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COMMERC
DR. E. M. LONG
DENTIST
Orel Wehman's Hardware Store
Union City, Tenn.
Telephones
Office 144, Residence 595-J
DR. E. M. LONG
DENTIST
Orer Weaman'e Hardware Store
Union City, Tenn.
Telelphones
Office 144; Residence) 595-J
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Union City Commercial, established 1890 t 0,.,v,r .
Wl Tennessee Courier. established 1897 i Consolidate: September 1. 1897
UNION CITY, TENN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1919.
VOL. 28, NO. 36
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UNITED STATES
MOTORTRAIISPORT
Convoy from Washington to Sanj
Francisco by Government. -
The 290 officers and men of the
United States Motor transport Con
voy will be remembered particularly
,J wey by a score of towns and vil
. plages on the far western reach of the
Lincoln highway. These communl
: ties count improved roads and new
bridges among their gains from the
convoy's pioneer expedition from
Washington, D. CU. to San FranMsco.
The nation's gain is a' remarka
a. ble awakening of interest , in y good
roads. , ' , w' '
From. Wyoming to , the Roc&ies,
the army train knew no days of easy
riding. The road Conditions were
the worst in years because of the un
precedented dry spell. It took a lot
of hard driving and -a deal of splen
did direction by the officers in charge
to maintain the average of 60 miles
a day, for .the heavy trucks. , The
- motor- train was three miles long,
Among the 72. trucKS', were some
weighing fourteen tons "with" load.
For their passage across streams, the
army engineers company with a con
voy had to rebuild 65 bridges. Four
teen of these bridges were rebuilt
one day of the Journey.
-Starting from Washington on Ju
ly 7, the motor transport corps
reached. San Francisco on September
6 There a milestone was unveiled
to mark the achievement of the first
motor transport convoy to attempt
a trans-continental trip.
To each man was presented a me
dal aproved by the war department.
An unusual honor and courtesy came
to four civilian drivers who made the
1 entire trip. These men were the dri
vers of the path finding Willys.
Knight touring car and the three
Overland 4s which served as the scout
publicity cars of the convoy. Colonel
McClure, the expeditionary comman
der, included the four Willys-Over
land drivers among the rec ipients
of the medals for faithful, efficient
and untiring service with the con
voy.
The record made by Overland 4s
on the trip is considered remarka
ble. Overland 4 is the new type of
car which Willys-Overland introdu
ces to the public this season. Its
distinctive feature Is a new three
point spring "suspension. These
scout cars "excited i public interest
everywhere along the route. They
covered nearly 2,000 miles more of
road than did the trucks, preceding
the convoy from, town to town. The
new ' soring suspension was
given the hardest possible test
in actual army transport service,
Army officers and others who rode In
them were enthusiastic in praise
of the comfort and ease of riding
and . the mile-eating ' ability of the
new .cars. , T.
..: It is" interesting to note, that these
Overland 4s and the . Willys-Knight
completed the transcontinental jour
ney without necessity for repairs.
How well the cars performed may be
Judged from this record kept by Ma
jor M. C. Cooper, who represented
the Willys-Overland on the, trip; His
report read: " ' " ' '
"Overland 4s and Willys-Knight
completed transcontinental trip with
clear records. Willys-Knight cov
ered 4,132 miles with but two punc
tures. Oveirland 4 Sedan covered
4,387 miles with but two changes.
Driver Schell in Overland 4 tour
ing covered 5, 055 miles with only
three' tire changes."
Dr. S. M. Johnson was the offl.
KILLING OF VILBAIiKS
OFFICERS EXAMINED
the side of the spotlight and struck
Mr. Wilbanks and then passed thru
the body and the back curtain. The
jury examined the car and these
were the findings,
On Saturday morning Deputy Char-
1 i a TTnrria nnil Tiv Nomine vapa at.
Jury Renders Verdict of Accidental Lmlned wlthout any material change
Killing. I in the evidence.
T.0r TTrMov ftArnnnn before Esn. uunng me evidence xriaay auer-
d Tj,ot, . amiT,,T,o- trioi noon juage uraiion tesunea mat
was held to establish the facts in
the arrest and killing of Hiram Wil
banks, - , i , i
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There have been for some time
rumors of. the making of moonshine
whiskey in Obion County at two or
three different places. The sheriff
and officers have been quietly wait
ing to get some clue of the wherea
bouts of the -men engaged in the
illicit liquor business. . The story
goes that this Ifuor was delivered
and sold at different points." It is
said to be made with meal and shorts
and soured . with Merry War Lye,
and the customers who drink it are
leffected with kidney hemorrhages.
This trouble flrobably led to the
discovery of enough evidence to start
with, and so Sheriff Hickman pre
pared his plans to make an arrest.
His testimony was that he secured
information to the effect that Mr.
Wilbanks would make a trip last
Friday evening to the place where
the moonshiner was making his
goods and return towards Union City.
Getting his car ready. he waited un
til he heard the cranking of the Wil
banks car. Then he and his son,
Asa, got in one car and Deputies Mc
Cain and Harris got in another car
and began to track the Wilbanks car
over the lake road towards Protemus.
cial lecturer of the Convoy. He made I They stopped' at the residence of For-
addresses at all stops on the need
and Importance of good roads; he
assisted in the recruiting campaign
which was part of the work of the
convoy. Dr. Johnson rode in the
Overland 4 Sedan. , " w
he took from the body of Wilbanks
at the-jail, which had been brought
by Mr; Harris and Asa Hickman from
the place the shooting, a pistol, and
and that he examined it and found
two empty chambers, two empty
shells and two chambers with loaded
shells.1 He took also some money and
valuables from the body and some
keys wfiich he turned over to Mrs.
Mary -Wilbanks, mother of the deceased
la the evidence of Mr. Hickman,
the Sheriff was first asked to produce
the warrant issued for the arrest of
Mr. Wilbanks, which was exhibited.
The jury reported as follows:
"We, the Jury, . find the deceased,
Hiram, Wilbanks, was shot and killed
by a sheriff's posse, consisting of
J. M. Hickman and Bob McCain, on
Friday evening, Nov, 14, 1919, about
dusk, In the Third Civil District of
Obion-County, Tennessee, and that
said killing was accidental:
S. R:; BRATTON, Acting Coroner.
MARTIN SCHMIDT.
O. W. TOMERLIN.
A. C. HAUSER.
JNO. H. JOYNER..
JNO. B. CLAYTON.
J. H. CUNNINGHAM.
J. W. McCORKLE.
Attorneys for the officers were
Pierce? & Fry and Lannom & Stan
field, for the State Gen. T. O. Morris
and W M. Miles.
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Nothing more entertaining in the
home than a Fathe Talking Machine.
Call at Kirby's and hear them. ;
Don't like The Medicine.
The remedy for Italy's doubles as
formulated by Premier Nitti is ' the
remedy for the troubles of other
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
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FORD ELECTRIC STARTER,
Ford Company Began on Starter in 1911 '
Henry Ford tested the Ford Starting and Lighting System on his own
car for one year. " ,
Ten months ago the Ford Motor Company was not manufacturing
Electric Starters; to-day the output of its Starter Department is greater
than that of any other manufacturer of electric starting devices in the
world. Its nearest competitor makes one thousand a day, whereas the Ford
Company's output is fast approaching the three thousand mark, two thous
and eight hundred and eighty-one already having been manufactured in
one day. :". ' . ;
The Ford Starter and generator, for it is really two separate units
- is not the result of a new idea or of a sudden decision. More than eight
years ago Mr. Henry Ford's vision saw the need;i and his electrical engi
neers were instructed to begin experimenting. fter seven years of con
stant research, which took, into consideration th many different climates
in which the Ford car is used, together with the t jCtor8 of size and weight
' and an adaptability to quantity production, twefjty-three . trial Jobs were
built. These were tested in many different ways Mr. Ford himself used
one on his car for a year. Still the engineers continued their experiments
and improvements. " ;.. ' -'-.;
Then came the order from the Government for 15,000 three-ton tanks,
each one of which was to be equipped with two synchronized Ford Motors.
A starter was essential, so the one now being installed on Ford cars was
evolved. But, only one starter and generator was used to turn over the two
Ford Mortors In each tank. January first 1919 the Ford Mortof Company
began equipping enclosed cars with this new starting and lighting system.
Ford engineers say that although the entire system Starter and Generator
weighs only thirty-one pounds, it produces a higher torque output (con
stant rotary motion) poundJ!or pound, than any other system on the market.
. ' When the department for building the Starting and Lighting Systems
first began production, fifty hours labor was charged to each unit, but now
that machinery and equipment have been installed, the time per unit Is
four hours. Two huge armature impregnating ovens have been installed,
each with a capacity of 1700 every eight hours. In these ovens the armatures
are dried," soaked in varnish and dried again. Eight hours time Is required
for this one operation, v. ,...-.,--. :
The power from, the starter to the motor is applied through the well
known Bendix drive, which automatically engages the starter and then,
once the motor is started, the starter immediately disengages. It is equipped
with oilless bearings and needs practically no attention. r
." . Within another thirty days or six weeks, the Ford Company expects
to be making enough starters so that every Ford car will be equipped with
the new Electric Starting and Lighting System. ' " - , -
Authorized Ford Dealer
juz Sm .win.
est Cloar, the Sheriff parking his
car in the road. This is a point
some ten miles or more from Union
City. The officers took their places
on Mr. Cloar'S porch, from which
they had a plain view of the road.
It was not long until they saw the
lights of an approaching car and countries, to wit: Greater production
feeling reasonably sure that It was and more frugality in consumption
Wilbanks car the Sheriff and his son The main difficulty is to make people
went out to their car to meet him. Itake-jthe prescription..
Mr. Hickman had parked his car in
the road, turning it sidewise so as
to block the road as much as possible
The road there runs a little east of
north. Evidently Wilbanks didn't
see the officer s car until he was
right at it. It was about dark. The
Sheriff was in the road and calling
Wilbanks by name, warned him to
halt. Wilbanks . hesitated" and then
tried to pass. The Sheriff tried to
stop him and stumbled in the road
and fell. While he was in the act of
rising to his knees Wilbanks shot
at him twice from the left side of the
Wilbanks car, and then the Sheriff
reached for his pistol and fired. All
of the three shots hit nobody. Then
the Wilbanks car moved farther up
the road at a rather slackened speed
about thirty or fourty feet. Here
several other shots were fired, so Mr.
Hickman said, and he went up to the
car and found that Mr'., Wilbanks
had been shot and killed, leaning to
one side. Here he was Joined by Mr.
McCain and Mr. Harris and they
searched the car and found six one-
gallon jugs filled with white whiskey,
Mr. McCain was on the stand and
stated that he fired three shots at the
Wilbanks car In order to stop. it.
He saw Mr.. Hickman fall and
thought he. was; killed , and . then, it
was that he fired the three shots.
He did not see Mr. Wilbanks but
pointed his pistol at the spotlight on
the Wilbanks car.
Mr. Gus White, the undertaker,
was called to the stand. He exhibit
ed the clothing,, overcoat and trous
ers, that Mr. Wilbanks wore. The
shot that killed Mr. Wilbanks had
entered his chest a little to the right
of center and penetrated .the body
thru an artery, passing, out at the
back. There was a hole in back of
the suspender thru the web, turned
outward. A hole was in the tie on
his shirtfront. The conclusion was
that if.the shot had entered the back
the bullet would not' have gone thru
the tie. but knocked if out.
The Jugs of whiskey' were exhibit
ed in the court roots. The fury was
taken down to the court yard to ex
amine the Wilbanks car, which had
a hole in the back curtain. Here
Mr. McCain was 'again examined as
to the, position he was in when he
shot towards the spotlight on , the
car. There is a space of three or
four Inches between the spotlight
and the windshield, and Mr. McCain,
standing in front of the car a little
to the right and shooting in the di
rection .of the spotlight, the bullet
evidently ranged thru the space at
We
Have a
COMPLETE LINE
Kodaks, Cameras, Supplies
Come in and let us tell you
what an appropriate Christmas
gift one will make.
OLIVERS
DRUG STORE
PHONE tOO
Union Ciiy, Tenn.
Farm for Sale.
McConnell place on State Line
near Mt. Zion, 95 acres as good
land as there is in Obion coun
ty, well fenced and well im
proved; 30 acres good clover.
Submit offers therefor to
Richard S. McConnell.
1215 Aahland Block. Chicago, 111.
GRAND OPENING.
Tuesday, December 9, 1919.
1 P. M. to 4 P. M.
You are cordially invited to attend
our opening on this date.
You will see an unusually nice,
up-to-the-minute plant, and the fin
est meat products you ever saw.
REYNOLDS PACKING CO.
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Makes 'Em Grow Fast
AO yon want. Just vhn yoa want It.
Best hag feed on earth.
, Senl-SoJSd Buttermilk Is pure creamery bottcM
milk with nothing added, nothtmr taken away tatf
the water.
We raanamftM ererr barrel of It. I
I Also giurutto that yea will be aatisfied with re-i
ulta from feeding it. ,
Feed yoar Hors and Poultry Seni-SoSd BoAtamuIld
It keeps them healthy and gets them to market!
earlier. . . ,
' SernvSeJU Botternulk Is a aaie fetal i
tari&awd and pasteurised. I' j
' ' Lanier Bros.. Nashville, Tenn., Southern Distributors .
CHERRY-MOSS GRAIN COMPANY
Local Distributors
Union City, Tennessee