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DR. K M. LONG'
DENTIST
Orer Web man's Hardware Store
Union City, Tenn.
Telephones
Office 144. Residence 595-J
DR. E. M. LONG
DENTIST .
Orer Wehman's Hardware Store
Union City, Tenn.
Telephones
Office 144; Residence 595-J
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Union City Commercial. established 1990 I v-iM,.a gi,i, 1 101
West Tennessee Courier. established 1897 I Consolidate September 1. 1897
UNION CITY, TENN, FRIDAY, N0VEA1BER 19, 1920.
VOL. 29, NO. 35
Commercial
HE
NATION HAS MUCH
TO BE THANK
: FUL F0R.--VIIS0N
-CWashington.'Ncv. .12, President
Wilson issued his Thanksgiving proc
lamation, to-night,, saying, .that ."in
plenty, security and peace our virtu
ous. and self-reliant people face the
future, and setting aside Thursday,
Nov. 25,- for the. usual observances.
The text fillcws:
v "The season pproaches' when It
behooves us to to turn from the distractions-of
bur daily life,- that we
may contemplate the mercies which
have been vouchsafed to us, and ren
der heartfelt end unfeigned thanks
UUto God for his manifold goodness
'. "This is an old observance of the
American people, deeply imbedded In
our thought and habit. The burdens
- and stresses of life have their own in
siatence. :
"We have abundant cause for
thanksgiving. -The lesions of the
great war arc rapidly healing. The
great army of freedom which Amer
ica sent to the defense of liberty, re
turning to the grateful embrace of
the nation, has resumed the useful
pursuits of peace! as simply and
promptly as it rushed to arms in
obedience to tho country's call. . The
equal justice of our laws has received
steady vindication in the support of
a law-abiding people against various
and sinister attacks which have re
flected only tho baser agitation of
war, now happily passing.
" In plenty, security and peace our
virtuous and Bclf reliant people face
the future, Its duties and its oppor
tunities. May we have vision to dis
cern our duties, tlie strength, both
of hand and resolve, to discharge
them, and the goodness of heart to
realize that the truest opportunities
are those of service.
"In a spirit, "then, of devotion and
stewardship we should give .thanks
in our hearts, and dedicate ourselves
to the service of God's merciful, lov
ing purposes to His children. -
"Wherefore, I, Woodrow Wilson
President of the United States, do
hereby designate Thursday, the twen
ty-fifth of November, next, as a day
of thanksgiving and prayer, and
call upon my countrymen to . cease
from their ordinary tasks and avoca
tlon3 upon that day, giving up to the
remembrance of God and His bless
ings and their dutiful and grateful
acknowledgement." ,
"WHITE COAL" WILL BE
' . FUEL OF THE FUTURE
GOOD ROADS MEETING
HELD AT KENTON.
An interesting Good Roads meet
-ing was held at Kenton last night
which was well-atended .and a sue
cess in every way.
- This meeting was held .under the
auspices of the Lion's Club of .Union
v City, which is engaged in the laud!
ble work of organizing for better
roads in Obion county. ' '
, The Humboldt Business . Men's
Club was represented at this meeting
by Messrs. C. W. Rooks, Secretary,
and W. H. Keathley, Director.
The Obion County people are show
lng the" keeenest kind of interest In
the matter of having the Humboldt
to-Kenton road built on Into Union
City and an organization was effected
to work to have- the Obion County
Court siga up with the State High
way Commission and , to authorize
bonds to cover the county's portion
of the expense.
; The present " attitude of ' Obion
County in this matter is hailed with
. the greatest appreciation by the Glb
Bon County folks who reside along
the line or the projected road.. One
of the groat troubles confronting
the project in the . past was that it
looked like the road would have a
dead end at Kenton for years to
come. Now with it probable that
the Obion County Court will take the
steps necessary to securing the por
tion within .that county," prospects
for the early building of the road are
greatly improved. , . '
A. general organization of the
towns along the line of the road was
. made at this meeting, with a commis
sioner appointed for each', county.
Mr. C. W. Rooks, of this city, was
made the chairman of this commis
sion, which will work in a united
way for the early completion of the
projected way.. ; ".: ' ; . '
- The matter of Obion's action will
- probably come up before the Janu
ary term of " the County ' Court.
Humboldt .Chronicle.
With Coal Supply Running Low,
Nation Turns Attention to
Water-Power.
Washington. "White coal" may
solve America's fuel problem!
Translated from the French "white
coal" means water-power and the
nation at last has started on a def
inite program for the development of
its water-power resources.
The last Congress passed what is
known- a3 the water-power leasing
law and the water-power commis
sion, composed of the secretaries of
agriculture, interior and war, has
been organized and O. C. Merrill, for
merly of the forest service, an expert
on water-power, has been appointed
secretary.
Already applications have been re
ceived for leases to develop 2,000,000
horse-power of electricity. As soon
as tho regulations are formulated, the
commission will talk business with
the men who want tedevelop the
power. . . , ,
The first step will be to grant per
mlts for preliminary surveys. Then
if the person making '" the ' survey
wantsto enter into an agreement to
develop the water-power on the
part.cular site surveyed, he will be
granted a license. Rates for power,
construction and all development
and operation will '. bo undor control
of the commission. At the end of
fifty years the government may take
over the plant3,. or, the government
may develop any water-power site
without the aid of private capital.
MAIN PROBLEM.
There i3 no shortage of coal. The
supply in America will last 1,000
years, experts cay. But the big prob
lem is to get it out of the ground and
to its destination.
Development of water-power is ex
pected to correct this condition. Sur
veys show that there is about 50,000
000 hcrso-power of electricity that
can be easily developed at ccmpara
tfvely small cost. That is more power
than the nation is now using from all
cources. .
Fcr every year horse-power of elec
tricity develcped 6 tons of coal are
saved. So if tho machinery for the
2000,000 horse-power now applied
for were installed, and run steadily
for one year, it would save 13,000,
000 tons of coal!
WOMAN INJURED BY
MR. GARRETT'S GAR.
Home Service Report.
Annual, Report of the Home Serv
ice Section of the Obion County,
Tenn., Chapter, A. R. C., from Oct.
11, 1919. to Oct. 11, 1920:
During the past year it has been
my special privilege to meet person
ally 676 returned soldiers and to in
some way render them a service,
sometimes file compensation papers,
reinstate insurance, apply for med
ical, surgical or hospital treatment,
arrange for vocational rehabilitation,
advance money for. board and lodg
ing, as well as transportation, help
select wedding rings, visit homes,
friends, etc., write, affidavits,- help
make layettes, write ooys hospitals,
condolence and many other services
In fact, more than 1000 letters have
gone out from this office.
-We have worked with and for 29
tubercular boys. Some of these men
are in hospitals, others in their
homes In Obion-County. We have
come in contact with most of the
known diseases and worked with
several different form3 of mental
trouble. .
When we remember that 641,900
men were discharged from service as
disabled men; that 26,000 are now
in hospitals that still leaves a good
many to be looked after.
Obion Countians received from the
Government In money between 50,-
000.00 and $75,000.00. This In
cludes claims paid the families of
the fifty boys who made the great
sacrifice. Much of this money was
paid on account of work done .thru
this office.
As usual there are regret's that It
was impossible to do more work, to
extend the work to the peace time
program, but in submitting this re
port for your aproval I do so know
ing that you Drill realize how help
less one person without a convey
ance is in searching out these, our
very own boya, disabled.
Respectfully, ;
- MISS ANNIE LITLE, Sec.
Preaching.. . ;
Tho new preacher will preach at
Shady Grove at eleven o'clock Sun
day. Ail come. Q. W. EVANS.
Tennessee Congressman Declares Ac
cident at Washington Unavoidable.
Washington, D. C. Nov. 11.-
Representative Finis J. Garrett, ' of
Tennessee, was taken into custody
by the polico here Tuesday night fol
lowing an cccldent In which Miss
Ollvo Schofield, 1523 16th street, was
knocked down ' by an automobile
which Mr. Garrett was driving. Miss
Schofield was taken to a hospital,
where it was found she was suffering
with a compound fracture of the hip.
The charge against Representative
Garrett was recklessly operating in
automobile and failure to show a
chauffeur's license.
"While I regret tho accident most
keenly," said Mr,, Garrett, It was one
which I feel could not have been
avoided. I was not driving at an ex
cessive rate of speed. The young la
dy had evidently started to crocs the
street, but seeing the car coming, at
tempted 'to return to the sidewalk,
but slipped and fell, I threw on the
brakes, but ; the -car skidded and
struck her." -
Mr. Garrett pointed out that as he
was driving a car under a -Tennessee
license, it wa3 not necessary for him
to have a' chauffeur's license, issued
by the, 'district authorities. :
. In preferring the charges againRt
Mr. Garrett, who as a result of the
shock of the acsident was very ner
vous and upset generally, the arrest
ing officer charged him with opeerat
lng a car while under the influence of
liquor. There are witnesses ready to
testify that this charge is without
foundation. v
Several of these witnesses were in
business conversation with him at
the Hou3e office building a few min
utes before Mr. Garrett entered his
car to drive to his home. The scene
of the accident was nearly two miles4
from the House office building.
Mr. Garrett remained at the Third
Precinct Station until morning, when
he appeared In court and made bond
for his appearance Nov. 24th. He
was not locked up in the station, but
remained all night in the captain's
office. He could not make bond last
night because the clerk of the court
could not be found at that hour.
Mr. Garrett has given the press a
statement In which he denies the
charge of drunkonnoss, and the refu
tation is sustained by the testimony
of two congressmen," Otis T. Wingo,
of Arkansas, and H. D. Flood, of Vir
ginia. .
Nobody regrets the incident and
accident more than docs Finis Gar
rett, and nobody can more deeply
sympathize with the young lady who
was the victim of the unfortunate af
fair.
Late reports from the hospital
say that Miss Schofield is not so serl
ously injured as at first appeared. -
FREES GARRETT OF BLAME.
TUE UNIVERSAL CAU
The Ford Coupe is essentially the motor car for physicians every"
day of the year because of its up-to-dateness in every detail- large
sliding windows, it is a breezy open car in fine weather and in rainy,
stormy, cold weather it is closed dust-proof and water-proof with
broad seat heavily upholstered, it is a most comfortable car. Equipped
with' electric starting and lighting system and demountable rims with
3-inch tires, and carrying all Ford merits in economy, in operation
and upkeep. Not only ideal for physicians but for salesmen, real
estate men and everyone who
wants a dependable two-seated car
Won't you come in arid look over
. the Ford Coupe?
rrvj
; ' : R. H. RUST
Authorized Ford Dealer. Phone 400
. UNION CITY, TENN. .
Ownby-Hicks.
Rev. R. M. Ownby, well known
over Dunklin County by reason of
having preached in- th Methodist
churches of the county for the past
twenty-five years, was quietly mar
ried Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m.
ta Mrs. Sarah Hicks, relict of Z. T.
Hicks, at the home of the bride in
this city. A few intimate friends
were invited to witness the ceremo
ny, which wa3 performed by Rev. S.
I. Myers,' pastor cf the Baptist
CTuhch.". ' ';'
As stated above, Mr. Ownby is well
and favorably known over Dunklin
County. His bride is also one of
Dunklin's well known citizens, and
the happy couple enter upon their'
married life with the best rrtshes of
life-lDng friends residing over "the
entire county. Dunklin Democrat.
Washington Girl Struck by Auto of
Tennessean Will Not Prosecute. .
Washington, Nov. 16. In a note
to-day to Representative ..Finis J.
Garrett of Tennessee, Miss Olive
Schoefield, the young lady who was
struck and injured a week ago tt
Scott Circle by his automobilo, in
forms him that her physician states
tha.t ehc will be able to leave the
hospital in a few days. She also as
sures Mr. Garrett that "nothing in
your conduct at the time of the oc
currence caused me to entertain the
slightest ill feeling toward you." In
letter to hor physician Miss Schoe-
fleid requests him to inform the
proper authorities that he has no
charges of any kind to make or press
against Mr. Garrett. It was reported
at tee time that she had sustained a
double fracture of the right hip, but
this proved incorrect, the young lady
suffering only brui3e3 and abraoiohs.
V
odge Brothers
MOTOR
X
It attracts especially those who are in
clined to look for beauty combined with
comfort and economy. -
This is evidenced by the astonishing
number of women who own and; drive
Dodge Brothers 4 Door Sedan.
Just received car load Dodge Brothers
Cars and we invite you to call and look
them over.
The best carbon this market, with Rich
ard Semones on the job looking after
all the mechanical work. ' . ' , '
The gasoline consumption is usually low.
; , The tire mileage is unusually high.
Citizens Auto Co.
Phone 166
W. J. RUST,' Manager
White-Walker.
Mr. Sion P. White and Miss Thel-
ma .Walker were quietly married at
the home of R. C. Woods, Florida
avenue, Sunday night by .Rev. G. W.
Evans.
The marriage came as a great sux-
prise to Mr White's many friends in
Union City, he having been employed
by the Oliver Drug Store for several
years. The bride is a most charming
young lady with even as many sur
prised friends as the groom.
All of their friends wish. them hap
piness and prosperity through the
coming years of their lives.