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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-09
ANOTHER PELLACRA
VICTIM IS DEAD
David Scully of Knoxville Relieved
BY Death Alter Year of
Suffering.

i Knoxville, Nov. 3.-David Scuily q
victim of dread .pellagra, died We'd
nesday afternoon at 1915 East Front
avenue, and his remains have been in
tered in the Wooilawn cemetary.
The end came after much suffering
on the part of the unfortunate man,
and endurance of great privations by
himself and his family.
Hh is survived by his faithful wife
and one daughter, Julia Scully, who
is II years of age.
Scully was once a prosperous groc-
eryman, conducting store on Feat
Main avenue. Some of his customers
are among the best people in East
Knoxville. His case has attracted
widespread attention.
The family removed to KNOXVILLE
from Newport few years ago.
Scully opened grocery store. He
had means, and his family lived in
comfort and their only child, little
girl, had the advantages of many other
girls whose parents are prosperous.
They lived in nice comfortable
home.
Scully two years ago was stricken
with pellagra. The disease was COM
paratively new in Knoxville then.
He was among the first TO be strick-
en-. The disease attracted more alarm
then than now.
Scully's disease was pronounced pei
laga. He decided to dispose of his
grocery stock, after time, when his
illness grew worse.
News of the nature of his disease
spread among his customers.
His grocery stock was sold at great
sacrifice.
Scully was there reduced to straight
ened circumstances.
The familyawas compelled to remove
from its home by the landlord, because
the neighbors feared the disease.
Scully and his family removed to
their present home, a house on the
| "second banks" of the Tennessee river,
on Front avenue, east.
There for over one year Sculiy suffer-
ed and there his faithful wife, with
| their daughter remained.
The little Scully girl was stricken
with typhoid fever last summer and
suffered many weeks.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-09
LEVY $1,000
ASSESSMENT
Fair Association Stockholders
Hold a Meeting at the
M. & P. Bank.
THE LEVY Is 40 PER CENT
No Arrangements Were Made for
Next Year, Although the Fair
for 1912 Was Discussed and
Further Plans of Re-organiza-
ton Will be Decided at a Meet
ing to Be Held Next March.

Directors of the Fair Association and
stockholders met at the Merchants and
Planters Bank, Saturday, and learned
that there was shortage in the treas
ury of something over $1,000 and as .
result an assessment of 40 per cent OF
the capital stock of $4,000 was levied.
While the big deficit of the Associa-
ton was known before the meeting,
the actual assessment was proof posi-
tive that the fair was in the hole.
No arrangements for next year were
made, although the subject was dis,
cussed, and finally the meeting ad-
journed until next March when the
annual meeting will be held and when
1t is said that the reorganization Will
be perfected.
Among those at the meeting were tho
following:
A. r, Swami, Viii Stokely, George
Murray, Jim Jones, Col. Jno. M. Jones,
Ed &. Burnett, J. r. Stanbery, John,
Stokely, Will Minis and James
Stokely.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-09
NJ. A. ROADMAN JOINS
RANKS OF BENEDICTS.

Sunday afternoon, the news became
noised about that there was something
doing IN The way of wedding, and II
was not long until it developed that
Dan Cupid had after many years en-
shared M. A. Roadman, the popular
Main street merchant, and that he
had been united in marriage to Miss
Nola Allen, the daughter of George
Allen. ,
The ceremony was quiet one, being
performed at the Baptist parsonage by
Rev. J. w. O'hara. Few had any
inkling of it in advance, and while
surprised, it is easy to assure the cou-
pie that they have the best wishes Of
their many friends.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-09
WOMEN WON
FOR RICHESON

Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 8.-Whife
women cried and pleaded that nothing
should be done to appear in any way
prejudicial to his interests, members OF
Emmanuel Baptist church society to-
night voted not to accept at this time
the resignation of Rev. Clearance v.
T. Richeson, pastor of the church, now
in Jail on the charge of numbering Avis
Linnell. They decided to lay the mat
ter on the table until November "a.
Women predominated in the attend
ance and for the most part supported
the pastor. Many were crying and
some of tho men shed tears as the con-
troversy waxed warm. When q ballot
was taken, after two hours of discus
sion, thirty voted against acceptance
and fifteen for.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-09

Congressman Sells arraigned Chair
man Shipley before the congressional
committee.
He accused him of being in collusioa
with John l. Cox to turn the district
over to the regular Democrats and to
make the Republican party and asset
of the regular democracy of the state.
His remarks were greeted with
rounds of applause, and it was appar-
ent that majority Of those present were
in sympathy with him. .
In part Congressman Sells said: 81
had not intended to appear before you
gentleman today. 1t has been generally
understood that l would stand for re-
election and that I, as well as the peo-
pie of the district, were in favor OF an
honest primary.
~ see that your verdict has already
been declared although you have as yet
taken no vote.
see that you intend to thwart the
wishes Of the people of this district. ,
have never received the report of
this committee, although ! was your
representative and was your nominee.
Your work here today is the result
of the handwork of John I. Cox. !
am fully acquainted, Mr.. Chairman,
with the caucuses you havebeen hav
ing with John Isaac recently.
Mr.. Sells was very indignant at this
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-09
STRONG OPPOSITION TO
LOCAL OPTION PLAN

Oklahoma, City, Okla, Nov. S.
That all of the influence of the Meth
odist Episcopal church will be thrown
against the proposed local option
amendment to the Oklahoma consti-
tuition was the assurance given today
by Bishop Luther B. Wilson, of the
National anti-Saloon league, who is
secretary of the board of bishops of
the Methodist church, now in session
here. The amendment would substi-
tute local option for statewide prohi-
bition. Secretary Wilson, of the de-
partment of agriculture, was severely
criticised.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-09

First district Republicans gathered
at Bulls Gap Saturday, where the
sJormiest session of the committee in
its history was held--where the road
roller was put in operation by John l
Cox and manned by Shipley, and
convention was ordered by ex-post-
masters and John I. Cox Republicans
for the purpose Of defeating Congress
man Sells. Feeling of the bitterest
kind was manifested and the climax of
the sensational meeting came when
Congressman Sells denounced Chair
man Shipley TO his face; told him
that he was acting as the tool of John
I. Cox ana that he had been disloyal
TO his party.
Congressman Sells did not take the
floor until after the committee had
shown its determination to steal from
him the representation he desired, and
not until after many speeches had
been made. ALI Taylor told the COM
mittee that the people of the First
district, thirty-five per cent of whom
could he bought and sold at the polls,
had no business to have a primary.
Major Devine told the committee that
Col. Taylor's figures Of thirtv-five per
cent were entirely too low and that the
figure should be higher. Judge Camp
bell, too, talked of the corruption
which has been going on in the First
district in past primaries. All of these
gentlemen favored convention.
Speaking for a primary, J. r. Gard
ner of Johnson City denied that thirty
five per cent of the voters of the First
district could be bought. R.. Il. Dom
nelly of Johnson county thought that
Col. Taylor, Major Devine and Judge
Campbell had offered an insult to the
people of the First district and he dar-
cd them to take the stump in a polili-
, cal campaign and tell the voters that
they, could be handled, each, for just
so much per head.
Both Mr.. Gardner and Mr.. Donnelly
sounded words OF warning to the COM
mittee, telling them that the commit
tee by calling "a convention was play
ing into the hands of the Regular Dem
ocrats who wanted split; that Gov.
Hoopers election was being endan-
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-09
CONVENTION IS CALLED BY THE -.
COMMITTEE CONGRESSMAN SELLS
DENOUNCES SI1IPLEY TO His FACE
WHAT SAM SELLS SAID TO SHIPLEY

point and pointing his finger at Ship
ley, and standing within foot of him
he said: Il charge that you. even
through chairman of the republican
committee of this district, last year
after l had been nominated by over
5000 majority endeavored to get out
an independent candidate against me.
DO you deny it? l charge that you
endeavored to call this committee. to-
gather for the express purpose of gett-
ing out candidate, and can prove 1t
by members of this committee. Do
you deny it,"
In continuing Mr.. Sells said: "It
was your duty to support me. 1 had
the right to expect your support"
Again Mr.. Shipley told Mr.. Sells he
was out of order and that the question
was not debatable. 9
This did not daunt the congressman h,
who still quivering with rage, finding
1t difficult to coin his words said: II
have the right to show the people OF
this state what dirty job you are try
ing to put up on me and ths people.
You are trying to use your power
as chairman of this committee to aid
John l. Cox and the regular democrats
of the state isnd all / can, say-is: To
hell with such politics and damn such
republican as you are Mr.. Chairman.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-09
SELLS OPPOSITION WILL
CENTER ON DIR. MASSEY


Ex-Saerif John Meas and George
Gardner were present at the Republi-
can gathering at Bulls Gap Satu day.
The meeting had much local interest
and the action of Committeeman Clyde
McMahan In turning down the peti-
tion of 1900 voters, of this county, who
wanted q primary was tpe cause Of
much comment Sunday and Monday.
1t Is said that Congressman Sells
stated immedis,ly after the meeting
that he was going before the copven-
ftion which had Been called and that
he proposed TO either whip his opposi-
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-09

have anything to do and grabbed
every piece of paper off the table and
put them where McMahan could not
get them, but for some reason the
Doctor did not put in AN appearance
and did not take any part in the meet
Ing, as MIR. Donnelly and Mr.. Lovette
resisted the efforts of the committee to
go into executive session, telling the
John 1. Cox Republicans that they
proposed to let the public see how the
committee did business, and finally
the effort to go into executive session
was abandoned and the vote was TAX
en- in the open, the convention being
ordered for February, IL, 1912, at
Greeneville.
CONVENTION PLAN
The plan for convention involved
the following:
Now, therefore, Be it resolved, by
the Republican Executive committee,
for the First congressional district of
Tennessee, in meeting assembled ct
Bulls Gap, on this November 4th,
1911, that a delegated convention is
hereby called to meet at Greeneyille
at twelve O'Clock, noon, Central time,
OIL the 18th day of February, 1912, for
the purpose of nominating a republican
candidate for congress in said First
congressional district of Tennessee, to
select two delegates and two alter
mates to represent the same in the next
national republican convention to
nominate candidate for President, to
select an elector to reorganize the con-
gressional executive committee, and to
transact such other business as may
properly and necessarily come before
, said convention. 80
BE 1t further resolved that each of
the twelve counties in said congress
ional district, shall have and be entit-
led TO one delegate for every two hun
dred votes cast for William II. Taft,
for President, in 1908, or fraction there
of over one hundred votes, giving to
each of said counties, respectively the
following delegated vote in said con-
vention, to-wit:
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-09
Delegates.

Be it further resolved, that the fore
going delegates shall be elect ed by and
at mass convention to be held and
hereby called to meet at the courthouse
of each of the respective counties, at
noon, on Saturday, the 10th day of
February, 1912, to be called to order
and be presided over by the congress-
ional committeeman, or incase of the
absence, or INABILITY or refusal to
preside, by such personl as the chair
NAH OF the congressional committee
may commission thereto Is writing, or
If in case no one Is so commissioned,
CONTINUED ON Pagc 8l
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-09

tion or else force them TO rob him.
1t is generally understood that the
calling of convention means that DIR.
q. c. Massey who Sells carried into
Congress with him last Fall and who
filled Brownlow's un-expired term OF a
few months, will have the field against
Sells.
Other prospective candidates mention
ed were Judge lMcHenderson and At
torney General j. B. Cox, but it was
generally understood. among those
fighting Mr.. Sells, that DR.. Massey
would be the candidate. on whom the
beli' opposition would enter.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-09

gered and that just such condition
was wanted by John /. Cox, who was
debating the policy Of the committee.
Both speakers said that the man
wanting convention was, apparent
ly, afraid of the people, and that they
should remember that 1t would be the
dear people who would have to be
considered at the polls.
Cooke county's part in the conven-
tion was small. Clyde McMahan did
not give away his proxy, but went to
the meeting himself, accompanied by
DR.. ]. Walter McMahan. He attend
ed the council of John l. Cox Repuh-
lican He appeared in the committee,
opened his mouth, only to vote yes or
no, as did Major Devine ahead of him,
while DR.. J. Walter was named as as
sistant secretary, so he would have
been part of the committee, ifit had
gone into executive session, as was
planned by Shipley and his crowd.
Just before the committee met,
Clyde McMahan was presented with Il
petition signed by 500 Cooke county
Republicans and telegram stating
that there were four other petitions at
home with 700 additional signatures,
all of which asked him to stand for a
primary. These he ignored when
voting.
Another feature of the meeting was
the fact that the committee refused TO
accept an amendment to the plan
which called for count of Republi-
cans in the county conventions at .ny
time. This amendment was offered
by friends of CONGRESSMAN Sells.
The committee was called to order
by Chairman Shipley. The speech
making began ~ once, after Major
Devine had announced that the pros
pective candidates had been invited to
participate. He said that he had
talked with DR.. Massey, Judge Nc
Henderson, and Gen. J. B. Cox, and
that all of these gentlemen were will
ing to let the committee decide the
question.
After the speeches the first hitch
came when o. b. Lovette of Greene
county moved that primary be held
on February II. Chairman SIMPLE,
stated that this would be taken up in
'executive session. Mr.. Lovette stated
that he knew nothing about any eX
ecutive session and wanted VOTE
taken. Mr.. Swab moved to table the
motion. The vote of the committee
stood six and six ana then the chair
man decided the question. He be
came very much confused and twice
voted contrary to the way he wantet
to, and still declared that the motion
had been tabled. .
AS rebuke to Secretary Lovett,
for lining up against them, the Johr
I.Cox portion of the committee de
cided that he ought to have an assist
ant, and DR.. j. Walter McMahan o
Crestmont, n. c., was elected to tina
position.
Mr. Lovette Indignantly announces
that he was fully capable OF lookin,
after the duties of the office.
Mr.. Iovette said that he would In
isorm his assistant that he would no
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-11-09
Says That the Republicans of
the First District Are to be
Used as An Asset of John |.
Cox and the Regular Dem
ocracy of the State.

Sells Told the Chairman That He
Wanted the People of the Dis
trict to Know What Kind of a
Dirty Job Was Being Put Up on
Them-Clyde McMahan Voted
for a Convention, Ignoring a
Petition of 1900 Cooke County
Voters.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-05

Jackson, Miss, April 20 That there
ID d decided Improvement in the atmos
phere for the redemption Of lands
which have been forfeited W the state
for delinquent taxes Is manifested from
the records In the state land Office un-
Ter charge ot Commissioners J Z. Gil
lespie, Commissioner Gillespie report
"a that At the close of business today
ths total for the month Of April exceed
ID that received from any one month
previously, in any recent year--or 10
f.ct during any past year There was
4 sotal Of receipts from the sale u state
lands which amounted 10 $sS4ilS,
while that Tor land redemptions was
s9s5 ol, ths heaviest ever under that
head. Hitherto the land redemption ac-
connt has run along about from fonr 70
ak hundred dollars, 50 that the increase
ior April il apparent. II indicator, to
chat the people want th~ir land i they
can contrivs TO rctain them, and while
il takes ID some instances considerable
pinching and economical management,
" long al Ii IL made up before ths ex.
piration of tho tw,-year limit, that y
I'LL that the law and the department re-
quires.
The abnormslly large redemption
fnnd swells the departments rrcs'pts
Tor The mooth to s3ss7 90. which Il
maintaining The monthly avcrage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-05
WILL GET GOOD SERVICE
Appeal to Railroad Commission Proves
Beneficial.

Tho appeal OF the Charleston. Mics,
Business League to the Mississippi
Railroad Commission for assistance IN
enforcing the train schedules Of the \.
v M. ". Railroad has proven effective.
The Commission through Captain John
A. Webb, had q lengthy conference with
General superintendent Morris Of the
road and as result work was com
menced today on the repairing Of the
iamage that has ohstructed all traiiic
over the road since last Thursday.
The Charleston Business League,
which comprises all of the leading mer-
chants Of the town, declared that the
aeglect shown by both the Illinois Cen
sral and Y. & M. Y. roads was seriously
,rippiipg their business and that all re-
quests for service At the roads head
quarters had proven unavailing. The
schedules will probably be 10 proper ef-
feet by Wednesday evening.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-05
DAMS KEEP OUT
CONSIDERABLE WAFER.
Prevent Water From Csmlns Into
Heart Of Town from Bayess.

Street Commissioner WI. Carr
has been pretty busy man for The
past week or 80, though very few
knew Of the activity up by The
bayous just north east Of the bust.
ness section. The continuous rains
and the high water from :he
tributaries emptying into the
Tallahatchie and Yalobusha, and
the creeks into the Pelucia Bayou,
have brought a word Of water max
ing the Yazoo higher than has been
since 1907.
Street Commissioner was forced
to construct two good sized dams
just near the "a M. v. r. r..
tracks in order to keep the water
from circling around through these
parts, and is to commended upon bis
work. The dams constructed we're
a splendid job, and had they not
been placed at these proper places
water at present would be from
four to five feet deep around the
Jeffesron Davis School and in the
lower spots in the city.
From all estimates the river has
about come to q standstill, and will
begin to fall from now on, the river
at present carrying off the back-up
waters; and the danger Of an over
flow has ended. Still the high
water has caused considerable
replanting, and the farmers are
only hoping for proper weather in
which to try and recuperate from
this lcng delay.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-05
THE WEATHER FOR APRIL


The monthly meteorological summary
issued by tho Mississippi department Of
The weather bureau shows that the to-
cal rainfall for April was II Al inches,
and the greatest precipitation In any
- honr period was 373 inches on the
7th and 8th. The Ds.year average of
rainfall for April Ii SIG inches, mn *
cess of 9 rs inches for the month being
shown. The accumulated excess of
rainfall since Jan. / Ia 0 SO inches. TIE
rainfall record for April was the heavi-
est since 1874, when the total was 22.2a
inches,
Tie average Temperature for the
month Was GG degrees, as compared
with 3s.year normal of Or degreFf.
rhe highest temperature waH 30 on the
9Th, the lowest15 degrees on 9th. the
greatest daily range rs degrees On the
2nd, and the least daily range s degrees
on the goth.
The prevailing direction u the wind
was from the southeast with an aver
age velocity of 7S mics rer hour, q
maximum velocity of 30 miles per honr
on tho 2sth, ard a total movement Of
5,63t miles. There were seven clear
days, eight partly c'ondy days and fif-
teen cloudy DAYS during the month.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-05

The merchant who rays his bills
when due Il sure to chi " good credit.
The merchant who takes advantage
of the discount FOR prepayment enjoys
better credit and makes an additional
profit. The merchant who II unable to
meet his obligations promptly pr who
passcs on ID his own creditors the
excuses of bis customers for delayed
payment, has very little credit, or
npnc nj ali. The bank can heIp you In
this maftcr of credit. when collections
are slo~ and capital sti.d pp In stocks
~ merchandise, fhe wisa man gees to
his banker for funds with which 10
rnsinsain bi4 credit. This strong hank
has money 10 loan wise merchants
They are invited to ask for II.
BANK on tEFoRE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-05
SPLENDID SEED
AT LOW PRICES.
Planters on Min Can suppl, Farmers
Caught by IiI9h Wster.

Daring the present high-watrr stage,
tho Planters oil Mill has Just bsAn
closed down from operation. and have
not crnshed the large supply 81 cotton
seed that oils their commodias ware
houses.
Mr. Harry Informs cur reporter that
this Is done for the reason that there
may be 4 great number of farmers who
were caught BY tho present water CON
dtiona, and thst they will probably 10
forced In the market FOR seed. This
piR Mill IL not IN the market 70 sell seed,
but rather NJ the contrary, that of huy-
Ing every thing N reach; but wish 10
give the farmers handicapped BY water
conditions the opportunity W surplsing
,themHeiyss viii seed for replanlipR 81
cheaper prices. VI " II M IA
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-05
RESlDtNI JONES
\ APPOINTS DELEGATES.
Mississippi and Development As.
ISOLATION Meet In June.

EActing upon instructions from th.
pvernnr who has issued q procIams
pn 70 thst effect, President n r.
nes, ~ Tho Boari NJ Supervisors hst
pointed the following delegates II
PEND that convention on lana 23rd
n 1trd, with ths hope thar A. many
ppssible, Y n,t Al, will attend ant
IA part N its deliberations:
M. sykes, Schlater; y. d. DiIIard
Mater; III Ksarney. Money; Il. u
lton, Miuter City; Cites Avcnt, Min
city. y. h. Pasasants. Minter city
Montgomery, Greenwood; W. G
prgr, Greenwood; NJ. ]. tiayden
enwood; I.L. Haley, Itta Bena; A
sssse. ista Bsna; AZ henderson, Itts
n; solon issuwn, sidou DvagIas,
piuson, Via 4.