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The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-01
PRESIDENT WILSON
TURNS TO PLANS OF
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
COnfers With Many leaders and Is
Expected to Devote Much Attention
to Coming Fight.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 81
Plans for the democratic convention
at ST. Louis and the ensuing cam
paign were discussed by President
Wilson today with Representative
Doremus, of Michigan, chairman of
the democratic congressional com
mittee; Norman Hapgood, an organ
izer of the Wilson non-partisan league
and Senator Taggart, of Indiana.
Between now and convention time
the president is expected to devote
much attention to politics.
Selection of a permanent conven-
tion chairman was discussed. Speak
er Champ Clark was the first choice
of the president, but it now seems
that Mr.. Clark may not go to st.
Louis. Senator James, of Kentucky,
and Senator Kern, of Indiana, are
among those suggested for the place
in case the speaker finally declines.
While friends of Yice-President
Marshall believe there is no doubt
that he will be renominated, they are
not urging the president to take a
stand on the question because there
are other candidates, notably Cover,
nor Major, of Missouri. The plan OF
the convention managers is to have
Alabama give way to New Jersey
when the roll is called for the nomi-
nation of presidential candidates so
that John w. Wescott, who has been
selected by President Wilson to nom
mate him may Immediately make his
speech. A motion to close nomina-
tions then would be in order.
Political managers of the admins
tration say no choices have been
made for the chairmen of the import.
ant committees and that no final Sc.
lections will be made until the dele
gates get to st. Louis.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-01
JOHNSON CITY
AND KINGSPORT
VISITED BY GOV. RYE AND STATE
TREASURER DUNLAP.
FIRST VISIT IN THIS COUNTY
VISIT TO CONVICT CAMP POST
PONED ON ACCOUNT OF RAIN.
Knoxville Journal Tribune.)

After a visit of two days in upper
East Tennessee, Gov. Thos. G. Rye
and State Treasurer Porter Dunlap
returned to Knoxville last night en-
route to the capital city. They were
met at the train by q number of To-
cal democratic leaders and escorted
to the Hotel Atkin whele they spent
the night.
Gov. Rye was in Knoxville Satur-
day TO welcome the speakers at the
defense day exercises. Sunday morn
ing, he went to Johnson City as the
guest Of Thad. A. Cox. 1t was the
governors first visit to Washington
county to stay any length of time,
and he said last night that he en-
joyed it very much.
From Johnson City, the party went
to Kingsport, Sullivan county, as the
guest of j. Fred Johnson, former
general manager of the Carolina,
Clinchfield & Ohio railroad, and now
general superintendent Of the dye
plant at Kingsport. Gov, Rye was
very much impressed with growth
of the Sullivan county town. Both
at KingsDort and Johnson City the
governor was taken for automobile
rides over the surrounding country.
The governor and Mr.. Dunlap will
leave for Nashville this morning at
10 o'clock. On account of the rain,
they postponed their visit to the
state convict camp in Campbell coun-
ty. Mr.. Dunlap said last night that
the governor would probably returnt
to East Tennessee the middle of June
to visit the camp.
Gov. Rye is very much interested
in the camp. 1t is the first trial of
tile new law permitting the state
prisoners to work on the public
highways. The law was passed by
the last legislature. He had heard
many good reports of the work being
done up there by the states wards,
and he wanted to make a personal
survey of the conditions existing.
Gov. Rye said that his visit to East
tennessee was not political. but was
mixture of business and pleasure.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-01
NEUTRALITY
IS DEMANDED
BY REPRESENTATIVES, OF MIL
LIONS OF VOTERS.
URGE A FOREIGN POLICY
TO PROTECT AMERICAN LIVES
AND INTERESTS.

| CHICAGO, May 29.-An official
statement of the meeting of German
American leaders held here yesterday
and today was given out this after
noon.
Delegates were present from twen-
! ty-five states and Alaska and other
states were represented by proxy.
These delegates it is stated, were
"the authorized representatives of
churches OF many different denomi-
nations; OF social business and quasi
political organizations and of the
Geman-American Press Association.
"All large organizations of Ameri-
cans of German ancestry throughout
the country were either directly rep
resented or assured the committee of
sympathetic support" continues the
statement.
/ 1t quotes a formal platform of
principles" the substance of which
was made public yesterday and an
nounces the adoption of the follow
ing resolutions:
I'VE, the authorized representa-
tives of millions of voters in the
bled at Chicago, ILL.,, this 29th day of
May, 1916, resolve that:
I've demand neutrality in strict
accordance with the advice contained
in George Washington's address to
the American people.
"2-We urge a foreign policy which
protects American lives and Ameri-
protects American lives and Ameri-
can interests with equal firmness and
justice.
"3-We condemn every official act
and policy which shows passionate
attachment for one belligerent nation
or inveterate antipathy for another.
"4-We deplore those utterances,
voiced by officials and others designed
to create, or tending to create a di-
vision along racial lines among our
people.
"5-We hope that no party will
nominate for the presidency a candi-
date whose views tend to establish
such division.
GIVE trust that the republican
convention will unite all the elements
in the party upon a candidate whose
views are in harmony with those
hereinbefore expressed.
"7-We trust the democratic con-
vention will nominate for the presi-
dency one who subscrbes to the
views expressed hereinbefore.
1--WE assert that any candidate for
the presidency who is not in accord
with the views expressed hereinbe-
fore is unworthy the SuDDOrt of q
free and independent electorate"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-01
MEMPHIS FURNITURE
COMPANY INDICTED

MEMPHIS, May 27.-The Memphis
Furniture company which operates
one of the largest plants of the kind
in the south, was indicted on nine
counts in a true bill returned by the
federal grand jury here Friday. The
federal statute which the company is
charged with violating makes a cor
poration liable for incorrect descrip-
tion of goods in shipment AS a re-
suit of its practice, the indictment
charges. the company received a
much lower freight rate than it
should have on shipments to Louisi-
ana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and other
states.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-01
GOVERNMENT ENGINEER
VISITS AT THE CAPITOL,

w. H. Rhodes, United States en-
gineer in charge of the road work Of
Lawrence county, that covers dis
tance of about 35 miles He says
the work is being pushed forward as
rapidly as possible, and that as soon
as the Jefferson route is completed
they would start working pRlthe, 9th
er roads of the county. Mr.. Rhodes
says that when the work is all fin
ished no county in the state will be
ahead of Lawrence in good roads.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-01

staged the Parish Players who
In the United States
editorial in Brown
Chicago Western Theatrical Productions Com
producing
Chicago American said The dramatic world turned TO
Brown
drectorhe only
philosophy history
paceu
her gapng ensemble
details Miss Brown In every move
indication of dramatic temperament'
Shakepearean productions the
the Columbus (O) Dispatch sa by het
already made place o
thorough requirements the stage"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-01
J. j. HILL. RAILROAD
BUILDER. IS DEAD


New York, May 29.-News of the
death of the man who for two gen
erations has been a dominant per-
sonality in the financial community,
was received in Wall street today
with many expressions of sorrow and
feeling of almost personal loss. The
financier's death did not cause the
slightest disturbance in the stock
market. The Hill stocks, Great Nor
thern and Northern Pacific, were
very inactive. Hill was famous in
the financial community for quaint
humor and conservative though opti-
mistic views of general conditions
! throughout the country He made his
headquarters when here at the of
! fees of the Great Northern railway
but spent much of his time visiting
the leading banks and banking
houses. His advice and influence
were eagerly sought last fall by the
banking syndicate which floated the
$500, 100000 Anglo-French war issues
He was powerful factor in success
full contamination of that unprece-
dented undertaking and outspoke1
in his championship of the allies. Lo
cal officials of Hill roads are expect
ed to leave town today to attend the
funeral. 1t is also likely that repre-
sentatives of the banking houses o.
4 j. p. Morgan & Co.; Kuhn, Loeb &
Co, 1st National bank and City Ma
tional bank. with all of which he haC
close personal and financial connec
tions will attend the funeral.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-01
FORD MAY RENEW PEACE
EFFORTS IN EUROPE

DETROIT, May 2S.-Henry Ford
may return to Europe to renew his
eHofts to bring about peace amone
tne warning nations, according to :
statement tonight by Theodore nel.
aylgne, who is in close touch with
Mr.; Ford, which says Mr.. Ford NOV
SAL for Stockholm about June Is.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-01

Patronize home merchants and
home industries and you will be
happy.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-01
GOT GOLDEN REWARD
FOR MOTHERS KINDNESS

LOS ANGELES, Gala golden re-
ward for service performed forty
years ago by her mother, when she
nursed r. E. Marshall, of Houston.
Texas, back to life after he had been
shot, came TO Miss Lois Cram, of Re-
dondo Beach, when she received a
bank draft representing money real
lied from the estate of Mr.. Marshall.
who recently died.
A letter accompanying the draft
read:
Il promised your mother that if
ever | struck it rich would not for
get her, and now that she is not here
to enjoy this money, l want you to
have it to get for that which you
have wanted the most and could new
er buy"
The letter was written by Mr.
Marshall shortly before his death
He also told of how he had been shot
by an unidentified person and was
carried to the home of Miss Grams
mother, who was then a newly-wed-
ded bride. 1t was due to the careful
nursing of Mrs. Cram that Marshall
lived and regained his health.
Miss Cram says she viii carry out
a desire she has always had to be g
physician and will devote the money
to gaining an education for that pro
fession.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-01

given that any attempt to move south
of Parral would meet armed opposi-
tion by CarranZa troops.
1t was such consideration that inn
PEELED officials to place an informal
embargo on war supplies, as ship
ments must pass through unsettled
territory to reach any command com
posed of Mexican regulars under res
ponsible officers. The new note prob
ably will increase precautions in this
respect rather than lessen them.
Mexico City, May 31.-Extra edi-
tions of newspapers containing the
Mexican note to the United States
were read by thousands of persons
in the streets tonight. The document
has created a sensation.
The editorial comments charge
President Wilson with inconsistency
declaring that his protestations OF
friendship for Latin-America are con
trary to his actions in the case Of
Mexico. The editorials are agreed
that it is time for the United States
to define its attitude with regard tC
Mexico.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-01

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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-16

demanded to know what he would
have done when the Lusitania was
sunk. After some difficulty with the
audience which wanted to throw the
heckler out, Mr.. Hughes succeeded in
quieting it and replied: "Sir, would
have had the state department., at
the very beginning of the admins
tration, so equipped as to command
the respect Of the world. Next,
would have so conducted our affairs
in Mexico as to have shown them that
our words meant peace and good will
and protection of the lives and prop
erty of American citizens. And when
I said strict accountability every
nation would have known that I
meant it, when notice was published
regarding the action threatened I
would have made known in terms un-
mistakable and unequivocal that we
would not tolerate q continuance of
diplomatic relations if the threat
were carried out"
It is not surprising to learn that
the candidates audience went wild
with enthusiasm, that, as one cor
respondent describes it, "at Mr..
Hughes last word there came some
thing more than a roar-it had a.
wilder, more hysterical quality-it
was like hysterical yell, and it last
ed for several minutes, while thou
sands of men hammered each other on
the back and threw their hats in the
air and acter like men gone slam
bang crazy" And the demonstration
was tremendous not because of words,
but because his hearers believed that
he meant what he said and knew that
had he been president, the Lusitania
would never have been sunk.
AS President Wilson was saying at
Indianapolis, almost at the same mo-
ment, speeches are interesting in
proportion as the people who hear
believe what the speaker says"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-16
BINDER TWINE,

Who is responsible for the in
creased price of binder Irvine? Con-
gresham STEVENSON of the Ninth dis
trict charges the increase of more
than two cents over a year ago to the
Wilson administration and it looks
pretty much as if he was right. ST.
sal, the basis of nearly all of the 49,
100000 pounds manufactured at the
Saltwater prison this year has been
cornered by few South American
capitalists, aided by New York cap
ital and Minnesota as a result must
pay what this particular trust exacts.
President Wilson, who could dispose
of the corner with a stroke of the
pen has refused to interfere. This
year the farmers of Minnesota paid
over 100000 more than they did a
year ago for their Irvine and it is
certain that they will double this
figure next year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-16

of left tackle. Warfleld hits center
for 8 yards and first down. Madison
dashes off right tackle for yards.
Wadena penalized yards for offside.
Warfield smashes center for 5 yards
Madison smashes through right tackle
for 8 yards, planting the ball on Wa
dena's 47-yard line. Warfield slides
through left tackle for yards and
first down. Bailey slips and falls
but regains his feet nicely and makes
10 yards through left tackle by some
clever sidestepping. Warfield makes
1 yard through right guard. Bailey
makes 2 yards around left end. Mad
son goes around right end for s
yards and first down on Wadena's 22-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-16

Orr intercepts Bailey's forward pass
on Wadena's 20-yard line and re-
turns 3 yards. Lord tackles Carew
for no gain.
Spencer Makes Long Run.
On a cr1ss-cross Spencer goes
through right tackle for 80 yards to
Wadena's 33-yard line, being tackled
by White. End of first quarter. Be-
midi 0, Wadena 0.
Second Quarter.
Kittleson tackles Hela for 1-yard
gain. Spencer adds 10 yards off left
tackle. Simons tackles Orr for no
gain. Hela makes yards around
left end. Wadena penalized S yards
for not having seven men on the line
of scrimmage. Bemidji's ball, now
on Wadena's 41-yard line. Bemidji
penalized 5 yards when Simons was
offside. Ball now on Wadena's 49,
yard line. Bailey hits right guard
for 1 yard. Bailey fails to gain
around left end. Bailey's forward
pass was intercepted by Erickson on
Wadena's 35-yard line who is tackled
by Achenbach for no return. Spen-
Ger goes through right guard for s
yards. Wadena offside. Ball now
on Wadena's 35-yard line. Spencer
goes around right end for 9 yards.
Hela makes yards through right
tackle for first down on Wadena's
48-yard line. Orr plows through LETT
tackle for z yards to Bemidji's 45-
yard line. Carew goes around left
end for yard. Spencer bucks left
guard for yards and first down on
Bemidji's 34-yard line. Carew slides
off right tackle for yards. Orr
hits center for yards for first down.
Hela circles right end for 4 yards
Grey breaks through and spills Orr
for no gain. The ball is now on Be-
midji's 19-yard line. Wadena is
fighting hard to score but Bemidji's
line seems inpenetrable and Lord
breaks through and throws Spencer
for a 1-yard loss. Cores, the 22O-
pound tackle, is called back and tries
for drop kick and misses by but a
few inches, and goes as touchback.
Bemidji puts ball in play on her own
20-yard line. Bailey makes 2 yards
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-16
End Of first half; score
Third Quarter,

o to O.
Third Quarter.
Bailey kicks out of bounds on the
1-yard line and the ball is called
back. Bailey kicks off again to w.
Saekes, who is tackled by Simons on
Wadena's 25-yard line. Simons is
hurt and time is taken out. Cochran
goes in for Simons. Hela makes 5
yards around left end. Kittleson
tackles Spencer for no gain. Hela's
forward pass fails. Spencer punts 45
yards to Warfield on Bemidji's 25-
yard line who is tackled In his tracks
by Cores. Madison plows through
right tackle for 8 yards. Bailey
slides off left tackle for 10 yards.
Warfeld hits center for s yards.
Madison gets around right end for 10
yards to Wadenas 42-yard line.
Bailey makes a splendid open field
run around Wadena's right end for
rs yards. Warfield makes 8 yards
through right tackle. W. Murray
tackles Warfield for a 1-yard loss.
Bailey adds 3 yards through left
tackle. Warfield plows through cen
ter and puts ball on Wadena's f.
yard line. Bailey dashes over right
tackle for touchdown. Bailey punts
to Ga1ney who heels the catch on the
17-yard line. Bailey kicks goal.
Score: Bemidji z, Wadena 0.
Bailey kicks to Carew on the IT,
yard line who returns the ball to the
30-yard line. Orr plows through
right tackle for yards but fumbles
and White falls on the ball on Wa
dena's 30-yard line. Erickson tackles
Madison for no gain. Madison goes
through right tackle for yards. On
a delayed pass White is tackled for a
,2-yard loss by w. Murray. Bailey
fails to gain around end and it is
Wadena's ball on their own 29-yard
line. Hela in two successive attempts
at Grey fails to make a gain. Wa
dena is penalized yards for having
only six men on the line Of scrim-
mage. Spencer punts IS yards to
Madison on Bemidji's 41-yard line,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-16
KNUTSON WILL WIN

Ever ready to help, Secretary of
State Schmahl this week transferred
his speaking activities to the Sixth
district where he is making a special
appeal for Harold Knutson, the Re-
publican candidate for congress. Har-
old is not heavily endowed with this
worlds goods, something his Demo-
cratic opponent and the latter's man
agement seem to have in plenty and
the help given is timely. Mr.. Knut-
son prevailed in the primaries by a
vote of nearly two to one and odds
are being given that he will be the
next representative in congress from
the Sixth district.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-16

Read tho want ADJ.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-16

Orr intercepts Bailey's forward pass
on Wadena's 20yard line and re-
turns yards. Lord tackles Carew
for no gain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-16
who returned yards to Bemidji's'
44-yard line. End Of third quarter.
Score: Bemidji z, Wadena 0.

who returned. yards to Bemidji's
44-yard line. End Of third quarter
Score: Bemidji z, Wadena o.
"a Fourth Quarter.
Bailey makes forward pass to Ach-.
enbach who drops the ball. Bailey
goes through left tackle for s yards.
Warfield goes through center for 10
yards. Bailey plows through left
tackle for yards but fumbles, Orr
recovering the ball on Wadena's 3d.
yard line. Achenbach throws Spen-',
Ger for a 2-yard loss. Orr makes s.
yards through left tackle. Opsahl
breaks through and tackles Spencer
for a 1-yard loss. Opsahl breaks
through again and spills Carew for
no gain and it is Bemidji's ball on
Wadena's 39-yard line. Warfeld
makes 5 yards through center. Bailey
slides through left tackle for 6 yards:
and first down. Warfield smashes.
center for yards. Madison goes
through right tackle for 4 yards and
first down on Wadena's 18-yard line.
Bailey hits center for yard. Bailey
makes yards through left tackle
Warfield makes three yards through
center. White ON a delayed pass
makes 1 yard through right guard.
Warfield fails to gain through center
and it is Wadena's ball on her OWL
9-yard line. Spencer punts out Of
bounds on the 20-yard line.
Madison goes through right tackle
for yards. Warfield makes yards
through center. White bucks through
the line for 2 yards. Bailey adds 2
yards through left tackle and first
down on Wadena's 9-yard line. Mad
son lodges off right tackle for touch
down. Score, Bemidji, 10, Wadena
O. Bailey kicks goal. Score, Be-
midi IA, Wadena 0. Bailey kicks
to Erickson on the 15-yard line who
returns 20 yards to his own 35-yard
line. On next play Lord broke
through and tackles Hela for 5-yard
loss. End Of game.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-16
STATE NEEDS VOLSTEAD

Minnesota needs A. J. Volstead in
congress and United States Senator
Nelson approaching this fact has ap-
pealed direct to the voters of the
Seventh district to stand by the
Granite Falls man. Senator Nelson
regards Mr.. Volstead as one of the
best congressman from Minnesota and
says his retirement at this time would
be mistake. The indications are
that he will prevail by the usual ma
iOritY.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-16

Those German submarines are get
ting entirely too frisky. It is quite
inconsiderate of them to come snoop-
ing around chasing icicles up and
down our official spine Besides, it
is bad for our digestion, disastrous
to our dignity and general nuisance
all around. Go back and get under.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-16
FMS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN
. ADVERTISING BY THE

We note, with tears, that the high
cost Of living still remains the high
cost of living.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-16

The belligerent nations want us
to feed them, and they all want to
kick US, and that's all about we can
expect from them and it's quite all
we will get from them.