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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
BEAUTIFYING GROUNDS.

The Southern Railway seems never
to tire of making things look good
around the new passenger station. 1t
has just completed cement sidewalk
along the south side of Fonde Circle
from Roam street to the depot and has
sOdded the terrace extending down to
the Faw property. II is quite an i'm
provement and the road is to be con-
graduated upon it's desire to beauti-
fly the city, particularly when its pas
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25
FOR CONSTABLE.

hereby announce myself as a can
didate for constable of the Ninth dis
trict at the ensuing August election.
I will greatly appreciate the vote and
influence of all my friends. / have
had four years previous experience
as constable, and believe am better
qualified now than in the past. If
elected, I promise to give every one a
square deal, trusting that all my
friends, both republican and demo-
Gratis, can see their way clear to give
me their vote.
/ remain very truly,
]. r. C. LEWIS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25
CORRESPONDENTS WANTED.

The Comet wants to devote one or
more pages to country news and
wants to cover the territory thor
oughly. We want a live and enter"
tanning writer at all points worth
while in this and adjoining counties
and will thank you to select for us
such a person and send us their
name. We have an interesting prop
osition to submit the right party.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25
MOTOR PARTY.

The following party from Johnson
City in the cars of Mr.. st. John and
of Mr.. Martin, motored to Bristol and
spent Tuesday with friends in the
city:
Mr.. and Mrs. James Martin, Misses
Martha Allen and Elizabeth Martin.
James A. Martin, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank B. st. John. Miss Louise st.
John, Mrs. Love, of Sweetwater, and
Mrs. Long, of Morristown.--H Herald
Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25
DAVID ALDRICH DIED
AT SOLDIERS HONE.

Mr.. David Aldrich died at the Sol
diers' Home hospital last Saturday
after long illness in his 18th year.
He is New Yorker but was married
in North Carolina and is survived by
his widow. cousin Of Mrs. H. r. Par
rott. The remains were taken to
Ledger, N. c., for interment accom-
panied by the widow and Mr.. and Mrs.
H. X. Parrot.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

Ben Haynes wants straight goods
when he votes for a democrat, accord
ing to this paragraph from The Clai-
borne Progress:
His campaign manager has caused
to be sent to The Progress, in plate,
an address of Judge Williams, can
didate for seat on the supreme
bench, which position he now holds
by Gov. Hooper's appointment. The
address does not appear, since the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

Send The Comet to your relatives
in the west. 1t will hereafter carry
in its eight pages of all home-print
matter all the news of upper East
Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

The New England man who swal-
lowed a live bee will be all right if
he can get the bee to wait until day
light before 1t gets busy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

Johnson City democrats are taking
steps to organize a Rye-Burrow club
to do campaign work for the August
and November election.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

The republicans have gotten so they
write very entertainingly when they
endorse democrats.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

Everything that has happened dur
ing a week is reported in The Comet
this week and will be henceforth.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

Now we understand why women
like peek-a-boo waists. We have
known a long time why men liked
them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

Suppose you can see through a
Palm Beach suit. There's nothing
worth seeing.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

If The Comet and the re-organized
Commercial club can't make john
son City grow there's no use trying.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

Put your name on the roll and your
band in your pocket and let's make
Johnson City grow.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

Unless it soon rains the dry clean.
ing process will be the only way.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

Don't let The Comet appear AGAR
without your advertisement.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

Boost Johnson City and watch The
Comet grow.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

Get squarely behind Johnson City
or put Johnson City behind you.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25
MIR. LYNN HAHN PASSES AWAY.

Mr.. Lynn Hahn, the well known
hotel man, identified for the past
twenty years with hotels in Knoxville
and other southern cities, died sud
denly of heart failure at his residence,
No. 1925 Armstrong avenue, Tuesday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
His death will come as a great
shock to his friends, and although he
has not been we'll for months, his con-
dition was not considered serious.
Mr. Hahn was born in Philadelphia
June II, 1864, and coming south he
was first identified with the Gram
berry Coal & Iron Co., of Cranberry,
N. C.
For twenty years he has been &C
lively identified with the hotel bust
ness in this city and other cities. In
Knoxville he opened the Stratford
hotel, on Wall avenue and at anoth-
er time was manager of the Hotel At
kin. In addition, he has managed
Cranberry Inn, at Cranberry, N. c.;
Mango Terrace, at Asheville, N. c.;
Charleston hotel, at Charleston, S. c.,
and Green Cove Springs hotel in
Florida.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and one son, Ross, aged eleven
years.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday at $3.50 a. M. at the home
of the deceased. Interment in Old
Gray cemetery will charlottesville
journal and Tribune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

A Detroiter tried to get Ely" with
Ty Cobb's wife and Ty caught" him
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

What's the matter with our new
creamery? It's about milking time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

Mr. Hahn was particularly well
known in Johnson City among the
older inhabitants, having spent much
of his time here about thirty years
ago when he resided at Cranberry,
N. c., and with his father operated
the famous Cranberry hotel. He was
a fine fellow, full of energy and bus
mess and his many friends here will
regret to hear of his death.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25

Johnson City first, is our motto.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25
Washington County Ticket.

washington County icket.
Sheriff.
Trustee,
w. A. MALONEY.
Circuit Court Clerk,
r. G. WARREN.
Tax Assessor,
DAN e. FINE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-06-25
June IS, 1914.

Democratic State Ticket.
Governor,
THOMAS C. RYE.
Supreme Judge,
ROBERT BURROW.
Railroad Commissioner,
GEORGE N. WEIGH.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
REDUCING COST Of
CURING TOBACCO

E. G. Moss. Of Oxford, n. c.. says
the cost of curing tobacco can be re-
duced by building better barns, and
properly ventilating them. Writing
to the Southern Tobacco Journal, he
says in part:
at the experiment station is practically
air-tight, covered with V-crinp gal
vanized iron. leaving eight or ten
inch opening on the cone OF the roof
across the top to within ABOUT two
feet OF the sidts This is covered with
an open and shut ridge board which
can be operated from the ground by
means of a wire or rope fastened to
the end of short lever device at
each end of the peak. To admit air
at the bottom at least two four-inch
terra Gotta pipes should be set In the
wall on each side OF the barn, a total
1t Is we'll to have one pipe extend to
the middle OF the barn. These can
be plugged up by means OF a piece
OF plank sawed to fit in the bell OF
the pipe from the outside or a round
piece of wood four inches in diameter.
BY this system of ventilation you can
control the moisture conditions OF the
barn and reduce to minimum all
danger of sweating and sponging.
s'In North Carolina alone the fuel
consumed a normal year In curing
tobacco is estimated between five and
Putting this wood at an exceedingly
low valuation .($2 per cord) would
mean over a million dollars worth OF
wood year and a saving Of 40 per
cent in consumption would mean four
hundred thousand dollars annually.
The additional cost Of constructing
these barns will amount to but very
little. and during the life Of the barn
the saving OF fuel alone will pay for
the difference several times
Commenting on the above The Jour-
nal says:
The cost Of curing tobacco is be-
coming to be quite an Item. Wood is
growing scarcer each year. and be-
fore very long we predict that some
other means, other than curing with
what this will be. is a question. II
may be that more tobacco will be
cured by sun and air, as the years 60
by. At any rate Mr.. Moss idea Is
worth investigating"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
BANKERS IN LITTLE
J0URN|ES To BIG
FACTORIES IN CITY

Little Journeys to Big Industrial
Plants" is the attractive title descrip-
tive of an interesting feature of the
Bankers convention, which will take
place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
DAY mornings of the convention. WIS.,
its will be made to ten of the large
manufacturing plants of Richmond.
special cars leaving the jefferson Ho-
tel. Main street entrance, at 10
O'Clock each morning. On Tuesday
the visitors will be taken to the Stand
ard Paper Manufacturing Company
and Southern Manufacturing Com
pany. On Wednesday Liggett e. Mey-
ers Tobacco Company. Richmond Ce-
dar Works and American Locomotive
Works will be visited. On Thursday
tours will be made to the Tredegar
turing Company, and c. +. Sauer Com
pany. The above tours will be made
by parties who will leave headquarters
as above.
The Larus & Brother Company and
the Federal Cigar Company will keep
open house all three days from 10
A NJ to P. NJ, and guests are in
vited to visit these plants at any time
during these hours. Representatives
OF all these factories Will be on hand
at the Jefferson Hotel to conduct par
ties to the plants: and special guides
will explain the various departments
and processes of each.
Attractive souvenirs have been pre-
pared for all who accompany parties
visiting the plants. some OF which
have gone to considera BILE expense and
have prepared elegant and useful
souvenirs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
FARM EXHIBITS TO
| Be KEPT IN PLACE
FOR BANK MEETING

Through the courtesy OF the Vir.
ginia State Fair Association. the
county exhibits in the Farm Products
building have been left in place for
the special benefit of the delegates and
guests of the American Bankers AS
ISOLATION convention. This announce
ment was made yesterday by Julien II.
HILL of the National State and City
Bank, who is chairman of the conven
ton entertainment committee.
Those who desire to inspect this at
tractive display of Virginia farm prod
ucts will take automobiles at the Main
street entrance OF the Jefferson Hotel
Tuesday, October IS, at 8 p. M.
Never in the history OF the Virginia
State Fair has there been such a wide
and diversified display OF farm prod
uc:s as that seen last week In the
Farm Demonstration building I. -.
Sandy, farm demonstration agent, Is In
charge Of the exhibits and will be on
hand with a corps of assistants Tor the
special benefit of the bankers anc
their friends.
Fifty-ffve counties. the largest mum
Der ever represented. have exhibits In
the building, and 1t is wonderful col
lection that has been brought mere
bv the farmers Of Virginia Each
county has an individual booth, and
many of the exhibits are novel. 10 say
the least The quality of the products
on display needs no boost
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
VIRGINIA BOYS NOW
HAVE PEANUT CLUBS

The boys OF Southside Virginia have
become interested in raising peanuts,
and the United States department OF
agriculture has been organizing pea
nut clubs to assist them. The first
crop is now ready for gathering, and
promises such good returns that It is
hoped that similar peanut clubs may
soon be organized in other parts OF
the South. The Carolinas. Georgia.
Florida, Mississippi Alabama. Louis
lana, Texas, Oklahoma. Arkansas. vir-
ginia and Tennessee all offer excel
lent fields where good peanuts may
be grown. In parts OF all these States
II Ia hoped that the boys may be
taught to raise peanuts either as q
cash crop or as feed for pigs. Sub
stantial prizes have been offered ia
grow good peanuts
The peanut clubs which have been
organized In eight countries in South
side Virginia are similar to the de-
partment's corn clubs. The age limit
for members is from ten to eighteen
years as It Is in the corn clubs. The
peanut butter companies that have Of
fered special prizes have made It pos
sible for boys to compete in the fol-
foIwing counties: Isle Of Wight,
Prince George. Nansemond. Surry,
Dinwiddie. Sussex. Chesterfield and
Greenesville. This covers 4 district al
ready famous for the production of
. superior variety of peanuts. and il
. most favorable locality for trying
out the peanut 80 tdea.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
OPPORTUNITY GIVEN
TO SME[T own TIN

Probably one of the best iliustra.
tons OF Americas opportunity to d.
velop new industries liz afforded -
tin The benefit which the United
States may obtain from the present
situation Is the establishment OF . TIN
smelter in this country in which to
smelt Bolivian tin ores and such ANAL
output OF American ore a II pro-
duced. The tin concentrates produced
last year In the United States were III
shipped to British smelters
At the present time between 80. O0e
and 10000 tons OF tin concentrated
carrying more than 1000 tons 81
metallic tin. are shipped each yaaY
from Bolivia to Europe for amaltine.
The United States imported savet3IE
times that amount Of metallic tin lat
year and would easily absorb al IT,
tin smelted from the Bolivian ososs
The smelling Of Bolivian ores proU1M1S
no dificulties that American uaetndh
|lurgists can not readily overcome, ~
Bolivian ores will now BE- eAaler k4s
buy. II ships can be found 70 eAy4I
the ore an opportunity seeane n bQl
presented for Americans 70 begin pGrS
chasing ores that have hithsrto 60
Ito Europe. a SSz8
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
NAME MISS BURRUSS
AS DISTRICT SPONSOR

tSpecial to The Richmond virrinian. !,
Fredericksburg. Va. Oct. 10.-unoA
the recommendation Of Captain II. q.
Rowe. commander Of the local cann
sons OF Confederate veterans. 49,
lda Z. Burruss. has been appoln,eN
as sponsor for the First district II khe
reunion of the Sons of Confederate
veterans to be held In Newport Nevs
october 10. 90, 81. in connection v4ts
the meeting of the grand camn n
Confederate veterans Messrs. q -
Quinn and VIM. K Goolrick have been
appointed to represent the Fra6-
ericksburg camp at the meeting.
The committee In charge OF the
campaign for raising the funds Tor
the new organ in the Baptist church
are making rapid headway ana AZ
ready have secured enough sunscr7D-
tons to proceed with the inetaIlment
OF the instrument The COMMITTEES 80
successful In obtaining q Gift OF Sa76
from Mr. Andrew Carnegie, this hNlns
one-half OF the amount neceesary "a
ne raised. handsome organ. cost
ing $4,000, is to be purchased ana
will soon be in use
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
REAL ESTATE MEN
YIELD TO FR0uC
BUSINESS ABOUT AS EXPECTED
DURING WEEK, on ACCOUNT
OF STATE FAIR.
NO COMPLAINT MADE
MONEY APPEARS EASIER AND
MORE OF 1T is BEING PUT INTO
NEW BUILDINGS AND I'M
PRoyEMENTs.

The usual falling off OF business
activities when there comes TO Rich
mond a week OF frolic, such as Stats
fair week. was felt by real estate
men in the city during the week just
closed The real estate men. with
few exceptions. however. Joined In the
froiic and welcomed the diversion CT
fered by the big show. On Wednos-
day, Richmond day, many of he or
fees were closed and more or .ess
staid business men mingled with the
throng on the n~lway. at the race
track and in the exhibit buildings.
While business was slack all Of the
realty men seen yesterday declare
that such a condition was to be ex-
pected because of the weeks holiday
aspect. They declared that th>re
have been numerous inquiry and that
demand holds good. Big business to
come within the next few weeks and
to continue through the winter
months Is confidently predicted. The
optimistic note, that appeared with
the opening of the busy season, pre-
walls.
The outlook for business generally.
both in city and suburban properties,
Is improved There Is considerable
activity In construction and building
stringency. Many new buildings eru
being put up in both the business and
residential sections of Richmond. and
improvements to property are being
made.
Demand for loans are good and
money appears easier. Loans are be-
ing made daily by real estate brokers
and II is going into the improving Of
city PROPERTY.
The INJURY for farm lands near the
city and in Tidewater and Southside
Virginia continues lively and a num-
Der OF large deals are understood ia
be pending. Numerous calls for yir.
ginia farms are being received frsm
outside the State.
Another feature OF the situation
that is very pleasing to the realty
business generally and which indicates
the strength OF the community II
the fact that there are So few FIRE
closures on real estate mortgages At
this time 1t was pointed out yester-
day by realty man making a special-
ty of such loans that one Of the most
cheering signs of the times 10 the tact
there are really fewer foreclosures
now than In flush times
There is shown marked tendency on
the part OF realty brokers. the ba nkarn
and the holders OF deeds OF trust "a
De ienient and considerate. and
where the interest is paid and some
curtailment of notes Is made the-e n
no danger of foreclosure. The biz
Ivy TO meet payments Is also dennon-
strated by borrowers. The situation
was summed up yesterday afternoon
as being one in which money Is easier
ana prospects for the future brighter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
.lYNCHBURG IN Sd
PLACE FOR REVENUE

I.ynehburg, Va. Oct. 10.---F'rom re
last reports made 10 the auditor 81
public accounts of the state by the
various cities of Virginia, ii is learned
that the revenues OF Lynchburg rank
ed third In the State. the Hill city De-
ing far ahead of al. others cities ex-
cepting Richmond and Norfolk.
These reports show that the re
sources OF 1-snchhurg are more han
Newport News and Petersburg COM
bined. and nearly as much as New
port News. Petersburg and Bristol
combined Although Roanoke is third
in population among the list OF the
cities Of the State. in municipal re-
sources that city rank fifth. or next
to Portsmouth and less than $4,000
a'sead of the city revenues OF Dam
vile.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
MARKET At SOUTH
BOSTON IMPROVES

South Boston. Va, Oct. 10.-The
Total sales Of leaf tobacco on the South
boston market for the month Of Sep
'tember. 1914 amounted to 1s4.695
bounds, for which was paid $S.S35.74.
IN average Of $3.50 This shows .
marked decrease as compared with
the sales for the same period last year.
but this II accounted for by the fact
shat the crop this year is about three
Weeks late. Planters are now very
buay cutting and curing. but there vet
ramains on the hill large part OF
the late paintings which have not yet
Feaehed maturity, and 1t will probably
~ week or more before sales open
|ap In full swing.
The South Boston tobacco board OF
&fado has elected J. w. Elliott, super
risitor. He held this position for five
mcnths last year. Pres. NOEL made
Following appointments which were
ratified by the board: Sales and Elk
eeutive Committee: T. B. johnson.
chairman; w. r. Henry, T. A. Full
khun. w. H. I. Edmunds and T. e.
Hodges. Arbitration COMMITTEES: d.
Y YAncey. chairman: G. w. Walters,
II Dunn. r. r. Murray and v. l.
pwlkesL This per1scts the organi-
Ee&ion Tor the coming season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
FARMERS INSTITUTE

Manassas. Va, Oct 10.-Dr. Cyril
q. Hopkins. director OF the Illinois
Experiment station. will be the chief
speaker at the tall meeting Of the
Northern Virginia Farmers institute
to be held here October So
DR.. Hopkins 10 possibly the fore
most authority on soils In the world
and IL a talented orator He presents
his subject in the most attractive
style and his lectures are always a.
entertaining As they are instructive.
He is a speaker OF renown and can
safely be put in the same class with
VIM Jennings Bryan. Not only Is
DR. Hopkins great Goil expert and
great agricuiturlist. but he is also q
famous author. as his book, THE
Story OF the SOIL" Ii . classic in ar
lricultural literature.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
FARMERIS
Of RESTLESS CLASS

Washington. d. c., Oct. 1o.--In
compiling data for the last Federal
census. the enumerators asked every
farmer in Virginia this question
How long have you lived on the farm
you now occupy?" This question was
answered by 1928 OF the 1S4,0Is
far moperatos In this State. More
than 1900 stated that they had occu
pied their farms only one year or less.
3743S from to 4 years: 30.492 from
S TO 9 years, and 70,S3I 10 years and
over. The most restless class OF peo-
pie in this State IL the tenant who OPP
crates his farm on the share basis.
There are $3.50 Of these farmers In
this State; 3s.360 Of them made an
swer to the query and their replies In
cent OF them moved every year.