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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-10
W. B. TAYLOR GETS
A GOOD PROMOTION
is NOW MANAGER OF MINNEAPo.
LIS STEEL G. MACHINE CO.,
OF DENVER.

". B. Taylor, formerly of Columbia,
has been appointed to the managership
of the Minneapolis Steel and Machine
Co., of Denver, Colo. The new ap-
pointment is a high promotion for Mr..
Taylor, who has been connected with
the concern for only two and a half
wears. Mr. Taylor is the son of Mrs.
Maggie Brown. He was reared in
Maury county, and is well and favor
ably known by many people.
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SECRETARY LANGSfNG TO
EXPLAIN DANISH TREATY

Washington, August 16.- Secretary
Lansing was asked today to appear
Friday before the senate foreign re-
latiOns committee to answer question
relating to the treaty for purchase
of the Danish West Indies The COM
mittee at its first meeting to consider
the treaty, decided personal explain
alton from the secretary would be
necessary to satisfy som eof the mem
bers regarding details relating to
business concessions in the islands
and to the purchase price.
Some of the senators on the COM
mittee, although they favor purchas-
ing the islands, believed the $25,000,-
600 asked by Denmark is eXorbitant,
especially in view of the fact that she
offered to sell them for 100000 in
10 2. The committee will question
Mr.. Lansing particularly, however,
about business concessions which the
United States by the terms of the con-
vention proposes to maintain.
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TO PROBE THE COST OF
GASOLINE IN ATLANTA

Atlanta, Ca. August 11,-W. j..
Harris. of the Federal Trade commits
sion, who is here spending his vaca-
ton, let it be known today taht he
would request that one of the COM
missions investigators be sent to At
lanta to look into the gasoline situa-
tion. A resolution calling for an in
vestigation of the local by the fed
eral trade commission also was in
troduced in the Georgia senate late
today.
Commissioner Harris action grew
out of the protests of the Johnson
Gewinner company, local retail deal
ers in gasoline. 1t is alleged they
have been refused gasoline by the
three oil companies said to control
the local field because they recently
reduced the retail price from 25 to "a
cents gallon.
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RAILROAD INTO THE
TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS
W. J. Oliver Plans to Build Extension
Of 26 Miles, Reaching Timber
and Iron Ore

An extension is to BIT built to the
Knoxville, Seyierville & Eastern rail
way, a road planned and constructed
by w. j. Oliver, of Knoxville, Tenn,
who is its president. 1t now runs
from Knoxville to Sevierville, Tenn,
80 miles, and the extension will be
26 miles long from Sevieryille to Pig
con Forge and thence via Gatlinburg
to a point at or near the North Caro-
lima boundary line. The plans of the
company, as heretofore announced
are to eventually construct a line
through the mountains and establish
a new route eastward to the sea.
A charter has been filed for the
incorporation of the Pigeon River
Railroad Co, with $4,000 capital
stock, the incorporators being r. H.
Simmonds, l.. S. Hall, Frank A. Car
penter, Frank P. Gaut and John P.
Moffett. The Pigeon River Construc-
ton Co, which is to finance and 9TH
of the extension, capital $4,000, is
also Incorporated by Walter Mccoy,
ID. q. Madden, c. A. Murphy, Irwin s.
Saxton, X. l.. Gates, Chas. E. Gentry
and w. A. Montgomery. Construc-
tion will be supervised by l.. e. Woo
ten, the genera manager of the Knox
vile, Sevierville & Eastern Railway.
Gen. Frank Maloney is chief engineer.
He is now engaged in making the sur
vey. 1t is said that the grade will not
exceed l per cent, and that construc-
tion will be costly because of the
mountainous region to be traYersed.
Track construction will be heavy to
permit the use Of large equipment.
Extensive iron ore and timber lands
will BE- developed.
Mr.. Oliver is quoted as saying that
the necessary financial plans have
been completed. They will REQUIRE
the expenditure of several hundred
thousand dollars. 1t is proposed that
when th cline is finished it will be
leased to the X. S. & E. Railway Co.
which will operate it. Construction
is to begin within a few weeks. ac
cording to local report. Nearly al
rights of way have been acquired. Mr.
Oliver is further reported as saying
that VIXEN the organization of the
companies is complete the names O
other persons will appear as the di
rectors and Manufacturer
Record.
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CITIZENS BUILDING PUBLIC
ROAD IN THE COUNTY

Editor The Comet
AS your paper has a large circula-
tion through the county, l would like
to inform the people living along the
road, an easy graded road to Johnson
City, which is now grading to enter
the city by the way of Baxter street,
this road will connect with the PIKE
that leads to Blountville, Jonesbore,
Flourville, Gray Station, Fordtown,
Kingsport, Cedar Greek, Fall Branch,
and will be IA great financial benefit
to merchants of Johnson City. Much
of this trade has been going to Bris-
tol, The members of the county
court voted to loan the teams and
scrapers for such work without cost
to the county, and it was owing 10
the active part of our esteemed citi-
zens living along the route who have
contributed towards expenses for
feeding teams, labor, ETC., and with
out cost to the city or county. And
such citizens should have a vote of
thanks for the enterprise and the well
fare of Johnson City, "The Pittsburgh
of the South"
w. H. COONEY.
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FUNSTON DIRECTS
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS

Nashville, Aug. 16.-Gen. Funston
has directed the movement of the
Tennessee troops when they leave for
the border.
They will go to Fort Clark, Texas.
This location has been accepted as
the real destination fthe Tennessee
regiments for some time by local Of
ficers and it was not a very great
surprise when Adjutant-Gen. Charles
b. Rogan received "a message from
General Funston.
Rumors of every sort have been so
plentiful that the men at camp doubt
all reports. They can only be con-
yinced when they are entrained and
away from the borders of the Volun-
teer state. 1t is still the opinion of
the commanding officers at camp that
the suspension of movement orders
is temporary. The strike is not be-
lieved to be so threatening as to hold
the forces long. The daily parade of
the regiments was postponed this af-
ternoon because of showers. this be-
ing the Third regiments day.
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THREATEN TIE-UP OF
ALL NEW YORK CARS

New York, Aug. 16.--A tie-up of all
elevated and subway and surface
lines in Greater New York was
threatened today by William B. Fitz-
gerald, who with other union leaders
yesterday charged T. P. Shonts, the
president of the New York Railways
company. with dscharging strikers
who had returned to work, interfer-
ing with the organization of the car
men. and of violating the agreement
which ended the recent strike.
"If we do not get satisfactory
answer we will call strike within
"a hours" Mr.. Fitzgerald declared
today, referring to a letter sent to
President Shonts last night, which is
generally recognized as an ultimatum.
A reply was demanded some time TO-
day.
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MOBILES RESTRICTED
DISTRICT Is RAIDED

Mobile, Ala, Angus 16.-Federal
officers assisted by deputy United
States marshals, last night raided the
restricted district. Two persons were
arrested and it was reported others
would follow. Virgil Abbey, said 70
be drug clerk, and Sarah Simmons,
a negress, are under arrest. The wo-
man is in Jail under 81 500 bond and
Abbey is under bond for $4,000. A
full smokers outfit including a Iarg
can OF opium. estimated at five pound
in weight, and also five hypodermic
needles and quantity of heroin were
found. The six federal agents who
participated in the raid refused 10
make statements. saying wait until
we finish making arrests here" 1t
was learned the officers had been
working UP the case for two weeks.
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HUGHES CRITICISM OF
ADMINISTRATION GOES ON

Butte, Mont August 14.-Charles
E. Hughes, addressing an audience in
the ball park here late Saturday, con
tinued his attack on the administra-
tons foreign and Mexican policies,
its appointments and its tariff views.
"The democratic party" the nomi-
nee said, has always been a party of
opposition to progress. There has
not been great national movement
in response to a national demand that
has not had to run over the PROSTATE
form of the democratic party"
The nominee scored the administra-
ton for what he called failure to
carry out its party platform, notably
the plank in the 1912 platform declar-
ing for the maintenance of American
rights abroad.
This administration in the first
instance organized its state depart
ment Mr.. Hughes said 80 as to re-
duce its potency twenty-five per cent
in the eyes of the world"
The nominee characterized the last
rivers and harbors bill as spectacle
of shocking waste"
"And it will continue" he said, "un-
til some America nexecutive is wiling
10 take hs political life in his hands
and come before the American people
and say here l stand for business like
methods government, come what
will"
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MESSAGE IS
ENCOURAGING
MEXICAN LEADER SENDS CABLE.
GRAM IN ANSWER TO
CHAT TANOOGA'S 5 INVITATION
TO THE MEDIATORS TO MEET AT
SIGMA LMOUNTAIN INN

Shortly after noon Monday John
Keys, field secretary of the chamber
of commerce, received the following
cablegram in answer to Chattanooga S
invitation to the Mexican and Amerl-
can mediators to hold their session
at Signal Mountain Inn, the beautiful
resort adjacent to the city:
John f. Keys, Chamber of Commerce
of Chattanooga, Tenn:
'Your courteous invitation of the
18th received, and | assure you that
the members of this commission
would take great pleasure in paying
their respects to you in person should
your attractive city be designated. In
the meantime l extend to you my
very cordial greetings.
"IGNACIO BONILLAS."
oShol bohitldo 10 CIdll illdH Ol tue
Mexican commission appointed by
President Carranza.
Chattanooga's chances for securing
this conference are regarded as con-
siderably brighter because of this
message. Efforts are now being con-
centrated to bring John Barrett, di-
rector-egneral of the Pan American
union, to indorse Chattanooga as q
place. A special delivery
letter was sent to Mr.. Barrett by Mr..
Keys, to which the following tele-
graphia answer was received at about
the same time the message from Sc
nor Bonillas came in:
Washington, D. c., Aug. IA.
''Mr. John Keys:
Director General Barrett absent
from the city. Sure he will be glad
to do anything possible.
Private Secretary"
Nv. V. GRIFFIN,
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CAMP MEETING AT ROSS
CAMP GROUND SATURDAY
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 AND 20

The annual camp meeting at Ross
camp ground in Hawkins county will
be August 10Th and goth. A large
crowd usually attends these services
as this is an old camp ground and
services have been conducted there
for almost century. Ross camp
ground is only about four miles west
of Kingsport and passenger trains
will stop at Rotherwood, a short dig
tance from the grounds. Excursion
or reduced rates will be given by the
G. C. q 0 at all points between Err
win. Tenn. and Dante. Va.
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PIPE MAKERS BUY MOUNTAIN
LAUREL ROOTS FROM L. :.

Washington, August IA sale o
a large quantity of mountain laure
roots from on eof tn enational forest,
in the Southern Appalachians is re
ported by officials in charge, who say
the roots will be used to make pipes
The mountain laurel root is simi-
lar in appearance to the French briar
which the majority of pipe smokers
are said to prefer. The French brial
is the root of the white heath ol
"bruyere" These roots are gathered
in large quantities, and after being
cleaned and sawed into blanks they
are placed in hot water and simmer
ed for twelve hours or more. This
process gives them the rich hue for
which the best pipes are noted. Il
is said that in 1915 the value of the
blanks shipped to this country was
almost $4,000 and in addition a large
number of finished pipes were inn
ported
On account Of the present scarcity
and high price of French brian, Il
number of pipe manufacturers in this
country have been on the lookout for
substitutes, and the Forest Products
Laboratory has conducted experiment
10 determine the availability of other
woods. 1t is reported that the noun
tain root burns out more readily than
briar, but Forest Service experts arc
trying to find method of hardening
the wood, and have succeeded to an
appreciable extent. They have also
found that number of the various
kinds of chaparral which are abun-
dant in the West gives promise OF
yielding material which will be the
equal of French briar in every way.
Other woods now widely used for
pipe making are apple wood, red gum.
ebony and birch, together with small
er amounts of olive wood rosewood
and Usage orange.
Considerable amounts of the laurel
roots are being used, and officials ex-
pect to make further sales. The land
by the government in the
Southern Appalachians are reported
to contain unlimited quantities of lau-
rel, which is widely known for the
delicate beauty of it's flowers. In
places it forms extensive thickets,
which are almost impenetrable. Visi-
tors to the mountains say that in the
spring these thickets, or pink beds"
as they ar ecalled by the mountain
eers, are indescribably beautiful and
form one of the main attractions OF
the region.
The sales of laurel root will not be
made at places frequented by toul"
lists, or where the removal of the lall-
rel will detract from the beauty of the
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-17
UGLY CUTTING AFFRAY
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Sunday afternoon on Fountain
Square James Afford was stabbed by
Chandler Exum. Afford was cut in a
number of places, none of which is
thought to be very seriouG. The cut
ting was witnessed by a number of
people, as Fountain Square is a very
popular resort for the loafer on Sun
day afternoon. Exum was arrester
but released on bond Afford was
taken to DR.. Estes office, where his
wounds were dressed.
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Mr.. BRAND|ES
WONT SERVE
AS MEMBER OF THE JOINT L. s.
MEXICAN COMMISSION
DECLINATI0N WAS DUF
IT Is BELIEVED TO OBJECTIONS
BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE

Washington, August 14.-Associate
Justice Louis D. Brandeis, of the su-
preme court, informed President vii
son today that because of the mass
of business before the court he would
be unable to accept the pres dents
designation ot serve on the joint com
mission which will attempt to solve
the difficulties between the United
States and Mexico.
Justice Brandeis conferred with the
president and Attorney general Greg
ory late in the day and the question
of the Justices accepting was gone
over thoroughly. Later the following
letter from Justice Brandeis to the
president was made public at the
white house:
"My dear Mr.. President:
81 appreciate the opportunity for
high service which membership on the
Mexican commission would present.
But upon consultation with the chief
justice | find that the state of the
business of the supreme court at the
present time to be such that it is my
duty not to undertake this important
constructive task"
The giving out of Justice Brandeis'
letter was the first formal announce
ment that he had been offered the
post, although it has been known def
initely that he and Secretary Lane
were two of the three men selected
by the president for membership on
the commission. The name of the
third man has not yet been made pub
lie.
The general understanding had been
that both Justice Brandeis and Secre-
tary Lane had accepted places on the
commission, and there have been in
timations that the Justices decision
to withdraw was reached after Chief
Justice White had interposed obiec-
tions. There was no official confirm
alton of that, however, as all officials
concerned have refused to discuss the
subject.
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HUGHES is PETTIFOGGER,
SAYS SECRETARY M'ADOO

Washington, August IL Charges
of Charles Il Hughes regarding the
appointment of Daniel Il. Finn to sue
ceed Henry N. Capp as assistant ap-
praiser of merchandise at New York
drew the following statement from
Secretary McAdoo:
"Mr. Hughes is merely pettifogging.
He is welcome to a monopoly of that
field. The Clapp case is very un-
fortunate one for his purpose. If /
thought that the public was really in
terested | would make a statement
about it,"
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SHIELDS AMENDMENT FOR
MOONS TAX AGENTS LEAVE

Washington, August 16.-The SEN
ate democratic caucus has included
on the revenue bill tn eamendment
offered by Senator Shields, of Ten
nessee. that income fax agents be
given thirty days leave of absence
similar to other employees and agents
of the revenue service. Sen. Shields
returned today from Tennessee.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-17
ENORMOUS SNAKE TALE
FROM A LUMBER CAMP
Fifteen Feet Long, Big as Mans
Thigh and Beloved Like Calf

Church Hill, August 12.-Quite an
enormous snake tale is reported here
from the lumber camps in Solitude,
on Capt. Clays place.
The report is that snake fifteen
feet long and as large as mans
thigh was found. 1t beloved like a
calf and was located by the noise.
1t is hoped they have peserved the
skin and that others viii get to see
it. 1t is thought this reptile came
out of the deeps of the mountains
during the recent tides. Several years
ago man shot a snake something
tn esame size, but it rolled over and
got into the river before secured
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GREAT BRITAIN
EXPLAINS DELAY.
OF L. S. AND NEUTRAL MAILS IN
TERCEPTED BY HER
MORE C0MPRE. REPLY
MAILS EXAMINED FOUND TO CON.
TAIN RUBBER AND COFFEE

Washington, August l4.-An explain
atory statement of how Great Brit
aims examination of mails is being
conducted was presented today co
Secretary Lansing by the British en-
basSy. 1t is preparatory to the more
comprehensive reply to American rep
resentations now being prepared
Jointly by the London and Paris for
! eign office.
Figures give in the statement the
average time for examination of in
tercepted details from one to three
days. The minimum delay to mail
between the United States and Hol-
land is given at two days and the
maximum at seven. Danish mails
have been delayed from seven to ten
days when it has been necessary to
remove them from a ship; otherwise
only four days.
at is admitted says the statement
that at the outset neutral correspon-
dence in which enemy interests were
in no way concerned was subjected
to delay which is greatly regretted
and which has since been reduced to
a minimum. 1t must not be imagin-
ed that the mails were removed from
neutral ships for examination with
out careful consideration of the ar
rangements which would be required
to deal with them as quickly as posi-
BILE All preparations which seemed
necessary were wit hthis object, but
unfortunately those responsible for
them we're not aware of some of the
difficulties which would be encoun-
tered.
"I7or instance there was no reason
to suppose that (as proved to be the
case) mail bags marked as despatch
ed from one neutral country to an
other neutral country would contain
nothing but mails for o rfram an en-
cmy country, that bags represented
as containing printed matter would
contain rubber, coffee, jewelry, etc,
some times disguised as newspapers,
as well as correspondence of all
kinds, registered and unregistered, or
that persons writing to and from en-
emy countries would already have
adopted the pracdce o fsen ling tleir
letters under cover to intermediates
in neutral countries, or thai great
numbers of complete sack appearing
to contain merely business circulars
from neutral counties wouli contain
in reality nothing bit propaganda
from Germany un@cr covers bearing
neutral postage stamps,
"Those and siinilar unlore en- pc
culiarities made il impossible until Il;c
staff engaged had been gcly i'm
creased and ha be ,cmo accustomed
q 'htn, to se,- on ANY fixed prin-
c:rlc those mai Jggs which when all
not examined within reasonable pc
ROO Should he forwarded without cx-
animation.
THE delay of shipping documents
carried by the same ship as the cargo
to which they refer can he aad hes
been in some cases avoided by the
simple expedient Of enclosing such
documents in especially marked 6ags.
The statement concluded by show
ing why the despatch of intercepted
mails is best facilitated by examina-
ton in London and not at points near
er the seizure as has been suggested.
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TWO MONSTER U.BOATS TO
LEAVE GERMANY FOR L. s.

London, August 16.-Two new Ger
man submarines of very large size
will depart very shortly for America,
according to a Central News dispatch
from The Hague. 1t is said these
submarines have made trial trips off
Helgoland.
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SPECIAL NOTICE

All trains on the c., C. & o. Ry.
will stop at Ross Camp Ground on
next Sunday. August Goth, for the
benefit of all who wish to attend the
camp meeting. There will also be ex-
cursion rates from all points between
Dante and Erwin. All persons cor
daily invited to attend.
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OUR THONGHTs

Some one has beautifully said. "We
do not make our thoughts; they grow
in us like grain in wood; the growth
is of the skies. which are of nature =
nature is of God"
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!. o. o. F. PICNI6>AT
INDIAN SPRINGS AUG. 10

The annual I. 0. 0. F. picnic will
be held at Indian Springs Saturday,
August 10. All kinds of eatables will
be in evidence Public speakers of
note will entertain tn epeople with
their eloquence and general good
time is intended for every one.
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NEW POST OFFICE QUARTERS
FOR KINCSPORT

Want to lease larger and better
quarters for the Kingsport post Of
flee. viii accept bids on same now.
Write G. G. Barley, Post OFFICE In
spector, Johnson City, Tenn.
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noon for Imnrovamant.

II men would only be as considerate
to wife, children, and servants as they
are to acquaintances and strangers.
their homes would be incomparably
brighter.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-17

Our job department is complete in
every detail, and we have men of
experience in that special depart
ment. Give us trial