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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-19
OBION COUNTY. TENN.
Union City Commercially

W. J. Keele, an evangelist from
Nashville. Is working In Union City u
the interest of his church, the Seventh
Day Adventists.
Officers corralled a bunch Of boys On
Wednesday night for breaking open
car and carrying away lot of bananas
belonging to the Cash Grocery Co. 49,
from Is to IS, required two courts %
handle the cases. Judge Bratton for tne
older ones and Judge Waddell for u
Juveniles.
Messrs. Roy McAnulty and T. NJ -
trell Of Bolivar spent the week In N
lon City and while here closed troO
whereby they become the owners Of -
Union City Lumber Co., buying 49,
from T. R. Reynolds.
A quiet marriage occurred ct -
Baptist parsonage last Saturday 49,
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three-cornered deal Friday between
William A. Burns, c. f. Berry of Gin
ton, Ky, and Max Friedman Of East
Prairie, the business and good will of
the Burns Dry Goods Co. was bought
by Mr.. Friedman, who assumed charge
of the business at once.
The following cases have been dis
posed of i'm Circuit Court: l.. l.. Duke,
charged with assault with intent to
kill, 500 fine and four months in Jail :;
Charlie, James and Frank Baker, steal
ing corn, James and Frank plead gull
ty, fined S25; w. DeVOull and Mrs. w.
DeVoull. violation of prohibition law,
death of former shown, dismissed as to
Mrs. DeVOull; Jesse Hurley, violating
prohibition law, 500 fine; A. II. Bush,
driving car while intoxicated, fined SO
and 80 days in Jail, Jail sentence stay
ed; George Carter, violating prohibit
ton law, fined 500.
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ing, Rev Marlin officiating, when Geo.
Heppner and Miss Essie Escue were
united in marriage. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Es-
cue and is quite popular among the
young society people of the city. Mr..
Heppner is associated with the Suther-
land Tailoring Co.
Darrell Legg and Miss Minnie Alex
ander. both of Fulton, were married at
the Methodist parsonage Friday even
ing, October g, at Z 80, by Rev. Mathis.
T. L. Metcalf came over from Hop
kinsville Monday for short business
stay. By appointment he met w. L..
Scott and ]. Willis Williams of Caruth-
ersville and closed deal whereby
these young gentlemen become the own
ers Of the laundry plant in this city.
Great interest is being manifested in
the union revival being held by DIR.
Claude f. Hill of Chattanooga at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church. No
meeting held in Union City for great
many years has attracted so much at
tention
On last Friday afternoon the Union
City High School football team defeat
ed the Newbern High School by the
score of 81 to o.
The local Lions Club is hot on the
trail of the Brown Shoe Co.'S branch
plant, and they are confident of win
ming. Several meetings here have been
held and various plans discussed.
Marriage Licenses: George Heppner
and Essie Escue, Embrey Crittenden
and Nellie Evans, Dave Hicks and
Ruby Mcclure, Arch Higsby and Cora
Treece, John Legg and Dorothy Welts.
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BORDER COUNTY
NOTES
HICKMAN COUNTY, Ky.
(Hickman County Gazette)

William w. Bond, cashier Of the de-
funct Moscow bank. was sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary by
jury i'm Circuit Court Wednesday. Bond
was convicted on charge of embezzl-
ing 50 900 in government bonds owned
by Y. A. Miner of Crutchfield. the
bonds having been left with the Moscow
bank for safe keeping.
At press time Willis ("Red") Jack
son was on trial on a charge of false
swearing. The prosecution charges that
Jackson testified before the February
grand jury that he procured whiskey
prescription from DIR. Henry Of Crutch-
field. This DR. Henry denied, and his
records show that he had not prescribed
liquor for Jackson. jackson. testifying
in his own defense, swore that he did
secure prescription from DIR. Henry,
but IL was made out in the name of one
of the doctors patients at Crutchfield.
The defendant was corroborated by one
witness ON this point.
Preparations for a thorough cleanup
by the present grand jury appear to be
In the making. Monday morning Judge
Hester impaneled the grand jury and
then instructed the body to adjourn UNI
til next Monday. This step was taken
mainly because of a number Of criminal
prosecutions that will require the pres
ence of both Commonwealth Attorney
Martin and County Attorney Evans In
the court room. Also the official stem
ographer will be busy in trial cases this
week. .si&k-
Miss Sarah Wynn Mcconnell Of Ar
lington returned to her home Saturday,
after acting as substitute in the high
school here until another teacher could
be employed.
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PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
The following proclamation has been |
issued by the State Board OF Health:

The following proclamation has been
issued by the State Board OF Health;
Acting under the responsibility and
authority imposed upon II by law. the
State Board of Health Of Kentucky
hereby calls the attention OF the fathers
and mothers and school authorities In
the state To the existence of diphtheria
I'm epidemic form i'm many sections of
the state. Repeated warnings that this
would occur have not been needed. Pa
rents are urged to promptly isolate all
children with sore Threats until seen by
their family physician; teachers are re-
qnested to send home from school all
children having sore threats. with
note to the parents urging that they be
Immediately seen by their family ply
stefan: physicians are requested to
have ON hand an adequate supply of
antitoxin and 10 administer at least
10000 units to each case seen as soon
as possible. Antitoxin may be secured
at reduced wholesale prices from this
Board or from the depots established In
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each county in the state. County boards
of health are requested To arrange for
an adequate supply Of antitoxin for use
with the INDECENT at the expense of
each county.
Parents with children are urged to
confer with their family physician and
have their childres tested. and. if nee
essary. iinmunized against diphtheria,
so as tNavoid this danger. There were
6J2 children who died i'm 1927 with this
disease. These deaths were wholly I'M
necessary and ought not TO have occur
red. and would not If proper attention
had been paid TO the cases. The law
requires that no child be relea sed from
quarantine until its throat has been
found free from germs by a recognized
laboratory. Most of these deaths were
due to violation of this law and the
courts of the state are requested to en-
force IL.
Given under our hands and seal of
the Board at Louisville, this, 18th day
of October, 1922.
L. l. McMurtry, President.
a. Il. Mccormack, Sec.
Lunches at the Busy Bee.
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Red Cross Roll Call
Heard World Around

The Annual Roll Call Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross for registration OF the
membership for 1928 will begin on
Armistice Day, November IL. and
close on Thanksgiving Day, November
so. The ground work for this stu
pendous task Of re-enrolling the MEM
bership throughout the world has been
laid In a plan for the first complete
and comprehensive system Of reg1stra-
tion of the Red Cross membership in
all its $500 active Chapters at home
and abroad.
An important feature of the round
the-world Roll Call campaign will be
= universal effort to re-enlist the serv-
ice of wartime Red Cross workers In
the peace program by their partici-
nation In the Roll Call. In this way
the vast army Of volunteers will once
more afiiiate with the work of the
Red Cross in its manifold phases Co
eperation also has been assured by
Government and private maritime in
terests in a deep-sea Roll Call that
n designed to reach every member
or potential member in every part of
the world who may be en- voyage or
temporarily In any port.
Thousands Of Chapters will adopt
the home canvass plan of enrolment
which originated In Pittsburgh, where
last year II resulted in a membership
increase of so per cent. All records
in this years campaign will be kept
IN standard size cards to be filed BY
each Chapter for future use.
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MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MO.
Charleston Enterprise Courier)

Vince Halter, son Of NJ. II. Halter,
who lives on the concrete road about
two miles east of Wyatt, sustained cuts
about the head and various bruises on
Saturday afternoon in = collision be-
tween a car he was driving and one
owned and driven by Fred Belt, a ne
gro, residing at Crosno. Both cars were
badly damaged by the impact.
Judge Kelly of this circuit was en-
joined by the Supreme Court from pro-
ceediug with the Three States Land &
Lumber Co. case until same can be
heard on its merits in the Appellate
Court. The injunction is only temper
airy, and is returnable next Monday.
According to the Sikeston Standards
estimates, there will be 5000 or 5000
acres planted to cotton in that vicinity
and two cotton gins erected in time
for the next crop.
Hugh McPheeters was elected presi-
dent Of the Mississippi County Farm
Bureau; G. Il. French, vice president,
and @. e. Sackrey, secretary-treasurer,
at the annual meeting and picnic of the
|crganization held Thursday at the city
park.
Through the contamination Of 4
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AMENDED KIPLING

When a wild and pop-eyed driver
Shoots his auto down a street,
He can make the public step about
On light and nimble feet;
He can make the bravest tremble,
He can make the boldest quail,
But they say the female driver
Is more deadly than the male.
Stole
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You never get the full meaning Of eff
ficiency until you observe a small boy
placing himself around ice cream cones.
Akron Beacon Journal
Cleaning and pressing.-aquino.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-08
Attendance Records Shattered
At Great Fair On Thursday
NEW YORK RAID
NETS FINE HAUL
Great Excitement When len
Pinched and Narcotics
and Liquor Seized.

New York, Sept. "A ra!dlng party or
rs internal revenue agents. twelve po-
lice detectives and two assistant fed
eral attorneys swept down on the hotel
Longacre. in the theatrical district to-
night, arrested ten persons and seized
quantities Of narcotics and liquor.
Assistant United States District At
torncy Connolly, who carried search
warrant Issued by Federal Comm ssion-
or Hitchcock. said that the raid waa
made as a step in campaign 10 put
check to the widespread traffic IN drugs
in the white light district.
A police Gordon, which was estao-
lished about the hotel during the ralo'
attracted throngs to the scene In sucn
numbers that II was necessary TO call
out the reserves OF two police stations.
When news Of the raid reached the
audiences OF two broadway theaTes'
many men and women left their seats
during intermi ssion and rushed to see
the raiding party at work.
While the raid was in progress, MT.
Connolly emerged from the hotel to an
nounce:
I'VE are finding hypodermic needles.
stoves for smoking narcotlc uFuss' anu
all sorts OF paraphernalia all through
this place, and we aren't through yet.
The entrance Of the raiding party IN
tho hotel caused the greatest excitement
throughout the building.
The raid lasted an hour. Mr.. Connolly
said that plans for its Accomplish
nent had been under way for more than
a month. He said a woman agent was
brought here from Seattle, Wash, man
from Denver, and another from Salt
Lake City for the purpose Of getting
evidence.
The authorities said that morphine
WAS sold at the rate Of $40 an ounce,
heroin for s45 and cocaine for S55'
Charges for guests so served. agents
said. appeared on their bills under
entries for auto hire and 'taxicab SER
vice"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-08
AUSTRIA FEELS SURE
OF ITS OWN STABILITY

Geneva Sept. 7.-Disarmameni and
other old questions before the League
OF Nations have been ovcTshadowed FOR
the moment by Austria and the eco
nomic situation IN central Europe
An international force TO guarantee
the political stability Of Austria has
been abandoned. The Austrian dci"c"ton
giving assurances that II III" rest ct the
plans were carried out Austria would
he able to 81 rantco its own stability.
The discussion turned today on the res
tora ton Of Austrian railroads. "h'ch
are now pIl!nc up deficits.
Il is thought that workable pan
can ,hc completed here. and that 'h' al
lies can imrrov" 1t and put It into erect
In short time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-08
CAS- POURS OUT
Of PRISON MINE
Now Feared There Is No
Chance Of Finding En-
tombed Men Alive.

Jackson, Calf. Sept. 7.-FH"e thous-
and feet OF intensely poisonous gas"
is pouring out of the Muldoon shaft or
the Argonaut mine every minute ana
the smoulderng flames are burning un-
checked, according to an official state
ment issued here today. by DR.. l.. h.
Duschak, consulting engineer OF the
state industrial accident commission.
DR.. Duschak said any one exposed TO
these poison gases. consisting or car
hon dloXide and carbon monoSide. could
not live longer than a few minutes. The
gas ANALYSIS. he stated. showed that the
rate of burning of the fire has remained
approxImately constant since the bulk
head was closed in the Argonaut SHAFT
after the explosion which entombed the
a. miners whose rescue is being at
tempted
Thinks Miners Dead.
F A. Stent. vice president OF the Ar
Conaut Mining company. believes the
miners have perished, he declared TO-
night IN the first official statement he
has issued since the men were trapped
by fire a week ago Sunday night.
II sadly fear that all we can DO IS
to bring out the & bodies, Mr.. Steht
told the Associated Press.
"I do not hold any hope for the res
cue oc many. If any, of the men DO
not rlacc any crcdence in the alleged
REPORTS of signals from the cn'"mh"h
miners"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-08
THOUSANDS SEE
FATAL PLUNGES
Tragic Ending Comes to Fly
ing Circus at Rutland
(Vt.) State Far.
Flying Parson Maynard,
Mechanic and Passenger,
Fall 1000 Feet.
daredevil" Smith, Profess
sional Aeronant, Dies As
Parachute Fails.

Rutland. w., Sept. I.-For n
crowd Of 10000 assembled at the
Rutland fair grounds this after
aoon a "flying circus staged
with airplancs and balloons was
turned into a tragedy. four par
ticipants meeting death. An aero
plane crashed from a height ol
1000 feet, carrying to their deaths
the pilot, mechanic and a paSs"n-
ger. A few hours later al aero
naut lcaping from a balloon |, 800
feet in the air was killed when his
parachute failed to open.
The Dead.
Lieutenant Beivin W. Maynard known
throughout the country AZ the Flying
parson" pilot Of the aeroplane.
Lieutenant l. Il. Wood. Of TtcondcTo-
ca \. Y. passenger with Maynard.
Mechanician Charles M!oncttc, or
Plattshurg, y. Y.
Henry Darcdev!D Smith, Of Boston
aeronaut
Lieutenant Maynard and his com
narions who had been making Ga''f
flights at the fair grounds crashed
abou, o'clock IN field near the
grounds Hardly had the crowd rec"N-
tcontnued on Pago Twelve)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-08
WITNESSES TELL
Of NINE BATTLE
Some Testify They Saw Rot
ing at Blair, Sharples and
Other Localities.
Miners District President Is
Brought Into Case AT
Allen Treason Trial.

Charles Town. w. Va. Sept. Con
ditionS allied 10 a state Of war ek'S'eo
in Blair. Sharples and other Logan
county towns year ago last month
declared witnesses who testified today
a, the treason trial Of Walter Allen.
Thomas L. Richards. Of Columbus
Ohio. and Blair declared that he saw
a group OF armed miners get IN pos.
tion 70 fire on a special train "n'Ch
was expected to arrive with \ detach-
ment OF soldiers. The troops did no'
arrive
\ school house near Blair was uS'd
as military headquarters FOR the miners
during the lighting In the mountains:
roads were patrolied and armed me"
were everywhere. witnesses testlhed.
Harold Richards. son OF ThomaS' 'eS-
,!Hed that he heard William Blizzard
union leader tell a gathering OF men
A, Blair that they would hold their posi-
tIons unit! federal forces arrived ana
then surren nder.
Co, W f. Eubank. Of Welch. de-
scribed the modern equipment or me
Logan defense forces.
Ills OF Attacks.
Gan. z Brockus told OF a clash
between his state police with miners
near SharpIes IN which several miners
we're wounded Rrockus said hrs Ren
were fired on without warning.
Statements sworn to by Constao's
Henry NJ. Miller. ~ Boone county ana
County Commissioner Amos o. StaHIeN'
OF Fairmon,. Involving President :,
Frank Keeney. Of District No. l., tni'cd
Mine Workers. were introduced as sr'
dence. Miller declared kecney told MN
A, Madison tha; ne could take his FORCES
through Logan county II the ieder",
troops stayed cut. Stanley charged
that Keeney. In an address near FS'r'
mont. A red handed murder.
Ten thousand dollars bail was At,
ranged today for Dewey Hayes. indicted
on a charge oS murder in connection
with the march His bondsmen arc w
NJ Hushart and F. II. Fluhart. OF
Charleston.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-08
BULLETS FLY IN
BOOZE ROBBERY
One May Die and Several
Jailed After Distillery
Raid Is Fooled.

T!rtshursh. Sept. 7.-Seven we'll
kuown residents Of Amhr!dge, suhuFn'
were arrested by federal prohibition
agents this afternoon.
The men arrested are: Clinton W.
Wagner. an undertaken: John wagner
a harness maker: Walter Hopkins pro-
nr.e,or Of a transfer company: George
Lego. Herry Herr. r. J. Schwartz ana
Frank Rowstr!ng. truck-drivers.
The prisoners are charged with nav
ing staged two spectacular roDoerrcs
this morning Mt the plant "f the Econ
onv Dlstilllng company. at Fa'roaks
near Amhr!dge.
The rohberics wers expected. Guards
md police were on IN" Job. In piston
battle that resulted Frank Bow string a
truck DRYER. was sh"; through the BODY
and IS not expected 10 recover. Ponce
Sergeant T. w holland was shot
through the leg. The liquor was recov'
cred
Prohibition Agent Eggcrson declared
tonight that more warrants Will be
issued.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-08
DEMAND GOOD "LICKER"
FOR PRESCRIPTION USES

Pittsburgh. Sept. THE American
Chemical Society met here today not
only to put It's 20 X" on good whis-
KEY" but insisted that every perfectly
good prescription should be cashed with
,Iptop liquor.
Scientists declared investigation has
,roved that many persons permitted n
dispense liquor for medical purposes,
have been profiteering. The explana-
ZION in substance, was that some ais,
nenscrs have been charging class A
nrires for class y goods.
The society formally notified the
American Medical Association or It's
moral support.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-08
Circuit Court Holds Judge
Robinson Erred In Refus-
ing Change Of Venue.
Opinion Given Yesterday
Orders Case Back For
New Trial.
Some Disposition to Be Taken
In Election Cases
tomorrow.

Circuit Court Judge Z. ". Addleman
returned hy jury in criminal court
las, fall AGAINST Rcssemcr Nail former
civ fireman and an election official,
the only defendant convicted in the
election fraud cases. and rcmandcd tho
case 10 the criminal court for retrlaI
The reversal was granted on the
ground that Criminal Court Judge Alan
II Robinson erred in refusing TO grant
tho defendant chang" Of venue at the
time the case was brought to trial. the
defendant having. In the opinion "r
rrdre Addlcman. submitted n III h e
cause for such change. The opinion
also held that Judge Eoh.nson's In
struction on what ConsttatcS election
returns. was not proper
AdmissAbility Of Ballots.
on the question OF the admiSsahilIty
~ ballots ss testimony. the big Qucs-
tIon raised. particularly In the later
election cas"s the circuit court ruled
that the trial judge did not err in al.
mi,,ing this evidence. In this connec-
80, ,he opfnion Of Judge Addlcman
soId. II can see no error In the court
nnrmittInr ~" ballots as testimony
oil books. tally sheets and testimons B
Of witnesses as to no" they voted IN
,rec!nc, three I'm said election.
Grow Ont OF City Election.
Nail. it viii ~ remembered. WAS one
= score or more defendants indicted
hy a special grand Jury here I'm Sept,
1921, as the outErowth Of alleged ir-
ror,arities and frauds practiccd in the
city election or the previous MAY
Among the dcfeudants were city Man
.oer Homer G. rragc, city Solicitor =
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-08
Government May
Make Next Move
Against Railways
BY DAVID LAwRENCA
tCopyright BY The IntellSgencer)

washington, Sept. THE federal
government is IN possession OF positive
information that the condition Of equip
ment on the railroads OF the country -
much worse than the public imagineS.
and az the proper time will bring forth
the evidence as I basis OF action.
- The injunction process begun by At
torney General Daughtery against the
strike leaders is IN It's infancy. He In
tends 70 proceed In due time against the
railroads who may be violating the
transportation act or the regulations OF
the interstate commerce commission
with respect 70 equipment
Unexpected Opposition
As for the temporary injunction al
ready obtained by the attorney general
II is significant tha. strong opposition
IS coming from an entirely unexpected
quarter-namely. certain rail executives
known as 'irreconcilaoIes." They and
others who sympathize with them are
criticizing the injunction on the ground
that II aoridSes free speech Sut. their
real feeling is that the government has
intervened at the wrong time and has
brought about 4 situation which VIII
V permit the strikers 10 bow 70 the fed
eral government Instead OF 10 the rail-
way executives. II IS true that there
arc u0AeNt' I" c"o -. ,.
Ahu no 0A' 49, ,,s
tnefh corr oE S"s eou', ',.i 49,: ~ =
u@s tnan 'n - >, - - ,bc
'.L ..iaIa., - sas hne, "a.
,es.-. ,,.,o.a ~ sss,ro ~ rarrray
e.aI,. ~ -, 80. ra,dors bav. rres
~ .,s,'sta,,,tc 90 ,bsIr
~speoon ~ 30 g. -. .h,nsa,',ss
iohu''es9 rUr '.s r'',v..s -.
49, 60 >..,
"na' cer'"'" ran 'N''NS es % %io"' u
the'r Eie"V"'", N"> ~ ''o '''e'.. .., -
conceaIeo-'S 'H'' 'N' UNIONS W ~ 'S''
tulate 70 'he ot'fnmen'' IneE &c.
they nave th' S''."e "t",en d"4' II
truth 90 h"S" ~. '''""S ~ 60, 80
government "'''' ~, 10 - .. ~.
MEMBER OF I"S '"''"'' SNp' FS'eS -, 80
government - "'''''.,''' ecu '''
the eilecI o' - ~
unions or ne'7 "".'"S' 'u' 20 se' """S
. sportation.
The attorney general acted because
ne and the preS'd"r; came 20 the con-
clusion that sabotage "n N" railroads
had 20 cease and that the injunction pro
cess would stop Z. tn" reports re
ce.ved since the injunction was sssued -
namely au'e''hs Wv" 0' '''e >'S"" .'s, =, i
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-08
BIG SEARCH FOR GIRL
WHO FLED FROM HOME
Her Father, a Publisher, OFFERS 20 ray
Reward II She L. Returned 70
Him Unmarried.

Glasgow. Ky. Sept. 7.-Pohce IN ~
cities Of Kentucky, Indiana ano en
ossn. tonight were searching for Miss
C,rolfne Shuster. pretty eighteen-year-
old daughter OF ". Morgan Shuster.
resident OF the Century Publishing
romnany Of New York. who Is believed
70 have eloped from the home OF her
ondmo,her here last night. with VIII
Iom Morris. son Of the proprietor OF
o, IAN .u1' s,ore 'o /
Innediaiely after girls disappear.
o,co tbs noted. members Of her family
offered a reward for her return uh.
married, Miss Shuster. In company
vim her mother had been visiting her
grandmother Mrs. II c. Tries' TOT tne
three summer months. a