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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
HUNG JURY
RESULT OF TRIAL ON ROB-
ERf STRANGE
CHARGED WITH SHOOTING MARSHAL
HEBRON IN JUNE LAST.

The trial Of Robert Strange. colored
who shot and Sc seriously wounded
ed Chief of Police Luther Z Heron on
the Chute on the 7th day of last
June, was held in the Circuit court on
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week,
and the case was given to the jury at
2:30 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, and
after wat of several hours failed to
agree. They We're sent back by Judge
Hardin to further deliberate on the case
but returned and announced that they
We're hopelessiy hung and there was no
probability Of their being able to make
verdict, whereupon they were dismiss
ed. The case will be again tried at the
November term of the court, and in
the meantime Strange will remain in
Jail.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
ANXIOUS FOR WAR news.

The people Of Lancaster are doubt
less as deeply interested in the progress
of the great war now raging between
the powers of Europe as if they each
and everyone of them had a relative at
the front. Many of them await the
coming of the night trains in order to
get the afternoon papers and read
1.-THE latest, and scarcely one of our
citizens but has the geography of the
war zone at the tip of his tongue. The
sentiment is about equally divided, with
the allied forces having little the best
of it. John Arnold, who attempted to
enlist but was turned down because of
his physical disabilities, is probably the
best posted man in town on the situa-
ton, and he discourses long and
learnedly on the subject, but the great
drawback to Johns lectures is that
no one can understand what he is say
though they can tell by his gestures
h at he is in deadly earnest.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
ARMSTRONG.

Benjamin L. Armstrong. aged -
years, second son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert L. Armstrong of Frankfort, Ky.
met his death Under the wheels of a
street car IN that city on Tuesday night
Sept. 1st. Young Armstrong had gone
to Frankfort from his home at Thorn
hill, a suburb. for the purpose of at
tending a ledge meeting, and as he
thought the street cars had ceased to
run when the lodge proceedings were
over, he started to walk to MS home,
taking The street car tracks as the
nearest route. The car Company had
run a special car out in that direction
for the purpose Of bringing in some
negro pic-nicker5 and this car struck
the unfortunate young man causing his
death. evidently was absorbed 10
thought, or some unaccOuntahle reason
did not hear the approach of the. car,
and the motorman did not see hin on
the track, as he was beneath the
wheels before the crew Was aware of
it.
His remains were taken to his Old
home in Mercer county and inferred at
the cemetery at old Providence church
below Harrodsburg.
The deceased was nephew Of Miss
Belle Walker and Col. A. D. Leavell
of this county, and Mrs John W. Fran
els of Lancaster, his mother before her
marriage being Miss Jennie Leavell of
this county. The young man was
frequent visitor in Garrard and was
well known. He was model young
man. a member of the Presbyterian
church, sober steady and industrious.
He had for a number of years been a
faithful and valued employee of the
O. F. C. Distilling Co at Frankfort.
His sudden and tragic death was Sc
we're blow to his parents to whom he
was great comfort, and the deepest
sympathy of host of friends in Gar
rard is extended to them in their be-
reavement.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
COMMISSIONER OF
MOTOR VEHICLES
In Serious Trouble In Frankfort.

Thomas S. Byers, Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles of kentucky waived
examining trial in Frankfort last Sat
urday and was held to the grand jury
under bonds of $1,000. charged with
embezzlement of automobile license
fees and the forgery of applications
for licence. The charges were pre-
ferred against Mr.. Byers by c. F.
Crecelius, Secretary of State, in whose
office Byers had charge of the automO-
bile desk before the creation of the
office Of Commissioner. Byers asserts
his innocense and blames another party
with the discrepancy. He refunded an
amount exceeding 81, 600. to the state,
at the same time claiming he was
guilty of no wrong doing. The trouble
was brought about as the result of an
investigation made De Examiner Sher-
man GOodpaster.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10

Whether we have National prohibi-
ton, statewide prohibition, local option
or the reverse. matters not, the day of
the ''boozer" is past.
Ali advertisements calling for help
nowadays invariably have the proviso
mo booze fighters or cigarette fierds
need apply. So the question of wheth-
er We have it o. whether we do not Is
inmaterial. the main point is whether
We drink it or whether We DO not, and
if the latter be the case. we are rapidly
OUTLYING our usefulness. This is es-
sentially an age Of efficiency, and those
who hire the men claim that efficiency
and the booze cannot go hand in hand,
and their DISSATISFACTION is absolutely
essential. if man would prove himself
capable Of holding position Of trust.
: few years ago the edict went forth
from the traffic department of the
great railroads of the country that
their employees must ''cut out the
booze, gradually the same rule was
made applicable 10 the other depart
ments, until it has come TO the stage
where only sober men can obtain EN-
ployment from the railroads. The
consequence is that the status of the
railroad man has been materially raised,
and those who formerly were consider
Cd a locating population" hay= come
70 he substantial citizens Of LAeir yari-
Gus communities, all Of which is autri-
bUtay.e IT, ,asi. abandoning the paths
Of bo0za.
Other industries have followed the
precedent established bv the railroads,
street car companies. factories. the Z
:. G.yeGnmeut, everybody employs
large Numbers Of men, are placing d
ban on The Grinker. This is doing more
for the cause Of temperance than al Of
the efforts of the various societies CON-
binei, and eventually will result in a
mat-Tia: cCr:aiIing Ci the liquor output
Men who cannot abstain from drink
cannot secure positions, and men who
nave no positions cannot procure drink.
50 the situation acts automatically, and
the outcome Is readily to be dlscerned.
The cigarette smoker is but a few
strides behind the drinking man; bis
services are not IN demand. The youth
who has his fingers stained from the
use of the coffin nails need not. apply
for position where he is required to
come III contact with the general public,
or for that matter it is but "a poor rec
OmmenGatiOn to him for any kind of
position, and be is readily cast aside in
favor of the man VINO does not use Gig
arettes. EMPLOYERS claim cigarettes
are not only offensive but injurious.
and that they decrerse the efficiency OF
those who Use them, that they make
nervous wrecks of the habitues, and
they vastly prefer the man who is not
addicted to their use.
1t is long road, but eventually the
time viii come when the cigarette
smoker will be no more able to secure
employment than The whiskey drinker.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
TOBACCO Stems
And STALKS
Are Valuable Fertilizers.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 9Th. Should
the demand of Europe for American
tobacco stems cease, these stems, which
contain large quantities. OF plant food,
especially potash, may be used % good
advantage by the American grower OF
tobacco as fertilizer. Soil fortified by
these stems secured from the cigar and
tobacco factories and stemmaries, viii
produce leaf tobacco Of better burning
qualities and texture.
Tobacco stems as fertilizer should be
applied in smaller quantities than man
ure, because they contain larger guam
titles of the constituents which feed
the plant, according to the Departments
tobacco specialists. Two tons per acre
of seed stems (stems from cigar
factories) or p tons Of Kentucky
stems (stems from the tobacco fact0l
les and stemmeries) are known to give
good results in New England and, 50
far as available. these stems will ua-
doubtedly furnish very satisfactory
source Of potash, as we'll as other plant
foods, in other tobacco sections.
Considerable quantities of tobacco
stems have long been exported to Ger
many and other parts of Europe where
they are often used in the manufacture
of low grade smoking tobacco and IS q
source OF nicotine.
Tobacco stalks which are not remov-
ed from the farm under prevailing
methods, are not always used TO the
best advantage as fertilizer. Like
the stems, they contain considerable
quantities OF variable plant food tho
not so much) and may be used freely
as fertilizer for tobacco and other
crops. They may be protitably used 10
improve the hay lot by simply spread
ing the stalks over the land in the fall
or they may he plowed under at the
same season for cultivated crops such
cotton. corn, tobacco, etc. The praC-
tice Of piling tobacco stalks in heaps
and leaving them exposed to the wea-
Their means waste of valuable mater
ia that might be returned to the soil.
The practice of burning them is also
wasteful unless they are infected by
such a serious disease as the Granville
wilt.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
CLEVER TOM
RANKIN
APPOINTED COMMISSIONER
OF D & D Institute Al DanyiIIe.

Gov. McCreary has appointed Mr..
Thomas c. Rankin of Garrard county a
Commissioner of the Deaf & Dnmb
Institute at Danville, KY, to succeed
the late W. w. Stephenson of Harrods-
burg.
This appointment will meet with
hearty approval of the many friends of
this clever gentleman in this and ad-
joining counties, who voice the senti-
ment that Kentucky would be much
the better for number of officials of
Mr.: Rankin's type.
Thomas C. Rankin, the newly ap-
pointed Commissioner, is one of Garrard
county's most highly respected and
progressive citizens. He is an extern
sive mule trader and shipper. and also
a farmer of the progressive class. He
lives on the old Henry Bruce farm
on the old Danville pike, and is a
democrat of the kind that always
''votes it straight.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
BRO. POLLITT
Returned To Lancaster By Conference.

The Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for this district,
which na5 been in session in Wilmore
this week. returned Rev. S. II. Pollitt
to the charge At Lancaster for another
year. much T. the qualification Of his
congregation, as well as his host of
friends III Lancaster. During his stay
il Lancaster Bro. Poiiitt has succeeded
in doing a vast amount of good for his
church, and has succeeded in making
for himself and family innumecable
friends turnout the community, and it
is source Of pleasure to ali to know
that We are to have him with US in the
near future.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
KENTUCKY HORSES
BEING BOUGHT
r. EIl.l F..
For European Allied Forces

HARRISON. Jewell & Patterson, the
Lexington horsemen have received q
contract for $40 head of horses for the
armies of the allies, and are proceed
ing rapidly with their purchase. Those
so far secured have ranged in prices
from 800. to $l5O. per head. Ali gel
dings are required, preferable five
years old, no mares will be accepted.
horses must be from Is to l6 hands
hight and and weigh from 1000 to
1.2G0 pounds.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
SPEATH & CO. TO
BUY TOBACCO
In Lancaster During Coming Season.

Nlr. and Mrs. w. A. Speath arrived
in Lancaster on Wednesday and have
taken permanent quarters at the Ken
garIan Hotel. Mr.. Speath announces
definitely that he will be in the market
for the purpose Of the large tobacco
crop now being harvested in the county
Mr.. Speath says that the outlook just
at present is very gloomy because of
the war putting a complete stop to the
export of tobacco, but that he hopes
for better circumstances to prevail be-
fore the crop market, but that under
any circumstances he will be ready to
purchase at the market prices.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
SERVICES OF LANCASTER
Masonic Degree Team In Demand.

Mr.. w. o. RIgney p. H. Priest Lam
caster Chapter No 56 R. A. M. has
been designated as a member of de-
gree team which will go to Greensboro
on the 18th inst to eXemp!ify the work.
Mr.. Rigney is one of the brightest
Royal Arch Masons in the state and
his services are almost constantly in
demand. On the 25th inst Mr.. Rigney
will take his degree team from this
place, consisting of twelve men, to
Liberty, where thirteen candidates
await his coming.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
new PROPERTY
LIST.

Purchasers get the benefit of our 10
years experience in the business.
Look for other barg aims listed in next
issue. Owners of AIMS who want to
sell should see US at once.
30 acres of land, located near Coy on
Kentucky river. In high state of cult
walton. 1O5 acres in grass, 50 acres in
bottom land producing corn every year
at shipping PORT on river, large. spien-
did residence, store room and other
necessary out buildings. This farm
produces well and is one OF the best
bargains on our list. Price $1,000 per
acre.
l76 acres within one mile of Paint
Lick on l. & n r. R. with good i'm
provements, land lies well and is fertile
within mile of graded school. Worth
the money asked sos per acre.
S53 acres OF land on pike mile from
good village 9 miles from Lancaster,
first class land, good improvements, 10
room dwelling. well watered, In the
famous Camp Dick Robinson" section.
I Price $l25. 60 per acre. =
/ Three cottages at the low prices,
! $780,, $4,000. anGS2lO0.
| 200 acres good land, near Bryantsyille
well improved, large tobacco barn. If
YOU want a money maker see this farm.
/ $50. per acre.
No 491. 1S5 acres of high class land,
2 miles out, large tobacco barns, per
acre, Sl20.
1893. Cottage and So acres of fertele
land. large tobacco BARN, all but 9
acres in grass, on pike in one mile of
/ Lancaster. Price $40. per acre.
! No 494. Several pieces of splendid
city property for sale.
495. 100 acres Of land, mile from
/ Lancaster & Lexington pike, miles
from Lancaster, good improvements,
large tobacco barn, well worth the
price of $ICO- per acre.
1877. 222 acres of fine land near Lam
caster & Lexington pike, splendid i'm
provementa. at $50. per acre,
49S. GO acres, improved, near Paint
Lick Graded School at S95. per acre.
499. 73s acres of rich land, right on
pike, well improved, 2 miles of Lancas-
ter, priced at S12O. per acre and is
worth it.
No SOL. IS acres, new house on pike,
near Bryantsville. Price 100000.
No SOP. 80 acres, 10 yards from
town limits of Lancaster on Lexington
Avenue. unimproved. beautiful build
ing sites, bargain at $50. per acre.
500. PAS, acres. on good road, mile
from pike, fertile land, highly improved
lies well, splendid water, susceptible of
division into two or three farms. sos.
per acre.
5O4. 124 acres, on pike mile from
Lancaster, large tobacco barn, one other
beautiful level building site fronting
pike. S110. per acre.
For further particulars write or call
on Hughes & Swinebroad, the real es-
tate men. Lancaster, KY.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
GOOD ATTRACTION COMING

Manager Romans of the Lancaster
Oper House has succeeded in booking
Joe Columns Minstrels for date dur
ing this month. Thisis a high class
attraction, well known to many Lam
caster people, and the Aggregation in
cludes some of the very best black face
artists on the stage. Their appearance
in Lancaster is being looked forward
to with keen anticipation.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
One HUNDRED SPEAKERS
To Stump The State Against llliteracy.

The list of one hundred speakers, to
speak in various sections of Kentucky
in the cause of stamping out illiteracy
before the next census is taken, is be-
ing made by the Kentucky Illiteracy
Commission at Frank fort. and is almost
completed. This will include some of
the State officials. and men and women
prominent in educational circles of the
State.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
Look at your Label and
send us that dollar.
Hubble Meeting Closed.

Rev. A. C. Lacy,of Lexington assist
ed by Ed. F. M. finder, who has been
conducting revival services at Hubble
closed that meeting last Sunday night.
Quite deal of interest was manifested
and a total of Is additions were added
to the church.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10
Clothing sale Saturday at Moore's.

There will be regular services at the
Methodist church, Sunday, and Bro.
Pollitt will preach at both the morning
and evening services.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10

Come to Moores closing out sale.
You should see the $500 suits at the
Fashion Shop.
Come to the closing out sale at
NoCres.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-06-04
This Vincent Talk Sounds
Mighty Good 10 Your
Uncle Z. E.. w.

IN the Augusta Chronicle of last Saturday,
there was a short notice of Hon Carl Vim
cents speech at Norwood. The last para
graph reads thus
He said twas in the past unbelievable and
impossible for any church to acquire predomi-
nant influence in the affairs of the government
and SO our vigilance has been abaed by this feel
Ing of security but eternal vigilance is the price
of free conscience as surely as it is the price of
party to reafhrm with ferVor and sincerity the old
Democratic doctrine, that the affairs of the State
and the Church shall be in fact we'll in
theory forever separate and distinct and to
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-06-04
P1GE EIGHT :
What Are we Doing Down AT
Vera CRUZ?
PAGE EIGHT
Vera CRUZ 2
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. J

After score of our gallant lads had been
wantonly sacrificed, and several hundred
Mexlcans killed. Wilson and Bryan fell into
panic.
They realized that the whole country felt
a mistake had been made.
They saw that war about Huerta's salute
to our flag was supremely absurd.
Nobody cared rap whether that old
brandyjug of an Indian saluted our flag, or
not
We had aUo1ced a dozen real causes of ear
TO pass aoan0t5ced, and had gone to war about
nothing.
Then Wilson and Bryan and Tumulty
called upon the Catholic powers of Brazil,
Chile and Argentina to pull us out of the
scrape.
THERE, is THE REAL HUN1z1A-
The honor of this country is now at the
mercy Of Tumulty, the Catholic powers and
the Italian Pope.
We cannot beg mediators to intervene in
our behalf, and then spurn their settlement
We cannot reject their settlement, without
putting ourselves in worse plight than we
were before.
We cannot accept their mediation, without
the modification of feeling that we had to
knucl1e to the third-rate Catholic powers, In
order to crosc-fsA from false position.
One inevitable result will be the enormous
gain to Catholic influence on our govern
mental policies.
At present, Joseph Patrick Tumulty is vir-
tually President Of the United States.
Professor Wilson and Lecturer Bryan are
poor little dummies
And, after all, what did our heroic sons die
for at Vera Cruz?
The flag has not been 801uted
The Germans have supplied Huerta with
more arms and ammunition than Mexico ever
possessed before.
Those machine guns, and 1906 rihes-a mil
hon dollars worth-were bought in New
York, and loaded right under the eyes of our
Roman Catholic Custom House officer, Mitch
ell
Those arms were bought with Catholic
money, contributed by the high-priests of
Mexico City; and they could not have been
shipped out of New York City qcith0ut the
help Of the Catholic officials Of the port
We have spent about ten million dollars
masslng ships and troops to fight Huerta; and
yet we have asked the Catholics of Argentina
Brazil and Chile to step in, and part US.
In his speech in Congress, the President
declared he had no intention to meddle with
the internal affairs of Mexico.
In his New York address, the President
s9ld, 1--WE have gone down to Mexico to serve
mankind"
In the Saturday Evening Post, the Presi-
dent states that he means to settle the land
question. in Mexico.
Does the President know what he does
mean?
[ doubt it. He had better settle the land
question in Colorado, before he sheds the
blood Of our soldiers settling land questions in
Mexico.
He can find land question in New York.
If hell hunt for it, real hard.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-06-04

secrate itself to the accomplishment of an entire
and complete separation. He paid his respects
to his opponents with his gloves off.
To man who is under indictment for tell
ing the truth on popery, that part Of Vim
cents speech sounds good
The other candidates for Congress may
read it to advantage
The people are not going to elect many
more mealy mouthed Protestants to Con-
gress.
We do not owe our liberties to men who
were afraid to speak out against popery.
Dan Fogarty. and other brutal Knights of
Columbus in Augusta kicked up such racket
against Horace Holden and Bill Fleming
that they withdrew from the race for Con-
gress, and allowed Hardwick to have walk
over, when he was beaten to FRAGILE
That kind of thing can't be played again.
,Jeo Reynolds, the Catholic candidate, will
find it so.
Hardwicz, the Catholic candidate, will find
it so.
Gentlemen, we don't intend that shimmy-
wearing Italians, and petticoated Irish priests
shall rule this country.
Blazon your principles on your foreheads,
and let us know in plain English whether you
are for, or against, popery.
There is no middle ground.
IF you want us to vote for you, tell us
where you stand
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-06-04
Hon. Nat Harris, a Christian
Gentleman, a Fine Lawyer,
a BrOad-NAizaded Georgian.

WILLIM j. HARRIS wrote to me asking
me to urge him to run for Governor. |
did So
He was not altogether pleased with my
short missive, and he came tearing into the
newspapers, accusing me of wanting to steal
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, the
W. & A. Road, the Seaboard, and the Plant
system,
Never have I made any man so angry by
doing what he asked me to do.
William j. alleges that he did not mean to
write to me about the governorship. Well
then, he must have intended to write me about
the Census.
When small person, like William j. has
two big subjects on his little mind, at the
same time, he's apt to get 'em mixed.
That's what Harris did. He really meant
to take my Census, and ascertain, for the
general good of the country, my age, color,
sex, habits, customs, affiliations, place Of
abode, hour Of going to bed favorite Diet
and where [ have my washing done.
That's the way small man is paid $4,000
year to take the Census.
BUT what [ was going to say when the
Cedartown person interrupted me, is
That Nat Harris of Macon, is one of the
best men in this old commonwealth.
We served together in the legislature of
1928, and he impressed me then as being
good man, an honest man, brainy man, and
a man who loved his fellow man.
He worked like wheel-horse to establish
the archaeological Institute, and he has been
so modest all his life that very few people
know that he alone fathered that great and
benefcent proposition.
It's good day for old Georgia when such
high-minded and cultured gentleman as
Nat Harris consents to be a candidate for
Governor.
And it is genuine pleasure to me to pay
him this voluntary compliment, when he
hasn't written me line hasn't sent me
message, and wasn't expecting a word Of
tribute from this source.
Those whom we knew and liked in the
days Of Aud Lang Syne, are those that we
never FORGET