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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-11-21
PRESTON FOR
THE SENATE;
Boom For Chattanooga Man
Comes From Mem
phis.

Memphis, Tenn Nov. l4.-Stale
politics, particularly in reference to
the legislatures probable choice
for the United States senatorial toga,
brought State Senator Ed Bass, oil
Chattnooga, TO Memphis Thursday
for conference with Mavor Crump
Neither were inclined to discuss the
! nature of their meeting, but it is un.
derstoOd that T. Il. Prestons name
was mentioned favorably as the c1oice
OF Shelby and Hsmilton counties
Senator Bass is staunch friend Of tht
Chattanooga banker, and was one o
his strongest supporters when the lat
ter made the race for the democratic
gubernatoria nomination. Crumpalst
was for Preston in the state primary
and attempted to line up Mem phis anl
1t is rumored that the outcome of tn,
meeting Thursday with the senator
| from Chattanooga has resulted in de
termination 10 place the senatorial
robes on Preston's shoulders. Th,
! shelby county delegation i'm the stat,
/ legislature, ii is said mas been hlstruct-
ed for the banker, and the prediction
is general among supporters of the adj
ministration that the lineup with thi
Hamilton county delegation and indie
penGents throughout the state within
| sure his election.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-11-21
DICK CURETON
LOSES HOME
Flames Destroy His Residence In
the Vicinity of
MOsheim.

Dick Cureton, WHO moved from
Cooke eoun,y shortly afterthe destuc-
ton Of his home by fire, at Oldtown
suffered another serious loss from the
flames, Saturday pignt when his home
and It's entirecontents were destroyed.
Mr. Cureton has been living, onI from
Mosheim and details have been slow
TO reach heses his relatives not having
been informed as To the extent of his
inisfortune.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-11-21
BAPTTTS
ADJOURN
Meeting Had Been in Progress at
Murfreesboro- Rev. O'Hara
In Attendance.

The con"cntion Of the East Tenncs-
Baptists which has been in session al
Murfreesboro for the past week came
TO a close Friday afternoon when
johnson City was selected as the mex,
place of meeting, the 1913 meeting To
be held in that city in Sove.nber OF
next year. AT the closing session W j..
~. Hudgins, State sunday School Sec
rotary, read the report Of the B. Y. r.
Z. work. Tho report referred to this
department OF WORK as the Training
service Of the churches. The vital
parts Of this organization are thcstudy
Of the Bible and Christian service.
There are 1856 Unions in Tennessee, and
Arthur Fake is making campaign
in this state for the increase Of this
number and The Improvement OF those
existing.
The annual B. Y. P.E. l. icampnlent
was held thisyear at Tennessee College,
MurireesDoro. The entire building
and campus were turned over TO the
orgagization for ten days. The major
ily Of the work done was on Sunday
School work. Next year Arthur Flake
will conduct school in b. y. p. u.
methods.
Rev. w. G. Inman of Nashville read
the report OF the Historical Society.
A history of the Bap,ists Of Tennessee
has been prepared by Mr.. Inman, and
the recommendation was made that
the necessary funds be raised TO pub
lish this book. a large amount of his
torical material has been lost by fail
ing to have place of deposit for the
minutes of conventions and other do.
cuments.
Mr.. Inman spoke for short time on
the need for the publication of The his
tory and spoke lof the general ignor.
ance OF the people regarding the his
tory of Baptists in Tennessee.
DR.. Folk exhibited copy of the
Baptist and Reflector which was pub,
lished on December II, 1877.
Rev. j. w. O'Hara Oh Newport read
the report on temperance, which stated
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-11-21
NEGRO HAD
BIG DIRK
Deputy Sheriff Joe Cureton Made
Good Capture
Monday.

VIII stuart, a negro was arrested in
the lower end of town Monday night
by Deputy Sheriff Joe Cureton. A
warrant for disoriefly conduct had
been Sworn out against him. The de-
putty Sheriff searched him aud found
on his inside coat pocket a six inch
English dirk, made in Sheffield Epg-
land Asked toexplain the possession
Of the weapon, The negro said he had
heard that There was bear out and
he was caring it for the bear. lie is
resting in the county jail anu Deputy
Sherii Cnreton will likely pick up {
neat rewsrd lor the state paysa bonus
to the officer who lilis weapon Of
this k!ndJrcn n prisoner.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-11-21
TWO CARRIER
VACANCIES HERE
Postmaster Hicks Announces
That An Examination
VIII Be Held
DATE Will Be DEC. IA
One of the Vacancies Exists at
the Newoor Postoffice While
the Other is From the Cosby,
Ofice-Rules and Regulations
for the Holding of the Exami-
nation.


There are two rural carrier vacancies
existing in Cooke county, one from the
Cosby postotlice aud the other from
the Newport office. An examination
will be held at the Newport postoffice
OH Saturday, December II.
The following announcement is be-
ing made by Postmaster Hicks.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces an examination on
the date and at the places named,
above, as a result OF which il Is expect
ed to make certiIication to fill vacau-
cy in the position ofrnral carrier at
Newport, and above vacancies as
they may occur OH rural route at Post
offices in the above-named county, un-.
less it Is found to be in the interest Of
the services TO fill the vacancy by
reinstatement. transfer. or promotion.
The usual entrance salary for rural
carries isfrom $500 to 81 900 per annum
Age limit, lS to SO, OH the date of the
examination. The maximum age limit
is waived in cases of persons honorabIy
discharged from the United States
military or naval service.
An applicant must have his actual
donicile in the territory supplied by 4
post Office in the county foI which lhc
examination is annouuced.
The examination is open 10 all lmate
citizens of The United States who can
comply with the requirements.
Application Form l341. and full in-
formation concerning the requirements
of the examination, can be secured
from the secretary of the. local ex-
amining board or The postmaster at
any of the placcsnamed above, or from
the Z. $. Civil Service Commission,
Washington, ID. &.
Eligibles on registers established
prior to March |, 1912, can be consider
ed for appointment only at the office
for which they were examined. Sucl,
eligloies may be examined with
in one year from the date Of their for
mer examinations upon filing applica-
tions showing that they meet the re-
quiremenls Of the new examination.
their old eligibility for their home
offices not being cancelled.
Applications should be properly exc
cuted and filed with the Commission
at Washington. AS examination pa
pers are shipped direct from the Com
mission TO the places IF examination
it is necessary that applications be re-
ceived in ample time 10 arrange for
the examination desired at the place
indicated by the applicant TheCon-
mission will therefore arrange To eA-
anime an applicant whose application
is received in time TO permit the ship
ment Of the necessary papers.
An eligible register for The position
, of rural letter carrier for each county
: will he main,ained. A person must pe
examined in The county i'll which the
post office thai supplies his home Is
iEantipuoI p,t Para Z IL
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-11-21
EXTRA SESSION.
OF CONGRESS
President-elect Announces that.
\ HeMin Call One
!, I " 7 4 Early.

: New York, Nov. I5.--Governor
Woodrow Wilson announced tonight
that Immediately after his inaugara-
ti"n as President of the United States
he would call an extraordinary session
OF congress TO convene mol later than
April Is for the purpose Of revising
the tarifi
The president-elect VIII sail for Bcr-
I.uda at two O'Clock tomorrow after.
noon for a vacation and will rstura
December l6, To ser at resi- IN ths
meantime speculation as 10 what he
would do with regard TO tariff Il
.{COuiinued ga Puve <.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-11-21
NEWPORT HIGH
wins GAME
Defeat the Maury High School
of cambridge in Basket
Ball Game

The Newport High School, Basket
Ball team rompeu onto the team from
the Maury High School Of cambridge,
Thursday night and won by score OF
1916. The Dandridge boys were
playing their first game and consider
ing the fact that they were away from
home made good showing.
Gallon at center was the strong man
for the visitors and he made ten of the
seventeen points scored by his team.
For Newport Smith was easily the
best, although Gene Robinson was
some star himself al shooting. In the
second half Robinson gave a splendid
exhibition of foul throwing getting
seven out of eight
Maury guarded well for Newport,
and Mantooth wasslrong in the block
ing work. Cate hugged his man too
close and marred his work, but his OPP
ponent had little or no chance TO do
anything against him.
The Newport High School boys
should not depend upon outside play.
ers for support. They should be good
sportsmen when playing High School
teams, especially at home, bul if they
should tackle anything too big f6l
them, then they would be justified in
Strengthening up. In Fridays game
had the Newport team been composed
only ofstudents the game would have
been much closer, but Newport would
havej won anyway and The patrons Of
the school would have had more pride
in the result, whereas the honor OF
winning was an empty one.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-11-21
ILLINOIS CENTRAL COMING
This Strong Road is Said to be
Headed for Knoxville and This
is Taken as Proof That the De-
velopments Now Through the
Mountains Near Newport Will
Continue.

For several months the Tennessee
and North Carolina railroad and what
is knownas tie Transcontinental rail-
road have been doing construction
work along the Pigeon river, above
Waterville and each company have
announced that they will go on to Can
ton, and while in the beginning there
were rumors of a railroad war, that
there would be strife among the labor
ers, this has failed to develop and the
construction crews are entering this
their second winterin their camps and
outward there is no Indication of any
thing but the most pleasant relations.
}. l.. Council who has charge of the
Transcontinental work has had acrew
of North Carolina convicts in the
mountain all the time, and while no
great mount OF work has been done,
this crew has continued TO plug away,
breaking dirt here and there, and alto
geather, il is stated have about four
miles graded. To All outsider it would
appear as thought the Transcontinental
people had notshown sincerity in their
work but were merely marking time
with the hope OF fsomething developing.
On the other hand the Tennessee and
North Carolina railroad management
has continued it's construction work,
and has actual ~ laid rails for a distance
Of several miles, branching of from
their main line at the WateIvilie bridge.
The progress expected has not been
made, but the Tennessee and North
Carolina people. apparently have the
upper hand in the construction work
and their rivals, the Transconlinental
railroad, will lind IL difficult to get
around the many points of vantage
now claimed by the Tennessee and
North Carolina railroad. Newport
people will always manifest III inter.
est in the proposed railroad extension
oS ~ VIII IiShh iluCAi VI euC toWh, Dus
it will mean far more 10 tho town to
have the road connected with the
Tennessee and North Carolina road
than otherwise. In fact when the tint
actually develops determined effort
To bring the railroad through from
Knoxville, the people of Newport vii
be expected to arise en- masse and de
niand that the road be brought to New
port direct through different surve,
than that of the Cosby creek and an or
ganized effort will be effective as thi
will he the largest point on the rail
road in Il distance of nearly ninte,
miles.
From Knoxville we have repor
which would indicate that the Tennes
see Central is To come into knoxvill
directly. This has been made possibl
bv the proposed location near Knox
vile of the big aiiuminump plant whicl
had to have more competitive railroad
in order to gel the freight rate iowere,
To suit them. In turn it is said tina
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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-11-21
STRONG TICKET NAMED
STAND FOR THE PEOPLE

That the for the municipal eleson sgeng interesting
indicated by the annonncenc which made to the public
late last week.
The announcement which issued in pamphlet form is
follows:
N Newport, Tenn. Nov. a. 1912
We ourselves candidates for the municipal Of
fees of Newport subject the election Of December h 1912
We the candidates of political faction but have for
object the progress and development of the town
Weare situated with respect to on homes and places of
business represent not only the town whole. but to in
proper and impartial representation to section of
Newport.
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PLENTY OF y. !.
zinc ore.
Mascot is Beginning to Thrive
Colony of Houses
Going Up.

The zinc deposits Of East Tennessee
which have long been a promising
source Of wealth, are soon 10 lind their
proper place in the commercial and
industrial world. independent com
panics have repeatedly INDUCED in
mining tho metal at different paints.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-23
Limitations of tho Recall.

So that no man may misunderstood
me. let me recapitulate:
First am not proposing anything
in connection with the supreme court
Of the United States or with the fed
eral constitution.
Second am not proposing anything
having any connection with ordinary
suits, civll or criminal. as between in
1ividuals.
Third am not speaking of the re
rail- Of judges.
FOURTH am proposing merely that
In a certain class OF cases involving the
police power. when a state court has
set aside as unconstitutional a law
passed by the legislature for the gen
eral welfare, the question Of the valid
lily OF the law-which should depend, as
Justice Holmes so well phrases II, upon
the prevailing morality or preponder-
mt opinion-be submitted for final de
termination to a vote of the people,
taken after due time for consideration
And contend that the people, I'm the
nature OF things, must be better judges
of what is the preponderant opinion
than the courts and that the courts
should not be allowed to reverse the
political philosophy of the people. My
point is we'll illustrated by a recent
decision OF the supreme court holding
that the court would not take jurisdic-
ton OF a case involving the constitu-
tionality Of the initiative and referen-
DUN laws Of Oregon.
The president Of the United States.
Mr.. Taft, devoted most Of a recenl
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-23
PEOPLE RULE,
] SAYS ROOSEVELT
Opposes Presidents Attitude on
Popular Government.
PEOPLES VOICE MUST PREVAIL

Ghsered For Speech In Opening Active
Campaign For Nomination - Quotes
Taft as Opposed to the Majority.
Islands Squarely on His Columbus
COS Address.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-11

Elmer A. cress has spent the win
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-11

This will be Home Talent year In
the county Sunday school associa-
tion. It's convention at Enterprise
April 23 and "a promises to be
lively one. The program follows:
Tuesday Forenoon Theme: Relig-
ion and Rural Life. Secretary ]. II.
Engle in charge. Service of praise.
Scripture and prayer, Rev. G. g.
Meyer. "A Look Backward" Presi-
dent j. c. Entz. Debate Resolved
that rural life Is more conducive to
the development of religious char
acter than town life." Affirmative,
C. E. Rugh and F. A. Halbert; mega
tive, NJ. A. Anderson and w. o.
Steen; judges, DR.. F. S. Blayney,
Prof. w. F. Isler, j. H. Taylor.
Tuesday Afternoon Theme: Re-
ligion and Grown Up People. Perry
L. Gross in charge. Service Of song.
Scripture and prayer. "My Steward
ship" B. Martin, treasurer. Three
great departments, a. Home, Our
Closest Ally, conducted by Mrs. J.
H. Engle. b. Adult Potential
Force, conducted by w. H. Rookie
feller. c. Training, preparing for
Leadership, conducted by F. H.
schmitt. Persons participating. Miss
Charlotte Northcraft, Mrs. Belle st.
Amend. Appointment of committees
on nomination. business and future
plans. Announcements.
Tuesday Evening Theme: The
Men and Religion Forward Move
ment. g. w. Yenser. secretary OF
Committee of Twenty, IN charge. Ser
vice OF song and praise. a. The Five
Fold Message, j. H. Engle, b. Bible
Study J. e. Royer. c. Missions. Rev
J. L. King. d. Evangelism, VIM.
staatz. e. Social Service, Rev. w. M.
Baich. I. Boys Work, w. H. Rocke-
felier.
wednesday Forenoon Theme: Re-
IiglOuS culture NJ the Teen Agah.sN
H. Rockefeller in charge. Final
meetings Of all committees. Around
the Open Bible" Rev. T. r. Brendle.
Report Of secretary, Mrs. Lide 3.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-11
County S. S. Con-
vention at Enterprise

Sommer. Reports of committees.
"Adolenscence: a. The Problem
Stated, w. H.. Rockefeller. b. Boys
Organizations, Percy F. Schilling. c.
The Girrs Religious Life, Mrs. Jean
e. Hobart. d. Graded Work in Boys
Glasses, Mrs. Jean e. Hobart. g. Con-
ference. Announcements.
Wednesday Afternoon Theme: The
Religion Of the Child. Conducted
by Mrs. Jean e. Hobart. The child:
His First Impressions Miss Minnie
Stewart His First Prayer, Mrs. w.
H. Rockefeller; His Church, Prof.
d. L. Katterjohn; His Sunday School,
Mrs. George Phillips; His Day OF
Decision, Miss Lillian Wendt; HIS
Christian Nurture, Rev. J. w, +.
Clardy; His Mother, Mrs. J. F. Ed
wards; His Practical Activities, Mrs.
Jean E. Hobart. Conference. Arise,
let us go hence" w. H. Rockefeller.
The county officers are DR.. J. q.
Entz, Hope, president; e. F, Halbert'
Chapman, vice president; Mrs. Lide
r. sommer, Hope, secretary; N. p.
Martin, Abilene, treasurer; Mrs. y.
H. Engle, Abilene, home department;
p. G. Hoffman, Abilene, missionary
department; Rev. F. H. Schmitt.
Herington, training superintendent
Mrs. VIM. Booker, Solomon, visita~
tion superintendent; P, y. Cross
Abilene, adult superintendent; j. A..
Bigler, Abilene, temperance super
intendent.
The reception committee: F. A..
Conant, Rev. Mr.. Kardell, John Fell,
q. II. Peterson.
The entertainment committee;
Mrs. II. sshrader, Miss Anna Fink.
Mrs. Chas. Meyer, Miss Frieda Foss-
Ter.
Rev. E. c. johnson will lead the
music throughout the day sessions.
Special music by local talent.
rfFAe@ nansaa ID speiety Of the
German M. II. church will serve din !.
ner and supper In the basement Of
the church at nominal rates. Lodging
and breakfast free.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-11
PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARY
WOMEN TO MEET AT CHURCH

The Presbyterian missionary So
ciety will meet at the church par
'lors Tuesday afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
Mrs. Guy Davis, Of the board Of home
missions, Milwaukee and DR.. Ma
belle True Of Topeka, synodicai sec
retary, Topeka. will make addresses.
At the meeting of the Solomon
Presbytery missionary society in Be-
lott last week Miss Martha Blayney
was elected president and Mrs. w.
w. Davis secretary. A memorial SER
vice was held for Mrs. ]. X. Rankin
who was treasurer for 20 years.
The other officers elected were: Vice
Presidents. Mrs. Bracken Beloit'
Mrs. Arnold. Minneapolis; recording
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-11
Republican Committee
Appoints Delegates

voted to select the delegates by COM
mittee and the above list was chosen.
The committee was we'll repesent-
ed, nearly all being present, and
there we're only three votes against
the plan. The farmer members
were for 1t on account of the time
necessary and the pressure of spring
work.
Thee Jackson county committee
Thursday took the same action. That
committee was made up largely OF
Roosevelt men and the delegates
were instructed for the Colonel.
B. F. Eye of Cheever made the
motion and twas adopted.
Chairman Peterson on motion ap-
pointed B. L. Thompson, ]. e. Brew
er. B. F. Eye, James Sexton and ].
T. Sellards-a committee to submit a
list of delegates and alternates. Their
report was adopted.
The delegations were instructed to
vote for Taft delegates at congress
sional and state conventions and to
vote as a unit. This was adopted
by acclamation.
The committee also unanimously
adopted a resolution instructing the
delegates to the congressional con-
ventiOn at Manhattan, May 2 to sup
port and work for C. A. Case for dele
gate to the national convention.
The state convention will be held
! in independence May 8.
A. A. Peterson, chairman OF the
committee, presided and P. H. Hal
leck was secretary Mr.. Peterson
made a pleasing talk to the commit
tee which was well received.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-11

George ]. Heller who lives one
and one-half, miles north of Dayton
took his own life late April 3rd by
shooting himself with a shotgun.
Worry over his business affairs is
given as the cause Of his deed. He
had been despondent for some time.
He was out of feed for his stock and
had lost a number Of head. Added
to this, he worried considerably over
the death of his mother which oc-
Cured about week ago. Mr.. Heller
was one of the most highly respected
citizens in that community. He was
the son of Gottlieb Heller and was
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-11
20 Candidates to Vote For.

County Clerk King has received
notice from the secretary Of state
officially notifying him of the pri-
mary election. The primary will be
held August 6 and there will be 46
candidates to vote for. However
at the primary there will be many
more than that as In many cases
there will be two or three candidates
for the office. The list includes ten
presidential electors.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-11
FORMER ABILENE GIRL
Welded AT KANSAS CITY

Mrs. Edith Aurd, formerly of Abb
lene and Val Thomas of Kansas City
were married at Kansas CITY ye'
terday. The bride has many friends
here who will extend good wishes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-11

In accordance with the call OF the
State Republican committee which
provides that the county central COM
mittees may select the delegates to
congregational and state conventions
in any way it sees fit, the Republi-
can committee of Dickinson today
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-11

rshaft viii be 81 stories; including
the roff1 and lantern The dimen-
sions are 100 feet ON Fourth avenue,
$50 feet on Vine street and 100 feet
on Baker street. Height on Fourth
avenue 4s5 feet, the highest point
Of the lantern. The building VIII
contain 5,f7s. 900 cubic feet Approx
imately $500 tons Of structural steel
Will be required. The building viii
be ready for occupancy on May J.
1913.
The Union Central has over s1,5VO
600 insurance in Dickinson and hun
dreds Of policy holders win be in
terssted in the eOmpany's progress.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-11
Geo. Heller, Dayton, =
Killed Himself

81 years old. His finances were In
good shape as he owned considerable
property. A wife, four sons and
four daughters survive him
Coroner s. N. Chaffee was called
and an inquest held this morning
The jury found that he had taken
his life by shooting himself with a
shot gun.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday at 1880, Rev. NJ. A. Good OF
Hope officiating. Burial VIII be IN
the North Baptist church cemetery
near Donegal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-11
VIII Farm in Tennessee.

A. J. HILL of South Dickinson was
IN the city. He will soon move TO
Tennessee where he has bought a
farm two miles from Huntington Tor
s36 an acre. He says it is fine land
and raises corn every year, which ne
thinks beats DickinsOn's record.