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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-15
.PREST-(IIITE'S DROP
|. FINDING POPULAR FAVOR

The reduction Just announced by
the Prest-o-L1te Company makes the
present selling price OF Prest-o-I4te
batteries considerably lower than
prices which prevailed before the war.
The reduction covers all types and
the savings In dollars and cents is
welcomed BY all battery users.
Undoubtedly the most Important
feature of this Prest-o-Lite reduction
is the extent to which, it has been car
ried. says Mr.. lane, the local Presto
Lite distributor,
The fact that the cut was not made
upon special types and discontinued
+; types is significant OF its permanency.
One light car model which in 1917 had
a standard list price OF ss7.S5 appears
in the new Prest-0-Lite scale OF prices
at the 'trade-in' price of $3.50. The
new prices set in this pronounced re-
duction are such as have not been
seen in years. I would unhesitatingly
say that the main reason for this lat
d est reduction In Prest- O-Iite prices is
because of the tremendous volume of
these batteries which are being sold
throughout the United States. Be-
yond this price reduction is the serv-
ice which Prest- o-Lite users have un-
iformly obtained because of the rigid
inspection and re-in-spection at the
factory of Prest-o-Lite batteries be
fore they are put to work. The Prest
O-Lite Company has always pioneer
ed the way to improvements and lowe
prices and in 1922 as in other year
will lead with battery service of tn
sort that battery users will appre
ciate."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-15
NOVELIST EXPECTED TO
| FIND WEST WILD, BUT
FOUND 1T VERY MODERN


SAN FRANCISCO. April 15.-.CU.
P0-Joseph Hergesheimer, novelist
and short story writer, arrived here
with'the usual eastern sadness.
Il find that have arrived from Is
to so years too late to see the real
West" he declared. In hopes of see-
ing the real West went to the WOOL
lest spot I had heard Of. Butte. Mon
tana, and the most could find in the
whole town were six poker players
There weren't many of them, but they
were good players. and cleaned me
completely
Hergesheimer declares that instead
CT being Wild and woody, the West Is
in many respects far ahead Of the
east in modernity.
''The West is the great. heritage o.
Americas. future" he declared. The
people OF the west have the making o.
the country. It is land Of broad
open spaces that Is giving way to thu
last word in modern development"
But still. it's great disappointment
Hergesheimer admits, not to be abl'
to find dashing cowbody and ret
| shirted miners and grizzled prospect
ors on the streets of our principa
cities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-15
Sun Flower Seed
Sell at $4,000
RubIeS a Glass

MOSCOW. April 15.-The sun flow
er seed Is the chewing gum and the
peanut of Russia.
Wherever you go you will see some
one with a pocketfull Of these black
seeds. People are always munching
them. They are as thick as parrots
in splitting the seeds with their teeth
and swallowing the soft interior and
splitting out the hulls.
The sun flower seed has always been
Ia national habit in Russia, just as
chewing gum and peanuts have been
in America and in these days Of food
scarcity and enormous prices It has
become staple diet. There is only a
very small amount Of nourishmcnt In
these little black seeds, but they pro-
vide SOME bulk and help to deceive tho
stomach into thinking it has had sonlC
real food. VI
Walking about one Of the principal
streets Of Moscow, where everyone is
trying to. sell something, from: wood
ana ftrs and cigarettes to samov..rs
10 "a cmbridery and black bread ard
regntd boots, one will see many old
women with baskets Of sun flower
'ce's and small tLmblers to measure
them cut for the purchasers. Tho
crsi-mary price observed in MOSCOW
Is 81 eco rubles u tumberful. Ilthc
old. Gays this would have been s;5.Y10.
out row it is worth approximately five
ceais.
In the vast famire area Of tbs Nolra
There is not sun flower sssd left.
E.cr. thing that i human bef & can
rn,sin'y put in his mouth ant chew
has been used for food. Elm bark has
been found one ,f the most satisf;r-
tory food substitutes, for It does lot
make ono sick TO eat 1t. Y
III enc town on the AsIati, border
0; '.Essia where the Amerlcai re''oi
dirjr.stration men were working they
saw suuddy slime Icing sold on tim
street for food. s.'+
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-15
BIG ENTRY LIST FOR
500-MlLE SPEEDWAY RACE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 10
(J. PD-Fifteen cars already entered
in the International 500-mile race 10
be held here Tuesday, May 80, and ac-
cording 70 an announcement by the
speedway management there will be
more starters than any year since mo-
tor cars of 1873 cubic inches piston
displacement were required. Three
years ago, was the last time the larger
cars of the 500 cubic inch type we're
permitted.
The attendance records have been
shattered each year for the past three
consecutive races. and the advance
sale which opened in February Is 20
per cent greater than this time last
April Reservations have been made
by persons from every state in the
union. 81
| Ralph De Palma, Eddie Hearne,
Tommy Milton, (last years vistorl'
! u. G. (CannonbalD Baker, Ira vail
Jerry Wonderlick and Harry Hartz
are anon gthe prominent stars already
signed. Wally Reid, motion picture
actor. who has entered, has already
acquired his drivers license and badge
from the American Automobile Asso'
citation, under whose rulings the IN
tlianapolis race is conducted. He ha!
arranged for six weeks vacation be
ginning May 4, and according to in
formation received here, is schedules
to arrive from California soon atter
ward, to start preparations for his sap
pearance. in the five century GRIND.
Cables from w. f. Bradley, speed
way representative in Europe, c0nve'
the information that several foreigl
entries are on the way. although h
gave no names. He expects that ther'
. will be ten foreign entries.
/ Thirty-three drivers are permitte
to start in the race. fEk Nts
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-15

In England there are 600 motor
trucking companies carrying freight
for distances of 100 miles or more.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-10-27
Southern Supervisor Dead

I. E. BUD Smith, supervisor
of bridges on the Southern Rail
way, died last week at Decatur,
Ala. Mr.. Smith was reared al
Chewalla and the family is one
of the most prominent in the
county. He has been an en-
ployee of the Southern for many
years, and was held in high es-
TEEN by his superior officers.
He had beenill only a few days,
and was found dead in bed at his
boarding house in Decatur. The
remains were laid to rest in the
cemetery at Tuscumbia. Mr..
Smith was a high-toned christian
gentleman and his death is
mourned by hundreds of friends
in McNairy county. The Inde-
pendent extends its sincerest
sympathy to the bereaved family
in their great bereavement.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-10-27

BY C. A. HUTTON,
Dairy Specialist, Division Of Ex-

Dairy Specialist, Division Of Ex-
tension
| N"Wnat can best afford to feed my
! eoWs?"
Did you ever ask yourself that ares
uoa: or course you have, many
tmes' II your returns from your COW
or cows are what they should be, for
There Is no factor which determines
the profit or loss In keeping milk
COWS to greater extent than proper
feeding. The cost Of feed makes up
about one-half of the total cost oflDro-
ducing milk in Tennessee during the
entire year. but during the fall and
winter season considerably more than
ha!t OF the cost is due to the cost of
reed consumed The question OF eco
nom!c feeding Is OF particular Import
ance during the fall and winter, when
the cost of feed makes up such
large percentage of the total cost of
milk production.
Botter Fcedins--Grcater Profits
ReSnits Of six years cow-testing as
sociatlon work In Tennessee prove
conclusfely that more cows in the
state fall to pay reasonable profit
because of not being properly fed and
cared for, than because Of being moor
individuals. Furthermore, Increased |
production and greater net profits re-
suItlng from cow.testing association
work Indicate that there are very few,
II any, herds of dairy cows in the
state SO well fed that the production
cannot be very materially Increased
by better feeding resulting In not
emily nm Increased yield, but In more
profitable production as well. Nu-
merous Instances could be cited 20
snow how production and profit have
been Increased by good feeding, but
me following case illustrates the
point:
one Tennessee dalryman increaseds
his net profif $1,G3l above feed cost in
phe year over the previous year, with
lever cows in his herd. This was due
almost entirely to better feeding. An
plhef man Increased his net profit
rom Il COWS $3673 in December 1919,
over November OF the same year He
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-10-27
sELMER. TENNESSEE. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 81 1922

| Judges-J. B. Jackson, S. H. Bul
man, b. j. Garrett.
Clerks-Homer Oneal, NJ. B. Lott
Robert Maness, Reg.
SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT
McNairy
Offcer--J. r. Henry.
Judges-L. A. Stout, A. A. McNeal
Frank Putnam.
Clerks-J. N. Owens, P. E. Cheshier
J. E. Hodges, Reg.
EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT
Cypress
Offcer-R. M. Merrell.
Judges-J. D. Reid, John Deminp
Tate Pittman.
Clerks-J. NJ. Crocker, 4. s. Kirk,
q. u. Blasingame; E. l.. Butler, Reg.
Clerks. NJ. Crocker, J. s. Kirk. d.
l.. Butler, Reg.
Judges-M. T. Inman, j. B. Small.
wood, W. +. Garner.
Clerks-Clarenee. Dodd, Will suratt.
B. M. Harris, Reg.
Judges. G. Brown, j. L. Brooks,
r. B. Banks.
NINETEENTH DISTRICT
Bethel Springs
Officers. s. Brook 4.
Judges-Jack Ethridge, Jchn Robin
son. G. G. PUNK.
Clerks-Troy Ethridge, Arthur Win
iams, R. +. Lewis, Reg.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-10-27

Houston Meeks, one of Nc
Marry county's exemplary young
men, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Meeks, Guys. Tenn, was mar
ried in Covington, KY. on the
morning of October 19, 1922, in
the parlor of the home of the
pastor of the First Baptist church
there, to Miss Vance Allene Dh-
worth. The happy couple will
make their home for the present
at Middleton. Ohio, where the
groom is now employed.
The bride was reared near Ri
enzi but was educated principal
ly at Blue Mountain. Miss. at
which school she met Mr.. Meeks.
She is a charming and attractive
young woman. The groom comes
from one of the county's most
prominent families, and the In
dependent joins with friends in
hearty congratulations and best
wishes.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-10-27

Wednesday morning about
O'Clock, Mrs. Nancy Gooch passed
away at the home of her son, j,
K. Gooch, on Court avenue, after
an illness of several months.
Mrs. Gooch was rs years old,
and had been in feeble health
for some time. She was the
wicow OF the late Esq. w. A.
Gooch, one of the best known
and most beloved men in the
county, who died about ten years
ago at the old homestead near
Gravelhill. Mrs, Gooch was a
type of the old-fashioned chris
tian woman, and was loved by
all who knew her.
The funeral was held at the
residence Of her son, and was
conducted by Rev. Kinney, as
sisted by Rev. Hammons and
other pastors of Selmer, and the
remains were laid to rest Thurs
day in the Gravelhill cemetery.
She is survived by six sons, ].
r. S. w., w. T, James. Dalton
and Tyler. all splendid citizens,
and two daughters, Mrs. Smith
and Mrs. Mccoy. We extend
our heartfelt sympathy to the
bereaved relatives in the death,
of their mother.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-10-27

"eains around in muddy stalk
ne'd and sh!veriES from cold is very
GAnFoutabsa exercise for milk cows.
Fhstuflng on corn stalks Is apt to re-
sun In black scours, impaction, or
corn stalk disease" Which causes
the death of many good COWS every
year.
Guides for Feeding 4
80 much depends upon the In
/ diYlduality and requirements of the
1 cows in the herd as outlined aboya.
that 1t Is inpns i,e to lav dawn any
hard ana last ru.ts E3t feeding witch
VIII apply to MI cases. Keeping in
mind what has always been stated.
the following suggestions may be-
found helpful:
Under average conditions fca,f
all the roughage the cow will eat.
Sllaee and legume hay form the best
combination but for best results moi
more than three to four pounds silage
for each hundred pounds live weight
should be fed per day. She will then
consume l to 1h pounds hay daily
FOR each hundred pounds live weight
IL the roughage Is composed entirely
to dry feed, she will consume about
= to "a pounds daily for each hum
dred pounds live weight.
Feed the grain mixture. or con-
centrates, to each individual COW In
to her production. As
general recommendation for Jerseys
or Guernseys, or grade cows of these
breeds, feed l pound daily for each 3
to 81 pounds of milk produced daily,
depending upon the richness OF the
milk. For Holstelns, Shorthorns Or
Ayrshires, or grade cows of these
breeds, feed ! pound daily for each
3R to 4 pounds milk produced daily.
"A gallon of milk weighs SO pounds.)
still better rule to follow where
production records are kept Is feed
Zach individual COW ] pound of grain
lally for each pound of butterfat she
S producing during the week.
3-See that the ration is: (a) Prop
'rly balanced, that is, that it contains
pound of protein for each to
'ounds Of carbohydrates and fat; o.
hat 1t Is palatable; tc> That 1t con
aims one or more succuent feeds such
$ silage or pasture grass; (d) That
has sufficient bulk; (e) That 1t has
he desired physiological effect, and
q That 1t is not too expensive.
4Feed as much as the COW will
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-10-27
GravelhiIl

!, Cotton picking is near com
pietlon in this community ant
sold, the price being satisfactory
But little corn gathered on ac
count of the lateness of the crops
!, Mr.. and Mrs. Rube Emmon.
and M. D. Huggins of Hone,
Grove, Texas, are visiting rel.
atives and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Hunter,
who have been with us for sew
eral months, moved back to their
home in the west part of the
county Monday. We regret to
give them up, they are splendid
nelghbors and stand squarely for
right and justice and the upbuild-
ing of the community in every
way.
Miss Vada Higgins has been
employed to assist Mrs. Elsie
Farris in the brick store for a
time.
Arthur and Clyde Higgins of
Memphis spent Sunday with their
parents here, returning Monday.
Roy Higgins and Gladys North,
two of our worthy young people,
surprised many of their friends
SUNDAY by getting married. ESQ
J. A. Weatherford performed the |
ceremony.
Several of our young folks
went to Shiloh Sunday and en-
loyed the day, but were made
sad by the deplorable accident
that occurred in the afternoon
when car crashed into a can
non, killing one man and iniur-
ng others.
Singing at the home of 1Ir.
md Mrs. ]. B. Huggins Sunday
hight, was enjoyed by all pres
mt.
Our school is progressing nice
Y under the management of
'rof. Horny Browdef, as princi-
al, and Miss Bonnie Armstrong,
ssistant, and promises to be the
est school we have ever had.
Building Of our new store is on
stand still on account of lack
f material.
Sonne sickness in the commun-
y bat none serious.
The long drouth was broken
e1e Monday but not sufficient
replenish stock water, which
getting scarce.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-10-27

The tent meeting will probably
close Sunday afternoon. Rev.
Kinney is one of the greatest ev-
angelists in the country, .and his
equal has never been in Selmer.
He has done more good with his
manner of preaching than any
preacher ever heard here. We
will tell something more Of this
great meeting next week.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-10-27

MIXED the same cows each month
none Of which freshened during that
time, and sold his products at the
same price each month.
Feed Cows Literally
Don't starye good COW, and don't
let poor COW starve you! The
stingy feeder cheats himself as we'll
as the COW. When fed full ration
and comfortably housed the dairy
COW uses practically one-half Of the
feed she consumes to maintain her
body. Ii exposed to cold and rain
she will use more than half of her
feed for her body maintenance. If
given only half of the feed she needs,
shes win give a small quantity of
milk for while making milk from
body fat which has been stored up In
her system. She will draw on this
body fat, until she Is very poor, and
finally "go dry" If given three
fourths as much food as required, she
Will 6ffe lGiuAH VA OHt-tHiiu VI luc
food eaten, while IL given full ra-
tion she will make milk from one.
half Of the food consumed. The dairy
cow, like machine, is most profitable
when worked to full capacity, and can
turn out her finished product, milk,
only In proportion to the kind and
amount Of raw material, feed con-
sumed.
Winter Feeding and Care
The problems involved In winter
feeding are generally quite different
from those of summer feeding, and
the suggestions contained In this ar
ticle are especially applicable to win
ter feeding. Pasture, which is usual
ly the basis of summer feeding, is not
available during the winter In most
parts Of the state. or at best Is very
limited, 1t has been my observation
that milk cows suffer more from ex-
posure lip Tennessee than they do In
Wisconsin, due to the fact that
Tennessee dairymen have attached
too much Importance to our mild
climate and paid too little attention
to providing comfortable barns to pro-
tect the COWS from the cold winds and !
rains. Dairy cows do not carry as
much flesh as beef cattle, and need
more protection. Cows exposed 10
cold are compelled to use too much
Of their feed for generating body heat,
and hence cannot produce as much /
milk as they would II comfortably
hogsed
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-10-27
APE YOu TIPPED af4h.

ARE YOU TIRED of the muss
land fuss and bother of washtub
bathing? You can have the
lcomforts and conveniences of the
finest bathroom if you own an
ALLEN PORTABLE BATH
SYSTEM. A delightful hot or
cold running water bath any
time, anywhere, in any room.
with absolute freedom from
drudgery Of any kind. No plumb
ing or water works required.
$3.50 complete, including heating
attachment and floor reservoir,
charges prepaid and guaranteed
to give entire satisfaction. Des-
criptive circulars on request.
STANDARD SALES COMPANY
208 Falls Bldg, Memphis, Tenn.
Local Demonstration Wanted.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-10-27

Hon. A. C. Lea of Shreveport,
La, has been visiting friends in
Selmer and looking after busi-
ness interests here this week.
AL has been in delicate health
for some time. but his many
friends will be glad to learn that
his health is steadily improving.
He is q native of this community.
and is q frequent visitor to Sell
mer where he is so well and fav.
orably known.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-10-27
ELECTION NOTICE

Iast OF Officers, Judges, Clerks anf
Registrars appointed to open and hold
an election on Nov. z, 1922. at the var
lons voting precincts in McNairy Ooun.
", Tenn, for the purpose of voting 70,
a United States Senator. Governor. Con.
gresham, State Senator, Representative
10 General Assembly, and Railroad Com.
missioner. and Justice of the Peace in
the 18th civil district of Men airy county
w. II. WILSON, Chrm.
W. s. TAYLOR. See.
hiectlon Com. far Nc Y airy Co.. Tenn
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-10-27

pay for at the prevailing prices FOR
feeds and products, increasing the al
loWance gradually until she fails 10
respond by an increase In production
which will cover the increase in cost.
II balanced ration is fed and the
COW gets too fat the amount Of feed
should be reduced. II she Is produc-
ing heavily and getting too poor I'M
flesh she Is either not receiving
enough feed or the ration Ii not prop
! erly balanced.
5-For best results at least two
kinds of roughage should be fed,
preferably corn silage and legume
nay, and at least three dlfferenr
grains should be included in the grain
mixture, to insure palatability and
variety.
6-Do not make changes in the "a,
fion too suddenly, but take several
days to effect a complete change from
one ration to another, gradually sum-
piementing one feed for the, other.
Salt and Water
Salt Is -nquired by all animals. The
dairy COW should have an ounce or
more daily. She should be given
what she needs, but should not be
forced to take more than she wants.
A good plan Is to add 1t to the grain.
mixture when mixing II up, using
pound of salt Or each 100 pounds of
feed in the batch and being sure that
Ii may be sprinkled over tho grain
mixture at the time of feeding, In
either case 1t is well to give little
less than the cows actual re1uire-
ments with the feed TO avoid forcing
her to take too much, and TO place
rock salt in the yard where she can
lick 1t at will.
Water constitutes about seven-
eighths of the total volume of milk
and the cows body Is over half wafer
In the making of milk and the nor.
formance Of her body functions she
necessarily uses a considerable quaint.
ity Of water. 1t is, therefore. highly
essential that the dairy COW be given
an abundant supply of pure water end
at a comfortable temperature
average size COW drinks 10
lows daily. Cows should b
the water they Will drin.M
See your county agent
the Dairy Specialist DlN
tension, about special
lens, and ask for Ext "
tlon 100 which gives Il <S3
49, - ~es7tss~ ssAfss - -
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-10-27
Circuit Court

Circuit Court convened in Sci
mer Tuesday morning with Judg
K. B. Baptist on the bench, W
K. Alternately, Attorney General
J. B. Graham, Clerk, and L. F
lngle, acting sheriff, and othe1
court attaches were present.
Judge Baptist soon had th.
Grand Jury organized, and tn,
following are the names of those
who are members of that body
and the civil districts in which
they reside:
J. Fl. Hill, Foreman, 4th.
j. W. Taylor. 7th.
H. c. johnson, 7th.
j. r. King, 10Th.
W. H. Wilson, 10th.
J. f. Martin, 18th.
W. r. Carter, 14th.
r. c. Price, 3D..
5. L. Higginbottom, I'd.
J. A. Kirk, 1st.
J. R. Darby, 4th.
M. c. Etheridge, 10th.
II. G. Wardlow. 9th
Horace Alternately, Officer.
The following names are those
who served as travis jurors:
Ira Jones, 9Th.
K B. Banks, 18th.
A. H. Combs, 10th.
J. W. Smith, 18th.
Cal Henry, 18th.
R. P. Bishop, 18th.
j. 0. Sewell, 18th.
J. E. Barham, 8th,
r. B. Harris, 18th.
The civil docket was disposed
OF Tuesday, and the criminal
docket was taken up Wednesday,
and will not be finished before
Friday or Saturday. The pro- |
ceedings of the court will be pub
lished in full next week.
The case of Bill Dewberry |
charged with murder was con-
tinued by consent of defense and
State until December.
Judge Baptist will, by inter-
change, preside at a special term
OF court at Jackson next week.