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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-04-02
]. G.. ALLEN & SON
PURCHASE FINE STOCK

Mr.. L. S. Allen has purchased a
fine Pure Bred Short Horn Bull,
having been at the University OF
Tennessee for several months and
will be added to the fine herd al
their Dutch Bottom Farm. A Pure
Bred Short Horn COW was also
purchased. Mr., Allen now has
the second best herd of Pure Bred
Cattle in Tennessee, and is ship
ping large numbers to the best
markets of the South at the high
est prices. A shipment was re-
Gently made to Georgia and Ala
bama, which included some of the
finest stock to be obtained any.
where, and will be used for breed
ing purposes. They passed the
highest inspection test of the vet
erinarian at Knoxville.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-04-02
CATTLE LEAP
FROM TRAIN
Door On Cattle Car On Fast Train
No. 80 Suddenly Opens
Sunday Morning.

One dead cow, one fatally in
jured and two captured cows was
the result of a door suddenly
opening on a cattle car on fast
train No. First SO Sunday morn
ing.
AS the train was rounding the
curve in the Irish Cut early Sun
day morning the door in some way
opened and the cows took their
fatal leap. They were not missed
until the train had passed New
port, and it is thought others
made their escape between here
and Knoxville.
Upon investigation Sunday
morning one cow was found dead
near the Haag Lumber Company's
Mill, and at the end of the Irish
Cut another was found in Grip.
pied condition. Later two other
cows were located and they were
brought to Newport and shipped
to Knoxville.
The car was consigned to j. P.
Donahoe at Knoxville the cattle
being shipped from Southern ter
ritory.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-04-02

selves. most of them felt that they
were being forced into the camp
of strange gods.
Said prominent independent
following the action of the COM
mittee: 1T does appear ludicrous
to see these men who have called
us prohibition cranks and hypo-
critics for these many years, COM
ing out for law enforcement and
prohibition. Their action is the
acme of hypocrisy"
FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS.
Following are the resolutions
adopted by the committee:
I'VE, the democratic executive
committee of Tennessee congrat-
ulate the people of the United
States upon the wise and states
manlike administration of Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson and COM
mend his actions on all public
questions and especially commend
the President and our senators
and representatives in the nation
al congress in their patriotic and
successful efforts in carrying out
the declarations of the national
democratic platform.
I'VE express our appreciation
of the recent statement of Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson urging
democratic unity and we welcome
his personal cooperation with us
to make honorable peace among
democrats and restore the state
to its proper place in the ranks Of
democracy.
I'VE appreciate the efforts being
made by our senators and repre-
sentatives in congress to restore
harmonyin the democratic party in
Tennessee and we look with con-
fidence to their cooperation al
the May convention and during
the campaign thereafter to restore
the party to power in the August
and November elections respect
lively.
while disclaiming all power to
bind the part in its action at con-
vention and without assuming to
dictate a platform, yet we believe
the democracy of the state stands
for, and this committee would
most respectfully recommend to
the democracy of the state that
they will so declare, for:
"First-The maintenance and
vigorous enforcement of the pres
emf temperance laws.
"Second-If the present laws do
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-04-02
HOOPER PARTY'S LEADER
Says Cooke County Has Support
ed "Unclc Creed for a Number
of Years, and Thinks the Re-
publican Party is Capable of
Taking Care Itself.-Suggests
Clyde-Creed Convention.

While Boyer and his party are
wondering and trying to abuse
the loyal republicans of Cooke
County and the great State of
Tennessee, a Republican of the
Hill Billy" type is wondering
some.
Holt and Sexton bought PLAIN
TALK. Boyer and McMahan fail
ed to make the deal.
Holt and Sexton willrun clean
Republican paper. Wonder if
Boyer and McMahan would have
done this or would they have used
the paper in defending their ad-
ministrations
Yes, | will guarantee that
PLAIN TALK will support the
nominees of the Republican party
in Cooke County.
Wonder if Boyer and McMahan
will do that?
Yes, PLAIN TALK will support
Ben w. Hooper for Governor of
Tennessee, which all loyal Repub-
licans of our great State are do
ing.
Wonder why Boyer and Nc
Mahan don't +?
Yes, PLAIN TALK will support
Sam Sells for Congress, if the
Republicans of the First Congress
sional district give him the nomi-
nation.
i Wonder if Boyer and McMahan
will do this?
| No, the people Of Cooke County
don't care how many papers Holt
and Sexton buy.
,, Wonder if Boyer and McMahan
care?
Judging from the returns of
the last election it appears that
; the people are satisfied with Holt
and Sexton's administration.
Wonder why they are not salts
fled with the. other two named
gentlemen?
!; Yes, the people will have ALL
to say about who they want to fill
the offices in Cooke County and
. the great State of Tennessee.
j Wonder what Boyer and McMa-
han will say?
No, the Republicans of Cooke
County have no Boss.
i. Wonder who Boyer and McMa-
han could boss
No, Sexton and Holt didn't buy
space in any paper for self praise.
! Wonder if Boyer and McMahan
could find a paper anywhere that
would praise them?
| Wonder why Boyer thinks so
much of John Issac? Wonder
how he can face the Republicans
of Cooke County who have sup
ported him for various offices for
the last forty years, after stand
ing in the hall of the Capitol and
proclaiming John Isaac to be the
greatest man in Tennessee (?
Wonder why McMahan thinks
SO much of Boyer?
| Wonder what party or parties
these two would-be leading poll
ticians will claim to belong to
when they go before the people of
Cooke County for Circuit Court
Clerk and Representative ?
Wonder why they don't have a
| Continued on Page 81
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-04-02
CONVENTIONS MAY 26-27
Fell All Over Themselves to Get
on the Prohibition Band Wag-
on.-Will Name Candidates for
Governor, Railroad Commiss-
ioner and Judge of the Supreme
Court.

Prohibition, law enforcement,
more law enforcement if neces-
sary, the present election law, and
everything else for which Gov.
Hooper has stood, were endorsed
Friday by the regular democratic
state committee which called con-
ventions for May 26 to nominate
a judicial candidate and for May
q to nominate candidates for gov
ernor and railroad commissioner.
One regular, in fact, who gath
cred an audience about him in the
lobby of the Maxwell, Nashville,
declared that they would have
endorsed Hooper if anybody had
offered a resolution. Another
leaving the room during the pre-
pared speech by Chairman Duff
Morton, in which the democratic
party was eulogized as the party
of temperance and law enforce
ment, said that he was getting
out before they declared for
Hooper. .
The real spirit of the meeting
though was best, expressed by a
prominent regular democratic
editor: well, we will all be
hypocrites together" he said, Il
can be as big hypocrite as any
of the rest of them"
The meeting was strictly a reg
ular gathering. There were but
three visiting independents in
evidence and they were interested
in federal appointments. The
program was cut and dried the
night before. The committee was
to call conventions. and then was
to seek to steal the thunder of the
independent and republican con-
ventions by making declarations
of principles. This it proceeded
to do according to program, with
only one dissenting voice.
Among those who warmly sup
ported the prohibition and cleo
ton law resolutions was Hon.
J. Parks Worley. The platform
matter was settled in advance but
the question of a gubernatorial
nominee seems to be still open.
Several prospective candidates
and their boosters were on the
ground. Among them were Sena-
tor James B. Frazier, T. r. Pres
ton and Judge A. R. Gholson and
Gen. Tom Rye. Friends of Judge
Robinson actively urged him.
Judge John E. Richardson was in
the city on legal business, and at
the Maxwell House during the
afternoon. Judge Richardson
has been mentioned, but states
that he is not a candidate.
Senator Lea and Senator
Shields were each here with head
quarters at the Maxwell. There
was no open fight between them
today, however. Neither of them
was interested in the platform,
but each is interested in the nom-
nee.
There was much merriment in
the ranks of independent demo-
Gratis here over the way the reg
ulars" fell all over themselves
getting on the prohibition band
wagon. 1t even afforded much
amusement to the regulars them
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-04-02
The CONTEST
CONSIDERED
Sol Clark, Contestant, Was
Required to Give
$500 Bond.
ADJOURNED TO APRIL IL
Cooke County Republican Execu-
tive Committee Met Saturday
to Hear Evidence in the Clarke
ntest.-Question Will Prob
ably Be Settled At An Early
Date. Twelve Were Present.

The Republican Executive Com
mittee of Cooke County met at the
Courthouse Saturday for the pur-
pose of considering the contest
instituted by Sol. H.. Clark against
C. E. Dawson, the special meeting
having been called by Chairman
Hicks.
A large number of voters were
in town'to look after the interests
of their favorite candidates, an
ticipating a settlement of the diff
ferences on that date.
The committee decided to allow
Mr.. Clark until April 18th to make
$500 bond and on that date the
matter will be settled.
The proceedings were as fol-
lows:
Pursuant to. the call of the
Chairman, the Republican Execu-
tive Committee of Cooke County
met at the Courthouse in New
port, on the 28th day of March,
1914, for the purpose OF consider
ing the contest of S. H. Clark
against C. E. Dawson, for the Of
flee or nomination of Sheriff. j.
E. Hicks, the Chairman, being alb
sent, "A. A. Gates, Secretary, called
the Committee to order and pre-
sided over the deliberations OF
same, when the following pro-
ceedings were had:
''The Committee resolved itself
into a Court for the purpose OF
trying said contest.
Upon motion Of w. E. Bible,
duly seconded by Silas Holt, the
committee required the contest
ant, S. H. Clark, to give bond in
the sum of Five Hundred Dollars
for the purpose of paying the cost
of the contest in the event said
contestant shall fail to prosecute
his contest successfully, and allow:
ing him until April the 18th, 1914
in which to file said bond, and
upon his failure to file said bono
within the time allowed his confess
shall stand as dismissed.
Upon motion, duly seconded
the committee adjourned unit
Saturday, April, 18th, 1914, wher
it will re-convene to take such
steps as may be necessary in the
matter of this contest"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-04-02

Miss Eleanor Wilson, fancee of
William G. McAdoo, secretary of the
treasury, admits she loves weddings
with fuss and feathers and intends
to have one of that kind.
Although President Wilson and
Mrs. Wilson hope to make the cere-
mony as simple as their position will
allow, it is generally believed that
the ceremony will be more elaborate
and more largely attended than the
marriage last November of Miss
Jessie Wilson and F. B. Sayre.
The ring which Secretary McAdoo
has given Miss Wilson is one of the
handsomest engagement rings ever
seen in Washington It is a huge
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-04-02

not make possible the complete
enforcement of the temperance
statute then we favor the passage
of such additional laws as will
bring about their effectual en-
|forcement.
"Third-The maintenance of the
present election law"
CONVENTION PLAN
Following is the report of the
committee on time, place and
plan, which was adopted
"Your committee appointed to
prepare a plan for the nomination
of democratic candidates for JUS
.tice of the supreme court, COVER
nor and railroad commissioner, beg
leave to report the following plan
to-Wit:
"That democratic state conven-
tons be called to meet at the Ry-
man auditorium in Nashville, Ten
nessee, at noon on Tuesday May
26, 1914 and Wednesday May
q, 1914, the first of said conven-
tons to be for the purpose Of NOM
mating one candidate for justice
of the supreme court from the
Eastern division, to be voted for
at the August election 1914 and
the second of said conventions to
be held on May 27, 1914 for the
purpose Of nominating a candidate
for governor and a candidate for
railroad commissioner to be voted
for at the November election 1914;
for the selection of a new state ex-
ecutive committee, the adoption of
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-04-02
CONSUME
HANDLE FACTORY
New Enterprise a Total Loss AS
Result of Friday Morn
ing Fire.

Fire early Friday morning de-
stroyed the handle factory of S. E.
Wardrup G Son, located in East
port.
The enterprise was recently
started in Newport and was en-
joying a good business with a
bright future. 1t is stated that no
insurance was carried and that
Messrs. Wardrup will lose at
(Conutiued on Page p
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-04-02

white diamond solitaire, in an old
fashion claw setting.
AS cabinet hostess, Miss Wilson
will rank next to Mrs. William Jen.
nings Bryan, who, as wife of the Sec
retary of state, is recognized as
leader of the official set.
The marriage will not cause any
change in the presidents cabinet. It
is denied that Mr.. McAdoo will re-
tire from the cabinet after the we'd
ding and go into the banking busi-
ness, on the federal reserve hoard, or
become ambassador to France.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-14
To Probe Election Frauds.

Baton Rouge--In Response I'D q 'e'-
ter from Governor Hail. tn regard 10
the alleged ballot box frauds IN me
Twelfth judicial district, th" governor
had received reply from W. NJ.
LIVES. district attorney of the I"''''"
district. in which the latter says.
In reply TO your letter OF the ISL
instant beg 10 advise that when our
Grand iurv meets [ Will have it con
duct a thorough investigation OF the
frauds committed IN the primary ana
I feel sure that the parties who pe'Pe-
trat,l he frauds sin be punished.
81 anr this day writing to ihc secre-
tarv @. ate asking him to furnish me
with certified copy of the statement
Of expenditures filed by each candi-
date. with view of INVESTIGATING thelr
expenditures DO not know that the
candidates have complied with the cor
rupt practice act OF 1912. If they have
not they will be proceeded against the
same as the commissioners and oiher
election officials"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-14
THE GREAT STATE OF LOUISIANA
with It's Agricultural, Mineral and IN
dustriaI Advantages, Can Become
Wealthiest State in the Union.

Baton ROUge.-Louisidna, win us
mineral and induStIiaI
advantages. mas every I'Vu'S','
sary TO become the WodI'hiesl ana
most prosperous state IN the 'h'ou'
according to +. O. 6runer' state com
missioner of agriculture ana IminI&'a,
tiou. who has just issued ihe 'l'uu"l
report of his department
4 summary Of the report SHOWS 'n"'
the products for the year I'I' "''v
worth S2i92if.ooo The aIrl'uI''I'l
products, the yield from only '.'"''oy'
acres, had total Fdi""'l"" vi '''''
-4l.uoU. Despite the TACT 'hd' the
1919 season was one OF lh' most ""-
favorable ever experiences .' ''''
state. the cotton crop co.. '.' '''
previous year by "',t"' o'l'7 "." 'H'
corn crop gained N,"dl,9'o husI''i7'
Ina commenllns upon 'nt '''''" u
the year. Mr. Bruner SaIu
The health oil the state '' "''"
excellent. We have suffered I'''
disasters. our people general. nave
known only peace. YET h"' d'I ''7'
but with absolutely no reason we '' g
some KNOCKERS NIo" iei' ''''
howlerS.
our natural ADVANTAGES are S"L''-
iOr to those OF any other state 'u'
lands are most leIiII'. Our 'II'''''' 10
both delightful and helpIuI 'uI pas
lures are perenniaIIy green o"'
water supply Is lneNhausuo''. ~
output OF our on ana gas "'I'S' sun
! phur and salt mines. is uh'q"'l'" j..
/ the world. our SOIL VIII pr"uu''' anu
our farmers are now rdlslilI' he"'lS
everything that grows.
we nave. IN the ias' TWO Ilio''''.''
organized two very important asSoc'd'
tons. one was at Fort Nor'h' leN"S'
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-14
The Poll Lax M eSS.

Shreveport-Rev. w. A. Turner SUI
perintendent of the State AntiSaloon
League, interviewed Saturday ana pro
tested against the mandamus suit filed
by 800 citizens to compel Sheriff J.
p. Flournoy to issue poll tax receipts
as they deposited 81 each before the
sheriffs office closed at midnight Dec
81. Rev. Turner demands that the
court receive the facts before decd
ing.
Chief Deputy Tax Collector J. w. A.
letter testified that Leon !. kahn on
the last day of the grace deposited
money to pay the tax for l26 persons
but he could not say if Mr., Kahn was
authorized to do this. The other
money was deposited during the rush
hour by voters personally and by mail
The court will first determine If one
man can legally pay anothers POI
tax without authority, and Will then
hear the facts.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-14
2ADyH Found N TEXAS WATERS
Analyss CT tGe Fort Stockton Springs
Ey Professor Reveals Start
ling Results.

Fort Stockton. TeX-Intensa excite.
ment was created Saturday on receipt
of a letter by James w. Oldham of
the Fort Stockton Springs, from Dr..
l.. +. Miller. professor Of physics in
the Colorado School of Mines. which
contained an analysis Of the spring
water, showing that it contained d
high percentage of the almost price
less radium To be exact, the analy-
sis shows nearly one electrostatic
unit of radium. which is but little
less than the worlds greatest radlum
water now found in Austria.
Recently p. l.. Cummings. an old
Rocky Mountain prospector, noticed a
peculiar canary color and began MAX
ing investigation. He induced Mr. Old
ham 10 send a quart of the water TO
Mr.. Miller for analysis, with the re
suit as stated.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-14
Executive Committee Meets.

Lake Charles-The executive COM
mittee of the Inland Waterways
League. in session Saturday, unani-
mously voted to hold the next annual
convention in New Orleans. The date
will be fixed later and it will probably
be held just prior to the meeting Of
the Rivers and Harbors Congress in
December.
kilograms were sent to the senators
from Louisiana and Texas and Con
gressmen Lazaro, Broussard, Dupree
and Estopinal of Louisiana urging the
appropriation of 100000 for the New
Orleans Morgan City section, and
5000 900 for the detOur around Cote
Blanche and Vermilion bays. Texas
members present were c. S. +. Hol-
| land of Victoria and jain Van Tyen
of Port Arthur.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-14
To 1rx Woman for Killing Twins.

Covington.-Oneo of the most sensa-
tionaI criminal cases ever before the
court here will be tried this week.
Julia Johnson is charged with muir
der. for the killing of her twin IN
fants. The crime was so shocking
that the question of her sanity at the
time seemed to be one of doubt.
Judge Lancaster appointed three
physicians to examine her. They are
DIR. L. c. Heintz, coroner; DR.. F. G.
Marrero and Dr. II. f. GautreauX. The
attorneys appointed by the court to
defend her are b. NJ. Miller and +. j.
Hsintz, $50,
Julia Johnson, a white woman, Kill
ed her unlawful twins at their birth
near Sun, La, on Nov. II, 1913. She
was then taken to New Orleans anc
placed in the parish prison for SAFE
keeping. She was brought to Coving
ton this week and placed in the parish
iail to await her trial.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-14
coed ROADS IMPROVEMENT IN TEXAS
Figures Compiled Show B,g Increase.
Road Bridge Bonds AgorecetinJ
S2.629. 900 Voted in February

Fort Worth. TeX According to the
monthly building report compiled by
The Texas Business Mems Association,
road and bridge bonds aggregating
22.G29.o0U We're issued in the state
during February Compared with
bonds voted for highway improve
.ments during January, this is an in
crease of $1,429,0Oo. and also gain
of $1.529,0OO over February OF last
year. During the month nineteen
road and bridge bond elections were
held and fourteen of theII resulted ~
victories. while four were lost by
small vote The date, amount, result
and the precincts and counties IN
which the February good roads bond
elections were held are as follows:
Brooks, entire county, 14th, $4,000,
carried; BastrOp, Elgin precinct. 18th,
$50. 900. carried; Collin, Princeton pre-.
cinct. 21st, 100000, carried; Collin,
Farmersviile precinct, DIST, 100000.
carried; Collin, CulleOka precinct,
21st. 500, 1000, carried; Collin, Celina
precinct, DIST, $125,000, carried; Col
lin, Prosper precinct, DIST. 100000,
defeated; COryell, road district, 14th,
5000, defeated; Cara. entire coun-
ty, 21st, $4,000, carried; Harrison,
Marshall precinct, oath, 100000, car
ried; Hays, Kyle precinct, 14th, $50
GOO, carried: Hill, Itasca precinct,
21st, $4,000. carried; Limestone,
Groesbeeck precinct, DIST, $4,000, de
feated; Nehemiah justice precincts l
and 3, including Waco, 14th, $1,O75,-
600, carried; Milan, Thorndale pre-
cinct, DIST, 100000, carried; Palo
Pinto. Mineral Wells precinct, nth,
$780, 600, carried; Red River, Clarks
vile precinct, DIST, 100000, defeated
/ Kaufman, Forney precinct, oath, $3.50,
/ 600, carried; kaufman, Terrell pre-
cinct, oath 100000, defeated.
During the two months of this veal
road and bridge bonds in the sum OF
( $3,S29, 900 have been authorized II
Texas This is an increase over Jan
uary and February of 1913 of $2,729,
600 This enormous increase is at
tributed largely to the vigorous cam
paisns waged for better roads by the
Good Roads Association of Texas anC
other commercial organizations, which
has permeated practically every coun
ty in the state with the good road
spirit
Two elections were recalled durini
the month, one in Denton precinct o
Denton County, for 100000. The rea
son this election was called off wa
stated in a petition filed with the con
missioners court of that county say
, ing that the boundaries of the distriC
were not satisfactorily arranged. Al
other petition, setting aside a ne'
district, will be presented late
Cooke County citizens filed a petitio
recalling a 100000 issue, giving a
, a reason that large number of farm
ers of the county seemed to be OF
posed to further taxation.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-14
TAKING BODIES FROM BURNED BUILDING
Thirty-Five others Believed to Be in
St. Louis Fire Ruins, Making Loss
Total 45-S1. 100000 Saved.


st. Louis, Mo-OiilclaIS Oh the MIS-
souri, Athletic club, after reco'er'uE E
records from the ruins Tuesday tS"-
mated that tort\'Ne persons 'oS'
lives in the fire when Destroyer nv
building early Monday but could aoo
no new names TO the list OIL ml7''',-'
Ihlrty-lINe are 'hou-h. 10 "t III ,'''
ruins, making the total death toll lot
ty-tive. OF the many houles I''olg'-
ed, eight have been idehtiiieu. ne
Identified dead:
Marshall Bier, 80, head OF M'.Is'''''
Bier Il CO., fur dealers. 81 LOUIS,
LucluS Kun, -. d'H"'''" "'''
Simmons Hardware 'omP"nl' son VI
Or. J.. L. Run Oh cape "l'"Iu''u, -lo.'
lived with mother III baI'aS' ''N''
identification doubtful
William ). klnSer' u'"7"''' N,''7c'
Construction company '"S"7'" '''
construction oil east 9'"' wv
James u. Kenny DO "''.''' ''''
tracing lIrm Oh ware " ''''''''
LOUIS