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The Forrest City times., 1914-06-12

NAAAS A Ax2O~OA
 BEGINS JULY II and brings five days of high grade entertainment of great edu- cational and inspirational value. The Chautauqua is no longer looked up on as a luxury. It is now classed as necessity. And it is necessity if you desire to keep up with the procession
 The Vawter System management has succeeded in keeping the price down within season ticket
 Study the Program Booklet You will be amazed at the wonderful list of plat form talent. You see and hear every one on the ten double programs for the small price of season ticket.
 Money Never Bought So much a. at the Vawter System Chautuqua. There are five special musical organizations, one for each day. There are clever entertainers who known how to drive care away. There are able lecturers with messages of real uplift and power.
 The Chautauqua affords to thousands of people their only chance for real vacation to from the ceaseiess grind of every day work and worry.
 The Chautauqua is the promoter of pro- gress. It is filled with enthusiasm and cheers up the human spirit. The lecturers impart information of value and the music and en- tertainments make you glad you are alive The Chautauqua comes but once year Be certain to arrange your other affairs so you cannot be cheated out of Chautauqua Get the Boys and Girls interested The entertainment is clean and wholesome There are no suggestive utterances, or immoral jests The influence is all in the right direction Secure Season Tickets and get ready to enjoy to the full five days. You owe it to yourself Don't fail
 SEASON TICKETS BOUGHT FROM THE LOCAL COMMITTEE IN AD- VANCE ARE 50 CENTS CHEAPER meeting of F. w. of Of Road District which Methodist MemI
 
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The Forrest City times., 1914-06-12
P. c. C.FANNlN BootY SboQ MakQr

All kinds of Repairing done on short notice and at very reasonable prices Out of town orders will also have my prompt and careful attention. Having recently installed Fleming Shoe ms chine, am prepared to do half-soling at lower prices than ever before.
 GIVE ME A CALL.
The Forrest City times., 1914-06-12

G An absolute clear ance is the only thing that we have in mind, and in order to effect such a clearance, we are making prices that however startling they may appear, are not exaggerated one bit. No matter what your needs, if in our line, here is your supreme opportunity :: :: ::
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
Educational Bills Killed.

The bill of Representative Hill,
which sought to give to the state su.
perintendent OF public instruction au-
thority to recover Incorporated
school funds, and which carried with
it a penalty for the misuse Of such
funds, was tabled in the house, killing
it. An effort to Representative Judy.
of Montgomery county, to have his bill
making white women eligible 10 the
Office Of sub-district school trustee,
and providing that negroes may not
vote in white school elections, met
with failure When the bill OF Repre-
sentative Webb, of Graves county, Civ
ing to county boards Of education the
right to fix the time for holding cleo
lions for voting special taxes for con
soldated school districts. was called
from the orders of the day, it met with
such opposition that it finally was
recommitted.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
FORWARD STEPS COUNTED
In state Institute, Farmers Endorse
Various Undertaking..

Frankfort Ky.-In closing their
ninth state institute, farmers OF Ken
lucky adopted resolutions indorsing
numerous undertakings which look to
agricultural betterment. Among recon-
mendations was a measure to teaches
urging them ito prepare for the teacn-
ing of agriculture and domestic science
in the common schools, as these sub
jects must ultimately become part OF
our common school curriculum
The resolutions continue:
1--WE heartily indorse the work OF the
county agents, and wish to express
our belief that every county In Ken
lucky would be benefited by having a
county farm agent We desire to com
mend the work Of President Barker, OF
the State university, and pledge our.
selves to cooperate in the upbuilding
Of this great university, and now ask
that the agricultural department OF the
State university be continued on the
high plane upon which President Bar
ker has placed it."
I'VE desire to express our apprecia
ton Of the work OF the Kentucky ex
pertinent station and OF the two state
normal schools, and we are especially
anxious that the elements Of agricul
ture and domestic science be laugh
in these institutions, and we would
regard as a backward step any cur
tallment OF the privileges now granted
| any of these schools"
Members of the executive commit
tees of the various live stock associa
tons adopted resolution in favor o
the appropriation by Kentucky for tn
Panama-Pacific exposition.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
BAN ON WOODEN TRAYS.

Lexington, Ky.-That the wooden
trays almost universally used by gro
GERS and butchers for the delivery of
butter, lard, meat and similar bulk
goods, should be abolished in the in
terests of sanitary considerations, as
well as in justice to the customer who
pays for them. is the position taken
by John NJ. Hart, national pure food
official, of Chicago. in a communica-
tion to DR.. n. r. Simmons, health Of
ficer. Mr.. Hart urges the co-opera-
ton of the health authorities and the
inspector of weights and measures in
abolishing the wooden tray. Mr.. Hart
says that the practice disseminates
even more disease than the house fly,
as the trays used by the average gro
Ger are, he says. laid about loosely
on the counter and not covered or kept
free from contamination, accumulate
aust and germs.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
BUDGET Commission Endorsed.

The house committee on appropria-
tions submitted report recommend
ing that the economic, efficiency and
budget commission, called for in the
resolution now before the house, be
passed. thus creating a commission
which will investigate the expenses
and methods Of conduct of the various
state departments and institutions,
and recommend TO the next legislature
how best such expenses may be re-
duced or the efficiency of state depart
ments or institutions increased" The
committee also reported a bill repeal
ing certain appropriations made TO the
various state institutions and depart
ments, and re-enacting the same APP
preparations for the same purposes.
Chairman Reed, of the committee. ex-
planned that no change had been made
in appropriations, the bill formulated
by the committee merely grouping the
various appropriations in one measure.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
Two Sessions Are Proposed.

Among the new bills introduced
in the house is one by Dr. j. n.
Mccormack, OF Bowling Green, looking
to a constitutional amendment where
by sessions Of the general assembly
shall be divided into two terms OF not
exec eding 80 days each, not less than
80 days to intervene between terms,
members not to be entitled to per diem
during vacation. 1t is set forth in the
measure that during the first term no
act shall be passed without the APP
prevail OF threefourths OF the members
elected, and that no measure shall be
introduced during the second term
without the consent of two-thirds
of the members. The object OF
the bill is to contine the first
term to the introduction of bills and
the second to action upon them. The
vacation is to give the members an
opportunity to study the bills intro
duCed
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
MINE DEVELOPMENT
Six Big Coal Operations In Full Blast
in Pike County.

Pikeville. Ky.-Six wellequipped
coal operations on Marrowbone creek,
now working full time, may well be
said to mark the beginning OF the de-
velopment OF the coal industry in Pike
county. A modern cokeproducing
plant Is located one mile above the lit
tie town of HELLER One hundred and
fifty coke ovens convert the entire coal
output of the company's mines into
coke and consumed within 200 miles
of the mines. and most of it within
100 miles. The ovens may be doubled
this year, making 800 in all. This
plant is the largest coke-producing
plant in Eastern Kentucky. and is To-
Gated in the heart of the Elkhorn coal
field. The six companies own an ag-
gregate of more than $4,000 acres.
Electric plants have been erected to
supply energy for the mines and tip
pies, and at the Allegheny plant three
separate trolley lines Zone on each
side of the line of ovens and one on
top) do the work of loading the ovens
and cars.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
HELD NO FRAUD SHOWN
Also Decided That Railway Assess
ment Is Not confiseatory.

Georgetown, Ky.-Circuit Judge X
l.. Stout, OF the state fiscal court, sit
ting at Georgetown. refused the South
Coyington & Cincinnati Railway Co.
the Injunction asked against the state
board of valuation to restrain the
board from carrying into effect the as
sessment of the company's franchise
for 1912. The board had increased the
assessment from $710,373 in 1911 to
$4,195, $50 in 1912. The company paid
on 1901 ,90S in 1912, and must pay on
$3,393,942. The company had asked
for the injunction on the grounds that
the assessment was confscatory. In
his opinion refusing the injunction
Judge Stout said that while the com
pany was fully assessed in 1912 he did
not think is was confiscatory, and no
fraud had been shown. AS result
of this assessment the state will be
richer annually by $4,000, and the
counties OF Kenton and Campbell and
the cities of Newport and CovingtOn
will collect 100000. The company will
| take the case to the appellate court.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
Hand Of Lobby Suspected.

Because Of sensational charges made
by him on the floor of the house to
the effect that the makeup Of various
house committees bore the "earmarks"
OF lobbyists, Representative Frank c.
Greene, of Carroll county, was before
the house lobby probe" committee.
The inquiry developed the fact that the
name Of Mr. Greene was among a list
of 25 that had been prepared by Rob
ert +. Fleming, OF the legal department
Of the Louisville e. Nashville Railroad
Co, for submission to Speaker Terrell,
with the suggestion that house rail
road committee made up Of men whose
names appeared on the list would be
acceptable to the company. Mr. Elem
ing, when questioned by the "probers,
said he did not know whether this list
ever reached Speaker Terrell. The
speaker said he had received and wei
coined various suggestions when max
ing up committees. He said he would
produce all lists TO the committee.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
BOAT DRAGGED OFF ROCKS
Fleet Of Five Rescued The Queen City
From Falls.

Louisville. Ky.--Despite heavy ice
foes and the strong current on the
falls. the steamer Queen City was
raised and towed ashore. Five boats
we're needed to drag the grounded
steamer from its perilous position
Six pumps, having a total diameter OF
SO inches, worked four hours before
the vessel foated. Guarded by an up
stream anchor and two heavy cables
run out from the shore, the boat
fioundered along when the rescuing
steamers pulled their lines taut. Hun
dreds of persons stood shivering on
the bank TO watch the operation and
gave a cheer when the big boat
cleared. Examination has shown that
the hull of the boat is not so badly
damaged as was feared. Captain w.
G. Lepper said that the tons of freight
which still remain in the hold will be
removed at once, after which tenn
porary repairs will be made. Then
the boat will be taken to Point
Pleasant, w. Va. where it will under
30 a thorough overhauling.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
Jurisdiction Is Enlarged.

In the senate not dissenting vote
was cast against the Moody bill seek
ing to increase the Jurisdiction OF In
ferior judges in misdemeanor cases.
Under the provision Of the measure
county and probate judges and magis'
trates have jurisdiction, exclusive OF
circuit courts. in all penal cases where
the punishment does not exceed fine
of 500, and jurisdiction concurrent
with circuit courts in all cases where
the punishment does not exceed fine
Of 800 or Imprisonment not in excess
Of so days, or both. 1t also provides
that county judges shall have concur
rent jurisdiction with circuit courts in
all misdemeanor cases where the pun
ishment is not over a fine OF 500, i'm
prisonment for so days, OF both. The
law is designated for the trial by
county judges, Of prisoners in Jail
waiting trial or indictmen; in circuit
court.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
BITTER FIGHT PROMISED
Stakeholder Seeks Injunction Against
L. & N. Railroad and President.

Louisville, KY. w. Bernheim,
millionaire distiller and owner OF 100
shares of stock in the Louisville Prop
erty Co., brought suit against the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, seek
ing an injunction against the company
and against it's president, Milton IL.
Smith. to prevent the latter from
voting any stock in the company at
the coming annual election of the
Louisville Property Co, to be held
March II 1t is said that the suit
presages a bitter fight among stock
holders of the property company to
gain control of its affairs. The com
pany is capitalized at 100000 and
owns realty valued at several million
dollars. Bernheim alleges "a great and
irreparable injury will be done this
plaintiff and to all other individual
stockholders in that the control of said
Louisville Property Co., through the
election of directors at said meeting,
by the voting of said stock. will be in
the hands of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Co. and the Louisville d
Nashville Railroad Co.. and managed
by them In a manner injurious to the
other stockholders"
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
VETERAN BOAT OWNER DEAD.

Covington, Ky.--Captain oliver p.
Shinkle, veteran river man, died at
the General Hospital in Covington of
general debility. He built the steam
boat Charles Bodman, which was
burned at Cairo, III. III fortune fol
lowed the Captain when the Golden
Rule sank at New Orleans, which boat
he rebuilt. only to be destroyed by fire
at the foot of Main street, in Coving-
ton, about 30 years ago, in which about
nine lives we're lost. The loss was
large. After reimbursing the families
OF those who met their death in the
catastrophe he had nothing left. The
deceased was the youngest and last
of the family to pass away.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
Many Passes for Solons.

That hundreds Of passes have been
given TO members OF the Legislature
during the session of the legislature
was testified to before the house probe
committee. Robert Fleming, OF the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, and
Garrett Wall, OF the c. & o. railway,
testified that they had given so many
passes to the members that they could
not estimate the number They were
ordered TO produce the stubs OF the
pass books Representative Guthrie
Coke, chairman OF the committee,
stated that steps will be taken to make
public the number Of passes given.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
Lyklns Capitol Custodian.

Samuel Lykins, deputy warden at
the state reformatory, was elected Gus
todian of the state capitol by the board
Of sinking fund commissioners to sue
coed Thomas Wizard, Republican. The
change will take place April l, and
Mr.. Lykins is elected for four years.
Mr.. Lyklns is from Morgan county and
has been deputy warden for six years.
lie will receive $1,000 and will be
given the governors old mansion as a
residence.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
GAME FISH FOR KENTUCKY,

Frankfort. Ky.-Ten million FISH OF
the game varieties will be sent to Ken
lucky in a special consignment April
10. Senator James has been conduct
ing the necessary negotiations with
the United States FISH commissioner,
and the majority of the fish will be
sent to stock state streams designated
by him at the instance Of residents Of
the neighbOrhoOd. The mountain
streams are to be particularly we'll
taken care of. for In these the game
FISH thrive especially we'll.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
lRy Ernest W. Helm }

Frankfort, Ky.-Night sessions have
been inaugurated and the general as
sembly has taken fresh grip. The
rules committee will take charge Sat.
urday and the session will end on st.
Patrick's day. Although over 900 bills
have been introduced less than half
u dozen have been sent to the governor
for his signature. Many Of the most
important measures offered are still
dragging. In view of the dramatic
members OF the legislature the Demo
cratic members held a caucus to de.
eide on bills to be pushed that would
most effectually carry out the admin
istration's program, and the majority
is now down to cases for the first time
this session.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
TWO INoUEsTs ARE HELD.

Lexington, Ky.-Coroner Gordon
conducted a second inquest into the
death of Mrs. Laurence Simpson, and
the jury, which was composed of the
same men sat at the former inquest,
returned the following verdict: I'VE,
the jury, find the body before us to be
that of Mrs. Laurence Simpson, 20
years old. and from the testimony We
find she came to her death on Feb
ruary %, 1914, at her home, from a
gunshot wound in the right temple
in a manner unknown from the evil
dence before this jury. but we agree
il was not suicide
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
PROCLAMATION
ON SMALLPOX
STATE HEALTH BOARD URGES
VACCINATION AS ONLY SURE
PREVENTIVE.
SAFETY IN THREE SCARS
Never a Lite or an Arm Lost Through
the Practice in kentueky-ouaran
tine Against Individual Cases Pro-
nouneed Useless.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Bowling Green, Ky.-In a bulletin to
the people of Kentucky the state board
Of health says: "A few cases of small
pox exist in most of the counties OF
Kentucky. This loathsome disease
can only occur In people who have
not been vaccinated. Quarantine
against Individual cases Of smallpox
is expensive and useless, as II only
gives false sense of security. No
one who has been properly vaccinated
in at least three places on the arm
has ever had smallpox in Kentucky.
There has never been an arm nor u
life lost from vaccination in Kentucky.
Properly done by a competent physi-
clan, Il Is devoid OF danger, is mex
pensive and Is the only preventive
against smallpox. More money has
been spent. most of 1t uselessly, in
combating smallpox in the last few
years In Kentucky than has been ex-
pended In thirty years in protecting
our people from typhoid fever, con
sumption and the other common dis
cases of everyday life, and yet more
deaths have occurred from either ty
phoid or consumption in the past year
than smallpox, yellow fever and
cholera combined have caused in a
century.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
FIRE IN CHURCH

Lancaster, Ky.-Only by the
exercise OF the GOODNESS on the
par; Of the pastor, the Rev.
Rockwell Smith, and other Of
fcers was a panic averted when
flames originating in the base.
ment broke through the floor OF
the Presbyterian church during
the services. AS it was two or
three persons tainted and one
fire fighter was overcome by
smoke and had to be carried
out. The damage to the church
will reach several hundred dol
lars.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06

strict confidence. A woman can freely
talk Of her private illness TO woman ;
thus has been established a confidential
correspondence which has extended over
many years and which has never been
broken. Never have they published q
testimonial or used letter without the
written consent of the writer, and never
has the Company allowed these conf
Dental letters TO get out Of their pos
session, as the hundreds Of thousands
Of them in their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experiences
which they have to draw from, tits more
than possible that they possess the very
knowledge needed in your case. Moth
ing is asked in return except your good
will, and their advice has helped thou
sands. Surely any woman, rich or poor.
should be glad to take advantage of this
generous offer of assistance. Address
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., ICON
fidentiaD Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia T.. Pinkham's SO-page
Text Book. 1t is not a book for
general distribution. as it is too
expensive. 1t is free and only
Obtainable by mail. Write for
1t today.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
ARRESTED 2,4oo PEOPLE.

Danville, Ky.-Deputy United
States Marshal J. A. Coleman,
OF Somerset, who has served un-
der the United States marshal
of the Covington district for the
past twelve years. has to his
credit a remarkable record. He
has arrested 2,4O0 people. or
the number, thirty-one were
ministers, fifteen doctors, nine
teen lawyers, and seventy-one
women. The offenses have in
cluded bootlegging, moonshin-
ing. counterfeiting, and prac.
tically every crime against the
federal laws. Mr.. Coleman will
shortly retire
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
TWO NEW SALES HOUSES.

Mt Sterling. Ky.-Clay & Kirk
arrangements to remodel their two
warehouses in this city and make them
into loose leaf sales floors for the com
ing season The remodeling will cost
$4,000, but when finished the houses
will have capacity of 100000 pounds,
raising the sales floors here to total
capacity Of over 100000 pounds. With
the completion OF this house the mar
ket will have four pricing departments.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
HosEcuTTINe VERDICT UPHELD.

Frankfort Ky.-A verdict for $500,
awarded in the Jefferson Circuit Court
20 r. NJ. Cunningham against the
Louisville Railway company, whose
street car ran over a line of hose ex-
tending from a fire hydrant to Gun
ningham's barn aud garage, was at
firmed by the conrt Of appeals. The
barn was on fire and Cunningham
claimed damages because the cutting
OF the hose prevented prompt action
in putting out the iire,
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
Federal Inquiry Asked,

The house adopted a joint resolu.
ton. offered by Representative John c.
Duffy, of Christian county, calling upon
congress and the department of justice
Of the United States to investigate al
legged conspiracies and combinations of
fire insurance companies operating in
Kentucky formed with a view to main.
tanning rates, and to take such action
as may be necessary TO bring about re-
lief to the people of the state,
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
LenatnenIna senoOI rerm.

SO amended TO provide that when
the state superintendent OF public
instruction declares per capita of
S4.75 for school purposes the common
school term in the rural districts shall
be increased from six TO seven months.
aud that when he declares a per capita
OF S5,S5 or more the term shall be ex-
tended to eight months, the bill Of Rep
resentative Coke, Of Logan county, pro
vidlng for an extension OF the rural
school term, passed the house by the
vote of SO TO o. The present per capita
for school purposes 10 81.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06

Representative Poteet, OF Larue
county. offered a joint resolution in
the house, which lies over, placing the
general assembly on record as favor
ing the turning over Of Lincoln farm.
the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, TO
the government, Al present the farm
Is being maintained by the Lincoln
Farm association.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
CONVICT KILLED ON TRAIN.

Lexington, Ky.--William 2eene, a
negro convict, was shot and killed
on train between Lexington and
Shelbyville by Special Guard w. ii.
Ballard. Zeene was one of eight
prisoners being taken to the Eddy
Vile penitentiary He obtained a
revolver and started to fight his
way out of the train. Ballard at
tempted to stop him, and in an eX-
change of shots Zeene was killed.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06

Favorable report was made on bills
to require each county to have a de
pository for public funds: relating 10
lien of employees and material men on
real estate. and the bill requiring
semi.monthly payments Of wages
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
DEATH lNvApEs SENATE.

Gloom was cast over the legisla-
ture when a telegram was received
announcing the death Of Senator
John w. Berkshire, Of Petersburg.
Paralysis was the cause. The sen
ate adjourned out of respect.
Mountain advocate., 1914-03-06
Applications Made Early.

Applications for the position Of
state commissioner of printing to sue
coed George A. Lewis, whose term eX-
pires next June, are beginning TO APP
pear. This place also is filled for four
years by the state printing commits
sion, which is composed of the gov
ernor, secretary Of state, auditor,
treasurer and attorney general, the
same as capitol commission.