The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 1

WEATHER FORECAST- HOW ABOUT 1923 WW yaui Br tonfr iti tlslng this 5 If so, make Jour contract now and watch reiultt. i 4 mj -in um i 1:1 i i r. TENNESSEE Fair tonight and 'BSret Suck netaiy; ingnxiy coiaer tonigni. VOLCX1V, 330. MEMBER 3.

P. A. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS. CLARKSVILLE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1923. five ci nn frLicbfrV' Ml' I Tennessee and 0 MJ W'.

EC0KG0VEI1 PEAY REASSERTS PLEO rWD v-' Take up Abode in Nashville If rpinr VAST All HIS IIIlOUOl SPEEu Governor Says Legislature Addresses of New Qiief Executive and Retiring Gov-emor and Parade are Features of Inauguration of tion of Sound Government and Relief of rarm( Clarksville Man. i a. Must Strive for Restora lv.tO Tribute to Taylor. HARRISON, ARKi, ASKS FOR TRO CONDITIONS BECOME GRAvl STRIKE WAhFAREf ONE4 18 KILLED. 'X By Associated Press.

Llttld Rock, Jan. ll Oue striker has been lyached and citizensare patrolling the cltJr.i The mayor and city council have been ordered to resign and the town marshal ordered to leave and there Is a. pos-aiblKUf that NsttioAa guardsmen ill be calledr'! fW fs Hie strilentfa tlon at Harrison, as the result of bridge burnings and destruction ct railroad property hack Jio years. Vv', -i The governdr', fn; special ntessaie fd the legislature Monday urfed lsf tion. The houses appointed dommSt.

tees this morfllng and the graatf jury Is in session- at Searcy. r.L,y,':, Governor Askd for'Ald-vr Governor McRae has recelve'd quest fbr aid from Harrison' todaf, and Colonel R. L. of th adjutant general's' staTf, ill fkjt day for Harrison; to luf estlgate. 6c wilt be called' out If Cot McAUisi deems it as al state 'V heett1 jit protrer i Children centre conege, Danville, Ky.

Is ai graduate at Tennessee Military Instl-, tute at Sweetwater and plan to follow-' iu his father's footsteps as a The'family is a particularly devoted and happy one. They have meant much to the social Ufa of the city and it is with regret that Clarksville lends them tp Nashville, although the citizens are Justly proud of the honor conferred on Its distinguished son. Among the relatives attending the Inauguration ceremonies today were Mr. John Hurst, "Mr. and Mrs.

Will Groen, Mrs. Ryllla Green, Lyle, Irs. Paul Rudolph, Mri. Earl Carey; kiss Vances 1 Carey, L'Miss Anne vvlto la a studen at Vn drbllt ily- from Christian county, also went up for "the event. G.

OF. BANQUET PROGRAM GOOD FINE OUT-OF-TOWN SPEAKER (WILL PROBABLY BE E- I CURED. I "We will have a progrtm Thursday night that will be of very great Interest to every person who is interested in the business development of Clarksville," said John Ji Conroy, chairman of the program committee, this morning. "I am going to be very much disappointed If there are not- at least 150 men present to participate nT that program after dinner, obntlrtUed Mr. Conroy.

"We Jll3t can't over-estimate the value" of the chamber ot commerce to Clarksville; and the important of maintaining it on a high' standard, It 1s an organiatlon that work In a quiet sort of way, but It accomplishes good all the timei "We will have reports from the various committees connected with the Chamr of Commerce. We will have a resume of tho work which has been accomplished In the past year. We will discuss plans for future development. 1 Out-of-Town Speaker. "The programs which we have had at the various comnTEfelal gatherings In Clarksville have been of local talent nature.

We always' thought It better to discuss cdrnmcrdlal activities from 8j local standpoint and by local people rather than hrhlg outsiders who would talk from a theoretical point of view. We are planning to get one miin here Thwmlay night If we can, who will have a very interesting messago 16 convdy to the "niembom of the Chamber ot Commerce, but are hot saying who'he la yet, because we are iibt sure-he can' come; "At Jin rate It is going, to be ft splendid meeting, and It will be Interesting, Wo imust be Bur's to have a good crowd, and the usual Clarksville enthustaftm." HARDING HAS COLD; WILL TAKE A REST Washington, Jan, 18. The president suffering for the past wewk with a se vrre cold, returned to the White House after a cabinet meeting llo First Lady of Formallu w.Tennessee naa never naa a more gracious nor charming first lady than she who takes that place today when Honorable AUBtin Peay Is formally in augurated goverpor of the state. Mrs. Peay as Sallie Hurst, was born and, reared In this clty( the daughter of John and Amaryllis Smith Hurst Her father, a gallant Confederate soldier, Is senior member o( the firm of Hurst-Bolllin Company.

She was educated at Belmont College, Nashville. Her marriage to Mr. Peny occurred September 19, 1895. Busy with household and social du ties, Mrs. Peay found' time for mitCH church and club work.

"The Petlys are members of the First Baptist church attC frtnf thrrteeiryeafr MfsT Peay has been the efficient treaeurer ot the Woman's Missionary Society. IS FORMED HERE PARTNERSHIP OF AUSTIN PEAY AND COLLIER GOODLETT IS i ANNOUNCED. Simultaneously with Hie Inaugura tion today of Hon. Austin Peay of this city as governor of Tennessee comes th announcement of the formation of the- law partnership of Peay 4 GOodlett. The Junior member of the firm.

Collier Goodlett, has been associated With Mr. Peay since June, 1915, and will continue Mr. Peay's practice while the latter is in the governor's chair. i I Mr. Goodlett was admitted to the local bar In June of 1917, and In addition tft being of invaluable assistance to Mr.

Peay, he has acquired a lucrative practice of his in view of tht3 practice; Mr. GoOdlelt declined the Offer of the private secretaryship to Mr, Peay, and It was theft decided to tarm the. law partnership. (Mr. Goodlett Is quite well known over the county and enjoys the confidence of Its He was the first president of the Civkfln Club of Clarts-ytlte-afid IS active in all civic affairs.

Westenberger Co. Install Modern Equipment Doing business at the some old spot they have occupied for the past twelve years, tho little nook between McNoal Edwards Co. aud C. G. Sites' Jewelry store on Franklin street, W.

C. Wes-tengerger the citcliislvo shoe repairers, are bettor equipped than ever to' give first class service In repairing shoes. They have recently added the most modern shoe repairing machinery they could purchase. Not only are they prepared to turn cut with epoed work that is left ItMhe shop, but mall orders are given iirimedlete attention. Mall your shoes with Instructkins whnt to do to them and you getthmn back na good as new by Bent mall, "You have to kiok twice to 1103 us." Says "Hocka" Smith, "but when you've found us you never forget Advertisement, It A NEW LAW FIRM Js Stressed Pays Austin Peay, th new governor of Tennessee id his inaugural address at tlsej Ryman auditorium in Nashville this morning reasserted and reaffirmed the pledges he made iq bis two campaigns, and stressed the Importance of" the legislature 'turning lis thoughts.

to restoratlod of the. sound government of Tennessee. He reiterated his determination to be- goverdof for the people and to give a business administration. Feels Gratitude. The full text of Governor Peay's speech follows: Mr.

Speaker, and my fello cltlsens: My heart swells with gratitude, today as I become the governor of ambition warfna in every breast In which the quick Is not dead. Mine has been to reach this eminence which the ceremony of the hour haa proclaimed. Conscience should rebuke me It my motive Js unworthy, and my soul has been searched In secret moments for the truth. I offer two years of my life in testimony that no thirst ot brief power nor Idle vanity has animated me to seek this trust. To use the high opportunity for small and selfish ends would excite my contempt and Justly merit the reproach of all.

This occasion not suggest a review of the, issues which led to my ((lection, Bor Is seemly to ow the" benefit which are eipected to follow. It not trespass propriety ta 'ptie-: eeaed. democratic victory promised an administration ot strict business in state affafrs. It was not partisan jin (Continued on Page 4.) 'MOST EVERYBODY IN NASHVILLE L. I N.

TRAIN CARRIES I EXTRA COACH, (WHILE MANY. MAKE TRIP BY AUTOMOBILE. If you didn't find "So-and-So" in his office today, don't ask the lady at the typewriter (If she is there) where' the boss is Just brush up your memory a little and you will recall that Hon. Austin Peay, of Clarksville waa jhaUigurated governor (in (Nashville, and all of the "So-and-iSo's," the I "iliJigenmadodgers," lem8," the Smiths and Jones, Browns, Blacks and 'most everybody else listed In Clarksville directory are over there. Many heads of business are out of place today, and the courthouse was almost bare of county officials.

Among the courthouse inhabitants making the trip were Judge John T. Cunningham, County Court Clerk S. W. Kelly; Judge J. W.

Stout, W. Ct-otaer, H. W. Hitter and others, We didn't check up on. It Is estimated that between 75 and 100 people left ort the' 6:06 L.

tf. train, and on extra coach-was tacked on for them. Be for dawn and since daylight, cars were leaving, and It is likely 1hnt 300 or more-went over td the capital city by automobile. IS FOUND DEAD HARRISON, HAS A LYNCH (iNd AS RESULT OF SEARCH' MONDAY. Little Ark.

18. The body of C. McGregOn a Missouri hnd North Arkansas was found hanging from a bridge nsan the railroad yards at Harrison, this morning. McGregor is said to he the msn.who openod fire on officers and cltiaenn who searched bUt home Monday afternoon, according a the Arkansas Democrat correspondent, RAIL STRIKER Am FQRTG0F.1ES DAGK IN KIWANIS CLUB EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF ORGAN I2ATION IS OBSERVED AT TO. DAY'S LUNCHEON.

You can't keep a good man down-particularly If he la a Fort, and for that reason Sterling Port, the 1922 president of the Klwanls club, came back ftt today's luncheon. He came back with one of the best speeches ha ever made anywhere. It was a PArt urogram observing th eighth anniversary of the life of Klwanls. Mr. Port was the principal speaker on the program which was in charge of H.

B. Stout. The hard-boiled- program committee, of which Mr. Fort's brother, Dancey Port, is chairman, allowed hini only eixteed minutes, but lie put over more common sense talk In that time than many fel lows would get off their chest in twico theftlme. Ar tbe.putset of his talk, Mr.

Fort outlined humorously the cruel frame-up that had been staged against him by his brother and Mr. Stout and of President John Rldgwny's request that he (Mr. Forf) mak the- speejh Mr; RUIgway gave at the recent Civ-ltan ladles' night entertainment. Mr. Fort told how he had fiahted no with Ooodlettfo lead the applause -v.

-air. TAirt dealt briefly with the history of Klwanis, showing that the first club woe organized In Detroit, in 1915, by a group of business men, and outlined Its rapid growth up to December 15, 1922, when statistics ehow that there, were 906 functioning clubs in the United states and foreign countries with a total membership of He discussed the Ideals of Kiwanls saying that its chief essential is that Its members be good Samaritans to men and render cheerful service dally to all men with whom they come in contact, regardless of their state In life. Mr. Fort concluded his remarks with Kipling's If poero. Miller 8peaker.

P. IC. It. Miller, district represents tlve (if Cnnimunltv Service was one ot (Continued on Page 7.) GERMANY IS IN DEFAULT, CLAIM PARATION8 COMMISSION REACHES DECISION FRENCH INCREASE OCCUPATION. V.y AmihIuUhI Press.

I'nrls. Jan. 10. The Reparations today decided that (lev nutiiy in wilful defiiiilt in deliver IrN in kldi for Franp nlirliim and Italy so voted. Kimball Cook, representing Great Britain in the place or Sir Johu Bradbury, who Is reported Indisposed, abstained from voting.

French Extend Occupation. DuosseUlort, Jan. IS. The French are now la control of every outlet from the RuJir Into Germany, whether by rail or water. The lines were extend-d today through Dormuhd ten kilometers northwest to Luene Hon Llppo, Iheiloe toWitten, which la sj-ven Itllu nioters Bouth of Dortiuiind.

Dortmund Occupied, cavalry appeared on the outskirts of this city today. It Is expected that occupation of the city will, ho completed In the afternoon. Order Restored at Boo hum, Paris, Jan, H. Order has been restored at ltochum, In the newly occupied Ruhr district, whera a clash occurred between German demonstra- trs and French iroops occupation M'Wduy night, It Is officially reported tOdnv Special to the Leaf-Chronlclo. Nashville, Jan.

16. Standing before a great crowd of his fellow citizens at the Ryman auditorium a few minutes before noon Peay, of Clarksville, became sixty-seventh governor of Tennessee todaysucceed' ing Aif A. Taylor, Republican. 7 The ceremonies Were simple. Governor Peay, accompanied by Gov.

Tay lor and other notables, arrived shprtly after 11 o'clock from the Hotel Her mltage, escorted by two companies ot state guardsmen, Eugene-Bryan, of Chattanooga, speaker of the senate called the meeting to order, the mem hers of the house and senate being: grouped on the rostrum. Rev. Ry- lagd Knight, local Baptist pastor, urav ed for Divine guidance, and Governor Taylor was introduced. In, a short spef ch, he thanked the people of the state for thehonors they have bestowed on him. The oath was then administered to the incoming governor and he at once delivered his inaugural address.

Parade a Feature. A short parade accompanied the governor-elect from the gate of the cap-itol the auditorium. It consisted of two sections. The first, which bore a military aspect, was guided by a squad of motorcycle policemen from the Nashville force. In an auto rode Marshal Henry Dickinson and his staff, Thenscame a band and tlx? military escort, consisting of two companies of guardsdjen- ana -several I'vlquad of crack Mghchooi cadet 'frfin't64l: Q.

Tl C. unit at the Hume-Fogg high school. (Continued on Page 6.) KILLING TRIALS TO BE THURSDAY THREE ARE 8CHEDULED FOR HEARING IN DEATH OF EULYS CARNEY, NEGRO. Preliminary hearings for Felli Dunn Joe Killings artd' Russell Gard ner, Negroes, held In connection with the killing at the Carney school house near Sango at midnight Saturday of Eulys Carney, 17-year-old Negro yotttR, a son of Willie Carney, colored, are eet for Thursday morning, according to Wiley J. Smith, Justice of the peace.

The three Negroes are held on charges of first degree murder and pistol charges, Sheriff Oscar Johnson saying that they confessed to having pistols at the time et the killing. Card ncr was arrested Sunday morning fol lowing ait Inquest over Carney's body conducted by Coroner R. Harper, and Dunn and Killings were arreeted lir Roboitsott county Monday- tffter- noon bv Sheriff R. L. Jett, of that county.

They were brought to Clartts vllle Monday night by Sheriff Johnson Both live In Robertson county. Carney was Instantly killed by a 38 calibre pistol buet, said to have been tired while he and thre Negroes uh der arrest were talking- in front of the school house. They had lingered around the building following a pie supper. According to reports, three of the Negroes were on, the ground and one was in a bugKy when the killing occurred. SPRINGFIELD IS HERE ON FRIDAY H.

S. QOE8INTO HARD TRAIN ING FOR ROBERTSON jCOUN- iTY LADS. C. II. S.

will offer basket ball funs another' good bill Friday night when Coach Jack Thuinuia's lutet will meet the Mst tlve representing Spring 0 0 A Shn Is a meniner or tne Students crun, the Art Study Clawr and Caroline M. Goodlett Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Peay also served as president 'of'' the 'Federation of Woman's Cluhs for six years. There are childrenj Miss Amaryllis Peay and Austin Peay, who cast his first vote lor his father in? November' The daughter recently 1'esigned as teitqhe'r of domestic science at Howell school, post she has held for the past three years. She has also been1 snperintndent of the Beginners' department-; of First Baptist Sunday school several and has been proniinftntly connected, with the B.

Y. If. tiMiiui attendeif Colleges; Austin Is now a senior at TAYLOR CLAIMS PE At PLATFORM I HIS FAREWELL RETIRING GOVERNOR CHARGES (LEGISLATURE IWITH DUTIES FOR CLEAN GOVERNMENT. Special the Leaf-Chronicle. Nashville, January 16.

In relinquishing the' office of governor to his DemocraMc, successor, today Governor Alf A. Taylor, thanked the people of the state for their kindness tj him. He took, credit for the Peay program saying he recommended it either in messages or by vetoes to the Inst log- HONORABLE AtRFED A' TAYLOR. Governor Taylor said In part: Vhnt 1 recommended to you, a tew days ay of the, Gilnl general assembly I urged upon tho members of the 62nd assembly In more and you will rind that everything which was said to you by me was recommended to it, either by special mespnge or 1n the farm of a veto. In all thcinj matters of small can.

sequence wllothor credit be given 10 I- I or Mtseourt idM. tot several yj. PNEUMONIA PROVES" FATAL TO CHILD 'v; Services were conducted at Jth grave hV Greenwoof ijetnetety o'clock this afternoon by. Dr, Cv of the First Baptist, churtri for, Burnice Elisabeth McCutchen, IS months-old daughter of Mr. and Mr J.

L. who at 10:30 o'clock Monday night at the family 'home on Secoiii street, after a two weeks' Illness of 8.4 and pneumonia', Th brothers and two sister survive." Mr. McCutchen; who is albr6ther ot J. H. Second' stret; gro-ceryman, and" Mrs.

-McCutch'eii; a ela ter of Superintendent A. W. Jobs, moved to Clarksvilld about threa weeks ago. TIRSTPOOLUSEB coiBraiin OELIVEfttEt TO BH LIOHT THIS WEEK, aur MEAV1IR WEXT WEEK. fjhe C.

IC 8mlth wareSduse) at Main and Third streets I4 teadi ness for the first dellverlerof Slobaectt, to Dark Tobacco' (Powers'" CiMSperi'. tlve Marketiiig Assoclatidn'acheduH'd to start tomorrow (Wedhssday) tu-tn-lng. A schedule hus also bees 'iiu lo for deliveries to th Smith housn on Thursday of this week but there will be comparatively': email amoun "of toDatfcd de1Jvr (Bli TheUte deliveries art plbuod In brdeY' tiilt the warehottse nianajerd Jhor- oughly familiarize themfelvef with 11. manner In vyhlch the tobacco to handled.1 Plans are under way for opeiiitig 'iif, four more warehonsee neat Moitf the.Thmna Edwurds'Son A. C.

Stafford A Son, the b'lj R. W. Bogard and tUd Diirrett' Rua-yon plants, anft itj also flairaed it open others as soon A nnglstratlons are said to ie ry for dellVeYlea' Het week, ortd It llcved tllat WltlllB fcwa, market will have retnthed blU 4 in (Continufwl on-Ptw G) (Continued on Page 5.) down and rest." i.