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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
cHAPLAkats PoR FRENCH NAVY.

1t win be news to most persons
that the French navy have no chap
lains aAoat although a moments
consideration would bring to re-
membrance the fact Of the complete
divorce between church and state
in France. The subject is brought
prominently into notice by a petit
ton signed by a great number Of
the mothers or widows of the sailors
who were victims of the accident on
the Gloire or the Liberte. The pc
titioners are to be found in the
Midi, Brittany, Var and Finisterre.
and they pray the senate for the re-
appointment Of chaplains on tha
warships.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
Restaurant and Fruit Stand.

Mr.. j. R. Miller has opened a
restaurant and fruit stand in the
Carter building, formerly occu-
pied by the Quality Store on
Maysville street. Mr.. Miller, who
is an old restaurant and fruit man
and has had years of experience
in both lines, is sure to make the
business a success.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
RTHE SlCk.s

Mr.. Richard Stofer is sick at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Stofer.
Mrs. George Anderson, ST.,
continues quite ill at her country
home.
Mr.. Howell Reese is again able
to be out after being confined to
his room for several days, threat
ened with typhoid fever.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
y RPGRSONAL.a

Miss Letitia Dye, of Louisville,
is the guest of the Misses Calk.
Mr.. Josh Ewing, of Owings-
willie, was in this city court day.
Miss Margaret Carroll, of Lex
ington, is the guest of the Misses
King.
Misses Ollie and Katherine
Wood are visiting friends in
Maysville.
Mrs. Richard Stofer and Mrs.
r. L. Upton are visiting relatives
in Middlesboro.
Messrs. Squire Turner and Josh
pwings spent Sunday at Olym-
plan Springs.
Mr.. Wood Owen, of Maysville,
was in this city on business the
first of the week.
Miss Katherine Spence Herriott
has returned after visit to friends
in Winchester.
Mr.. Richard VIM has returned
from a several weeks visit to rel
.atives in Clark county.
Judge R. HI. VIM and Charles
X. Oldham are in Canada on a
= item days. pleasure trip.
Prof. w. o. Hopper, of Stan
ford. came up Friday night and
spent several days in this city.
Mr.. Bratton Sutton is at home
from Florida on a visit to his par
-ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sutton.
Miss Florence Ray Evans, of
Winchester, was the attractive
guests of friends in this city last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Bolts, of
Lexington, were guests of rela-
tives in this city several days last
week.
Miss Louise McAlister, of Lex
ington, visited relatives and friends
in this city several days the past
week.
Miss Aline Mitchell, of Mays
Nilk, came Friday to be the guest
of Misses Emma and Josie Lewis
for several days.
Mrs. H. p. Reid and little
daughter, Elizabeth Hall. are Wis
iting relatives and friends in Rich
mond this week.
Miss Nell Upton accompanied
her sister, Mrs. B. g. Saltzgaber,
to her home in Indianapolis last
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
for Rent.

A 5 room cottage, with stable,
garden, and cistern already made.
4 room and hall modern cottage.
Z room dwelling with stable and
one acre of ground.
Either above places apply to
T. F. Rogers & Son.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17

for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. f. Morris Wis
tied friends in Winchester Sunday.
Miss Catherine Bourne is visit
ing relatives at Taylorsville this
week.
Miss Eula Greene, of Lexing-
ton, is visiting relatives in the
county.
Mrs. Robert Flemming, of Emil
hence, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
o. F. Morris, in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Barrow, of
Winchester, visited Miss Olivia
Anderson the past week.
Mr.. Sterling Bush, wife and son,
of Cotton Plant, Ark, are visiting
Mrs. Mary A. Mcclure.
Miss Naomi MADDEN, of Lexing-
ton, is the delightful guest of the
Misses Eubank this week.
Mr.. Hume White, of Denver,
COL, visited his cousin, Mrs. Mary
A. Mcclure, the first of the week.
Judge Lewis Apperson and Mr..
G. ID. Grubbs attended the meeting
of the Kentucky Bar Association
in Louisville last week.
Misses Elizabeth Ratliff, Mary
Brown and Pharis iceland, of
Sharpsburg, motored to this city
for few hours Sunday.
Misses Elsie Henry, Gertrude
and Frances Boyd left Saturday
for Pine Grove to attend a house
party given by Mrs. H. G. Jacobs.
Miss Arabella Bogie left last
week for Louisville, where she
joined Col. and Mrs. Henry Wat
terson for trip to Chicago and
other points.
Misses Mary Dudley White,
Mary Ratliff White and Grace p.
May are members of a house
party being entertained by Miss
Nancy Jones, near Millersburg.
Master Paul Hoover and Miss
Jane Hoover, of Middletown, o.,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. N. H.
Trimble. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover
will arrive later to spend several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs James Roberts and
two grandchildren, Roger and
BERTHE June Crouch, of Bethel,
visited the family of Mr.. j. T.
Coons, in the county, from Satur-
day until Monday.
Mrs. Nettie Howell Rogers, of
Lexington, and Mrs. Eliza Fox
Rogers and daughter, Miss Hen
rietta, of Danville, will arrive to-
night for several days visit with
Miss Mary Appersou.
Messrs. Caldwell Clay and Fred
Morris motored to Louisville
Tuesday morning where they will
meet Messrs. Howard Wyatt and |
French, who have been to |
Kansas City for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. S. Frazer
and son, Lloyd, and Mrs. B. F.
Herriott, of Mt. Sterling, motor
ed to this city Thursday evening
where they were entertained with
A six o'clock dinner by the latter's
sister, Mrs. r, N. Ratliff. on
Boone avenue. >. Mrs. Ann Burke
IS visiting her daughter, Mrs. r.
E. Punch, in Mt. Sterling.-
Sun.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
REASONS.

81 see you're still in mourning,
though your husband has been dead
three years."
eyes, in the first place 1 can never
forget him, and then my fance likes
me better in black."-Flisgende
Blaetter.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17

John-Why didn't you strike him
back when he slapped you in the
face?
.Paul-How could L? 1 had my
cane in one hand and my gloves in
the other.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
For Rent.

Nice cottage of six rooms, hall,
front and back porches. Electric
lights, gas for heating, garden,
stable, plenty of grapes and other
fruits. Located on Harrison ave-
nue.. Apply to
JOHN ENGLISH,
1-tf or A X. ROBERTSON.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
For Rent.

Four rooms, with water and gas,
on West Main street. Apply to
B. f. Mark.
Phone 635-y soft
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17

Mr.. Woodson-It looks like snow
out here.
Mr.. Pippin-What are you talk
in about, manp Why, It's already
half foot thick on the ground.
Mr.. Woodson-Yes, and l say it
looks like snow it never does In
town.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-07-16
Announcement OF
Wright 7. Paulk.
FOR REELECTION IN THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF GA,
From Ben-Hill County. Under
Such Rules and Regulations as
, Prescribed by the Proper
Authorities

To the People OF Ben Hill County:
During the 1911 session of the
General Assembly of Ca, which
| served you, / endeavored earn
estly and faithfully IN the support
of all the General measures that |
advocated and pledged in my for
mer race for Representative. viz.
Laws with reference to Labor,
and the extension of Education.
And in cooperating with others
equally interested, such Laws We re
enacted and in my opinion of
thought, have met with approval
in general to the people of Geor-
gia, especially in the New School
Law where an additional One
Hundred Thousand Dollars goes
to the children of this State.
I voted for every meaure that
tended to uplift the people and
state.
I was always on the side with
the people in common as against
special interest.
| met regularity with my Com
mittees, having been assigned to
some among the most important,
such as, Education ''Banks and
Banking" Railroads" Ways and
Means and Corporations etc.
My conduct as your Represen-
tative is matter of public record,
and with such experience as l
have had I feel that I am in better
position to still render more and
better service to the people of my
County.
/ am anxious to serve you again
in the General Assembly from our
County, not in any consideration
of money for, all one can get out
of it is the consciousness of hav-
ing served his people we'll and
faithfully, and to me this is great
err than money.
I therefore earnestly appeal to
your kind consideration, promis-
ing if reelected the best efforts of
my life in all matters Of general
as we'll as of local interest.
Faithfully Yours,
If. Wright 7. Paulk.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-07-16
Announcement

To the Voters of Ben Hill County:
I am q candidate for the State
Senate as the representative in
that body of the Fifteenth Sena-
torial District, subject to the COM
ing Primary Election. If elected
to this Office, I will appreciate the
honor of the position and will en-
deavor to realize it's duties and re-
sponsibilities. | will consider the
position as a public trust, and will
be untiring in my efforts at all
times to discharge the obligations
of the trust in such a manner as
will be to the credit of the Dis
trict, of Ben Hill county, and
of myself. I will be very grateful
for all support given me.
o. H. Elkins.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-07-16
For Congressman

ITO the Voters of the Third
congressional District: [ have the
ambition to represent the Third
district in congress. AS to my fit
ness and worthlness, | propose to
submit that to the voters Of the
district, along with the other gen.
tlemen who may aspire to the hon.
or in a democratic primary.
IT am farmer, was born and
reared on a farm in this district,
and have contributed all that |
possibly could to the advancement
of the farming interests of my
section of the country.
" AS member of congress L
would be controlled largely by
the same desires and purposes that
have actuated me as a private citi-
zen in advancing the farming in
terest OF the state and country,
which ultimately is the interest OF
every person, whether merchant,
lawyer, doctor, banker, mechanic
or citizens following other callings.
II shall be glad to meet the vo-
ters face to face in every county
of the district before the day of
election. Sincerely,
John X. Mercer
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Special Rug Sale This Week 100 In The Lot
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For Congressman

To the Democratic Voters of the
3rd Congressional District:
I hereby formally announce my
candidacy for the Office of con-
gresham from said district to the
Democratic primary to be held
next summer. Owing to my ia
miliarity with conditions in Wash
ington (being the official clerk to
the speaker of the House) | believe
if the people will honor me with
the great office, that | will certain
Iy strivo to faithfully and intelli-
gently repr esent all the people of
the district. Their interest and
welfare shall regulate, control and
influence my every note and act
and at all times / will be true to
the masses of our people. Before
the primary | will announce for
NAL platform of principles. address
the voters on the public questions
of the day, presenting my views
fully to them and endeavor to see
as many of them in person as pos
slbie. If you can give me your
support and influence | shall al
ways be most profoundly grateful.
Very respectfully,
Charles r. Crisp.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-07-16
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For REPRESENTATIVE.

FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
To the Voters of Ben Hill County:
/ announce myself a candidate for
Representative in the Legislature in
Ben Hill County. shall favor an
absolute secret ballot under the Aus
ralian ballot system; a better edu-
eational system with sufficient funds
for the prompt payment of teachers
The repeal of all the bad laws and
the enactment of all the good ones
/ can get on the statute books. ]
challenge any opposing candidate
in the county to a joint discussion
of these and other questions.
S. S. Hire.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-07-16

Give us your order for porch
swing. We make them reasonable
and can please you. F. M. Graham
& Co. Phone IA. 45-H
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Keep your eyes on the ads and
learn where to find your wants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-18

The facts about the 1900 loan made by
Senator Timothy u. Sullivan TO Herman
Rosenthal were told yesterday by man
who formerly held high Office in this state.
lie fl a friend OF Big Tim and the dead
gambler. His story follows;
''ro begin with, Rosenthal was broke.
He had had n falling out with all ms
friends. or most OF them, down In the
East side He was thinking OF opening
the 18th street house, and had no one TO
bnck him As last resort lie made use
OF his friendship with Big Tim.
when the Big Fellow heard Rosen-
,hals hard luck story he said. 'Hymie.
that's too bad. I'm sorry TO see you
broke. How much do you need
.'Rosenthal told him 5000 would do.
Then the Big Fellow gave Rosenthal his
note for 800. saying: Hyrnie, this must
not come back on me oh. sure, no one
will ever know answered Rosenthal.
But the story got out. Jack Rose
knew a. He was Rosenthars partner
and when they broke Rose passed the
story around that Rosenthal was fash
ing Big Tins note for 5000 all over
town.
THAT. OF course, wasn't true. And
Big Tim didn't believe Il. But now
that his name has been mixed up In this
horrible affair he's feeling pretty bad
over II.
you probably know that Big Tim AL
vays sticks 10 his friends And here
let me say that It is unfair to accuse
him OF being interested In gamblers Tor
any other reason. Rosenthal was one OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-18
TELL OF BIG TINS" $4,000 LOAN
Former State Official Says Rosenhals Hard Luck Tale
Touched Senator's Heart-Rose Passed
the Story About Town.

his friends OF the old Hesper Club, just
as the big fellow was beginning to drop
out Of things over on the East Side.
And when Rosenthal was broke Big
Tim out OF the goodness OF his heart,
loaned him the money. Rosentha Is
not the only man down on his luck who
has been able to touch Big Tins heart
and pocketbook.
And ROsenthal? He was all right, but
he had a big mouth. RE talked too much.
II IS Just az well TO leave certain things
unsaid until the proper time. He talked
OF things that would have meant the
death OF any man in his position But
the price was too high. The quicker all
these things that he told OF in that afti-
dayit which was the immediate cause OF
his death, are ended the better for the
community.
Any man who knows this town knows
that protection money Is being paid as
lavlshly to-day as IL was ten or twenty
years ago. How does It go? Three ways
one share to the captain one share to the
inspector and third share TO whoever
Is handling the end at headquarters"
The Tribune's informant then named
two OF three we'll known gamblers who
are at present acting as collectors for
the gambling graft that goes to the police.
one thousand dollars, he said. was the
price paid monthly for a big gambling
house. OF which there were about forty
within n stones throw % the Great
White way" and from 800 to 500 for the
smaller houses. OF which there were no
less than thirty scattered all over town.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-18
Weber Denies Story Of Plot.

Weber told the reporters of his
being on the Sam Paul outing Sunday,
when 1t was reported that the plot TO
kill Rosenthal was Matched. He said
he sat in a game" with Dollar John"
and Jack" Rose and three lawyers on
the boat and that the Rosenthal affi-
davit was naturally discussed because
it was in regard to a business in
which we wep'e interested" but he
heard no one make any threats against
Rosenthal
Weber said that he looked into the
MetrOpole" shortly after / o'clock Mon
day right. and saw Rosenthal there.
He said he heard one of the men with
whom ROscnthal was sitting say, point
ing at Weber: There is the best
friend | have"
Weber said that he had given Ro-
seminal the money to pay his June rent
s250) at the West 45th street gam
bling house. He is said TO have an
interest in big Tenderloin gambling
house at the present time.
Sam" Paul, who is a power on the
East Side among the gamblers, was at
Police Headquarters yesterday, and
Commissioner Dougherty talked with
him nearly two hours. Speaking of the
interview afterward. Dougherty said II
had been very satisfactory" 1t was
said that Paul had furnished informa-
ton which cleared features Of the case
which had been bit foggy TO the
police the day before.
There are other members OF the Sam
Paul outing party the police are anx-
ious to quiz. Among them Is the gam
bier known as Dollar John"-John
LANCER is said to be his right name.
According 10 information which came
TO Aaron Levy. who has been Dollar
Johns" counsel, his former client was
warned to leave the city because he
had incurred the displeasure OF the
noIjce. and he took train for Canada
on the day Rosenthal was shot.
Dollar John" Mr.. Levy said, was a
good friend Of Rosenthals. and had
intended at Rosenthars request. to 60
with Rosenthal and his wife to the
home Of District Attorney Whitman
Tuesday morning to furnish some cor
roborative evidence Of Rosenthar s
charges against Lieutenant Becker.
DOLLAR John" ran a little place Of his
own at Sd street and Avenue c, which
WAS raided by Lieutenant Becker.
$500 Held as Evidence"
Mr.. Levy said that that when the
Mace was raided a bank roll of 100
was taken by the police as evidence
and that John had never been able TO
-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-18
CHAUFFEUR'S STORY OF CRIME
AS TOLD TO ASSEMBL YMAN LEVY

AsembIvman for Libby and Shapiro held long
ference Yesterday the Tombs and aterward told their
rs;on of the inai Mr. Levy said:
Shapiro had the the Cafe Boulevard stand
when shortly before midnight Monday Jack Rose called up White
the and left Libby Third and
Shapiro said and picked Rose and one
and before they had tar three
the Shapiro knew Rose and recognized
a known Itzky and that
al of them he knew
When Shapiro had told him what they intended
him the head with the butt OF
revolver and beat it" to 43d street
Shapiro his head where the hit him. Shapiro
while before going 43d street He
do., know whether Rose when they reached
there.
while the shooting done he and then
r.. WAS forced to take his Third
avenue they left the
Instead going directly the Washington Square
Sbap went he and Libby live No. IS Stuyvesant
stree, and woke up him with him the
with the car Libby Shapiro appeared badly frightened the
time and the shooting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-18

simply Beckers collector. who gets the
hush money from us gamblers to Keep
the strong arm squad off
THAT was the first intimation | had
that Becker had anything to do with
the matter. don't like to speak Ill
OF a dead man. but | believe that
Rosenthal was lying when he told me-
Becker was the real lender Of the
money. or course, II at any time |
had ever suspected that Becker was
involved, as Rosenthal then told me. |
would not, as a lawyer, have had any
thing to do with the matter But / am
convinced II was c legitimate transac-
ton. as Jack Rose represented 1t to
be-"
Did YOU ever do any legal work
for Lieutenant Becker" Mr.. Hubbard
was asked.
NO, not for Lieutenant Charles
Becker" he replied, but / have
known him for years and have done
legal work for his wife and for his
brother, Lieutenant JUN iotNhci'
Gaynor to Hunt for System"
Mayor Gaynor has decided to make
another effort to discover II there is
really a system" in the Police Depart
ment, and, II there Is. to fathom its
workings. The murder OF Rosenthal.
following the charges he had made
against certain police officials, has
spurred the Mayor personally to take
up the task Of probing the charges
that there Is a system in the depart
ment which collects graft and hounds
those who "squeal"
The Mayor had talk with Police
Commissioner Waldo at the city Hall
Yesterday afternoon. 1t lasted only fif
teen minutes, and neither the Mayor
nor the Commissioner would talk about
# later The fact that 1t terminated 50
soon started a rumor that the Mayor
had broken with the Commissioner.
IL may be said. however, that the
Mayor has complete confidence in the
Commissioner He believes that II
there is a system" In the department
it exists In spite Of and not by the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-18

connivance OF the present Commits
sioner.
Mayor Gaynor has taken n deep in
terest in the Police Department since
long before he was elected to his pres
ent office. When he became the head
Of the city government he determined
10 make the control of the department
his special mission.
Although he has had a number Of
commissioners. 1t has always been
understood that the Mayor was really
the moving power in all the important
steps that We're taken so far as organ
ization and discipline went.
In all that he has done and all the in
vestigatlons that he has caused to be
made he has been unable to satisfy
himself. so he has told friends. that
! there really existed such a system"
in the department as has been gen
orally alleged and believed by many.
Now, however, he is going TO make
another attempt to get TO the bottom
~ S'' NHN anu dlltSdllOUS. JUST
how he intends to go about IT he has
not divulged to his friends. If, indeed
he has really formulated any plans.
Detective William j. File, who sat
at table near to the one occupied by
Rosenthal and his frierds Just before
the gambler was summoned from the
dining room to be shot, was closeted
with District Attorney Whitman for
some time yesterday afternoon. The
District Attorney was inclined 10 crl,i.
else File severely when he first learned
Of his proximity to Rosenthal at the
time Of the shooting for his inability
to get out in time to apprehend the
assassins. or at least to be able TO
identify some of them.
File said after his talk with the Dis
trict Attorney that he had squared
himself In the eyes Of Mr.. Whitman.
He said that It had been impossible for
him to do more than he had done at
the time.