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Lower coast gazette., 1913-04-05
STATE NEWS.

Thu Norwegian steamship Texas, OF
the Norway, Mexico and Gulf Line,
may now be scraping the bottom of
the Atlantic land rubbing sides with
the barnacle-infested others OF it's
kind which have gone down since
OCEAN navigation began. The AZ
passengers and members Of the crew
were rescued and are now on their
way to New York.
Indiana is threatened with the most
disastrous flood since 1883. The leyees
are crumbling under the ponderous
weight OF the swollen rivers and
farm ers and residents of the little
towns that hug the river bank are
fleeing to save their lives, having no
time to save anything else. And aft
er these floods have subsidized, these
men will return to their land and re-
build the same old levees which have
themselves demonstrated their weak
ness in times Of such dire necessity.
There they will live until along comes
another flood, and all they have work
I'd for will be washed away once more.
And then they will return again and
again, because there they have
pitched their tents of hope and deter
nlination. And they will do this many
times over and they can hope for no
aid from the government they are a
Fart of and to whose prosperity they
contribute until some calamity takes
place which should never be, but is
because of the procrastination of gov
eminent, made necessary to punish
those who, seeing things, learn not
the lesson OF their sight, and, hear.
ing the appeals Of the nations bone
and sinew, close their ears, and be-
cause they hear no sound convince
themselves there is none.
A severe snoWstorm followed the tor
nado at Omaha and added to the suf-
ferings CT the wounded and the home
less. Dayton, Ohio, is flooded. The
Ohio river is out Of its banks there
and numbers of towns are under wa
ter. The property loss is immense.
The loss of life is exceedingly great.
The Ohio State Reservation at Ak
rcn, Ohio, burst and the floods now
endanger hundreds Of nearby towns
and villages. At Delaware, Ohio, the
Mayor and twenty citizens were
drowned when that city was flood
ed by the waters that, breaking
ss,,ah ell
rart Of the cities OF Ohio. Dayton is
covered with water to a depth of from
eight to twenty feet. Houses are
:sumEling, fires follow and the DESC
laticn is appalling.
The Dayton horror is a disaster
with which in the future all the mis-
fortunes that may ever strike the hui
man ace will be compared. According
to their resemblance to this tragical
punishment inflicted upon. the inno-
c hts because of the sinful inaction
OF a. government accredited to be the
highest type Of government known to
the human race will all the horrible
epochs of misfortun, that will follow
this and other human generations be
classified. Men shall remember Day,
ten when perhaps America has been
added to the seas. Dayton shall be
remembered then even as we mod
er1s now remember Sodom and Go
EaoTrah.
Lower coast gazette., 1913-04-05

Reports received later have shown
the first accounts Of the human
toll at Dayton to be %pardonably ex.
aSserated. Multitudes of people re.
ported lost because their habitations
were under water have been found,
as the flood goes down, safe and fam
lie stricken. There are those who
have survived the flood who will not
survive the after effects of the disas.
ter. There are those who have es-
capped drowning who viii not escape
the death from the want and pesti-
ience that will follow. There are
those who will die early deaths be-
cause of the terrible shock of this Wis
itaticn Of the wrath of God. All these
will not be considered in the number
Of deaths that history will attribute
to the Dayton flood of 1918. But
their numGer will be great, even great.
er than the number actually killed or
drowned during the time the floods.
rested upon Dayton. And though his
tory e%ustomarily will fail to publish
these deaths which, though numerous,
will tie at intervals, men Of Dayton
and zen of America will feel the des-
olation of it all without knowing why
years after Dayton commercially has
forgot.
The damage done in Ohio will b.
far greater than the ruin that followed
the earthquake in San Francisco. Ohio
IS net alone in her misfortune. Ali
States through which or near which
he Ohio river flows have suffered al
ready great losses. The damage yet
Tass.,. s,.4.as
than that which has SO far been in.
dicted on these parts OF the worlds
greatest of nations.
Pennsylvania legislators voted $780,
,e0 iGr aid to the food suff srers.
In all other States preparations are
being made to raise funds by legis-
lative appropriations and by voluntary
contributions.
Part Of tn, Hartman fortune will
be expended in research work along
eugenic lines.
A .three-story building five feet
feet wide will be built on a stretch
CT ground 100 feet long on Broadway
in New York City.
An effort is being made to have the
sc.laries CT American ambassadors
made proportionate to the needs. OF
The location of the embassy.
The United Cites Senate wants the
tariff legislation to consist of separ-
| ale tariff measures.
Lower coast gazette., 1913-04-05
FOREIGN NEWS.

News from Mexico is scarce. Ali
that is known shows the government
to be more than holding it's own and
to be gaining ground steadily in the
lebellious State of Sonora.
Adrianople fell into the hands of the
Bulgarians On March &c. The fortress
fell only after the fiefcest fighting
that has taken place yet during the
war. The city is in flames and the
conflagration cannot be stopped. The
damage already done and what dam
age will be done unless the great fires
are extinguished will be written il
large figures of dreadful desolation.
Mexican ravolutionists have taken
Lampazos, a Mexican city, after kill
ing SO Federals and putting the re.
mainder OF the garrison to flight.
Lower coast gazette., 1913-04-05

Eesoin Irresistible de mscher. Wind
sor lie suivait partout. Qand il s'arre-
TAFT, il entendait DIES voisqui parlaient
dams la terre, sous SEES pieds. II lui
iallur plusieurs mois, pur r%eprendre
enforcement ses ancien1ss habitudes.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-07-10
STORM DOES
SOME DAMAGE
Deluge Swells Small Branch and
Washes Away Pike Road
Fill Near Rankin.

a heavy rain storm swept over this
section last Thursday but missed New
port proper. A regular torrent of
rain fell at Rankin and al George
Murray's place above Newport two
storms met, and little dry branch
was soon a roar ng creek, carrying
away forty foot fill of the pike read,
as clean as though it had been cut
away. The fill was just East of the
Murray place and the damage will
amount 10 several hundred dollars.
Other damage was done to the pike
at the Murray residence. The railroad
trains were tied up for four hours be-
cause of a land slide in The Irish cut,
several men heing put to work to clean
away the damage. Train No. l02
which came into Newport just alter
the storm was stalled here for four
hours.
Considerable damage was alone done
to the crops alone where the rain
was heaviest.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-07-10
POSTMASTERS
MAY LOSE OUT
Scalps of a Large Number
Are Hanging in the
Balance.
OFFENSIVE PARTISANSHIP
Is One of the Chief and Most
Prolific of the Charges Made
Newport's Office Has Been In
spected and Postmaster Hicks
Says He Does Not Fear Any
Inspection Here. t

First District postotiice officials are
beginning 10 feel tribe shakey in
their boots, as the result OF the activity
of postoffice inspectors, recently. An
inspector spent three days in Cooke
county, apparently on mission of
friendliness with the postmasters but
there are rumors that there was somt :
thing behind his trip and that certain
democrats are beginning to feel long
ing for the local postoffices. AS far as
Newport is concerned, Postmaster
Hicks has stated that he fears no in
spection, that he has attended To the
duties of postmaster in such a manner
that no charges can be preferred against
him, even by those who desire him TO
quit the office in order that they may
be appointed.
At Sevierville, it is asserted that
Postmaster Watson has been closely
watched and that some political
charges have been preferred against
him.
The following dispatch from Wash
ington is interesting in view of the
known activity OF the inspectors:
Washington, July 7.--Charges filed
by jealous, dissatisfied and envious
republicans, covetous, reyengefuI, pru..
dent democrats or those who immess
diately want the offices themselves,
against various and sundry republican
postmasters throughout Tennessee are
at last being investigated by the post
office department and wholesale de-
capitation is imminent. This proceed
ure is being made on the initiative of
the postofiice department as an admin
istrative move. Neitherof the Tennes-
see senators nor any of the democrats
in congress from Tennessee have been
advised of this plan of decapitation,
nor have they any official knowledge
thereof. They are in no sense party
thereto. 1t would not be surprising il
at least one-half OF the republican
postmasters in Tennessee who are oc-
cupying presidential berths are not
asked to resign their removal ordered
on reports of inspectors who have been
in the field tor the past two weeks.
1t became known during TIE past
few days that the postotfice department
has st last needed the large number oil
appeals that have been made to take
up charges in various sections of the
country. Certain men have been as.
signed to different sections,it isstated
and they have been investigating
charges ofpolitical activity on the part
of the postmasters during the past two
years, allegations of collecting of funds
for campaign purposes, contributions
for the furtherance of candidates, re.
ports OF absence from the office with.
out leave or at the expense of the ser.
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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-07-10
GOV. HOOPER
in INTERVIEW
Tells People Facts About Re.
funding of the State
1. Debt.
APPROVES ACTION TAKEN
Had Two Alternatives Only
Sell or Let State Default-Bjs
Fund and Close Market-Ihe
States Credit Saved By Boards
Action-The Lowest Rate OF
Interest Was Secured.

In an interview Governor Hooper
had the following TO say of the refund-
ing of the state debt,
"The people are entitled to know all
the facts about every step taken in
connection with the refunding OF the
state debt.
"When Comptroller Wooden. Treas.
urer Hicktrson and Secretary of Stale
Sneed, members OF The Funding Board,
went TO New York, recently to borrow
So, 222. 900 on short term notes to meet
the state bonds due July ], they had
about one week in which TO nego-
tiate the loan and close the Zeal.
"On account Of the large number ot
bills transmitted to me by the General
Assembly, it was not possible for me-
to leave for New York until several
days after the other members of The
board went. They conducted the nego-
tIations for the loan and on the day
left Nashville, sold The notes. l want
to say just here, however, that wns
kept informed by them as to the pro-
gress of the transaction; that acquir-
ed fuller detailes after my arrival in
New York. and that | approve the
action they took.
"The Funding Board was confronted
with the tremendous task of borroy-
ing 50 ,222 600 in a few days time ON
the closest money market that this
country has seen IN many wears.
"lf the loan sought by the board
had been only few hundred thousand
! dollars, the amount of an ordinary
county bond issue, the matter coulI
have bsen easily handled. There
would have been plenty ogcompetition
among money lenders. But for en-
amount so large, the available time so
short and the general demand for
money so strong, il was a foregone
conclusion that no one institution
would undertake The matter, but that
it would necessarily be handled by q
syndicate of bankers and brokers.
"Under all these unfayorable condi-
.ions the board made every concely-
able effort to get the money at the
lowest rate possible. 1t would be To-
dious to relate in detail their efforts
along this line Tie best bid they
could obtain on the entire amount was
approximately per cent. To be en-
act, the bid was 9S,I for per cent
notes.
PROPER COURSE
"The board therefore had choice be-
tween two alternatives, TO accept the
best bid obtainable or to let the state
default in the payment of its bonded
debt July /.
81 may say that SO far as | am per
sonally concerned never felt The least
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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-07-10
ADOPTS REPORT
CONDEMNINC HIM
Board of Equalization Show
the Conditions AS They
Found Them.
CUTS THIRD OFF SALARY
Regular Quarterly Session of the
Court is Held-A Pike Com
mission is Elected and a Fund
Turned Over to Them for the
Maintenance of the Pixies of the
County.

The county court in session Monday
named a pike road commission to look
after the repair work of the pike; re-
elected the old Revenue committee;
censored the tax assessor for what the
Board of Equalization termed neglect
OF duty; voted to pay the tax assessor
just portion of his salary and decided
to make some Improvements about the
Jail. 1t also paid many claims, includ-
ing the ex-parte cost of the last circuit
court amounting to $1,000, making the
court the most expensive which has
ever been held in Cooke county.
Every member OF the court was pre-
sent when Chairman Kyker called it
to order. w. ID. McSween read an act
OF 1901 which permitted any county to
name pike commission and after
consideration the resolution which ac-
companied same was adopted and the
ten cents set aside at previous ses-
sion of the court for this purpose was
turned over to this fund, as special
tax. The chairman of the county
court is chairman of the pike commits
sion, the following being elected to
serve with him: Chas. O'Dell, who
received 16 votes; j. w. Hartzell, who
received IA votes and ]. D. Holloway,
received 8 votes. James +. Meas was
barely outside of the list as he received
Svotes. j. S. Green and Jack Click
Doth received vote.
The chairman was instructed to
build new coal house, and Y. J. Nc
Mahan was ordered to buy a car load
of coal for the county.
Esquire VIM. McMah made a
motion to sum of cents taken from
the special levy of 20 cents and appro-
priated to the High Schools. After
considerable argument and upon
statement OF Mr.. Gorrell it was voted
down by the court.
The report of the poor farm commit
tee AMI the Board of Revenue were
read. In the Board of Revenue report
attention was called TO balance due
the county from the circuit court clerk.
The Del Rio Bridge committee re-
ported that the bridge had been COM
pleted, the sum of $1,000 being expend-
ed on same.
John Taylor of the Sixth district
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-07-10
BIG CROWD
HERE FOURTH
From Two to Three Thou-
sand People Visited
Newport.
IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS
People Had a Royal Good Time
Merchants Had Good Trade
Parade Enthused the People
and Various Contests Brought
Forth Some Fine Attractions
Cooperation Demonstrated.

Newport's Fourth of July celebra.
tion was complete success. From
two TO three thousand visitors came
here to celebrate the occasion and the
entertainment afforded by the New
port merchants and citizens made it a
most enjoyable day.
The celebration opened up with a
band concert and baby show at the
couit house. 1: was not a beauty con-
test, but it was baby show judged OH
merit OF the child, and was sn auXil-
lery of the "Better Baby" contests
which are being inaugurated through
out TIE country. II was the second
one to be attempted in Tennessee, and
while the rush was such that the care
full examination necessary to make the
show what it was intended, it served
to illustrated that Cooke county has
some mighty fine babies, and prizes
were awarded, where but an inch diff
ference in measurement caused ope
child to drop point, here and there.
The several Newport physicians work
cd hard TO get the proper rating of the
children entered, there being twenty
nine in the contest, and they were at
WORK fnr cayaral hourS
At 10 o'clock the big parade started.
Several of the enterprising automobile
owners had their cars decorated and
they made pretty picture. There
were prettily decorated bicvcles, too,
several competing for the prizes of.
fered in that event. The parade also
carried the big wagon load of people,
a wagon from the Seventh district car.
Tying no less than 159 people. There
were also the best riders, ladies and
gentlemen; best saddle horse and other
features to make the parade success.
At the court house several prizes were
awarded for individual events, and in
the afternoon there was bail game
between Newport and Jefferson City
The game went nine innings with the
score tied up at tour each. The foo,
race was also held there and brough,
forth much enthusiasm.
The award of prizes was as follows
Best decorated automobile. First
prize of $500, won by Herbert Mas
ters. Second prize of SO won by Me
Allen. Third prize of IS won by Geo
| f. Smith.
Most attractive and best decorated
pony rig, driven by bov or girl under
Is years-won by Margaret McSween
Best decorated bicycle. prize
of $500 won by Raymond Wilson
Second prize of $500 won by San,
Jack.
Prettiest girl on ground, $500 Ansce
camera, won by Lagretta Cureton.
Best looking married lady on ground
Continued on Page q
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-07-10
COUNTY COURT RAPS
THE TAX ASSESSOR

and Thomas McGaha OF the Fifth dis
trict were named as constablcs TO wait
on the next cour:
DR.. Smith asked that committee
be named to accompany him to the
jail and look into the unsanitary con-
dition of same. Upon return of conf
mittee he warned the county that it
would be liable for damages il any
person became sick rs result Of the
unsanitary condition Of the institution
and as a result of the motion, the
chairman and Y. J. McMahan were
named as a committee TO attend to
same.
The following report was read by
VIM. McMahan, chairman of the
Board of Equalization: ..
Newport, Tenn, June 80, 1912.
TO the worshipful County Court,
Cooke County, Tennessee.
We, the Board of Equalization, beg
leave to submit>to you the following
report for your consideration:
First: We want to say. We have
gone over the tax books and schedules
made out by the County Assessor, d.
r. McMahan, and find the same very
much incomplete for the following
reasons: Q) we only find about l2O
schedules filled out and signed in var
ious ways. Some of them are filled
out and signed as they should be by the
parties listing their property, but a
larger per cent ofthem were not. Some
, of which were turned into The hoard
by various parties after the board had
been in session some time. (2) we
want to say it appears by comparing
the new and old tax books that the
new have only been copied from the
old ones. There being but few
changes made by the Assessor. All
this being facts and the board finding
no list of the parties refusing to quail
fly and list their personal property, the
board being very much at loss to
know what to do, they adjourned for
few days and had the County Court
Clerk to issue subpoena and the
Sheriff to summon the Assessor, ID. r..
McMahan, to appear before the board
on certain day and date, to explain
to the board why snch and such par
i ties had not scheduled and listed their
properly subject to taxation. His
answer was that so and so had told
him that their property would not ex-
ceed their exemption. The board
then offered to furnish him the in
formation that certain parties who
were not listed, were liable for taxes
on personal, and asked him to assess
such parties and assist the board in
getting such parties before the board
and have them TO list their property
subject to taxation. This the Assessor
refused to do, and left undone, leaving
the board to do as they saw fit in re.
gard to the matter.
| Second: The board then through
legal advice proceeded to assess and
raise the assessment on all such parties
as the board from their knowledge and
information believed TO be liable for
taxes on personal, and by so doing the
board sent out something like one
hundred notices. The most of which
came before the board under oath and
listed their property to betaxed. There
Continued on Page g.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-07-10
fine CANE FOR
H. |. W. TAYLOR
Friends in National Council of
Junior Orders Give Him
Testimonial.

Hon. II. l.. w. Taylor has returned
from Fabyon, n. H., where he at
tenued the annual session of the Ma
tional Council of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics. He
finished six years service in the offices
of the National Council having served
two years as Ice National Councillor
and two wears as National Councillor
before becoming Junior Past National
Councillor, which Office he has new
retired from.
Before leaving Faybon, which is
located at the very foot of Mt. Wash
ington, twenty-six of his friends in the
National Council asked him TO meet
with them and there he was presented
with magnificent solid gold mount
ed ebony cane, bearing the inscription
Presented to I'll. l.. w. Taylor
bv his friends Of the
National Council II
June 1913"
While holding the three offices in
National Council, Mr.. Taylor has
travelled extensively, having visited
practically every state in the union.
He is the only Tennessean who has
ever been elected to either of these
high offices. lie is still member Of
the Board of Control and this will
occasion four trips per year.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-09
NO REASON FOR IT
When Bismarck Citizens Show a Way.

When Bismarck Citizens Show a Way.
There can be no reason why any
reader of this who suffers the tor.
lures Of an aching back, the annoy
ance of urinary disorders. the. pains
and dangers Of kidney ills will fall to
heed the words of a neighbor who
has found relief. Read what a Bis
marck citizen says:
Mrs. N F.. Reynolds. Bismarck. N.
D.. says: "The good results l oh.
tanned from Doan's Kidney Pills a few
years ago led me to Civ a public state
ment. recommending them. l suffered
for some time from disordered kid.
neys and the doctor said had dropsy.
Ny back ached severely and there
was a dull pain across y kidneys. My
ankles and feet swelled terribly. MY
kidneys were weak and | felt tired
and languid most of the time. l fin.
ally began taking Doan's Kidney Pills
and my condition oon improved. All
the symptoms Of kidney trouble soon
disappeared and I have been free from
the complaint since"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. .Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.-Adv.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-09
WANTS V|ND|CA1|ON
INSTEAD OF PARDON

Dr.. Thor Moeller lof Minot, serving
a ten year sentence I'M the state pris-
on her for having performed GRIM
inal operation at Minot several years
ago that is said to have caused the
death of Gina Lien, has written his
attorneys at Minot saying that he has
noticed that an effort is being made
to secure a pardon for him. He says
in his letter that he does not want
a pardon, but that We does want vim
dication. He was tried twice and by.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-09
BIG E BACK.

Col. Zen Whitehead has returned
from Dickinson where he reported the
big Elks' carnival and dedication for
the Tribune. He says It was a great
event. and it was q shame to conrne
such q delightful occasion to two DAYS,
The Colonel has not been able to gel
his feet on the ground yet, so great
was the pleasure there.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-09
koFFEL HAS RESIGNED.

Attorney Theodore Koffel, who was
acting states attorney this summer.
while States Attorney Berndt was Wis
iting in Germany, has written a CON-
munication to the states attorney.
stating that he resigns from the posi-
ton because OF business reasons.