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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-09
CHRISTIAN NAMES VARY
GREATLY IN CONGRESS
Senate and House Each Has a
Moses, and Latter Pos
SesSeS a Jonah.

From ''Choice" to "Finis' runs thu
variety Of Christian names Of members
Of Congress, as shown by the Congress.
ional Directory for the present Congress
just out.
Both the Senate and the House have
their Moses" but only the House has its
Jonah" The Jonah IL the delegate
from Hawaii, J. K. Kalanianaole. There
is Moses p. kinkaid in the House and
Moses r. Clapp in the Senate.
Many Of the ancient prophets are re-
called by the given names of members OF
Congress. Among the biblical names to
be found are Abraham. Solomon. Isaac
Adam, Jesse. David, Timothy, Paul
James, John. Daniel. Joshua, Ezekiel
Stephen, Jonathan and Peter.
Great warriors. too, are hon0red. Among
them are Napoleon. Hannibal, Alexander
and Augustus
William Most Common Name.
william is the most common name, It
serving as the first name for forty mem
bers Of the House and nine in the Senate.
John is next in favor In the House, thirty
seven answering when that name is
called. James, used by thirty. and
Charles. used by twenty-three. are next
in order in the House. George stands
second In favor In the Senate, seven bear
ing 1t, while John IL third with six.
In the Senate there Is Jen. but no
Mutt. In the House there are two with
the title Of Victor" but none with De-
faated."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-09
Upper House Now in Tariff
Legislation LimeIight.
CHANCE TO PLAY POLITICS
Democrats Expect to Profit by Repub-
lican Divisions.
PLAN FOR A UNITED FRONT
Minority Anxious to Emulate Demo
cratic Harmony Displayed
in the House.

The Iimelght of public interest in tariff
legislation shifts now from the House
wing of the Capitol and plays upon the
Senate. and will remain focused there
until the House brings forth the revision
of the wool schedule.
The Canadian reciprocity bill and the
so-called farmers free list bill' are nov
before the Senate committee on finance
Indications are that the reciprocity mea.
sure will be reported to the Senate with.
out recommendations" and that the free
list bill will languish and probably die in
committee.
When the reciprocity bill comes up in
the Senate for action the first contest
will arise over the question whether the
bill shall be passed or rejected as it came
from the House, or whether it shall be
consolidated with some or all Of the pro.
visions Of the free list bill On that point
there is difference of opinion among dem.
ocrats in the Senate.
Some for Separate Vote.
Some of them are in favor Of a separate
vote on the two measures. They argue
that If democrats vote for both measures
separately, and either is defeated, the re-
publicans would be held blameworthy. If
they should be consolidated with the aid
of democratic votes and then defeated,
the democrats would be held responsible.
Others contend that 1.-The salve to the
farmers should be applied by the hand
that inf1icts the wound; that the best way
to assure the farmer Of receiving the
benefit of free farm necessities is to pro-
vide for them in the bill which removes
the duty from his products. This faction
argues that the republicans are calculat-
ing on passing the reciprocity bill with a
preponderance of democratic votes. then
sidetracking the free list bill and letting
the farmer nurse his resentment in the
hope that he may contemplate return
to the high protection principle.
The progressive republicans have still
another plan. They are not all inclined
to go to the length of assault upon the
protective tariff that the farmers free list
bill contemplates. although twenty.four of
their faction in the House voted for 1t
last night. The Cummins idea Is to select
list Of articles Of common use by the
farmer and provide in the Canadian reel
procity bill that they shall be admitted
free Of duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-09
Fight Carried Into Juarez.

Carrying the fight into Juarez. the
rebels entered the town, and for hours
kept up continuous fire. Insurrecto re-
Inducements reached the bridge later
in the afternoon, but did not fire. They
withdrew at night under orders from
their chiefs.
All doctors left Juarez when the at
tack opened. and there was nobody
there to attend to the wounded. Sew
eral insurrectos made efforts to get
across to this side Of the river on the
plea of getting doctors, but were
turned back by the United States OFF,
Gals. who declared that 1t would be a
violation of the neutrality law.
Ernesto Franco Of Mexico City, was
shot and slightly wounded In the head
on the Mexican side Of the river, but
was not allowed to cross into the
United States.
A report to Capt. Olin, L. S. A, In
command of a part of the border guard,
declared that one shrapnel that had ex
ploded over band of rebels near
"Peace Grove" where the peace con-
ference had been held, killed at least
q dozen of them. This happened about
6 o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-09

States Cavalry protested to both armies
against the fire into American territory,
and 1t lessened considerably thereafter.
Nearly LOCO American troops were
massed on the border keeping crowds
back end ready to respond to any orders
from Washington.
Gen. Madero believes that remarks at
tributed to Col. Tambourel OF the fed
eral garrison in JuareZ, haunting the in
surrectos. incensed them.
The lighting lasted until long after dark,
and furnished many a. thrilling spectacle,
as well as continuous terror, for many
Americans living along the river bank.
About q dozen insurrectos We're seen
to emerge from the barren hills around
Jaurez early In the day. They skulked
along through the shrubbery toward the
federal outposts. firing repeatedly at n
squad of federals cooped up In an adobe
house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-09
Gen. Navarro Confident.

Gen. Navarro Is confident Of holding
Juarez and military experts in town
think he can do it. He has his two
field pieces and cannon in an advanta-
geous position in the town. He has
twelve guns In all, three Of which are
In action on the outskirts Of the town
Smelling the hills which the main column
OF the insurrecto army must pass to enter
the city unless 1t decides to follow the
river bank.
This route Is bound to draw heavy fire
into American territory
Thousands Of residents Of Ell Paso for
hours have been watching from rooftops
ana points Of vantage. Tho United
States troops have ordered everybody
on, the American side Of the line to stay
three blocks away from the river front
Col. Viilareal, the insurrecto chief, Is adj
vancing on Juarez this morning from the
east with 600 men fresh from the siege
u Ojinaga, while Gen. Rabage Is ad-
vancing 10 Juarez with 1000 federals, but
strong command has been assigned to
oppose him. and Madero says he has no
fear from that source.
Mrs. Josefa Garcia and her young son
were shot early today, the former re-
"eiving a wound in her neck. They Were
on the American side of the line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-09

Senate democrats may hold caucus
to determine their course upon amending
the reciprocity bill by lacking on the
farmers free list bill or voting for each
measure separately. With the example of
the fine spirit Of harmony exhibited by
House democrats in passing the two tariff
measures, the Senate democrats are said
to feel the necessity OF acting in unison.
especially in the face Of the split in the
republican party. which they think af-
fords wide opportunity for playing good
politics with these bills.
The friends In Congress of Canadian
reciprocity expressed themselves today
as highly pleased with President Taft's
response to the grangers' delegation yes
terday and considered that his action had
enhanced the prospects in the Senate OF
favorable action upon the bill by that
body. They agreed among themselves
that the Presidents argument was ire
futable and that it will strengthen the
sentiment throughout the country in IA
vor of reciprocity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-09
Early Report Probable.

The reciprocity bill will be reported to the
Senate by next Monday. but will find the
floor occupied by the bill relating to the
direct election Of senators. and will have
to remain on the calendar for a while.
The interim Will be fully occupied, how
ever, in conferences and the laying OF
plans by both parties and all factions
for the big fight to come over the ques-
ton of amending the reciprocity measure
so that when it does come UP there will
probably be a definite program by dem
ocrats and republicans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-09
Canadian at Their Head.

At the head Of the insurrecto band was
q Canadian, w. H. Mckenzie, whose pink
shirt was plainly visible as he pressed
close to JuareZ.
At the first few shots two federaIs top
pied over. Soon the federals abandoned
their trenches and the rebels Aired inter-
mittently for a few hours without adj
vancing About o'clock the federalS
brought their artillery into action and
heavy cannonading began.
The federals gagged their fire we'll, and
not only shot shrapnel into the insurrecto
advance. but far into the outlying forces
Of the insurrecto camp, near Peace
Grove"
The insurrectos. however, took advan-
tage Of the. river bank and used 1t for
protection, as the federals had been Or
dered not to shoot into FL PasO. The
rebels came as far as the AtchisOn, To-
peka and Santa Fe railway bridge, which
joins Juarez and Ell Paso. driving the
federals back in town and taking pos
session of the custom houses.
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reach $50 killed and wounded. and that
the federal loss was more than double
that amount.
In one trench I counted forty-seven
dead federals and In another thirty-etght.
They were stripped of most OF their
clothing"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-06
O'CORMAN new
YORK SENATOR
The Long Deadlock in the En-
pire State is Finally
Broken.

Albany, N. Y, April l.-Supreme
Court Justice James A. O'Gorman
democrat, of New York City, WAS
elected United States Sentor last night
by the legislature after the most pro-
tracted struggle over this position ever
held in the Empire State. On the
final balIal, The sixty-fourth, he receiv-
ed 112 votes to 80 cas- for Chauncey M.
Depew, whose term expired March A.
The result was in doubt almost to the
minute of recording the votes, owing
to the uncertainty as to how many Of
the democratic insurgents, who, for
over two months, had prevented an
election because OF their opposition to
VIM. F. Sheehan, would enter the sec
ond caucus which had been adjourned
from day to day since Monday.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-06
COUNTY COURT MEETS
in QUARTERLY SESSION
FAIR ASSOCIATION
HOLDS MEETING
Col. A. r. Swami is Again Elect
ed President-Fair Dates
Aug. 80 to Sept. /.

A meeting of the Appalachian Fair
Association was held in the rooms of
the Merchants and Planters bank, Sat-
urday at which officers for the new
year were named. Col. A. r. Swami
of Oak Grove was again elected presi-
dent and DIR. j. f. Stanbery, reelected
secretary. j. w. Fisher was elected
first vice-president; George Murray,
second vice president and G. B. Minis,
third vice president. The directors
elected were: j. r.. Stokely, w. =
Minis, J. r Jones, A. II. Swami and
DR.. J. +. Stanbery.
1t was decided to hold the fair this
year, the week preceding that Of the
Morristown Fair, the dates selected be
ing August 30, to Sept. l, inclusive.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-06
ANOTHER TAKES
BLAME FOR CRIME
Aged New Jersey Farmer Had
Been Found Guilty of Wife
Murder.

Mays Landing, n. j., April r.
William III. Strong, the 73-year-old
farmer, who on Wednesday was found
guilty of The murder of his wife, and
sentenced to thirty years in prison, to-
day received a letter postmarked Phil
adelphia, signed &c. X. P.," purport-
ing to have been written by negro,
alleging that he is guilty and is con-
science stricken at the punishment of
an innocent man.
Strong broke down and wept hyster-
icaIly when the letter was read to him,
and cried:
81 knew it, knew it, the truth will
come out at last.o
Strong's jailers say Strong has acted
like an innocent man since his convic-
tion.
Strong was to have been taken TO
Trenton today, but his lawyers have
requested that he be kept here until
the letter can be Investigated.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-06
MOVES AFTER
THIRTY YEARS
J. S. & D. G. Allen Vacate
Their Main Street Stand.
OPEN ON CHURCH STREET
!. S. Allen Opened Up in Stand
on the Site Just Vacated, Thirty
Years Ago-H. NJ. Taylor, the
Groceryman, Leases Building.

The moving of the store of J. s. &
D. G. Allen from Main street TO
Church street, marked an important
business change here Saturday. For
thirty-two years the general store of
j. s. and in later years of j. S. u
d. G. Allen has been conducted in
the brick building in the middle OF the
block. In the Spring of 1879, j. s..
Allen, ,tath ar of ID. G.. Allen, opened up
a general store in frame building op
posite the present site of B. ID. Jones
& Sons. In the Fall of that year the
store was moved across the street into
frame building situated in the mid
die of the block. In 1890 the entire
block was consumed by fire, and with
it, the store and contents of J. s..
Allen. A brick building was soon
erected on the site and the admission
of ID. G. Allen to the firm, caused the
firm name to change from j. S. Allen
to J. S. & ID. q. Allen and as such
it has continued. In 1909 j. S. Allen
died, and ID. G. Allen has since con-
Quoted the business.
The stock of goods is being moved
to the warehouse of the Newport Pro-
duce company, which is being arranged
to hold two store rooms, and the Sec
ond floor will be equipped so that it
can serve as meeting place for lodges,
etc.
H. NJ. Taylor, who for the past
year has conducted grocery store in
the Hampton building, which adj
Joined the Old Peterson building, which
was recently destroyed by fire, has
leased the room vacated by j. S. d
D. G. Allen and has already taken
possession. The location will be an
excellent one for the grocery store,
affording ample floor space for a large
! stock.
The fact that the walls of the Hamp-
ton building were badly damaged in
the Old Peterson building fire was
directly responsible for H. M. Tay
lor's desire to move as there was some
uncertainty as TO the safety of the
building.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-06
NO CHANGE
in STOCK Law
Change of Census Figures Does
Not Affect the Present
Laws.

Unless Representative Parrott puts
new bill through the legislature, there
will be no change in the stock law of
this county as the Supreme court has
held that the census changes does not
affect the acts of the general assembly.
The following from Nashville will be
interesting in view of Cooke county's
similar conditions:
Nashville, Tenn. April LIN writ
ter opinion handed down by Chief
Justice J. X. Shields Saturday morn
ing, the supreme court of Tennessee
held in effect that changes in the CEN
sus do not affect the validity of stat
utes enacted by the general assembly
with population classification. This
opinion is of special interest and espec-
tally throughout fhe State. In the en-
actment of local laws applying to
given counties, the legislature de-
signated the population classification,
such act being made applicable to
counties Of given population accord
ing TO the preceding or any subsequent
federal census. During the present
session of the general assembly large
number of the bills have been intro
duced so amending local laws which
were made applicable to counties of a
given population according to the fed
eral census of given population ac-
cording to the federal censut of 1909 or
any subsequent federal census. In the
opinion of the supreme court these re-
enactment of laws is unnecessary and
the opinion will relieve the general as
sembly of large volume of local legis-
lation.
1t was a stock law case from Mont
gomery county upon which the decis-
ion is based.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-06
OLD CEDAR FENCE
SELLS FOR $4,000.

Huntsville, Ala, April Al. B
Woodall of this city has sold four miles
of cedar rail fence around his farm of
700 acres in Jackson County to the
Woodville Cedar Mill, the considers
tion being something in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000. The old fence has been
in use since long before the civil war,
and no one in the neighborhood knows
how old,it is. However, all of the rails
are sound below the outer covering OF
decay and it is estimated that there
are half a million pounds of perfect
cedar in the fence.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-06

Sheriff w. b. Shelton came to New
port, and here they were joined by
Deputy Sheriff Joe Cureton, aad the
three set outTor Sodom, which section
is located near the boundary line of
Cooke and Greene and Madison coulI-
ties. There Riley and Elisha Gunter
were surprised at the home of an uncle
aud were arrested. The two men were
sleeping with shot guns at their sides,
but the officers came into the room and
got the drop ON them, just as they
were in the act of getting up, and they
were powerIess to offer resistance. The
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-06

While escorting two prisoners to
Jail, Deputy Sheriff q. H. Briggs and
Guard John Ayres of Madison county,
North Carolina, were amhashed by
Riley and Elisha Gunter, brothers of
the prisoners end both received serious
gunshot wounds, and the prisoners
together with the two men who had
done the shooting escaped to the noun
tains. The shooting took place, Sun
day at 7:s0 a. M, and Monday eve
ming Sheriff w. M. Buckner of Madi-
fon county accompanied by Deputy
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-06
,$5,OOO,OOO COMPANY TAKES
OVER PROPERTIES OF THE
PIGEON RIVER LUMBER CO.

constructed to develop the property
economically. In the near future it is
said the company plans to construct
on the Pigeon river, somewhere be-
tween canton md Sunburst, if not in
Canton, large mill to manufacture
the hardwood llmber from the tracts
on the head Of Pigeon river.
The final closing of this deal means
much for the immediate industrial
development of this great timber sec
tion. J. B. Hart, president of the T..
& NC. Railroad Company has already
made a careful survey of line of
the 7. & n. 9. from Crestmont to
Canton and for several months large
force of hands has been at work clear
ing out the rights of way and doing ac-
tual grading work for the extension of
this line. si.s
There is no doubt that the T. d N.
G. line win be pushed rapidly ahead
into Canton and. will thus give the
town short outlet to Knoxville, even
if the extension of the Knoxville,
SevielNille q Eastern road is not made
Immediately to connect with this at
some point about Newport. The Pig
con River Railroad from Canton to
Sunburst will also be completed short
~.
The pulp and acid wood from the
boundary will probably all be used
by the Champion Fibre Company and
it is said that delivery on the contract
is to begin about January |, 1912. This
makes imperative the early completion
of the Il. Il IN. Z. line into Canton.
The Champion Lumber Company will
manufacturethe hardwood lumber and
this will be marketed. 1t is probable
that some furniture manufacturing
plants, ETC., will spring up along with
the other developments.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-06
shot AMBUSH BY PRISONERS KINSMAN

handcuffcd and chained together, and
behind them rode the deputy sheriff.
As the party were riding through a
stretch Of woodland, a man shot the
guard from behind log, using shot
gun and second later, the deputy was
shot by man from behind tree
Both officers fell from their horses and
the two men they had under arrest
were joined by Riley and Elisha
Gunter, and the four made for the
mountains coming over into Cooke
county. The officers were seriously
but not fatally injured.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-06
WOMEN GET OUT
TICKET IN KANSAS

Elmdale, Kans., April "A city
ticket was announced few days ago
composed of men. Today the women
got busy and nominated ticket COM
posed entirely Of women. There was a
woman for mayor, five women for
"councilmen" and woman for police
Judge.
Mre M. f. johnson. widow, 66
years old, headed the ticket for mayor,
and the council women were made up
of the wives of business men. Mrs.
Dockery. who was put on for police
Judge, like the nominee for mayor, is
a widow and is about So years old.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-06

Sheriff and the deputies had rough
trip, riding all night through a severe
rain storm, and they were wet and
hungry when they returned TO New
port at $3.50, Tuesday morning. The
men were taken TO Marshall at 1885.
The trouble arose out of the arrest of
Nathan and Millard Gunter on the
charge of selling whiskey without
a license. Deputy Sheriff Briggs
made she arrest at Shelton Laurel and
was taking his prisoners TO the jail at
Marshall. Guard Ayres was riding in
front and next came the prisoners,
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-06
OF S. L.
RICH VERY SICK

Sam r. Rich, who for the past few
DAYS has been in Asheville at the bed
side of his brother, j. j. Rich, who is
in very precarious condition as the
result of.a nervous breakdown, return
home Monday for brief stay with his
family, expecting to return to his
brothers. bedside in the next few days.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-06
LUMBER MEN INSPECT
CRESTMONT PROPERTY

J. G. Arbogast of Asheville, N. g.,
who is to be general manager of the
properties of the Whitmer interests in
this section, j. e. Craddock of Ashe-
vile, who is to be the manager of the
Crestmont plant, and G.. 0. Arbogast
of West Virginia, were in Newport for
a few hours, Monday, having stepped
off here en- route to Asheville.