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TENN, PAYS
TRIBUTE TO DEAD

Maryville, July 9.-One of the larg-
est crowds that eyer attended fun
eral in this section, was present here
oday to pay a last tribute to Miss
Margaret e. Henry, of Maryville col
lege, who died at her home here Fri
day.
Her pastor, Rev. Hubert S. Lyle,
was assisted in conducting the funer-
al services by Dr.. Samuel R. Wilson.
president of Maryvile college; Rev
j. A. Silsby, missionary to China:
Rev. Angus Mcdonald, of Knoxville;
Rev. C. G. Gillingham, of Maryville
college and Rev. Arno Moore.
Music was rendered by the New
Providence church choir, where the
funeral services took place. Special
solo was sung by Mrs. Young.
Prof. Gillingham read resolutions
of respect which had been adopted by
the faculty.
Miss Henry was a graduate OF
Maryvile college and had devoted her
time and mercy to the school since
1903, in securing contributions and
fuds to aid the needy students TO get
an education. In the thirteen years
of this work she secured The large
sum of 1921 900.
Miss Hery was a direct descendant
of Patrick Henry, of Virginia. and it
is believed that much of her wonder
full energy and ability is due to the
relationship to this old Virginia fami'
ly. While on many occasions she
had been offered bigger salaries to
work for other institu ions Miss Hen
ry preferred to remain with her alma
mater. On one occasion she was Of
fered the presidency of a college out
west.
The body was buried in Magnolia
cemetery. The floral offering were
many and beautiful.
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MR.. HUGHES MAY VISIT
TENNESSEE on TRIP
Ceremony of Formal Notification of
His Nomination for Presidency
viii be Held in New York

Bridgehampton, N. Y, uly 9-Chas.
e. Hughes has decided have the
ceremony of his formal notification
of his nomination for the presidency
held in Nork York. 1t will take place
0 Monday if possible, probably July
81, although perhaps a weke earlier.
The nominee prefers having it in a
large hall.
Republican and progressive leaders
from every section of the country will
be invited, if the tentative program
is adopted, and hundreds of other
invitations will be issued to party
workers in New York Mr.. Hughes
wishes to have the general public adj
mitted if any seat sare available.
Almost Immediately after the noti-
fication the campaign will open with
four or five weeks trip to the Pa
cific coast, broken by two weeks va
cation in the Rocky mountains. Re-
eastern campaign in Maine prir to the
state election early in September.
Not only will Mr.. Hughes speak in
Maine, but it is likely both Clonel
Roosevelt and former President Taft
will be requested to take the stump
there.
Mr.. Hughes has looked with favor
on a trip along the northern fringe
of the southern states. 1t is likely
that he will campaign in Maryland,
lima, Tennessee and possibly Oklaho-
ma on this trip.
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RLOOMNGDALE ITEMS

Cutie a number from this place at
tended the big 4th" at Kingsport OF
Tuesday and reported an excellent
time.
.Hix Fulk and sisters, Misses Callie
and Cassie, and H. B. ohnson and Sis
ters, Misses Mary, Maude and Edith
of Arcadia, motored to our town on
Monda.J evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Lummg were
the guests of their daughter, Mrs.
Alvin C"ussell of Reedy Creek, Non
day.
Mrs. r. J. Ketron, who has been
%eiiously i'll for The past week. is said
to be improving.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest rate,
a son, Tuesday.
Messrs. Verlin Cox and Clay Hicks,
t Chestnut Ridge, were business yisi-
tors here Monday.
Mrs. H. X. Starnes. of Eeason's
Well, was shopping in our town Mon
day.
Mrs. Pidd Dunn is spending this
week with her daughter. Mrs. VI. Gull
lin. OF Hiltons, Va.
Rev. d. l.. Howell will ill his reg
ular Appointment here at Kingsley the
third Sunday at II a. NJ.
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BURIAL AT WYTHEYILLE
OF J. NORMENT POV ElL
Well Known and Beloved in Johnson
City and General Couascl OF the
C.. C. & o. Railroad

Bristol, Tenn, July 11.-Brought
from Richmond to Wytheville on
private car of the Carolina, Clmch-
field and Ohio Railway, the body OF
j. Norment Powell, general counsel
of that road, was buried there late
Tuesday afternoon. Brief and I'M
pressive services were held in con-
formity to the Episcopal faith.
Mr.. Powell, who was in his 39th
year. had numerous warm personal
friends in Southwes.. Virginia and
East Tennessee, where most of his
life was spent. Several persons from
Johnson City and Bristol attended
the funeral, including officials of the
Carolina, Clinchfeid and Ohio rail-
way, business and professional men
of Johnson City, and the following
Bristol people: Judge and AIRS. John
w. Price, Judge Floyd II. Roberts, oi
the corporation court. and \. G. Gil
mer.
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CARRANZA MEN OVERWHELMED
BY THE VILLA BAND
Large Bodies of De FactO Government
Troops Are Closing in On the
Outlaws in chihuahua.

Washington, uly S.-On instructions
from Gen. Carranza the Mexican EN-
bassy yesterday advised the state de-
partment of the virtual destruction Of
a de facto government force Wednes-
day by large Villa band at Carrali-
tos, Chihuahua, and suggested that
the American border patrol exercise
all possible yigilence to prevent the
outlaws from raiding into the Unitod
States
In his dispatch to the embassy Gen.
Carranza said he feared the bandits
had crossed the desert in an attempt
to reach the border and cause further
difficulties. He suggested that the
American troops partol carefully be-
tween Boquillas and Ojinaga, and
promised that every possible effort
would be made by his forces to ap-
prehend and destroy the bandits.
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CAMP TOM c. RYE
WAS A DAMP SPOT
And the Soldiers, A Disguised Lot Of
Looking Men.-Last OF ''ScOOt"
Paid Off and Sent Home

Nashville, July 9.--Camp Tom G.
Rye was sea of mud and slush to-
day and the soldiers were disgusted
looking lot of men. Two days of
steady rain made the fair grounds
almost unhabitable and there was lit
tie activity during Sunday.
Headquarters and the quartermas-
ter department were going on with
the preparations for an early depart
ure for the border, while the men
were in their tents. 1t was predicted
that the troops will be entraining
within the next few days, although
there is yet great deal of work 10
be don egetting the outfit into shape
to move.
The work of equipping the men was
continued today and by noon every
man in the camp had been issued his
uiform and clothing, insofar as the
emergency order received tn elatter
part of the week permitted. There
were uniforms and underwear for all
but about 5000 pairs of socks, 75O
raincoats and several hundred shelter
tents must be had before the men can
leave No word had been had at the
camp tonight as 20 when another ship
ment may be expected, but it is
thought that the remainder of the
equipment will be here by Monday
night.
The last of the "Scoot" squads, the
men rejected on acoucnt of physical
disabilities, received their discharges
this morning, were paid off by the
state through Capt. J. H. Hyde and
were sent back to their. hom stations.
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GOV. RYE CUTS LOOSE
FROM STATE COMMITTEE

Chattanooga, July Democratic
leaders here say that Gov. Rye, in a
recent conference with L. D. Hill,
chairman of the state democratic com
mittee. put Mr.. Hill on notice that he,
the governor. would expect no assist
ance from the state committee in his
campaign but would rely on the SER
vices OF his own campaign committee
headed, presumably. by Thad A. Cox.
of Washington county 1t is under
stood here that Gov. Rye will call a
conference of his friends and sup
porters with this end in view within
the next ten days,
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100000 FOR
GOOD ROADS
EXPENDITURE OF HUGE SUM IN
FIVE YEARS FEDERAL AID
ALL STATES WILL SHARE
BURDEN WITH GOVERNMENT by
DUPLICATING BUDGET

Washington, July President
Wilson today signed the good roads
bill recently passed by congress au-
thorizing the expenditure of $S5,OO0,-
900 in five years by the federal gov
ernment ON condition that states
expend amounts similar to those ap-
portioned to them.
The signing was witnessed by mem
bers of the senate and house of rep
resentatives and farmers representa-
tives.
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MARGARET L. BELLAMY
GONE TO REST

Mrs. Margaret E. Belamy of Church
Hill, Hawkins county, Tenn, died on
Friday. July 7th. The remains were
inferred in the Kinkead cemetery
near Marshall, Tenn, Saturday at 3
p. m. A large crowd of sorrowing
relatives and friends gathered to pay
their last respects to this aged, good
woman. Funeral srevices were con-
Quoted by Rev. Dean, of Church Hill.
Sister Bellamy had lived a consist.
ent christian life, having professed
faith in Christ at the early age of l6,
at which time she joined the Presby
terian church. She was 60 years OF
age, almost three score and ten, when
she answered the call to come up
higher. She leaves son and daugh-
ter to mourn her loss. The son, G.
E. Bellamey, of White Horn, and the
daughter, Mrs. James Martin, Of
Church Hill.
The beautiful consolation comes tc
comfort the loved ones that while sis
ter Bell$aay has crossed over into the
Great beyond, she yet lives in more
congenial cline and shell be watch.
ing and waiting at the Gate"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-13

QUESTION
OF CONSTITUTION is CAUSING
STATE OFFICIALS WORRY
MUST A SEPARATE SET
OF ELECTION OFFICERS BE NAN.
ED AND ELECTION CALLED!

Nashville, Tenn, July 9.--The ques-
ton uppermost in the minds Of many
officials of the state is whether the
election in regard to conSrltional
convention, is to be held by officials
named To conduct the general cleo
ton, Thursday, August 3, or by a
separate SGT of officers. n o,he"
words there is difference s4 to how
the wishes Of the people cs the state
are to he ascertained in ~ gard TO a
constitutional convention.
Under the act passed by the last
general assembly, it was directed that
an election be held the first thurs
day in August, but no provision was
made that the submission should be
at the general election. Some incline
to the hfhef that it Yves ntt necessary
for the act to state expressly that il
vas to be held at The s;,'lc time as
The general election and also the fact
that the ACT containe the date Of the
general Clc; ton as or3viGtd by he
constitution of the stare, shows that it
was tn : lurpose to ho ! the costitu
tiona convention election jointly
with the general election.
Others are equally positive that
there must be two sets of officers and
two separate elections and that these
elections have no relation to each
other.
In the county of DeKalb, the cleo
ton commissioners evidently held
that the constitutional convention and
general elections should be held to-
gether as only one set of officers has
been named for the voting places and
the notice of teh election states that
county officers and the question of
convention are to be voted for.
1t is found that election commits
sioners of Cheatham county take an
opposite view Of the question. In
Cheatham county the election COM
sioners have appointed two separate
sets of officers for August 3, one to
hold the election of county officers
and the other to hold an election on
the convention question. The secre-
tary of states office which sends out
poll books and certificates for returns
of the election has had tn equestion
presented to it for whether
the elections were to be held separate
or jointly.
w. d. Scruggs, chief clerk of the
office, last Friday submitted the Gsat-
ter to Attrney-G General Frank Thomp-
son for an opinion. Gen. Thompson
is sick at his home Chattanooga, but
an opinion is expected as soon as
possible.
Inquiries for instructions in this
matter have come from various coun-
ties in the state.
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TENNESSEE POLYTECHNIC
TO OPEN SEPTEMBER
State Board of Education Has Chosen
Its Faculty For the New Insti-
tuition at COOkeville, Tenn.

Nashville, July 8.-The state board
of education concluded its annual
meeting today by re-electing the fac
ulties at the three state normals and
electing faculty for the Tennessee
Polytechnic institute at Cookeville,
which will be opened Sept. 4. There
were 200 applicants for the eleven
positions.
Thomas A. Early, the president of
tho Polytechnic, stated to the board
that there were already on hand ap-
plicants from about 200 students and
that it would open with three or four
hundred enrolled. The course of
study includes all studies of similar
Institutions
The three normals We're represent
ed by three presidents and ali report
dd the largest enrollemnts since the
schools were establisdeh.
The following is a list of the mem
bers of the faculty Of the Polytechnic
elected today:
G. A. Daniels. Franklin, Vanderbilt,
dean and English department.
Otis c. Kirkman, Chattanooga, high
school, manuart arts.
Albert Barnett, Nashville, Peabody
college, agriculture and economics.
Grace E. Frysinger, home economics
A. w. Smith, Winchester, Uniyer
sity of the South, civics and history.
Vena May Martin, Bristol, domestic
science.
Blair Harrison, Mississippi A. & NJ.
college, agriculture
f. j. Nette, Ocean Springs, Missis-
sippi, instructor in science.
F. c. Lowery, st. Elmo, mathemat-
cs.
w. M. Sheriff. Johnson City, bur-
sar and commercial instructor.
T. X. Sisk, Cookeville, high school
Miss Helen Hawkins, stenographer.
NJ Il. Carlisle, Cookeville, principal
practice school.
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THE PAY OF THE
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

Rates of pay for national guards
men are:
Brigadier general, $16.67 per day.
Colonel, SILL.
Lieutenant colonel, 1912.
Major, 1888.
Captain, $6.67.
First lieutenant, $3.50.
Second lieutenant, $4.72 q
Privates, SO cents.
First class privates in engineer or
signal corps, so cents.
Corporals or engineers, signal or
hospital corps, 80 cents.
Sergents of infantry, 81.
Sergeants of engineers. signal or
hospital corps, $1.20.
Battalion sergeant majors Of field
artillery. chief trumpeters and princi-
pal musicians, $1.33.
Quartermaster sergeants, first class
sergeants, sergeant majors of signal
corps and first class musicians, S1.s0
First class sergeans of hospital
corps or sergeants of field musicians,
$1.67.
First class sefgeants of engineer
corps, $217.
Master electricians, quartermasters
Of coast artillery. master signal elec-
tricians and chief musicians, $3.50.
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GREENEVILLE WILL
ERECT A STAND-PIPE
That Water May be Conserved at the
Source OF the Present Supply.
Well nOWn Citizen Dead


Greeneville, July S-The question
of obtaining an adequate water sup
ply for Greeneyille has long been one
for considerable. AS is we'll known
the only source of supply is and has
been what is called the Big Spring
which heretofore has furnished aa
ample supply for our growing popu-
lation. But it is now realized that
adequate measures must be taken for
conserving this water supply or 9th
erwise in case of a drouth it might
by experts that ordinarily the water
supply was sufficient for a population
of $1,000 persons when properly con-
served. With this object in view the
board of mayor and aldermen have
taken The necessary steps to conserve
the water so as to have it in case of
an emergency. 70 this end an ordi-
nance was passed at their last meet
ing to erect a stand-pipe on the high
est hill near Greeneyille thirty feet
in diameter anu thirty feet in height
The contract has been let to a Puss-
burgh firm ad the cost will be about
$4,000. The work will be commenced
in ninety days.
Anither old soldier of the civil war
has passed away, Samuel S. Wilhoit,
whose home was at Tusculum and
who was one of the leading citizens
of that portion of the county. Dur
ing the war he was a member of
company F. 4th Tennessee infantry,
and he had an honorable record. He
had host of friends who will regret
to learn of his death.
Circuit court will open in Greene
vile next Monday but tn edocket is
light and will be finished within
few days. One important cause pend
ing is known as th eKregger case.
and the matters involved have hereto
fore been referred to in the papers
1t now seems probable that this case
may be dismissed without trial.
A farmers picnic will be held in
on next Saturday at which
there will be a large attendance. The
will be held at the Farmers
on Depot street.
An educational institute will be
held in Greeneville commencing on
the 18th of this month and ending on
the 21st for which an elaborate and
interesting program has been prepar
ed. Also, an institute for the colored
people will be held commencing on
Wednesday of the coming week and
to be continued including next Friday.
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D. Il. FINE MAKING ACTIVE
CANVASS FOR REELECTION

d. f. Fine, our present tax asses
sor, is now making an active cam
paign for reelection. He having held
the office but one-half term feels that
he is entitled to at least one full term.
Mr.. Fines past record speaks for il
self and if elected will discharge the
duties devolving upon him in a just
and equitable manner to all.
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KINGSPORT OFFERS
OPPORTUNITIES UNTOLD

We give few reasons why Kings
port is entitled to consideration.
First, her geographical location is
such that she is considered a child
of nature. She has the river and wa
ter facilities, factor to be consider
ed in power. She is near the great
coal fields of Dante, Va. making the
fuel proposition very small item
as compared with other manufactur-
ing cities. She has the raw material,
the very things so essential to the
building of a city. She is near the
consuming markets of the East, and
from an agricultural standpoint her
home grown products find a ready
market, as almost all kinds of farm
products can be grown successfully
in the Kingsport section. Aside from
this, look at the vast forests of timber
the price of which is advancing daily.
Then, too, look at the mineral wealth
of this section, zinc and many import
ant minerals are found in paying
quantities. Already mines are being
opened up and the returns are salts
factory. The oil and gas proposition
will be developed later, as soon as
Standard oil needs the fields Surely
Kingsport is favored child, born
with a silver spoon in it's mouth
any individual or corporation who
wishes to realize on an investment
will do well to consider the oppor-
tunities she has to offer.
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Baltimore, July 9.-The worlds
first submarine merchantmen, the
German underwater liner Deutsch-
land. anchored below Baltimore to-
night after voyaging safely across
the Atlantic, passing the alliend block-
aiding squadrons and eluding enemy
cruisers watching for her off the Am
erican coast. She carries mail and
cargo of $50 tons Of costly chemicals
and dyestuffs and is to carry back
home a similar amount of nickel and
crude rubber sorely needed by the
German army.
Sixteen days out from Bremerhaven
to Baltimore, the submarine reached
safely between the Virginia capes at
1.45 o'clocq this morning, passing in
on the surface covered covered by a
heavy pail of darkness which settled
over the entrance of the bay with the
setting of the moon Once inside,
the visitor threw caution aside and
bega schrieking his siren, signalling
a pilot and at the same tim eattract-
ing the attention of the tug Thomas f.
Timmins which had bee waiting at
the lower bay for nearly two weeks
to greet the Deutschlad and convoy
her into port.
Three hours later, at 4:45 O'Clock
this morning, the big submarine start
ed up the bay with the German mer-
chant flag flying, under her own pow
er, piloted by Captain Frederick D
Cooke of he Virginia's pilots associa-
ton and conveyed by the Timmins.
She was making more than twelve
kots a hour ad could have docked in
Baltimore tonight but arrangements
had been made for receiving her with
formal ceremonies tomorrow and her
captain was ordered to wait in the
lower harbor. He and his crew of -
men remained aboard their craft.
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SCHEDULE FOR STATE
EXAMINATION JULY 14-15, 1916
ELEMENTARY
Friday, July 14th

FRIDAY, July l4th
500 to 9:00-Spelling.
900 to 0:30-Physiology
1890 to Reading Circle.
NOON.
100 to 2:30-Arithmetic.
2:30 to 4:00-Reading
Saturday, July 18th
800 to 9:00-Writing.
800 to 10:30-Grammar
1870 to 1900 Geography.
NOON.
100 to 2:00-U. S. History.
300 to 4;00-Tennnessee History.
HIGH SCHOOL
Friday, July 14th
500 to 9:00-Spelling.
300 to 1896 Grammar.
1920 to 12:30-Arithmetic
NOON.
1880 to Rhetoric Geometry.
$3.50 to 5:00-Algebra.
Saturday, July 18th
$40 to 1000 Reading Circle.
All teachers who took the May ex
animation and failed on any subjec
will have a chance to make good OF
tina. subject at this examination. ais,
any enc who fell below 20 per cent
on any subject may have the chance
to take this subject provided grad
above 20 per cent, would entiile then
to a first grade certificate.
The Sullivan County Institute vii
be held august I'll, and all who ex
pect to teach are required TO atten'
this institute unless YOU have don
similar work in another institute q
attended some summer school.
]. c. AKAIB, Supt
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Mrs. George Dotson, Of Kingsport,
died at Milligan. Tenn. Saturday, July
!, at 1915, after long illness of
tuberculosis The body was brought
to Kigsport and inferred in the old
family burying ground. Funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev. B. F.
Hood. She leaves husband and
three small children. She was con-
scious to the last and, having asked
for drink, exclaimed as she drank;
"oh, the living water!" The family
have the sympathy of the entire COM
munity in their bereavement.
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WILL HAPPEN IN THE BEST
OF REGULATED OFFICES

In our last issue in giving an ac'|
count of Johnny Green's flight at
Kingsport on July 4th, through typo
graphical error, we stated that on his
second flight he rose to a height of
9s feet just over the Federal Dye
plant, when 1t should have stated $500
feet.
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WONDERFUL DISCOVERY
BY AMERICAN TROOPS

Field Headquarters in Mexico, July
8, by Courier to Columbus. N. NJ.
uly S.-American soldiers while dig
ging a rifle trench uncovered an In
dian house believed to be at least
4,OOO to 5,eeG years old.
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JONESB0RO TO HAVE
WATER WORKS

R. L: Dyer, civil engineer, is maxi
ing preliminary surveys for a water
system at Jonesboro. 1t has not been
determined yet as to the source of
the supply. They have a number of
fine springs east of the town to Sc
lect from.
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GERMAN UNDER
WATER BOAT
THE WORLDS FIRST SUBMARINE
MERCHANTMAN TRAVELS
-FOUR THOUSAND MILES
CARRIES MAIL AND A CARGO OF
COSTLY CHEMICALS

Old Point, Va, July 9.-The Ger
man submarine Deutschland, unarm-
ed and flying the flag of a merchant
man, passed through the Virginia
capes carly today and proceeded up
Chesapeake bay to Baltimore convoy
ed by the tug Thomas r Timmins.
Her commander told the pilot that
she left German port on June %.
that he had 750 tons Of cargo and a
quantity of mail aboard and brought
a message from Emperor William to
President Wilson. The cargo is said
to consist of dystuffs and medicine
consigned to a Baltimore firm. The
Deutschland is 800 feet long and car
ries a crew of 20 men.
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Lookout for hot Cholera In
fantum. Don't worry-use DR.. Fahr-
ney's 'eeething Syrup. 25 cts. Sam
pie free.
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