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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07

used to purchase the property. AT the
end of five years the college could pay
off the bonds and assume the debt.
So enthusiastic were the members of
the club that several thousand dollars
were voluntarily offered, which clearly
demonstrated that the necessary
amount could be raised.
Mr.. Williams stated that insomuch
as the whole people would be the bene-
ficiaries, that they should be given a
chance to subscribe, and not let the
burden be borne entirely by few
public-spirited men,
Mr.. J. f. Brading, a trustee of
Washington and Tusculum, stated that
since the meeting at Greeneville some
opposition had come up in regard to
changing or separating the school, and
did not know what would be necessary
to overcome it.
The plan as suggested was to estab-
lish a girls college, The clubs COM
mittee assured the trustees that they
could conservatively~ count on fifty
young ladies from johnson City, a
statement which seemed 10 please
them.
However, there are two more excel
lent offers or propositions pending
from responsible parties in regard to
the purchase of this property for school
purposes; but as the Washington and
Tusculum proposition came up first,
these Others are being held off. The
matter must be settled at an early
date, as it is determined to have good
college of some kind opened by the be-
ginning of the next scholastic year,
and unless Washington and Tusculum
take advantage of this very liberal
offer other parties will be given an
opportunity.
IMPROVEMENTS IN CARNEGIE HOTEL.
Since the hotel was opened Mr..
George L.. Carter had installed at large
expense a modern steam heating plant,
and radiators were placed in all the
rooms, besides many other improve
ments. The furniture, fixtures, fiat
ware and linen all go with the build
ing, and we believe Mr.. Garter will
give material help toward assisting
the club in locating school in this
property.
The Wilder block, which cost $50, 900,
across the street from the hotel, was
also offered to the trustees at $40, 600.
This building has also been installed
with steam heat and repaired through
out. The sale of this building would
be sold subject to Mr.. Carter's lease.
In support of the two foregoing mat
tiers the club adopted resolution to
hold meeting on Monday night jan
uary 11th, invite the public-a mass
meeting as it were-and give every one
chance at discussing both the city
charter and the university matters.
Both of these. mean much to our
city, and a large crowd will likely be
i'm attendance. Definite action will be
taken on both ut an early date.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07
ORGANIZATION
DOING GOOD.
NEAR THE CENTURY MARK
Farmers Throughout this Section
Now Reaping Great Benefits
Through its Suggestions

The Watauga Valley farmers Club,
organized little over year ago by
the Commercial Club, at the instiga-
tion of Mr. S. G. Williams, and under
the influence and good work of Mr.. f.
+. Young, who was at that time chair
man of the clubs committee on agri-
culture, has grown to be young giant,
with membership now approach g
the hundred mark,
The intent and purpose of the orga 4
ization, as suggested by Mr., William ),
was to improve our agricultural inter-
ests, to encourage diversity, to raise
and handle more of the products for
which our community was sending
away thousands of dollars annually;
in other words, to preserve unto our
selves those things which rightfully
belonged to us.
The demand Of the Soldiers Home
was the main inducement Offered on
which calculations could be made. The
purchasing of thousands of bushels of
potatoes, hundreds of pounds of beans,
onions, cabbage, ETC., by the Soldiers
Home, meant the sending away of
thousands of dollars which, by Judi
cious management, could be turned
into our own cotfers-to add materially
to our success and prosperity-a covet-
ed prize and easily captured. With
this encouragement Offered, it became
an easy matter to interest our farmers,
they grasped the golden opportunity
and have begun reaping the harvest.
Ninety thousand five hundred pounds
of tirst-class Irish potatoes were sold
the home the past fall, besides hun
dreds of pounds of sweet potatoes and
this is just the beginning
The farmers bought their fertilizer at
saving of IS the ton, and saved for
their next summers wheat harvest a
clear profit of IS or more, depending on
amount of fertilizer used, to begin with,
They have just placed an order for
over seven hundred dollars worth of
grass seed, VIZ 4: Glover, timothy, alfal-
ia, etc. Bought clover at $6. Is and
timothy at Sl.9O per bushel, a net saw
ing in this one order of more than $500.
There is not meeting but what
some new members are taken in.
Preparations for next years crops
have been very much enlarged, with
every prospect of improvement in quail
ity.
Hundreds of agricultural year books
and bulletins on all subjects relating to
farm husbandry were secured BY the
Commercial Club from our senator's
and Congressman Brownlow and dis
tributed among the farmers. Many of
| the farmers are now subscribing for
good agricultural papers. Many are
becoming interested in and are acquir-
ing thoroughbred stock and poultry.
Many increases have been made in
planting fruit trees and berries and
with the growing demand to stimulate
production, it will not be long before
our valleys are made the most fertile
and productive of any in ALI this sac
tion.
With all this, let the farmers remem-
ber that their first obligation is to their
home people, their home town, their
home merchants, to help them as they
have helped you, to make the business
of our community mutually profitable,
and this will be permanent and last.
ing success.
l - - @S~s-
HAI
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07
rain can be found in the whole south.

gain can be found in the whole south.
Back Of these, and to support them,
are shipping facilities of the best kind.
We have five railroads, two of which
are trunk lines-one north and south,
the great Southern railway, and one
east and west, the Carolina, Clinch-
field and Ohio, now nearing compile
tion-then three others the +. I. d
w. N. C. railroad the V, q S. w. and
the Johnson City Southern; all tapping
the richest sections of coal, iron and
timber in the world.
The Southern and the c., &. Il q.
railways cross at johnson City, and
offer prompt shipping service to all
points of the compass. Johnson City
is railroad center-can never be iso-
lakeland is growing under such in
tiuences as is no other city in all this
country.
With an expenditure of nearly half
million of dollars last year, and more
than half million planned for this
year, why shouldn't Johnson City
forge rapidly to the front and reach
25, 900 population in two years?
The new c., C. & o. railway will do
any and everything consistent with
good business methods to encourage
the location of business and manufac-
turing enterprises in Johnson City.
This road is using every effort and in
huence to make this big city, and
the officials have invested hundreds of
thousands of dollars in Johnson City
realty.
A live board of trade, called the
Commercial Club, composed of the
| representative business men of the
city, will offer inducements and CO.
operation to any enterprise worthy Of
consideration. Communications adj
dressed to them will receive prompt
attention.
While we have no idle labor, yet we
have the territory from which to draw
the brawny muscle necessary to dig
out the raw material and make it into
the finished product, and only awaits
the command at living wage to bring
| it forth
There are no peSSimiSts here, nc
knockers or dissatisfied people. They
all believe in our future growth, and
are working as one man to assist in
our progress and prosperity.
Travelling men-drummers-in all
lines, tell us that johnson City is the
best town of its size, and better than
many twice as large, in the whole
country. Our people who go away
from home return with greater adj
miration and appreciation of their little
city among the hills.
Compare us and what we are doing
with other towns and cities. The COM
parison tells the story.
Grow! We should say If it takes
the things we have enumerated to
make us grow, why we will simply
grow by leaps and bounds.
Who says we wont grow?
Don't let him show his face,
]. o. L.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07
TUESDAY MORNING
NEAR TANNERY
FIVE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Two Engines Collide IN Dense Fog.
Injured Taken to Knoxville,
One Dying in Hospital.

Tuesday morning at 6. 40 o'clock, just
a few minutes before No. l passenger
train was due two switch engines of
the Southern railway collided near the
tannery in Carnegie during a dense
fog, badly wounding five men, slightly
wounding two Others, and completely
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07
A ZIG MEETING.

One of the largest crowds ever in at
tendance greeted the Christian church
Sunday-school on last Sunday morn
ing. 6l9 scholars and visitors filled
the class rooms to overhowing. The
century class had 1870, J. f. Crouch's
class 2OS, and G. W. Hardin's primary
department had 103.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07

"Had dyspepsia or indigestion for
years. No appetite, and whaS did eat
distressed me terribly. Burdock Blood
Bitters cnred me. VI. H. Walker, sun
bury, Ohio.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17
BLACK HAND PROBLEM.
1t Is One of the Most Serious With
Which the Police Have to Deal.

New York, April 1.-THE problem
of the Black Hand in America Is a
far-reaching one and one deserving OF
the utmost attention on the part OF
the lawmakers and police OFFICIALS.
The Ellis Island authorities are bend
ing every effort to keep out the GRIM
mails from Italy as far as lies in their
power, but at present they are great
" Handicapped by a lack OF co-opera-
ton between the United States ana
Italy.
1t was to secure definite knowledge
Of italian criminals before they emf
grated to America that Lieut.. Joseph
Petrosino made his trip to Italy Wnlch
proved so fatal to himself.
Authorities differ as to the number
Of Italian criminals generally classl-
fled as BLACK Hand" members IN
America. One authority. FREDERICK
Marshall White, quotes Lieutenant Pc,
trosino as saying that between ana
3 per cent of the Italian populatlon
are criminals. This would mean tnere
ware approximately $4,000 criminal
italians in this country. On the otner
hand. Robert Watchorn, United S1ates
Commissioner of immigration at new
york states that Lieutenant Petroslno =
told him that If 20 or 80 Italians ne
could designate were to be deporteu
the Black Hand troubles in New YORK
would cease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17

Typical Italian Emigrants and a Copy
OF the Warning Sent On a Postal
Card Which Translated Reads: "Es-
teemed Friend-The Band VIII Not
Forget you. Bring the Money IL
You Do Not Wish to Die. We Have
No Fear of the Police. Who Cannot
Protect You.
Commissions after commissions have
been appointed to investigate Italian
immigration, but so far no laws suf-
ficiently stringent have been passed
which could combat this organization
of criminals.
The special immigration inspector
is a linguist, speaking the principal
European languages. that being one of
the reasons for his appointment, and
he is thus able to play the detective
and acquire information that would
be withheld from q man known to be
an agent of the United States govern
ment.
AS a matter of fact, the late Lieut..
Joseph Petrosino had been the one
great aggressive force against the Ital-
ian criminals in America and his death
was a severe blow to the whole coun-
try, for he was working out system
at the time of his death which would
have aided materially in Kidding this
country of the much dreaded Black
Hand and other italian criminals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17

Items
at the iowa Grocery or telephone to IND
phone 17511
Mrs. Henry Morgan left today for
Hannibal, Mo-, called by the serious
illness Nof her mother.
There Will be regular services at the
Christian church Sunday, Rev. Ro-
land, pastor.
sisted by Miss Georgia Lambert,
pianist, will give a concert next Fri
dav evening at the Third Christian
church, corner Third and Lake streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Leland return
ed to their home in western Kansas
after a weeks visit with Irlenos ana
relatives here.
Miss Beatrice Conley left today for
St. Louis and Chicago to spend sew
eral days on a business trip.
| The services at the Presbyterian
church for Sunday will be as usual.
The evening service will be under the
auspices of the missionary society, In
the interest of the freedmen OF the
south. Several members of the col
ored institute, east of the city, will be
| present and sing. One of the profess
sors will speak, The whole evening"
program will be given by the colored
people. Everybody Is invited to at
tend.
Miss Myrtle clevenger Of North To-
! peka visited friends in Oakland to-
i Mrs. ]. B. Walker is able to be up
and around again after several
months illness with an attack Of rheu-
matism.
Miss Margaret Campbell Is spend
ing few days with friends in Silver
Lake.
Il Word has been received here of the
J serious illness of Mr.. Frank stock
we'll of Salina, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Stockwell of Granville. He
is in a hospital in Salina suffering
with an attack of pneumonia. Mr..
and Mrs Stockwen are both in Sa-
, lima with their son.
r Miss Helen Marshall of Kansas City
is here spending the week end with
] relatives.
Miss Bernice johnson has returned
. to her home in Leavenworth after g
: weeks visit with relatives here.
e Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Mallory of Cha
: mute, Kan, came here today to make
a short visit with relatives and friend.
while on their way to Burr Oak, Mich
d where they will attend the family re
: union of the Mallory family.
T John Dressler of 361 Ke1lam ave
: nue., is unable to be at work on &C
= count of illness.
II Mr.. and Mrs. John Hester of To
> peka have purchased the property a
IT $40 Kellam street and are having l
/ fined up and remodeled. They viii
move in next week.
The city marshal was called to tn
nc Russian settlement late last evening
O6 to settle neighborhood row whicl
f. had started among the people early II
lie the evening. The results of his visi
rs were the arresting of three of the me-
10 who were engaged in the battle. Tn
"a | trial was held this afternoon after tn
paper went to press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17
LOCAL MENTION.

Chas. Bennett, registered optician.
$50 Kansas avenue.
A cellar full of tires at Padgett's Tire
House. 11s E. 18th. Topeka. Kan.
The men who want to be well dress
ed go to John Baumgartner, the tailor,
for their spring suits. sos Kansas
avenue.
ave. Ind. 1912 Res 1868 Black Bell 1885.
Do not use your neighbours telephone,
install an Independent. everybody in
Topeka uses the Independent"
The tin cigar box is tasty surplant-
ing the wooden one. Chas. Eagle has
adopted their use for boxes of 25 Rose
Tint cigars. 1t is an attractive look
ing package and sells for s1.00.
DR.. C. E. Hulett, Osteopath, S13 Kan.
ave. Ind. Phone 31S. Lady in office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17
Ue =
SANTA FE notes.

The entertainment given at the R.
r. Y. M. G. A. Friday evening was
given by the boys of the gymnasium.
Several different features OF amuse-
ments were provided. Prof. c. c.
REYNOLDS starred in feats of legerde-
main. The men who composed the
minstrel show did exceedingly we'll.
The best work was done by Endmen
Thompson and Grover The (n1gger)
songs sung by Lambert, Deger, Fem
blatt and Crook were great. The Y.
M C. A. was crowded to its fullest
capacity and the entertainment as a
whole was a success.
Archie Irwin of the machine shop
is laying off from work on account OF
an injured eye.
Jim Burdette of the machine shop
is off with an injured hand.
Harry Lee of the machine shop Is
off from work on account of illness.
Thomas w. Isriel, spring maker
has retired from work on pension
of $3.50 per month.
Mr.. Harry Williams will go to Kan
sas City this evening to spend sum
day with his parents. -,
John Watson of the paint shop Will
spend Sunday with relatives.
John Cooper of the blacksmith shop
| is the proud parent of an eight pound
| son.
Geo. McLeash has returned to work
| in the blacksmith shop today arter d
short lay off. ~ :.
| Row Wilson of Kansas City is
spending a few days in the city on a
business trip.
| Harry Wilson of Lawrence vii
| come to Topeka to spend sunday Win
| relatives.
] "Dutch" Hagenbuch of the ma
| chine shop is sick at the home OF MS
mother in Eudora He has been OF
/ from work for the past week
| c. d. Main of the boiler SHOPS nas
| rat1,rnad 10 work after being off sew
eraI DAYS on a business trip to EN-
poria.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17
Harvard Wins.

Boston, April 17.-Harvard won the
biennial eight cared rowing race be-
tween Columbia and Harvard univer-
sity this afternoon. Time, 10 minutes
z seconds. The contest today was the
second of its kind. In 1907 the Har-
ward crew was defeated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17

evening at o'clock dinner, the Iol-
lowing guests: Mr.. and Mrs. George
Holden and daughters. Pearl and Flos,
sic, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ruth ana
sons, Harry and John. and Mr.. Guy
Flintharn and Miss Eva Flintham.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17
Rooserelt,s Cousin WEEDS.

Boston, April 17.-Miss Katherine Roose-
Welt, of this CITY, a second cousin of the
ex-president was married today to Stan
lev Reeve of Germantown, Pa. The cere-
mony was performed at the home OF the
brides mother. Mrs. Y. James Bowlker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17

Inc strong steel boxes in the Pru-
GENITAL Bank burglar proof vault is .
sale SAT-. pace Tor your valuables. Don't
~ wa oo until the goods are stolen. Only
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17

grow. stray chickens are COMING IN t tSs
more consideration. Robert M saInags his his
I InoEe Chickens had inflicted in a neigh
boris yard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17
Attention Royal Arch Masons'

stated convocation of Topeka Cnap,
fer No. s. Monday evening next, April
10 preceding the stated a special
will be held, commencing at $50 Work
II, the Mark Masters degree. Supper at
$40. A full attendance is requested
BY order of
High Priest.
HARRY F. WHITE. Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17

Gold filled spectacles. $3.50. Chas. Ben
ne.l, optician, $50 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17

Items for the East Topeka column may
be telephoned to Ind. phone I75L1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17
(0AKIAND GOSSIP |
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items for the Oakland notes may be left
at the Iowa Grocery or telephone 10 1no-
phone 17511
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17

Complaints of baseball players blocking
the streets and climbing into yards after
the ball have begun to come to the pub
lie trouble-men, the policemen, and more
collections of one dollar fines are in order.
As the back lot gardens thrive and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17

A live man. very much alive, stone
mason Joe Snyder. kicked down the door
of the Willis undertaking rooms at 1905
fort to get inside, thereby disturbing the
peace of a live man there In fact ii was
a very lively scene for a dead house and
Joe is under bond to come to trial this
afternoon. House rent is stated as the
cause of the noise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17

Jess Harris. a colored female coke fiend
with a reputation already won and not al
lowed to become rusted, FURNISHED up her
record last night with a drunk and dis
orderly charge and led Officers Ross and
Gilbert in a sweaty Marathon through
the bottoms. A stone bruise put her out
of the running at the eleventh lap. how
ever, and the officers won. She was not
sufficiently recovered for trial this morn
ing so the trial had to be continued.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-09-27
GERMANS WOULD IMPROVE
TRADE CONDITIONS TO u.

New York. Sept. 17--An extraordi-
nary international fair Is to be held
In Berlin next year, from MAY to July
for the single purpose of Improving
the trade relations between this coun-
try and Germany.
The National Bureau of Manufact-
ures has made an Official examination
into the conditions governing the ex-
position. and ii announces that "a
great opportunity Is offered American
enterprise"
Representative business men OF the
United States are cooperating with a
Berlin committee headed by Prince
Henry of Prussia
The American has always insisted
that the way to get foreign commerce
Is TO go after II.
The Germans have worked their
way into Oriental and South American
markets by means Of commercial ex-
perients and adaptations that the ner-
chants OF this country have neglect
ed-or mistakenly disdainei- And this
American exposition I'm Berlin should
teach us some lessons In trade pro
paEnnda, as well as help TO open Euro
pean markets to American goods
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-09-27
AMERICANS LEAD IN
SURGERY AND MEDICINE.

New York. Sept. 21.-Dr. Louis Iiv-
ingston Seaman, one of the American
delegates 10 the recent international
medical congress at Budapest arriv
ell the other day from Liverpool and
spoke very en- Enthusiastically of show
ing made there by America and the
success of the congress. The Ameri-
cans are far ahead of other nations
In many branches of surgery and med
icile." said DIR. Seaman. las shown
by the testimony and exhibits at the
congress. This is particularly so in
the case of appendicitis. where we ex-
eel both i'm the treatment OF the dis
ease ard the technique of the opera
ton" Speaking generally. DIR. Sea
man said it was the height of insan
itv for Americans to go abroad foI
treatment by foreign specialists. when
there We're physicians at home who
could walk all around" the European
medical men.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-09-27
WOULD PROTECT INVEST
ORS IN MINING STOCKS.

New York, Sept. 27.-The Mining
and Metallurgical Society of America
has accepted an official opinion of
what the annual reports of mining
companies should contain which would
safeguard investors. The report de-
clares that every mining company
shoull publish report witnin 80 DAYS
of the end of the fiscal year. contain
ing tabulated statements of the work
accomplished, the expenditures and
the receipts from the beginning. the
marketable products of each year. the
sums received for the sale of the
same. the net earnings and the dispo-
sition of the same. 1t also calls for a
review of the work with a statement
Of the assets and liabilities showing
all the details OF capitalization of the
company, a statement of the ore re-
serves and competent estimate of
the life of the mine.