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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-12
Gas n 10 Cents.

DALLAS April ~ Tn. retail rrlce
81 gasoline here was reduced fran
'wenty-"ne cents 10 nineteen cents
gallon by the Magnolia Petroleum Com.
pany and the oriental oil Company.
Thu price II nineteen cents also was
pat into effect by the Gulf Refining
Company. witch raised It's quoiaiions
IRON eighteen cents The Texas Cotr
psny s'ill was selling 1T iweniy-op
cents tonight.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-12
VIZ EEED STATE PARK

Forward looking men and women a,
nii this portion Of the stat. ARE strung
w In favor Of state designation M |.
puhiie park. for Psio Duro CANAAN
THIS esnnoi h achieved without /,
strong siand-li must I~ so.t.red nv
the people OF this section of Texa. To
make the Initial step. Their. mus, n.
created a fund. u viii b. r~~.,,.., IN. ,
many men and women who are phl,,n.
thropically inclined. have no, the mou.
~ with which To support their deal.
To set NJ the preiimlnnries n..dful
70 proper presentation Of this matter
"rfore the State Legislature. viii re
Quire The investment Of q considerable
spscr Of time. and the lr,.-,m.n, a,
work ANA thought Ear beyond m. abllI,,
81 any individual. unles. such an on.
" possessed u n compeicney and /,
strong love Tor The enterprise.
j. " Risss. president % m. r,,o
buro Association. and o. v. y.rro,
secretary. and Earl y. rayfon IN.
reasurrr. are MI busy men whose max.
mum Investment In IN. work Of IN.
ors.nization. insofar a. Tim. is c,,.
cerned. cannot far exceed m. m.as,,r.
demanded ~ officials There viii h.v.
10 b. surveys. plating. opiiou. DO.
rcripf'ons and numerous Other fact.
figures and Information broush, ,os,,h.
er for the Consideration Of the state n.
f'cf.'s. before the Legislature would
"e N position 10 take satisfactory A..
t'cn IN the proposition to de-isn,,. /.
poriion OF The raic Duro Canyon a. =
state park.
The foregoing fact. e,id.n,h M.
'"ppcse the creation ~ = fund - .,,,.
i'e'en' size 90 pay for Tho major nor
tlon u thc preliminary WORK. Tn. p.,o
1aro Park Is At this time .skin. fo-
'hs creation Of fund with which On
PROSECUTE the tasks Incid.nf IN u,s,.
iH'ion for tho presentation of the urvro.
siipn TO the Lexs-laiur. n 4. ton
carry 70 anticipate Jus, how mi. uro,.,
''''n WIZ h. receiv'-d. exo.p; In IN.
'nvst stnerai WAY Tn Psnhsra,. ,,a
i1'ins Of Teta. for N. RIOS, oar,
sisnd 10 the front for N. promo,,., ~
'hr ccmfnon good o. all mi. territory
Taking this a. a pr-dic,usn Tor N.
p'~iict'on. u seems -af. TO assum. tina,
the proposition win 20 over. even N
lime must ~ tsken 90 prop-rs pres.n,
~ 70 the psopis ~ The various cammy.
nifiss. wher- participation l. expected
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-12
Appointive Officers
and Committee for
Elks Lodge Selected

Appo.nilye officers aud committees
lot the ensuing wear have been named
Tor amarillo Elks iodsr by Houston
REYNOLDS exalted ruler Appointive Of.
ti'or- are Esquir. Henry \. Ansley:
chaplain. y 4 illscksh-ar. snd inner
sgatd. l. e Tsylor
New committees are a. follows
iigus---tt - Hocsei. NJ. Mci.a.ghlin
md David ". Warren
i.n''isinmcui short. J. q.
fnz.r. q ]. Nsno. ~. l.. Vance
rd u. u. Pai;efapn.
So ala . kIotgtein. ~ -. DAVIS.
y ~. Barnes ana 8. D. Reid.
library md SICK and relief commit.
tees win 10 NAMED later BY Mt Rcy.
ID
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-12
oio1i ASAHuTchNSoN

here before his eyes. but not TO be- seen
by them. awful and mysterious things.
Death with practiccd fingers about his
awful and mysterious surgery u Scpa.
rating the spirit from the flesh, the
soul from the body. the incorruptible
from the corrupthblc.
But Youn. Perch was dead. Young
Perch was killed. II was real lie was
here. This war!
lie felt very cold. lie moved from
The he'd and rcpl, nishcd the fire and
crouched beside a..
There wis some strange sound In
the room. ~ had dozed In chair.
Some strange sound o. had he iniag.
Tied ~ lie snt up tenscly and listened.
II was her breathing. harsh and Ia.
bored sound lie stcpptd quickly tn
the he'd and looked and then ran into
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-12

WEST tult states
Generally fair. except
ocal rains Thursday
o. Friday; ,Voler at
he beginning of the
week and normal
temperature there
after. southern Rocky
Mountain and Plat
eau Region: Fair and
cool wsh n'osts at
the beginning cf
week followed by gen.
orally fair and nor.
except heal rains are
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-12
LOVERS TO WED EVEN
IN WORLD OF SPIRITS

ny Nssoctatfd freso
NEW YORK. April ii.-Thrre were
marriages In the spirit world but no
births. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle de.
dared to-day.
The creator ~ Sherlock Holmcs."
Who has come To America from Eng.
hand ." lecture on matters psychic.
made this statement In giving reporters
more intimat. view at the usx,
world. "a h. c"nccived IL. than ON
his arrival Yesterday.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-12
CAPTAIN AND PRIVATE
Die IN FIGHTING FIRE
~ Associated Press

" Nssofisted Press
LONDON. April i:.-carpin Wi.
liam J. Briscoc. 4. y. A.. aud one sol.
der have bcen burned to death while
fighting n fores, fire al Basio. Philip.
pine Islands. says n dispatch To London
Times from Manila.
The dispatch adds that NJ .,hcr sol.
diers were Injured. many Of them se.
riously.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-12

Allowing fhsi tn wheat crop max
sst = small PERCENTAGE 90 /. rsIi vs.t1
ehh yesr. and that 10 certainly m.r,iy
. sccs who.s sccurscy csnnO, be d..
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21
StantonyilIe

This week will close our school
here.
Bonnie Hurst and children of
near Selmer visited his mother,
Mrs. Rosa Hurst, Saturday.
The children enjoyed an egg
hunt at the home Of Mrs. w. L.
Davis Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Hendrix
and baby Of Bethel Springs, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. J. O. Hoover
Sunday and Monday.
Sherman Smith and Parmon
Blanton of Crump, made a social
call here Sunday.
Bro. Gillian filled his regular
appointment at the Methodist
church Sunday.
E. T. Morris visited relatives
at Morris Chapel Sunday.
Earl Tanner Of Adamsville was
in town Saturday.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21
Prospect Items

People in this community are
late with their planting on ac-
count of SO much rain.
From the amount of fertilizer
being hauled out, it seems like a
large cotton crop is planned.
Several young folks enjoyed
the egg hunt Sunday afternoon
at A. E. Rains.
On last Saturday evening Dun
can Ashe and Miss Vera Chan
nell were married at the home of
the bride, Esq. A. E. Raines per-
forming the ceremony.
R. T. Raines celebrated his 74th
birthday Sunday, April 9th, at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
J. M. Chapman. Four children
and twenty grandchildren were
present.
Johnnie Higgins wife was
buried here last Saturday. Bro
Roland held the services.
There was babtising at thu
4
Hagy pool Sunday afternoon,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21
FORMULA FOR MAKING
GOVERNMENT WHiTEWASH

/. Whitewash properly made is almost
q ssrviceable as paint. for rough
wood, brick or stone and much cheap
" than the cheapest paint according
to the rural engineering specialist d.
vision Of Extension.
Directions for making the Govern
mert whisswash are as follows:
Take one-half bushel OF unsiacked
lime, slack II with boiling water, COW
or during the process to keep in the
steam, strain through fine sieve or
strainer and add to it a peck OF salt,
previously dissolved In warm water,
three pounds OF ground rice boiled to
a thin paste and strain while hot, half
4 pound Of Spanish whiting and one
pound of glue, previously dissolved by
soaking In clean water and then hang
ing over slow pot hung in larger
one filed with water. Add FIVE gallons
of water to the mixture. stir well and
lat stand for few days. covered to
nrotect It from dirt. The wash should
he applied hot for which purpose Il
can be kept in kettle or portable
furnace. A pint OF this mixture Il
properly applied, win cover one square
yard.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21
Cypress

Farmers are a little slow about
their work on account of so much
rain.
Rev. L. V. Kirk of Carbondale,
ILL.,. is visiting his son, j S. Kirk,
and daughter. Mrs. A. H. Creek,
err, this week.
Mrs. s. R. Delaney and daugh.
tiers, Misses Irene and Edna Mai,
spent last week with the formers
father at Burnsville, Miss.
S. w. Richardson was in Ra,
mer Saturday.
James Croker, Jr,, made o
trip to Fortunes Store Saturday.
G. V. Ridgell made a business
trip to Corinth Saturday.
Mrs. Decia Kennedy was in
the Kirk community last week.
Otis Kirk visited his sister,
Mrs. Nettie Faust, Of Burnsville,
Miss, Saturday.
Dan Head has recently moved
into this community.
T. B. Meeks and wife visited
the latter's brother, Burton Wren
Saturday.
E. B. Croker and wife were
visiting relatives here this week.
T. S. Harrison is here this
week to take up his job again
with S. R. Delaney.
]. S. Kirk and family visited
the formers sister, Mrs. A. H,
Croker, Sunday.
Johnnie Smith and family at
tended our egg hunt at Unior
Chapel Sunday.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21

time. The lambs were offered and
bids within s. cents of the Nashville
market were received. Last year most
of the farmers of this county sold
their lambs at $500 under the Nash
Vile market, while this year they
loaded their lambs at the same station,
weighed them over the same scales
and sold them on an IS cent margin
OF the same market. The lambs were
delivered in sufficient numbers on
shipping days to make a carload.
Big Savings On Lambs
The lambs were sold on. the Nash
vile market and checks were sent to
the farmers on the same day. BY this
method so carloads of lambs were sold
for approximately $71,40O with a saw
Ing of $6,S42.50 to the consignors.
This county decided to sell its hogs
on the same basis as it did Its lambs
and $50 cars Of hogs were offered for
sale by the months in which they
would be shipped with the following
bids under the Nashville market:
august, 65 cents per cwt. September
75 cents per cwt.; October, 70 cents
per cwt; and November and De-
cember at IS cents per cwt. Former
" TIE farmers had gotten within 90
cents to 81 % per cwt. OF the Nashville
market. Estimating the saving Mt 30
to 10 cents per cwt., the total amount
saved ON $50 carloads of so two hun
dred pound hogs per car was over
$4,000.
The county agent and the market
ing committee put on wool pool for
the county. The wool was assembled
at three points In the county, graded
by Mr.. Jordan, and offered for sale.
Through this pooi 1890 pounds OF
wool were sold for s7,4Tl.lO which re.
suited in saving of to cents pc.
pound. Figured at cents, this
amounts to s1,a3e.Go. So far MS is
known, the $50 carloads Of hogs made
the largest amount of cooperative
marketing ever done in one county 10
one year in the South.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21
fridays Election

The election held last Friday
to elect town officials resulted in
the following new officials being
elected:
H. G. Gooch, mayor; J. A.
Gooeh, marshal; w. M. Brown,
recorder; Albert Gillespie. j. C.
Houston, Jno. r. Swain. DIR, w.
w. Wallace and A s. Robinson,
aldermen
All the men elected are good
citizens, and will make efficient
officials.
No great amount of interest
was manifested, and no unusual
number Of votes were polled.
The new officials will resume
their respective duties the first
Friday in May.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21

~ rendering assistance to the sErt
cultural sections the Congress- keps
alive the buying power OF over hall
the nations population. This aid. Al.
though extended directly to agricai.
ture. was Of vital importance to bust,
ness.
Although no act OF Congress figured
in tho process. nevertheless, the In,
fiuences OF the Republican admins.
tration, Of which the Congress- Is q
part. gave such confidence to the
business world that within a year
from the time the Republican party
took control OF all branches Of the
Government prices Of practically all
sound securities advanced materially,
The most outstanding example OF this
Is the increase Of Is per cent, In the
value Of $4,000, 0eo,o00 worth OF out.
standing Liberty bonds.
As another reflex OF the influence OF
the Republican administration, lnter'
est rates have been lowered from Z
per cent. TO Az within u month";. thus
releasing money ut reasonable rate
for the use OF business interesta
No one has the temerity to deny thar
business conditions today, compsred.
with year ago, are not infinltely bat
ter and thai pfospett. ara un9oubre7
Is for further Improvement There II
no otaer explanation for this trans.
formation In the business world ex.
ceDt the Il months application Of Re.
publican policies and the certain
knowledge throughout the business
world that the Influences and ralic'es
OF the Republican Party, which viii
direct the affairs OF the net.ea for the
Eeyt two years. are constructive In.
iiuences that make for accumulation
rather than waste, assist legitimate &C.
tivities. stand four-squared for the pro.
lection of capital and labor and stand
equally firm against the fallacious
theories of Communism and Social
ism. asg
In brief, the commercial optimism
with which the people of adj classes In
the United States face the coming
year must be wholly attributed to the
fact that all branches OF the Govern
ment of the United Ststes are now 4
control Of the Republican Party. s NJ
Fil4
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21
Administration Puts
Business in Government
Encourages Individual Initiative. Es,ah-
fishes Budget System, Reduces Oner-
GUS Taxes, Restores Public Cor6-
dence and Stands for Sane Policies
Y. $. RErREsESTATIyE HOMER r. SNYDER
(SEw YORK

bc Republican administration came
nto authority in March, 1921, pledged
70 put more business In government
and TO have less of government in
laslnass, That pledge has been lib
orally redeemed. One of the first
things which the Republican,. admins,
tration did was to impress upon
business interests that it was up to
them to become self.reliaut II they
wished TO boeoIae self-sustaining;
that they must begin to work out their
own salvation instead of running to
the Government for artificial stimulus.
Legislation has been enacted wherever
1t could prove helpful. but II has not
been permitted to take the place Of
individual energy and thrift
simultaneously with the elimina.
tion OF Government In business there
was an injection Of business In Gov.
eminent Perhaps what viii 80 down
as one Of the greatest pieces of CON
structive legislation of the last half
century was the enactmen; OF law
creating Budget Bureau, which
made 1t not only possibis but man
datorf for the first time In. the his.
toTy OF the United States Government
60 conduct the Governments business
IN an orderly manner II Is largely
due 10 tie inauguration OF this bud
got system that the daily Operating
EXPENSES of the Government have
been reduced in the aggregate over
s. 100000 day under this admins.
tratioD.
The business interests OF the coun.
try were given consideration In the
enactment of the new tax measure.
Surfaces we're decreased, excess profits
taxes were abolished altogether, and
the shipping interests of the United
Stats-which include practically every
business and industry--were relieved
from the burdensome transportation
taxes that were levied upon freight.
express and passenger traffic.
The Edge Act to facilitate the or.
ganization OF corporations to promote
exports. was amended In order to rem.
der needed assistance to business in.
terests endeayoring to expand Amer
teas markets in foreign countries,
thereby increasing production and
employment at home.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21
TALKS TO FARMERS

THos. +. PECK. Commissioner Of Agrlcu

Weeds
Ordinarily when we speak of
weeds. we have in mind the weeds
growing in waste places. In the
broader sense, any kind Of plant
growing out of place becomes
a weed.
When we grow a crop of corn,
wheat, oats, or any other crop
for use, anything growing onthe
ground but the crop from which
we expect our profits is q weed
and depreciates the value Of our
crop in yield, because it takes
plant food to grow weeds. and
whatever plant food is taken
for that purpose depriyes the
money crop to that extent.
If we are growing hay adulter-
ated with weeds, the price and
value are deteriorated in pro-
portion as the weeds occur. In
Tennessee we should have many
seed farms. There is a great de-
mand for field seeds, and raising
them for market would be profit
able if we could produce a clean
product. But we have neglected
our fight on weeds and have al
lowed our soils to become polluted
with noxious weed seed which
would require a long canaeign to
eradicate before we could grow
clean seeds.
Weeds are costing us a great
deal of money and returning nc
benefits. To successfully eradi.
cate them requires cooperation
between farmers. because they
can be distributed by wind and
in various other ways to adjoin.
ing farms.
We complain about our taxes,
and with just cause, for they are
burdensome, but we are paying
a heavy tax on account of weeds,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21
In New York City

One child is born every 4 min
|utes.
A big ship arrives or leaves ey-
cry IS minutes.
One couple is married every 8
minutes.
One new building is completed
every Il minutes.
One new business is started ev-
cry rs minutes.
Three thousand two hundred
sixty-seven vehicles pass Column
bia Circle every hour.
Thirteen thousand five hun
dred elevators carry 5000, 000
people.
238, 440 eggs are eaten daily.
81, 750. 600 worth of food is con-
| sumed each day.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21

County agents, with assistance Of
A. l.. Jordan, marketing specialist, Dl-
vision OF Extension, assisted farmers In
marketing 46S carloads Of livestock In
Gliding cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs,
with gross sales amounting to $540,-
2c3.1 at saving Of SAT- ,0S6.75 TO the
farmers who consigned the livestock
70 these shipments. The consignors
were small farmers who needed this
help. These savings to these farmers
represented the profits they would
have had to pay TO local buyers had
they sold them at home instead of
shipping to terminal markets. The
saving is based on actual bids made by
local dealers on the corresponding
grades of livestock either at the time
It was being assembled, or after 1T
was loaded into the car. 1t Is we'll
known fact that the competition furn-
iShed by cooperative shipping asso-
citation induces the local traders to
pay much higher prices for livestock.
This Is probably due to the fact that,
the county farm hnrrait Office keeps THE
daily iaprhet prizes tpstcd on q bulls-
tin huafl whele those wishing the Of
sice scsfn Gst. the market prices and
many farmers call over the telephone
and get the market prices FOR the day
from the secretary. The farmers there
by Keep better posted on the daily,
market and consequently the local
buyers have to pay closer to the mark.
et In order to get the business.
HOW Farmers Of One County Put II
Over
Probably the most outstanding piece
OF work done in cooperative market
ing In any one county in the state dur
ing the year has been the marketing
work accomplished In Bedford County
Tie county had done no cooperative
marketing when the Bedford County
Farm Bureau was organized and W. L.
Fowler was employed as county agri-
cultural agent. A marketing commit
tee Of 10 men for the county, one man
from each civil district, was selected,
and from this body q. central commit
tee, one for each of the shipping points
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21

49,
This Is Unnecessary and can be
avoided by community concertof
action against them. It's CHM
ed that theloss 70 the fafmefgof
the United States through weeds
amounts to 500. coo, 900 annually
Its probably 4 great deal more
than that If we had any way Of
correctly arriving at the loss.
There are many uncomfortable
factors in agriculture, but agreat
and preventable one is the plant-
ing Of poor seed. The State De-
partment Of Agriculture ii doing
everything mi its powerto prevent
the sale Of weed seed IN grasses
and grains III TENNESSEE. Y TIE
farmers demand for NV priced
seed is largely resp nsibie for the
use Of weed seed as adultersnts.
The seed dealers are not alone To
blame. We have good seed deal
ers, men who are trying to put
their business on a high plane,
but unfortunately we have some
who are not 50 scrupulous, ana
adultefate their seed to make the
price appeal to the farmer who
is looking for cheap seeds.
Too many Of us overlook the
little leaks on the farm, which
collectively mean the differences
between success and failure. The
manufacturer who builds for the
future will not allow any product
from his factory to get on the
market that will not sustaiH bis
guarantee and the reputation that
he has builded for square deal
ing. We as farmers will find Il
to our interest to safeguard me
character of OUR products ia the
same way, and we cannot do it
by allowing our products to so on
the market polluted with weeds.
---->s-----------
| Several news letters arrived ct
the eleventh" hour, and these
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21

and grades and the Nashville market
prices the date of shipment. The buy
ers were asked to bid on livestock on
the bass of home grades, the grading
to be done by the marketing committee
or their representative. Local buyers
were asked to submit sealed bids on
tie lambs and hogs TO be shipped dur
ing a definitely specified period Of
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21

Cooperative buying is rev to Ten
ncssee farmers, but in few counties
where It was tried ont In 1921 farm
efs saved S49,TS3.S3 on eight items
bought. The largest saving was made
on fertilizers, In the following table
tho-yairc Of some OF the principal corn
modiises purchased and the savings to
the farmers by buying them co-opera-
lively are shown;
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-04-21

$4,000 Nancy Hall sweet pota-
to plants, 25c per 100. Will be
ready April Is. w. II. Devault.
Bethel Springs, Tenn. Ct