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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
AS To
MARTIN SENTENCE

Newark, N. j., Jan. 21.-Ar-
gument was heard today by
Judge Ten Eyck concerning
the sentence to be pronounced
on Mrs. Carolina B. Martin,
who recently pleaded non-vult
to manSlaughter in connection
with the death of Ocey w. M.
Snead, the victim of the East
Orange bath tub mystery.
Attorney Samuel KaliSch,
arguing for Mrs. Martin, de-
clared the prisoner had not ad-
mitted anything that would
show criminal intent. She ad-
mitted, continued Mr.. Kalisch
that she had given Ocey Snead
morphine to induce sleep on
the night of the tragedy, as she
had done on other occasions.
When she saw how the drug
had affected Ocey she put the
woman in cold water in the
bath tub in hope of reviving
her. When she finally realized
Ocey's condition she became
greatly alarmed and went back
to New York half crazed over
the result of the treatment she
had given her daughter.
Mr.. Kalisch secuted the story
that Mrs. Martin and her sisters
had plotted against the life of
Ocey Snead in order to obtain
the insurance on the young wo-
man.
Prosecutor Mott said he had
become more and more con-
vinced that a deliberate crime
had been committed crime
in which all three sisters had
played their little part. Mr..
Mott said that in his opinion
Mrs. Martin was perfectly sane
peculiar and abnormal
and he asked that severe pun
ishment be meted out to her.
Judge Ten Eyck said he saw
no occasion for further delay in
the case and would pronounce
sentence on Monday next.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
TEXTILE
NOVELTY
PLANT
SOON TO BE
ESTABLISHED
kIEkn nhnAITnIr nnnnnIRIn
NEAR CARNEGIE CROSSING.
New Company Organized With
$4,000 Capital Headed BY
Hickory, ~. c. Capitalist

Hickory, N. c., Jan. 49,
J. H. Hice has sold his interest
in the firm of Ivey & Hice COM
pany, incorporated, to L. Flag
ler. This company was organ
lied two years ago for the
manufacture of textile nov
elites. One year ago the cap
ital stock was increased and the
capacity of the plant doubled.
1t is announced that still further
increases will now be made.
Mr.. Hice will erect a similar
plant at Johnson City, Tenn,
having formed a company of
Johnson City capitalists for that
purpose. This new company
will be capitalized at $4,000
and will manufacture picker
sticks, rug straps, loom supplies
and wheel and table rims.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
COOKE COUNTIAN IN
JAIL IN NEW MEXICO

Newport, Jan. 21.-News has
recently reached his friends here
that Ed McNabb, formerly of this
place, is in Jail at Vaughn, New
Mexico, charged with murder.
The story goes that he had diff
ferences with a man named Har-
gis and when Hargis was muir
dered suspicion pointed to Nc
Nabb and be was finally arrested
and placed in Jail. 1t is said
Hargis had been shaved and was
standing in front of a mirror put
ting on his collar and tie when
shot was fired from an upstairs
window across the street which
killed him instantly.
1t is said McNabb had a room
in the building from which the
shot was fired. McNabb claims
he did not fire the shot and does
not know who did do it and there
is no direct evidence.
McNabb is we'll remembered
here and is related to many of
the best people in Cooke county.
He was assistant postmaster a
number of years under Alex Ra-
gan, and married Miss Matte
Ragan, who was also employed
in the Office. They went to No
wato, Okla, and from there to
Vaughn, New Mexico, where
Miss Bessie Ragan married Albert
E. Stone, wealthy lumberman.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
GIFT OF $4,000 TO
BRISTOL INSTITUTION

Bristol, Jan. 21.-Virginia Institute,
the big Baptist school in this city, of
which DR.. J. T. Henderson, formerly
of Jefferson City, is president, has just
received $4,000 through the Virginia
Baptist Educational commission, with
which it will lift mortgage on the
property. The school will not be re-
quired to repay the loan or pay any
interest as long as it continues Bap-
tist institution. To guard against this
a mortgage for this amount has Just
been taken on the school by the state
commission.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
ELECT SENATORS
BY DIRECT VOTE

Washington, Jan. 2I.-As he has
done many times within the twenty
FIVE years that he has been in public
life, Senator Isidore Rayner, of Ma
ryland, yesterday in the senate advo-
Gated the adoption of the resolution
looking to the election of United
States senator's by direct vote of the
people.
Saying that the subject had re-
ceived so much attention as to rem
der full discussion unnecessary. MIR.
Rayner said that he would vote for
the resolution, in obedience to the
demands of the people, even though
not favorable to the proposition
himself. Still he declared himself to
be earnestly and sincerely for the
amendment, and would advocate it
with all his strength before the peo-
pie of his state.
While" he said, in another
connection, :" l am opposed to
amending the constitution except
when the public sentiment of the
country demands it, andl while | am
not led away in the slightest degree
by popular passion or cIsmor, this
great reform, in my opinion, must
no longer be thwarted or impeded.
Reading every utterance of the con-
vention that framed the constitution,
so far as the same has been recorded,
l never can acquiesce in the doc
trine that senator represents his
state in political capacity in any
greater degree than he does the
people of the state that he repre-
sents."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
RUN OVER TWICE
BY INTERURBAN

Muskegon. Mich, Jan, al
With his legs cut off at the knees by
an interurban car here yesterday,
John Howard, railroad employe,
had the horrifying experience Of
having his cries misunderstood so
that the car was reversed and passed
over him a second time. 1t is not
believed that he can survive his in
juries. Howard's foot was caught
in frog when the car first struck
him. 1t was before daylight and
the crew could not see him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
HOBBLE SKIRTERS WANT
MORE STEPS UPON CARS

Providence, R. L., Jan. 23.-Ad-
vocates and wearers of the fashion
able hobble skirts in this city have
presented formal petition to the
city council, soaking to compel the
street railway companies of this city
to place more steps upon the street
cars. 1t is claimed that the difficult
ties encountered by wearers of hob
bic skirts, in climbing upon the cars
with high steps, render the addition
al steps necessary to the comfort of
women when attired in the modern
habiliment decreed by fashion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
No Slavery to Work.

Deskins, Va.-Mrs. Mary A. Vandyke,
in letter from Deskins, says 81 had
serious female troubles, lasting 40 days
at time. | was so weak could hardly
walk, so tried Cardui. Soon was bat
ter. Now | am we'll" If you suffer
from any form of womanly pain or weak
ness take Cardui, the Noman's tonic.
Cardu will lift you out of the misery
and WEAKNESS, caused by womanly weak
ness, and help you to see to see the
bright side of life. Try it, Your drug
gist sells it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
CATARRH CAN NOT BE CURED

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they can
not reach the seat of the disease Catarrah is
a blood or constitutional disease, ard In order
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one OF the
best physicians in this country for years and
is a regular prescription. 1t is composed Of
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mu-
cous surfaces. The perfect combination of the
two INGREDIENTS is what produces such won-
derful results in curing catarrh Send for tes-
timonials free
f. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
WAS A SHOCK
TO WALL STREET
FUNERAL WILL Be TODAY
Sudden Demise of President of
Equitable Life DistresseS Busi-
ness World IN Cabinet.

New York, Jan. 2o.-The busi-
ness and financial world in general, ,
and life insurance circles in particu-
lar, were slow in recovering today
from the shock caused by the sud-
den death last night Of Paul orton,
president of the Equitable Life As
surance society and secretary of the
navy in President Roosevelts cab
met. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon from ST..
Thomas Episcopal church. The
burial will be in Woodlawn ceme-
terry here.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
UNCLE SAM AFTER
MORE TERRITORY

Guayquil, Ecuador, Jan. 49,
President-elect Estrada called to.
gether the more prominent citizens
of this city and discussed with them
an intimation from the United
States that the Galapagos Islands
might be least for term of ninety
nine years for the sum of $4,000,
600.
Those present were unanimous in
the feeling that such proposal
should be rejected, as the acceptance
of it would be unpatriotic.
President Alfaro is here, During
his absence from the capital, Carlos
Freile Zaldumbide is performing the
duties of the chief magistrate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
IN THE HALL
OF THE HOUSE

Nashville, Jan. 21.- The legis-
lative committee on the inaugural
of Gov. ELECT Hooper decided that
the exercises would be held in the
hall of the house as heretofore.
The committee gave considera-
tion to the idea of holding the
exercises in the Ryan auditorium,
but decided adversely to this sug-
gestion.
The exercises will take place
Wednesday morning at IL o'clock.
The music will be furnished by
the industrial school band.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
DEMOCRACY TO
PREPARE FOR 1872

Washington, Jan. 23.-In prepara-
tion for the 1912 politica, campaign a
call has been issued by the board Of
directors of the national league of DEM
ocfatic clubs fora conference in Indi-
annapolis April IL and 10, at which
prominent democrats from all over the
country may discuss plans for an active
and systematic contest.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26

The possession Of the Galapagos
Islands, because of their strategetical
position near the Panama canal, has
been matter of diplomatic discus
sion for some years. Great Britain
and France have both been reported
as coveting a foothold there. Wash
ington has not heretofore publically
figured in the matter, but the i'm
portance of naval base so near the
canal is understood readily, especial
ly now that the question of fortify-
ing the Panama canal is under con-
sideration.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
GENERAL GATES LEAVES
FOR SCENE OF WARFARE

Washington, Jan. 21.-Attorney-Gen-
eral Gates left last night for Nashville.
AS previously wired he spent most of
the week here taking depositions in
the boundary dispute between Tennes-
see and North Carolina. He told sew
eral congressman before his departure
the investigation as far as it had gone
was quite satisfactory.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
KnOWnby Other Names.

There are no set of diseases so misnamed
as those that perpain to the stomach, liver
and bowels. Many think their nerves are
deranged, their heart diseased, their kidneys
weak, their blood impure, when in reality
they-have stomach or bowel trouble Try
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, the wonderful
regulator, and see how quickly you will find
yourself cured.
1t is absolutely guaranteed to do what is
claimed and if you want to Try it before
buying, send your address for free sample
bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co., II9 Caldwell
Bldg, Monticello, Ill. 1t is sold by all
dealers at soc and 81 bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
DECLINED THE CALL.

Morristown, January 23.-Rev.
Dwight Cameron, of this city, has
declined a call which he recently
received 10 the pastorate of the
Church of the Epiphany, Knox
vile.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
STAY IN MULE CARCASS
POISONS UNTO INSANITY

Q Blairsville, Ga, Jan. 21.-Bartow
Brown, tAe man who was sewed up in
the carcass of a mule while in an in
toxicated condition by some compan-
ions several weeks ago, has gone insane
as the result of blood poisoning con-
tracted from the mule carcass. The
four men responsible for the practical
joke, it is said, have fed the country.
Brown is not expected to recover,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
MORTON is BURIED.

New York, Jan. 23.-The fun
eral of Paul Morton, late presi-
dent of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society, who died under
such tragic circumstances, was
conducted Saturday at St. Thomas
church. Prior to this
public service there was a brief
private service at the Morton res
idence.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
REPORTERS BODY
RECOVERED

Cincinnati, Jan. 23--The body of
George Hayman, who was reporter
for the Cincinnati Enquirer, has been
recovered from the ruins of the Cham
Der of Commerce building, destroyed
by fire Jan. 10. This makes five bodies
found. One, still under the wreckage,
is that of Fred Selm, night engineer of
the Chamber Of Commerce.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26
LOCAL MAN
APPOINTED
SECRETARY TO GOV. SMITH
Jesse Ratliff Has Been Appointed
to Succeed Charles Beasley at
the Soldiers Home Here.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Representa-
tive Massey is officially notified that
well-known young man of Johnson
City, named Ratliff, has been appoint
ed at his request to $1,000 position
under Governor Smith at the Soldiers
Home there.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26

Have you a weak throat If so, you can
not be too careful. You can not begin
treatment too early. Each cold makes you
more liable to another and the last is always
the harder to cure. If you will take Cham
berlsin's Cough Remedy at the outset you
will be saved much trouble. Sold by all
dealers
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26

Jesse Ratliff, the young man referred
to in the above telegram, has been ap-
pointed private secretary to Col John
P. Smith, governor of the Soldiers
Home, to succeed Chas. G, Beasley,
resigned. Mr. Ratliff has been en-
ployed previously in the quartermas-
ter's department at the Home, and is a
and deserving young man,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26

Mrs. w. l.. Taylor went TO Knoxville
yesterday on No. Al to enter hospital
for treatment. She was accompanied
by DIR. W. Miller and her son, w. f.
Taylor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26

Tazewell Jan, pa movement is
on foot here to muster company of
Confederate veterans into the national
guard of the state.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-26

This is one of the new enter.
prises Johnson City will secure
this year. A site has been Sc
cured almost opposite the cross
ing of the Southern and c., C.
& o. railways in the Carnegie
yards, on the south side of the
Southern, and it is expected
that the work of erecting the
plant will begin within two
weeks. The plant will employ
20 men to start with and an
other feature will be soon ad-
ded that will require an ad-
dition of 20 men, making 40
skilled mechanics, who will be
given regular employment by
the new enterprise.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23
WE ARE GOING
TO SAY IT

BY L. Marguerite Untermann.
We've got something to say about
| this, we women. We always have
had too. Most men don't think so.
But well show 'em. We've never
been satisfied to slave for them.
We've always wanted equal suffrage,
even if we didn't know it BY that
name. We've had it at least sub
consciously for ages anG ages
I in vague way we've always
! struggled against man rule The
more silent the struggle was, the
more we've felt it. That is one raa-
son why men never would under
stand women. They were afraid OF
woman who thought for herself.
They weren't really so sure that
their logic was superior to Ours.
They just said it to convince them
selves. They didn't convince us.
Most men have been their moth
ers' sons. Abe Lincoln said he was.
Jusus Christ certainly was. The old
historians never could agree on Il
man good enough to be his father.
BUT they all agreed that Mary was
his mother.
The men can't deny that this rot
zen raie of parasites and political
machines was established without
the consent of wmen. We had moth
ing to do with it. Church and state
have idiotically driYelled for thous-
anus of years: Let women shut up
In meetings.. That sounds just like
Il man
The man whose mother is a rebel
and wants to say something about
her destiny. Will most likely he i
repei TOO The trouble is that so
many women have been broken in
spirit and heart that their sons be-
came soulless and without ambition
But every wholc-souled woman
VIII say emphatically: "Why shouia
YOU men do thus and thus for me.
When | am perfectly able to do it for
| MYSELF"
| Men get their best ideas from
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23
DOES CHARITY CONDONE THE
ROBBERY OF THE WAGE SLA VIZ?

Charity consists in giving to the
roor, and capitalism is founded upon
the presumption that the poor shall
continue 10 be robbed of the greater
part of the value of their labor, so
that charity and capitalism are the
positive and negative poles of the
same thing.
Those who offer charity on a
grand scale TO the poor also exploit
them on a grand scale For every
thousand dollars spent in their char
table projects, the Carnegie, Rookie
Teller, Longworth and other million
aire class take a million from the
poor IL profits, On UElaid labor.
Anyhow I cannot see why the
working class should he so generally
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23
ss1.JUSTIcEo, STlRS The
WRATH OF. PARSONS

JUSTICE stirred the bile of the
Rev DR.. Mcknight of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church OF Williamsburg.
when 1T published an anthem by
Ambrose Bierce, a man with an in
ternational reputation and the coz
trloution of sixteen-year-old boy.
Here are the contributions that
caused the gentleman OF the cloth
TO decide the whole Socialist party
was on the way TO the damnation
bow-wows:
Prayers of the Grafters.
Earl w. Devine.
Our laborers who are in Pittsburg.
He'll lowered be thy name,
Thy wages come
THY will be done
By the social grafters of this burg
Give us this day our daily graft
And lower US not to the working
class
For thine is the continued pow
The social Graft, forever and ever,
A graft.
The above is the expression OF a
l6-year-old lad. The very fact that
such things are coming from boys is
one of the greatest evidences Of how
far this revolutionary propaganda.
has permeated society.
a Rational Anthem.
Ambrose Bierce
My native country, thee
Sweet land of felony,
OF thee l sing;
Land where my fathers fried
Young witches and applied
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23
CORRESPONDENCE

Eagle, w. Va, Nov. II, 1911.
Editor Labor Argus:
Charleston, w. Va.
Dear comrade:
Please allow me space in your
paper to tell the public how the
laboring man is treated in the New
River coal fields. The miners at
Prudence. w. Va, came out, and
went to the superintendent and asked
that the weight be corrected. The
cars tnat had been weighing $500
pounds were only weighing $500
pounds. We went quietly and or
Gerly, but they called on the Bald
win men, and beat up some of the
men and blacklisted several, myself
among the number So we are not
allowed to work in the New River
field
l am at Eagle, on Kanawha, where
the laboring man has q little liberty.
In the New River field they say that
had too much to say, | preached
too much socialism to suit them, aud
they wanted to get me out of the
way, and they did
laboring class how to vote in the FIJI
ture.
| hope you will publish this. so
that the laboring class can see for
what they voted for. They are GET
ting just what they asked for on
last election day.
Yours for the revolution.
NJ n
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23

deprived of the ordinary necessities
and advantages of life, by poor
wages and bad working conditions,
in exchange for libraries, art acad-
emies, music halls. museums, swim
ming pools and church organs
Charity of the kind that the rich
pnilanthropists practice falls far
short of condoning the robbery of
unpaid wages. If the Industries
We're collectively owned, and run for
the benefit of society, instead of for
enrichinS the private purses of the
Capitalists, there would be no pow
erty, no strikes, no blacklists. and
no Charity; then the Developments OF
the arts and literature would so for
ward naturally as such. unsubsidized
by private capital
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23

deserz had. When asked why he
was moving again, all he could say
vas: BY God, sir. it's another
place." And that's all there is to
1t. because they seldom get another
Job If it's near election time, they
may get drink of rot-sut and a
cabbage leaf Havana, to last them
tai next election. No. Aunt Sam
Wouldn't allow these things.
Men think that il We get equal
suffrage, We'll Just rush into their
rotten kind of politics. But we
won't. There will be no need to do
that Wen just quietly vote the
socialist ticket and everything will
be done decently and in order.
We will make homes, for we will
get a chance to make real homes,
nothing like the kind that the men
have provided for us so far noor
things. I'm beginning TO feel sorry
for them-they must feel like
worms by this timel.
And We can stay in these homes
and take care of the girls and the
boys. bless their hearts, instead of
going out and shaving for a measiy
living in 4 dirty factory owned by
some filthy parasite.
Wen have time to look after our
girls then, and no nasty money
srabber shall sell any more white
slaves for mems profit and pleas
ure.
Male snobs rant about mo great
female artist, not even any more
great male artist in modern days,
no sculptor, no man or woman truly
great on their own merits" There's
reason. Only the fatheaded snob-
ocracy have an opportunity to study
art and science to any extent What
else can be expected from that class
who can say but what some poor,
starved, grimy. little slave in the
mills, dying of consumption before
she is fifteen years old, may have
had the spark of genius in her soul
pear under socialistic conditions?
Madam, your little girl with her
love for music might become a great
pianist, second to no man, if she
mad the opportunity to study. In
sleao, she serves IS a nurse girl
lor three dollars a week. working
about fifteen hours q day.
That's what Superior man-ru1e
is doing for her. Now let us do
something. Now is the time to do
it.
There's more truth than poetry
in this. But never mind. think
about it. I'll adjoarn the meeting.
II l could initiate Taft's COW like
grace, for which he is so famous.
would say: Thank You for your
Intelligent attention. Goodbye,"
But being mere woman I'll sim
ply say: Were going to have equal
Suffrage! We've got something to
say and were going to say it,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23
SOCIALIST PARTY
(By Clyde j. Wright.

How are you going to bring So
clailsm about?' This is a question
more often asked and lodged than
any>6ther ~ehe inquiry.
am thinking right now about a
petition being circulated in the So
clailst movement, addressed to the
senate and house of representatives.
requesting that constitutional
amendment be submitted to the
states cnfranchisinE women upoa an
equality of citizenship with men.
HOW are YOU going to bring il
ABOUT? The comrade who is out
making these petitions do duty can
understand how; he is working Mt
IL He is doing one of the MANY
Things that move toward socialism
Ihcse petitions will not brin :.
ABOUT socialism by themselves The
leiiow who waits, expecting by some
miraculous stroke to get socialism,