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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
SYNOPSIS OF MESSAGE
OF GOVERNOR HOOPER

| In his message sent to the legislature
Gov. Hooper recommends:
Law forbidding members of the leg
islature to practice law representing
clients having claims of any character
before state or seeking pardons.
Permanent business system for aud
! iting accounts of state institutions.
Compensation for members OF state
board of charities and subcommittee
for services to state.
Appropriation to cover expense Of
law suit seeking to prevent pollution
of Pigeon and French Broad rivers.
To require counties to make provis-
ion for incarcerating insane in places
other than the county jails.
Abolition of fee system, putting off,
cials on salaries, TO become effective af-
ter present officials terms expire.
Refundlng bond issue at low rate of
interest, with immunity from taxation,
and with provisions for taxing bonds
if at high rates of interest.
Reformatory for colored children.
Judicious consideration of all appli-
cations for appropriations.
Payment of reasonable amount for
expenses to members of state b1ard of
education.
Law preventing board of education
members from accepting any office
within the gift of the board in less
than one year after retirement from
board.
Liberal appropriation for geological
survey and immigration bureau.
Urges encouragement of sentiment
turning tide of immigration from west
to south, with especial reference to BEN
efitting Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
THE RAILWAY WORLD
ON DEVELOPMENT

Philadelphia, March 29.-The rail-
way World in commenting editorially
on the work done by the railways of
tho United States to aid in the devel-
ment of the territory traversed by their
lines, in referring to this work in the
south says:
"In no section of the country, more
than in the south, have these efforts
to awaken the people to a realization
of the great wealth which lies dormant
through lack Of proper development,
been more persistently carried on. The
prime mover in that section of the
country has been the Southern Rail-
way aad perhaps no single man in the
history of railway development has
performed so effective work along these
lines as has the president of that great
system. For years Mr.. Finley's faith
and enthusiasm in the ability of the
south to take advantage of its vast re-
sources, has never wavered. Through
his untiring efforts he has been respon-
slble for no small part of that enthusi-
asm and confidence which is now pre-
vailing in that section of the country
and which means SO much for future
development and prosperity.
"The enthusiasm with which nine
Thousand delegates to the Southern
| (N0pa m roi al (JanOroco hold 1oct ryoaIz
in Atlanta and who represented every
important trade organization in the
southern states, greeted every express
sion of confidence in the south's future
was a revelation to the big men of bus
mess and state, who, from all sections
OF the country, went to Atlanta to par
ticipate in the activities of the con-
gress. While not presuming to trace
the influence of this movement unduly
to the railroads of the south, well in
formed men in that section will not
deny that the effective educational
work of the railroads has proved no
small factor in bringing about the
present nlghly!encouraglngc conditions.
If the value Of such work was more
fully recognized and appreciated by
the public, much of the unreasoning
of the present day void be replaced by
feeling of gratitude and an honest de-
sire to conserve those interests which
are constantly striving to increase the
development and prosperity of the
communities and localities which they
serve. Furthermore, the fact that these
activities are based largely on business
principles, does not in the least detract
from their value, nor from the credit
of those whose initiative and unfiag-
ging energy have made them great
public benefactors.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS WORTH.

Spartanburg is offering music
this year that costs her ten thou
sand dollars. Her South Atlantic
States Music Festival for 1911
represents that much and may GO
higher. The reason is that some
of the most noted musicians in
the world have been engaged and
the prices they charge correspond
with their regulations. Thel ist
includes Nine. Lillian Nordica,
soprano; Signor Antonio Scott,
baritone; Nine. Alice Nelson,
soprano; the NewYork Symphony
quartette composed of Miss Flor
ence Hinckle, soprano; Miss Chris
tine Miller, contralto; Albert
Ouesnel, tenor, and Arthur Mid
dleton, baritone. In addition
there is Walter Damrosco with
the New York Symphony orches-
ira of fifty pieces. Probably no
such combination of talent was
ever gotten together before in a
city the size of Spartanburg. Yet
the prices are the same as always.
There will be five concerts Begin
ming the evening of April Doth,
tickets for the whole five selling
for only six dollars. This makes
an average price of one dollar
and twenty cents when to hear
any one of the concerts in New
York or Chicago would cost from
three to five dollars. Then, there
is the festival chorus of two hum
dred voices going with and add
ing to the enjoyment of the occa-
sion. Special arrangements are
made for the care of out of town
visitors in the auditorium. In
quiries addressed to the festival
committee will be promptly ans
wered.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
BANK MERGER PREVENTED
Charged That Bank Loaned Al
most Almost All It Capt.
tai to One Concern

Bristol, March 28.-The Citi-
zens bank, of Bristol, Tenn, was
today put in the hands of a re-
ceiver, upon application of r. L.
Blevins and others. E. X. Bach
man was appointed receiver and
has taken charge of the affairs of
the bank.
The sum of about $50, 900,
which had been deposited in an
other bank of Bristol by Balti-
more syndicate, to be used in
financing proposed merger of
the Citizens bank and Bank of
Bristol, was attached by J. H. Nc.
Cue, a stakeholder and director of
the Citizens bank.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
EXTENTIONs IN GEORGIA

Atlanta, March 29.-Extensiye i'm
provements on the line between Allan
ia and Macon, involving tho laying of
about twenty miles of passing tracks
and revision of grades are to be made
at once by the Southern Railway, &C.
cording to announcement given out to-
day by the assistant to the president,
The passing tracks will be of latest de.
sign, known as lap-sidings, which
greatly. facilitates the movement OF
trains. These tracks will be placed at
intervals of about five miles aud each
will be long enough to accommodate
four trains. This additional trackage
will give many of the advantages of
double tracks and will greatly increase
the capacity of this important line
over which, in addition to the freight
and local passenger service the through
passenger trains of the Southern be-
tween Florida and the west are hsnd-
led. During the tast few months the
Southern has completed the work of
Strengthening the bridges on this line
and is now operating its heaviest loco
motives over it.
These Improvements will add great
ly to the facilities ior handling both
freight and passengers over this line
and will prove of benefit not only to
the territory Immediately served but to
shippers and passengers using it for
through commerce and travel. The
expenditures involved are being under
taken by the Southern Railway Com
pany in the desire to give its patrons
the best of service and to provide for
the great increase of business that is
hoped for in the future.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
PANT Lick Sick Lady

Paint Lick, Ky.-Mrs. Mary Freeman,
of this place, says, Before / commence
ed to take CarGui, suffered so much
from womanly trouble, was so weak
that | was down on my back nearly all
the time. Cardu has done me more good
than any medicine ever took In my
life" You need not be afraid to take
Cardui. 1t is no new experiment. Com.
posed Of gentle-acting, herb ingredients,
it has been found to safely relieve head
ache, backache and similar famale trou-
bles. Try it for your troubles. 2w
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
pointnent

The Nashville Tennessean and Amer
lean has had to go to Chattanooga to
find an object lesson of law enforce
ment and quotes a city official as say
ing ''the lid is on tight in Chattanoo-
ga, and writes half-column editorial
upon the discovery. The paper is care
fully silent as to the "lid" in Nashville
which has been lost, in spite of the
fact that Gov. Hooper is doing bust
ness in the capitol city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
CHARTER GRANTED FOR
NEW ELECTRIC ROAD

Nashville, March ga charter was
issued by the state recently to the
Elizabethton, Milligan and Johnson
City Electric Railroad company, Car
ter county, capital $4,000, insorpor-
ators, w. &. Payne, James III. Smith,
A. b. Brannon,i w. e. Burchfeld,
]. N. lnders and J. G. Burchfield.
The road will be built and operated
from johnson City to Milligan col
lege, in Carter county, and from that
point via Oak Grove to Elizabethton.
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Answers Criticism.

When l came to Nashville this
time as a state senator, some of my
enemies frequently said that | could
not accomplish anything for the PEG.
pie or the republican party. Now
they are saying that | was very large
ly instrumental in slipping the
most important Office in the state,
together with about 81 SOC, 900 per
annum for two years out of the
possession of a democrat and placing
it in the hands of a republican for
safe keeping. And strange to say,
some Of the distinguished republic
cans, who should have aided me in
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
EX-MAYOR JOHNSON
TAKES TURN FOR WORSE

Cleveland, o., March 2s.-As a
result of his exertions when lie
sat up in an easy chair for several
hours, Tom L. Johnson, who suf-
fered a relapse i'll his illness ten
days ago, is reported to be rot so
well. Mr.. Johnson passed rest
less night and day, his attendants
said. He received many visitors
today, but word from those who
left the sick bed was not encour-
aging.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
HAVE PEACEFUL MEETING

The board of mayor and alder
men was In session last night, but
since neither the "cow question
nor the commission form of city
government" was discussed, the
evening was quiet and only rou-
tine matters were discussed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
EPWORTH LEAGUE DELE
GATES ARRIVE FRIDAY

Delegates to the Epworth League
convention to be held at the First M.
Z. church in this city will begin to ar
rive Friday afternoon for the opening
sermon of the convention at 7:3o Fri
day evening. AT that hour an address
will be made by Rev. II. B. Siansell.
of the University of Chattanooga, and
q social half hour will be a feature Of
the program for the evening. Many
from out Of the city are coming espe.
cially to hear Bishop Quayle's lecture
Saturday evening and his serm IN at
1890 Sunday morning. No admission
will be charged at any time during the
convention.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
REFUSED TO POSE
FOR NEGRO MAN

Chicago, March 29. The race
question came up in the Art Insti,
tutc and for time threatened to
disrupt class when a white girl
who had been recently employed as
a model refused to pose while a
negro student remained in the room.
After a consultation with his fell
low students, the negro artist to
whom exception had been taken. re-
lieved the situation temporarily by
walking from the class room.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
Montgomery's indicator intimate

Montgomery's indicator intimates
that Statesman Sells may not be able
to get the senate to confirm his recent
appointments of postmasters at Bris-
tol, Elizabethton and Jonesboro, as
''There is many a slip between the cup
and the lip" Not for Sammy, Bill,
he and Taft will attend to the matter
of confirmation with another recess ap,
pointment.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
GREENEVILLE COURT
POSTPONED A MONTH

Knoxville, March 2S.-It has
been announced that the term of
United States district and circuit
court, which was to have been
held in Greeneville commencing
April 8, has been postponed by
Federal Judge e. T. Sanford, UNI
til Monday, May s. This is the
second time that postPonement
of this term has been made. The
hearing of the case Of the United
States versus large quantity OF
coca-cola has necess;tated the
postponement of the term.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30

Constantinople, March %. Col. Won
Schlisting, one Of the German instruc-
tors in the Turkish army, was shot
dead on the parade ground today by an
Albanian soldier. 1t was an act Of
vengeance, the officer having been rep
rimanding the soldier for slackness.
The assassin was placed In chains.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
WHY FOLK
NOT WANTED
TELLS OF CAMPAIGN CHECK
Given By Treasrer Taylor to Help
Hooper Win Race and the
Governors Thankful Note

Nashville, March 2o.-John c
Houk, republican senator from
Knox county, comes forward in ;
statement today answering the crit
cisms made of him by the Nashville
papers in the Hooper-Folk incident.
Senator Hooks Statement.
| / am getting old, and news
paper bosh does not worry or con
Germ me like it did in my younge
days" said Senator Houk. II am
by the criticisms of certain unfai
newspapers, growing out of the visi
of the legislative refunding commit
tee to Chicago and New York, Xix,
the late United States circuit judge
John Baxter-was by the alleged
large law practice of a former mayor
Of Knoxville, who had moved to the
city of New York to practice his
profession. Frequent reports came
back to Tennessee that this lawyer
was making at least SIoo,oo pei
year and had an office force of a
dozen clerks. A distinguished state
judge inquired of Judge Baxter one
day how he could account for this
lawyer, who could not make living
practicing law at Knoxville, making
500, 900 a year, ETC., in New York
city. Judge Baxter replied that the
answer was easy. When pressed for
the answer the distinguished federal
Judge replied that these reports are
mostly lies.
" The real fact is that the refund
ing committee met in my room in
the Hermitage hotel and, on my own
motion, the statefunding board,
consisting of Governor Hooper,
Comptroller Dibrell and Treasurer
Taylor, together with Secretary
Blake of said board, was invited to
accompany the committee to Chi
cago and New York. The motion
was made for the purpose of surren-
dering the functions of the legisla-
tive committee to its invited guests.
For some reason, doubtless satisfac-
tory to himself, Governor Hooper
declined to accept the invitation, and,
in some way not known to me. de-
signated a private citizen to take his
place on the funding board for the
trip at least. 1t was after the COM
mittee had arrived at Chicago that
first heard of the governors action. |
| said then, as | say now, that | do
not think that it was very diplo-
matte course for him to pursue, in
view of the fact that he had sought
to defeat the election of Mr.. Taylor
a republican, as state treasurer, with
the very democrat whom he sought
10 substitute for himself on the state
funding board. The governors ac-
ion at least had the appearance of
emphasizing the fact that he was
we'll satisfied with his recent effort
20 defeat a republican with demo-
rat for the Office of state treasurer.
Beyond this criticism, privately made.
If the governors conduct in relation
% this matter, | did not go, and it is
positively not true that l either in
luenced, or sought to influence,
Secretary Blake in suggesting by
wire to Mr.. Folk that he should not
accompany the legislative commit
zee, though / did approve his course.
t Mr.. Blake's action in sending any
UGH telegram was anything, it was
'oluntary.
Answers Criticism.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30

Rev. L. B. Stivers was visitor
at the West Side school yesterday.
D. NJ. Scerry is in the city and
will probably remain here until
the opening of the baseball season.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30

the best of service and to provide TO
the great increase of business that i
hoped for in the future.
the aforesaid performance, hav'
grown to believe me to be such ;
dangerous character that they deem
it necessary to warn the people tina
am about to steal and carry ava.
81. soc, 900 of The state funding
bonds. One can only guess wha
they will next accuse me of. To bs
perfectly frank, | do get some salts
faction cut of the knowledge that
have been, in a measure, instrument
tai in turning, in a sense, the fl
nances of Tennessee, for the first
time since the organization of the
national republican party over to MOI
only a true man, but true republi.
can. 1t is we'll for the people -oi
Tennessee that this has happened.
Without rejecting upon any one, as
general proposition | think it is a
good thing for the people to get a
peep at their own books through
new eyes once in a while.
The abuse and misrepresenta-
ton of our new state treasurer by a
few small men, oyerRowing with
prejudice and jealousy, do not hurt
him. The attempt to question his
republicanism by a few democratic
newspapers that have for many
years stood for bad democratic poll
tics is ridiculous. Some men would
have the republicans believe that
Tom Taylor is not true to his party.
A better republican never lived, and
as evidence that he was true to Gov.
Hooper as the republican nominee
in 1910, | may be pardoned for say
ing that have seen a check signed
by G. T. Taylor and made payable
to Ben w. Hooper for 500 during
the last November campaign. This
check was cashed and Mr.. Taylor
received a letter from Mr.gHooper
him for his loyal services
in the campaign. Under ordinary
it might look best not to
such a matter in the public
print, bur the persistent falsehoods
that are being circulated against the
party population of MIR. Taylor,
think, furnish sufficient justification
Tor the statement of these facts.
Says Conspiracy Afoot.
While our MIND is on the
question of refunding the public
1ebt of nearly $4,000, 900, let me
add simply by way of warning to
The people, that great many OF
he clap trap publications now
being made about this matter are
simply symptoms, in my opinion,
If an organized conspiracy to pre-
vent at this session of the legisla-
.ure the Legislation necessary at
his time to a refunding of the
public debt in 1918 favorable to
he best interests of the people.
n my opinion, the ground work
S being laid by coterie of finan-
:iers-democrats and republicans
who have had their way for
many years in manipulating Ten
lessee finances, to delay legisla-
i've action on the state debt ques-
ion until 1913. If this is done,
he state will be placed at a very
.reat disadvantage for want OF
ime in dealing with its bond
folders, and, in the end, will
oubtless be filched out of mill
on or two of dollars. To refund
Ter public debt, Tennessee is not
ecessarily compelled to have the
ervices of just any old crowd of I
nancial manipulators suggested
y politicians. These are new :
ines, and new men and condi- [
ons must be reckoned with.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30
STACK CASE MAYssEs
ezza BE COMPROMISED

st. Louis, March 29.--The trial OF
the case of Richard b. Stack, OF Es-
canada, Mich, on the charge of kid
mapping his boy, King Stack III, from
the home of his former wife's relatives
here, was postponed this morning I'M
til this afternoon. -'s go
hSAttorneys fol. the state and defense
conferred before court opened and 1t
was unoflicially stated that compro-
mise might be reached. Stack was
called to appear in court April 3rd, to
show cause why writ of habcas cor
pus, asked by Mrs. Oricn Ailen-Stack-
Burbank, of Nashville, Tenn, his for
mer wife, should not be sued TO com
pei him TO surrender the boy to the
mother.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30

Mrs. w. M. Netherland and
sons returned yesterday from Eu-
tbs, Fla, where they spent the
winter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-30

Jesse S. Smith was prominent
visitor in the city yesterday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-25

A midnight run from Old Point Com
fort TO williamsburg and daylight
run from the latter point to Richmond
was the record made by Mr.. Lewis
Kaufman in his six cylinder Locomo
bile car, Monday.
II was Mr.. Kaufman. with Chauffeur
Theodore KidwelL who took the Rich
mond Virginian scouting party. In
Guiding MIR. Fred Sitterding. from
Richmond TO Newport News. and Old
Point. Saturday. Here the party di-
vided, one OF the representatives of the
virginian returning to Richmond by
train while the others remained over
until Sunday night To be exact. they
remained until Monday morning. for II
was precisely 1880 a. NJ, a half hour
past midnight, when Nh Kaufman
took the wheel OF the big six and the
party left the Chamberlin Hotel. Old
Point. on their way back.
The LIGHTS from the big lamps fiared
across the road a. the car sped across
the bridge. raced through Phoebus and
ate up the road to Newport News.
Fritz Eitterding expressed doubts at
times about MIR. Kaufman's knowledge
OF tho way. while Chauffeur kidweli
respectfully suggested that he take the
wheel. Mr.. Kaufman remained deaf to
along the smooth shell road that the
Newport News citizens have built we'll
up to the Williamsburg boundary.
There was no doubt about the time
the car rolled into Williamsburg. for
the ancient capital has way OF an
nouncing to the tourist that he has
arrived within its precincts.
The car takes a wild heave. bound,
strains at Its springs and dives ahead
and the occupants know that they
have crossed the Williamsburg line. 1t
is a case OF dumping the. bumps" No
less than seven OF these biliows are
encountered in the streets of Williams
burg. They may be drains or merely
littie mounds but they are there all
right, and woo to the auto with weak
springs. The Williamsburg bumps
will rip body from chassis IL the
driver il not unusually careful.
Superintendent Manvtlle. who IL con-
structing the new peninsula highway.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-25
SCOUT CAR IN RECORD RUN
Mr. LEWIS KAUFMAN
FROM WILLIAMSBURG FAST TINE
PENINSULA

says that when the work Is finished the
worst spots will be right in the good
old town of Williamsburg. He laughed
as he referred to the bounding main.
the name bestowed upon the princi-
pie thoroughfares by MIR. Kaufman
But that Is depression.
Mr.. Kaufman and his companions hit
the first bump sometime after two
O'Clock. for ii was just AIS when the
car drew up in front OF the Capitol
Inn. They had made the run from Old
Point In one hour and forty five min
utes. pretty fair time for a midnight
run over unfamiliar roads for forty one
miles,
AT Williamsburg the party decided
to wait for the dawn, so most OF them
wertt TO sleep In tlfe car Z he decision
was due TO the fact that Mr.. kauf-
man was out-voted on the proposition
to run her right up to Richmond
Chauffeur kidwell particularly object
ed, unless the wheel was turned over
to him MIR. kidwell has no desire to
emulate the example Of the famous
Barney Oldneld. He has no ambition
TO be Tied the Terror" in imitation
Of wild Bob" Burrnan. nor has he
any longing to follow the road taken
by the lamented Lewis Strang. In
fact Mr.. Kidwell IL most careful
chauffeur, and loves his car with a de-
votion seldom given to ordinary idols.
So the quartet in the car dozed until
cock crow broke in on their dreams
and at 4 80 O'Clock started for Rich
mond.
Over the Williamsburg road they few
for Toano. Mr.. Kaufman at the wheel
and the bright breeze OF the morning
smarting the eyes of the lone passen-
ger without goggles. The speedo-
meter was showing from fifty to fifty
five miles and every now and then
one OF the pair In the tonneau would
timidly inquire II they we're not taking
the turns too quickly. But these In
quiries were unnoticed by the silent
Mr.. Kaufman, who sat with his eyes
glued ON the road ahead.
Through Barhamsville rushed the car
and then came to the stretch below
Slatersville. where the heavy going was
experienced Saturday. The sun had
aided the good roads movement. had