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The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02
WHY WE NEED THE
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

The life of the school depends upon
the teacher. The success or failure
of school is largely determined by
the teacher. We are proud of the
fact that the standard of teaching is
being raised in the State of Tennes-
see We shall igve our loyal support
to the school officials who are trying
to make teaching a real profession
alongside medicine and law. We need
in the teaching profession today men
and women of scholarship, profess
sional training, vision, and, above all.
real community builders. The state
of Tennessee is calling for teachers
who are willing and anxious to work
for the highest development of the
boys and girls and for the betterment
of the community. The consolidated
school will have the services of the
trained and efficient teacher, because
it is an inducement to work under
favorable conditions The Southern
Agricuiturist.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02
4 BANK THAT Is REALLY
COOPERATING WITH FARMERS

A bank in the South, according t.
the United States Department OF
Agriculture, has an agricultural ad-
wiser. Not man who tells the far
mers how to farm, but man who
talks things over with farmers who
wish loans, finds out what they mean
to do with the money and advises
them as to the amount to get for the
purpose and the risk to assume.
That is real cooperation with the
farmer and worth more than all an!
bank can do in the way of sendinl
out teachers and preachers of greater
production. The farmer can find bet
ter agricultural advisers any time
than the bank is likely to secure foi
him, but this expert assistance with
their financial problems is just the
sort of help many farmers need
Southern Agriculturist.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02
MACHINISTS STRIKERS At
ERWIN IN 4 STATEMENT
Claim Discrimination in Recognition
on Part of the MANAGEMENT

Machinists of the shops of the c.,
c. & o. railway at Erwin, Tenn, who
went on a strike last Thursday, Oct.
26, have issued a general statement
addressed to "Our fellow WOrkmen
and the public in general, in which
tn egrieyances of the strikers are set
forth. The yclaim first that they
wer ediscriminated against as an or
ganized body Of labor, saying the man
agement Of the railroad and shops de-
clined to recognize their organization
while other railroad labor uni )ns were
recognized. The machinists also
complain against the alleged use of
'machinists' helpers" as machinists.
They claim they sought arbitrary set
tlement of their differences with the
management before the strike was de
clared but that this was not granted
them.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02
FRANCE WITH
UNITED STATES
FORMER ANNIOUS TO PROMOTE
TRADE RELATIONS WITH
THIS COUNTRY
IS READY TO CONSIDER
ANY PROPOSALS WHICH MIGHT
BE MADE FROM THIS SIDE,
SAYS COMMISSION

New York, Nov. 1.-Business inter
ests of France are anxious to do ey-
erything in their power to promote
trade relations with the United States
and are ready to consider any pro-
posals which might be made from this
side, according to a report made by
members of the American Industrial
commission who arrived here on the
steamship Philadelphia from Liver
pool following a two months visit to
France.
Tn commission was organized un-
der the auspices of the American Man
ufacturers' Export association to re-
turn the visit of like commission of
French interests in the United States
last winter. Those returning includ-
ed W. W. Nichols, of New York, chair
man, and Edward V. Douglas, secre-
tary
According to Mr.. Douglass, the par
ty wa streated with every courtesy
while in France. They were. given
military escort and furnished with
special trains and automobiles for
their trips to the various cities.
I'VE went to the front" MIR. Doug
lass said" at least we were close
enough to hear the sounds of the bonn
bardment. At Belfort, where we Wis
tied October ?, the following day 20
shells fell in the city.
we talked with David Lloyd
George in Paris and were given a cor
dial invitation by him to extend our
visit to England. In talking with us
of trade and comercial matters to fol
low the war, he stated that it is not
planned that Germany shal be put
entirely out of tn erunning by the
wor-that she will have to be consid-
cred and dealt with in a comercial
way after peace is declared"
DR.. Prince said he was in England
HHCH I'll hS"S Vi HIS HepneN acel-
dent reached him and the British GOV
ernment placed at his disposal a de-
stroyer to take him to France The
aviator was dead when he arrived.
The body of the young American, he
added lis now in vault at Luxeull
awaiting removal to Aemirca.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02
Il WONDER IF JIMMY DID
THIS F0E Nv SNkE.~ SAYS
YOU'VE BRIDE Of BAtDil

The doh't uaE1 any better boys
than jimmy even if he did hold up a
paycar. And if you knew him as well
as | do you would say the same
thing. I'm going to stick to him un-
til / de. He has been coed to me,
and I'm going to be god to HIM"
Without flicr,ng mdscle. i>-ycar
old Mrs. Mildred Walton. bride of
James Gordon Walton who shot a
guard and escaped with a $2o.UoO pay
roll, announced this determination to
Mss. Aannie Fall the matron at CEN
trial police headquarters. She accom-
panied the of VINO took her
young husband pack to Detroit Mich.
Friday night.
Sometimes | wGnGcr if Jimmy did
this for my 3a&n. He ~was always
willing to gel mu anything that his
salay would air3d. ard h oseemed 70
be trying to MAKE me as happy as he
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02
RAILROADS OPPOSE NEW
LOCOMOTIVE SEARCHLIGHTS

New York, Oct. 30.-Prominent rail
road officials left this city last night
for Washington to appear today be-
fore the interstate commere commits
sion and ask to have vacated or modi-
fled an order that powerful search
lights be placed in al 1.-The locomotives
in the country on January /, next.
The four brotherhoods of railroad ON
ployes, who started the fight for the
searchlights more than a year ago,
are expected to oppose the petition,
it is said
1t is estimated that it would cost
the railroads S6,O00,000 to equip the
$4,000 locomotives now in use with
the new searchlights.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02
coon TIMES COMING

And now they say that it is quite
possible to have good fresh roasting
ears all winter long. All you neet
is a patch of sweet corn and a colo
storage plant!
The roasting ears are gathered ant
put in sacks, with the shuck still on
the sacks of corn are then frozen
placed in cold storage and left until
wanted for use. All there is to dc
then is to thaw the corn out, husE
it, cook about half as long as is re
quired when fresh gathered, and &c
to it.
Just think of going up against !
big dish of Country Gentleman on ;
cold January day! hope the pro
cess will come into general use be
fore | lose all my teeth. Southern
Agriculturist
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02
STEAMER WITH AMERICANS
ON BOARD Is STNk
Attacked by Submarine without Any
Warming, Says Report.-Looks
Serious 20 L. :. Officials

Washington, Oct. Preliminary
reports of the sinking by German sub
marines of the British steamers Ma
rina and Rowan More, partly manned
by Americans, were too incomplete
tonight to enable officials at the State
Department to form an opinion as to
whether there had been a violation of
neutral rights or of pledges given the
United Statss by Germany.
Secretary Lansing declined to COM
ment further than to admit that the
reports appeared more serious than
the usual routine dispatches annunoc-
ing the destruction Of belligerent mer-
chantmen, and that full information
would be awaited with interest.
On its face the case of the Marina,
reported by Consul Frost at Queens
town, presents the gravest situation
that has arisen since the sinking of
the channel liner Sussex, which had
brought the American and German
governments to the verge of a break.
Although he cautioned that his infor-
nation was purely provisional" the
consul cabled that the Marina, a
horse transport with a mixed crew
OF British and Americans" was re-
ported sunk without warning by a
German submarine gunfire, 100 miles
west Of Cape Gear, and that 20 OF
the crew of 40 wetr MISSING. Press
dispatches have indicated that The
missing men might reach shore in
their boats later. Another message
from Mr.. Frost said members of fhC
crew of the Rowan More, included
Americans, had been shelled in theil
boats, while abandoning the ship aftel
being chased by submarine for fift,
miles. There were no casualties,
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS
GO TO SHADOW LAWN

Long Branch N. j., Oct. 2S.-Mak-
ing his motto Cooperation" Presi.
dent Wilson spoke here today at the
principal meeting of a series of gath
erlngs i'll many states arranged by
the democratic national committee in
celebration Of Wilson day." The oc-
casion was also known as Empire
State day" here because delegations
OF organization democrats, indepen-
dents, progressives and women from
New York journeyed on special trains
from New York City and state td
greet the president and assure him OF
their support.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02
KEEPING GOOD ROADS
GOOD Is MOST IMPORTANT
Ample Provision for Maintenance
Should be Part OF Improved
Highway System
(Weekly News Letter


Keeping good roads good is the
most important task in connection
with an improved highway system,
once the construction work is COM
pleted. In the United States in the
past this task usually has been neg
lected, the improved roads in many
instances being allowed to deteriorate
until they became almost impossible,
when thief were, at heavy cost, rebuilt.
That States and counties are now
coming to recognize the need Of care
ful and thoroughgoing maintenance,
however. is indicated by studie, Of
county road systems in different sec
tions of the country recently made by
the office of public roads and rural
engineering of the department.
While some of the eight counties in
which intensive studies were made
were found to have no provisions for
maintenance and others were found
to pay for upkeep of teh roads out of
bond-issue funds. thus creating Il
debt that would outlive the temporary
improvement by many years, Two
counties in widely separated States
were found in which maintenance
conditions were practically all that
could be desired. In Mississippi, it
was found, there is a tSate law re
Quring taht a special annual tax OF
at least / mill shll be levied for the
upkeep of all roads constructed by
means of bond issues the fund to be
kept separate from all other funds
and to be used for maintenance only.
Instead of deterioration taking place
on the roads of some of the counties
in other states on which examinations
were made, it was found that in Lau-
derdale county, Miss, roads built aev
eral years ago and maintained from.
the special fund have actually i'm
proved since their completion.
The county roads of Franklin cCm
ty, n. Y, it was found, are maintained
with a contribution of so per cent BY
the State and under indirect State su
pervision. AS a result of this sys-
tenn, the roads have been kept up t.
their condition on completion. WnilC
provisions for maintenance were o.
the whole not satisfactory in the
counties of the other States in which
studies were made, this condition
since has been remedied in Virginia
by the passage of a State law proyid-
ing that an annual tax of not les
than per cent of the amount o.
bonds issued shall be levied to pro
vide maintenance fund for bond
biult roads.
The existence of a regulation tends
ing to lessen damage to roads and s.
to reduce maintenance costs was re-
vealed by the studies in Spotsylvania
county, Va, where the county super
visors had passed an ordinance plac
ing a relatively low limit on loads
that may be hauled in wagons fitted
with narrow tires and a considerably
higher limit on loads for tired
wagons. AS a result most of the waG
ons using the roads of the count,
have been fitted with tires rangnG
from to 8 inches wide.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02
HENRY FORD GIVES ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND

New York, Oct. 2S.-Henry Ford
plans to spend approximately 100000
for advertising throughout the coun-
try in the interest of President Viii
sons campaign for reelection, it was
announced here tonight by Henry
Morgenthau, chairman of the finance
committee of the Democratic national
committee.
About 100000 more, according to
Mr.. Morgenthau's statement, is need
ed ito make certain of President Will
sons reelection" A summons to n.
Y. State Democrats to subscribe the
larger part of this amount has been
issued, he asserted.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02
DEMOCRATS Use S4I.3S3 on
CONGRESS- CAMPAIG''

Washington, Oct, 2S.-The demo
cratic congressional campaign com
mittee filed its statement today show
ing receipts of $25,646 and eXpendi
lures and obligations of $4,3S3. O.
the receipts the democratic nationa,
committee contributed $4,000.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02

The inalienable right Of every man
to make a folio of himself is exercis-
ed to the full extent by the man who
votes from prejudice or for party
name without any atemtpt to study
the questions at issue or the person.
alities of the candidates. Suothern
Agriculturist.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
FUND NOW S1,667. .757

New York, Oct. 2S.- Republican
campaign contributions up to Octo-
ber % inclusive totalled $1,267757.29
according to the national committees
report of the receipts and disburse-
ments made public here today by Cor
nelius N. Bliss, Jr, treasurer of the
committee. This amount came from
22,226 contributors.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02

The man who puts on and takes
off his piety with his Sunday suit is
not lightly to be censured. Lots of
f.imsy fabrics ar emade for appear
ance rather than for service. South
ern Agriculturist.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02

What do the home grounds look
like? There is no excuse, you know,
for an unshaded country home or one
with only bare ground about 1.-THE
Southern Agriculturist.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02

When ar ethe children going to get
their Christmas money? Have they
had chance to earn it at some use
full task? Wrong management if they
haven't. Southern Agriculturist.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02

We think of spring as flower-time,
but did you ever notice how many
kinds of fall blossoms there are. too?
Keep the house full of them while
they last. Southern Agriculturist.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02

THE COMET. "A FOR a. JOB WORK
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
CAUGHT IN GARDENERS NET
Tramp Expected TO Land" but as ~
Turned Out He Was the One
LANDED"

They are telling story about Rep
resentatlve Gardner and his feryent
preparedness campaign.
IL seems that n begging tramp APP
preached group of congressman, ana
one of them pointed out Mr.. Gardner
and said:
Nothing doing here, Weary, but that
gentleman there is very charitable,
and If you tackle him you'll be apt
10 make n haul"
''T'nnks, boss" said the tramp hus-
kily, and he hurried To Mr.. Gardner.
while the others looked on with inter-
est.
The tramp and the statesman were
seen 10 talk earnestly together for
some time. Then their hands meta
piece of money plainly passed between
them--and the tramp stepped JauDtly
away.
swell, did you land himY con-
gresham asked the tramp.
NO." the tramp answered cheer
fully. "No; I gave him n quarter to-
ward his splendid national prepared
ness campaign"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
CULTIVATION IN AN ORCHARD MAKE FARMS YIELD PROFIT:
Little Of Everything and Not Much o.
Anything 10 Poor Idea Of
liberalization.

In most cases where studies of the
profits in farming have been made,
particularly in our oldest agricultural
Districts, such studies indicate that
the most successful farms are those
which have from two to four major
sources OF income. /. e., they have q
well-balanced and diversified business.
In certain instances it may pay bet
ter to have only one enterprise, but
usually when one crop pays much bet
ter than all others, the production Of
it increases rapidly and soon the price
falls to the point where other crops
or products are equally as profitable.
Diversified farming is often con-
fused farming, where there is a little
OF everything and not much OF any
thing. Either extreme lessons the
chances of success. When the price
of certain crops is very low. then live
stock usually becomes desirable.
However, IL the returns of an animal
are poor, cash crops, even at a low
price. are essential. A well-balanced
business insures against losses and
provides much better utilization of
the labor and equipment
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
SaIvini's Descendants.

Salvini, the great Italian tragedian,
made 1t a condition that none of his
sons should act in Italy SO long as he
remained on the stage. So Gustavo
was banished to the other countries
OF the continent and acted I'm Russia
and Austria with some successes. Alex
ander learned the English language
and played in this country until he
died ut an early age. TomasO is now
an actor in Italy and Is said to have in
herited to a greater degree than any of
his brothers the talents OF his father.
Salvini was married twice; first TO
Clementine Cazzola, an eminent Italian
actress, who died. leaving him three
small children. Many years later he
married an Englishwoman named Lot
tie Sharp. by whom he had two chill
dren. His grandchildren have attract
ed attention in art and other circles
in Italy.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
Trsss1 ~ Animals. Get Thirsty and
Must Have Water-Orchardist
Must Supply II

(By c. w RAPP. Department OF Horti-
culture Oklahoma A. and NJ College)
Trees as well as animals get thirsty.
The difference Is that animals can sat
1sfy their own wants while trees are
dependent upon cultivation. AS long
as there is plenty OF rain no tree suf-
fers. but as soon as the weather be-
comes warm and dry great quantities
of water are pumped from the soil.
A big tree requires barrels OF water.
Whether or not it can get 1t may mean
a good crop or poor one. In many
cases during the past few years 1t has
meant the life or death Of the orchard.
Water is a necessity and the orchard
list must supply 1t. Every gallon evap-
grated from the soil during dry year
means a monetary loss. Every weed
is cheating the tree out of just so
much precious moisture. Clean and
Thorough orchard cultivation is essen
tial to successful orcharding. During
the spring and summer months the or
chard ground should be stirred every
two weeks. A better rule is to stir
the ground after each rain, and as
often in between as is needed. Such
cultivation will be more than repaid
by the quantity and quality of fruit.
and. most important of all. in the
length of life of the trees.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
SCHEME PROVED A FAILURE
1iqht-Fisted Old Gentleman More Than
Met His Match in ShreWd
Physician.

A tight-fisted old man, feeling very
sick, asked a friend to recommend a
physician. The friend named "A GER
tain specialist.
us he very expensive" asked the
sick man.
"Well, not so very. He'll charge
you four dollars for the first visit and
two dollars for each one after that"
The old fellow soon afterward
walked into the Office of the physician
named by his friend, and upon being
admitted to the consulting room
p!anked down two dollars, remarking (:
"Well, doctor. here i am again"
The physician calmly picked up the
money and put II in a drawer, which
he locked securely. The sick man
looked on expectantly, awaiting the
next move.
swell, I'm ready to be examined"
he said at length"
IL don't think it's necessary" re-
piled the shrewd specialist. There's
no need to do 1t again. Keep right
on taking the same medicine. Good
day. sir"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
&Rx1oncatooR

or less. The wallis can also be covered
with matched ceiling. which will give
a smooth surface that can be easily
painted
The roof can be made Of q sheath:
ing which II covered with prepared
roofing. The inside wall II made Of
The rO0sts are placed In the back
part Of the house under the roof and
are fastened to the droppings board
that is placed underneath them. The
nests are fastened underneath the
droppings board and all the furniture
can thus be moved out together when
the chicken house II to be cleaned.
The darkness that the hens require for
laying Is furnished by placing the nests
under the droppings board. The
scratching floor II ut the front Of the
house so that II will get plenty Of
sunshine.
One end Oh this poultry house IL
given over to a feed room where the
wall board or OF matched ceiling the
same as the walls.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
CROSS SECTION
Showing con.rue.lon Poultry

A floor like this becomes worn In spots
and has to be renewed at times, but
1t Is very easy to place lime In the
depressiOns. that are worn by the hens.
and put little water on Il.
The chicken house should always
be faced toward the south, and the
north and west sides should be cnre-
fully closed. Chickens have very little
body heat. 90 the house must be care
fully protected against the cold. The
ventilation cannot be handled In the
same way Il u In stock barnA Thin
cotton ID stretched over the windows
facing the south, and this provides
good ventilation without causing any
drafts. which are very dangerous to
poultry. Very little headroom IL need
Cd By chickenA - tia back of this
house II only made I'VE test ten inches
high. while TIE front = seven feet ten
inches. A small place such - this
cnn BE- kept warm by the poultry.
Poultry houses are Omen ueeiocted
81 regard - arpeor1ieee, 1here =
~ particular FoG6oo 1oe th1o exeept
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