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The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
SHERIFF LIVED TO SEE
HIS MAN DIE
Made Good His Boast ut Westb0urne.
Though Shot Near the Heart, He
Outlived Nick Iiingar

Westbourne, July 2.-Deputy Sher-
iff Charles Scarborough, officer for
the Westbourne Coal Co., and Harri-
son Lingar, coal miner, better
known as Nick Lingar, are dead as
the result of shooting affray here.
Scarborough was attempting to ar
rest Lingar on the charge of drunk
enness. and was unarmed. Lingar.
who was armed, held up the officer
at the point of his pistol until by
stander, who realized the situation,
slipped a pistol to Scarborough.
Catching Lingar unaware, he ordered
him to throw up his hands, and Lin
gar, seeing the pistol in the officers
hands, said that he would do SO. In
raising his hand, Lingars pistol
struck that in the hand of Scarbor-
ough, and the latter fired, the ball
making a bad flesh wound in the fore
head of Lingar, Wounded, Lingar
SnOt SCARBOROUGH, Ine phll ShtSi ms
near the officers heart. Throwing
away his pistol, Lingar grappled with
Scarborough, and it was while they
were wrestling that the officer sue
ceeded in shooting the coal miner 5
or times more. Lingar fell to the
shortly afterward collapsed. While
they were lying near each other each
chided the other on the fact that he
had killed his last man, it being
known that Scarborough had killed
two negroes in fight some years ago
while Lingar was said to be paroed
convict from Kentucky, who had also
.got his man" Back and forth they
sent words of defiance to each other.
Scarboroughs closing boast being that
he had always said he would live to
see the man die who shot him. And
this proved true, for Lingars death
occurred shortly after, while Scarbor-
ough lived several hours. Both men
were married
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
LYNCHING RECORD FOR
FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 1916
AlmOs 0ne-Third he Total of % is
Credited to Georgia and % of
Them Were Negroes

Tuskegee Institute, Ala, July a.
According TO the record kept by the
division of records and research of
the Tuskegee institute there have
been during tn efirst six months of
the year 25 lynchings. This is nine
less than the number, "a, for the
same period last year OF those
lynched 90 were negroes and 2 were
whites. In the first six months of
1915 there were "a negroes and 10
whites lynched.
Five. on one-fifth of those put to
death, were charged with rape. other
causes of lynchings were slapping a
boy, brushing against a girl on the
street, insult, charged with attempt
ing to assist son accused of murder
to escape, robbing store, killing Off
GERS of the law, and murder. Eight
or almost one-third of the total oc-
Cured in the state OF Georgia.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
BIC FOURTH
At KINGSPORS
THE CROWD WAS THERE, EVERY
ONE HAD GOOD TIME
FLIGHT WAS BIG FEATURE
Johnny GREENE AND BI-PLANE
AMUSED THE CROWDS

The 4th of July, 1916, is history to-
day. This was the one hundred and
fortielh anniversary of the birth OF
our nation and was observed In King
port in becoming style. The weather
was fine and the day was just one
continuous round of pleasures, some
thing doing all the time, attractions
for the young and the old.
The trade floats parade at lO:3o
was represented by some twenty-five
of Kingsport's leading business and
manufacturing concerns, headed by
the Johnson City band. The trade
floats parade started the ball to roll
ing and from that time ON there was
something doing every minute. The
entire program was carried out to the
letter and Johnny Green, in his Cur
tbs bi-plane, closed the performance
of the day in two successful flights
in the air, encircling the city and Of
fering the cheering thousands many
thrills.
In all the day was success and
will be remembered by the large
crowds who attended. Honor to
Kingsports loyal and leading citizens
who labored so earnestly to make the
day a success. These men are well
known in Kingsport and are always
ready to contribute their time and
money for any enterprise that will
further Kingsport.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
COURT EXONERATES
CHAIRMAN LYON
Charges of Political Activity We're
Not Sustained by the Sullivna
Comfy COurt by 0S TO 13

Bristol, Tenn, July 5.-The county
court of Sullivan voted today by 2S
to 13 to exonerate Chairman William
d. Lyon, of the county pike commits
sion, of charges of political activity
to the extent of using his office to
promote the candidacy of enneth d.
Mcclellan for the democratic senator
ial nomination.
A bitter fight was waged on Chair
man Lyon. Much political sentiment
was back of the fight, due largely
to Lyons opposition to State Senator
Worley and his alleged intention to
bolt the county democratic ticket in
the August election. But for the
alertness of members of the court,
Chairman Lyon and Magistrate John
Aderson would have engaged in a
fight ON the floor. Lyon was pre-
vented from striking Anderson.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
CONGRESSMAN SELLS
HERE THIS WEEK

Congressman Sam r. Sells has been
with his family here since Sunday.
Mr.. Sells is very optimistic over the
Mexican situation, believing as many
others that the pupils of Carranza's
eyes have expandsd somewhat in the
last few weeks. The people of john
son City extend warm welcome to
Mr.. Sells at all times and he~always
has some encouraging word for the
boys at home.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
GEN. j. NORMANT POWELL
SERIOUSLY ILL AT RICHMOND


News received here from Richmond,
Va, is to the effect that Gen. ]. Nor
mant Powell has been critically ill in
hospital there 1t is said that he
had developed a case of acute Bright's
disease. Later reports from there
state that his condition is very much
improved nd the report further states
that his condition is such as to allow
him to take a short drive over the
city. Such news is very encouraging
to his many friends here. who hope
for an early recovery of his former
strength.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
TO DISCHARGE
HOME MAKERS
FAR-REACHING ORDER AFFECTS
THE NATIONAL GUARD
RECRUITS WITH DEPENDENT
RELATIVES NOT ACCEPTED. BUT
WAIVE MINOR DEFECTS

Washington, July 6.-All army de-
partmental commanders have been
authorized by Secretary Baker to dis
charge enlisted men of the national
guard in the federal service who have
one or more dependent relatives.
Orders to the departmental com
manders, sent yesterday and made
public today, give them full power
to consider applications and direct
that discharges be granted where the
circumstances warrant. They also
provide that recruiting and mastering
officers shall be instructed not to c.
cept recruits with fmilies dependent
upon them for support.
Secretary Baker and his advisors
at the war department decided that
this step was imperative to meet ap-
peals which have been flooding the
department on behalf of thousands of
guardsmen whose families have been
left destitute by the presidents call
upon the state forces for service on
the Mexican border.
Officials estimated today that fully
one-third of all the men in tn ena-
tional guard might be affected by the
order, which applies to troops now on
the border as well as those waiting
to move.
Vain efforts were made to attach
to the resolution authorizing the pres
ident to draft the guardsmen into the
federal service provision for relief of
dependents or the discharge of men
with dependents. Later the house
passed a bill appropriating $2,0O0,O0O
for relief purposes, but no action has
been taken on it by the senate and
it probably would not have been pass
ed there even if the new order had
not been issued by Secretary Baker.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman Of
the senate military committee, said
tonight he expected no further action
on the relief bill.
"The department order is a very
wise one," said Senator Chamberlain,
"and is carrying out the original idea
of the senate in its amendment to
the house drafting resolution. The
relief bill passed later by the house
is now in the military committee but
no action has been taken. If the
committee is of the same mind as it
was a few weeks ago l think it will
decide to hold up the house bill to see
what the effect of the war depart
ment's order will be-"
Army departmental commanders
were instructed by the war depart
ment to use their discretion in waiv-
ing minor defects in officers and en-
listed men of the national guard. This
step was take to expediate recruiting.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
AGREEMENT TO RESIST
THE UNITED STATES
Is Said to Have Been Entered Into
in 1908 by Nineteen Latin
American Countries

Mexico City, July 3.-An open letter
was published today signed by S.
Cosme Zafra, in which an agreement
was cited which was said to have been
entered into by nineteen Latin-Ame-
rican countries to resist aggression
by the United States. The agreement
is said to have been signed by the
representatives of the nineteen coun-
tries at Saragossa, Spain, on Novem-
letter the signers swore by the image
of their Virgin of the Pillar" to act
unitedly in the case of any single
country or group of Latin-American
republics being threatened by the
United States.
The church of the Virgin OF the
Pillar is one of the faomus shrines of
Spain, built in 1851. The occasion of
the alleged agreement was the cello
bration of the centenary of Spain's
release from the domination of Ma
poleon. Zafra states that nineteen
flags of Spanish-American countries,
led by that of Mexico and ending with
the national emblem of Chile, were
deposited at the foot of the Virgins
Pillar as pledge to keep the pact.
Commenting on this story Jafra
says the republics of Central and of
South America must unite as a single
people against the United States fol-
lowing the "disinclination and abne-
cation of glorious Germany to resist
the colossus of the
north"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
GASOLINE WILL BE CHEAPER
PREDICTION OF MIR. HARRIS

Washington, July 6.-Final report
of the federal trade commission on
it's investigation into the oil situation
in the United States probably will be
completed within two weeks, Commits
dicted a reduction in the price of gas
oline would follow the report. The
investigation is credited among gov
ernment officials with a large saving
to the United States on motor fuel
oil. Three months ago the Standard
Oil company offered oil at 31-12 cents
a gallon. but the bid was rejected.
A contract has just been closed at
23 1-2 cents gallon.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
THE "PARSON" PASSES
AT BRISTOL AT SO YEARS

zBristol, Tenn, Va, July 5.-The Rev.
Albert Burroughs, known throughout
the south as the marrying parson,
died here today at the age of SO.
Years ago the Rev. Mr.. Burroughs
established his residence on the Ten
nessee side of The line, where the
laws do not rquire consent of parents
when persons under age wish to mar
ry. In this residence he is said to
have performed 5.142 ceremonies, run
away couples having come to him
from many states.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06

mill will cut for export and it is re-
ported contracts have been signed
for timber to run the mill 20 years.
Hardwood manufacturers are re-
ported to have more orders than
they can fill. A few railroads are
buying pine cross-ties and export
demand is good but ocean transpor-
tation lacking.
AAVAL Prices show little
improvement though exports to Rus
sa, Cuba and Great Britain are in
demand, and interior demand has
been good and is still fair. lew crop
beginning to be worked with pros
pect of slight increase over previous
years production. Consensus of
opinion is that about September /
rOsin and turpentine will both show
considerable improvement in prices.
COAL-The market is showing some
improvement both in demand and
prices but the industry is hardley in
healthy condition The uaual
spring contracts have been consider
bly, off and a short crowded season
is looked for in the early fall.
IRON < STEEL-The market for pig
iron is slack with large production
continuing; and with steel orderes
placed for months ahead the industry
may be said to be thriving unber pres
ent conditions.
LIVE STOCk-Strong interest con-
tinues to be shown in live stock
throughout the district, especially
beef cattle; but present market re-
ported dull
CONSTRUCTION WORKS - High |
prices of structural Steel brick, etc,
has retarded general building. Ship
building is reported particularly ac-
tive at port cities. A large amount
of good roads work is being done and
a vast amount of money expended
for these improvements, throughout
the district.
FOREIGN TRADE-This trade is
hampered by continued lack of ship
ping facilities and high rates; though
reduction in cotton rates has quicken
ed shipment somewhat in this line.
NEW ENTERPRISES-Many new en-
Lerprises but mostly of small calibre.
AND RETAIL TRADE
There is a general feeling that the
present high prices will find lowe
evel after the war, and the whole
sale trade improves slowley and in
lications are that little gain will be
shown for sometime, ,at least not un-
Ill after another crop has been gath
cred. Retail business is fair, though
he volume is not increased prices in
almost every line.
AND CLEARINGS,
HONEY RATES-Collection report
I'd fair; bank clearings show an in
,rease of over 25 per cent through
,ut the district Money in slightly
,etter demand, with little change
ates.
,. o. RECEIPTS, EXPRESS RE-
yEIPTS, X. r. RECEIPTS-Expr {
md postal receipts show large in {
reases Railroad receipts continue {
0 improve. The Southern Railway {
eports a gross revenue increase of {
S5S per cent for year ending April I
o, 1916, as compared with same per- t
cd April 80, 1915. 5
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
COL. HANNAH ORATOR OF DAY
AT KINGSPORT THE FOURTH

Col. Harvey H. Hannah, of Oliver
Springs, and member of the Tennessee
railway commission, was in the city
Monday night en- route to Kingsport,
where he was the principal speaker
of the day
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
SIX CARLOADS OF
NEEDED SUPPLIES NOW
AT CAMP RYE

AT CAMP RYI
Nashville, Tenn, July Six ex
press cars loaded with shoes, uni
forms, shirts and all sorts of clothing
| for teh Tennessee troops reached
Nashville tonight from the st. Louis
depot. They were side tracked as
Camp Tom c. Rye and will be un-
loaded and transferred to the ware
house where they will be checked UP
and distributed to the men tomorrow
by Lieut. Cox.
In the shipment were uniforms and
full equipment for 1000 men. For
two weeks the Tennessee troops have
been struggling along in patent leath-
ers, tennis shoes, plow shoes and no
shoes at all. They have been wear
ing nondescript uniforms of every
vintage and weight and of every COM
bination.
The order for the discharge of the
troops rejected on account of physical
disabilities probably will be issued to-
morrow. Instead of being about 300
rejected on account of physical and
mental disabilities the number will be
approximately 800. They will receive
their pay from he state Saturday, just
before being entrained for their home
stations. They will receive pay for
service from the day they were called
to their local rendezvous until Satur-
day and according to their rank.
Adjutant-General Charles B. Rogan
today ordered an election of officers
for the First provisional regiment of
infantry, the election to be held by
Col. Carey F. Spence, the camp COM
manded, Tuesday morning at $3.50. At
that time there will be elected the
colonel, ieutentant-colonel and a ma
jor of the third battalion.
In the event there are vacancies
among the field and line officers of
the regiment caused by the election,
Col. Spence is authorized to hold an
election Immediately to fill such va
cancies.
Every day and hour is made to
made to count at Camp Tom c. Rye
where Tennessee's first-line fighting
men are assembled and being prepar-
ed for campaign if need be, in old
Mexico.
Everything is going forward with
military precision to that
end. The men are adjusting them
selves to the new routine of duties
and the duties seem endless.
The much needed equipment, espe-
cially army shoes, will be on hand
by Friday morning. Without equip
ment the officers and the men had
little hope that they would ever be
ordered out. But definite news as to
equipments arrival brought brought
a new spirit into camp.
Practically everything that has neen
worn in camp so far has come from
state supplies on hand when the camp
opened and these have been woefully
the cases of many COM
panies. Not few men in the camp
had nothing by which it could be told
they were soldier men" except a
cartridge belt or stay Logging. Hopes
are now running high that this state
Of things will be changed when the
new equipment arrives.
A report compiled at noon today
shoyed 1920 men belonging to the or
ganizations now in camp.
OF this umber, 1882 officers and
men are reported to be in camp, 2S3
listed as absent, SIS men are on the
sick list. In the Third regiment there
are SIS officers and 1886 enlisted men,
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
MEXICAN AMMUNITION SENT
TO SANsANTONIO

LAREDO, Tex. June 25.-Two mil
lion rounds of ammunition consigned
to Carranza military authorities in
the interior of Mexico and recently
confiscated by United States GUS
toms officials were sent by special
train to the government supply stores
at San Antonio today.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
UNITED IN MARRIAGE BY
JUDGE p. Q. MILLER

Mr.. James Wilson and Miss Mary
Blankenship, both of North Carolina,
were united in marriage by Judge P
@. Miller in the office of NJ. B. Mar
tin on Monday afternoon about five
O'Clock.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
GEN. POWELL'S CONDITION
MUCH IMPROVED

A telegram was received here this
morning from Richmond, Va, stating
that Gen. J. Normant Powell's conei-
tion was greatly improved. This en-
oouraging news will be cheerfully re-
ceivea by his numerous friends in this
section.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06
ATLANTA NEWSPAPERS
RAISE PRICE

Prices of both the Atlanta after
noon papers were raised from two to
three cents Wednesday. Increased
cost of production was given as the
cause.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-07-06

Lookout for hot days--Cholera In
fantum. Don't worry-use DR.. Fahr-
ney's 'reething Syrup. 25 cts. Sam
pie free.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-30

4 daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. George Storm, of Norfolk, Friday, March 24. MT. Storm is brother of N. E. Storm.
 The Cranford Club meets today with Mrs. Freeman Dempsey. The topics for the afternoon are Frances E. Willard, by Mrs. Della Hardenbergh, and Victor Hugo, by Mrs. c. w. Camp.
 Miss Catherine Finnegan has been off duty on account of illness.
 Miss Ellen Lindell is home from Danbury Normal for the Easter vaca- tion.
 Everett Lyles is home from Bedding Ridge for the Easter vacation.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Louis Davis, Thursday, March ?.
 MT. and Mrs. William Knight, of Minneapolis. Minn., were recent guests Of Mrs. Timothy McGuire.
 Miss Florence Fitzgerald was home on a vacation last week.
 Miss Helen Roberts is visiting her grandparents, MT. and Mrs. E. $. Roberts in East Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-30

Margaret A. Collins announces a complete line of tailored and trimmed hats.-Adv.
 Mrs. W. c. Moulton and daughter Hulda, of Pittsfeld, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. George Oles, at A. A. Hub. bard's.
 At a special communication of Housatonic Lodge, F. and A. M. last Saturday night the f. c. degree was conferred. The next regular com. munication will be Thursday evening, April 13, when the District Deputy, Judge John R. Booth, of Danbury. will be present. and the e. a. degree will be conferred.
 MT. and Mrs. Roy Brinton, of Win sted, called on friends in town Sunday.
 Lawrence Eddy, of Boston, Mass, has been visiting at R. D. Pierce's.
 It will soon be good wheeling, better order your Rec or Chevrolet now of Brewer Bros.-Adv.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-30

MT. and Mrs. Edward Bates were re- cent guests of relatives in Millerton.
 Mrs. William Willcocks, of Eliza. vile, N. Y, is visiting Miss Sarah Holley.
 Brewer Bros. have just sold a Chevrolet touring car to A. W. Hol- sapple, Ford delivery body to Canaan Mercantile Company, second hand Maxwell to Ashley Falls parties and a Ford delivery car to party in Miller. ton.
 The final transfer of the papers on the Barlow property to c. M. S. E. A.. Brewer were made this week.
 Be sure and see the fine lot of bicy- cles at Brewer Bros. Adv.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-30
CANAAN VALLEY

Isadore Krutman is seriously ill.
 Robert Roger is not as we'll as he has been for few days.
 B. l.. Frink and mother, Mrs. Ema- rett Brink, are improving.
 Howard Rockwell is moving to F. H. Langdon's farm house.
 David Carlson, of New York, Is visiting his brother, F. c. Carlson.
 E. k. Lorrain, of Canaan, was at the Anderson home Monday making plans for bathroom and other improve ments.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-30

The United States last year mined GOO, 900 tons of lead, an increase of I5 per cent. over the preceding year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25
SheriH's Sale,

Georgia, Terrell County.-Will be
sold at the court house door in said
county, on the first Tuesday in Mo-
vember, 1916, within the legal hours
of sale, at public cutlery, to the high
est bidder for cash, certain property,
Of which the following is full and
complete description: One farm ly-
ing and being in the Fourth District
of Terrell county, Georgia, contain
ing ZIG acres, more or less, being all
of land lot No. 296 except Is acres
off of said lot, lying on the west side
of Herod Town Creek; also Is ga
acres, more or less, off of land lot
No. 295, being all Of the southeast
corner of said land lot south of Dover
and Herod public road, except one
quarter acre, being in the form of a
square 35 yards each way and facing
the public road. Said property levied
on as the property of William L.
Quinn to satisfy an execution issued
from the city court of Atlanta, Fulton
county, Georgia, in favor of the Geor-
gia Loan and Trust Co. against said
William L. Quinn; said property be-
ing in the possession of John I.
Coker.
This 18th day of September, 1916.
]. 2. TURNER. Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-25
FRIENDSHIP BAPTISTS TO
MEET IN DAWSON NEXT
LARGELY ATTENDED AND PROF
TABLE SESSION AT PRESTON.
OFFICERS REELECTED.

The Friendship Baptist association,
which closed its annual session of
three days Thursday at Preston, Sc
lected Dawson as the place of meet
ing next year, and will convene on
Tuesday after the third Sunday in
October.
Large crowds attended every day
during the session at Preston, and it
was one of the most interesting and
profitable meetings during the fifty
years of the association. Many prom
inent Baptists within and without the
association were present, and matters
the welfare of the church
were discussed. Devotional services
were held daily. Reports of the vari-
Gus committees showed that the work
of the church throughout the associa-
ton was in healthy state.
The old officers of the association
were reelected as follows: Rev. r.
L. Bivins, Americas, moderator; j. l..
Wells, Smithville, secretary; 7. M.
Galloway, Dawson, clerk.
Preston people were very hospita-
BILE to the visitors, and those who at
tended the meeting are high in their
praise of Preston and Webster coun-
ty people.