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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-25
Crestmont Man Attempts
to Assault Little Girl

Bristol, Tenn, Nov. 21-As the
result Of a trial in Mayor Warren's
cout in Bristol Va, today, C. R.
Baumas, of Crestmont, N. c., was
sentenced to two years in prison
on the charge Of having attempted
to criminally assault the 7-year-
old daughter of C. w. Moody,
landlord of the hotel where
Baumas was a guest. Baumas
was also fined for carrying con-
cealed weapons. The convicted
man came to Bristol a day or two
ago, and was guest at Moody's
hotel on Front Street. He is ap-
parently about IS years of age.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-25

Jack Fisher, accomplished the
unusual feat of driving a large
automobile to the Spence cabin
on the top Of Smoky Mountains
last Sunday. Mr.. Fisher left Wal
land Sunday morning at Z o'clock
in his fine Cadillac with a party
Of four. He returned the same
day without a puncture or the
least bit Of trouble. The eleva-
ton of the cabin is said to be
about 5000 feet and Mr.. Fisher is
the first to drive a car to the top
of the Smokes in this section and
he is so elated over his success
that he is looking for higher
mountains to climb.-Ex.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-25
Del Rio

Mrs. H. R. Lutz is spending a
few weeks in Rogersville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Ruble of La
Toilette, visited DR.. and Mrs. j. w.
Ruble recently.
Festus Bower of Newport, spent
Sunday here.
Miss Mildred Jones was shop
ping in Newport Wednesday.
We had our first snow of any
consequence on the 10th.
Tom Bell is very much indis-
posed at his home on Route one.
The dwelling of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Rowe caught on fire last
Thursday from the SCOT burning
in the chimney and had gotten
considerable start when discover
ed by Marvel Jones, the rural
carrier, who gave the alarm and
with some assistance soon extin-
guished the flame.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-25
NO. 10
Nough

DR.. George Guffy and Ed Flem-
ing of Spring Creek, N. c., spent
a portion of last week in and
around Nough.
Misses Maud and Daisy Strange
went to Greenville, S. c., Tuesday.
Charles Haney and family have
returned from Toms Creek, w.
Va, where they have been for
about two years. They now oc-
cupy their old home and we are
glad to have them again with us.
John Burgin and family moved
from Jamestown to Toms Creek,
Va, Monday.
Rev. Morrison of the PARROTS
sville circuit, preached at Blue
Mill Sunday.
Rube Davis of Wolf Creek, was
here Monday.
S. Goodnough went to Boom
er Sunday to see his little grand
son, Tommie Ray, who has been
very low from whooping cough
and congestion of the brain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cole went to
Del Rio Sunday to visit Mrs. Rob-
ert Shelley.
The BLIZZARD hit us hard last
Thursday night. Several chick
ems were frozen to death and all
stock not well cared for suffered.
R. A. Justus, who is seventy
five years old, was driving a team
through Nough Monday with the
agility of boy of eighteen.
Miss Annie Goodnough, who is
teaching at Boomer, spent Sunday
with homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Strange went
to Newport Tuesday.
C. L. Brandon, Swain Good
nough and Bryan Roland started
overland on business trip to
Hamblen county Tuesday
Sherman Strange came up from
Newport and spent Sunday with
frieds and relatives.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-25

Mrs. Joe Clevenger, while tenn
porarily insane, shot two of her
children one day last week and
then turned the pistol upon her
self at her home in Las Vegas, N.
M. Both children were instantly
killed and Mrs. Clevenger still
lives. She was taken to a hos
pital. Her husband is a railroad
engineer and was out on the line.
Their Oldest daughter was visiting
in Chicago and in this way per-
haps escaped the fate Of the other
children. Mr.. Clevenger was
reared in Newport and is a son Of
the late Columbus Clevenger.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-25
The California Ballot

Esquire O'Neil has lent us a
copy of an official ballot voted in
the recent California election. II
measures 26 inches by So and
in order to be able to vote it
correctly the voter should be as
well equipped as a lawyer. The
ticket was sent to Mr.. O'Neil by
his daughter, Mrs. B. w. Lee, and
she had voted the straight Demo
cratic ticket.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-25
The Road Meeting---Prominent Speakers

A movement has been on foot
for some time to create sentiment
which wonld build a road from
Bridgeport to the N. C. line
near Wolf Creek connecting the
Cooke county road with the one
now being built by Madison
county, thus completing the link
of the Southern National Highway.
Much has been said and written
about this road and many people
at different places in the country
are interested. The matter has
been taken up with the national
government and government
civil engineer has been offered
free of charge to survey the route.
The Del Rio and Bridgeport peo-
pie, as well as the Hot Springs,
Marshall and Asheville people, are
much interested, and on last Sat
urday a meeting was held in New
port at which the most prominent
road builders in the country were
advertised to be present and some
of them came. The inclemency
of the weather kept a great many
people away from ihe meeting,
but this in no way dampened the
ardor Of the advocates. Men who
have long been classed a mud
heads" were present and made
speeches favoring the extension
of the Cooke county road to the
North Carolina line.
First on the program was the
registration of the visitors. Later
dinner was served by the ladies
of the M. E. church in the build
ing adjoining the Plain Talk office
The dinner was excellent and dur.
ing the meal music was furnished
by Mrs. Hiram Ruble and Miss
Reva Stuart. Imm ediately alter
the meal the crowd assembled al
the court house where they were
welcomed by Mayor Geo. S
Stokely and the visitors were as
sured that the town was theirs anc
the policeman under the bed. R
B. Hickey presided over the meet
ing and announced the speakers
w. O. Minis followed Mr.. Stokely
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-25
Come! Give Thanks

The Union Thanksgiving SER
vice will be held at the First
Baptist church, Thursday, 1000
a. m. We have much to be thank
full for this year. 1t is hoped
every one will come to worship
and give thanks to God. Bring
an offering for the poor. Rev. L.
D. Hamil will preach the sermon.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-25

and in a forceful manner present
ed the argument favorable for the
extension of the road, stating that
at one time Tennessee was the
property of NorthC Carolina and that
Cooke county, the sister of Madi-
son, should reach her hand across
the border and meet the demands
Of the mother state. Mr.. Minis
did not suggest a means for build
ing the road, but said no improve
ment could be suggested which
would be worth more to us. He
did not 60 much on the automo-
bile route, but believed the road
would be worth much to our
farmers.
j. Hyde Pratt followed Mr.. Minis
and with a map of North Carolina
he Illustrated the advantages of
the road and made it very clear
that the road would be not only a
blessing to the people along its
route, but to the people of the en-
tire county and country. He sug-
gested a way that the county
court could raise money for build
ing the road, but said the natural
and best way was bonds.
Cyrus H. Kehr of Knoxville, was
the next speaker and in a humor-
Gus vein he got the entire atten-
ton Of his audience. His train
was late and he reached the city
after the noon hour and therefore
had an empty stomach, but said
he could talk and fight for good
roads under most any kind of cir
cumstances. He said NEWPORT
means gateway and suggested
that after the road is completed
the citizens of Newport and Cooke
coudty meet and rename the town
and call it Newport" thus giving
it the full significance of the word
Mr.. Pratt showed his thorough
k nowledge of road building and
S uggested the advantages to be
derived from good roads in any
community. He said the first
thing that would come to Newport
after the road would be a first
class hotel that would aceommo.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-25

Read the Trey O'Hearts in the
Plain Talk and see it at the Gay
theatre at the same time.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-25

Roy Pinnell has returned from
a business trip to Middle Tennes-
see.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-25

date many tourists and that we
would in many ways reap benefits
from the Southern National High
way.
y A number of other speakers
were on the program, but Col. A.
R. Swami had nothing to say, stat
ing that he would surrender his
time to Geo. w. Gorrell. Mr.. Cor
rell made an interesting talk and
stated that he had built all of the
roads he cared to build, but fav-
ored not only the extension of
our road to- the North Carolina
line, but the extension of every
road in the county to the adjoin-
ing county lines. He said the only
way to build roads was by bonds
and said the county could easily
carry a half million, citing that
Greene Jefferson and Hamblen
counties are carrying about this
amount. He said land in Cooke
county had doubled in value
within the past ten years and that
in the next fifteen years 1t would
double again. He said the taxa
bic value of land in Cooke county
was now a million dollars more
than before the roads were built
He pointed out the increased
value of farming lands located on
every pike in the county and said
the pike road furnished a market
for the things we are now allow
ing to 60 to waste. Mr.. Gorrel
closed the program, but anumbel
of other gentlemen made short
talks favoring the road extension
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-25

Roy Brooks of Allen, Tex, is
spending some time with Bridge
port relatives.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-11-25

Mr.. Wriggle of the Lenoir City
Real Estate Company, passed
through Newport last week en-
route to Greeneville, Tenn. and
points in Virginia, advertising the
farms his company has for sale
around Lenoir City. This COM
pany has made four sales to Cooke
county people: James Blackwell,
Noah Giles, Ed Clevenger, Geo.
Allen and Geo. w. Green.
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29

from the country SnS iOVeu' Di' o". N"'c
enough for that Strangely enough, burn.
ing tears filled her eyes. Hot revolt .surged
into her heart. She stood looking do"fi-
HEANWHILE the other members OF the
IVA dinner party were gathering with Ten
der solicitude about their hostess IN the DaI-
room beyond. Dick Minot, hopeless, glum,
stalked modify among them. Into tne
crowd drifted Jack Paddock, his sprightly
air noticeably lacking, his eyes worrieu'
dreadful. Il,
aFor the love Of Heaven Minot asked
as they stepped together into secludef'
corner, "what ails you'e
"Be gentle with me, Boy, SAID raddock
unhappily. @I'm in horrible mess: ne
graft, Dck-thc good old graft. It's over
and done with now
@What do you mean"
at happened last night after Our sid
chase of Harrowby I was fused, excited.
| prepared two sets of repartee for my ,wo
customers to use tonight"
"Yes,'
AZ always make carbon copies 20 refer to
myself lust before the stuff is 70 BE- Gied.
A few minutes ago took out my copies.
Dick, sent the same repartee TO both Of
thernp
@Good Lord"
"Good Lord is meek and futile. % IS
damn Put on your little rubber coat, my
boy. / predict a hurricane
In spite Of his own trouble, AlinOt
laughed. IN
can't see it that way. III be as popular as a
Republican in Texas before thi. evening IS
over. Got a couple Of hasty, rapid-fre resig.
nations all ready. Thought 10 first /
wouldn't come; but that seemci c0wardly.
ANYWAY, this is my last appearance On any
stage as a librettist. kindly omit flowers
And Paddock drifted gloomily away.
IA cleaning trays, MinCt found the door
to the balcony and stepped outside. 4
white wrath fitted from the shadows 10
his side.
aAh-Miss Meyrick- he cried.
Merciful fate this, that they met for the
first time since that inciden. on the ram
parts in kindly darkness.
Miss Meyrick,T began NIiro- ha-riedly.
"I'm very glad to have a momer done with
YOU. want to apologize-for light
was mad-I did Harrowby a vcry lpable
wrong. I'm very ashamed Of m. ri as
look back Can hope that you will forget
all | said2"
She did not reply, but stood looking down
at the palms far below.
"Can hope that you will forget-and ior-
give?'
She glanced up at him, and her eyes shone
in the dusk Il can forgive, she said softly;
"but | can't forget. Mr.-Mr. Minot-
"Yes?"
t-what-is-woman'sg greatest priv
ilege?'
Something in the tone of her voice sent 4
cold chill sweeping through Minot'S YER
SOUL He clutched the rail for support
@If-if you'd answer said the girl it
would make it easier for
AUNT MARY'S generous form appeared
"A in the doorway. "Oh, there you are,
Cynthial You are keeping the Duchess
dinner waiting
CYNTHIA Meyrick joined her aunt Alinot
STAYED behind moment. Below him Florida
swan in the azure night. What had the girl
been about TO say?
Pulling himself together, he went inside.
and learned that he was to take in to dinner
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29

AUNT MARY'S generous form appeared
"A in the doorway. "Oh, there YOU are,
Cynthia! You are keeping the Duchess S
dinner waiting.
Cynthia Meyrick joined her aunt. Minot
STAYED behind a moment. Below him Florida
swan in the azure night. What had the girl
been about to say?
Pulling himself together, he went inside.
and learned that he was to take in 70 dinner
a glorious blond bridesmaid. When they
we're seated he found that Miss Meyrick's
face was hidden from him by profusion OF
Florida blossoms. He was glad Of that. He
wanted to think-think
A few others were thinking at that table.
Mrs. Bruce and the Duchcss emOrg them.
Mrs. Bruce was mentally rehearsing. The
Duchess glanced at her.
"The wittiest woman in san Marcel
thought the hostess. "Bah.4
Paddock, meanwhile, was toying unhap-
pilv with his food. He had little TO say.
The attractive woman he had taken in had
already classified him as bore. Most un-
Just Of the attractive Young woman.
ITS lamentable, really. Mrs. Bruce
was speaking. Even in our best society
conversation has given way 70 the turkey
trot. Our wits are in our feet. Where once
people talked art. music, literature, now
they tango madly. 1t really seems
Everything YOU say Is true. interrupted
the Duchess blandly. 81 sometimes think
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29

must put youth behind. She must go far
from the country she loved! Did she care
enough for that Strangely enough, burn.
ing tears filled her eyes. Hot revolt .surged
into her heart. She stood looking down
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-27
MASONs CONFER DEGREES
Distinguished Lodge Men Here from
st. Louis and Springfield.

There was a meeting of Cape Coun-
Gil No. 20, R. &. S. NJ, at the Masonic
Hall yesterday afternoon, at which
the three degrees were conferred up
on four candidates.
The work was conducted by Grand
Master Hickemlivenly of Springfield,
Grand Master of the Grand Council,
who had with him two Past Grand
Masters, William H. Herrick of st.
Louis, and Robert S. Stevenson of st.
Louis, Past Grand Master and Present
Recorder of the Grand Council, and
also Judge Victor H. Falkenhainer
and T. H. Ehtabtmam.
The three degrees conferred consti-
tute the complete work of the coun-
Gil.
The work began at o'clock in the
afternoon an dextended to 10 o'clock
in the evening, and when completed
the participants repaired to the Idan-
ha Hotel where a splendid banquet
was awaiting them.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-27
GLENN'S STORE
TO Give CLOAKS
FOR XMAS FUND
Manager Behrens Will Turn
Garments Over to Commit
tee When Asked.
PRAISES TRIBUNE FOR
CHARITY MOVEMENT
Says Such Laudable Undertaking
Is City Advertisement-In-
teres Growing.

A. P. Behrens, manager of Glenn's
store, yesterday announced that the
big department store would contribute
a number of children's coats and
cloaks to The Tribune's Municipal
Christmas Tree Fund.
These garments will be wrapped and
set aside today, to be turned over to
the committee as soon as their organ
izations are completed, which will be
within few days.
The coats and cloaks were chosen
from stock of goods that was receiv-
ed from the east only short time ago.
These wraps will be donated as the
stores contribution, and the employees
are making up a fund which will be
turned over to the committees.
"The Tribune's plan to remember
the poor on Christmas deserves all of
the support that it is receiving. All
large cities are taking care of the I'M
fortunates on Christmas and there is
no reason why Cape Girardeau should
not have done so years ago." said Mr..
Behrens.
"The people are enthusiastic over
the movement and it will be a big
event. Such charity as this gives the
city a good reputation abroad. 1t is
fine thing for the people who are able
to do and god send for the poor.
Every person in Cape Girardeau,
who is able to contribute, should give
something. I am in favor of the tree
and giving the needy something to eat
as WELL 1t is immaterial whether a
dinner is served or eachfamily be given
a basket of food. But they should be
fed by all means"
Mrs. E. G Granting, who is chair
man of the Ladies' Committee, was
summoned to jefferson City on the ac-
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-27
GIANT HAWK Is
SLAIN BY WOMAN
Mrs. Kate Schmucke Beats Chick
en- Thief to Death With
Churn Dasher.

After an exciting struggle with an
immense hen hawk Sunday morning,
Mrs. Kate Schmucke and Mrs. William
Hoffman of Jackson, succeeded with
the aid of church dasher and roll
ing pin in laying low the nemesis of
the chicken.
Mrs. Schmucke and Mrs. Hoffman
were visiting at the Spalding farm,
about three miles west of this city,
Miss Authenticated Cfweeirv
and while the Spaldings, John and
Miss Annie, were in the Cape attend
ing church, the hawk Lit on a fence
near the kitchen door. Mrs. Schmucke
was the first to see the unwelcufi,. Jird
and tried to brighten the bird away
by throwing a rolling pin at it.
The missile went true, and caught
the unsuspecting chicken thief under
the chin, knocking it off the fence,
where it lay dazed until Mrs. Hoffman
executed it with a church dasher.
Just as the task was complet5
Miss Spalding returned from town and
assisted her guests in taking the
measurement of the great bird. Mrs.
Schmucke and Mrs. Hoffman held the
wings outstretched while Miss Spald-
ing used the tape, and when proper
allowance had been made for the tip
feathers that had been knocked off, it
was estimated that the distance from
tip to tip was something less than ten
feet.
Mrs. Hoffman at first argued that
she had killed a bald eagle, and as
proof of her contention showed a large
bare spot on top of the victims head,
but when the tuft of feathers was
found that had been removed by the
application of the church dasher, she
admitted that it possibly was a chick
en- hawk, but if true, it was an I'M
usually large specimen.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-27
TWO COMMITTEES MEET

On Sunday afternoon there was held
at the Commercial Club rooms a joint
meeting of a committee of the resi-
dent members of the United CONNER
cial Travellers and the Executive Com
mittee of the Commercial Club.
The meeting was held for the pur-
pose of bringing about closer cooper
alton between the two organizations,
and was said to have resulted favor
ably to all concerned.
The committee of the U. C. T. will
meet next Friday evening with the Re-
tail Business Mems Association, and
on the following Friday there will be
a joint meeting of the three organiza-
lions.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-27
WOODMEN TO MEET
HERE DECEMBER 4
Mayor Rage Will Welcome Dele
gates to Carbohydrates to
Attend.

On. December 4th, there will be held
in the Vandeven Hall in this city a
w. o. w. convention, at which the
various camps throughout Southeast
Missouri will be represented.
Several hundred visitors are ex-
pected in the city, and during the
forenoon they will be taken in auto
mobiles on a sightseeing expedition
throughout the town.
The afternoon session will open at
2 o'clock With a concert by the famous
w. o. w. band of Matthews.
Mayor F. A. Rage will deliver the
address of welcome which will be re-
sponded to by Squire Mills of Mat
thewS.
In addition to addresses by Rev.
John H. Wells and C. A. Cross, Head
Consul of Jurisdiction E, drills will
be engaged in by competing degree
teams from the various camps repre-
sented.
In the evening session there will be
given after the regular order of bust
ness, a large class adoption in which
all the camps of Southeast Missouri
will be represented.
Eminent officials of the fraternity
will be present, and addresses will be
delivered by w. H. Hughes of St.
Louis, State Manager and ]. E. Fitz-
gerald of Omaha, Neb., Sovereign
Manager.
The session will close with social
entertainment and refreshments.
Extensive preparation is being made
for the occasion, and no pains will
be spared to make it one of the most
successful events of its kind ever held
in this city.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-27

count of the illness of her daughter.
Before her departure she stated that
she would prepare her committee and
the members will be notified by her
from the capital.
On her return the committee will
meet with the committee over which
DR.. J. ]. Clopton will preside. At this
joint meeting the work will be outlin-
ed, after which an active campaign
will be begun.
Misses Dorothy Bell and Hazel Har-
rison and Mrs. Iska Carmack are ac-
lively preparing to hold semf-weekly
meetings at which they will prepare
stockings for the needy little boys and
girls. They are organizing a club of
debutantes and young matrons.
Each of these young women are en-
thusiastic charity workers and are TAX
ing up the Christmas Tree campaign
in real earnest. Each member of this
club will contribute one dollar at each
meeting, and with the total sum do
mated by these society members, ma
terial will be purchased from which
the little stockings will be filled.
Among the matrons who are active
ly aiding the movement are: Mes
danes E. G. Granting, Walter F.
Cobb, George w. Bell, Charles Him
melberger, William n. Harrison, H. A.
Wasem, Phillip A. Hoch, A. D. Speak,
Mrs. George Patton, E. Dempsey, Mrs.
Bader and score of others.