The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-11-20
in OUR OWN STATE
20 Elk Purchased.

40 Elk Purchased.
The State Fish and Game Commits
sion have decided to buy 20 elk TO
be placed on game preserve in Bell
County.
A large share of the Commissions
income is being used for. Restocking
the state with quail.
The Commission recommends
bill to close the big game season in
definitely and the wild turkey season
for four years.
Parcel Post Earnings.
The estimated earnings of the par
cells post was Si5,OOO,OOO. The &C
counts show that $30,OOO,OOO is the
figure, double. the conjectured esti-
mate.
Rural Routes.
Tennessee has 1850 rural postal
routes. Kentucky has only 76O such
routes. The Tennessee average is fif-
teen to each county. The Kentucky
/ average is only six to each county.
Do good roads explain the differ.
ence?
Competent Kentucky Postmastsrs.
That the merit system of our civil
service is still working was shown
by the announcement from the post
office department that twenty Ken
lucky pOstmasters have been reap
pointed after their Offices were in
spected and found to be up TO the
required standard.
These men are TO be cOngratu-
lated.
Coal Activity in Knott County.
The Lifts Coal Co., of Coburn, Va,
has just announced that they will
soon begin to open up their 1000
acre coal and timber tract on the
head of Carrs Fork in Knott county.
Jenkins is just completing a $4,000
city hospital. The building and
equipment is up-to-date in every re-
spect. Work is progressing on the
$4,000 Y. Nj. C. A. building, which
will be one of the finest in Eastern
Kentucky.
Educators Waking Up.
State University has added a Sat
urday course in Rural Education for
the benefit of teachers living near
Lexington and much good is expected
from this new work, which is con-
Quoted by the School of Education.
II gives teachers opportunity to dis
cuss their problems and interchange
ideas and plans.
In Louisville new $250,OOO Boys
High School is planned and members
of their Board of Education are in
specting schools in the North, espec-.
tally one at Madison, Wisconsin, for
suggestions.
Kentucky is forging to the front.
Let's keep it up.
Doctors Meet at Lexington.
The Southern Medical Association
in session at Lexington, gathers
prominent physicians from all over
the South.
An Sunday the pulpits of the city
were filled by prominent doctors
who gave strong addresses on
Health Conditions in kentucky"
Some Simple Facts Regarding
Health" "Eugenics," etc.
The session continues for several
days. Topics of vital interest will
be discussed.
Election Bribery in Warren County.
A thorough investigation of all
elections for the last two years is
urged at Bowling Green and 1t is
hoped that prosecutions will not
cease until every "hoater" is dis
franchised.
Thirty two indictments have al
ready been returned but the grand
jury has been greatly hampered by
a general abscondlng on the part of
the guilty parties.
We rejoice that there are men like
Judge Benton, Judge Kerr and Judge
Moss who. have the nerve and the
Will to punish the offenders against
good government.
War on White Plague.
Acting Governor Edward j. Me
Dermott has Joined the campaign
against tuberculosis and issued
proclamation setting aside Sunday,
the seventh of December, as Tuber-
culosis sunday.
He calls on all ministers TO aid in
fighting this terrible disease by
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