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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-20
TWO DEAD IN new
POLAR TRAGEDY
Or. MaWsOn's Australian Party
Suffers Loss.

Sydney. n. 8. W.-Again the British
army 10 affected by the loss of bril-
liant officer In the tragedy which over
took the party commanded by DR..
Douglas Mawson, an Australian explor-
er. Lieutenant B. q. 8. MINIS Of the
famous Royal Flsiliers regiment now
lies dead amid the antarctic SHOWS, al
though far from the spot where his
cOmrade. Captain Lawrence Oates Of
the Inniskilling dragons. persisted
while returning from the south pole
with the late Captain Robert Il. Scott.
Switzerland also has suffered a great
loss BY the death of DR.. Merz. capa-
BILE scientist as well MS leading sports
man. After winning the ski jumping
championship in Switzerland in 1908
he offered his, services to DR.. Mawson.
believing that his great experience
among ice and snow would be of serv-
Ice to the expedition and that his scien-
tlfic knowledge also would aid Its
leader.
According to the reports OF DR.. Nav
son himself. the principal objects of
the expedition were attained and spe-
cially important information was gath
cred in regard to the southern magnet
lie pole.
Unfortunately DR.. Mawson and six
OF his companions. after they had been
picked up by the Aurora, undertook
another expedition and were unable to
join the ship which was compelled to
leave them to spend another year ln
the cold southern regions.
Professor David, who was a member
Of Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition,
which reached within III miles Of the
south pole in 1909. received the follow.
ing wireless dispatch from Adele
Land:
"Dr Douglas Mawson and several
Of his men missed the Aurora. which
had gone to fetch them under the com.
mand of Captain j. X. Davis. This
happened owing to unfortunate circum.
stances.
Lieutenant B. e. s. MINIS of the
city Of London regiment Of Royal Flu.
sdliers and DR.. AIerz. who was ski
champion of Switzerland In 1908. who
were members Of the expedition. are
both dead. All the others are we'll.
''Dr. Douglas Mawson and six other
members Of his party probably will
winter on Adele Land"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-20

COMMANDER T. n. TILLMAN, u. s. N.
1t, for the instruction Of youths In
navigation, seamauship, marine engi-
neering and all matters pertaining to
the construction. equipment and sail
ing of vessels OF any particular branch
thereof" For many years the schools
training ship was the old frigate St.
Mary's. A few years ago she was re-
placed by the gunhoat Newport, fur
nished by the navy department.
While the school is under the con.
troll of the board Of education, the SUI
perintendcnt. an officer of the line of
the navy. selects its own assistants,
Usually retired naval officers or at
least graduates of the Naval academy.
The boys are quartered Oh board ship
during the winter term. but she re-
mains snug alongside the pier, which
Is fitted up with class rooms. a GYM
nasium and rigging loft. Their whole
life is regulated with view to pre-
pairing them for ship discipline.
About April ! each year the winter
term ends and the youngsters are sent
away on vacation. The Newport is
then sent to the Brooklyn navy yard
to be overhauled for her summer cruise.
The cruise lasts from May until
nearly October. The boys are divided
into watches. and under the supervi-
sion Of the officers and the crew Of old
experienced seamen they do the bulk
Of the actual work of the ship. As soon
as the Newport reaches the open sea
The engines are dispensed With, and
from then until the end OF the cruise
The young mariners handle, reef and
steer learn to tack. wear and box haul,
send up and cross light yards, make
and take IN sail, heave the lead and
perform every part Of seaman's du-
ties, not forgetting the holyStoning
Of the decks in the morning
The cruise usually takes in Stock
holm, Christianla, Copenhagen and the
other famous seaports of northern Eu.
rope and sometimes also Madeira, the
Azores and nearly every other port on
the Atlantic that has bred stout sea
men in the past. ON their return home
In the autumn the boys undergo III
spection by the board of education. and
those deserving OF II who have COM
plctcd their two years course with
credit receive the diplomas setting
forth that they are genuine sailormen.
"every hair a rope yarn and blood
Stockholm tar
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-20
Presence Of M,nd.

Nine. Rachel, the great actress. was
resting alone in her dressing room ore
night preparatory to going on the stage
when man suddenly entered and.
drawing dagger, said he was going
to kill her If she did not at once con-
sent to marry him. The actress saw at
glance that the man was mad and
meant what he said. So with the ut
most GOODNESS she replied: Certainly /
will marry you. wish nothing bet
ter. Come with me to the priest at
once. | have had him come here for
the purpose" She took his arm. and
they went out together-to where there
was assistance, of course. and the man
was immediately put under arrest.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-20

FOR SALE-A nice one and half
story dwelling, lot As 225 feet, house
containing six rooms, good barn, coal
house, city water and cistern. 200 feet
of garden. nice yard. Close to Norris
town City High School in best part of
town. Price right. Terms good. Call
NEWPORT PLAIN TALK for full infor-
nation or call w. A. Wilson Newport,
in regard to same
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-20
An Ordinance

AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT ANY
AND ALL PERSONS FROM TREsPAss-
ING Upon AUTOMOBILES OR SIMILAR
CoNvEYANcEs TO MAKE SUCH ACTs A
MIsDEMEANoR, AND TO PRESCRIBE A
PENALTY THEREFOR.
SEC. l. Be it ordained by the
Board OF Mayor and Aldermen of the
Mayor and Alderman of the town Of
Newport, that no person shall, within
the corporate limits of the town, climb
upon, jump upon or from, stepor stand
upon, cling to, swing from, or in any
way attach himself to any automobile,
auto truck, or other vehicle of similar
character while same is in motion with
in the coporate limits of the town un-
less such person is the driver of or in
charge of said automobile, auto truck,
or other vehicle embraced in this Sec
tion.
SEC. 9. Be it further ordained that
it is declared 10 be q misdemeanor for
any person, within the corporate limits
of the town of Newport, to climb upon,
blow the horn OF, or tinker with or
tamper with or in any way interfere
with or modest, any automobile. auto
truck or other vehicle of similar char
acter, or any of the machinery, parts,
or appliances belonging to same, ex-
cept such person be the owner or driver
of said vehicle, or some one duly auth
orized by said owner or driver, whether
said automobile, auto truck, or other
vehicle embraced in this ordinance be
moving or standing still.
Sec. 8. be TT further ordained that
any person violating any of the provi-
sions of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty OF misdemeanor, anu upon
conviction shall be fined not less than
$500 nor more than $1,000.
SEC. 4. Be 1t further ordained that
this ordinance take effect from and
after its passage, the public welfare re-
quiring IL.
Passed First Reading Feb. 18th,
1913, by the following votes.-
Ayes:-F. H. Taylor, Flint Ray, F..
s. Fisher, Fl. A. Fancher and A. j
MCMahan.
Noes-None.
Passed Second Reading March 4th,
1913, by the following votes:
Ayes:-H. E. Fancher, F. HI. Taylor,
Flint Ray. A. j. MCMahan and F. S.
Fisher.
, Noes-None.
Approved 4th day of March, 1918
GEO. s. STOKELY.
MAYOR.
III. M. TAYLOR,
RECORDER.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-20
McNutt & Broyles,
MARYVILLE, TENN.
Quick Relief For Rheumatism

George w. Rooms, Lawton, Mich,
says: "DR. DETCHON's RELIEF FOR
RHEUMATISM has given my wife won
derful benefit for rheumatism. She
could not lift hand or foot. had TO be
lifted for two months. She began the
use OF the remedy and improved rapid
lyon Monday she could not move and
on Wednesday she got up, dressed her.
self and walked out for breakfast
Sold by Smiths Corner Drug Store
Adv.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-20
EIGHT BELLS FOR
The SCHOOL ship
Newport Is Doomed BY EduGa-
tian Boards Order.
LEGISLATURE MAY SAVE IT.

New York ls Tired of Paying SSo,oco
Year For Benefit Of Less Than .
Hundred Stude Strong
Plea For Its CONFERENCE.-The Start
ed Forty Years Ago.
New York.-lf the order of the board
of education disseminating the New
York Nautical school is final 1t means
that the final chapter has been written
In the history Of almost the sole re-
naming link between the present day
and the vanished age of the American
merchant service that has been the
model for similar institutions abroad
and was almost unique in this country.
Before the school can be finally re-
garded as abolished. however. the ac-
ton of the board must be confirmed
by a vote of the legislature.
The reasons given by the board for
Its action can be summed up in the
statement that the school was not Civ.
ing the city sufficient return for the
money expended 1t Is said that the
school has been costing the city up
ward of 100000 n year for the benefit
Of less than u hundred students.
1t has been said that out of several
hundred pupils graduated records can
be found Of only hundred or so who
are following the sea. To this Com
mander E. II. Tillman. u. 8. N, super
intendent Of the school, retorts that
there is no method provided of keeping
track of the students after graduation,
and that therefore the records do not
prove anything. In his annual report
to the board Of education the super
intendent made strong plea for the
continuance of the school.
The New York Nautical school was
instituted in 1873, its object being, in
the words of the statute establishing
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-20
The Writer'S Prayer.

Help me to deal very honestly with
words and with people, because they
are both alive. Show me that. as in
river, so IN writing, clearness is the
best quality, and little that is pure Is
worth more than much that is mixed.
- Keep me from caring more for
books than for folks, for art than for
Iife.-van Dyke.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-20
Farmer Dies at 1n3.

Long Branch. n. J.-William Red
mond. the oldest resident of this Sec
ton Of the state. died at the home Of
his niece. Miss Mary e. Gaugel. at
0akhurst. at the age of 103. He had
been falling in health since he passed
his one hundredth birthday.
On that occasion he visited rela-
tive in New York. inspecting the
Brooklyn bridge for the first time.
Two Jobs.
Willie-Paw, what Is the difference
between political job and any other
Job? Paw-You have to work hard to
get a political Job, my son, and you
have to work hard to hold the other
kind.--Judge.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-20
HOw'S This I?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
t. J. CHEN-V {; CO.. -o,eGo. o.
We. the undersigned, hc,'o known r. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out Gny obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure /; taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price Is cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
advertisement
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-20
For Sale-5O acre farm, less
than two miles from Newport, on
pike, finest of fruit.-See The
Plain Talk Farm Exchange. Adv

WANTED-For sawmill, logging
railroad and logging works, expeiienc-
ed operators and laborers. Good wages.
healthful mountain location. Good
country TO settle in. Write us regard
ing wages, etc, stating experience,
qualifications and ability. LAUREL
RIVER LOGGING COMPANY, Stack
house, n. &.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-20
FOR SALE

Fine 800 acre farm, q miles from
jacksonville on pike; good room
house, fine spring, good fruit; so acres
timber land; lies well; is best quality
red soil and in good state of cultivation.
This is fine farm, beautiful home
and good bargain. $500 per acre.
Good terms.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-20
I'll. M. TAYLOR,
RECORDER.
!" Masonic Tidings''

A weekly publication giving news
Of East Tennessee Lodges and Masons.
81 per year. Give your subscription
to B. l. Susong or mail to j. r. Will
liams, publisher, Knoxville, Tenn.
Advertisement
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-20
SENDS WIRELESS 1000 MILES

WftIH9tUH OtdtTUH EXCHdHHcS WtSsdgcS
With the Cruiser Salem.
Washington. Wireless communion
lion between the Arlington station.
near here. and the cruiser Salem was
carried on when the vessel was more
than 1900 miles across the Atlantic.
Signals from the Salem indicated her
distance. and she reported that she
was receiving the signals from here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-16
the settlement of damage suits at civil law question
that may be variousy determined.
Give Women Justice And They
Can Dispense With ChivaIry

Much newspaper comment has been caused by the in
cdent of Miss Eleanor Wilson and the upper sleeping
berth she had to occupy It appears that her recent
journey occupying lower berth willing to
give it up to the Presidents dau ghter.
Some newspapers comment on this as typical of the
lower tone of modern Difference to Others say
that Miss Wilson is young and healthy and could climb
a1oft well any
Unfortunately chivalry is disappearing in public
The who gives up his seat city street
is looked at curiousy, if he from the
country.
The toing merchant mechanic returning home by
city street car may naturally feel disncined to abandon
his for the benefit of fluffy femninty out for exercise
and airing But this feeling general
masculine selshness that drops all distinctions in ell
bowling and jostling for comfort.
little thought will indicate that here real de-
cline in chivalry least quarreling ter
rninoogy if there is less chva there is justice
Chivary consists in doing something for the woman
that is her right The does it upon the theory
that he is strong and the is weak.
There is real chvalry in the New York law civ
ing school teachers equal pay with doing the
work than there is in all the yielded Seats berths
in the world.
There real chivary in the ten states that have
endowed with the vote than in all the formal
courtesies that have been yielded from to
since the birth of time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-16
Yes The Mayor Is A SPENDER.
He Would Have Spent Millions
More, Could He Have Got 1t

There boy who had never been trusted
with large order There several in the family who
with the larger errands the that his
mother gave the boy to spend Nickel ten CENTS
mother hurry she gave the boy dollar
bill and told him to the nearest grocery and buy two
dollars worth of food sts the best market This the
boy did, far spending the money concerned but
hurry and careless and he obtained for
the money about ten per cent fewer goods than his older
sister would have obtained who the experienced buy
er of the household Yet wherever this little boy went
thereafter he made the atmosphere noisy with the tale of
the large of he had expended and he told
frequently the story of the large number Of soda crackers
he had acquired by purchase that he became intoera
bic nuisance.
without the Administrations of Bridge
port and its highway affairs.
The people of Bridgeport have supplied 100000 with
which to improve the Streets The money is being used
for this purpose.
this reason various official chests swelling the
papers proclaim admiring accents, 'See what may
is doing. He is spending 100000 in record time
The fact is 1nderstated. AS spender mayor is
record breaker He would be world beating spender if
his ambitions unrestrained Unfortunately cold
unapprecatve public, simply because it has to pay
possibilities
Were IL otherwise, those who now point with pride
the $4,000 spent con record time for highways and
the hundreds of thousands spent for all time
cemen would be pointing with further pride 100000
spent for sewers and $1,000 spent for bridges and
other millions spent for divers other projects for
debt ACKNOWLEDGMENT
That the 100000 for highways has been economically
expended that the goods have been purchased in
petition in open market, nobody claims.
The grand hurrah simply is that there 100000
to spend and that it has been spent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-16
A WARNING TO PRIZE FIGHTERS

While the sport of boxing grows
more popular, the big prize fighting
contests are being out1awed. The
public likes boxing as display OF
physical efficiency and scientific
training. It is less inclined to toIer-
ate the brutality of finish fights.
Jess Willard, as principal, and II
others, were held the past week in the
California Superior court, on charges
of murder in the second degree, grow
ing out of the fatal Willard oung
contest near Los Angeles, Aug. %.
This marks a change in public senti-
ment
The objection to prize fighting is not
ordinarily the suffering inflicted on the
fighter. The bruiser appears on the
street the day after defeat smiling
cheerfully, and with no marks that
show a month after.
Rex Beach, who described a recent
battle for Everybody's Magazine, saw
much to admire in the grace of mo-
ton of the combatants, their superb
lection, the control of muscle by
brains.
What sickened him happened when
a 10-year-oId boy rose at the ring
side and yelled, go it, go it, kill the
niger The youngsters face was
flushed, and he seemed to get salts
faction from seeing pain inflicted.
Also when the defeated fighter sank
in collapse, his victorious opponent
face puckered into a plaintive wrin-
kle. He did not seem to care for that
side of the job. But the only person
in the audience who showed the emo
ton of pity or sympathy for defeat
was the wife of the champion, who
gave a cry of regret.
A sport that practically drives wo-
men from the spectators seats needs
a cleanup. The Willard Y Dung fight
and its sequel should be a sharp warn
ing to all who manage boxing contests,
to keep the sport within the limits Of
chfva1ry and courtesy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-16
seIS THE COLLEGE,
MAKING GooD2''

: Under the above title in The Out
look, Edward Box. editor of the La
dies Home Journal, recently gave the
ring. Mr.. Box analysed 549 letters
received by him from college grad
yates, the same being sent in response
to questions sent out by him. He
complains primarily of the bad Eng
lish and spelling in these letters.
A lively discussion has resulted, in
which many college professors and
graduates criticize Mr.. Box for attach
ing too little weight to liberal Gull
ture. But any editor who has ever
had the job of shaping up the rough.
raw English of even educated people,
will find much force in his statement.
This is day when grammar is not
fashionable. The high school stu
dent is asked to discuss the question:
was Hamlet really mad?' or What
indications of social and economic pro-
gress do you find in Chaucer's
poems?" But he may not know the
osition.
In many high schools the pupils
would look blank if you mentioned
the t'nominative case" Many educa-
tors hold that if young people hear
good English in school, and if bad
English is corrected, the young peo-
pie will insensib1y acquire correct
habits, and that rules are not needed
They forget that the world is full
of bad grammar. Even the college
graduate needs a clear perception of
sentence structure, if he is to stand up
against the flood Of ignorant speech
one hears daily.
A high school graduate was heard
the other day saying, Whose be all
them things?'' If the high schools
won't make more serious effort to
correct this linguistic sloven1iness, the
colleges will have to do it, if their
graduates are not to seem unkempt
in speech and composition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-16
NEIGHBORS' SPITE, NOT
NUISANCE, SAYS INSPECTOR

Inspector David. Lynch of the
Health department today announced
that a. complaint against chickens kept
at 120 Madison avenue, which he in
vestigated, proved to have originated
from spite of neighbors.
He ordered a garbage pail installed
at that address, however, in connec-
ton with his investigation of the con-
ditions of the poultry yard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-16
Congressman Donovan Sharply
Comments On COrOner'S Secret
Court And Attitude Of inspectors

Connecticut's little coroner whose secret investiga
ton of railroad disaster shaes his state before the
much exercised because Federal inspectors
declined to testify his investigation because
cia1 permission from the Inter State Commits
sion.
The commission says that it would have granted the
necessary permission, had it been sought
1t is difficult to what good could have been
compshed for public justice by having the Federal off
before the tribunal of the Connecticut
That gentleman opened his hearing railroad office
railroad officers participated his hearing This
is the testimony of President Elliott who said He the
coroner had to examine witnesses under oath,
which, of course the railroad did not have'
Just how justice would have been benefited if the
federal officers had marched into the Connecticut
lay their facts before the officers of the New
Company, remains to be shown.
A New Haven newspaper wrote to Congressman Don
for his opinion the refusal of the inspectors
testify before The congressman's reply is
exceedingly sharp and to the point He says:
MIX
Fairfield holds his in the do
Haven should be sahed to think that the
eTe wfny WORKING to defat true Gnding on he paTt of the eors
make allegation
good
What they nad f0uno out or TO get evidence might hep
might
finding
There is indeed the rub! It IS possible they might
have given information that would have fortified of
the parties interest.
Mr. Elliott also indicated that the company, by its
participation apparently in the proceedings before the
coroner had copy of the testimony taken by the
coroner.
Just how valuable this advance information might be
railroad officers subject to possible Indictment
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-16

If the students are to make a wort thy
return for all the sacrifices of the fa-
theirs by which education was estab-
lished, they must see to it that the
football team is winner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-16
he D. W. Read Co.
EstadltsHed 1857
he Seasons Styles in
Dress | trimmings now on. VIE


The woman who does not take time to see the new
Trimmings misses great deal Whether she comes to buy
or not she will get ideas Do not think that ali these love-
y creations in Bands Garntures and TUNES expensive
and beyond reach Indeed is often matter of economy,
for Fashion has decreed that there shall not be very
much of dress anyway, the Trimming form the
greater portion thereby making the costume distinctive
and effective.
The Crystal and Idescent Beaded Nets and Laces
fused 1aviSh1y for bodiceS and sleeves.
Metal Lace Flounces, all widths either on black
or white and for the flare uncS, the in the edges
giving the required stiffenig.
Tasses force themselves into the front of novel
ties, and of abnormal length They expect to dange
in sparkling splendor from sash ends and girdles,
Tango is Of the and eccentric shades of
red. It appears in beaded nets and f1ouncings.
ction, banno
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-16

ument to Hills energy and ability anc
breadth of vision-a monument tina
any king might well envy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-16

Charles Batten LOOMS, the humor-
ist, was born in Brooklyn hfty-two
years ago to-day. Before winning
fame as an author he was a grocery
clerk and a chicken peddler. He IS
one of the most solemn-faced of men,
and looks about as much like a pro-
fessionaI funny man as a st. Patrick's
Day parade resembles a funeral pro-
ceSSiOn.