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The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22
(Journal and Tribune.

The news that came, telling of the
impeachment of Judge Edgington, of
the criminal court of Shelby county
was not unexpected by any one who
had kept track of the trial, and the
evidence heard by the senate, acting
in the capacity of court of i'm.
parchment, nevertheless it was heard
with sorrow.
When man has been elected to
a judicial Office and goes so far
wrong that he must be removed
from office, in the manner provided
by the constitution, it is matter OF
sincere sorrow to every good citizen
who feels the necessity of the honor
of the judiciary being upheld. 1t is
a cause for sincere regret, that the
voters in any jurisdiction are capa-
BILE of making the mistake of elect
ing an unworthy man to such an Of
flee. 1t cannot be expected of a
judge, who himself has been guilty
of criminal acts, may be depended
upon &c do his part in the enforce
ment of criminal laws.
There are honest and clean voters
in Memphis, just as honest and just
as clean, as voters in any other city
in the state, or in the land. 1t is
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22

The Kingsport Stores are laying
concrete sidewalks around their
building this week.
w. B. Polling of Kingsport Furni-
ture Co. made a trip to Johnson City
Tuesday on business.
j. NJ. Cooper of Cooper Bros gem
eral store, made a trip to Keokee,
Va, on business, this week.
Mrs. Emma Huneycutt has return
ed from a short visit with home
folks in Greeneville, S. C.
+ = +
Mr.. Nunnelly of KingspOrt Stores
made a trip to Johnson City Mon
day evening. returning Tuesday.
+ II
Still the building wave continues
to roll in Kingsport; hundreds OF
buildings are ander construction.
J. H. Lynch of Dante, Va, the eff
fcient road master of the c. C. & o
railway was in Kingsport SATURDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey and daughter
Mae, of the Federal Dye Plant. arr
guests of Hotel Kingsport for a few
days.
Times Souvenir ISsue.-Look 70,
the Booster Edition of The Time
for July 4th. Let every business b,
represented in this issue.
DR.. Yancy. who is in charge of tn
clean up" movement, is doing som,
effective work. We are glad to Sc;
this good work going on.
49,
Mr.. c. A. Harris of NJ F.. Parsle,
& Co.. will go to Watertown Thurs
day, where he will conduct an auc
ton sale at that place.
| y Il
w. 7. Wohlford, of Dante, Va
train master of the C. C. & 0. rail
way, was in Kingsport Saturday. NJ,
Wohlford was agreeably surprised a
the wonderful development of Kings
port.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22
PRINTING PRESSMEN'S
CONVENTION OPENS
Not a Man Has Been Called Out on
Strike, Says President George L..
Berry-NOtes of the Convention.

Not Man Has Been Called Out on
Strike, Says President George L..
Berry-NOtes of the Convention.
PRESSMEN'S HOME, Tenn, June
19.-President George L. Berry OF
the international Printing Pressmcn
and Assistants Union, in responding
to the cordial welcome and greetings
that had been given by the speakers
preceding him at the opening SEES
sion Of the Pressmen's convention,
referred to the work of the organiza-
ton since the last biennial session.
1.-THE welcome of the state of Ten
nessee and of the county of Hawkins
with the splendid greetings from the
government of the United States
brings to us a consciousness that we
have performed a service to the cause
Of humanity" he said.
There is more than you have seen
at this place in the policies of the
International Printing Pressmen and
Assistants Union of North America.
We appreciate, of course, the vely
high compliment that you have paid
us in our efforts to promote educa-
ton and efficiency and to meet the
humanitarian requirements of our
aged and afflicted membership in the
building of great trade school, a
great home for approximation and a
sanatorium for our tubercular AZ
fected members, but beyond this
work which constitutes a side issue
of our purposes, l am pleased to
direct your attention to the fact
that throughout the great breadth OF
North America and extending into
sections of South America and the
far east we have enjoyed period Of
industrial peace and prosperity that
can be classed as generally satisfac-
tory.
ut is a pleasure to announce to
our guests and delegates to this con-
vention that for nearly three years
we have directed the ship through
peaceful channels and today we cal
boast of the fact that with the thous-
ands of wage disputes and controver-
sizes occurring in all sections of GU"
Jurisdiction, that not one man has
been called out on strike. 1t is not
stretching our imagination or the
truth to say that all of the indus
tries of our great continent none
have a better understanding with the
employers than do the pressmen and
assistants. Moreover, it is a happy
confirmation of the fact that where
understanding and peace reign there
always exists "a basis of cooperation
that bespeaks of industrial prosperity
and happiness among all of the
unions of our industry. Our move
ment seeks a basis of genuine CO.
operation. IL struggles TOR the UNI
form protection and uplift of those
in the business in which we are en-
gagged. We recognize the principle
Of community interest We acknoWl-
edge that the economic success Of
employer and employee alike must
be calculated by the condition of the
industry in which we are engaged.
We do not assume that the industry
can give us economic life and happi-
ness unless it is productive of profit.
We embrace the theory that there
can be no improvement in our condi-
lion of life except by healthy, pros
porous condition of our industry"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22
MAKE 1T THOROUGH.
Nashville Banner.D

| The opinion seems to be quite UNI
versal that if the MeXicans force
Uncle Sam to lick them, the licking
should be thoroughly done.
/ Long suffering forbearance, watch
full waiting, or whatever name Amer
lean patience and tolerance of Next
can outrage may be called, has done
no good. Though they have eX-
pended much wrath on each other,
they appear to have saved more for
Americans, and their dislike assumes
continually more offensive forms.
| The only thing left seems to be
to treat them in the manner they
appear to court.
| 1t will be a very disagreeable task
to make a conquest of Mexico. The
| trouble and expense it will cost will
be much greater than any possible
benefit. The Banner has often felt
that there was no possible solution
of the Mexican problem but force,
but it has always favored the pres
ervation of peace if possible. 1t still
holds to that position, but it ,ac-
cedes to what appears to be the
general sentiment that if the MeXi-
cans force war, it should be such a
war that it's repetition will not be
necessary.
Senator Chamberlain, Chairman Of
the Senate Military Committee, WIS
quoted yesterday as saying: THE
Mexican people, so largely ignorant
have a notion that they can whip
us, and it will be necessary for us to
go in and clean up the situation"
If it is to be made war of edu
cation the Mexican understanding
should be put entirely right.
No doubt their belligerent attitude
has been induced largely by such Il
misconception, but it is a popular
fallacy. Carranza knows better, and
many educated MCXicans familiar
with conditions in the United States
know the vast superiority of this
country in military strength. But it
doesn't appear that any sort of wise
counsel from any source prevails il
Mexico, and many of the better in
formed appear to be afflicted with a
manner of Quixotism that is as bad
and perhaps more dangerous than
ignorance.
If President Wilson is forced to
make war, it is quite likely that he
will give full response to the de-
mand that it be vigorous. He has
Neen so much criticized by his polit-
zeal enemies on the score of delay
and leniency in dealing with Mexico,
and there is such disposition to
make these charges a factor in the
pending campaign that his policy
may be to answer them with a Wig
orous and determined movement,
leaving no ground for further criti-
cism on that score.
Then the logic of the situation de-
mands that if we must fight Mexico
the war be made to suffice for all
time-that the possibilities of furth-
er annoyance from that quarter that
we have so long suffered be wiped
out.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22

Rooms, Buildings For Rent-Gil5s
& Tickle have nice IS room resi-
dence just about compIeted-will BE-
for rent, furnished or unfurnished:
also nice store room with 7 rooms
overhead. See IRA L. TICKLE, at
the building, Kingsport, Tenn. If
Conductor P. H. Whitlow, of the C.
&C. C O., had charge of Nos. 2 and s
June 18th, the L. C. T. picnic train.
Mr.. Whitlow expressed himself rs
having a most enjoyable day, and he
further states the picnicers were
well pleased with the hospitality
shown them while in Kingsport.,
Broad, Shelby, Commerce and
Cherokee streets will soon be ready
for the rock and we understand
street paving will begin soon. Mr.,
J. Fred Johnson is doing much for
Kingspcrt. Although a very busy
man nothing escapes his notice. MI
Johnson spares neither time nor
money when it comes to improve
ments for Kingsport.
DR.. John H. Banks, of New York.
has been spending several days at
Fall Branch, this county, and at
Arcadia, Sullivan county, making
preparations for the development of
large zinc fields in those sections.
DR.. Banks. it is stated, is now stak-
ing the grounds. and making ali
necessary preparations for erection
of buildings, for machinery. etc. The
operations promise to be among the
largest in the country.
Miss Elizabeth C. Taylor of Jeffel-
son City, Tenn, has located as Pub
lie Stenographer in The Kingspott
Times office. Miss Taylor was for
merly a member of the faculty OF
Carson-Newman College, Jefferson
City. She is also a cousin of the late
Gov. Robert L. Taylor. Miss Taylor
is a stenographer of ability and any
one in need of stenographic service
will do well to call on Miss Taylor,
Times office, phone 1876, Kingsport,
Tenn.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22
WHILE IN SERVICE
AT BATTLE FROM

DURHAM, N. c., June 19.-Off-
Gals of the Durham Hosiery Mills
Company today posted notices in the
mill here stating that any employe
of the company, who at the present
time is member of the State mi
litia and who reports for military
duty will be paid by the company the
difference between the wages as i
workman and a soldier, while on act
i've. service. The order also applies
to the company's mills at Tarboro
Chapel Hill, High Point, Goldsboro
and Mebane.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22
MEXICO.

We may as well prepare for the
worst in Mexico. The signs of the
times are too plain to be misunder-
stood. If the conflict does come it is
to be hoped that our authorities will
not underestimate the situation.
1t has been said that Gen. R. L.
Lee, who was an officer in the Me,;-
lean war, stated that The Mexicans
had in them the making of good SOL
diers. For the past five years wa
fare has been the chief occupation Of
a large part of the population, and
the experience has developed many
seasoned soldiers and capable Off
GERS.
The Mexican soldier is by no means
a coward. The conflicts of the past
five years have been marked with
many battles where the troops
fought with the highest bravery, At
times almost to determination.
There are now probably from
100000 to 10000 soldiers in the va
rious parts of Mexico, enough when
collected to make an enemy of no in
considerable Importance. If fightir g
with our troops begins the factional
troubles in Mexico will soon disap-
pear and all will join in war on tie
hated "Gringo." By embargo On
arms and financial difficulties TIE
Mexicans will ultimately be reduced
to severe straights, but in the mean
time we will have more on our
hands than a before-breakfast affair.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22

port of Rye and Mcclellan.
But what we started out to do was
to administer a mild rebuke TO the
Tennessean for its spiteful and little
attack on Senator Shields. 1t was
just such attacks that defeated its
owner for a denomination to he Ser
ate.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22
GENUINE PATRIOTISM.

Representatives of the American
Tobacco Company, in Chicago, have
announced that all employees of the
company as members of the National
Guard, called for service, would re-
ceive full pay as long as engaged.
We sometimes squabble among
ourselves and have our little spats,
but when it comes to foreign foe
we are unit.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22

The republicans and democrats il
Washington county are looking for.
ward to warm fight between the
various candidates for sheriff and D
e. Fine for tax assessor, leaving the
trustees race open. The republican
nominees are Maj. j. w. Weeks f0I
trustee. Lola Remine for sheriff, ans
Steve Rowell for tax assessor.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22
1t seems now that war with Mex

II seems now that war with Mex
leo is inevitable. This is to be re.
GREETED but since the Mexicans de-
sire the clash, Uncle Sam will accom-
modate them. This means the loss
of valuable lives and great suffer
ing-a war with all it's horrors. To
use the language of a noted Ameri-
can general. war is hell"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22

We suppose there will be a food
of volunteers for Mexican service
from among the brave ones who
stormed Chicago and st. Louis bent
on taking over mans burdens from
poor, degenerate man.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22

Whenever you meet a National
Guardsman in the next few days do
not fail to ask him if he is ready TO
go, and if he wants to go. There
will probably not be over nineteen
hundred and ninety-nine who have
already asked him the same ques-
ton.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22
YOUR BOWELS SHOULD MOVE
ONCE A DAY.

A free easy movement of the bow
els every day is sign of good
health. DR.. Kings New Life Pills
will give you a gentle laxative effect
without gripping and free your sys-
Sem of blood poisons, purify your
blood, overcome constipation and
have an excellent tonic effect on the
entire system. Makes you feel like
living. Only 25c at druggists.
TO paw EMpTOVEc
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-06-22
Have You 7

Have Your
We have never heard of anybody
who succeeded in making surliness or
inoiyility pay.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-19

are bad. In most cases the automo-
bile freight car is a special type, and
while it is of use to other lines OF
industry as well as to the automobile
maker, the latter is not in so good, a
position, for it is hard for him to
utilize the other types of cars. But
necessity has forced the traffic de
partmenls of the big companies to
take whatever railroad equipment
they can secure quickly.
Utilizing What They Can Get
AS a result. it is not uncommon to
see big shipments of motor vehicles
on flat cars, and in some cases they
are even utilizing gondola and other
types of coal cars. These they box
over and really make very present
able box cars out of them Some Of
the makers who have made use of
flats are the Studebaker Corp. Max
well, Paige, the Overland in Toledo
and the Nelie at Moline, H. Where
ever possible these fiat cars have so
far been used only for the shipping
of export cars to the coast That is.
the export machines are very tightly
boxed and no harm can come to them
through open shipment in similar
fashion to harvesting machinery, etc.
Where the run is comparatively short,
Studebaker has been using flats in
conjunction with heavy tarpaulins
which they use very carefully to
cover the cars against any weather
conditions. The use OF gondola cars
is perhaps the most unusual adapta-
ton Of whatever can be secured in
the way Of railroad rolling stock.
According to the traffic bureau
statistics, there are in use by the
American railroads at the present
time $685. automobile freight cars,
and there is prospect Of 10000 more
being added to this equipment in the
very near future. This will give an
enormous equipment designed for the
special service of the automobile in.
dustry, which to-day has developed to
the point where it is one OF the chief
sources Of freight revenue of the rail
roads, but even with the added num-
Der it is doubtful if the supply will
keep pace with motor car production.
The railroads seem to be doing all
they can to help the movement 81
motor cars, but they did not antici.
pate the demand and, although they
have fastened to build more equip
ment, the difficulty of getting material
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-19
has held up the placing of the ad-

has held up the placing Of the ad-
ditional freight cars in service. AS a
notable example of what the rail
roads are doing it might be men,
toned that the Santa Fe and other
Western roads are sending trains of
empties back to the automobile cen
ter instead of holding them at their
destinations for loads to take back.
In line with the endeavors Of the
railroads, the car makers are instruct
ing their dealers that under no cir
cumstances must they use the freight
cars for shortage of their machines,
but they must unload them I'M
mediately on arrival In the past this
has been one cause of delay in get
ting the cars back, but it is believed
that this situation has greatly i'm
proved, for the dealers recognize The
need of cooperation for the good OF
all concerned.
A considerable factor in the present
dearth of freight cars is The lieup in
the East. according to one OF the
traffic men here. His concern has
siXty-nne carloads tied up in Nor
rok. Va, waiting to be loaded on
steamers, and doubtless there are
many other such instances. There is
no place to store the automobiles
pending their being put on the ships,
and consequently they are letting
them lie in the freight cars. This is
quite prevalent at all the export
points. and is being practiced by
many of the makers. Due to this and
other causes of congestion in the
East, the Lake Shore, for instance,
has been holding up shipments for
eastern points as far back on its lines
as Toledo. Then, too, other industries
are demanding great many cars,
war shipments are very large, aad
the whole combination of circrm
stances at the present time is max
ing it puzzle to move the output.
One day last week, as an instance,
there were only fifteen automobile
freight cars received in the whole
city OF Detroit That, however. was
an exceptionally bad day.
Shipping Costs More
A sidelight on the very serious ship
ping situation is the added cost to the
car makers Of each car shipped due to
the troubles they have to go through
in utilizing other than automobile box
cars. Whenever flats have to be pres
scd into service, there is an additional
item OF expense where tarpaulins are
used, for these have to be sent back
to the factory. If it is necessary to
hT,< 81, &c
cost item to be considered. Loading
crews must be larger. and this adds to
the cost. Taking everything into con-
sideration, one big shipper of cars said
that it costs from So to So more per
automobile to ship them than it did
when conditions were better and it was
easier to get the right sort of freight
equipment.
1t is indeed deplorable that at time
when it seems impossible to meet the
demand for cars, the makers should be
handicapped by the shipping trouble.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-19
MITCHELL OWNERS PROUD.

Mitchell owners have acquired a
new aggressiveness in the last few
days, because of performances last
Sunday by two of the Racine-made
cars. One stunt was in New Jersey,
the other in New York City, and
both vehicles We're regular demon
strators owned by the Carl III. Page
Motor company, their distributors.
"A prospective buyers demand that
he be driven over the sandy road
from lamesburg to Freehold as part
Of a trial ride in the Newark dem
onstrator furnished the Jersey sensa-
ton. This road was SO bad that most
cars trying ii We're forced to stop
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-19
Freight Car Shortage
Apparent in Entire
Western United States
Owing What Is Considered Discrimination by Eastern Rail-
roads, the Western Lines Have been Denied Reciprocal
Treatment in the D stribution of Cars g.

Detroit, Feb. 1S-ln spite of a
serious handicap due to the shortage
of automobile freight cars. Detroit
automobile manufacturers managed
TO ship approximately $500 motor
cars OF the passenger type during
January. This figure was obtained by
a careful canvass of the concerns
here and is close approximation to
the actual lumber. Yet this rather
large shipment would have been much
greater had the makers been able to
secure all the railroad cars they want
ed in which to convey the vehicles
to their destinations. Although in
many cases the number of automo-
biles that left the city was greater
than ever before in the history of
the concerns in question. there are
other big producers whose shipments
were curtailed as much as 40 per
cent by the lacking of railroad cars
One big maker, for instance, shipped
a little over $500 automobiles. and
would have been able to ship 5000
could the freight cars have been Sc
cured
Yet with this shipping situation and
the materials markets troubling
them, the car makers nevertheless en-
joyed the largest January in the
history of the business here, taking
the industry collectively. 1t is an I'M
usual thing for dealers to be crying
for cars at this time of the year,
and never before have they been so
insistent for them when the winter
months were on. In fact, so anxious
have some of them become for cars
that they have actually driven them
over the snow-covered roads to their
own towns rather than wait for
freight shipping.
Number Of Carloads
The traffic department Of the Ma
ional Automobile Chamber OF Com.
merce has reported total carload
shipments for the whole United States
for January to be 1864. Although
in some cases less than five automo-
biles make up carload, and in
others the number is greater, it
seems logical to say that each freight
car would average i've machines. On
that basis, the number of freight
carloads leaving Detroit in January
was 11,76O. This figures to pretty
near IS per cent of the total number.
However, there can be no disguis-
ing Of the fact that freight conditions
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-19


or betowedqby horses, but the Mitch,
ell Six travelled the II miles on it's
own power. In one place the ruts
We're so deep that V. S. Richardson
had to borrow spade to clear a
space for his front axle, his rear
wheels being in one set of tracks and
the front tires in another. Then the
car moved along on the low gear.
Richardson did not carry tire chains.
The spokes were covered an inch
deep with sand at the trips end. The
passenger, needless to say, bought a
Mitchell.
in this city New York;, climb up
Fort George hill was arranged to find
out just what the Mitchell Six could
do on a grade. With three passen-
gers the car was turned at five differ
ent spots on the hill, and finished
each time on high gear. Then five
passengers were taken up, with a fly
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-19

w. Berger took the general manager,
=. A. Gilmore, as passenger, then
started from a standstill at the hills
bottom and went over the top, using
high gear all the time. ~.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-19

ing start of 40 miles an hour and
rate of IS miles at the summit. all on
high. With three aboard and 40
mile start, the rate was % miles an
hour on high at the grade top. A.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-19

It has meant, and will continue to
mean, curtailment of the production Of
cars to adjust the output to transporta-
ton facilities.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-07-24

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