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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-12-01
:PENlTEhTIARY !
! LOSING MONEY /
) A Half Million Dollar Plant and
Hundreds of Prisoners Yield No J
Return

According to reports published by
Tennessee daily papers, the peniten-
tiary of Tennessee, with half mil
lion dollars invested in property and
buildings, on which no taxes are paid,
and between one and two thousand
convicts employed daily, without
wages, lost thirteeS hundred dollars
during the first eight months of this
year.
In Alabama it is expected that the
penitentiary system will yield close to
five hundred thousand dollars net
profit this year.
1t looks as though it is time to take
the Tennessee penitentiary out of pol
itics, place it on business basis, and
put the convicts on the roads where
all the people will derive substantial
benefit from their labor,
AS above stated, Alabama will net
five hundred thousand dollars from
its convicts this year. Alabama leases
its convicts to coal operators, but
these operators lease the convicts at
a rate per man so low that the opera
tors make more than the state. Fur
thermore, there is strong sentiment
against this convict mine coal being
put on the market in competition
with coal mined by free labor. The
Farmers Union of that state, despite
the great profit received from leasing
convicts, is urging that these con-
tracts be abolished and the ccnvicts
be put TO work building roads.
1t is pointed out that the farmers
of Alabama no longer have one crop a
year, but that their crops are so di-
versified that they must come to mar
ket every week in the year But with
roads impossible for many weeks, in
many sections, the farmers are losing
thousands upon thousands of dollars
every year. Furthermore, the farm
ers' children are not able to attend
school during stormy weather on ac-
count Of impassable roads.
There is no one class of men who
should be more interested in good
roads than farmers. In Tennessee, in
many parts of the state, they are de-
manding that the convicts be put 20
work to build up great highway for
the benefit of the whole people.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-12-01
Jasper Department
Conancfed BY T. D. NJ.
Conaucted By 7. d. N.

Hon, p. Fl. Thach was in Chatta-
nooga Wednesday.
Misses MaudDeakins and Sallie Darr
spent Thanksgiving in Chattanooga.
Miss Lydia Tate has returned from
a visit to her cousin at South Pitts
burg.
Miss Beulah Title, of Whiteside,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. G.
Fl. Vann. last week.
Turner Simpson, who is attending
Mooney College. Nashville. spent
Thanksgiving here with homefolks.
Mrs. W. D. Spears, of Chattanooga,
was here last week to see her grand
son, Bill Spears, who has been very
i'll.
Two automobile loads of /. O. o.
F. members attended the banquet here
Thursday night given by the local
lodge.
Thanksgiving here was a quiet af-
fair generally. Some of our people
went out of town to enjoy it, and 9th
ers came to our city. A Thanksgiving
sermon at the G. p Church by Rev.
r. M. Standifer, was greatly enjoyed,
and the Odd Fellows had a grand sup
per at the High School Building.
There were also number of parties
in the place, given by the young peo-
pie.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-12-01
EbeneZer.

| Special 10 lie Ne7Os.
Rainy weather was the order of the
day Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Turner were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Giants Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Nell Webb visited
their parents at Hoge Crossing Sun
day.
Will Colston visited at Rev. J. G.
Lambert's Saturday night.
Mrs. Martha Lambert made a short
call on Mrs. Nell Webb one day last
week.
Bert Cook, of South Pittsburg, was
up vi sitting his grand parents last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Lusk visited
her mother in Jasper Saturday and
Sunday.
Walter and Levi Webb, from near
Shellmound, visited their grandpa
rents, Mr.. ..and Mrs Sam Webb, last
week.
Miss Mabel Kelly made a short call
at Mrs. Sam Webb's one day last
week.
The Odd Fellows gave big supper
in Jasper Thursday night, which went
off very nicely. The supper was free
for everybody. They had a table set
long enough for 300 people to sit down
at once. Everybody enjoyed them
selves finely.
Earl Hoback, of South Pittsburg,
passed by here going to the lock and
dam Friday.
Arch Smith and family moved to
shellmound one day last week.
Sarah Lambert made short call on
Mrs. Dan Gallagher one day last week.
There will be a Christmas tree at
Ebenezer school house Christmas. Ev-
erybody take part and throw in
little money and let us have big tree
and good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Hancock, of Hoge
Crossing, visited at this place this
week.
William Webb got finger badly
mashed Saturday while putting up
wire, which will cause the nail to
come off.
Uncle David Dame is still very low.
Also Uncle Amos Lewis. We have
some hope of their recovery.
Sweet William.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-12-01

One dollar gets the News one year.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-12-01
The Liquor Situation
BY sILENA NJ. HOLMAN.

and want this law by an overwhelm-
ing majority. The men they have
honored by their votes, in electing
them to the offices they wanted, can
not, and will not go against the will
of the people in this thing. 1 think
there can be no doubt but that the
prohibitory laws of 1909 will remain
unchanged on the statute books of
Tennessee.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-12-01
E. 0. BR0PHY DEAD
Has Been Well
Citizen of Victoria For
Years.

Mr.. E. d. Brophy died at Victoria
Thursday night at o'clock after an
illness of nearly year. About Nov.
80 of last year he sustained a stroke of
paralysis, which left him incapacita-
ted for work, and his decline was
steady. About two months ago he
developed dropsical symptoms. and the
disease increased until 1T resulted in
his death. Interment was made at
Sardis Friday afternoon in the pres
ence of a large number of friends and
relatives. Revs Sadler and Connor,
of Whikwell, and Draper, of Sequa-
chez, dictated. He leaves an aged
wife, Who has been a most faithful at
tendant during his long illness. Her
efforts dn ministering to him have
been untiring. He leaves six daugh-
ters, two being married and residing
at Bridgeport, Ala, and another mar
ried daughter near Victoria.
Mr.. Brophy for years has been con-
nected with the saw mill industry of
this section, and his peculiar genius
for the work was manifest from the
way in which he patched up worn out
machinery and made it perform SER
vice for him. He was kindly man,
and never known to say or do any
thing to harm neighbor. His whole
life has been one of industry in the
face of enormous disadvantages.
While not affiliated with any
church, he embraced religion in his
last hours and died at peace with all.
He has the distinction of being the
first one to subscribe for the News,
and he has continued to take it ever
since the day he first ordered it some
fifteen years go, paying regularly for
it as clockwork
His death is greatly regretted by his
neighbors and friends who deplore the
death of man useful in the commun-
ity in many ways. Their sympathy is
also extended to the mourners left be-
hind, who are sorrowing for the de-
parture to better land of one who
has been their stay in the past The
News joins with them in rendering its
sympathy. We have known Mr.. Bro
ply for years, and to us he was always
a staunch and unfailing frien Let
us hope that divine mercy will look
over the few faults he may have had
in view of the rays of sunshine he cast
over other hearts in his daily life.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-12-01
DROWNING NEAR
SUCK SHOALS

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Nov, 25.-
Harry eagle, aged twenty, was drown
ed in the Tennessee river near Suck
shoals today. Oliver Graham, his
companion. succeeded in reaching
shore after hard struggle. The two
young men were in row boat, having
foated from the city to the suck Be-
ing caught in the rapids, the boat cap
sized. Cagle's body has not recovered.
His home is in Avondale.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-12-01
Banks On Sure Things Now.

"I'll never be without DR.. King &
New Life Pills again." writes A.
Schingeck, 647 Elm St, Buffalo, n.
Y. ''They cured me of chronic con-
stipation when all others failed" I'm
equaled for Biliousness, Jaundice, In
digestion, Headache, Chills, Malaria
and Debility. 25c at all druggists.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-12-01
Pointed Paragraphs.

Never judge a mans fondness for
cabbage by the cigars he gives you.
A dollar in your hand is worth
million in the hands of your executors.
There are lots of people who would
rather butt in than get there any other
way.
Women bave been known to shake
hands for the purpose of trying to
shake secrets out of each other.
When woman begins to tell man
how nice looking she thinks he is he
Immediately develops unlimited faith
in her Judgement Chicago News.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-12-01
David Dame.

David Dame died at his home east
of Jasper Sunday night of consump-
tion. He had been in i'll health for a
long time. He was about so years old.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-12-01

The peculiar properties of Chamber
lain Cough Remedy have been thor
oughly tested during epidemics of in
fiuenza, and when it was taken in
time we have not heard of a single
case of pneumonia. Sold by all deal
ers
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-12-01
STEWART & STEWART,
AttOrneys-at-Law,
DUNLAP and JASPER.

Offices at
DUNLAP and JASPER.
L. l.. Stewart at Jasper, w. b. Stew
art at Dunlap.
Will practice law in all the courts.
Any business entrusted to them will
receive prompt and careful attention.
Your Legal Business will be Appreciated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-25
LEAKING GAS / ALMOST KILLS
 FOUR PERSONS

Patrick Gill, 25S Bunnell strret, was awakened this morning at 5:30 o'clock to find two of the members of the family unconscious from inhaling il- luminating gas and two others suffer- ing from gas poisoning.
 Gill rushed next door and asked Mrs. Jennie O'Rourke, a domestic nurse to come to the aid of the family and shesingle handed, resusitated them after an hour of hard work.
 Gill was awakened by noise made by his brother-in-law, Edward Reddy, who fell across the floor trying to get to a window to open it. Reddy was vomiting When Mrs. O'Rourke en- tered the Gill apartments she gave her attentions to Reddy, supposing he was the only one affected. Gill went into the room of a boarder, James Mulrania, an employe of the U. M. c. Co.,, and found him in an unconscious condition. In another room they found Miss Sarah Reddy, a sister of Mrs. Gill, also unconscious. Mrs. O'Rourke administered large doses of salt and water to the supplied people and fore ed alcohol into their nostrils.
 After the adults were restored lit tie Francis Gill, aged 7, was attacked with a vomiting spell.
 A Farmer reporter talked to Mrs. Gill this afternoon. She blamed the landlord for not looking after the gas pipes. She had complained of them several times.
 Mrs. O'Rourke, the nurse, stated that she had informed Joseph Gilman, the owner of the building, that the gas pipe leaked in her rooms and he had told her to get a screw driver and fix it.
 The house where the almost fatal poisoning took place is a si~ family frame affair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-25
FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT HELD
 IN $lO,OOO BAIL

Michael Moran, for several months last year resident of this city, at 43 Park Terrace, and well known as a liberal spender and bon vivant, was arrested, along with another clerk of the importing firm of Alexander Hol- lander & Co.,, 82 Wall street, and held in bail of S10,000 for examination on Thursday in connection with the con- templated arrest of MT. Hollander for alleged conspiracy to defraud the gov ernnent of it's revenues.
 Moran left Bridgeport early last summer. He came here about a year ago, taking up his residence with his wife and little daughter at 43 Park Terrace. the upper floor of a two fam fly house. The elegance of the fur nishings of Morans home, and his luxurious style of living, often caus- ed comment, in the neighborhood, for it was remarked that one of his ap- parent means might be expected to occupy more commodious house in a more desirable location of the city. He spent his time alternately in New York and Bridgeport.
 It was learned early yesterday that the customs authorities were seeking Hollander. Chief Clerk Edward Barnes of the law division of Colec- complaint with U. s. Commissioner Shields accusing Hollander of having conspired with one of his clerks and other persons to enter into the port of New York merchandise for less than it's true value, by means of fake in voices.
 The arrest of Thomas P. McGrath one of the clerks of the Hollander Co.,, was the first step in the investiga- ton. Shortly after it became known that Hollander was sought, Moran was arrested. It was not learned here today whether Moran had yet suc- ceeded in securing bail.
 It became known today that Bridge port is mentioned in the papers con- nected with the charge. Collector Enos knows Moran, but says he is convinced whatever dealing he had with the local customs office were leg itimate.
 Moran is about 35 years of age, a large man, invariably well dressed and gifted with genial personality
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-25
MORRIS BANQUET TO BE NOTABLE
 EVENT OF KIND

Among those who have accepted in- vitations to be guests of the commit tee on the occasion of the compliment tary banquet rendered to Harbor Mas ter Charles H. Morris are Philip Troup Of New Haven, who is editor of the New Haven Union. He is Yale man and a lawyer, but has spent most of his life in the newspaper business, in which he was>trained by his father, the late Alexander Troup. He inherits lis fathers gifts of plain speaking and straight talking. He is expected to respond to the toast, '"The People and the Legislature
 The committee has been disappoint- ed in not securing the presence of Hon. John H. Perry of Southport, the father Of the movement for direct nominations in Connecticut, and a member of the committee, named by Governor Wood ruff, which reported to the last Leg islature in favor of @ direct nomina- tions law. The death of a near rela- tive has prevented MT. Perry from be- ing present, but he has consented to speak upon the subject of direct noni- nations at some subsequent suitable gathering of Bridgeporters to be ar ranged.
 Tickets for the banquet are selling rapidly. The demand is likely to be greater than the supply. They may be had of the members of the commit tee.
 The banquet is entirely non-partisan, and the speakers will represent both parties impartially. William H. Mar igold will be toastmaster. and Mayor E. T. Buckingham will be g. guest of Eonor
 At it's last meeting the Bridgeport Press Club voted to attend the ban quet in body. Harbor Master Nor ris is an associate charter member of the club
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-25
HISGEN'S TEST SUIT AGAINST STANDARD
 OIL co.
Special from United Press.)

Springfield, Mass, Jan. 25.-Thom- as L. Hisgen, president of the Inde- pendent Petroleum Marketers As sociation, left today for Minneapolis, Minn., where he will attend the exe- cutive committee meeting to be held in that city Friday. A test suit for damages against the Standard Oil Company to be brought under the Sherman Act, which the Standard has been found guilty of violating, will be considered by the committee.
 President Hisgen is optimistic over the outcome of such a test. He says his lawyers have reported favorably upon it. He adds: tsAll important .obbers, who have been injured in any way through the monopoly main tained by the Standard Oil Company, should take advantage of this oppor- tunity to recover the money taken from them by the oil trust. There is no question that there is damag ge, in fact all the evidence that the gov ernment has in it's last successful case is simply evidence of damage done by the trust to the independent oil men. They have suffered greatly at the hands of the Standard and it is only right that they should recover that which the Standard took away from them by sheer force. A favor. ably decision on this test suit wifi iet down the bars all over the country and would cost the oil trust millions of dollars"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-25
WEES HOAKS TO
 PLEASE HUSBAND
Special from United Press.) )

I | Los Angeles, Jan. 25.-One of Los Angeles citizen, who was believed to be the father of a quadruple set of in- fants and who had received the en-
 dorsement of ex-President Roosevelt in his opposition to race suicide. has lost his pride. It has been discovered , that the infants, which were purported as having been born to Mrs. w. w. Wilson last Friday were not born to the Wilson family but collected by them. Dr. Armstrong G. Pratt. when asked today to sign the birth certifi- cates for the quartette of young ones, refused, and an investigation follow ed. It is declared that the babies were taken to the Wilson home by woman who helped Mrs. Wilson in per-
 petrating the hoax and that one of the
 infants is six weeks old; another Is a
 week and and the other two were
 about A hours old when pr. Pratt first saw them.
 Mrs. Wilson, according to pr. Pratt, admitted the hoax and also admitted that two sets of triplets which arrived at the Wilson home in past years
 bringing a letter of congratulation and signed photograph from Theodore
 Roosevelt, were made up of infant waifts picked up in various institu- tions.
 Dr. Pratt said Mrs. Wilson appealed to him to assist her in carrying out the deception and assured him that her motive was an ardent desire to have children and to please her husband.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-25
SON OF KINuSTON'S MAYOR BACK
 TO N. Y. BUT NOT TO BROADWAY

To answer to one of what is said to be a possible three score or more for gerry charges. Frederick J. Brinnier, the well groomed, we'll spoken youth arrested by Detective Cronan here last week. today went to New York with detective attached to the office of District Attorney Whitman, as an es- oort.
 Brinniers trail of worthless checks, according to the New York police, is round and round New York city many times and includes besides the many friends of his we'll known father, for nner Mayor of Kingston, many of the leading hOstelries and theatres and large number of professional men, par ticularly lawyers.
 Brinnier squandered not only the all lowance given him by his father, but the funds he raised by fraudulent checks as well. in the entertainment of the gay beauties of the stage as well as the fashionables of the gay life of New York and Washington.
 He has been in the jail for nearly a week now.
 My father can get me out of this" :" said he, Eff he wants to. He knows all the big men of the State, and he can square me if he only will Judge Gaynor is a personal friend of father. He often spends the week end with him. My father is a very good friend of Big Tim Sullivan, too, and I will stand a better chance of being helped out in New York than here.''
 Brinnier was arraigned before Judge Foster in the city court this morning, charged with being a fugitive from justice. It was expected that the New York authorities would be represented but no word was received from them until after court was over Then De- tective Flood appeared. He wanted to toI Erin mic ho I,;, Foster consented to a special session of the city court in his office. where Brinnier was warned of his rights. He was not forced to go back to New York until requisition papers had been se- cured, he was told. but he protested his willingness, and before noon he was on a train with the New York of- ficer speeding back to the city.
 Brinnier's father is said n have re- pudiated him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-25
PREPARING FOR MULLEN MURDER
 TRIAL EXHIBITS

Photographs showing the scene O murderous attack upon the latt James H. Mullen, civil engineers measurements of the building at MaiI street and Union Square and maps oi the same, were prepared today for use in the trial of Clara Sprague and Fred Raynor for Mullen's murder in the February term of the Superior court.
 Mrs. Henry c. Taylor, Clara Sprague's married sister, from Dan- bury who visited police headquarters the morning after arrest, reached here today, saw her at the jail for a short time, and then came to police headquarters.
 She told Captain Arnold Clara had asked her to take care of the fur nishings of the bloody flat. The cap- tain told her she might take posses sion of them after the photographs were taken, but she decided to leave them alone. Her husband who &C., companied her, also was averse to getting involved in the matter any more than necessary, S oboth left the city late this afternoon determined to leave things to their fate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-25
PROBLEMS THAT
 CONFRONT BRITISH
JOHN REDMOND IS ASKED BY LIBERAL LEADERS CONCERN ING ATTITUDE OF IRISH
 MEMBERS.
King May Reduce Governments Num- Der By Making Many New Peers Rule Fight?-Asquith to Assume Reins of Government.
Especial from United Press ]

Especial from United Press.)
 London, Jan. 25.-Conclusive evid- ence that Premier Asquith will again accept the post of leader of the gov ernment party was given today in the semi-official announcement that As quith was arranging for a cabinet meeting this week. Inasmuch as the only possible purpose of a cabinet meeting would be to outline plans for the coming session of the new parlia- ment, there is no longer any doubt that Asquith will at least accept the reins of government at the outset
 Leaders among the Liberals and La borites were in communication today with John Redmond, the recognized head of the Irish Nationalists, to learn what support could be depended on from him. and his party. From the highest political source, it is learned that Redmond told the Liberals that he could answer for all of the pros pective 83 Nationalists which means that he has the remaining balance of power.
 Redmond, it is said, declared his will lingness to pass the budget, objection able as some of it's provisions are, and to aid in the abolition of the House of Lords veto power. His subsequent
 
 Liberals and Laborites give the home rule bill their support. If they do, the Irish will remain faithful allies, oth- erwise they will hamper the govern ment party in every possible way.
 The new parliament is not expected to survive the home rule fight. The Conservatives are solidly against the mea sure and many Liberals are strongly opposed.
 The question of whether King Ed ward will agree to swamp the House of Lord with newly-created Peers from the ranks of the Liberals and Laborites is still a vital issue for upon it de- pends the possibility of the veto power of the Lords being abolished. Premier Asuuith is on record as saying that this is an issue that must be settled before the budget is re-introduced as it would do no good to attempt to pass a budget with the Lords retaining their power to reject it.