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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07
City Church Directory
THE PUBLIC ALWAYS WELCOME

First Baptist Church-E Main Street. Rev
Clarence Hodge. Pastor: Pastorium III
Harris Avenue. Sunday School - 9;15 a. m. !;
Preaching 1870 a. m. and 80 p. M; b. Y. p.
U.-6:3O p. m; Prayer Meeting ednesday,
7;30 p. m.
Christian Church-E. Main Street. Rev. ],
Lem Keevl, Pastor; Residence. 209 Buffalo
Street, Bible School-9a. m; Communion and
Sermon-lO30a a. m. Y. p. s. G. E-6:30 p. M
Preaching,m.7:SO p, M, Prayer Meeting-Wed-
nesday, 1880 p. M,
St, Johns Church (EpiscopaD- Street
and Myrtle Avenue. Rector, Rev. w. H. Os-
borne. Roctory, 20S Unaka Ave Services
Lenten Season-Tuesdays and Thursdays 4 p
m. Wednesdays and Fridays p. m Ash
Wednesday. March 4th. Good Friday, April
18th. Easter Day, April l9te. St. Andrew S
Brotherhood, g. p. m. Ladies' Guild Thurs
day at p, m weekly. St Marys Guild, Sat
urday p. m, weekly.
First Methodist Episcopal Church-Corner O
Main and Roam Streets-kev. A. s. Beaman
Pastor; Parsonage. 100 s Roam Street. SUNDAY
Schools a. m; Preaching g-l0:30 a. m; Ep
worth League-6:30 p. m; Preacting-7:3O p
M; Prayer Meeting Wednesday, z: 30 o. m
Market Street M. T. Church, South-R:vaAS
b. Vaught, d, D.. Pastor; Parsonage. Corne
Market and Roam Streets. Preaching-l0:30 30 q
m. and 7:3O p M; Sunday School 0 a, m; Ep
worth League meets 45 minutes before evenin
preaching; Prayer Meeting-Wednesda 7:S
| pm
First Presbyterian Church--Corner Main an
| Humboldt Streets. Rev j. EdmundS Brown
Pastor; Manse, ll6 Watauga Avenue. Sunda
| Schools! Is a. m: Preaching-l0;30 30 a. IN an
1880 p. m c. E.-6:45 p, m. Prayer Meeting
| Wednesday. 7;30 p, m.
United Brethren in Christ-Church and Par
sonage, corner Roam Street and Watauga Ave
nue., Rev G. H Berry, Pastor. Sunday SchoC
9:15 a, M; Preaching-l0:30 80 a. m. and Z: 80 p. n
Y, p. S. c. E.-6:3O p M; Prayer and Bibl
| Study-W Wednesday, 1880 p. IN.
Watauga Avenue Presby yterian Church-Re'
Jere A, Moore Pastor; Manse, 606 Wataug
Avenue. Sunday School-9:20 a. M; Preachin
-1O;45 a. m; G. ESQ p. M. Prayer Nee,
ing Wednesday, 7:3O p. m.
Catholic Church. - Mission House, ScienC
Catechism. l0:30 a, m; Benediction, p. m.
R0v. FIR Callahan. Mission Priest
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07
The Duel.
To the Editor of The American:

To the Editor of The American:
1t may be surprise to some that
Duglas Anderson has abandoned his
effort to prove that Mr.. Carmack did
not challenge W. A. Collier to fight a
duel.
l presume that since he read the
statement published in The American,
made by W. A. Crawford, who acted as
Carmack's second in the affair, giving
what occurred in detail, that he would
not attempt further to defend his posi-
tion. Nor can see how any moralist
in this city or state, after reading that
statement, can say that it was not an
indirect challenge, if not direct. am
willing for DR.. E. Il. Folk, if he has
the courage, to pass on the moral ques-
tion whether Mr.. Carmack can, in good
conscience, take the oath required of
the governor elect that he never indi-
rectly sent or accepted challenge, the
only proof to be Crawford's statement.
l propose this knowing that the doctor
has bitterly opposed Mr.. Carmack's op-
ponent ever since Shelby county in.
structed against his brother for state
treasurer. The doctor doesn't hesitate
to appear in the public press when he
can serve his purpose. Has he the
courage to let US know his opinion on
that question:
Is there any other moralist in this
city, who is trying as a prohibitionist,
to persuade some of his flock to sup
port Mr.. Carmack for governor, who
has the courage to say that Carmack
did not indirectly challenge Collier,
and that in good conscience, he Gar
mack can swear he did not?
Not one would dare do it for the fact
can't be controverted.
Moral; If I knowingly and deliber-
ately help to place man in a position
where he will commit crime in carry
ing out my intention, am l not party
to the crime? BENTON.
Nashville, May /.
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Dickson County Changes Front

A special from Dickson, Tenn to
the Nashville Banner, paper which
is impartial in its support Of the two
candidates, says:
That state wide prohibition, accord
ing to Mr.. Carmack's views is unpopu-
lar in Dickson county, is demonstrat-
ed by the fact that q number of hereto.
fore strcng Carmack supporters, right
here in the town of Dickson, since Mr..
Oarmack began his campaign Of speech
making, have turned completely over
to Patterson, aud will, from this time
work earnestly and effectively for his
election. These are facts undeniabe
and the Carmack men had just as well
make up their minds to meet them.
Before the joint campaign opened Car
mack had Dickson county just as sure
as Dickson county has fourteen civil
districts. Now, it's just the reverse
and all because of the ex-senator's toe
radical views on the liquor question.
Dickson is as much Of a temperance
county as any in the state, and it il
not that her people uphold intemper
ance, or any form of immortality tina
they have arrived at the conclusion
above mentioned, but they say it is be
cause of the fact that there is a Wild
difference between Temperance ant
prohibition, as demonstrated by tn,
records-the criminal records-of th
past four years in Tennessee. Prohibi
tion as now advocated by Mr., Oarmack
the people of Dickson county now de
clare, only prohibits the legal sale o
whisky and substitutes in its stead tn
illegal sale. Temperance, they assert
stops the use of whisky as beverag
in defiance of either the legal or illega
sale of the latter, and places every on
who embraces it safely in defense 0
the evils likely to be let loose by pro
hibition. Prohibition, the people say
is q product of political legislation
temperance, they say, is a product O
moral training, a correct conception o
the duties of manhood and the Chris
tian life. One is a creature Of legisla
ton, the other q creature OF conscience
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07
UNV|IE AND Unfortunate
Any Tampering With Existing Liquor
Laws So Declared by Senator
Adams
FATHER OF THE ADAMS LAW

mocracy and compulsory prohibition is
not democracy. 1t is nothing more
nor less than the assertion of the king.
ly prerogative of "might makes right.
This is and always will be repugnant
to our institutions based upon the will
of the people,
If it is to be passed upon by the en-
tire body of the people fair way to
pass upon it is to leave it to vote on
an amendment to the constitution un-
affected by other issues.
II is a moral question and should not
be injected into political campaign to
be affected by amultitude Of other is
sues which leaves the result shadowed
by doubt Up to the present time it has
not been treated as party or political
question until the last state convention
made it part of it's platform in so far
as it was consonant with the tenets of
the democratic party which has always
taught and advanced the idea of local
self-government
We regard it as unfortunate that the
democratic party must be split into two
factions on a question and If left to the
people to settle free from other person
al or factional issues would be settled
for all time. With one wing of the
party severed from the other and the
republican party standing ready to
adopt either course most expedient
with the hope Of forming an alliance
with one or the other faction of the
democratic party the situation as we
see it is fraught with danger to ques-
tion that is dearer to us than the well
fare of either of the leaders of the con.
tending factions.
To achieve state wide prohibition for
only few years is one thing, and to
achieve it for all time is another. To
achieve it in such way as to insure its
enforcement is to be desired, while to
attain it in such q way as to bring il
into ridicule by non enforcement is to
be deprecate 1t is needless for us to
assert which side of this question ap
peals to US and it is foolish to rush over
precipice to be dashed to pieces soor
after. Our advice to all true advo
Gates of temperance is to keep lookout
ahead. Caption should be the motto O.
all who want te see the cause advanced
and no mans political welfare should
be allowed to obscure the main point.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07
Why Not Go the Whole Hog?
To the Editor of the American.


A great deal has been said by some
people who predict that the nomination
of Mr. Carmack as governor will result
in a union of church and state, at least
to the extent that law will finally be
passed requiring every man, woman
and child to attend church and Sunday
school every Sunday morning or suffer
a penalty duly prescribed by law. 1
have been thinking myself of the eccle-
siastical results likely to follow the
nomination and election of Carmack
for governor.
l am member of the church, but not
a regular attendant, and, coming to
think seriously of the question, would
it not be good thing for the state to
have law passed requiring every man,
woman and child of proper age in the
state to attend some church, without
prescribing what faith? We all know
it is good thing for fellow to attend
some church, and why not let Carmack
win and enact a law requiring every
man to attend church? Who can object
to such thing except degenerate?
What say ye, the opposition, to such
measure? We force children to at.
tend school because it's a good thing
for them Men are only children, and
why not let the supreme power of the
state, acting for the community, require
every man to attend some church fol
the benefit of its refining and elevatine
influences? WALTER L. WILSON.
Nashville, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07
The Worlds Best Climate

is not entirely free from disease, on the
high elevations fevers prevail, while on
the lower levels malaria is encountered
to greater or less extent, according to
altitude. To overcome climate affec-
tions, lassitude, malaria, jaundice, bill
iousness, fever and ague and general
debility, the most effective remedy is
Electric Bitters, the great Alternative
and blood purifier; the antidote for ev.
cry form of bodily weakness, nervous
ness and insomnia. Sold under guar
antee at H. q. Miller's drug store. SOC.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07
A CaliiOrnian's Luck.

"Phe luckiest day of my life was
when / bought box of Bucklen's Ar.
MICA Salve," writes Chas F. Budahn,
of Tracy, Cal. '"fwo 25c. boxes cured
me of an annoying case of itching piles
which had troubled me for years and
that yielded to no other treatment.
Sold under guarantee at H. G. Miller'E
drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07

B. G.. Stewart, a merchant of Cedar
View, Miss, says: ~ tell my custom
ers when they buy a box of DR.. King's
New Life Pills they get the worth OF
that much gold in weight, if afflicted
with constipation, malaria or bilious
ness" Sold under guarantee at Fl. @.
Miller's drug store. 95c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07

Proportionately low rates from other
points. Call on Southern Railway
ticket agents for tickets and complete
information. j. L. MEEK, D.P.A.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07
ROUND TRIP RATES
Via, Southern Railway.
General Conference NJ. +. Church,
BALTIMORE, NO., NAY. Sixth. 1908.

For the occasion the Southern Rail
way will sell round trip tickets at very
low rates; tickets to be on sale May 3,
A and 8, limited good returning May
30, 1908.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07

Dyspepsia is our national ailment.
Burdock Blood Bitters is the national
cure for it. 1t strengthens stomach
membranes, promotes flow of digestive
juices, purihes the blood, builds you up.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07

.n. sufferers should take Miles Nsvins.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07
The Southern Railway
Is the Greatest Highway of
Travel TO all Points West
3-DAILY TRAINS-3

N. B. The following schedule fig
ures published only as information and
are not guaranteed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Hot Springs Arkansas, Nay IS TO 20, 1908

The Southern Railway will sell round
trip tickets at reduced rates to Hot
Springs Arkansas, for the above occas-
ion. Tickets will be on sale May 10,
II, 12, limited good returning June
16, 1908. Round trip rates from
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07
I used to name parlor cars.

Then | guess you have the requisite
Imagination, said the multimillionaire.
| want man to think up new condi-
tions to go with my various donations.
-Pittsburg Post.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07
FEUD BRINGS DEATH
TAREE MEN ARE SHOT TO DEATH
 IN VIRGINIA.
An Illicit DIstilIery Was Destroyed by One Faction and Their Antagon- ists are Ambushed and
 Kflled

Danville. Va. May 6.--As the result of bitter family feud which has caused several previous difficulties of a more or less serious nature, three men were shot to death. supposedly from ambush. near Philpott, Henry County, today.
 The victims, all belonging to one faction, were; Samuel shelton, 25 years old; James Molly. aged l9. Charles Dod- son. 35. William and Grover Massey, and Heresford and Thomas Spencer have been arrested charged with the shooting.
 t, The feud existing between the Shell ton and Dodson families on one side and the Massey and SpeHcer families on the other, was renewed several days ago. when unknown persons destroyed an illicit still said to have been ope- rated by Samuel shelton. Shelton and his friends accused William Massey of this act and started out to destroy a distillery said to have been ope- rated by Massey. While on the way to. this still they were fired on from ambush, a fusilade of bullets Killing the three men named. and scattering the remainder of the party.
 Reports from Philpott tonight say that everything is quiet but further trouble may follow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07
CHARITIES CONFERENCE
 BEGINS IN RICHMOND

Richmond, Va. May s.--With a dis tinguished audience that packed the Academy of Music and with adresses of welcome on behalf of the city and state and responses by officers of the organization, the annual conference of the national conference of charities and corrections opened here tonight.
 The beginning was most suspicious. The Catholic and Jewish conference concluded this afternoon and many of the members remained to the general convention.
 Governor Swanson struck the organ ization keynote when ar appeal for the just distribution of colossal fortunes and for monuments of charity instead of palaces built to satisfy the friVol- ous whims of the selfish rich.
 Responses were made by President Mulry, Mornay Williams of New York, retiring President Blur, of the Jewish conference, and Vice President Thomas w. Hayes, of the Jewish society. Pres ident Mulry submitted his annual re- port.
 President Mulry tonight received from President Roosevelt a telegram of regret at his inability to attend.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07
RUMOR OF HUNDLEY
PRESIDENT MAY NOT SEND JUDGES
 NAME TO SENATE AGAIN.
Talk of Roosevelt Veto Being Oyer- ridden by House n Rainey River BEatter-Test of
 Proposition.

Washington, May .--(Speciak) -- President Roosevelt recently vetoed a water power plant bin on Rainey River in Minnesota. near the Canadian line. As this is a matter of so much im- portance to various sections of the country, "a subcommittee of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce con- mlttee. of which Representative Rieh- ardson is member. is considertnK the Presidential objection, 3 ! the insica- tions are now that the r,- x Jmmhfee will recommend passage of the measure over the veto.
 But it remains to be seen. if such &C., ton Is taken. whether the necessary two-thirds can be mustered to pass the bill over the veto
 It is learned on good authority that If the Senate fails to act on the Hund- ley nomination this session, President Roosevelt will not send to that body again next session the name of the acting judge for the Northern Dis trict of Alabama, and Referee Scetts holt from the Taft campaign will net be the cause either.
 The talk here is that President Roosevelt discovered some time ago that A pretty bad mistake was made in the appointment of Hundley in the first place And 1t Is all the more az rravating, so several of the Alabama Republicans say to A"o" 1Ts..~ was the chief packer of the acting iudga and was so thick with him that Hundley was fixing to appoint scott 70 Clerk Allison's place in the court.
 ua vvas stopped only when forced 70
 Jrst. tn cross examination before the Senate JudIcairy Committee, that he .''as ,n snch a deal. Scott, in his af- tas taiL claimed that when he found it was getting hot for Hundley. no relsased him from his promise to ap- notn+ him Clerk of the Court
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07

as a resort. l. became an eyesore to the citizens of Laporte. But just as steps were about to be taken to have the place closed. Matte Attic dropped dead of heart disease in the doorway after a night of reyelry.
 Mystery of the Farm
 After Mrs. Guinness bought the farm which contains sixty acres. 1t was im- proved considerably. Nothing about the place ever suggested that 1t was an abode of mystery and death. Yet, because of the previous character of the place, 1t was summed by the neigh bors, and when the great death mystery which 1t held developed. there were no friends of the woman to whom the au- thorltles could turn for information save Roy Lamphere, former man of all-work at the farm and Joseph Max son, whose short service had given h i'm no inkling of the mysteries that en- veloped the place.
 Lamphere spent the night of April 27 at the home of Elizabeth Smith. a negress, in Laporte. Whether he had time to reach the Guinness farm be- fore the fire started is a question which has not yet been answered fully. Up- on its reply depends the solution of the mystery.
 The victims unearthed are: Alice Olsen. aged Is, adopted daughter of Mrs. Guinness; Andrew Helgelein, aged 35. a suitor to Mrs. Guinness, from Ab- erdeen, s. D.: two unknown men and one unknown woman; Mrs Belle GuIn- ness. aged 3s mother Of the three chil- dren. Myrtle. aged II; Lucy. aged 9. and Philip. aged 5.
 When Sheriff Smulzer reached the Guinness farm at dawn today he was met by Joseph Maxson the farm hand. and the two resumed their work of digging for more bodies. A pale blue cloud of smoke curled up from the ruins of the house which burned early on the morning of April 2s. It was in a yard used as a runway for hogs that four bodies were unearthed in about 100 feet south of where the body of Helgelin was dug up.
 Lying on the mattress the decom- posed body of Jennie Olsen Guinness, known by the matted yellow hair of the girl. was found four feet beneath the surface and under the mattress the other skeletons were found.
 The day before the Guinness home was burned the woman deposited SI.- 500 in the State Bank here. She was worth about S2o.000 and her passion for money is given as the incentive for the crimes committed.
 Mrs. Guinnesss maiden name was Bella Paulsen. She was of Norwegian descent and in 1883 married Max Sor- enson. a Swede. who died under suspi-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07

Clerk of Supreme Court, candidate for United States Senate. four delegates/ at-large to the Democratic Nation [ Convention. four alternates-a at large the Democratic National Conyepk two Presidential electors.
 The defeat of Mayor Tom L. IlS son last night did not discourage ks and he announced early today that< would carry the light against JudsGT Harmon to the floor of the conventif
 Johnson's attack upon .dnon pro- voked the latter. and .fteiephoned Michael Devanney from scinnati that he was determined to ( the nomina- tion for Governor if possible. and in tended to stay in the race until the ballot. Johnson's bitter attack incensed the friends of Harmon. and the predic- tion was freely made early today that there would be lively times on the floor of the convention before the ad- journment.
 It was 1o:3o o'clock before Tempo rary Chairman Moore rapped his gavel for order.
 Col. WA Taylor of Columbus pre- scented the report for the Committee on Permanent Organization. making the temporary organization the per- mament one. The report of the Com mittee on Resolutions was presented by it's chairman. Ben l.. Heidengsfield of Cincinnati. The report of the Reso- lutions Committee was adopted unani- mouely without discussion.
 Initiative and Referendum.
 The platform is in part as follows:
 The great principles of justice and self government, upon which the De- mocracy of Ohio is united, are set forth in the following declaration:
 "fn the eternal struggle between the many who produce more than they en- joy and the few who enjoy more than they produce, Democracy takes it's stand with the many, and sets its face against the privileges. outlawed or legaIized. by which they are despoiled. We believe that the cure for the sup posed ills of Democracy Is more De- mocracy; that to the people belong not the shadow merely of political au- thority, but its substance, and that the power to initiate new laws and to review the acts of their reports is es- sential to the preservation of popu- lar sovereignty. We, therefore, favor the initiative and referendum in State and local matters. and the principle that questions submitted to the cleo tors should be determined by a major ity of the votes cast thereon.
 We believe in free and unqualified home rule for the cities and villages of Ohio.
 We denounce the existing system
 fCOmffmuea nm pnwa Ersv~N
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07
TERRIFIC TRANSFORM
 SWEEPS OVER INDIANA

Evansville. Ind. May GA terrific wind rain and hail storm that in places amounted to a cloudburst. swept over South western Indiana this afternoon one and three quarters inches of rain fell in an hour.
 In this city the streets ran deep with water. Street car traffic was blocked and cellars were flooded. In the coun- try, immense damage was done to growing crops.
 The ohio River is rising two inches an hour. a most raordinary fact. considering the river Is now only nve feet below flood stage. A June freshet that will spell the doom of the low land corn crop is feared.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07
CIGAR PLANT BURNS
BURGLAR THROWS LIGHTED LAMP
 AT A WATCHMAN.
ma. E.ctorv Of Cortez at Key West is Destroyed and Three Men Suspected Are Ar
 rested.

Key West. Fla, May e-rhe Cortez Cigar Company's big factory, known as Lizhbourn. was destroyed by fire early today together with large quantity of cigars and loose tobacco.
 The watchman in making his round discovered burglars in the factory, giv- ing chase to them. One of the burg lars had lighted lamp which he threw at the waterman, the lamp exploding and setting fire to the factory. Three arrests have been made by the police.
 A searching party found quantity of the stolen cigars about a mlie rom the factory. The loss IS not gwen, put ths factory was one of the largest on the isl. nd.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07
DR. BRENT CHOSEN
 BISHOP OF WASHINGTON

Washington. May s.-Right Rev. Charles Henry Brent. Bishop or the S,l9I,,rlre Islands. was elected Bishop at the Episcopal Diocese of Washing tar In succession to the late Right Rev. Henry yates Satterlee at today's ses- sion of the thirteenth annual confer ence of the Diocese.
 Rlshop Brent was born at Newcas- tIe ont, April 5. 1862. He was or dained as a priest in 1887 and m l9Vi he was elected by the General EpIsc0- nal Convention as Bishop of the Phil- ippines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07
METHODIST BISHOPS MEET
ConnectuaI Boards in sessIea at s'
 ,JOseDh,

St. Joseph. Mo. May s.-The annual convention of the connectional boards of the Southern Methodist church open ed here today with the nine bishops and many other prominent churchmen in attendance.
 The bishops are: A. w. Wilson, Bal timore; C. F. Galloway, Jackson, Miss; E. R. Hendrix, Kansas City: Jos. $. Key. sherman Texas; w. A Candler, Atlanta, Ga; H. c. Morrison. BirminE- ham. Ala | E. E. Hosst Nashville, Tenn; Seth waRl. Houston. Texas; James Atkins, Waynesyille. N. c.
 The convention will last ten Hays.