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The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
GREATEST NAVAL
BILL Is. PASSED

Washington, Feb. 1I.-The largest
naval appropriation bill in the coun-
try's history was passed yesterday
by the house and sent to the senate,
where a subcommittee Immediately
was appointed to hasten it's consider
alton. 1t carries more than $685.
100000, provides for the second in
stallment of the great three year
building program adopted last year,
and includes administration emcr-
gency amendments, authorizing the
government to commanders private
shpyards and munitions plants in
time of ational peril and to purchase
the basic patents of aircraft.
The vote on the bill was 353 TO %,
Eighteen democrats headed by Ma
iority Leader Kitchin, four republi,
cans and one socialist, votig against
it. During the debate, which was in
progress intermittently for about a
week, various provisions proposed as
a result of the submarine crisis were
added to the measure. Because CT
the governments difficulty in placing
contracts for warships authorized
last year, an amendment asking for
by Secretary Daniels; providing an
additional $12,000,00O for oripring
navy yards Off construction was in
serted
The army bill will be taken up in
the house Thursday.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
JUSTICE NEIL NOT
A CANDIDATE
D0sen't Desire Re- Election 10 Su
go. -......-Dreme Bench 90


Nashville, Feb. ia letter has been
received from Chief Justice N. NJ. Neii
dated Fort Myers, Fla. announcing
the fact the he will not stand for re
election to the bench of the supreme
court.
Feb. 10, 1917. TO the Tennessean
and American, Nashville, Tenn
Il shall not be a candidate for re-
election, On July l, 1895, l was ap-
pointed by Governor Tourney to fill
a place on the then newley created
court of chancery appeals; was ell
ected in August, 1896, to fill out the
term, serving in all few months ovci
seven years on that court. In Angus,
1902, | was elected to a position Oh
lhc supreme bench and reelected il
August, 1910. | have served on The
.Wo appellate courts continuously
now nearly twenty-five years. Dur
mg that long period, and until my
present illness, Ihave not lost single
day from my work except one Weeh
in October, 1895, on account OF the
sickness and death of my children
During that week, by consent of coun'
/ friend filled my seat on the benci
.,ithout cost to the state. Up to tn,
occurrence of my present indisposi
ion | believe that no amount Of iabo.
vas too great for me.
Il have NV discovered that tn,
strain of so many years of strenuous
work has been for some time gradu
lily imparing my health. | belieV,
hat with the rest l am now tahini
. shall be fully restored to health b!
he time the court convenes or III
Jackson term on the first Monday ii
APRIL, but | consider that my presen
unexpected illness is clear indica
ion that | should not tax my strength
lor another term of eight years.
have no desire to add to the rathei
long lst of those who have been killet
by the work. | believe that | an
stopping in good time and trust tina
| may be able to complete my presen
term in. full health and strength an(
that | may continue for years there
after the duties OF active, useful citi
zenship in private station.
Respectfully, Nj. Nj. NEIL
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
BERNSTORFF Is AFFECTED
AT HIS DEPARTl RE
lie and Countess Are ShOwered Will
-' Tiewers and Gifts

Hoboken, N. j., Feb. 14.-Count Jo-
hann II. Won Bernstorff, former Ger
man ambassador to the United States
sailed for home today aboard the
Scandinavian American liner Freder
VIII. With him was the Countess
Won Bernstorff and nearly 200 German
diplamatic and consular officials
The departure, which completes the
severance of diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States and German!
was accomplished quietly and was
marred by no untoward incident.
Before the steamer departed at
o.clock the former ambassador held {
final conference with Minister Ritter
of Switzerland, who has assumed
charge of German interests in this
countr.
Count Won Bernstorff and othel
members of his suite received several
wagon loads of flowers and bon Voag'
gifts. The ambassador was so appre
ciative that he sent ashore slghe'
statement through Dudley Field Ma
lone. collector of the port of New
York. in which he said;
81 cannot refrain from a last eN
oression to American people for 'h'
wealth of flowers and gifts sent u
he countess and myself. 1t is hare
10 tell of the good will sent us bolh
No expression of gratitude would D.
adeouate to speak an affectionat'
farewell"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
FARMERS OF SOUTH BETTER
OFF BY HALF BILLION Dolls.

Washington, d. c. Feb. 1i.-"Farm-
ers of the south are better off by hall
a billion dollars than they were this
time last year." said President Fair
fax Harrison of the Southern Railway
system, referring to the figures of ag-
gragate crop values published by The
United States Department of Agricul-
ture.
"These figures show" said Mr.. Har'
rison," that in the states of Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Flori
da, Kentucky, Tennessee. Alabama
and Mississippi, the total value of all
crops grown in 1916 was 1882 ,060
600, as compared with $1,377,S52 .00t
in 1915, an increase of $5O4.7oS,000, OF
1864 per cent. These figures are ar.
rived at by taking the reported val
ues of l3 principal crops as to whici
the Agricultural Department collects
annual statistics and adding values
for all other crops based on the per
cenlaSeS OIL lhe IL CloPS w va N''l'
ms shown by the Census of 1910.
"While the increased total valu
shown is, in large part, due to highe'
prices Tor farm products, it is truly
remarkable when taken inconnectioi
with the unfavorable weather condl
tions which prevailed in large par
of the territory. In some localities a.
result of adverse weather conditions
and the damage done by the MeXica.
cotton boil weevil, crop yields wcr
substantial reduced, but, taking tn
south as whole, its farmers wer
never more prosperous than at thl
time"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
HOW TO FEED
HENS PROPERLY
importance Of This Question
a Should Not Be Overlooked
y With Prices as They Are
FAT POULTRY SELLS FOR MORE
Wheat, Oats, Corn and cottonsee6
Meal, If Properly Proportioned
Form a Good Feed When Mixed
With ButtermiIk and Skmmilk.

(By R. N. Crane, College of Agricul-
ture, University Of Tennessee)
When the farmer raises fowl and
places it on the market without tat
tening it he loses an opportunity to
market much grain and waste milk at
two or three times The market value.
In order to feed hens properly the
farmer should make a feeding crate,
the compartments of which should be
IS inches high and 20 inches square,
The bottom should be made of lathes
set on edge to allow the dropptngs to
fall through and to keep the coop
clean. The coop should be enclosed
with lathes running from bottom to
top The laths should be placed apart
sufficiently to allow the fowls to reach
their heads through without rubbing
when attempting to get food and
water. The food and water should be
placed in troughs fastened to the
front of the coop.
A food mixture Of excellent value Is:
rs pounds Of ground wheat.
100 pounds of ground corn.
25 pounds of cottonseed meaE
rs pounds OF ground oats.
This mixture to be used with butter
milk or skimmilk. mixed into thick
paste, allowing the fowls all they viii
eat night and morning.
The coop should be placed whert
the fowls will be quiet, not subject tc
| fright or annoyance.
Best results are obtained when poul
try is dressed at home, unless there
Is a produce dealer in your neighbor
hood who dresses and ships.
A bulletin especially prepared fol
those interested in the production O.
poultry is known as Farmers Bul
letin No. 2S7" and Is entitled iPoultrN
I Management" This can be secured
rom the Division of Extension, Un'
,ersity of Tennessee, Knoxville, with
,ut any expense Ia the pOultrynan.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
Citizens of WeakIey County
Can Be Proud of the
Work They Did
DO IT THE GREENFIELD WAY
Any Town Can Take the Leadership
and Can Conduct a Genuine Educa-
tlonal campaign-GreenfieId's TWO
day Chautauqua Sets the Standard.
(By Charles A Keffer. Director, p!yi'
sion of Extension, University OF
Tennessee

Weakley county. Tennessee, is work
Ing out the problem of town-and-coun-
try unity, and a November meeting in
Greenfield an enterprising little town
of that county, marks forward step
In community development. The
Greenfield preachers and the Green
field business men put their heads to-
gether, and with the assistance OF the
Greenfield women, planned and car
ried out a two days Farmers FREQ
Chautauqua. The worst thing about
the affair was its name, for in the
public mind the Chautauqua move
ment is largely a matter of entertain
ment. while the Greenfield meeting
was in the best sense educational
The preachers opened their church.
es, and one of them presided, making
an admirable leader His church,
which seats five hundred people, was
crowded throughout the sessions. In
the mornings there was a general pro-
gram for men and women. The after
noon was devoted to separate meet
ings for men and women, two church.
es being used.
Throughout, there was inspiring mu-
sic. furnished by quartettes from coun.
try churches. The subjects discussed
were of the most practical nature:
Cooperation good roads, live stock,
seed selection diversified farming, the
relation of the town to the surround
cr
riculture. the rural church, education,
crop rotation, soil building, canning
and corn clubs, civic improvement and
rest rooms, home, school and church,
parent-teachers associations, eugen'
ics-a wide range. handled by men
and women who knew what they were
talking about. Two excellent SER
mons were delivered by visiting cler-
Igyins1 ana the other speakers were
about equally divided between men
and women of the county and visitors.
An interesting feature of the Chau-
tauqua was the dinner it was pro-
vided by the business men and served
| by the ladies of the town. A big dou-
BILE store room was utilized and five
long tables with places for $50 guests
were filled more than twice each day
The dinner was good example of
| what organization can accomplish
the great crowd was served quickly,
quietly and well.
Who was there? Everybody; the
town was full of vehicles-autos, wag
ons, buggies-hundreds of country
people had accepted the invitation of
the churches and business men Of
| Greenfield.
And the best part of the occasion
was the get-together spirit every
where manifest. The merchants were
not trying to trap purchasers, the
preachers were not proselyting, the
farmers were aloof, the women were
not "uppity"; all came to learn, to en-
| JOY, and to know one another better.
It was a great success.
Let every town in Tennessee try 1t
| the Greenfield way.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
MIX YOUR OWN
STOCK FEEDS
No Farmer Need To Pay the
High Prices Asked For
"StOCk TOniCs'
LET HIM MAKE THEM At HOME
A Few WeIl-Known Drugs and Feeds,
When Put Together in Proper
Amounts, Make a Feed Equal to Any
Of the So-cailed stock Foods"

lBy Or. c. d. Lowe, Live Stock Soe-
eiallst> of the Division of EXton.
sion, KnoXville1
Thousands of dollars are wasted
each year in Tennessee by those no
buy and use so-called stock foods
and stock tonics."
Impartial tests of these materials
have been made by various state Gx'
pertinent stations and the results OBJ
tained which show their worthlessnoss
should be generally needed.
More than twenty different expert.
ments conducted with over one Il n,
sand animals at twelve different 5 a.
lions are sufficient to show conclusive
returns. In no instance did the 80
called foods" return their cost and
in several cases their use seemed to
interfere with the proper returns from
the other feeds fed in connection with
them
These substances do not qualify,
either, as real medicine, BECAUSE they
contain too small a percentage of
drugs to be effective in the treatment
of disease. They are made up largely
of q filler" which is usually some
simple feed like cottonseed hulls,
bran or alfalfa meal. In this is car
ried various roots, herbs and barks,
together with charcoal, sulphur, salt,
etc. Sometimes coloring matter is used
simply to disguise the appearance of
the real contents. Practically all OF
them contain common salt. and it is
upon this constituent that they de-
pend for palatability.
If you think you must use these
floods" for your stock, why not buy
the ingredients and mix them your
self? You can save from so per cent
to 800 per cent by 50 doing.
A formula, which is so nearly the
average proprietary stock food that
snsitlser the owner nor his sstoels will
a. ~! &c l., g.1I
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
Farmers Have a Splendid 0p-
pOrtunity To Do This BY
Keeping Exact Records
NOT MUCH TIME NECESSARY
System of Farm Accounting Possible
for Any Farmer Who Will Get in
Touch With the Division Of EKten-
sion-can Your Farm Methods Be
lmproved2
(By c. f. Alfred Division of Extension
University of Tennessee, Knox
Villel

University OF tennessee, NINA
yille.)
Good farm accounts are as useful to
the farmer as to the business man,
since farming is a business, the same
as banking or any other commercial
enterprise. Farm accounting does not
require that the account be kept in a
particular form. or upon a certain side
of the page, but is simply logical sc
lection and arrangement Of farm facts
to make correct study possible.
The difficulties of farm accounting
are generally overestimated, an entire
ly wrong impression being held by
many people on this subject. Good &C,
counts are. within the reach of every
farmer.
The few minutes regularly spent In
keeping farm accounts will yield
larger returns than an equal amount
OF time devoted to farm work, II
proper use is made of the information
the records contain.
This winter or early spring is the
time to begin keeping records.
1t is important for the farmer to
know what lines OF production are
yielding the best returns. On an un
profitable line or enterprise he should
change his methods of production to
lessen the costs or, II an enterprise
can not he made profitable under his
conditions of farming, it should be
dropped out, just as a merchant drops
customer who does not pay his bills
Stop the leaks in your farm.
Write at once to the Division of Elk
tension, University OF Tennessee
Knoxville, for suggestions. The spe
cialists there will be glad to help you
get started.
Why not turn the searchlight or
I your farm business and learn how yor
can make more MONEY? s-~ss 2
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
whx Ammonia cleans Clothes.

Ammonia, the great spot remover
of the American people, is really gas
dissolved in water. 1t belongs TO the
alkali family, and on account of it's
mineral origin is the foe of all oils
and grease, which explains the easy
way it disposes of spots that soap and
water cannot affect. Bath ammonia
is q fine cleanser.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
/. A substitute lesIatIn,

a subsUIuIt IofFss ss79n - Is UeIns
made in the PhilippinY from kind
of seaweed. The native women use it
to produce desserts similar to those
made elsewhere from gelatin. 1t is
similar to the dried substances brought
into the islands from Japan and China,
after being extracted from various
kinds of seaweed by the Japanese and
Chinese, dried and marketed in the
form of bundles.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
rrNERAL OF MRS. BEIDhEMAN

Prstol Tenn, Feb. 1S.2rhe fnnef-
al of Mrs. Cornelia Beidleman, who's,
death occurred on Monday, was hei'
today and the body was buried IN inc
family cemetery. in the county cas-,
of Bristol. Mrs. Bedleman, who hao
reached an advanced age, was SIS
Tor of Gov. Jonh p. Smith, of the
National Soldiers home, Johnson CITY
She was the mother Of Augustus aho
Ioe Beidleman, well-known business
men,
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
ORVILLE WRIGHT
OFFERS SERVICES

New York, Feb. 13.-Orville Wright
announced last night that in the event
of war he would drop all private
work" and offer his services to the
government
"As. this country now stands" he
said, I'VE have so few pilots
itary aviators that war would find us
practically unprepared. We should
have to turn cut thousands of pilots
and machines and this would have to
be done with great rapidity. With
proper training, machines it would
take about a month to make COM
petent military aviator"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
know the difference, Is as follcws:

While the use of the above VIII not
put your stock on the market in thirty
days less time, nor double the flow
OF milk, nor prevent cholera in hogs
tuberculosis in cattle, roup in chick
ems or glanders in horses, it has the
advantage of being less expensive than
the prepared foods and will give as
good results.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
CEPAs!MPLk FARM RECORD
tHv c. Z. Alfred, University Of Ten
nessee, Knoxville.)


nessee, Knoxville.)
1t is very essential in the farming
business to keep record Of what Is
being done. Each farmer should have
a simple farm account book in when
to enter all farm Inventories, receipts
and expenses. Every farmer should
keep a record of his farm business,
and check it up each year
II you are not making as large
profits as you would like, this should
stimulate you to keep such a record.
You can then study your own busi-
ness and learn just what enterprises
-and commandments ,sent eRpg isesse pa y
YOU the best under your local cond4
tions.
The winter is the best time to begin
an account. The time spent on such
an account will pay larger profits than
if spent in any other way.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15
PRESSMEN TO MEEf
At HALE SPRINGS

xKnoxville, Feb. IA. Hale Springs
where the Pressmcn'S home is locat-
ed. was chosen as the place for the
next semi-annual meeting of the East
tennessee Press Association by the
executive committee at meeting
here. The association meets Friday
August 10.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15

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United States Behind World.
OF all the nations the United States
alone allows the use of white phos-
ohorus In making matches.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-15

lBy Or. c. d. Lowe, Live Stock S1e-
eiallst> of the Division of EXton.
sion, KnoXville1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-30
]. \. BOGARDUS.
PIONEER, DIES
Came Here in 1885, Engag-
ing in Architectural and
Building Work.

John r Bogardus, pioneer architect
and contractor Of Fl Paso and Las
Cruces. y. NJ. died at his home, 1927
orc street. at o'clock Tuesday after
noon at the age of "A years. Funeral
services viii be held at the Raster
chapel. conducted by Rev Perry ].
Rice, First Christian church, Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock and the body
viii be buried in Concordia cemetery.
Mr. Bogardus's office was at 907
South Fl Psso street He had lived
here for several years past, since COM
ing back from Las Cruces. where he
made his home in 1883. He was born
in Hamilton, Ohio. October S, 1872. and
married Miss Mary F. Hale. his wild
ow, who survives him. at Ashlund, Ind,
September :, 1865. OF their six chill
dren. four are living: Mrs. W W
Phillips. Fit Smith. Ark; Mrs. II. A
Stevens. wife of an automobile man.
FL PasO: Mrs. ]. T. Bacon, Greenville,
Texas, and P. Z. Bogardus. Ell Paso.
Mr. Bogardus and family lived in
Indiana and Missouri 10 years, moving
TO Hill county. Texas, in 1879. In 1855
they came to FL Paso, where the de-
ceased engaged in designing and
building. three years later moving to
Las Cruces
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-30
MRS. W. H. FUTILE DIES
IN HOT SPRINGS. ARKANSAS

Mrs. W. H futile. widow of the late
". H. futile. pioneer Ell Pasoan. died
Monday in Hot Springs, Ark. after
several years of illness Mrs. futile
has not resided in FL PasO for
several years. having sought a lower
altitude on account of her i'll health
She had recently gone to Hot Springs
from California. thinking the change
of climate would benefit her health
Billy and Joslin futile. sons of de-
ceased. left Ell Paso yesterday for Hot
Springs, to accompany the remains OF
their mother back to Ell Paso. Miss
Norma futile. only daughter of de-
ceased. arrived in Ell Paso today from
La Jolla. Calf. where she was at
tending Bishops school for girls. The
remains are expected TO arrive Friday
and services, the time TO be announced
later. will be held in the Church of
st Clement. of which deceased was a
member. The body will then be taken
by the children to Los Angeles for
cremation. Mrs. Tuttle. besides her
children, leaves a sister. Mrs. Pierre
Douillet. in San Francisco. Mrs. Tut
tie was prominent in Ell Paso society
a few years ago, before her health
broke
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-30
CLAUDE TOLER
BADLY INJURED
Falls Five Stories Out of
First National Bank Win
dow; Unconscious.

Claude G. Toler, jr- Il year son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude c. Toler. 11O1
Wyoming street, was perhaps fatally
injured when he fell from a fifth
story window of a hall on the west
side of the First National bank build
ing to the pavement in the alley at
1:45 o'clock this afternoon. The fall
was accidental it was reported
The boy. unconscious. was picked
up by Capt Tom Armstrong, patrol
man Gus Yarbro and Dr. John Hardy
and taken TO the police hospital.
where Al 2-15 o'clock it was said that
he would be taken to Hotel Dieu.
It was said at the scene of the
accident that young TOler had been
seen in the hall a few minutes be-
fore the fall near the window. \
rope on the awning covering the
window was broken. indicating that
the boy had seized it in his descent.
Mrs. Toler said at 2:15 that Claude
had phOned her only a short time be-
fore the accident that he would be at
home within a few minutes. The
mother is almost Frustrated with
anxiety.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-30

rode in a machine, escorted by sam
Dreben, of Hamilton Fish camp.
Civil War Men in Auto.
Riding in a big green motor car
were the handful Of veterans of John
c Brown camp. No 4S6, United Con-
federate veterans, and Emmett Craw-
ford post. No. lS, Grand Army of the
Republic. The Confederate veterans
were commanded by H F. Stacy and
the @. A R by c. ). Woodwork and
Capt. F. F. Tusten- A large Ameri-
can flag was unfurled from the car
and each of the veterans carried the
Stars and Stripes.
L. :. w V. Out in Uniforms.
The Spanish war veterans COM
manded by H J. Heitgen, were next in
line. There were about 90 OF these
marching in military formation. They
were led by color bearers with the
American flag and the blue silk camp
flag Of the Hamilton Fish camp. The
veterans were attired in the dark and
light blue uniform Of the camp.
The next division was led by the
Fifth Field artillery band, Sergt. Ed
J Johnson. director.
Future Soldiers Make Show.
The Boy Scouts, attired in their
Khaki uniforms. were led by Maj H
E Stevenson, scout commissioner for
the FL Paso district. and Ivor G.
L nOuldS. SCOUT executive EABUuA ~
Of the scouts carried a large Ameri-
can flag and the remainder marched
in military formation. There were
over 100 scouts in the section
Capt. Paul Harvey, cadet COM
mander at the high school. was in
command of the zee cadets who
brought up the rear Of the parade
Gen. Bell and Mayor Review.
After marching through the down.
town streets the parade passed the
city hall, where it was reviewed By
Brig Gen George Bell. Jr., and his
staff and mayor Charles Davis The
balcony of the city hall was used as
the reviewing stand. Gen Bell had
as members of his staff Capt Vaughn
Cooper. district adjutant, and his aids.
Lieuts. John z. Lucas and William Il
simpson
From the reviewing stand the
parade went to the Toltec glorieta.
where it was disbanded and the vet
arans proceeded in automobiles and
motor trucks 20 Evergreen cemetery
or the services at the graves of the
deceased veterans.