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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-11
An Optical OelusioI

Afable Stranger-I beg your par
don. but isn't this Miss Greenleaf7
The Iady-No: am Miss Redpath.
A. S.-Ah. excuse me! must be col.
or blii,d.-BostOn Transcript.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-11

Take a good book slowly. You see
much finer country in a movers wsg
On than you do from q car window.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-11
Revenge.

She--You ask me to marry you. Cas
you not sec your answer in my face?
He (absentlyeYes-er- very
plain.--Life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-11

In 1911 foreign countries invested
500, ,OOO,0 900 in American farming ma
chinery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-11

For Sale-1 dozen pure blooded Ply
mouth Rock hens. Telephone 4O40.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-11

Ben hur Lodge. Thursday evening,
Odd Fellows Hall. large class. Al
members requested to be present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-11
AmuSenentS
THEATRICAL CALENDAR.
s&t the Gennett.

IU6W UVVN6 VN66NO5StSs
~ the Gennett.
Jan. 13-"Let George DO It."
Jan. 15--"Martha."
Jan. 25.-Polk.McGibeny recital.
At The Murray
All Week Vaudeville.
AZ Coliseum.
Feb. 2S-Symphony orchestra con
cert.
let George DO It."
A really delightful musical comedy
with farcial leanings. Is the bis musi-
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1912-07-26

for each additional pound; second
zone, length $50 miles, rate 6 aud
4 cents: third zone, length 800 miles
rate 7 and 8 cents: fourth zone,
length GOO miles, rate 8 and 6 cents:
fifth zone, length l, 900 miles, rate 8
and Z cents; sixth zone, length 400
milees, rate 10 and 9 cents; seventh
zone, length 1900 miles, rate IL
and 10 cents; eighth zone, length
over 1900, rate IL cents per pound
straight. Nahum packages elev-
en- pounds.
Senator Bourne originally propos-
ed six zones to range in length from
so to 1000 miles.
As completed by the Senate com.
mittee the bill carries about $262,
100000, or an increase of about
100000 over the House pro-
visions.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1912-07-26
Coal Mined Last Year
In Kentucky VAL
ued At SI3,6I7,2I7

WASHINGTON, July 23.-The
coal mined in Kentucky in 1911
amounted to 1903, S39 short tons
valued at the mines at S13,6I7,217
according to a statement OF Ed
ward W. Parker, just issued by the
United States Geological Survey.
This was decrease compared with
the production Tor 1910 OF 914, 4SO
short tons, which, considering the
abnormal increase in 1910 due to
strikes IN other coal-producing Sta
ties, is considered small. Altogether
Mr. Parker says, the year 1911 may
be considered as generally satisfac-
tory to the coal mining industry
of Kentucky, for in both produc-
tion and value there was substan-
tial increase over any year prior to
1910. -ompared with 1907, when
the previous maximum tonnage
was reco died., the production in 1911
showed an increase of nearly 5000,
600 tons in quantity and of more
than $2,200,0O0 in value
The number OF men employed in
the coal mines OF Kentucky in 1911
was 21,S21; about half of these
worked 10 hours a day, about one
fourth nine hours a day and the 9TH
ers eight hours a day. The average
production Tor each man in these
mines was 62S tons for the year
and 3.3 tons Tor each working day.
New mining and transportation de-
velopements will, it is believed, re-
sui, in substantial gains in produc-
ton in the near future.
Kentucky is one OF the leading
States in the mining o.; coal by the
use of machines, ranking next to
Ohio in the percentage of machine
mined tonnage to the total produc-
ton. In 1911 more than Go per
cent of the output of 5000, 2SS
short tons, was mined by machines.
The proportion OF Kentucky coal
that is shot off the solid is also
much less than in the neighboring
States, where the use of mining ma
chinery has not been so highly de-
veloped.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1912-07-26
PARCELS POST AGREEMENT

WASHINGTON, July 20.-Aiter a
dispute OF more than two months
the Senate committee on postothce
and postroads Friday reached an
agreement on the post Office approp-
ration bill and the measures will he
reported on Monday. The parcels
post provision, the principal matr,r
in dispute, was 6rally put up M
Senator Bourne. the author of the
original provision in the hill and
Senator Bristow Of Kansas, former
assistant Postmaster General. The
result was a compromise, rates to
be established on the basis OF
zones" as follows
First zone, length fifty miles, rate
s cents Cor the first pound, 3 ceuls
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1912-07-26
TENNESSEANS
IN FAVOR OF
WILDERNESS
ROAD DEAL
To Build Road From Bristol
to Lexington So as To
Have Outlet to Gen.
trol kentucky

The cold Wilderness" road. trav-
eled by Daniel Boone and the pion-
GERS who came into Kentucky by
way of Cumberland Gap, is to be.
come arimportant connecting pub
lie highway between Central Ken
lucky and East Tennessee, if plans
now being promoted by the Bristol
Tenn, Board of Trade and kindred
organizations in that section of Ter
nessee, which have organized the
Bristol-Lexington Highway Associ.
alton, are carried out.
The plan is to construct a great
connecting highway, built of ma
cadam direct from Bristol, Tenn, to
Lexington and interest in the move
ment is being aroused along the
proposed line of both States.
A dispatch from Bristol has the
following account of the progress of
the movement:
The Bristol to Lexington High
way association will be organized
in Bristol the latter part of August
by delegates from along the line of
the proposed road from Bristol,
through southwest Virginia, by way
OF Cumberland Gap, Tenn, to Lex
ington, Ky. The Bristol board of
trade has had the matter up for
sometime, and expects to have a
meeting that will be largely attend.
cd by persons all along the propos-
ed routes. The construction of this
highway will depend chiefly on the
action of two counties, one of them
Scott county, Va, and the other a
county just ACROSS the border in
Kentucky. Scott county has called
an election to vote on an issue oil
bonds for the grading and macad-
amiziug of the roads of the county.
The Bristol.to- Lexington highway
will be rebuilding OF the old Viii
derness highway through this Sec
ton to Kentucky used by Daniel
Boone as he passed through East
Tennessee and stopped in Washing
ton county, near Jonesboro. Tenn ,
to record ON a tree the fact that he
had there killed a bear. He pro.
ceeded across the section that the
new highway will traverse
ington Leader.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1912-07-26
Accidentally Shot

MT. VERNON, KY, July 90
Near Livingston Sunday Miss Olah
Griffin, II, was shot accidently. A
number of young people were being
kodaked and Crockett Lamb is said
to have wanted his pistol to show
up in the picture. While the party
was being posed to this purpose the
weapon was discharged the ball
striking Miss Griffin in the back oI
the neck and lodging at the base Of
the brain, making a dangerous
wound.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1912-07-26
SIX MEN HELD
IN ROSENTHAL
MURDER
But Gun Fighters Who
Did the Murder Still
At Large

| AieW uayS ago herman kOsenthal
a gambler in the city of New York.
after making some startling disclos.
ures OF the manner in which the DO
lice Of that city grated from the
gambling houses by charging a
scheduled list of rates to remain
quiet, was shot and killed. His
murderers were permitted to escape
by policemen who helped plan the
assination.
District Attorney Whitman began
an investigation and has unearthed
one OF the most dastardly plots ever
formulated between a number Of the
police force of New York City and a
band OF gamblers and thugs who
conspired to put Rosenthol out of
the way because he talked too much.
Slowly but surely the clutches of the
law are Tightening about the con-
spirators aud it is expected that in a
short time evidence will be in that
will clear up the whole scheme.
That the case is near solution is
the belief of police commissioner
Dougherty who has been putting a
number OF suspects through the
third degree"
Sweated and grilled by a fierce
third degree, lack Sullivan, a former
newsboy held as a material witness
and Sam Paul. the East Side gang
leader, sullenly made statments ear
ly from which the police commission
err pieced together important and
heretofore missing evidence. These
two men, Sullivan and Paul. were
taken into custoday last night along
with Bridge" Weboer, the gamb-
Ter.
Detectives have learned enough of
the case to admit that the gunner
were gathered together on Monday
night and taken to Webber's poker
room, where the final arrangements
for the killing of Rosenthal were Der.
iected. Webber denies all knowl.
edge OF the shooting. Rosenthal
10 d been talking to much and it
WIS the day that he threatened to
til how the police grated on gamb.
"a = houses that the word was pas.
sed around that Rosenthal must be
made away with.
Six men are now in cntoday in the
Rosenthal case, one of whom is held
as a material witness and FIVE 9th
ers charged with being implicated in
the crime. Commissioner Dougher-
~, however, says that not one of
the men who killed the gambler is
under arrest.
District Aattorney Whitman re
turned to the city today TO take up
with the grand jury an investiea.
ton OF the Rosenthal case. Lieut..
Decker will be permitted to testify
provided he agrees to waive all i'm.
munity. The public prosecutor
makes no effort to hide his belief
that the shadow of Decker rests up
on the Rosenthal case and in conse-
quence will not subpoena him.
The grand jury will also take up
the charges that the police pro6ted
from gambling houses by permit.
my them to run without molesta.
ton.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1912-07-26
STEPS TAKEN IN
AGRICULTURE
AL INTER-
ESTS
State University, Stale and
National Departments inter.
eSted with Railroads in
Big Scheme.

A permanent organization OF rep
resentatives of the State and Ma
tional agricultural departments, the
State University and the railroads
interested in agricultural develop
ment in Kentucky was affected at a
meeting in Louisville Saturday
afternoon.
The gathering was held in the
Offices Of the State Fair Association
in the Paul Jones building in Louis
vile and was attended by twenty
three persons. including the two rep.
resentatives from the Louisville
Commercial Club.
The prime object of the meeting
in brief, was to discuss the agricul-
tural conditions in Kentucky and
the best methods ior their bet ter
ment. Much of the time was also
given to the appointment of numer-
Gus subcommittee to plan the or
ganization.
Another meeting is to be held as
soon as the committees work out
their plans for the organization.
The matters relating to the boys
corn clubs, agricultural organiza-
ton among farmers and the gener-
al Improvement of agricultural con-
ditions in Kentucky were also dis
cussed. Arrangements will be made
for co. operation by the several de-
partments represented in order that
the State, national and railroad
agricultural departments may not
Duplicate each others work. BY this
means the greatest results may be
obtained from the work of the sew
eral departments and not only the
farmers and the State.at.large, but
also the various railroads will prof
it.
The question of freight rates on
the ground, limestone used for inn
proving land for the culture of Glow
err and other legumes was discussed
and plans laid to secure lower rates
on this commodity. The fertilizer
rates, particularly in the South, are
now very low and it is planned to
secure equally advantageous rates
for the ground limestone.
Secretary OF State J. w. Newman
was elected permanent chairman
and Prof. T. K. Bryant, superlntend-
ent of the extension department of
the College of Agriculture at State
University, secretary.
President Finley, Of the Southern
Railway recently announced plans
for the giving OF scholarship to
the College OF Agriculture to one
student from each of the counties
through which the Southern and al
lied lines run. This plan will be
operative not only in Kentucky, but
also in all the other States in the
South in which the Southern is ear
rying on it's agricultural work
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1912-07-26
"Drys" Win

Antisaloon interests won a vic
tory before this Senate Judiciary
COMMITTEES today when Senator
Cummins was authorized to report
tayorably a bill giving to dry Stares
power to intercept shipments of H.
quor from wet territory.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1912-07-26
STUDEBAKER

The army of tourists who annual
" visit Detroit find an additional
feature of interest along the river
front this year in what is said to
be the largest electric sign in exist
ance and the largest ever erected
outside New York. The sign decor
ates Plant 3 of the Studebaker Cor
poration'S system. This plant is 10.
Gated on the river bank at the GER
ner OF Clark and W. jeff erson-Aves.,
and is admirably situated for such
display. "Studebaker Automobiles
Studebaker" is the lettering, blazing
foi Oh in $40 feet OF length and with
| its capitals ten feet high.
The sign is plainly legible from
Canada and along the river for
more than mile and a hall, and
an he plainly seen from Belle Isle
and Fort Wayne, at opposite ex-
tremes OF the river. Just 2,374
/ five watt, eleven and a halEvolt
/ Mazda lamps are used tor ilum-
nation Light is furnished by
+ 23O.volt current, stepped TO eleven
and IA half volts through thirteen
low.voltage, 1000. watt transform
ers, each of which takes care of three
letters of the sign,
The sign was built under the d.
rection OF Z. H. Wilsher, chief elec.
trician of The Studebaker Corpor-
alton.
= =
The Camden n. !, Fire Depart.
ment boasts flying squadron that
is willing to take on all.comers in "A
speed and efficiency test. The de.
partment has just bought three
Studebaker roadsters of the "Speed
ster Twenty type, has had them
equipped with chemical apparatus
and goes To blazeS AT mica min.
ute speed rate whenever traffic con.
ditions permit
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1912-07-26

OK Superior to Honss.
oxen have been known to count A
high as hundred and horses "a hlEA
as 80,
The Detroit times., 1912-12-31
ARE RECEIVING CHECKS
FOR THE ID. A. C. HOUSE

Checks in the amount of s22,o00.GO
are being received today by those De.
troiters who some time ago subscrib.
ed as members OF the Wolverine An.
tomobile Clubs building scheme.
There being not enough who we're
keen for club devoted chiefly to
automobiling the promoters OF the
club house scheme abandoned their
project and sold their interest In the
property at the northeast corner Of
Madison-ave. and John R.-st, to the
Detroit Athletic club.
II is by no means certain that the
new ID. A. G. club house will be locat-
ed on the property taken over by the
organization committee OF the ID. A. G.
While the committee controls that
property It Is In no way compelled 10
build there. The site committee COM
posed of Norval A. Hawkins. John
Kelsey and Robert b. Tannahill is
several other sites and II
will not be known for possibly 80
days whether the new club house will
be built on the Madison-ave. property
or elsewhere.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-31

amount 1t now costs American farm
ers to haul their produce from farm
TO town over and above what 1t would
cost were all country roads good
roads.
The average farm haul is nine
miles. There are over 100000 miles
OF roads, less than seven per cent oil
which are improved.
II takes two horses five hours TO
haul 600 pounds over unimproved
roads.
If your farmer producer hauls your
food that average distance OF nine
miles over good roads he can put 1,2OO
pounds on his wagon and get 1t to
town with one horse. Then he can
sell 1t cheaper.
Here enters the man with drag.
ID. Ward King is the inventor OF
the split-log drag, and preacher OF the
King drag method. He never sold a
drag in his life, but he has told tens
OF thousands OF farmers how to make
them and use them and have good
dirt roads the year round.
You can see him circulating around
the rural DISTRICTS wiry. earnest
sunburned farmer. with a Gen. Grant
beard and handful OF good roads lit
erature. He tells farmers how they
can go down to the woods-pasture and
chop down a tree; split the trunk
evenly: fasten Ii together with strong
s-bars-and drag the road toward
the center. He leaves behind him a
monument OF thousands Of miles OF
good, bonehard dirt roads.
Also the drag is good for unpaved
streets OF cities. The street commits
sioner of Des Moines. Iowa, says this
method OF working" the city's dirt
streets saves Des Moines $40 every
day II is used.
Possibly rock roads or brick paved
roads would be better than split-log-
dragged roads, but they would cost a
heap more. something like $4,000, OOO.-
900 for gravel roads alone!
ID. Ward King (the ID" does not
stand for Drag used to be city man
He was born and educated at Spring
field. o., getting through wlttenbere
college with a perfectly good diploma
and very bad health. Then he hikec
10 Missouri and farm, and bad
roads. The bad roads resulted In the
drag and the King dragging method.
You wouldn't think II to see him,
but King used to be the champion box.
er OF Wittenberg
"Until I was 40 there was nobody
In this county but who respected my
ability with the boxing gloves" e ad.
mits.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-31
BLACKWELL CO IS
HOST TO employees
Dancing Party in Knights of
Equity Hall Is Very Pleas
,,-s--- ant Affair - =

For the dancing party giren by the
Henry Blackwell Co., to it's employee
Monday evening. the Knights Of
Equity hall was beautifully decorated
In the national colors, christmas
greens and flowers. About $50 EN-
ployes of the company weie present.
The dancing program began at $3.50
o'clock and was divided by supper,
for which the tables were auractively
decorated with flowers. NJ. p Barden,
a department head in the blackwell
store, acted as toastmastG. Mr..
Blackwell and Willard +. 1ardriGe,
also Of the Arm, made brief addresses
in which they referred feelhgly TO
the loyalty and hearty cooperation
OF their salespeople In all matters
concerning business interests Mr..
Barden, replying on behalf OF the emf
ployes, said, that, one and all, APP
preciated the courtesy and Kindness
invariably shown to them by the
firm.
The arrangements for the party
were in the hands of the following
committee, the Misses Glendon,
Remick and Smith and M. Feahey,
F. r. Hettinger, John L. Liston, o..
Stotter, H. B. Seymour, A. c. Kaken-
jos, A. j. Pollock, p. Barnwell, J. A.
Pfeiffer, NJ. p Barden, Mr. Blackwell
and Mr.. Partridge.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-31
SHORT HOURS FOR POSTAL
FOLK ON NEW YEARS

Postmaster Warren announces that
on wednesday, Jan. 1. New Years
day, the registered letter. money order
and cashiers departments will be
open from s to 10 a. m. The parcel
post department will be open from
10 10 a. m. The general delivery and
stamp windows will be open from
TO 10 a. m, and from TO s p. m. The
general information window In the
main postoffice and all stations will be
open from TO 10 a. m,
All carries throughout the city will
make but one delivery trip, leaving
their respective stations at 1880 a. m
There will be one general collection
OF mail, to include all boxes In the
city, commencing at 6 p. m, and
aside from this there will be collec.
ton in the downtown business section
alone commencing at $3.50 p. m. All
incoming and outgoing mails will be
received and dispatched as usual
The Detroit times., 1912-12-31

~ CORPORATION
4


NEW YORK. Dec. 81 samuel I'M
termyer can dig hole through the
wall OF his Fifth-ave. mansion and put
his hand through into the living room
OF Vanderbilt.
He can gaze out Of his library win
dow and look upon the domiciles Oh
Pierpont Morgan and John d. Rocke@
Teller.
And yet, undazzled by these neigh
bors, he has elected to expose the
methods OF high finance and to cool
on little OF its frenzy.
So, Mr.. Untermyer has rolled up
his monogramed shirt sleeves and
gone to work as counsel for the ma
| tional legislative committee which Is
Investigating 1.-The money trust"
Many persons who have heard OF
Sam Untermyer's millions-for he
has 'em-are thinking these days how
strange II is to look upon him as a
champion OF the people" and az an
exposer of money kings and their
methods. There are some, however.
the ones who really know Inter
myer-who don't think II strange at
all They remember the fight he
made for the policyholders of the
Mutual and New York Life Insurance
companies, his battle against Morgan
in the great shipbuilding suit and his
assaults on stock washing in high
places.
| The great Henry II. Rogers once
came to Untermyer md asked him
why he was attacking certain board
OF directors and their methods.
Lets get together on this thing
and fix II up between US, "lsaid Rodg-
ers. But Untermyer refuaed to do
any fixing"
"Why not?" inquired Rodgers
Because It's not right" replied I'm
termyer The interests o, the peo-
pie have got to be safegusrded.p
oh" said Rodgers. 80 you are to
be a philanthropist OF tho people?
Well, then | guess well shake hands
unless you can see your WY clear to
change"
Untermyer held his haDi out to
the Standard Oil giant, AID long
friendship was broken.
That's Untermyer all over, say
those who are In his confidence. He's
big friend to everyone until his
ideals are interfered with
Samuel Untermyer says le is going
into this money trust fight to win.
And few who have followed the ca
reer OF this perhaps greatest of all
corporation, lawyers dout that he
will succeed. For he knewslthe money
game better than the men who play
II. He has beaten 30 manj at It that
he has that marble palace On Murray
HILL
And why is Untermyer throwing all
The Detroit times., 1912-12-31

nled In 30 rapidly. His ear could not be
ssen. had TO keep little mittens made out
- old soft linen tied on his hands 20 keep
him from digging and tearing st his face and
body. kept his body bandaged In old linen
because his clothes increased his suffering
We had 20 cut on every bit Of his hair. He
esuld neither dt down nor lie down and
esaid not hold him because the heat Of my
hsty increased the terrible itching.
"Thsn ono day saw the advertisement
Or Cuticura Soap and Ointment and sent
for \ sample. bought some moro. Within
two weeks time not blemish was left 70
show where the terrible disease had been
Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured him"
Bigned) Mrs Grace Q. Lind. Mar. IL 1919.
Cutcura Soap 25c and Cuticra ointment
SOC. are odd everywhere Liberal sample Of
each mailed free. with s2-p. s1in Book Ad-
dre~s postcard "Cuticura. Dcpt. +. Boston"
arTcndr-faced men should use Cutieura
Soap shaving Stick. 25c. ssmpis fsea
The Detroit times., 1912-12-31
WILSON CONFERS
WITH UNDERWOOD
Special Session and the Tariff
Subjects To Be Dis
cussed

TRENTON. N. j., Dec. S1.-Presi'
dent-elect Wilson devoted the fore.
noon to consideration of state affairs
disposing of a mass of routine work
In order to have the afternoon clear
for a conference with Rep. Under
wood. of Alabama, with whom he was
to discuss the extra session Of con
gress. IL was expected the date might
be decided upon and that a decision
might be reached as TO the SUBJECTS
to be dealt with. II is foregone con
clusion the tariff will come first, but
no decision has been reached by the
president-elect and the leaders vheth
er other legislation will b CONSIDERED.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-31
STEAD'S SPIRIT
WORKS FOR PEACE
Daughter Says She Has Re-
ceived Many Messages
From Dead Father

LONDON, Dec. 31.-Miss Estelle
w. Stead, daughter Of the late Will
lam T. Stead. who persisted in the tt
tanic disaster, declares that she has
received many spirit messages from
her father within the last few weeks.
MY father tells me-" Miss Stead
said today. that he Ia working where
he Is now. Just as he always worked
here. for world peace. Being untram-
meled by physical body, and ut lib
erty to go here and there at will, he
Is working and influencing for peace
by impression. His last message to
me was: There IL heavy work In
front. Do not imagine that the TURF
has left Europe yet"