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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-31

Boston. July 30.-According to the pc
of the First National bank of kenosha
confessed today that he had taken about
excuse a desire TO marry Miss Florence
cago In September, 1907, he eloped with
they were married. Mrs. Wells went to
sha Shortly afterwards. he is said to
lump and Joined his wife In England
their money gave out. Wells confessed
TO Boston. get work and pay back the
lodging house with money obtained by sc
found a position I'm Cambridge. Then tn
Mrs. Wells visited her husband in tn
assurance that she would stand by hin
consin and throw himself on the mercy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-31

Taxpayers Of Salt Lake will pay three
cents and seven mills on every dollar Of
the assessed valuation of their property
for 1908 for the support of the state. coun-
ty and city.
The number OF mills levied for each pur-
pose is given above, and also the seq
regation of the city levy, which is the
same as in 1897.
The total levy of 81 mills Is reduc-
ton of three-tenths of mill over last
year, due to cut of that amount in the
levy made by the city board of educa-
ton. The other levies are the same.
The city council met in special session
yesterday morning to fix the tax levy for
city purposes. which must be fixed before
Aug. l. according TO the statutes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-31
Bill Is Signed at Once.

The city attorney had already pre-
pared the ordinance and had il not been
for numerous objections to its wording
by Councilman Hall. il would have been
passed without discussion. Hall was over
ruled, however, when il was shown that
the form used was the one fixed by the
statutes of the state Notwithstanding
this. he voted against the levy as a whole
being the only one To take that stand.
The final vote was l0 to I. and the levy
ordinance was carried. Ten minutes aft
erwards il had been signed by the mayor
and will today be transmitted to the
county auditor.
The council then adjourned. and. be
cause of Elks' day at Lagoon. no meet
ing of tire committees was held last ev-
ening. They will convene this evening at
the usual hour.
Mayor BransfOrd is highly pleased over
the outcome of the bond election. which
made ii possible to maintain the last
years tax levy.
There was never a disposition" said
the avor, ION the part of the council
to in7T,ase the levy should the bonds
carry. and ! think this was amply proved
by the action taken this morning. l APP
preciate very much what The Herald did
in support of the bonds. and the clean
and clear cut manner in which the facts
were presented TO the public. The Ques-
ton OF issuing bonds is a business and
not a political one, and | think that the
people realize it now.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-31

No ad writer can make a success
of a business that is not properly
d.-Exchange.
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Commercial Club Elects Officers.

At meeting of the Comm ercial club,
held in the clubs rooms in the King
building Monday, the following off
GERS were elected for the succeeding
term Of six months:
E. F. Young, president; J. E. Brad
ing & Marshall, vice president; j. NJ.
Gaunt, president of the City National
Bank of johnson City, treasurer.
The matter of engaging the secretary
and fixing his com pensation was de-
ferred, and referred to q special com
mittee to take action on. The present
secretary, j. o. Lewis, has agreed to
accept the position again and the club
is said to be anxious to retain his SER
vices.
A committee was selected to confer
with the various corporations of John
son City, including industries of ell
kinds, with view to securing their
aid in helping to bring other enterpris-
es to Johnson City.
Encouraging reports we're made to
the club, and its accomplishments oil
the past year were briefly reviewed.
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him. How we'll he did it was attested
by the demonstrations of his hearers
and the enthusiasm OF his jubilant
friends after it was over. His manner
was that Of a cool, deliberate gladiator
who felt sure of his ground and felt
that his antagonist was in no sense his
master. He was at times almost vi
ciously vigorous as he sent his shots
home, but he was never out of temper.
There are friends of Mr.. Carmack who
honestly believe that he is a great ora
tor, and that nothing can stand against
him. 1t would be unkind to comment
frankly on this opinion, and we have
no desire to wound or offend anybody.
Mr. Carmack is to be congratulated on
having such perfervid admirers. A
cluster OF these after the speaking was
discussing the speeches, and one was
heard to say: "Well, l am not disap-
pointed in Carmack; he came up to eI-
pectations. But Patterson exceeded
all expectations. That man can meet
anybody" The other mourners agreed
to this. II was an educational night
Many learned what many knew-that
the idea that Carmack is Patterson's
superior on the stump or in debate is
simply laughable. In most of the es-
sential qualities Of The forceful orator
Patterson is far his superior. There
will hardly be auy more foolish boasts
among honest, intelligent men that
Patterson is man eater.
AS to Hamilton County, there was
some dispute about the county ten days
ago. There is none now. 1t is con.
ceded that the county will go for Pat
terson beyond question. A leading
Carmack man declared Thursday night
"We'll admit that Patterson will carry
Hamilton by 500 majority, but well
beat You 10000 in the state" That's
the way they talk in Chattanooga.
What the conditions are in other sec
tons are yet to be developed, 80 far al
We know. We are speaking of what
has come under personal observation
Nashville American.
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The Second Debate.

The joint debate between Gov. Pat
terson and Mr.. Carmack wakes more
and more interesting. At Knoxville,
Gov. Patterson paid considerable at
tention to rebutting the charges made
against him by Mr.. Carmack in Chatta-
nooga-a good many of them being
such as might have been made with
equal Justice against John Jones, Tom
Brown or Jack Robinson. Nor was the
governor satisfied with rebutting the
Carmack attack. Like Scipio of old, he
took the war into Africa and forced the
redoubtable Hannibal into defending
the walls of his own city.
Leaving his own record to stand upon
its excellence-and it has this merit
the governor drew the lines sharply
down to the two manufactured issues
put forth by his opponent. He exposed
the mockery of the Carmack petition to
the state committee for a general pri-
mary, the duplicity that led the people
to believe that this petition asked for
one thing, while in reality it sought to
gain quite another, and the subtle po-
litical trickery that endeavored to put
the state committee in the attitude OF
traitors to the democracy of the state.
With equal force the governor pinned
his opponent to the wall on the prohi-
bition issue, Mr.. Carmack's own varie-
gated political record on this subject
being used as the pin.
81 want to put the question to him, u
said the governor, "why was it that Mr..
Walsh, of Memphis, who is one of bis
strongest supporters and friends, and
who has been bitterly opposed to me,
stated openly in the public press that
Mr.. Carmack had told him when the
state executive committee met that ht
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Nothing TO Ii.

The legislature by specific act appro-
priated $3, 800 to maintain the govern
ors mansion. The comptroller. who
is for Csrmack, issued warrant &C
cording to law for the full amount pay
able to NJ. r. Patterson as governor,
and the state treasurer, who is also for
Carmack, paid the warrant. 1t is q
reflection upon the comptroller and the
treasurer to say that it was improper
for the governor to have drawn at one
time the full amount Of the appropri-
alton and deposited it in bank to his
credit as governor. The record shows
that this was done. The checks issued
on this deposit we're signed by NJ. R.
Patterson, governor If he had died
or resigned, the balance would have
gone to his successor in office.
1t is reprehensible for any one to
make false statement about a matter
that is of public record. The governor
says: "These facts could all have
been known and, in my opinion, were
known yet, they have been perverted
to question my integrity and to arouse
suspicion" Such charges made against
q public record fail by their own inner.
ent weakness.
There are two classes of appropria
tons. One class is to be drawn by g
warrant drawn by the comptroller issu
ed upon the treasurer for the full
amount in favor of the drawer, and il
deposited in some bank to the credit oil
the official drawing it ont When s.
A. Mynders was state superintendent
of public instruction he drew out Sc, 00(
state institute appropriation early il
the year and deposited it with the
Jackson Banking Co., of this city tc
his credit as state superintendent. HI
had legal and moral right to do this.
No one ever thought of criticising hin
for doing so. Then why criticise Gov.
Patterson for doing what is legally anc
morally right? Such stupid charges
will react with telling effect. A JUS
public cannot be influenced by sucE
attempted calumny, jackson Wing
April 10.
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was for local option and not for state
wide prohibition? Why, with this
printed utterance Of Mr.. Walsh, did Mr..
Carmack not deny it Did Mr.. Walsh
state the truth, or not, senator, when
he said that You told him that you were
not for statewide prohibition? I ask
you, senator, if your close and intimate
friends in Chattanooga did not assure
the whisky interests there, if they did
not assure the people who believed that
liquor should be voted out under the
principle of local self-government, thai
you adhered to that doctrine and thai
you were opposed to statewide prohi'
bition?
81 ask you now if you have not with
in the last thirty days assured mer
yourself that you we're against state
wide prohibition and for local option
that you were for it?"
And Mr.. Carmaek was silent.
The fact is, no amount of raking car
bring to the top any legitimate issue il
this campaign. The governors record
is the only thing democrats need con
slider or should consider; for it is al
plain as daylight that the primary ISSUE
is forced and irrelevant, and the prohi
bition Issue lugged in only TO confus,
the voters, while the statewide portion
of it has been adopted by Mr.. Carmack
at the last moment, as an expedienI
calculated to give him the votes of
few men, who either do not know tina
every community in this state alread,
has it within its own will to obtain pro
hibition, or who, knowing this, prefe
the autocracy of compulsory prohibi
ton to the God-given right of free gov
eminent.
As yet Mr.. Carmack has failed to in
jure his opponents record as governor
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This record stands out clean and cred
table, showing statewide advancement
and progress, and as strict adherence
to platform promises as it is given the
official to accomplish.
With his lance shattered against the
governors record and with his own ar
NOR more or less pierced by the gov
ernor's attack upon his two alleged is
sues, Mr. Carmack is not presenting
the all-conquering appearance that
those who brought him out so conf
IDENTIFY expected. He is not giving the
people any sound reason why he seeks
the reputation of democratic prece-
dent He is not satisfying as to why
he is running for governor. He spreads
before democrats no bountiful and
wholesome table; but comes offering,
not democratic bread, but only the one
autocratic stone-compulsory prohibit
ton, a stone which he has been con-
demning before his democratic friends,
but picked up at the last moment at
the bidding of the Anti.Saloon League,
which would sacrifice free government
for tyranny, if thereby it could carry
out its ends.
Take away the verbiage and the ir-
relevant matter, like the Memphis
charter measure, wherein the governor
acted like q democrat and Mr. Carmack
like an enemy to democrats, and the
terms of which he misrepresents, and
Mr.. Carmack's complaints against the
governor are:
CD "You pardoned the consumptive,
the manned, the aged and indrm; e,
you would not permit me to get cigal
box statewide primary, when my
friends had told the people | was goin
to ask for legalized primary; CD you
will not permit the Anti-Saloon League
to force its wishes on the people with
out that peoples consent"
To which the governor replies:
% 81 did pardon the consumptive
the aged and the infrm, and l an
proud of it; (2) the state committe,
would have no mockery of the people
but obeyed the instructions of the dem
ocratic convention creating it. More
over, the method prescribed is the fair
est ever given to Tennessee voters; g
I have stood by temperance and prohi
bition, making it possible for ever,
community in the state to expel whisky
This is what prohibition asked of me
and have done it; but will not staut
for the autocracy that would force tn
people to give up their rights"
This is all there is to the Carmacl
race; for the governors record is on
which the more the people leran of i
the better they like it.-Oommercial
Appeal.
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Felix Moore, in the Troy News-Ban-
ner, hits the animal square in the eye
when he says "Let me write truth
right here; Find leading citizen in
any county in this state who now op-
poses Gov. Patterson's reelection, and
YOU will find one who was John Ike
Cox supporter in 1905, or is kin by
blood or marriage to the ex-senator, or
he applied to Gov. Patterson for an of
flee and failed to get it, or as a support
er of Judge Bond in 1905, he became
embittered against the judges failure.
These four classes constitute the back
bone of the opposition to Gov. Patter-
son." Apply what he says to Giles
county and one of his four propositions
will fit nine out ten of the men who are
opposing Gov. Patterson. Giles Ooun-
~ Record.
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The only political machine in Ten
nessee that ever assumed the right to
stihe the voice and freedom of the state
was organized and perfected by John
Cox and E. W. Carmack. Since the
Little Giant from the west put the &C.
topus to sleep it is amusing to hear
Cox and Carmack crying out what they
are pleased to call the Patterson ma
chine. Patterson has no machine.
He is too manly and democratic in
views to hide behind OR profit by the
wroug-doing of oficeholders. The
only machine that is backing Gov.
Patterson is the voice OF the true blue
democrats which will be heard on the
eth of June. Brownsville States
Graphic.
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THE GIANTS WERE HERE
The Wolf Left Johnson City as Hungry
as When He Came
HE HAS HAD NO DINNER YET

vass. Women know intuitively what
you can't beat into the head of parti-
san man.
After the speaking Sen ator Carmack
was driven to the home of j. W. Hun
tes and was entertained at dinner and
remained there over night.
Coy. Patterson held an informal re-
ception at the Arlington for an hour or
more. Exalted Ruler Schenk, Col. W.
e. Burbage and G. Il. Burchfeld wait
ed upon him as a committee of Elks
and invited him to the Home. He &C
cepted and spent an hour there from 7
to s and met more than 100 of the Best
People on Earth. The reception was
purely informal, but was none the less
cordial and the boys met and conversed
freely with the governor.
At s o'clock he was met by number
of his friends and escorted to the D. &
A. Cafe, where covers were laid for
fifty and an elaborate banquet followed.
It was one of the most delightful affairs
ever held in the city and the first time
in it's history it ever entertained the
governor of Tennessee at function of
this kind. From to II course follow
ed course and were fully appreciated
as follows:
'The Wolf Must Fight for His Dinner
BANQUET
D. "A. CAFE, JOHNSON CITY, TENN.
GOV. NJ. R. PATTERSON, HONoRED GUEST.
MENU.
Mock Turtle Soup
Lake Trout Pardon Sauce
Celery Olives Pickles
Sliced Tomatoes Sailed Almonds
Fried Spring Chicken
Prime Roast Ribs of Beef, Brown Gravy
! 1861-1865
Gold Tongue Cold Ham
Cold Comfort for Carmack
Gubernatorial Punch
Cream Mashed Potatoes Green Peas
Asparagus Tips Sweet Corn
Combination Salad
Ice Cream Assorted Cakes
American Cheese
Coffee Cigars
When cigars were reached, DR.. q.
Fl. Carr arose and in short and felici
tous talk gave Governor Patterson ar
opportunity to say few words, and
with the dignity and grace for which
he is justly noted, the Governor arose
and in the choicest oflanguage thanked
his friends in the most feeling terms,
for the warm reception rendered him
and the fitting close to day of gener
GUS hospitality.
Following the governors talk the
party arose and stood while Cy 81
Lyle proposed toast to the presen
and the next governor of Tennessee, tt
which all drank heartily of "Burbage'l
Best" aqua pura) in Difference of thu
paramount issue of the campaign.
Those present at the banquet were
Gov. M. r. Patterson, John Sharpe, O.
Nashville, accompanying the governor
Il. Fl. Carr, Maj. G. T. Lee, M. Jack
son, ]. r. Bowman, H. Fl. Dyer, Oscal
Miller, Fl. W. Webb, George F. Camp
bell, Paul Carr, DR.. E. S. Miller, DR.
G. A. McClain, DIR. R. T.. Patton, j. 8
Pritchett, Kenneth Fine, W. N. Walk
er, Eugene Gillespie, J. L. Humphrey
T.. A. Gillespie, r. G. Warren, A. G
Bowers, Col. W. L. Burbage, A. s
Murray, W. o. Thomas, G. E. Burch
field, r. NJ. Barry, E. j. Baxter, Col
A. .. Moore, s. W. Wilson, l.. T
Duke, DR.. Metzger, Haynes Miller
Earle Thomas, E. J. Pitts, Charlie Boil
!, ton, Sam Carr and Cy H. Lyle.
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Carmack has been running a great
race, all by himself, during,the past six
months. 1t has been lots of fun to him.
He has been putting up straw men and
knocking the stufing out of them,
shifting himself on his manly chest and
proclaiming himself the undisputed
"champeen. But now he is in real
fight, where gusto and CAB and horse
plays don't count. He has to face the
music and stand to the rack, fodder or
no fodder, and he will find the contest
from now on something different from
what it has been up to this point. The
fellow who makes the most noise and
INDUCES in the loudest boasts usually
resorts to these tactics to cover up a
deficiency in his departments Of mer-
its. Brownsville States Graphic.
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FOR TAX ASSESSOR

We are authorized and paid to an
nouce SAM w. SHIELDS, as a candi-
date for TAX Assessor of WASHINGTON
COUNTY, subject to the action of the
REPUBLICAN primary. If nominated
and elected fair and square deal will
be extended to all.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23

Statutory prohibition and prohibition
by public sentiment are two different
and distinct things. Gov. Patterson
believes in prohibition by the people.
His opponent believes in prohibition
by the anti-saloon league. The ques-
ton then is, who is going to rule, the
people or the anti-saloon league?--
Brownsville States Graphic.
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YOU MIST PAY.

We regret the necessity for again
calling your attention to the fact that
you owe The Comet a small amount
that we need very much, and if you do
not need the amount due us we would
be glad if you send it in. Subtract the
number on your liable from the whole
number, 1910 this week, multiply by 2,
and remit the result. This must be at
tended to at once.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23

gest political day IN johnson City
history, is in no sense an eXaggeration.
1t was the occasion when the political
giants were to meet in forensic battle,
and the surrounding territory yielded
up its stalwart democrats in large
numbers to hear them. The day was
beautiful and the mass of humanity in
the city was in good humor and wore
the colors of their candidate for COVER
nor. In the early morning hours, the
red predominated slightly, but rs the
morning grew old, the white emblems
began to increase and soon largely pre-
dominated and continued so through
out the speaking.
The candidates arrived from Bristol
on the 7;25 train and wete taken to their
hotels by reception committees. Gov.
Patterson was met by reception COM
mittee headed by DR.. FL. H. Carr, e.
S. Miller, Maj. G. t. Lee and Cy FL.
Lyle, and escortel to carriage and
driven to the Arlington hotel.
Senator Crrmack was met by COM
mittee headed by D. M. Quinn, j. W.
Hunter, G. N. Brown and George
Clark, and escorted to the Planters
hotel.
Both candidates retired to their
rooms to rest and later held public re-
ceptions and met a large number OF
their followers.
The speaking occurred in the Hippo
drome rink and fully 5000 people were
there to hear the gladiators. Senator
Carmack was driven to the rink by d.
NJ. Quinn and J. W. Hunter and pre-.
coded the governor by few minutes.
Gov. Patterson entered carriage al
his hotel few minutes before O'Clock
with John Sharp, of Nashville, DR.. 81,
Il. Carr and Cy Fl. Lyle, Two Other
carriages contained the escort, Major
Geo. d. Taylor, Maj, G. t. Lee, Hon
Parks Worley and M. Jackson. Pre-
coded by brass band the governor
was driven to the rink and entered
while the band played Dixie.
DR.. II. Il. Carr presided and on tht
stage with the distinguished speakers
were twelve followers of each.
Gov. Patterson opened the debate
and spoke under great difficulties OF
account of the huskiness in his throat
He warmed up later however and cap
tured the audience with his flights o
oratory and sentiment. 1t seems to b.
generally conceded that the governo
is the more eloquent and the bes
debater of the two. Senator Gar
mack is at a disadvantage in thi
campaign because he must confn
himself to captious and sarcastic
criticism of Governor Patterson o
NOT Bp6uh at Hlls MOI q Iudu ohO hOu
of his speech is taken up in criticisint
the primary plan under which he i
running. Many people are asking
themselves why he is funning under
plan if he believes he is defeated by
before he starts. But without tina
plea he would have no excuse at all
It was noticeable that the senate
could not warm up his democrati
hearers but his prohibition admirer
applauded generously when he spok
of his state wide prohibition plan,
The most remarkable thing in con
lnection with the meeting was the larg
number of ladies who went there wear
lug Carmack colors and came ava,
with the pure white of Patterson. Nor
than twenty threw the red away AM
smilingly and joyfully adopted tn
white. This is the strongest indica
ton to our mind of the impression tn
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H0M,s Thla2

We offer one hundred dollars reward for any
case of catarTh that can not be cured by Hall s
Catarrh Cure, +. J. CHENEY Il CO.. Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known +, J. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligation
made by his firm.
WALDING KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfa.
ceS Of the system. Testimonials sent free
Price 70 cents per bottle, Sold by all druggists
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23
FOR TRUSTEE
II. c. JACKSON
FOR SHERIFF

We are authorized and paid to an
nounce ARTHUR HARTSELL, as
candidate for the nomination of SHER-
IFF of WASHINGTON COUNTY, subject to
the action of the REPUBLICAN primary
on April 80. If nominated and elected
Mr.. Hartsell promises to give strict
business administration.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23

Carmack's monotone will never again
be construed into oratory by his most
ardent admirers. He has gone into the
ring once too often.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23

When Carmack sarcastically referred
to Oliver Twist every fellow in the au-
dience asked his neighbor what posi-
ton he occupied under Patterson.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-23

Carmack seems to have imagined
that Bob Taylor's strength lay in his
"drawl" and has adopted it with accu-
mulated intensity and unpleasantness.