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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-12-08

outside the county are sening in
only a dollar Work on the
drainage canals in the county IS
to begin right away ------ Many
10th district citizens were here
this week, being summoned as
jurors in the Dewberry murder
case H. Hamilton Ills
tened in" on his radio Tuesday
night to a lecture from Thos. A.
Edison. the electrical wizard -
The town of Finger furnish
ed a large delegation as witness
es and spectators at theDewberry
trial this week.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-12-08

Ed Holmes, who for many
years has lived on the Dolittls
farm near Stantonville, was in
Selmer Monday and gave us two
young squirrels already dressed
and ready for cooking, for which
we are grateful.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-12-08
COUNTY AGENTS ITEMS
W. I. McKELL, County Agent

It has been decided best not
to try to organize the farm bu-
reau next week as had been an
nounced. The campaign will be
made during the middle of jan
uary. It is hoped at that time
that the farm bureau and cotton
association may be signed up at
the same time.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-12-08
Box Supper

Everybody is cordially invited
to attend the box supper at Pleas
ant Site Saturday night, Dec. 8.
The proceeds viii be used to pur-
chase a library for the scho oil.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-12-08
Ramer

Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Ramer
and sons, of Jackson, were re-
cent guests of Mrs. Lydia Ramer.
Mrs. J. F. Burress and children
spent the weekend with relatives
at Bethel Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. r. Chambers
and Miss Margaret Mitchell, fac
ulty of the Chewalla school, were
at home for the Thanksgiving
holidays.
]. A. Houston was in Nash
vile a few DAYS last week.
Little Misses Dottie Wallace
and Lucille and Annie Rec Ra-
mer, of Selmer, were guests of
their aunt, Mrs. r. N. Higgins,
the latter part Of the week.
Mrs. Lo Petree and children
returned Sunday from a visit
with Corinth friends.
A. B. Hamm was in Corinth
Tuesday to attend q meeting of
the directors of the Corinth Bank
& Trust Co.
Gentry McCullar, of the Bethel
Springs school, was the weekend
guest of his parents here.
Miss Arnie B. McAlpin of Sell
mer visited in the home of her
uncle, w. L. McAlpin, Saturday
and Sunday.
Claude Turner, principal Of
the McNairy school, was visiting
friends here Friday night and
Saturday.
Misses Leila Penn and Luna
Gooch attended the Union Cum.
berland football game at Jackson,
Thanksgiving
Mrs. Docia Barnhill, of Selmeri
and and son, Virgil, of California
were guests Of relatives hert
during the past week.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Shea, Ran
dolph Hurley. James Houston
land Oda league spent Thursda,
AFTERNOON at Corinth.
Miss Idean McAlpin returned
Saturday from few days visi
with relatives at Cypress.
i ]. w. Ingle and family arr
moving this week to Fowlkes
Tenn.
]. S. Dalton of Bonneville
Miss, was a recent business Wis
itor to Ramer.
G. A. Prather is at home from
Artesia, Miss, for few days.
i Mrs. C. L. Majors was a Wis
itor to Corinth Friday.
Misses Sadie Ray and Grac
, Bruce were charming hostesse
Friday evening to congenis
party of young people.
Mrs. McCullar and daughte,
: Mrs. Garvin, of Selmer. were j
town shopping Saturday.
The Christian Endeavor Soc
!, ETY. gave a Thanksgiving prograI
, at the C. P. church Thursda
, morning.
: G. A. Prather has erected
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-12-08

The farmers short course will
be held at the University of
Tennessee at Knoxville. Begin
ming on January 2. a four weeks
course will be given in all lines
of farming. 1t will be time well
spent for any farmer to take this
course.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-12-08

Walker Mccoy, a prosperous
farmer of near Gravelhill, was
in town Monday and brought US
some pumpkins, which we have
been wanting for some time.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-12-08

The farmers who started dairy
ing this fall are reaping a good
profit. Butter fat is now selling
for 53c per pound. A good cow
is making her owner three to four
dollars per week. and she works
"a hours a day every day in the
week and holidays too.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-12-08

Several terracing demonstra-
tions have been held in the coun-
ty, and dates are being made for
other places. II your commun-
ity wants a demonstration get
together and decide on a suitable
farm and get in touch with the
county agent.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-12-08
SAND BOX

W NC lIlle CTdulnR gong on
80 Restaurants in Selmer were
well patronized this week, there
being an unusually large crowd
in town on account of the special
term of court Bill Thompson,
a popular travelling salesman of
Henderson, was in Selmer Mon
day. Bill wants to be appointed
deputy fire marshal and had his
petition along for his friends in
McNairy county to sign Jess
King, who has been with the To-
cal telephone company for some
ltime, has been promoted to as
sistant manager of the Selmer
Office. Jess is a good boy and
deserved the promotion Last
week we took out" Thanksgiv-
ing and the Independent was a
couple of days late getting out
- The I. C. has put into serv-
ice two fast Florida specials
MR.. Perkins letters are very
interesting and are enjoyed by
all who read them ------- Selmer
has modern radio outfit which
was installed in the courthouse
last week "A. 7. Pickett, man.
ager of the gin at Finger, will
gin 1,100 bales of cotton this
season. Finger is one of the best
little towns in the county and its
citizens are progressive in every
respect The biggest man in
the. county, Logan McCaskill of
Finger. attended court in Selmer
this week We would like to
secure correspondent in every
civil district of the county who
will write the news of their re-
spective districts s------J. A. Ro-
ten, the I'd district farmer who
always raises a surplus of farm
products, was delivering pork to
customers in Selmer Wednesday. |
why do McNairians go else
where to buy clothes, shoes, hats
and other things when the same |
articles can be bought at home?
1.-THE Independent will here
after refuse to publish drainage
notices unless arrangements are
made for payment of publishing
same when publication is made
No. 2, morning northbound
train is now due in Selmer at
|6:38. The Commercial Appeal,
which formerly came on No. 2,
does not get to Selmer now until
4:18 in the afternoon Ed
Barham, school attendance offic-
er, reports but few violations of
the attendance law in any of the
school districts-----A "A number Of
the leading business men from
Henderson were here Wednesday
attending the Dewberry murder
trial ------ Pork is selling at lie
a pound from the pole Why
not build a nice walk across the
road on College Hill to the school
building?-- -Selmer and Lex
lington basketball teams are to
play a game in Selmer Saturday
afternoon If we made a mis-
take in marking Time Out" on
your paper last week we will
gladly correct it when notified.
A good many expired subscrip-
tions will be dropped this week.
"A little advertising support
from local merchants would help
everybody concerned Copy
for publication that week which
comes to this office later than
Wednesday morning can not be
handled by Many who
have killed hogs the past week
are alarmed at the warm wealth
er now prevailing which may
cause the meat to spoil ------ The
Independent is ST. so a year when
Evening star., 1922-10-25
Why
Experiment

Our thoroughly trained op-
orators offer perfect satistac-
ton in all of these personal
services:
MARCEL WAVING
WATER WAVING
SHAMPOOING
MINERALAVA CLAY
PACK
OIL MANICURES
TREATMENTS
FACIALS
LANOIL PERMA-
NENT WAVING
Hair Dressing Section, Second floor.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
Swiss Point and Duchess Lace
Curtains of our Direct Import

The t,oo styles illustrated
are extremely moderate in
price
Evening star., 1922-10-25
$3.50 and
$3.50 pair


and twotond Effects & $3.50
Evening star., 1922-10-25
French and English Cretonnes
81 to $3.50 yard


displays the pca any
probably the most gorgeous ano ey range all he way :"
warpri
5OLfnch Shadow-Drve Prints, Speciat s.. 81 Yard
range
Section
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Black, new browns and navy are wanted shades
lovely Canton georgte and those other crepe
enough
orstr wear modish enough for
Illustrated with pointed flowing sleeves
and black ribbon
lovely drap dainty collar OF lace or
color buckle
womens Dress
Evening star., 1922-10-25


both reed and
enabling you 10
have etosui decorative scheme
dehnF
Evening star., 1922-10-25
About Furs
in Storage

In withdrawing furs
from cold storage please
remember that it is nee
essary z bring, send or
mail your storage re-
ceipt. We cannot accept
telephone orders.
Fur Storage, Seventh floor.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-15

IT. has the backing Of the Premier Of
Italy, Mussolini, with whom he had a
slN-hour conference before he left that
country.
Mr' Barzini said the premier was a
me.i balanced man, an entirely differ
ent character from the one who led
tne Fascist in their bloodless reyolu-
tion The world now has nothing to
.ear from Italy, he added. He also
declared that the new government will
make no effort to have the restrictive
immigration laws of the United States
changed, for Italy is content with what
the United States decreed The italians
are now emigrating to other countries
me Majestic also brought James
the New Minden House in Jamaica.
~ L., who arrived in this country
twenty-four years ago in the steerage
OF French liner. On this trip he
was was accompanied by his wife and son,
Michael, travelling in one of the finest
rooms of the worlds largest liner.
American Gold Seized
Mr. Constantine, Greek born but now
an American citizen, was first employed
as, dishwasher in the hotel then
known as the Minden House. Several
g." a6o hc bcCdfHS tne proprietor.
He journeyed to the Mediterranean
countries on this trip and said that
the Greek customs seized 1915 in gold
on the ground that no gold could leave
the country. He protested that it was
American money, but it availed him
nothing and now the American con-
sular service Is endeavoring to obtain
the refund.
Among others returning on the Ma
Jestic were General Butler Anes and
Mrs. Ames, Of Boston; Glare Briggs,
cartoonist, and Mrs. Briggs; Major
General F. G. Hughes, of Canada; Miss
Margaret Lawrence, the actress, who
passed night in London to see the
production of Secrets" in which she
will star here; Mr.. and Mrs. John S.
Phipps; William Rhinelander Stewart
jr., who returned from four months
trip and was met at the pier by Prince
Miguel de Braganza, and Fritz Wreede-
Wilhelm. Viennese tenor.
The Majestic is on her way to Bos-
ton to-day and will arrive there to-
morrow morning to enter the naval
craving dock, the only available one
to hold vessel. of this size. Her four
propellers will be replaced and her
hull scraped and painted. The work,
it is estimated, will take three days.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-15
man on the job that the floor was
overloaded and that. he was afraid to

man on the job that the floor was
overloaded and that. he was afraid to
work ON 1t.
An alarm, which was turned in from
box at Washington and Fulton
streets, brought the fremen who, aided
by patrolmen, began the rescue work
Immediately. Their task was compii-
Gated by great clouds Of pungent onion
dust. which made breathing difficult.
as we'll as by the necessity for careful
handling OF the teetaring masses Of
wreckage to avoid possible further in.
jury to the men imprisoned beneath.
Thomas Sawyer was the first man
taken out. He as we'll as the others
was black with dust and bleeding from
dozens of decorations. 1t took the
rescue squad fifteen minutes to reach
Sawyer. Five minutes later Pearlman
was rescued, and after half an hours
work the flremen drew the unconscious
body of Eugene Murphy from the
wreckage.
Solly Midler was in the middle Of
the floor when it went down, and was
trapped under a huge mass OF debris
at the first floor. He was alive when
the rescuers began to bore their way
toward him, and he called out direc-
tions to them several times. Two
priests from ST. Peters Church, on
Barclay Street, knelt at the outer rim
Of the pyramid Of crumpled wood and
recited the prayers for the dying as
the fircmen worked with feverish
energy to reach the tortured man. 1t
was an hour before his crushed body
could be released from the mass, and
when he was at last taken out he had
died.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-15
Distribute 1923 Auto
License Plates TODAY
VIII BE Purple With White
Letters; Made i'm State
Penal institutions
Special DispntoR 20 The Trsb,,s,


ALBANY, Nov. 14--Distribution of
1928 automobile license plates will be-
gin tomorrow. They will be purple,
with white letters. The serial is un-
changed. Except In New York, Erie
and Albany counties distribution of the
plates will be carried out through the
county clerks. In the three counties
named sub-offices of the State Tax
Commission will have charge. .-
The plates were made in state penal
institutions. Additional equipment
placed in prisons enabled the entire
work toshe done without expense to the
state for labor.
Under the revised statutes affecting
the sale and transfer OF motor vehicles
it is now only necessary for the seller
and the buyer to fill out form on the
back of the registration certificate,
which, with 81 fee, will constitute a
legal transfer.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-15
~ or',an's $ Viii GiUes ST.
'W0rthIessHusbantI'

Il give and bequeath to John
Klaus. of the said town af Mount
Pleasant, my worthless husband,
the sum of ST." was one of the
clauses in the will of Mrs. Caroline
Klaus, of Mount Pleasant Town
shop, filed for probate in White
Plains yesterday.
The testatrix, according to Sur
rogate Slater, left an estate VAL
ued at $4,000, which is to be di-
vided among her children, grand
children and distant relatives.
Only in the one clause is her hus-
band referred to. Mrs. Klaus
was an old resident of Hawthorne
IN Mount Pleasant Township.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-15

added s"o
r. John +. Finerty, president of tho
American Association for the Reeorni-
tion Of the Irish Republic, who was re-
tanned ny the women as counsel, stated
tonight that. they would plead not
guilty at the hearing tomorrow ON The
ground that they had violated no law.
Revised Statute No. a,062, under which,
they were arrested, reads as follows:
Every person who violates any safe
conduct or passport duly obtained and
issued under authority OF the United
States or who assaults, strikes, wounds,
mprisons or In any other manner Of
minister. in violation OF the law Of ma.
tions, shall be imprisoned for not more
than three years and fined at the dis
cretion of the court"
One official called attention that il,
the case of prisoner not a citizen OF
the United States deportation could be
ordered.
The statute, according to Attorpey
Gordon, Is an old one, and was In
voked two years ago when four women
picketers were arrested at the British
Embassy during demonstration in he
bali OF the Irish republican movement
AT that time State Department and
other officials laid down as policy
that such conduct was to be congid
cred an insult to representatives OF 9
friendly power.
In responding to questions Attorney
Gordon said there would be no attem pt
TO make an exsmple of the women pris.
oners in an effort to stop picketinr ir
Washington, but every precautior
would be taken to prevent similar oc.
currences before the embassies and
legations OF foreign powers. AT the
safne time, at the house Of detention
Mrs. MacSwiney and the other two
women who elected to refuse bail de.
nsed that they would attempt a hunge,
strike. They were given the regula,
supper ration of bread, milk and fruit
Mrs. MacSwiney has been in this
country several months, and recently
completed lecture tour in favor OF
the Irish republican movement headed
by Eamonn de Valera. A few days age
she was i'll in Virginia, and to-day ap-
peared pale and wan. i
Apparently no notice wac taken OF
the demonstration by British Embassy
officials. Some time before the picket.
ers arrived, however, Ambassador Ged-
des emerged smiling from his Office
crossed the street and shook hands cor
daily with Captain Flathers, in COM
mand of the police detail Since the
demonstration Of two years ago no.
lice officer has patrolled continuously
the enWrons of the embassy.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-15
Would Unite With Russia
~ tytHsFSftSY
sreyaSS{ S{6@se
Siberian Peoples Assembly
Passes Merger Resolution {

MOSCOW, Nov. ID (By The ALSO
ciated Pres).-A dispatch received from
Chita, Siberia, says the Peoples AS
sembly of the Far Eastern republic
has passed a resolution calling for the
unifcation Of the Far Eastern repub-
lie and Russia and also resolution
calling for the dissolution Of the AS
sembly.
The dispatch adds that a revolution
ary committee Of fifteen delegates has
been selected to attend the All Russian
conference in Moscow In December. and
that the Committee has telegraphed d
the central executive committee at
Moscow requesting federation with
Russia.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-15
Harding to Demand Subsidy
May Deliver Message in Person
to House Next Week

From The rys1unes Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.--president
Hardlng's message next week to the
special session Of Congress will de-
mand immediate action by the House
of Representatives on the merchant
marine bill.
1t was stated to-day at the White
House, in reply to inquiries. that this
was the main reason the session was
called. The President is undecided, it
was learned, whether he will send a
written message to the Capitol or de-
liver it personally in the hall of the
House.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-15
THE TRUTH
Sis also found in frank
confession Of error

The Tribune ,oiA be glad to receive
and pablisb corrections of inaccu-
racies IN its columns.
In the. headlines over report of
the contest of the will Of Miss Emily
+. Southmayd in The Tribune Tues
day morning Thomas T. Sherman, of
the law firm of Evarts, Choate, Sher-
man g. Leon, was made to say that
undue influence had been used and
that Miss Southmayd did not possess
testamentary capacity. This was an
error. Mr.. Sherman was a witness
to the execution of the contested
will and testified to the good condi-
tion OF Miss Southmayd's memory.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-15
mysterious Monk Bound Here

RIGA, Latvia, Nov. 14.-Iliador, the
mysterious monk" Of Russia, has re-
ceived an American wise 80 his pass
port and will sail for New York on
board the steamship Lithuania tomor-
row. Iliador was arrested here in
July while on his way to Che United
States to preach against Bolshevism.
He said he desired to buy farm and
ettle in the United States.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-15
Mail to Smyrna Resumed

- WASHINGTON, Nov. a. Resump
tion of mail service to Smyrna was or
dered to-day by Postmaster General
Work.
Evening journal., 1922-04-04
THE BEGGING QUEEN
COMES TO GRIEF

LONDON Omitted Press) Meet
Mrs. Maud Tarling, age Ga, cham
pion begging letter writer Of the
world.
Maud is described today in London
as the Begging Letter Queen"
She has just been convicted again
and sentenced for writing her hun
dred and hfty-hrst appeal"
The magistrate. in giving her six
months at hard labor showed that
Maud had written letters to Queen
Mother Alexandra OF England, Ex-
King Manuel OF Portugal and half
the crowned heads OF Europe and
the east
Some OF the letters purported to
come from alice Barclay
always pleaded the dying baby yarn,
while those-the most successful
were signed Nellie Handyslde" and
told a grief stricken story Of q hus-
band who threatens to roast my
little baby when 1 have no money
to buy him beer"
Evidence showed that Maud had
secured thousands OF pounds through
her hard luck letters. She had n
her possession fifteen different sets
Of writing paper.
Evening journal., 1922-04-04
MUSIC AND SERVICE
LIONS CLUB THEMES

An excellent program OF music and
an entertaining talk on community
service marked the weekly luncheon
meeting Of the Lions Club, at the
Hotel dupont. today Dr. Lawrence
J. Jones. president OF the club, oc-
cupled the chair. Seventy-fve per
cent. OF the membership and eight
visitors attended.
Harry Z. Stausebach. violinist.
Christian Viohl, pianist and Robert
f. Clark. .cellist, played several Sc
lections and were warmly applauded.
Charles Harrison. of the Lions Club
Of Philadelphia. extended greetings
from that organization, and Howard
L. Seaman delivered an invitation
from the Rotary Club of Wilmington
to Join 1t at n dinner on Thursday,
April 16, when DR.. Charles f.
Barker will speak on "A Fathers
Responsibility TO His Son"
Charles F. Ernst, director OF the
Wilmington Community Service,
gave a historical outline of the de-
velopment Of community work in
the United States and It's growth
| during and since the World War. He
,also told what was being done by the
Wilmington Community Service
also by the new Municipal Music
Commission, of which he is the sec
retary.
Evening journal., 1922-04-04
HARRISON STREET
CLASS AT BANQUET

Baracca Glass No. g OF Harrison
Street NJ. p. Church celebrated Its
first anniversary last night with an
informal dinner at McConnells cafe
1. Elmer Perry. superintendent Of
the Sunday school. was toastmaster
In a brief address Charles Alexan-
der, president Of the class. compli-
mented the members for their CO.
operation during the past year and
expressed his desire that all MEM
bers fully cooperate with him dur
ing the coming year in making the
class a still greater success.
The Rev. W. e. Habbart, pastor Of
the church. also made few re-
marks Of complimentary nature.
Mr.. Perry spoke along the same
lines. saying he felt honored in
having such fine class in his Sun
day school.
Among those present were, Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin Robinson. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. e. Habbart. Mr.. and Mrs.
I. Elmer Perry. Arthur Bowen. Rich
ard MoMullln, Fred Smith. Alvin
Burnlte. Leon Smith. Charles Price
Marvin Crossan. Charles Alexander
Kennard Mcdowell and Ernest
Foraker.
Evening journal., 1922-04-04
SUMMER SCHOOL FOR
CHRISTIAN WORKERS

Arrangements have been made
for Summer Normal School of In
tenslve Training for Church School
and other parish workers to be held
at Ocean City. Nd. from June 20 to
80 inclusive. Bishop Cook is very
desirous that Delaware should be
well represented on this occasion
and he has sent a special letter
urging the interest OF the clergy.
the Women's Auxiliary and social
workers as well as those directly in
terested in Church School activities.
Among the teachers to be present
are the following:
Miss Helen I. Jennings. Of Potts
VILE, Pa. who will give a course on
Child Psychology"
The Rev. Charles r. McAllister,
on principles of Teaching"
Mrs. Charles r. Pancoast, on '"The
Great Adventure"
The Rev. b. 7. Kemerer on Par
ish Organization and Administra-
ton"
The Rev. Floyd W. TomlSins
d. d, on How to Study the Bible
The Rev. Wyatt Brown. %. D., or
Personal Religions"
Bishop Cook on Work Among
Boys"
The Rev. Julius A. schaad OF Ba,
city. Michigan. on mission Preach
ing"