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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13
THE OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
The Methodist Ministers Gather IN
SixtY-Sixth Annual Session.
Bishop Anderson Presides

Athens, Oct. l2-The sixty-sixth an
nual session of the Holston conference,
Methodist Episcopal ch urch, convened
in the new First Methodist Episcopal
church at Athens this morning at $50
o'clock, Bishop William f. Anderson
ID. D., LII. D., presiding. The bishop
read for the Scripture lesson Revela-
ton 5. The opening feature of the
conference was the singing of the hymn
which characterizes the opening of
every session, ''And Are WeYet Alive. 4"
The administration of the sacrament
by Bishop William Anderson was a
most impressive service, and was at
tended by all of the ministers present,
as well as the lay delegates, and men,
berS of the local church.
Upon roll call eighty-five pastors re-
sponded to their names. Many of them
arrived here Tuesday, while others
came in on the early trains this morn
ing. An unusually large number of
lay delegates is also present.
Immediately after the administration
of the sacrament, the conference organ
ization was perfected and a business
session was entered into. The superin-
tendents and pastors assert that the
past year has been the most successful
in the history of the conference, and
all are rejoicing over the splendid rec
ords that have been made. Large in
creases in membership, benevolences
and salaries will be reported. The
churchis in splendid condition through
out the entire conference, and the pre-
siding bishop is gratified with the re-
suits achieved
Rev. B. Russell was elected assistant
secretary and Rev. 0. r. Water was
elected one of the assistant statistical
SecrC taries.
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TRAVELLING HAS INCREASED
Without Loss to Average Business
on the Other Local Trains on
This End of the Southern

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. lathe mid.
night train service between Knoxville
and Bristol, put on by the Southern
railway for the exposition period, will
be continked.
Passenger traffic Manager s. H.
Hardy today wired Division Pass
enger Agent G. M. Ellis announcing
that a conference of officials in ar
ranging winter schedules for the
Southern railway it had been decided
not to discontinue these trains on Oct.
10, as had been previously ordered, but
that the trains will be operated "until
further advised
Mr.. Hardwick also stated that per
manent schedule figures will be given
out later. However, the trains will
continue for the present on the expo
sition schedule, probably until
Nov. n when winter schedule changes
will become effective. Its not antici
pated that any extensive change will
be made in the time Of arrival and de-
parture of these trains, Nos. q and
Dc
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13
CAN YOU BEAT ITa

To show what stress the Ben Ar
nolds are put TO fer a reason to be
against Bob Taylor, communication
in the Nashville Banner is interesting.
James l.. Watts W ties to the Banner
and says that If Bob Taylor is elected
ne might not qualify and then that
Patterson would remain as governor
until his successor should be elected
and qualify. Bob could stay in the
senate. Then MI. Watts asks would
not be nice title schem, To continue
the present governor in Office.
Can you beat it?-Commercial APP
peal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13
BELLE GILMORE MYSTERY
Crippen IS Charged with Being the
Principal and Ethel as an Ac-
ceSsorY After the Fact

London, Oct. 12.-The grand jury
today found true bills against DIR.
Hawley II. Crippen and Ethel Clara
Leneve, charging the former as, the
principal and the latter as an Access
sorry after the fact with the murder of
the doctors wife, whose stage name
was Belle Gilmore. The trials proba-
bly, will open on Tuesday instead of
on Monday, as was at first expected.
Lord Justice Alverstone, who will
preside later, fixed upon Tuesday as
the date for the opening of the trial.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13
THE ISSUE.

Shall Tennessee in 1910 become an
asset for the republican party in its
campaign in 1912? Shall Tennessee
remain democratic or shall Tennessee
become republican?
That is the only issue in this present
campaign.
The democrats will fight the cam
paign on this issue, and on this issue
they will win.
They will not permit Mr.. Stahlman
of the Banner, Mr.. Milton of the Chat
tanooga News, and other men who are
outspoken for Hooper, to tell them how
they shall do their fighting
The Nashville Banner of Saturday
had two columns of suggestions to Bob
Taylor.
The other Hooper papers would have
Bob Taylor resign his seat in the senate
as an evidence of good faith.
The democrats of Tennessee do not
require any evidence of good faith from
Bob Taylor. His word is as good as
his bond.
Those men who have been guilty of
treachery to the democratic party are
now playing into the hands of Hooper
and his crowd may not be able to I'M
derstand this.
Bob Taylor received his nomination
for United States senator from the dem
ocratic voters of Tennessee. He won in
fair and square contest with Senator
Carmack. The democrats of Tennessee
are not calling upon Bob Taylor to re-
sign. 1t is not the affair of the Hoop
critics.
One wing of this motley aggregation
insists that if Taylor should resign that
Patterson would appoint his successor,
and they have already denounced Pat
terson and Taylo for entering into an
unholy combination to do this.
Taylor is not running his campaign
to please the adversaries.
When he is elected governor, on his
inauguration he will cease to Unit
ed States senator.
The legislature can then elect his sue
cessor.
Bob Taylor is not playing peanut
politics in this fight. He is trying TO
bring order and victory out of the chaos |
that was created by warning democrat
ic factions.
He wants TO save Tennessee from the
humiliation and the disgrace of re-
publican victory under the leadership
of Capt. Hooper, whose sponsors are
Newell Sanders and Clay Evans
He wants TO save Tennessee from
stamping with its approval the admin
istration of William III. Taft. The con-
vention that nominated Hooper has
Endorsed the Taft administration and all
its work. The greater part of Mr.. Taft's
works has been repudiated by major
ity of his own party.
Bob TAYLOR wants to prevent the re-
publican party from gerrymandering
the state. Capt. Hooper on the stump
says that if he is elected he will advo-
cate redistricling the state,
Bob Taylor wants TO prevent Tennes-
nessee from following The course of
Kentucky. The republican admins.
tration in Kentucky was and is mis-
cradle failure. 1t would fail in Ten
nessee.
Bob Taylor wants reunited democ-
racy in Tennessee in order that Tennes
see may lie a factor in the victory that's
TO come TO democracy in l9l2.-Com-
mercial-App,al
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13
"Hurrah for Bob Taylor" is a
familiar sound and will again be sweet
music to the ears of the multitude.

Those few republicans who think
they are going to beat Bob Taylor for
governor OF Tennessee will be wiser on
the morning of November 8. A Ten
neSsean who voted against pensioning
Confederate soldiers has no more
chance to beat Bob Taylor than Chi
naman has to become president of the
United States. Bob Taylor is known
to be thoroughly honest man and a
patriot, and it is also known that to
him every inch of Tennessee soil is sa-
eradicate City, Va, Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13
SUDDEN DEATH OF
49, No.. - - MISS GRACE SEAVER

Early yesterday morning the COM
munity was startled by the announce
ment Of the sudden death of Miss
Grace Seaver, second daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. g. Seaver. Miss SeaveI
had been i'll for several days. She had
dipththeria, following the effects of an
inactive liver, but had about recovered
from this malady by the use of anti
toxine. Yesterday morning she had
gotten up and been helped into an ad
joining room. While her mother was
engaged in arranging the bed she at
tempted to return to room alone and
fell to the floor and expired almost be
fore she could be placed on the bed.
The deceased was just seventeen years
and six months old and was a most at
tractive young woman, whose nobility
of soul, purity of heart and strength OF
character had endeared her to all with
whom she came in contact.
The funeral services will be held al
the residence, on the corner Of Locust
and Spring streets, this morning at IL
o'clock, with Rev. S. b. Vaught in
charge. Interment will follow in Oak
Hill cemetery.
The pall-bearers will be e. a. Hall,
Stephen Sanders, Elmer Beals, John
and George Wade and Roscoe Long
The community has been deeply
touched by THE sad death OF
this young lady just in the morning OF
life, and the deeply bereaved family
have the sincere sympathy of a large
circle of friends in their terrible af-
H;of;np
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13
RARE CHANCE!
Big Pay for Solicitors!

THE CINCINNATI WEEKLY
ENQUIRER is offering Five Thou-
sand Dollars in cash premiums to
solicitors, in addition to liberal
commission that is more than ample
to pay ones expenses, besides at
fording a living profit, while en-
gagged in the work of soliciting sub
scriptions.
THE WEEKLY ENQUIRER
is now atwenty-four page magazine
style paper, chuck full of reading
most acceptable to any well-ordered
home. Each issue contains ser
mon by Pastor Russell, an essay by
DR.. Madison c. Peters, serial and
short stories, natural history, gen.
eral news and special record of po-
litical and national affairs that are
of interest to all people, cut patterns
for ladies and youths, and miscella-
neous matter, all of high moral in
fluence; also marketreports from all
commercial centers, and veterinary
columns.
The editor aim being to present
the reader with an exceptionally
good family journal of superior
merit, free from all matters that an
tagonize morality, justice and truth.
To circulate such paper, all
well-meaning persons can benefit
their community and add their mite
in the uplifting of civic and political
thought and action.
Any person, lady or gentleman,
with leisure hours, DESTROYS of doing
a good turn for the community, at
the same time earning fair payment
should apply at once for particulars
by writing to THE ENQUIRER,
Cincinnati. o,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13
MUSICALE NEXT :
SUNDAY EVENING

= The Ladies' Missionary Society o
the First Presbyterian Church have
arranged musicale for next Sunday
evening at the church at seven O'Clock
The following program will be rem
dered
Hymn--587.
Prayer-Dr. Allison.
Scripture Reading-Mrs. McCown.
Solo-Mr. Cook.
Paper-Mrs. Byrd Spillman Dewey.
Solo-Miss Jackson.
Reading-Mrs, w. Il. Davis.
Short Talk-Dr Allison.
Solo--Miss Barlow.
Quartet.
Hymn-J85.
Benediction.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13
REACHES DEMO-
CRATIC MANAGERS
POSTMASTER IS RECIPIENT
Letters Open Eyes of Democrats
Who Had Allied Themselves
With the Fusion Element

Nashy...e, Tenn, Oct. 12.-The re-
publican mugwump leaders were con-
siderably chagrined here today when
it became known that the second in
stallment of the Newell Sanders slush
fund letters had found its way into
the hands of the hands of the mana
gers of the campaign of Senator Rob
ert l.. Taylor. This letter is more to
the point shan the first and was adj
dressed to the same person, Postmast
er ID. A. Brewer of Terrell, and sug-
gests the proper time for Brewer to
turn over his contributions-the first
of the month-salary-d day.
The first letter bore the date of Sept.
"a, but it was not made public until
after the second was written, 80 the
republican machine headquarters had
mailed the second before the exposure
of the first, but since both have been
given to the public it is looked upon as
q forcgone conclusion that Mr.. Brewer
will hardly receive any more commun-
ications from Chairman Sanders de-
handing slush money for the Hooper
Enloe combination. The letter GER
tainly goes to show that the Sanders
Evans republican machine of the state
is not stopping at anything in its eff
forts to wrest the state from the demo-
Gratis, and it is also apparent that they
have no fears from the powers that be
at Washington when they commit
such bold violation of the civil SER
vice rules by having federal ollicehold-
ers, Harry Luch, census supervisor,
rake in the money demanded of the
republican postmasters. Bringing
these letters TO the notice of The public
has had the effect of opening the eyes
of many of the democrats who have
been leaning toward Hooper, and
many of them are said to be getting
away from the coalition fast when it is
brought to their attention the Evans
Sanders machine would be invincibe
in Tennessee if it should get control of
the state affairs and have such affairs
to manipulate as it is now trafiicking
in with the federal officeholders. In
some quarters the boldness of the
Evans-Sanders crowd is startling, but
it is all being done, it is said, for the
sake of law and order,
Second Sanders Note to Postmast-
er Brewer.
The second letter addressed to Post
masterlBrewer at Terrell is as follows:
Republican State Executive Com
mittee. Campaign Headquarters:
Room 500 Stahlman Building,
Nashville.
Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 5, 1910.
ID. A. Brewer, Terrell, Tenn:
Dear Sir-Thinking 1t might be
most convenient for you to send con-
tribution 10 the state campaign fund
about the first of October, | write
again to remind you Of what was writ
ten you on this subject in a former let
ter.
Kindly let us hear from You by re-
turn mail. 1t is very necessary that
we know AT once what our resources
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13

"Bob Taylor has sci at rest the story
conceived by master traitors mind
that he would not qualify as governor
and thus allow.Gov. Patterson TO serve
two years longer, by declaring UNI
equivocally that he will serve as gov
ernor for two years from Jan. LIST, 1911.
And 30 he will.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Godsey, of
Bristol, are visiting Mrs. Godsey's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Crowell, of
this city.
Miss Bonnie Murray has gone to
New York To continue hir musical
studies and will visit her u ut, Mrs. j.
w. Bell.
Newton Hacker, of Jonesboro, was a
city visitor yesterday,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13

Now that this train is to be main
tanned it will probably be only short
time until mail car will be attached
and Johnson City will again be put in
touch with the outside world by a
night mail service.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13

for running the campaign are going to
be.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) Newell Sanders,
Chairman.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13

Be sure To come to Johnson City
Monday and hear Bob Taylor preach
pure democracy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13

Keep your appointment to meet Bob
Taylor here next Monday morning at
1850 o'clock.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13

Bob Taylor will be here Monday
and tie democratic "ballon will go up"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13

WANTED-A good general purpose
horse. Call at PIG L. Market st. 1t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13
Bob Taylor don't know how to lose
a race and is too old to learn.

Figure Bob Taylor's majority over
10000 and tell them The Comet told
Won.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13

The old time democracy is good
enough for any democrat Bob Tay-
lor will exhort here Monday.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13

Watch babies bowels till the frosts come.
DR.. Fahrney's Teething Syrup keeps them
in good shape Sample free. (sep-oc
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-13

Entered at the Postof1cc at johnson City. Ten
nessee Second Glass Matter
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
INDE Pc NDENT
SYSTEM IS SOLD
BELL. PEOPLE PURCHASE PLANT
OF THE oTTUMWA TELEPHONE
COMPANY.

~ - IA ~
The plant Of the Otumwa Telephone
Company has been purchased by the
Bell system. The purchase Of the
stock was made by Mr. Walker OF Des
Moines. While the operators strike
was in progress at the plant Of the
Ottumwa Telephone Co.. the Des
Moines man secured an option on the
stock and later exercised the option.
The stockholders Of the Ottumwa
Telephone Co. reside in Ohio and it
is said that the stock was transferred
few. days ago to the Bell interests.
The Bell system operate the Iowa
Telephone Co. in Ottumwa but the two
plants will not be consolidated, but
operated independent of each other
The purchase of tho independent plant
by the Bell people was not unexpected
as they have beer dickering for the
Ottumwa plant for some time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
PORTER abe an J..
| HUS Ar IN
vO1ESCOUNTEC|:' D
DEMOCRATIC STANDARD BEARER
FOR GOVERNOR LEADS GOV.
CARROLL in 1s PRECINCTS IN
WAPELLo COUNTY.

BY margin OF sixty-eight votes,
Claude r, Porter is leading Governor
B. F. Carroll in the nineteen precincts
of Wapello county thus far counted.
The city wards have yet to be heard
from, however, and it is doubtful II the
Centerville citizen will perform the un-
usual feat Of carrying Wapello county.
James v. Curran, democratic candidate
for state treasurer, is running like a
house afire and he is confidently ex-
pected to lead the state ticket. The
great amount of scratching done will
favor the Ottumwa man. D. j. Palmer
and w. II. Dewey are leading Thorne
and Jones for the Office Of railroad
commissioners.
The second, third, fourth and seventh
wards have not been heard from, and
it is not likely that full count in the
entire county will be completed before
sundown tonight.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10

GAIN 43 new Y
SEATS IN HOUSE J
CONTROL, OF LOWER HOUSE OF
CONGRESS WREsTED FROM RE.
PURLlcANs IN DECISIVE MAN
NER YESTERDAY.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-The securing OF
control of the next national house by
the democrats was decisive Returns
up to a. m. showed the democrats had
made a gross gain of forty-eight mem
bers. This Is Offset by republican
gain of five members, leaving the net
democratic gain Of 43 new seats. The
majority that was considered probable
will be increased by results in Colo
rado and Oklahoma, among other
states.
4 The normal democratic representa-
tion in Colorado is three members and
In Oklahoma the democratic candi-
date In the second district is reported
to be leading the republican incumbent.
The tenth Indiana and fourth Min
nesota districts are In doubt, along
with districts in Iowa, Michigan. Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Ohio. Pennsylvania
and West Virginia.
In order to secure control OF the
house 1t was necessary for the demo
Gratis to secure twenty-four new mem
bers. Following a net increase OF
forty-three they appear to have
gained nineteen members in excess OF
Ju0 Hu1uUSA uCCO00oAy w SOAsA OA' = -
republican strength has been reduced
by the election Of a socialist in q
Wisconsin district normally republican.
Shake up IN New Yosk.
The greatest gain in any one state
was in New York where the present
delegation OF twelve democrats was
increased SO az to make the division
as to New York in the next house ~
democrats and is republicans.
The next largest increase was IN
Illinois, where the democrats on the
face OF returns made six gains.
In Pennsylvania the Gemocrats
gained five, iii New Jersey AVE. Chic
four, North Carolina two. West vir.
ginia two, Missouri two, Maryland two,
Maine two, previously elected) and one
each in Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa,
Kentucky, Massachusetts, Oklahoma,
Rhode Island. The republican gains
were one each in Iowa, Massachusetts,
Missouri, New York and Pennsylvania.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
CANDIDA OAIES
LOOK THE BEST
NINETEEN PRECINCTS IN WA.
PELLo COUNTY SHOW HENRY
GLENN TO BE LEADING TICKET.
CITY WARDS STILL OUT.

Nineteen precincts in Wapello give
democratic candidates good majorities
over the republican candidates, al
though up until O'Clock this afternoon
several of the large city wards had not
yet made a complete count. II the
city precincts show the same demo-
cratic strength as these already re-
ported, the entire county ticket will be
democratic by good majorities. In
the returns thus far received, Henry
uienn, the candidate for treasure, Is
leading the ticket with William Knox q
close second.
The great amount of scratching done
yesterday by the voters OF the county
is largely responsible for the delay in
the complete returns.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
IOWA ELEVATOR BURNED.
Loss OF $1,000 Sustained When Grain
and coai are SgarnsGeat
W Nashua. s s "

Nashua, Nov. 81 raging fire here
destroyed elevator &C." owned by the
Western Elevator Co., causing loss
Of about $4,000. The coal sheds and
several carloads of coal owned by the
Bellamy Gates Dawson company were
also burned. An engine on the
Illinois Central passenger train pulled
string OF freight cars from the flames
lust in time to save them The origin
Of the fire is unknown, also the amount
Of insurance carried,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-10
The Socialists Elect
Berger to Congress;
La FolIette Wins

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 9.-The
social democratic party In yes
terday's election achieved no
table victory by electing Victor
L. Berger to represent the fifth
Wisconsin district In congress.
Berger will be the first social
democrat to sit In congress. In
addition, they swept Milwaukee
county, electing every candi-
date on the county ticket. The
socialists also elected one sena-
tor and twelve assemblymen
from Milwaukee county. The
republicans elected LaFol-
lette legislature and the entire
state ticket. McGoyern rep. gov
ernor-elect, has a plurality Of
10000. Cowhart, of Superior, In.
dependent republican, who en-
tered the contest for attorney
general at the solicitation Of the
state central committee and
was endorsed by LaFollette
against Levi H. Bancroft, the
regular nominee, was defeated.