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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18
REPUBLICANS
FAILED TO MEET
No Quorum Present for the Coun-
ty Committee Meeting,
Saturday.

The Republican congressional COM
miliec endeavored TO have n meeting,
Saturday to formulate plans for the
nominal ion OF officials for the county
election, but because Of lack Of quorum
no meeting was held.
This was one of the few Republican
committee meetings 10 be postponed,
but there seems to be u lack OF orgsni-
cation il Republican ranks of Cooke
county. and there was no QUE present
who had fore,hought enough to gather
up proxies and make quorum possi-
HE, aS in The old days when politics
were run on different lines in Cooke
county. Chairman Jerome Hicks ad-
journel the meeiiug until next Sat-
urday.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18
NATIONWIDE
IN ITS SCOPE
Congressman Sells Would Pro-
hibit Interstate Shipments of
Whiskey to Dry Territory.

Washington, u. C., Jan. I6.-Con-
gresham Sam X. Sells of the first Tel
nessee district, has introduced bill in
the house to prevent the interstate ship
ment of whiskey into soScallsd "dry"
territory. If this bill becomes law ii
will meet long felt want in the tenn
perance question. AS the prohibition
laws now stand in severa, Of the states
they are powerless TO prevent the ship
meni of "hiskey where the laws locally
prevent its sale, but the federal statute
kown as the "interstate law" works as
protection to the liquor interests and
defeats the spirit Of the laws as enacted
in several Of the Southern states. The
bill Of Congressman Sells is nationwide
in its scope ana is receiving the hearty
approval of temperance people ali over
the country. Tennessee was one of the
first OF the Southern states to adopt
statewide prohibition, and Congress
man Sells was one OF the leaders in
that fight that is now memorable in the
annals OF the Temperance movement.
His friends here as we'll rs in Tennessee
are coneratulating him on his purpose
to carry the fight into the national
legislature. 1t is understood that lie
has the promise of the help and in.
fluence of some of the greatest leaders
in the house and senate when the bill
comes up for vote.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18
ERROR GETS MAN A
LITTLE MORE LIFE

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 14.-An error
in the date Of death warrant will
save the life of ". G.. Rose for some
days and has brought about unusual
legal complications. ~
Rose was sent to Nashville condemn
ed TO be hanged Oh Tuesday, January
II. January II is Wednesday. Con-
s.1uently the prison officials are in a
quandary. Attorneys say he cannot
be hanged under the present warrant
Rose is condemned 20 die for the
mur Ter OF J. l.. Miller, of McMinn
county.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18

> II had been Thirty wears since the
Republicans hal governor in Tenn
.essec, till the law OF 1919 enablcd them
to eject Ben W. Hooper. Massey says
Sells ought not TO have gone 10 Nash
vile 10 fight for this law. Wondcr
what better service he caufd have been
rendering the people and his parys
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18
Man Had Threatened to Leave
1t In Ashes.
GIVES OFFICER THE slip
Henry Edmond, Arrested for
Burning the Buckner and Brady
Store, Opposite Rankin, Slips
Away Under Plea of Getting
Some Clothes Prior to Trip
to the County Jail.

Last Tuesday night the store OF
Buckner & Brady, located in the Old
5th, opposite Rankihs, was totally de-
stroyed by fire, together with all of
it's contents. An invoice just taken
had shown goods contained, therein.
to the amount of Sl,285. The store
building was valued at something like
$500. ...
Henry Edmond,1 whom Messrs.
Buckner and Brady yIaccuse of having
burned the store, was arrested by Con-
stable Noah Smith, and before starting
for Jail, Edmond pleaded to be allow
ed tdget some clothing, and he and
the officers went to Edmond's house,
nearby, where the prisoner disappear
ed and has since eyaded capture.
1t is stated by the proprietors of the
store that Edmond had a private
grievence against Mr.. Bascom Buck
ner, and that he had been heard to
make threat to burn down the store
and leave it in ashes, If necessary to
put the firm out of business, and it is
said that such threats were made only
a few hours before the flames were dis
covered.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18

The people of tocke county rtmem-
bcr the sort Of Clcciitn rs we had been
having for a few years before the law
Of 1909 was passed. Let them rrmeln-
Der that DR.. Massey is lied up with
the gang that tried Ia feslDic dishonest
elections 10 this county and 60 The
whole Stale.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18
TUSCULUM
WON A GAME
Locals Lose First Contest of the
Year to Fast College
Five.

The Newport basket ball team
bumped into snag, Friday night of
las, week when it tackled the strong
team from Tusculum College, the
Greene county lads, making the locals
look like novices in every branch of
the play. The Tusculum team had
with it, Prof. Sherwin an old Hamil-
ton college star, and he proved to be
the best basket ball player seen in
Newport, and his playing completely
upset all local work. The home team,
too, had bad of night, playing the
poorest game of the year. The Tuscu-
lum team will probably return here
for another game January 26.
Owning to the fact that it is the first
week of the Baptist church revival
services, the Newport Athletic club
has decided that there will be no games
played during this week.
The lineup and score of Fridays
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18

DR.. Massey criticised Sells for going
down to n ashyillc during the session
of the Legislature and making a fight
for the maintenance of an honest elec-
lion law. DO the people know what
this means? DO they know what
Sells did and what Massey did: A
proper understanding OF this one mat
ter is enough TO justify the people in
honoring Sells with second term in
congress or most anything else he
wants.
In the first place, let il be remember
ed that the people of Tennessee had
for many years an election law that
gave them dishonest election officials
and nntair elections. The Republicans
and independent democrats in tlt
legislature of 1909, passed law which
insured the people fair elections, and,
rs a result, the Patterson machine was
overthrown in 1910, and the Indepepd-
ent judicial ticket and Republican
governor elected. But in 1911, when
the machine crowo controlled the State
Senate by a large majority and lacked
but few votes of majority in the
lower house, a few Republicans and
Independent democrats went back on
the people that elected them and join
ed hands with the old election stealing
machine to repeal the honest election
law. They tried to pass a law that
would have prevented the holding Of
another fair election nthis state. The
fight over this bill was fierce. The
friends of the machine gathered from
all quarters of the state to help get the
bill passed. AT this time Sam Sells
went down and gave all the assistance
in his power TO the Republicans and
Independents who were having an up
hill struggle for the preservation of
the election law that had enabled the
people 10 get their votes counted.
What sort of a man is 1t that will crit
icise Sam Sells for this: Especially, i,
what sort Of Republican, is he? is he
straight or crooked? What did Dr..
Massey do in this matter? He said
here last Monday that if he were elect
ed to congress, he would not 60 to
Nashville TO advise the legislature
about the election laws. 1t is sure
thing that he would not go down there
TO fight the democratic machine aS
Sells did.
But listen. IIe did go down there
and lobby with the members Of the
Legislature in fa.or Of the dishonest
SID corrupt election bill that was back
ed by the John Isaac Coz crowd OF
crooks. lie we'll knew that This bill
was fatal to the honest elections and
that the Republicans could not have
elected another governor in another
thirty years.
This one action Of the doctors is
enough to damn him in the eyes of
every honest and sensible voter as
long as time lasts.
"Onc arm Sam" was welcome viSi-
tor al Nashville with the friends OF
Governor Hooner's administration
when he wen, down TO help keep Mas
sey's crowd from repealiDS the election
laws. ......
Sni,l Soils ~ n lnnInhnr Of ,hn II ~ {
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18
COMPARISON OF MASSEY
and SELLS WORK AT
THE STATE CAPITAL

One Stood for Everything Which Would Benefit Republi
and Temperance Interests While the Other Stood for
Whskey Men on Every Ballot. Dr. Massey Makes No
Defense of His Whiskey Record and His Lobbying for the
Cox Election Bill Which Kept Congressman Sells at
Nashville So Much.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18
MAsSEY'S TEMPERANCE RECORD

"a IAoDiS oil w IuSSCN.
MAsSEY'S TENPERA NCE RECORD
In his speech here last Monday, DR..
Massey said he was a great temperance
man and prohibilionis,. There is about
as much truth in this as in anything
he said, and in order to show how
much truth there was in this, and at
his request, We produce the record of
some OF his votes while member of
the senate. II will also be remembered
that he wBs elected on a Temperance
platform.
Senate Journal, 1905, page 634, VIC
tind that Massey refused to vote on an
amendment prohibiting sale OF liquor
in corporate extension OF Nashville.
Page Ills. he refused TO vote on bill re-
stricling shipment of libuor. Senate
Journal 1907, page It's, Massey voted
with liquor people an amendment to
four-mile law; on same page, he voted
directly with liquor people on the Cox
amendment, which would have defeat.
ed the bill and which amendment was
/ supported by every liquor man in the
senate. Pago $50, Cox moved Il fur
ther amendment to the anti.jug bill,
making it effective only when congress
adopted measure prohibiting the
interstate shipment Of whiskey-Mas-
| sey voted for this amendment. Page
$50, a motion was made TO reconSide.
the action Of the senVe, aud again
Massey voted with the whiskey peo-
pie. Later on the house bill on the
same subject came over to the senate.
Senator 1oibert moved similar amend
ment 10 the Cox amendment on the
an,i.jug bill. Twice again Massey
voted with The whiskcy people on mo.
, lions 10 amend, and,Un this the third
and final ,u,oage he would not vote al
all.
This will perhaps suffice as to his
/ Temperance record. We will nov give
q few OF his votes on party legislation
70 show what a stalwart Republican
he is.
/ In the iSenste journal OF l9O5, page
34o, Massey refused to vote for an act
requiring publication "f names Of
! Judges and clerks ot elections. Pages
! ;;SS 80, he refused to vote fo; election
commission designed TO project all
parties al the polls, by allowing
! watchers. Page COS, refuses to vote
against redi>tric;ing Of Washington
county, which would have placed il
entirely uEdcr Democratic control.
! Scnate Jourua! 1901, page, 605-606,
Massey ,ctes against amendment TO
election law giving lis own party rep
! rc<cnla.ion: aisc votes for Patterson
election bill, must vicious measure ever
enacied asnii>t the Republican party.
! Perhaps this will hold him for
! awhile. hul if il is moi Sufficient 10 sat
i>fy the people aS to his rec ,rd, boi IA as
a Temperance. man ana n Republican,
plenty more can be fnunt: "a tae same
subject.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18

S'ain Sells as member OF the state
Senate voted for an honest election iaw
In 1909, aud in l3l,, he went down TO
Nashville to fight 10 keep this law Oh
the hooks. DR.. Massey SAWS he would
no, have done this. We believe him.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18

Goals from 1ield-Click !, Glenn
ems S, SherwiD s; Minis =, Hixon l,
Susong f.
Goais from foul--Click l2; Susong =.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18

"Onc arm Sam" was q welcome viSi-
tor al Nashville with the friends OF
Governor iIooner's administration
when he wen, down to help keep Mas
sey's crowd from repealiDS the election
laws, ......
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18

The editor of the Massey column in
the Times insinuales that if the ap-
pointment is not made until Shiplcy
and Clyde nominates Massey for con-
cress, that Massey will make it. In
that event we know that Clyde would
get it, and this will doubtless urge lots
of people on to support Massey.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18

When Massey received that telegram
fr"n' Tom Taylor calling him 10 Nash
vile TO use his influence in getting the
election law amended, he lost no time
in getting started.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11
COLUMBUS WAS A sPANIARD
Noted Cuban Scholar Asserts That He
Has Documents to Prove
This Claim.

New York.-Dr. Constantine de
Hora V Pardo Of Havana, a Cuban
scholar of note and a Fellow of the
Royal Spanish Geographical society.
has undertaken to prove to the salts
faction of the American Geographical
society and the Hispanic society OF
America that Christopher Columbus
was a Spaniard and not an Italian.
He maintains that Columbus was
born at Pontevedra, Galic1a, Spaln'
and not at Genoa, Italy.
DR.. Horta has gathered a mass OF
documents to prove his contention,
and these are now in New York await
ing the consideration of the American
Geographical society and the Hispanic
society.
After these organizations have COM
Melted their examination, DR.. Horta
purposes to pubIfsh the details OF MS
research in pamphlet which viii Dc
sent to governments, universities ana
civic authorities throughout Latin
America. that they may rejoice in the
knowledge that Columbus was OF their
own blood
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11

they put their neads together and de-
vised means of transit that for gen.
eral effectiveness goes ahead of many
more ambitious road Of rails and
electricity.
Today if your business takes you
from the market to the sea-a long
journey of quarter Of a mile-y0u
may ride on the tram line, the equip
ment of which consists Of one white
mule, one driver, one seller of tickets
Ia woman-one taker of tickets-a
man-and one car that seats ten pas
sengers. The mule is decorated with
a bunch of f1amboyant feathers that
wave over lis ears like gaudy orr
famine.
The driver is provided with a horn,
more brassy, more noisy than a dozen
ordinary fish horns, which he is sup
posed to blow few minutes before
the car starts on it's journey over the
quarter-mile course and at every
street corner as he approaches it..
Both the seller of tickets and the col
lector ride on the car, and both as
sist with the horn and with the mule
when called on. The ride is never
devoid of interest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11
BREAKING OUT ON LEG

Hilltop, Kan.-"About two years ago
began to notice breaking out on my
leg. At first it was very small but
soon it began to spread until it formed
large blotches. The itching was ter
rfble and almost constant. Many
nights I could not sleep at all. After
scratching it to relieve the itching it
would burn SO dreadfully that /
thought / could not stand it. For near
" year I tried all kinds of salves
and ointment, but found no relief.
Some salves seemed to make it worse
until there were ugly sores, which
would break open and run.
Zone day saw an advertisement OF
Cuticura Remedies. got a sample OF
the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura ONT
ment and began by washing the sores
with the Cuticura Soap, then applying
the Cuticura Ointment twice day.
/ noticed change and got more Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and in a few
weeks I was cured. 1t has healed so
nicely that no scar remains" (Signed)
Mrs. Anna A. Lew, Dec.-17, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11
Constipation and Catarrh

For many years have been wrest.
ling with the problem of furnishing
the public an internal cataBrh remedy.
Peruna has been the remedy that !
have devised and it has certainly re-
lieved many thousand people, yes hum
dreds of thousands of people, of chron-
ic catarrh.
Constipation was my chief difficulty
in treating these cases. / often felt
that it would be. better if laxative
element were added to Peruna.
feared to do so, however, first because
of the number of catarrhal patients
who needed no laxative, and second
was afraid of making such radical
change in remedy that was already
doing SO well. Thus it was that l con-
tinued to prescribe with the Peruna a
bottle OF Manalin to those who needed
laxative. At last, undeH circum-
stances explained in my booklet, I was
constrained to add the laxative ele-
ment to Peruna. This constitutes what
is now known as the revised Peruna.
Now those who take Peruna will,
first, find themselves promptly re-
lieved of their constipation. Second.
the catarrh will gradually disappear.
And once the catarrh is cured the con-
stipation leaves permanently. Then il
you follow the advice given in my
book, you will never have to take pills
any more. Cathartics and laxatives
you can ignore. You will be perma-
nently relieved of both your catarrh
and the constipation.
Pe-ru-na, Man-a-lin and La-cu-pia
manufactured by the Pe-ru-na Com
pany, Columbus, Ohio. Sold at all
drug stores.
SPECIAL NOTTCE-Many persons inquire
for The Old.time Peruna. They want the
Peruna that their Fathers and Mothers used
to take. The old Peruna is called Ka-
tarno. II your druggist or dealer does not
keep it for sale write the Katarno Company,
Columbus, Ohio, and they will tell you all
about 1t.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11
CORN CRIB BANK INSECURE
Fire Transforms $50 $50 Gold Pieces
Into a Mass of Yellow
Metal

Chicago.-One hundred and fifty
bright and shining $40 gold pieces be
longing to Thomas Ballard, owner of
a farm at South Western avenue and
West 135th street, we're quickly con-
verted into an irregular lump of metal
few days ago.
Ballard had a mania for collecting
$40 gold pieces. He liked to have
them around so we'll that he got to-
gether $4,000 worth of them and stored
them in corner of his corn crib. To
keep them from getting lonesome he
carelessly chucked in a matter of $500
in paper money.
A short time ago he took load of
hay and started for Blue Island. The
morning was calm and bright and
Ballard dozed peacefully on the top of
the load. He was startled from his
dreams by the sound Of his name be-
ing called. Looking around, he beheld
man running frantically after him.
'Your barn is on fire!" screamed
the man.
Quickly wheeling his team, Ballard
pulled the hay rack around at right
angles and dumped the load by the
wayside and raced madly back to his
farm.
A pathetic sight met his eyes. The
barn had burned. Also shed and
several smaller outbuildings. Fire had
just attacked the corn crib.
Shouting excitedly for the men who
were fighting the fire to direct their
efforts to the northeast corner of the
crib, Ballard told them that his money
was stored there.
It was almost too late. The fire
spread with almost incredible rapid
ity and was soon licking at the corner
where lay the golden hoard. The
flames were eventually quelled and
as soon as the ruins we're cool enough
the search of the ashes for the treas
ure began.
Two or three crisped bills were
found; $4,000 in gold was lumpy
mass; $4,000 retained some semblance
of $40 gold pieces.
Ballard mournfully surveyed what
was left of once beautiful pile OF
coin.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11
THE CHILDREN'S HEALTE

In observing the physical character.
istics of her children, the careful moth
er soon learns that health is depend
ent on the regularity of the bowels.
When the bowels become clogged with
the stomach's refuse, loss of appetite,
restlessness, irritability, and similar
evidences of disorder are soon appar-
ent Keep the bowels regular and a
healthy, happy child is assured.
At the first sign of constipation the
mother should administer mild Taxa.
tive to carry off the congested waste
from the stomach that is fermenting
and forcing poisonous gases into the
system. "A simple compound of laxa.
tive herbs with pepsin is highly recon-
mended as being very mild, yet posi-
tive, i'll it's action, a teaspoonful at
bedtime usually serving to bring an
easy, thorough, natural movement
next morning. This compound is
known as DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
and is sold by druggists everywhere
for SOC bottle. A larger bottle. put
up especially for the family medicine
chest. costs one dollar.
The use of salts and violent purga-
tives and cathartics should be avoid
ed. They are too harsh and drastic,
tending to upset the entire system.
Write to DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 203 West
ST., Monticello, ILL.,, for a trial bottle
of his Syrup Pepsin, if you have never
used it. He will be glad to send it
without any expense to you. Adv.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11
Why THE FIFTH MAN LEFT
He Wore Wig and the other Four
Men at the Table Were Bald
and laxative.

In the smoking room OF a west
hound ocean liner two days out from
an English port five men sat at a
small game" of poker. When the
cbips had been cashed in the men re-
tanned their places, and presently one
of the party said: This is funny;
four bald heads out of a possible
FIVE" and then there was discussion
as to the causes of badness, in which
all took part except the unaffected
man, who was a good listener for a
while. He then Lsde the others good
night. When he had gone the young
est Of the group, who was less bald
than the others, said: do you know
why Mr.. Blank made the getaway?
He wears a wig, and is probably as
bald as any Of u.s." And for the rest
Of the journey Mr.. Blanks head was
the object of study-at distance
for he never again appeared in the
smoking room.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11
More schooIboy "HowIers."

"The Salic law is that you must
take everything with a grain of salt. .
Julius Caesar was Renowned for
his great strength. He threw bridge
across the Rhine"
1.-The zodiac is the zoo of the sky,
where lions. goats and other animals
go after they are dead"
"The Pharisees were people who
liked to show off their goodness by
praying to synonyms"
can abstract noun is something
you can't see when you are looking at
It,"
"Algebraical symbols are used when
you do not know what you are talking
about. Westminster Gazette.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11
TRAVEL IN THE EAST
The AGemming' Country Of
Famed Old ceylon.
Native Superstltious in Evidence Ev.
erywhere-Three Small Votive
Lamps Always Kept Burn
ing by the Devout
Natives.

Ceylon.-I wanted to see the "eam.
ming country, and journeyed by train
20 Avlsawela, whence drove by coach
Inc twenty-six miles to Ratnapura: it
was late in the afternoon when at last
reached Ratnapura resthouse. and
Adams Peak itself appeared over the
Jungle, glorious under warm. rosy
cioudlets that seemed to be playing a
game OF touch mountain as they
passed from one pinnacle to another.
The rest house is pitched high up on
the hillside, and in front of it the
broad Kela Gauge river cleaned that
night under the stars, and the myster;-
Dus gloom Of the forest brooded be-
hind curtain Of winking fire-fies.
Less than halfway to the sea, up
among the hills on the southern side of
the river, an English syndicate is
working plumbago mine with first
class machinery and expert engineers.
stopped to visit this mine, and in it's
dark levels" blasted out of the gneiss
rock in the bowels of the earth, saw
the plumbago being hacked out in
Jumps. Near the top Of the shaft, in
small wooden box, three little votive
lamps are always kept burning
light for God, one for the company,
and one for the miners.
During the second day of the river
journey came the shooting of some
rather gentle RAPIDS" where brown
rocks thrust their noses out of the wa
ter and we rushed down splashing on
a slide to lower level At last, some