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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25
DECISION OF COMMISSION
Congress May Have to Amend Exist
ing Laws In View Of Its Start
ling Provisions.
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
Washington, March 25-The worst
"muddle" in railroad rate regulation
since enactment of the act to regulate
commerce, according to National rate
experts, exists, today, and will ulti-
mately require drastic Congressional
action Injected into the complex
problem is the newest decision of the
Interstate commerce commission. In
the litigation between the Texas and
Louisiana state railway commission
the commission declared a state COM
mission could not discriminate in
privileges for it's own citizens against
those of another state. That the SUI
preme court cannot absolutely define
Jurisdiction Of the various rate reg
ulating bodies without further aid
from Congress is asserted.
BY its latest decision the inter-
state commerce commission assumed
supreme authority, it is contended.
paramount to state rate commission
ers.
It was pointed .out, today, that the
interstate commerce commissions de-
cision in the Texas and Louisiana
cases involves new question, wheth-
er the commission has authority prac-
tically to annul the effect of a state
commissions order discriminating in
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25
CLOSE IN INDIANA
aruERHNTS OF BOTH TAFT AND
TEDDY CLAIM THE DELE
GATES.
Accusing Each Other OF Buying Votes
Convention Tomorrow.
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
Indianapolis, March 25-Indiana, the
coquette state in politics. today is un-
decided whether to give her hand to
President Taft or Colonel Roosevelt
in the Republican presidential NOM
nation contest.
Reports from all sections Of the
state today, caused Taft and Roose-
Welt managers to issue statements de-
claring they will have a majority of
the delegates in the state convention
here tomorrow and that they will
select four delegates-at-large to the
national convention pledged to their
candidate.
Independent returns indicate that
the forces are almost on a par. There
will be l. 39 delegates The Roosevelt
headquarters. today, issued a state
ment asserting that the Taft leaders
were using money in an effort to Sc
cure delegates. John G. Ruckel-
shaus replied with a statement that
the Roosevelt workers had offered to
buy the votes of delegates in this
city.
The third. fourth and fifth Con-
gresisonal districts are selecting two
national delegates each, today. Both
Taft and Roosevelt forces are assert
ing control of the three meetings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25
GRACE CHURCH RECTOR
TO SPEAK AT TRINITY
WEDNESDAY AT NOON

The topic Of EVERY Religion"
was interestingly spoken Oh his noon
1T the twenty minute service at Trim
ity Church by the Rev Frederick A.
Coleman of Trinity Church, South Nor
walk. These services have been well
attended, and the addresses given
have been of a very high order. They
will continue each day from 1925 to
1915 until Easter Sunday. On Good
Friday there will be three hour
Passion service held in Trinity Church
from IL o'clock noon to three p. m.
The Rev Chas- L. Gomph, rector OF
the church, will be the preacher.
Rev. Chas o. Scoville of Trinity
Church, New Haven. will speak at the
noon service tomorrow, on the topic
1.-THE Practical Need of Worship"
Many will be pleased to learn that
the Brotherhood has been fortunate In
securing for the speaker on Wednes-
day at 1925 Rev. Aaron Coburn Of
Grace Church, Broadway, New York
city. Mr.. Coburn will speak on
Reality in Religion"
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend these services.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25
WEATHER INDICATIONS
Especial from United Press,

especial from united PreSS.)
New Haven, March 25-Forecast:
Fair and colder tonight; Tuesday, fair.
Diminishing northerly winds.
The storm that was central over the
Mississippi valley Saturday morning
moved rapidly northeastward, passing
over this vicinity yesterday, and is
now central off the Main coast. II
produced quite heavy snow or rain in
nearly all sections east of the Mississ-
ippi river with high winds along the
Atlantic coast 1t is followed by a
long ridge of high pressure which is
producing pleasant weather with low
temperatures from the lake region
southwark to the gulf.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
squally weather during the afternoon,
followed by clearing and slightly cold
CT tonight and fair on Tuesday.
The weekly forecast, made from the
distribution OF barometric pressure
over the northern hemisphere, states
that fair weather with temperatures
below the normal may be expected
during the first part of the week and
unsettled weather with mild tempera-
trfre during the latter part.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25
HELD Thief AT
BAY UNTIL The
POLICE CAME
Crowd Had Western Horse
Fancier at a Halt, But Did
Not Dare Lay Hands on
HIM
HELD IN BAIL OF $4,000
HELD IN BAIL OF $4,000

Thomas ]. McGuirk. who gives his
address as 1910 Washington avenue.
New York, but says that he is a
Westerner, was arraigned before
Judge Foster in the city court this
morning on the charge of stealing a
horse, and was ordered held in bonds
of $4,000 for trial before the superior
cOu--- upon that charge.
Saturday afternoon McGuirk stole a
team belonging to Herbert E. Wood,
of 2221 North avenue The horse and
wagon were at the corner of Main
and Elm street when McGuirk jump
ed in, whipped up the horse and
and drO- away
BY an extraordinary chance Nc
Guirk drove the stolen horse down
North avenue and past the home OF
window, recognized the horse and
telephoned her husband, who by that
time had discovered his loss Mr..
Wood hired another team and set out
in pursuit. in the direction taken by
the fugitive.
Burt Edwards, who resides on the
Samp Mortar Rock road, gave impor-
tried to sell the team to him. Mr.
Edwards, being suspicious. detained
him as long as possible. Mr.. Wood
and Mr.. Edwards then set off togeth-
erq At the Samuel Tippen place in
the Stratfield district they found their
man, trying to sell the turnout.
McGuirk saw his purSuerS and bolt
ed through the woods. Edwards and
Wood telephoned for the police, then
borrowed revolver and set out in
pursuit. They soon overlook Nc
Guirk who backed up against a. tree
and defied them to come near him.
Wood kept McGuirk covered with
his pistol, but no one ventured near.
Others joined the crowd until there
were five or six, but all kept in a
little group about Is feet from the
horse thief, and no one cared to go up
and take a chance" with him. BY
this time the police patrol. with De-
tective Sergeant Haux and Special
Detective Simon had managed to find
he posse. after having been nisdi-
rected several times Officers Haux
and Simon walked up to the horse
thief and placed him under arrest
horseshoe nail in his hand which the
others had mistaken for a pistol, and
which kept them at a safe distance,
-ut did not bother the police officers.
IF I had my "A with me. you'd
never have got me- said McGuirk.
He claims to have worked as rancn-
man in New Mexico, Arizona. Texas,
and Wyoming. He says he took, the
team because he needed the money"
He was measured and photographed
for the Bertillon system.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25
CENSUS BUREAU COTTON REPORT

Especial from United Press)
Washington. March 25.-The census
bureau. today, announced that &c.
123221 bales of cotton represents the
supply for six months period ending
Feb. 80, 1912.
Take that cold to the Turkish Bath
Mt the Atlas Hotel. S25b+
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25
SEVEN DOGS AND '5s
ELEVEN CATS ARE
PRISONERS PREY

Seven dogs and eleven cats are the
victims thus far of a poisoner, work
ing in the West End. in the vicinity
of Clinton, North and Laurel avenues.
Meat poisoned with strychnine is be-
Iieved to be the treacherous "bait"
used by the fiend to kill household
pets.
When the first few cases were re-
ported, it was supposed that some OF
the poisoned meat had been thrown
into a vacant lot and picked up by the
animals in that manner. Since then
so many new cases have been reported
from such widespread district that
it is now believed that someone is go
ing about the .neighborhood, tossing
bits of poisoned meat over backyard
fences
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25
Loyal TO LA TOILETTE.

The Atlas Baths breaks up a cold at
once. Always open. SIS b*
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25

Take that cold to the Turkish Bath
mt the Atlas Hotel. S 25 bt
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25

favor of its own clippers by extend
ing the rate concessions to interstate
commerce. Assumption of Legislative
power of Congress is charged to the
commission because of the decision,
even by the minority dissenters, Cons
missioner McChord, Harlan and
Clements. They also declare Congress
must pass new laws to cope with the
new jurisdictional problem.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25

THE CYRUS PHARMACY
1s1eGefS Az. and Courtland Sc
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25
Especial from United Press }

fOUeCItI IIUIH UHIttu FTtSS.T
Washington, March 25.-Reports
which the LaFcllette headquarters
learned are being circulated in Wis
consin that Representative Lenroot
has deserted LaFollette were met, to-
day by the announcement that Len
DOT and Representative Morse, Of
would leave here, tonight,
to stump the Badger State for La
Toilette.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25
SPECIAL SESSION OF
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE
TO DRAFT PRIMARY ACT
Especial from United Press. }

Chicago, March Ex-Governor Deneen
today, issued a call for a special ses-
sion of the Legislature to convene at
The extraordinary ses-
sion is chiefly called to enact pres
idential preference primary law to
become effective April 8, when the
regular state primaries are held
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25
A COLD SETTLED
In THE BACK

Is promptly relieved with Cyrue
Plaster. This plaster combines the
medicinal properties OF all other well
known plasters in one. 1t is the onl,
plaster OF its kind and is worth your
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25

lecture on Joan of Arc, which he
gave at the Naval and Military In
stitute. Whitehall, London, before an
audience made up of Generals and
Admirals with their wives and daugh-
tiers. On that occasion Sir Gerard
Noel, the sea lord, presided. Father
Vaughan calls the lecture 1.-The
Matchless Soldier Maid Who Saved
Her Country
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-25
CHARLES FINN KILLED.

Erie, Pa, March 25.-Charles Finn,
II, went to the bottom Of an elevator
shaft, today, to hunt for a lead pen
Gil. The elevator descended upon
him and crushed out his life.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-23
ENGAGEMENT
CANCELLED
Gov. Hooper Will Not Speak at
Jefferson City-Supt. Wal
lace Takes His Place.

Morristown, May 17.-Gov. Hooper
has notified w. G. Hale, of this city,
president of the Alumni association of
Carson & Newman COLLEGE, that he
will be unable to deliver the annual
address to the alumni on Thursday
evening, May 30, owing to the fact that
ill health has compelled him to cancel
all engagements for this month.
w. l.. Wallace, superintendent OF
the Morristown schools, has been ask.
ed to fill Governor Hooper's engage.
ment and, having consented, will de-
liver the address to the alumni on
the evening of May 30.
This is quite an honor for Superin.
tendent Wallace, inasmuch as it has
been the custom at Carson & New.
man college to select for this address
either state official or a speaker OF
considerable prominence. Those who
know Mr.. Wallace, however, feel sure
that he will acquit himself with credit
to himself and honor to the institution
of which he Is the head.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-23
CIRCUIT COURT IS IN
SESSION THIS WEEK
FLOYD ALLEN
FOUND GUILTY
First One of Virginia Outlaws
to Give Life AS
Penalty.

Wytheville, Va. May l7.-Floyd AL
len, first of the Hillsville mountaineers
tried for the Carroll county court house
murders, was adjudged guilty here
today, and will pay the penalty of
his crime in the electric chair at Rich
mond. The jury was OUT all night and
it was not until after ten o'clock this
morning that the twelve men had been
brought into agreement.
When court opened today the jury
was called in and the foreman question
ed by Judge Staples. The jurors declar-
ed there were number of points Of
difference existing, land it was doubtful
whether verdict could be reached.
Judge Staples declared the case was of
such magnitude he felt he must send
the jury back with caution and advice.
The jurors again retired, and it was
only short time before they announc-
e / they had agreed. Court reassembled
and the foreman read the verdict of
"yuilty as charged in the Indictment
Judge Staples kheld that was not the
proper form. The foreman then explain
ed that the verdict was Que of guilty
in the first degree, the penalty being
electrocution.
Flovd Allen was charged specitical-
ly at this time with the murder of
Commonwealth's Attorney William
M. Foster, prosecutor in the Carroll
county court at Hillsville, last March,
when the trial of Allen eliminated in
the killing of five persons-Presiding
Judge Thornton l.. Massie, Prosecutor
Foster, Sheriff l.. F. Webb, Miss Eliz-
abeth Ayres and Juror Augustus Fow-
Ter.
The tragedy created panic in the
little Mountainside town of Hillsville
where the inhabitants always held the
Allen clansmen in deadly terror. Ar
rests of several of the Aliens followed
the shooting, but five of the principals
escaped to the mountains. Rewards
fortheir arrest resultedin three of them
being taken, but Sidna Allen. leader of
the clan, and Wesley Edwards, his
nephew still are at large.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-23
ELISHA GREEN
GOES TO JAIL
Orders Goods From a Mail Order
House and Gives Spurious
Check.

While here last week, Postoffice
Inspector Glen G. Haynes swore out a
warrant against Elisha Green, proprie-
tor of the Ideal Pressing Club, charging
him with the fraudulent use of the
mails. Green was committed to Jail OH
default of bond by the United States
commissioner, and'is held to await
the action of the grand jury at Greene
vile.
1t is claimed that Green ordered $500
worth of goods from Chicago mail or
der house; that used an assumed name
in ordering the goods and also enclosed
spurious check, which, it is claimed,
he mailed from Asheville Instructing
the Chicago firm to send the goods to
Asheville. Among the goods ordered
and received by Green, it is alleged.
were diamond ring and a revolver,
The revolver bore serial number. 1t
is charged that Green desired to ex-
change the revolver and sent it back
to Chicago from Newport, there it was
noticed, it is charged, that the serial
number corresponded with that on the
gun which had been obtained through
Green's alleged spurious check. They
put the postoffice inspect
ors on the case, which resulted in
Green's arrest.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-23
TONSILS OUGHT
TO Be REMOVED.
AS Dangerous AS Rusty Nail
In the Foot, Declares
Doctor.

Chicago, May 20.-"If you are we'll
developed specimen of PHYSICAL
strength and wish to remain so to a
ripe old age, have your tonsils remov-
ed"
This was the advice given by DR.. Ira
o. Denman OF Toledo, in discussing a
paper on throat infection at the session
of the Illinois Homeopathic Medical
Association to-day.
"To a child between one and five
years of age the tonsils are godsend,'s
he continued, "but to an adult tthey are
as dangerous as rusty nail in the foot.
Nature seems to have placed the tom
sils in the human bo3y as d protection
against infection to which the adult is
not susceptible.
Rheumatic cases often are benefited
or cured by their removal, and tuber-
culosis many times has been found To-
have its origin from decayed matter
formed about the tonsils."
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-23
COOKE COUNTY
GOT ITS SHARE
Came Out of the Democratic
Convention With Share
of Honors.

Newport came out of the Democratic
convention in pretty good shape, with
a delegate and an alternate to the ma
tional convention. The convention of
the First District prior to the main con-
vention was an aneXciting one, and con-
tinuous uproar prevailed. There were
frequent wrangIes about the powers of
certain ones to cast their vote, and sew
eral times the votes had to be recount
ed. In fact there was fight on every
question, and it developed into Cox
and anti-Cox struggle for supremacy,
with Cooke county voting against Cox
on every ballot. A combination be-
tween Cooke, Greene and Claiborne
counties finally put the Cox forces to
route, but not until the two plums had
gotten away. An interesting feature
was the fact that while it was claimed
that Governor Cox had the moral sup
port of Committeeman, Lee Mount
castle in his fight to control the first
district, that the former governor
sought to prevent the instruction of
the delegates to vote for Mountcastle,
when this question came up. and the
anti-Cox forces insisted until the Greene
and Cooke county delegates overruled.
The first fight came up on the cleo
tion of district committeeman and the
Cox forces put up Parks Worley of
Sullivan county and agreed to support
John H. Caldwell Of Sullivan, of the
old Independent committee, and there
was no opposition to Caldwell. but j.
j. Mitchell of Greene was put up by
the anti-Cox forces and the vote was
interesting:
For Caldwell-Al counties, with
total of 110.
For Worley:-Carter 2, Granger L.
Hancock 4, Hawkins 8, Johnson 2, Sc
vier 3, Sullivan u, Washington Is,
total IS.
- For Mitchell:-Claiborne 10, Cooke
Z, Granger 10, Hawkins 3, Sullivan
II, Unicoi /, total 81.
The vote on delegates to the national
Continued on Page 81
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-23
Judge McHenderson, Because
of Condition of His Health,
Unable to Preside and Judge
Coleman of Morristown is
Presiding in His Stead--Se-.
we're Charge of Judge, Taxi
ing to Task Violators of the
Prohibition Law.

Judge w. T. Coleman of Morristown
took the place of Judge McHenderson
on the bench here Monday, Judge Nc
Henderson's IS health being such that he
had to take rest.
Judge Coleman gave lengthy
charge to the grand jury and was par
ticularly instructive about the prose-
cution of the violators of the prohibit
tion laws, the pistol totin laws, the
age of consent, and he dwelt in length
on same. He stated that he might be
prohibitionist but he was proud of it,
as there was no law which gave a man
right to sell something Intoxicating
which had been proven to be detri-
mental to the welfare for the com-
munity at large. The grand jury is
presided over by r. H. Bell as fore
man. Other members are w. l..
Allen, Clark Winters, Millard Owenby,
Allen Brooks, Robert Valentine, VIII
liam Hartsell, Leonard Carver, Joe
Johnson, d. Hawkins. Paine Fowler
Steve Justus.
The court proceeded rapidly, Mon
day, and Judge Coleman at once made,
an in npression when he insisted that
witnesses who bad been summoned
answer to their names in court, or that
attachments he issued and served on
them. He was hard, too, on the pistoA
carriers for the first TO face him on
this charge was Dave Mebane, a negro,
who had been arrested for creating a
disturbance on train No. II several
weeks ago, and from whom pistol
had been taken when he was arrested.
Dave had served thirty days in Jail and
begged for light sentence but the
judge asked him if he thought that q
$50 fine and six months in Jail would
cure him of the habit of carrying fire.
arms and Dave thought it would.
Judge Coleman suspended the Jail sen-
tence under provision of good be-
havior. Charley Holt who was twice
arrested with a gun on his person was
given a sentence of $50 and 60 days in
the one case and the costs in the other
Attachments were issued for all wit
nesses in these cases.
Rob Sheffey agreed to pay the costs
in a case which grew cut of the de-
struction of "a telephone pole belong
ing to the Tennessee q North Carolina
Railroad.
Jack Williams submitted on feIo-
NOUS assault charge and was fined $50
and costs.
| Just at time when it was thought
that the last of the Lickskillet cases
had been heard in the circuit court /,
there develops case whereby Harry
Green and Andrew Sprouse are charg-
ed with shooting up Bill Timmon's
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-23
In Appearance 1t Was Any
thing But Harmony, But
Under Cover 1t is Apparent
That Real Harmony Was
STANDARDIZATION is Sent
to Baltimore Convention
Uninstructed, With Clark
Getting Best End of 1t.

The nomination of Judge Felix,
Moore, of Union City, for the court of
civil appeals; the nomination of Judge
A. s. Buchanan, of Memphis, for the
supreme court; the sending of an un-
instructed and split delegation to Bal
timore; the selection of a new state
executive committee; the equal divi-
sion of the Shelby county delegates; a
remarkable ovation rendered to Ex-
Gov. James B. Frazier, these were the
big features crowded into the demo-
cratic state convention which conven-
ed in Nashville Wednesday,, and 'ad-
journed sine die shortly before 200
O'Clock Thursday morning.
No moreturbulent State Convention
has been held in Nashville in many
months. 1t was marked by bitter
wrangling from start TO finish and was
at one stage OF the proceedings almost
broken up in a free for all riot. Every
roll call was taken in the greatest con-
fusion and with great difficulty.
Counties were counted in the balloting
when not delegate was in the hall
and even road roller tactics we're
charged when the last bone of conten-
tion, the selection of delegates, was
being settled. The Republican Conven-
tion which Democrats had looked for
ward to as rough house occasion,
was mild affair compared to the ex-
hibition furnished the public by the
UNITED Democracy" After the open
ing engagement whenever the conven-
tion was referred to as one of harmony,
shout of derision swept over the as
semblage. a..
The main fight of the day centered
around the seating of the Shelby dele
cation and it was when this was under
discussion that Comptroller Frank
Dibrell suddenly appeared on the stage
and confronted Congressman J. ID. Nc
kellar of Memphis who was defending
the Crump side of the argument and
incidentally throwing hot shot into the
Infamous back tax system. His ap-
pearance there was afterwards explain
ed as pacific errand, but it was not SC
constructed by his friends and political
enemies and both sides precipitated
themselves to the center of the stage
and pushing struggling mass dis
graced the proceedings of delibera
tive body for more than five minutes
before the belligerents were separated
1t would have required but few blows
to be struck to have engaged the entire
convention in mimic civil wa.
An attempt was made to get th'
chairman's gavel. No blows were
struck and the efforts of the combat
ants seemed to be directed mainly tt
gaining and holding possession of The