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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
ARCTIC ICE CRUSHES
THIS SHIP LIKE SHELL
Captain and Crew Have Weary
Tramp of Thirty-three Miles
to Safety
FED BY ESKIMO TRIBE
QUEENSTOWN. Jan. %

~
News has been received at Queens
town of the loss Of the British steamer
Algerine. which foundered after being
crushed BY ice on the north shore or
Rafsn land. the entire crew having had
a thrilling experience while travelling
on foot a distance of thirty-hve miles
across the great icefields until in q
terribly exhausted state and after great
suffering they reached an Eskimo set
Element.
The captain. in relating his experience
and that of his crew. said the expedi-
ton had been undertaken in search or
placer gold. and when off the north
coast of Bafin land the steamer was
caught between two solid walls Of ice
and crushed badly. so that she quickly
commenced TO I'LL and foundered.
All hands got out on the icefeld.
which stretch ed as far as the eye could
see and start was made for the shore
Insuficlently clad for the regions or Sucn
an ice tourney. and in the teeth OF a
piercingly cold arctic gale. the entire crew
suffered intensely many OF the men hav-
ing their hands and feet frost bitten IN
the long tramp Of fully thirty-five miles
across the icefields.
Half dead from exhaustion. the men
reached an Eskimo village. where they
got shelter from tie storm. but were
Obliged 70 live on the native food Tor
some time. until the captain discovered
store Of provisions left in the district
by the Canadian exulorer, Captain Ber-
nisr. some years previously
Later on the captain and crew were
rescued by the steamer Neptune gong
south with a party OF prospectors on
board
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
WILL RUN TRAINS At
100 MILES AN HOUR
High-Speed System Is Satisfac-
torily Tested by Work
ing Model
SAFETY IS ASS RED
LONDON, Jan. g.


That railway trains may be economic
ally and safely run at from 100 TO 100
miles an hour is the claim advanced for
the Kearney high-speed system. Of which
a demonstration with a working model
was successfully given at Olympia yes
terday
The cars. which are ike those OF tube
trains, excep: that they are pointed al
either end 10 reduce air resistance. run
on a single rail. with the wheels in the
center balance being maintained by
means Of A single overhead guide rail
This not only means great economy in
construction and operation, but ensures
freedom from oscillation Enormous
speeds would only give a smooth. gliding
sensation.
II IS Mr. Kesrney's plan. in the case OF
tube railways. 70 have the stations on
the street level. and to start he trains
down an incline OF one In seven 70 the
deep tunnels. thus getting the greater part
Of the power needed for bringing the train
10 its maximum speed BY means OF Srav-
fly. instead of by costly motor power
as AT present
Yesterdays demonstration was chiefly
with A view to showing that the cars can
be stopped and started in an uphill direc-
ton. even on 4 slope OF one IN seven.
feat in railway work never before accom-
nlished. u was also stated that the diff
fcuJt,- experienced through the gyros;atic
effect Of the motors and wheels. which at
high speeds had 4 tendency to introduce
dangerous stresses. had now been over
come.
A fIlI-size passenger car OF the Kesrnsy
TYNE has been built by the Brush Elec-
trical Engineering Company, OF Lousa-
borough. and Is TO be placed on a railway
/ half a mile in length at the international
exhibition at Client this year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
MAN LIVED ON CRIME
FOR TWENTY YEARS
King Of the Swindlers at Last in
Hands OF Paris
Police
TO FACE 100 CHARGES
PARIS. Jan. 20

EAt4l-s jan 90
A criminal known as the king o.
sxsnsIers- vas arrested n Paris yes
,r-szv. lie used q number q aliases.
being variously known as Pierre Micnei.
Robert de C-ecy and the Cornte Dc ker-
800. while his associates called hin
The Captain"
More than 100 complaints have beer
iodred against Ere man. and bis oN-
,,i.1.s are believed 20 have brought him
I, over $4,000. lie 81 VOW a, years "a
20 ana admits that siace be Ves 20
- RS lived b. crime Iie made most
"a Ms money BY msscserao rg - a
.-srfain Of colonial Infantry 40 hotels
Is Iurgaee. Ne uSe1 90 sa. Holia
rive In a few days. ard ~ ,re date Dc
- rneruoned hs would ask DO pro-
-,-lc.or 81 the hotel 20 aocougary h,r
=, ne ~.aron while ~ -te f-T. frf
.-r,.tair~ would 20 OF 81 the rrefrr' ~
,..,tf-lx sfssr his .DNEage. i-r.p lrto d
1870. ana return 20 - noie. Ine-'
y. vrould INFORM the 2roprie-ors ~.
-. = ousu-sty Of opsurn concealed = ni'
,--,nr had been discovered - 10 co.
-. oaoers. who haA ans5 hin 81
- .rou.d ten the woman tha- her Rs
t.s-6 had sns6 sse would iend h-m 'h
-.,ozev. ana after rscei77ng u Would c-s
src-zr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
By John N. Raphael

PARIS, Jan IL.
HE,N the curtain fell at a quar-
w ter TO one this morning on the
w last act Of "Alsace." Mile.
Ieonie Yahne. well-known actress
who was in the dress circle. had a fit OF
Mysteries.
Nile Yahne is an Alsatian. and three
acts of too intensive patriotism hau oeeh
TOO much for her nerves.
The new play. at the Theater Rejane'
- nv NM CASTOR Leroux and Lucen
"a mile. NJ. Leroux. the author or The
MYSTERY OF the yellow Room ana other
hooks is as we'll known in London as IN
paris "Lucien Camille IS the sngh'
ven of pseudonym under which IS hidden
The identity OF one of the cle7erest mem
hers OF the Paris bar. Maitre Camille
Drevfus who is an Alsatian.
last night a full house quivered with
excitement. which broke at times INTO
frenzied cheers. at a pay whicn mas
been written 10 show once more me IN
conquerable racial enm!ty between the
French and German-betWeen the coh-
auerors and the conquered-fn Alsace.
II will be quite surprising II the pay
does not lead. sooner or later. TO trouble
besun TO protest The French news
"a hers will reply. Tension in Paris Is
certain. Feeling is running high and the
doul,, which hangs over the internauoha!
situations In Europe just now VIII 90
nothing 20 alleviate IT,
II is 70 be hoped that there VIII be no
rioting at the Theater Rejane. put' !uos,
ing by the excitement in the privileged
house last night. 1 should not care 70
guarantee absence of all disorders when
the public come 10 see IL
Simple Story
The story is comparatively simple.
Jeanne Orbay (Mme. Rejanel ana her
husband have been expelled from Alsace
before the play begins, and when the
curtain rises her sister and her prom,
er-in-law. their daughter Suzle' anu
Jacoues Or-bay. their nephew. are anH-
jouslv waiting Nine. Orbay's visit.
When the Orbays left the country
where they had been born and hVed,
they left their son Jacques there. ~ was
right. they thought. that one OF me
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

family should remain in Alsace, right
| that some French blood should remain.
that Alsace should not be allowed TO pe-
come wholly German.
Jacques. who is of the younger gem
Grafton. who has been spared the memo
ries of the war at first hand, gets on
fairly well with the German invaders.
He has fallen in love with Gretchen
Schwartz Vera Sergine), and MS moth-
ers return is for the express purpose Oh
nersuadins him against the marriage.
The first act shows a vivid picture OF
the life of Alsace at the present day,
with AL the small discomforts 70 winch
natives who remsin French IN teehhs
are subjected. The audience laughed AT
the caricatures OF German types. ORA wn
with a broad brush on the lines made
nonnla- by Hansi and other caricaturists.
shook with excitement al a patronc
soeech or two, and rose in roar OF
cheering which drowned the voices on
the stage when the French Alsailans.
with carefully closed shutters. sang the
''Marseillaise."
The scene was wonderfully enectlVe' ana
was no doubt true TO life. But | do not
,htnb the members OF the German en-
bsssv in Paris Will like il when they go
10 see II. as they surely will.
When the second act begins JACQUES
has married Gretchen, or as he insists
on calling her. Marguerite. His father IS
dead. his mother has been allowed 10 re-
turn 20 the home Of her fathers. Jacques
and Marguerite are not happy. AZ close
charters JACQUES finds himself out OF SYM
nathv with his wife's German relatives
and friends.
He dislikes everything, from the peer
IN the uniforms, and let's his want OF
sympathy be seen.
The French Spy
Nine Orbay and her German daughter
in-Iaw do not get on at all. The Franco
German antagonism is apparent all day
long in everything. Events quicken, Ma
neuvres are in progress. an da German
reserve officer. Marguerite's cousin Mari
annoys Jacques by his attentions to MS
young wife
Then Rene who is engaged to 'Jac-
cues cousin and is to marry her when ne
has done his military service On France
of course). is foolish enough TO pay rush
visit TO his home for the purpose OF seeing
her News that a soldier in French uni
form hidden under an overcoac is IN the
town has reached the police authorizes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
Kinrs as ComposeTs

BRrssELs Jan. zs.-A curious enter.
tzinmcnt viii be given Tor VIC po2 ,'.. =.
- fbe oerforruance Of poems. PLAYS
ana music composed BY nonarcas Ihe
rro0rau, viii include the Aerlsison
ballet. by Louis XII; play ~ rrea-
sricL ths Great. and compositione By
Naooieon. Charles TX. and Hsn-y ~. OF
France
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
Kaiser,s Mediterranean Tip

ErEr, Jan. 7s.-Ths ksisor's yacht
rFohenzoIiern. which Is undergoing re-
pafrs here. viii leave the lock on
January Is and viii then be fitted out
for his rzsa5ssty's voyage 70 the hs1s-
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

A simple careless expression in a
San Francisco newspaper caused
revolution of feeling and brought
about the change which all Califor-
mans are now proud of.
The newspaper referred to printed
an article 10 the effect that the same
old Constitutional Amendment would
be voted on at tbs November election
and added facetiously that the Cow
Counties" would probably vote for 1t,
and treated 1t as Joke.
The newspaper evidently underesti.
mated the power of the Cow Coun-
ties" as this little attempt at witticism
made the Cow Counties sit up and
take notice,
The people in the Cow Counties
commenced to ask themselves: Why
is It that farm lands and town prop.
erty pay the bulk of taxes? Why are
the owners Of stocks, bonds, notes and
other personal property able to get off
scott free?
Have we a uniform system Of taxa.
ton in practice as well as In name?
And such like questions.
Well, the result was 1.-THE Cow Coun'
ties" In California determined to throw
off the yoke and the amendment was
overwhelmingly carried.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30
SCISSORS and PASTE
With an Occasional Cursory
Comment by the Editor.
S0000N11100100
THE HAPPY MAN.

The happiest man in the world
is the common, everyday pay
chap who makes his own living,
pays his own bills and has the
respect of his neighbors. He
saves a little money as he goes
along, but doesn't try to get a
corner on his local output and he
is not a slave to ambition or So
ciety. He never expects to wear
out his trousers in the senate
and when he glides out Of bed in
the morning he never wastes
any time to pick out the right
tint of socks, suspenders and
necktie that will blend with the
general effect.
He only wears a high collar
when he feels like it, and when
his pet corn begins, to jump, he
jerks out his knife and cuts a
four inch cash in the side of his
shoe and nothing is said about il
in the local papers. He never
has to sit up at night to poultice
his conscience. He believes in
the doctrine Of live and let live.
When he encounters one of the
needy he doesn't stutter with his
pocket book. The plain plug Of
a man is happy because he is
satisfied and doesn't spend hall
of his time yearning for some
thing which his salary will moi
permit. Give us more plain mer
and the world will be better. =
Newport Times.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

Anyone familiar with the con-
struction of modern weapons of
war and the high explosives used
in them would naturally suppose
a cannon made of wood would be
of little or no value as a weapon.
Wooden cannon have been used
with considerable success never
theless in recent revolutions in
Cuba, in Haiti and in the Domin-
lean Republic.
The wood used in the con.
struction of these crude weapons
is of a very tough variety, hav-
ing a twisted grain that curls
about the log in such a way that
to split the timber with the ordi-
nary means is almost impossible.
The best trees are selected,
and a piece of the log five or six
feet in length and about one foot
! in diameter is cut. After the
bark has been removed and the
log made perfectly round it is
swung up on a crude truss, and
a hole is burned in it from one
END. The log is wound with
strips of rawhide cut from the
skin of a steer. When the can
non is covered with the strips of
hide another layer is wound on,
and this is continued until the
weapon has increased several
inches in diameter.
After the log is covered and
the bore is finished the weapon
is treated to a hot draft, which
ends to contract the hide bind.
ing, which becomes almost as
strong as wire.
These crude cannon have been
used with success in a number Of
instances, and it is astonishing
the number of times they may
be fired before they burst or be.
come otherwise disabled. -Har.
per's Weekly.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

The distinguished editor of the
State Journal seems to be of the
opinion that no mountain editor
can write a sensible editorial nor
no mountain correspondent get
up readable bit of news unless
they are connected with the Lon
don Echo.
II Mr.. Vreeland ever has occa-
sion to go up against" some of
the Hill Billies" they'll show
him a thing or two.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

The Paintfville Herald came
out with a "Crackerjack" indus
trial and booster edition last
week. If there was a business
interest or business man within
a radius of ten miles of Paints
vile that was not mentioned in
the edition it was because the
twenty pages would not hold
them all.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30
is KENTUCKY IN need
OF THE TAX REFORM?
What Happened in THE COW
COUNTIES in California
and Why 1.-THE DOG TAX
COUNTIES" in Kentucky
Should Emulate THEFT Ex-
ample

Until a few years ago the State of
California was suffering under the
same system of taxation which pre-.
walls in Kentucky although many eff.
forts had been made to change it.
The average citizen is opposed to
innovations as general proposition
and while the state suffered and the
burden of taxation fell heavily on the
small property owner as 1t does in
Kentucky, 1t was hard to arouse the
people and captalistic classes man
aged to keep the old law in effect and
went on hiding their personal properly
and escaping taxation, as they do n
Kentucky.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30
THANKS, "AWFULY."

When soliciting sub scriptions,
advertising or job-worl1 we fire.
quently hear something like this:
eyes, / am going to subscribe or
advertise, as the case may be,
some Of these days. | always
like to help my county paper
out" Or, Il want to help you
fellows out all | cam" Some
such expressions as these are
not infrequent, thanks to that
greatest of all virtues-"char-
lty," which abideth so abund-
antly in the hearts of some of
the dear people.
If our paper is not worth the
subscription price Or our space is
not worth what we charge for
it, why keep your coin in your
pocket.
The COURIER is not a charity
child by any means. 1t gives
more than value received" fol
every dollar it collects. We
want the patronage Of the peo-
pie who recognize in the COURIER
a potent influence for good, and
who have brains enough to see
that the service we render them
is worth all they pay for it. We
would not have your dollar if we
knew you were just donating il
to help the paper out.
We are not rolling in wealth,
neither are we living on charity
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

seen, while the wealthy man can
cover up his securities in such a
manner that the assessor cannot
find them.
Vote for the tax amendment
and make every man bear his
part OF the burden of taxation.
Editor.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

town lots because the revenue from
stocks, bonds and notes is sufficient
for the purpose.
The dog tax in Kentucky produced
more revenue in 1912 ($127651) than
all the taxes from bonds ($32,425),
cash in banks (s64,24O), and stocks in
corporations (s14,0OO); total $11O,665,
while farm lands and town lots and
improvements paid sS,177,36
The Dog Tax" Counties in Ken
lucky are in the same fix as the Cow
Counties" were in California and il il
high time to quit barking and com
mence biting. A vote for the tax
amendment at the November election
will make the other fellow do, some
bowling. II the Dog Tax" counties
will only do their duty and vote fol
the amendment and enable the legisla
ture to frame laws to make all classes
of property pay their legitimate share
of taxation.
Extract From Report Of State Tax
Commission.
I'VE recommend, that the proposed
Constitutional Amendment should be
adopted by the voters of>the state.
This Amendment has been care.
fully drawn, Its provisions are clear
and plain
1T follows precedents which have
been tried and proved successful in
other states.
cit authorizes practical changes,
which, in our judgment if adopted,
will increase revenue, remove restric.
tons now handicapping valuable en-.
terprlses, and place Kentucky upon a
lair plane with other states which
have shown marked progress and
prosperity, as a result of sane and
found revenue laws
ut provides that any and all changes
made hereunder in our tax laws up 10
1917 must be approved by the people
themselves after passage by the leg
stature and their approval may be
made condition after that time, SO
hat the whole matter rests in the
hands Of the people.
I'VE consider the amendment nee
9asary in order to enable the legisia
ture to take the initiative in any eff
fectlve revision Of the revenue laws
of the state, which have been con
demned by the then State Tax Com
missions and criticised annually by
the State Equalization Board.
W. o. DAVIS, Chairman,
Woodford County.
ELWooD HAMILTON, Sec'y,
Franklin County.
W. b. MOODY,
Henry County.
w, A. FROST,
Graves County.
L. c. 0WINGS,
Jefferson County.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

Not many muscles were made
sore nor tools dulled working on
the road in Morgan county the
"a and Is.
God speed the day when we
will have a system that will
COMPEL the building Of good
roads.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

Fellow Democrats-don't for
pet that the election comes next
Tuesday. Go to the polls and
take your wives with you, if they
desire to go, and let them vote
for James w. Davis for County
Superintendent.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30
Disfranchise En-.

Judging from some mems ac-
tons you would think that there
would not be an election held if
they did not cast their vote.
Many of these same fellows will
sell their vote for fifty cents. =
Falmouth Outlook.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

Before you drive your mule
cart over some of the t. p's built
by the able bodied yoemanry of
Morgan county last Friday and
Saturday, you had best ask: who
made this magnificent piece of
road.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

You can't expect great ideas
10 come out of a head that is
filled with prejudice and intoler-
ance. Remember the story of
the bucketfull of mud?
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

He that has only his illust-
rious ancestors to boast of is like
the potato plant. All the good
that belongs to him is under the
ground.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

If some Democratic nominee
should be defeated because of
the stay-at-home vote wouldn't
you feel just a little bit ashamed
of yourselves?
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

It's not half as easy for some
people to live up to their religious
pretentions as it is for a needle
to pierce the eye of a camel.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30
Lots Of En-.

Wonder how many people in
the county really BORROW THE
MoUNTAINEER from their neigh
bors every week. X e ntu cky
Mountaineer.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

"Why lie this man working so hardG"
"To hide his property and pay NO
taxes"
The same conditions exist In Ken
lucky to-day and the same opportunity
for change presents Itself and II Is
time for the Cow Counties In Ken.
lucky to show their power and force
a fair division of taxation.
by subIeoting the millions OF dollars
OF personal property to the payment
of taxes, farms and town lots would
be relieved as in other states with
modern tax laws. In Pennsylvania
there is no state tax on farm lands and
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30
There is one thing about which
the Courier Crew" refuses to
lose sleep-the income tax.

1t is taking the City Dads a
"Divil of a time" to settle with
some of the former officers.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30

After taking Dr. Miles Laxative
Tablets children ask for more candy"
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07
CHURCH WORKER IN
PRISON; FACES
BLACKMAIL
CHARGE
Defective Letter in Typewrit-
err Lead to Arrest Of Long
Beach Automobile Dealer on
Serious Accusation.
FAKE DETECTIVE
AGENCY HHIs SCHEME


lBy Leased Wire 20 Evening Herald.
Los Angeles. Cal Aug. H.
Charged with having attempted TO
biackmail woman through ncti-
tous detective agency n. r.. Young
an automobile dealer and prominent
church worker 81 Long Beach. was
held In the county Jail today while
the county grand jury Investigated
his case.
defective letter IN his writing
machine. Il is said. was responsible
for Youngs arrest. after Mrs. Kittie
Bahrenburg, member OF Young's
church, had told her story to the
district attorney
Mrs. Bahrenburg said Young had
paid ardent court to her. and then
shortly aftcrward she received let
ter from the sunset Detective Agen-
cy" saying. in effect:
I'VE know all. and unless YOU pay
5000 al once your church also will
know all"
The detective agency letter con-
tanned purported copy IT letter
IN which Young promised to pay
$4,000 hush money.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST
AMERICANS M ACAPULCO

Washington. Aug. .--Anti-Ameri-
can demonstrations and attacks on
American property about Acapulco
nave been renewed according To to-
days state department advices. The
lasi attempt was made by bandits
on stephens Brothers ranch. Money
VAS demanded and horses and cattle
were stolen. Consul Edwards said
very little protection n being Afforded
outside OF tint larger towns
Onicial dispatches from Guaymas
confirm reports that the town IL In a
state OF siege. with the streets barrl-
caded and the food supply very short.
President Wilson let u Oe known
today that he would not be willing 60
believe that the Huerta government
viii regard as undesirable the pres
ence Of John Land. his personal rep-
resen,ative IN Mexico, until ne had re-
ceived definite Official notification
to that effect. When friends told him
OF the debate In the senate today.
President Wilson took the position
that certain Republicans there we're
attempting "a make the Mexican sit
uation difficult To handle la a peaceful
fashion. From many letters aud other
expressions Of opinion on the subject
In possession Of the president ne still
finds no ground for armed intervcn-
ton.