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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
E. B. FIELD,
EXPLORERS LOST
IN FIERCE BLIZZARD.

LONDON, Feb. 1O.-The Central
News agency publishes Wellington,
N. H., dispatch, which is believed to
be authentic, that Captain Robert
Scott, the antarctic explorer, and his
entire party were frozen to death in
a blizzard near McMurdo bay.
Records found with the bodies show
that Captain Scott reached the south
pole Jan. Is, 1912, and was returning
to the base of supplies when blizzard
overlook the expedition and its entire
number perished before they could
prepare shelter.
Captain Scott and twenty-five men
on board the steamer Terra Nova, sail
ed in July, 1910. Arriving at the
ice barrier they found Amundsen's S
ship Fran, the expeditions raced for
the pole.
Scott was last heard from in April,
1912, when he announced chat he and
his party intended to remain another
year. The Terra Nova left Christ
church, N. T., Dec. 12 last to go to
Scott's relief and reaching McMurdo
bay found the entire expedition dead,
according to the Central news dis
patch.
OAMURU, N. T., Feb. 10.-The Ter
ra Nova widelesses that the documents
found with the bodies of the Scott
party showed that Scott found The
Norwegian flag Amundsen left at the
south pole and located Amundsen's
hut.
The total number of dead is un-
certain. Sixty-six were in the original
party that sailed, but it is unknown
what number was with Scott on his
dash to the pole.
LONDON, Feb. 10.-The latest dis
patches received from New Zealand
cause scientists to believe that only
Scott and the four officers who par
ticipated in the final dash to the pole
per1shed. 1t is impossible to confirm
the number of dead.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE text of
the last message to the public" which
Captain Scott wrote before his death
has been published.
1t declared that the death of him
self and four companions who reached
the pole, was not due to the fault of
organization but to misfortune. He
said the weather the party encounter
ed during their entire trip was in
credibly cold and stormy, which seri-
ously impeded the expeditions prog
ress. The message showed that Sea-
man Evans, the strongest man in the
party, suffered concussion of the brain
as the result of fall and died. The
account read of terrible blizzard
when the party missed finding its zone
ton camp" where plenty of provi
sions were stored. Finally, when
but eleven miles from camp, more
severe blizzard struck them. Captain
Oates left the camp, but never re-
turned. The rest froze to death in
their tent.
But for my own sake do not
regret this journey, which has shown
that Englishmen can endure hardship,
help one another and meet death with
as great fortitude as in the past. But
if we have been willing to give our
lives to this enterprise, which is for
our country's honor, help our country
men to see that those who depended
on US are properly cared for"
Premier Asquith, in the house Of
commons today announced: "Scott's
appeal shall not fall on deaf ears"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
December 81, 1912

San increase Report Dec. 81 1911 of s49O66s7s
IAN increase Report Dec 81 1911 of s4245 e61 so
f$4,29S 700 Issued in December, 1912
tan increase of $329,373.95 for the wear
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13

FARMINGTON, N. NJ, Feb. TO-
The town of Pennington is deserted
this afternoon. Everybody is rushing
to the oil fields out in the Meadows.
The latest reports obtainable is that
sixty barrels of oil was taken from
the new well between 10 o'clock last
night and $3.50 this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13

y
to the oil fields out in the Meadows
The latest reports obtainable is that
sixty barrels of oil was taken from
the new well between 10 o'clock last
night and $3.50 this morning.
FARMINGTON, N. NJ, Feb. H.
Now that the authenticity of the re-
port of the oil strike in the Meadows
fifteen miles west of Pennington and
four miles northwest of Fruitland is
established, an atmosphere of great
prosperity, the dawn of the new f.
nancial era, runs riot in Pennington
today.
The first news which reached here
Sunday night at 1890 was that a good
flow of oil was struck in the well of
the Little Standard Oil company which
was being drilled twelve miles west of
this town. Early yesterday morning
press representatives were sent out
to determine the authenticity of the
strike. Upon investigation they sub
mitted the following statement:
"ln verification of the report that
reached Pennington that oil had been
struck in the Maddox well, fifteen
miles west of Pennington, we beg to
report that we visited and inspected
the well. We found it 1,70O feet in
depth, an eight inch hole finished after
passing through 1000 feet of shale
and 1S0 feet of cap rock thence into
the oil sand. 1t will probably be a
fiftybarrel well of light parafine quail
ity. About seventy barrels have al
ready been brought to the surface
(Signed) ORVAL RICKETTS,,
T. j. SKAGGS,
WILLIAM BUTLER,
Press Committee.
About seventy barrels of oil was
bailed out yesterday without lowering
the oil more than ten inches. The oil
comes within 400 feet of the surface.
Today hundreds of people are flock
ing to the fields with teams and camp
ing equipment, making oil locations.
Excitement runs high and the town
has gala appearance.
Persons from outside points COM
menced to arrive this afternoon. In
fact the good news seems to have
affected the whole San Juan basin,
and well it might as the lohg hoped
for big wave of prosperity for the
southwest seems destined to arrive via
the Pennington oil strike. What is
beneficial to our town is sure to be of
corresponding benefit to the entire
basin.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13

LONDON, Feb. 10.-The latest dis
patches received from New Zealand
cause scientists to believe that only
Scott and the four officers who par
ticipated in the final dash to the pole
perished, 1t is impossible to confirm
the number of dead.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-12-11
Insurance Rates Adjusted

Adjustment of the dwelling
rate troubles between the State
Rating Board and the fire insur-
ance companies operating in Ken
lucky seems at hand.
Representatives of 10th
sides have held conferences and
it is reported that agreement has
practically been reached.
This means that more than
ninety companies which with
drew from Kentucky December
/, declaring rates fixed by the
State Board were prohibitive,
will return. Announcement of
the terms of agreement is expect
ed in few days.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-12-11
Game Laws to be Amende d..

Measures. seeking to recodify
and amend the fish and game
laws win be submitted To the
next Legislature for passage. J.
Quincy Ward, executive agent of
the Fish and Game Com mission,
is preparing the new measures
with the assistance of the COM
mission, and many changes in
the present laws will be asked.
A bill seeking to protect all
fur bearing animals, such as bea-
yer, mink, raccoon, otter, opos-
sum. skunk, fox and muskrat,
will be introduced, which will
make the open season for hunt
ing such animals from Novem Der
l to April /. The present open
season begins in September, and
Mr.. Ward says that the change
is made because the fur of such
animals is worth four times as
much in November as in Septem-
Der.
A limit of the numb Der of game
birds to he bagged in one day is
fixed at fifteen, and all violators
of the law will be fined not less
than SIS for each dffense. The
open season for,k;lling doves will
be from the first of August to the
first of September, the number
to be killed in one day not to ex-
coed fifteen.
In order to improve the fish
conditions, no fishing will be al
lowed between April I and June
1, and the use of artificial bait IN
the spring will be expressly pro-
hibited. No nets of more than
one-half inch mesh, ten feet
long, can be used. The use of
steel balls in shooting fish is pro-
hibited by the present law, and
an amendment prohibiting the
use of lead balls will be made.
The practice of dynamiting
streams for fish is one of the
hardest problems that the com
mission has to deal with, and the
new measure will porovide that
this be made a penitentiary Of
Tense. A fine of $25 is imposed
by the present law for seining.
The fine will be increased to $50
for each offense.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-12-11

want to buy tract of from
two thousand to ten thousand acres
of timber land in fee, for immedi.
ate operation. If you have any
land to sell write me fully giving
number Of acres, stating whether in
solid tract or not, kind and quaint
ty of timber per acre, on what wa
tiers, il any, distance from railroad
and lowest price per acre. Send
plat OF blue print il you have one.
On receipt Of this information If
am interested l will Immediately
send SEINE one 90 look at the land.
JAMES s. LAKIN, 403 Capitol
st. Charleston, w. Va.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-12-11
urns Home to Die.

r. Lowry, who has been
sat IS door for several weeks
at Knox City, Mo. was brought to
Winchester this week and taken
tn the home of his uncle, Ed. Nj.
L. Lowry. He was anxious to
see his'mother once more before
death, thus his mother, Mrs. Mel
son Lowry, of this county rushed
20 his bedside, but only to find
that her son had succpmbed but
twenty minutes before. The
funeral was preached,at Log Lick
yesterday.
Mr.. Lowry was a native of this
county, being son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Lowry. He married
Miss Edith Christopher, of Spout
Spring, who survives without any
children. He moved ten years
ago to Illinois, but was on his
way to Colorado for the benefit
of his health when he was strick-
en- down.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-12-11
Votes rIust be Counted.

The Court of Appeals has af-
firmed the judgment of the lower
courts in election cases of Breath
lit and Estill counties. This
means that the votes in each
county must be counted as cast
and this will elect Judge Hugh
Riddell. Judge Riddell's many
friends in this county will rejoice
at his ultimate success.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-12-11
Stanley's Great Work.

Congressman OSsley Stanley
went after the Imperial Tobacco
trust at Morgantield last week
and succeeded in securing a YER
dict of guilty. Both concerns, OF
Great Britain and Ireland, were
each fined $500 and the convic.
ton carries with it a forfeiture
of their Kentucky charter. Con-
gresham Stanley has done more
lar the tobacco grower of Ken
lucky than anysnther man living
to-day and the grower, who will
fail to support this gifted Ken
tuckian for the U. S. Senate is
indeed bereft of gratefulness. 1t
is an undisputed fact that Con-
gresham Stanley has fought the
buroensome corporations and
trusts with more success than
any other public official.-Win-
chester Democrat.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-12-11
First Case Typhoid.

George Aines brought his fif-
teen year-old.son afflicted with
typhoid fever from Heidelberg
to this city last week. This is the
firstscase of typhoid in the city
for a long time, and it didn't o.
riginate here. Clay City is usu.
ally free from this serious dis
ease, rarely ever case develop.
ing in this city.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-12-11
STANTON NEWS.

will preach at the Christian church
the coming Sunday.
DIR. 5. p. Hammons returned
home at Jackson after spending a
busy week in Stanton.
DR.. l. W Johnson entertained
his Sunday School class one even.
ing the past week at his home with
games and refreshments and all re-
ported an enjoyable eneving.
| The Teachers District Assocla-
ton held at Rosslyn last Saturday
was a marked success from every
point, perhaps save that there was
not the number of citizens present,
that should have been. The writer
thinks that these meetings are for
the people and the trustees as we'll
as for the teachers Numbers of
questions are discussed at the meet.
ings that are good for all We
think and hope that Powell county
has just before it a period of educs-
tional and good roads progress that
will far exceed ANYTHING that has
ever been.
Fiscal Court and Quarterly Court
have been in session this week and
the most important question before
the Fiscal Court was the question
of making u road through the val
ley rather than let it renal Ms it is,
ION the hills between Stanton and
Gay Aty. To the people here ana
NV testns ~comm6nNy
general, there is no doubt that the
new road is the proper thing, and
there IL no doubt that this is the
time to make it. 1t does seem that
when a level road is made between
Clay City and Stanton that il will
put Powell county in far closer
touch with the outside world, and
will open gateway to US and also
to the outside world, and will be
the beginning of a good roadway
through the entire county up the
valley and will put the whole coun-
ty in touch Nth the markets, and
when the roads are improved in
this main valley.road, the property
of the county will be worth far more
money. People cannot get into the
county to see what we have, and
when they do get in they say we
have no roads by which they could
get about. Good roads and good
schools should be the uppermest
thought in every mans mind, and
miracles can be accomplished.
The Fiscal Court dismissed its
sittings without doing anything
definite and it is hoped that they
will soon meet again and make it
possible for this road to be con.
constructed.
The present school board of the
Stanton Graded School found,
when it came into office that there
was some kind of arrangement be-
tween the Graded School and the
College, by which the two schools
were o. Grated practically as one,
and that the Stanton Graded School
building was not being used for
school purposes for the time being,
and during the interim some per.
sons entered and took possession of
the property, the board thereupo
instituted legal proceedings to Dust
those persons, and this suit is still
pending, in the meantime, the
hoard made an arrangement with
the Stanton College for the present
year, by which it leased of the
Stanton College its buildings and
grounds for school purposes, and is
now conS ucting the school there
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-12-11
Eor Sale.

My farm of 100 acres at Kim
brell, Ky including store house
and stock of goods. For further
particulars call on or write w. g..
Patrick, Postmaster Kimbrell. Ky.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-12-11
TO OUR sslsseRIBERs.

A statement af the expiration
of subscriptions win be placed in
every Subscribers paper next
week whether they are in arrears
or not. Ii you are paid in ad.
vance, it viii serve as aIeceipt
and ifyou are dndebted to this
office, the statement will inform
you how muchyou owe so you
can send il in, if convenient.
This will be no dun, but is to
show each subscriber how he
stands on our bosks. If we make
mistake and get your account
wrong, notify as aud we will cor
rect it. There ~ most sure to
be some mistakes in making out
so many statements.
Do not get offended and think
we are trying to force you to pay
a
up, for such is pof the case. We
want you to continue to be our
reader first of al, SO if not con.
venient to pay zap now, it Is all
right, but ifkSpnyenient, we
would be glad to receive your re-
mittsnce by Jan. LIST, paying for
one year in advance. We want
to buy q new press and enlarge
our paper, and to do this we must
collect up SO Mach as possible.
One advantagem paying now is
you can getthe paper by the first
of the year for50c. When the
paper is enlarged the price will
also be enlarged 1854 per.year.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-12-11

A. @. Barnes left Tuesday for
Illinois where he will visit rela-
tives for a while and then 90
from there to Miami, Texas to
spend he winter.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-12-11

A. T. Whit, the efficient cash
Ter of the Clay City National
Bank, is confined to his home
with tonsilitis.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-12-11

Leonard Fluffy, the seventeen
year-old slayer of T. ID. Berry
man, in Clark county about one
year ago, was acquitted of the
charge at Winchester last week.
Chas. Hollon was found guilty
of voluntary manslaughter in the
killing of Lewis Brandengurg in
Clark county last fall and SEN
fenced to from two to twenty
one years in the penitentiary.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-12-11

under the lease, which is as follows:
"This contract made and entered
into this the oath day of July,
1913, between Stanton College, Of
Stanton, Powell county, KY, of
the first part, and the Board Of
Trustees of the Stanton Graded
School, of said County and State,
OF the second part.
WITNESSETH That the first
party has leased to the second par
ty the Stanton College Building, to-
gether with the Campus and prop
erty attached thereto, consisting of
about ten acres of land, located in
Patrick's addition to the town OF
Stanton, for a period of one year,
beginning July 1, 1918, in consid-
GRAFTON of the second party keeping
up the repairs and incidental es-
penses attached to the building and
grounds. This, however, does no,
include any injury or damage to
the property by reason of storms or
fires or accidents other than should
occur from reasonable use of the
property for school purposes. The
said second party having complete
control and care of said property
during said year. And it is dis.
tinctly understood that the prop
erty shall only be used for school
purposes. The building may be
used for such entertainments as
may have connection with the
school in the way of lectures,
teachers meetings, and board meet
ings. Stanton College,
20, By j G, Haaley, Pres.
B6srd 81 Trustees Stansori Graded
School,
By r. 9. Hall, CL'm'n,
JnO. ID Atkinson, Sec.
We understand that before thfs
contract was entered into Mr. Az
kinson representing the Stanton
Graded School had y conference
with State Superintendent Hamlet
and procured his advice in the mat
ter as to what and how the Stanton
Graded School might operate Tor
the present year, and short tiDe
ago having been informed by the
collector of taxes, MIR. T. &. Hall,
that few persons in the district
had declined to pay their taxes,
MIR. Atkinson forwarded a copy of
this contract to the State Superin-
and received the following
reply:
Dec. l, 1918.
Mr.. Jno. ID. Atkinson,
Stanton, Ky.
Dear Sir Il have your favor of
the rs inclOsing contract in the
matter of lease between Stanton
College and Stanton Graded School.
This contract seems to be o. X.
and will be filed in our Office.
With best wishes | am
Very truly yours,
Barksdale Hamlet, State Supr.
The Stanton Graded School
Board was convened on Saturday
and proceeded as follows:
"Stanton Graded School Board
met pursuant to call of the chair
man Dec. 9th 1913 Present, X.
Q. Hall, j. 5. Even, j. w. Will
Jams, l. W. johnson and Jno. d.
On motion L. O. Hall, collect
or of taxes for the district, is di-
rected to proceed TO collect all
taxes due the district by Jan. LIST,
1914, and, if necessary, to pro-
coed to levy and sell such prop
erty as is necessary to complete
said collection"
If in the past there has been
any misunderstanding about the
school management, we hope that
the foregoing statement of facts
will be sufficient to justify the
best thinking people that they
ought to pay these small sums
and thus add to the Advancement
Of the community's interests for
the good it is to the little fellows
who "can't help themselves
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-10-02
ST. CRoIx.

We make our own prisons" /
disagree. Prisons were made for
the majority of mankind when they
were yet in their swaddling clothes.
Crime is the outgrowth from a too
rapid advance in civilization. or the
opposite; and the criminal is the
product of the extremes-the par
ticle among humankind that is left
in that high and dry state between
the lines of sharp advance and it's
antithesis, the surely descending.
Manford Evans, editor of the
Thompson (Ia.) Courier delivers
himself of an editorial under title Of
Mistakes He says; according to
Chisago County Press that The
only ones who do not make mis-
takes are slumbering in the church
yard, some which number may have
been due to mistake of the doctor. y
That is all very well, but where do
we come in at I'd like to know?
1T is not enough to be virtuous.
Virtue itself becomes unclean when
it is not loving, forgiving. and
kind. DIR. Frank Crane. We should
like to take those two truthful
statements home to our hearts; for
the other fellows sake, since it is
the other fellow who denounces us,
calls us unclean and not fit to be at
liberty.
More than three hundred Mis-
souri, editors make less than $12. a
week from their labors. Iowa
Journal. That, it seems to US, is
eminently proper. They realize
that theirs is life sacrifce-one
given to seeing after the we'll being,
and development Of the community
in which they live. They are actu-
ated by motives other than merce-
nary, and, no doubt. are reticent
and quite modest.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-10-02
earn an additional wage. which
would then amount to 1896.

would then amount to 1886.
This plan is really one in which
both parties, the employer and en-
ploye, receive equal benefits, as it
increases production and at the
same time gives increased pay to
men according to their ability.
Bonus Plan: The bonus plan is
based on the principle of increasing
the pay in a certain ratio as the time
for completing job IS decreased,
the rate depending on the per cent.
of time saved or increase of pro-
duction. This plan is practically
the same as the premium plan. but
can be applied more accurately un-
der certain conditions of machine
work. 1t is good plan for ordinary
workman, for he does not have to
pay penalty for not speeding up. "
except the loss of his bonus or being
discharged when he is negligent or
unfit for the work. On the other hand
the bonus system is an excellent in
centive for the men to exert them
selve to their full capacity when
they realize that they will be re-
warded according to the amount of
work they turn out.
Profit sharing and stock distribu-
ton plan:-There is not much def
mite information about these plans
because they have only been tested
out in few cases; the u. S. Steel
Corporation and several big con-
Germs have profit and stock scheme
in which they allow their employ
ees TO participate.
The profit sharing plan embodies
the feature of the workmen sharing
in the profits of the factory or store.
1t has the defect of not discrimina-
ting the efficient and inefficient en-
ployees, both sharing the profits
alike. Then again the increased
profits of any concern may result
from the selling force or some
source entirely outside the activities
of the workmen. 1t also is not
equitable, for if from any cause of
management or other similar reason
the firm suffers losses instead OF
profits, the employees would GER
tainly object to standing their share
Of the losses. Furthermore, the re.
wards are too far in the future to
act as an incentive to the employees
best daily efforts, as profits are fig.
ured once year, and this means a
workman must wait year before he
knows how much, If anything, he il
to receive.
| In conclusion, the success or fail.
ure of any one of these differen1
wage systems depends as much upor
the managers tact and sympathy al
1t does upon the workmen's attitude
In fact any plan in itself is a cold.
blooded proposition and must bt
carefully studied and adjusted tt
meet the class of people it is in
tended to benefit, and that employer
will receive the most good from i
who is careful to maintain pleasan
and harmonious relations between
himself and his employees.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-10-02

many and intricate dramatic quail
ties, when look upon that street
scene of the years long gone, and
think that many men, and many wo-
men, too. are not only grown-up
boys and girls, but just little grey
hrnncoa