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The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-11
STEWART RENFRO,
KILLS ORB SALYERs
SLAYER OF BROTHERIN-LAW is
HELD FOR COURT IN TWO
THOUSAND DOLLAR BAH

Stewart Renfro who shortly after
midnight Tuesday shot and killed
his brother-in-law, Orb Salyers, at
Elizabethton, surrendered yesterday
morning at o'clock to Sheriff Col
| Inns, of Carter county. He had not
left his premises, it was learned af-
ter he gave himself up, but immedi-
ately after the shooting went to the
barn in the rear of his home, re-
naming there until after daylight.
Soon after the coroner's jury had
returned a verdict that Salyers had
been shot through the head and
killed by discharge from a shotgun
in the hands of RenfrO. the latter was
given preliminary hearing before
Magistrate D. S jenkins. He was
bound over to the September term of
court, but was released in $4,000 bail.
The tragedy occurred at Renfro's
home. Orb Salyers, % years old, and
a brother were visiting their sister.
Renfro's wife. According to the re-
ports of the killing, Renfro, who is
40 years old, came home intoxicated.
The Salyers boys tried, it is said. to
take him to his room. Renfro resist
ed their efforts. and, it is further
stated, became infuriated at them,
seizing shotgun and firing it at Orb.
who fell to the floor dead. He then,
it is said pointed the gun at the 9TH
er brother but the gun failed to dis
charge.
When the Salyers brothers left
home Monday morning to visit their
sister in Elizabethton, they were ac-
companied by their father, who was
preparing to make a business trip
to West Virginia. The father of the
boys, it is said, had a premonition in
a dream of the fate cthat awaited one
of his sons.
"Be careful, boys" he is reported
to have said to his sons, after relat-
ing dream which he had the night
before, and in which it is said he
saw his sons fighting, one evidently
trying to kill the other.
The elder Salyers was in West Vir-
ginia when he received news of the
tragedy
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-11
WORK ON POTTERY
PLANT EMPLOYING 300
TO BEGIN AT ERWIN
KaOlin and Feldspar Found In Large
Quantities Along Line of C..
C. & o. Railroad.

Announcement is made that big
pottery plant, for the manufacture
of all kinds of pottery, has been 10.
Gated at Erwin, Tenn, and that work
on the buildings, ETC., will begin at
once. The company, which has
charge of the plant, is capitalized at
$150,000 and when in operation will
employ about $50 to 800 men.
The kaolin and feldspar, the raw
materials which will be used in the
manufacture of the pottery at the
Erwin plant, are found in large
quantities in Yancey and Mitchell
counties, North Carolina, on the c.,
G. & o. railway. The supply of these
materials is said to be inexhaustible
and of the best grades. A seven kiln
pottery will be erected, and the field
spar plant, already located at Erwin,
will do the grinding of the materials.
1t is probable that the location of
the feldspar plant at Erwin was the
chief reason for those interested in
the pottery in having located their
plant at Erwin.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-11
In COPPER AND
ZINC PRODUCTION
EAST TENNESSEE FIGURED
PROMINENTLY IN THE
YEAR 1915

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1.-THE
value of the gold, silver, copper
lead and zinc produced at mines in
the eastern or Appalachian states in
1915 was $29,96S,369, against $11.-
437 ,7O7 in 1914, according to state
ment just made public by the United
States geological survey. The fig.
ures for 1915, compiled by James M.
Hill, represent the production of l04
mines, of which fiftynine were gold
placer mines (many of them smalD,
twentyfour gold mines, fourteen lead
and zinc mines, and seven copper
mines. There was an increase in the
production of gold, silver, lead and
zinc in 1915, compared with 1914, but
a decrease in copper.
The gold output from all mines was
10,S4S.09 fine ounces, valued at 1924
$50, an increase of 2,450.73 ounces in
quantity and of $50,661 in value from
1914. The silver output, recovered in
part from placers but mainly as a by
product in refining the gold and cop
per produced, was 102,545 fine ounces
valued at $51 ,9S7, an increase of 1878
ounces in quantity but decrease of
$3715 in value. OF the gold output
in 1915 the placers yielded 1,163.41
ounces against 904.56 ounces in 1914,
and the gold quartz mines produced
9,343.54 ounces, against 1869
ounces in 1914. The copper mines
produced 1854 ounces of gold in 1915
and 327.21 ounces in 1914.
OF the fifty-nine producing gold
placers in 1915, there were thirty-one
in Georgia twenty-five in North Car
olina, two in Alabama and four in
Southf Carolina.
Siliceous ores or tailings sold or
treated from Appalachian gold mines
in 1915 amounted to 49,736 short tons
of which 25,910 was from North Car
olina, 1850 tons from Alabama, 22,-
052 tons from Georgia, 2,424 tons
from South Carolina and 100 tons
from Virginia.
The output of siliceous gold ore in
than in 1914, and the gold from deep
mines increased about 2,183.95 oun-
ces. The average recovery of gold
Gncluding nominal recovery of sill
ver) per ton of siliceous ores treat
ed in the eastern states in 1915 was
$5.55. The average in Georgia was
$1.29 and in North Carolina $685..
The copper production in 1915 was
.1S,772,735 pounds, valued at 1926, ,229
"a decrease of 782,627 pounds in
quantity and an increase of 1854 ,366
in value. OF the total output 18,046,-
010 pounds came from the Ducktown
district of Eastern Tennessee, from
623, ,534 short tons of pyritic copper
ore treated. The remainder came
chiefly from Pennsylvania, where, at
the Cornwall iron mines, the mag
netic separation of large quantities
of magnetic ores results in the recov-
cry of copper-bearing pyrite. Ver-
mont, Virginia and North Carolina
also contributed to the copper output
The production of lead was 697 1929
pounds, valued at $32,775, an increase
over the 1914 production of 443,329
pounds.
The zinc output, figured as spelter,
was 312,49S,575 pounds, valued at
$26, ,12S-an increase of 142,7S1 .621
pounds in quantity and of $17,776, ,481
in value. The largest producers were
the zinc mines of New Jersey, but a
large and increased output also came
from Eastern Tennessee, western Vir-
ginit and New York,
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-11
THE PROPERTY RA|DED
OWNED BY MEMPH|ANs
Commercial Appeal.)

Ten days after Mrs. d. A. Ellis of
West Point, Miss, wrote to her sons,
r. r. Ellis and E. M. Ellis of Mem
phis, that she feared longer to visit
third son, w. X. Ellis, formerly OF
West Point and now of Glenn Springs
Texas, owing to the danger from the
Mexican bandits, the Memphis broth
ers yesterday received kilograms from
w. K. Ellis announcing that his prop
erty had been raided, that he and his
wife had been forced to fee to the
mountains, where they had remained
two days without sleep, and that civ
ilians, presumably employed at theiI
property, had been killed.
w. K. Ellis appealed to his Memphis
relatives to urge protection of life
life and property along the Mexican
border from their representative al
Washington. The Messrs. Ellis oi
this city today will telegraph Repre-
sentative X. d. McKellar, Senator
Shields and others from Tennessee
placing the matter before them. r
R. Ellis. is president of the Hessig
Ellis Drug Company and E. NJ. Ellis
is president of the Ellis-Jones Drue
Company.
The telegram received Sunda,
morning by E. M. Ellis from hi,
brother in Texas reads as follows:
! Marathon, Tex, May z, 1916
Plant raided Friday night by Mexican
soldiers, and civilians killed. Drusi
and self all o. X. Spent night in tn,
Chisos Mountains. Can't you get bus,
with your representative for protec
tion of life on border? Will writ
you in a day or two. Have not siep
! for As hours.
"W. X. ELLIS
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-11
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 81
Southern Railway has just purchased
As locomotives, 60 all-steel passenger
train cars, 1,500 all-steel coal cars
1,507 steel center sill box cars, anC
100 steel center sill caboose cars, as
follows:
From Baldwin Locomotive Works
80 Santa Fe type freight locomotives
and Is Mountain type passenger To-
comotives..
From the Pullman Company-25
coaches, 10 passenger and baggage
cars, 10 mail and baggage cars, 1C
baggage and express cars, and club
cars.
From the Pressed Steel Car Co.
1000 50-ton fiat bottom gondola coal
cars.
From the Mt Vernon Car Mfg. Co..
500 coal cars of the same type.
From the Lenoir Car Works, 1907
30-ton plain box cars and 500 Bottom
plain automobile box cars, and 100
caboose cars.
The Mobile and Ohio railroad has
purchased 1000 Bottom steel center
ventilated box cars from the Ameri.
can Car and Foundry Co.
All this new equipment is to be Of
the most modern and approved con-
struction. Both the passenger and
freight locomotives are to be more
powerful than any now in service OF
Southern railway, while the passen-
ger and freight train equipment will
conform to the present standards, the
passenger train cars being electric
lighted as well as of all-steel con
struction.
All this equipment will be placed in
service as soon as it can be delivered
by the builders.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-11
CANNING CLUB OPERATIONS
IN SULLIVAN COUNTY

BRISTOL, Tenn, May 8.-Through
the efforts of ]. c. Akard, superin-
tendent of public instruction in Sui
livan county, the county has been or
ganized for canning club operations.
Prof. Akard raised 5000 to supple
ment an appropriation made by the
county court to secure agents for the
work in the county. Miss Kate Me.
Neil Wells will have charge of the
home economics work in the county
and assisted by Miss Hornsby, will
be in Blountville on May 10th to en-
ter upon her duties. Canning clubs
will be organized at several points in
the county. Dates for meetings have
been arranged, and the mothers and
girls are urged to attend and join in
the movement to take care of the
fruit and vegetable crops of the
county.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-11
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
TO SPEAK AT BRISTOL

BRISTOL, Tenn, May 7.-William
Jennings Bryan, the noted commoner,
will deliver an address in the Bristol
Y. NJ. G. A. auditorium at noon on
May 25. Secretary Beasley succeeded
in closing negotiations for this ad-
dress Saturday. Col Bryan will dis
cuss important features of the Euro
pean war. and is expected to fore
cast the future influence of the war
upon America.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-11

WASHINGTON, D. G., May S.-Fol-
lowing is the text of the note cabled
today by Secretary Lansing to Am
bassador Gerard at Berlin with in
structions to deliver it to the German
minister of foreign affairs:
| The note of the Imperial German
government under date of May A,
1916, has received careful considera-
| ton by the government of the United
States. 1t is especially noted as ind-
eating the purpose of the Imperial
government as to the future, that 1T
I is prepared to do its utmost to con-
! fine the operations of the war for the
rest of its duration to the fighting
forces of the belligerents' and that it
is determined to impose upon all it's
commanders at sea the limitations of
the recognized rules of international
law upon which the government of
the United States has insisted.
Declaration Accepted.
Throughout the months which have
elapsed since the Imperial govern
ment announced on February 4, 1915,
its submarine policy, now happily
abandoned, the government of the
United States has been constantly
guided and restrained by motives of
friendship in its patient efforts to
bring to an amicable settlement the
critical questions arising from that
policy. Accepting the Imperial gov
ernments declaration of its abandon
ment of the policy which has so seri-
ously menaced the good relations be-
tween the two countries the govern
ment of the United States will rely
upon a scrupulous execution hence
forth of the now altered policy of
the Imperial government such as will
remove the principal danger to an
interruption of the good relations
existing between the United States
and Germany.
Dealing With Germany Only.
"The government of the United
States feels it necessary to state
that it takes it for granted that the
Imperial German government does
not mean to imply that the mainten-
ance of its newly announced policy
is in any way contingent upon the
course or result of diplomatic nego-
tiations between the government of
the United States and any other bel
ligerent government, Notwithstanding
the fact that certain passages in the
Imperial governments note of the
4th instant appear, to be susceptible
of that construction. In order how
ever, to avoid any possible misunder-
standing the government of the Uni
ted States notifies the Imperial gov.
ernment that it cannot for moment
entertain, much less discuss, a sug-
gestion that respect by German ma
val authorities for the rights of the
citizens of the United States upon
the high seas should in any way or
in the slightest degree be made con
tingent upon the conduct of any
other government affecting the rights
of neutrals and non-combatants. Re-
sponsibility in such matters is single,
not joint; absolute, not relative"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-11
PRESIDENT WILSON DENIES THE
RIGHT OF GERMANY To DICTATE
The Note Cabled to the Imperial Govern
ment Impresses the Fact that Deal
ings are with Germany Only

WASHINGTON, D, c., May 9.--An
answer to the German note on sub
marine practices has been forwarded
TO Berlin. In this latest communi-
cation the Washington government
accepts in good faith Germany's
promises as regards submarine war
fare in the future, but emphatically
insists that these assurances on the
part of Germany are not considered
as contingent upon the attitude Of the
United States government in any ne
gotiations with other beliigerent
powers.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-11

MARATHON, Tex, May S.'-Two
troops of American cavalry swung
southwark this afternoon into the
Big Bend country, moving on to Glenn
Springs, where three soldiers lost
their lives and little boy was shot
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-11
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an examina-
tion for clerk-carrier to fiji vacancies
in the Johnson City, Tenn, post office
on Saturday, May 81, 1916. For full
particulars see w. Fl. Hodges, local
secretary, p. 0. Bldg.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-11
INGRAHAM BECOMES
SECRETARY OF WAR

WASHINGTON. d. c., May s.
William M. Ingraham, of Portland,
Me-, today took up his duties as as
sistant secretary of war, succeeding
Henry Breckinridge, resigned.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-07-20
WILL HAVE EIGHTEEN
FOOT MOTOR CAR
Fresno, Calf, Woman VIII Have a
veritabIe Palace on Wheels When
New Machine Is Delivered.
A BIG POWER VEHICLE.
Is a Combination of Pullman and a
Modern City Apartment-Has
Every Convenience.

FRESNO, Cal, July 10. - A pal
ace motor car to be used for a trans
continental tour is now being con-
structed in San Francisco for Mrs.
George M. Kohler, of Fresno. The
car will be completed and delivered
in this city on July 20. The cost of
the car is reported to be more than
$4,000.
The motor car is the first of its kind
ever to be constructed. 1t is verit-
able Pullman on motor wheels, and
was designed in the main by Mrs.
Kohler.
Mrs. Kohler placed the order for
the car several months ago, it being
her idea to start tour this spring of
the continent. Construction went for
ward rather slowly, however, and ow-
ing to the lateness of delivery it will
be impossible to start the overland
trip before next spring.
A marked feature of the new palace
car is the fact that expence has no'
entered into the body design in The
slightest degree. The inclosed type
with portable plate glass windows
and complete built in effect through
out, finished in finest mahogany, pro
duces a combination of LUXURY anc
durability. The body Of the car II
eighteen feet long, eight feet wide
and six feet and one half feet high.
! It is patterned in great degree
latter a Pullman. The beds are regu
liar Pullman berths, which can be op
ened and closed at will. The car II
equipped with swinging chairs.
A complete electrical lighting plan
| is provided, the electricity being gen
Grated from the engine. The car
equipped with modern bathroom an
huge chests for clothing A 50-gallo
water tank gives the power for a com
plete water system.
The car can be divided into apart
ments, making kitchenette, dinin
room and sitting room.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-07-20
NIcKELs WORTH 6 CENTS NOW.
War Has Increased Price of Metal
Over the Coinage Value.

NEW YORK, July 10. - The Eu-
ropean war, upon which almost all ao-
normal conditions are blamed these
davs. has boosted the actual value OF
the United States Scent piece to six
cents.
Since the war value of nickel has
gradually risen. This increase has
been due to the great demand for the
metal for the manufacture of NUM-
tions and weapons. Back in the days
when the world was at peace there
was actually about one and one-quar'
ter cents worth of nickel in every
American Scent piece.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-07-20
MRS. MILDRED DEAD.
Mrs. .Tabitha Mildred died at her Home
in Mexico Wednesday Morning.


Mrs. Tabitha Mildred, aged 81, died
at chr home in this city early We'd
nesday morning. She was born in
Kentucky December 2, 1928. On
May 27, 1852 she was married to DAN
iel H. Mildred. In 1853 she moved to
Missouri and lived near Hatton until
about ten years ago, when she moved
to Mexico. Her husband died in 1895.
She is survived by one brother and
one sister, John Mildred Of Dover,
Colorado and Mrs. Fannie Coons,
and eight children; Mrs. Mamie R.
Sipple, of Fayette, Mrs. G. H. Brown,
of Mexico, C. A. Mildred, Of Benton
City, Mrs. William Vivion, of Mexico,
A. C. Mildred, of Livermore, Colo,
Mrs. A. H. Moore, Of Mexico, 7. H.
Mildred, of Cant, and Miss Mollie Mil
dred, of Mexico.
The funeral will be held Thursday
morning at II o'clock at the Pleas
ant Grove church near Hatton,pre-
ceded by prayer service at the home
in Mexico. The Rev. S. W. Hayne
OF the Methodist church will conduct
the services and the burial will be
in the Pleasant Grove cemetery at
Hatton. The Ledger extends sym
pathy to the bereaved family and
friends.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-07-20
MAJOR ]. C. STOY ELECTED
TO MCMILLAN FAC UlTY
Former M. M. A. Teacher viii Teach
Manual Training and Direct
Mem. Band and Orchestra.
MRS. C. A. BUCKNER ELECTED
Will Teach Commercial Wor - Miss
Willie Hook Elected to Take
Place Left by Miss Beal.

Major ]. C. Stoy was elected to the
Mcmillan High School faculty at the
meeting of the School Board Monday
night. He will teach manual train
ing and have supervision Of the Nc
MILAN Band and Orchestra. Major
Stoy taught manual training at Mis-
souri, Military Academy last year,
and his work in this department put
the course on a much stronger basis.
He is also a good man in music work
and last year had charge of the Acad-
emy Band and the Mcmillan Band. He
organized band at the latter school
from a bunch of young boys, mostly
freshmen, who could not play any in
strument at all, and has developed a
splendid band in years time. Stoy
is also an orchestra leader and a base
ball coach. Since Mr.. Culbertson, who
has coached the baseball team for
two years, has resigned, the election of
Stoy to the Mcmillan faculty, be-
comes more valuable. He is attending
Missouri University this summer
and is taking a special course in his
line of work
Mrs. C. A. Buclner was elected
Monday night to teach Commercial
Work at Mcmillan for the coming
year. This is one of the most valua'
BILE and practical courses in the high
school curriculum and with teacher
of Mrs. Buckner's experience ant
ability at the head of the course it vii
be a splendid opportunity for thos'
who wish commercial training. Mrs
Brclner has taught commercial worl
at Hardin for number of years AM
at one time conducted a Commercial
School in this city
Miss Willie Hook was elected to tn
North Side Grade School to take tn
place left by Miss Zola Beal.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-07-20
1000 MULE COLT SHOW.
Business Men of Columbia to Give Big
| Premiums at County Fair.

The Columbia Retail Merchants
Association has offered $1,000 in gold
to be given in ten premiums for the
best mule colts shown at the Fair
Grounds at Columbia, Mo-, on Friday,
August a, the last day of the Boone
County Fair. The premiums will be
divided as follows:
First premium, $500; second $3.50;
third, 5000; fourth, $175; fifth, $25;
sixth, $40; seventh, SIS; eighth, $1Oi
ninth, $5; tenth, $5.
The conditions are, however, thai
the colts winning the first four prem
iums shall become the property of the
Retail Merchants Association ant
must be delivered sound and in goot
condition to the said association a
the livery barn of E. G. Davis, Colum
bia, Mo-, on Monday, September 1S
1916, at which time they will be soil
at auction. 1t is provided, however
that the winner of the third premium
may have the option of taking $40 ii
cash and retaining his mule;' and tn
winner of the fourth premium ma
have the option of taking $50 cash an
retaining his mule.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-07-20
WORK ON HARDIN NAT.
STARTS N TWO WEEKS
Tiled Lined Swimming Pool Will Be
One of the Finest in the Interior
of the State.
MODERN IN EVERY WAY
Ultra Violet Rays Will Be Used to
Sterilize the Water - Compile
ton Early This Fall.

The proposed natatorium for Har-
din College viii be under construction
within two weeks, according to Ben
Elliott, architect, who drew the plans
for the structure. The building will
be located just east of the splendid
new gymnasium and will be of brick.
The first story will be completed this
year and temporary roof erected
until a little later when the second
story will be added.
The pool will be twenty-four feet
wide and sixty feet long and will hold
10000 gallons of water. The Missouri
Military Academy pool is eighteen
feet by forty feet and holds $4,000
gallons Of water. The Hardin pool
will be lined with white enamel brick
and 60 from a depth of three feet
to seven and half feet.
1t will be sterilized by electricity
using the ultraviolet rays to keel
/ it clean. This is the very latest meth
cd and is in use in this state only IL
the M. A. A. and Forest Park High
land pools in st. Louis. In the latte
pool the water was tested after Il
months use and found to be pure
than that running through the MAIN
for general use in the city Thi'
method of keeping the pool sanitar!
is practically perfect.
Mr.. Elliott says there will be show
er baths and all modern improve
ments. He expects the job to be com
pleted early in the fall.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-07-20
IN RATTLE WITH MAD DOG.

The Reverend w. G. Hooper, tor-
merly of this city, had an exciting ex-
perience Sunday, while visiting at the
home of John Desmukes, three miles
north of Portland.
A dog belonging to Mr. DesmuKes
had been missing for several Gays
and reports had reached the owner
that the animal was mad and biting
other animals in the neighborhoou'
AS Mr.. Desmukes and the Rev. Hoop
or were sitting on the front porch
thew saw the dog leap over renee
and run across a pasture near the
house. They Immediately gave chase
Rev. Hooper armed himself with a a
nitcbfork and Mr.. Desmukes 'ooN
with him a buggy tongue ana DS
their combined efforts succeeded III
killing the beast.