten to five per cent in the
leyies on fur articles and various art
works, and repeal of the tax on cleo
trio fans
Repeal of all the so-called luxury
taxes now collected by retailers and
the substitution of a manufacturers
tax of five per cent on the following
articles when sold by the maaufac-
turers at the sums given:
Carpets and rugs, $3.50 (correct)
square yard trunks $50 each; yahses,
travelling bags, suit cases and hat
boxes, SIS each; purses, pocketBooks,
shopping and handbags, ga each,
portable lighting fixtures $40 each;
umbrellas and parasols $3.50 each;
fans 81 each, and house or smoking
coats or jackets and bath or loung-
ing robes, S3 each. These changes
would be effective on the signing of
the bill
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26

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ltaole on the street or alley on any
other day, and when emptied ii
must be removed to the rear.
There is nothing out OF the ordi
nary in these Instructions said DR.
Miller to a Partisan reporter Tues
day morning. ut is merely a safe
and sane pursuance of the existing
ordinance and statute provisions
and the fact that the people seem
to have gotten lax in the matter OF
complying with health and sanitation
obligations, is no reason why they
should not now DO So"
When asked why something had
not been done ere this to require
all residents on street where sewer
age system We're available to abandon
surface toilets and connect with the
sewer, DR.. Miller was unable to ex-
plain, further than that procrastina-
ton had prevailed, and the limited
capacity of local plumbing concerns
had caused the individual connee,
tions ordered to be temporarily over
locked. But, now, he said, the city
council has given peremptory ord ers
to go ahead with compulsory plan,
and there Is nothing left for the
health department to do but comply
Herewith.
The police department has been
instructed TO cooperate with the
health department. and nothing III
hoW be left undonc to exact llill
compliance with the laws anu ordi,
nances. 1t may seem nard on some,
but it is the general opinion they Il
soon get over it and be the happic.
fer having done So No one will
q allowed to stand back De1aush 4
Bneighbor has not first % implied With
the order. The ak will fall regard
less Of who, how, why, or where,
and full limit Of the pot,,yG coatt
will be summarily heap "a upon the
heads of those who procrastinate in
the matter. The city officers are
determined fer once that the city
can be made sanitary above every
thing'A else. and out have gone the
orders Particular attention will i'm
mediately be given the garbage dis
posal, and the police force will sys-
tematically follow up the different
streets outlined in the program, and
see that any violations existing are
brought into court Judge Bryant
has also gotten his orders from
headquarters and it will be merci-
less proposition in his department,
for ''orders is orders when it comes
to Judge Bryant carrying them out.
Tt may take little time" said
pr. Miller ITO get things definitely
lined UP, and especially 50 after such
a condition of laxity has developed
but, he said, there is no logical
reason why we shouldn't have
clean city if everybody will co-ope-
rate, and / know that those who
want q clean city will cooperate
and those who don't, must"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26

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upon. The fruit growers association
| it seems has connection with selling
exchanges throughout the country
and thus assures a certain disposal
Of the crop by having full informa-
ton on the available proportions OF
the buyer and seller The broker
system is conducted along similar
lines Humboldt farmers seem to be
using both methods, and doubtless
there is some competition created
that would not otherwise exist.
Another detail which faces the
analysis of the investigating commit
tee seems to be the ability to determ-
inc upon the effect the creation of
a system of fruit and vegetable cuff
walton will have on a balanced sys-
| tenn of farming, and to what extent
liz any, it would interfere with the
present financial return from such
established crops as sweet potatoes
That is, to what extent 1t would be
necessary to curtail sweet potato
growing in order to take care of the
pledged acreage in tomatoes, straw
berries, and bush beans--it being
understood that in order for local
association to be conducted success
fully a minimum acreage would have
to be pledged by interested farmers
combining therein. 1t is known
fact, determined from several years
experience, that the sweet potato
venture is successful, and to what
extent these farmers could curtail
that crop to engage in other cultiva-
ton without financial loss, is de-
cision to be reached if it is likely
that there will be such financial
loss
The whole matter is being gone
into in every detail by the investi-
eating committee, and so far 1t
seems pretty well determined that
the cultivation of bush beans and
Strawberries might be successfully
handled and insure much to the
financial benefit of the general
farming industry here.
The county council committee will
meet in the near future and make
a further and more complete report
on the progress of the investigation,
and doubtless something will be
determined upon. The movement IS
creating much discussion and has the
support of the traffic departments
of the railroads as well as business
and farming interests.