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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-27
SLIDE Down CHAIN
SAVES new YORKER IN
BALTIMORE FIRE TRAP
Cut of by Smoke, Patrick J.
I Madden Stakes Life on
Co.. Desperate Leap.

BALTIMORE. Feb. ?7.-Trapped by
IRE which destroyed the Reilly hotel.
Tn the theatre district of this city.
Patrick J. Madden. who lives at One
Hundred and Sixty-third street and Am
sterdam avenue. New York, rushed to
the door. but was driven back by donse
smoke. which quickly nllcd the room
and began to choke him. He realized
that his only chance to escape was by
the window. and that was a very risky
one. The smoke cut OF all sight Of
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-27
Starvation will No!
Cure Dyspepsia
But . Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet VIII
Enable You to Eat Your Meals
Without Suffering After
Doing So.

Every person known that 10 nvs In .
hosithy. happy manner We must eat. Diet.
tho correct methods Of ell inasins disss-
ten disorders.
Many dyspsptics know that they must
eat and % they 20 to their meals IN .
half hearted manner. VIII n they see food
before them they are made miserable
Their judgments tell them to eat. but
their stomachs revolt Mt the idea and 80
more harm than good.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-27
"septembcr Morn" In Ttrbt..

MOBILE. Ala. Feb. 27.-Judse Rich
ara Jones, in the United States Commas
sioners' Court to-day. In the case Of
with sending pictures of September
Morn" through the mails to girls. ruled
that the picture was a real work of art.
The Court held that = - picture might
have been that OF n woman clothed In
tights Roberts was discharged
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-27
GERMAN OFFICERS IN DUEL.
Follows Masked Dall
ana Ons 10 shot Dead.

EncO0nteF F0II6W0 G60k06 B6Jk
ana Ons 10 shot Dead.
BERLIN. Feb. N.-A duel took place
In q wood near Nets yesterday between
senior and Junior iisutsnants Of IN in.
fantry regiment.
At . masked bail given By oflacsrs a
the Casino Lieut.. LAvAlstts 81. George
paid pronounced attention to the youns
and pretty wife Of Senior Lieutenant
Haage. Finally st. George over
stepped the bounds permitted even ct q
masked ball.
Haage heard Of his indiscrstioo and
challenged him. st. George chose pie.
tolls, and the duel was fought at day
break in Q forest clearing outside Orly.
At the flrst discharge Haage was shot
through the left breast. He died In 4
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-27
Cars In Collision Near bridge.

Several dozen passengers were shaken
w. but none hurt when a Smith street
trolley car ran into the rear of q Gates
avenue car approaching the Manhattan
end Of Brooklyn Bridge this morning.
The Gates avenue car was moving slowly
and Motorman John Dunn OF the Smith
street car was unable to set his brakes
as the car went down the incline.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-27

few seconds st. George surrendered to
the military authorities and was arr
rested pending inquiries.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
MOB MENACES NEGRO.
Black Is Removed From GAINESVILLE
for Safekeeping

notwithstanding mob violence,
Wash Langhford, negro, 81 years old,
was brought here from Clarksville and
lodged in the Davidson county Jail for
safekeeping. Langhford is charged
with the murder of Lee Vonner, 20, a
white man, of GAINESVILLE.
Langhford and his, family claimed
that Vonner mistreated 13-year-old
niece of Langhford's. They say the
sheriff instructed Langhford to find
Vonner and deliver him to officers at
the Clarksville Jail. The negro found
Vonner in field near GAINESVILLE and
ordered him to go to the city with him
and be placed under arrest.
Vonner was armed with a shotgun
and, resenting the negro's orders,
cooked the weapon, Langhford says.
Langhford fired, killing Vonner in
stantly. The negro then surrendered.
Feeling is high in the section where
the killing occurred and excited crowds
stood on the streets of GAINESVILLE dis
cussing the murder. Hearing of
threats on the Negroes life, County
Judge c. w. Tyler of Montgomery
county ordered him removed to Nash
Vile
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
Hyrns Charges Larceny.

Charging that Noah w. Cooper, law
enforcement candidate for mayor Of
Nashville in the last election and now
candidate for congress, is guilty of lar
ceny in keeping the letter which Con-
gresham Ryrns' secretary lost on a
train, Mr.. Byrns sprung another SEN
sation at Ashland City in the second
Joint debate between him and Cooper
In the race for congress.
Byrns read from Shannon's code Of
1897 sections 6551, 6557 and 655S, the
first Of which is as follows:
''If any person come, by finding, to
the possession of any personal proper
ty OF which he knows the owner and
unlawfully appropriates the same or
any part thereof to his own use, he is
guilty of larceny, and shall be punished
accordingly"
Cooper devoted most of his speech to
a defense of his record on temperance
and to an apology for having taken,
kept and read the Byrns letter, which
he gave to the public at Dover.
Il wish / had never seen the let
ter" said Cooper, amid the laughter
Of the crowd.
Loud cheers greeted Cooper's dec
laration, made for the first time, that
he will vote for T. c. Rye for COVER
nor. He read typewriter statement
as to his attitude in the race for gov
ernor.
The debate was attended by T. c..
Rye, democratic nominee for governor,
and by George NJ WEIGH, democratic
nominee for railroad commissioner.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
OTHER PEOPLES MONEY.
Church Worker and Social Leader
Fools Nashville Men and Women.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and orphans, fl
nanciers, preachers and church work
ers told Of losses aggregating between
$4,000 and $4,000 which they sus-
tanned through swindling operations
conducted here within the past few
months by one of the most prominent
realty dealers in Nashville. The man
who is accused of getting the money
and who has been a prominent church
man and we'll known socially has left
the city and is said to have gone to
Mexico.
He obtained $500 from the pastor Of
his church on forged note, and most
of the other money was obtained in
the same way. He is said to have dis
counted many original notes, and then
discounted one, two or three forged
copies Of the original notes. He got
$4,000 from a church orphanage, it is
claimed, and considerable money from
Nashville banks and from girls who
trusted him implicitly.
Detectives are working on the case.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
DE|TzEL HELD FOR
WEHMAN'S DEATH
PRELIMINARY HEARINGS ARE
HELD IN MURDER CASE AT
UNION CITY.
RELATIVES TAKE THE STAND
Farmer Tells of Meeting Mysterious
Driver Near Well In Which Body
Was Found-Bloody Laprobe
Shown In Court.

Union City.-That George Wehman,
whose body was found in well two
miles west of here, was shot to death
by Frank Deitzel was the finding of a
coroner's jury. The verdict was hand
ed to Coroner Bratton at the conclu-
sion of an inquest which had been in
progress several days.
Deitzel's two sisters, Misses nellie
and Minnie Deitzel, his brother, Chas.
Deitzel, and his father were in the
courtroom when the verdict was read.
Miss Wehman, daughter of the slain
man, sat near by, but did not lift her
eyes in the direction of the Deitzel
family.
Mr.. Deitzel and his daughters testi-
fled that Frank Deitzel reached his
home at 10 o'clock on the night of
July II, when Wehman's death oc-
Cured. They testified that he went to
bed soon after arriving home.
Lon Logan, who lives several miles
west of Union City, was the first wit
ness called. He testified that while
driving to his home at 11:11 o'clock on
the night of July IL, he met a horse
and buggy in lane near the we'll in
which Wehman's body was found. He
said the driver of this buggy pulled a
laprobe over his face to hide his iden-
tity.
A gray laprobe, spotted with blood,
was identified by Charles Calhoun as
a robe owned by the Alexander Livery
company, from which Deitzel hired a
horse and buggy the night of the muir
der
Mr.. Durdick, an intimate friend of
Wehman, testified that Deitzel repeat
eddy had asked Wehman for loans of
money. He said Wehman always car
ried large sums of money on his per-
son. Some of the money which Deit-
eel possessed after Wehman's disap-
pearance was offered as evidence,
with view to proving it had been
taken from Wehman.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
WHO IS THE OWNER
OF ORIGINAL NOTES
TENNESSEE BAPTIST ORPHANS
HOME WANTS COURT TO SET.
TILE THE QUESTION.
ONE OF PHILPOT's DEALS
w. /. Horn of the Tennessee Bank &
Trust Company and j. T. Hite
Claim to Hold Real Notes.
Other Claimants Expected.
Nashville.


Seeking to prevent the foreclosure
of o mortgage on it's property the Ten
nsssee Baptist orphanage, through its
attorneys, M. P. and p. M. Estes, has
filed suit against w. l.. Horn, the Ten
nessee Bank & Trust company and G.
T. Hite.
These defendants claim to hold
notes secured by the deed of trust to
the orphanage property, and at least
some of them are bad. The litigation
grows out of the transactions of Ever.
EFT Philpot, the well-known real estate
man, who disappeared about ten days
ago under dense cloud.
It is set forth in the bill that Phil.
pct negotiated deal for what is
known as the Craighead property, oc'
cupied by the orphanuge buildings, and
that the officials of that institution
gave two notes aggragating $4,000, to
secure the deferred payments. These
notes were secured by the deed OF
trust on the property itself.
Since publicity has been given the
disappearance of Philpot divers per
sons believing they hold these notes
have aroused themselves to investi
gate. AS consequence two duplicates
of the $4,000 note have appeared.
w. l.. Horn claims to hold the or
iginal, as does the Tennessee Bank &
Trust Co. Then the name of G. T
Hite was added to the suit He also
holds one of the $4,000 notes, also
claiming his a the original.
w. l.. Horn also holds either a copy
or the original of the $1,000 paper, hut
no other conflicting with it has yet ap
peared.
The attorneys in this case expect
many other cases similar to this to
turn up. AS investigation proceeds ii
is said Philpots irregular transactions
increase.
The Baptist orphanage is ready to
meet it's notes whenever the courts
say which are the original notes in
volved.
The notes, or copies, show that Phil
pot made them payable to himself
and wife, which made it easy for him
to negotiate them when they ostensi
bly, we're we'll secured by good zeal es
tate.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
NO DANGER OF SUNsTRoKE
Man on His Way to "Get Even With
Enemy Had the Thing All
Planned Out.

You'd have known he was a medi.
cal man by his looks and by the medi-
cine case he carried, but the man who
bumped into him on the street was
too excited about something else.
Here, sir, what are you doing?'
exclaimed the doctor as he recovered
from the collision.
Going to lick a mani" was the re-
ply.
But wait. Don't you know it's 80
degrees in the sum-"
Il don't care darn!"
"And that fighting will raise your
temperature to 1902"
What of it?"
"A temperature of 139 means sun
stroke and DEATH"
Are you doctor?" asked the man.
Il am"
Then you are way off your base.
The man I'm going to lick works in
an ice house, where the temperature
is only 60 above, and oh, jeeswax. |
will make him holler!"
But"
ooh, l brought along my overcoat
SO shouldn't take cold doing it!
Thanks, doc-I'm all right"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
Exchange Warm Words.

|
| A sensational climax and bitter feel.
ing at Dover marked the first of the
joint debates between Congressman
Joseph w. Byrns, candidate to sue
coed himself, and Noah w. Cooper,
his opponent in the race fog the
this district.
Byrns bitterly attacked Cooper's
sincerity and questioned his political
integrity by challenging him to de-
clare his preference for governor this
year.
In reply Cooper made general as
sault on Byrn's career in Congress
and said Byrns claimed credit for
legislation not his own and for i'm
provement on public works that were
exaggerated as to cost, He then pro-
duced what he said was a copy of a
letter that he found on a train and
which he said was written by Byrns
to his private secretary, Frank J..
Bath Cooper charged that this let.
ter directed Bath to use money at the
polls to insure success. He also said
it revealed Byrns' oppositions to the
Hobson prohibition bill, and he de-
manded that Byrns withdraw from the
race.
| Byrns advanced toward Cooper and
denounced a man who would use the
private letter of another as a scoundrel
and too dishonest for respectable peo-
pie to recognize.
Cooper started to reply, but Squire
Hamilton demanded that Cooper tell
the audience whom he favored for
governor.
The courtroom was crowded with
men and women, and they rose to
their feet in intense excitement, Bryn's
friends cheering wildly. Cool heads
finally restored order and the court
room was emptied.
Byrns admitted that he had writ.
ten letter to Bath, but said there
was nothing in the letter indicating a
purpose or desire to use money, and
he demanded that Cooper produce the
letter in it's original form.
A GAINESVILLE man is said to have
found the letter that Mr.. Bath lost on
the train, and gave 1t to Cooper, who
retained 1t.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
If fish could talk anglers would have
to revise their yarns.
False Alarm.

Just outside Stockport on the Great
Central railway, England, is a station
named Hyde.
The other day an Irishman was
somewhat startled on arriving at this
station by hearing the guard shout
"Hyde!" The stationmaster, in
raucous voice, also shouted "Hyde!"
and several porters took up the re-
frain, Hyde! Hyde!"
Wondering what could be the mat
ter, but thinking discretion the better
part of valor, Pat Immediately got un-
der the seat and 1t was there the
ticket collector found him when the
train reached Stockport.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
Robins Heads Independents.


James A. Robbins of Mckenzie was
unanimously elected Chairman of the
Independent Democratic State Execu-
tive committee to succeed John H. De-
Witt of Nashville, who resigned the
place because of his position as Chair
man of the Davidson County Election
commission. Every member of the
committee was represented. either in
person or by proxy.
The new chairman of the Indepen-
dent Democrats has been identified
with the organization since the in
ception of the movement, in the fight
for free and untrammeled Judiciary
in 1910. He has served on the State
committee from the Eighth district,
and has been one of the most active
and valuable members.
He is head of the McTyeire insti-
tute, one of the strongest preparatory
schools in West Tennessee or the
state, and is widely known all over
Tennessee. His election is regarded
as very happy choice on the part Of
the committee.
Mr.. Dewitt, the retiring chairman,
presided over the meeting, and ex.
pressed his regret to the committee
that he was compelled to relinquish
the work in which he felt such deep
interest, stating that he only resigned
because he felt that his services on
the election commission were of more
value to the cause of good govern.
ment.
In addition to the election of a
chairman, reports were received from
the members of the committee as to
the situation with reference to the
election of Judge Williams on August
6, and also the legislative races The
prospects for the election of Judge
Williams, in which Independent Demo
Gratis throughout the state are taking
the deepest interest, were shown to
be very favorable
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
49, NEW IDEA
Helped Wisconsin Couple.

1t doesn't pay to stick too closely
to old notions of things. New ideas
often lead to better health, success
and happiness.
A Wis. couple examined an idea
new to them and stepped up several
rounds on the health ladder. The
husband writes:
Several years ago we suffered from
coffee drinking, were sleepless, nerv-
GUS, sallow, weak and irritable. My
wife and l both loved coffee and
thought 1t was bracer." tDelusion.)
Finally, after years of suffering, we
read of Postum and the harmfulness
of coffee, and believing that to grow
we should give some attention to new
ideas, we decided to test Postum.
"Wnen we made it right we liked
it and were free Of ills caused by
coffee. Our friends noticed the
CHARACTERISED skin, sturdier nerves,
better temper, etc.
These changes we're not sudden,
but increased as we continued to
drink and enjoy Postum, and we lost
the desire for coffee.
MANY of our friends did not like
Postum at first, because they did not
make it right. But when they made
Postum according to directions on
pkg, they liked 1t better than coffee
and were benefited by the change"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
instant Postum--is a soluble pow
der. Made In the cup with hot water
mo boiling. soc and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds is
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
Ready for Fox Chase.

Officials of the Forked Deer Red
Fo Club believe that fully 300 dogs
will be entered and that 1000 people
will attend the sixth annual mess and
chase at Crawford Springs, near Jack
son. Inquiries and entries are being
received from all parts of the Unitsd
States.
Dan Mann of Brownsville has been
at the camping grounds for about 10
days working his string of dogs and
supervising the construction of
dancing pavilion.
T. w. McCombs of Nashville has
returned with his pack of hounds from
the old Avery fields, where he has
had them In training.
Other dogs will arrive Ais week
and by the opening day. Aug. II, the
largest entry sheet in the history OF
the club will be completed.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
Reforms Are Suggested.

1t was held that, rather than rails.
ing freight rates, the railroads should
discontinue costly free service to
shippers, develop efficiency of per-
sonnet and equipment, stop giving
free passes and possibly increase pas
senger fares to keep pace with the
high-grade service the public de-
mands.
Coal, which alone comprises more
than one-half the total traffic of the
railroads, will have no advance.
Neither will coke, brick, tile, clay.
starch, cement, iron ore and plaster.
Neither will there be any increases
on lake and rail rates.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
I DEAD, a HURT IN WRECK.
6aggageman Killed When Train Hits
Hav Raler Near Rockwood

6aggageman Killed When Train Hits
Hay BaIer Near lockwood.
Chattanooga.-One man was killed
and two other trainmen and two pas
sengers were injured when train No. l.,
south-bound, on the Queen & Crescent
railroad, was wrecked one mile south
of lockwood. The dead man is John
Long, baggagemaster, of Cincinnati,
who was scalded to DEATH
The train was running at high rate
of speed when hay baling machine
was pulled across the track. The en-
CINE left the track and turned COM
pletely around, the mail, baggage and
passenger cars piling up on top of it.
Engineer Jeffreys and his fireman,
name unknown, are said to be injured
fatally. Two passengers, whose names
are not known, are also badly hurt.
The injured are being brought to this
city on a special train
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
RAISE IS GRANTED
IN FREIGHT RATES
PER CENT lNcREASE-REGloN,
PlTTsBURG AND MISSISSIPPI,
ALLOWED NJ PART.
DIVIDED OPINION is RETURNED
No Advance Allowed in Greater Traf.
REPRODUCING Centers-Coal Rates
Not to Advance-Two Mem
mers Dissent.

Washington.-In divided opinion
the Interstate Commerce Commission
granted some Of the 8 per cent
freight rates increases asked by the
Eastern railroads and denied others.
Increases will apply in the territory
north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers
and from vertical line drawn
through Buffalo and Pittsburg west
as far as the Mississippi river. All
class rates and many commodity
rates are increased per cent in that
section.
No advances whatever were per-
mitted east from Buffalo and Pitts
burg to the Atlantic seaboard That
section includes the greatest traffic
producing centers Of the country.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
SHORT A CANDIDATE.
State Attorrey.ceneraI Says Riechman
Was Too Late.

VG5 wv GdbC.
Memphis. Barred by the city char
ter from holding the office of sheriff of
Shelby county, Mayor E. H. Crump,
after midnight attempt to switch the
candidacy to ]. A. Riechman, former
fire and police commissioner, now
finds himself and his following without
candidate on the ballots for the
August election. 1t was sensational
entry, but costly. AS Gen. Bosquit said
Of the charge of the Light Brigade, at
is magnificent, but it is not war"
IT. an advisory opinion, the Hon. F.
M. Thompson Of Chattanooga, attor-
ney-general of Tennessee, declares
that Mr.. Riechman is not entitled to
have his name go on the ballot.
Harry True, chairman of the county
board who, under the law, is the only
person with whom petitions may be
filed, ordered the printers not to put
Mr.. Riechman's name on the ballot.
Meanwhile, J. H. Grain, secretary of
the board, who went to Dawson
Springs, KY, for rest, will reach
Memphis, with the avowed intention
of voting to GUST Mr.. True, make J. l..
Parham chairman of the board, and
thus allow Mr.. Parham to order the
printers to put Mr.. Riechmans name
on the ballot.
Mr.. Parham and Mr.. Grain, in order
to do this, will have to fly in the face
of the states highest legal officer and
their legal advisers.
Mr.. True said that an custer pro-
ceeding of this sort would be the only
attempt that could be made to put the
name on the ballot, for as long as he
was chairman he would follow the law
as construed by the attorney-general
of the state.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
FORT WILL CASE REVERSED.

Receiver Will Be Discharged and
Property Delivered to Litigants.
Knoxville-The court of civil ap-
peals reversed the Hamilton county
chancery court in the celebrated Fort
will case, styled Lizzie H. Carroll VS..
Kate Fort ct al. The chancellor was
reversed and the bill dismissed.
The court, speaking through Presid-
ing Judge Wilson, held that the par
ties are bound by the compromise
agreement and decree based there
on was entered under the first bill
of the complainant The receiver will
be discharged and the property turned
over to the parties entitled to the COM
promise decree in accordance with its
provisions.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-08-07
Two Members Dissent.

Commissioners Daniels and Mo
Chord dissented from the majority
opinion. Mr.. Daniels held that 8 per
cent increase should have been gem
eral-that the railroads were entitled
to 1t to meet the high cost Of living.
Mr.. McChord held that the reasons
which the majority held to warrant
an increase west of Pittsburg applied
equally to the territory east.
The majority, headed by Chairman
Harlan, held that rates west of Pitts
burg were the lowest in the country,
and warranted an increase. While it
was held that the income of the
Eastern railroads was smaller than
demanded in public interest, mo
showing had been made warranting a
general increase. The real relief, the
commission held, for the New Eng
land roads and those in Central
Freight Association territory, was
financial reorganization upon sound
basis.