The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-26

pensating the railroad for the pass
IL gives him except by favoring leg
islation in the interest of the rail-
road. BY accepting a pass he does
not bind himself by a formal con-
tract TO favor the roads. but he
places himself under such obliga-
lions that he is expected 10 al least
be leDient with the giant railroad
Observation-Disclosures Sun.
A Mother Risks Life
Mrs. J. G. McClanahan, of Bell
Greek, Floyd County, showed what
mother-love is when she three times
entered her burning home TO rescue
her children.
She had left the house on an err
rand and found the building envel-
oped in flames when she returned.
Remembering that she had left the
baby on the bed, she dashed into the
house and rescued il. The two old
er children had sought refuge un-
der the bed and she had to- drag
each of them out by force. All three
of the children were severely burn
ed, as well as the mother, whose
clothing was almost entirely burn
ed from her body.
IL is feared that neither the moth
er nor children can recover.
DR.. Patterson Goes to Washington
The bill for the establishment of
great national university at Wash
ington comes up in Congress very
soon, and DR.. James r. Patterson,
ex-President of Kentucky State
University, is to go to Washington
to speak in favor of the bill.
The Association of Presidents of
State Universities is heartily in ia
vor Of the bill and DIR. Patterson
goes to speak for that body.
IL will be an honor and pleas
ure for Kentucky to have a material
share in the establishment of this
great university.
Gas Line Broken by Explosion
In testing the new gas line into
Louisville a large section of the
pipe gave way and nearly 100000
cubic feet of gas escaped before the
nearest gate valve could be closed.
The gas was driven at a pressure
of $50 lbs. 10 the square inch and
continued TO escape for over four
hours.
The pipe line had not yet been
turned over by the Pittsburgh Con-
struction Company which had the
work in hand.
The explosion shook the ground
and shattered window panes over
wide district.
II took place eight miles east OF
Louisville.
Pulaski to Vote on Good Roads.
County Judge Robert Jasper has
called a special election to be held
April nth for the purpose of voting
a bond issue of 100000 to build
pixies in Pulaski county. The
County Judge and members of the
Fiscal Court are said to be in favor
of such an issue.
The commissioner to handle the
money and supervise construction
will be elected at the same time.
Good roads are needed in other
counties besides Pulaski.
Vets Triumph Through q Tschni-
cality
Circuit Judge Stout, in the Scott
county Circuit Court, handed down
. decision which declares the last
local option election void and of no
effect. His decision was based upon
the ground that the call for the
election was not upon the petition
of twenty-five per cent of the vot-
ers in each precinct. Originally
the petition was signed by a suffi-
cient number but the "wets" used
means to persuade a number Of the
signers TO withdraw their names.
The "drys" are preparing for
another election and are in hopes
of receiving the will of the majority
in Scott county despite the attempts
of the liquor men to thwart the
peoples desires.
Georgetown cannot afford TO have
saloons.
Chief Forester Henry s. Graves
estimates the timber losses due TO
forest fires 10 be nearly 100000
board feet, valued at about $4,000
and the damage to young growth
and forage at $4,000, making a to-
tai Of $i92,0O0 There were 4,520
fires reported for the year, nearly
twice as many as in 1912.
Eggs from China
A ST. Louis merchant, who has re-
ceived $4,000 eggs from China, plans
to sell them at 20 cents a dozen and
still make a profit.
This is part of shipment Of $780,
900 dozen consigned TO various
American dealers. Eggs are now
being imported from Russia, Italy,
Eapmapy ani France