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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07
WISE OWLS MAKE
LIBERAL. DONATIONS

Following the usual custom of the
order, the johnson City Owls made
liberal donation to the poor of the city
during the holiday season. The lodge
is very strong in this city and COM
mittee was appointed to hunt for des-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07

many valuable implements, Theloss
will amount to about 1850, No ina
surance was carried and the blow falls
heavy. No idea as to the origin of the
fire could be had.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07

Lila Taylor, Rette, nellie, Bessie and
Pearl Lyle, Ada Hayward, Beulah
kings Annie, Patton, Miss Armstead
and Miss Rreftk
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07
To Water Consumers

Water rents for the quarter ending
March 81, 1909, are now due aud
payable at the Office OF the WatauHa
Water 90, on Spring. street. If not
paid on or before Jsns 10 the sr' wee
will be discontinued. without fur her
notice. January |, 1904
70 Watauga Water Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07

Granulated sugar at five cents the
pound, any quantity, at II. w. Par
DUES. 1874
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07

Granulated sugar at five cents the
pound, any quantity, at H,W. Pardue's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07

Don't Jail to read the ad Of VIM. Sill.
yer Il Co. in this issue.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07

Havi SUPP Coal Company. That's
all. Phone 292.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17
No Babies, Then No Votes.

), Family suffrage; or no babies,
10 ballots >
This is thu propaganda of Faith.
err D. S. Phelan, cditor-priest OF
st. Louis, whose epigrammatic oh
strvations on questions of public
moment, in the Western Watch.
man, have made him a national
figure. The clergyman avOeates
a powell bill relative to women anc
their rights. The priest says he
will submit the measure to the
next session at Jefferson City. 1t
asks for family suffrage in Miss
Ouri for the purpose of encOurag-
ing large families. Father Phelal
also will submit suggestions rela-
tive to women correspondents,
prohibiting a divorced husband
from marrying the correspondents
In some states Father PhelaD
asserts, ''wOmen's suffrage is baS-
ed on the question Of whether
they are property owners. a
man or woman of property is sup
posed to have more interest in the
welfare of the state than one VIII
has no such stake. But, the Civ.
ing of a new citizen to the nation
offers a greater pledge than the
richest land owner. would give
every family an additional vote
for every child born into it. If
a couple has ten children we
should give the family Y votes
In case the couple agreed pOlitica
ly, we would permit the father to
cast the whole Il votes"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17
Taft On Conservation.
President Taft declares himse

President Taft declares himself
in favor of protecting the natural
wealth of the nation. from the
monOpOistic exploitation by pri.
yate individuals and corporations
and announced that the whole
subject was one in which definite
action woI.l be taken At al. carly
date. He says: The conssrva.
ton Of natural resources is a sub.
ject which will receive from the
present administration earnest ard
appropriate legislation. The nee
esSity for a comprehensive and
systematic improvement of oul
waterways the preservation Of
our soil and our forests the secur
ing from mOnopolistic private ap.
preparation the power in naviga.
Bile streams. retention of m.diS
posed oil lands of the government
from complete alienation all
these matters. are vitality impOr-
tant to the people of the United
States and your constituency, the
business men of the country
Without the resources which
make lah.r productive, -Alni'i.
can enterprise and skill would
not in the past have been able to
make Roadway against hard con.
ditions. Our children and their
children will not be able to make
Roadway ii we leave to :hcn. III
impoverished land. Our waters
our forests and our minerals are
the sources from which come d.
rectly or indirectly the livelihood
Of. all of us. The conservation OF
our national resources is queS-
ton of considerable Importance tt
the United States
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17
The CrOps and the Tariff.

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There is a relation between the
tariff and the crops of the West.
On this years 8-billion- dollar
harvest the prosperity of the Ma
ton is maintained. And the tar.
if is fed on that prosperity. Tht
tariff tribute to trusts and combi-
nations of manufactures is pro.
portioned to the wealth Of the
country. 1t is measured to take
practically all the margin of pro
duction over and above the needs
Of the years living:
+ One adventitiously powerful cit.
izen, Joseph G. Cannon. spoke
more significantly than he intend.
ed when he said, I'VE can afford
to throw in this jack knife" =
the Jack knife" being a little
matter of 2 million dollars a
year extra allowed to a protect
ed monopoly. Here some and
there some, into a few private
pockets, the wealth of the produc
erS of the country is distributed
by men who do not produce it
and who have no more right to
lay their hands upon it and mis-
Appropriate it under the forms OF
law than the trusts who get the
bulk of it would have the right
to take it brglariOusly.
Tariff rates which exceed the
difference between the cost of
production of manufactured arti-
,cleS at home and the cost of their
production abroad have, of course
no more to do with the production
of the crops, or with the price of
the crops, than they have to dc
with the raising of vegetables on
Mars. But these tariff rates have
more effect upon what becomes Of
the wealth produced, that is, up
on its distribution, than any other
factor of modern living affects
it. By the medium of the tariff
the surplus wealth of the country
is so absorbed into the control
and the actual possession of the
few that the most productive ma
ton on the earth is practically
held to a handto-mouth existence.
After years and years and years
of 5 billiOn-dollar haryeSts one
year of scant crops would throw
the country into financial depreS.
sion, And if there were 20 bill
ion-dOllar harvests for cOnsecu-
tive years the trusts and cOmbi-
nations of special interests, foS,
tered and abetted chiefly by the
tariff, would manage so to con-
centrate the great body of that
wealth into their own hands that
the mass of the peOple-the pro-
ducerS-would have little laid by
for a period of scarcity.
Now, it needs not the wise cOun-
sci of a Joseph in Egypt to make
provision from the seven fat
years for the seven lean years
to fOllOw-it needs not that mar
rative to teach the plain truth
that it is absurd that a country
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

of such prOductvieness should de.
pend for its. prosperity ON each
years contribution of wealth.
The imprOvidence Of that course
is all the more foolish and hate,
full since the people do not even
have the spendthrift pleasure of
throwing their money away. Z"
The money is taken, from them
for the few to spend a fraction Of
extravagantly and to pile up a
larger proportion into a cOncen-
trated money power whose influ-
is felt Outrageously in pol
tiles, in Congress and in. social
and industrial affairs.
The theory that he is the best
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17
Big Yield of Wheat on Expert
ment Farms.

Although the wheat crop OF
the K. S. A. C. agrOnomy depart
ment has been but recently thresh
ed. it has all been disposed Of and
there must have been scores OF
orders that must remain untitled.
To accommodate the farmers OF
the state who are still clamOring
for seed wheat, Professor Tel
Evck and his assistants have com
piled a list of wheat growers
throughout the state who have
seed wheat grown from college
wheat this fall. This list is mail,
ed to all who inquire for seed,
Among the yields Of wheat on
the college farm there are some
exceptionally large ones. Among
the hard winter varieties the fol-
lowing are noted in bushels pei
acre; Kharkoff, 52.01 bushels; De
fiance. 549S bushels; Hard Red
Winter, 52.61- bushels; Beard
ed Fife, 54.04 bushels; MalakOff,
1882 bushels; Turkey Red, 1904
Romanian, 51.92 bushels; Cri-
mean N. S..56.62 bushels; Mimi
. esota. 1882 bushels; Hungarian N
S.. 47.33 bushels: Ghirka, 52.Sl
bushels. Of the soft varieties the
best were; Prosperity. 1927 bush,
els; Mediterranean, 1929 bushels;
Fulcaster, 42.O1 bushels; Currell,
4S4O bushels; Zimmerman, 1890
bushels; Poole, 1922 bushels;
Foltz. 4O.15 bushels. The above
varieties have been grown on the
college farm for from three to
live y0oAS'
One of the surprising results OF
this years crops was the yield Of
several Russian varieties. The
seed from which this crop was
grown was brought from Rus.
STA in 1907 by DR.. Burkett, who
was then director of the. expert
ment station. Six of the q vari,
cites yielded as follows; Banatka
5526 bushels; Champanka, $500
bushels; White Aroules, 52.2I
Byeloko1asska; 5O67 bushels
bushels; 0zucka, 51.14 bushels
Egyptian, 5O.26 bushels:
The results reported from farm
ers over the state who used tn,
seed bred by the college is equal
ly surprising. Many of thes,
have averaged 40 to so buShel
per acre, e.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17
Kansas Treasury Has Plenty of
go Cash.

State. Auditor j. M. Nation
thought. he was figuring on "a GER
tainty last winter when he sent a
communication to the Legislature
urging it tofhold down the appro'
priatiOns and predicting that the
state would be stamping its war
rants mot paid. for want Of
funds" before the year was out.
The accounts Of the previous year
lead. to this belief, but a chain Of
fortunate circumstances has side.
tracked that probability. It is not
now believed that there will be
any lack Of funds during the
present year.
A number of things State Aud
itor Nation did not figure on,
have come to. pass. For instance.
a,short, time after Nation issued
his statement the federal govern
ment came along. with present
of something like 100000, which
was almost totally unexpected.
That was all dumped into the gen
eral fund. Two hundred thousand
of it was appropriated for the
new memorial hail.. but the re-
mainder has been used to pay the
states running expenses. That
has helped materially.
Then all of the state depart
ments have been especially pros.
porous in the matter Of fees. The
bond registrations in the State
Auditors office have more than
doubled this year: The fees have
grown prOportiOnately. The In.
surance department has broken
all records this year. 1t has col.
lected more fees than ever before
in its history. The building and
loan fee account is several humid
red dollars higher than it ever
was before. The fees from the
banking department have increas
ed. One big source Of revenue
this year is the Secretary of
fees have been unusually heavy
States. department. The charter
this year.
All of these increases in revenue
have cOnspired to bring about a
very satisfactory condition at
the State House and the ex-
pected stringency will not arrive.
. Assistant State Auditor W. E.
Davis recently stated that in his
opinion there would be sufficient
money to pay all expenses
through the year. He stated that
if there was any shortage it will
be only for a short time during
the latter end if there are any
bills that can not be paid they
can be held over until next year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17
FOR SALE

A nice lot, 5oXI4o on east Park Ave-
Six lots each 5oxI2S south and west
'front.' good barn, S-room house, fine yard
and chicken yard, windmill and tank, shade
and fruit trees, all finely fenced, close in.
Price $4,000. o..
Lot 5oxI4o on east Mitchell St. near east
school building. $3.50
A nice, S-room house on west Broadway
lot IoOxI5o. This is a fine home, nicely
located. Price only $500. -.
IooxI5o feet on Forest Ave, good S-room
house, barn, auto garage, modern improve
mentS in house, etc. $3.50.
A fine home in northwest part of CITY;
good house, barn. windmill and plenty Of.
ground. Call for price. =:
A large house suitable for rooming
house on Park Ave. Lot IooxI4o Call
for price
A 4-room new cottage, very cozy, north
west part oftown 5o-foot front Price sI45o.
A one-story, Groom house. half block of
ground, barn for horses granary,, corn
Glib; shed for COWS, deep well, cement
walks. $1,000
Eight-room house, nice location, west 10th
ST., lot 5oxI5o. $1,000.
One-half block Of ground southeast part
Of town, house and other Improvements: A
bargain at $500 -
Seven-room house. fine location, in east
end, 75xI4o feet lot. $4,000. =. e.
Six-room house, good condition, lot
5oxI4o east 'front.' half block from Broad
way, west.end. Price $500 Also vacant
lot adjoining for $1,000 :,
Blocks 20 and ~ College Grove Add
ton $3.50. ..
Six-room, stone cellar, stable, windmill
I5o-foot front, southeast part Of town.
$4,000 Six more lots can be- had atreason-
able prices.
A fine Dairy proposition in a county seat
town, pays. about $500 month.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17
For Good Dirt Roads

A remarkable article and a ser
les of remarkable illustrations
in. the Technical World
Magazine for October on the max
ing of good dirt roads by use Of
the King Drag. The story is
written by Mr.. D. Ward King
himself, who has become famous
as the inventor of the SplitlOg
drag and the system Of dragging
by his method. Mr.. King has
nothing to sell and is purely and
simply a gOOd-roads missionary,
who has made a great discovery
and. wants everybody to benefit
by it. He works with the public
road commissions and with farm
ers' associations all over the I'm
tied States, explaining his meth
DDS, which have been adopted as
ed by the adoption of this method
advertised. The success Secur-
has been extraordinary, and road
imperviOus to water can be made
on practically any. soil. The pic
lures with which Mr.. King illus
trateS his article prove that he
has accomplished things which
have been considered by other
road makers almost if not quite
impossible. The article is one Of
the most complete and best expos
lions of Mr.. Kings work which
has appeared and will be read
with deep interest by every ont
who is at all concerned with the
improvement of American roads.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

dry much sooner than she. 9TH
erwise would. Often carelessness
in stripping the COW will cause
her udder' to spoil and damage
her to such an extent, that she cal
no. longer be used.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17


,citKen who makes two blades Of
grass grow where one grew be-
fore implies the principle that
mankind is bettered by his indus.
try. The special privilege Interests
whose: system is cemented. and
held together by the tariff graft,
assume that. the extra blades Of
grass were grown for them-and
they make good with their -
sumption, for. they get the grass.
How long will. the people suffer
this mOnstrOus perSersiOn to en-
durei-K. C. Star. :.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

W. H. Russell was in the city
Friday accompanied by his son,
Ray. They went over to Hois-
ingtOn from here. Mr.. Russell
says he does not come to town
any more only when necessary.
Didn't. even come in for the
show, preferring to finish up his
blowing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

Miss Ruby MeAdams has re
turned from q visit in Colorado.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-16
GINGLES CASE NEARS 9
AN END IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, July 15-The defense today
began its final effort to free Ella Gin
giles, the Irish lace-maker, on trial in the
criminal court, charged with the theft of
lace from Miss Agnes Barrette. The
evidence was all in by noon and argument
begun.
]. P. Miller was the first witness of the
day. He testified that it rained on the
night of January 4. which is the night
Miss Gingles says she was abused in the
Wellington hotel.
This contradicts testimony given for the
state by Prof. Henry ]. Cox, head of the
local weather bureau, who testified that
n fog prevailed on the night in question,
but that there was no precipitation. When
asked how he remembered the weather
conditions on that particular night, Miller
replied that he entertained a party of
friends at his home, and recalled distinct
ly that IL rained while they smoked on
the porch. Guests at the party gave sim
liar testimony.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-16
Another Shocking Marine Trage-
dy Is Recorded in the Annals Of
the British Navy When Men Die
in Water.
CREW WAS LOCKED, IN;
HAD NO CHANCE TO
ESCAPEZTHREE SAVED
A Second Submarine Boat Is
Badly Damaged by the Coli
sion-Details of the Tragedy
Have Not Yet Been Received.
nv Associated Pressl

CROMER, England, July l5.-The Brit
ish submarine designated as Gil was
sunk last night by the cargo steamer
Eddystone at point 1-2 miles north
west of the Hansborough lightship.
Thirteen members of the vessels crew
went to the bottom with her. and only
three were saved. Lieutenants Brodie and
Watkins are among the survivors.
The cruiser Bonadventure, with a flo
tilla of eight submarines, was proceed
ing in a southerly direction when the
Eddystone ran in among the vessels and
collided with Gil.
The submarines Gil and C-17 in en-
deavoring to avoid a collision with the
freighter, ran into each other. CHI was
damaged. but there were no fatalities on
board either craft.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-16
TENNESSEE PRoHI LAW
HAS HELPED DALTON

DALTON, Ca. July 15.-That the pro-
hibition law in Tennessee has caused this
city to sober up wonderfully is the opin-
ion of Chief of Police Fincher. In speak
ing of the change, he stated that it was
wonderful how drunkenness had almost
entirely disappeared here.
'It may be as easy for those who want
liquor to get it at Cincinnati; but they
are not getting it like they used to.
have had fewer arrests for drunkenness
since the Tennessee prohibition law went
into effect than during the same length
of time since 1 have been an officer" he
said.
Before the prohibition law went into
effect, trains from Chattanooga brought
truck loads of booze here
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-16
PLENTY PROSPERITY
PREDICTED BY HILL
AS Soon As the Tariff Is Out of
the Way, Business Will Boom
AL Over the Country" De-
clares Railroad Magnate.
nv Assoelsssd Pr,ssN

WASHINGTON. July b-"As soon as
the tariff is out OF the way" said James
J. Hin. the railroad msgnate. who yes
terday was one OF the presidents callers.
-this country viii enjoy a prosperity
which viii AT least equal. II II does no,
sUrpass that IL knew under the Mckinley
administration.
Last month / travelled extensively
through the west and 1 never saw such
activity among the farmers. Everywhere
! made inquiry and learned ana saw the
crops were abundant and the farmers
were satisfied Signs OF the financial de
preston OF 1907 are fast fading.
Freight cars viii be at a premium
within a few weeks. We of the railroad
world Judge the prosperity OF the nation
as much by the number Of idle cars as
anything else. Throughout the past
year there have been thousands idle. but
they will soon be rolling about the coun-
try filled with freight"
Mr. Hin says he expects 10 return 10
the St Lawrence later in the summer
and resume his fishing
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-16
ALABAMA SENATOR
IS SHOT TO DEATH
Efforts to Secure Pardon for Stay
er Cost Him His Life-Killed
by Brother of Convict's Vic
tim.
M Associated Prssa1


MONTGOMERY, Ala, July Estate
Senator Oscar o. Bayles was shot and
killed yesterday by David K. Smith, of
Monroeville, their home, as a result of
Bayles' efforts to secure a pardon for
Isaac and Jesse Shirley, who are serving
terms for the killing of Jim Smith, a
brother of the man who did the shooting
yesterday. Bayles made sensational re-
marks to Smith while the hearing before
the pardon board was on, and he plainly
showed his irritation at the time.
A phone message from Monroeville to
the Montgomery Journal says that Smith
and Bayles returned to their homes yes
terday, Smith at noon and Bayles at
about 5 o'clock. Shortly after they met
on the steps of the drug store and after
few words. which could not be heard,
Bayles slapped Smith down, at the same
time drawing his pistol. Smith came up
with his pistol out and both began shoot
ing After three shots Bayles ran into
a doctors office and Smith into drug
store nearby. An open door gave each
sight of the other and each took a
fourth shot through the aperture.
Bayles then fell to the floor with two
bullet holes in his bowels, and died within
d snort WHO was not MT
was sent to Jail, where extra guard was
kept over him all night. However. the
people seem to take 1t that Smith is
justified.
Smith is a brother of James Smith, for
the killing of whom Jesse and Isaac Shir-
ley are serving terms i'm the penitentiary.
ne Shirleys were convicted on the tes-
timony of their sister, wife of the man
they killed. Recent efforts to secure par
don for the Shirleys have been blocked
by Smith and his sister-in-law, and be-
cause OF sensational questioning by Bay
les, who was attorney for the Shirleys.
Smith grew very angry and Mrs Smith
was put to great embarrassment. This
accounts for the iii feeling.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-16
After Brilliant Reception and
Welcome in Marietta by Off
cial Atlanta, Scouts Returned
Home at 4 O'Clock.
STREETS WERE FULL
OF HoNKING CARS
AND HAPPY SHOUTS
After Parade of Principal Streets
in Heart of City Wednesday AT
ternoon, Reception rendered at
Driving Club. .,.

The Journal-Heral scout cars, as IA
nous now as the ships of hardy explo-
rers were in the days of old and destined,
too, to become equally historic, sped into
Atlanta Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock. They were under the. escort of
So welcoming automobiles filled with city
officials ard men who are leaders in local
affairs. ae......t s-
From every street corner, they were
cheered by waiting crowds. Every turn
Of the undermined tires 1bestirred an
ovation such as the states capital city
has seldom accorded any man or set Of
men.
1t was a huge how-do-you-do and hur-
rah flung up from the very bottom Of
Atlanta's heart to the good roads scouts
who had blazed a new pathway of 1,4OO
miles through the nation.
GREAT HOME OVATION.
Arriving at Marietta at 1880 p. m, CEN
trail time, on the last lap of their New
York to Atlanta Journey by the Bristol
route, the explorers pushed on to the
Gate City to meet the climax of all the
receptions they have yet received. 1t was
not, however, until Marietta had shower
ed them with a particularly ShlhuSioSAN
welcome that the final 20 miles of the
homeward run was begun.
Indeed, the two-hurs' stay in that town
proved to be one of the most notable
good roads and automobile gatherings
that has marked the entire trip. 1t took
the form of public reception and speech
making in the armory of the Marietta
Rifles under the auspices of the Marietta
Automobile association and the local town
council.
A score or more of cars had gone up
from Atlanta and at 2:30 o'clock these
turned Atlantaward to lead the scouts
home on their triumphal entry. When
the city was yet II miles away the road
began to grow thick and dusty with
still other machines who had come out to
Join the procession. When Buckhead, a.
little village seven miles to the north
was reached, a band was in readiness,
and with this in the van the final run to
Atlanta was begun.
From that point forward the real At
Ianta reception was on. On either side OF
Peachtree street, lawns and verandas
showed groups of southern girls and
matrons who stood waving their hand
kerchiefs AS the business portion Of
the city was approached, the crowds in