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FOREST NOTES

One ton of conifeous wood waste
will produce from Is to 25 gallons
of 190-proof alcohol.
The farm woodlots of the United
States contain about 10 per cent of
the total standing timber in the coun-
try.
Grazing experts of the Forest Serv-
ice estimate that the cost of produce
ing lambs the Northwestern States
S $1.S2 per head.
The lark of black oak, oh yellow
oak" as it is often called on account
of the color of the inner bark, is now
used for dye making.
The stand of timber on the two
great National Forests in Alaska Is
estimated by the Forest Service as
over 70 billion board feet, while the
annual growth will, it is said, pro-
duca of pulpwood alone enough Cor
the manufacture of three thousand
tons of wood pulp day.
Oak is the most suitable wood Tor
carving, on account Of its durability
and toughness, without being too
hard Chestnut, American walnut
mahogany and teak are also suitable,
while for fine work Italian walnut,
lime, sycamore. apple, pear and pllm
are orally chosen.
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FROM THE ATLANTIC
TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
National Woman'S Campaign Commit
tee VIII Tour % States on
Special Train for Hughes

New York, Sept. 16.-With the an
nouncement here tonight by Wllllam
r. Wilcox. of the republican national
committee, of the personnel of the
national womans campaign commit
tee. the women who will accompany
the Hughes campaign train that Will
leave this city October 2, made known
the itinerary of this political "spe-
cial."
Entiely financed and manged by
women the train will carry as speech
makers. it was stated, women writres'
orators and workers who are leaders
in their field of labor ION American
ization, emigration, education, protec-
ton of women, probation, etc.
Among them are Mrs. RAYMOND
Robins, Miss Mary Dreier, Miss Helen
Todd and Miss Maude Minor.
The train will tour rs states from
Massachusetts to the Pacific coast
returning to this city on New. 3.
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CONGRESSMAN MOON
IGNORES LITTLET0N

Knoxvill, Sept. 1S.--lIon. john a.
Moon, democratic nominee for con-
gress in the Third district, in open
ing his campaign at MadisonvilIc to-
day, ignored hisarepublican Oporhent
Jesse W. Lttleton, but dealt at loogih
with the charge made that since he
has been in congress he has "doGe
nothing
He eviewed his record at length and
told of the part he had played il Sc
curing legislation for state and notion
and praised President Wilson AM the
national administration.
Judge Moon did not refer to eX-GoV.
Hooper, but jaid his respects to Mr..
Hughes, the republican nominee. He
said: Judge Hughes has no issue
upon which to stand. He is playing
the part of small politics and is try
ing to pluck Wilson's issues
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ARE INVITED TO STUMP
THEIR DISTRICTS
Chairman Taylor Wants Austin and
Sells to Speak For Ticket

Nashville, Sept. 17.-Chairman J.
viii Taylor, of the republican eXecu-
tive committee, announced today that
Congressman Sam r. Sells, of the
first district, and Congressman K. W.
Austin, of the second, would soon get
actively into the campaign in support
of the state ticket, as well as the
national, making speeches in their re-
spectiye districts for all candidates.
"Messrs. Sells and Austin have been
Invited to stump their districts tDr
the republican ticket, and | am sure
that they will accept as they have
both always been enthusiastic SUP
porters of the grand old party said
Mr.. Taylor, land their help will great
w facilitate us in rolling up even a
arger majority than we would anticl-
pate were they not to enter into an
active speech making campaign.
November we are going to carry
the state for both the national and the
state republican tickets and when
Governor Hooper has made his speech
at Eizabethton on next Saturday,
there will be something for our dem
ocratic opponents to talk about con
cluded Chairman Taylor.
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A.E. Ketron was here on business
B. 3, Sullivan was in Bristol on
Monday.
School will begin here on Mon ..
Sept. 25th.
J.C Crumbliss made trip 10 z Ia
toll Tuesday.
L. NJ. Meas was over from Johnson
ely Tuesday.
Mrs. f. f. Mayham was dring in
Kingsport Tuesday.
Miss Irene Yoakley and mother are
attending the fair.
]. Fred johnson is in New York
Miss Anise Larkin was over frrn
Church Hill Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Nelms visite,
homefolks Sunday.
w. e. Law, OF the Cement Corp !!
in Atlanta this week
Miss Ethel Warrick is visiting i
, Old Ki:.gsport this week.
Miss Andrelle Yoakley is helpin
, with the Kingsport fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. helms was visi
} ing homefolks Wednesday.
Kenneth Fond and cousin, Vio'
q Bond, were in town Wednesday.
y Miss Mamie Forest, from India
y Springs, is attending the fair here.
y
o Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Sands visite
=" homefolks near Cedargove Sunday.
q
o Ed kinkead and Jack Flanaga
0 were over from Church Hill Tuesda
a
o DR.. Yancey, of he State board
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THE LIMIT OF EFFRONTERI

England seems determined to force |
the hand of the United States. THIS
country has been repeatedly imposed
ugon. Presirent wilson's notes oil
,,otest have been courteously receiy-
ed and courreously ignored.
The most fragrant violation OF neu-
t,.alitv has been reported to the de-
nartment of state by by Gov.-Gen'
harrison of the Philippine Islands,
An American merchantmen in Am
ar,can waters was recently held up
by a British destroyer. The American
vessel wa sthoroughly searched, was
held for a period of time and finally
normitted to continue her voyage. All
If this occurred in ess than a mile
from Carabao Island, which is AM
erican territory.
/, SANS almost impossible to I'M
darstand how the British government
will seek to defend or in any wa!
mstify this holding up of an American
ship in American waters.
Under the international neutralit!
laws England would not have hao tiie
right to hold up German SHIP 50
long as she rested in American wa
tiers.
If a vessel of the enemy is immune
Fran, such procedure, how can Great
Britain possibly explain this act Oh
depreciation. Americal is a neutfa
nation American waters are neutral
waters. American ships are neutrA
ships.
This is decidedly a high handed
piece of business which should De
handled in a drastic way by Score
tary Lansing.
The British lieutenant made thi:
entry on the steamer log: BOARDED
at $3.50 a. m., S-11-16, examined an'
. passed"
This officer, if the report of Gov
Gen. Harrison is correct, had no riga
whatever on the deck of the steamer
She was in waters over which thu
government has sole right and eX
elusive jurisdiction. ...
There have, from time to time
been reported similar cases of inter
ference by British vessels with legitl
mate Philippine trade. But as far
known there has been no other &C
as fragrant as this last incident con
planned of.
This war, as all the world sorrow
fully realizes, is altogether eXtraol
binary, but, even so, it cannot be hel
to abrogate neutral rights either =
the high seas or within neutral terri
tory. Possibly there was mistak
in this case, or, perhaps, an over
zelaous commander went beyond nj
instructions. This would be easier
believe had not the same offense bee
committed so many times before.
England must call halt and en-
such violations of neutrality.
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GIVES RULES FOR HAPPINESS
Say "GoOd Morning" as Though You
Mean II, Advises Milkman

Recipes of Charles johnson, milk
man, for happy life.
Get up at O'Clock.
Say Good morning" to everybody
as if you mean it.
Get some kind of work that you
like and stick to it.
Smile.
Charles Johnson, whose round, rud-
dy, CHEEKY face and friendly eyes
have lghtened the back door of many
a home on frosty winter mornings, or
in summer, spring and fall, has been
90 years on the job OF delivering milk
and never missed day.
Mr.. Johnson is not only a man
among men, but he is milkman
among milkmen. For two decades he
has been making the rounds, seven
DAYS in the week, and on Fourth OF
July. Labor day, Christmas and New
Year S, Thanksgiving, Arbor day, 81
Patrick's day, Lincoln's, Washing
toms; yes, Johnson's birthday, too
and every other day.
Some day Mr.. Johnson is going t.
take a vacation. But not yet. Toe
many people need the milk delivered
and he cannot get away.
Charles Johnson is So years old
with a wife and four children.
1.-THE simple life is the best" /!
Johnson's condensation of his philos
ophy. II do not drink, smoke, chew
or gamble. l don't want to, and be
sides, | haven't time.
1.-THE simple life would make man.
men happy. Every morning of tn
year l jump out of bed at o'clocl
and go to work. 1t is fun to wori
when yo ulike to do it.
"My customers all know me and al
are my friends. II is pleasure Z
lake the milk around to them. Get
ting up in the morning is a health
habit. People who lie abed until lat
miss the bets part of the day.'-Min
neapolis Journal,
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health was in Johnson City Tuesday.
*"%*
a visit to her old home North Caro-
lima.
$3.50
to large congregation last Sunday
morning.
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city Thursday. While here he called
at the Times office.
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Bob Graham, from Indian Springs
offica Wednesday.
$3.50
Miss Honeycutt OF North Carolina
is opening up line OF millinery !"
( William RoI'er was up ''"''' ~
ilingseort Monday LOOKING "'''' p''S'
ness /" 'He Nc" 'o"n'
\. ia ht' me l"'ioI' WIS """'' ! II
( Hri'tol THIS "eeN looN'HS "i''' 49,
tailoring interests mere
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daughter less from Ni"N'' H"''"'
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CONGRESS- Is TO BE
ASKED TO DEFINE
Authority of Interstate Commerce
Commission in Intrastate Rate
Making as Applied to Stock


Denver Col. Sept. 16.-Congress is +,
asked to define the authority of the
interstate commerce commission IN
intrastate rate making as applied to
the live stock industry in a resolution
adopted late today by the executive
of the American National
Live Stock association, which, togeth-
er with the market committee of the
association. is holding conferences
with the shippers of the west and the
southwest here. This request was
made in connection with protest
against what is known as the ShreYe-
port rate case, (which the resolution
declares was a conflict with the exist
| ing state regulations of live stock
shipments in Texas.
Earlier in the day the market COM
mittee of the association adopted res
olutions urging the federal trade COM
mission to investigate the packins
and live stock industry. The commit
tee announced that measures Wou!'
be presented at the next session o
congress for remedying PRODUCING
and marketing conditions throughou
the country
The committee decided to urge tn
passage of laws by various state leg
islatures placing packing concern
and terminal facilities under regula
ton of public utilities commissions.
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BECKER, NOTED FORGER
DIES IN POVERTY
At One Time He Stole Approximately
SI OO0.O 900 From Bank of France

New York, Sept. 16.-The death
here almost a week ago OF Charles
Becker. who won international noto-
riety as a forger and a penman OF
skill, became know today. He died
in poverty, according. to his friends
Becker once stole 100000 francs, APP
proximately $1.O0O,000 from the Bark
of France through his forgeries, ana
with ocnfederates was sucessfull IN
similarly obtaiing enormous sums
from banks in Russia, Austria ana
Turkey. In the last named country
he was arrested but escaped from the
prison.
A life sentence behind the bars for
raising So check to $4,000 was BeclSe
er's apparent future fate in Calafor-
MIA 20 years ago, but his release was
brought about by the American Bank
ers' association. Becker was 6S years
old when he died.
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CHARLES FAIRBANKS
CANCELS ENGAGEMENTS

Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 16.-Chas.
w. Fairbanks, republican nominee
for vice-president, arrived home to-
night. His physical condition, which
had been such he had to cancel his
speaking engagements after appear
ing at Atchison, Kan, was improved
and after a few days rest he expects
to be able to resume campaigning.
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D. j. BRITAIN WINS
IN BLOUNT COUNTY
Defeats j. l.. Tweed for Nomination
For Lower House

For Lower House
NaryyilIe, Sept. 16. Returns from
q of the "a precincts show that H.
7 Britain. running for denomination,
was easy winner today over ). l.
Tweed in the Blount county republl-
can legislative primary.
The vote, with three small precincts
out shows that Britain has about
900 votes to 800 for Tweed, ma
iority of about 20 for the present leg
islator. The three missing precincts
will not materially change the total.
Nomination in Blount is equivalent
70 an election. This will make sec
ond term for Mr.. Britain.
Representative Britain is rather
unioue campaigner. He never rides
He always walks. In his race TWO
wars ago he walked all over the
county and his friends said of him
that he wore out two or three per
foctlv good" pair of shoes in the cam
naign. Mr.. Britain conducted a cam
naien on the same order for the pri-
mary that was held today. He was
inst a bit quiet about it, however
He told his friends that he didn't
want his opponent to "get on to TINS
ponular method of campaigning.
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ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO
ENTER PRESIDENTS CAR

Raleigh, N. c.. Sept. 19.-Wiliam
a negro. was arrested here
last night by secret service men af-
ter he had threatened and attempted
to board President Wilson's private
car. The negro had a ticket fer
Washington and missed the regular
train. He was charged with being
drunk and disorderly.
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WITHDRAWAL OF THE
UNITED STATES TROOPS
From Mexican Soil is An Indispensa-
bic Condition TO Amicable Set
tlement, Says Cabrera

tItHttnig say NobhNAN
New York, Sept. 16.-The withdraw
al of American troops from Mexican
soil is one of the Indispensable condi-
lions upon which an amicahle settle
ment can be achieved between the
two countries, Luis Cabrera, MEXICAN
minister finance, and member OF the
Joint commission for the ad .ustment
of border difficulties, asserted here
tonight. Mr.. Cabrera attended an IN
formal luncheon today on the ami
versary of Mexican independence ana
said that he had been indisposed FOL
several days. He added, however
that he hoped to be able to return to
New London, Conn, tomorrow aho
resume the conference There Monday
He said the Mexican members OF th'
commission are optimistic OF the re
suit.
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CONTRACT FOR 100000
WORTH OF GROCERIES

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. 16.-An-
nouncement was made today that con
tracts had been closed for 100000
worth of groceries to supply the To-
600 soldiers now stationed at Fort
Sam Houston here. This is said 10
be the largest grocery bill the army
has ever contracted.
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D Maintain a polluted well and
D then complain about the under
o takers bill?
o Insist on sanitary cigar fac
o tories and then use a public
o cigar cutter?
o Think screening is too ex-
o pensive and then blame your
o malaria nthe climate?
0 Carry a fine handkerchief
0 and then forget to cover your
o mouth when you cough?
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We have never heard OF anybody
who succeeded In making surllnesg or
inoivility pay.
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DAILY WAGE SCALE
Railroad and Farm Employees

Source: Federal Government
Donor@r
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STATES
AT 0 IN LIST
OF RICH NATIONS
REPORT OF TREASURY SECRETARY
SAYS 1917 WILL SHOW BALANCE
BUT 1918 A BIG DEFICIT.
COST OF CONDUCTING GOVERNMENT
COMING FISCAL YEAR WILL Be
NEARLY 81. 276, o2I 900

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dee. 6.-Secre-
tary McAdoo'S annual report of the gov
crnmcnts finances, presented 10 congress
today. estimates that the fiscal year end
ing june 30. 1917, will show n balance of
.$ll5.00 600 in the general fund. but that
the figures 4 year later-June 30, 1918.
viii show o deficit in the general fund Of
SlS5.O00. 600.
Preliminary estimates place the cost Of
conducting the government for the coming
fiscal year, 1918, exclusive of dlc postal
service which i expected 10 be self sus-
t%aining and other deductions, nj Sl,27S.-
02l.000. The ordinary receipts for the
fiscal year 1913 he estimates at So95.550.-
900, which j. $2s2,I7l 900 less than the
estimated expense.
Estimates Of large expenditures for ma
tional defense carry the estimated out
lay beyond the estimated income.
For the fiscal year 1916 now drawing to
q close, the secretary reports great pros
pcrity and expresses greatest confidence
for the future. During the past year"
the secretary says. 'the prosperity which
set ia 80 strongly during the fiscal year
1915 has grown in strength and volume and
D. now widely d~iffused throughout the
United States. Fundamental economic
conditions have never been more sound. In
all ines Of industry. efficiency of organiza-
ton and production nave reached the high
est point in the %country's history. Cen
oral confidence IN the future, healthful en-
ierpriSe and development have been mark
ed characteristics Of the year.
THE financial strength Of the United
States--the greatest in our history
gives rs a commanding position in world
finance. We have been transformed from
a debtor into a creditor nation. On No
vember |, 1916. the stock of cold coin and
bullion i'll the United states was estimated
AT ~, 700. 36.916, an increase Of S71l,-
80 .sO4 IN the past sixteen months. This
j. the largest stock Of gold ever held in the
United States or in any country Of the
world. Through the operations of the fed
eral reserve system and with our album
dant supply of gold ~ Il basis, the credit.
resources Of the United States have be-
come more than sufficien. for home de-
mand, and we have been able 10 finance
our great domestic and foreign trade with
out strain and to extend vast amounts Of
credit to other nations throughout the
world.
The experience Of the past two years.
has brough into strong relief the value Of
the federal reserve system. II is not too
much TO say that our great prosperity
could not exist without it. The usefulness
VI the SYSTEM has been hroadencd recent
IN IN the a%mcndatory act Of September 4.
1916, which render. il more attractive to
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should be authorized only in localities
where they are imperatively needed, and
that buildings should not be erected where
no public necessity can be shown. This
result can be accomplished by divorcing the
public building question from MI local or
political considerations and authorizing no
public buildings until n Thorough and in
~telligent investigation of each proposed
building or project has been made IL this
department and a full report thereon has
been submitted To congress. If such re-
lports were followed by the introduction
and passage of separate measures 10 cover
each proposed building project the abuses
and evils Of the omnibus bill method would
be eradicated."
The federal war risk insurance bureau.
Mr.. McAdoo SAYS, should be extended q
lyear TO September. 1913, since congress
might not be in session next September and
il would be impossible then 10 continue the
work il the European war j stu IN nro"-
lreSs and serious injury to American bust
ness might result. The report says M 10
November II nearly ! zoo policies were
written BY the bureau with total risk If
more than 81 .6l0.000 and losses "mount-
ing to $S33.92l. Premiums received
amounted to $3.142.525.
In speaking Of customs revenues, which
increased ahout $4,000. 900 over the pre-
vious year, the secretary SAYS the Euro
pean conflict is still interfering with such
receipts.
Before the breaking ont of the Euro
pean war;" says the report, "the amour;
of the collections indicated clearly that
under normal conditions the present tariff
will produce all the revenue il was cstimat 4
ed il would produce nj the time IL was
drawn, and since the war the receipts nm
der the tariff bill have been all that could
be expected under the present conditions"
Mr. McAdoo points out hat for the year
the value Of imports was about T4s4 600
600 greater than the previous year and
those of exports -. 1861 s9, $40 greater.
Congress is asked to amend the anti mar
cotic law in view Of the supreme court in
depreciation of the clause relating to drugs
in possession and TO provide funds TO care
for drug addicts through government
treatment.
TO cut of suddenly the supply Of drugs
without curing the addict Of his cravings
or making any provision for the ameliora-
ton of his offerings" says the rcpart, Ii
not only inhumane but encourages evas-
ions Of the law"
Appropriations are asked to enable the
Public Health Service to prosecute inves-
tigation OF infantilc paralysis and for the
aviation section of the Coast Guard. auth
orized but given no funds by congress.
The report concludes wit ha resmue Of
operations Of the various bureaus in the
treasury department.
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AIdrich- kleyander Wedding.

NEW YORK, Dee. Fashionable So
ciety turned ont in full force at the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church this after
noon for the wedding of Miss Harriet
Alexander. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cha-
Il. Alexander Of tlst city, and Winthrop
w. Aldrich, son Of the late Senator Nelson
W. Afdrich Of Rhode Island. The fami-
lies of both bride and bridegroom are
among the wcalthieSt IN America and al
highest social prominence. The marriage
ceremony wa- performed by the brides
uncle, Rev. Or. Maitland Alexander 81
Pittsburg, assisted by Rev. DIR. John H.
Jowett. pastor of the church.