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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-07

Will OF will not Newpor be on the
Knoxville to Asheville Highway and
thus become a part of the great nation
al highway?
This is question which is up to the
county court oi Cooke county, and it
is one which should receive their con-
sideration.
A meeting'is scheduled for Knox
vile this week, at which time the
route OF the highway will be discussed.
There are Two routes, one by way Of
Sevierville, Jones Cove, Waynesvllle
and then to Asheville, and one by way
of Morristown, Salem and Del Rio,
either of which would leave Newport
of the route. =
Either route could be made to come
by the way OF Newport and it is a
question for the county court.
Madison county is pulling for this
highway, and will build roads oirectto
the Cooke county line. This county
has recently secured an act from the
legislature permitting them to appro-
pirate funds to build highway from
the Buncombe county TO the Cooke
county line. 1T also mas $500, 900
which it is to spend on better roads.
Cooke county has spent that much
money bat has not extended the road
in any one direction, except one,
where it can find on outlet into an
other county.
The Madison county highway will
offer obstacles OF much importance,
and Cooke county people should join
with Haywood county in making the
route by way of WaynesviIle.
The following letter from Mr.. F. w
Miller, president of the Haywood
county good roads association will ex
piain itself. 1t was written TO Mr.. j
w. Fisher who has always been an
exponent of improvements for Cooke
county:
"Waynesviile, N. G., July 2e, l9l;
"Mr. J. w. Fisher,
'.Newport, Tenn.
ssDear Mr.. Fisher:
s'As you know we are trying to in
duce oar County Commissioners Il
build the North Carolina Contra
Highway to the Cooke county line 5,
as to have it open by next summer
they are holding back, however
claiming that they have no assuranc,
from Cooke county officials that they
will be met at the State line. Mr.
Bass tells us that he talked with yo,
regarding this matter and that yol
are interested and are willing fo
your company TO financially aid tn,
undertaking. This we were certainly
glad to hear for we feel that with you
influence al your end Of the line an,
your willingness to aid in the buildin,
of the road that we can accomplish
what we have siarttd out to do.
,tOur Commissioners will meet her
the first Monday in August when w
expect to go before them and ask tha
they send at once all our convict fore
and other road forces to the Cock,
county line and push the road through
( tothis place within theshortest Dossibl
time. We want to ask II you won't Sc
ihe proper authorities OF your coahi,
and have them write us that Cock
County will put its road force 10 wori
at the Slate line working toward
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-07

Misses Catlett and Wilson will leave
next week for Baltimore. They will
be gone about two weeks. A fine line
of coat suits, millinery and Iry goods,
will be bought for the Early autumn
and winter season.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-07

The family OF MIR. John Stokely va
Gated the property of Mr.. Griffin on
Church Street Monday and are now
located in the home of Mrs. Alec RAJ
gan on Church Street. Luther Bible
will occupy the.Griffln home.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-07
Yon RS truly.

"F. w. MILLER
This would have been very good
place to use the ten thousand dollars
which the government wanted to
spend on road in this section. Mr..
Fisher, and the Unaka Tannerv are
willing to aid financially the project,
as is shown by the offer at the begin
ming of this article.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-07

Mr.. ]. w. Fisher and the
Unaka Tannery have offered
to subscribe $500 towards a
fund to grade and put the
Cooke county portion of a
highway connecting with the
Haywood county road in
good condition for travel.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-07
PUT NEWPORT ON
THE HIGHWAY ROUTE

Newport and push their part of the
road to an early completion if Hay
wood county will begin at once at the
State line and complete its part of the
Central highway,
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-08-07
CONNECT WITH
N. c. ROUTES
Two North Carolina Counties
Are Making a Fight For
the Route.
BOTH SPENDING MONEY

Mr.. ]. w. Fisher and Unaka Tan
merry Offer to Contribute To-
ward Fund to Build the Con-
Meeting Link With the Cosby
Pike and the HAYWOOD County
Pike.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
Exhibit Room in New Capitol.

jefferson City-Au exhibit room for
the display OF the agricultural min
cral and other natural resources Of
Missouri will be a feature Of the new
state capitol according TO T.. W
stephen chairman OF the commits.
sion This viii be upon the ground
floor OF the building and viii be 6SyGS
feet Each OF the counties Of the
state will be asked. to prepare a suit.
able exhibit There will be offices pro.
yidcd and a lounging room for the re-
porters Adequate telegraph and tclc.
phone cOHyenionccs will be provided
Tho commission received from the
architects pencil sketches OF the in.
terror OF the house and senate cham.
b,rs and CT the ground floor or base.
mcnt Mr. stephens says the adver.
tiscmcnts for bids for the cOnstruc.
ton OF the new statchousc will b."
made about July 10 unless the archi.
tects have to have little more time
upon the final plans.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
LOOK TO RUSSIAN OIL FIELDS
Arc Certain to Play an important Part
In Furnishing Power for
Battleshlps.

In discussing the fact that the use
of oil instead OF coal as fuel in the
English navy Is under consideration
II is time Russia should pay serious
attention 20 this question. II England
is replacing its own cheap coal by tho
more expensive foreign product, there
must be important advantages on the
side OF naphtha, and in the future
Russian fleet the part to be played by
this fuel Will be most important one,
the Novoe Vremya says Many mills
and factories have gone over to
naphtha az fuel and the consumption
is increasing every year.
Russia owns immense oil fields and
It could be the chief supplier OF the
world The need OF organization in
the business is recognized by the
government and number OF special
meetings have Necn held for discuss.
ing the subject New conditions have
been laid down for the exploitation OF
government territories. and the regu-
lations for Investigations have been
tnHnStu. soOHle ltIIlNOIltb hHDNH 40
being rich in oil have been closed to
private enterprise. such as tho Ap-
sheron peninsula, near Baku. and vari-
Gus Islands OF the Caspian sea, ms well
az some territories In the Transcas.
plan ural and Gerghana districts, and
others in the north OF Russia and 81.
IBERIA. amounting to millions Of acres.
The reason for this action Is the wish
to preserve these districts from eX-
haustion.
Another question concerns the mat
ter OF investigation. II is quite neces-
sary that the right OF investigation be
granted on large scale. and not only
for comparatively small lots OF ground.
where the investigation might not pay.
The government la aware OF this fact.
and. according to the new regulations
the plots OF ground allotted for inves-
tigation are to be increased tcnfold.
The most advisable system Ia to
grant concessions that would induce
capitalists to place their money in
such undertakings Under the new
regulations regarding the investigation
OF naphtha districts, the government
proposes to publish geological de
scriptions OF the various districts
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
Board Fails to Fix Wreck Blame.

jefferson City.-The state public
service commission spent several
hours trying to ascertain the cause
Of the wreck OF Missouri Pacific train
No. at Berger, which resulted In the
death of the engineer d. +. Meyers
OF 81, Louis, and the injury OF more
than 80 passengers.
In spite OF an ali.afternoon inyesti-
cation and examination of railroad Of.
iicials, the cause Of the derailment
still remains a mystery.
The wreck was caused. according to
J. f. Murphy, general superintendent;
William A. Bcdell master mechanic
at Jefferson city and A. p Morrison,
general roadmaster. by some part Of
the engine dropping and getting under
the wheel or by the engine striking a
spike, bolt or something on the rail.
II was not due, they testified. to eX.
cessiye speed, to a defective rail, bad
ties or poor trackbed The track at
this point had been resurfaced last
November and was put into excellent
condition. Morrison said all bad ties
were taken out. new ballast put under
the ties and the trackbed placed in
iirst.Class condition.
Engineer Meyers was making
speed of As miles an hour when the
accident occurred. according to the
speed recorder The highest speed
registered between St Louis and the
point of derailmont was 90 miles an
hour
Morrison and Bedell testified tina.
IS miles was safe speed around that
curve. They said the track was coz
structcd OH that curve for speed Of
81 miles Brdell says he rounded the
same curve only a few days ago IN an
engine going IS miles an hour
Bedell gave it as his opinion that "a
brake shoe on one OF the engine truck
springs. or some other attachment. BE-.
came defective and dropped on TO the
rail. II" says one Of the rails was bills.
tered Il distance OF % feet, AS though
some hard object had been skiddlug
before "A wheel
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
Ready WI. Saved Situation.

A very laughable incident once oc-
Cured In the house of commons. An
Irish member having risen was as.
sailed by loud cries OF Spoke!
Spoke!" meaning that having spoken
once already he had no right to do
so a second time. He had evidently
a second speech struggling in his
breast for an introduction into the
world. when seeing after remaining
for some time ON his legs, that there
was not the slightest chance OF being
suffered to deliver sentence OF 1t.
he observed with imperturbable gray
ity and in rich Tipperary brogue: "If
the honorable gintlemin suppose that
was going to spake again they are
quite mistaken. ] merely rose for the
purpose OF saying that had nothing
more to say on the subject" The
house was convulsed with laughter
for a few seconds afterward at the
ready wit Of the Hlbernian II. p.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
Rail Assessment Is Raised.

Jefferson City.--The state board of
equalization fixed the taxable yalua.
ton Of railroads, telephone and tele-
graph systems, bridges and private
cars. While the figures were not made
public, Gov. Major thought the in
crease would not exceed $2,5OO.OOO to
50 100000 All public service proper
ty assessed by the state board OF
equalization was valued for taxes last
year at $lSi.493,54 The total valu
alton this year will be about $4,000,
600. Some of the increases have been
due 10 betterments and extensions 4
few small railroads were decreased
but none of the big trunk lines were
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
MISSOURI LEADS
IN LEAD AND ZINC
MOST OF LATTER PRODUCT is
MINED IN THE DISTRICT
AROUND JOPLIN.
RICH DEPOSITS or IRON ORE
State Yielded Silver Worth $2l,79i
In 1912, Copper output Reached
S72,7to.

Jefferson City.-The output Of lead
Missouri for the year 1912 was worth
$34. 95S.24l, according to bulletin on
the mineral resources OF the state. Is.
sued by Commissioner John T Fitz'
patrick 81 the bureau of labor stats.
tics
In the quantity and value Of both
lead and zine ores, Missouri again led
all states, Idaho which formerly held
second. and Colorado holding second
place for zinc, hut the amount mined
being a third Of the amount OF the
output Of this state.
To give an idea how large the lead
and zinc output of Missouri was in
1872 Commissioner Fitzpatrick states
it would take the entire production OF
The gold Of California Nevada, Idaho
and Washington to pay for the yield
The money the mine owners of the
state derived in 1912 from tho ores
mentioned would have bought the
combined wheat crop OF Missouri and
Iowa Of last year as large as II was
Zinc Find in Cole County.
Most OF the zinc Missouri annually
places on the market comes from
around joplin. but St Francois, Law.
renee. jefferson Newton, Greene.
Howell. Madison and Barry counties
have deposits and make shipments, At
Henley, in Cole county, few miles
out OF Jefferson City, pocket Of zinc
was encountered last year and 10000
pounds mined and shipped to the
nearest smclter.
St Francois county furnishes most
OF Missouri's yearly production OF
lead, but considerable comes from Jas.
per county. Madison, Greene JeCicr.
son Stoddard, Washington, Lawrence,
Newton, Miller. Cole. Franklin, Carter,
Wayne. Phelps Crawford, Moniteau,
Shannon and a dozen other counties
have deposits and make shipments an
nually
The 1911 production Of lead ore was
rs 5GS tons. aud the value $1G,09S. 100.
The 1910. 1906 tons, worth S1i.lG9.-
i0S
The silver Of Missouri IS extracted
from the lead ores Of Madison county
Madison, Crawford and Wayne Coun.
ties contain copper deposits and pro
Gucrd the 1912 quantity
The production OF zinc ore for 1872
to the output, year by year, since 1907
The previous record was in 1909, when
the production amounted to 1870, 1862
tons, and the value Sl4,05G496. The
1911 output was l22.5l5 tons and the
worth $l3,9GG,7lO
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
STATE Balance $500 A3e.

Jefferson CITY AT the close OF bust.
noss June 30. Treasurer f.. =, Deal. in
his report OF the transactions Of the
treasury for the month OF June to
Gov Major. says there Is a general
balance on hand OF S5.Sa9, iagSS
The balance on hand May 81 was
$5,949. O32.90. The receipts during the
month OF June were 1878. 9S2.5i, and
the disbursements S7S3,575.56.
The balance in the general revenue
fund is $22l,Sl3G4. The amount VI
school moneys 10 be apportioned to
the public schools OF the state is
Sl.S2S74l20.
The earnings ot IN" Missouri pcni-
lcnriary tor the month were s32,-
72gSN There Is AN aggregate balance
in the three good roads funds Of
S245.aS2t5.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
Barker rhreatens Criminal suits.

Jefferson city The fact that fire
Insurance companies are continuing
their tight in the supreme court and
before Supt Rcyelle, refusing to re.
turn TO the state after the supreme
court has decided that they have vic,
lated the antitrust law in combining
to quit the state, has caused Attorney.
General Barker to decide TO fight with
all the power the state possesses The
supreme court decided, in an opinion
by Judge Woodson, that the Oliver
Law did not repeal the antitrust law,
and that the companies were in n
combination In violation of the laws
oil the state.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
Major Paroles Four Convict.

jefferson City--Gov. Major released
-four Conycts from the state peniten.
tiary on parole. Those rolea5nd ate
Levy Moore. Kansas city. sentenced
to ~ years for murder in the second
degree; Edward Long. negro. sentenced
from Howard county for 80 years
for murder in the second degree; John
Bailey, negro, Cape Girardeau coun.
ty, sentenced for FIVE years for rob.
berry. and Walter Cox. Cooper county,
sentenced to ten years for train
wreCking
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10


confidence in choosing what We shat
do? War titted US for action, and e.
ton never ceases.
Our lava the Orders Of the Day.
l have been chosen the leader o.
the Nation. | cannot justify the choice
by my qualities OF my own, but so 1.
has come about, and here stand
Whom do command? The ghostly
hosts who fought upon these battle
fields long ago and are gone? ThesC
gallant gentlemen stricken In year
whose fighting days are over, their
glory won? What are the orders for
them. who rallies them? | have in my
mind another host, whom these set
free OF civil strife In order that they
might work out In days OF peace and
settled order the life OF great M
ton. That host is tho people them.
selves, the great and the small. with.
out class or difference OF kind or
race or origin; and undivided in inter.
est II we have but the vision TO guide
and direct them and order their lives
Alright In what we do. Our constitu-
lions are their articles OF enlistment
Tho orders OF the day are tho laws
upon our statute books. What we
strive for is their freedom, their right
to lift themselves from day to day and
behold the things they have hoped
for. and SO make way for still better
days for those whom they love who
are to come after them. The recruits
are the little children crowding in
Tho quartermaster's stores are in the
mines and forests and fields, in tho
shops and factories Every day some.
thing must be done to push the cam.
paign forward, and It must be done
by plan and with an eye to some great
destiny.
How shall we hold such thoughts In
our hearts and not be moved? |
would not have you live even today
wholly IN the past, but would wish to
stand with you in the light THAI
streams upon VA now out OF that
great day gone by Here is the ma.
ton God has bullded by our HANDS.
What shall we do with it? Who stands
ready TO act again and always in the
spirit OF this day of reunion and hope
and patriotic fervor? The day OF Our
country's life has but broadened into
morning Do not put uniforms by.
Put the harness OF the present on.
Lit your eyes to the great tracts OF
life yet to be conquered In the inter.
est Of righteous peace, Of that pros.
perity which lies in peoples hearts
and outlasts all wars and errors OF
men. Come, let US be comrades and
soldiers yet to serve our fellow men
in quiet counsel, where the blare OF
trumpets Is neither heard nor needed
and where the things are done which
make blessed the nations Of the world
in peace and righteousness and love
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
Iowan Gets Mines Chair.

Rolla.-W, F. Demoss of DEBORAH.
Ia. was appointed instructor In Eng.
fish In the Missouri School OF Mines
by the executive committee. He took
his masters and bachelors degrees mt
the University OF Chicago.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
Find Howe's Body in River.

Jefferson Clty.-Searching parties
found the body OF Or. ]. II. Howe, the
aged dentist who disappeared from
the home of his niece. Mrs. Frank b
Miller, in the Missouri river about two
miles west OF Jefferson City
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
smuauIes DRUG Into Prieon.

Jefferson NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are
being made into the smuggling of
opium into the penitentiary. Recently
n negro driver. employed by one OF
the manufacturers, was detected
throwing a package where 1t would be
picked up by a convict. Its contents
proved to be opium.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
Mrs. j, a, CAN'T for Hostess.

jefferson City.--Mrs. James Il.
CAN'T OF jefferson City is said to be
slated for the appointment as hostess
at the Missouri building at the Pana-
ma,PaciBc exposition, which will be
held at san Francisco in 1915.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
Kansas Minister to capltaI.

Jefferson City.--Rey. j. f. Cowlng
of Usage City. Kas., has accepted Il
call to the pastorate of the First Pres.
Dyterian church of Jefferson City and
will remove Gas family to this city in
two weeks.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
Postpones Gas Company Hearinqs.

Jefferson City.-The appointment of
a special commissioner TO take testi-
mony In the Kansas City Gas COM
pany case has been postponed by the
supreme court In banc until legal
propositions involved have been
passed upon by the court
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
To Abolish Grade Crossings.

jefferson City.--The state public
service commission laid down tho
principle that all new railroads here.
after constructed In Missouri shall
carry a clause in their charter agree
Ing to eliminate all grade CROSSINGS.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
Wanted to DO No Injury.

You were 'rying to convince Led.
yard that Lauterbach was sort ~
John the Baptist for the Morgan
iirm?' suggested Senator Nelson.
That's It exactly" returned Lamar.
Then | called up Mr. palmers Of
fee in Washington" said Lamar with
smile. and found he would be in
Bethlehem, Pa, the next Sunday.
Then | called MIR Lcdyard and told
him to call Palmer there had done
all | wanted to-gotten an interview
for Lauterbach with Ledyard-and
didn't want Mr. Palmer injured
wanted to clear the atmosphere and
prevent a possible scandal for Pal.
mer."
The deception was revealed to Pal
mer and Ledyard that Sunday.
Senator Overman insisted on know.
Ing II Lamar ever impersonated airy
other congressman.
oh, Lord, | may have" said la.
mar
Lamar said that the attorney gen.
eral had been "derelict In his duty"
and that II the Union Pacific had had
Lauterbach as counsel they would
have secured "a plan that would have
been advantageous to everyone con.
cerned." Lamar admitted he had
changed his name several times, but
refused 20 give HIS true name or say
whether or not he was a Hebrew.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
WALL STREET OPERATOR ADMITS
IMPERSONATING 2 CONGRESSMAN

domain.
After this" the witness added.
Morgan told me that he was crit.
ciscd for letting me come to his OF.
fee Then the Morgan interests
enmity TO Lauterbach became as overt
as that OF other interests.
/ resolved to find out about it, and
! knew Ledyard could tell me-
Thinking he was talking to Palmer,
the witness said, Ledyard told him
over the phone what backmailer
Lamar was
lie said he had started the opposl.
tion to Lauterbach, and told me his
opinion of myself, thinking was Pal
mcr | realized at once that Ledyard
had fallen into an error. and knew
thai acting as Palmer | could force
him to do anything ! desired So I
told him to call Lauterbach and let
him explain everything.
"Lauterbach then made the famous
visit"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10

Jefferson City.-Speed Mosby, state
beer inspector, collected fees on beer
inspection for the month OF June
amounting to s52.245.S1. This IL an
Increase of s6.9Oss9 over the fees col.
.ccted last June.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
n. Y. sTocKBRoKER DECLARES
HE ACTED AT ALL TIMES FOR
EDWARD LAUTERBAcH.
SOUGHT PERFECTLY LEGAL
EMPLOYMENT FOR FRIEND

Ledyard Testifes Lauterbach Called
Upon Him With Plan to make
Wall Street Good After Lamar,
Posing as Palmer, Had Arranged
Meetino-confessor Digresses to
Charge sss.ooo,ooo Forgeries Were
Committed on Union Pacific Books
and That Road JussIed It's Assets.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
Strike Settled After Conference.

After the conference. he said. the
strike was settled. odell then threat.
ened to resclnd the charters OF the
coal carrying roads, and Quay threat.
ened to force the Pennsylvania legis.
iature at special session to acquire
he o-ai mines by right OF eminent