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The Bourbon news., 1913-09-12
ONE D;ANOTHERDY|NG
GASOLINE SPREAD UPON FLOOR
WHEN IGNITED BURNS BABY
- TO ACRISP AND SERIOUS
LY INJURIES MOTHER
EFFORTS TO SAVE CHILD
MAY CAUSE HER DEATH
NEGRO MADE HEROIC EFFORT
TO SAVE LIVES OF THOSE
IN BURNING HOUSE.

Willie Dell Veach, aged about
nineteen months is dead and his moth
er, Cynthia Veach, aged 19 years, is
in serious condition, with no pos
sible chance of recovery, as a result
of the ignition of gasoline, which had
been spread upon the floor to destroy
insects. ~
The accident occurred on the farm
of Mr. William Woodford on the
Winchester pike, about three miles
from this city, Wednesday night
about eight o'clock. The little vic
tim of the flames survived but a few
hours while the mother lies in a crit
ical condition and her death is mo-
mentarly expected.
The woman and her child occupi-
ed the cabin on the farm of Mr..
Woodford, who employed her as a
cook. She had frequently been heard
to complain that fees infected the
; second story of the cabin, and We'd
nesady night she went to the home
| of Mr.. Woodford where she secured
a can of gasoline, stating her purpose.
Returning to the cabin~she applied
the fluid, sprinkI1ng a large quantity
over the floor and was about to de-
scend to the floor below. Her cloth
ing had become thoroughly saturat-
ed with gasoline and when she at
| temped to light a piece of paper
| from the lantern which she carried,
| the blaze communicated to her dress,
| and instantly the entire room was a
| mass of flames.
The woman made a frantic effort
! to reach the boy who was on the
! opposite side of the room, and at the
same time tore the flaming garments
from her body, but each time she
was driven back by the flames and
smoke Her cries of distress attract
ed John Brookins, colored, who was
attending to the chickens in the yard
of the WOodford home and noticing
the flames in the uper story of the
building and smoke issuing from the
windows he hurriedly went to her as
| SiStance.
| BrookinS made several attempts to
enter the building but was driven
back by the smoke. Finally he sue
ceeded in reaching the upper floor and
catching the woman who was scream
ing in agony. He made his way tC
the yard and returned for the boy
|
lying, he smothered the flames that
enveloped the little body and hur
ridly removed it to the yards ant
with the assistance of another mar
on the place, eXtinguished the flames
Brookins was slightly burned abou
the hands in his efforts to get the
woman and child from the building
Physicians were summoned from
this city, Drs. Daugherty and Filth
ian responding to the call, and render
ed all the assistance possible to the in
jured parties. The boy died abou
1:30 o'clock yesterday morning with
out gaining consciousness. His body
was burned almost to a crisp and il
many places the flesh fell from tn,
bones.
The woman, who, it is said, canno
survive, was burned from head to foo
and more than two-thirds of the fes
upon the body scared or blistered b
the flames.
The Bourbon news., 1913-09-12
SECOND MAGAZINE SECTION
TO NEWS APPEARS TUESDAY

The second number of the maga-
zine section of the News will ap-
pear with the issue of this publica-
tion next Tuesday The second issue
is far superior to the first in many
respects. The cover page is re-
production in colors of Henry Stul's
painting of Mr.. Johnson M. Camden's
horse, Helios. AS you know, Mr..
Stull was the great American horse
painter, and this painting of Helios
was his last work before he died.
This number contains an article on
Cincinnati, by w. c. Culkins, Super
intendent of the Chamber of Com
merce of Cincinnati; "a Barbecue
and an Awakening" which is an ar
ticle on Mr.. Camden's barbecue at
Versailles; Spring Hill, The Home
Beautiful, which is a three page ar
ticle beautifully Illustrated, on Mr..
Camden's home at Versailles; and
the continuation of Mr.. Bryant's ar.
ticle on the Kentucky State Expert
story "A Son of Dixie
The Bourbon news., 1913-09-12
ELECTION OF RURLEY OFFICERS
MAY BE POSTPONED.

The election of officers for the Bur-
ley Tobacco Society, which had been
set for October T. probably will be
postponed, and the election held not
earlier than November 1, as Walter
T. Loomis, of Independence, who, with
j, M. Rankin, secretary of the Burley
Society and company, were appoint
ed by the Kenton Circuit Court as
the commissioners to hold the election
on October Z, have refused to join
in issuing call to the stockholders
for the election until the Court of
Appeals, which will convene on Mon
day. has taken action in matters in
volved in the suit of E. d. STAINS
ifer against the directors of the Bur
ley Tobacco Company. Mr.. LOOMS
was the commissioner appointed by
the court to represent Stansifer
while Commissioner Rankin repre-
sented the Burley Company.
The Bourbon news., 1913-09-12
FOR SALE.

New line of comforts, blankets, ,coun-
terpanes. Save you money
(1t) ]. T. HINTON.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-09

Reason No. 2: The fly uses more
than eight thousand deaths annually
In this city from Intestinal diseases.
The dead fly means good work
Reason No. 4: An expert recently ex.
amined lily found in South street. It
was carrying on its legs and in It's
m3nttl more than IOO.000 bacteria.
1t had been walking over filth on
the water front. The expert caught it
on the edge of glass of milk.
Please kill llics-Reason No. !: Ey.
cry autumn there is Il rise in the death
rate from typhoid. This rise is traced
by the scientists directly to the fly.
We beg of you to kill fies-Reason
No. 6: The fly kills tens OF thousands
Of children every year
The fly causes morcb lindncss in
children than all other causes com.
hiaed.
The fly spreads every known dis.
case 10 children and to adults, for it
requests every disease breeding SPOT
and hunts purpoSrly for filth.
Early in the season kill flies,
In the middle OF the sumer kill
flies.
And in the autumn ana in the winter,
II you can find them. still kill flies.
Treat the fly as our ancestors in
me Old days treated The red Indians
and the wolves.
First. shut them out of your house,
make sure thai they won't get IN:
then kill them off as rapidly as posi-.
bic and pray for the day when you will
no longer. have to protect your house
against them.
Screen your windows.
Screen your doors.
New fly screens made OF wire net.
ting that will not rust are more i'm.
rortant than a new coat of paint or n
new automobile, for fly screens mean
protection for children.
Protect your house from the flies 2
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-09

Don't forget that If you see flies
their place is nearby filth. 1t may bG
behind the door, under the table, or IL
the cusr'dor
!! there is no dirt or filth there will
be no flies.
II there is nuisance in the neigh.
hCrhood write at once to the Health
department.
DO not allow decayjng material OF
any sort to accumulate on or near your
premises. All refuse should be remov.
ed at once Or covered with lime or
kerosene.
Keep all receptacles for garbage
carefully covered and the cans cleaned
or sprinkled with oil or lime.
See that your sewerage system is in
good order Pour kerosene into the
drains.
Cover food after n meal. Burn or
Dufy all liable reIues. Screen all FOOD
offered for sale. Buy no Iood that has
been exposed 10 flies.
Il is only by earnest. intelligent co.
operation that the fly can finally be
abolished.
The citizens should combine, the ma.
tional, State, city and village govern
ments should combine with them to
wipe out the unseen enemies OF man.
the flies that carry all the diseases. or
very nearly all. and the mosquito that
alone infects men with malaria AMI
yellow fever.
The thing can be done. for 1t has
beer done by governments in Cuba, in
Panama and In New Orleans.
The trouble is that the country will
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-09
not take the matter seriously.

Dai%in told us that one single pair
OF flies in forty.eight hours--the quick,
breeding African fiy-will lay enough
csss and breed enough maggots TO de.
YOUR lion, leaving nothing but the
whits bones.
a few flies surviving through the
winter start the plague afresh the fol.
lowing year.
And one careless citizen leaving a
breeding ground for mosquitoes sup.
plies enough to intest the whole couu.
try.
Fortunately. for two or three years
the people have been alive to the fact
that their enemies are the tiny fly and
rfusQuito and the invisible disease
sclms-e enemies more deadly and dan
Gcrous than ever were the great mon
stors OF prehistoric times or the wolves
and lions OF our day.
Discussion has begun, newspapers
have taken 1t up and offered prizes. A
few public officials have at least
tried TO do something. But only be.
ginning has been made.
The country must realize the dan.
ger and the duty. Children mus, De
taught that the killing OF flies is u
good and necessary act, painful as 1t
iG to take life.
DO what You can 10 arouse public
feeling for the sake OF public safety.
And in the meanwhile do what you
cen individually.
KILL THE FLIEs--New York Jour.
nal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-09

tired engineer, who vas In the cmn'Gy
OF inc Baltimore ANA Oaio IS years
ana is said 10 be the last living man
who struck one OF the blows which
G'@"" ~" gold spike al R3sehy's Rock
, on December "a, 1872. marking the
! completion Of the road Abncr f.. IN.
S"ia. retired engineer, % years in tnr
service Of The company. who ran II 10.
conceive 80 years of this time, will
also take part in the celebration. 10.
Soph j. BRADY, 20 years in the service.
| James Bihnnon. - years IN the scrg.
Ice, william Fleming, A years in tho
service, and Ephram Provan e. AZ
years, III service whn is knCwn as tho
man WHO saved Annapolis. having rua
the train which took the Baltimore
fire department. 10 the Maryland capI.
ut when the destruction of the town
was threatened will be anon. those
participating actively in the railroad
exhibit
Among other prominent men idcnti
fed with railroad service IN the mast
vii be former Senator Henry GaSs.
away Davis, who. when young man
was employed in train service on tn"
baltimore and Ohio. Then tonn
smith. III" veteran brakeman, now %
years old who, while employed as
brakeman in Baltimore, transferred
the ear o. President Lincoln. from
President street dcpo, to Camden stu.
ton when the great cmancipator was
on MS way to Washington to his first
Inauguration. will be one one of the
trains in Wheeling duriua
'Ac celebration. Daddy" John Smith,
as he is knc~n by local employees of
Inc company, was In active se.?fce
," years. u. T. Rrantnor. superinrrn.
lent of the Martnslurs She's. who
vas recently presented a gold medal
N commemorative Of his Gftieth wear
Il the service by Wee Prcsiden, A. W.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-09

Thompson, chief operating officer 81
the Baltimore and Ohio. viii! he nj
Wheeling 10 take part in the celebra.
ton. it being essential that one being
familiar with the way the wheels used
TO go round in the Oh days should he
III hand.
The railroad exhibition in Wheelin,
VIII be unique in the history OF the
worlds transportation and the pres.
eNce Of the men who were daily asso.
ciated with She oll,timc engines aad
cars decades ago will add keen inter.
est to the centennial exercises.
Leading the procession OF railroad
exhibits and illustrating the develop.
ment during so years will be a full.
sue" reproduction Of the first passen.
ger car on the Baltimore and Ohio.
Which was also the first passenger car
on IN" American continent. This car
VIII be replica OF the one used in
the historical race between the stccd
and the iron horse in 1890 and will be
drawn by grey horse, thus reproduc.
my u every detail The important test
between Peter Cooper's locomotive,
rom Thumb" and the horse driven
by William Galloway. grandfather of
General Managcr c. W. Galloway. Of
the Baltimore and OHIO.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-09
B. 8 0. EXHIBIT
At THE SEMI
CENTENNIAL.

~ Inc celebration Of the semi rcntcn,
NAL OF West Virginia ana Golden
Jubilee of Wheeling, which will TAX.
place In Wheeling during the week o.
June 1871, evil be one of the mos,
unique OF the kind to be undertaken
10y any state during recent years nc.
sseordinS to The plans whi,h are now
well under way. The railroad feature
oil the celebration will be an important
one ana the appropriate ceremonies
which will commnnorate 4he opeulu.
Oh the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in
January, 1853, will be conducted bv
The railroad company. 4 coincidence
IN connection with the West VirginiD.
wheeling celebration is that /, o,so
marks the sixtieth anniversary Of tno
t'a!tiihore and Ohio as the first trun3,
Ane railroad which connected the two
large bodies Of water-the Cheso,eol.o
pay and the Ohio river. Major !, G.
fangforn, special representative Of
The Baltimore ana Ohio, is ararnsin.
me railroads part in the celebration
ana is cooperating with the Wneelino
centennial committee IN Assem- bling
The railroad exhibit. Major pansboru
mas made two or three trips 10 Wheel.
ing ana upon his return 10 Baltimore
stated that in addition to the original
ola engines the "Grasshorper." AT.
iantic" and Jefferson" OF 1882 and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-09
WHAT Is A HERO? USUALLY A
LIFE SAVER.
You Can Be Life Saver Very Easily
BY Killing Flies.

foc should kill ilics-Reason No. /:
The fly is the NOS dangerous insect
on earth. 1t is more deadly than the
corba. more dangerous than the tiger.
It Is your duty 10 kill flles-Reasoa
No. 2: In New York city alone the lly
causes thousand deaths wear from
typhoid fever.
All good citizens must kill flies
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-09

absolutely as possible. Protect your
iced supplies and project your babies
faces separately.
AS the child lies asleep. keep mos.
quite netting over It.
Keep your sugar bowl, butter dish
and food supplies covered.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-09

Camel Of 1850, the Baltimore ana
OHIO will show the Cumberland Val.
ley's old engine Pioneer" bull, in
1850, this being the only passenger
engine Of the Seth WiImarth ,rye in
existence. This engine will be attach.
ed to an old original combination ma.
s"tscr and baggage ear OF tho tyne
that had Inc passnG".way on the side
ana formed a balcony effect.
1hc exhibit which the Batiincs and
Ohio will make NJ Wheeling Will Ell.
ABLE clear conception of the progress
which has been made In the coustrrc
ton of railroad equipment since the
road was built MP to the present time,
This was made possible By moving the
CID original examples In chronoioei.
cal ordc" during The exhibit, In add
lion to showing the advancement in
design and obstruction. they will also
present striking contrast in weight
ana power when they puff alongside
OF one of the giant Mallet locomotives
in Use on the mountain divisions Of
the Baltimore and Ohio. weighing 400
tons.
Thc Old engines and cars whi.h will
be used lit the railroad exhibit will be
manned by veteran Baltimore and Oh;o
employees wha were in the service ana
ran them to Wheeling and other places
on the Baltimore and Ohio 80 Years
ago. John Spurrier. the Oldest OFF.
'lal IN Baltimore and Ohio service and
nov a mcMjer Of General Manager C..
W. Galloway's staff. will have charge
OF the railroad men C yes,er.years.
VINO arc going to return to the service
temporarily and answer the call rom
'sain for the purpose OF staging the
'cmpany'S exhibition. Mr.. suurrier
ilmself ran one of these Old engines
some forty years ago. Among the
'e'erans who will take part in The ey.
ibi'ion will be Michael Kirby. n re.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-09

A CLASSIFIED ad Is found in \
moment-and the task OF answering
1t is. indeed very small.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-07

Poison in the blood used to break
out into the most unsightly sores, boils,
assesses and ulcers, but since the
introduction of S. S. s. there Is no
more trouble. And even II it Is only
a slight attack 1t would eventually
mean loss of hair, loose teeth, sore
gums. mucous patches, copper splotches
and the most intense degree of agony.
II S. s. s. were not used. OF course
some cases of Contagious Blood Poison
do not exhibit the extreme superficial
effect but the trouble is they are apt
to do SO in Just a day. The eyesight
fades, the hair falls out, the bones
become liberated, thousand and one
fierce. unsightly symptoms ensue and
then there can be no question as to
the nature of the disease.
1t is very unfortunate that so many
sufferers lose all nerve. all self control.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-07
MAI. 'CLAUCHRY
QUITS PRISON lob
MODEL WARDEN OF FEDERAL
PENlTENTlARY AT LEAVEN-
WORTH SENDS IN RESIGNATION.

Leavenworth, Kas., May 6.-Major
Robert Wilson McClaughry, for four
ten years warden of the federal pen
itentiary here, today forwarded HI,
resignation to the department of JUS
tice. In making this known the
warden, who is "A years old, said he
thought he had been on the job
long enough
Warden McClaIghry is said to be
one of the best informed men in the
country on priso affairs. He served
fourteen years as warden in the H.
linois prison at Joliet, ending his
service in 1888. Then he was APP
pointed superintendent of the indus
trial reformatory at Huntington, Pa.
Three years later he became super
intendent of the Chicago police de-
partment and later was suprintend-
ct of the Illinois state reformatory at
Pontiac.
Warden McClaughry was known as
the humane warden" His advice
to his subordinates was treat a
prisoner like a man and make a
man of him. Under these methods
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-07
Best Medicine for Colds

When a druggist recommends a
remedy for colds, throat and lung
troubles, you can feel sure that he
knows what he is talking about. c.
Lower, Druggist, of Marion Ohio
writes of DR.. Kings New Discovery:
Il know DR.. Kings New Discovery is
the best throat and lung medicine
SELL 1t cured my wife of a severe
bronchial cold after all other rene
dies failed" 1t will do the same for
you if you are suffering with cold
or any bronchial, throat or lung
cough. Keep bottle on hand all the
time for everyone in the family to
use. 1t is home doctor. Price SOC
and $1.00. Guaranteed by Ringer
Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-07
GOVERNOR FAvORS
MILITIA MEASURE
WHICH PROVIDES FOR oRGANzAi
TlON, EQUIPMENT AND PAY OF
OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD,

The bill to reorganize the state
militia which was recommended b.
Governor Cruce in a special message
TO the legislature and passed by that
body was approved Monday. The
measure is senate bill No. 50 by
Barrett of the senate and Sharp
Cook, Lewis, ReeceReXroat Ran
dali, Curry and Haynes of the house
and is entitled "An act to provide
for the organization, equipment, dis
cipline, regulation and pay of the
Oklahoma National guard and for
the purpose of making the state mi
litia conform to the regulations I'M
posed by the government as a con.
dltion precedent to receiving gov
emment issue; amending chapter 1853,
session laws, 1901 and article l.,
chapter 66, Snyder's compiled laws Of
Oklahoma, repeating all acts AMI
parts of acts in conflict herewith
and declaring an emergency"
other measures approved by Gov
ernor Cruce Monday were: Senate
bill No SO by Jones and McAlister
Of the senate and Chase and Cook of
the house prohibiting the sale OF
any bonds of any county, city, town,
township. school district or other
political corporations or subdivision of
this state for less than par with ac'
crued interest added thereto; defin,
ing violation thereof to be a mis-
demeanor and declaring an emer.
gency.
Senate bill No. 14S by Edmonson
Barrett, Thomas and Graham of the
senate and Hoyt and Charles of the
house, amending section Z of Article
|, chapter Is, session laws of Okla
homa 1909, relating to drains and
declaring an Observation-Disclosures
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-07

low the seven months average. In
a number of them the country schools
keep open for only six months; Flor
ida and Arkansas keep their schools
in rural districts open for five
months; while North Carolina, South
Carolina and New Mexico have ap-
parently been providing their coun-
try children with barely four months
and a half of schooling each year.
Nearly all the city schools, the
commissioner shows, already have
nine months terms, $50 days or
more, with we'll trained teachers, and
there is no reason, he declares, why
the country children should not have
as many days of schooling and as
good teachers as boys and girls in
the city. DR.. Claxton asks min
imum school term for the rural dis
tricts OF eight or nine months (eight
temporarily: minimum qualifica-
tiOn for rural teachers OF -FOUR years
of high school and not less than two
years of college or normal school
education, and good libraries for all
rural schools. "With these" he
says, SHOULD go an effort to ad-
just the work of the rural schools
more closely to the needs of coun-
try life"
A number of the states with short
rural terms are making splendid eff
forts to bring the country schools
up to the standard of their city
schools. in length Of term and other
essentials. DR.. Claxton believes that
all the states will be aided by a
concerted movement for better rural
schools throughout the nation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-07
HoW's This :?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY G CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. ]. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and finan-
cially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, o..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-07
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!: FOR NINE MONTHS OF ::
y SCHOOLING IN THE =
:: COUNTRY. q
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I'VE ought to have nine months of
free schooling for every child in the
rural districts" says DR.. p. P. Clax-
ton, United States commissioner of
education. In letter to the super
intendents of public instruction in
the various states DR.. Claxton calls
attention to the present short rural
term and makes an earnest plea for
a campaign by the state officers to
bring the school term for country
schools up to that for city schools.
Many of the state superintendent
have already pledged their assistance
in nationwide movement to bring
this about.
DR.. Claxton points out how far we
are in this country from approxi-
mating at present even the lowest
minimum he names-a school term of
160 days. The average length of the
rural school term is only 1873 days,
or a little less than seven months,
while for cities it is 1874 days, or
more than nine months. Only two
states, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
have school terms exceeding nine
months in rural districts. Eleven
others have country school terms Of
between eight and nine months. They
Co1t loo n
Maryland. Kansas. Nebraska, New
Jersey, New York, South Dakota,
Washington and Wisconsin.
Many states are considerably be-