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THE ER 2 FIRST DUE TO STRIKE UUL TEtINESSEE AND KENTUCKY. Washington. August and. Kentucki: Showers tonight and NON-EAYMENT OF RENT CAUSED Wednesday. 4-WOMAN'S REMOVAL Local Forecast For Knoxville Ind vicinity: showery! TRIKE SYMPATHIZERS STONED tonight and Wednesday.

TWQ CONSTABLES. 1, TEPINES1 Washinal Local Data. Angry Crowd Wrecked Cottage From Which Sick Woman Was Evicted by the Officers. KN OXVILLE THE SENTINEL. TUESDAY, Futml-lityre Nevelm Sold for Less, Carpets Never Brought so Little Hall Hawkins Move to The Big New Phoenix Building Promptly on Sept.

I EATt-tALL HAWKINS KNOXVILLE SENTINEL, TUESDAY, AUGUST ..2. 1904. Positively No Exchanges s--- Hall Hawkins Move to Positii ely No Goods 4 i Returned During- During This Sale -The Big New Phoenix inix -Building Promptly On Sept. I. This Sale.

Never Sold. for Less, Little i Carpets Never so Li A rr ITtALL A', 11'. IV 1 HAWKINS 1 1 1 4 4 4 I 1 Chicago. August 2. The first evic- tion resulting from stock yards strike was made.

ay. A crowd of strike sympathizers stoned two constables, who put Mrs. Mary Anderson out of her home in Forty-fourth street for non-payment of rent. Mrs. Anderson's husband.

a striker, had left in search of work. The wile was ill in bed when carried Out by constables, with her furniture. Mrs. Anderson was cared for by neighbors. A patrol wagon of police stopped the stone throwing.

Before the arrival of the police. however, the crowd had wrecked the cottage from which the woman had been evicted. Nothing was left for any other tenant bare walls. The windows, doors. shelves, plumbing.

were smashed beyond all repair. WESTERN LIVE STOCK MEN MAY INTERVENE IN STRIKE. 1,. )n et ii )e'rl Lie Ligr: on September 1st HALL leave their old stand and move to the Big Double Front Phoenix Building. If Cutting Prices to Cost and under will move -goods we will enter our new store with an entirely fresh stock direct from the factory.

In many cases, not exceptional ones either, we have made a clean reduction of FIFTY PER CENT. and we are positive that the AVERAGE REDUCTION IS JUST ABOUT AN EVEN ONE-THIRD. When you can get the very highest grade Furniture at such a sacrifice isn'i needless to offer any other reason for your buying? Look at the few sample bargains given below. Front our ceptu tive the for on 1st HALL HAWKINS leave their old 'stand and move to the Big Double Front Phoenix Building. If Cutting Prices to Cost and under will move -goods we will enter our new store with an entirely fresh stock direct from the factory.

In many cases, not ex- ceptional ones either, we have made a clean reduction Of FIFTY PER CENT i and we are posi tivo that thp AlIFRAGF RFIIIIITION IS AROIII AN EVEN ONETHIRO When you can del. I (-if, Compiled at the local weather bureau Mc August 2, 1944. Hourly temperature readings, 4 a. tn. to 1 p.

Washington time, (corresponding to 3 a. m. to 12 noon, city 4 st. 69 '9 a. .71 5 a.

68 10 a. 73 Lea rn 67 11 a. 74 7 ta. 69 12 8 a. 70 1 p.

Barometer (reduced to sea level) 7 a. 30.11; 12 noon, 30.05. Relative humidity (per cent) 7 a. m. 93; 12 noon.

67. Maximum temperature since 12 noon yesterday. 86. Moan temperatme for 24 hours ending 12 non today. 76.

Mean temperature this date at year, 73.. Precipitation (rain and melted snow) i for 24 hours ending 7 a. Tn. today, I Poll In 24 hours (feet) Weather Notes. The weather has been dry during the past 24 hours except in the south and 'east where heavy rains have fallen.

The etatioria reporting heavy rains are I iChattanooga 2.89. Now York 12. Wash-1 I ington 1 43. Temperatures have ehang- I ed but little. Showers are expected for Knoxville and vicinity tonight and Wednesday, 1 Maximum Temperatures.

Abilene 211. Alreiu Sa. Asheville Atlanta 82. Bismark 74, Boston 90, 13uf: faio 78, Cairo 86, Clneinnati 38, Chitta.nooga 86, Chicago Cleveland 21. Cor Pus Christi 82, Denver 34, polite City IC Fort Smith 33, Havre 90, Helena 36, Illuron 78.

Jacksonville 88 Kansas 22, Knoxville M. Lander 83. Los An-goes 80, Lynchburg S. Memphis 90, Mon'tgomery 26. Narhville 26.

New Or-loans M. New York Al, Phoenix 100, Pittsburg 32, Portland 2a, Salt Lake City 88. an Francisco 62, Scranton 88, Shreveport 92, Spokane 92, St. Louis 84, St Paul 70, Washington 86, Williston 34. Winnomucra 23.

VtythCville 78. J. F. VOORZ-IEES, Ayer Obsr. OVATION AWAITS TAGGART IN INDIANAPOLIS TONIGHT.

Speeches to Be Maas by Prominent DemocratsMay Name Executive Committee Tomorrow. Parlor Pieces At Hall Price. You Cannot Qu6stion These Reductions on A 425 OAK ROCKERS WITH CANE SEAT. 1-4 4 7 1 1 CARPETS and RUGS. 40 41.

'411L-t I ,1 m.mmoote kN I -'4F i. i ...1 z. 7 I 1141. Suffering More Than Any Others From -Lack of Sales, They Will Seek to End Strike. Deriver.

August 2.The News, today, says: A movement to Intervene in the great packers strik in the east will retina from a meting Of ilve stack men train all over the west, which begins in tnie city, tomorrow morning. Stock growers from practically every state west of the Missouri river will be in Denver and, as these men have suffered as much es anyone from the ottike. because of a lack of demand for their cattle, they will start a campaign as the indepenoent party to secure an immediate settlement of the Btrike. Backed' up as they will be by the presence of governors of at least six states. officers of the National Live Stock association and several officials of the federal government, they hope to bring both side into a conference, secure an agreement to arbitrate and restm-e conditions to their normal level in all the stock yards and meat centers of the nation.

The stock men tave been called to meet federal ofTicylis and to I discuss grazing. I. DONNELLY HEARD TODAY BY ST. JOSEPH Pickets Withdrawn, In Obedience to Court OrderNon-Union Men Enter Plants at Will. St.

Joseph, August 2.Nlichael Donnelly, president of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of America. addressed the striking packing house employee In South St. Joseph. today. Donnelly said the strikers would win in the battle with the packers and that they are becoming stronger all the time.

In obedience to an order of the federal court, the strikers have withdrawn all pickets. and nog -union workmen enter plants hilre at will. Dannelly will go to Kansas City; tonight. They're too derided to leave an room for doubt. proportionate Ctits have been made on all Mattings.

Linoleums and Floor Coverings of every description, Remnants and whole patterns. Dobson Imperial Velvet Rugs. 9x12 feet: were $22.50 Now $15.00 Brussels Rugs, 9 feet, 9 inches by 10 feet 6 inches; were $20 $15.00 Smyrna Rugs, feet; were $15.00 Now 9.98 Imperial Velvet Rugs. 8 feet, 4 inches by 10 feet 10 Inches; were $22.50.... $1650 "Majestic" Smyrna rugs, 30x60 inches, 3 dozen; were 32.75 and $3.00...

Now 1,75 "Majestic" Smyrna Rugs. 36x72 inches: were $4 00. Now "Empress" Rugs, 36x72 inches; were $5.50 Now 350 Smyrna Rugs. 4x7 feet; were $6.50 Now 4.50 Sanford's Axminster Rugs, 36x72 inches; were $5.00 Now 3.75 Sanford's Axminster Rugs. 27x60 Inches; were $3.75 Now 250 Dobsns.

Imperial Velvet Carpet, Entire Piece, was 31.25 per yard Now 75 Sanford 's Tapestry Carpet, 8 or 10 rolls; was 65c Now .4214 Roxberry Brussels. no borders, 18 to 26 yards in the piece; was $1.00 Now .70 Savonre Carpet, One piece, 18 yards, filler, 24 yards 3-4 border; was $1.75 1,15 every Rocker In our IMMeriff. line Rockers suffered most in this Price Cutting Contest. DINING (HAIRS AT TWENTY OFF. every I suffered test.

DINING Usually this is the dull Elf REM for Parlor Sets and odd pieces, such as tables, Sofas, Divans, Chairs and Fancy Seats, hut we have made It the livenest time ever earn in thig department. Select any Parlor Piece you want and see how quick we will make a moving Drlce. At these reductions we can not cut any carpet pattern or sell separate from borders, for we're losing money. on every one 1of them. Matting, 300.rolls, and Linoleum, new and remnants, have had their prices cut beyond recdgnition.

India14611s, August 1Thomas Tag-gall chairman of the democratic national committee. left French Lick Springa this morning for this place. Ha will arrive tonight and will be met by an escort of several thousand local democrats. There will he an ovation at the station, a street parade to Tom-limn hall and apeeches by Mayor Holtzman, ex-Senator Charles A Towne, Senator Bailey. of Texas; State Chairman O'Brien and Mr.

Tag. tart It is expected Chairman Taggart will announce the members of the national democratic executive committee tomorrow. 4 't 1161 Thu know that Dining Chairs are as You good as money any day in the week but this is a genuine removal sale and every line la marked to go. good as but this every lin LOCAL.BALL TEAM GOES TO BREVARD MINE WORKERS ARE IN SESSION The local strike leaders eay they are railway tracks was broken Into and satisfied with the situation. robbed of more than 200 pounds of FREIGHT CAR ROBBED.

meal. The theft was reported to the Monday night a car on the Southern pollee, who are working on the rase. L. 4 WILL MEET OPERATORS IN ONE WEEK, 4 Iro. I fts.

,....) c. 4, Manager Moffett Quits the Tennessee-Alabama League and Joins the Carolinas. May Disband League. I I The Best Fire Insurance Agency matititiormat ormoona IHickman 6 1 Johnson. 11.01111.111111111.111111111k Johnson.

STRIKERS ARE INDUCING MEN NOT TO GO TO WORK. Party of Greeks From Milwaukee Dm suatted by StrikersSituation In Chicago. Chicago, August was experienced, today. by the packers etnninYMent agents in bringing strikebreakers into the stock yards. In one came.

twelve Greeks who have come from Milwaukee, failed to reach their destination. They were captured while en route through Chicago, by a crowd of strike picketa. The Greeks were taken to union headquarters and disuaded from working. The packers had better success with a special train bearing 146 men and women strikebreakers, chiefly nogroeit and There were awitehed directly into the stock yards and unloaded at the doors of the various packing houses. A short time previoue, MO strike-breakers quit or were discharged for incompetency.

The receipts of live stoek, today, were much lighter than yesterday. efingiNtIng of 1,000 cattle, 16.000 hogs and KM P11441 POLICE OFFICER SHOT AT A PACKING We're Getting Ready, Because it snuld be Imprassible tor anY other agency to give you better rates. better service or better treatment. Try us. HICKMAN JOHNSON.

4 and 5 Henson Buntline. Old Phone 2. N.1,4 Phone 51L Net I .41 The curtain will be rung down for the season on baseball at Chilhowee Park. Lnd Frank Moffett will leave Wednesday morning to join the North Carolina-South Carolina league. He will place the majority of his team at Brevard thug withdrawing from the AlabamaTennesse league.

He today wired president Chas. R. Head. of the league, his intentions. and it is predicted that this will disconcert and probably disband the league.

This. of course, means that Moffett will lose She 821la forfeit which he put up to pia)) Out the season. The Carolinas leagues is corn-Posed of Asheville, HendereonN. and Epartanburg. S.

C. Moffett's team will open Thursday with ISpartanburg, S. C. He will take with him only Lanham. White, Ehoeten, MeBlveen and Bruner and he wip play himself.

Knoxville stands at th-41ea4 of the league, with Decatur next. The per cent of Knoxville le .685, and Decatur .615. The league was to have continued playing a month and a half yet. The withdrawal of Knoxville lo ayes Chattanooga. Huntsville, Decatur.

Sheffield and Columbia in the league, and as only team can now play out the season, It means that the four teams will have to continue or the league disband. MotTett states that be quits simply because Knoxville people talk baseball but won't patronize it. He has been losing money for ten days or more. tar1M5 FILMS, KODAKS, DEVELOPING dOPING Sharpening tools. so to peekisharpening our witsgatging ourselves to the edge on newest styles.

lines. proportions. finish. Our advance styles for Fall are in. and while you are order.

ing your serge or crash suit for immediate use let us show you good time by showing our FALL OEMS. Ga ot -A LI-- AmAteurs9 Supplies. We do your Developing and Printing iic.the best advan tage. Kodaks from $5 to $97. Brownie Cameras $1 and $2.

tage. Kodaks from SS to $97. Brownie Cami Watchman at Swift Plant at Kansas TELEGHP11115 OUT ON LK. T. RHO tl t.e." O.

C. WILEY, 310 W. Cinch. O. C.

WILEY, 310 City la Being Meld, Pending Outcome of Wounu. 'Canna' City. August Sergeant Reynolds, who was shot by Norman Rune. a watchman at the Swift plant, last night. was atill in a critical condition, today.

Rime is being held pending the outcome of the wound. All was quiet, today, in the atrike district. rannintimoommim (Mate. J. S.

McCracken has no opposition for the PoeTet arys p. M. S. Elliot4 T. J.

Donoughsay and Winiam Thornton are candidate for the vico-presidencY Mr. Elliott is a candidate for re-election, It is not thought that any radical actions will be taken at the convention of the l'nited Mine Workers' Union, and in fact a leading member of the union expropirly declared that none would he teken. For the most part there hi satisfaction throughout the district, with the exception of two PAIntk at ninoh points strikes are being waged. Although the miners are In ordinary sympathy with the operators there are some grievances which will he aired with the hopes of getting latteactinn. These may lead to radical act ion.

The delegates who were convened today were an intelligent find representative body of men. MANAGEMENT CLAIMS TO 8 RUNNING TRAINS ON PRACTICALLY SCHEDULE TIME, USING.TELEPHONE.. Election of Officers Will Take Place This AfternoortNumber of Candidates. The United Mine Workers' Union of al America, District 19, which district comprises the coal mines in East and Middle Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky. 81'0 in session today at the courthouse holding the fifteenth annual 1 convention.

There are 130 delegates from points in Tennessee anri Ken- 0 tucky in the city, the most of them arriving Monday night end others this morning. Rut seventy-five comprised the number who were present at the session this morning, The convention was called to order by J. T. Smith, district president. whose headquarter ere in Knoxville.

The 11.1119iOn doSP(t at noon and the dole- rites wore again convened at I o'clock thin afternoon. The afternoon beutofl will be closed at 5 o'clock this after- noon. The convention will continuo week and will precede Joint COnt.r enc. of 'minors end operators which will be held at the same place end will be called to order at 10 o'clock next Tueeday, The meeting thle morning' was only of general Interest, being the necaslon of the report of the committee on Credentials end the appointment of verioui other committees. The committees appointed were on constitution.

resolutions. the scale. on appeals and (crierances end a rommittee on the otti-ners' report. The report of the committee on credentiala was followed by the report of the auditor. The auditor'i report phnwed that there is at the present time SlAttOill in the treasury and the financial outlook good.

Since the last meeting of the United Mine Workers Union, District 19, a large number et unions have been orgentsed end have been added ea the main organisation all having 1211 votes. A eism of money erenunting to about $212,000 his been offered the dietrict by the national organisation for us. in strikes and extreme fitment' periods It needed. George Perrell. of Terre Ratite, national board member, and the only man connected with the organisation OlitaMa of the diptrict who le present at the convention, wittreased the convention at 1110 o'clock this morning.

after which the session clotted. Reports were made by J. T. Smith. flietrict president.

and M. 1, Elliott. of Coal Creek, district vice-president. this afternoon. Election of officers for the retrning will be held during the maven-lion.

hut nut probably this afternoon. T. J. Smith and J. F.

Bowdon. of 1VhitMarion county. aro cendidete f-tr president, Mr. Smith being a eandidate for r-eleetirtn. Joe Verity.

of Knoxe le a candidate for re-election as national board member, and Frank Aim also of Knoxville. 15 another an. of I 'tic silo or anotnor clan. ROOS CO, Ineorporatel TAILORS 411 Gay Street Knoxville, Tennessee, FORT WORTH SITUATION Is REPORTED UNCHANGED. All the Packing' House Plants Continue In Operation and There Is no fr Disorder.

rrosmeimumosoluromossIseencermasasame THROWINt DOLLARS WAY I Is exactly what you do when you sperd your money for unnotegoary I Waco, August 2.The strike of the telegraph operators on the Missouri. Raneas Texas railway Is On In full fOrrP today. Many small sta. tions. 1here operators at as agents.

have becn The management of the railroad claim to be running psaw-nger and other trains on practically schedule time. using the long distance telephone In transmitting train orders. All trains run on time today. Fort Worth. Telma.

August 3 Thera is no change in the parking house etrike here. today. Alt the Omni, eontintl. In operation. There is no I things.

Let us suggest that you open an account with us and lay away money for fuiurs needs. $1.03 opens an'account In our Savings Department which draws interest at 3 per cent. BAD CASE OF DIABETES CURED. "I had Diabetes In itii worst form," writes Marion Lee, of Dunroatk Intl. "I tried eight physicians without relief.

Only three bottles of Irniey's Kidney Cure made me a well man." It Is a free from poisons and will cure any case of kidney disease that not beyond the tooth of medicine. Bold awl recommended by Ifithlman'S Drug Store. WILEY DAVIS IS CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF. esttetteta 4 3 NOTICE. ,6 OS To all Lot Owneri and all who 00 hare the Interest of Middle- 2 brook Cemetery at heart: to te 40 You aro Trait earnestly re- ob quested to meet at the Cemetery ta and take steps tor improvement and maintenance ot the come- 2 tin, Saturday, August I 1904.

ah 2 1 By request of committoo in i Ultr. to Bo SUM and toms. fl 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 W. H. GASS, President J.

W. HOPE. Vlee-President Nashville and Return via Harriman and Tennessee H. H. JOHNSTON.

Cashier. W. Asst Cashier. L. Bryan, chairman of the tion commission of Blount county, Is in the city todat lettins the tirkeia tor the August election.

When asked with regard to the race for sheriff, he Paid that there wire two candidates. H. M. Edmondson. tho present sheriff.

who is the republican nominpe 1,4 Wiley Davie, a besebell pitcher, Is his opponent on an independent ticket, Tht race Is very warm OMMOSt THE KNOXVILLE BIIIIKING CO. TUE IMAI1111 I 1 11111.11111411-Pfl FRANK WALLACE FLENNIKEN WILL JOIN COMPANY. Frank Wallace Flenniken, the Well known Knoxville actor, will leave. Sunday. for New York, whets he will sign with one of two prominent com pantos whi( have made him offers.

or he will to on the road as a marmot tit comPanr. Mr. Flenniken is a Wanted actor and during the spring resenn put On the season Of stock in this city. and will return, next apring, with an excellent company. His many friends in this city wish for him row during the season, caaa during the season, The Oldest Savings Bank In East Tennessee.

CORNER GAY and VINE. Contractors and luildarsi, It 4111 pay you to tnt our prices on shingles. fleserint c11- int and aiding. Large Work to 'elect tram Ana at bargain prfrL Juot rooelvott feet oak lumber wlU eft Nivel Maattlaaturtut Co. Both plasm Tickets on sale August N.11 and In.

nit account Interstate Teachers Associtt. Urn: return limit August 111; pityment 30 cents extennion may be had to August 31. For Information inquire at eMeti nt Tennessee Railroad, 117 West 1 Clinch avstitis. JOSEPH J.TOmit. Onneral Agent 1 A.

O. MATHEWS HERE. A. Ct. Matthews is In the city en routs to his home in Memphis, having been In upper East Tilt110011411 ter Revered days making speeches In Uts laterite' of the republican ticket.

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