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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
LOUISIANA IS WET
BY A BIG MAJORITY.
STATEWIDE PROHIBITION is RE.
JEcTED BY DEMOCRATS BY
NEARLY $4,000 VOTES.
PLEASANT FOR GOVERNOR
New Orleans and Creole Parishes In
Southern Part of State Aid the
"Wets"-Antl-Saloon League
Helps "Drys.'

New Orleans.-Lquor has won in
the Democratic estate primary in Lou.
siana by majority ranging from 90.
600 TO $4,000. The figures are esti.
mates.
The city of New Orleans has gone
wet by at least 10000 majority.
In the SO county parishes the issue
was close in many and In others the
drys have won by good leads, but not
enough to overcome the heavy ma.
porities for the vets In the city OF New
Orleans and in the Creole parishes
OF South Louisiana, which have never
gone dry"
For the first time In Louisiana poll
tics prohibition became a direct issue
in this nominating primary when T.
G. Barrett of Shreveport declared for
an extension Of the present local op.
tion unit from the parish to the con.
gressional unit and for the submission
Of the statewide prohibition to a vote
Of the people within four years.
Ruffin E. Pleasant, also of Shreve-
port, has made his campaign on the
platform with the county parish as
the unit. and against statewide pro-
hibition. His platform demanded an
Endorsement Of the present status Of
liquor legislation in this state.
This put the issue squarely up to
the people.
The National AntiSaloon League
sent several speakers to the state,
The vote indicates a slump in the
Democratic vote Of probably 10000,
that number remaining out OF the pri.
mary and keeping themselves free to
eater the general election and vote
for John NJ. Parker, the Progressive
candidate for governor.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
COUNTRY DANCE
ENDS IN TRAGEDY
YOUNG DAVIDSON COUNTY FARM.
Err Is SHOT TO DEATH NEAR
NASHVILLE.
FREE PIXIES IN CHEATHAM
County Court at Ashland City Pur.
ehases Hyde's Ferry Pike, the
Last Toll Road in County.
News Of State.

MISUNDERSTANDING Mcnamara, a
young farmer, was shot and almost
instantly killed by Louis Lamb. an en-
ploye of the Nashville Flooring Com.
pany, as a tragic ending to a country
dance given at the home OF John Por.
ter, nine miles from the city on the
Harding road. A drunken quarrel is
given as the cause.
Young Mcnamara was shot one
time, the bullet entering the breast on
the right side and glancing through
the lungs.
A number Of deputies were rushed
to the scene as soon as the news of
the killing reached the county Jail,
and Lamb and twelve others, who
were present. when the shots were
fired, were arrested. Lamb was lock-
ed up at the county Jail on the charge
OF murder and carrying concealed wea-
pons, while the others were charged
with gaming and public drunkenness.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
TAX CONSTITUTIONAL
U. S. Supreme Court ls Unanimous In
Sweeping Aside All Contention.
Decision Elates Congress.

Washington.-The income tax has
been declared constitutional by the
supreme court in a unanimous decis-
ion which swept aside every contention
raised against It, and, in the opinion
Of congressional leaders, opened the
way for increasing The tax rate on
great fortunes to help pay for national
defense.
Proposals are pending in Congress
to tax incomes of more than $1,000
600 as high as so per cent. Leaders
on all sides agreed that out Of the i'm
petus which the decision will give
such proposals is likely to come def
mite movement to levy on the revenues
from great private fortunes for some
Of the millions the government must
raise to carry out the army and navy
increases.
THE supreme courts decision has
absolutely unfettered the income tax
as source Of revenue" said Repre-
sentative Hull of Tennessee, author OF
the law. "All doubt IS removed and
Congress is left much freer to act. |
believe Congress will take advantage
Of the opportunity TO amend the law
materially. Without any unusual or
unjust charges 1t can be made TO yield
$1S5, 900 900 to $195, 0O0, 900 a year, as
against sS5,OOO,O00 or 100000 at
present"
Representative Hull Is preparing
amendments to carry the tax to in
comes below $4,000 and make graded
increases in the surtaxes on incomes
exceeding $4,000 year.
So far the problem of raising the
revenue for national defense, although
approached from many angles, has not
been carried toward any definite solu-
ton because, with the constitutionality
of the income tax undecided, admins
tration leaders were reluctant to place
too much dependence on 1t.
In It's decision the supreme court
construed for the first time the six
teenth amendment to the constitution,
under which the tax is levied, and gave
II the broadcast Interpretation posi-.
BILE, rejecting suggestions to confine
its scope to narrow limits.
The decision was announced by
Chief Justice White. 1t was rendered
in the appeal of Frank B. Brushaber
from the action Of the New York fed
eral court in refusing to enjoinder the
Southern Pacific, of which Brushaber
was a stakeholder, from paying the
tax.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
FOUR KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
VentlIator Plant at Buffalo 10 a Total
Wreek-Loss $4,000.

Buffalo. N. Your persons are
known to have been killed, several are
missing and four were injured in an
explosion that wrecked the plant of
the Kelker Blower Company, manu-
faoturers Of planning mill exhausts and
ventilators, in this city.
Charles Kelker, head Of the firm,
said that from 20 to 80 employees were
in the plant and that 81 of them had
been accounted for.
The building was a long two-story
frame structure, the first floor and
basement OF which were used for the
machine shop and the second floor as
a storeroom and living apartments.
The explosion demolished all the walls
and the roof fell on the ruins, which
caught fire Pieces OF the foundation
were thrown hundreds Of feet, and
the conclusion smashed nearly every
window glass within the radius OF q
block.
Mr.. Kelker was uncertain as to the
cause of the explosion. Gas was used
in several forms in the welding depart
ment and was kept in retainers in the
basement. He estimated the financial
loss at $4,000.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
CONSUMPTION FINDS FAVOR
Compulsory Military Bill Passes the
Houes Of Commons for Last Time
With Increased Majority.

London-The military service bill
has passed the third reading in the
House Of Commons by vote of 1888
to Sc.
The bill was Immediately sent to
the House of Lords aud given its first
reading The second reading will be
taken in the House OF Lords at once.
The fact that the minority against
the bill was virtually only a third Of
its first reading is considered a great
triumph for Premier AsQuith and for
Andrew Bomar-Law, who directed its
course, and although the debate show
ed that many labor members are still
suspicious there is no doubt that gen.
eral opposition to the measure has d.
minished enormously since its intro
duction, and that the feeling of the
country is strongly with the govern
ment.
Mr.. Bonar-Law, in his speech wind
ing up the debate, remarked on the
wonderful change since the first read
ing Of the bill. which, he said, was a
compromise between those who
thought that It went not far enough
and those who believed it went too
far.
The government accepted an amend
ment that capital punishment should
not be inflicted for refusal to obey
a call to the eolors.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
GERMANY DOES NOT ADMIT Ac-
coUNTA6lLlTY IN coMMUN
CATION TO u. 8.
MORE FARLEY NECESSARY
Lansing VIII Submit Another Proposal
For Final settIement-P. S. viii
Adhere to Principles Of Inter-
national Law.

Washington.--The United States is
understood to have rejected as being
partially unsatisfactory Germany's lat
est proposal in the Lusitania negotia-
tons. Secretary Lansing, with the
approval of President Wilson, is said
70 have SO informed Count Won Berns-
torff, the German ambassador, during
q conference at the state department.
The ambassador VIII confer with
the secretary. II Is understood he will
then submit another confidential ten
tative proposal for settlement, hav-
ing embodied in It the requirements Of
the United States. After being con.
Sidered by the president and Score
tary Lansing, the matter, unless pres.
ent plans miscarry, will be transmit.
ted to Berlin for the consideration of
the German government. Five or six
days may elapse before 1t is known
whether the Berlin foreign office will
assume a view which comedies with
that of the administration.
1t is considered probable that the
ambassador may forward some rec
commentators with the tentative form
of settlement, which, 1t is said, will
contain every point for which the Unit
ed States has for 80 long oontendeo,
In many particulars the suggested
form of agreement designed to con-
clude the controversy, which was sub
mitted through the ambassador, is &C
ceptable. 1t was stated by excellent
authority, however, that the United
States insists upon holding the Ger
man government to "a strict account
ability" for the loss Of more than 100
American lives and desires that the
Berlin government admit, In effect,
that it is liable according to law for
the lives of neutrals lost In the COM
mission OF an act against a vessel of
the enemy.
1t was indicated that while Teu-
tonic diplomatic circles were disap-
pointed at the refusal Of the United
States to accept the proposal. a feel
ing of optimism regarding the outcome
still prevailed.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
sNOwSLIDE SWEEPS TRAIN
Six Passengers Killed When Two
Great Northern Coaches Swept
OFF a 3o0-Foot cIlff.

Seattle, Wash.-Six persons werI
killed and IL injured in the dining car
and day coach Of westbound Great
Northern train when the two cars were
caught by a snow avalanche and hurl-
ed 300 feet down the mountain side
near Corea Station, on the west slope
of the Cascade Mountains.
All Of the passengers, including the
injured, are now at Seattle. None of
the train crew or dining car employees
was dangerously injured.
The Inflated train, which had been
stopped by small slide, was about
ready to proceed, following the clear
ing of the track ahead, when an ava
lanche broke from the mountain side
and caught the dining car and day
coach. They were shot down the noun
tain side like chips.
The diner caught fire and was de-
stroyed. One dead man and three in
jured were extricated from 1t an a
charred body remained while rescuers
devoted their efforts TO the other vic
tins.
Concrete snowsheds were erected on
the approaches TO the Cascade tunnel
following the tragedy of Feb. rs, 1910.
when two passenger trains we're swept
from the track by q snow slide near
the scene OF the present accident.
Railroad engineers believed all points
liable to be reached by a slide had
been protected.
Corea is about 100 miles east of Seat
tie and is at the loop Of big switch
back. II is the second station down
the west slope from the Cascade tunnel
and, Great Northern officials said, is
almost the exact spot where a train
was swept from the tracks Feb 2S,
1910, with great loss Of life.
The cars In the gulch were not COW
cred by snow, as in the 1910 disaster.
Then many Of the dead were suffo-
Gated.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
PARDON BOARDS
ANNUAL REPORT
SINCE ITS cSEATloN IN APRIL,
1915, 12i PARDoNs HAVE BEEN
RECOMMENDED.
STATE SUES FOR $4,000
Preference Above All other Creditors
Sought BY Tennessee In Federal
Court at chattanoua-News Of
Events at Capitol.
Nashville

NASHVILLE
The report of the work done by the
state board Of pardons since 1t began
its duties. April 20, 1915, down to
January Is, 1916, has been made by
the board through its secretary, Bax-
ter Sweeney, 10 Gov. Tom C. Rye. The
members Of the board are John s.
Denton, chairman; w. w. Baird and
w. 7. Murray.
The report shows that 12l pardons
were recommended by the board to
the governor, and that OF this num-
Der twenty-five we're granted. Pa
roles recommended were forty, and
paroles granted were twenty-five.
The law gives the board the right
to parole all prisoners serving indie
terminate sentences without consult
ing the governor, and the number pa
rolled by the board totaled 81.
The number paroled and given q
final discharge was IL. Only two had
the final discharge revoked.
The pardons issued by the governor
were in the following cases:
Murder, first degree, 6; murder, sec
ond degree, 16; felonious assault, 8
voluntary manslaughter, Z; involun-
tary manslaughter, 2; rope, Q; assault
to rape, 4; age Of consent, 4; incest, q;
robbery, 8; HOUSEKEEPING and lar
ceny. 2; larceny, 9; false pretenses, /;
forgery, 3; attempt at forgery, 2; re-
ceiving stolen property, 1; burglary
and larceny, 8; abduction, 1. Total,
~.
The paroles issued by the governor
and the board together were in the
I flowing cases:
Murder, first degree, 1; murder, sec
ond degree, 3; felonious assault, q;
voluntary manslaughter, 81; involun-
tary manslaughter, Z; assault to rape,
1; aiding and abetting and carnai
knowledge, l. incest, / housebreak-
ing and larceny, I; larceny, 46; for
gerry, /; receiving stolen property, 1;
attempt to commit sodomy, /; breach
OF trust, /; arson. Q; attempt at
house breaking, /. Total, 11s.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
COMMISSIONS TO MEET.
Jackson Memorial and tuberculosis
Hospital Questions Up.

Jackson Memorial and tuberculosis
Hospital Questions Up.
notwithstanding OF two state
commissions, the Andrew jackson Me-
mortal Commission and the commits
sion to locate and build the state tn.
berculosis hospital. were called by
Governor Rye January 81. Both COM
missions viii meet in Nashville Feb.
1, the Andrew Jackson Commission at
the capital and the hospital commits
sion in the State Board of Control
building.
The Andrew Jackson Memorial Com.
mission, which was authorized by the
last legislature, will confer with the
Jackson Memorial Association and for.
mulate plans for awakening interest
in the memorial to the great leader, as
well as consider a number of other i'm.
portant matters.
The hospital commission was au-
thorized to expend $4,000 in the cree
tion Of a state hospital for those az
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
TRAIN is DYNAMlTED.
Twenty.Three Persons Reported To
Have Been Killed Near PuebIa.

Twenty-Three Persons Reported To
Have Been Killed Near pueblo.
Ell Paso, Tex.-Twenty-three persons
were killed near Puebla recently when
passenger train was blown up. sup
posedly by Zapata adherents, accord
ing to A. ]. Trumbo, mine owner Of
the state Of oaxaca, Mexico, who ar.
rived here.
Only one passenger survived, 1t was
reported. Mr.. Trumbo said the train
which was blown up was Immediately
ahead of the one on which he was
travelling from Mexico City.
Several volleys were fired into our
train," added Mr.. Trumbo, who left
with his wife for Los Angeles, Jan. %.
With them was H. c. Tanner Of Mexico
City, who is convalescing from bull.
let wound inflicted. he said, by mil
larry officer when Tanner resented in
sulting references to the United States.
Mr.. Trumbo reported typhus fever
rampant throughout Southern and CeA-
trail Mexico. Conditions as to filth
and restitution were indescribable, he
said.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
BANDITS DIE CURsING U. S.
Duran Brothers Are Executed by Car.
rama Firing Squad For Killing
American RAnehman.

FL Paso, Tex.-With q curse upon
their lips for the American peo-
pie, two young Mexicans, brothers,
have been shot to death by Carranza
firing squad in the Juarez cemetery
for the murder of Bert L. Akers, an
American rancher Of Ysleta, Texas.
Bernardo and Federico Duran, the ex-
ecuted men, went to their death stand
ing shoulder TO shoulder against the
whitewashed adobe wall Of the GENE
terry. They faced the firing squad with
undaunted bravery, refused to be blind
folded and fell together at first vol
ley.
Almost their last words was this
challenge flung at the small group Of
American newspaper men and friends
Of the murdered Akers;
Watch and sec how Mexicans die,
you Americans"
The only plea Of any sort was made
by Bernardo Duran, the elder brother,
a few minutes before the end.
Standing beside the cemetery gate
he said in Spanish to e correspondent,
the only American who talked to the
prisoners:
I'VE are dying for you Americans.
Tell the world that. shot the Amer
lean because he was trying to force
entrance to my home. was defend
ing my rights as any man would have
done"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
Fear Life Loss In Flood.

Luna, Ariz-First hand reports OF
probable loss of life end great prop
erty damage on the California side Of
the Colorado river Is arriving here
through refugees. John Seldom. the
first man in, said his house in the
Bard Indian reservation unit of the
Yuma irrigation project was washed
away. He said he took refuge on the
roof and floated for six hours. While
on the house he saw a man. woman
and two children float by. clinging 20
a buggy. A relief party left here for
the flooded districts.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
Poultry Corner Charged.

New York.-The New York depart
ment OF food and markets has issued
a statement claiming it had authentic
information from Chicago that CON-
bination of Chicago packers had cor
nered" the cold storage poultry mar
ket by the purchase of 10000 600 lbs
Of poultry.
The highets paid are said to have
been % cents a pound for roasting
chickens and rs cents a pound for
broilers.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
Snake Kills Eight PIGS.

Georgetown. KY. w. Palmer ship
ped a load Of hogs to the Cincinnati
market When the car was unloaded
it was found that eight Of the hogs
were dead. Upon examination Of the
car a large copperhead snake was
found lying on the floor. When Mr..
Palmer loaded the car here II con.
tanned a lot Of old bedding, and the
snake was evidently eoiled up in the
bedding The hogs must have stirred
the reptile from its hiding place. re
sulting in the snake killing eight head
Of the porkers before being conlcsred.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
FOUL PLAY FEARED.

Unknown White Woman 10 Found
Dead In Creek Near Memphis.
Memphis.-The body OF an unknown
woman has been found in the backwa-
ter Of Harrison Creek, near Raleigh,
by T. B. Davis. who works a farm
there. II was that Of a white woman.
probably about 40 years old. five feet
ak inches in height. Her hair was
black. The body was dressed in a
brown corduroy coat suit and the
shoes were black button shoes. There
were no letters or papers or other
means of Identification. Apparently
the body had been in the water for
weeks.
No report of any woman being miss
ing has been made to the police or to
the county authorities. The body will
be held for few days at the county
morgue.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
Government Dam Breaks.

Davenport. Iowa.-A section Of the
remaining wall OF the government dam
at lie Claire has been carried away by
an ice Jam. and the area within the
wall was flooded. One Of the govern
ment dredges was submerged The
loss win be heavy. as the water Gov
ers many acres and win have to be
pumped out after the break is mended.
The wall was constructed as q pre-
liminary step toward building a canal
over the lie Claire rapids as an aid TO
navigation. The river here IS near the
danger point
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
20 Hurt In 81" Wreck.

New York.-Twenty persons. most OF
them women and children. were injur-
ed in a collision between two elevated
railroad trains crowded with passen-
gers on a new draw bridge over the
Harlem river. According to officials
of the company. one Of the trains ran
past a signal and crashed into the rear
car Of the other train. There was q
panic among the passengers and II was
with difficulty that the guards and
bridge employees restrained many from
stepping on to the electrically charged
third rail or leaping into the river.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
Ten Days For Briefs.

The contention that an custer suit
could not affect term Of office which
an official had not yet assumed was
argued at length In the hearing given
by the supreme court to the Memphis
suit involving former Mayor I'd Crump
and Police Commissioner R. A. Utley.
Attorneys for the ousted officials
asserted that In the trial before the
lower court there had not been the
slightest indication that claim would
be made that the suits would affect
the new term of office to which the
two defendants we're elected. while
Gen. G. T. Fitzhugh Of Memphis, st.
torney for the REALTORS, argued that
the custer suit would be farce Of II
did not affect the new terms. but only
the fragment of the expiring term re-
naming at the time the suit was filed.
Gen. Ftizhugh was the only attorney
for the REALTORS who spoke, while T.
X. Riddick opened fer the Memphis
officials and X. T. McConnico conclud-
ed the argument.
The court at the close Of the plead
ings granted counesl on both sides 10
days in which to file briefs.
The right Of a trial by jury was also
taken up by the attorneys in their ar
guments. counsel for the defendants
asserting that all courts had held that
this right could be demanded, while
Gen. Fitzhugh cited authorities hold
ing that there was no such constitu
tional rights in courts Of equity.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
Good Roads Bill Passed.

Washington.-The Shackleford good
roads bill. carrying an appropriation
OF s25.O0O.0O0 to aid the states in Inn
proving their post roads, has been
passed by the house, PSI to 81. Three
members voted present" States
would share in the appropriation on
the basis of their population and the
number of their post roads, The money
would be discussed through the vari-
Gus state highway commissions.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
FREE ROADS IN cHEATHAM.
County Court Purchases Hyde's Ferry
Road, the Last Toll Road.

County Court Purchases Hyde's Ferry
Road, the Last Toll Road.
Ashland City.-Toll gates have pass
ed away in Cheatham county. On the
First Monday in this month the coun.
ty court purchased from the Hydes
Ferry Turnpike Company all OF its
easements, rights.of-way, tcjl gates
and equipment in this county, and re-
Gently the sale was completed.
The transfer and freeing OF this no
ted turnpike is Of unusual interest to
the citizens In this section of the state,
and especially to the citizens of David
son and Cheatham counties. It is
probably one of the oldest established
thoroughfares in the state, the charter
having been granted in 1S4S. The
price paid by the county was 1924.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
statewide Loses.

Frankfort.-A bill which would sub
nit a constitutional amendment pro
viding for statewide prohibition has
been defeated, 20 10 II, in the upper
house of the general assembly, where
il originated. Three-fifths Of the bond.
ed spirits and WHISTLES in the United
States are in Kentucky warehouses,
according to estimates attributed tc
official sources.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
COTTON Worker, Get Nor. Paw.

Danielson, Conn.-Between 10000
and $4,000 cotton workers in the mills
along the Qinebaugh Valley will share
in a wage increase Of about per
cent. 1t will be effective Jan. "a, and
will include mills in Dankelson. Gros-
venordale. Putnam; villages in the
town of Plainfield and points south.
Wooden and worsted manufacturers
in the section also are announcing adj
vances in wages, some OF which have
already taken effect.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
ICE FACTORY BURNS.

ineendlarlsm Suspected In Fire Az
Clifton, Tenn.
Clifton.-The ice factory and planning
mill here, belonging to the Clifton Ice
Company, burned. Loss $4,000; in.
surance $4,000.
The fire caught in the planning mill,
which operated from the ice factory
engine and boiler, 80 yards from the
planning mill. No fire has ever been
built in the planning shed. where the
fire caught. The blaze was the work
Of firebugs, 1t IL thought.