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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
Labor Legislation.

The proper encouragement and pro
lection of the laboring masses is fund
amentally democratic, and must in
spirit of emphatic sincerity and frank
ness, be made one of the aims and OBJ
jects of any system of unselfish good
government. The social and economic
conditions of labor, and the personal
health and safety of employees must
and shall be properly fostered, pro
tected and bettered in Tennessee. We
favor and instruct for the passage OF
statute with reference 10 the highly
dangerous business of railroading,
which shall abolish the Anticipated and
inhuman rule exempting railroad en-
ployes from liability for the negligence
of the fellow servants of manned or
killed trainmen; and in this connection
we emphatically instruct for the pas
sage of state statute which will, with
reference TO the interstate railroading,
give to all railroad employees the same
protection that the act of congress, re-
Gently sustained by the supreme court
of the United States, gives to employees
in interstate railroading. And we
favor and instruct for the abolition of
this antiquated rule exempting em-
ployers from liability for the negli-
gence of the fellow servants for the
manned or killed employees, to be ap-
plicabe to all extra hazardous occupa-
tions and employments in Tennessee.
The absence of proper and modern
headlights upon locomotives, for the
protection of the lives and the safety
of trainmen and the travelling public,
has received and is receiving affirma
tive legislative Safeguards in well-gov-
erned states in our union; and we
therefore, favor the passage of such
modern legislation in Tennessee. We
believe in the maintenance and rigid
enforcement of laws against child la
Dor, and we believe in eight hours as a
maximum of days labor, wherever
practicable and feasible. We declare
for publicity as to labor conditions,
thus looking to enlarged industrial JUS
tice; and we favor additional means
and facilities for factory and shop in
spection.
(c) The disastrous mine explosions
and accidents on railroads, public
works aud in factories, demand more
frequent and thorough regulation and
inspec tion, both for the protection of
the laboring men and the property of
the people and We pledge thorough
investigation of the subject and of the
enactment of all laws necessary to bet
ter the safely of the laboring classes.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
AND WASHING
TON COUNTY
BEGAN EXISTENCE IN TIT
Was the First County to be Named
For "The Father of His Coun-
try"-Was Great County.

The Homecoming in Washington
county lasiweek was an interesting
event. Washington is the Oldest county
in the state, and has made as much
history as any other county. In the
pioneer days it made more history than
all the other counties in the state.
The county began its existence as
such in the year 1777, while Tennessee
was yet part of North Carolina. 1t
was made up from the counties of
Wilkes and Burke, in North Carolina,
1t was the first county to be named for
"The Father of His Country"
The first court held in the state was
called the court of "pleas and quarter
session. 1t was held at Jonesboro,
John Carter was its first chairman. 1t
was held on the 23d day of February,
177S. John Sewer was elected clerk of
the county and Valentine Sewer was
elected sheriff.
One of the acts of the court was in a
case where man was arraigned for and
found guilty of "toryism." This action
was taken: :" 1t is the opinion of the
court that the defendant be imprisoned
during the present war with Great Bri-
tain, and the sheriff take the whole of
the estate into custody, which must be
valued by jury at the next court, one
half of said estate to be kept by said
sheriff for the use of the state, and the
othe half to be remitted to the family
of the defendant
In the year 1779 the county of Sulli-
van was organized out of Washington
county. In the year 1888 Greene coun-
ty was organized, made up also of part
of Washington county. In 1856 Haw-
kins became county, likewise taken
from Washington and Greene. Knox
became county in 1892, taken from
Greene and Hawkins counties. The
same year Jefferson became county
and was also taken from Greene and
Hawkins. Sewer county was taken
from Jefferson and became county in
1904. Biount came in in 1895 and was
taken from Knox county.
Garter county came in in 1876, taken
from Washington, and the same year
Granger became county, taken from
Hawkins and Knox. Cooke county
came in next, in 1897, taken from JEFF
ferson. Anderson came in in 1901,
made up out OF Knox and Granger.
The same year Roane was organized,
taken from Knox county. Claiborne
became county the same year, 1901,
taken from Granger and Hawkins.
Campbell county was organized in
1906, out of territory embraced in An
derson and Claiborne counties. Rhea
and Bledsoe became counties in 1907,
made up of territory taken from Roanc
county. Morgan became county in
1919, taken from Rhea county.
Johnson became county in the year
1885, taken from Carter county Han
cock became a county in 1913, taken
from Claiborne and Hawkins counties.
Scott became a county from the coun
Continued on page two.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
ASSEMBLED THERE
FRIDAY MORNING
FULL TEXT OF PLATFORM
ADOPTED by Them at That Time
Endorse the National Platform
Adopted at Baltimore.

The duly elected representatives of
the democracy of Tennessee, in state
convention assembled, hereby ratify
and endorse the great national plat
form promulgated by our party at the
national convention at Baltimore; and
we hereby pledge our nominees, Wood
row Wilson and Thomas r. Marshall,
our sincere, enthusiastic and unquali-
fled support.
The forces of organized greed and
selfishness so long pent up in the re-
publican party have burst their bonds
asunder, and the so-called grand old
party now stands disconnected and
split before the people of the United
States. The great platform of the
national democracy contains those
fundamental principals and truths
which have long been the hope of the
masses of the plain people during the
succeeding administrations of repuDli-
can misrule.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
Republican Hypocrisy Revealed.

We call the attention of all demo-
Gratis and Tennesseans to the language
contained in the first glank of the re-
publican platform in Tennessee, upon
which Ben w. Hooper is running for
governor, which is as follows:
ave endorse the administration of
President Taft, he having faithfully
and conscientiously carried out every
promise made in our party's platform
of 1908, and specifically commend the
broad, patriotic and non-rarIisan spirit
displayed by him throughout his ad-
ministration.
We denounce this opening plank Of
the platform upon which Ben Hooper
is running for governor in Tennessee,
as great untruth.
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an1 administration, we favor and in
struct for liberal pensions to our con-
federate heroes and their widows.
VI
Express Companies Free Passes.

Express CompanfeS-Frec Passes.
The interstate commerce commission
has recently concluded an iuvestiga-
ton which reveals that express COM
panies have been guilty of discrimina-
tion, gross overchargeS and double
charges that are burdensome and un-
fair TO our people; and therefore we in
struct for the passage of a law that will
place these express companies under
the supervision of our railroad COM
mission, and that will give to. such
commission full power and jurisdic-
tion to effectively prevent discrimina-
tion, donhle charges, or excessive
charges for the transmission of parcels
or property.
And as one specific form of unfair
and dangerous discrimination by pub
lie service corporations, We condemn
the issuance and giving away of free
passes, franks and reduced rates of
transportation granted upon favoritism
and we instruct for the passage of a
law prohibiting such public service
from giving, and of pub
lie officials from accepting, any such
improper favoritism.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22

the state in 1870, il found an empty
treasury and squandered school fund.
Our party in Tennessee through all
succeeding administrations since that
time, has ever literally fostered and
encouraged ouF- educational system,
and it is entitled the credit for this
great work. We demand and pledge
our continuance of that same liberallty
to the cause of education which has
characterized our democratic admins
trations in the past; and we demand
this for the betterment and continued
advancement of all our common
schools, and of our other educational
institutions, TO the end that the chill
dren of Tennessee as much as the chill
dren of any state in this union, and as
much as our treasury will permit, may
have ali possible facilities for their
betterment and improvement. And
we emphatically. declare in favor of
a law affirmatively providing for in
dustrial education; also for the teach
ing of the science of agriculture in all
schools receiving aid from the treasury
of the state.
(a) We favor liberal aid to the Uni
versity of Tennessee and the several
agricultural experiment. stations of the
state and to the state normal schools.
To- We demand greater number
of teachers in the primary grades of
our public schools and that more lib
eral salaries be paid them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
Refund State Debt-Interest on
State DEPOSITS.

The refunding of the state debt is OF
great Importance, and this should be
accomplished at the lowest possible
rate of interest, and with an eye single
to the public good; and we declare that
this refunding should be done by the
state refunding board, without the in
tervention Of an expensive special
commission.
We damand the passage of law re-
quiring the collection of interest on all
state funds deposited in banks.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
Sinking Fand Act.

We spprove the sinking fund act of
1899, under which about one third of
our state debt has been paid, and more
than $l50,000 per annum in interest
saved; and under which payment on
our bonded Indebtedness under every
democratic administration was contin-
ued. and which has only been sus-
pended during the present republican
administration.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
Mi
State Auditor.

We demand the passage of an act
providing for state auditor, whose
duty it shall be to audit the accounts
of all state institutions, TO the end that
the expensive Investigations Of special
legislative junketing committees may
be abolished and terminated and we
declare in favor of a system for the au-
diting and scrutiny of the accounts of
all public officers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
VIII.
Vital Statistics Public Health.

We favor the enacrment of a uni
form vital statistics law, providing an
effective and uniform system of birth,
death and health records, and we de-
clar in favor of more aid and assist
ance to the great work under the su-
pervision of the state board of health.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
Agriculture.

We favor all such reasonable appro-
prialions for the department of agri-
culture as will better enable it to be in
closer touch with the people, give
them effective, practical and accurate
information and aid, and that will in
all respects establish and maiutain
modern methods,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
Corrupt Practices Act.

We heartily favor the position of the
national democratic party regarding
the publicity of compaign expenses,
both before and after primaries and
elections; and we pledge the party to
Continued on page two
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
Education.

The cause of education is of prime
and fundamental Importance to our
state and all its people. When the
democratic party took possession of
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
NV.
ReeIfoot Lake.

We favor the state ownership and
control of Reelfoot lake as state game
and fish preserve for all the people.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22

The United States Gov
ernment, realizing that inferior
locks on the powder rooms of
its battleships would imperi!
the lives Of thousands, elimi-
Mates this inside danger by
using Yale Locks extensively
throughout its entire navy.
Are the locks of your home
of a kind that actually elimi-
nate danger to life and prop
erty?
The Government has de-
cided which lock is the best
for itself and for you.
We carry Yale Locks.
MOuntCaStle- Hwd. Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
Paroles s-Reformatory for Youth
fu1 Criminals.

We favor and instruct for properly
safeguarded system for the parole of
convicts--to the end that hope may
enter behind PRISON walls, and that
the truly reformed prisoner may, with
all proper safeguards and limitations,
be permitted to enjoy limited free
dom and work for the helpless ones
dependent upon him; and we favor
and instruct for the renovation and
reformation Of prison methods along
the lines of modern thought and hu-
manitarianism; and to this end we de-
clare IN favor of the creation and main
tenance of state reformatory for
youthful criminals-to the end that
good citizens may be fostered and the
reformation of character encouraged
and made public,
VIII.
We favor the working of short-term
convicts upon the public roads of the
state to prevent their competition with
free labor and for the improvement of
public roads.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
Confederate Pensions.

AS a matter of simple justice, as well
as natural love and fervid sentiment
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-29
Bride Arrested in
Chicago Sent Home

CHICAGO. Sept. 2S.-Love of finery
caused 19-year-oid Alice Murphy, bride
Of few months. to leave her home at
Steger, ILL.,, and come to Chicago. and
terminated in an unusual scene In
Municipal Judge Wells court today.
Bailiffs and detectives contributed money
to send Mrs. Murphy to her home after
she had been. arraigned on charge of
disorderly conduct. Judge Wells then or
dered the girl discharged from custody
Il have always been poor" testified
the young woman. II week ago wanted
feather for my hat and my husband
told me couldn't get It. We quarrelled
and ran away from home.
IT tried to find work here, but could
not. Then met girl on the street.
told me I couldn't get it. We quarreled
could make money easy. We went out
together yesterday and then we were
arrested.
eff only I could get back to my nice
little home at Steger, would be the hap
piest girl In the state"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-29
Judgment Against
Priests and Sisters
Who Detained Girl

TACOMA. Wash. Sept pa suit
against prominent churchmen and sis
ters of the Academy OF the Visitation, in
which Mrs Lizzie Magnusson asked
$4,000 damages for the alleged KIDNAPPING
and alienation Of the affections of her
daughter Marjorie Rieman, was brought
to close late last night when the jury
awarded Mrs. Magnusson damages in
the sum Of s25,00o The charges were
against Bishop E. J. ODea Of the MIS-
qually diocese, Father Goetham, Mother
Camillus and Sister Aloysus of the Acad-
emy Of the Visitation and Louis /. Le-
febre, an attorney.
Marjorie Rieman, aged IT, disappeared
In February, 1911. following her removal
from the academy by her mother, who
intended to take her to Alaska. Evidence
was produced to show the girl had gone
to the home OF Father Goetham and that
he had conceded her. Father Goetham
testified he had kept her Whereabouts
secret because she told him her mother
would place her in improper environment
In Alaska &stys,
Counsel for the defense said an appeal
would be taken. as the verdict placed a
stigma on persons devotng themselves
70 holy work that must be removed.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-29
DEMOCRATIC MIX
GROWS MORE keen
Dahlmanites Name New Reception
Committee to Meet Wood
row Wilson.
OBJECT TO THE WILSON LEAGUE
say that the SILK Stocking Element
OF Democracy Cannot Have
Everything Its own Way
Any More,

Now comes the anti-Wilson league
democrats with plan Of their own to
receive Governor Wilson when he comes
TO Omaha. At meeting of the executive
committee of the county central commit
tee and members Of the state central
committee Friday night new reception
committee was named. beginning with
Mayor Dahlman as chairman.
This committee will assemble at the
city hall and receive the governor with q
big open air demonstration. Later they
will follow to the place of speech making
and sit on the platform, coldly uncon-
seclous OF the presence Of any members
of the silk stockings Wilson Ieaguers"
j. w Woodrough chief guide of the
Wilson league, has apologized and ex-
planned, but his riled brethren Of the
faith have refused to be consoled. They
are abiding their time to land on his
league and after walking all over 1t
proclaim as truth that the only
Simon-pure democrats are those that
do not belong to the Woodrow Wilson
league.
Nnme New Committee.
Following Is the committee named
Friday night to receive the governor when
he arrives The date of the reception
(C,OYffInued on Eacond pagaN =
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-29

Men Who Lent Names
to Mining Swindle
May Be Prosecuted

CLEVELAND. Sept. 2S.-Three cF,a,
men said to have beenAipp- .Sesl oc
operations of jar s,u sAe's'
MeNicholas. oc les''e
officials with iSastoo0 s..aais in
selling A.oooooc inning stock in
Cleveland and s-orthern Ohio, may be
arrested. Several Clevelanders who are
alleged to have exchanged their names
and influence for stock In the McNicholas
ventures also are likely to be asked to
explain their connection with the pro-
moters.
This was the statement here today of
George T. Biggs of Elyria, O., the man
whose private Investigations in behalf of
himself and a number of the McNich-
olas brothers clients, have furnished the
basis for great deal of the government S
case. Biggs claims to have sunk $4,000
In mining stock he bought from the
brothers. He declares he will prosecute
everyone connected with the case.
fBiggs said today that the McNicholas
brothers sold stock in st. Louis and Chi
cage as well as in Ohio towns and even
extended their operations to Germany
According to statements James McNich-
olas even exchanged mine stock for
apartment houses and shoe store and
at one time included In his activities a
brick making business and boarding
house. .. * #q
He names, among other investors,
Theodore F. Myers of st. Louis, operator
OF q string OF drug stores, and c. F.
Mather-Smith Of Chicago, who. he says,
took over stock valued at several hun
dred thousand dollars
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-29
Says Alfalfa Roots
Are as Valuable
as Greek Roots

CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Edward J. Tobin,
county superintendent of schools, in an
address before the National Vocational
Art and Industrial congress. today de-
clared there is as much culture In dis
covering the ways of an alfalfa root as
there is in Greek root
Mr., Tobin was explaining farm phil
osophy with a purpose of driving home
his argument for the development of
agricultural interests when he made this
agrarian epigram.
He argued that agriculture should be
taught in all schools, that nothing digni-
fies subject like giving it a place in
the school course. B.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-29
GEN. WOOD HAS BUSY DAY
Inspects Forts and Takes Luncheon
at the Commercial Club.
HIS ITINERARY IS CHANGED
From Here Chief Of staff Goes to st.
Paul and Win Then Go West
to Inspect Forts Robin
i! 5 son ana Mckenzie, m

Major General Leonard M Wood. chief
OF staff OF the United States army, spent
the forenoon inspecting Fort Geek and the
garF1son there. GENERAL FtAderiek A.
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Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-29
Alleged Bank Bandit
Has Large Fund on
Way for His Defense

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2S--frank West, the
alleged bank robber with two aliases.
who is being held here in connection with
the Canadian bank robbery, will have q
fund Of $4,000 here within the next two
days. according to his attorney who was
employed today. The attorney said he
had been instructed to employ every
legal recourse to prevent any injustice
being done.
West Is being held on charge of at
tempted murder. but IL ne makes an at
tempt to obtain freedom by legal proce-
dure, warrant charging the alleged rob-
ber with being a fugitive from justice
viii be asked
The ST. Louis police are eager to send
the prisoner direct to Canada and IL the
prisoner is identified positively as one
OF the Canadian bank robbers he will
be sent direct to Canada, regardless Of
the demands OF the Chicago police. who
have had warrants issued against the
man.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2S.-The local police
were informed that Lulu Wilson, a Chi
oago woman, had identified Stacey or
Adams" as doc Danzell"
You are the man who struck Lieuten-
ant Burns with piano STOOL" she is re-
ported to have said.
II attach lot OF Importance to the
Identification Of Stacey by the Wilson
woman at st. Louis" said Assistant Chief
Of Police schuetler. when he was informed
Of the matter.
This Will enable US to bring him to
Chicago, and when he gets here believe
will be able to connect him with the
robbery OF the New Westminster bank
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-29
Peacemaker Gets
Bullet in His Head

ABERDEEN, S. D.. Sept. ess--(speclai
telegram Charles Gorton, thresher.
whose home is at Custer. S. D.. was shot
and instantly killed at Britton by Ole
Knutson Of Langford. Knutson and an
other man were fighting and Gorton at
tempted to separate them. Just then
Knutson pulled revolver and fired at
the man with whom he was fighting.
The bullet struck Gorton and he dropped
dead Knutson was arrested and will be
held on q charge of murder in the first
degree.