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The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-25
HOUSE PASSES
SHIPPING BILL
BY A STRICTLY PARTY VOTE; 2l1
TO 161 BEING COUNT.
APPR0PRIATES S50,00O,00D
FOR PURCHASE OF MERCHANT
SHIPS BY GOVERNMENT.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 20.-The
administration shipping bill, appro-
priating $50,O00,0OO for purchase OF
+ merchant ships by the Federal gov
ernment with view to providing an
adequate merchant marine. passed
the house today by party vote. II
now goes 10 the senate, where com
! bination OF democrats and republi
cans defeated n similar measure a
year ago.
The house passed the bill. 2ll to
161, only two democrats voting
against it. Nine republicans, three
progressives and one independent
voted favorably and eleven members
voted present" Republican leaders,
who made more than a hundred flu
tile efforts to amend the measure and
who delayed a vote yesterday by fill
ibuster, offered no further resistance
today, permitting vote as soon as
the house convened.
The bill proposes to appropriate
$50,000,00 for the purchase, charter
or lease of ships by the government.
Vessels purchased under the bill
anu HOl lC-oOlu, lCdSCu vi Nlicil JClGN
to private interests, would be oper-
ated by a shipping board until five
years after the close of the European
war. At the end of that time the
board would have to dispose of what
ever ships it might have on hand. The
board itself would continue in exist
ence and discharge it's duties of pre-
venting determinations against ship
pers maintaining fair rates and pre-
venting combinations.
Provisions also are made for use
of all vessels in the merchant marine
as auXiliaries to the navy in time of |
war regardless of whether the govI
has sold them outright, |
leased or chartered them.
Republicans voting for the bill were |
Dillon, South Dakota Moss, West |
Virginia; Cary, Wisconsin; Martin,
louisiana Nolan, California, and !
Schall Minnesota. Two democrats,
Olney of Massachusetts and Slayden
Of Texas, voted against the bill, and
Kent of California, independent, for it.
Secretary McAdoo, of the treasury,
issued a statement tonight character
zing the bill as "one of the most inn
Dortant pieces of constructive legisla
lion for the commerce and prosperity
Of this country that possibly could be
enacted"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-25
MAY SELECT
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN
AS THE PROHIBITION
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT

| CHICAGO, May 29.-"If he viii
consent to make the race, William
Jennings Bryan may be selected as
the candidate for President of the
Prohibition party. Recent statements
of Mr.. Bryan before the general con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Saratoga Springs, in which
he was quoted as declaring that he
had about reached the point where
he could no longer follow a political
party which refused to endorse Ma
tional prohibition, were discussed by
Prohibition party leaders here today.
They expressed the belief that if the
Democratic National convention at
ST. Louis declined To adopt National
prohibition plank in its platform, Mr..
Bryan might consent to become the
candidate of the prohibition party for
President. The prohibition National
convention will be held at st. Paul
July 19 to % and will be preceded
by a rally in the interest of the
movement to obtain pledges from s.
100000 citizens to vote only for can
didates for public Office who favor
National prohibition.
Other candidates for President be-
ing considered by the party leaders
are:
Former Gov. Sulzer, of New York
nf +g
former Gov. Hanley, of Indiana; Cen
eral Miles, of Washington, D. c., and
Richmond Pearson Hobson, of Ala
bama.
The convention promises to be the
most important in the history of the
party, in the opinion of the leaders.
One suggestion that may come before !
he convention involves the entire
Of the party under a !
new name.
A referendum vote of the eXecu-
i've committee is now being taken by
nail to select a temporary chairman
or the convention. The two candi-
lates being considered are W. P. F. |
ferguson, of Franklin, Pa, and Dan
el A. Polling, of Boston.
The convention this year will con-
list of 1854 delegates and an equal
lumber of alternates.
Bryan Treats Matter Lightly.
Washington, May 23.-Former Sec
etary Bryan, here tonight to attend
| dinner given in his honor, said he
lever had heard of the possibility of
lis being nominated for President on
he Prohibition ticket "and never eX-
Oected to hear of it except through
he newspapers" He declined to
reat the question seriously enough
o answer a direct question as to
whether he would accept the nomina-
ion if it were rendered.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-25
FATHER AND son MAY
MEET IN JOINT DEBATE
OVER TENNESSEE
Alfred Taylor and Son, BENJAMIN
Harrison Taylor, May Give Ten
nessee Another "War of
the Roses"

With the election of Benjamin Har.
rison Taylor, of Johnson City, tC
represent Tennessee democracy as
elector for the state at large in the
coming presidential campaign, the
| Volunteer state seems destined to be
treated to another War of the
Roses" which will be very similar
to that of thirty years ago, when the
late United States Senator Boy Tay-
lOr and his brother Alfred were the
opposing candidates for governor of
Tennessee. The two brothers stumped
the state in joint discussions of the
issues, Bob Taylor as the standard
bearer of the democracy and ALI as
the nominee of the republican party
Bob Taylor adopted the white rose
as his emblem, while Alf adopted the
red rose. Their respective followers
wore roses at the political meetings
held throughout the state, and the
contest was styled the war Of the
roses"
Benjamin Harrison Taylor, young
man, is son of Alfred A. Taylor and
a nephew of the late Senator Bob
dS lol. ne was NOluHldIlly HOnOFeu
by the democratic convention, which
named him as elector for the party
in the state at large. 1t so happened
that his father, Alfred Tayor, had a
few weeks earlier, been chosen as
republican elector for the state at
large. Since it is customary for the
electors to canvass the
state making joint discussions, it is
practically certain that Alf Taylor
and his son will meet each other upon
the stump in all counties of the state
during the approaching national cam
paign. In this event, Tennessee is
destined to experience the Second |
war of the roses"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-25
AUSTRIAN ARTILLERY BEATING
BACK ITALIANS.

AUSTRIAN PRESS HEADOUAR-
TIERS (Via Berlin to London, May
20.-The army of the Austrian crown
prince, Archduke Charles Francis,
who was only recently intrusted with
his first high command, continues to
force the Italians back toward the
border in the southern extremity of
Tyrol, and has strengthened and ex-
tended its hold on the sections of
Italian territory on Wednesday.
This newest offensive by the Aus
trians is declared to be, like all the
other offensive movements in this war
a further exhibition of the efficiency
of properly handled artillery.
The Austro-Hungarians began their
operations after assembling adequate
artillery. which included numerous
new guns of high efficiency. The or
der for the commencement of BON.
bardment of full intensity was given
last Saturday, with the result that
the cannonading reached a degree OF
fierceness never heretofore expert
eneed on this front.
The Austro-Hungarian guns sue
ceeded in smothering the Italian guns
in the sectors where an offensive was
planned and thus the infantry was
able to begin work on Monday in the
mountains between the Brenta and
Etsch (Adige) rivers. Since then bit
ter mountain fighting has been con
tinuous. Picked troops, under the
crown prince, succeeded on Wednes
day in throwing their opponents back
across the border directly to the east
of Roverto and occupying the outer
most of Italys permanent frontier
support points. This position is es
pecially important, since it commands
Arsiero, which is communication
and assembly point for the Italians
Repeated attacks by the Italians from
the Sugana valley against the AustrC
Hungarian left flank were beateI
back and the Austrians captured Ca
pomolon and Tabaro, both part o
Italy's defensive outpost frontier lint
and both highly important positions
since they are situated on elevation
of respectively 1855 and 1899 metres
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-25

ney Bea Fl. Taylor, who in brief
but fitting manner, presented Mr.
Bryan, who was given rousing re-
ception from the audience.
Mr.. Bryan in beginning his re-
marks stated that he was and always
had been in favor of letting the peo-
pie have voice in matters in which
they were interested, and that upon
this occasion he was going to give
them chance to vote upon the sub
ject which they wished to hear him
discuss. He presented for their con-
sideration three subjects, and when
the vote was taken the audience vo-
ted for the subject as first mentioned
by the speaker, "The European War
and It's Lessons for U.s."
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-25
NO DATE FIXED FOR
RE-OPENING THE CANAL

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 21.-
Gov. Goethals of the canal zone still
is unable to fix date for reopening
the canal. He has advised the war
department that, although the slide
has been removed sufficiently to per-
nit the passage of vessels drawing
twenty feet, he has decided to post,
none the formal opening until 30-foot
vessels can be passed.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-25
WILSON ON
WORLD PEACE
HINTS EUROPEAN NATIONS ARE
WASTING EFFORTS.
ADJUSTMENT OF STANDARD
AMERICA AS EXAMPLE OF BRING
ING ALL WORLD TOGETHER.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., May 2O.-Pres
ident Wilson, speaking on worl'
peace before a crowd of 100000 pei
sons at the anniversary celebration
of the signing of the Mecklenbur!
Declaration of independence here to
day, intimated plainly that not mucl
progress was being made by the war
ring nations of Europe and that tht
objects being sought could bt
achieved better through peaceful
means.
1T is an interesting circumstance
that the processes of the war stand
STILL" he said. He added that these
hot things that are in contact with
each other do not make much prog
ress against each other" and that
when you cannot overcome you
must take counsel"
The president spoke guardedly
when mentioning peace in Europe
but most of his hearers saw a plain
suggestion in his words. His utter
ances on peace were given signifi-
canoe by his hearers in view of the
recent discussion of the possibility of
ending the European war. He said
that "here in America we have tried
to set the example of bringing all the
world together upon terms of liberty,
cooperation and peace, and in that
great experience that we have been
going through America has been a
sort of prophetic sample of man
kind"
Would Sound Call of Humanity to
Nations.
Il would like" declared the presi-
dent, ito think that the spirit of this
occasion could be expressed if we
imagined ourselves lifting some sa-
cred emblem of counsel and of peace,
of accommodation and righteous
judgment before the nations of the
world and remind them of that pass
age in Scripture: After the wind, af-
ter the earthquake, after the fire, the
still small voice of humanity"
The president sketched briefly his
idea of what will follow the European
war, which it is understood he will
elaborate more at length in an ad-
dress he will deliver next week in
Washington before the League to
Enforce Peace, of which former Pres
ident Taft is president
He said, what you see taking place
on the other side of the water is the
tremendous had about said final
process by which a contest of ele-
ments may in Gods process be turn
ed into coordination and -o-opera-
ton of elements
The presidents address was enthu
siastically applauded by crowd gath
cred from several states. Before
speaking he reviewed long military
agricultural and preparedness parade
and afterward was the guest of honor
at lunch and went by automobile to |
Davidson college, twenty miles away, |
where he once was a student. He left |
tonight for Washington, accompanied
by Mrs. Wilson, Secretary Daniels,
Secretary Tumulty, Dr.. Cary d. Gray
son, his naval aide; Senator Overman
and Representative Webb. The re-
ception committee included Govern I
ors Craig, of North Carolina and Man
ming, of South Carolina, and Mayor
Kirkpatrick, of Charlotte.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-25
CARRANZA CHIEF
REACHES CHIHUAHUA

CHIHUAHUA, Mex, (via FL Paso
Junction., May 20.-Gen. Jacinto
Treyino, in supreme command of the
troops delegated to wipe ont the ban
dit menace of Chihuahua and Coahui-
la, arrived yesterday. Gen. Trevina
said he would be very careful not to
occupy towns until after the Ameri-
cans vacate, so as to avoid all pos
sible chance of friction. He has es-
tablished headquarters here.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-25
RESOLUTIONS BY THE
KNOXVILLE BOARD OF TRADE

Recognizing as contributing factors
toward the unqualified success of
Knoxville's first trade trip the SER
vices rendered.
1. BY the University of Tennessee
Band under the able leadership of
William H. Crouch. 80
2. BY the splendid corporation of
each city visited, made manifest
through their respective reception
and entertainment committees.
8. By the advance trip over the
route of the trade trip by o. f. Whit
tie.
4. BY both the counsel and pres
ence Of G. c. Gilbert, secretary of the
Tennessee Manufacturers association.
5. By the unequalled cooperation
of the press both prior to and during
the trip.
6. By the Incompatible transpor-
tation and dining car services of the
railroads.
Be it resolved, that the cordial and
sincere thanks of the trade trip party
be extended to the University of Ten
nessee and to each member of the
band and their leader; to the enter
tainment and reception committees
in each city visited; to Mr.. o. F.
Whittle; to the Tennessee Manufac-
turers' association and Mr.. Gilbert;
to the press and to the Southern, l..
& N. and V. & S. w. railroads, be-
lieving that the indispensable SER
vices rendered call for an expression
of appreciation from those who were
served.
Be it further resolved, that copy
of these resolutions be sent to all
parties named and that the papers
be requested to print same.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-25
VILLAS DOG is OWNED
BY CLEVELAND WOMAN

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May evil
las whereabouts may be unknown,
but his dog has been found. It's in
Cleveland, the pet of Mrs. Martin
Sanders, He's a Chihuahua bred pup
py named Chiquita, Spanish for
small.
When Villa left Juarez he left the
purp with his brother, who gave him
to a horse exhibitor at the races, who
sold the dog to Mrs, Sanders.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-25

Tickets for the Chautauqua series
June 2 to are now on sale at the
Office of the Tennessee Eastern Elec-
trio Company. Price of full course
tickets is $3.50 each.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-05-25

II you fear hot weather and bad
bowels, Dr. Fahrney's Teething Syrup
is your friend and the baby's comfort.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
PUBLIC LAND SALE.
Office of the COMMISSIONS eIPublic Lands,
State of New Mexico,

Office of the Commissioner skPublic Lands,
State of New Mexico,
Santa -Fe, New Mexico, March 10, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to
the provisions Of an Act Of Congress APP
proved June 20, 1910, the laws Of the State
q New Mexico, and the rules and regula-
Commissioner Of Public Lands will Of
fer at Public Sale, to the highest
bidder, at 3 o'clock P. NJ, on
Saturday, June IL, 1916, in the town Of Silver
in front Of the court house therein, the fol.
lowing described tract Of land, viz:
All OF Sections 81, 81, SO, "a, s., 4. 21S., r.
lSWy Lots J. 2 3 4, SHNEN, ShNWN, .sWN,
Sec. 81, En-, NWHSWN, SHSWA, WHNw%
SEANWA Sec: "a, 7. as, R. awa All Of
s s%fs1iSSR%S l. 81 8 > Sec :; Lots s. All i e. e. !? s.t :; s.E ! (
All Sec. 50 I. rs. R. i9@i., Al q Section;
ssss, y. NJ $E5. ss $. e. e. ISHSM5A5,'
ssEESSMMEEN's Sec. ss3HNWEzH' Sec StA 3, WY ENwgS .s
All of Sec. %, EH Sec. q. All of Sections 80,
81, 30, T. us, r. cow, All OF Sections /, 2, 8,
= SIS, g. 10, NJ Sec. z, VIZ Sec; "A, All Of
Sections IS, Is, IL, q, q. NWA, SH Sec: e,
containing 40,469.2s acres. The improvements
on this land consist of two wells and wind
mills, value $l12O. No bid will be accepted
for less than three dollars $500 per acre.
AhN 91A[ ~ aAa8 was " shbI(Nk
to the following terms and conditions, viz.
The successful bidder must pay to the
Commissioner of Public Lands, or his agent
holding such sale, one-tenth Of the
prices offered by him for the land
I per cent interest in advance for
the balance Of such purchase prices; the
fees for advertising and appraisement and
all costs incidental to the sale herein, and
each and all Of said amounts, must be de-
posted in cash or certified exchange at the
time of sale, and which said amounts and all
IF them are subject to forfeiture to the
State Of New Mexico if the successful bid
ders do not execute a contract within thirty
days after it has been mailed to them by
the State Land Office, said contract to pro.
vide for the payment Of the balances Of the
purchase prices Of said tracts of land in thirty
equal, annual installments, with interest on all
deferred payments at the rate of four per
cent per annum, in advance, payments and
interest due on October LIST Of each year
and such other conditions, obligations, res.
ervations and terms as may be required by
law.
The COMMISSIONS of Public Lands Of New
Mexico, or his agent holding such sale, re.
serves the right to reject any and all bid,
offered at said sale. Possession under con
tracts of sale for the above described tract
will be given on or before October l, 1916.
Witness my hand and the official seal o.
the State Land Office this 10th day of March
A. D. 1916.
ROBT. P. ERVIEN,
Commissioner OF Public Lands, State
Of New Mexico.
First Publication March II, 1916.
Last Publication May %, 1916.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-24
THE FIRST SAVINGS BANK, ESTABLISHED A CENTURY AGO AT
RUTHWELL, SCOTLAND.

CITY of these banks west of Buffalo
eod South Of Baltimore.
According to latest reports, there are
GA banks of the mutual type, located
os follows: Maine. As; New Hampshire.
%; Vermont, 81; Massachusetts. 100:
Rhode Island, 10; Connecticut, 81; New
York, 40; New Jersey, 20; pennsyl
vania, 10; Delaware, =; Maryland, Is;
which accounts for all but 81 in the
United States.
The deposits In these six hundred
banks total $3,015.G 2G. 100. of which
81, 7O0,63, T66 Is in New York, followed
b. Massachusetts with $SGl. 41G.SSJ.
In %deposltors New York likewise leads
having 3,114,240 depositors. while Mas
sachusetts has 2.240,S24.
These figures do not include the
stock savings banks, of which there
are upwards of 1900 in various parts
Of the country, nor banks of discount
operating savings departments. No
Il 1t to be inferred that one Is better
than the other; but the Centennial cele
bration which commentaries a cen
fury OF savings Tx Is 10 do honol
70 the mutual savings bank with no
disparagement to other types. whose
history is not so clearly defined. al
though their operation may have done
as great a good. In his FIRST message
to the Legislature in 1920. Governo
Clinton of New York characterized tho
savings bank as IAN institution t.
cherish meritorious industry, encoui
age frugality, and to promote the wei
fare OF families, the cause of morallt
and the good order Of society." And
he was right. II has done all this N
thousands Of instances for a hundred
years and well merits all the honor
and credit that may ONT to 1t after
a century of honorable conduct.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-24
FIRST SAVINGS BANK ORGANIZED
IN STONE COTTAGE IN SCOTLAND
Idea Was Not Long In Crossing Atlantic and Taking Root
In Our Virgin SOl-TOday Thrift Institutions
Prove the Backbone Of Our Country.

IN a little stone cottage in Ruthwell.
Scotland, in 1910 the Rev Henry
Duncan established the first saw
ings bank which was organized
and operated on the recognized saving
bank principle which is; that from tn
deposits received, the bank should, by
judlcious investment. earn enough to
pay the expenses Of management. pay
interest to the %depositOrs and establish
3 guaranty fund to protect them from
losses incident to all business.
DR.. Duncan was by no means the
first to see the need Of a safe deposit
DRY for the savings of the people. for
several others as high minded, but not
so practical. had heretofore attempted
to establish savings banks. but In their
zeal to make the proposition attractive,
combined features that smacked Of
charity, and therefore failed as bust.
ness ventures. As early as 170S the
"Wendover Bank" was instituted by
the Rev. Joseph Smith, who with two
rich parishioners agreed to receive
sums on deposit and repay the same al
Christmas with a bonus of one-thlrd
the amount deposited. II was In sub.
stance like our modern "Christmns
Club" Priscilla Wakefield In 1899 or
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-24

Philadelphia. The plans for the Boston
bank must have been well matured.
for in December Of 1916 the "Provident
Institution for Savings in the Town Of
Boston was chartered. being the FIRST
public act Of legislation in the world
which recognized the beneficial charac-
ter Of the savings bank. This bank In
ave years had deposits Of SGOO.OO0 and
paid one per cent. quarterly.
Following the letter received from
bis English correspondent. Mr.. Eddy
and a group of public spirited men be
gan an agitation that eliminated in the
Bank for Savings, now located at
Fourth Avenue and Twenty-second
Street, New York, a hundred-million-
dollar bank In the meantime, Phila-
delphia had been busy, and organized
the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society,
which opened Its doors on Monday.
December 2, 1916. being the first bank
OF its kind to open for business on the
Western Continent.
In spite of this early beginning, the
savings bank, as a mutual institution
has remained a New England institu.
ton, in that this type Of bank has
never become a financial factor in the
West and South, there being less than
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-24
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
NATIONAL FOREST
Llats s-s7l1. -s72a. -s7s9

Lists S-S1llp -SIZ4s -oISS
Notice is hereby given that the lands des-
eribed below. embracing 440 acres. with the
Chiricahua National Forest. New Msxieo. Wfll
be subject to settlement and entry under the
provisions Of the homestead Lawn Of the Unit
ed States and the act Of June IL. 1906 (8l Stat.
23S), ct the United States Land Office at Las
Cruces. New Mexico. on May /. 1915. ANY
settler who was actually and in good faith
claiming any Of the above lands for a~gricul-
tural purposes prior to January 1, 1906, and
has not abandoned same. has a preferences
right to make q homestead entry for the lands
actually occupied. Said lands were LISTED
upon the applications of the persons mentioned
below. who have a preference tight subject %
the prior right of any such settler. provided
said settler or applicant Is qualified to make
homestead entry and the preference right d
exercised prior to May l. 1916, on which date
the lands win be subject to settlement and entry
by any qualified person. The lands are a,
follows; The SEA NEA. the ny SEA. the
NEA sWh. Sec. "a. T. SO s.. R. 2l W.. N,
NJ. P. M. 100 acres. application Of Mrs. Core
A. Sanford. Cloverdale. New Mexico; List &
S711.
The swA swA of Sec. l6. the M M.
NEh, NY Il NWh. Sec. 20. T.. % g., R
21 W.. 100 acres. application Of Jasper W
Sanford. Elbow Lake. Minnesota List S-S72A
The sWM NEh SEA, the VIZ Eh sen
seq, the VIZ SEA sEh, sWA SEX. Sec
8. the ny NEA. Sec. II. T. 8S s.. R. n ".
100 acres. application Of Frank o. Elvey. Clio
verdale. New Mexico List S-S7s9.
February 10. 1916. G. M. Bruce
Assistant Commissions Of the General Ian.
Office.