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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15
Newspaper Postage
Gets Another Boost

Newspapers and periodicals receiy-
ed another raise in postage rates on
July /. This is the fourth consetu-
tive increase, and, under the zone
postal system, is the last one. Today
the advertising sections of a news
paper could be sent to the distant
parts of the United States with a
stamp affixed cheaper than by the
second-class rates which newspapers
and periodicals obtain.
For a number Of years the cost of
mailing newspapers and periodicals
to any part OF the United States
was fixed Mt flat rate of one cent
a pound; then came the zone system.
which means paying according to the
distance carried, but the graduated
cost per pound has gone many strides
ahead of the prices of subscription.
All of the big dailies have adj
vanced their subscription rates to
take care of this raise in rates. but
the weekly press has so far managed
to stand the loss themselves. thereby
affording their subscribers greater
bargains in price than ever before.
The increase just levied amounts
TO 20 per cent more than the rates
last year
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15
TOBACCO QUIET
THE PAST WEEK
Other Crops Claim Attention o
Farmers as First Scasonnble
Conditions Arrive.

The movement of loose tobacco
has been very light during the past
week This no doubt has been
caused by farmers being very busy
with their crops. The recent show.
ers have made the grass grow, be
sides il is harvest time in cutting
hay and harvesting grain. No doubt
when we have a good handling sea
son we win see a heavier movement
OF loose tobacco.
Most OF the large buying interest
have completed their purchases, still
there is demand for tobacco that
IS selling al about the same range
Of prices that have ruled Tor the past
several weeks.
There Is considerable inquiry for
both medium and good leaf as wen
as good lags, but no sales OF conse-
qtcnee have been reported this week,
bul there is some more inquiry than
we have had before for some time.
During the past week we have had
very hot weather with some local
rains, but there has been no trans
planting to amount to anything. and
inc acreage VIII not be increased be-
cause of the lateness of the season
and the scarcity of plants. Land
that was prepared for tobacco has
been planted in other crops and
farmers Will now devote their atten-
ton to making the crop they have
planted. The crcp generally IS look
ing well. Has started to growing
and has good healthy growth and
where it has been properly cult
waited it is looking well and most
OF it is being well worked, and with
favorable conditions and extraordl-
nary care on the part of farmers.
we sec~-no reasons why we should
not have a good crop The acreage
IS about 50 per cent of an average.
The stand we estimate at about So
per cent.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15
Slight Snash-Up
Cleared Quickly

Passenger traffic was not delayed
as a result of the smash-up in the
local N. & G. yards early Wednes
day morning of two freight cars
The slight wreck was the result OF
"a string of cars on side track
side-swiping the rear end of an in
coming freight train at the intersec-
ton of the main line with the siding
switch. Two ears were overturned
and two more derailed as a result.
one OF the ears, which was loaded
with merchandise was wrenched off
its trucks and thrown down the en-
bankment on the west side of the
track the trucks following and crash
ing through the side OF the car. al
most demolishing it, Another ear,
refrigerator loaded with peaches,
was also thrown from it's trucks and
turned over on one side; the con
tents of the car however. were ap-
parently not damaged. The derailed
cars We're placed back on the track
and the work of clearing the track
accomplished speedily. The caboose
and two cars on the rear 70 the in
coming freight broke their couplings
from the force of the impact and,
not being manned by any of the
train crew, beat retreat down the
track to the curve about mile
north OF the yards. No one was
hurt in The mishap.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15
Automobile Sales
SholU Good Increase

c, Fisher Humphreys, proprietor
of the Paris Motors Company, is
confident that the business of the
country is again settling back on an
even keel, and has weathered the
worst Of the rough sailing. basing
his calculations upon revival of
the automobile sales record which
he has established in the past few
gays Mr.. Humphreys, since the
reduction in prices Of, cars has been
under way, has disposed Of an en-
tire carload of the new model Bucks.
and apparently the end OF the sales
is not yet in sight. The reductions
IN Price Of the various makes OF
cars has caused an increased demand
and a healthy increase in the sales
records Of dealers throughout the
country.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15
COLORED SCHOOL
CONTRACTS LET
q. W. Vaughn and $. j. Veltman
Are Successful Bidders for Com
piction of Building.

With VIII T. Warren, Jr., mayor
pro tenn, presiding. in the absence
OF Mayor Risen, the city council, in
regular second Tuesday meeting of
The month al the city hall, let the
contracts for the completion of the
colored school, and transacted other
routine business.
T. w. Vaughn was given the CON
tract for the plaster concrete, ana
carpentry work of the building, s
j. Veltman, the contract ior the
heating and plumbing, all work to
begin Immediately, and to be com
pleted by the first of September or
wien school will begin.
The bid of Jack McGehee to paint
Atkins-Porter school was accepted,
and the Board of Public Works was
authorized to investigate the condi-
ton of the plastering and coping of
Atkins-Porter an dto contract for
same Immediately
A budget appropriation of $2034.17
was allowed the Board OF Public
work for the month.
In the routine business the fol
lowing was included:
Council bill No. entitled "An
act to provide revenue for the city,
etc." passed second and final read
ing. Council bill No. s. entitled AN
act to protect the health OF the city,
etc." passed second and final read
ing. Council bill No. 8, entitled, Act
requiring billiard rooms to close at
II p. m.," passed second and final
reading. Council bill No 10, en-
titled, IAN act to provide penalty
where abutting property owners All
to build sidewalk, etc." passed sec
ond and final reading.
All the aldermen We're present
with the pycnnfinn Of 7 u I.ranh
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15
Joy Riders Joyous
As Fluid Tun1bles

Why gasoline was selling at one
filling station in Paris at ~ cents
Saturday, another at % 10, and
day before it had been 25 at most
of the stations, was a question that
all motorists were asking last week.
Was there a war on among the
dealers, and had the price been pur-
posely slashed, or was the gasoline
market generally fluctuating?
When gasoline went to % at the
Washington Street Service Station
Wednesday, local motorists were de
lighted at the two cent drop over
night, which brought the Joy fluid
down to probably the lowest value
before the war. For the next three
days, other dealers, apparently meet
ing the price, posted gasoline at
gradual towering figures, until on
Saturday, il could be bought here
for 20 cents, one-half cent lower
than the present Wholesale price, so
that those who knew the actual
purchase price, smelled a mouse. and
were not surprised, when on Mon
ody the price at every SIatloln In
Paris was stabilized at % 1-2 cents.
For some time gasoline has sold
in Paris for 20 cents, so that the
drop 10 % IL is welcome. This
means only a fair profit when
freight rates, etc, are taken into
consideration, although gasoline al
several neighboring towns, McKen-
zie included has been selling for 22
cents for several weeks.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15
NATIVES SWELTER AS OLD SOL CON
TINUES TO PUSH MERCURY UPWARD

Paris suffered its fifteenth success
sive day OF temperature above 90
degrees yesterday wednesday,. and
all of this week mercury, with
scorching unconcern has fluctuated
between "a and SO degrees. Weather
bureau promises of relief from tho
continued hot wave, which is general
all over the United States, and which
has not been duplicated for the
past fifty years, have proved futile.
Since the last of May, the weather
has been continuously hot and dry,
almost everywhere, and besides in
terfering with crop progress, has
lessened pep" generally, although
all over the south people are stand
ing the continued heat better than
they are in the north, because they
are more used to it, and because
they know better how TO protect
themselves against it.
DR. A. A. Oliver, county health
OFFICER, says the health OF the
county is remarkable for weather
conditions, and urges everyone to
take utmost preeaution to keep it
so. lie says that there are only q
few cases Of typhoid, and urges
incubation, and extreme care in
eating, bathing, etc, this hot
weather.
"All homes business houses, Of
ices, stores, churches and especially
the court house should be screened, :"
says DIR. Oliver "F'lies are perhaps
the greatest pest of the hot weather.
A fly in the milk may be the death
of baby, and yet some house
keepers insist on scooping them out
of the milk, and then feeding the
same milk to their children.
do not eat much meat this hot
weather, or too many sweets. Drink
pure water. People who do not
have city water, should have the
water they use analysed Dress sen
aibly, and do not over exert"
DR.. oliver says the hot weather
is probably harder on the babies
than anyone, and that they should
be given tender and watchful care
this extreme weather. that illness
among small children in the county
has increased in the last few weeks,
and that these should have special
attention
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15
JACKSON TRIBE
HERE FOR THREE
Confirmation OF Series Opens at Bar.
ton Field Here This Afternoon
At Fonr O'Clock.

The opener Of the local three
game series with the jackson ball
club will be staged at Barton Field
this (Thursday) afternoon when the
local tribe will be Fat home" to their
visitors who are making a return
call the remainder of this week.
These games are a continuation of a
siX-game session which began with
the above team on foreign soil last
Monday afternoon, two of which the
locals placed to their credit in the
winning column, presumably rubbing
it in on their opponents in revenge
for the tEouncing which Milan gave
them here the latter part of last
week
And right here let it be said
briefly that Milan took two of the
three games which the locals had
such strong hopes of capturing, the
first of which was dropped to the
visitors by the score of to 2. The
second game Of the Milan series was
a loosely played affair and lost by
the locals by the score of 6 to 3,
the local batsmen outhit the visitors
throughout the game, but the hits
didn't come when needed while the
opponents did, and coupled with
errors enabled the visiting team to
win in a walk. The third of the
series was a well played game both
teams working hard for the victory
which was captured by Paris by the
score of 4 to g. In this game tho
home run by Brown III the fourth
seemed to sew the thing up so far
as the victory was concerned,
coupled with the brilliant fielding
of Wagner and Sigler
Monday the jackson series opened
IL that city, the Paris team having
an easy victory in the free-hitting
contest and taking the game by the
score of to 4. Stumb opened the
mound work for the locals, going
wild sand walking five men in two
innings, after which he was rushed
to the tall timber and Wilson fin
ished the game, pitching some sc
markable ball and receiving fine
support.
The second game of the Jackson
series was taken by Tho locals by
the score of a to ninth inning
rally which Melted three runs being
responsible for the victory. Wagner
repeated his home run. gof the day
before and cinched the game for the
Indians Stumb performed on the
mound for the Paris tribe and re
deemed himself for his action of the
day before.
The third game, and the last one
on the Jackson grounds, was a ten
inning battle and went in favor OF
the Jackksonites by the score of
to 3. Brown was on the mound and
pitched a good game,
Cochran will do the hurting Tor
the clan today with Eubanks receiv-
ing, Thomas will perform on first,
Parks holding down the second sack
Kuhn on short and Jenkins at third.
The outer gardens will be guarded
b. Dephendahl, a new addition OF
tho week, Wagner and Brown, Allie
$40 drew his release and left the
local dugout this week.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15
CATTLE MARKET
IS RATHER SLOW
Fat Cattle VIII Top Market. But
Common and Half Fat Grades
Command No Price.

There have been so many quest
lions concerning the future market
Of cattle until the opinions of II en-
higher up have been secured in or;er
that we might arrive at the best
conclusion
our Louisville commission firm
says:
In regard to the cattle, we advise
you to ship them if they arc fat, but
if not hold, for the common and
ali fat cattle are selling lower than
for years and we feel they have lust
about reached the bottom, and il
your customers are prepared to keep
the cattle longer, we rather think it
viii pay them,
THE fat cattle market is not good,
they are selling low, but the same
condition prevails all over the coua
try, and il cattle are ripe and ready.
We can see no excuse for holding
them"
our st. Louis commission firm
says:
Real common cattle, on the other
hand, have shown but little improve
ment and bid fair to sell on an
extremely unsatisfactory basis through
the summer. In fact, we look for
inci leased receipts next week and
perhaps good portion of the pres
ent advance to be taken off In
other words, the present season
promises extremely unsatisfactory
prices even under the most Favorable
conditions and we Tail 10 see wherein
prices can get radically worse than
those now prevailing. SO for this
reason we advise holding cattle
other than possibly old toothless
Gamers whore good grazing is
available. Conditions may NOT be
any better this fall but all your
cattle at least will put on consider
able flesh and weigh in the interval
which should react to the benefit OF
the producer; whereas In addition
reports from Virtually every section
tributary TO this market indicate
the finest prospects for bumper
corn crop and crops OF other feed
stuff almost on record. or course,
il is too early 10 count this crop
made but if conditions continue
favorable there is going TO be quite
demand Tor all classes OF stock
cattle this fall assuming the pros
peetive good corn crop. which natur.
ally should mean higher prices than
those now prevailing
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15
PARIS GOES ON WATER SPREE;
PLANT is TAXED TO CAPACITY

Paris is wet, and those ex-dis-
ciples of Bacchus. who speak loving
~ of the pre-Volstead days, have
apparently decided to cease shud-
dering al proffered drink of the
stuff they build bridges over" and
these hot days are consuming II. O..
to the large amount of some 122 1-2
gal per capita daily.
Or at least so the reports of water
consumption for the city of Paris
show, and if the increase grows
much greater, the town is likely to
drink itself into a Sahara. or splash
ITSELF or whatever il does do with
the over 492, eco gal of water used
here daily.
Several weeks ago. when an in
itital warning was issued, water
consumation OF the city. which at
normal should be around 10000 or
$50, eco gal. decreased over one hun
bred thousand gal. per day. but the
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15
COUNTY SCHOOLS
TO OPEN JULY Is
Greater Part VIII Begin On That
Date; Remainder TO Open on
August Twenty.Nihih.

July twenty-fifth has been set By
Chairman John Richardson of the
school board for number OF the
county schools to begin, others 10
begin August twenty-ninth. Teachers
have been assigned, and all is in
readiness for good school year
much better it is hoped than last
year, when the county schools only
had five months school, meaning
that hundreds of children OF school
age in the county have not been to
school for four or five months,
most of the schools finishing the
first of February
However, it is thought that public
sentiment in the county generally
has been so aroused, that school
patrons this year will demand lne
fun eight months term, and that if
the county court can see their finan-
cal heads above water, the educa-
tional advantages Of the county this
year viii be greatly improved
Chairman Richardson gives the
following notice to the teachers as
signed the schools, and to the schol-
ars who will attend
The schools listed below will be-
gin July 25; Antioch, Bunn's Chapel.
Boothe, Brierwood, Central Point,
Carter, Chapel Hill, Clifty, Caledonia,
Cochrans Grove, Eureka, Fairfield.
Fowler, Halls Chapel, Morphis,
Morning Shade. MeDayid's Grove.
Mt Union. Mansfield, India, Liberty
4th district, Liberty 18th district,
Manleyville, Mays HILL Midway, New
Bethel, Oak Hill 18th district, Oak
Hiil 18th district, Pleasant Grove,
FONT Pleasant, Perry, Rowe. Ropton,
Shells Ac. Sunny Side, Spring Hin,
Success, Union Grove. Vaughn,
Young, Como, Elkhorn, Pleasant
Hill.
Ii for any reason any school
scheduled TO begin July 25th does
not open, such school win not open
until August 18th, when the re-
mainder OF the schools are scheduled
10 open.
JOHN RICHARDSON,
Chairman.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15
SPEEDERS must
SLOW OR SUFFER
Automobiles Minus Proper Lights
and Plus Open Cut-Outs VIII
Also Run Afoul the Law.

Answering universal demand, and
carrying out new administration
platform plank, Judge Bryant,
strongly supporting Chief Butler and
his force, is bnckling on offensive
Weapons against the automobile
driver of fliveri super. or whatnot,
who firmly believes he owns the
streets and has personal right
to travel with one light, an open
cut-out, at the rate of fifty plus
miles per etc
The judge and the city policemen
viii take no pleasure in arresting
yiolators of traffic regulations, but
they will derive the satisfaction OF
duty done, OF promises fulfilled, and
the happiness OF carrying out the
will of the people who trusted them
into office.
AS traffic conditions now are, mar
row escapes from serious injury soc
cur on the streets daily. Any night,
cars can be seen running on the
square and principal city streets,
with no rear light, or with q single
head light Open cut-outs are COM
mon. Passing another car is done
on either side at will. On most of
the streets, in their present condi-
ton, speeding is necessarily some
improved, but there Is speeding con
stantly being reported from all parts
OF Paris.
With a few arrests and accompany
ing fines, Judge Bryant hopes to inn
prove automobile traffic a great deal
The following public statement is
made from his office this week:
The laws of the City of Paris
are being violated every hour of the
day by automobile drivers and own
ers. The city ordinance requires
that there be two front lights and
5 one rear light burning at night; that
there be two number plates on the
car, one in front, and one in the
rear that no car shall run with
the cut-out open: that automobiles
keep to the right of the street, and
that they go only ten miles per hour
on the square and fifteen miles per
hour in other parts of the city.
These violations subject the offender
to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.
TO protect pedestrians and automo-
bile drivers it is becoming neces-
sary that these violations cease and
that the law be strictly complied
with.
"This is notice to the public that
the city ordinances in reference to
automobiles are going to be enforced
at will not do violators any good
to bemcan the officer or to criticize
the officers who make the arrest
under these violations. Just remem
her that they have instructions to
carry out the above to the letter.
and realize that the way to keep
from coming into the city court is
to comply with the law.
There is no apology to make for
this announcement nor is there any
excuse for sudden enforcement of
these laws except a wholesale viola
ton OF same, and to carry out tn"
policy of the new administration in
enforcing all laws. In enforcing the
laws, there is no intention OF dis
elimination in arrest or the iInaosi-
ton of fines, and if you come %ith
in the jurisdiction of the city court
it would be quite a disappointment
to ask for special favors for law
violations. This announcement Is
being made simply for the protection
of the public
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15

continued heat and draught have
asain brought the total used up TO
more than it has ever been, until
the city authorities are on the eve
of using most stringent measures
and that "outlaw" sprinkler, who
lets his hose run on his whitening
.cabbages, and parched corn patch
all night long. is likely to wake up
one of these beastly warm mornings
and find himself fined heavily for
his indiscretion.
II is necessary to pump over . IL
barrels Of water-daily per capita
to satisfy Paris present demand for
water. Were the 492, 900 released
they might easily flood the town,
and were The users of this much
water herded together. the daily
water supply wonid completely en-
veiope them. with GALLONS 20 spare.
Paris is too wet, ana the present
water consumption must and will be
curtailed.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15
HOME FROM NORMAL.

The teachers from Henry County
who have been taking the summer
school course at West Tennessee
Normal, Memphis, returned home
this week. Misses Carrie, Esther and
Cathie Lee Clark will remain for
the extra five weeks course Those
returning home are, Misses Katherine
Porter, Rebecca Caldwell, Hannah
Walters Susilee Landlord Donna
Rorie, Ruth Ray and Minnie Daniel.
Sarah Diggs and Evelyn Travis.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-15
RECLAMATION OF
JONES BEND LAKE,
Property Purchased BY Paris Fishing
Club and Permanent Improve
mcnts Soon BE in Process.

Jones Bend is TO be made into a
| fishing club.
J MY business men of Paris, Q
Interested in the project and corn
pose the Paris Fishing Club whith
proposes TO reclaim The lake, II
covering some eight or ten acr
to concrete the spring, build a CO
crete dam, a suitable club hous
boat landing, and to generally !
prove the twenty acres of this Pre-
erty, purchased this week for sic 4
from Geo. NJ. Loving.
A charter was applied for til s
week, the incorporators being Fral4
e. Bryant, Dr. j. d. Weldon, j m
blanton, w. l.. Duffle, and Geo. III.
Loving.
Jones Bend is four miles west IL
Paris, on the Cottage Grove road. il
offers splendid opportunities for tie
transformation into an ideal resort
oi this type. The lake is fed by an
energetic little spring, about qua.-
tel mile north of it, and is drained
into the creek, that runs past the
old ice factory near Paris.
Until the last several years, fishing
and hunting at the bend were e.s-
.cellent, but now the lake, and sur
rounding property, have become SO
over run with under growth, that il
is almost impossible to traverse
item. In concretng the lower SIDE
Of the big lake, and getting rid OF
much OF this underground, fine
body of water can be established,
which will supply fishing, boatn2,
swimming, ana other pleasures aad
sports.
Al times there have been found
fine specimens Of bass and trout IN
the Bend, ana it is the clubs inten-
ton to supplement these with a con
signment of government fish, which
will be put into the lake in Sep
TENDER.
Work on the project will be be.
gun Immediately, and cannot be
completed soon enough for the sport
lovers who are interested, and who
have so little opportunity in ana
around Paris OF INDUCING favored
sports that demand water in larger
quantities than is found near here
1t is understood, that at present
only fifty VII be admitted TO mem-
bcrship and that this number has
already been obtained