davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1922-10-01

been too distracted to think coher-
emily.
ALBERT and came up here
Thursday afternoon from New
York. Our little son, Tony, was
with us, as We're several of my
personal attendants.
"Thcre were no other guests nj
the Clifford lodge. Jack was not
there, either. We had merely
leased the place for a few weeks
outing.
1--WE had been there earlier in
the season, but had returned TO
New York for my dancing engage
ment. leaving Tony at the camp.
Albert returned two weeks ago, but
came down for me las' MONDAY
The Washington times., 1922-10-01

Then Peggy Marsh gave me two
versions of how the shooting took
place. Once she said that her hus-
band had accidentally pulled the
trigger. Afterward she said that
the gun had been discharged an
the result Of being dropped.
HARD TO GET FACTS.
I'VE had difficulty in getting to
talk with the members of the
Johnson family at all. They are
very reticent. Mrs. Johnson, the
wounded mans mother, and
Thomas Johnson, his brother. are
here. The authorities at the Cham.
plain Valley Hospital are also re-
luctant to talk and to permit us to
carry on our investigation.
1--WE have definitely determined
that it was Jack Clifford himself
who made the dash across the lake
In motorboat to call DR.. Thurber
from Brainardsville Immediately
after, the shooting. This is in the
face of the statement by Peggy
Marsh that an unknown camp at
tache made the trip.
After taking the physician
across the lake in the motorboat.
Clifford became lost in the fog.
and finally they had to abandon
the launch and take a rowboat.
"Dr. Thurber, when interro.
gated as to the condition of the
wound. said that Clifford, being
well versed in medical matters.
had cleaned the wound with
iodine. and IL there had been any
powder burns about the entrance
wound they were not present
when he examined the patient.
CLIFFORD'S ACTIONS.
THE next morning, when the
party was ready to start for
Plattsburg with Johnson. Clifford
accompanied them as far as Mer.
rllls Landing, where a trail leads
away from the lake toward civi.
lization. Why he didn't come all
the way into Plattsburg with the
injured man he has failed to ex.
plain.
1--WE were told, however, that
nobody except Mrs. Johnson heard
the shot, and that the resultant
confusion had led some OF the
other occupants OF the lodge to
The Washington times., 1922-10-01

trying to iron out the discrepancies
In the various statements.
For there are important discrep-
ancies in the testimony Of several
witnesses already examined, dis
crepancies that are wholly incom-
patible with exact truth. Further
there is a pronounced anxiety on
the part of all directly concerned
to suppress the details of the af-
fair as far as possible and to pre-
vent publicity being given the vari-
GUS persons who were present at
the party that preceded the shoot
ing.
JUST TWO PRESENT.
Peggy Marsh and "Buddie" John
son were rounding out their run
away honeymoon at the Clifford
camp on Lake Chateaugay when
the pistol was discharged, sending
a bullet through the bridegroom
intestines which passed through
his body.
It was announced emphatically
that Clifford. who is still the hus-
band of Evelyn Nesbit. despite
long.drawn divorce litigation, was
not at Camp Jack" and that
Peggy and Buddie were the only
persons who witnessed the shoot
ing.
Later It was brought out that
clifford was there, conspiCuously
there, and that there were several
other notables on Broadway who
were also present. Sergt. A. F.
Boyce, Of the State constabulary.
who Is assisting the prosecuting
officers inquiry, uncovered other
important facts which still call for
explanation. When he called for
the shirt which Johnson had worn
he was told that 1t hnd been torn
up for bandages. When he asked
for the pistol from which the bull
let had been discharged, he was
told that maid had taken It away.
but the maid told him that the
weapon had not been removed by
her from the lodge.
THE SERGEANT SUSPICIOUS.
Here is the way Sergeant BoyCe
expressed his suspicious after four
days investigation:
Amazing conflict in statements
have developed ~ his ,asc which
The Washington times., 1922-10-01

cause me to be far from satisfied.
In the first place, johnson told me
that he shot himself with Jack
Clifford's gun and his wife said the
same thing.
Yesterday Clifford was positive
that johnson himself owned the
weapon with which he had been
shot.
The Washington times., 1922-10-01
XazoAA5SzEY
2EskAHy


still to be explained, but pro-
fesses to believe that neither mur-
der nor suicide was intended when
Johnson was shot.
his finger on the trigger-a fool.
ish thing to do. entered the
room at that moment, accompanied
by one Of the attaches Of the place.
whose name I do not know. The
latter was going to perform some
slight service for me.
THE GUN is FIRED.
I'VE opened the door Just IL
time to see a binding flash. am
my husband sank to the floor witt
blood squirting from his side.
tainted instantly. and ! afterwarc
learned that the attendant car
ried me to sofa and then ran tO
the aid of Albert.
Albert was bleeding profuselY
and getting weaker. We tied the
wound and the attendant took q
motor boat and started across the
lake and tried to get DR.. Thurber
Albert was in such pain that he
would lose consciousness for a timC
and then come back.
THE man reached DR.. Thurber's
lodge and they started back i'm.
mediately. AS evening came on,
heavy fog settled over the small
lake.
II sat there trying to ease AL
bert's pain, but having small luck.
He was beginning to bleed again,
and I thought several times that
he was dying.
Far off in the fog we could
hear the put.put.put Of the motor
boat, but 1t never seemed to get
any closer. Then the boats ex.
haust died away and we couldn';
hear it. 1t was dark by this time
"An hour later, DR.. Thurber and
the man arrived in a row boat,
They had become lost in the fog
and instead OF making our landing
in the motorboat, they had cruised
clear around the lake and finally
grounded the boat in a weed bank.
near Thurber's place. They waded
ashore and took the rowboat.
LONG DELAY DANGEROUS.
DIR. Thurber quickly gave Al.
bert narcotics to kill the pain and
applied first-aid treatment. The
lake was getting rough on account
OF the wind and the fog still
obscured portions OF the water.
I'VE did not dare start for town
with Albert until the lake duieted
All thnt time he was barely alive
and we prayed that the waters
would calm no that We could start.
1T was not until after daybrcak
Friday that We set out IN the row.
boat for Thurber's home, from
from which q rough trail leads to
Pisttsburs, We had AIbert tist
toontinued en- rass ~
The Washington times., 1922-10-01
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
DECLARES BULLET
FIRED i'm ACCIDENT

But State Trooper A. F. BOyCe Points Out Many
Discrepancies i'm the Testimony of Witnesses
to the hOoting-PiStOl MySteriOuSly DiSap-
peared With Garment of Wounded MAN as the
The Washington times., 1922-10-01
THE SERGEANT SUSPICIOUS.

Here is the way Sergeant Boyce
expressed his suspicious after four
days investigation:
Amazing conflict in statements
have developed ~ this ,asc which
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
FOR PROSTITUTION
AND CONCUB|NACE
Clyde Miller and Walter Miller Ar
raigned in Court.

Magistrates court was convened
here Tuesday afternoon, with Esqs.
McCorkle, Reynolds and Bratton as
judges, before whom Clyde Miller
was arraigned on barge of prosti
tuition and concubinage with a young
woman under the age of consent and
taken from home without the consent
of her parents.
Upon a motion of Attorney Ben
Morris examination was waived and
bond was fixed at $4,000.
A similar charge was made against
Walter Miller who was arraigned be-
fore Justices Bratton and McCorkle,
and as before examination was
waived and bond fixed at $4,000.
A great many ugly rumors have
been circulated about the guilt of
the parties connected with the charge
made above. 1t is, to say the least
Of it, very serious, and the people of
the county are stirred over the af-
fair, which had it's climax here last
in the death of the young
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
The Lions.

The Lions Club held regular ses
sion meeting last Tuesday with some
routine work, including report Of
committees, Mr.. H. A. Bransford or
the tobacco interests, Mr.. Ranck OF
the schools, and others on roads, etc
1t is said that about half mile
of the Troy-Union City road at Troy
has been graded, and that work is
moving along rather slowly The
State Highway Association doesn't
seem to have available funds to keep
a large crew of men at work.
A special committee in connection
with the Rives road was appointed as
follows: Fred Dahnke, J. L. Glover,
Geo. Moody.
DR.. Ira Park was appointed to
appear before the Obion County Court
at its October term, with Mayor
Woosley, to call attention to the i'm
portance of the tuberculn test of
ucLlA NokLlC III IhV NOuAIyp INV Oil
extension of the work of the State
Board of Health, which is recon-
mended for the benefit of the coun-
ties for adoption as general public
health measure.
Mr.. Ranck spoke about the inter-
ests of the City Schools and other
schools in reference to the work of
vocational training. His remarks
were directed to the fact that Fed
eral aid is availabl. to those schools
which are eligible and make applica-
tion for this aid. The Federal aid
includes agriculture, mechanics and
household economics. Five-eighths
of teachers salaries in these branches
of educational work is offered by the
Federal government. Therefore Mr..
Ranck rpoke in favor of the work in
our schools.
Mr.. Ranck also referred to the
department of the City
Schools, to the effect that a part-time
branch of commercial work is rec
commended. This work can be Of |
fered to those employees in business
houses who may be permitted to de-
vote one or two periods a day to the
study of commercial branches. Mr..
Ranck thought this would be very
valuable aid both to The employer
md employee, a cooperative ar
to advance business meth
IDS and efficiency
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
BREEDING PEN OF GREAT
VALUE TO POULTRYMEN

Many farm women think it i'm
possible to have special breeding
pen; but it has been proven by ex-
perience that it is not much work
if one is interested enough to take
the matter in hand and seriously
work it out" says Kate M. Wells,
poultry specialist, Extension Service,
University of Tennessee.
The main requirement is an extra
house large enough to house the
breeding flock. 1t must be large
enough to give each hen about 4 or
5 square feet of floor space. For
example, if you have rs fowls in
your breeding pen, a house or room
ska feet would house them COM
fortably. With roosts, dropping
board, feed and water vessels ar
ranged as in the larger laying house,
the birds will be well housed and the
only extra work during the year is
opening and shutting the necessary
doors so that one flock has free range
one day and the other flock the next
day. This will give each flock a
chance to get plenty of green feed,
which is the main reason we turn
them out of their houses.
Extension Publication 70, "The
Tennessee Open Front Poultry
House." which will be sent to anyone
on request to the Extension Service,
is good type and can be built long
enough so that room can be made
in one end for the breedingpen.
September is the month for build
ing or remodeling poultry houses be-
cause the pullets should go into their
winter house by the first of October
so that they will be contented and
begin to lay by the last of the month.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
Resolutions.

AS loyal members of the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union and as
loyal citizens of both State and ma
tion, we deplore many conditions now
existing and affirm our belief in, and
hearty support of, the principles
herein contained.
Be it therefore resolved:
First, That the ballot is a sacred
trust and should be so regarded.
Second, That we as an organiza-
tion take a firmer stand for Sabbath
observance and pledge ourselves to
use every possible effort to safeguard
our christian Sabbath.
Third, AS an important part of
the work of this organization is to
remove hindrances and temptations
and help make the world safe for
our children and young people, we
condemn all suggestive, immoral pic
ture shows, immodest bathing suits,
all improperly supervised swimming
holes, and urge that different times
be set apart for the sexes; indecent
advertisements; extremes in dress,
and all other influences and expo
sures which tend to lower the moral
standards of our people.
Fourth, That we urge the teaching
Of S. T. l. in public schools by essay
contests and our county organization
stands ready and willing to cooper
ate with any teacher who shows a
to observe this law and
also Frances Willard Day.
Fifth, That we urge the observance
If both Armistice Day (Nov. III and
Victory Day (Jan 16), and that a
more general display of the flag of
'ur country be practiced.
Sixth, Whereas, this is a christian
lation, we therefore urge that every
-oting place be opened with prayer.
Seventh, That we again take as
ur slogan, Everyone Win One;
ur motto, Go Forward, Christian
and our keynote, Everyone
Loyal Citizen" and that we pledge
ach other our constant effort to car
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
MAN GIVEN LONG TERM
FOR KILLING NEGRO
Trial at Hickman Is Concluded Late
Saturday.

Hickman, KY, Sept. 25.-In the
trial of Will Whitsitt on charge of
murder in first degree, he was found
guilty and sentenced to 80 years in
the penitentiary, the jury being out
only short while.
This case has attracted much at
tention and many people attended
the trial, the best legal talent of
this end of the State being employed
on both sides. In a raid made by the
county officers in Madrid Bend last
January, Whitsett was found with a
still in his home, and he with several
o+her moonshiners were arrested,
their stills captured and brought in.
Shortly after this arrest, information
was received by letter that Whitsitt
had shot and buried a negro naming
the spot where he was buried, the
officers going to that spot and dig
ging up the body.
A change of venue was attempted
by the defense the first of the. week
on account of the wide publicity CIV
en- the affair last spring, but this was
overruled by the Circuit Judge. Ma
ny witnesses were called in the case.
The defense will attempt to get a
new trial.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
Vital Parts of Motor.

The general motoring public is
paying more heed to the motors in
their automobiles now than they ever
have in the past, according to state
ments made by leading automotive
engineers. The desire for good look
ing bodies and details which add to
the comforts has not lessened a bit,
owing to this added motor interest.
Probably the most interesting
part of the development of this de-
sire of motorists TO know their mo-
tors is the keen appreciation of good
working parts which cannot be seen
or heard while in the engine" one
engineer recently stated.
Motorists are beginning to realize
that the three vital parts of a motor
are in the cylinders,-the piston
rings, pistons and pins. By renew
ing these parts inside cylinders which
have been reground, a motor may
now be made practically good as
new" Shops are springing up all
over the country for doing this work
Expert machinists are giving their
entire tine and attention to it. Spe-
cial machinery and tools are re-
quired; with these, the expert re-
pairman regrinds-and sometimes re-
shapes-cylinders to slight over
size and then puts in new pistons,
made oversize, especially for this
purpose. These, fitted with new pis- |
ton pins, and the right rings, are
what brings back lost power and
pickup in motor"
The need for piston rings can be
noticed Immediately when the motor
slacks up and the gas isn't giving
the same mileage it did when the
car was new. Worn or leaky piston
rings allow the gas and power to
waste by them at every stroke of the
piston. The excessive use of oil may
also be stopped by the use of correct
'ings.
The McQuay-Norris Manufacturing
Company, of St. Louis, with its COM
,lete line of piston rings, pistons and
,ins. is perhaps the best known man
lfacturer of high grade piston rings
n the world A complete stock of
Ill standard sizes and oversizes of
heir Leak-Proof. Superoyal, Jiffy-
"trip and Snap rings is now carried
n this city Prompt and efficient
ervice can be given on all sizes and
and -he proper installation
+ any type or price of ring one de-
Tres is now possible.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
Keep the Good Work Going.

Names and places where Confed-
crate soldiers are sleeping have been
coming in very satisfactorily, and for
every one sent Leonidas Polk Chap
ter feels very grateful to the sender.
But comrades, let us not tarry but
keep this labor of love and respect
going and going, until every grave
in our county where lies a Confed-
crate soldier, wheth r in a cemetery
or private ground, is properly marked
and their names recorded for safe
keeping among our other Chapter
records. Let them come. Send to
Mrs. N. E. Beck, County Chairman,
Union City. And again. we thank you.
PUBLICITY CHAIR.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
0bion County Teachers Association.

The Obion County Teachers AS.
sociation will meet September 80 at
Dixie High School, II miles west OF
Union City, on the lake road. The
program is as follows:
1000 o'clock.
Song-Dixie High School.
Invocation and address-Rev. Jno.
R. Williams.
RESPONSE. U. Glover.
"The Benefits of a Rural High
School to a Taxing District" &C. B.
Ijams.
1900 to 1870, noon.
Music-Misses Dora Underwood
and Lou Phillips.
can Ideal Course of Study for Ru-
raj High Schools" A. T. Bar
rett.
Song. R. Williams, Jr.
Song Dixie High School.
Business session.
Dismission.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
COTTON BROUGHT US
$4,000 LAST WEEK
Cotton Coming.

Mr.. Siler, of the Union City Gin
Co., is well pleased with the business
done during the opening week of
the present ginning season. During
the week nearly $40,0O000 was paid
the growers for seed cotton, which
was more cotton than the local plant
could handle, requiring double
shift crew.
Last Monday Mr.. ]. L. Haguewood,
of Rutherford, came over and pur-
chased one hundred bales. The same
day Mr.. Siler sold to Mr.. w. M.
Steward, representing a Clarksville
firm, fifty bales, The Union City
cotton makes good sample and the
big buyers are wanting it.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
A Big Job.

Mr.. w. M. Warmth, of the Union
City Welding and Boiler Repair Co.,
is this week engaged in repairing a
dilapidated dredge boat, shipped here
by Reynolds, Givens and Hobbs from
Una, Tenn, up in Carroll County.
The steel hull was Strengthened, re-
riveted and many new sections added
The boilers were reworked and new
fiues installed. 1t was job requir-
ing skilled mechanic and a deal of
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
Improved Store.

The M. A. Kaufman store has been
improved with rear balcony to make
room for his new goods which are
now being opened every day. The
balcony is one of the new designs
and is very attractive addition to
the store. Mr.. Kaufman has been
doing good business in Union City
and the increase of his trade and nee
essary stock to supply the trade has
made it necessary to make more room.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
WILLIAMS STRIKES
ELOQUENT STRAIN
Many Seeking Copies of Speech on
Bonus.
BY R. M. GATES.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 22.-Lo-
cal chapters of the Daughters of the
Confederacy to-day made unusual de-
mands at the office of Senator John
Sharp Williams for copies of his
speech on the bonus. Employees of
Senator Williams office wondered
why his remarks on the bonus should
be thus enthusiastically sought. The
answer is in the extract with refer
ence to "sen iment in government. +"
Reading this to-day Representative
Hull, Republican, of Iowa, said that
it was pity that such man as John
Sharp Williams should voluntarily
retire from public life, because his
utterances are uniformly an inspira-
tion to the boys and girls who are in
school. 81 regard Senator Williams, :"
said Mr.. Hull, as the greatest
scholar in the Senate and it is a sad
day in the experience of Congress
that such men conclude to quit
There is no man to fill the place of
John Sharp Williams"
Senator Williams tribute to "sen-
timent in government" delivered in
connection with his answer to Sen
ator Reed, of Missouri, in favor of
the bonus follows:
"Mr. President, the last address we
heard was from a Senator who a few
days ago referred to sentiment con-
temptuously. There is no poetry in
the soul Of man who can refer to sem
timent contemptuously. To say that
man is sentimental is pay him the
highest compliment that one man can
pay another or that a pure woman
can pay brave man. The other day
/ referred to the fact that the only
thing that was not rotten and could
not rot was sentiment
MEN WHO FOUGHT FOR SENTI-
MENT.
81 belong to a breed of men who |
for 400 years have been dying on the |
wrong side. Some of them fought, |
like fools, for the Stuarts in Eng
land, some of them died in Tyrone's
Roman Catholic insurrection in Ire
land. Some of them followed the
Stars and Bars until they fell in
gloom, although not in disgrace, at
We do not recognize
that sentiment is to be referred to
If it were to be so
to, the man who died for the
Stuarts was simply an internal fool,
ind the man who followed Robert E.
Lee to Appomattox did not have
much sense, but all the same he had
leroism, he had courage and he had
communion with the immortal gods {
BECAUSE they were in his heart, and /
he very spirit of Jesus Christ was.
working before him, because Jesus
,hrist fought for the greatest lost
ause that the world has ever wit I
lessed. The man who does not come {
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
ry out these resolutions.

Eighth, That we extend to the
Methodist people our heartfelt thanks
for the use of this beautiful church.
To this Union for the many courte-
sizes shown us. To Miss Adams and
her assistants for the plendid music.
To Miss Howell for training the chill
dren, and to each and every one who
in any way contributed to the success
of this meeting. We thank you and
trust that we have done you good.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
DR.. CLAUDE E. HILL
Evangelist.

Beginning next Sunday, Oct.
!. at the Cumberland Presby-
terian Church. Services daily
at 10: 3O..a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
A chorus of singers with the
well known soloist, Tom Scott
as director, will lead the music.
Everybody invited and every
body welcome.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
Case Heard Before Magistrate.

Bob Comstock, charged with as
sault with knife with intent to COM
NIT murder, was arraigned before
Esq. ]. w. McCorkle last Friday and
his case examined on the part of the
State. Comstock was bound over to
the January term of the Circuit
Court. The bond was $500.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
Something in Carving,

Mr.. Selmo Harris invites attention
to Frank C. Wehman's show window
on the first Monday in October, 1922.
Mr.. Harris will exhibit a piece of
carving entitled "Roges," a specimen
of his handiWork.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29

out on top and who goes to his de-
struction voluntarily in the name of
God and humanity is the man worthy
of other mems alteration. 1t is not
the fellow who refers to sentiment
contemptuously and who wants to
find dollars, shillings, pence in ev-
erything"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29
Shorty Sez:

| am looking for all of you at the
union revival next Sunday at the
G. P. Church and / hope l will see a
big bunch of Union City's people at
tending these services
MEET ME- THERE SUNDAY!
SHORTY"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29

determination. And Mr.. Warmth
turned the trick The boat went
from here to Riehland Creek Drain
age District, in Weakley County,
near Mcconnell, where it is to be
used in cutting the main canal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-29

The only person who never makes
a mistake is the one who never tries
to do anything.