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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-12
Speaks in New York
Against Court for La
Dor Disputes.
U. M. W. IN CASE
Will Spend Money to
Convict Cunning
ham.

Albany, II. Y, March 12.-PreSident
Samuel Gompcrs, of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, appeared before the
senate committee on Judiciary yester-
day to oppose Senator Lewis bill pro-
viding for so-called compulsory" ar
bitration of labor difficulties between
public service corporations and their
employees. Gompers said: IF you en-
act this principle into the legislation
of this state and make labor COM
pulsOry even while waiting for the de-
cisiOn of a tribunal, or in accordance
with the award of that tribunal. you
will simply make outlaws of peace
full and law-abiding citizens. If you
outlaw strikes you win simply give
place to the Earsher measures - you
cannot legislate out of existence the
right of men to combine and to quit
work. if need be, for the betterment
of their condition.
U. Nj. w. Money To Be Used.
indianapolis, March 12.-The United
Mine Workers national organization
has formally taken up the recent kill
ing of William Dodson, William Clark
and Richard Clayton at Beckley, w.
Va. 1t is announced that the national
organization will open its million-dol-
lar treasury fund to prosecute Unit
ed States Marshal Cunningham, who
is charged by the miners with murder
ing the men in cold blood. Chris Ev-
ans, of NelsonvilIe, o.. who has been
handling the case. and William Blake
ly and G.. w Purcell, Indiana organ
~,
have been notified to proceed with
Vigor.
Other Charges Against Cunningham.
The mine workers charge that Gun
ningham had been inspired by the op-
orators to terrorize the workers and
intimidate them against a strike. They
charge that Cunningham has killed un-
ion Sympathi2ers before. and prevent
ed union men from getting their mail
at the postoffice at Stanford City,
which is located on company prop
erty.
Strikers Call 1t All OF.
Denver, Colo. March 12-The black
smiths. boilermakers and machinists
formerly in the employ of the Colo
RADIO and Southern Railway company
have declared their strike and boycott
off and issued a statement. in which
they say: THE blacksmiths. boiler
makers and nachinists, ex-employes of
the Colorado and Southern Railway
company. desire to say that
the recent strike of the employees of
the railway company was the result
of misunderstanding between the EN-
plOyes in the blacksmith shops and
misrepresentation of their case to the
boilermakers and machinists. :
We admit that the company acted
properly and fairly, and we have no
one to blame but ourselves. Our boy
colt is now off, and we wish the pub
lie to know our attitude in the mat
terr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-12

The senate today agreed to vote on
the Colombian treaty Tuesday. y res
olution was adopted authorizing the
committee on rules to sit during re-
cess for the purpose of examining
rules
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-12

alarmed since yesterday, but this
morning he was perceptibly worse,
his temperature going to 1o4.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30
Dance At Elk's Hall.

One of the most enjoyable affairs of
the season was the dance given by the
young mems dancing club at Elk s
Hall Tuesday evening, April 2S. The
music was furnished by Prof. Mcleod s
orchestra, and refreshments by Kern
of Knoxville. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. G. O. Biddle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. II. D..
Gump, Mr.. and Mrs. s. 7. Millard,
MIR. and Mrs. q. A. Aaron. Misses
Matte and Gordon Henderson, Mag
gle and Leola Martin, Alice and Eva
Carr, Belle and Nora Miller, Frances
Bolton, Lillian Gillespie, Edna Gales,
Leonora Howard, - Bertoletb, OF
Ohio; Kate Dosser and Willie Cox.
Messrs. W. b. Johnson, w Mckee,
Alfred Gilmer, NJ. I. Gnmp, Jno.
Sproles, Oscar, Haynes and Horace
Miller, Perry West, Frank Henderson,
T. l.. Earnest, w. Sanborn, J. A.
Summers, A. W. Spencer, L. Hoss, I.
EdmundsoD, J. Z. Parrish.
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Manager Aaron has arranged to have
a series of three games of base ball
here during the carnival week between
the local aggregation of star players
and Bristol or Carson & Newman teams.
The base ball park is being put in good
shape and the fence and grand stand
are being constructed. The boys are
practicing regularly and unless all
signs fail Johnson City will interest
the best teams in East Tennessee. The
following well-kuown players have
been engaged for the season and a
team selected from the bunch to meet
any emergency; Leek and Alexander
C; Rowe, McWain and Aaron p, Ow-
ems 1b, Barbee 2b, Miller 3b, Weller SIS,
Worley If, Ruble CT, Williamson If.
Manager Aaron received a telegraph
message today from Carson & Newman
College team and it will be here carni-
val week on the 18th, 14th and 18th.
The week following Bristol will get
"eat up" by johnson City's talent on
| the 18th, 10Th and Goth.
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A reception will be given in honor of
Mrs. r. d. Wilson and Mrs. Charles
Perkins by the johnson City Womens
Christian Temperance Union, Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. T. B. Russell on Myrtle
avenue. Mrs. Wilson was the first
president of the Johnson City W. G. T.
U. and comes as delegate to the State
Federation of Womens Clubs, she be-
ing now the president of the Chatta-
nooga union. Mrs, Perkins is presi-
dent of the state federation and men,
Der of the Knoxville w. G. 7. U.
Those who were members of the
Johnson City W. G. T. U. during the
presidency of Mrs. Wilson are espe-
cially invited to meet her. Present
members each have the privilege Of in
viting one guest, and all visiting W. G.
7. U. ladies and their hostesses are
cordially invited.
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Commencement Exercises.

Very handsomely engraved and en-
bossed invitations have been issued to
the tenth annual commencement of
johnson City High School at Jobe's
Opera House from May 10 to 14th. The
program is as follows;
Sunday, May 10th, at 1890 a. m. ,
baccalaureate sermon by Rev. j. A..
Ruble.
Wednesday, May 18th, at s p. M,
entertainment by undergraduates,
Thursday, May 14th, at p. M, clos
ing exercises by class of 1908,
Those composing the graduating
class Of 1903 are: Bertha Burgess, Mel
lie Carr, Ollie Crowell, Bessie Chin
owth, Marion Friberg, Robert Gam
mon, Mabel Gildersleeve, Mary Gill
dersleeve, Jennie Hatcher, Floyd Hen
derson, Marion Johnson, Sayde Malone
Guy Sabin, Sadie Ward,
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Refining Furnace.

Brickmasons from Youngstown, Ohio,
have arrived to refine the Cranberry
Furnace Co. s furnace in this city, and
the work is under way. There was a
delay of several days waiting for the
fire thing and brick to arrive. In
speaking of the wages these IA men are
to receive local paper says "they will
all receive So cents an hour" and "get
their fare to and from the city thrown
in the bargain" This would indeed be
a bargain for the furnace people but
the fact is that these masons are not
the cheap skates this paper tries to
make it appear they are. They will
"each" receive So cents an hour.
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Bought Planning Mill.

Sam W. Sells and Mrs. NJ. L. Walsh
have bought from G, @. Harris the
building and machinery known as the
Linville planning mill. They took
charge of the mill Monday and will
operate it in connection with their lum-
Der yard. They will do all custom
work offered and do a general planning
mill business. They carry in stock q
complete line Of flooring, siding, cell
ing, framing, shingles, laths, ETC., and
will fill orders promptly ond accurately.
The business will be conducted under
the firm name of s. w. Sells & Co.
They have ample capital to carry large
stock and will be able TO supply the
trade at the lowest possible price, and
will give customers the advantage OF
advantageous purchases.
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Died in Missouri.

On Saturday, March 2lst, 1908, the
relentless messenger Of death bore the
summons to Mrs. Lucinda Hunter to
cross over to the other shore, and she
left the scenes of earth for those of the
great beyond.
Lucinda Lyle was born April 2nd,
1894, protested Christ in 1850 and
united with the Old School Presby-
terrain Church in Jonesboro, Tenn,
she was married to Montgomery G.
Hunter on the 14th day of Sept. '52,
and then Joined the Baptist Church
with her husband, and has ever lived a
true and faithful Christian life.
She was the mother of seven children
five boys and two girls, four Of whom
with her husband has preceded her to
the promised land, the three surviving
children, W. H., Cy and Miss Mary,
were with her at her departure.
Bring flowers, pale flowers, O'er the
bier to shed,
A crown for the brow of the lonely
dead;
Bring flowers to crown what once was
ours,
They are loves last gift, bring beau
tiful flowers.
-Chilhowie, Mo, News.
The deceased left Washington county
with her husband and family in 1885
and has lived since in Missouri Hel
husband died few years ago. She
was sister of the late Henry Lyle, Of
this city, and was one of ten children
of the late Samuel Lyle, and of that
number only one is now living, Mrs
Elizabeth Chester, who still resides
near the old home place a bout three
miles west of Jonesboro. Samuel Lyle
was brother of the late John Lyle
the father Of Zoe p. Lyle and John r
Lyle, of this city, and of family 0
ten also they are the only surviving
children.
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Mrs Miller Dead

Elizabethton, Tenn, April "a Our
whole community was saddened on
Wednesday morning by the receipt of
telegram from Townsend, Blount
County, Tenn, announcing the death
of Mrs. Emma A. Miller, of this place,
of pneumonia. Mrs. Miller was at
Townsend visiting her son, A. l.. Mil
Ter, when stricken with the dread dis
ease. Mrs. Miller was highly respect
ed in cur town. She was a daughter
of DR.. A. Jobe, of this place, and is re-
lated to some of The Oldest and most
highly respected families in this part
of Tennessee. Her remains were
brought home and inferred in the Jobe
cemetery, near Elizabethton, Thurs.
day afternoon.
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A GREAT GAME OF BALL

For Benefit of Confederate Veterans to
be Played at the Park Tuesday.
Always ready to assist their less for
tunate comrades, the Confederate Vet
Grams of the city have arranged for a
game of baseball between the old vet
Grams and the flats" An admission fee
will be charged, the proceeds to go to-
ward defraying the expenses of those
old veterans who do not feel able to
defray their expenses to the Confeder-
ate Reunion at New Orleans May 10Th
to 23rd. 1t is possible that this may
be the last opportunity some of the old
defenders of 'the lost cause" will have
of meeting their comrades before an
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30
Demands Of Workmen Granted.

The strike of the laborers at the Sol
diers' home was soon settled The
workmen asked to be paid Si,25 per
day and it was refused. They walked
out Friday at noon, and Saturday the
contractors agreed to the demands and
the men went to work Monday morn
ing. This demand was eminently just
and there never was any doubt about it
being granted. Laborers are. scarce at
the advanced price because Of the fur
mace going in blast ct Eabreyille and
railroad construction near Knoxville at
similar figures,
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BATTERIES.
Lvceum Course Attraction

Manager Rice has been very fortu-
nate this year in his selection of enter
tainers. Those that are not stars are
consultations. He has also been care
full to intersperse the good things with
the better and not save the best until
the last. The season is now about over,
there being but one more attraction.
A large audience very much enjoyed
the last entertainment, by Miss Sever
ance. AS reader and impersonator
she is very clever. Her enunciation is
good and her manner easy and grace
full. She was particularly good in
''Doll's Wooing" and "Aunt Susan s
Quilt" and as an old woman she was
practically perfect. To fully appreciate
her work as an impersonator one must
needs have seen the originals, but she
shows q remarkable versatility and
great concentration of thought in the
delineation of character. We feel safe
in predicting that Miss Severance will
have a fattering audience should she
visit Johnson City again.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

swering the final summons of the Great
Commander, and a tremendous crowd
should greet the players.
The following we'll known gentlemen
will participate in the game:
"Vets" Capt. VIM. H. Henderson,
Capt. W. A. Dickinson, Col. Henry
DeArmond, Capt. S. p. Bolton, Irwin
Lewis, E. H. Rogan, s. M. Mckinney.
"Fats" Gal. v. Burnett, n. L. Re-
niue, Bascom Crumley, @. W. Arm
strong, J.W. Warden, Fuller Campbell,
belong Rice.
BATTERIES.
"Vets" Floyd Henderson and Rob-
ert Cannon.
"Fats" Roland Harmon and Robert
Burrow.
Umpire-C. A. Aaron.
The game will be called Tuesday at
ternoon, May 5th, at 8 o'clock. Should
rain interfere with the game, it will be
postponed until the first pretty day
thereafter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30
Homes For Sale.

On long time and easy payments.
One 6 room house on Willard street.
One 4room cottage ON Lamont street,
West End addition.
One room cottage on Hamilton
street, West End Addition.
MAITLAND LAND & LOAN Co.,
Corner Cherry and Buffalo SITS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30
New Passenger Service.

Beginning May LIST the Z 7. & W.
N. C. Railroad put on two daily pas
senger trains. The first train arrives
here at $3.50 in the morning and leaves
at II. 1t returns in the afternoon at
A o'clock and leaves at 5:l5. Capt.
Riley Daniels and crew make the two
round trips daily.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

Colonist rates via the Missouri Pacif-
ic Ry. and Iron Mountain Route Very
low rate tickets on sale to Califoruio,
Oregon, Washington and the great
northwest every day February 18th to
April Both. Writhe uu3eisicn Cor rali-
able information as toIatcs, routes, etc.
No change Of ears to California and the
west. l. L. Rehlander, Tray Pass. It
IS w. 9th St, Chattanooga, Tenn. (ap3O
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

o. For repairing and redressing the
following macadamized streets Of said
town; Boone from Watauga to West
Market $4,000, West Market from Ford
alley to Public Square ($25O), East
Market from Public Square to Roam
$3.50, Roam from Holston to Maple
$780, Maple from Roam to railroad
crossing ($650), East Main from Public
Square to Carlisle Hotel $4,000, West
Main street from Public Square to
Brush Creek bridge $4,000, Spring from
Main to Cherry ($2O0l, and Watauga
from Roam to New 5000, a proposed
expenditure of,,....,.....,..$ 3, 500 90
Also the further sums accruing by
way of surplus, as above provided, shall
be expended on streets above named
falling short of their respective appro-
priation.
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GRADING DIVISION STREET.

CO. For the grading of Division street
from Carlisle Hotel to Roam street, a
proposed expenditure of. ..... $500. 90
CURB AND CUTTERS FOR SIDEWALKS.
(7) (a) On graded streets For the
purpose of grading for and construct
ing, at the expense of the Town, gran
olithic, yitrified brick, steel protected
or other equally approved curb and
cutters on such streets as are graded at
the time, where the owners of the
greater portion of the lineal front feet
Of property fronting on such streets,
in any given block, construct, at the
time, a granoIithic walk of width spe-
Gifted by the Board of Mayor and AL
dermen;
(b) On any street: For the purpose
Of constructing, at the expense Of the
Town, wooden curb for walks construct
ed by owners of abutting property, at
the same time, at places where owners
of property notify the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of such purpose ten days
in advance, and at places where the
Board Of Mayor and Aldermen may re-
quire owners to construct sidewalks (;
proposed expenditure (a) and (b)
Oh ''.''',.'...''.s. w, 6OU ,UO
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Dr.. I. W. Cox Gets Appointment.

DR.. J. W. Cox has been appointed
on the board of pension examiners at
this place to succeed DR.. J. s. Stuart,
deceased.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30
DELINQUENT TAX NOTICE

To all delinquent Tax Payers: You
are hereby notified to call at my Office
and settle your Tax for the year 1902
Please call at once as l am required to
turn in all delinquents to the Trustee
the first of June, 1908. You will save
further costs by giving this matter
your immediate attention. You will
find me at the Recorders Office, in Op-
era House block.
This April 30, 1908.
S. H. PoUDER, Recorder.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

W. Il. +. Rosenblatt has Just return
ed from ten days trip to Cincinnati,
where he las been buying watches,
clocks, jewelry, OPTICAL goods and fur
niture and fixtures for the firm of VIM.
Silver e Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30
SCHOOL HOUSES.
FOR ADDITION TO COLUMBUS POWELL
BUILDING,


% For the construction of brick
two-story addition providing two addi-
tional rooms) to Columbus Powell
school building ........,.....$ 81, 500. 90
CO For desks for one room in the
Martha Wilder building and one room
in Columbus Powell building $4,000
90 For warm air, steam or hot water
furnaces in each of the four public
school buildings of the town. 81, 10000
A total for %, (9) and 90 of "a, 1000
TERMS OF BONDS.
The said bonds to run for twenty (20)
years and to bear interest at the rate of
five (5) per cent. per annum, payable
semi-annually in lawful currency of
the United States.
Dated at Johnson City, Tennessee,
this April 81, 1903.
Gro. W. WILLETT,
THAD. A. Cox,
JAS. A. VINES,
Commissioners Of Election.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

Where stores are lighted properly
stranger will always go. 1t shows
prosperity, also that the owner has
goods tor inspection. 1t is a special
invitation to call Light up.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

OBJ For the grading and macadamiz.
ing of Watauga avenue from Boone
street lowest Main street, the grading to
be of full width, and the matchmaking
sixteen (l6) feet wide also for erecting
wooden bridge on the west fork of
Brush Creek, proposed expenditure
OF .........................$1, 000. 90
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

VIM. Silver & Co. are now located in
their new quarters on Main street and
are prepared to accurately test your
eyes and give you perfect adjustment
of frames.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

You can get almost anything you
want in the way of small musical in
strumeuts, strings, bridges, &c at our
store on Main street.
WM SILVER & Go.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

Manadpr Wanted We desire to employ
49, trustworthy lady or
gentleman to manage our business in
Washington county and adjoining ter
ritory. Our house is well and favorahly
known. $1,000 straight cash salary and all expenses
paid each week by check direct from headquarters.
Expense money advanced; previous ex-
perience unnecessary position perma-
nent. Address TIOS. ]. COOPER, Manager, 1910
CaytOH Building Chicago, III. 976-7t
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STREET,

(9) For the purchase of right of way,
opening and grading AN extension of
Boone Street 900 fifty feet wide from
West Market Street to West Main
Street, near Presbyterian church; a
proposed expenditure of ..... $500. 90.
Provided, That if the said street ex.
tension can not be opened and graded,
as aforesaid, for said sum, then said
sum of $780, 90 to be expended in the
repair of below named existing macad
amized streets of the Town; and any
surplus out of the $780,. 90 shall be used
in like manner.
GRABBING AND MATCHMAKING, ETC, OF
WATAUGA AVENUE TO WEST
MAIN STREET
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q Spring Tuning.n

If your piano needs tuning leave
your orders at the jewelrystore Of VIM.
Silver & Co., Johnson City, or write
Rosenblatt Piano Co., Greeneville,
Tenn.
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RESOLUTION.

Whereas, Under an Act of the Ten
nessee Legislature entitled can Act
to authorize the Town of Johnson City,
Tennessee, to issue coupon bonds to
the amount of one hundred thousand
dollars ($t00, 900. 00) the proceeds to be
used in public improvements" ap-
proved March 25, 1908, in Section 5
thereof, it is provided that "before any
issue of bonds is made under this Act,
an itimized estimate, showing in detail
the proposed expenditures of the said
bonds or proceeds and showing the
purpose of expenditure, place of expen-
diture within the Town, and the
amounts to be expended for such pur-
poses and at such places, shall be made
by the board of Mayor and Aldermen in
the form OF resolution spread on the
record of that body, etc.
Now, Therefore, in accordance with
the said provision it is by the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of
johnson City,
Resolved, That the following esti-
mate or budget Of expenditures of the
proceeds of a proposed issue of Twenty
five Thousand Dollars 1926, 600. 00) OF
bonds under said Act be so adopted
and spread of record by this body, to-
w.t.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

You can't sell goods Mt night unless
you have proper light. Consult the
Watauga Lighting and Power Co. They
will offer YOU inducements to burn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

We examine aud test your eyes FREE
and then give you first spectacles at
prices in keeping with high class goods.
WIN. SILVER & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

Expert Sewing-Machine Repairs.
Also sewing-machine oil of absolute
purity and the best needles and parts
for all machines at the Singer Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

ID For grading, macadamizing, ETC.,
of Buffalo Street from Public Square
to Walnut Street, and Walnut Street
to Corporate line as follows:
Grading and matchmaking Buffalo
Street full width (4O) forty feet; and
placing necessary drain, bridging and
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

Our Mr. William Silver is an expert
Matchmaker aud engraver and all work
entrusted to us will receive his person
al attention All work warranted
VIM. SILVER & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

VIM. Silver & Co., are adding new
goods to their present stock and they
will soon have frst-class OPTICAL and
watch business.
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GRADING UNAKA AVENUE.

a. For the grading of Unaka avenue
its full width from Roam to New street,
a proposed expenditure Of. -. 81, 900 90
But any surplus saved thereout shall
be expended in manner following In
the repair of existing macadamized
streets.
REPAIR OF EXISTING MACADAMIzED
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Buy Cold Dust flour.

Let Your light so shine that custom
ers can see what they are purchasing.
If in doubt, call upon the Watauga
Lighting and Power Co.