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The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
BURNED TO DEATH
FIVE PEOPLE LOSE LIVES IN
APARTMENT HOUSE FIRE AT
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
OIL FUMES EXPLODE IN BASEMENT
Two Mattresses Save Many Lives by
Heroic Work, Rushing Through
the Halls and Awakening
Guests-Removed Victims.

Sacramento, Cal.-Four persons are
known to be dead, another is dying, 10
are in hospitals suffering from burns
or broken bones, and the search for
bodies continues in the ruins of the
St. Nicholas apartment house, which
went up in flames Sunday morning.
An explosion of fumes of oil, which
had escaped from a defective burner
in the basement, started the fire,
which quickly enveloped the building.
The dead:
Miss Nora Lawrence, Al years old,
clerk for Wells, Fargo Express COM
pany; body found in ruins.
Albert Fehr, Is years old, pensioned
Southern Pacific machinist; body
found in ruins.
w. j. Dunn, 80 eyars old, local man.
ager of typewriter company.
Unidentified body found in ruins.
Fatally injured:
Harold Protzman, engraver, back
broken; internal injuries.
Walter E. Fehr, machinist.
Jump FROM WinuoWSs
Dunn and Protzman jumped from
the windows, as did also Charles E.
| Cox, minute clerk of the state assem-
bly,; R. E. Connell clelk of the state
fish and game commission, and many
others.
That nearly all of the 80 persons
occupying rooms in the house were
not burned to death was due to the
heroic work of Miss Frances Reddicl
and Miss Mary Courtwright, wait
resses, who ran through the burning
halls, awakening every one and assist
ing those who were overcome by
smoke. After dragging Elmer Soren
son, who had collapsed within few
feet Of the front entrance, to safety
Miss Reddick rushed back into the
burning building, aiding and directing
those who had become confused. Sht
was herself rescued by fireman
when she fell exhausted.
Mary Courtwright saved the littl'
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Driver b.
snatching him from his mothers arms
Mrs. Driver barely escaped with he
life.
Dunn was an artist of considerable
repute. He had drawn a number o
cover designs used by magazines ant
weeklies of national circulation. Th
property loss is about $4,000.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07

The friend took the visiting Boston
ian to the ball game. The Bostonian
didn't care for the game, but the local
man had nothing else to show him.
There, see," said the native; "the
pitcher has just thrown curved ball.
Did you notice it?"
81 noticed it," replied the Bostonian.
But l wouldn't call it curved. would
call 1t sinusoidal."
Whereupon the native ceased to Of
fer further information-and they lift
the grounds at the end Of the sixth
inning, the home team being hope
lessly In the minority.-Clevela
Plain Dealer.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
immigration Bill Passed.

Washington.-The immigration bill
in controversy between the house and
senate for several weeks finally was
adopted Saturday by the senate in the
form agreed on by the conference COM
mittee 1t now goes to the president
for his signature. "The certificate of
character" provision, against which
there was much protest, was elimi-
mated, as was provision which would
have made it difficult to convict GRIM
inalS
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
Denver's Officers ain Bad"

Denver.-Police Commissioner Geo.
Creel, newly welded husband of
Blanche Bates, newspapermen and as
sociate Judge Ben B. Lindsey in mu-
nicipal reforms, was suspended from
office Saturday pending hearing on
charges preferred against him by
Mayor Henry J. Arnold.
Fire Commissioner Thomas F. Nc
Grew resigned Saturday night as the
result of wordy controversy with
Commissioner Creel, which terminated
in a personal encounter until Chief of
Police Neill and Fire Chief John Healy
intervened.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
GREAT FIRE AT SAVANNAH
Flames Sweep Water Front and Rage
Four Hours Before Being
Controlled,

Savannah, Ga.-Destruction by fire
early Sunday of the wharves of the
Merchants and Miners Transporta-
tion company and the Planters rice
mill on the water front entailed loss
estimated at $1,5OO,OOO. 1t ragged for
four hours before it finally was
brought under control. No lives were
lost.
Several warehouses and business
structures also were damaged or de-
stroyed.
The Central of Georgia railroad,
which owned the Merchants and Mi
ners' terminals, was the heaviest loser,
damage to it's property being estimated
at 100000. Railroad officials an
nounced that the wharves would be
rebuilt at once.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
Indians Want to Evade Taxes.

Santa Fe, N. M.-Indians from every
one of the Pueblo tribes in New Mex
leo are at Washington, where the In
dams propose to urge the secretary Of
the interior to accept deeds to approx
mately 100000 acres of land owned by
them in New Mexico. The object of
the Indians in deciding their land to
the government as trustee for period
of 25 years is to avoid paying taxes.
A recent decision by United States
District Judge w. H. Pope that the
Indians were citizens subjects their
property to taxation.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
Missouri Editor "Riled."

Kansas City.-Only the persistent ef-
forts of his attorney in the face of
obdurate denials by the court saved
William R. Nelson, editor and owner
of the Kansas City Star, from imme-
diately being placed in Jail Saturday,
after asentence of one days imprison-
ment pronounced by Judge Joseph A.
Guthrie of the Jackson county circuit
court upon his conviction of contempt
of court.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
SPORTING COLUMN

Pearl Casey, former Pacific Coast
league umpire, has signed up to um-
pire for the Northwestern league.
Jim" Thorpe, the Indian athletic
marvel, has signed contract with the
New York National league baseball
club during the season of 1918.
The official transfer to Venice, a
suburb Of Los Angeles, of the franchise
of the Vernon team of the Pacific
Coast baseball league has been made.
w. S. C. defeated the University of
Washington at basket ball at Pullman
Saturday in one of the fastest games
ever seen on local floor by score
of % to 25.
kid" Mohler, former captain of the
San Francisco team of the Pacific
Coast league, has accepted contract
with the Portland Northwestern team
to play second base.
At Montreal Robert Mclean of Chi
cago, the American champion, won two
of the six races in the Canadian anna
teur skating championship meet. Nc
Lean finished first in the mile and
half-mile events and was second in the
220 yards and 440 yards.
Jack Johnson has been made defend
ant in another suit when he was sued
in the Chicago court for 5000, for col.
lection of the judgment obtained
against him in London, England, in
1911. 1t is a balance due to lawyers
employed in England by the pugilist.
Grand Junction, Tenn.-Philippides
English setter, owned by F. S. Hall Of
Detroit, Mich, and handled by ]. A
Judo of Bruceville, Ind, won the 1915
championship of the field trial of the
world, as we'll as the Dexter and $1,000
in cash, when the national champion
ship stake was finished here Sunday
Plans have been made for worlds
baseball tour by the New York Ma
tionals and Chicago American baseball
teams next winter. They will star
their trip Immediately after the world.
series in October, and will end it il
Dublin, Ireland, on WashingtOn's birth
day, 1914, according to present plans
In the American league last yea
Umpire Dineen worked in 159 games
the average time of the contests bein.
1:55. Frank O'Loughlin, who official
ed in 142 games, was second with ;
time average of 1857. The remainin!
six umpires had exactly the same aver
age, their time being 1:5S.
With view to enabling Grea
Britain to make a better showing il
the Olympic games to be held in Berlil
in 1916 than they did at Stockholm
last year, it is announced that tn
Amateur Athletic association has al
ranged a financial plan to assist tn
English athletes Systematically to trai
for that event.
Where Teams Will Train.
Portland-Santa Rosa, Cal.
Spokane-Boise, Idaho.
Seattle-Home.
Tacoma-Home.
Vancouver-Walla Walla or home.
. Observation-Disclosures
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
HITCHCOCK FAVORS LOWER
RATES FOR PARCEL POST
Advocates Increase in Second Class
Tariff Which May Permit Estab-
lishment of | Cent Letter
POSTAGE,

Washington.-Postm General
Hitchcock's annual report just made
public, tentatively suggests reduction
of some parcel post rates and increas-
ing the limit of weight beyond II
pounds; recommends civil pensions for
postal employees; an incraese in rates
on second-class mail, which may pave
the way for 1-cent letter POSTAGE; the
consolidation of the third and fourth
classes so books and papers may be
forwarded by parcels post, and points
out that during his administration ex-
pense of operating the postal service
has been cut down $45,OOO,OOO.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
UNION GARMENT HEADS AT OUTS
Scant Strike Benefits Cause Unrest
Among Workers.

New York.-An apparent struggle
for leadership between higher officers
of the United Garment Workers union,
feeling of discomfort among the
thousands of workers because of the
few strike benefits paid, and the con-
tinued bargaining between union rep
resentatives and manufacturers over
terms of settlement, marked the open
ing Monday of the sixth week of the
strike of the 100000 men, women and
girls.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
TURK WAR.
ARMISTlCE BETWEEN BALKANS
AND TURKS LASTED EXACT
LY TWO MONTHS.
BOMBARDMENT OF ADRIANOpLE IS ON
ing to Cease If Conditions Are
Accepted, but Scouts Fur
ther Armistice.

Sofia, Feb. 3.-The bombardment of
Adranople was begun one hour after
the expiration of the armistice.
London, Feb. 3.-The Balkan was
has been resumed. The bombardment
Of Adrianople was begun at 7 O'Clock
tonight, and small skirmish occurred
at the Tchatalja lines. The armistice
had lasted exactly two months.
Bulgaria has turned deaf ear to
the remonstrances of the powers, and
unless Turkey yields tot the Balkan
demands the allied armies will now at
tempt to drive her completely out of
Europe.
Scutari Falling.
According to dispatch tonight from
Belgrade, Scutari is already on the
point of falling. 1t is reported that the
Turkish commander has sent two rep
resentatives to the Servian command
er to propose the capitulation of that
town.
DR.. Daneff, head of the Bulgarian
delegation, in an interview tonight in
Paris, said he had promised Sir Ed
ward Grey, the British foreign secre-
tary, that if Turkey Immediately ac-
cepted the allies conditions, they
would conclude peace, but whatever
happened there would be no further
armistice.
Sir Edward Grey had long inter-
view today with the king, after which
he attended a brief meeting of the
ambassadorial conference, but nothing
of Importance was transacted, there
being no new development since Sat
urday
Turkish Boast.
Osman Miami Pasha, the second
Turkish delegate, will leave London
tomorrow to resume his ambassador.
ial duties in Berlin. He said tonight
that from information received from
military sources he believed the allies
underestimate the condition of the
Turkish army and would find them
selves confronted by redoubtable en-
emy-the best Mussulman warriors
veterans from Arabia, who had fought
under Izzel Bey, and tried soldiers and
good marksmen lately engaged in Trip
oil under Enver ,Bey and Fethy Bey
He added:
Fight Like Wild Animals.
"That ambassador was right who
predicted that if driven to despair the
Turks would fight like wild animals.
The Times says that report is cur
rent among some of the Balkan rep
resentatives that the porte has already
telegraphed to Sofia offering to cede
Adrianople on the conditions lai(
down, and that Bulgaria is ready tt
accept. This report has not been con
firmed at thu Bulgarian legation here
, but it is not considered incredible.
Plea for Foreigners.
, Constantinople, Feb 3.-The consul!
at Adrianople have requested the am
bassadors here to arrange with Bull
garian authorities for permission fo
120 foreigners at Adrianople to pas
through the Bulgarian lines. If thi
arrangement can not be made the am
bassadors will ask that the Bulgarian
respect that portion of Adrianople Sc
apart for foreign residence.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
TEN KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Cuban Gable Temporarily Put Out o
Commission.

Havana.-An explosion of blasting
powder in hardware store at Cienfue-
gos resulted in the death of 10 per-
sons Saturday, including the proprie-
tor, his wife and their two children.
Scores were injured.
The office of the Cuba Sumarine
Telegraph company, on the opposite
side of the street, was badly damaged
and several employees were injured.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
MRS. LoNGsTREET WOULD HELP
Wires Governor Sulzer Southerners
Ready to Aid General Sickles.

Gainesville, Ga.-Mrs. Helen D.
Longstreet, widow of the famous con-
federate general, has telegraphed to
had received letters from many promi-
nent southerners offering to aid Gen
eral Daniel E. Sickles in reimbursing
the state of New York for his alleged
shortage of S23,476.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
Fire Chiefs Home Burns,

Washington.-Answeringa an alarm
of fire Sunday, Fire Chief Patrick
Curran found his own home in flames.
Rushing into the house he stumbled
over the body of his mother, aged "a,
and carried her to the street. The
aged woman died two hours later from
burns received when her clothing be-
came ignited from an open CRATE.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
CHICAGO Police Kill Hiobwayma

Chicago.-James Higgins, a 22-year-
old highwayman. was killed by police
after the young man, with a compan-
fon, had held up and robbed a saloon.
William Cantwell. a companion of
Higgins, was clubbed into submission.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
Lifeboats for Every Person.

London.-The carrying of extra life
boats sufficient for the accommodation
of all passengers and crew of ocean
liners is recommended in the report Of
committee appointed after the Titanic
disaster to advise the British board Of
trade.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
WILSON RESIGNS eovERNoRsHlP
Has But Four More Weeks as State
Chief

Princeton, N. J.-Only four weeks
remain before Governor Wilson will
resign his present post and as a COM
pliment to him the senate and assem-
bly, leaders desire that the chief rec
concentrations of his message shall be
acted upon before he leaves.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07

John j. De Haven, Judge of the Uni
ted States district court, and a pioneer
Californian, is dead.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07

England, Germany, Canada and
France are the four heaviest buyers
of American goods.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07

AS q disease, appendicitis became
known about 80 years ago.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07

United States cattle have decreased
90 per cent In five years.
The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07


and copper from several machinery
houses in Seattle has been solved by
finding several thousand pounds of
copper wire, copper and brass fittings,
cables and pieces of brass machinery
hidden in the waters of Wolf creek.
Senators Arthur Mcclure and Harve
H. Phipps, in senate bill No. 1877, pro-
viding for a $4O,OOO,O00 state bond
issue for the reclamation of arid lands
in Grant, Adams, Chelan and Douglas
counties, have introduced the biggest
development project that has yet been
presented to the state legislature.
Warden Charles Reed of the prison
has received word from the board of
control instructing him to rescind all
grain bag applications now on file.
About 100000 of the bags have been
sold. A return to the prorata system,
in vogue when Governor Lister was on
the board of control, will inconvenience
the farmers greatly, according to farm.
ers.
There were 81 persons killed and
1927 injured during the year covered
by the report of the activities of elec
trio companies in this state as filed in
the office of the public service com
mission. The figures show that In
Seattle alone there were 95,O00,00C
persons carried on electric cars during
that period, while in Spokane, Tacoms
and lesser cities smaller numbers were
handled, bringing the total in the state
to approximately 100000
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1913-05-21
ERROR
IN cLOVERPORT
'CIoverport Citizens Will Do Well
To Profit BY The Following.

Many fatal cases of kidney disease
have reached an incurable stage be-
cause the patient did not understand
the symptoms. Even today in Clover
port, there are many residents making
the same serious error. They attribute
their mysterious aches and pains to
overw ork, or worry, perhaps, when all
the time their rheumatic pains, back
ache and bladder Irregularities are
most probably due to weak and ailing
kidneys. If you are i'll, if your kidneys
are out of order, profit by this Clover
port residents experience.
L. V. Chaplin, Cloverport, KY, says:
II was in bad shape with kidney
trouble. Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills
recommended, l went to Fishers Drug
Store and got box. One box cured
me. have had no need of kidney
medicine since"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburu Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.-Advertisement.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1913-05-21

Judge Henry DeHaven Norman
spent the week end in Louisville.
Forty-six took the teachers examina'
ton Friday and Saturday, This exami'
nation was harder than last year. Sixty
took the graduation examination but
only eighteen passed.
DIR. r. II. Cross6eld, of Lexington
preached the baccalaureate sermon Sun
day morning at II O'Clock at the M. Z
church, South.
Messrs. Allen, Lindsay, Raymond and
White Kincheloe, Mrs. w. A. Walker,
Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman Payne, Misses
Anna, Ruth and Bette Kincheloe all
went to Stephensport Saturday to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Brown McCubbins,
who died in National City, Cal.
Mrs. ]. ]. Willett and daughters, En-
incline and Beulah d., will leave to-
morrow for a visit before going to Ow-
ensboro.
]. 7. Smith spent Saturday and Sum
day in Louisville the guest of relatives.
DIR. Floyd Gilliatt, the veterinary sur
geon, is in town.
Willis Green, of Falls of Rough, was
the guest Sunday of NJ. II. Beard.
Mrs. Marion Lawrence and daughter,
and Miss Mayme Mattingly, OF Evans
vile, were guests of their mother, Mrs.
Marcia Mattingly, for the week end
Mrs. Brown McCubbins and daughter,
Ruth, of National City, CAL, are with
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Kincheloe.
Cold water, a little lard-less than
with ordinary four-and hot stove is
all YOU need to make the finest of bread
out of Perfection Self Rising Flour. 1t
will save you 20 per cent. on your bread
bill. Try il.
+. c. Lewis will be ready for business
in weeks time at his old stand. He
is little disfgured but not hurt.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1913-05-21

w. c. Norman came up from Glen
Dean Thursday on business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larkin Gibson, of Clo-
verport, were the guests of Mrs. Susan
Squires last Wednesday.
M. d. Beard and Geo. w. Evans have
returned from Louisville where they
have been to purchase new stock of
goods for b. f. Beard & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Bishops friends are
glad to give them welcome into our
midst again.
Hawkins Smith and children, Annie
Mildred, Franklin and Victor, were the
guests of the Misses Harmed Friday.
w. M. Hatcher was in Louisville last
week purchasing a new soda fountain
for Kincheloe's pharmacy.
Fred f. Dillman, of Louisville, will
be here today to repair the wall to the
Farmers Bank. Mr. Dillman is figuring
on several of the new buildings.
Miss Mabel Howard, of Glen Dean,
has been the guest of Miss Margaret
Peyton.
The Bank of Hardinsburg 81 Trust Co.
and Leslie Walker are building tenn
porary quarters.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1913-05-21
HARD|NSBURG.

A thankful heart is not only the great
est virtue, but the parent of all other
virtues.-Cicero.
The people of Hardinsburg are posses
sors of thankful hearts in that the fire
was checked before sweeping the entire
town. But for the timely help from our
neighbors we might now be in ruins.
Help came from Harmed in twenty min
utes after they received the alarm. The
"bucket brigade" from Irvington ar
rived just in the niche of time. All who
were here had about given out, and they
saved one street from going up in flames.
The wisest man that ever lived said: "A
man that hath friends must show HIM
self friendly" So we consider that ev-
ery'one that came to our aid at this time
are our friends, and we hope they will
accept the gratitude of the community
at large.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Payne and daugh-
ter, Susie Thomas, of Irvington, were
guests of Mrs. Mary c. Heston last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knott Hardin, of Hites
Run, spent Sunday with Mrs. J. J. Will.
lett.
A.C. Glasscock, of McDaniels, and
Huse Alexander, of Locust Hill, two
faithful directors of the Farmers Bank,
<pame to the fire last Wednesday.
DIR. w. A. Walker went to Louisville
Wednesday to purchase a new dental
Outfit, having lost his in the fire.
Peyton Claycomb, of Webster, candi-
ate for Representative, was in town
Ast week mingling among the voters.
Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Beeler, of Kirk,
have been the guests of Mrs. Leslie
Walker.
Editor John D. Babbage and daugh-
ter, Miss Louise Babbage, came over
from Cloverport last Wednesday to ex-
tend their sympathy.
<The following are the names OF some
the correspondent saw who were here
he day of the FIRE: Walter Henninger,
West View; Walter Brown, Alfred Tay-
|1or, Custer; Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Davis,
Mrs. Joe McCrume, Gilbert Macy, Har-
ned; Tom Moore, McDaniels; Tom Moor
man, M. O. Frank, Glen Dean; Clarence
Board, Hawkins Smith and son, Harold,
Garfield.
DIR. Forest Lightfoot has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Beard.
d. 4 Valls, of Louisville, is in town
visiting his parents, MIR. and Mrs. Lee
Walls.
Misses Emma Lou Norman and Mol
IL .Moorman, of Glen Dean, were WISH
= Ten town Wednesday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1913-05-21
Returns Home.

Miss Ora Hendricks will return to
her home at Webster after the COM
mencement this week. Miss Hendricks
splendid and thorough work at the
Cloverport Graded School has been
appreciated and many patrons of the
school regret she will not return here
next year. During her three years
here, she has stayed at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Payne.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1913-05-21

For any itching skin trouble, piles.
eczema, salt rheum. hives, itch, scald
head, herpes, scabies. Doan's Oint-
msnt is highly recommended. soc box
at all stores. ADV.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1913-05-21
The Farmers Bank Building

reetors are proud of this building, and
proud of its saving so much valuable
property.
Those who wish a good, safe place to
do their Banking Business, we will be
glad to take care Of them.
JNO. ID. SHAW, Cashier.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

dress, Columbia defeated r. P wasEaman. Ban
nockburn up and to play.
First Round-L- E. Sinclair Columbia defeated
Q. NJ. King. Columbia, up and to play; 4. S
Applemsn, Columbia. defeated james Strayer, Co
lumbia. up and to play; f. B. Pyle Columbia
defeated J. +. Baines. San Jose Costa Rica, b.
default; II. n. Brown. Columbia defeated Morris
Hacker, Chevy Chase up and to play; Robinson
hmbia. l up Qe boieSl; W. NJ Smith, Columbia
defeated +. T. Bartlett. Bsnpockbum. up snd !
to play; L. c. Robinson Columbia, defeated H. L.
West Columbia, by default: W.. I. Colt. Scars
dale. N. Y. defeated ]. T. Hendrick. Columbia.
up and to play.
Second Round-F.. s. Applemsu Columbia de-
feated L. Z. Sinclair. Columbia, up; T. B. Pyle.
Columbia. defeated N. W. Brown. Columbia. M
and to play; W. VI. Smith, Columbia defeated
Robinson White. Columbia. } up and 9 to play
W. L. Colt Scarsdale. n. Y, defeated L c. Rob
insou. Columbia. up and to play.
DEFEATED EIGHTs
First sixteen-samuel Dalzen Chevy Chase. de-
feated Hugh willoughby. Philadelphia, up; Z. B.
Eyuon, II, Columbia, defeated DIR. L B. johnson,
Washington Country, up and TO play; @. H.
Chasmar Columbia defeated A z. Huntington
Wyoming Valley ) up and to play; d. K Jack
son. Columbia, defeated Z. p Brooke. Columbia.
by default.
Second sixteen-G P James, Columbia defeated
Donald Woodward Columbia, up and to play;
Mowen Thompson. Chevy Chase. defeated G. A.
Fuller Chevy Chase, BY default; Edward Harlan,
Columbia. defeated G. B. Adams Sharon, Pa, By