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The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-23
CENTRAL OF GE0GIA'S
TRAFFIC MANAGER DEAD.

sfvannah, Ca, Nov. POI. c. Halle
passenger traffic manager of the
Central of Georgia railway, died sud-
denly here this morning Of appoplexy.
He had been with the Central of
Georgia for 25 years. He came here
from Columbus, Ga.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-23
THE MASTER MINDS or
MiNSTRELY ARE COMING
Price and Bonnelli's Greater n. Y.
Minstr@IS.-A Superior Organi2a-
tion 0i 30 All White Performers

Singers, dancers, comedians, aero
bats musicians and novelty artists.
Milth, music and melody. Sweet
songs of the Sunny South. The big
fun show! The laugh loosener! The
latest song fayorites and musical Sc
lections. Beautiful costuming. scenic
and lighting effects make this gor-
geous production. Excelled by none
of its kind. An absolutely clean show.
No yulgality. No coarse jokes. Moth
ing to offend any one. You have
seen the rest! Now see the best. Do
not forgt the grand free parade.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-23
BRYAN WILL NOT CHANGE
RESIDENCE, SAY FRIENDS

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 2O.-Rumors
that William J. Bryan will move his
votlAg residence to Asheville, N. c.,
are denied by his business associates
in Lincoln. Reports of his intended
removal to the South have been ap-
pearing at intervals for some time.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-23
NEW YORK TOWN APPEALS
TO WILSON IN COAL CRISIS

Middletown, N. Y, Nov. 22.-Resi-
dents of this city are in such straits
on account Of the shortage in the
coal supply hat they have made
formal appeal to President Wilson
for relief. Only a few hundred
pounds Of coal can be purchased at
a time.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-23
THREE THOUSAND TAR HEELS
CELEBRATE WILSON VICTORY

Wilson, N. G., Nov. 90 More than
5000 people, headed by local band
paraded through the city tonight in
celebration of the recollection of Wood
row Wilson. Hundreds of people
came from surrounding towns to par
ticipate in the demonstration.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-23

Reducing the decrease in apples to
bushels instead of barrels, here is a
total falling off in the grain, potato,
peach, pear and apple crop of nearly
1 .375. 900 900 bushels. 1t is disas-
ter which spells short supplies at
high prices for at least the next II
months, and nothing but bumper
crops next year can overcome this
situation and restore prices to nor
NAL conditions.
Rice alone shows gain amount
ing to 100000 bushels, and rice,
which ought to be one of the staple
food supplies of the country, has as
vet no marked advance in price in
keeping with the advance in other
foodstuffs.
The value of nineteen staple crops,
as based on the November ] esti
mate of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture; on prices then
ruling on the farms, was $7,099,39S,-
O31, as compared with the estimated
value on November /, 1915, of the
same crops of that year of S5,9S3,-
306,S17. Thus. while these crops
have decreased enormously in quaint
ity, they have at the same time in
creased enormously in price. The
farm value of these crops based or
November / estimates would show
gain of $1,116,O31,214 over the value
Of the same crops Of November ! last
year. We thus have an increase in
value due to a decrease in quantity
and to an enlarged home and foreign
demand so significant in extent as e
give an intimation of what would hal
pen if we should unfortunately have
small crops next year
These figures do not, Of course, in
clude the value of all crops. For in
stance, eottonseed, which will repre-
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-23
TWO NOTED AVIATION MEN
ARRIVE IN NEW YORK

New York, Nov. 20,-Lieut. William
Thaw and c. C. Johnson, members
of the Franco-American aViators
corps, engaged with the French ar
my, arrived here today on the French
liner Latouraine, on cave of absence,
they said.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-23
kINGSPORT USINESSS
MEMS CLUB ORGANIZED
(The Kinesport Timcs)

A meeting of about fifty represen-
tative business and professional men
of Kingsport was called to order in
the dining room of the Dixie House
on Monday, Nov. 20th by I. j. Steph-
enson, temporary chairman, who out
lined the object of the meeting, point
ing out the imperative need of a
permanent organization to boost
Kingsport in general and to promote
and protect the interests of the bust
ness section Immediately adjacent to
the intersection of Chrokee and Sulli-
van streets.
His auditors manifesting their ap-
proyal of the project, Mr.. Stephenson
called in succession upon F. j. ....eaz-
ell, T. r. Bandy, J. l.. Camblos, e. A.
Harris and G.. D. Fletcher, all of
whom expressed themselves as very
heartily in concurrence with the pro
posd organization.
S. l.. Steed, of Huntington, w. Va,
and w. r. Nunnelley, of Louisville,
KY, also spoke in this connection,
and expressed themselves as being
immensely pleased with tn rapid de-
velopment of Kingsport and predic,
a great future for the wonder city.
Mr.. Heazel then suggested that a
Mann nizatipn hp of n1
and general discussion concerning
suitable home for the body ensued,
resulting in the birth of the Kings
port Business Mems Club, and the
unanimous election of the following
officers: r. j. Stephenson, presi-
dent; N. H Goodwin, vice president; ;
w. A. Buck, secretary; r. S. Arrants,
treasurer.
Mr.. Arrants next addressed the
meeting, touching on the immediate
need in the Cherokee and Sullivan
street business section of the public
utilities now being installed i'll Other
parts of the city and urged that the
Club cooperate with the Kingspor
Improvement Corporation to this end
His plan met with the approval OF
the entire organization, and a com
mittee comprising T. X. Bandy, j. L..
CGmblos and C. D. Buck was directed
by the chairman to draw up resou
tions to this effect to be laid before
the corporation.
The chairman next appointed 4
committee to draft bylaws, naming
+. j. Heazel, d. II. Yoakley and G
e. Stone.
Adequate facilities for protection
against fire was the next subject in
troduced BY Mr.. Stephenson, who ad
yocated the organization of volun
teer fire company. Mr.. Nunnelley
then advised the meeting that there
was already in existence in Kings
port such body which would latel
be devided into four companies anG
| located at advantageous points in dit
fent parts of the city. He further
stated that apparatus and equipmen
had already been purchased and urg-
ed that instead of forming {. new con
pany, the members of the club CO.
operate with the one already organ.
lied e. b. Harris and f. j. Heaze
with a few Pncise remarks indorset
this suggestiA1, which was finally
adopted by the meeting.
The chairmaR next directed the
secretary to interview members OF
the school board with view of OBJ.
tanning the use of The school houst
as a temporary meeting place.
Motion for adjournment was unan.
imously adopted.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-23
LUMBERMEN OF DIME IN
PORTLAND FOR MEETING

Portland. Ore. Nov. 2O.-Lumber
manufactures from the Southern and
Middle Western states are her for a
conference with ,Orgon lumbermen,
tn purpose of which is to promote
nationwide cooperation in the lum-
her industry,
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-23
WANTED-FIyE THOUSAND
LADIES AT ONCE

I'm not ladies man either, bu
I want to give employment to $1,000
Industrious Ladies to work in Eas
Tennessee and the Southern States
Easy employment.
r.. D. KINKEAD,
Editor Comet, Johnson City, Tenn
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-23

LADIES We have a winner. Call
at once or write.
r. D. KINKEAD,
Editor Comet. Johnson City, Tenn.
FIVE HUNDRED RADIES
WANTID BY THE COMET
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-23

sent a value of $20O,O0O,O 900 or more
this year, is not included, nor dc
they include livestock products. The
comparison is given only on specified
crops and is compiled from the most
recent bulletin issued by the Uniteo
States Department Of Agriculture, tc
emphasize the situation as to ouI
food supply and to press home upon
the country the Importance of put
ting in the largest possible acreage
that can be cultivated for next year
The aggregate value of all farm
products, including livestock, viii
probably be s12,0OO,OO0,O0O based on
prices paid to the farmers and moi
to middlemen. The farmers. there.
fore, are the ones who are reapine
this harvest Of high prices. Manu-
facturers Record, Nov. 16.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-23

The Comet wishes to employ SOC
talented, industrious. huetling ladies
Steady employment furnished righl
parties. The work is easy and, tht
cash returns viii be satisfactory.
Write at once if interested to,
Il. d. KINKEAD,
NEditor Comet, Johnson City. Tenn
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-23

Chattanooga. Nov. 2o,-Thlee train
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
ADMITTING SUBURBS

pheasant VIEW wants to be an
nexed to Harrisburg. The Tele-
graph means nothing in the way
of 4 pun when it pronounces this very
pleasant news. There is no reason
why this suburb should not be made
a part of the city. The time must
come and that shortly, when Harris
burg will extend all the way from
Rockville to Highspire and east to
Rutherford. The boroughs and COM
munities bordering on the city are OF
such size and growing so fast that the
expense of maintaining separate mu-
nicipal governments is becoming bur-
densome, especially since by the very
nature of things the small town can
not get as much for its assessed taxes
as can the large city. With the sub
urbs all within the limits of Harris
burg that should be in at this time,
Harrisburg would become a second
class city, with all the prestige and
privileges that accompany the distinc-
ton. 1t is to be hoped that others
will follow the example of Pleasant
View.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
HANS. HARDY PERENNIAL

A IL Fnle' thst n@v9 r.ssan 5nslf exceptions fS
to the has-been class after
thirty-hve. or forty years at the latest.
Here is our old friend Hans Wagner,
for instance. Honus has just cele-
brated his forty-second birthday and
just 10 prove that he is "as young as
he used TO be" is still making records
With three other members of the Pitts
burgh team he claims to be the first
to start training for the 1916 season.
Late last month, during a thaw spell,
Wagner met Out1elder Hinchman,
Pitcher Manaux and Manager Callahan
at the club office. The spring-like
weather caused the talk to turn toward
baseball play and the upshot was
that the quartet slipped out TO Forbes
Field and INDUCED in a short session
in batting and throwing. Wagner
states that this is the earliest date
that he has ever begun training i'm his
many years in the big leagues. Per-
haps. however. this is not SO much a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
TEEORAPH,S PERISCOPE

The Valley Railways Company
has an optimist in its employ. This
morning he displayed a sign headed
Picnic Season is Coming"
Science note: The average man
has 20 pounds of blood" Yep, and
about an ounce and a quarter of
spine.
Bernard College girls have taken
UP jiu jitsu. If they think THAT'S
going to help get EN- husbands they're
mistaken.
Marriage has become so costly in
Peru that it has become luxury only
for the rich. My, how rapidly those
Latins are becoming Americanized.
The King of Spain has an income
of S1,400.000 and he is at peace with
the world. And yet some of the
other monarchs used to think him a
very poor representative of royal
blood.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH >
A man should Keep his friendship in
constant repdir.-DR. JOHNSON.
MARJORIE.s BATTLEsHIP

TT was with a feeling of having ac-
complished something extremely
worth while that we drew forth our
somewhat worn purse. extracted there
from a shiny ten-cent piece and placed
it to our own credit on the list of con-
tributors to Marjorie Sterretts bat
tleship fund No sooner had we done
this than a feeling of eXhilaration
possessed us and we realized that we
were a patriot; yep, real patriot, an
actual contributor to the preparedness
campaign, and had actually done
concrete service for our country. We
strongly recommend this experience to
others. It's fine.
The remarkable feature of this
project, which has as its aim the rails
ing of a fund of $4,000, 900 to build
the United States battleship America, !"
is that it is going to succeed. It is
romantically novel and brilliantly con-
ccived. No less is it going to he car
Tied through to a successful conclusion.
and it behoovcs every red -blooded boy
and girl TO subscribe his dime and get
"
tions are any guide, will extend from
New York to San Francisco, with what
we hope will prove to be a congested
district in the region of Central Penn
sylvania
Marjorie Sterrett's name is indelibly
fixed ON the roll of patriots, and the
consummation of this project, stagger-
9V,gr sY, 81.
glance. will prove at its conclusion to
have done more toward instilling into
the minds and hearts of the youth of
our country feeling of patriotism and
love of country than any other single
thing in recent years.
The Telegraph is of the opinion that
the majority of its readers, whether
they are followers of the Rooseveltian
or Bryanistic policy, are patriotic. and
therefore appreciate the undoubted
advantages that result from the i'm
preston which his or her contribution
will make upon the mind of the boy or
girl who has part in building up the
fund. Thousands Of dollars have been
raised in the short time since the
dimes and dollars began TO pour into
the offices of the New York Tribune.
Newspapers all over the country have
taken up the cry and are cooperating
with one another in making the
America possible. History may have
something to say about Marjorie and
all who are associated with her in
adding their contributions.
WILL YOU BE ONE?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
HEROIC FRANCE
New York SUM

Across Europe runs the longest bat
tie line of history, and every yard of
it has its hero. Trickling across the
map a thin double line marks the
months Teutons and Allies have held,
with varying fortunes, never yet de-
cisiVe, the greatest deadlock of hos
tile armies in all the wars of the
world. And through it all in the
thickest of the fight have stood heroic
the colors and the uniforms of the SOL
diers of France. The nations, never
questioning the gallantry of those
brave men, yet questioned their tenn
peramantal fitness for the logged
work of war They had dash, it was
said, but not the plugging persever-
ance of the German, the bulldog te-
nacity of the Briton. Yet no troops
the long, grinding strain of trench
warfare.
And now where the battle line
threatens to give way at a point most
vital, now when the German offensive
is delivering its most smashing blows,
concentrating its utmost strength and
weight of artillery and rifle fire, there
at the point of impact stand the regi-
ments of France. indomitably coura-
geous, hard as tempered steel, never
wavering, never thinking of retreat,
beating back wave after wave of the
Cerman flood of lead and iron. Train
loads of the wounded go rearward
with regret, and trainloads of re-
serves rush to the front, but never
fast enough to suit the eager desire
of the new men to take the places of
their fallen comrades.
Surely never has q nation so risen
to the needs of its Great Hour as
France to-day! Her spirit is the
spirit of one man, that man a hero.
Battered and bleeding, she breathes
the defiant motto of an unyielding
fighter immortal in history: I'VE
have not begun to fight!" France has
reconquered glory and the praise of
brave men forever. Who. should more
admire her ineXhaustible courage than
the men and women of this republic,
to whom France has been a friend?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
ACKNOWLEDGE TARIFF ERROR

nEMOCRATS in Congress are re-
- luctantly acknowledging the err
ror of their policies on the tar
if question.
1t is confidently expected that the
proposition to repeal the free sugar
clause will receive favorable treat
ment at the hands of all Democrats
and. of course, being Republican in
principle, it will have Republican
backing. The Democrats-free-tr trad
ers and 'revenuers" alike - admit
that the Underwood tariff law is a
failure. As a revenue producer it
has broken down, and its free trade
provisions have broken up business.
A canvass of the House indicates that
there is not a Democrat in Congress
who does not believe that we must
have a new tariff law, but no two
Democrats agree as to what kind of
tariff law we should have. They are
all up in the air, and comparing one
hundred views with one hundred 9TH
ers they are confessedly incapable of
legislatin on the tariff.
brought in by the Ways and Means
Committee is reported by the newspa-
pers to contain at least four measures
of legislation-the tariff commission,
a provision against anti-dumping, a
dyestuffs tariff and a revision of the
income tax law. The bill will be a
Spring drive" measure. The idea is
10 dispose of all aggravating revenue
legislation in gross. 1t is realized by
Democratic leaders in the House that
if certain of these bills were to be
brought in separately they would meet
with Democratic opposition sufficient
TO endanger their passage. Hence.
his incorporation under one bill, for
the purpose of set-off and compro-
mise. This four-ply bill prom
lses to be Republican in principle,
except in the income tax revision.
The recent Supreme Court decision
on the income tax law is TO be made
the basis for the raising Of additional
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02

Guthrie. Maurice, Bishop Simpson,
Dean Afford, Dean Stanley, +. w. Rob-
ertson, Candlish, Charles Kingsley, r.
S. Storrs, Theodore l.. Cuyler, Roswell
D. Hitchcock, Robert Collyer, John
Hall, Joseph Parker, Phillips Brooks,
Alexander MacLaren, Joseph Cook,
Howard Crosby, Charles +. Deems, r..
Dewitt Talmage. w. L. Watkinson
and S. NJ. Fairbairn.
This is grand group of master
men: men who are rare. who cannot
be outclassed." But other illustrious
American names could readily be
added. To class Moody and BILLY"
Sunday with these men, or to call
them great preachers is to misap-
prehend the true qualities of great
ness In a minister. Both may demon
strate the power of Cod" in a certain
sense: but that may be true even
though as preachers they fall far be-
low the lowest member of the group
furnished by DIR. Gregg. And while
the Christian church might well pray
for more Moodys, it is a matter of
doubt in very many minds whether
more Billy" Sundays wou d
contribute to the spirituality, the per-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
THE SEARCHLIGHT
| NEW YORK CHINESE SCHOOL

About twenty-five New York Chi
nese boys attend a regular Chinese
school conducted after the methods of
the Celectial Republic They are the
sons of Chinese businessmen who,
while appreciating the value of the
American education, desire that their
sons shall also be instructed in Chi
nese. Each of the boys attends the
New York public school. After that
he enters the Chinese school which
is in daily session from 4 o'clock until
in the evening, with an hours re-
cess for supper The boys bring ink
wells and copybOoks, for their chief
work is learning to write the two
thousand odd characters which con-
stitute the Chinese alphabet. A stu
dent must memorize over four thou
sand other characters before he is
able to read Chinese. 1t requires
nearly ten years to acquire a prac-
teal use of the language.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
GREAT PREACHERS
he Editor Of the Telegraph:


Dear Sir
In one of Harrisburgs daily news
papers of February 2S, a city pastor
quoted Griffith Jones as saying, that
"the last 125 years had produced but
two great preachers" From this the
preacher passed to the cases of men
like Moody and "Bhly" Sunday. a
shoe clerk in the first and a baseball
player in the second instance, as hav-
ing been called to their work to
demonstrate the power of God"
"Why is it," he continued. you
men of Yale, of Harvard, of Prince
ton, of Lafayette and of State that
we are not producing men like these 2"
As against Griffith Jones / will
quote DR.. David Gregg. of Brooklyn,
y. Y, who in a recent magazine article
discussed "The Pulpit OF the Nine
teenth Century" In his great
group he records the following
names: Roland Hill, Timothy Dwight,
Robert Hall, Christmas Evans, John
Mason. Archibald Alexander, Thomas
Chalmers, w. Il. Charming, James
Angel James, Caesar Milan, Biney,
Bushnell, Martineau, Charles G. Fin
ney, DIR. Palmer. of New Orleans,
Daniel Baker, of Texas Thomas Arm
old, of Rugby, the Hodges, the Tyngs,
the Beechers, Cardinal Newman,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
THE STATE FROM DAY TOT

Two events of considerable i'm
portance took place in Hazleton at
the home of William johnson when
burglar and the stork made stimuli
taneous visits, one to give and the
other to take away. The burglar got
away with 81. and by dint of little
figuring the family came to the not
uncertain conclusion that the bal
ance of trade was still in their favor.
do the dead deturn ?" That is the
subject of some spiritualistic discus
sions. but in the case of Eugene
Straussner, of Northumberland, there
seems to be no doubt about 1t. Be-
lieved by his family to have been kill
ed more than eight months ago. the
now prosperous railroader returned
yesterday to his home town and the
bosom of his family and declined to
discuss the matter at ALL
The Lancaster Daily Examiner re-
ports from its local marriage license
bureau that leap year so far shows
less marriages, and assigns as the rea-
son the fact that the girls are too
cause is said TO be that the young
eliGibles are being called away to work
elsewhere.
Along with this startling announce
ment came the news that a mean
thief had forced an entrance into the
home of Thomas Hoffman, of Naza-
reth, and stolen his pay envelope, to-
gether with some money that his
daughter had put away to purchase
the trousseau for her coming we'd
ding.
BILLY Sunday is shot" was the
startling headline that caused many
hearts to flop when it was observed
in a Johnstown paper. BILLY Sun
day" was one Of a team of livery
horses.
Two leap year babies arrived in AL
lentown on February's extra" day,
one of them being the addition to the
family of a member of the compos-
ing force of the Allentown Chronicle
and News. We wish him many happy
returns of the day.
Andrew j. Wrick, OF Fern Ridge,
born in New Jersey on February 90,
1915, celebrated his centennial and at
the same time his oath birthday on
last Tuesday. Three years ago this
well-preserved centenarian cut a new
set of teeth. He has never ridden in
a railroad train or automobile and
never saw a street car. No, and he
isn't blind. either 1900 was not rec
/ oSnized as a bisseXtile year, whatever
that means. or Mr.. Wrick would have
celebrated his 25th birthday instead.