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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-13
ASWELL FAv0RS
SEGREGATION
CONGRESSMAN FROM LOUISIANA
WOULD SEPARATE WHITE
AND NEGRO CLERKS.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the
white and negro races in government
employ was urged upon house COM
mlttee by Representative Aswell OF
Louisiana. He said there are 100000
federal employees in the United States,
of whom 22.50O are negroes and that
$4,000 railway postoffice clerks had
petitioned to be segregated In the
mail cars throughout the country and
IN the executive departments OF Wash
ington.
His argument was interrupted by
colloquies in which he contended that
members of Congress would not care
to sit with negro colleagues, that no
one would care to have a negro presi-
dent, and that the best negroes in
the South and elsewhere favor segre-
cation.
Representatives Edwards Of Georgia
declared 1t would be better for both
races If white and negro workers were
separated and that he would eliminate
the negro government employee entire.
ly II he could.
Archibald H. Ghimke, negro, repre-
senting the National Association for
the Advancement Of the Colored Race,
predicted that the negro race would
be part Of the governing class in this
country within so years.
Representative Madden Of Illinois
asserted that the segregation plans
were discriminatory and unconstitu-
tional.
Give the colored man a chance"
argued Ghimke. III he can rise, let
him get up. II he cannot rise, let him
sink. The colored people are not
going to be your equals, II God did
not make them 50. The laws OF
nature settle that. Each should be
given an equal show and the best
usan shoaM VIM. .-e--.
It Is monstrous outrage that any
white woman or man should be sub
ordinate of negro Official" protested
Representative Dies Of Texas.
1T may be that executive authority
can segregate the races now," said
Representative AsweIl, "but I think
Congress should settle the question
for generations to come"
Representative Madden declared ne
gro employees are citizens of the Unit
ed States pay taves, are amenabls
to laws and should not be "discrimin-
ated against"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-13
NO MORE NEGRO MARDI GRAS
Baton Rouge Mayor Puts Ban on the
Annual King Dodo Parade.

Western Newspaper Union views Service.
Baton Rouge.-There won. be any
more Mardi Gras parades in Baton
Rouge among the negro population.
A lot of good people in this city
didn't like the last one, received no In.
SEPARATION from it and felt more or less
outraged at the whole performance.
Among those people was Alex Grouchy
Jr., mayor Of Baton Rouge. Here is
what he thinks about 1t:
"The motley mob which has appear
ed on the streets as a Mardi Gras cele-
bration for the last few years has fail
er utterly to indicate improvement in
any way and offering neither instruc-
ton, amusement nor any redeeming
feature.
Baton Rouge can we'll afford to dis
pense with any such celebrations and
repetition of the annual King Dodo
parade will not be tolerated"
A pail Of gloom-dark, black gloom
movers over the colored section Of
the city. Ex-King Toots Johnston is
too dishearted for words, crestfallen.
defeated Hadn't he just succeeded
Joe Diagree, who. with the aid of the
police court, had fled the city? Hadn't
he and his followers gone to great OK.
pense and trouble to give the peOnle
Of Baton Rouge an amusing, artistic
and attractive parade?
Toots, rugged out as a Fiji Island
chief, led the last parade of several
floats through the principal streets Of
the city. He was followed by several
hundred noisy maskers. The Gamma
'halistic costume of the king, with nose
rings, bells on his toes, a cleaning
spear and tropical garb, was a little
too realistic to some Of the spectators.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-13
Muncie "Drys" Win Eteefton,

Muncie, Ind.-As a result of the
local option election, Muncie will be.
come the largest dry" county in In.
a'ana within 30 days. A bitter cam.
palcn, waged for several months, ter.
minated in victory at the polls for
'ne prohibition forces by a majority
OF Az. In the 1911 election the "wets''
won by a majority of 5O4. Hundreds of
women took part in the election and
served hot coffee, The prohibitionists'
organization was perfect and offset
tne vets" outside assistance.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-13
Asks Appeal In Gambling Case.

Lafayette.-Rev. H. R. Harrison Of
the Methodist church, read at his
morning service petition to the city
council and mayor, praying that an
appeal be taken In the antigambl:ng
case. City Judge Elliott recently de-
clared the ordinance null, while
the council voted to appeal on the
grounds that local attorneys were d.
yided in opinion On the question, and
that such step would entail expense
to the town. Rev Harrisons congre.
cation signed the petition.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-13
Taft on Newspaper Influence,

Boston.-Former President Taft dc.
plored the influence of newspapers to
jurors in an address here. He said.
1T is proper for newspapers to com.
ment after judgment in a case but it
is the trial of cases in the newspapers
before Judgment that has led to much
of the criticism of the courts. WHY.
when / was president, had to pardon
two or three men who had been con.
victed by public clamor when thew
were really innocent"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-13
BRYAN viii Visit South America.

shington.- Bryan in,
formed the governing board of the
Pan.American Union, that he had &C.
cepted the invitation OF Chile and will
visit Santiago, Chile, next September
at the time of the meeting of the Fifth
pan-American conference. Mr.. Bryan
evnects to leave here about the mid
die of August. He will proceed down
tho west coast of South America, stop
ring at Peru, and to return by the
cast coast, visiting Argentine, Uruguay
and Brazil.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-13
LOUISIANA CAN
Be RICHEST STATE
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER BRUN.
Err SHOWS 1913 PRODUCTS
WORTH s24s,246Do0.
MORE COTTON AND CORN
Declares Natural Advantages Are su.
perior to Those of Any
Other State.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
baton Rouge.-Louisiana, with it's
agricultural, mineral and industrial ad.
yantages, has every requisite neces-
sary to become the wealthiest and most
prosperous state in the Union, accord
ING TO E. O. Bruner, state commission
or OF agriculture and immigration, who
mas Just issued the annual report Of
his department.
Asummary of the report shows that
thA products for the year 1913 were
worth s249,246,O0O. The agricultural
products, the yield from only 5,5OO.OOO
acres. had total valuation of 1885,
Al,OOO. Despite the fact that the 1913
sc bon was one of the most unfavor.
abIfever experienced in this state, the
cotton crop exceeded the previous year
by $3.50 bales and the corn crop
gained s,o31,s7e bushels.
In commenting upon the review OF
the year, Mr.. Bruner said:
The health of the state has been
e4cellent. We have suffered no great
dts1sters. Our people generally have
knokn only peace. Yet like all states,
bptswith absolutely no reason. we have
scnle knockers, GROWERS and calamity
ho1isrs.
3 Dur natural advantages are SUI
ptipr 70 those Of any other state. Our
Ham are most fertile. Our climate
q th delightful and helpful. Our
| pss IL ara psrennially green. Our
s.il1 ynDs y u inexkansti blss The out
pm on our oil and gas wells, sulphur
and silt mines, is unequaled in the
world. Our soil will produce, and our
farmer are now raising nearly every
thing that Grows.
"Our immigration department has
been crowded with work answering in.
quiries about our state, locating set
tiers and assisting them in every way
possible. The result is that thousands
of desirable immigrants have made
Louisiana their home. Thousands and
thousands of acres of land have been
made to yield abundantly, bringing
greater wealth to the farmer and great.
er prosperity to the state.
I'VE have, in the last two months,
organized two very important associa-
tons. One was at Fort Worth, Texas,
by the commissioners of agriculture
Of the Southern States, called the Mar
ket Association, the object being to
assist the farmer in marketing his
products. The second was organized
IN Baton Rouge, and called the Parish
Fair Association, the object being
to fix dates for parish fairs, the eli
mination of undesirable attractions
and the encouragement of agricultural
fairs generally.
In this battle for a greater and
more prosperous Louisiana my depart
ment and all of it's branches are en-
listed, and we want the people to re-
gard this department as headquarters.
Call on us at any time, day or night.
We want to help the people raise more
and better crops. Any information we
have or can obtain that will be Of as
sistance to the farmer in solving his
farm marketing problems will be
cheerfully furnished for the asking.
We are here to serve the people of this
state, and all communications will
receive prompt attention"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-13
WEALTHY MEXICAN
PLEADS FOR SON
GEN. LUIS TERRAzAs WOULD
GIVE HIS OWN LIFE TO THE
REBEL DICTATOR.
QUARTER MILLION RANSOM
Villa Threatens to Execute the Pris-
oner Unless This Sum Is
Forthcoming.
QUARTER MILLION RANSOM
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
El Paso.-His eyes filled with tears,
LIS voice Quavering with emotion,
General Luis Terrazas, once known
as The Rockefeller of Mexico ap-
lealed to Marion Letcher, American
consul at Chihuahua, now in this city,
20 save his son, Luis. General Fran
CISCO Villa is holding the younger Luis
prisoner at Chihuahua, and threaten
ed to kill the son unless the father
Jays ransom Of 100000 pesos (about
S25O,OOO in American money!
Once owner of an estate that en-
Traced the greater part of the Mexican
state OF Chihuahua and possessor Of a
fortune estimated at $40,O00,000 in
sold, General Terrazas indicated that
he cannot pay the ransom demanded
Wy Villa. His wide estates have been
'onfiscated by the MEXICAN rebels and
'host Of his money has been spent dur
Ing the troublesome times of the last
three years.
Il am 30 years old and neither life
nor money mean much to me-" said
the aged man. "My son. Luis, has 13
Children and they need him. I would
gladly return to Chihuahua and allow
Villa to kill me If he would liberate
my son."
Consul Letcher was deeply moved
by the old mans plea, but was oblig.
cd to reply that he can do nothing.
Luis, the son. is about so years old,
and for several months has been held
prisoner by the rebels.
1t tbs time of his arrest In m l|
$650,0 900 gold as the price OF
his life. The sum was slow in being
paid and Luis was taken out and
moose adjusted about his neck, Then
he was gently hoisted from his feet
The torture was repeated until he sig.
nailed that he would pay the sum de-
manded-all that he had In the bank
After this incident he was removed
from the palace, where he had been
confined, and allowed to live under
guard with his family in one of his
fathers houses. Women relatives some
time later appealed to Villa to release
him, but Villa was adamant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25
MAJESTIC THEATRE
HAS POPULAR FEATURE

The management of the Majestic
theatre is leaving nothing undone that
will add to the comfort, convenience
or pleasure of the public.
The ladies' rest room just equipped
and opened is one of the most useful
and attractive places in the city. 1t
is costly furnished with everything
needed to make it not only desirable
but useful to ladies who are in the
city shopping. There are all the
toilet accessories, writing tables
and telephone service. The ladies
are urged to avail themselves of the
luxuries of this room when in the city
either shopping or visiting the show.
Another important improvement at
the Majestic is the scientific method
of cooling the theatre just installed.
By the new device the air in the
building is changed every minute by
an inflow of cool air, amounting to
$4,000 cubic feet per minute. This
always keeps the rooms in delight
full condition, and no one attending
the shows at any time of the day or
night are made uncomfortable by the
oppressive heat or atmosphere. The
management has left nothing undone
in giving the patrons and friends of
the Majestic one of the most up-to-
date, as well as most comfortable
show houses in the south.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25
THE LATEST NEWS
FROM JONESBORO

| to Jellico.
Miss Geneva Moore, of Cleveland,
was the recent guest of Miss Leona
Lovegrove.
Niles Warlick has returned home
from the University Of Tennessee.
John Davis, Jr., of Knoxville, was
the guest of his parents last Sun
day.
Miss Patsie Slemons, of Orlando,
Fla, is the guest of Miss Alice
Slemons.
Robert Mccall, of Washington, is
the guest of his mother here.
Miss Margaret Slemons has return
ed from school in Kentucky.
Misses Essie and Mary Pritchett
were shopping in Johnson City the
past week.
Miss Bess Cox and Miss Mahoney
and Fred Britton motored over to
Johnson City Wednesday afternoon.
DR.. Byrd, of the Soldiers Home, is
spending few days with homefolks.
Miss Helen Harris, who has been
spending the winter with her uncle,
Nat Harris, of Macon, has returned to
her home.
C. c. Richardson, of Atlanta, spent
the weekend here with friends.
Chas. N. Griffith, of Knoxville, Wis
tied his mother last Sunday.
Mrs. Ida b. Cooper, of Greeneville,
is visiting her brother, w. A. Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Russell returned
home Monday after spending few
days in Knoxville.
John Harrison and family, of Kings
port, were the guests of his brother
in-law, w. F. Keefauyer, in the west
end the past week.
Thos. Shipley, of Knoxville, was
mingling with friends here Wednes-
day.
DR.. G. c. Keener, physician at Pc
tros, was visiting his sister, Mrs. r.
M. Duncan, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Gillespie, of
Knoxville, attended the Whitaker
Thomas wedding Wednesday, and are
now the guests of Mrs. Gillespie's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Thomas.
Miss Mildred Kirkpatrick leaves
this week for Morristown, where she
will spend some time visiting rela-
tives.
Miss Holston, of Rogersville, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Chas. Haw-
kins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. ]. Hawkins are
occupying the home in the west end
recently vacated by Prof, r. II. Lark
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. H. Smith attend
ed the wedding of their son, Thomas
c. Smith, in Bristol the past week.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

Jonesboro, June 24.-Master James
Allison Keebler, of Limestone, has re-
turned home after spending week
with his grandfather, Benjamin Keeb-
Ter.
Mrs. Minnie Mitchell and son, of
Bristol, were the guests of her faith
err, R. M. May, the past week.
John NJ. Fain, of Bristol, was a
prominent visitor here recently,
w. A. Cooper and son, William, Jr.,
returned Friday from Bristol, where
they attended the Smith-Howell we'd
ding Wednesday.
Circuit Court Clerk j. L. Hilbert
was in Johnson City Friday on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Beals, of Ma
rion, Ind, are spending some time
with their daughter, Mrs. ]. W.
Ward.
Homer Allison, of Newark, O., a
veteran range man, was the guest of
Mayor A. S. Murray a few days last
week.
Joseph Galloway and Walter Sher-
fey, of Knoxville, were the guests of
c. S.. Maiden the past week.
Horace Miller, of Johnson city, &C.
companied by Miss CarJlyno Rangley,
of Danville, Va, attended the Whita-
ker-Thomas wedding here Wejnes-
day.
Mrs. M. L. Peoples, OF Johnson
City was visiting friends the past
week.
Attorney Ewing, of Washing; III, in
the forest service, with headquarters
here, is ill.
W. R. King, of Knoxville, is here
this week auditing the books of the
trustee.
]. H. Epps and J. H. Anderson were
in johnson City Thursday.
Arthur Hacker, of Washington, was
the guest of his parents, Judge and
Mrs. Newton Hacker, for a few days
the past week.
Harry Piper, prominent young
business man of Bristol, was ming
ling with friends here Saturday.
Mrs. Mary A. Leah is spending the
week in the country with relatives.
Miss Carolyne Russell, who has
been spending few weeks with
friends in Knoxville, will return Sun
day.
Miss Martha Baxter, who has been
attending school at the Western col
lege for women, at Oxford, O., is
spending her vacation with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. Baxter.
Paul NJ. Fink, assistant cashier of
the Jonesboro Banking & Trust COM
pany, leaves today for a weeks visit
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

smiles and coquettes with the en-
chanted heholder There is no cor
responding region in the country
which has so many advantages, all
available by natural or artificial COM
economical operation. Especially it
is true of the states covered by that
great artery of travel and freight traf-
fie, the Seaboard Air Line railway
No more interesting subject presents
itself to the Statistician than the facts
and figures relative to industrial pro-
gress and truly invaluable are they to
the prospector seeking location for
the establishment of similar enter
prises. A generalization here, how
ever, would seem most appropriate
and we shall therefore simply give an
epitOme of the result mostly in evil
dence. From the coal regions and
the iron ore beds of Alabama and
other states, from the woodlands of
all of the states traversed by the
SeabOard Air Line railway and from
the great plantations in the cotton
belt are gathered materials for con-
sumption by the iron and steel plants,
the saw mills and the cotton mills.
The queenliest buds in the great in
dustrial bouquet of southern states
are the numerous cities of smoke
stacks along the line of the Seaboard
Air Line railway rocked in cradle {.
coal and in iron. In listening to the
wall of the reluctant log as the re-
lentless saw converts the forest into
homes for the people, the song of the
planer, the echo of the hammer, the
shrill whistle of the locomotive as it
drags it's heavy load through broad
eXpanses of green fields and over
sweetest music to our ears. The as
cending clouds of smoke that are now
seen floating upwards from the cotton
and innumerable other mills paint the
signs of the times upon the skies
When we look around us and see on
all sides smoke ascending heaven
ward from the roaring furnace, the
steady pace of the begrimed moulder
in the foundry, the towering build
ings battling with the clouds, the
course of mighty streams changed
tremendous water power converted
into electrical energy and harnessed
to the wheels of commerce, the pass
ing of the feecy staple from it's
downy wilderness into the lightest ia
brics for barter to the world, admir-
alton of all promoters of industrial
progress"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25
". 4. HENDERSON -.
al PtEAs|NGiWR|TER

1t is always a source of pleasure
to The Comet to hear of the success
of Johnson City Boy in whatever
line of work and wherever he casts
his lot, and the greater success he
makes, the greater our admiration for
his energy and capacity. 1t seems
emily short time since Walter Hen
derson was an unobtrusive appren-
tice in the Johnson City Foundry and
Machine Works when it was first or
ganized back in the SOS, and was as
sisting his father who was one of the
best machinists this big shop ever
had. But you can never tell what a
day will bring forth, nor what amount
of genius lies smouldering in the
breast of any lad, awaiting the psy-
put it in proper action. Several
years ago Mr.. Henderson went to New
York and began to issue descriptive
publications for railroads and the
work has grown with the years until
it has eliminated in the great work
he has just issued for the Seaboard
Air Line Railway, shippers guide
for the use of shippers, buyers and
prospective settlers. covering the field
of agriculture, fruit culture, live
stock, minerals, timber, water power
stock, minerals, finance and education,
as embraced in the six southern
states traversed by this great line of
railway. 1t is indeed a great publ
cation and the information, statistical
somewhat in its nature, has been so
adriotly and artistically handled by
the gifted editor that it reads more
like a romance than a description of
the territory. The illustrations are
profuse and are so arranged as to
illumine the brilliant letterpress and
serve to impress the reader with the
beauty, thrift and grandeur of the sec
ton involved. This work could only
have come from the pen of a genius
and the fact that he garnered about
$31 900 profit for his labor only serves
to show that merit is sometimes re-
warded and that editors are entitled
to all they can get, though seldom
ever sufficiently renumerated. AS
descriptive writer and a builder of
pen pictures that must result in build
ing up the section depicted, our hat
off to Walter Houston Henderson,
a Johnson City boy, friend of our
childhood, and a past master in de-
scriptive nomenclature. Here is
paragraph from his work that speaks
for itself and shows what kind of ink
flows from his treRchant pen.
Throughout the six states served
by the Seaboard Air Line the scenery
is grand, and at many points it is I'M
surpassed in this country. The gran
deur and sublimity are SO charming
ly united that ones soul is thrilled to
intense edification; here, where the
limpid lyrics of nature are so inter-
woven with her epics, where the melt
ing hazes of purpling broad expanse
dissolves into stretches of rolling
lands-lands where nature frowns,
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25
BUSY WORKERS. CLUB
WEDNESDAY MORNING

The Busy Workers club met We'd
nesday morning with Miss Belle Lyle
at 312 East Watauga avenue. A very
interesting session was held at which
a tub of lemonade was disposed of
during the early hours of the meet
ing. Moulded ice cream, cake and
nuts carrying out the color scheme of
pink and white was served. The
prize for the finest needle work, box
of stationary, was won by Miss Edith
Brown. Those present were: Misses
Amelia and Julia Slack, Irma Gump,
Dorothy Robertson, Ruth Moore and
Edith Brown
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25
ALEXANDER FLECKENSTEIN
DIED TUESDAY MORNING.

Mr.. Alexander Fleckenstein died at
his home in this city about half-past
ten o'clock from the effect of para
lytic stroke he suffered Monday. He
was "a years of age and was a de-
vout Catholic. He came here several
years ago from Maryland and has
made most desirable citizen. The
funeral service was held this morn
ing at 8 o'clock at the Catholic
chapel and the remains inferred in
Oak Grove.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

J. R. C. Lewis. better known as
"Robby," is a candidate for constable
for the Ninth civil district at the ALL
gust election. He is one of the best
equipped young men in the city for
the place. He has been deputy trus-
tee in Johnson City for about fifteen
years and has been so uniformly
courteous and polite that he has made
a host of friends who will be glad to
vote for him for constable. He is
honest, sober, capable and deserving.
All he needs is your vote.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

matter of paying for it was overlook
ed. Judge Williams claims TO be a
democrat. but he sought and secured
the republican nomination, Bob Bur-
row, his opponent is a democrat. It's
choice between two evils. and We
choose Burrow as the least. He's
straight goods, not a whang-doodle
democrat"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

The latest newspaper venture that
has reached our desk is The Avery
County News, printed at Newlands,
N. c., the county seat of Avery coun-
ty. 1t Is 5-column folio and is
edited and owned by Horton Cooper,
who formerly run the Poet and Ora
tor at Minneapolis, N. G. 1t is a
healthy looking youngster and starts
out determined to cover the large
field it has to operate in. We wish
the plucky editor all kinds of sue
coss.