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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-05-20
ACT QUICKLY
Delay Has Been Dangerous In John
son City.

Do the right thing at the right
time.
Act quickly in time of danger.
In tire of kidney danger Doan'e
Kidney Pills are most effective.
Plenty of johnson City evidence of
their worth.
Mrs. Sarah Foran, 405 Poplar St.,
Johnson City, says My back ached
constantly and | was afflicted with
pains through my loins. My kidneys
acted irregularly, too. When l heard
about / oan's Kidney Pills | got some
from the Whitehouse Drug Co., and
they fixed me up in good shape"
Mrs. Foran gave the above account
of her experience in December 1910,
and on March 10, 1915, she said: Il
have taken Doan's Kidney Pills off
and IN since l last recommended
them and have always had good re-
suits. They are worthy kidney med
icine"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same shat
Mrs. Foran had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
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JONESBORO.

! Mrs. d. #. Lovegrove, accompanied
by Miss Leona Lovegrove. were
! visisting in Bristol Wednesday.
Attorney S. S. kirkpatrick was in
Nashville the past week on business.
Albert Butler, guard at Brushy
mountain, spent few days here with
his family the past week, and then
left for Mountain City for some pris-
oners 10 take back to the coal mines.
E. ]. Baxter was in Johnson City
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Allen of Chuck
ey, attended the closing exercises of
the high school here the past week
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. z. s.
Cox.
Judge w. N. Walker, of Limestone,
was a business visitor here Monday.
R. NJ. Huffine. railway mai Jerk,
of Bristol, visited friends here the
past weep.
Mrs. Gus Brodeyici aud Mrs. S. N.
Miller we're shorp :: III lob isor City
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. WLit!ock, ac-
companied by Miss Nell Boring, at
tended the commencement exercises
at Washington College Wednesday.
Judge Newton Hacker spent few
day, in Knoxville .e emily.
Ex-Gov. John ;. 80. OF Bristol, was
prominent visitor here the past
week.
"Savageland." pay of local talent
was given here Friday night 70 a
large audience.
Miss Marion Anderson has return
ed to her home here after teaching a
very successful term at Etowah. She
has been re-employed at the same
place for the coming year.
r. c. Thomas, C. o. Taylor and ].
G. Berry spent Thursday at Washing
ton College.
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Some Iorms of Rheumatism Durable
Rheumatism is disease character
lied b. pains IN the joints and in the
muscles. The most common foms
are: Acute and Chronic Rheumatism,
Rheumatic Headache, Sciatic Rheuma
tism md Lumbago. All of these
types can be helped absolutely by ap.
plying some good liniment that pene
trates An application of Sloan's
Liniment two or three times day
to the affected part will give instant
relief Sloan's Eminent is good for
pain, ard especially Rheumatic Pain,
because it penetrates to the seat of
the trouble, soothes the afflicted
part and draws the pain. Scans
Liniment is all medicine" Get 25t
bottle now. Keep it handy in case
of emergency.-Advt.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-05-20
TEN MILLIONS To Be
SPENT IN EAST Tenn.

Bristol Tenn. May 17.-Leroy Park.
representing Eastern capitalists, an
nounces here tonight the perfection
of plans to construct a high grade
electric railway through East Ten
nesse, between Kingsport and New
port, connecting some miles from the
Sevierville & Eastern Railway for
Knoxville. Preliminary surveys are
in progress, with view to bringing
this line into Bristol for a connec-
ton with the Norfolk & Western
Railway. The route is through a min
ehal and agricultural region that is
rich in promise and which has never
had transportation facilities. 1t is
estimated that 100000 will be
necessary 10 build and equip the line.
Construction work will begin this
week.
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for graduation that the mother. at
least, will like. Thes eappear, slight
ly curved in the approved French
style, on slippers, of white kid with
colonial buckles and on white satin
pumps with flowers in front to match
the flower of the frock. This makes
one think that the makers of slippers
and the makers of frocks have held
some secret sessions this season. Nor
are the styles confined alone to white
as black patent leather is considered
equally appropriate for the graduate
especially if worn with white stock
ings. There is a pretty model shown
with flat hee land crossed laccs of
ribbon which brings to mind Crino-
line days, when tiny slippered feet
peeped from beneath the folds of the
hoop skirt.
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The local committee bought seasc
For WO1m@m and HlO1m@|


row ruffles. Valenciennes, filet and
again and again in the trimming. re-
minds forcibly Of the timely revival
of these three laces. There are
frocks, too, where heavy embroidery
! is used in the ornamentation; others
edged with half-inch shirred ribon,
and here and there model touched
with taffeta. One frock in particular
of the last type has the new laced
front bodice, ripping pelum, and ap-
piled hem OF the silk The guimpe,
showing above the and between the
lacings of the bodice; the sleeves,
puffed until they resemble toy bal
Icons and the skirt, with it's entire
width gathered in at the waist, are
of net. A half-brown rose of deli
cate pink tackled above the hem, give
a touch of color, which makes the
net and taffeta seem the purer white
for the contrast. 1t might be we'll to
add here, while speaking of the rose,
that all the frocks have this bit of
color and are named according to the
flower they show. The model men
toned above is the rose dress; the
Marguerite frock has chain of dias
les around the waist and the pansy
dress. corsage bouqet of deep pur
pie pansies as the name implies.
These touches and trimmings are
also carried out in frocks of other
fabrics; introduced, perhaps, to di-
versify the net models or for the few
who do not care for such transparent
material as the net. AS the styles
themselves hint old time fashions so
these textures, have their origin in
the modes of from 1910 to 1850. Sher
Swiss, plain and embroidered, batiste
and point d'esprit organdy and dimity
show to good eject with Valenciennes
lace. On two really modern mater
ials are used and these are cotton
crepe and voile.
Since so many of the schools have
set the limit of three dollars for the
cost of the frock, the stores also fea-
ture. inexpensive fabrics by the yard,
the goods draped on forms to show
the various styles in which to make
it up. There are dainty cross-barred
Swisses, plain and embroid
cred batistes, voiles and crepes for
20 cents yard; nets at forty cents
come seventy-two inches wide. The
dotted Swiss is unusually attractive
as one draper arranges it, in an En- |
pire effect. The trimming is suggest
ed, too. At the Dutch neck and ell
bow sleeves Valencienes lace is APP
piled; also on the skirt in a Grecian
border above the hem. Primness.
the chief charm of the frock, is again
in evidence in the broad girdle of
MORE ribbon. brought straight around
the Empire waistline and finished at
LHe DICK Win u lidI DOW anu lOiiS
streamers.
Gloves for the graduation frock, are
generally of plain silk. Many well-to-
do mothers are buying their daugh-
ters silk gloves in place of the formal
white kid; the effect is more girlish
and they are much cooler for warm
weather. To be sure there are fam
cy models shown and in good taste,
too. A silk glove, pin tucked around
and around the wrist, half inch
apart. or delicately embroidered, may
be worn; the new lace gloves. too is
perfectly Appropriate for the girl grad
uate.
The medium heel on the shoes Is
another feature of the fashions show
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-05-20
REGISTRATION
SUPPLEMENTAL
A supplemental

A supplemental registration is
hereby called for the City of Johnson
City, Tennessee, to be held on Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday,
May 25, 20. %, 1915,
for the purpose of registering all
qualified voters who have changed
their places of residence since the
last registration, and all who have
become of age since last registration
or who will reach their majority on
or before the 9th day of June, 1915.
All such as above named who fail to
registe" will not be entitled to vote
in the city election to be held on
the 9th day of June, 1915.
The registration in each ward will
be hello at the usual places where
such registrations are held for said
wards.
This May IS, 1915.
e. c. REEVES, Chm,
P. H. WOFFORD, Sec,
w. NJ. HYDER,
Election Commissioners for Washing
ton County, Tennessee.
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hoop skirt.

The simplicity of the fashions al
lows but little jewelry. Such touches
as a string of pearls Turquoise
locket, or heavy gold bracelet, are
employed to give the desired old-time
atmosphere. The hair, however, is
decidedly modern, but so artistic that
ii in nowise spoils the quaintness of
the costume. The bobbed effect is
the most popular couture for the
young girl. This may sound as if the
younger generation are recklessly
cutting off their hair; do not be mis-
led, for such is not the case Some
clever Miss lately conceived the idea
of combing her hair back straight in
front, low over the ears and winding
it in loose coil in back. Her friend
copied it, and now all the young girls
have the effect of the Castle clip with
out the "clip" and the originator of
the fad, who cut her haid close, en-
vies them their long tresses. Since
the first girl wound her hair in this
knot in back, so many have daopted
the mode that pins have been es-
pecially designed for the knot. They
consist of single triangular top of
amber, jte or tortoise shell. Poig-
nards, the French call them; in plain
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-05-20
REV. J.. ". PERRY, u. D., Is
NAMED PRESIDING ELDER

Morristown, May 15.--Bishop R. G..
Warehouse, who has charge of the
Holston conference, NJ. E. church, has
appointed Rev. J. w. Perry. d. D..
to be presiding elder of the Norris
town district to succeed Rev. J. C.
Orr, who has been appointed presl-
dent of Sulins college. The new pre-
siding elder will begin work at once
but will not move his residence be-
fore June Is. DR.. Perry was for 4
years pastor of the Church Street NJ.
E. church, South. in Knoxville, He
is now secretary of the conference
mission board
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-05-20

English they are daggers. One of
these pins will hold the knot firmly
and is a fitting finish for young
girls couture; more, Dame Fashion
taboos as POOR taste.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-05-20
MRS. ". c. SURRETT
OF WHITE PINE
ENDORSES IT
HER LETTER RINGS WITH GEN
UINE SINCERITY - SAYS SHE
CAN HARDLY WAIT FOR MEAL
TIME TO COME.
ANOTHER KNOXVILLE
WOMAN GAINS TEN POUNDS.


C. Surrett, of White Pine, Tenn, R
F. D. No. 8, was received yesterday
morning by Mr.. G. F. Willis. Mrs.
Surrett's letter is entirely gratuitous
and is a voluntary statement from
one of the many grateful women
whose suffering has been relieved by
Tanlac. Mrs. Surrett's letter has the
ring OF genuine sincerity, and it is
indeed seldom that a medicine of any
character receives such an endorse
ment. Her letter follows just as it
was written:
white Pine, Tenn,
Feb. %, 1915.
"Mr. G. F. Willis,
Care Imperial Hotel,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Dear SIR
II want you and everybody else to
know how much good Tanlac has
done me. have been sick over a year
with my stomach and Kidneys and
was all run down. | was so weak |
could hardly get around to do my
housewCrk, and finally got so nerv-
Gus ] counldnt hardly stand to have
any OIL around me at times. Every
time ate my meals the gas would
rise in my stomach and | had heart
burn sc, bad it would seem like Goals
of fire burning my stomach just
like the man / read about in the pa
per the other day. My husband had
been reading about Tanlac in the pa
perS, so he went to Morristown ard
got me bottle. | have just finished
taking the first bottle, and he sent
back after another one for me. So
think when l get through with it
will feel lots better than / do now.
Il have been taking it ten days and
it has l.elped me so much. couldn't
eat anything but a little bread and
butter and sweet milk before began
taking Tanlac. Now | can hardly wait
to get the meals on the table. | can
eat more and it does me good. am
lots stronger than l was and feet bet
ter than / have in a year. So many
thanks to the Tanlac man, for his
nedicii does just what he says il
will do.
Yours respectfully,
MRS. w. C. SURRETT."
Another well-known Knoxville lady |
1ad quite an interesting conversation
with Nr. Willis yesterday morning,
and made the remarkable statement
that she had gained ten pounds after
taking only two bottles of Tanlac.
She declined to allow her name to be
published, however, as she is still
-aking the treatment, and does not
Wish her name to appear in the pa
per-; until she is entirely cured. She
also stated she had been under the
reatmcnt of one of Knoxville's most
prominent physicians and that Tan
ac, together with Tate Spring water,
rad helped her more, in only COM
1arativ, ly short time, than all the
,ther medicines and the doctors put
,ogether. This lady's full endorse
nent i'll appear later Tanlac is
'old in Johnson City exclusively by
Irego.y Drug Co.-Advt.
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PALACE BARBER sH0P,
112 Buffalo Street.

Sam E. Cassida, Proprietor.
The Finest Shop in East Tennessee.
Mr. Gardner. Mr.. Thomas, Mr.. Bur-
CESS, artistic assistants. Will be glad
to serve you promptly and efficiently.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-05-20

Mrs. A. B. Crouch and children left
Tuesd&v morning for Los Angeles,
Cal, to visit relatives and see the big
exposition at San Francisco before
retaining. They were accompanied
as far as New Orleans by Mr.. Crouch.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-05-20

A Pink Rose Above the Hem Gives
the Graduation Dress of Net and
Taffeta n Touch of Color.
At first glance it seems the whole
graduating world is to be gowned in
net, so completely does the fabric
dominate the collection. No doubt, it
is The extremely full skirt that
brings this material so noticeably to
the fore; but regardless of the cause
the effect is charming in the quaint
Empire, bodice and bolero dresses.
showing features from old fashions
such as short, puffed sleeves and mar
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-05-20
NORMAL SCHOOL BILL
DEFEATED IN SENATE

Nashville. Tenn, May. 1.-THE
amendment appropriating $4,000 to
the normal schools was defeated in
the senate tonight, although Senator's
Todd and Gardner spoke warmly in
favor of the appropriation. All of
the Republican senators voted for it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-05-20

TRY The COMET FOR JOR WORK
YES.-WE DO JOB PRINTING.
READ THE COMET ADS-IT PAYS
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-05-20

READ THE COMET ADS-,IT PAYS
YES!-WE DO JOB PRINTING
READ THE COMET ADS-IF PAYS
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-05-20

Election Commissioners for Washing
ton County, Tennessee.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-29
City Aens

Dr. Clifton w. Cooley left today
 for a weeks stay at Old Point Com fort.
 The annual festival of the Young Peoples society of St. Mathews Ger
 man Lutheran church was held last evening. Rev. Lindemann of Water
 bury gave a, special address.
 Rev M w. Gaudian, pastor of St.
 Johns church, has postponed the an-
 nual confirmation exercises until the second Sunday in April. Mrs Henry w. Maier led the sery
 vice at the Y. w. c. A. yesterday af-
 ternoon, giving a lecture on "A Palm
 Sunday in Palestine.'' A social hour
 followed.
 Miss Marie Andrews of New York
 is the guest of Miss Margarete Scltzer for a few days.
 A meeting of the committee in charge of the Made in New Britain Week. will be held at o'clock this afternoon in the Chamber of Cont merce rooms. Dog licenses must be renewed on Thursday of this week, April 1. John Coffey, the dog warden, is prepared q to enfore the license law. It is said at the hospital that John Bresnahan who attempted suicide al the Town farm last week by slashins his throat, will probably recover. Edward O'Dell was found sick and suffering from exposure at the cor ner of Brook and South Main streets yesterday morning and removed bA l Officer Nealon in the patrol. Dr Joseph Walsh examined him at the station and ordered him sent to the hospital. Gus Christmas Savings club. ant 1 special interest department will bt I open for deposits every Monday even 1 ird until further notice, from 100 tt i 500 o'clock. New Britain Nationa 1 Bank.-advt.
 David M. Kusnezow complained tc ! the police this morning that his store i on East Main street was entered be 1 tween Il and 12:30 o'clock last nigh and siNty-eight cents taken from ths 1 register and a, bicycle wheel carriet
 away. Mir. Kusnezow says that th' l store was entered by means of a key
New Britain herald., 1915-03-29
Living Without Work.
Brooklyn Eagle. )

The idea of living without work which appeals strongly to a. certain type of young men, brought up by too indulgent parents to wear good clothes and to amuse themselves with . out any serious purpose, came to its logical and proper fruition yesterday when Judge Roy sentenced Alfred Assman to two one-half years in Sing Sing.
 Assman was the perfect type of that kind of well-dressed loafer who de- spises work and imagines he can live by his wits. He is only 21. yet he admitted six burg1aries in court, and the police accuse him of nearly thirty He came from a good neighborhood on the Park slope, and when his fam ily got tired of his ways he took a room in the Waldorf Astoria and con- ducted a series of burglaries to get the money to maintain his life of we'll dressed idleness. He seemed, too. to have some kind of notion that the criminal law was not made for we'll
New Britain herald., 1915-03-29

on the stand under direct examina- tion when the recess was taken. He testified that he came to this cQun- try from Ireland in 1880 and worked as a natter from that time till he was discharged in 1909.
 He was working for the HaWes Won Gal company in Danbury in January, 1909. There was a strike then, he said, and when he went back to work in June there was an agreement that after ninety days the factories would employ none but union men. He was a member of local union No. 10.
 Witness had not paid an assessment of 13 per cent on his wages that had been levied by the union. Con- nolly. he said, told him his check would be sent to the national officers in New York for action. On Sep- tember 21, 1909, there was a shop meeting, and after it was over Fore man John Shanley told him he would have to quit work, as the men would strike. he testified Later, he said, he met Connolly, and the latter told him that his check was in New York and the executive committee would deal with it.
 Witness returned to the factory on October IS and asked Foreman Shan ley for work, he said, and was re- fused. At that point in the direct imitation the noon recess was taken.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-29
BRODERICK LITIGATION ENDED

Hartford. March 29.--End of the Brod ericl< litigation was reached to- day by the withdrawal from the su- perior court in this city of the $75O,- 900 suit of the Latin Am nerican Con- tracing and Improvement company of New York against Bishop Bonaven- ture +. Frederick of Saugerties, N. Y. former Congressman John A. Sullivan of Boston and David Brodericl and wife of Pennington and Hugh J. Reil- ley of New York.
 The plaintiff in the action was the assignees of Jose Antonio Frias, a former Cuban senator, whose claim was for commission on 6 S3,000,- 900 contract secured from the Cuban government for installing a water and sewer system in Cienfuegos, Cuba.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-29
REFUSES TO ADVANCE
 CASE OF ALDERMAN
Judge ONeara Also Declines to Rc. ducc Bond of S2O.OOO Under
 Which Prisoner Is Held.

New Haven. March PA motion to advance from April 10 to an earlier date for a hearing, the case of Sam uel Ruderman who is charged with arson, was denied by Judge E. P. O'Meara in police court today. An other motion for reduction of the bail bond of 1000 in default of which Ruderman is in jail was also denied.
 The arson charge is in connection With the partial destruction by fire of nearly completed apartment house in Lake Place about three weeks ago, of which Ruderman was the owner. Arthur Rosen, of Jersey City, N. J., who was charged with having actually set the fire, died a week ago at the hospital of burns suffered in the fire.
 Counsel for Ruderman argued that as the date of the hearing was made contingent on the condition of Rosen, the death of the latter should per init advancing the date from that or iginally set
 The prosecution stated that several important witnesses could not be got ten here before April 10.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-29
SILVER LOVING CUP.
And $1OO in Gold Presented to Nor.
 folks ex-Postmaster.


 Norfolk, March 29.-A well merite ed and handsome recognition of long and faithful public service took place Sat urday afternoon when there was pre- scented to ex-Postmaster Leopold J. Curtiss a solid silver loving cup and a purse containing about $100 in gold, the gift of his fellow townspeople without regard to party or political affiliations, as mark of their appre- citation of his long and efficient ser vice in the local office.
 On March s, MT. Curtiss completed a term of sixteen years, during all this time conducting the affairs of the office in a manner highly satisfa C. tory to the government and to the pa irons of the town. Uniform courtesy and fair dealings to all, rich and poor, high and low. have chara cterized his management of the office and the gifts presented on Saturday repre- sent the spontaneous and universal feeling of the residents towards Mir Curtiss friend and a public ser want.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-29
GENERAL VON klUCk
 SLIGHTLY WOUNDED BY SHRAPNEL FIRE
(Continued From First Page.)

1000 Russians were taken prisoners, mong them being squadron of lan- cers with their horses and five ma- chine guns. "A Russian attack to the northwest Of Ciechanow was repulsed.'
 French Official Report. Paris. March 29, by Wireless Teleg- raphy to London, 1:55 P. M.-The French war office today gave out a report on the fighting of yesterday, Which reads as follows:- 'In the region of Ypres a German observation post was blown up by the French with a mine. At Eparges the Germans attempt ed to regain the trenches lost by ! them March 27 After violent struggle the French gains were on . the whole maintained in their en- airety The Germans obtained foot na in a few sections of their old
 trenches, but on the other hand the French made progress at other points.'
New Britain herald., 1915-03-29
THREATENING LETTER SENT
Mother of Girl Recently Found Mur.
 dered in New York.

New York, March 29.-Mrs. Eliza zetn Cohn, mother of the five year old girl Leonore, who was recently found murdered and mutilated in an east side tenement, received through the mail today letter threatening that there would be more deaths if the police investigation in the murder did not stop. The letter, written on the stationery of a political club in West Fortieth street, was turned over to the police.
 The police are vigorously pursuing their inquiry in the case, but have not as yet been able to fasten the crime definitely on any one.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-29
DEPART FOR TOULON.
French Battleships to Be Repaired in
 Dry Dock.

Paris March 29 a. m.-The French battleships Suffren and Gaulois which were badly damaged by the fire from Turkish batteries in the bonn ba rdm ent of the Dardanelles forts by the allied fleet on March IS. have left for Toul- on, France, to be repaired in the dry dock, there, according to special de- spatch from Athens.
 No attack was made in the straits Sunday, the despatch says, but ;t Fran British fleet and the Russian cruiser Ask Sold bombarded the Bulair line of forts from the Gulf of Saros.