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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-28
FIND MARKET
FOR FARMERS
Southern Has Inaugurated Plan
to Help Southern
Producers.

Atlanta, Ga, August 25.-"To help
Southern Producers find markets for
the products of tie soil" is the
slogan of the market depart
ment of the Southern Railway and af-
fiIiated lines, Including the Mobile
and Ohio, the Cincinnati, New Or
leans and Texas Pacific, the Alabama
Great Southern, and the Georgia,
Southern and Florida), and with this
end in view, two booklets have recent
ly been issued which should prove of
great value 10 fruit, vegetable, and
and truck growers of the Southeastern
territory.
One of these booklets contains as
complete a list as could be complied of
the brokers, commission merchants,
jobbers and receivers of vegetables and
berries located at the principal cities
of the United States and Canada east
of the Rocky Mountains. The book
lets give the name of dealers, charact-
er of business, and commodities
handled, in each town together with
tho population of the town. A copy
will be furnished free of charges to any
grower OF vegetables or berries along
the line of the Southern Railway and
affiliated lines. The Second booklet
contains list of the fruit, Vegetables,
and melon growers in the territory
served by the Mobile and Ohio Rail
road and the Southern Railway in
Mississippi and will be placed in the
hands of dealers throuShoutthe North
and East. 1t is planned to issue
similar booklets covering other terri
tory throughout the Southeast.
The work of the market department
is in the hands of market agents
located at Atlanta, st. Louis, Gin
cinnati, and Washington whose SER
vices are at all times at the disposal
Of farmers living along the Southern
Railway and affiliated lines
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-28
TESTIFIED AS TO MURDER
They Alleged That They Had
Seen Woman Shoot at Man ard
Then Kill Herself Regardless
of This Testimony Spud Mckee
Was Convicted ofHaving Killed
His Paramour, Elsie Osborne,
In His Soft Drink Stand.

A case which held more than ordin.
arc interest in Newport was the Pau:
Mckee mui der trial in Knoxville. Me-
Kee was on trial for The murder of his
paramour, Elsie Osborne, in SOFT
drink stand in the red light district.
He was convicted Of second degree
murder by the jury which returned
it's verdict Saturday night. The New
port interest came through the arrest
of e. NJ. GRAY and Al Lee on charge
of perjury, after they had testified that
they had seen the Osborne women
shoot herself.
The following is taken from The
Sentinel in regard to same.
An added thrill in trial that a.
ready lacked nothing TO make it sensa-
tional, came late Thursday afternoon
in the trial of Paul "Spud" Mckee
charged with the murder of Elsie Or
borne.
The incident was the challenge by
Gen. Mynatt of two of the defense's
witnesses, G. M. Gray, farmer living
near Newport, and S. A. Lee, a deputy
sheriff OF Cccke county, who testified
that Elsie Osborne died by her own
hand and not, as the state charges,
by the hand of Paul "Spud" Mckee.
The introduction of this testimony
by the defense came after hours had
been devoted TO the proof of what the
medical men called "periodical insap-
ity" in Paul Mckee. When Gen.
Mynatt asked that the jury be allowed
to retire, and then, in its absence,
prayed c. M. Gray into custody on the
charge of perjury, spectator who
evidently had nothing at stake in the
trial was heard to exclaim: "WelI,thjs
trial sure does beat a moving picture
show"
G. M. Gray, of Newport, was called
Tall, sun-burned, he made his way u
the stand with the air of one whs
was embarrassed TO be called into the
presence of SO many people. TheTs
was little in his appearance to exciia
the interest of the audience already
tired out with the days grind,
Spectators and jurors settled thea
selves to hear his recital. His story,
as drawn out by counsel for the 10
fendant, soon brought the court rooa
to attention. 1t was 10 the effect that
he had been in Knoxville with S. A.
Lee, deputy sheriff Of Cooke couatss
on the evening the tragedy took place,
that they were looking for some boys
from Newport; that they "happenea
to be in the red light district" about 8
O'Clock in the afternoon; that taiey
''hsppened to be standing at the door
of soft-drinK stana ON the cornor sf
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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-28

Mrs. A. C Hampton and her sister,
Mrs. ]. NJ. Simerly, Of Baltimore left
Tuesday morning for johnson City,
Elizsbethton and Mountain City. and
other points, where they will visit
friends and relatives for some time.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-28
POSITION OF
SEN. SHIELDS
Is Shown in a Statement He Is
sues From Wash
ington.

Washington, ID. c., Aug. 26.-Sena-
tor John X. Shields, speaking of the
contradictory statements in regard TO
his course in making recommenda-
tions for office under the present adj
minislralion, said
~ have lot refused TO endorse APP
plicants for office because they voted
for Governor Hooper, in 1910 or in
1912. On the contrary, have endor-
sed number who 50 voted. There are
gOoa democrats who voted for Gov.
Hooper in both Of the elections men,
toned who now intend to vote the
nominees Of the democratic party, and
l have not Disseminated against
item, in common with all others who
desire harmony and unity in the party.
i am anxious to see every democrat
who has heretofore scratched the
ticket now vote for the nominees Of
the party; in Other words believe in
burying all of-our past differences and
reuniting the party. With an earnest
desire for good government. by good
men. have no desire and will not as
sumo to control the political atfilla-
tions of anyone, but | will not aid any
one to obtain position which will en-
able him to more effectively assail the
democratic party. / have, therefore,
refused to endorse any applicant who
intends TO continue fusion with the
republican organization, and 10 sup
port the nominees of the republican
party, because / believe the continu-
ance of such policy 10 be absolutely
destructive of the democratic party
which is in the majority and ought to
control in Tennessee. The fact that
United States Senators are to be elect
ed by the people and that further fus-
ion may result in the election of re-
publican, cannot be overlooked by the
state or national organizations. III
democrats of all factions would cease
to fuse with factions of the republican
party and fuse with each other and
thus make the democratic party DOM
inant and responsible for good ana
clean government. i. will be better for
the people of Tennessee. The present
condition of fusion and confusion is
seriously injuring the state at home
and abroad. These are the views eX-
pressed in 1911 when / advocated har-1
mony in the party, in 1912 when l
voted for Benton McMiliin and in jan
uary, last when 1 was candidate
for senator, and il was because OPP
posed fusion and announced that l
would do all ] could to unite the party
that was fought by the fusionists,
who are now assailing me, and sup
ported by the democrats. | have pur-
sued this policy since became sena-
tor and will continue to do so. There
is nothing in my views of these mat
ters to excite comment. But am en-
titled to no special credit for this pol
icy and these views, because they were
advocated by majority of the inde-
f1 ~ al hn
tors plan of organization, and sup
ported Benton McMillin for governor,
and are entertained by all of the mem-
bers of the congressional delegation
from Tennessee with whom I have
discussed the matter, and in fact
the can be no differences between
good democrats upon the subject"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-28
VOLUNTEER
MAKES KICK
Notoriety Growing Out of
Spencer Case Not
Liked.
CHARGES AGAINST AGENT
J. Tom Dannel, Who Sold a Large
Quantity of Insurance Here, I'm
mediately Following the Trial
ofThis Unique Case is Charged
With Having Inspired Newspa-
per Attacks on the Volunteer
State Life insurance Company.

The Siagle and Spencer murder and
insurance case continues 10 get in the
public print. The latest is from the
"Insurance Field" which states that
the Volunteer State Life Insurance
company has brought charges against
J. Tom Dannel for using the insurance
feature to secure business for another
company. This probably grows out of
the fact that Mr.. Dannel came into
Newport Immediately after the case
had been reversed by the Supreme
court and sold sveral thousands of dol
lars of Insurance. Thefollow.ng article
was taken fromthe "Insurance Field !"
A. S. Caldwell, vice president of the
Volunteer State Life OF Chattanooga,
has complained to Commissioner Tay-
lor of Tennessee against certain news
paper articles which have recently ap-
peared throughout East Tennessee in
which the charge is made this COM
pany is disposed to dispute claims
made against it. Additional defama-
tory allegations concerning the meth
DDS OF the Volunteer State Life, ac-
cording to Mr.. Caldwell, are made in
the publications complained of.
Each article has appeared as an ad-
vertisement and contains the history
of the famous Slagle case, disposition
of which is at present pending in the
Tennessee courts. The articles present
the details of this. case, in which it
was alleged that Slagle ana Spencer
who carried policy in the Volunteer
State Life, learned of a buried treasure
in cave and planned to locateiit and
divide the spoiis. An argument hav-
ing arisen over the disposition of the
treasure it is alleged that Slagle was
killed by Spencer, who was later cap
tured and placed under an armed
guard to await transportation to Jail.
According to the story related by
his guard, while they slept Spencer es-
capped from the room and his body was
next morning found head first in a
rain barrel where he had presumably
committed suicide by drowning. A
question arose to whether he was kill
ed and his body placed In the barrel or
whether he had actually committed
suicide. The matter was taken into
court, the lower court holding for
Spencer's estate, while higher court
reversed this decision.
Mr.. Caldwell in presenting the mat
ter to the attention of Commissioner
Taylor asserts that these articles have
been prepared and inserted in the pa
pers by J. Tom Dannel, an agent al
lockwood, Tenn, for the Massachu.
sets Mutual Life, and has suggested
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-28
A VICTORY FOR HOOPER
The End Came on the 2O2nd
Day of the Session and After
One of the Most Stormy Ses-
sions of the Legislature That
This State Has Ever Witnessed,
and the End Came Without
Comment.

Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 23.-The fifty :
eighth general assembly of Tenness ee
is dead. The formalities attendant en-
its demise took lace at hign noon tC-
day with five members in the house
and SIX in the senate and in the pres
ence of quite number of spectators.
The house adjourned sine die while
the senate merely adjourned.
In the senate were Messrs. White,
speaker; Lambert, Clement, Thomas
and McAlister. In the house were
Messrs. Mcfarland, speaker, Murphy,
Malone. Weldon, Barnett and Gilbert.
The formalities were soon over ana
in the house the end came without
comment while in the senate just a
few farewell remarks were made by
Senator Clement.
The end came on the 202nd day of
the session and after one of the most
stormy sessions of the legislature that
this state has ever witnessed. This ses-
sion began on January 6 and except for
a recess from February q TO March II
it has been in continuous session since
that date. FIom the first day the ses-
sions were stormy and at times warlike
even, the first serious trouble coming
on April when the fusionists fixed up
an April fool for the regular members
by not appearing at the session that
day. This was the beginning of fus-
ion filibuster which continued in the
house until the end of seventy DAYS.
But on June 10 the filibuster volun-
tarily came to an end and the fusionists
were all again in their seats in both
houses ready for the transaction of
business. Some business was taken care
of until June q on which date the re-
gulars locked the doors of the house
and proceeded to pass some obnoxious
legislation and thereafter until the
present time they were unabieto get
the fusionists in any number into
either house.
In the house today the five members
on hand were raped to order prompt.
ly at noon by Speaker Pro Tenn Lon
Mcfarland. Mr.. Mcfarland has been
active in keeping the session alive
and it was thought fitting that he
should preside at its death. The roll
call was dispensed with and then Mr..
Gilbert who was largely, with the aid
of others, instrumental in dealing the
death blow to the present session made
the following motion:
"Mr. Speaker, / move that the ehouse
stand adjourned sine die.' This mo.
ton prevailed and the most memorable
session of Tennessee legislature was al
an end SO far as the house was con.
cerned.
The senate adjourned quietly and
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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-28


Governor Hooper has announced
what he will include in his special ses-
sion call His statement is as follows:
IL shall not exercise any undue
haste i'm calling an extra session OF the
Legislature. 1t is my purpose to give
every member of the General Assem-
bly, an opportunity to communicate to
me his views,as TO what my call should
include.
While l would not like to inCumber
the session with d large number of
trivial local matters, / will be glad to
embrace in the call all local bills of
real importance, especially those which
will not consume time with fight.
This statement applies to my political
enemies us well as my friends, for no
partiality will be shown. 1t will be
most convenient tor those interested
in having local legislation put in the
cali TO take the matter up through
their local Senator or Representative.
"The most important matters to be
considered at the special session will
be the appropriation bills and the law
enforcement bills, although it is my
intention 10 include other general
measures.
"The appropriations can easily be
reduced several hundred thousand
dollars below the amount carried by
the bills recently vetoed.
"As the law enforcement measures,
! shall omit the one which proposes to
confer upon the Governor the power to
remove from office derelict city
officials. While consider this astrong
effective and meritorious measure, l
am well aware that the Legislature as
now constituted will not enact it. All
the opposition to these bills hascenter-
ed around this particular bill. pro-
pose TO pull the teeth of this opposition
and take away from Them the force
bill' rag, which they have been chew
ing, by asking only for such legislation
as is conceded to be conservative, nom
partisan and necessary.
"The present Legislature has enact
ed quite number of good laws, but
this fact has been overlooked to some
extent amid the political upheaval.
"There is reason to believe that the
special session can accomplish as great
results as the ordinary regular session.
While the term is limited to twenty
days, no time will be lost in organiza-
tion or in the election of public officials
nor will the calendar be cIogged by a
multitude OF bills that can never reach
final action.
"The call will likely be issued this
week so that the session will be con-
cluded i'm the month of September y
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-28
NO HURRY TO
issue CALI.
Governor Hooper Makes An
nouncement AS TO
Same.
WILL CONSULT MEMBERS

The Most Important Matter
Which Will Be Considered Will
Be the Appropriation Bill and
the Law Enforcement Bill
Hoopers edient Servant. Boy
er, Writes as to His Wishes in
the Matter.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-23
The Worlds Best Medicines!
Who Discovered Them, The People?

ton. Always at the beginning OF an
acute disease full dose of Manalin
is to be advised. 1t can be given to
the youngest baby and is perfectly
effective for older people. It is not
drastic. Produces very nearly nat
ural movement of the bowels.
Then I also have the Manalin Tab
let's, which are similar in compost
ton to the fluid Mnnalin. In tablet
form they are more convenient for
some people. believe them to be the
best laxative tablet in the market
They are certainly made Of the very
best material, and constitute safe.
convenient and effective laxative.
Then there is the Lacupia, a, blood
remedy. This remedy l regard as an
Alternative of first class quality in
every particular. 1t is strictly vege-
table, free from the usual mineral
poisons that are used in Alternative
remedies. 1t is specifically a blood
medicine. Sores of all sorts, blood
communications Of every kind, are
treated with Lacupia. II you have
a running sore, external or internal.
your blood is contaminated. by In
lection or otherwise. Lacupia, taken
according to the directions on the
bottle, is sure to produce beneficiai
results. In most cases 1t can be re
lied upon to entirely eradicate the
trouble. In any case where 1t seems
to fail, letter to me will be given
prompt attention and / will endeavor
to discover why complete cure has
not been experienced.
The Peruna am speaking of SO
frequently need not describe at
length. 1t is my old-time catarrh
remedy with laxative element add
ed AS 1t stands today 1t is without
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-23

"a rival as tonic laxative. Applicable
Ito all cases of catarrh, whether the
catarrh is located in the head, nose,
bowels or lower organs, or in the
larynx, bronchial tubes or lungs, or
whether in the kidneys or other pelvic
organs In all cases of catarrh Pc
runa Is my remedy
Besides the Peruna am manufac-
turing Peruna Tablets. The Peruna
Tablets contain essentially the same
ingredients as the fluid Peruna. In
some cases 1t is more convenient for
ia patient to be able to carry tablets
in the pocket. They have been man
ufactured on purpose to meet such
cases, manufacture the Peruna
Tablets in my own laboratory, the
same as the Manalin Tablets. and |
can guarantee them to be perfectly
pure, free from all Objectionable ma
terials and in condition to be read
lily absorbed by the stomach.
Yes, l have Ave remedies First.
the Peruna and the Peruna Tablets.
Second, the Manalin and the Manalin
Tablets, Third, the Lacupia. These
are manufactured in my own labora-
tory and can personally vouch for
their purity and effectiveness.
| 1t seems to me that any household
provided with Peruna, Manalin and
Lacupia would be ready to meet most
Of the ailments to which the human
family is subject. Surely there are no
better remedies to be obtained for the
purposes for which I recommend
them. There are no remedies that
can excel them in composition or
pharmaceutical skill. The material
used in them all is the best and
lpurest. No. 52.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-23
Quick
Home Cure
for Piles
Trial Package Absolutely Free-Wil
You Spend Post Card for it7

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No matter how desperate you think
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free trial treatment. Then, when you
have used it in the privacy Of your
own home and found out for yourself
how efficacious it is, you can get the
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for so cents. Every day you suffer
after reading this notice you suffer
needlessly. Simply fill out free coup
on and mail today-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-23

bearded sheaf; and tomorrow in
Drawn and muscle, thinking brain,
rose dyed lip or flashing eye" full
fills the destiny placed by Him who
seeks the sparrow fall.
And so, plucked from the worn
fields of old world civilization, was
planted here the seed of American
progress; planted in the soil of liber-
ty, amenable to the supreme power
up yonder, and today the grandest
government of free born sons in this,
the best, most enlightened day hui
mainly has yet seen, is the golden
harvest.
Proud Title of American Citizenship.
And the magnificent spirit of ayr
cultural, banking and commercial pro-
gress which has illumined every page
of our nations history. which within
quarter century has doubled the
value of all property, the circulation
of money and wealth per capita, the
products of the farm, the homes Of
industry, the tonnage or vessels and
miles of railway, is not menace to
our institutions, but is the same spirit
which has carried us through 1856
years of popular government for the
welfare of all under a constitution
which knows no privileged classes,
recognizes no caste and has confer
red upon the oppressed of every land
the proud title Of American citizen
ship.
In the light of our history. our mag.
nificent achievements and our shining
destiny, see today no shadows in
the sunlight Of prosperity and cannot
doubt that this sovereign people will
turn to the conservation of our nat.
ural resources, not only because II
pays, but in this same spirit which
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-23

promontory and view Cyclopean
temple of mechanical energy, a great
monolithic span, which through the
ages to come will tell the story of d
mind which revels in Herculanean
tasks and with Titanic energy bends
the very forces Of nature to his com
mand. A prophetic eye which saw
in the wild Des Moines rapids the
white tossing names of three hundred
thousand fcaming chargers 10 be for
ever harnessed and taught mans hid-
ding to the blessing of ea,th's peo-
pies and the glory of our Creator.
In the presence of these maryels
of mans genius, surrounded by the
bounty of Divine Providence let us
then preach the gospel of conserva-
ton with the abiding faith of true
Americans in the greatness of our
country and its institutions as we'll.
The Corn Field and american Pro-
gress.
Pluck from well filled ear single
pregnant gram OIL CoTH III Tue Soli
of this great state it, finds the vital
spark of nature, and a slender shoot
of living green looks out upon thou
sand living wonders Of it's kind. Stead
lily waxing to greater strength, re-
spensibe to natural laws, human
skill and the beckoning rays from
yonder sun, baptized by summer
rains and rocked through scented
nights by. zephyrs bearing messages
from the cotton fields Of the south
land, it arrays itself in leaves whose
rustling is the music of husbandry,
it spins it's silken tassels" and be-
hold! it ripens into countless clus-
tiers of its kind, imbued with life ano
reproductive power, enmeshed IN
robes which lock the sunshine in their
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-23
COUNTY PAYS $4,000
TO SETTLE CASE
keokuk National Bank Takes Several
Hundred Dollars Less Than Indi-
Gated Court Would Give Them.

FIT. MADISON, Ia, Feb 22-The
county supervisors, in session at the
court house here this morning passed
a resolution ordering the county treas.
urer 10 pay to the Keokuk National
Bank the sum of $4,000 in full settle
ment of judgment rendered by the
district court on Feb. 3, 1918 The
judgment called for the refund of
taxes enormously paid to the county
by the bank and was for the sum OF
S3.397.61. The bank and the supervis-
ors agreed on a cash settlement in.
mediately of $4,000.