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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-25
PRESTON THE Man FOR
DEMOCRATS TO NOMINATE

The Democratic
OF candidates before
considered and Benton McMn and T. Pres
Mr. Preston while unknown pc
remarkable and has
ceded will finish
that he will lead McM who will
thousand
Preston business and not politician He has earned his bread
by the sweat of the brow He knows what toll He the
started out with nothing good which he 3bed his
people and he had powerful friends assist him. him
which
his the he took life he found and made the
most of it, He by obstacles eated by
with
ward and onward STRIVING the things determination
bound bring
will his
will with office
met with everywhere else
He good made He
He
made He bokkeper
the bank He
that He himself
the leading
standing behind
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-25
SANDERS GETS
in ON A BILL
Would Prevent the Shipments
From a Wet State Into
aDry State.

Washington, July 22.--The senate
judiciary committee today decided 10
report favorably the eShephard-Kenyon
bill, relating to the shipment of liquors
from "wet into dry" states. A portion
of this measure was stricken out and
new section created by making the
bill of Senator Sanders, of Tennessee
the second section.
The second section, which is a bin
introduced by Senator Sanders, is as
follows:
THAT all fermented, distilled O,
other intoxicating liquors or liquids
transported into any state or territory
or remaining therein for use, consump-
tion, sale, or storage therein shall, up
on arrival within the boundaries of
such state or territory and before de-
livery to the consignee, be subject to
the operation and effect of laws of such
state or territory enacted in the exer-
else of its reserve police powers, to the
same extent and in the same manner
as though such liquids or liquors had
been produced in such state or terri
tory and shall not exempt tberefrom
by reason of being introduced therein
in original packages or otherwise
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-25
Frank Samples Receives Fatal
Injuries AlongRailroad
Track.
WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
It Is Presumed That He Was Hit
By Train No. SO Early Tuesday
Morning, AS He Was Found
Bya Passenger on That Train
a Short Time After the Train
Had Passed the Spot.

Frank Samples, aged q years, was
fatally injured Tuesday morning pre-
sumably by train No. 36. His skull
was fractured, and when found, he
was in an unconscious condition,
Samples who had been working on the
pike road in The vicinity of the Ieb
Cievenger store, and The last time he
was seen in good health was about 4
O'Clock Tuesday morning, when lie
was passing the McCabe Lumber
Company apparently going in the di-
rection of his home just below the
Poor Farm.
When train No. 36 passed by, there
was no indication that any one had
been struck by the train as there was
no whistle nor no stopping of the
train, but when Bob Jones, who had
been passenger on No. 36, walked
down tho railroad to his farm, he
found Samples lying unconscious by
the side of the railroad with portion
of his brains oozing out of great cash
in the side of his head. He quickly
notified people living on the East side
of the mill and the body OF the un-
conscious man was carried to the
home of his cousin, Wiley Samples,
who lives in the first house east of the
mill, where medical attention was
given him, but from the first there
was absolutely no hope of recovery.
Samples parents are dead and he
resides at his own place near the poor
farm. He was unmarried and a
nephew of George Samples, chief of
Newport's police.
Samples lived five hours after being
found, when death relieved him of his
suffering.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-25
DR.. MASSEY
IN NEWPORT
Was Circulating Among the
Good Citizens Last
Week.

DIR. FAC. ID. Massey, erstwhile candi-
date for congress spent Saturday in
town shaking hands with the boys.
The Doctor still wears broad smile
and from his appearance one would
not think that he had felt the weight
of the road roller at Chicago when the
Sells people were recognized. The
Doctor is either man of very happy
disposition or else he is badly fooled,
for he seems to be very optomistic
about his prospects and even goes so
far as to say that he does not believe
that he will lose more than three
counties in the district. He says that
johnson and Unicoi will most likely
return small majorities for Sells and
that he believes Washington county
will give the present congressman a
majority, although the Doctor profess
es to have friends who advise him
otherwise. In the other counties the
doctor does not think he will have
much opposition, all of which goes
to show that the Doctor is of an opto-
mistic disposition.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-25


Chattanooga Hamilton
rolled their sleeves with the idea Mr.
Democratic
this high
believes he
the highest
office of the state forever
believe that Mr. Preston
elected He always actively interested
He has allied himself the factions
the He belongs He collar
fight
His idea to bring the He not
all circumstances d
will leaders,
McNn with which
Hooper McMln before
He has old horse
qualities He the magnetism the
man. humiliation He
Bob his fights but the He
old Bate had fight MMn
the thick of the aciona fights his
himself greatly the regular Democrats of the
Hooper defeated
with McMlln as the nominee.
Every poed Faulkner, Cabtee will
McNi these will the majority ocases be
but this being changed either McMn
Democratic voter
The in Cooke county
leaders, with the friends claiming ability biggest
the count the finish 1t question with Cooke
SOLELY whether they Preston MeAIiin for the
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-25
Politics Are At a White
Heat in Cooke
County.
MANY NAMES ON TICKET
Every District Has An Unusually
Large Number Making the Race
for Magistrate-Much Interest
Being Manifest in the Fight i'm
the Newport District for All
Offices.

1t is but week until the August
election, and from all indications it
will be lively week. Saturday was
the last day for entrants into the cleo
tion and from all reports there are
more candidates in the field than ever
before. The greatest interest is in the
race for magistrate throughout the
county. In the Sixth district there
are nine applicants for the four places.
In the Knob country there are an even
dozen applicants for only two places.
In The Wilsonville and Rankin dis
trict there are eight or nine candidates
and there are equally as many entrants
in the field in the other districts.
The hottest fight will be in the
Sixth district, where there are six in
the field for the district and three
within the corporations limits. In
the corporation the three running are
Oscar O'Neil, fl. NJ. Taylor and George
Gardner. The first two named are
Democrats and the last named Re
publican.
In the district the six in the race are
Dave Burke, Coonie Cureton, Y. j.
McMahan. c. b. McNabb, Murray
Stokey and j. w. Kyker. Cureton
and Kyker are Republicans while the
others are Democrats.
The Sherif7s race, too, is attracting
considerable attention. 1t is three
man race with two Republicans and
one Democrat in the fight. Sheriff
Dawson is after reelection and Bob
Dennis and Thornton. Lloyd are con-
testing with him for the place. All
three claim TO have the edge on the
other two.
Harrison Sexton has no opposition
for reelection as trustee and Dave
"A
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-25

Continued on Page y
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-25
j. TOM DANNEL HERE

J. Tom Dannel, well kown repre-
sentative of the Massachusetts Mutual
Insurance company for Tennessee,
Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi,
spent the last week in Newport in the
interest of his company. Mr.. Dannel
halls from lockwood, Roane county,
and is the Republican nominee for the
legislature in that county which fact
assures him of a seat in the next gem
eral assembly.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-25
ROOSEVELT
WILL EXPLAIN
Will Tell the People From the
Stage at Chicago Why He is
Leading Third Party.

Oyster Bay, July Z2-From the
stage of the Coliseum al Chicago, Col.
Roosevelt, on the night Of Aug, S, will
tell the country why he is leading the
third party fight to get back into the
White house.
The ex-president calls his proposed
address his confession Of tai,h. In it
he intends exhaustively to lay down
the principles for which the progress
sive contend. In il he also vii fail
President Taft and his hackers for seiz-
ing a nomination by trickey.
Two days before the third party con-
vention meets Roosevelt expects to be
in Chicago TO confer with his leaders
over the situation confronting the
party in the various states where the
electoral problem has arisen. Before
the convention is assembled on Aug
), Roosevelt believes the ripple on the
surface will Ue smOothed down so that
every state will know how to pro-
ceed in the scramble 10 get the Rccse.
welt electors before the voters.
The colonel is working now on the
proclamation of principles to be enun-
ciated before the convention. He
spoke of it today as an embracing re-
cital OF the spirit of progressiveism,
dealing with the tariff, regulation of
corporations, the high cost of living
judicial decisions, recail-everything
for which the party will fight in the
fal! campaign.
Roosevelt's manifesto pre- mises TO
be more comprehensive even than the
platform ofthe third party, inasmuch
as it will deal with the whole political
economic crisis as he sees it. An at
tack upon the platform of the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties will be a
feature of it. Roosevelt contends that
both platforms are sadly lacking and
he intends to pick them anart.
The colonel intends to send TO the
various states where primary scraps
are to occur, before the convention,
letters putting forth his view of the
situation. This lie will do in the hope
of favorable influencing the nominat-
ing of electors. The letters will take
place of speeches he intended TO de-
liver OIL the now abandoned western
trip.
The eX-president voiced his idea of
what the third party fight means to
thecountry when he talked today with
Ralph G. Otis of Illinois, chairman of
the committe on arrangement of the
third party convention, and Day Nc
Ninary, another of the Roosevelt IIli-
nois workers. Otis went TO Sycamore
Hill to break the news TO the Colonel
that Illinois is waking up to the
strength of the third party move.
"You have tremendous following
in Illinois, and it is increasing every
day. 'quoth Otis. "Among the farm
ers and the wage earners l find that
there is hostility TO Woodrow Wilson
because of the impression that he is
too highbrow, that he does not under
stand the needs of the man who has to
work for living.
"The farmer has no use for Presi-
dent Taft, neither has the wage Garner.
Now, what the progressive party
must do, if it is to get the support of
the fellow who has to make his way
through the world by his own toll, is
to convince him what it means to
work in his interest.
"EVery man wants to see the cor
..... .. 4'Ontinual On paua ~
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-25
BREAKS ARM
FROM FALL
Rufus L. Scruggs Meets With
Very Serious Injury at
The Newport Mill.

Falling sixteen feet from the loft of
the Newport Mill where he was max
ing an effort to repair light, Rufus
l.. Scruggs an employe OF the Mill
Company, sufferd broken arm, The
loft Is not ceiled and Mr.. Scruggs was
stepping from one joist to another
when he fell through. His left arm
was fractured at the wrist.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-25

Governor Hooper arrived in New
port last Friday and is spending some
time with his family here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-05
BY Associated Press.


in
Memphis April Whne the holding floods
Reel oot eHe end Wes eman @ e forces M Of abs ana % %
is tapping
At Memphis
whose
Refugees
At Nahez Miss the hl section overhowed the
Conditions flooded
several been drowned others cgng the hus
Edge Tenn entirely under and mill
About half this number driven out by rising and the
made necessarily incomplete damage in the section
mentioned million possibility
should there serious collapse vees
TWO THOUSAND DESTITUTE
families In
practically destitute condition They being by the townspeop
together with additional thousand the Doreno community
n broke
side sections Memphis
small admitted Monday
received private
communication with
Hickman secured and the report denied
hh the Big -Four ve the Ohio river
this rescued without
Marquard
Inland anfuh but far breaks OF
been reported
Arkansas counties abng
with the situation and outside help viii not be
Madrid.
and other river situation is serious
this city until the middle
ofnext week
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-05

With the departure yesterday OF the
British steamer Fenay Bridge for Rio
Janeiro with $500 tons OF coal, It was
announced that within ten days an
other steamer will arrive here for a
cargo to exceed 10000 tons. which will
also be shipped by the Pratt Consoh-
dated Coal Company.
The Fenay Bridge is the first vessel
ever to take cargo Of coal from
Pensacola to Rio Janeiro, and the
shipment yesterday probably is the
first ever to go from the gulf coast to
tnat port. OF the $500 tons $500 tons
formed the cargo and 1000 tons was
for bunker purposes, as the vessel took
on sufficient coal TO make the voyage
back TO this country.
1t was stated yesterday that the
steamer now on the voyage here for
cargo Will take a cargo equally as
large as that Of the Fenay Bridge and
that other shipments will follow, as
the Pratt Consolidated Coal Company
IL endeavoring to develop a foreign
business and has already landed a
large contract with a railway at Rio
Janeiro.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-05
HOOPER F.AS NOT
NAMFY A SENATOR
Governor of Tennessee is Occupying a
CARDS TayIor's Successor.
sy q oclated Press.

Nashville, Ten. April At IS ac-
cepted as a fact that no appointment
Of & successor -to~SsQator Robert L.
Taylor viii be made bS-.Gov. Hooper
before the latter's interment. Since the
death of Senator. Taylor, the governor
has strictly rcfrained from discussing
the matter Of a successor. However
it is said that he VIII make the ap-
pointment as soon as prOpTieties viii
permit. The attitude Of his fellow Re
publicans strongly indicates the ap-
pcintment Of Newell Sanders Of Chat
tanooga, leader of the Republican cam
paign on many strenuous ocCa asiOns.
On the other hand. Independent Demo-
Gratis are insistent On senator chosen
from their ranks. The situation is
considered a delicate one for the gov
eTnor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-05

What Is said to be a new worida
record in torpedo firing was made Fri
day night under very difficult condi-
tons, by the torpedo boat destroyera
Trippe and Monaghan of the tenth
group OF the Atlantic feet, when each
scored one hundred per cent hits, while
the entire group of five vessels scored
seventy per cent OF hits The latter
is an excellent record under the pre-
vailing conditions.
The Trippe. Lieut. Berrien, and
Monaghan, Lieut., Evans, each fired
two torpedoes that struck In the center
OF the bullseye of the target, thus
scoring one hundred per cent.
The seas we're running high during
the night practice of the squad and the
hits made by the vessels under these
conditions are considered remarkable
and show to some extent the skill at
tained by men of the American navy.
The per cent attained by the Trippe
and Monaghan establish a new worlds
record for this class Of firing, and un-
der such circumstances Is considered
a most remarkable feat
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-05

New York, April 4.-To strike OF not
to strike Is the question placed this
week before all the members OF the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
OF the railroads north of Norfolk and
ea st of Chicago. On April 10 a special
meeting of fifty representatives Of
eastern and middle western engineers
VIII be convened In this city to can
vaSs the returns.
Indications today point to a GER
tainty of an overwhelming vote IN
favor of authorizing Grand Chief
Stone, of Cleveland, TO order a strike
If in his judgment the situation de-
mands it. Probably no other union
labor head in the country is so pop
ular among the men he represents as
Mr.. Stone. and the balloting will be
in reality vote of confidence in him
to settle the difficulty If possible, but
to order the men to quit work If It
becomes necessary. In all his long
experience as the head of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers Chief
Stone has always come out victor.
Never unreasonable in his demands, he
has always made them stick and 1t is
not believed that this time the rup-
ture between the engineers and the
roads VIII go so far as to result In a
strike.
The ballots distributed among the
en- gfneers read:
do you authorize your general
committee to call a strike In the
event of failure to reach a satisfac-
tory settlement? Yes or No?"
With the ballots has been dfstrib-
uted cop~ Of the correspondence
the engineers and the Committee of
the engineers and tn committee Of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-05
WASP WINS CASE
AGAINST THE BEE
Editor Of the Former New Orleans
Publication Sues For $4,000 and
Gets Judgment For $10o.
ay Associated Press.

New Orleans, April Al. G. dc
Baroncelli, editor of The Wasp. was
today awarded damages i'm the sum Of
800 by a jury In the United States
district court against the estate Of
Armand Capdeville, editor Of The
Bee.
The editors Of these two French
publications, after a bitter controversy
thrugh their editorial columns in
which singing French epithets were
freely used, came to blows on the
streets here several months ago and
MIR. Capdeville stirred the French
colony by issuing a challenge to a duel
to his contemporary. M. Baroncelli de-
clined the challenge and brought suit
instead for $40 900. After the fling OF
the suit M. Capdeville died and the
damages granted by the jury we're
awarded against the editors estate.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-05
President Taft VIII Smash the
Bugaboo Of japanese Invasion

house foreign affairs committees, as
to methods to be employed in setting
a; rest reports that Japan, entertained
intentions hostile to the attitude Of
this country. 1t was said that Presi-
dent Taft knew in advance that Sena-
tor Lodge would introduce his resolu-
ton and that 1t was agreed that the
state department could make a COM
prehensive answer to prevent a revival
OF the japanese war scare.
After his talk with the president.
Chairman Sulzer said he was con-
NInced there would he no interven-
ticn by the United States In Mexico
end that reports OF sJapanese coloni-
aztion at Magdalena Bay We're absurd
and groundless.
"Seantor Lodges resolution" said
Represent e.tive Sulzer. will do good
in showing that there never has been
any intention on the part Of Japan
to attempt to gain a foothold in North
America"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-05
Wholesale Prices of Food Products
Increased 2 Per Cent During 1911

OF the nine groups under which the
257 commodities are classified, seven
showed a decrease In price In 1911 as
compared with 1910, the largest per-
centage Of decrease being in metals
and implements, namely "a per cent.
Cloths and clothing decreased 3.3 per
cent; fuel and lighting, "a per cent;
farm products, is per cent. lumber
and building material, g per cent:
house furnishing goods, 4 per cent,
while the miscellaneous groups de-
creased IA PER cent. The two groups
N which the wholesale prices increas-
ed were food, etc, 20 per cent and
drugs and chemicals t2.S per cent
The average wholesale prices OF raw
commodities for 1911 were i per cent
higher than in 1910, while the aver
age wholesale price Of manufactured
commodities for 1871 were 2.3 per cent
lower than for 1910.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-05
ey Associated Press.

Washington, April 4-The Lodge
resolution calling upon the president
TO send to the senate information OBJ
tanned by the state department in It's
investigation of the report that the
Japanese government was seeking
from Mexico a. naval base at Magda-
Iena Bay is now said to have been a
1art OF an administration plan to
sEasn the constantly recurring buga-
tion Of North America.
Acting Secretary of S+.+o Hunting
ten Wilson and Representa- five Suizer,
of New York, Chairman nf tba house
foreign affairs Committee had a ions
conference with resident Taft at the
formal statement was iss,,ea = +bs
result Of the visit, it was evi5a,o+ mai
a thorough understanding as.,s4a5
among the president the state Ss~or+
ment and members OF the senata - a,'d
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-05
HICKMAN IS FACING
A DESPERATE SITUATION

Hickman, KY. April 4.-This flooded
town faces a desperate situation un-
less outside aid is promptly given. Re-
lief funds, privately contributed, are
exhausted and the city treasury is
empty. There are 5000 refugees here.
The city borrowed $500 from a local
bank to pay express charges on 20a
government tents which arrived on the
first train since the levee broke. These
and the seventy tents furnished by the
state are being erected IN the High
lands this morning. They will relieve
the congested condition Of improvised
sleeping quarters set up in churches,
school houses, halls and even barns.
Every able bodied man has been
impressed for service on the levee.
deputy sheriff rode through town today
and ordered groups Of idle negroes to
the levee, threatening to shot any who
disobeyed.
Disaster confronts some Of the ner-
chants by reason of the loss OF their
stocks. losses in the contributory terri
tory and the idleness of factory en-
ployes who will be out of work for
weeks.
The only sound Of industrial activity
is the noise OF saw and hammer In
boat shops. where fatboats are being
- D11n T,.,n
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-05
PORTO RICO KICKS
ON FREE SUGAR
Commission, With Secretary Of War
stimsOn as Spokesman, Appears Be-
fore Senate Committee.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, April 4.-Headed by
Secretary of War Stimson, who acted
as their spokesman, members Of the
commission appointed by the Porto
Rican government to appear before
the senate finance committee to protest
against the house free sugar bill were
heard by the committee today.
Secretary Stimson testified to the
growth Of the sugar industry in Porto
Rico since American sovereignty. He
declared that the free sugar bill would
deal an unjust blow to Porto Rico and
intimated that the industries had pros-
pered under American protection.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-05
LEHIGH VALLEY IS
REDUCING FORCE
Owing TO Strike Of Coal Miners and
the Consequent Suspension Of Trains
Road Lays Of Workmon.
BY AsnocIntsd Prem.

Cleveland. April flowing TO the
suspension OF work at both the an
thracite and bituminous mines," says
an official statement issued here to-
day on behalf of the Lehigh Valley
railroad, "and the consequent loss OF a
large part Of its normal tonnage, the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company has
been forced to reduce it's working
force by laying off train crews, shop
men and office workers.
"One hundred and twenty-five
freight locomotives have been put out
of commission, which has compelled
the laying off OF practically that num-
Der Of complete freight train crews.
Other locomotives and crews are
operating on a short time basis"