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The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-05
MORGAN MAY FLOAT
LOAN OF $25O.0OO. 900

New York, Sept. 30.-J. p. Morgan
financial agent of the British govern
ment in the United States, has en-
gagged passage on the American line
steamship New York, sailing today. Il
is reported that Mr.. Morgan is going
to London to arrange for floating
another British loan of $25O,000. 900 to
be backed by American securities.
Bankers who were questioned about
the opportunity for floating anothat
British loan said that never before
has there been such demand ~
bonds.
Walter Hines Page, the American
ambassador to Great Britain, and
Mrs. Page also, were passengers n
the New York.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-05
ALLIES CAPTURE TWO
SUBMARINE BREMENS

Galveston Texas, Oct. 1.-Two Ger
man merchant submarines nance,
Bremen have fallen into the hands oil
the entente allies and third bearing
the same name is now en- route t.
the United States, accoding to Cap
tain H. Van Schoonbeck, of the Bel
gian steamship Elizabel Van Belgic
which arrived today from Barry. Cap
tain Schoonbeck declares that one o,
the merchant submarines was captur
ed by the British and the other b.
the French. He says he learned this
from good authority in France, bui
declined to name the port to which
the captured ships were taken.
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STRIKE FAILS
SAYS NEW YORK POLICE

New York, Oct 2.--Tacit admission
Of the eailre of the general sympa-
thetic strike in New York in behalf
of the striking street carmen was
made in a report late today to a con-
ference II labor leaders, which dis
cussed the general situation. The
leaders recommended that every un-
ion member of the ciyt be assessed
one dollar for the benefit of the sub
way, elevated and surface car employ
es who are on strike in Manhattan,
the Bronx and parts of Westchester
county.
No decision as to further efforts to
call out all unionists in sympathy
with the strikers was taken and there
was no formal admission that the
strike plan had collapsed.
In its report to the meeting the
general strike committee said:
"Th committee still believes in the
sincerity of the assurances given by
representatives of important unions.
1t is our opinion that the rank and
file and labor is in full sympathy with
che street carmen i'll their fight 10
maintain their rights under the agree
ment OF August and Z, underwrit- |
ten by the. mayor and the chairman
of the public service commission, |
which, if lived UP to by the traction
of New York, would have |
prevented the strike and general in
dustrial unrest.
organized labor did want to help
-he street car men provided a definite
plan had been decided and agreed
upon"
The report declared the introduc-
ion of individual contracts by the
Rapid Transit company
was an attack upon trade unionism.
Police headquarters announced that
4 canvass made by policemen showed
hat only 4OS men had responded to
he call for a general strike.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-05
TRAVELLING THE ROAD THAT
LEADS TO DEATH TO LIBERTY

As to Mr.. Wilson, we do not see
how he is to stop short of government
ownership of public utilities, a do,-
trine, If we do not misunderstood
them, hat is held by Messrs. Bryan
and Burleson. That may be the rignt
solution; we can't say as to that.
But we do say that government own
ership is preferable to the program
announced by Mr.. Wilson in his re-
cent address to the Congress. We
can't have private ownership and gov
ernnent direction of both capital I'D
labor, backed by the military. Such
q condition is unthinkable, and we
might as well face it first as last. The
means of transportation can't be un-
der joint control; they must, in the
very nature of things, be private or
public roperty-they can't be BOTH
Waco .Tex.) Times Herald Sept. 5.
Men are trying o blink the situation.
but thu fact remains that we have
Travelled further these past four years
in the dirtction of Nationalism than
in our whole previous history. Some
tell us that it is obedience to the law
CT evolution, against which no people
can forever stand For our part il
seems to destroy heNindividual. and
that way, as we see it, is death 20
liberty.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-05
IN THE INTEREST OF
BIG CEMENT PLANT

Niddlesboro, KY, Sept. 30.--Mr.
Beutner and Mr.. Wallace, of Knoxville
representing the Cumberland Noun
tain Mineral company, met with q
number of Middlesboro business men
here last night in the interest of ths
proposed mammoth cement plant t.
be located at Cumbeland Gap. Sever
al thousand dollars stock subscription
weer sold. Mr.. Beutner is confident
that the proposition is a sure go anc
they expect to have the machinery or
the grounds by January l. The plant
will consume 400 tons of coal per day
and will mean a great thing for this
section.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-05
MEDICINE FOR THE
SOUTHERN BUSINESS MEN

| am enjoying reading each issue
of the Manufacturers Record, and at
this times, when the South is so con-
fused With the boll-weevil, the coHdi-
tions of the war and the strike and
many other complications that space
will not admit of my mentioning, the
good judgment that is displayed in
your editorials and other articles is
the best medicine | know of for The
Southern business man, whether he
be merchant, farmer or banker.-C,
e. Thomas, President of Autauga
Banking C Trust Co., Prattville Ala.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-05
NO SUGAR ON THE
NASHVILLE MARKET

Nashville, Sept. 29.-With the stock
OF sugar completely depleted in
Nashville, Wholesale and retail mer-
ehants are confronted with a serious
problem. There is not pound Of
sugar on the market and none in
transit. Il is said that shortage Of
cars at New Orleans is responsible
for the famine. Refineries there TO-
uay notified wholesalers in this city
that their stock is in no way impaired
out they were unable to arrange fo-
transportation of the product. The
supply in the hands of Nashville re-
tail merchants is said to be sufficient
FOR only few days,
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-05

that John NJ. Parker, Progressive can
didate for vice-president, plans 10
make speeches in opposition of Mr..
Hughes. At first administration off
cials said the president himself had
heard from Mr.. Parker, but later it
was stated that this was a mistake
and that letter announcing his in
tention had been sent by Mr.. Parker
to cambridge Colby, of New York.
VIII Speak Against Hughes
New Orleans, Sept. 29.--John NJ.
Parker, Progressive vice-presidential
nominee. said here today that he had
written cambridge Colby, New
York Progressive leader, stating that
he was willing to be- used "in what
ever way appeared best and that
when he went to New York he would
speak against the candidacy of Chas.
e. Hughes.
"0f course that would be in favor
of Mr.. wilson, said Mr.. Parker, but
l will speak as a Progressive and not
as an affirmative supporter of the
Democratic nominee"
Mr.. Parker reiterated that he pre-
ferred Mr.. Wilson over Mr.. Hughes
but he said he did not expect to speak
under The auspices of the Democratic
campaign committee.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-05

private life. Tobias Lear represent
ed the government in diplomatic posi-
tions. concluding the treaty between
the United States and the Barbary
powers. Lewis led the great explor-
ing expedition to Oregon and was
murdered while governor of Missouri
territory, in "A lonely cabin in eastern
Kentucky. while on his way to Wash
ington. Lamont became a member Of
cleveland's cabinet during his first
term. Halford became a paxmaster
in the army and Loeb was made COL
lector of the port of New York.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-05

dustries have been Launched. The
pottery plant under construction at an
East Tennessee town will be one of
the most important manufactures in
the state and it will be the only one
in the south. This plant has done
much toward bringing this section In
to notice. This plant has been launch
ed at Erwin. on the ciin6hfield rail-
way"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-05
PROSPERITY
FOR {. TENN.
TRAVELLING MAN COMMENTS Up
ON INDUSTRIES OF THIS
SECTION OF STATE
DEVELOPMENTS ARE GREAT.
BELIEVES DAY Is NOT FAR DIS
TANT WHEN THIS SECTION
WILL LEAD THE L. :.

THAT this section is entering upon
a period of the greatest prosperity In
its history. no one who has Travelled
over the Wholesale trade territory GOV
cred by Knoxville firms can doubt,
said travelling man, who covers this
territory regularly, to a Knoxville
Journal and Tribune man.
Continuing he said: Right at onr
doors we have the great plants of the
Aluminium company operating at
Maryville and the zinc interests of
Knox county are being developed on
an extensive scale, These and sew
eral other industries have been un-
derway for some time, as everybody
knows. With the construction OF
power dams in easy reach of this city
many other large plans of develop
ment will soon be underway. 1t is
asserted that the zinc interests are
to be developed in a wider section,
which will extend to some of the
counties nearby, where rich deposits
of zinc have been discovered.
at is evident that the development
of the power plants on the rivers of
East Tennessee means far greater
things than we are able to forecast.
Within the territory that l traverse
every two or three weeks. activity is
noticed on every hand, and some of
the Souths largest and most import
ant industries are being established.
Large extract plants have been in op-
GRAFTON for months and the demands
for the output from the plants arc
great
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-05
FORMER PROGRESSIVE
WILL SUPPORT DEMOCRATS

Denver, Colo, Oct. Edward r.
Costigan, former Progressive candi-
date for governor, today announced
in statement that he would support
the national Democratic ticket.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-05
At johnson city

"The Inauguration of this great in
dustrial activity in the Knoxville dis
trict causes larger demands for all
kinds ef provisions, and the increas-
ing population of this region will
cause local conditions to improve.
Home people are being furnished
more employment than ever before
and they are receiving the highest
wages ever known in a southern sec
tlon. in addition to the long list of
new industries established in the
Johnson City. Maryville and Kings
port Industrial districts, other towns
also are reported to be enjoying un-
preeendented prosperity. In one Ten
nessee town, one of the largest mills
for the manufacture of silk, in
the United States, is being built
at Johnson City. This enter
prise was ATTRACTED to the south, it is
said, on account of the great Goa
deposits of Virginia. The coal fields
are being developed in southwest iVr
ginio with the greatest success, anc
the fuel question is no longer a prob
lem knoxville easily reaches all 0
the mining and industrial district
and the prospects are exceedingc
blight for business.
''At the present rate that capita
is being invested in Industries in tht
section, it will be no distant date un
til tbs win be the foremost sectio
of the United States. Already, it !
noticed that great diversity of in
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-05
Cites kingsport

Just think of it, at KingspoT,
where the Federal Dyestuffs and
Chemical company has established
one of the largest plants in the south,
the products are being shipped, and
recently three cars loaded with chem
icals from that plant sold for a quar-
ter of million dollars, l am told. In
the same town, scores of other large
plants are operating and thousands Of
men are being employed carrying for
ward the operations. 1t is reported
that plant will be established in
that httle city for the manufacture
Of finished paper. The pulp mill Is
said to be under construction.
But one of the chief industries
that has been established in that
town s the Clinchfield Portland Ce.
ment Corporation, and some of IL
material produced in that plant has
already found its way to local users.
Persons who walk on some of the
streets of this city pehaps are not
ware that they are going over walks
constructed of Tennessee produ 4
cement This is comparatively one of
the new industries in East Tennessee.
but it is making good and the pro
ducts are being shipped to all parts
of the country. The great deposits
of limestone and shale in the south
ae being used for the production ol
cement. Local building contractors
claim that the Tennessee cement is
second to none.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-29
BIC D|R|GIBLE
STARTS SOUTH.
TO PENSACOLA
Packed at Hartford, Conn.,,
on Saturday for Shipment
to Station Here.
SOME EQUIPMENT
ALREADY IN CITY
Steel Hangar is Supposed
to Have Started From
Pittsburg by Water.
SOME EQUIPMENT
ALREADY IN CITY

The DN1, the United States navy's
first dirigible, was packed Saturday
for shipment to the aero station at
Pensacola. The balloon has been at
Hartford, Conn, for inspection for
the past ten days, and on Saturday it
was found to meet requirements, so
far as known, and ordered packed and
shipped to Pensacola. 1t should ar
rive within ten days or two weeks.
Some equipment for the dirigible
reached the city yesterday. This was
supplied by the Goodyear Rubber Co.,
of Akron, Ohio, and that firm has a
representative in the city for the pur-
pose of delivering the equipment and
properly installing it.
The steel hangar, made in the
shape of a floating barge, which is
to house the dirigible, has been
launched, and is supposed to have
been started by water from Pittsburg
for Pensacola. It will be towed down
the rivers to the gulf and then on to
Pensacola, arriving about the time
the balloon reaches here.
Regarding the dirigibIe and the in
spection, the Army and Navy Jour-
nal Of recent date contained the fol-
lowing:
"Iieut. Frank r. McCrary, u. S. NJ,
visited the state armory at Hartford
March IL to inspect the dirigible
DN1, haicngiug - tbs na2v. which
has been set up there. 1t is under
stood that the dirigible win soon be
shipped TO Pensacola, Ria, where
Lieutenant McCrary viii have charge
of the school for dirigible pilots. Lieu
tenant McCrary recently returned
from Crawford, England, where he
was on special duty.
1.-THE dirigible viii be on inspection
until March 25, when it viii be packed
for its trip TO the testing grounds al
Pensacola"
Burgess Machine Arrives.
A large Burgess-Dunne machine, {
number of which have been manufac
tured for the navy at the Burgess
plant, reached the city yesterday, anC
viii be shipped to the yard today. I
is understood that many of the ma
chimes made for the navy have beer
turned over to the war department
and win be shipped to General Fun
ston's headquarters on the Texas Dor
der for use in the Mexican campaign
They viii be remodeled slightly S,
as to make them available for lanc
duty.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-29
Also Passed a Check for $3.50
Which Was Said Then
to Be Worthless.
GOES TO HIS HOME,
SENT TO ASYLUM
Was Sentenced in Pensacola
to Serve Year in Prison,
But Sentence Suspended.

The city and county officials last
week held in their prisons q million
aire, though they were net aware OF
that fact, for Ed. S. Middleton, in tbs
city jail for two days and in the coun-
ty prison for several days, later be-
ing sentenced to serve a year at hard
labor, was none other than the
wealthy Clifford NJ Strauss. a MEM
Der of one of the most prominent and
wealth families of Cincinnati. He
was first arrested by the police for
stealing the watch of John Batten,
nephew of Gid Murphy of Ferry Pass,
and later it developed that he had
given check for $3.50 on a wholesale
liquor house, but he had no money in
the bank on which he drew it.
Strauss is insane and has now been
sent to a hospital for treatment. He
spent two weeks at Ferry Pass in
search of employment, and at the time
told people of that neighborhood that
he expected remittance from home.
It was there that he became acquaint-
ed with John Batten, and took the
latter's gold watch. a pecu 6arly made
time piece which the owner valued at
$500. Strauss left, but was over
taken before he reached Pensacola
and taken into custody. He was de-
livered to the police and the latter
held him in jail two days Investigate
ing his case. They were so sure that
the man was wanted elsewhere that
photographs were made Of him.
Strauss was then transferred to the
county jail, and went before the court
of record, where he entered a plea
of guilty, drawing sentence Of ore
year at hard labor md a fine Of Se5
and costs The former sensenca VIC
suspended on condition that he leave
the state, which he did, returning to
his home in Cincinnati, where he was
adjudged insane and sent to a hospital
for treatment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-29
APPROPRIATES EIGHT
MILLION FOR VILLA CHASE

Washington, March 2S.-Congress
today rushed through an emergency
appropriation Of about eight millions
to pay for the pursuit of villa, and
the state department prepared to
press Carranza for the use Of the
Mexican railroads Fears at some
quarters that . refusal Of the use of
the railroads would seriously hamper
the expedition were not reflected at
the state and war departments.
It Is understood tie war department
wsIll move supplies by auto truck if
the use Of the railroads is denied.
Plans for three high-power radio
stations for the border are being
made.
Rhere was no official report here OF
the border report that Pershing is al
ready using the railroads. Senator
Fall, New Mexico, today telegrapned
his colleagues that the Carranza au-
thorities at Juarez are holding up gasv
oline shipments consigned to Ameri-
cans In Mexico and propose to supply
Pershing.
Carranza reply to the protocol pro-
posal is said to be concerning state
department, especially that part in
which Caxranza is said to suggest that
the area over which the expedition
ranges viii be restricted more than
the the United States thought wise.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-29
PENSACOLA IS
LOSER BYLACK
OF ROAD

Pensacola is keeping away many
tourists and retarding its develop
ment because it is not easily aeces-
sible to Perdido Beach, according TO
Harry Fl. Wilcox, of Pittsburg, Pa,
who Is winter resident of Perdido.
Mr.. Wilcox was a guest of the Ro-
tary Club at yesterdays luncheon,
and in an interesting address told the
members the advantages which Pen
sacola would derive from extension of
The lagoon road to Inerarity Point.
He said that he has been sending peo-
pie to the Perdido section for the past
eight or ten years, and their only OBJ
lection is lack of facilities for reach
ing any city from that resort point
He said that if Pensacolans could
~ealize how very difficult it Is to reach
Mobile from Perdido, which is a nat
ural tributary to Pensacola, they
would have a passable road to Per-
dido Bay before the end of the COM
ing summer. He further stated that
the improvements at Inerarity Point
would make certain the large devel-
opment of that section, several per-
manent homes having been erected
there this year and provisions having
been made for entertaining a large
number Of visitors next winter. Mr.
Wilcox said the people of Pensacola
are too close to its wonderful advan.
tages to fully appreciate them.
He considers this one of the mosi
attractive tourists points in the south
possessing every advantage except
entertainment for its visitors. HI
said that after the. tourist has Wis
tied Barrancas and made short run
shout the city there is almost moth.
ing for him to do IN Pensacola, bui
Perdido Beach, if accessible, woule
make the tourist more than satisfied
with his trip and induce him to come
again. Mr.. Wilcox spoke enthusias
tically of Pensacola as a tourist cit,
and said that he hoped the peopl,
would not overlook the wonderful adj
vantages for development which
'oad to Perdido Bay presents. HI,
said that formerly he was a stronI
booster for southern California, bu
hat was before he had seen the Per
lido section and Pensacola. Now h,
IS very enthusiastic over this section
]. B. Mcneil outlined the plan d
the highway to the gulf, illustratin,
his talk with blackboard drawings O
the lagoon and the route Of the pro
posed road He explained that |
has been decided to build the road t
High Bluff instead Of to Trout Poin
as originally suggested, as the coun
ty commissioners could not be aske
to construct road on the govern
ment reservation, while the develop
ment toward the bluff would iustif
the commissioners in building tn
road there. Another advantage O
this route is that the road can easil
be extended to the head of the Ia
rrSow4fv.~,aa &C.,, 49,. -
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-29
HAS GENERAL PERSHING
SEIZED MEXICAN RAILROAD?

San Antonio, March 2S.-Ten troop
ers Of the Tenth cavalry have been In
jured in q railroad accident south of
Casas Grandes, according to unoffi-
cial information received by Funston
today. This indicates that the Unit
ed States expedition has been permit
ted 70 use portion Of the Mexican
Northwestern Railway. According to
Fungton's informant, two cars of sol
diers overturned and rolled down an
embanlment while the train was
rounding Cunhre tunnel over q tenn
porary track. Three troopers are said
to be seriously hurt.
While no reports we're received
from pexshfng today. and his own
whereabouts remained unestabIished
IL Is not believed Pershing used the
railroad without permission. Il Is not
believed here that use Of the railroad
would endonger the negotiations on
the subject now proceeding between
the state department and Carranza.
While more than three hundred
automobile trucks are In operation,
the rapidly shifting lines of the Villa
chase cased army officers to believe
the Americans must have the use both
Of the Northwestern and Juarez-Ch
huahua line Of the National Railroad
TO be successful.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-29
Sum of $4,000 Is
Extracted From a
Bag In Transit
III Associated PRESS.

Columbus, Ga, March 28.-Detec-
tives working on the theft of $4,000
from a package containing SIS, 1000
shipped from Columbus to Savannah,
said today that NJ. N. Sadler, an en-
ploye of the Southern Express COM
pany, told them he took the money
and would show them where he had
placed it. The detectives said that
Sadler told them he had hid it just
across the state line in Alabama.
They left with him in an automobile
and expected to return later with all
the cash. The money in five pack
ages and enclosed in a canvass bag,
was shipped by the Third National
bank here to the Citizens and South
ern bank at Savannah. The detec-
tfves said today that Sadler told them
he extracted one Of the packages last
Thursday morning here. The bag ap-
parently had been ripped open at the
bottom and sewed again.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-29
British Airr1ae17
Create Havoc In
Camp of Turks
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, March ga successful
aero raid on the Turkish advance
base at -Hassanah, 100 miles
east of the Suez canal is reported in
a Reuter- dispatch from Sllez. The
raid was made by British airmen on
March %. Forty bombs were dropped
on the Turkish camp, which was set
on fire. Other bombs hit the reser-
voir and the buildings erected by the
Turks.
One British airman routed single
handed the body of Turkish infantry.
Descending within 100 feet, he APP
preached the Turks from behind and
opened fire with his machine gun. The
Turks fed in a panic. All the aero
planes returned in safety, having
flown about 200 miles.