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The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05
Elks, Convention.

notwithstanding to advices re
ceiyed by local members of the frater-
nifty, the annual convention Of the
Mississippi Association Of Elks at
Greenville on May 9 and 10 is going to
be the greatest ever held by the or
ganization both in attendance and elabo-
rateness of program arranged for the
entertainment of the visitors.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

Two dinosaur footprints won the
finders way through college, and he
has sold another pair for q fancy
price. If 1t turns out that he has
struck the trail made by q dfnosaur
after a hard night there will be q new
millionaire in Colorado.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

A church about to disband In New
York has a membership worth about
$3.50, o00, 900. The task OF getting that
treasure laid up in heaven seems to
be a difficult one.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05
Phones Earn 80 Per Cent.

Jacksonville quarterly report of the
Clay County Telephone Company pre-
sents a somewhat unique feature, in
that the net earnings are almost 80 per
cent. Of the gross receipts. For the
three months ending March 81, the re-
ceipts amounted to SIS fiat, while the
only item of expense was $1.60, which
was by way of taxes, leaving net bal
ance of $16.40.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05
Peanut Day at Magnona.

Magnolia.-Tuesday, May 2, will be
Peanut Day in Magnolia, and Prof. w.
r. Beattie, assistant horticulturalis. of
the United States department of agri-
culture, will address the citizens of the
town and county OF the subject of plant
ing, c~ultivating, manufacturing and
marketing peanuts and their product,
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

A Philadelphia public man thinks
the harem skirt will uplift the race.
1t seems to have nor the tendency
to upset it, as far as practical results
can be relied on for judgment.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

A transatlantic liner which recently
arrived in New York with a big cargo
OF Paris finery would have filled dog
enes with surprise and delight, for
everybody on board was honest
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

One unmarried, Is of the
opinion that If women were allowed
to do the counting and proposing
there would be more happy marriages.
1t might be worth while to try 1t, any
way.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

A Chicago minister says that some
marriages are planned by Satan, and
we thought they were all made in
heaven.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

Pride goeth beforaa fall. When an
automobile tries to KNOCK a freight
train of the track Ae pedestrian is
yempted to chortle within his sleeve.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

~ A Boston clergyman says women
have lost the art of blushing, and this
may be why some are wearing the
hobble and some the harem skirt.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

Wherever it has appeared the har-
EN- skirt seems to have caused a riot.
1t is going to be hard on the timid to
be fashionable this spring.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

The population Of India is 315. ooo.-
900, an increase Of 20.500.o 900 since
1901. No race suicide there.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

A new aviator whose name is Mars
has dawned on the world. For once
a birdman has been found who has q
name that fits his calling.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

Prof. Perrier. a French astronomer,
tells us emphatically hat there is no
life on Venus or Mars. When astrono-
mers disagree, etc.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

"Convicts are not the worst men,.
says a Chicago preacher. Stil, there
are a lot of good men out Of prison.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

The harem skirt is being taken Sc
hously in Rome. One father has com
mitted suicide because his daughters
wore them.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

An %aeroplane carried thirteen men
In a fight in France the other day,
but the average citizen still prefers
to cling to mother earth.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

1t was Queen Elizabeth who said !
lie is an intellectual method Of meet
ing a difficulty.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

Absolute independence consists,
says one writer, In eating onions and
not giving a-darn who knows 1t.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05
Ss~@ezA Hat
who is runnYZ an Al "a to dispose

who is running an a@D6cy to dispose
of titled foreigners to American heir
esses be thrown into Jail for peddling
gold bricks.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

Sandow, the strong man, is tryinA
TO build King George up to his own
standard as against coronation week.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

II wouldn't seem fair to tax bach.
elors and let the young widowers e.
cape.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05
JOHNSON LEFT NO WILL.
Widow of Tom johnson Asks to Be
Made Administering.

New York.-That the late Mayor Tom
L. johnson Of Cleveland left no will is
established by all application of his
widow for appointment as administra-
trix of the estate . Mrs. johnson says
she has concluded that her husband left
no will, because she has failed to find
one. She estimates thatl the value Of
the estate in New York city amounts to
s175,000. The estate is all personal.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05

The bungalow" hat Is the latest Tor
women. Can it be bought on the In
stallment plan?
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-05
And here m the four-slit skirt.
The skirt Is the only one
that needs police protection.

The price of Holsters has gone IN
but this is no excuse for being one.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09
Death of Mrs. b. p. Walker.

News was received here last Thurs
day night to the effect that Mrs:
Lille Martin Walker, wife Of B. p.
Walker, OF this city, had died in
Roswell, New Mexico.
Mrs. Walker had been in failing
health for some time, and had made
a trip to Ashville. North Carolina.
with the hope of regaining her
health, but finding that she was not
being benefited there she returned
home, and later decided to 90 to
New Mexico, hoping that she might
find rcjct there, but the White
Plague had fastened its iangs upon
her vi,als and no matter where she
lourneyed there was no relief to he
tound
The remains arrived here tuesday
morning and were taken to her
late residence and after funeral ser
vice, conducted by Rev. A. {. Hutson
of the Baptist Church, at 1890
P. m. Wednesday, after which they
were taken to Williamsburg tor
Interrment in the cemetery there.
We extend to IN, hcreavcd hus-
band and little orphan children, our
seartlelt sympathy in the hour of
,ad bereavement,
MAY an Advise Providence ever
shelter, protect them and direct,
SO that the little ones may grow up
TO love and serve the God OF their
mother.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09
BIG COAL COMPANY
Leases Property and will
Prepare TO Begin
Operation

Knox county continues to develop
her unlimited mineral resources and
the more that she develops the great.
er she becomes in the sisterhood oil
States.
The latest development to report
is the following:
The Greasy Brush Coal Co., oil
this city has leased a part Of their
holdings on Greasy and Brush
Greeks, about two miles above War
rem on the Cumberland Railway, to
the Brush Creek Coal Mining and
Mfg Co, OF Tenn. The lessees will
begin operations on the lease at
once and expect to be shipping coal
bv the Opening Of the new year 1912.
This viii uy the second new opera
ton to start on Brush Greek this
year.
THIS company proposes to put in a
plant that will have a capacity OF
1850 tons daily, which will make it
one of the most extensive plants in
Kentucky.
The Brush Creek section of Knox
county is very rich in coal and this
has secured fine boundary
Tor operations and when sufficiently
developed will employ large force
10 make the output they propose.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09
FIRE SCARE
Aroused rany of Our Cifi-
zenS at an Early Hour
Tuesday Morning

Last Tuesday morning at go
O'Clock the alarm ofGre was sounded
and it was soon learned that it was
the Costellow Drug store and in u
few minutes some two hundred or
more people were gathered there
ready to render any assistance in
their power, but upon arriving they
found the house full Of smoke but
could find no fire anywhere.
The search was kept up for some
ten or fifteen minutes and finally
Henry Bowman discovered the fire
in a small wooden box in the stock
room caused by the breaking of a
halt pint bottle of nitric acid which
had ignited the wood shavings aud
would have eventually set the build
ing on fire if it had not been distov-
cred.
The nitric acid was ordered for
DR.. Burnside and had been left at
the drug store late the evening be-
fore and had not been delivered to
him. 1t was fortunate that it was
not however, for if it. had been left in
the office Of DR.. Burnside, aud no
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09
Nine Inspector Cole in
the Big Sandy District

Perry '. Cole, Assistant Inspect or
of Mines, left Sunday, the 4th, for
the Eastern or Big Sandy District TO
work in that territory for a month
or six weeks, Chief Inspector Nor.
wood having decided it best TO
change the assistants for a short
time, concluding that it would be
better for the department and also
educational for the Assistant In.
spectors.
We are glad to see interest taken
in the coal mines OF this State bv
our people, as it is well known that
coal mining is one of the greatest in.
dustrieS of our State and deserves
the consideration and attention that
is now being given it. Mr.. Cole is a
good coal man and is using his
greatest efforts to get the mines
under his jurisdiction in good condi.
ton. We understand that the In.
spection Department now consists
of SIX men, including the Chief In.
spector, with head office at Lexing-
ton, and the law involves many
duties other than inspecting the
mines and with this extra work the
present force is not sufficient 70 do
Justice to the work now required OF
them.
Mr.. Cole has our best wishes for
his success on this special trip
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09
Continued on Page 4, Col. 3.
Pleasant Outing Party.

Last Saturday afternoon a num-
lea of ladies aud gentlemen cousli-
tuted "a party that enjoyed an out
my ON the river, about a mile lclow
town ON the Catrou larm.
\ lunch was taken along aud the
afternoon aud evening WAS s. en-.
joyobly spent that the crowd rc,cr
returned to- town until almost mic
o'clock.
Fishing, boating and bathing was
the principle pnStimc OF the party,
which WAS given in honor ot Mrs.
5. l.. Nahan of Williamsburg, and
Mrs, l. u. sampson, OF Chicago,
Those who made mp the party,
were, Mrs Nathan, Mrs. l., ID Samp-
son, Judge aud Mrs f. D. Sampson
and little daughter Helen, Mrs. O.
{. McCmag and little daughter
l,ycliuc, Mr. and Airs $. T, Steele,
Mr. and Mrs ru;s entz, Mr. aud
Mrs. ". K. Barncr, Misses Cora
S,yere and Maggie Sampson aud
Rev. T. II, NJ llins.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09
No Place For Young Men.

Champ Clark, At present Speaker
OF the National House of Rcpreseu-
tativcs, in speaking OF the evils Of
the saloon, Said:-
THE saloon is no place for a
young man who is ambitious to
lead clean, successful liE. II he
wishes to excel in c,me, rob his
mental and physical powers, cousort
with thugs, hlacklegs, prostitutes,
and thieves, be a disgrace to his
family and a stencil to his own
nostrils, why, I'd advise him to ire,
qlcut saloons"
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09
Sheep Claims Allowed

Come to my office and get your
money, as these claims were allowed
some lime ago.
READ p BLACK, Clerk
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09
N EMORIAM.

In loving memory OF my dear SiSt
or, Mrs. Mary I. Wilson, wife oi
Thomas Wilson, of Rockhold, k,n
lucky. She departed this lite on
Iune 3rd, 1909, and leaves her hus,
band and her parents and four broth
erS to mourn their loss of that dear
one, whose task on earth was well
done. She is two years gone, but
u 'ver forgotten 10y her relatives and
friends, by her brother,
Thomas WooLLUM,
Is, Besserer Stress,
Ottawa, Ont, Canada.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09
New Directors

At a meeting of the stockholders
of the National Bank Of John 4.
Black held in the directors room on
June 3rd, the already strong direc-
torate was increased to ten, the new
Directors being \. ~ Decker, B. 4.
Golden, w. f. Marsce, Or. s. G.
Zones and W. B. Starke.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09

The Washington ID. e. Times
of June 2nd contained u splendid
picture of our noted and distin.
guished Representative in the
National Congress and almost
three columns of writeup con
corning the interest he was TAX
ing in the case of Matte Lomax,
a negro woman under sentence
of death in that city for the muir
b. der of her husband.
Mr.. Powers attettion was at
tracted to the case by an edito-
rial published in the Times of
June lst., and Immediately be.
gan to take steps to have the
sentence committed to- life i'm
prisonment.
The Times account of Mr..
Powers in connection with the
case is as follows: Caleb Pow
ers, Republican Representative
:, Co,or,,, r,o,, EantuoLv 20
day made personal appeal to
p.o,;I,,t nae - nrora,t tho
hanging, in this city of Matte
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Lu,l.l ol ooo
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"There can be no doubt that
Mr.. Powers plea for the wretch
ed woman came from the heart.
He himself was three times in
shadow of the gallows. He was
convicted ON three trials for the
murder of Governor Goebel of his
State, hat was later acquitted,
went before his people for vindi-
cation and was elected TO Con.
gress.
"When the President had
heard the reasons set forth by
Mr.. Powers why this woman
should not be hanged why no
woman should be hanged in the
Capital of the Republic, whether
she be black or white-he prom
ised the Congressna to take
the case under consideration.
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why II would be national mis-
fortune to hang this woman at
the seat of Government. He
will show wb,t,n innua,ca oucb
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Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09
I'm Behalf of Matte LOmax Negro
Woman Who is Under Sentence
of Death
President Taft Promised to Consider Commute a ion
Of Death Sentences; National Capital
Aroused to Action.

is a cOlored woman, but she is
none the less woman. de- not
believe therefore that it would
become our great Government tc
be responsible for such an eXecu.
ton. | do not think the ends Of
justice would be furthcred by if.
| do think the President could
appropriately commute her sen
tence to life imprisonment.
IF no one else does it, | shall
myself take the question of a
communication of sentence up with
the Department of Justice, and
present the petition for it. The
President, of course. wants any
petition to reach him through
the Department of Justice. That
is the regular channel for such
matters"
The Kentucky Congressman
pointed out that Matte LomaX
was the first to be sentenced to
the gallows by a civil court in
the District of Columbia. Mrs.
Surratt, who was found guilty of
completely in the murder of Pres
ident Lincoln, was tried and con
victed by military court.
Mr.. Powers will first pay "a
visit to the woman herself, for
he has not yet seen or talked
with her, and his interest in her
case developed only when he
read for the first time since Mrs.
Snrratt was sentenced in 1850,
has the death penalty hcrn inn
posed on woman in Washington.
WANTS LAWYERS TO Act.
/ wish to talk the case oyer
With the woman's lawyer or law
yers," said Mr.. Powers. ut is
lifting that they should be the
active persons moving in the APP
peal, but | shall lend what in
tluence | can toward commute
ton oJ her sentence.
IF Mrs. LomaX's counsel are
diSenclined to take any further
steps, | will appear as the prin
cipal pleader in her behalf my
self"
The colored population of the
District are deeply interested in
the plea of The Times for COM
mutation of the sentence of
hanging, and d concerted effort
was begun last night to gather
signatures to petitions for eXecu-
tive clemency.
Ministers, lawyers, and socie-
ties of colOred women in the Dis
trict are preparing the petitions,
according to Attorney ), d..
rruitt, one of the attorneys for
the defense at the Lomax trial.
Cuno Ii. Rudolph, chairman of
the Board of Commissioners of
the District of Columbia, il
strenuously opposed to the exc
cution of the death sentence
against Matte X. LomaX, who
has been condemned to die for
the murder of her husband.
To The Washington Times to-
day MIR, Rudolph expressed him.
self vigorously on this subject,
after having read the editorial
concerning the LomaX case print,
ed on the first page of The Times
last evening. He is unalterahly
opposed to capita punishment
aud declares that the inllictior
of the death penalty in the Dis
trict of Columbia would be mucl
more deplorable than its inflic
tion in any State, for the reason
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09
BARBOURVILLE
Should Organize a BOoS-
terS Club
WE MUSI Al TRACT ATTENTION

This is indeed an age Of advcrtis
ing aud no business can he conduct
ed successfully without advertising
( Just a few DAYS ago the business
men Of Luui,vilc spent $1,000 ir
money and about weeks time for
more than one hundred men TO %
out through this and other parts or
Kentucky and advertise their bust
ness. hey claim that II was time
and money well spent aud that it
. will bring business ir'o Louisville
sufficient to repay them for the ei-
fort.
What ha, Rarbourvillc ever done
to buos, her business or attract at
tcntion this way,
We have many valuable resources
here and we know it, but we have
not the means sufficient to develop
them, and we are now sitting with
arms folded and waiting for some
one to come along and make the dis.
Covcrv and then set about TO develop
their discovery, We are not doing
our duty. We should proclaim to
the world what we have and then
set about to interest capitalists to
come here and invest their money
and develop this country.
With the Cumberland river flow
ing right by our door, we have a
supply of never failing water and
with proper arrangement this stream
can be harnesscd and made to fur.
nish power to turn the wheels of in.
dustry almost the entire year.
Besides we have an inexhaustible
supply of the finest coal stored away
on all sides OF our city and ready to
I've mined whenever there is n demand
for it, Besides we have n fine dcpos-
it OF natural gas in quantities sur-
cicnt to meet almost any demands
that might be made for ITS use.
With cheap fuel for power aud
with a fine growth of oak. chestnut
and hickory timber throughout
this country we can see no good
reason why it would not be cheaper
to establish a liant where the fuel
and the material are both produced
and there convert it INTO the manu-
featured article than to ship both
the fuel and the timber two hundred
miles To the city before it Is convert
ed into the manufactured article
II BarhourvilIc possessed one dozen
men who were public spirited enough
to Join in a booster movement it
would not take long to get factor
les and industries established here
that would give a pay roll OF from
$1,000 to $4,000 per week in our
city, aud if we had business of that
kind then our merchants would he
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09
TO MOVE HEADQUARTERS.
DIVISION OFFICERS or L. IN. WILL
Bt MOVED TO CORBIN.

1t is automatically reported that
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
will shortly move its division offices
from Middlcshoro to Corbiu. The
transfers were begun last week and
in all about forty officials will be
transferred
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09

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Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-09

The Washington 3D. o. Times is colored woman, but she
2nd contained splendid the less do
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-10-07
Observation-Disclosures.

At the Lutheran church in Good
bee. Thursday, Sept. %, 1911, by
Rev. Henry Wolk bound In holy Weu-
lock Mr.. Henry P. Bennett and MISS
Vivian A Fuhrmann, both OF Goodpee
Louisiana.
We had the pleasure of witnessing
the impressive ceremony which unit
ed for life the loving hearts OF our
young friends, Henry and Vivian.
The church was tastefully decorat-
Ell with cedar, pine, moss and pot
plants. Miss Cora Perkins, of New
Orleans, presided at the organ. A
number of relatives and friends were
present. When the nuptial hour ar
rived all voices were hushed, ana 70
the strains of the wedding march
slowly came the bridal party con-
sisting Of the brides maid, Miss Emil
ly Eschenbremmer, of New Orleans,
daintily arrayed in white, the pride
in a beautiful creation of white null
I'D lace with hiatt and gloves TO
, lnu1e.- leaning upon the arm ls Of RsT
sHE groom amd his attend
ant, Mr.. G. S. A. Fuhrmann. After
taking their places the pastor pro-
ceeded with a lesson and then the
cel emony. In a short time the low
int. couple were pronounced man
and wife. All joined in singing the
D0xology, when congratulations
were in order. The company then
dispersed for their several homes.
having spent pleasant evening.
Numerous presents were received.
A Friend.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-10-07
BADON-TAYLOR.

A quiet but lovely wedding was
celebrated at $50 in the morning OF
Thursday, October 5th, when MISS
Blanche A. Badon, the daughter OF
Mrs. Robert Badon, Sr., was marrl.
ed to Mr.. Frank j. Taylor, OF
Bogalusa, La.
The wedding took place at the
home of the brides mother In zoth
Avenue. The room was prettlly
decorated with palms and ferns.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. J. M. Williams. of the Prespy-
terrain church, in the presence OF only
the relatives of the couple.
Promptly at the hour appointed
the bride entered with her brother
MI w. R. Badon, who gave her TO
be married. She was preceded py
her sister. Miss Ida Badon, who acted
as herm aid of honor.
The bride, who is an attractive
brunette, was handsomely goWned IN
dark blue tailored suit worn WIN
white felt hat trimmed with blue.
The bridegroom was attended p'
Mr., w. A. D. Phillips as best man
The bridal couple who received
large number of beautiful gifts. let'
the same morning for Bogalusa
where they will reside in the future
They are followed to their new hom'
by the love and good wishes OF cir
Gle of friends.