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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
WATAUGA NEWS ITEMS.

Watauga, Tenn, March 49,
G. L. Scott has gone west and
left his family here until he car
find suitable location.
Robt. Scott and Bert Smalling
left few days ago for Los An
geles, Cal.
Oscar Hendrix and wife spent
last Sunday with relatives in
Johnson City.
Miss Kinnie Roberts and Frank
L. Lilly, of Bristol, spent Sunday
with relatives in Johnson City.
Walter Dunlap and wife, after
spending a week with their faith
er and mother, have returned to
their home at Elizabethton.
Jos. Morrell, of Elizabethton,
was here Saturday to sell tomb
stones to the relatives of some
who have lately died here.
Mrs. Arthur Carr, of Piney
Flats, spent Sunday with friends
and relatives here.
o. L. Darter and wife, of Bris-
tol, spent several days with their
father and mother and other rela-
tives the first of the week.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. M. Mcintosh,
of Bristol, are spending several
days with their many relatives
and friends here.
Geo. Humphrey, of Jonesboro,
came here Monday searching for
his oldest daughter, Leila, who
disappeared from home some time
Sunday night. 1t is not known
here whether she has been found.
He. learned here that she had
to commit suicide be-
fore her disappearance.
Hunter Allen, the contractor of
the new Methodist church, is
rushing the work and is now put
ting on the roof and it will soon
be ready to worship in.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
CARNIVAL OF DEATH
GREATEST IN YEARS

Nashville, March 16.-The hol-
ocaust of death yesterday MORN
ing, suddenly killing eighteen
men and injuring more than a
dozen others. is the worst disastet
which has occurred in Nashville
since the fall of 1868, when over
twenty-five Confederate prisoners
confined in the Maxwell House.
then known as the Zollicoffer bar
racks, were hurled to death on
account of the uncompleted fifth
floor of the building giving away
and hurting them through the
two lower floors.
About 200 Confederate soldiers
rushed out ia response to mess
call and began to crowd around
the stairway. Suddenly the en-
tire floor gave way and a mangled
and bleeding mass of men finally
landed on the second floor Of the
building. Two were killed in
stantly, one died en- route TO the
hospital and it is said over twenty
died eventually from the effects
Of injuries sustained in the acci-
dent.
The unfortunate victims were
from nearly every southern state,
and had for three years braved
the fortunes of war, only to die
an accidental death. According
to reports of the accident the
United States government wasn't
to blame, it being stated that
Capt. Lakin, of the Eighty-ninth
Ohio, who commanded the bar
-acks, had warned the prisoners
1ot to crowd the stairway or put
90 much weight on any one part
If the floor, which was tempo
'ary one.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
BOTH SIDES
ARE GUARDED
AMERICAN AND MEXICAN
Troops Can See Each Other Across
River, a Typical Frontier
Scene-Tents Set Up.

Fl Paso, Texas, March 1S.-All
approaches to the bridges leading
from the American side to Juarez
were guarded today by three times
the usual force of United States
troops. Heretofore only small
detail has been assigned to this
duty, but at daybreak today tents
had been set up along the river
aud an entire company of infant
ry was sent to patrol the bank
between the two bridges which
form the main arteries Of traffic
to Juarez.
Scores of Mexican soldiers came
to the opposite river bank to look
across at the United States troops )
1t was typical frontier scene,
where the army of one nation
might exchange salutes with that
of another while each remained
on its own soil.
An American who returned
from the insurrecto territory to-
day said that Capt. Oscar Creigh-
ton, the American insurrecto
leader, who with small force
has been destroying bridges along
the Mexican National railroad, is
still encamped in the hills few
miles south of Juarez.
Creighton's band, which is COM
posed in large part of Americans,
is suffering severe hardships, ac-
cording to this man. The men,
he declared, have often gone sew
aral days without food and only
the chance coming upon a steer
has saved them from actual star
yation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
PROFESSOR JONES WANTS
TO GO TO HIS NEW WORK

Nashville, March I8.-The term
of Office of Prof. X. L. Jones, state
superintendent of public instruction,
expires today, March IS, Prof.
Jones says he wants to get away at
once and go forward with his duties
as president of the Middle Tennessee
normal.
Since the senate refused to confirm
the appointment of DR.. Dyer, Gov.
Hooper has made no intimation as
to who would be his next selection.
The names of Prof. ]. B. Brown, of
the Hamilton county schools, and
Prot. Samuel Hixon, principal of the
high school annex, Memphis, has
been prominently mentioned,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
Terrible Picture of Suffering

Clinton, Ky. NJ c. McElroy, in
letter from Clinton, says: "For six years
was sufferer from female troubles. l
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 l 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 and dis
ease. Try Cardui, today, now! VIZ
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
: CANADA WILL NEVER
JOIN UNITED STATES "

Berkeley, Cal, March 49,
(" Canada will never consent to join
the United States,' declared Or,
James A. Mcdonald, editor of the
Toronto Globe, in an address to the
students of the University of Cali
fornia yesterday.
Much as we admire your repub-
lie and much as we honor England,
we love our own independence more.
But we English speaking nations
have a great future before us as the
pacifcators of the world, We must
join hands and demand that war
shall cease"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
SAYS HE IS UNFIT
TO HOLD OFFICE
R0As7s EX-G0N. HASKELL
Ex-President Declares for Direct
Election OF The United
States Senators.

albuquerque, NM, March 10
C)l. Roosevelt paid his respects
by name to Senator Lorimer, oi
Illinois, and former Gov. Haskell,
of Oklahoma, last night. He de-
nounced them both as unfit to
hold Office. Their election, he
said, was a disgrace to the com
munities which elected them.
The denunciatiou was made in
the course of Col. Roosevelt's ad-
dress to an audience which crowd
ed the opera house and left hum
dreds utside. In opening his talk
the colonel declared that i'll its
failure to grant New Mexico
statehood during the last regular
session of congress, the national
government had committed a
breach of faith.
Arizona, he said, might have
offered ground for question, al
though he favored its admission,
but with New Mexico there was
question.
Turning to the duties which
the citizens of New Mexico must
take up when the territory be-
comes state, Col. Roosevelt
warned his hearers that while
good laws are necessary, good
citizenship must back them up.
He said that unfit men had been
elected to offices both by popular
aid representative voice. Such
a man remained unfit for office,
he said, whether he is unfit as
Mr.. Lorimer is unfit who was
elected by the legislature of Hi
nois, or as Mr. Haskell is unfit,
who was elected by popular vote.
The colonel recommended a
drastic corrupt practice law for
New Mexico when it becomes a
state. He also declared for direct
election of United States senators.
In this connection, he said New
York offered an object lesson.
With direct election, he said,
somebody would have been
elected senator from that state"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
HEIRS OF EX-SLAVES CAN
NOT SHARE IN ESTATES

Memphis, March 49,. -Antebel-
lum laws are still in force in Ten
nessee, according to decision
handed down in chancery here by
Chancellor Heiskell, who in refusing
Calvin Sanders, son of an ex slave,
the right to share in an estate esti-
mated in the thousands, ruled that
SO far as the statute of Tennessee is
concerned that slaves Of olden DAYS
and their heirs are not citizens. The
chancellor expressed surprise that
the legislature had never amended
the law which he declared even re-
fuses heirs of sl.ves the right to
marry The e,taie will revert to
the state, the court ru'es,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
RUN DOWN BY AUTO.
SCARED FOR LIFE

Nashville, March 18.-Embree
Hoss, Ill, son Of Embree Hoss, Jr.,
and a grandson Of Bishop E. E.
Hoss, was terribly hurt a few days
ago by being run done by an auto
mobile. The child, who is seven
years old, was SCARED for life, but is
now thought to be out of danger.
The lad has been for several
months with his uncle and grand
mother at Muskogee, Okla. He
had been out riding on his pony and
met a little friend who was riding a
tricycle. and had reached street
corner where there was a big en-
bankment, which preventing the
boy from seeing the approach of an
down the cross street.
The car struck the tricycle., En-
bree Hess was knocked to the
ground and dragged beneath the
fender of the car. His face was
badly cut and he received other in
juries. Fears were entertained at
first for his life, but he is now
thought to be out of danger, al
though the scar on his face will
doubtless remain with him through
our life.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
GIVES WAY TO
HIS SUCCESSOR
PRESIDENT CAN REMOVE
With Ryme or Reason and No
Notice is Required or Hearing
Is to be Allowed.
From Daily Comet of Tuesday

From Daily Comet of Tuesday
The war cloud has passed over
Elizabethton and all is serene
again. About noon yesterday
Mr.. Alexander agreed to surren-
der the postoffice without further
effort to get hearing by the de-
partment and the work of turning
the Office over to his successor,
E. E. Hathaway, was begun. 1t
had not been completed last
night, but will be Monday morn
ing. Mr.. Alexander decided upon
this course because he found a
federal statute covering the case.
In Vol. 10 of the Encyc. of U. S.
Supreme Court Reports, page 500,
he found the president has the
right to remove postmaster
without any cause whatever and
in case of such executive removal
no notice to the postmaster is re-
quired. This will be valuable
law when a democrat becomes
president in 1918 and will not be
overlooked. This ends, for the
timebeing, a rather famous scrim-
mage for office.
Alexander was allowed to re-
tain his side arms and horse in
the capitulation and has rc-enlist-
ed for the war of 1912.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
President Harrington. Peoria.

The word of prominent and respected
business man should be listened to. F. M.
Harrington, president of the Harrington
Manufacturing Co, Peoria, ILL.,, writes that
he was for years constant sufferer from in
digestion and constipation, which nothing
seemed to relieve, and he had almost given
up hope when he began to take DR.. Cald-
Wells Syrup Pepsin, and it made new
man of him.
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 ST. bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
LOOKS BAD FOR
THE PEACH CROP

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 1.-THE
temperature here dropped to 2S degrees
and reports from North Alabama and
Georgia, the peach crop section OF the
state that it went down to 26, and
plenty of ice was in evidence this
morning. Full reports have not been
received from the peach orchard, but
it is believed the crop has been damag-
ed TO a greater extent than ever hefore
this season, The leaves appear to e
killed ON trees in yard in the city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
MEETING OF CREDITORS
OF ROAM MT. MERCHANT

A meeting of the creditors Of S. S.
Young, merchant of Roam noun
tain, in bankruptcy was held yester-
day morning in the Offices of
Phlegar, Powell Price & Shelton.
Referee H. H. Shelton and L. M.
Sells was elected trustee, with in
structions to offer the stock OF the
bunkrupt business at public sale on
March 20. The liabilities are about
S2, 500, with assets OF probably
$40
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one another.
We must furnish the sinews Of war.
We must put up the money to carry
on the work. We must help the gen.
tlemen who are engaged in securing
funds to carry on the campaign this
year,
We must make, the fall festival big
We must make The Tri-State Fair
this fall success
We must let no good Thing that is
started and is under way in Memphis
fall.
Champ Clark 5 words, and John r.
editorial are helpful, but we
must add TO their work if we will reap
the benefit Of their splendid free adver-
tising of the undeveloped wealth and
the opportunities for securing wealth
n this southern country Commercial
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
A Good Beginning.

Everything in later life depends upon how
we begin it. You can not be successful in
life if you haven't good health To insure
good health in later life it is necessary to
start right. Many of life's serious ills are
caused by constipation, indigestion and liv-
er trouble. The best way to cure them in
old or young is by the use Of DR.. Caldwel's
Syrup Pepsin.
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, Ir9 Caldwell
Bldg Monticello, Ill. 1t is sold by all
druggists at soc and ST. bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
GO SOUTH.

go South, !" sings Champ Clark in
a prose epic, "where you don't have 30
eat as much as you do in the North;
where clothes don't cost youssas much,
because you don't have to wear so
many; where the cattle and horses can
Craze in the field almost the year roand
Witty but forcefully Champ Clarke
is leading in mighty chorus that is
heard throughout the north and north
west.
The American is migratory animal.
Horace Greeley told him to go west.
His face was already set in that direc-
tion. Later he resolved to go into the
northwest, and then into Canada. Cam
ada does not meet in reality the pict-
ure that was gorgeously painted in red
and gold by the railroad imigratio n
migration agencies. All of the avail
able land in the west is taken up. On
ly in the south is there chance for de-
veloping untouched soil into land of
great value Champ Clark knows this,
and so also do some of the leBding pa
pers of the north.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, John r.
McLean's great paper, in a recent is
sue, under the caption of "Look to the
South for Prosperity" devotes an ex-
cellent editorial to an exposition of the
real conditions in the Southern states.
Mr.. McLean's Enquirer masses a Sc
ries of splendid facts in behalf of the
Southern states. 1t says: "The south
ern states gained more in population in
the thirty years last past than Canada
has people in her entire domain, and
as has been the develop
ment of the nation to the north, that !
of our own south has far exceeded it. y
Editor Mclean insists that the south
is not only good place for the agri-
but for the manufacturer,
the merchant and the man of finance.
The Enquirer naturally wants the
south to develop, because Cincinnati
always has and always will command
a big trade in this territory.
! In the meantime, when this tide of
population is rolling southwark, it is
Lhe business of the people of the people
Of the city of Memphis to concentrate
rs much Of it as possible in and around
Memphis.
Last years publicity campaign drew
.he attention of the people of the north
md east to Memphis. They have come, /
md they have made some investiga-
ions, aad their reports are favorable,
)ut we have got to continue the work
} advertising. We must let our light
ihine. We have got to go after the
people, after business, after manufact-
ring plants.
We have got to entertain people /
when they come here. We must show
hem about.
The work begun last year must be
continued this year, We are well up I
II the lead in the procession of south {
I'm Developments |
We must stay in the lead. We will
tay in the lead by cooperating with
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
COUNTRY CHURCH CON-
GRESS MARCH q AND d

Country church congress to BE-
held at Tusculum, Tennessee, or
the 23rd and 24th of March begin
ming at I o'clock p. m. on the 23rd
and continuing through the fore
noon of the 24th.
We trust that the mi nisters and
lawworkers of our church, and sister
churches will be provided at Tuscu-
lum.
Rev. Warren H. Wilson, of New
York, will preside.
Besides addresses by DR.. Wilson,
the following brethren are expected
to make addresses
Prof. H. A. Morgan, director of
experimental station, agricultural
department, University of Tennes-
see, will speak on " What the Coun-
try Church Can Do for Rural Life. :"
Rev. w. Bruce Doyle, of Hot
Springs, N. C., will speak on Ag-
riculture and the Church College"
Rev. George D. French, d. d.,
of Morristown, presiding-elder of
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, will speak on The Country
Church"
Rev. 6. S. Bales, of Johnson City,
presiding-eldet of the Methodist
Episcopal church, will speak on
" The Country Church"
Rev. Dayton A. Dobbs, of John
son City, will speak on the Revival.
OF the Country Church. ;"
JOHN S. EAKIN,
Stated Clerk, Holston Presbytery.
CALVIN A. DUNCAN,
Synodical Superinten't OF Tennessee
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
PATTERSON AND HOOPER
MEET IN MEMPHIS

Memphis, March 11.-That the life
of governor has its troubles and wor-
ry was the theory taken by ex-GOvern-
or Patterson and Governor Hooper
when they met here for the first time
since Hooper's inauguration. II
have lost ten pounds since assuming
the duties Of Office" was the confess
sion of Governor Hooper. "And have
gained ten pounds since retiring to pri-
vate life" was ex- Governor Patterson s
rejoinder.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
just Half in Bed.

Clyde, Ky.--Mrs. l. A. Decker writes
from Clyde. Il recommend Cardni, the
woman's tonic. TO any woman in need of
a remedy For five years was unable
to do my work, Half my time was spent
in bed At times could not stand. At
last tried CarJni. Now | am well and
hlppy aHd can do my own work. Don't
safer pain, headache. backache and
other wemaidy misery when your own
druggist has on his shelf remedy-Car-
dai. Get bottle for your shelf. 2w
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23
SKIN AFFECTIONS.
Whether on Infant or Grown Person, Cured
by ZemO and ZemO Soap. An
Unusual Offer.

The City Drug Co. says to every person,
our store and procure bottle of Zemo and
a cake of Zemo soap, and if you are not en-
tirely satisfied " ith results. come back and
get your money! So confident are we OF the
efficacy of this clean, simple treatment that
we make you this unusual offer.
Zemo is clear liquid for external use
that has cured so many cases of eczema,
pimples, dandruff and other forms of skin
eruption Zemo and Zemo soap are the
most economical as well as the ceanest and
most effective treatment for affections of the
skin or scalp, whether on infant or grown
person. NV
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-23

Tx. Crumley was in flom the 10th
district yesterday.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-12
MRS. PAUL TO TELL OF
FLOWER GUILDS WORK

Mrs. George q. Paul. executive Sec
rotary OF the New York city branch OF
the National Plant, Flower and Fruit
Guild, who IL known among New
York's poor as ''the flower lady" Is
coming to Detroit. In the Twentieth
Century club building, next Friday
afternoon, at 3:30, she will give q
talk, illustrated with lantern slides, on
the work of the guild. branch OF
which Is being organized In Detroit by
Mrs. w. A. McGraw. official organizer
for Michigan. The purpose OF the
talk, which will be under the auspices
Of the local branch, is to give Detroit
people an opportunity to learn some
thing about the guild and the great
work 1t 10 doing among the poor OF the
larger cities.
Already the guild has begun Its
work here. Flowers left over from
the Brush and the Breitmeyer we'd
dings were sent to several local insti-
tutions. But flowers are only a small
part Of the work. Within few days,
Mrs. McGraw expects that fruit and
vegetables, jellies, etc., will be COM
ing In at O rapid rate for distribution
to the poor by the guild, which Will
act as q sort Of clearing house. All
contributions are TO be sent to Brett
meyers House Of Flowers, on Broad
way.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-12
FIELD BREAKS SILENCE
AND DEFENDS JUNEET
Alderman Thinks Money Used
on Atlanta Trip Was
Well Spent.

Aid. John orindley. who was chair
man OF the delegation Of aldermen
that went on the junket to Atlanta,
TO-, TO attend the annual meeting OF
the League OF American Municipal
tiles, Is home with his pockets liter
ally bullying with information.
Aid. Grindley appears TO have really
taken the junket seriously. He did
not spend his 800 all In Atlanta, but
visited Columbus, Cincinnati. Chata-
nooga, Richmond and Washington.
picking up valuable information at
each stop, he says. This will all be
embodied in the report to be submit
ted to the council next Tuesday night
the alderman promises. He Will call
the junketers together some day this
week to frame the report.
Aid. Field, who refused to discuss
the trip on his return. Monday, has
broken his silence.
The money appropriated by the
council for that trip he did not say
junket'--was money well spent" he
solemnly told The Times. IF we had
been allowed $500 apiece, the trip
would have been worth II. We learned
some things about municipal improve.
ments that are good to know and will
come In handy some Of these days.
For instance, there ID the sewage
disposal system In Atlanta, three
miles from the city. They used to
drain their sewage into the Tennessee
river, but the government put q stop
to Il. Some Of these days the govern
ment Is going to stop Detroit from
emptying It's sewage into the Detroit
river, and II will be up TO US to ind
some other way to dispose OF It. These
are matters that must be planned for
far ahead.
II haven't heard anybody kicking
about our trip to Atlanta except the
newspapers. Why, several OF my con-
stituents came to me before left
and told me to go by all means. And
shey told me that they would put up
the expense themselves, IL necessary.
All the returning aldermen agree
that Atlanta has II "all over" Detroit
In the matter OF public lighting. In
addition to an arc light at every In
tersection, which burns all night.
there n a column surmounted by hve
globes every 10 feet on all the prin-
cipaI thoroughfares and on many Of
the residence streets, and these are
turned out at midnight. And THE In
spite of the fact that Atlanta has no
municipal lighting plant.
IT believe It 10 Just as important to
light the streets as II ID TO police
The Detroit times., 1911-10-12
PRINCESS MARIAs BEAUTIFUL
PROFILE.

Women have often played leading
parts In diplomacy and war. Among
those who may figure prominently or
even tragically in the present Euro
pean struggle, should Il extend to the
Balkan states and precipitate a clash
OF world powers. is Crown Princess
Maria OF Roumania--the most beauti.
ful princess OF Europe. She has the
blood OF many races In her veins and
touches OF them are seen in these
new photographs.
A great war would mean that Rou.
mania might become battle-ground.
might grow In size or be wiped out
who knows? II nothing happens Prin-
cess Maria and her husband will some
day occupy the Roumanian throne.
. Not only does the face OF Princess
Maria show great physical beauty
but there Is also an exquisite sadness
In II. While she Is happy wife and
mother. still royalty carries many OBJ
legations and try as she may to con.
ceal In her photographs the sorrow,
yet a fieeting glimpse Is there upon
her patrician features.