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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-21

roads, and fixed the bond issue at $780,
600. A committee was appointed to
go over the county, map out the roads
which needed improving the most, and
to submit same to the people, so that
they would know exactly which roads
were to be improved.
Sentiment and opinion among the
farmers has undergone considerable
change within the past few years
about the road question and the pro-
priety of issuing bonds, Among the
more enlightened and better educated
farmers-those who read and have
travelled some-the necessity for good
roads has become a demand. AS a
general thing, whenever you have poor
roads, you have poor farms and poorer
farmers, and the reason is, the great
loss in time and opportunity in mar
keting products. Over poor roads only
half load can be hauled, while over
good roads, with the same team, a load
of twice the size can be hauled and in
half the time. A farm that is inaccessi-
BILE on account of bad roads will never
bring good price, no matter how good
the farm may be.
Why the invention of railroads, street
railways, telegraph and telephone
lines, threshing machines, disc plows,
drillers, seeders, mowers, binders, ma
nure spreaders and a thousand and one
other public beneiactions? Simply tC
save time-to be able TO do more in {
given time and+e do it better.
Why did the government establish
rural free delivery? To save the farm
ers time-to give them the time il
takes to go for their mail, that they
may spend it in work ON the farm
to put them in quicker touch with tn,
markets and the outside world. Time
the saving of time, is the principal fac
tor in the making of money.
To take whole day to haul half ;
load, and to deliver that half in baC
shape, is nothing short of foolish.
If all of the people could be made t
see and understand that bonds 70
good roads, the money properly ex
pended, is not a burden on them, bu
to the contrary, beneficial and grea
blessing, and to prove this. We ar
going to give you some figures ant
facts to prove it, and we challenge am
living man to prove to the contrary
1t is said that figures never lie, so il
figures let us deal.
The proposed bond issue is for $3.50,
COO, to bear interest at or 1-2 pc
cent, to run for twenty years, and cal
be renewed. The interest at 5 per cen
would be S., 500, and at 1-2 per cent i
would be IS, $50 in round numbers.
Now the assessed valuation of tn
| property in the whole county is ap
: proximately three million $4,000, 900
; dollars, over one-half of this is in John
, son City and JOnesboro. Now, then
to pay the interest on these bonds, sup
: pose levy of one ~ cent on each as
= sessed dollar value of your property
|, the total amount raise1 would be OK
{ actly $4,000, which, figuring The in
Iterest on Sl5O,0Oo at 5 per cent, woul,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-21

was governor. | have never been in
the governors mansion. / do not know
Mr.. w. ID. Scruggs; he was pointed out
to me in the senate chamber the second
day OF the session. did not say to
Senator Sells or to anyone else that
had any authority from Gov. Patterson
or Mr.. w. d. Scruggs to make a prop
osition of any kind. In talking to the
members of the assembly, Senator Sells
included, said to them:
understand, now, | know that you
can not vote against statewide prohi-
bition, and as little patience as | have
with the measure, do not ask you to
do so, but / do insist on your getting
fair election bill while you have the
whiphandle.
81 did not, at any time, suggest in
any way that the republican members
form combination with the Patterson,
or administration democrats, but | did
suggest that they use the fact that the
Patterson democrats were mad as a
club over the other fellows, and COM
pei them to give the republican party
such an election measure that would
be fair and satisfactory.
Regrets Use of His Name.
81 regret exceedingly that my name
has been connected with the matter in
this way, but if Senator Sells is as in
nocent Of having had in his mind the
acceptance of a bribe, or the entertain
ing of a corrupt proposition as | am Oh
having offered bribe or rendered a
corrupt proposal his conscience ought
to be clear.
81 have known Hon. J. X. p. Mar.
shall for fifteen years; l have known
Hon. Lee Brock and Hon. G. N. Till.
man for twenty years; | have known
Messrs. Thach, Swab and White fol
about five years. | have known Sena'
tor Sells less than one year, and talk.
ed to him last week longer than | ever
did before in this period of acquaint
ance. never had a conversation with
him longer than ten minutes since
have known him, and the occasion o.
my visit to Nashville last week was
the third time ever met him. 1t is
hardly reasonable that, if | had beer
disposed | would have made such 1
proposition to a rank stranger anC
talked another way TO friends of long
acquaintance. The knowledge | haC
Of Senator Sells by reputation was tina
he was upright and honorable, and
should have expected him to meet sucl
proposition, from any source, Will
indignation and violence
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-21
DIED.

Mrs VIM. II. Taylor, mother of Mrs.
VIM. Deakins, gave up this life ON
Friday afternoon about o'clock at the
home Of her daughter at 2O4 W. Maple
street. The funeral services took place
at the home at p. m. on Monday,
January Is. Burial in Oak Hill ceme-
terry. The beautiful soul of a good wo-
man has changed her mortal home to
live in Immortality with the angels Of
rest.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-21
ON MONDAY
NIGHT LAST.
A LARGE CROWD PRESENT.
One of the Most Important Ever
Held-Civic Matters and Good
r. Roads Hold the Boards.

On Monday night last the CONNER
cial Club, with large attendance
present, held one of the most important
meetings recorded since its organization
year and half ago. The meeting
was presided over by President Jas. A.
Summers, and after the reading of the
minutes, and before entering into the
discussion of the good roads movement,
the call of committees for reports and
all matters new and pending were dis
posed of.
A resolution was offered by A. r..
johnson, amended by Jas. A. Galint,
NJ. l. Gump and Others that the city
be urged to enforce the laws on its
statute books relating to vagrancy,
blocking the sidewalks, splitting on the
sidewalks, the piling of boxes and
trash on the walks and in the streets,
and such other laws which are not now
enforced, and that committee of five
be appointed to go before the city coun-
Gil at their next meeting for the pur-
pose of presenting the same.
Another resolution was adopted
unanimously appointing a committee
to go before the city council and re-
quest the passage Of an ordinance pro-
hibiting the keeping of swine within
therc0rporate limits of johnson City,
+ and to take such action at once, the
welfare and health Of the city demand
ing it,
No definite action was taken on the
college proposition, because there was
no further report since the mass-meet-
ing held on last Monday night.
The good reads movement and the
bond issue for same was next taken up
and the subject presented in u forcible
and telling speech by Hon. A. II.
johnson. Mr.. johnson is vitality in
terested in the matter of good roads,
has studied the question pro and con
for many years, owns and lives on a
large farm in the country and knows
the necessity, the crying need, for bet
ter highways, Being an enthusiast,
he soon had everybody interested and
nearly all clamoring for say on the
subject. NJ. |. Gump, formerly of the
county court, made splendid talk Oh
the subject, offering some excellent
suggestions, +. f. Young, who has
also always been an enthusiast on gooC
roads, and while president of the clut
had road drag made and practicd
demonstrations of road building given
made good talk AID told of the build
ing of the Mecklenburg county roads
of the Tar lieel state, and of how they
were bui!te, His remarks were sup
plemented. by a talk from Mr.. Gump
who was familiar with road buildin,
in the state of old Kentucky. JAS. I
Cecil, he of The analytic mind, gave
very sensible and comprehensive anal
ysis~of what would be necessary L
overcome objections which we woul'
more than likely run up against.
A committee of five was appolnte
To confer with the commissioners az
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-21

COUNTY
ROADS.
HIGHWAYS IN
BAD SHAPE,
TnUr U1[U DUWU l11U[
Only Way to Have Good Roads
Makes Farm Lands Valoable.
Bonds Not Burdensome.
PROPOSED BOND ISSUE

For the first time in the history of
Washington county, the people are to
have an opportunity of voting on
bond issue for improving the roads.
The county court, which met in Jones'
boro on January 4, decided to give the
people an opportunity to have good
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-21

be happy and contented.
Your calling is as high as that of the
merchant, the doctor, the lawyer, the
manufactures, and it is up to you to
secure the full measure Of the blessings
of civilization.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-21

talked was pledged to vote for state
wide prohibition, and instructed by
his constituents to vote for it. | had
known this when the campaign was
on last fall, am not for statewide
prohibition, and these gentlemen knew
| was not, and know that | am not
now, but | belieAe they will all state
that / not only did not intimate that
wanted them to make q trade to vote
against it, but that said to each of
them that they could not do otherwise
than vote for it.
Held Commanding Position.
Isaid to Senator Sells that thought
l knew enough of the situation to know
that the republicans occupied COM
manding position, and that they could
pass an election law of their own writ
ing, and that they could, | believed,
elect the state officers. | said the same
thing to the other gentlemen, Messrs.
White, Burbage Marshall, Thach and
Swab, and to Hon. G. N. Tillman, and
to Hon. Lee Brock; and the last thing
I did before leaving Nashville was TO
telephone to Hon. G. N. Tillman, ask
ing him to draft bill providing for
| the election of election commissioners
in each county by the people, and to
get Senator Sells to introduce it. did
this because Senator Sells had stated
that he would introduce the measure il
Mr.. Tillman wouldd draft it.
81 have not seen Gov. Patterson since
he and Senator Carmack addressed the
people in Winchester in April, 1908. l
have not been in the governors office
at the capitol, since the Hon. J. |. Cox
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10
HAWAII IN SUMMER.

their February soppness attract the bulk
Many
tropics; comfortable Bar Iiarbor Newport
absence qualty
produces the almost unaing
sitaton o
in
the flowers Automobllng
and at
society," extends delightful though
umbrella
be
the North full of charm and
but he
of
are in tunes ndt is
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10
Pau Riders Getting Ready.

Pau Riders Getting Ready.
Il can have seventy-fve pau riders
in my section, and all good riders, too,
If l can only get horses and saddles
and brides for them,'' declared
Charlie Chillingworth, chairman of the
pau committee, yesterday. At the
present time he has ffty-fve busy get
ting their pa-us and other trappings
ready, and is busy trying to scare up
the necessary horses. Harry Won Holt
has promised to help him out in this
matter, but anyone who can spare a
horse or two, or the saddles and br;-
dies, will be helping very materially
if they will make the fact known to
Mr.. Chillingworth. The pau riders
this year will be divided into three
sections. distinguished by different col
ored pa-us or skirts. There will be
Just the three colors of costume, and
they are being made up now, by four
experienced Hawaiian women. Several
thousand yards of material are being
used for this purpose, and the result
promises to be one of the most strik-
ing features in the whole procession
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10
Opening of Park Theater.

The opening of the Park tneater, the
new open air moving picture show on
Fort street, last night was a great
success. Harry Werner, the manager,
had hard time to get ready in time
for the announced opening but he and
his assistants worked from early in
the morning and succeeded in rigging
up the machine so that it would work,
before nightfall.
The outside of the fence on the Fort
street side was strung with electric
lights and a festoon of colored lamps
decorated the tree that stands in one
corner of the enclosure. The weather
was perfect for the opening aud not a
sign of rain marred the event.
Nine films were passed through the
machine and the large crowd appreciat-
ed every one of them This is large
order for a moving picture show, but
Mr.. Werner states his intention to run
as many every day and to change the
program entirely twice week. The
open air theater is an innovation here
but the promoters are confident that
it will be a great success as soon as
the rainy season is passed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10
THE CENSUS-TAKER.

dictatorship islands organizing
the should able private life
will disposed the Delegate,
while is notqu a
Journal
qualified the local apply
be in
the inside TRACK.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10
ADJUSTMENTS.

There win be a public band concert
on Wednesday evening at 1880 at Aala
Park:
PART I.
March-United Flags Gabriel
o Dt,s 40 W ana reasans I; suppe
Selection-Soldiers Parade, $50. Hume
PART II.
Vocal-Hawaiian Songs. AR. by Berger
Selection-The Pageant. $3.50. Williams
Waltz-Toreador ........... Bowie
Finale-Vivat Zikoff
The Star Spangled Banner
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10

The confirmation Kingsbu
until
probably
original
but well
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10


Berlin Kaiser will
likely political held which will
something WILL have depressing
Germany
fight
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10

All the Capitalization
will likely
a while-Star.
begin to sounda
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10

1t is not likely that fresh japanese immigrants entering Cali
Washington
the Federal
ability
States, Canada Mexico
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10


though
city The
ir proftably works.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10

President
abilities
smaller
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10

If Mr. Collector of
place. confirmed IT, on the
ether hand the Senate right in
holding
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10

The President is right
steamships
for such there provision
for life and lfeboats
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10

Bonnet's taffeta is different
from most taffetas in that it does
not muss easily, in fact it can be
wadded up in ball and then
smoothed out with the hand
without leaving trace of
wrinkles. 1t is absolutely guar
anteed to give satisfactory service
2o1a inches wide. .SI.oo vd.
% inches wide. ........ 1.2s vd
20 inches wide. 1ro Nd
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10
The Art Theater.

There is a fine program on at the
people fill the auditorium every night.
In the afternoon the place is well pa
tronized by women and children. The
collection of pictures shown there is
one of the best that has ever been pre-
scented by the management of this
theater. In "The Dream of the Opium
Fiend' there is an object lesson which
shows why the people of the Chinese
Empire should be stopped from using
the dope. The "Air Ship" is another
good picture, which should not be miss
ed by anyone interested in science.
The admission at the Art is ten and
twenty cents for adults and five
cents for children.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10

What' Getting anxious about County aeady
that? The of
it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10
The Empire.

If it was not for the superiority of
the pictures shown at the Empire it is
not likely the place would be so well
patronized all the time. The frequent
changes seem to be enjoyed by people
who have the motion picture craze
epidemic, it has become-because they
are always clear and distinct. Admis-
sion to the Empire is ten cents for
adults and five cents for children.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10
SUBSTITUTE PRINCESS

Continued from Page One.)
be able to help the boys out in thi
matter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10

Now the Chinese protesting trip
must look ang with each incoming ma
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10

That high tenor sound at last right was supposed
tant siren whistle letting CO. Thwing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10

lawyers with the
proeivites, to hold Office under him.
The President right to
going steamships be wireless
for there making provision
for life ifeboats
If Mr. Charleston
he good for the place.
ether hand he named simply
holding up the nomination.
What Getting County aeadya
that? The taxpayers the the willing
price for it.
Now the Chinese protesting against discrimination trip to Africa
must aurng
That high was supposed to be dis
tant siren whistle letting Thwmg.
Mr. Bonapate has nothing gentleman at this end
The speak themselves
France and another war coon has
the
viii attorney be brother to him before
the nextF Flee
The Floral Parade best of the series
This the year the ob Of vav
patch time, demonstrating saves nine
There are signs of returning sanity the legislatures
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10

Mr. Bonapare has nothing to say has the centem
The speak themselves
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-10

France and Germany have agreed over Morocco
come down from the tree.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-22

The sutalecr CT an article by Jonn II
Rockefeller il the Worlds Wort is The
yaig4 Of the Cooperative Principle IN
Giving" and he asks TINS question II
a combination 10 do business IT, effective
IL Saving waste and IN getting f~rfe- r.
suits. fs not cunaainafion far more ins-
portau1 IN piailan1hropie WORK lis o.
-sc-if,es in some detail r2,s WORK o. the
General Esducation Beard, whica il max
ing "a careful study OF the ioezAtsel. atM.
p~,stf,eas and vatne. present ARD prosTs-~
tive of al tiae higher institutions III the
~eouurry Rockefeller tak-s tls@ ground
rfuas il is u waste IT, iI4ip an Inefficient,
iI,-locareg and uuaeeessa-f sezsesal. lie
uavs a waru rriiHlse 70 fAs nsenKrrs Of Ile
hare prssagsersr Harper of chicago InIver-
strv. who had q great reputation ~ &
mooney re-ter, and sssys tisaT during the
entire pe~iaa OF hiK presidency Harper
never ones Wrote 10 him nar asked psr
sesstltv fur a dollar aE nsnas for the
| university. tn tlR rearts~esien Nj. as,eae
FaIgsr says 1t ss nw tht personal inter
view ipr sound worth THAI should az
rrzes IA. funds ~ philanthropy He says
! tarsss erit1egsEn 81 himself has Baz efz1ass-
| tered .snl noe "iefs niu with anr na-sis
f~eeluarx taxar0 e living soul" The req
srr x7rs Eruauy of nis gifts arv nkaa. exsEs-
drtionaA. he Says. III sassz To fsrte s@-apA
| H. Do slseis autx. baa insczan~s ss wishes
! in xfi~ way ge reof z gives Institution III
the affections 90 ~ many g-o71ls 49, Fe~
| ysiie.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-22
MINNESOTA
STATE MEMS
Famm1 F91s ~s-~ a1rs~Sa sn CnMn1
~afss ss-nsa al M1unmmnnn.

Fsnu1 Fs1x ~s-~s srs~d sn CAunucatan
W1sEs Sssasa Of MA0@naan.
onA fssssx stir has 6Wasa cA1ssed m
shs sast s~~ III ys ss~e- rms renaains al
31nn m fsssArsae~. who waS Hound 81
his xasa i as ssse suburbs ~ Rnxfcy II
a~cssax Il "a fa&xs tse1ss hmxchtnE. har~
tnw has licking aone by orc ot hts
s~txfshsse atsa winen y small DC. took
lsis hressa ~ hsra Friday morning. he
svns a~xnNsssrea &c sre fae deceased
frcxer 10 tsaaxh tying NErescheG OF the
ftaoT. The wes notified and
a rsosa -rs0Ttarn ex&uzanafiasa was held.
shn rsxait laying n hsasfs on nc ons
although there wns xierss al rough
handling. His sRugi was fractured
Face skinned and me had fensorrsaes
~ fhe hrsfn H 1s thought thai htS
sssr. wha has disappeared, fsaf proha
hfv r~rnnrnstEes murder for h lsrsur-
aHrc carried III hts favor IT rs ntsn
rrpaTtea that fe was rasbea as he had
as~sr seen with SIC a ssw days before
fss fsTsty WINS found He leaves q
efsssm or sssssae aasa ysssaT Akeiy, MINI
FIR wax ii r~reusasrter CT saloons arG
punished considerable alcohol.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-22
!6oTHAM's POPULATION FALLS


More than 1.,0.tsso View Yorkers
moved away from old city home ee-i-
iars during the pasl year. Ne1 All
moved into the suburbs. but mes al
them have reduced their rents OF have
found better homes for The same D
ey. Ar builders IL suburban sectors
have puT I'D honses for owe EA9.tHss
persons II is plain that q large part
of the shifting h-ome-saekers moved into
new structures
Manhattan los 6o.eso old residents
br the years movement More 1haa
l0o. ONO persons left old homes IL Main
haitian during the ear buT 4esuHs a.
them have gone To other parts nf NH
eenIers. Outside Of Manhattan Tie
moving records show thai Al leasg 49,
dG0 persons have left old homes ia fol-
low the outward march OF the rIeIraY-
left Manhattan entirely, gave a fotal
Of 10000 persons who sought homes
ia the suburbs during the yea They
were enough 10 IL comfortably the new
houses for 10000 which were provided
hy the builders
But nearly f0,tkN Of the immigrant
population Was lost To the metropolis
m d net result Of the backward turn
IN the immigration tide. and fully AZ
e00 went direct from Manhattan homes
The Immigrant loss, added with the
loss To the suburbs, leaves Manhattan
5n.ts0 less population than II had olae
year z
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-22
FACE HEATH IN Hu1zzL FszsEs
lunF kcmmaz3ana Eancnyse< frum Tugw~
aU~ Enn.. Hnacary-

lmny Hcnnns3smnl Encnsi< frum IuP~-
AUe KnE.. H0mclry-
Tnpeiraae fnnacsx hesf~lry. ths Cope
3nnG. noted - u stopping place Tor
Legislators ara politicians. ~nE De
xtruy2n ny Ere earfy Tnursday. ! e
lambert. az Er1porla. atas nf TIM mosi
prominent politicians IN the sta1e. II
mtmsi1ar and h. believed fe have beer
burned to aeatfa. "A doxesa of Use guests
wFxrs injured. hut nome arr thought u
fsave bcr fatally hurt There wers
naany sensational esraapes. severnl per.
mons jumping from windows.
The Capelanc hnsel was or brica
construction four stories In height. q
wax Situated at the corner az Niut4
ann Kansas avenues, erss block frsr1
the state capitol. ii was one OF TIT
Sides hotels IL rfs state 0f Kansas
III fan . roonay labts and wide hall
why's passatifully supplied with fire e.
EaEses. Thf main stairway. howeve.
was built arnun the elevator. and tfss
shooting ny ths shaft soon snu'
~ TINS means OF escape.