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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-24

Dear Miss Gruy-- Please name
some good love stories | could set
At TIA public library. n :.
Lorna noone. by nlaekmorc.
"rhe Light that Failed. BY Kip
ling. The Rosary" by Florence
barclay. srama. hy onota Wa.
tanna. Able Constantin." hy
Haievy. Letters from q. O..
'rhc Right OF Way" by Parker.
"kingdom Of Slender swords hy
Rives. The Prodigai Judge. By
Hester. aud The Broad Highway, !.
by fNrnol
Dear Miss Grey Is Il possible
for anyone to love and still not
trust the ono whom they love-
Nh.
A-Iove has many definitions.
and trust undoubtedly enters into
most OF them Hut tn life. women
say that they hove men whom they
do not trust. and men insist that
they love women whom they de
celve Perhaps a great love accepts
the limitations of the beloved.
exists when trust has been de-
xtnoycd. and survives when deceit
has been acknowledged.
Dear Miss Grey lis Il proper FOR
q girl not quite IS 10 take dancing
lessons with her gentleman friend.
without n chaperone j. u.
A-NeS.
Dear Miss Grey want 20 cut
down the neck Of one OF my party
dresses Which do you think -
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
18th MURDER IN AS
MANY MONTHS

Birminham. Ala, Nov. IA The eigh
teenth murder within little more
than eighteen months was committed
at Lewisburg tonight when Constable
w. w. Ellard was killed at Hagan's g
drug store and his eight-year old son
R,lph was shot in the thigh.
Ellard was shot three times, dying
at once and his son said the shooting
was done by Tom Hagan and Bob Pay
ne. Hagan later appeared at the county
gail and gave himself up.
These four persons appear to have
been the only ones in the drug store at
the time and just after the shooting.
Hagan and Payne were seen running
down the road.
The cause of the trouble is not known.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
MOUNTCASTLE WILL
FIGHT FOR PLACE

Knoxville, Tenn, November 13.-
Hon. r. L. l.. Mountcastle, Demo-
cratic member of the National Com
mittee from Tennessee, has received
notice from Norman Mack. Chairman,
to be present at the meeting of the
committee in January, when it will
decide upon the time to call the con-
vention. Mr.. Mountcastle will attend
and expects to participate in the meet
ing. Mr.. Mountcastle's friends say
that he will have no trouble; that he
was elected in legal way; that the
Democratic convention legally called
elected delegates to the Denver con-
vention and endorsed Mr.. Mountcas-
tie; that the delegates when they met
at Denver elected Mr.. Mountcastle as
National Committeeman for four
years, and he will serve as such. The
only committee that could remove
him, his friends claim, might be The
National Committee, but no commit
tee named by Maj. Vertrees, the broth.
er OF the would-be National Commit
teeman, has power TO remove mem
ber of the committee.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
MAJOR VERTREES AGAINST
THE PLAN FOR HARMONY
Believes That the Regulars Should Play Waiting Game and
Force Independents to Come to Them Says Main Issue
is the Election of National Committeeman and Sets
Forth Position of His Brother

mates that no meeting of the commit
tee is necessary relative to the matter,
and thinks that the Independents
should not be recognized in any way.
He goes further and sends, under the
same cover. draft of a letter which
he wishes authority to mail to Col
Barlcn in reply to the overtures of his
committee.
In the Majors letter he asserts in
effect that the crucial point is the cleo
tion of N National Committeeman Mount
castles successor by the National Com.
mittee January s. He sets out the
position of his brother, John J. Yer
trees, that position being that if the
committee stands by him he will ap-
pear before the National Committee
and press his claims for National Com
mitteeman, but, if the State Independ-
ent Committee be recognized by the
"Regularn State Committee, he will
not even go before the National Com.
mittee.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
SELLS SAYS HE WON'T
BE MAN WHO BOLS

johnson City, Tenn, November.l7.
Congressman Sam II. Sells has stat
ed positively to friends in Johnson
City that there was nothing in the re-
port that he will refuse to enter the
Greenville convention. He says:
am going into the convention as
suming that ! will get fair deal, and
fight it out there. l feel confident
that can win, and if anyone bolt, 1t
will not be me.
81 favored primary, believing that
80 per cent. of the Republicans of the
district endorsed this method of nomi-
mating candidate, but the committee
has ordered otherwise, and / am will
ing to submit, Notwithstanding ma
jority of the committee were prejudic-
ed against me.
III do not believe the Republicans Of
the district are in need of political
guardian, least of all, John |. Cox.
81 am confident of the result, believ-
ing that the Republican party of the
First Congressional District is not so
bankrupt in manhood as my opponents
would have the people believe
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16

Nashville, Nov. 15.-Msj. W.. o.
Vertrees, Chairman of the Irregular
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee, has mailed to each member of his
committee copies of the resolutions
adopted by the recent session of the
Independent State Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee, and with it a
lengthy letter, "slightly setting out
his views" of the situation, The reso-
luton sent out in some two pages and
the letter slightly setting out his
views" is six, 1t is lengthy argu-
ment of the situation, and shows from
his standpoint that all is to be gained
by waiting and nothing by taking ac-
ton now
He strongly urges his committee to
stand by him in refusing overtures OF
the Independents, and expresses the
belief that if a waiting game is played
the people will settle matters to theil
own satisfaction and to the advantage
of the Vertrees committee. He init.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
Southern Said to Be Building
a Branch Line.
GANG OF men AT WORK
1t is Said That the Present Ter
minus of the Road Will Either
Be cambridge or Oak Grove,
$ ~, -,
and That it Will Pass Through
Ore Deposit.

Jefferson City, Tenn. Nov. IA
cambridge and Jefferson county, ac-
cording to unofficial inside information
are to have another railroad. Accord
ing to the report this new line will be
a branch of the Southern and operated
by it. The present terminus will be
at Dandridge or at Oak Grove, near
the famous Beaver Dam farms now
owned and operated by Col. Swami.
A large construction gang is now at
work on this line few miles east OF
Knoxville on the bank of the Tenn
essee and French Broad river and are
making rapid progress toward the
present destination at cambridge, the
old county site Of Jefferson county.
This short line will be an important
feeder to the Southern as 1t will pass
through some of the most fertile lands
in East Tennessee, as we'll as valuable
deposits of iron ore and will pass
through or near the large iron ore de-
posits that belong to the Hon. H. Clsy
Evans and others of Chattanooga.
This property alone, IL developed, will
will be quite a source of revenue.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
SOUTHERN MAN WINS THE
NATIONAL CORN CONTEST
Clover Virginia. Man is Awarded $1,000 Silver Cup for the
Best Thirty Ears of Corn Exhibited in the United States
Had Competition From all Sections, and is the First
Southern Man to Win the Prize.

New York, Nov. 12.-For growing
the best thirty ears of corn exhibited
from any portion of the United States,
W. II. DORM of Glover, Va, has been
awarded the 81 900 silver cup offered
by the Internatioal Harvester company
at the American Land and Irrigation
exposition, now in progress at Madison
Square Garden, Mr.. Dorm winning
over exhibitors from every section of
the country, among them l.. ID. Core,
the famous Indian corn king, hitherto
undefeated in contest OF this nature.
Mr.. Dorin's corn is now OH exhibition
at the Southern Railways booth and
is attracting great attention. Farmers
from all section are showing eXtraor-
d;nary interest in the award since 1t is
the first time sucn a piize hos been
won by southern corn grower.
Mr.. Doring ploughed his land ten
inches and SUBSIDIZED twelve inches
more He used 900, pounds of phos-
phate, his only fertilizer outside OF
clover turned under. His seed was
carefully selected from an acre on
which he made splendid yield in
1910 and the corn which took the prize
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16

was from an acre cultivated under the
methods of the u. s. Farm Demon
stration bureau, the yield from this
acre being 1877 bushels. The soil is the
ordinary type of Southern Virginia, a
gray sandy loan about eight inches
deep with good clay subsoil.
Mr.. Dorin's success shows what can
be accomplished on southern land and
is the mere remarkable since he is a
former resident of Michigan city and
knew practically nothing about farm
ing until SIX years ago when he pur-
chased 561 acres in Halifax county,
Virginia, on the Southern Railways IS
Richmond and DanvilIe line, paying
eight dollars per acre. The award of
this prize to Mr.. Derin will prove a
valuable advertisement for the south
east as corn growing land. 1t was
with the purpose of showing the agri-
cultural possibilities of the southeast
that the Southern Railway company
placed an extensive exhibit at this .ex-
position and did everything possible
to encourage individual exhibits on
the par, Of the farmers throughout the
territory served By IT'S lines.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
BABY CRAWLS into KITCHEN
WITH CLOTHING ALL AFLAME
Hoifed Mother Had No Warning of the Danger and as
Result Forrest the 17-Monhs-Old Son of Mr. and Mrs
Robert Caldwell is in Dangerous Condition. Being Burned
From Head to Foot.

Hearing her scventeen-months-ol
son crawling through the doorway,
Mrs. Robert Caldwell who lives in
Eastport was shocked to find that the
little fellows clothes were a mass of
flames. The flames were quickly
smother, but the baby was burned on
the right side frcm its head to its feet
and it's condition is critical, although
it had fairly good night Monday.
The accident happened Monday
morning. The little fellow, whose
name is Forrest was left In the front
room of the house where there is
CRATE and it is presumed that he got
too close. The mother was in the
kitchen getting dinner and there was
no scream to warn her of danger, and
she was Mortified when he came
crswling through the doorway and his
clothing a mass of flames. Because of
the heavy clothing worn by the child,
the skin partly protected. .
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
BUTCHERY OF
MANY CHINESE
Seventy Thousand in Fight and
One Thousand Die in
Massacre.

Marking, Nov. 14--Nanki ng is des-
olate. Fully thousand of its inhab-
itants lie massacred and numerous
business houses and dwellings have
been looted and burned. Seventy
thousand persons already have fled
the city and still Others are joining the
exodus. Along the railway leading
from the city long, snake-like line of
humanity is trudging, seeking safety.
1t was the hand of the ManchuS that
brought the devastation. While the
republicans were In camp three miles
away, awaiting ammunition and re-
Inducements, the Manchus began the
work of carnage. Men women and
children, were slaughtered. Neither
youth nor age was taken into account.
White, the emblem of the revolution,
marked its wears for instant death.
Chinese with white shoes, sign Of
mourning among them, or even a
handkerchief, were ruthlessly slain.
Quenuesless heads were everywhere to
be seen.
There was little fighting today be-
tween the revolutionists and the
troops. The imperialists are reported
to be short of ammunition for their big
krupp guns and their most capable
gunners are said to have deserted them.
The republicans complain that owing
to the naturalization of the railroad
they have been unable quickly to
transport men and guns from shan
ghai. These are being brought by
boats and pack mules. A desperate
battle is expected shortly,
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
TRIED TO HOLD
UP HEAVY CAR
John Burnett of T. & N. c. Ry,
Had Narrow Escape
From Death.

When heavy box car came back
against him, John Burnett of the Tenn
ennssee and North Carolina last week
had very narrow escape from death,
sustaining dislocated right shoulder
and injuries to his breast and fingers.
The car was on switch and Burnett
had prop against it, but when the
air was cut loose the car shot back
ward knocking the rail ut of his
hand, and partly caught Burnett who
could not get out of the way, as the
brand new jumpers he was wearing
had become fastened in something and
refused to tear, and he sustained the
injuries above mentioned, He is get
ting along nicely and will be back at
work inN few weeks.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
BAD WRECK ON
+ THE SOUTHERN

Charlotte, N. g., November 13.-En-
gineer W. A. Kinney was killed, Fire
man Ed Towns, negro, seriously in
jured, and the mail clerks and passen-
gers were badly shaken up when
Southern Railway train No. q from
Washington to New Orleans, was de-
rallied between Benaja aud Reidsville
this morning about twenty miles North
of Greensboro. The Engine turned
over and four sleepers and two mail
cars left the track. -
The cause of the derailment is un-
known.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
COLD WAVE
BRINGS DEATH
Sudden Change in Temperature
and Tornadoes Kill Score and
Damages Property.

Nearly u score of deaths, several mil
lion dollars property loss suffering and
Inconvenience resulted from the vio-
lent change of temperature, the preced-
ing storms and the succeeding cold
and snow that beset the central port
ion of the country Saturday and Sun
day.
After an unusually warm Novem-
Der day Saturday, tornado starm did
much damage In Wisconsin and Illi-
nois and killed a, dozen persons besid-
es injuring more than score, several
fatally.
A cold wave almost immediatly roll
led over the wreckage of the tornadoes
and extended in a few hours to the
gulf coast and the Atlantic seaboard.
Rain turned to sleet, swapping tele-
graph and telephone wires and snow
followed.
The temperature dropped In several
places more than sixty degrees in eigh-
teen hours.
Several persons were frozen TO death
by the sudden cold, shipping on the
Great lakes was damaged and several
boats were cast adrift. In some places
gas almost failed.
The poor in large cities and the
homeless in storm-swept regions suff:
cred severely. =
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
GRAND OFFICERS OF
EASTERN STAR COMING

Wednesday November. % will be O.
greet day for Newport Chapter, No 49,.
Order Eastern Star.
On that date they will have as guests
OF honor, Miss Allie M. Lippincott of
Memphis, w. G. NJ; DIR. 7. A.
Hisey of Morristown, w. G. p;
Frank E. BARLEY, White Pine, P.
w. G. p; Mrs. Lena B. Barley
Morristown, G. E.; and Mrs. Pene-
lope Hisey, Morristown, P. G.. o.
All the members of the Newport
Chapter are urged to attend the meet
Ing ana welcome the distinguished
guests of the occasion.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
Tennessee & North Carolina
Railroad Men Busy.
LAYING HEAVY STEEL RAILS
Superintendent A. J. McMahau
and Judge Green Are Back
From Trip to North Carolina,
Where They Investigated Fu-
ture Prospects of the Road.

The Tennessee and North Carolina
railroad has added ten new box cars
to it's equipment and the section work
Is being pushed in preparation for the
traffic of the winter
A camp has been constructed at
Hartford and large number of en-
ployeres are busy there.
Besides the work of repair, three
miles of heavy steel rails sre being laid.
Suerintendent A. J. McMahan and
Judge J. 8. Green have returned
from trip to Canton ..and viciaIty
where they gathered data In reference
to the traffic, which would be develop
ed when the extension to Canton was
completed. p. ttne4, !
They found prospects of good buss-
ness and 1t is believed that the report
will be very encouraging to the di-
rectors and officials of the railroad.
The Champion Lumber company Il
adding to it's equipment several new
fiat cars. The cars are forty feet In,
length and have capacity of S0,OOe
pounds. They are Of the flat type and
will be used almost entirely for the
purpose of hauling logs. -
They are painted red with the dim
ensions and name "The Champion.
Lumber Co.," in white.
A half dozen of these cars were deN
livered Saturday and eleven more came
Monday.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16

WANTS HARMONY
Believes That Every Democrat
Should Be Invited Back With
out Regard to Past.

In an interview in the Chat
anooga Times, ex,Gov. NJ. r. Patti
erson expresses his views on the DEM
ncrats harmony proposition in part he
says:
- am In favor of reunited party
and whatever may have been my own
disappointments, and however much
I may be misjudged and maligned, I
believed II we are to restore good gov
ernment and redeem the state that
every man who is honestly desirous OF
returning should be invited back with
out regard to the past.
We cannot afford TO exclude or pre-
scribe men who in good faith want to
affiliate with the party, for we will
need their votes.
II think of course, that the committee,
of which Maj. Vertrees is Chairman, is
the regular Democratic committee of
the state, and as much is the property
constituted party authority, but in
my opinion If honest overtures are made
to. settle all differences, it would be a
great mistake to ignore them. My
idea is that tine time has come to Call
the Democratic committee together
for consultation, with plan devisine
ways and means to promote harmony
and to make certain Democratic sue.
cess. AS the Regulars in the state arr
largely in majority, there is nothing
to lose in conceding non-essentials
while there is much to lose if we pur
sue an arbitrary or proscriptive policy
So far as my particular plan of har
mony is concerned, this need not b.
discussed now but should come afte
the Democratic committee is called
and see no objection to conference
with the Independent Committee look
ing to this end. without the sacrific
of any principle"
The Ex-Governor was asked as to tn,
method of nominating to be pursued
and replied that he had alway!
thought that direct primaries by the
country unit plan was preferable ye
it seemed to be The consensus of opinion
for Il statewide primary.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
PRITCHETT WAS NOT
SERIOUSLY HURT

1t develops that the reported injury
of John Pritchett, was not as serious
as first mentioned, and that instead Of
of being taken to the Knoxville Cen
eral hospital he went home, where he
remained but few days.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
BEATTIE MUST ,
DIE IN CHAIR
Supreme Court of Virginia De-
MES Petition for Writ
of Error.

Richmond, Nov. 13.-!The Supreme
court of appeals denied the petition for
writ of error by Henry Clay Beatie
Jr.. convicted of numbering his young
wife last July.
The decision ON the appeal from the
judgment of the Chesterfield court,
which sentenced him to die in the elec-
trio chair November "a is final. Only
clemency or reprieve by Governor
Mann can save the condemned man.
Beattie's last hope of judicial inter
ference was dashed when the supreme
court announced that "the trial court
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
Union Thanksgiving Service

There will be Union Thanksgiving
Service at the M. E. Church Nov. 30tlE
at 1890 a. M, in which all tie church
es will take part. The sermon will be
preached by Rev. ]. p. Bross, Pastor
NJ. E. South Church. All are urged
to attend the service.
An offering will be taken for the,
poor. Il
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16
Hurt BY Wagon

Earnest Wilkinson, who has been
working in Monroe county, is home,
and is hobbling around on crutches as
result OF being run over by a wagon.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-16

Carl McNabb issin Bristol where he
Is assisting viii Walker at Dosser
Rros. store, during the sickness Of one
of the clerks.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-02
LINCOLN WAS WRONG
SAYS LESLIE M. SHAW
Famous Gettysburg Speech
Inexact, Former Cabinet
Officer Thinks.

Middletown, Conn. Feb. 27.-Leslie
N. Shaw, of Philadelphia, ex-secretary
Of the treasury, too issue with Abra-
nam Lincoln in an address at Wesley
an university. His speech was an argu-
nent against the progressive move
merit.
1.-THE task of self-government." said
Mr.. Shaw, lis the severest that God
In His wisdom ever placed upon the
children. The constitution of the Unit
ed States makes this a republic and
not q democracy. The fathers planned
representative and not popular govern
ment. Mr.. Lincoln. In his ever-farncus
Gettysburg speech. did not speak with
his accustomed verbal exactness, 9th.
erwise he would have said: "A govern
ment of the people, for the people, and
by representatives of the people,
"Ihi was not the first attempt at
4 republican form of government,
Hitherto republics had passed to
3emocracies. dcInocracies to dictator.
ships. and relationships to monarchies.
1t remains to be seen whether history
will repeat itself in the United States.
Certain it is that the trend is toward
A democracy; and away from represent
tative government"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-02
BOY BROKER CAUGHT
IN SOUTH AMERICA
Robert +. Davie, Wanted Ii
Boston for Huge Thefts, IS
Under Arrest.

Boston. Feb. 26.-Depnsy Superin-,
tendent Of Police William B. Watts re-
reived q cablegram today from tho
United States consulate at Rio Jareiro.
announcing the arrest OF Robert 81
Davie, the missing Boston broker who
IL charged with embezxlement OF up-
wards of $685. 600 In money and securls
Ties from a large number Of persons.
b sudden disappearance several
months 8 OF "the boy banker" ar
Davfe was known In financial circles,
was mourned by many men prominent
on State street and In the banking dis
trict. Although only 20 years of ago,
Davie had a spectacular career In the
brokerage business. He began work an
9 clerk in q real estate Office In Hyde
Park. o suburban town. and when he
salaried employe OF q well known firm
out for himself and as q broker built
clientele.
Protessedly Davie was Of an ardent
religious temperament IH.s CHIEF
friends Were clergymen and evange-
lists, and from this class OF people
many Of his alleged victims were
chosen. Mrs. Hannah Greenwood, az
Somerville, the wife OF q well known
evangelist. charges that the abo brok-
err stole $4,000 which she entrusted tc
him for investment.
Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, the evange-
list, was a friend OF Davfe and when
the evangelist was married at Provi-
dence last year, Davie was his best
man.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-02
TAMMANY firm In
BACKING SHEEHAN
Withdrawal of Shepard From
Race Does Not Affect Fight
at Albany.

Albany. N. Y, Feb. 2S.-Whether the
withdrawal of Edward M. Shepard, as
a candidate for the United States n
torship and Martin w. Littleton's let
ter to Charles F. Murphy, asking hin.
to bring about the retirement of Will
lam f. Sheehan, will nave the effect Of
bringing about an early break in the
senatorial deadlock, was a moot ques-
ton in Albany today. There was no
quorum on the arst ballot. Ny. Shep-
ard received no votes.
Mr.. Shepard's withdrawal was not
unexpected, it having been intimated
last Thursday that he was preparing
TO retire. The report that some of Mr.
Sheehan's supporters were waverins
and the fact that Senator Depew's term
expires this week, was looked upon as
indicating a lear crisis.
New York, Feb. 27.-Friends OF
Charles Murphy, leader of Tammany
hall, made it clear today that the
withdrawal Of Edward M. Shepard
from the senatorial contest would in
no wise affect the effort to elect Will
lam f. Sheehan to succeed Senator De.
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