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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-06-27
YOUNG men
ORGANIZE
Newport Literary and Debat-
ing Society Name of New
Organization.
DEBATES EACH THURSDAY
Subject OF Debate for Thursday
Evening, June q, is "Resolv-
ed, That President Taft is En-
titled to denomination. In
teresting Talks Made By a
Number of Young Men.
DEBATES EACH THURSDAY

On last Thursday night number OF
Newports more progressive young men
met together at called meeting in the
Women's Rest Room apartments in
the Merchants and Planters Bank
building for the purpose of organizing
debating society. Permanent organ
ization was effected by electing the
following officers:
viii Crawford, President; John A.
Fine, Vice-President; Ernest McMa-
han, Secretary-Treasurer; Roy Brooks,
Chaplain.
Short addresses were made by
Messrs. Ernest McMahan, Roy Brooks,
Cicero Sparks, John Fine, Allen
Glenn and Swan Rowe.
The speeches delivered by Messrs.
Fine and Sparks are most interesting,
and are thoroughly in accord with the
objects of the organization.
The address of Mr.. Fine was as
follows:
"Gentlemen and Glass Mates:
at certainly does afford me great
pleasure to see this large crowd of
young men out here tonight, for the
benefit and in the interest of the well
fare of the young men of this little
city.
II think that this little organiza-
ton, il carried out TO its full capacity,
which we should strive in every in
stance to do, will prove to be one of
the greatest helps to the future lives
of the young men, who may see fit to
take part, in this surrounding section.
"This little organization, the first
step OF it's existence being taken only
last Thursday night, with only six
members participating, may, in time
to come, clear the way and make
space fOrs0me of our young men to
occupy office-lead great party Of
political affairs, and perhaps in the
distant future be rendered the respon.
sible position of Governor of this or
some other State. The Governor of
this state at the present time, as we
all know, is citizen of our town, of
which we should feel proud of, and at
one time he was a poor boy walking
the streets of Knoxville. 1t has been
thoroughly demonstrated, time after
time, that the poorest boys in several
instances, VINO had to begin at the
bottom of the ladder and climb to the
top step by step, have proven to be
the greatest men OF this country.
"Let us keep and perpetuate in
memory, that the young men of today
are the great men of tomorrow, that
this great country, the greatest nation
of the world, will be in the future
guided and directed by the young
men of today. Let us, as progress
i've people and nation, which has beer
made what it is by the spilled blood
of our grandfathers, not for one time
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OFFICIAL RESULT FIRST BALLOT

Taft 567
LaFollette
Cummins
Hughes 2
Absent 6
Present but not voting 344
Chicago, IIl,, June 22.-With the
party admittedly facing the greatest
crisis in its history, William Howard
Taft of Ohio at 9:25 O'Clock tonight
was re-nominated for President of the
United States by the Republican Ma
tional Convention. U.s.
The revolt of many Roosevelt dele
gates in the convention was open from
the moment the permanent roll con-
tanning the names of contested dele
gates was approved. "Valedictory"
statement was read in behalf of Colo
mel Roosevelt asking that his name be
not presented and that his delegates
sit In mute protest against all further
proceedings. A great majority of the
Roosevelt delegates in Illinois and all
in the Missouri and Idaho delegations
declined TO follow this advice but Col
onel Roosevelt's sway over the delega-
tions from California, Kansas, Maine,
Minnesota, Nebraska, New jersey,
Pennsylvania, South Dakota and
West Virginia was all but absolute.
Most of the delegates from these
states announced their purpose of
helping to give Mr.. Roosevelt an in
dependent nomination.
The split in the convention OCCASION
ed no surprise. 1t was but fulfill
ment of predictions that hadl been
made during the past several days.
The closing scenes of the convention
were marked by counter-demonstra
tions for President Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt.
The first test vote after the announc-
ment of the Roosevelt valedictory came
on the adoption of the party platform.
The affirmative vote was 666. RoOse-
welt delegates present and not voting
numbered 843. There were So nays, IS
of them from the LaFollette states of
Wisconsin and North Dakota.
Senator LaFollette was placed be-
fore the convention but Colonel Roose-
,velt's wishes were carried out by his
followers and they remained silent
daring the call of the states for nomi-
nations.
On the voting for President the
Roosevelt delegates again as a rule re.
NAMED silent. The detailed vote was
Taft, SOL; Roosevelt, 107; LaFollette
Al; Cummins, II; Hughes, l; not vot
ing 344; absent 6.
AT times during the baloting the
convention was in. great confusion.
With nearly $50 of the Roosevelt
delegates declining to vote and hasten.
ing away at adjournment time to ten
der to Colonel Theodore Roosevelt the
nomination of new party, the tif
tenth Republican National Conven
tion at the end of long and tumultu
Gus session tonight re-nominateC
William Howard Taft of Ohio fol-
President and James Schooicraft Sher
man of New York for president
President Taft received 561 of the l,
07S votes in the convention, or 81 NOR,
than a majority.
The decision of the Roosevelt people
under direction of their leader to re
frain from voting, left no other candi
date near the President. The an
nouncement of the victory was greeted
with cheering from his adherents ant
groans and Kisses from the opposition
When ii became absolutely certain
early today that Mr.. Taft would b
nominated without great difficulty, tn
leaders i'm control of the convention de
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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-06-27
PARROTTSVILLE DRAMATIC
CLUB TO GIVE PLAY

On June 10Th at 1870 p. M, the par-
rottsville Dramatic Club will give an
interesting play, entitled ga Califor-
mia Rose"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-06-27
TAFT REN0MINATED BY
REGULAR REPUBLICANS

Roosevelt Men Silent During
Balloting. President Wins
on First Ballot SCI to
Roosevelt's 1O7 With La.
Toilette Getting Few Votes.
Many Delegates, When
Names Are Called, Refuse
to Respond. Roosevelt's
Friends Organize New Par
ty and Name Him Their
Standard Bearer.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-06-27
FINANCES OF
TENNESSEE
Gov. Hooper Writes Letter to
Treasurer Taylor on States
Financial Condition.
IS STATE ABLE TO PAY?

Is STATE ABLE TO PAY?
The Letter Contains Many Inn
portant Facts and Asks Wheth-
er the State VIII Be Able to
Pay Anything on Its Bonded
Indebtedness During Current
Biennial Period.
Nashville, June PA letter from
Gov. Ben. w. Hooper on State finan-
ces, delivered to treasurer Taylor today,
is as follows:-
June 22nd, 1919.
Hon. G. T. Taylor,
Treasurer OF the State,
Nashville, Tenn.
Dear SIR.
] am addressing this communities
ton to you and duplicate thereof to
tho comptroller of the treasury rela-
tive TO the question of whether or not
the state will be able to pay anything
on its bonded Indebtedness during the.
current biennial period. AS The fin
ancial officers of the state, charged
with the collection, custody and dis
bursement of its funds, this is ques-,
ton which, of necessity, largely adj
dresses itself to you. While am not
in possession of the exact facts and
figures essential to the determination
of this question, it might not be amiss
to mention here for the refreshment of
our recollections certain important
general facts connected with this mat
ter. On December 20, 1906, at the be-
ginning of Governor Pattersons first
term, there Was balance in the
treasury of 81, l63, s9ss5s.' During the
ensuing biennial period OF 1907-S the
receipts were ,297, 1870
Balance in treasury Dec.
10Th, 1908 81 49,, 5000
During the ensuing biennial period
of 19O9-l0, the receipts and disburse-
ments were as follows:
Receipts---------S7 ,243, 099.S6
DiSbu rSemenfc y 0SQ SSA ~
Balance Dec. 10Th.
1910 ZIG, 269.S0.
1t will be observed that the disburse-
ments in both biennial periods exceed
ed the receipts, and during the period
of l9O9-lO, the excess amounted to
1915, 63O.5l.
The suplus had been effectualiy
wiped out, as $500, 900 of the 1917 1889,
balance in the treasury Dec. 20, 1870,
belonged 10 the normal school fund,
During the biennial period l909-I0,,
the amount of money paid on the
states bonded Indebtedness was $780,
1868. If only this amount could be !.
paid during that period with asurplus
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-11
Sheriff s Sale.

By virtue and authority of special exc
cution issued from the office OF the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of Iron County, Missouri,
and to me the undersigned sheriff, directed,
in favor of the State of Missouri, at the rela-
ton and to the use of J. N. Lewis, collector
of the revenue of Iron County, Missouri,
plaintiff, and against
William Brown, Bertha Brown, Charles
Brown and Daisy Brown, minors, Mrs.Jane
Sweeney, widow, Edward Sweeney, VIII
liam H. Sweeney Mrs, Ellen Hail. Mrs. Ida
B. S. Gray, John Sweeney, Charles Manley,
Fannie Manley, Nellie Schroeder, widow
and sole heirs OF John G. Sweeney, deceas-
ed and Francis Cellini and the unknown
heirs and devisees OF Francis Cellini, de-
ceased,
defendants, bearing date March 18th, 1912,
and returnable to the April term, 1912,
thereof, l have levied upon and seized the
following described real estate and property,
lying and being in Iron County, Missouri,
as the property of said defendants, describ-
ed as follows, to wit:
Tract No. 1.-The southeast quarter OF the
northeast quarter, section 20, township a.
north, range three east, 43.34 acres.
Tract No. 2-The east half of the southeast
three east, S4.5S acres.
And will, on
Tuesday, Me 23d day IF Apyil, IoI2,
at the east front door of the courthouse. in
the City of Ironto n, Iron County, Missouri,
between the hours Of nine O'Clock in the
forenoon and FIVE o'clock in the afternoon
of that day, and during the session Of the
circuit court, sell, at public vendue, all the
right, title, claim, estate and property Of the
said defend ants nf. in and RI tha ahoye IL. f.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-11
ADMINISTRATIONS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Ad-
ministration on the estate of J. II. Thomp-
son, with will annexed, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the goth day
Of March, 1912, by the Probate Court OF
Iron County, Missouri.
All persons having claims against said es-
tate are required to exhibit them for allow
ance to the Administrator within six months
after the date of said letters, or they may
be precluded from any benefit of said es-
tate; and if such claims be not exhibited
within one year from the date of the last
insertion of the publication of this notice,
they shall be forever barred.
This goth day of March, 1912.
JOHN THOMPSON,
Administration With the Will Annexed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-11
Sale of School Lands.

By order of the County Court of Iron
County, Missouri, made at the November
term, 1911, thereof, said order bearing date
November 10th, 1911. l, John l. Marshall,
Sheriff of said County, was ordered to offer
for sale all of that portion Of section 10,
township 81, range one west, which has
not been sold, TO witt
The northeast quarter OF the northeast
quarter; northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter; northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter; southwest quarter Of the northwest
quarter; southeast quarter of tn he northwest
quarter; northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter; northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter; southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter-all in Iron County, Mssouri
And in obedience TO said order, and the
power thereby vested in me, will, on
Tuesday, tie 23d day Of April, I9I2,
offer for sale at public vendue to the highest
bidder at the east front door Of the court
house, in the City of Ironton, Iron County,
Missouri, and during the session of the
April Term of the Circuit Court within and
for Iron County, the above described real
estate;
In tracts of forty acres each and at not
| less than $I.25 per acre, on credit OF twelve
months with good and sufficient security,
with interest at the rate of six per cent. per
annum from date of sale; the purchaser oil
purchasers, however, have the right to pay
the same in cash at the time of sale, or any
part thereof.
JOHN l. MARSHALL.
Sheriff of Iron County, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-11
Sale Of School Lands.

By order of the County Court of Iron
County, Missouri, made at the November
term, 1911, thereof, said order bearing
date November 9TH, 1911, l, John l. Mar
shall, Sheriff of said County, was ordered
to offer for sale all that portion of section
10, township 81, range two east, which has
not heretofore been sold to wit:
The northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter; northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter; southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter; southwest quarter of the south
west quarter; northeast quarter OF the
southwest quarter; southeast quarter OF the
southwest quaIter; northeast quarter OF the
northeast quarter northwest quarter OF the
northeast quarter southwest quarter OF the
northeast quarter; southeast quarter OF the
northeast quarter; northwest quarter OF the
southeast quarter; northeast quarter OF the
southeast quarter; southwest quarter OF the
southeast quarter; southeast quarter OF the
southeast quarter--all in Iron County, Mis-
| souri,;
And in obedience to said order, and the
power thereby vested in me, ! will, on
Tuesday, The 25d day of April, IoIa,
offer for sale at public vendue to the highest
bidder at the east front door of the court
house, in the City Of Ironton, Iron County,
Missouri, and during the session OF the
April Term Of the Circuit Court, within and
for Iron County, the above described real
estate;
In tracts of forty acres each and at not
less than $I.25 per acre, on credit OF twelve
months with good and sufficient security,
with interest at the rate of six per cent. per
annum from date Of sale; the purchaser or
purchasers, however have the right to pay
the same in cash at the time Of sale, or any
part thereof.
JOHN l. MARSHALL,
Sheriff of Iron County, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-11
JOHN I. MARSHALL,
Sheriff Of Iron County, Mo.
Sherifs Sale.

BY virtue and authority ds special exc
cution, issued from the Office of the clerk OF
the circuit court of Iron county, Missouri,
and to me the undersigned sheriff. directed,
in favor of the State of Missouri, at the rela-
ton and to the use of N. Lewis, collec-
tor of the revenue of Iron county, Missouri,
plaintiff, and against
b. B. Reagan, Mrs. Mary Craine, Mrs. Belle
Sloan, W. G. Craine, Mrs. Cora Barr and
Jennie Goughnour, Mrs. Kate Henerlln,
widow, and sole heirs OF George W. Craine,
deceased,
defendants, bearing date March 18th,
1912, and returnable to the April term,
1912, thereof, have levied upon and
seized the following described real estate and
property, lying and being in Iron county,
Missouri, as the property of said defendants,
described as follows, to wit:
The north half of lot one of the northwest
quarter Of section thirty-one, township
thirty three, north, range four east.
And | will, on
Tuesday, tie s3d day Of APril, I9I2,
at the east front door of the courthouse, ir
the City of Ironton, Iron County, Missouri,
I between the hours of 9 o'clock in the fore
noon and S O'Clock in the afternoon of tina
day, and during the session of the circui
court, sell, at public vendue, all the right
title, claim, estate and property of the sale
defendants, of, in and to the above described
real estate and property, for cash in hand
to the highest bidder, to satisfy said execu
ton and costs.
JOHN l. MARSHALL,
Sheriff of Iron County, Mo-
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JOHN I. MARSHALL,
Sheriff Of Iron County, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-11

and tell at a glance where the
really big men and women stand.
Again, he says, "It teaches me
that the humblest born of all of us
may compete on equal terms with
the highest" Compete on equal
terms! Ye Gods! The son of a
father whose wages are nine doll
lars week competing with John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., is just about
like a man cla2. in overalls and
shirt would compete with a fur
clad man in the Klondike. Com
petition! "Heads l win and tails
you lose."
F. P. HILBURN,
Malvern, Ark.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-11
Sherifs Sale,

By virtue and authority of special exc
cution isl bed from the office Of the clerk of
the circuit court of Iron County, Missouri,
and to me the undersigned sheriff, directed,
in favor of Louis Miller, plaintiff, and
against Arcadia Country Club, corpora
ton, defendant, bearing date March 9TH,
Iol2, and returnable to the April term,
1912, thereof, have levied upon and seized
the following described real estate and prop
erty, lying and being in Iron county, Mis-
souri,, as the property of said defendant, de-
scribed as follows, to wit:
The west half of lot three Of the northwest
quarter of section two, in township thirty
three, north, of range four east.
And will, on
Tuesday, tie 23d, day9 APrii, I9Is,
at the east front door of the courthouse, in
the City of Ironton, Iron county, Missouri,
between the hours of 9 O'Clock in the fore
noon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon of thai
day, and during the session Of the circuit
court, sell, at public vendue, all the right,
title, claim, estate and property Of the said
defendant, lof, in and to the above>describec
real estate and property, for cash in hand
to the highest bidder, to satisfy said execu-
ton and costs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-11
Just a few words to those desir-

just lew words TO CnOSe oeSlf-
ing mason work done of any kind.
The bottom has fallen out of the
prices you used to pay. You can
now have your houses plastered
for 8 cents per yard, two coats,
and your sidewalks, the old style
with Cheap John bottoms and a
top one-half sand and one-half
cement for Z cts. per square foot or
the better one for about II cents a
foot. That is, made all alike from
the top to the bottom, and no top
to scale off. Get a good one once
and you won't have to build again,
Cellars concreted very reasonable
and other kinds of mason work,
such as stone, brick or concrete
foundations, bungalows, chimneys s
and cisterns, so any one can have
a good one and anybody wanting
square deal call on K. S. Honey
we'll. | will tell you what it is
worth to do your work whether
do the job or not.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-11
Washington Correspondence,
BY CLYDE H. TAvENNER.

WASHINGTON, April S.-A Pc
rusal of the "literature" sent out
daily by press agents of both Mr..
Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt reveals
that these candidates for the hon.
or of leading their party are maxi
ing lot of noise and kicking up a
lot of dust about everything ex-
cept the one thing that is going to
be the real issue of the coming
campaign, namely, the tariff.
All the Democratic candidates
are not only willing, but anxions
to tell the people where they stand
on the tariff. Look to the opposi-
ton headquarters for discussion
of this vital subject, and you are
greeted with a silence so thick
that it could be cut with a knife.
Mr.. Roosevelt is busy trying to
arouse the people with the ''re-
call of judges" issue, and Mr..
Taft is trying his best to stand
pat. The Democrats, on the other
hand, are citing facts and figures
to drive home the one great truth
that the Gauss Of the present high
cost of living in this country is
due to the high tariff wall, and to
that alone.
So apparent has it become that
the tariff trusts have been using
the tariff all these years as a
weapon to gouge profits out of
the consumers of the land, that il
is next to pathetic to hear the pro-
tectionists in congress still shout
ing, as they occasionally do, thai
to remove the tariff, or reduce the
rates Of the present law, would
take away the protection for the
American working man" Pro-
tectionist orators in both Houses
of Congress, driven to desperation
by the knowledge that the people
at last understand the real issue
are making a last frantic effort te
drag out the old, tattered Bogey
man Of "Competition- with the
pauper-labor-of- Europe" in tht
J, hope Of making the voters once
more swallow the bait. But ths
bait will not down, and the pro
, tectionists' cries are becoming
. weaker and weaker.
The Democratic Investigations
i which we're so mnch derided wher
they we're first put into operation
taught lessons which are daily
sinking deeper and deeper int
the minds Of the people. Th'
light thrown on the methods D
! the steel trust by the Stanly Com.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-11
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that letters Of adj
ministration on the estate Of Omay Abrams,
deceased, were granted to the under
signed on the 9th day Of March,
1912, by he Probate Court Of Iron County,
Missouri
All per ons having claims against said es-
tate are required to exhibit them for allow
ance to tn. t- a,r within six months
after the date Of said letters, Or they may be
precluded from any benefit Of said estate;
and II such claims be not exhibited within
one year from the date Of the last insertion
Of the publication Of this notice, they shall
be forever barred.
This 9th day Of March, 1912.
WIN. p. LEWIS, Administrator.