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The Chitina leader., 1911-05-20

recall election two commissioners lost their job, as the voters decided that these offices could be more ac- ceptably filled by others.
 Mexico City. May 17.-President Diaz is likely to resign within two months and a general armistice is be- ing arranged.
 Chicago, May 17.-Attorneys for the beef packers move to reopen the cases against them, the demurrers al leging unreasonable restraint.
 New York. May 17.-The contami- nation of water supplies by sewage costs the United States an economic waste of more than $500,00O,OOO yearly, according to figures present ed by representatives of the Nation al Sewage Commission. Unless ade- quate steps are taken to prevent the pollution of streams and harbors, it is declared that the country 50 years hence will face the problem of being absolutely deprived of pure water from natural sources.
 Canton, O.. May 1S.-Faber G. Elder, 30 years old, was shot and probably fatally wounded at Miner va, near here, when he found Vir- gil Robart, 17-year-old boy, and Mrs. Elder, 2S, talking together fast night. The shooting was the climax of long-standing enmity between Fl der and Robart, the former, it is said, being jealous of the youth. Recent ly Mrs. Elder filed suit for divorce in Canton, charging her husband with cruelty. The case has not come to trial The Elders have been separated month. Last night Elder found Robart and Mrs. Elder talk ing in the parlor.
 In the quarrel that followed be- tween the husband and youth, Ro bart, it is alleged. pulled revolver and shot Elder through the stomach. Doctors said today he could not re- cover.
 Kansas City, May 1S.-As the re- suit of fire in the stock district thousands of sneep die and seven thousand mules stampede the city,
 Washington, May 1S.-Command- CT Carter will soon be succeeded by Commander Grant in the maneuver division of the naval fleet at Texas.
 Jaurez, May 1S.-Peace arrange ments are to be considered at Mex ico City and General Madero will go rejoicing.
 Kansas City, May 19.-The club women of this city have placed them selves on record in favor. of Sunday shows.
 Valdez, May 13.-A petition is be- ing circulated here, which the busi- ness men are willingly signing, in which the residents of this town pledge themselves to burn no more foreign coal, but use wood for fuel until the Alaska mines are in op- eration.
 Seattle, May 19.-The Alaskans here have joined the local commer- cial bodies in arranging the details of the big mass meeting to be held
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20
EAST TENNESSEE
TEACHERS ASSN
Prof. ]. H. Lowry Of Park City
Elected President of
Association.

Knoxville, Tenn, April 15.--Ths
last session IF the East Tennessee asso-
citation convention was held here today
Prof. }. r.. Lowry, OF Park City, was
made president; J. B. Brown, of Chai-
tanooga, first vice-presdent; and ID. b.
Haworth, OF Morristown, second vice.
president AMI Hodge Matthes, Of
NJ ,ryville, secretary. The selection q
the next meeting place was LETT to the
committee, but will no doubt be J Johnson
City. A plan was started to affiliate
the association with those OF Midd 0
and West tennessee, and have them
meet Oh consecutive days the same
week, so the same speakers can attend
all three.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20
TAYLOR SAYS IT'S
NOT HOOPER'S AFFAIR

Treasurer Taylor refused to pay
more interest on the debt when de-
mands were made at The window.
The Trust Company of America,
New York, presented two patches of
interest for payment. These were on
the penitentiary bonds. The first was
for 1915 and the other for $3.50 In
accordance with the announcement
Saturday payment of these claims was
refused.
Treasurer Taylor said:
II see in the papers that Governor
Hooper says he will pay the defaulting
interest on the state debt and stand
for it himself rather than see the state
fall behind. Governor Hooper has
nothing to do with the payment on
the interest on the debt. The demands
come to me and are held in my office.
The only way he can do anything is to
buy the bonds"
Four patches of interest have been
asked for since the position of the
position of the comptroller and treas
urer has beeu taken. Mr. Taylor is
holding these claims in his office. He
says he will hold them until matters
are arranged to protect him in making
payments.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20
.PARROTT IS
BEING COMMENDED
Representative From This County
Praised for Effort to Defeat
Election Law.

Representative Frank Parrott is one
OF the thirty-four men who are baking
the effort of The regulars to enact an
election law which will give the whis-
key people control OF the State again.
Representative Parrott is being con-
mended by his people at home for his
stand. In fact nothing else could have
been expected of him and had his
course been otherwise the people who
elected him would have been disap-
pointed. ..4.
Numerous letters have been sent to
the insurgent representatives who are
located Temporarily in Alabama, COM
mending them for their action, and
Representative Parrott has been the
recipient of several letters from his
constitutes.
The following telegram was sent to
Representative Parrott Monday night
with the signature OF large number
of the towns citizens.
Newport, Tenn, April Il, 1911.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20
Pike PEOPLE
GET CRUSHER
Corporation, for Certain Con-
siderations, Permits Use.
QUESTION UP LAST YEAR
The Pike Commission Stated that
the Town Would Have Eleven
Feet ef Macadam on the Streets
Unless Allowed to Use Crusher.

In consideration of the laying of
sixteen feet instead of eleven feet of
macadam on the principal streets of
Newport, the Pike Commission has
been given permission TO use the cor
poration's rock crusher. Last year a
vain effort was made to get the use of
this crusher but the old Board of AL
deimen and Mayor refused to grant
the favor and as result the work
planned at that time on the Newport
streets was not taken up.
The new contractors mean business
and intend to have the roads Of the
county macadamized before December
and the Newport work is included in
the part of their work. The Pike
Commission found that there was op-
position to the use of the crusher and
could see no reason why a wider street
should be made in Newport than in
the rural sections, especially as the
rock had to be hauled several miles in
order to make that street wider and as
result the matter was presented to
the Board of Aldermen and the Board
was made to understand that the ma
cadam would be eleven feet in width if
the rock had TO be hauled or SIS teen
feet in width if the corporation 5
crusher could be used. The Board of
Aldermen decided TO grant the use Of
the crusher.
The Pike Commission also has made
other concessions to the town and will
put macadam on Church street lor five
blocks, the width of the street, from
cuTD 10 cuID. Inc IKE COMMISSION
will also put the three cross streets in
the business section in good condition
and will use sixteen feet of macadam
Oh these.
Work has begun on The Church
street and the contractors will have it
speedily under way. Horace Mann
has the contract for this work.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20
FISH HATCHERY PUTS
OUT MANY LITTLE FISH

Duluth, April l4.-The United States
fish hatchery in Duluth will put oat
S,O09,0oo trout fry for Ibis sprina,,
There are also $4,000, 900 wall-eyed pike
and 10000 white fish fry 10 be p.antei.
OF the trout fry there are 7,200 00t,
lake, 100000 speckeed and 4G0, ,O0e3
salmon, steel heads and grayiing. 1T.
is claimed that the white fish is beiag
diminished 10 a very large extent IN
Lake Superior, and it is hoped by ij5-
eral planting of fry toavoid extinction.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20
HOOPER WOULD SAVE
THE STATES CREDIT

Rather than that the states credit
should suffer by the ''iilibustering tac-
,icts" of The majority of the state fund
ing board in refusing 10 pay The balence
of the April interest on bonds GOV.
Hoe per announces that he will check
mate this move by paying off bondhol-
ders out OF his own pocket having full
faith that the interest will be provided
for in the usal way.
At meeting Of the state funding
board, called at noon Saturday by State
Treasurer Taylor and Comptroller Dib-
rell, those two membes voted to refuse
to pay the remaining coupons for the
interest due April l, these coupons
amounting TO nearly $1,000. Gov. Hoop
ersvoted against this proposition.
Tie reason alleged for their action
Was that there did not seem TO be any
prospect that there would be an appro-
priation bin this session, and that there
would be no authority for paving out
this interest. Because thirty-four
members of the lower house have bro
ken quorum, the fear arose, the MEM
bers said, that there would not be an
appropriation bill.
The direct cause Of the meeting OF
the board was the request OF George e.
Blake, secretary of the funding board
that coupons in possession he paid by
ilae Comptroller, the COUPONS amount
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20
RELATION OF
TWO SENATORS
Tennesseans in Washington Are
Keenly Interested in Signs
of Soreness.

Washington. April S.-rennesseans
here are keenly and somewhat inter
ested in The relations between the two
senators from their State. Senator
Bob Taylor does not at all like the way
his junior colleague has borne himself
with respect TO some East Tennessee
postottice appointments, particularly
those al Eiizabethton and Jonesboro,
where at the instance of Congressman
Sam r. Sells, two postmasters urged
a satisfactory TO the patrons of the
office and denominated as former
Brownlow men have been superseded
by men picked by the first dis strict
congressman and approved by the
Junior senator. Oa the surface the
amenities between the senators are al
together lovely, bat beneath these are
symptoms OF soreness and intiamma-
tion.
On the recommendation Of Congress
man Austin, Hugh johnson has been
appointed postmaster at Edgercomb,
Anderson county.
Mr.. Austin has introduced a reso-
lution 10 maize Lincoln's birthday a
national holiday,
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20
81 MEMBERS
in ALABAMA
Try to Protect States Interest
in Flight.
FUNDING BOARD ROW
Dibrell and Taylor Try to Put
States Credit in Bad and Force
Legislators to Return-HoOper
Offers to Pay Interest Out of
His Own Pocket.

The past week has been strenuous
one in the Tennessee legislature, and it
will go down in history as one OF the
exceptional events of the State. On
Wednesday it developed that certain
members OF the Republican and Inde-
pendent Democratic parties had desert
ed their ranks and Lad joined the reg
ular Democrats in an effort to change
the election law and put the State in
control of the interests which had
abused their power until the people
had revolted and changed the law.
! This election law was passed over the
protest of the Independent Democrats
and knowing that it could be passed
over the governors veto by the same
vote as passed the bill, twenty Repub-
licans and fourteen Democrats, all
members OF the House of Representa-
tives departed Wednesday night from
the capitol and when the legislature
met the folio wing morning it developed
that these members had taken fight
and had established headquarters at
Decatur, Alabama, therefore breaking
The constitutional quorum.
The Insurgents declare that they had
not been properly treated and that they
were unable to get recognition from the
presiding officer of the House, and that
to escape further humiliation, they
had, for the best interest of Tennessee
decided to leave the State, thus break
ing the quorum. During their absence
no appropriation bills or revenue or
assessment measures can be passed
and the wheels of state government
have practically ceased to revolve.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20
''Hon. +. w. Parrott,
birmingham, Ala.
"All Best Citizens endorse your

"All Best Citizens endorse your
course. Stand pat.
"Signed: -. p. Hedrick, l.. G.
Duyck, John Holt, w. G. Purkey,
+. Fl. Moore, !. S. Griffin, John
Glenn, ID. X. Rowe, A. A. Gates,
A. q. Meas, John Weaver. Felix
Shuts, 5. w. kyker, III. l.. w. Tay-
lor, Robt. Dennis, Geo. +. Smith, &.
B. Allen, +. i. Eariy, 5. Il. Rowe,
Geo. w. GorreIl, G. A. Robeson, G.
w. knisley, r.. p. Driskill, NJ. a.
Roadman, G. w. Willis, w. $. Hen
bricks, +. S. Early, y. A. Huff, l.
s. Allen, J. w. D. Stokely, A. f.
Sparks, b. ID. Jones, j. NJ. Jones,
J. w. O'Hara.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20
Well known Cooke County
Citizen Expires.
SICK But A FEW DAYS
Had Returned From South Caro-
lima Last Friday, Sick, and His
Condition Did Not Improve,
Resulting in Death Monday.

John A. Balch, one Of the most
widely known stockmen in East Tenn
essee, man known throughout North
Carolina and South Carolina, died at his
home near Parrottsville, Monday night
at II o'clock.
The deceased was so years, months
and II days old. He had been in ap-
parent good health until recently when
he went to South Carolina on trip.
He returned home last Friday night
and it was evident that he was in a
very preca.ious condition. Bowel
trouble refused to improve with treat
ment and Monday afternoon the i'm
mediate members of his family were
summoned to his bedside. His heart
rallied him, and death came shortly af-
ter II o'clock.
All the immediate mem bers of his
family were present with the exception
of two children, Fred S. Balch. who
was in Montgomery, Ala, and Miss
Edith, who was in Abbeville, s. C.
Among the children who survive are
Mrs. Frank w. Parrott, whose hus-
band is at present in Birmingham,
Ala, where he is kept from returning
to the State because of his being a
member of the insurgent branch of the
legislature.
The following children survive:
Mrs. +. w. Parrott, Mrs. NJ. G.
Harmed. G. d. Ralch. Mrs. r. B.
Smith, Mrs. B. + Easterly, Fred s.
Balch Of Montgomery, Ala, Miss
Edith Balcll. Mrs. Calvin Blazer
Mrs. Cena Barger OF Texas, sisters, as
well as one brother, l.. S. Balch, also
survive.
- Interment was made in Harned's
Chapel graveyard Wednesday with
Revs. Matney and Newman officiating.
w. G. Chapman. hrother-in-law from
Abbeville, 5. C., was an attendant AT
the funeral, and hundreds of friends
also gathered to follow the remains to
their last resting place.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20
Waterworks Question VIII Be
Settled at the Polls.
VERY LITTLE OPPOSITION
Indications Are That the People
Will be Overwhelmingly in Fa-
vor of Issuing Bonds for the.
Water and Sewer System.

On Saturday, April 29th., the people
Of Newport will gather at the polls for
the purpose of voting on the inssuancc,
of $4,000 worth of bonds for the in
stallation of a system of waterworhs s
and system of sewers in Newport.
No municipal election ever held is
approached with as little apparent in
terest from The voters. There does not
seem TO be the slightest opposition To-
the plan TO vote the bonds and the peo-
pie will certainly approve this course
Saturday week. However, those In
favor of the municipal owned water
works should not become too conf
dent, as something of fight might be-
made at the very last and some oppo.
sition develop which with carelessness.
on the part of the larger portion of tho
citizenship would mean defeat for that
which the people have been longing
for these many years.
Newport will bea busy place FOR tho
next several months as the englnee $
who have been given the contract plan
to have their men at work here during
the next few months and if these plans
do not nliscarry the streets Of Newpob B
will be underlaid with water pipes be
fore another winter shows itself.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20
YOUNG WIFE BURNS
TO DEATH; HUSBAND
ALSO FATALLY BURNED

Mrs. Jud Holloway, wife Of young
farmer living in the Old Fourth Dis
trict, about two miles East of Briar
Thicket and at the end of the Cooke
county pike road, was burned TO death
in frightful manner, Saturday and her
husband received burns which will re-
suit in his death.
The young farmer was heating a pot
of tar over the fire in his room. when
the.lar caught alire and, with the i,lea
Of preventing serious fire, he hurled
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20

the pot toward the door, and his wife
not knowing anything OF her danger
stepped into the doorway as the pot of
flaming tar was turned loose by her
husband. She was soon mass of
flames, and, although her husband
made a frantic effort 10 save her, she
was quickly burned 10 death, while he,
too, received wounds Of very danger
Gus nature, and DR.. Thomas, who at
tended him, states that there is no hope
of recovery.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20
CHINESE MERCHANTS TO
VISIT AMERICAN CITIES

Victoria, B. G., April l7.--.Advicas.
were brought by the Kamasura Mara
that the Nanking taotoi has been in
structed from Peking 10 select thirty
business men from localities visited by
a delegation representing the Associa-
ted Chambers Of Commerce OF The PA.
cifie coast last year to return the visit,
leaving China in May, Half niillicn
dollars has been provided hy the goY-
ernnlent 10 cover expenses 9f the trip.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-04-20
STRENUOUS WEEK IN
LEGISLATIVE CIRCLES

with the money lying in the treasury,
it is up to them.
81 do not deem it improper to make
this statement in view of the fact that
the proceedings of the board have al.
ready been given out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03

perseveringly, with the pathetic persistence of the
clinging her ideals sought that should
be- torn asunder daily, tramped in the mre, spat upon.
Ali but it had been in reality only tawdry thing
best! 1t had been only her dreams and high purposes
that had made it. by sheer force of imagination and
will, cloth gold Yet knowing this last, she would
still have patched and pieced the poor tinsel make
shift,-as womens hopes that are forever rainbow
threads of mendne ever do-but with one blow he had
utterly destroyed the pitiful make-beleve.
That blow. She shivered. He had struck her: had
fairly rained blows upon her head. till all about her
from dancing zgzags of binding light had gone black
Yet had been the horrible profanity the uspeakable
epthes. that had brought her staggering to her knees
and thence to her feet.
Dizzy, but with unwaverng purpose, she had CROPPED
to the drawer where lay the revolver and. cuching it,
had wheeled and leveled it fair him. "Defle with
another word she had said land | will shoot YOU
down for the beast that you are! She had looked along
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03

woman fool dat inter de outlay six clock She
range herself up alongside de sizzn steam regulator an
order icecream. Huh! it plumb erupticate me-
dat idiot thing stann dar a roastn OBJ her back
agin de regulator, an a freezin all de front OBJ her
VIII icecream.' Her laugh rumbled out, deep and
mellow the beatifc laugh of her race Des de odder
way bout wifi desc firepacieries; but dey look
homv Bress nah soul" she broke off suddenly "Done
heah dem sleigh bells' Who on earth am tn min in
heaho
Someone astray the road likely said Mazda
ndolently. She stretched her arms above her head,
basking luxurianly in the warmth of the fire. the
old negro betook herself outside with the peculiar roll
two hundred
she did not heed Mans surprised ejaculation: but
she did hear her as she burst into the room, despite
the encumberng bulk, exclainng breathlessy, "Bress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03

A LII day the mercury in the bulb had
~ been dropping All day the lake
4 y had been grooming in travail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
BY EILEEN MORETTA

the barrel at him-sullen, cowed all at once
with eyes as resolute as had been her
fathers when he had charged the enemy
and fallen at his regiment S head at Malvern
Hill. And after moment she had added,
still holding her aim, and since it is only
at the pistols point that | can longer exact
decency from you, go, and never enter my
presence again!'
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-30
full Of excitement.

1uil or eXcltement.
Notice-Every carpenter in Bryan
is invited to call at John M. Sebesta's
store and receive nice present with
la 25-cent purchase.
Nothing like Security School shoes
for the children for school wear. You
can find them at the Globe Dry Goods
Co.
Handsome, smart shoes are what
you want. Ask the Globe Dry Goods
Co. about their American Gentleman
shoes.
Men who dress right-who know
shoe value-ask for American Gentle
man shoes. The Globe Dry Goods Co.
has them.
1 For Sale-For the next few days,
the w. J. Walker home place at $4,000.
See me. w. j. Walker.
Batteries, Batteries! Batteriesl
Wholesale and retail. w. H. Evans,
next door to livery stable, Main street.
For quality in shoes you must ask
for a pair of Hamilton-Brown's-sold
| by the Globe Dry Goods Co.
Wonder why we always please Gus
TONERS when we send them sack OF
American Beauty flour? There's q
reason" Bell Bros.
They lead the earth on simple worth
American Lady and American Gen
tleman shoes, at the Globe Dry Goods
Co.
Car of white shelled corn on the
track. Plenty OF fresh home ground
corn meal and chops. Phone Hen
sarling Bros. No. PSI.
A shoe for every purpose is tht
Hamilton Brown line carried by tht
Globe Dry Goods Co.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-30

s. II. Scale and w. N. Glaze of the
Benchley community were in the city
today.
Hair switches and transformations
made from combings. Phone 41S
Beatrice J. Calhound.
American Lady shoes fill every want
for style, fit and wear. Try on pair
at the Globe Dry Goods Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Myers of San
Antonio are guests of Mr. and Mrs
w. T. James.
Philip Hensarling is able to be out
after a protracted illness with typhoid
fever.
House Wanted--Five or six-room
cottage: bath and lights, If possible
J. H. Wyant, at Cole Hardware Co. s
Mrs. Ida Lieser of San Antonio Is
visiting her father, Billy Plagens, at
Kurten.
Two rooms for rent, furnished OF
unfurnished, first door west Parks
furniture store. Mrs. s. E. Shelburn.
For smart, stylish but comfortable
shoes, the American Lady line leads
Sold by Globe Dry Goods Co.
Furnished rooms for light house
keeping, also rooms for gentlemen OF
couple. Phone 470. Mrs. l.. II. Tucker
The great Western drama, "A Span
ish Love Story" will be shown at the
Dixie tonight. Don't miss this fine
picture.
The Model Laundry, Houston, Tex
Cleaning and dyeing. Phone 4s4
Bryan. Howard R. Cavitt, representa-
tive.
At the Dixie tonight, "A Chance
Shot" a great Western Indian drama