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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
ARE READY FOR BURINESs
VIII Consider No Prospect for
Peace Unless Limantour
Acts Immediately

Ell Paso, March 2I.-That Fran
cisco l. Madero, with 1000 insur-
retos operating south of Casas
Grandes, Mexico, and General
Orozo, with SO men, are arranging
their forces with the intention of
making a decisive attack in case
peace negotiations fail, was announc-
ed in insurrecto circle today.
The fact that Minister Imam
tour is in Mexico City with peace
proposals has not induced us to call
a halt in our actions" said Senator
Gonzales CARA, insurrecto secretary.
" Madero is now aligning his men
with a view of waging the bitterest
kind Of warfare if nothing comes of
the promises left by Lipantour be-
fore he departed from New York.
Diaz, at Mexico City. will have to
act quickly or Madero will not con-
slider there is any prospect of peace"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
THE MASS MEETING
LAST MONDAY NIGHT

The mass meeting which consid-
cred the commission form of govern
ment last Monday night, showed
pronouncedly the need of enforcing
some kind of rules of order. The
meeting was not boisterous, no riots
occurred requiring clubs instead of
rules, and more certainly could have
been accomplished had even rudi-
mentary rules been observed. c. L.
Marshall is a good chairman. He
stated his points succinctly, and
made his requests courteously and to
the point, but they were not observ-
ed by the speakers. Instead, inter-
ruptions, strayiHg from the points at
issue, and exceeding the time limit
for remarks were among the offences
INDUCED in. 1t is not to be expected
that every citizen should get text
book on Rules of Order" and
commit it to memory; in cases of
this kind common courtesy should
be sufficient, with respect for the
rulings of the chairman.
OF course it is well known fact
that most speakers are more interest
ed than interesting. There are
few exceptions. In discussions OF
this kind. therefore, could not more
be accomplished BY stating fact
then sitting down, instead of stand
ing up and prouncing words ?
Some of the speakers had the subject
in hand, members of the committees
for example, but most of those pres
ent had very little time in which to
prepare an elaborate extemperaneous
speech. That's excusable. Would
it not be better, then, to wait until
something is known before trying to
make a speech, and making instead |
a series of inappropriate remarks in
the wrong way.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
TWO PERSONS KILLED IN
STREET CAR ACCIDENTS

Memphis, March 2I.-Two
street car accidents, resulting in ia,
talities, occurred in Memphis this
afternoon. R. w. Gatewood, aged
81 years, a retired planter of Byhalia,
Miss, aIighting from an eastbound
car, was struck by another going in
the opposite direction. His skull
was fractured and he sustained in
ternal injuries. He died several
hours later. Mrs. Anna c. Doyle,
aged 10, attempted to cross the
track in front of an approaching car
and was knocked to the ground, sus-
tanning injuries similar to Mr.. Gate
wood. She died within half hour.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
LOCAL

Chancellor H. Fl. Haynes was
holding court in the city yester-
day.
J. J. Maupin, a hustling farmer
of Boones creek, was in the city
yesterday.
]. A. Susong, of Greeneville,
was a prominent visitor in the
city yesterday.
]. M. Room, of Columbus, Ohio,
was a prominent visitor in the
city yesterday.
Attorney Lambert, of Burns
vile, N. c., was transacting bus
mess in the city yesterday.
]. F. Crumley leaves today for
Washington, and will be away until
the end of this week.
George N. Barnes accompanied
Prof. James p. Gray to his home
on Buffalo Ridge yesterday.
Col. C. c. Collins was down from
Eliza e hton yesterday transact
ing business in Judge Haynes
court.
Mrs. Hiram Asbury, nee Miss
Pearl Summers, formerly of Bris-
toll, who has been critically i'll in
a hospital in Richmond, Va, is
improving. Her sister, Mrs. Paul
Delaney, of Washington. DC, is
with her during her illaess. -
Herald Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
BY WHITE
CARPENTER
.PEERING THROUGH KEYH0LE
Charged to Tuskcgee President
Who Accuses Attacker of
Felonious Assault

New York, March 2l.-Booker
7. Washington was brought into
the West SiXty-eighth street po-
lice station last night by rolice-
man who had chased him up Cen
trail Park west, after a Scuffle in
a hallway at 1lH West Sixty
third street. Albert Ulrich, a
carl enter, was arrested on Wash
ington's complaint, charged with
assault.
Ulrich told the police that his
wife complained that negro had
been hanging around the hallway
acting suspiciously. He walked
up to the man and asked him
what he wanted around there. No
reason being given, he grab.
bed the negro. In the mix-up
which followed Ulrich welded
his club and received the return
blow, which the negro admitted
he struck.
AT the poii;e station i, was not
until Washington nad proved his
identity that he was allowed to
go. Uiri,h urged his arrest.
At the Flower hospital it was
said Washington ha suffered two
decorations of the scalp, each
about four inches long; that his
right ear was split and he receive
ed several body bruises.
DR.. Washington came to New
York last Saturday to meet the
of Tuskegee Institute, D.
c. Smith, whom he was trying to
locate in West Sixty-third street
when the attack occurred.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
MRS. SCHENK IS
HELD FOR MURDER

Chicago, March 2I.-Mrs. Chas.
Schenk, who confessed she shot her
husband Saturday morning after a
night of revelry yesterday was held
to the grand jury on charge of
murder by the coroners jury. She
will remain under the surveillance Of
the police until after the funeral of
Schenk, after which she will be COM
mitted to the county Jail.
In giving her testimony Mrs.
Schenk related the incidents of the
party, which she said had been in
celebration of the fourteenth we'd
ding anniversary of " Chick y Fraser,
former National league baseball
player. She said she had been put
to bed by other women of the party
but was awakened soon after by
Schenk calling her from down stairs.
She got revolver, fearing burglars
and hurried to the top of the stairs.
Then she said she could see her
husband STOPPING on the stairs. She
admitted the revolver was discharged
but said she did not know of firing
the shot and had no knowledge of
the events Immediately after.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
HELP WANTED
AT POSTOFFICE

Official announcement has been
made that an examination for car
riers and clerks will be held at the
local postoffice on April 9th. This
is a special examination, and is held
because appointments in this city
are soon to be made. Citizens be-
tween IS and As are eligible, and as
very high salalaries are paid, it is ex-
pected that a number will try.
As government examinations are
very peculiar in many ways, no one
should try these examinations with
out thorough coaching by some
one who understands these pecu-
liarities. We learn that very COM
plete and thorough coaching, which
will cover every subject on the ex-
animation, can be obtained by send
ing four dollars to Franklin Institute,
Quick Preparion Department,
Rochester, N. Y. A thorough
brushing up by experienced instruc-
tors will work wonders, and may
place you in one of these positions
in very short time. II you wish to
try the examination, send this
amount for coaching at once. One
day lost may cause you to lose the
very lessons you will need most.
1I3-0t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
IN STREET OF
GILLESPIE, ILL
MILITIA ARRIVES LATER
Will March to Nearby Towns
Whether Billingerents Went
and Disarmed Them.

Gillespie, ILL.,, March alone
thousand strong and well armed,
the foreign-speaking coal miners Of
Benld, ILL.,, conducted a sunrise dem
onstration today against their Eng
disappearing brethren of the town
of Gillespie, commanding those who
stood upon the side walks to get in
line.
The procession came from Benld
stopped in at Mine No. 1, passed
through the main street of Gillespie,
thence on to Mine No. 3 and back
to Benld.
Caution of the older citizens and
business men of Gillespie against
violence probably prevented blood
shed.
Throughout the night vigilant
citizens of Gillespie patrolled the
streets of the entire town. They
had been warned that the Benld
miners were marching on Gillespie.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
COURT DECLINES
TO INTERFERE

Washington, March 2l.-The su
preme court of the United States de-
clined to interfere in the distribution
by the government of several million
dollars to the Cherokee Indians. The
court holds that the Indians have been
guilty or laches, or neglect of their lie.
gal interests in delaying SO long to
bring their action.
The indians claimed that the court
in 1905 decided that the government
owed the Eastern Cherokees over
S4,0OO,0OO as a balance including inter-
est, since 1913, due these Indians for
giving up their lands in the South At
lantic States, and decreed that this
sum should be distributed to the heirs
of the Cherokees of l846.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
HAD DRIVEN AMERICANS
Indvced Americans to Leave
Also, Bot Union Had Or
dered Latter Back

Gillespie, ILL.,. March 21.-Three
companies of the illinois national
guard arrived here this morning and
seven others are due today to quell the
outbreak of foreign miners who armed
with shot guns are driving American
workmen from the mines.
The Springfield company, with gat-
ling guns, detrained-at o'clock.
The 200 foreigners who left Benld
early today paraded to mine No. of
the Superior Coal company and drove
the Americans from the shaft. They
then returned through Gillespie and
continued to mine No. 3 where the
left the workings on the
Of the disturbers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN
GUEST OF HONOR

Lincoln, Neb., March 2I.-Be-
Xeen twelve and thirteen hundred
followers of William ]. Bryan last
night attendered him by the Lincoln
Bryan club. In point Of attendance
it brought together the largest
crowd for a similar function held in
for many Years, and the
presence OF such recognized demo-
cratic leaders as Champ Clark, Gov
ernor Shafroth, of Colorado; Senator
Owen, of Oklahoma; Senator-elect
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, gave-i it ma
tional interest.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
THE FUNERAL OF
MRS. MILLER

The funeral services over the remains
Of Mrs. Ophelia Adelaide Miller were
held in the Munsey Memorial church
yesterday afternoon at two o'clock, be-
ing conducted by DIR. w. s. Neigh.
bors, Rev. J. A. Ruble and Rev. S. B.
Vaught, pastor of the church. The
Church was filled and the many beau
tiful floral offerings evidenced large
circle of sympathyzing friends. APP
propriale music was rendered by Mrs.
G. o. Biddle and Mrs. +. s. Lamb.
Mrs Miller was born in Blountville,
Tenn, Feb. IS, 1919. She was married
TO DR.. Ebert S. Miller, Jr., July 9TH,
1871. To this union there were born
three sons and one daughter, who live
1, mourn her death. She was men,
Der Of the Methodist Episcopal Chnrch,
South, OF this city, and has been q suf-
erer from bodily Affections for seven--
seen years. !
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
NASHVILLE JUDGE GOES
AT TER GAMBLING CLAN

Nashville March 2l.-Jndge A. B.
Neil delivered a charge this morning
to the grand jury with special reference
to the enforcement of liquor laws and
the laws against gambling. The
charge was with special reference to
the holding OF federal licenses. He
said that it was the duty of jurors and
all citizens to aid in the enforcement
of these laws. He was especially Sc.
we're in his handling of gambling.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
LEGAL COMPLICATIONS
IN GEO. B. COX CASE

Cincinnati, March 2l.-Legal com.
plication of unexpected nature devel.
ed early today in the George b. Cox
perjury case as the result of Judge Cor
mans efforts yesterday to get Cox to
plead to the charge, so that he could
set the case for trial. The full machin-
cry of two courts, circuit and common
pleas criminal, was going at one time
and apparently at cross purposes.
Attorneys for Cox were making eff
forts in both courts to stay the proceed
ings, by motions to quash the iudict-
meuts, by efforts to have the circuit
court enjoin Judge German from pro-
ceeding with the case and by man
damus TO compel Judge Charles T.
Hunt to take up and hear evidence on
the affidavit filed by Cox, who seeks
to swear Judge German from the
bench on the ground of prejudice.
OK BRAND FERTILIZER is the
best farm fertilizer on the market.
See Carr Bros.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
Terrible Picture of Suffering.

Clinton, Ky. Mrs. M. G. McElroy, in
a letter from Clinton, says: "For six years
was sufferer from female troubles, |
could not eat and could not stand on
my feet witho 1t suffering great pain.
had lost hope. After using Cardui a
week | began to improve, Now feel
better than in six years" Fifty years
of success in actual practice, is positive
proof, furnished by those who have tried
it, that Cardui can always be relied on
for relieving female weakness aud dis
ease Try Cardui, today, now! W.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
DIBRELL SWORN IN
ASOWN SUCCESSOR

Nashville, Tenn, March 2l.-Frank
Dibrell was this morning sworn in to
succeed himself IS state comptroller.
The formal oath of office was admins
tered by Justice d. l.. Lansden, of the
state supreme court, in the presence
of the state officials and large circle
of friends OF the comptroller.
Mr.. Dibrell is entering into his fourth
term, having served the state six years
in his present official capacity. He
was reelected in January without OPP
position, receiving the vote of almost
the entire membership of the fifty-sev-
enth general assembly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
WORK IS PROGRESSING
ON THE NORMAL

After much delay eli account of bad
weather, work on the Normal School
buildings is now going forward rapidly
and systematically under the direction
of the S. M. Beaumont Contracting
Company of Knoxville. Although the
foundations have been completed only
little more than thirty days, the
brick work on the main school build
lug and the dining hall has reached
the second story, and the first floor
woodwork is being installed in the
dormitories. The power house is well
under way, and grading is being done
for the presidents residence, the speci-
fications for which were received only
few days since.
The operations were courteously ex-
planned to representative of The
Comet by Assistant Superintendent
j. W. Murphy. More than one hun
dred workmen, including carpenters,
masons, electricians, moulders, plumb
ers and others, arc employed, and the
work seems to be we'll organized. On
account of the elevation of the site,
good view is had of the city, and the
outlook in all directions is attractive
The contractors expect to turn over
at least some of the buildings for occu-
pancy by Dec. /.
The structures are of red brick, laid
in white mortar, and the dormiteries1
will hrve floors and inside walls of re-
inforced concrete, making them abso-
lutely fireproof. Altogether their To-
cation and arrangement: will present.
very imposing appearance.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23

Today is the birthday of the
present Daily Comet. We start
our second year with real hopes
and the same brand of encourage
ment. We do not intend to use
the conventional stereotyped form
when we thank you for your kind
ness and support; we mean it. 1t
has been an inspiration. For
more than a generation The
Comet has been published in
Johnson City. A score of years
ago we reached the perihelion of
orr orbit and appeared above the
horizon at dawn each day. Then
came the boom" Then the boom
departed from whence it came
and carried with it the tail of
The Comet; so for a time we were
visible TO the naked eye only once
a week. But one year ago today
we again reached the ascending
node, and now we rise daily in a
sky of more sound, universal
prosperity (along with constella.
tions of lesser magnitude.) I'm
like our celestial namesake, how
ever, our composition is not neb-
ulous, and our tail is not billion
miles of poisonous cyanogen and
laughing gas; and should we
strike some stray planet crossing
our orb, the results might not be
left to conjecture. We stand for
truth, for the right, and for the
and unfolding of the
good in the community. We are
glad to say that we find it neces-
sary to branch out considerably
to keep pace with the city's prog
ress, and we are arranging for
the installation of a new equip
ment, the prompt receipt of
greater amount of general news
through the Associated Press,
the increase of our local staff,
and in every way striving to mer-
t and increase your support and
encouragement by giving you a
real live newspaper. Again, we
thank you. We lay our pencil
Town, lean back and ignite che
DOT, stroke the Office cat, and re-
,eat 1t-much obliged.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
YADKlN RIVER POWER
COMPANY CHARTERED

Charlotte, n. c., March I'll
The va kin pawer Company, cap
i1a.izei at $4,000, 900. has been
chartered urder the laws of North
Carolina for the specific purpose
Of taking over the Biewitt Falls
electric power plant in Richmond
county, complete the plant and
set on foot electric transmission
and power enterprises in the ol-
Grafton Of public utilities, sales Of
power and in:erurbau car lines.
Work on this plant was inter
rupted by the financial stringen-
cy caused by the pauic of 1907.
The state tax for the issuance
of the charter was $805.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
NEW YORK EXPRESS
DRIVERS LOSING FIGHT

New York, March 21.--The district
attorney ought to take charge of the
situation precipitated by the strike of
the drivers employed by the Adam,
Wells Fargo and United States Ex-
press companies is the opinion of May
or Gaynor, expressed in letter this
afternoon to General Organizer Will
liam II. Ashton, of the strikers, COM
monding his opposition to the calling
of general strike.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
BANKING COMPANY OF
MOBILE SUSPENDS

Mobile, Ala, March 2I.-lnability
to realize on redscounts was given as
the cause for suspension of the Leink-
auf Banking Company, one of the old
est banking institutions of Mobile, in
Il notice posted on the door of the bank
this morning, Harry b. Pake was
named as assignee.
President w. IL. Leinkauf, of the
bank, said that stagnation in the lum-
Der and timber trade, which heretofore
had been large part of their business
made it impossible to realize on SOM
of their bills.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
NEW PANAMA CANAL
BONDS TO BE FLOATED

Washington, March 2I.-Bonds
of the new Panama canal loan,
which will be Aoated before June /,
will be Of three denominations, 500,
$3.50 and 81 900, according to pre-
sent plans of the treasury. There
will be no $40 bond, a denomina-
ton issued in some of the previous
so-called popular loans.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
Not a Shot Fired.

When the first music of the dem
onstration from Bend was heard
the citizens of Gillespie were pre-
pared for siege. Some had sought
refuge in the rooms above store
buildings along the main street, de-
claring they would shoot if the
marchers came into the town. New
erless the procession passed through
the village and not shot was fired.
An hour later Colonel Edward ].
Lang, commanding the fourth regi-
ment, Illinois national guard, arrived
from Springfield on an interurban
car and took charge of the situation,
The Efingham and Paris companies
were the first to arrive of the troops
ordered out at 1880 O'Clock this
morning by Governor Deneen. The
other commands arrived before 9
o'clock, nearly all of them coming
on the interurban line from Spring
field.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
Saved His Mothers Life.

Four doctors had given me up" writes
Mrs. Laura Gaines, Of Avoca, La, =" and
my children and all my friends were looking
for me to die, when my son insisted that
use Electric Bitters. l did so, and they
have done me a world of good. l will al
ways praise them" Electric Bitters is a
priceless blessing to women troubled with
fainting md dizzy spells, backache, head
ache, weakness, debility, constipation or
kidney disorders. Use them and gain new
health, strength and vigor They're guar
anteed to satisfy or money refunded. Only
so cents at H. c. Miller's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
Kicked hY O lind Horse.

Samuel Birch, of Beetown, Wis, had a
narrow escape from losing his leg, and nc
doctor could heal the frightful sore that de-
veloped, but at last Bucklen's Arnica Save
cured it completely. It's the greatest heal
er of ulcers, burns, boils, eczema, scalds,
cuts, corns, cold-sores, bruises and piles on
earth. Try it. 2sc at H. c. Miler's
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
PROPOSALS ACCEPTED.

Washington, March 2I.-The
postoffi:e d, part nent has accepted
the proposal Ct Albert L. Shipley to
lease the present postoffice quarters
at Jonesboro ior ten years from July
l, 1911 incluling equipment, heat,
water aid sac without burglar proof
chest.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23

w. R. King is putting his house
in order on Holston avenue, and will
occupy the same on the arrival OF
Mrs. King from Knoxville within
a few days. Mrs. King will bring
with her little Princess Anne,
her two-mOnths-OId daughter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
interchange Of Trees.

The interchange OF trees among the
various continents is most interest
ing development OF modern ciY.liza.
ton. Besides the white pine. Europe
has taken from US the Douglas fir AM
the black walnut. and we have taken
the eucalyptus from Australia and the
Norway spruce. and the Scotch and
Austrian plne from Europe.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23

The busiest little things ever made are
DR.. Kings New Life Pills Every pill is
glohule of health that changes
weakness into strength, languor into energy,
brain-fag into mental power, curing consti
patton, headache chiIls, dyspepsia, malaria.
Only aSc at H. G. Milier's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23

H. T. Freed, real estate dealer
of this city, leaves today for a
business trip to Kansas City, Mo-,
and to Quincy, Ill.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
MAIL BOXES IN STREET
CARS GOV. EXPERIMENT

Washington, March 21.-The post
office department is to experiment
with the installation of mail boxes in
street cars. When installed there will
be no excuse for street car travellers
who bring home at night the letters
with which they we're commissioned
TO mail in the morning.
The department will have mail box
es installed 10 Washington street cars
for test authorized in the last postof-
fee appropriation bill. The expert
ment is expected to demonstrate
whether the popularity of the service
warrants extension to other cities.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23

Mrs. Archer, of the Macmillan
Book Co., was in the city yester-
day.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23

Judge ST. John was down from
Bristol yeste rday.
DR.. Swan made business trip
to Kingsport yesterday.
A. F. Hoss left yesterday for the
mountains via Bristol. He will be
back in few days.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23

Judge Jerome Templeton was
here from Knoxville yesdarday.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23

Isaac Hamilton was business
visitor in the city yesterday.