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New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
OPPOSE 80 DAYS FOR P. o. EMPLOYEES
House ConfeTTees Attack Appropriation to
Increase Vacations

Washington May 16-Sessions of the conferrees
Tho postofoe Appropriation bill indicate that it
the House conferrees have their way, postoflce
G. srks Throughout the country and letter carriers
viii not receive the thirty DAYS leave. with pay
accorded n clerks IN every other department Of
The government.
These postoff1oe clerks limited
and 4 half hours for days work. other
clerical employees Of the government. They work
anywhere from eight TO twelve hours, and
Eet ONLY fifteen days leave a year. To put them
equality with other clerks means
rerdirlire Of only $4,000 : year in the of
1at-er carriers substitutes must be employed when
they are on leave, hut the Senate Committee be
.ieved they entitled tn the same amount OF
i@sve. and for the employment Of substitutes an
.---r n $4,000 inserted in the bill The House
oo-fe~rees opposed 20 this appropriation and
r-u- fsr have refused Weld.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
4PP1L4CHI4N RESERVE.
Senate Passes Bill Appropriating
5000 900 to Acqure Land.

Washington. May 16.-The Senate to-day passed
without division the bill providing for national
ests in the Southern Appalachian and White noun
tains. In the House the bill has been referred to a
subcommittee of the Committee Agriculture.
chairman Scott of the subcommittee said to-day
that President Roosevelt had assured him that In
his view this measure is more important than the
Panama Canal.
The bill was then passed. 1t appropriates 5000
coo for the acquisition OF lands in the watersheds
OF navisaole streams In the Southern Appalachian
Mountains within Maryland. Virginia, West Vtr-
gtnia, North Carolina. South Carolina Georgia
Alabama. Kentucky and Tennessee and In the
White Mountains OF New Hampshire and Maine
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
FOR TARIFF REVISION
4 PRELIMINARY STEP.
Congress -fathori2ss Committees to
SIT fn Recess.

Washington. May 16.-Both houses of Con-
Eress to-day took action looking toward revision
Of the tariff at the next session. The Senate
adopted resolution reported by Mr.. Adrich
from the Committee Finance giving that COM
mittee authority TO employ expert assistants
necessary 70 provide for intelligent revision
Of the tariff and to report what further Iegis-
lation is needed obtain equitable treatment for
agricultural and other products of the United
States The committee is also instructed to
collect proof Of the relative cost of production
in the United States and the PRINCIPAL competing
countries
The House adopted resolution authorizing
the Committee on Ways and Means to sit in the
coming recess of Congress Mr.. Payne who Of
fered the resolution. said that in order not 20
disouiet the country before election the COM
mlttee would make no general inquiry involving
ihe question of rates in the schedule. After the
election. he said. the subject would be gone into
The resolution described by Mr.. Williams
the minority leader. that could be under
stood by a child fourteen years of age. 1t was
not, he said, the fear that business interests
would be disquieted. but that things would be
disQuieted in political sense. He asserted that
the Republican majority dare not bring up be
fore election a proposition for tariff revision
1nasnuch as the resolution discharged the
Committee on Rules from its consideration Mr.
Williams seized that fact to interpret II as
exposition Of lack of confidence. The Com
mittee on Rules. he said. had been discredited
and the innuendo spread abroad that the COM
naittee had not done its duty.
Mr. Payne closed the debate by stating the
Republican programme for tariff revision. 1T
viii be protective tariff" he said. at will be
e maximum and minimum tariff, putting US on
equality with France. Germany and Russia
in that respect, and will go out with that
tariff as We did with the Dingley tariff. in the
firm belief that will bring renewed prosperity
10 the people Of the United States; we will
broaden our markets with the nations of the
earth. and by that Will bring blessings to all
The people"
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
COW JOHNSON APPLAUDED IN HOUSE.

u.s,i,,+or. MAJ s.-Governor Johnson Of Mime
- visitor at the Capitol to-day and spent
so -. on the floor of the House where he was
Ln rsc,ni.nt of much attention Democrats ard
Republicans alike extended cordial greetings. He
- r.naral applause when. escorted by Mr..
Ieo" :. seconded the rostrun and vsS intro
s'rss 70 speaker Cannon. Governor Johnson for
v,,n.,t.s engaged in conversation with the
-, Governor Johnson also spent some time
~ m. noor of the Senate ana mot many senators
cAAInkAAs
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
P. S. c. WILL INSPECT RAILROADS.
To Spend Week on Erie First. and Cover
ALI State Lines

Albany, Ma 16-The Public Service Commission
IN the I'd District announced to-day that IL pro-
posed to make personal inspections OF the impor-
steam railroads operating in this state. begin
ming with the Erie Railroad The commission will
spend the entire week OF May = in going over the
Erie visiting all of the divisions OF that road and
looking over the stations and division terminals.
The commission announced also that il would
continue hearings Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday on the application OF the Buffalo. Koches
ter & Eastern Railroad Company for authority
TO construct a double track steam -osd from Buff
faio 10 Troy. Those opposing the application will
be heard. 1t is expected TO close the case next
week
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
PEARY TALKS WITH PRESIDENT.
Confident of Getting to Pole if He Can
Raise the Money

Washington. May i6--Captain Peary. the Arctic
explorer discussed with TIE President to-day the
of his plans for another trip in search OF
the North Pole. He informed the President that
he had been able to raise the necessary $500
to make the trip. having been assured OF only
about one-third that amount. He said Il would be
necessary for him to have something like S5 900
early date or he would not be able TO leave
July l.
Captain Peary said that ne had had his ship re-
paired and equipped and that he had large
amount of supplies hand. If can raise the
money and make this trip. said Captain Peary.
II will win out
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
WOULD REDUCE SPEAKERS POWER.

Her- ska Reuublican. to-day introduced n
resolution fa reduce and restrict the power OF ne
Scale ,..ee Ire House. The resolution. If
adopted Mould amend the rules that the stand
:ns .9r-7ittc..s Of the House would be appointed
b. she Rules committee instead II by the Speaker,
"a -. Rules Committee itself would be composed
or afreou members chosen by the House through
Eeag-aar#ca1 groups. The Speaker would be in
z1Ire 10 rucrr I,ership on this committee
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
NO TRACE OF MISS VANDERBILT.

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Princeton n. J. May 1S.-The search for the body
of Miss Bertha Vanderbilt. who has been missing
since Wednesday evening. continued all day Cor
on.r Bower and dozen assistants dragged the
lake and canal the aqueduct where she
last seen Miss Vanderbilt. who enty-ons
years old. a graduate of syracuse University and
assistant librarian OF tae university library. I,fr
her boarding house TO take walk before suppsr.
and mas not ocsn since.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
vREELAND FOR CONGRESS AGAIN.
Delegates from 37th District to Republican
National Convention Uninstructed

olean. \. Y May 1e.-The Republican convention
of the 9Th Congress District held here to-day.
and Representative z. 2. yreeland unani-
nnously renonnated
The following delegates TO the national conven-
zion named: A. T. Fancher Cattaraugus and
Cyrus Z Jones. Chautauqua;- alternates H. J.
DeTncev. Allegheny. and H. NJ. Clark. Chautauqua
The delegates were uninstructed-
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
RAID PEDLERS AT BALL GROUNDS.

Following a number of complaints in 10 Cap
tain Kreuscher. of the West l52d street police sta
tion, against the annoyance caused by pushCaTt
pedlers around the American League Park base
nau grounds several plainyiothes men were sent
up ne hilltop yesterday afternoon aud thirteen
of these pedlers rounded up They were
,cAed up. charged with pedlnc without licenses.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
NO RIVER AND HARsOR BILL.

Washington Na1 l6-The announcement that
fre- win be no river and harbor bin at this ses
sion nj a ougrsss and that no surveys will be
authorized untn the next session was made to-day
tv Representative Burton Of Ohio chairman of the
Committee on Rivers and TIarbors.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
cRUMPAcKER ON WAYS AND MEANS.

Washington. May fG.-Representattvo James z
"afSon. ~ Indiana resigned his membership on the
Committee g- Wa>s and Means to-day. and Speaker
Cannon err,o.rred Nj. Crumpackcr. of Indiana,
tfz successor.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
cANAsroTA NJ. E. CHURCH BURNED.

Utica " Y. May 16.-The First Methodist
Episcopal Church at Canastots was burned TO ths
ground this morning. There was q lecture in this
church last evening. and II is supposed that the
fire had been smouldertns through the night
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17

Washington, May 16.--The Senate to-day. on mo-
tion Of Senator Carter, voted make the postal
sa vngs bauk bill special order for December Il
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
BURTON DOUNS WILLIAMS
House Totes to Continue Inland
Udter1cays Commission.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington. May 16.-The continuance OF the In
land Waterways Commission authorized by
the House to-day. when bill introduced for that
purpose by Representative Burton, of Ohio.
passed by q of 224 to . despite the harang1le
Of John Sharp Williams who declared that the
President had exceeded his authority in establish
ing such q commission originally
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17

Handsomely Tailored Suits of plain Panama cloths
fancy imported sultIngs checks
ropy of popular Fifth Avenue model
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-12
Kellys Ferry.

Special 10 the Meas.
Mr.. Houts visited at l. Newson S
Sunday from the mines.
Charlie Hartman and Frank Ellis
called on Newson Sunday evening.
Ida White and Winnie McNabb were
out walking Sunday evening.
Jim Newson visited his parents at
Roope Sunday.
Joe Thompson, Bill Douglas, Jim
and Nellie Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Anderson, Jim Anderson and Allen
McNabb were at Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah
Newson's Wednesday night. They
had a good time Mrs. Jim Jones
gave them some music.
Joe Owens called at the store at Mr..
and Mrs. |. Newson's Sunday evening.
Joe Sexton. from Kansas. has come
back to his parents at Kelly's Ferry.
He is going to stay at home now, and
we certainly are glad to see him again.
Come on, Jasper, we would like to
hear from you.
Joe Thompson visited his father and
mother-in-la from Wednesday until
Friday.
/ am looking for Emma Troxler soon
to come down here from Chattanooga
again.
| saw some girls wearing white
dresses at Cummings Chapel Sunday.
Rev. Bill HARDWOOD went to Lookout
valley to church Sunday morning.
| hope they will open the church at
Cummings Chapel this month which
has been closed since last September.
II know not which love the most,
Nor which the comeliest shows,
The timid, bashful violet
Or the royal-hearted rose,
The pansy in her purple dress,
The pink with cheeks of red,
Or the faint, fair heliotrope who hangs
Like bashful maid, her head.
For love and prize you one and all
From the least low bloom of spring
To the lily fair whose clothes outshine
The raiment of King" D. &. D.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-12
NEEDM0RE.
Speciaito the Mus.

SPecidf 10 the Ne1OS.
Miss Florence Pickett called on Miss
Mary Ann Defur Sunday morning.
Jim Sayne called at J. ID. Defur s
Saturday.
Miss Carrie Thomas, Mat Hudson,
Miss Icie Griffith and Tom Brymer
were out buggy riding Sunday.
Ed and viii Saynes left here Tues
day for Chattanooga.
Lille Quarles called at Mrs. Ada
Powell's Friday.
Ask Jim Saynes how he likes to get
postcards from certain girl.
Miss Carrie Thomas is staying with
her grandmother.
Jim Ferguson called on Miss Florence
Pickett Saturday and Sunday.
Lum Thomas has the measles at his
grandma's.
Ye writer was out buggy ridin z
Sunday.
Bud Saynes, who has been i'll, is
some better.
Tommy Saynes called at Brit Thorn
as Sunday evening.
Tom Defur and Jim Saynes were on
Pleasant Ridge Saturday night.
Pink Rose.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-12
COalnOnt.

Scfaai 10 The Ne,Us.
w. ]. Lovelace, who has been con
fined to his bed for some time, is i'm
proving slowly, although unable TO sit
up.
Murph Griswold spent few days in
Altamont last week.
Mrs. l. H. Cannon and daughter,
Miss Theona, are the guests of Tracy
City friends.
James Spiegles has moved his family
to Northcut's Cove, where he will try
farming.
Mr.. Rhueling and family were here
Thursday en- route to Georgia where
they expect TO make their future home.
Will Cawthron and daughter, Miss
Mabel, are in Alabama, where they
expect to move soon. Owing to the ill
ness of Mrs. Cawthron here, they were
delayed in moving this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Win Nunley and ba-
bies are visiting the family of Lauder
Nunley.
Floyd Tate visited his parents at Al
lamont last week.
Little Josephine Parsons is'very sick
at the home Of her parents here.
VIM. Bouldin has moved his family
here and will occupy the Darr house.
Miss Jessie Wilkinson of Tracy City,
visited the Gross family Friday night.
Clabe Parson and Win Mcbride are
in Altamont doing some painting.
Miss Bessie Flynn visited the family
of Giles Parmley last week.
Miss Bessie Hunziker was the guest
of friends at Sewanee few days last
week. That's why Mr.. Newt looked
so lonely.
Miss Ruth Flynn spent a few days
with her aunt, Mrs. H. Scruggs here,
last week.
Mrs CIV. Hembree and children of
Tracy City spent Saturday and Sunday
with c. R. Daniel and family.
Oils Goodman visited his sister,
Mrs. JAS Harrison, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Schlagater and
little son and Bert Tate spent Sunday
with Mr.. Schlagater's parents at Cru
etli
Miss Georgia Hills visited friends
! here few days last week
Misses Barbara Wichser, Mai Herd,
Bauna Cannon Olive Ransom, Messrs.
Horace Herd, Floyd Tate, Jesse Herd,
James Sweeton Lillard Conry and
Newt Cantrel spent Sunday afternoon
very pleasantly at Roddy Springs
John Sweeton was in Tracy City
Saturday.
Miss Lizzie Robbins was the guest
of her sister, Mrs. John E. Patton,
here Sunday.
John E. Patton was in Chattanooga
on business last week..
Claude Myers spent Sunday with
home folks at Tracy City.
Mr. Ashburn has moved his family
here from Dunlap to make their future
home. We are glad to have them with
JUS.
Ash Rollins visited his family al
Dunlap few days last week. Kiddo
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-12
Tracy City.

Special 10 The NezUS.
Henry Nelson and John Mallard said
ask Tom Degnan how he liked the
work after laid he them off. Did they
work any better or notY Mr.. Nelson
says he is sorry he is missed at Etna
but he gets six days week here and
his pay every night if he calls for it.
He said he is glad he is not there
Chas. Ford is getting along fine and
also John Mallard. They like this
place all right. John made a flying
trip over to Etna, and came back to
Tracy Saturday night.
Henry Reaves came to Tracy Satur-
day evening for work, l suppose.
Well, Iguess he found it for everybody
seems busy.
Mrs. Mamie Ford and Mrs. Rosa
Mallard called at the depot yesterday
to meet some Etna folks but got disap,
pointed as they did not come.
Mrs Yell is getting along fine. She
has fine big girl at her house. It's
seventeen days old today.
Tom Yell and John Mallard are out
walking this morning.
Mrs. Sallie Cannell called on Mrs.
Yell and Mrs. Mallard Friday
Mrs Emma Merritt called on Mrs
Yell Sunday
Maggie Yell is so proud of her little
sister that she can't be still.
Mrs. John Myers has got very sick
baby, and also Mrs. Street.
Mrs. Alice Harden is visiting hel
mother, Mrs Arbuckle.
Come on, all you writers of Alabama
and Georgia. / like to hear from al
parts. POnto.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-12
ST. ELMO.

Spec'al 10 tie We70S.
| have not written to the News for
some time, not that | did not want to,
but | did not have anything that |
thought would be of any interest to it
many readers However as | am idle
this evening I will write little.
The January term of the criminal
court closed last Saturday after being
in session for about two months. Dur
ing the session 90 were sent to the pen
itentiary for periods from one to TWEEN.
ty years. The aggregate of the years
for which they were sentenced was 1872
years. This time will be put in at the
Brushy Mountain Prison and the
states revenue that much increased.
If as many more had been. sent up
Chattanooga would not have suffered
any loss.
1t is little amusing to read the
different correspondents communica-
tions on the dog law, the tick law and
the new school law, but, mind you, |
do not intend to defend any of these
laws, but do think they should suggest
something better. Maybe they will on
the stump as some intimate that they
will ask to represent the good people
in the next legislature. Then we will
get just such laws as we need, and SC
we wait for the outcome.
Some of the correspondents have OF
late been ripping most of our preach
ers up the back for preaching for mon
ey, and that includes all preachers, fol-
| have not yet seen one that would not
take a gift when offered them, in mon
ey, clothes, or something to live on,
and | have yet to meet one that Is
millionaire. Human nature is mucf
the same everywhere, only some are I
little more avaricious than others. A
a general rule those that pay thu
preacher the least are those that how
the most.
Since March has come we have hat
warm and spring like weather, almos
like May, but fear that it is too ear
ly for May weather and that the frui
will all be killed as it was last spring
l believe it was "Cold Wave tina
said some time ago that there woul'
not be anything made this year ant
| think it likely that he was correct s.
far as fruit is concerned.
Miss Pearl Byers has been cOntine,
10 her bed with severe attack of sick
ness since last Thursday, but is som
better at this time.
The police have killed 400 dogs II
the last two weeks because of the ma
dog scare. Wanderer
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-12
NEW HOPE.
Specialize tie Me7Os.

Specialize tie Ne7OS.
Samuel Brown, of Sand mountain,
was the guest of T. J. Choat and j.
N. Price Sunday last.
Miss Lizzie Henderson and brother,
Fred, visited their grandmother, Mrs.
Bill Robertson, Sunday last.
Misses Emma and Kittie Choat were
the guests of Mrs. John Erwin Sunday.
Misses Dora Massengale returned to
her home at this place after a week S
visit to her friends, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
P. Choat, of Victoria. She was ac-
companied by Samuel Wismell, of JAS
per.
Last Sunday was beautiful day.
Miss Martha Anne Bratcher of
South Pittsburg, and several of her
friends, visited her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bratcher, Of this
place, Sunday.
Robert Duncan went to Jasper Sat
uriay.
Prof. Vinsant visited T. J. Choat
Saturday night and Sunday.
Misses Mary and Bridget Ford at
tended church at So. Pittsburg Sun
day.
Misses Martha Blevins and Dora
Massengale said they were going a
Choat hunting next Sunday.
Willie Peoples and father were bug
gy riding Sunday afternoon.
Samuel Kirby was all smiles Sunday
and Monday.
Hiram Blevins was missed from
church Sunday.
Samuel Kirby heard Saturday might
that Miss Dora had returned and h,
had palpitation of the heart and fell. in
the road. They had TO haul him HON,
on a wheelbarrow.
Wonder if Green Gates has found hi
dog yet
Bro. H. Golston will preach her
Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Choat was the CUES
of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Kenmore
Sunday.
We had rain Monday. Loving Henry
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-12

President Thomas of the N. G. &
st. l.. R'y has rescinded the order
making cut in the pay of employees
on his road drawing pay over GER
tain figure. That's a good move on
the part of President Thomas If you
want nice hard times just commence
the wage cutting business. When peo-
pie are not earning money and lots of
it, they can't buy. When people don t
buy, the manufacturer can't sell. That
means still less work, and so it contin-
ues ad libitum until rock bottom is
reached. Sometimes it takes the or
ganization of a number of unions to
put wages up again, and when wages
go up, people begin to buy literally
and prosperity reigns once more. If
you want good, nice hard times chop
off the wages Of the common people,
who beat millionaires all hollow as
buyers of things
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-12
The South Pittsburg Hustler says:


1.-The rabble continues to hound the
Democratic Executive Committee for
its action is adopting the county unit
primary. -
What2 Call the many honorable gen
tlemen who are supporting Carmack a
rabble2 Why, it includes the chief
benefactor of the Hustler as regards
county printing, the esteemed Clerk
and Master of the county, Hon. A. L.
Robertson. Call him a member of the
rabbleH The Hustler is surely lacking
in gratitude. If Mr.. Robertson is a
member of the "rabble, we regretful
ly must include in this cohort Messrs.
Deakins and Wilson, of this city, both
ardent supporters of Carmack and both
honorable gentlemen. Call them mem
bers of the 'rabble. Not so, Hora-
tito, take that back.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-12
NORTH BIRMINGHAM.

SbEcidI 10 me Mas.
Smoking is the order of the day.
Wonder if Jno MalIard is at Tracy
City, Tenn, yet
am coming to Tennessee before
long. | want to play ball with Tracy
City this season if come up there. l
will come about May if nothing hap
pens.
All-of you Tennessee folks who have
any job at all had better stay up there
for you can't get work here ut all.
Jno. Grantham ate so many back
bones the other day he liked to have
died
The peach trees are in bloom here
now. and il looks like summer time.
All Of you Tennessee and Georgia
folks write 20 the News Bill DOolie.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-12
Good for Everybody.

Mr.. Norman r. Coulter, a promi-
nent architect, in the Delbert Build-
ing, San Francisco, says: Il fully en-
dorse all that has been said of Electric
Bitters as tonic medicine. II is good
for everybody. 1t corrects stomach,
liver and kidney disorders in a prompt
and efficient manner and builds up the
system" Electric Bitters is the best
spring medicine ever sold over a drug
gist's counter; as a blood purifier il is
unequaled. SOC. at Whitwell Drug
Co.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-12
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorised to announce i. A.
KELLY as candidate for recollection to
the Office of Trustee of Marion County,
subject to the action Of the Republican
party.
We are authorized to announce H. NJ.
WEsTMoRELAND as a candidate for re-
election to the office'of Sheriff of Mar
ion County, subject to the action of the
Republican party.
We are authorized to announce j. A.
JACKSON as a candidate for Sheriff OF
Marion County, subject to the action of
the republican party.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-12
Alice RooseveIt's Weddino.

was something to be recorded in the
annals of history. Herbine has been
acknowledged the greatest of liver reg
ulators. A positive cure for Bilious
headache, Constipation, Chills and Fe.
yer and all liver complaints. J. G..
Smith, Little Rock, Ark, writes
"Herbine is the greatest liver medi.
cine known. Have used it for years.
1t does the work. - Sold by Sequat
chic Supply Store.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-12

Temperance enthusiasts had glori-
GUS powwow in Chattanooga Sunday
such one that the hair on the heads
of the rummies raised perceptibly sew
eral inches. AS Dr. Folk remarked in
his address in one of the churches, the
object is to cut off the tail of the rum
devil close to his ears, and we are
with the prohibitionists of Tennessee
in this movement.