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The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
HOLSTON VALLEY FAIR At
KINGSPORT THIS FALL

A county fair has been organized
at Kingsport and will be held there
this fa,! from twelfth to fifteenth of
September. The people OF this Goth
ty are invited to come and bring eX-
hibits. There is no reason why ycl,
should not arrange to attend both
the fai. at Kingsport and the Scott
County fair. Show your exhibits
there and then in October shtw
them here. Kingsport is a thriving
town. 1t will someday be one of the
leading towns in this section of the
county. Let's cooperate with them
in making this fair a success and then
they Will help us in October. The
people make the fair. So let us hone
that the people OF Sullivan and Scott
counttos will join together and make
their {, IRIS such as would do credit
to any section of country. Gate City
Herald.
The lreraTd is right, the good peo-
pie of lIingsport will be glad to have
the help and cooperation of Scott
county. Citizens in the Holston Val
ley fair here September 12 IS, and
inturn will help out at the Gate City
fair in October. The Times publish
ed an invitation last week for lie
public in general and the citizens os
Scott unity, Va. Washington. Green
and Hawkins counties Tennessee ,,
in particular to turn out with eXhit :
its and help Sullivan county make the
Holstos Valley Fair grand success
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REFUSE TO COMPLY
WITH S-HOUR LAW

Topeka, Kansas, Sept, &c. p.
Ripley. president of the Atchison, To-
peka and Sante f. railway, decla ed
in a formal statement tonight that the
Sante re does not intend to comply
with the Adamson .S-h0ur law, -
Gently enacted by congress to avert
a threatened railway strike nntiI
ordered so to do by the United States
supreme court.
President Ripley declared that the
so-calod s-hour 4aw was nothing
more than an advace of 20 to 25 por
cent in wages to the men who receive
the most money in the railway service
Mr. Ripley's statement follows:
Congress hastily acting under q
threat of four leaders of labor organi-
cations. enacted a SO called S-hour
law which is nothing more or less
than an advance of 20 to 25 per cent
in wages of the best paid men in the
railway service. 1t is only fair
to the public and to our
employees to say that the Atchison,
Topeka and Sante F'e Railway COM
pany does not intend to comply with
the law until ordered to do so by The
court ot last resort"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
REMEMBER THIS HERO

When we're speaking of heroes and
trying to frame
A list to subscribe in the temple Of
fame.
Let's pause for a mement and join
in q song
For the hero obscure who is lost in
the throng.
Perhaps meath a bushel his lamp
struggles dim
Yet the world puts a lot of depend
ence on him
Who faces his duty, still Scoring
to shirk-
The man who says nothing, but just
goes &c wor
His courage is not of tl. sort that
mny win
Aplatse and rawa1d in lhr battles
fierce dil
His hard sllr is one tia full many
would shan.
For it's n ,wtl to friends when
there's work to be done
It's farewell TO shunshinc and fare
well to song.
The way of endeavor is lonely and
long.
Men must honor, ;houg'' fools may
dismiss with 4 slairl,,
The man who says nothing but just
goes to wo7'
There is much that can be said
along this line. Does a man have to
perform some brilliant act that the
world sees and applards to be a hero?
Isn't the man who. for love of some
good woman, drags himself in the
mines to toll in darkness all day long
as much a hero as the man who dives
from the bridge to save a drowning
man? Or the patient mother, watch.
ing at the bedside of a sick child, day
after day-sleepless and hungry. Just
as much heroine as a nurse upon
the battlefield?
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
GREAT BUILDING
WAVE CONTIATES


"My did you ever" well I'll say
this , if Kingsport keeps on ii will
suon be city. Such are the r2maFIIS
made by hundreds of visitors to the
magic city, who after seeing with
their own eyes the great building
movement on in Kngsport with no
sort of let up. bur each Gay witnesses
the beginning and completion of so
many new modern homes, business
buildings etc, no " Gder every body
is talking Kingsport Everybody is
busy in Kingsport, something doing
all the time. There are great oppor-
tunities in this modern Mecca. Come
to Kingsport, meet your friends at
the fair September 12-15.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07

wage war with Mexico. If he takes
any comfort out of this denial, let us
not insist upon the proper terminol-
ogy, and admit that he merely waged
peace with Mexico. Well as one in
cident of his waging peace, we took
Vera Cruz. Some seventy-five men
wearing the American uniform were
killed and wounded, and three or four
times that number of Mexicans. In
Mr. McKinleys war, we took Manila;
and Dewey's fleet lost fewer men in
the operation that resulted in the fail
of Manila than were lost in the TAX
ing of Vera Cruz. Under these con
ditions, of what earthly consequence
is it to assert that the taking of Vera
Cruz was an act of peace, and the dak
by a misuse of terminology, only by
ing of Manila an act of war? On Y
can we distinguish one military opera
tion from the other.
! The real difference was that Mr..
Wilson became frightened and aban-
doned Vera Cruz, whereas Mr.. McKin-
ley did not abandon Manila. Mr.. VIII
sons operations wer ewar just as
much as Mr.. McKinley's But Mr..
Wilson was beaten in his war. 1t
was a war which was entered into
pointlessly and abandoned ignobly; ii
was war which to the Mexicans and
and ourselves did both damage, and
which in its outcome reflected infin-
ite disLonor upon our nation. But /
was a war. nevertheless.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
ONE KILLED
FOUR INJURED
W. L. LOCKET MEETS INSTANT
DEATH CAR TURNS OVER
At RACE TRACK
WRECKED MACHINE STOPS IN
PATH OF SPEED MONSTERS
GENERAL SPILL FOLLOWS

Knoxville, Tenn. September 8
Death travelling faster than the
mighty speed monsters, overlook one
of the eight drivers in the automobile
RAGS at Johlstoa's track yesterday
afternoon and threw pail over the
big holiday crowd of 5000 people IN
the very beginning of the fifty mite
event
W. f. Lockett. owner and driver of
car No. A, a National forty" was
Instantly killed on the turn of the
sixth lap when his machine did a
complete somersault and skidded for
ty yards down the track.
In the spill" that followed four
participants were injured and five
machines were wrecked. The injured
Harmon Kreis, Jr., mechanician
for car No. 4, driven by Lockettt
sprained ankle, bruised about The
head, shoulders and abdomen.
Woods, mcchanician for car No. 2,
left leg hurt.
G.. r.. Summers, mechanician for car
No. I, ugly cash on left side of head.
C. B. Riddle, driver of car No. :,
bruised about the face and head.
None of the injured are seriously
hurt.
Opnoins differ as to the real cause
of The accident. The mouth of F.
Locfett is sealed forever but his me-
chanician, Harmon KrSis, says that
car No. 10 ran into them and gave
No. such a stroke that it leaped into
the air and fell back to the track up
side down. An eyewitness, standing
near the track, contends that it was
caused by q blowout to No. 4 ana
and Carl Mitchell, driver Of car No.2
also declares that No. went down
on account of bad tire, but Mechani
clan Ereis, sitting by the side of Driv-
er Lockett, says that his car did not
have tire trouble, but that a terrific
stroke from No. 10 caused the accident
Whether the cause is ever known
or not the effect has cast a 81 )ojn
over sport-loying Knoxville and the
friends of the dead autoniobilist feel
keenly his unfortunate death.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
1850 CONTRIBUTION TOWARD
REPAIRING HIGHWAY

The writer is reliably informed that
twenty-five hundred dollars has been
contributed toward repairing the
kingsport to Bristol pike. We un-
derstand that Kingsport has given
81 900 of this sum. This money ought
to be used at once as the road is get
ting very rough in places and bes'Ges
the fall rains will soon be on an !
rainy weather is against road build
ing to a very great eXtrct. We hope
the parties who have these funds
will get busy and repair the Ike at
once-a stitch in time saves nine, is a
true saying and will certainly apply
to pike repairing.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
WILSON SIGNS
ACT.
BILL II SIGNED IN PRESIDENTS
PRIVATE CAR
BR0THERH00DS WAIT
SHOULD THE LAW BE HELD IN
CONSTIII TI3NAL STRIKE Is
LIKELY TO FOLLOW


washington sept. Ill ne A'all-
son elsa'-houf DAY hlll' eNacVeo lc"'
congress last week oy the raliFoaa
oFotherhoouS @slhe price ol c"iiii'S
OH Inc ha'Ioh-"lue SVrIAe o'oor lor
sept 7ll' was S'Sh'u Oy ffeS'oet'I
wilson 10 Gay IN ms private car 't
the union station "here ne stopped
on his way from 0ha"o" Lawn NJ J2
TO HodgenVllie' NY mat there may
be no 9neS'lQh as TO 'he iegalIIy vi lae
measure as Il result ol 1t haYlhs oeeh
signed on sunday the president all'N-
ed ms signature again upon MS re-
turn 10 washington Oh lueSuay'
Men Are waiting
How long peace snail relgh as
result ol the Dill apparently is oe-
pendent upon aeVeIo't'shIS III ti'e
proposed move to lest the cohSli'u-
uonalitF ol the act SAoua Ihe rail-
roads take no ac'loh' bu1 a"an tEe
beginning OF an 'i''eS''s"''oH ol me
Workings Oh 'he eisi't-hour oaE py 'ae
specl" commission lor "h'ch inc
measure PROVIDES the nro'hefhooa7
VIII fei'ain lilactlFe' Inc elnPloy"9
ieaaefS declare however that shoa u
the Ia De heiq UNCONSTITUTIONAL ana
the raliroadS attempt 10 restore INC
ien-houf day on 'helf IheS' a su.fe
VIII 1910" promptly
Brotherhood htadS' IN a elrculaF
letter 10 their members today made
no comment on the measure as pass
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
THINGS YOUNG MEN
OUGHT TO KNOW BEFORE
THEY ARE TWENTY-ONl

What you are going to do for q
living, and what your life work will
be.
That your health after so depends
in a n ge degree upon what you put
into your stomach before you are 81.
How to take care of money
The commercial asset of being
neatly and sensible dressed
That your habits will be migh'y
hard 70 change after you are 81.
That a harvest depends upon tho
seeds sown. Wheat produces wheat
thistles bring forth thistlcs, ragwecds
spoils good pastures, and wild oats
sown VIII surely produce all kinds +
misery and unhappiness.
That things worth while equire
time, patience and worg
That you can't get something fo"
nothing
That the world would give you iasr
about What yeu deserved.
That hy the sweat of your brow YOU
sh h-uld earn your bread.
!, That a thorough education, not
only pays better wages than hard la
Dor, bit it brings the best Of every
thing e,se, namely: More enjoyable
work, better food, more of the whole
some lGXuries and pleasures of life,
better folks to live with, and best c
all, the genuine pleasure that You are
somebody worth OF respect, conf
dancc and the priceless gifts of frioni
ship.
That honesty is the best policy. MT
only iE dealing with your neighbrs,
but also in dealing with myself anb
God.
The value of absolute truthfulncsa
| in eyera thing.
The folly of not taking older peo-
pies advice.
That everything your mother want
ed you to do was right.
That dad wasn't an old foggy az :
all. If you will do as he wishes you
TO do you will be much better 1f.
physically, mentally and morally
The greatness of the opportunity
| of seeing a fellow man.
That Gods relationship to me e
just hrnful and delightful as that #
shepherd toward his sheep or as o
father toward his son.
/ A faithful friend is a strong de-
fense. He that hath found a fri d
has found a treasure. A poor man
may y said to be rich in the midst
of his Poverty SO long as he enjoy 9
the interior sunshine Of q deyot d
friend.
Erie Fship cheers like a sunbeam
charms like good story. nspitrs
like brave leader, binds like a gol-
den chain. guides like Heavenly
stare ontributed.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07

MEMORIAL
PRESIDENT MAKES SPEECH
STANDING BEFORE CABIN
HOME OF LINCOLN
PAYS HOMAGE TO THE FORMER
EXECUTIVE

President Woodrow Wilson on Sept
4th at Hodgenyille, Ky, accepted the
little log cabin" for nine years the
/ home of President Abragam Lincoln
The Louisville Times very fitting,y
remarks
! The United States is richer today
than ever before-not through con-
quest or treaty, not through new
achievements in science, not through
miracles of diplomacy, nor cities on
land and ships at sea--but through
the possession of a log cabin heWn
from the virgin forests of Larue coun-
ty, KY, daubed with mud matched
with clapboards, bored with the worm
and stained with the rains and SHOWS
of many winters and summers. 1t is
such cabin as might not tempt even
a wayfarer to draw rein on night
Of storm, yet it is today one of ,he
United States most cherished posses
sons. for it was once the home of
Abraham Lincoln.
From the top of the little knoll
where the log cabin now stands en-
Shrined within a magnificent marble
memorial, the barefoot boy, gazing
over the red clay hills with their
stunted sassafras and cedar trees,
Onced watched the rising sun, viii III
mayhap stirred within him now and
again visions of the day when his
countrymen would come to the door
of his humble abode to do honor to
the four walls which sheltered his
bed of straw.
That day is today. A President of
the United States-the third that has
stood beside the log cabin and the
Lincoln spring where the gourd dip
pers used to hang-is on the historic
soil where once Jared forth the sturdy
lad to hew the log and split the rail
Other men high in public and official
circles are there; and there are thou
sands of the lowly whom Lincoln low
ed, men with their wives and little
ones in farm wagons, buggies and on
foot; their swains and their sweet
hearts; there are little ones tugging
at their mothers skirts; there rollick-
ing, mischievous boys, some of whom
may be president of the United States
little wide-eyed lassies in gingham
gowns, and dogs like the little Lin
coin boy used to own and low.
Today the log cabin becomes the
of the United States. Presi-
dent Wilson accepts it in the name of
the American people from the Lincoln
Farm Association. 1t is new treas
ure for our country to cherish, one
which is halved with glorious memo
ries and which is redolent of the past
present and future glory of the ma
ton.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
RAILWAY HEAD SORRY STRIKE
WAS NOT CALLrft
Law as Passed by Congress TO BE
TestCh, II Is Stnfnd


Chicago, Sept. 2,-Managers of west
crn railroads announced tonight they
would take no precipitation cor
action against the Adamson law, bus
would wait until the measure had
thoroughly investigated
President E. p Ripley, Of the Atch-
ison, topeka & Sante Fe railway said
however, that he was sorry the qu.J-
ton had not gone to a critical test.
81 I'm sorry the strike has en-
called off" Mr.. Ripley said. 9TH
Adamson bill does not become effect
i've urtii January !. Between no
and then we can decide what to d +.
But the law surely will be tested"
kilograms were sent to all division
points on western railroads informing
both railway officials and trainmen
that there would he no strike. Orders
We're alge issued for canceling all en-
bargous by these roads that had not
already done So
Hale Holden president of the CHI
cago, Burlington & Quincy railway,
was o. the opinoion that the rods
should wait for the governments
Investigation provided by the bill be-
fore any action against it"
Holden declared the present legis-
lation by congress a direct result IF
previous bills which had made labor
exempt from the sherman antitrust
act.
Thac the railroads had expondeI
thousands of dollars preparing for the
strike, ird the loss to the pubic caa
not be estimated at this time, was a
lurthur assertion made by President
Holden. Shippers and travellers
have suffered great inconyenie. Q
and me etary loss" said he.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
SOUTHERN SPENDS OVER
$4GOO.O0O IN A MONTH

4, T1Ylyr
7o,e tbo sontborn roiln.o,, cononony
d;sh,,sod f,, Ioho,. n,oto,;aI snnnlios
o,5 o,t,u ,,,,rros.s $4,000 soy cf
which 90 oe7 20 or 81 "a no, cont
,,os n,id - Individuals ond indus.
,rf,s 1ooa+ea IN tho so,+b Dno .,
tbo nros,.oss ,,,ado h,, tbo o,n,n,nv f.,
,ro,.a o,,i.rdod dr,.i,o +bo month far
oo,.,t,,,otio, ,,,rnosos tho total
a,,,r,t dishnrsod n,, tbo co,,,,,,
a,,inr tho ,,o,tb :, tho e,,,,l, u.,s
slqo -oo IN oxooss of +bo total money.
oo,,,.,hfr+od h, +bo s,rt1 far t,.o,,.
,o,.+,tior r,,no.os ocoor,tno 70 flo
me- orronrc-d todar Inv Con,n+rcII,,.
y plant sbovirr tha results of
o,,ora+ion of +bo c,n,r,r,, for tbo
r,a,n, ar 1n,,, 1o1e oo,,norod n.i4,
+1,o son,o Month IN 7o1z and ,o1l o,-
oI,,.i,.a 80 f,tor,st ,.onto1s and o,h,,.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
CONTINUE GOOD IN L. :.
Sales and Collections Improving In
Districts Embracing Kentuckey


Washington, Sept. 1.--General busi-
ness conditions throughout the Unit
ed States continued good during Aug
ust. according to summaries from tae
twelve Reserve districts made public
tonight by the Reserve Board. Gtn-
orally iscouraging reports were re-
ceived from no district. Extracts
from The reports follow:
S.. Louis-Sales and collections
continue satisfactory and increase
are generally reported, The outloo
for farl business seems to be entircl
favorable. Distribution of merchan
disc both Wholesale and retail, con-
tinues at q high level.
cleveland - Changes respecting
husine S and agricultural conditions
insofar as being significant, arc fes
compared with thirty days ago. MtA
who a onth or two ago were ratasi
uncertain of the future now speak'
pulte confidently.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
.KINGSPORT COMPANY
GRiNTE' CHARTER

The ClircLfeld Coal AMI Ice Con-
pany, kingsrort, Tennessee. capital
stock $4,000 has been granted a char
ter.
The Incorporators are; G. II R1l-
ler. ". }. Exoum, II c. Hlack. l.. W.
Johnson, W. S. Pierce, Lee T. Miller
and J. w. Franklin
The company is engaged in the
manufacture of ice and Ice Cream and
to operate cold storage in addition 10
other provisions in its charter.
They will in a short time CONNIE zee
to put a modern building of concrete
and brick.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
WATER WORKS SYSTEM
NEARING COMPLETION
(From Kingsport Tines

The new modern water works sys-
tenn is fast nearing completion. 1t is
predicted that this pure Free Stone
mountain water will be in Iingsport
within thirty days from date. This
is a big job and requires a large force
of laborers to bring this water from
the large reservoir some seven miles
south in Bays mountain to the citizen
of Kingsport. The citizenship are Eib
liant over the prospect of this water
reaching here at such an early date
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
INDIAN WHO DISCOVERED
kLONDIKE DIES POOR

Seattle, Sept. 1.-Skookum Jim, an
Indian who, with George Carmack, Of
Seattle, discovered the Klondike gold
field 20 years ago, died in poverty
recently, it was learned here today.
At one time he had 100000 in gold,
nearly all of which he squadered. On
a visit to Seattle he threw money
from his hotel window to Gee crowds
fight for it in the strets.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07

Says 'he trainman to the owner:
More money and less time"
Says the owner to the shipper:
"Your freight rates got to climb
Says the shipper to the dealer:
Small bills are doubled-crossei !"
Says The dealer to the public:
Now darn you, PAY THE COST
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07

Our job department is complete in
every detail, and we have men Of
experience in that special depart
ment. Give US a trial.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
rho Rest wav.

Choose always the way that seems
the best, however rough it may be;
custom will soon render 1t easy and
agreeable t-Pythagoras
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
ROOSEVELT ATTACKS
FOREIGN POLICY
Moral Fiber of People is LO0sene,L
He .Charges-Ayers Wilson Lacks
Courage to Lead NatiOn-ScOreS
Stand Oh Mexico

Lewiston, Mo-, Aug. 31.-Theodorc
Roosevelt in a speech delivered here
tonight in the interest of the candi-
dacy of Charles E. Hughes for presi-
dent, charged that president Wilson
has lacked tn ecourage and the yis-
ion to lead this nation in the path o.
high duty, and by his lack of affirma-
tive leadership has loosened the NOR
al fiber of the people, has weakened
our national spirit and has encour-
aged the upgrowth within our own
borders of separation along the lines
of racial origin" He further criti-
cised the president on his Mexican
policy, declaring that "a greater nun
Der of Americans have been killed
these years, when we are officially
informed that we have been at peace
with them, than were killed by the
Spaniards during entire war with
Spain. Moreover, when the war with
Spain was through it was through.
But peace still contiues to rage as
furiously as ever in Mexico"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-09-07
Prcsent-Day Danger.

In these quickly-moving days OF
stress and hurry we are faced by the
danger of attempting too much and
excelling In nothing.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-03-20

struck man as an officious nosing rascal interfering with trade and business. The fate of Dr. Wiley is before them and they take warning.
 Now everyone knows that there are ships carrying passengers which should be relegated to the junk pile. Hundreds arrived in Nome on asthmatic packets which had nc business to be passed. With cemen. bottoms where should be solid steel, they were not worth their insurance money.
 Obviously this is due to the per- functory discharge of their work by the inspectors. It is not that there is an insufficient number of these but that there is deficiency in the mental quality of the men. They lack the official courage to efficiently do their work and like many rotten ship they passed as all right and seaworhy, they should be officially relegated to scrap pile themselves. A board of naval experts could much more effectively discharge their duties. In union there Is strength and two men are better and stronger mentally and morally as well as physically than one.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-03-20

The delay reporting the investiga- ton of Justice Brandeis by the Senate Committee is especially signl- ficant The apparent unwillingncas to admit the public to their decision, shows the importance attached to this nomination.
 The plutocrccy of tho United States is under no illusions as to where the real government lies, and they feel that even one so mild- ly radical as Brandeis is unfit for the Supreme Bench.
 All of which would appear to indi- cate to the common man that if the United States is to be a real demo cracy, the appointment and approval of judges, let alone their decisions should be in the hands of the people from the highest to the lowest.
 Nothing has been too small to allege against Brandeis to avert tails, the most insignificant state such a disaster to the interests as his confirmation. The pettiest de- ments and the smallest incidents are magnified in the hope that his con, frmation may not become an ac- complished fact.
 However, this much is certain, the plutocracy and their servant senators could have picked out nc more efficient methods of attracting the peoples attention to the power of the supreme Court than this fight over Brandeis. and whether he is confirmed or not, the Supreme Court has not heard the last of it. self.
 The Mexican trouble, the Euro pean war, and other matters of high moment for the present are success full in diverting attention elsewhere, but it is quite apparent that the people are going through that quite unusual process of doing some tall thinking.