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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-05-04
EFFORTS ARE APPRECIATED.
Write Sincere Letter of Thanks for
Assistance Rendered by Public-
ity Given the Easter Fair
Johnson City, April II.

Dear Mr.. Lyle-We, the ladies
of the Home Mission Society of
Munsey Memorial church, desire
to express our sincere thanks and
appreciation for the excellent ad.
vertisiug you so graciously gave
us in regard to the Easter Fair.
Especially would we mention
the unusually attractive manner
in which you presented us to the
attention of the public in the
morning issue of April IS. The
immense half page notice and the
bright breezy article which dis
played us and our wares in such
a happy unique fashion doubtless
afforded us much larger patron
age than we would have attracted
otherwise.
For The Comet we will ever
entertain sympthetic feeling of
gratitude and respect and predict
a future of unbound prosperity
and success.
Very respectfully,
MRS. ]. W. CARDWELL.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-05-04
WOMAN LOSES LIFE
I'm MEMPHIS FIRE.

Memphis, April 28- One woman
was suffocated, half dozen other
persons were overcome by smoke
and several were more or less in
jured, none, however, in fire
that wrecked the lower floor of
the Waldran block, a four-story
building occupied on the three
upper floors by the Palmer hotel,
a lodging house.
The fire originated in the base
meut, beneath a furniture estab-
lishment, presumably among a
pile of mattresses.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-05-04
A Guaranteed Article.

Many things are advertised and many
promises are made, but it is not always that
these promises are made in good faith nor
can they always be kept. With laxative
remedy like DIR. CaldwelPs Syrup Pepsin,
it is different This remedy will cure con-
stipation, indigestion, liver trouble, fatu-
lency, heartburn, sour stomach and all other
diseases of the stomach, liver or bowels, in
old or young A rich company is behind
every statement made.
1t is absolutely guaranteed to do what is
claimed for it, and if you want to try it be-
fore buying, send your address for free
sample bottle to Pepsin SyrupCo., Ir9 Cald-
we'll Bldg, Monticello, III. 1t is sold by
all dealers at soc and ST. bottle
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-05-04
EAT TOMATOES.

If all understood the value of the
tomato, and the comparative ease with
which it may be grown, no garden
would be without them and every
family would eat them three times q
day from early June till frost. Their
acid and mineral salts are very valua-
BILE, especially in warm climates. A
cool, crisp, fresh tomato eaten for
breakfast all through the summer is
both an appetizer and a corrective
that helps to keep the system in or
der, thereby maintaining health, saw
lug suffering and doctors bills -Ex-
change.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-05-04

Stop in at the City Drug Company aid
get free sample of Zemo and Zemo Soap.
The surest and most economical treat
ment for eczema, pimples, dandruf and all
diseases Of the skin and scalp. Do not neg
lect this. They will give you prompt relief
and put you on the road to cure. Coz d
for infants as well as grown persons. 6
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-05-04
HOsS AND BURLEsON
HAVE GREAT SCHEME

We knew Horace Burleson anc
A. +. Hoss were up to something
when they came into town together
few days ago, and the cat is now
out of the bag. While in Bristol
they secured an option on one mule,
one cart and one street piano. Last
Friday the newly acquired property
was sent down for trial, and imme-
diately on arrival A. F. HI oss sold his
interest in it to AMI Smith. Well,
they hired the jockey to drive it
around town and see if the enter
prise could pay dividends. DR.. J.C.
King, after weeping over some Of
the tender strains floating from its
seemingly animated bosom, induced
Horace Burleson to part with few
shares of stock, and then went
around inviting his friends to go to
the show with him. OF course
they went, and sat down with him
on the surbstone while the music
master turned the crank. 1t is now
that the music corporation
has decided that the dividens weren't
big enough, and the stockholders
are getting their heads together to
try and think of some other scheme
to work off on the gentle public.
In a recent report to Mayor
Kreismaum, of St. Louis, Smoke
Inspector Edgar c. Parker, declares
that $822, 900 was spent last year in
that city in an effort to drive the
smoke clouds from the city. Mr..
Parker figures that ST. 900, 900 will
be spent for this purpose this year.
His opinion is that more than half
the amount spent has been by own
ers of property in installing devices
to prevent smoke, and that the bal
ance has been used, for the construc-
ton of factories so as to prevent the
smoke nuisance. Mr.. Parker states
that practically all the smoke-con-
'uming devices now in use are prac- |
.ically worthless, but that the results
can be accomplished by proper
method. The city of St. Louis is
taking the matter so seriously that
seven additional inspectors will be
appointed.
We have often wondered why |
people as intelligent as the American
people claim to be, will stand by and |
Zee millions of dollars literally go up |
n smoke, when the expenditure of
ew thousand would save it. OIL
course St. Louis is one of the large
titles of the country, and manufac-
uring city besides, which makes the
moke problem one Of great import
snce, but even in this place it is an
TEN, not only from a standpoint of
,ealth and cleanliness, but of econo-
ny. Don't think because we
haven't big field to demonstrate
lew ideas of this kind, that it can be
If no importance, because it is.
Could you imagine better adver-
isement of the city than a state
nent that we had no smoke
But, the principal reason we men
ion this matter is because it is very
likely to be shown to us in the near
uture by one Of our townsmen, in
n effective and convincing form
lever seen before. Even if our
manufacturers don't care to prevent
he big black clouds of money from
oming from the chimneys of their
lants, we can tell other places how
ow to do it; and it IS settled fact
hat they are going to do it. Just
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-05-04

Miss Queen Dempsey, typist
and shorthand writer, formerly
in the Office of Prof. S. G. Gil
breath, has accepted position in
the car service department in the
general offices of the c., C. & o.,
and will enter on the new duties
tomorrow.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-05-04

For soreness of the. muscles, whether in
duced by violent exercise or injury, Cham
berlain's Liniment is excellent. This lini-
ment is also highly esteemed for the relief it
affords in cases of rhumatism. Sold by all
dealers. w-&d.e cd
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-05-04
CARTER COUNTY COUPLE
MARRIED YESTERDAY

Judge Miller was called upon yes
terday to marry Miss Ethel Williams
and Christie B. Digger, of Carter
county.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-05-04

Sick headache results from disordered
condition Of the stomach, and can be cured
BY the use of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets Try il. For sale by all
dealers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-05-04

Circuit Court Clerk ]. L. Hilbert,
was over from IonesbOFO yesterday.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-05-04

f--F'a5 stop.
Through train service daily between Dante Va Spartan
5 c. making connection between all points, North
West and South.
The Carolina, Cinchfed Ohio Ry "Clincheld Route" e.
the right from the time shown without
the public Patrons requested to apply agent
efne information
CHAS T. MANDEI, Tray Pass Agt.
j. ]. CAMPION, Vice-President and Traffic Mgr.
Johnson City, Tenn
Arizona republican., 1911-05-18
SECRETARY FISHER
 HAS FRIEND IN PHOENIX
Miss Glchrist Was College Mate Of Head of Interior Department.

There was at least one resident of Phoenix who heard with qualification of the appointment of Walter l.. Fish CT as secretary of the interior. She was Miss GilChrist. superintendent of the Associated Charities. Miss Gil- christ has known Mir. Fisher and his parents for many years and has since been in correspondence with them.
 Miss Gilchrist graduated from Han over College. Indiana. of which the father of MT. Fisher was president for many years MT Fisher himself was a student at the college at the same time but he was three years in advance of Miss Gilchrist During her residence there she was under the special care of the mother of NIT. Fish CT and friendship with the family was thus formed which has been maintained since.
 Ii was the wish of Mir Fisher to enter Princeton but about the time he was ready his father was prevailed upon by the trustees of Hanover Col lefe to accept the position of acting president for a short time but he Was held there year after year.
 Neither he nor his son believed it would be in good taste for the son to become a student in any other in stitution of learning so that he fin ished- his education ar Hanover.
Arizona republican., 1911-05-18
PRESCOTT WILL ENTERTAIN
 GUESTS FROM PHOENIX
The Chamber of Commerce has the
 Matter In Hand.

Prescott. May l6-l Special Cores pondence. of The RepubIcanD-For several days the full board of directors of the Prescott chamber of commerce have been in session making arrange ments for the reception of the mem bers of the Phoenix and Maricopa board of trade, City Club and the citi- zens of Maricopa county and their fair ones generally.
 Plans are now thoroughly shaped. and to prevent any overlapping OF Inisdirect,d enthusiasm. seven commit tees are canvassing their several dut- ics vigorously.
 The ladies accompanying the eNCUr- sion may rest assured Cf very cordial reception at the hands of the Monday Club comprising the leading women of Prescott. who have arranged a recrp- ton and collation. in the ball room of the Yavapai club
 While the ladies are being thus in- ducted into the good graces of their Mile High" sisters. the men will be banqueted by the Prescott ChaIuber of Commerce in the grand dining salon Of the Hotel St. Michael. where foo coy CTS at least will be laid. Grace will be pronounced at 7:3o precisely and the function will hardly break up be- fore midnight
 Attorneys Robert F. Morrison, Le- Roy Anderson and John F.. Russell have the speaking in hand and will invite the governor prominent state and civic leaders and several spell binders Jf Prescott to eXtol the re- sources and advantages of Arizona. not forgetting Phoenix and Prescott.
 Automobiles. which will meet the Salt river Valleyitcs at tho depot will keep in close touch with them during their entire stay in Prescott, and af- ford. besides other trips. all who will ride an opportunity to view the terri torial highway which before many weeks. will form the connecting link between the two cities.
 An ample opportunity will be af- forded the excursionists to see and locate in the Sumner Colony" If they so desire.
 The reception by its chairman Hon F. :. Clark. invites everyone who will partake of these evidences of good fel- lowship to come along and Inc adds that this is particularly addressed to the wives. sweethearts and fair ones of the Phoenix citizens
Arizona republican., 1911-05-18
THE VEHICLE STOCK
 OF HE RYAN COMPANY
Large and Handsome Line Just Opened at 134-140 East Adams St.

An air of business has been given to the vicinity of the corner of Sec ond and Adams street by the presence of the Ryan Vehicle company which is now occupying its handsome and spacious quarters at 134-14O East Adams street. Everything that may be sought for in that line. beside var ious kinds of farm machinery. is to be found there. Mir. Ryan is a gen tleman of experience m such matters and moreover. he is no stranger in the valley and the city.
 The company, in selecting its stock has selected the best-those vehicles and implements which have stood the test of experience. The company is the sole representative of the well known line of John Deere farm inn plementS, also the Nelie line of wrought iron vehicles. the Stover and New Way gasoline engines. the Dain and Ann Arbor hay presses. the Fort Smith and Davenport roller bearing wagons. the Dain alfalfa cul- tivators and the Dain mowers, to say nothing of scores of other inn plemcnts
 An invitation is extended to the public to call and inspect the stock for purposes of comparison. II is not necessary that the caller should he intending to buy now. but he will probably want to buy sometime and he should be equipped with nforma tion that will enable him to buy to the best advantage.
 There is a large lot of handsome souvenirs which will be given free while they last.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-30
LOOKING INTO EXPRESS RATES
Charges That the Rates Are Enor
btant and the Service Poor
Each Company Represented
BY Individual Counsel.

New York.-The Interstate Com
merce Commission through Commits.
sioner f. X, Lane, began an examina-
tion of the express business in the
United States at the request OF I'll
business organizations. which are
banded as the express rates confer
ence and whose chief complaint is that
express rates are unreasonable.
"The purpose of the inquiry said
Commissioner Lane, ''is to determine
whether the rates, rules and practices
of the express companies are such as
should come under the regulation of
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion" Representatives. from all the
leading express companies attended.
Each company was represented by its
individual counsel.
Attorney Lyon, for the Interstate
Commerce Commission, submitted fig
ures, which he said showed that the
total net operating income Of the 1S
leading express companies for the past
three years was $1O,O0O,OOO year on
an estimated plant valuation Of $27-
100000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-30
HITS At MODS AND COURTS
Colonel Roosevelt Attacks Lynch
ings in Unmeasured
Terms.

New York.-Declaring that legal
delays often result in exhibitions of
lynch law and demanding that Grim
inal assault upon women be made
capital crime for which there must
be an immediate trial, Theodore
Roosevelt, in the Outlook, attacked
lynching in unmeasured terms.
"The repeated race riots and lynch
ings that have occurred in the North
ern States during the last decade must
have convinced the least observant
that neither race feeling nor the tend
ency to lynching is in sense peculiar
to the South II is horrible thing
for which the whole country must
bear responsibility.
Lesser OF Two Evils.
But mere denunciation Of the
crime of a mob amounts to little or
nothing. We must recognize what
the facts are that excite the mob to
act. Dreadful though it is for the mob
spirit to be reused in community
by such a crime, it would be an even
worse calamity if the community did
not feel the fury of indignation which
produces the mob spirit.
Courts Largely To Blame.
There is no question that there are
serious breakdowns in the admins
tration of justice in America. Slow
ness in deciding cases, readiness to
admit appeals, the subordination of
justice to legal technicalities, the ir'
ritating delays in getting the machine
of the law into motion and the utter
ly improper attention paid by the
courts to the sharpness OF lawyers in
invoking technicalities-al of these
result in frequent miscarriages of jus.
tice and in delays which, if long
enough amount, especially in their
effect upon the public, to an absolute
miscarriage of justice"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-30

Richmond, Va.-Henry Clay Beattie
Friday morning paid in the electric
chair the death penalty for the MUIR
der of his wife.
The electrocution, in accordance
with the rigid law of Virginia, was
shrouded in secrecy, only the officials
and States witnesses being admitted
to the death chamber.
Every effort was made by the au-
thorities to keep for time the details
of the execution from becoming pub
lie, but within a few minutes of the
time that Beatte breathed his last the
word was passed among the throng
outside the penitentiary walls that it
was all over.
Long before the hour set for the
execution crowds began to assemble,
eager to hear the least word OF what
was taking place within the cold grim
prison-house where Virginia puts to
death her murderers.
There appeared to be an undercur-
rent of hysteria in the throng, and not
few appeared to expect up to the
last moment that something would
intervene to save the prisoner from
the death chair. For the prisoner
there appeared to be very little sym
pathy, as the brutality of his crime
was such as to leave him, save for his
family. almost without friends.
Every person who entered the penl'
tentiary was carefully scrutinized by
those outside, and when one was
recognized his identity was passed
from one to another through the
crowd.
Beattie's spiritual advisers were
known to be with him long before the
execution, and that they accompanied
him to the death chamber.
Virginia law does not permit the
presence of newspaper reporters when
the death penalty is imposed, or the
publication by Virginia newspapers OF
the gruesome details of electrocutions
But instead of stilling, this fact
seemed to whet only the more the
curiosity of the people of Richmond
to whom Beattie's execution was al
most the sole topic Of conversation for
days.
The crowd outside was orderly, anc
generally speaking, silent one And
when the information was had that
Beattie had died under the electric
current, there was virtually no demon
stration, grim visaged men in the
main contenting themselves by walk
ing silently away,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-30
TO BLOW UP GOV. TENER,
Postal Authorities At Charleroi, Pap
Examine Package With Internal
Machine.

Pittsburgh.-What is believed to
have been an attempt to inJure GOV
John X. Tener, of Pennsylvania, or Il
not that, a practical joke that might
have been serious, was discovered al
Charleroi, the home of the Governor
Several days ago Governor IeneT
received through the mail a paste
board cylinder 1t was about elsh'
inches long. At one end OF the tuoe
was a small picture of Colonel Roose
welt. The package had been mailed
from Philadelphia.
The Governor did not like the ap
pearance of the cylinder and turned ].
over to Postmaster j. h. McArdIe' OF
Charleroi. 1t was locked in a slIoNs
box awaiting the coming of Postol'lce
Inspector Williams on his regular
tour.
Inspector Williams saturated INC
contrivance with water and aIteF "'''
ing some time opened It with pei"
knife. .
The outer cover was labeled WIN
printed slip reading, "MemoFia' "
States heroes dedicated.
Inside was found powder u'A'O
with substance as yet unknown.
In the middle of the package was
match, while in one end was a piece
30 stoel neculiarly bent, which, Wheh
removed, would have a tendency "
light the match. A bullet-shaped piece
of lead of about 22.calibre size also
was found.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-30
READY TO MEET THE PEOPLE
Imperial Troops Ordered Not To
Attack Rebels - Ex.Minister
Tang Shae vi As Inter
medlary.

Peking g.-Tank Shae VI, ex-Mnister
Of Posts and Communications and
prime mover in the scheme for settling
the future government of the coun'
try by conference OF representatives
of the provinces, refused to retain his
portfolio in Premier Yuan's Cabinet
in order that he might retain freedom
to approach both the Government ana
revolutionarles in the interest OF
peace.
He left here last week disheartened
by the Premier's answering support
of the dynasty, but returned to Peking'
having decided to renew his efforts,
and discussed compromise with
Yuan Shi Kai.
"The Government" said Tang, lis
now willing TO meet the people, but
the matter of abdication of the Throne
will not be pressed unless the com
promise scheme fails. The Premier
desires to prevent further fighting and
agrees not to attack the insurgents
anywhere, although the lmperialists
must fight If attacked. The move
ment of troops against the Shan'si
reyolutioniaries accordingly has been
abandoned.
"The situation at Nanking is beyond
the Governments tontrol. General
Chang is acting on his own response
bility. and his defeat is only matter
of time. The Government has no
sympathy with him.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-30

The thing about Paris that seems
to have most impressed our great fel
low American. Edison, is that the
Clamps Elysees is twilight lane In
the country compared with the great
white way in little old New York II
is to be presumed that this is the
fault of Paris age Being some thou.
sand years tie senior of Manhattan
she is rather averse TO casting too
much illumination on her features
the same feeling has been known by
a part OF humanity it is said. 1t takes
irrepressible youth to stand the daz
zle of Broadway But II Paris
doesn't burn so many electric lights.
1t has charms that Gotham cannot
match.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-30

Alfred Tennyson Dickens from far
away Australia plunges Boston fem.
ininity into gloom by observing that In
respect TO ankles the beefy sort
greatly outnumber those graceful ap
pendages that linger so much longer
in a mans memory" says the Boston
Globe This is one of the effects OF
the recent rainy weather. and is not
10 be taken too seriously Besides, so
far as our observation goes, The criti
cism is grossly exaggerated. not to
say unfounded Mr. Dickens must
have poor vision or perhaps he spent
all his time in the shopping district
where. to be frank. the display OF an
kles is very prosaic. Our women who
are striving to be beautiful Of course
will feel downcast over the unarustic
picture that Mr. Dickens frames. Our
ladies are accustomed to reduce their
weight or increase their avoirdupois'
as the case may be- to become more
Venuslike, but nobody yet has ever ad'
vertised an anklereducing emporium
nor does 1t seem possible that such an
establishment could operate to advan.
tage. Probably this Dickens man, a
perfect Shylock on fashion, would sug
gest that a pound of flesh be taken
from each ankle. so that It might lin
ger longer in his memory.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-30
EederaI Officials and Recall.

Washington. Federal officials
should not be invested with the power
of the recall by their right to dismiss
accounting officers who pass upon
their expenditures of public money, ac-
cording to r. J. Tracewell, comptroller
of the Treasury. In his annual re-
port just made public he describes
this authority as "only another eX-
preston of the popular fallacy now
affecting considerable part of our
people, known as the recall of
Judges" He expressed the belief
that the accounting officers should be
directly responsible to Congress alone
for their official actions.