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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
AUSTIN A SECOND BROWNUW
Austin Is Known and Liked By All Because He Is an Aabe
Agreeable Gentleman He Stays On The Job and Makes
Himself Heard and Felt. In Fact
He IS ASECOND BR0WNLOW
Ha Does Things He Stays at Washington and Looks After
The Interests Of His People.
DANA HARMONs COMPARISON Of AUSTIN AND SELLS

Compare Mr.. Austin's record with
that of Mr.. Sells. Austin is a Re-
publican, Sells says he is and l dc
not doubt it. Since Austin has been
in Congress he has had four Public
Post Office Buildings erected in his
District. (Sells has none, and the
reason is that in January 1917, wher
Congress voted SO million dollars fol-
Public Buildings he was not present
and did not vote on this appropria-
tion) Austin is known and liked
by all because he is an affiable
agreeable gentleman. He stays on
his job and makes himself felt and
heard, in fact, he is second Brown
low. He does things, he stays at
Washington and looks after the in
terests of his people. He does not
stay at Knoxville building houses
or "loll about the streets of Wash
ington." When any matter of i'm
portance to his District or the South
is before Congress he is there ready,
willing and able to take part in the
deliberations of the House. He has
made many important speeches be-
fore Congress on matters pertaining
not only to his District but to the
Country at large. To enumerate
same, take his speeches on the
Niagara River Power Bill, Rural
Roads, Child Labor, Spanish War
Pensions, Rural Free Delivery, War
Claims, McLemore Resolutions, Sugar,
immigration, Naval Appropriation
Bill, The Declaration of War, Food
Control Bill, The Revenue BilL
Roosevelt Amendment to Military
Bill, Increase of pay for Soldiers,
Exemption of Miners from Military
Service and many others. Compare
this with Mr.. Sells. Not one word
has he ever uttered on the floor of
the House in support of or against
any measure or law affecting his
people directly or indirectly, except
two little short talks on the Spanish
American War. We might as well
have had a dummy there so far as
speaking is concerned. What do
you want with a man who cannot
open his mouth, or prosecute or
defend any matter of Importance or
non-importance at Washington?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
To the Laboring People

Why should you vote for Mr..
Sells? What has he ever done for
you? In the 62nd Congress, Bird
Session a Bill was introduced and
passed, which Bill was advocated by
the American Federation of Labor,
which provided for injury to work.
men, resulting in disability or death
to the employees of common carriers
engaged by Railroads in Interstate
traffic. Representative Lewis of
Maryland said in connection with this
chat in the coming year 80 thousand
men are to be injured on our Rail
roads each year and ten thousand
killed, that under existing laws
these parties would receive somes
thing like twenty million dollars
with their lawyers fee to pay and
that only one third of the killed and
injured would receive anything, but
that in the bill then presented to
the House, all the injured and killed
would be compensated; and it will
amount to something like go million
dollars with no compensation to the
lawyers" How do you suppose Mr..
Sells voted ON this bill? He did not
vote at all. On Sept, LIST, 1916 he
voted against reducing the labor to
eight hours a day for Railroad en-
ployees whereas on March 18th, 1916
he voted against increasing those
working in the departments at Wash
ington from seven to eight hours
day, and in the Labor Bill for the
Compensation of all injured Federal
employees at the rate of 2-3 of the
wages lost during disability and in
case of death the widow to get
$50 and 108oadditional for each
dependent child, he did not vote at
all on this bill. His record is full
of such voting as this, and his fail
ure to vote as herein shown. In my
public speeches, which expect to
make during the canvass, will go
into these matters more in detail.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
JOHN DOUGLASS ANSWERS
DAN Titles AD.

to show a record such as | have
made in creating permanent roads
and bridges and making every cent
of every dollar of road money give
(even more than 100 per cent
returns"
When | came into Office a haul
couldn't be made two miles and
make it pay because of past dis
sipation Of funds, but now roads In
thecounty are we'll equipped and we
are, in spite of all this kicking, by
self seekers, in better shape as to
travel than in any year In the
history of Knox County.
Mr.. Little is endeavoring, in some
| way, to connect me with the ad-
ministration of the Knox County
Work House by peddling the state
ment | helped to run the County in
debt by spending more than $4,000
per month to maintain each convict
in that institution. Mr.. McClain has
shown this report was SANDER and
that the maintenance was less than
$500 month for ench prisoner.
However, |, as every honest man
knows, have absolutely nothing to
do with Mr.. McClain's management
of that institution, and this cheap
clatter is a studied attempt to in
jure me with the public.
And the statement repeatedly made
that | will consent to any deal
whereby | shall draw off is base
fabrication, as | am in the race till
the close of the polls and have faith
that the people will still repose their
confidence in me and give me their
endorsement again at the polls and
thus save $1,000 to the County
Treasury which is no mean sum and
will help to reconstruct the thirty
one bridges which have fallen down
as result of Encouragement of
funds by former road deals and extra
commissions in the past when it
might as we'll have been poured into
a "rat hole"
Mr.. Little had better use his space
in explaining to the public his
sponsoring and sheltering the special
road commission and the facts as
to the appropriation of $4,000
overdrawn" witch he mentions,
which included washed away bridges
RECOMMENDED by the COURT and
other damages by storm, which
lacked $4,000 of enough to make
good unlocked for destruction by
the elements.
Mr. Little can talk all he wants
, to about the Administration provi-
! ded he tells the truth.
!! His "road building was in strong
support of the good roads" bonds.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01

Answering Dan Little's AID. in the
Sunday Journal & Tribune, | agree
with him that much money has
been dissipated in the making of
roads and their up-keep.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Little has seen
fit to throw some bricks at me, in
a yelled attempt to discredit me and
my administration in the office of
Supt. of Roads of Knox County, |
can say that | had 100000 less to
put on the roads than any prede-
cessor, and my work, under these
adverse circumstances, speaks for
itself. | have repeatedly asked that
experts, not enemies of mine, make
thorough examination and report
as to how much / have accomplished,
handicapped by shortage of funds
and some extraordinary stormy
times which literally emptied thous-
ands of dollars of material and work
into rat holes" in the way OF
bridges and roadway.
Again, heavy travel in heavy
trucks and mobiles, twice as many
as existed prior to 1917, have played
havoc with our roads.
Mr.. Little, in a spirit of brag-
gadocio, speaks of himself as a good
man, and that Eat last the people
have chance to pull Knox County
out of the mud"
If Mr.. Little has made such a
success in his business, it seems to
me he should attend to his big farms
and other business and not stoop to
a paltry salary as General Road
SUPERINTENDENT as side issue.
His sheer as to friendship and
sympathy is about as little key as
he might harp on. | beat him and
another regular nominee" to fraz-
zle two years ago, and he's the same
grand stand player.
Dan Little, is as he's always been,
always pursuing but never landing
anything higher than squire's place
His playing peanut politics is too
well known to mention, and so he
has we'll said, eve can only Judge
the future by the past"
Republicans and democrats voting
RDepublicans and democrats voting
independently" did so in vindication
and endorsement of my administra-
ton, and not through friendship
and sympathy" ~. ~
/ charge that Dan Little in spite
of his pompous claims, is not a
practical road builder, and as to ms
tshandling men and money" ne is
welcome to all the glory ne may
inherit from that source.
While not grinding men down BY
"handling" them, defy any man
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Columbus, O.-Agents of the State
Securities Bureau have begun clean
up OF violators Of the Lloyd loan act,
designed to protect small borrowers,
and within the next few weeks arrests
and prosecutions will result in several
cities and villages. The principal COM
plant against loan agents is operating
without license OF after licenses have
expired. Convictions already have
been secured in Findlay, Lima, Tiffin
and Fremont In Dayton it was found
that loan agents were charging inter-
est and other fees to borrowers in ex-
cess OF the amount allowed by law.
Heavy fines were imposed. Seeming
ly war conditions have In some in
stances led to further burden of COM
batting illegal practices. In some in
stances temporary need has resulted
In borrowers becoming willing to pay
higher charges than the law allowed.
Greed, similarly to the sort which pro.
duces extreme profiteering, was also
found in some cases. The State De.
partment takes the position that at
this time the law must be applied
most rigidly to give the small borrow.
ers complete justice during the period
OF high prices.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
AUsT|Ns AMENDMENT ADOPTED BY CONGRESS To
INCREASE THE PAY OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
Congressman Little Declares They Owe Austen Debt Of
Gratitude That Time Cannot Stale Nor Custom Wither
Ina Thousand Years. His Amendment Made Them The
Highest Paid Soldiers and Sailors In The World.
His Name Will Shine Luminous In The Dark Watches OF
The Night Over The American Camps For Century

nor custom wither In "a thousand
years...-,He brought in the amend
ment here that gave them pay that
no soldiers in the world over received
before. His name will shine ..Iumi-
nous in the dark watches of the night
over the American camps for CEN
fury, while these great leaders
with records as yet unmade and these
expert statesmen, with their pruning
knives, who seek to snatch from the
fighting mans fingers Dick Austin's
magnificent gift, are unwept, unhon-
ored and unsung.'
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
husband and wife Sentenced.

London.-A dramatic scene marked
the end Of the trial of Ernest Johnson
and his wife Clara, who were found
guilty of forging and uttering treas
ury note. Both had been previously
convicted of coming, and Mr. Justice
Lush Sentenced the man, whom he
- q ass dangerous criminal OF
the wofst type, to seven years penal
servitdde, and the woman, whom he
regarded as the tool of her husband.
to IL months Imprisonment.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
Control of Mine Industry 10 Aim.

Washington. = The Administration
ore control bill, the Senate Mines
Committee was told by Ravenel Mac
Beth, of Makay, Idaho, representing
Western producers, is subterfuge for
bureaucratic control Of the mining in
dustry The petroleum and chemical
industries also would be subject to
control. Mr. MacBeth's assertion that
"the proponents of this bill are not
sincere" was met with denial by
George Otis Smith, Director of the
Geological Survey, who said all the
regulation possible under the bill
would not be exercised unless neces'
sary.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01

lin the discussion in the 65th Con-
gress on the bill to increase the pay
of Soldiers and Sailors, Congressman
Edward c. Little, of Kansas deliver
ed we'll deserved tribute to Con
gresham Richard w. Austin in his
address as follows:... 80. 49,. .......-
MR.. Little "Mr. Speaker, the
soldiers Of the Republic that go to
carry the American flag over the Ger
man trenches owe debt .of graft
tude to the Hon. Richard w. Austin,
Of Tennessee, that time cannot stale
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
ENGLAND Has Concrete Ship.

Acknowledgements first big con-
crete ship is $50 feet long, with q
beam of 241s feet and displaces 900
tons. It's carrying capacity is 400
tons. Compared to the Faith, the
5,000-ton concrete ship launched re-
Gently on the Pacific Coast of the Uni
ted States, the British vessel is rath-
or small affair, but Lloyd's has classed
1t as Al.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
Allied Intervention In Russia Solicited

Allied Intervention In Russia Solicited
London. -Advices from Moscow re-
port the formation of committee Of
representatives OF all parties except
the Maximalists (Bolshevikt) for the
purpose OF soliciting allied interven-
ton in Russia is reported. The COM
mittee. dispatches add, proposes to
point out to the representatives of the
United States the urgent necessity Of
Japanese Intervention In Siberia.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
Loss Of Thousand Lives Is Reported.

Loss Of Thousand Lives ls Reported.
New York. One thousand persons,
all Jewish refugees from Batum, were
drowned when the steamship Oriole,
carrying q passenger list Of 1900, was
sunk recently in the Caspian Sea, &C.
cording to a cablegram received and
printed by the Jewish Day from its
correspondent at Hardin. The cable
gram said the ship was on her way
to Astrakhan.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
Mooney Sentenced To Death.

San Francisco. Thomas ]. Mooney,
convicted of murder in connection with
the Preparedness Day bomb explosion
here In 1915, was resentenced to be
hanged ON an indeterminate date, not
less than go days nor more than 80
days from this date, at San Quentin
prison. Sentence was passed by Judge
Franklin A. Griffin, who presided at
the trial.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01

Paris. Major Baracca, leading Ital-
ian ace, has brought down his thirty
second adversary, according to 3 dis
patch from the Italian front to the
Temps. He shot down the leading air
plsne of an enemy squadron.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01

The Hague. Details of the British
air raid last week In the Lege dis
trict of Belgium are published by Les
Nouyelies. A score OF machines par
ticipated In the action. dropping about
20 bombs. One bomb fell, in the mid
die OF the important railway station
Of Kinkempois, killing or injuring q
large number OF German soldiers and
civilians. The explosion set hre to
the building and part Of 1t was de-
stroysd. Another missile fell close to
the Msuse Iron Works, which was
occupied ~ Gsrmassss.
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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
.vIOLATORs OF LLOYD
LOAN ACT ARRESTED
CLEANUP OF LOAN ACT VIOLA
TORS is BEGUN BY STATE
SECURITIES BUREAU.

Designed to Protect Small Borrowers
Within the Next Few Weeks
Arrests and Prosecutions viii Re-
suit In Several Cities and Villages.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
Why We Fight
No. /
Because Germany for Years Has
Been Making Secret, Teacher
GUS War on Ug
BY CLARENCE L. SPEED

Prepared Especially for the Hermitage
Club of Nashville
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-19
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FAVORED FARMERS.

The New York World eNplodes
wil hVrath at what ii considers the
impcr.ineuce and Inconsistency OF
bic farmers organization COM
planning because the new war rev
enue bill fail, to conliscate all IN
comes in cNces, oi $5U,0OO. The
fact is. say, The World, that the
farmers themselves have long been,
and are now. the most favored class
i'm America in the matter OF taxa
ton, and are not paving anywhere
near their share OF the war burden.
The income tax returns Tor the
fiscal year 1910 show that not one
farmer in 400 paid a cent ol income
tax, despite agricultural war prot
its. Last year large numbers OF
farmers came into the income tax
class ior the first time. This year
there will be more. Still, The W orld
argues. as class they are benefited
bv undeserved exemption, while
most of those who are properly LA
bic 10 the income tax succeed in
cvading it. This, too. on top OF the
fact that the farmers have been spc-
cially favored by having liberal
prices guaranteed for their products.
Perhaps this is a bit unjust to the
farmers, They have certainly played
their part admirably in producing
the food the country required, and
nobody need grudge them the Incl
dental profits they have made. The
time is rapidly approaching, how
ever when the farmers will be held
to a strictcr account as regards their
share OF the nations war sacrifice.
Living in glass houses, a, large num-
bers OF them are at present, they
had better be careful how they
throw stones.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-19
Patent Medicines.

Los Angeles Times;
Intelligent people no longer bite
at wonderful cures by patent med
icines, especially since the medical
fratrnity has begun TO abandon
drugs. after using them so many
years. Remember, however, that
drugs are no less harmful when
strictly ethical" and prescribed by
a physician, than when bought at
a drug store in the shape of patent
medicines. Indeed, the latter are
often simple "old women's rene
dies" plus alcohol. The regulars"
naturally oppose patent medicines,
not so much because they may in
jure those who take them, but be-
cause they seriously interfere with
medical business. For the same
reason they oppos call drugless
healers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-19
Genseric, Nero, Caligula.

Philadelphia Record: POultney
Bigelow has Just published book
on GenseriC, whom he calls the first
Prussian kaiser, and he makes a very
interesting comparison between that
great Nandal and the greater Van
dal of the present day. The fact has
recently been recalled that very ear
ly in his reign William / | visited the
King OF Sweden. and when Oscar
II was asked what he thought OF
the new German emperor, he an
swered The kaiser is another
Nero This may be explained by
the statement OF Renan that Nero
was mot the maddest or most wicked
but the vainest and most ridiculous
sovereign whom ever the hazards
OF events has brought into the fore
ground of history" Among other
things he was minor poet, a poor
actor and dabster in other fine
arts.
But the classic satire on William
II was the Study OF Roman Caesar
Madness" by Professor Quidde, OF
Munish. 1t is of incidental interest
that this was reprinted in full in
the New York Stats Zeitung in
1891. OF course. the German en-
peror was not mentioned by the pro-
lessor. But the pictur drawn OF Cal
igula and his conduct was recog-
nized from end TO end OF Germany
as a portrait OF the young man who
had been kaiser for about three
years.
Bismarck had just been dismissed.
The essay on Caligula said: The
leading statesman seems quickly to
have fallen into disfavor: the en-
peror himself took the helm"
Auspicious beginning was quickly
clouded by the emperor'S growing
lust for power. and especially the
hot desire for shining place in
world history. to hand down to pos
terity a great name. The chief char
acteristic of his rule was a restless.
nervous haste, rushing from one in
terest to another. impulsive and I'M
patient OF restraint. and obstinately
set upon doing everything himself.
The repression OF the minister
Caligula appointed to succeed the
statesman he had displaced was the
expire sion OF the emperor's individ-
ual character; he could tolerate no
possible rival. he would be his own
minister. And then the I'M
perial mania, the kaiser madness.
This is the product OF moral
degeneration in rulers. the sense of
seemingly limitlesS power wiping
out the boundary line OF decent
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-19
FUEL SUGGESTIONS.

The fuel problem is compare
lively simple matter, says Peter
Witt, former associate OF Tom /.
Johnson and former traction com
missioner OF Cleveland. If he were
in charge OF the fuel administration.
ne says, he would do these things:
Make autoless Sunday apply west
Of the Mississippi as we'll As east
OF it, thereby saving not only the
gasoline, but the coal necessary TO
laul 5000 tank cars.
Restrict travellers bagge to what
they can carry in their suit cases.
thereby eliminating baggage car,
and coal and manpoWer to handle
them.
Keep schools open for six hours
day, but close all school buildings
in December and January, saving
many hundred thousand tons Of
coal
Open retail stores at 9:30 a. m
and close them at Z p. m, except on
Saturdays, when they might keep
open till 10 p. m.
Keep office buildings open only
from s a. m. to 4 p. m.
Close all clubs and saloons at
10 p. m.
Keep the temperature OF houses
and public buildings down to 6S de
grees.
These changes are not only feast
bic he insists, but thye require no
real sacrifice on the part OF any
body. They merely involve a Sensi-
Bile readjustment in our way OF do
ing business.
1t looks. oif-hand like a pretty
program. Some OF these
very ideas, however, are being intro
duced in some cities, and all Of them
are worth thinking about
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-19
STATE FAIR GATES
OPEN SATURDAY

Oklahoma City, Sept. IS. - With
preparations under way for opening
the Twelfth annual Oklahoma State
Fair and Exposition here Saturday,
Sept. Fl, officers are expecting to
entertain the greatest crowds in
history.
Many concessions and attractions
have already been set in place. The
four great steel cars W h i C h
carry the combined United States
Government War exhibits will be
ready to unload tomorrow. The
new government exhibits building,
containing $4,000 square feet OF
floor space, in which the exhibits
will be shown, is all ready for oc-
cupancy.
Animals entered in the various
livestock departments are already
trickling into the fair grounds from
the two railroad switch lines which
enter the grounds, and hundreds OF
exhibits in the poultry, fine arts,
educational. textile, culinary, agri-
culture, Indian agriculture, A. & M.
College, liberal arts and other de-
partments are being delivered every
day.
Granting OF railroad excursion
rates is expected to increase the at
tendance this year. Government
controlled lines have reduced their
fares to 4 IL cents per mile for
round-trip tickets. The ordinary
fare would be 3 cents each way,
or six cents for the round-trips.
The Fort Smith & Western railway
the only on-governmenta-control-
led line entering Oklahoma City, IS
granting an excursion rate OF )
cents for round-tripS.
Numerous attractions are billed
Tor the State Fair this fall To
name them all would require col
umns, but principal interest is being
shown in the government exhibits,
which are shown free daily; in the
appearance OF Barney Oldfield and
Arthur Chevrolet in challenge
match automobile race for the dirt
track championship OF the world,
on Sept. 2l--in the fast horse races
on Sept. 23,2426 and 21; in the
automobile events on Sept. Is and
49, in the fireworks spectacle, "The
Worlds War; which begins on
Sept y and continues nightly until
the fair closes, and in the various
free exhibition buildings.