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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-06
BALLOON CAUSES 100000 FIRE.
Sets several Buildings Ahame AT
Cincinnati stock Yards.

CiNcINNATI, July 5.--A paper balloon
landed tonight on the roof OF one OF the
buildings at the Union Stock Yards and
started a fire which caused damage of
$4,000 and destroyed buildings ever
ing several acres.
The buildings burnt down were the
sheep, shipping and quarantine pens and
several Others, all two story frame build
ings. There were no cattle in the struc-
lures The buildings were the property OF
the Cincinnati Union Stock Yards Com
pany. The damage is fully covered by
insurance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-06
L0RIMER TOOK 81 ACCOUNTS.
Bank List Just Revealed Also shows
Frtendshlp Dcuosits

CHICAGO. July adjudication here to-
day of a complete list OF the depositors
In the Lorimer-Munday La Sale Street
Bank reveals the fact that many OF Lori
mer's friends were depositors. that many
charitable and social ORGANIZATIONS main
tanned checking accounts there because OF
friendship with the former Senator and
that there were many deposltors who had
VI each as the result of campaign by
the savings department OF the bank.
Receiver Niblack declines 10 make any
estimate as to what part OF the funds may
be saved TO the depositors with checking
accounts. which total s2,1sa.3s7 The
savings deposits totalled 33i6.5l3.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-06
WILL TEST NEW EXPLOSIVE.
Naval Officers VIII Discharge Tor
pedOe- at steel CaissOn.

NORFOLK, Va. July 5.-Whitehead tor
pedoes containing "A new kind OF eNplo-
sive will be exploded against a steel cais-
son made TO represent a bat,leshp in the
Elizabeth River at the navy yard on
Tuesday.
The experiments are to be- conducted
In the presence only OF naval officers and
representatives OF the ordnance depart
ment. The observers will be on board
the monitor Puritan. which will take a
position 500 yards from the caisson.
Those on the Puritan will be required to
take to cover during the firing,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-06
JULY DINERS CALL FOR HEAT.
Find Nineteenth Floor Of Biitmorc
Too Archie for Feast.

courageous enough, even In the face Of
the calendar. to request a waiter last
night in the Cascade. the nineteenth story
restaurant at the Biltmore. 10 turn on the
heat. Mr.. Townsend and a party Of
friends were there for dinner and one
Of the women complained OF the chilly
atmosphere.
Tho waiter went to Manager John c.
Bowman with the request to turn on the
steam. Mr.. Bowman merely remarked
that It was some July 6" and ordered
the engineer TO raise the temperature.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-06
MUSHROOMS sUPPLANT BEER.
They VIII He Grown In Brewer,
In 81. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, July 1.-THE plant of the old
Union Brewery. is to be made into a
mushroom cellar. The Mushroom Cellars
Company has leased the brewery and will
start work at once fitting 1t up as an
experiment,
Some dry workers here say that this
is due to the fact that the brewers be-
lieve Missouri will 20 dry" inside Of
few years
The plant formerly was part Of the
knheuser- Busch equipment. but recently
has not been used because of being sep
arated from the other Busch plants,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-06
NAVY OFFICER IN AUTO CRASH.
Lieutenant Commander Foote's
MOthcr-in-Inw Is Killed.

SARATOGA, y. Y, July 5.--In turning
aside to pass another car near Corinth,
ten miles north of this village. to-day
an automobile driven by Lieutenant Com
mandor =. W. Foote, u. S. N. of Sche-
nectady turned turtle. crushing to death
Commander Foote'S mothor-ln-law. Mrs,
Mary Ford Clary OF 1902 Mott street,
Schenectady. who with Mrs. Foote and
her small child were occupants OF the
machine.
Commander Foote is in hospital here
suffering with severe shock and bruises.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-06
PANAMA ELECTIONS QUIET.
d m In tstrRtiOn Candidates for the
Assembly Are Victorious.
>pecioi Gable Despotch 10 Tur

PANAMA, July 5.-The election for
members of the Assembly was held to-
day and passed Off quietly, much to the
surprise Of many people who feared that
there would be an outbreak at the polls
and that American troops might be needed
TO subdue rioting.
The Administration candidates were
successful.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-06
BOLT KILLS A WOMAN IN STREET
II Tears on Her shoes, hut Fails to
HIT Her Husband.

GLovERsvIILE, n, Y. July Mrs
Harry Hart OF Mayfeld was instantly
killed by a bolt Of lightning this after
noon while walking with her husband
on the Mayfeld road in this town.
Her shoes were torn Off. Dir. Hart was
uninjured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-06
WOMAN KILLED AS AUTO UPSETS
Her Husband and 3 Others Thrown
From SLidding Chr Are Hurt.

boston, July 5.-AIrs. Ephraim Hamel
OF Lynn was crushed to death and her
husband. her daughter Geraldine and MIR.
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19
ODD Eel.
LOWS WIN SUIT

Some time ago n suit was instituted by
Buck Lewis against Elkhorn Lodge No
'i'ol q. u. A. Of %. T., at Elkhorn for
the recovery of "A death claim.
IL appears that tie only objection the
lodge hal against paying the money was
lEat they didn't owe IL becan-e at the
time of the death Of the claimant he wa
uniinancial, and again the amount of
money which hal l~en paid for his bur
ial by w. NJ. YATES, wa- paid without
the authority of the lodge.
The cas- was strongly fought out in the
court with every claim on both sides he
ing clearly and strenuously contested.
Those Who defended the lodge and won
may IT, mentioned: Mc-srs. X. H. Per
due, Ser'y; Th"-. Garry and A. II.
Brown, While the witnesses against the
lodge were Mc--r- Floyd Ra-~. Willie
Miller, J. q. Mack and Mr-. Matte
Franklin
While each member wa honest and
sincere in their contention il. nev~rthe-
le--, wa proven AMI - decideI by the
court that the Iodige wa- wrongiully be-
ing prosecuted.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19
REPUBLICAN CLUB Or
6AMlEO At GARY.
Strong Stand Taken for Race Pro.
lection and Cooper Unanimous
y Endorsed --Officers
Elected.

The colore'l voters OF Ream. W. Va,
No. q works of the u. :. q. x c. Co.
met June 3, 1914. and organized a cluh
known A. the Colonel Republican Cluh
OF No. q and the following officers were
elected: g.. w. Wade, chairman; John
Boyle. Secretary; T. &. Smith. president !:
kobt. Montgomery, vice-president
Working Committee; Oscar Thompson .
David liairston, l.. ID. Rollins. Zacaiiah
Anderson and Sandy Jone-. after whis.h
Chairman Wade addressed the meeting
lie specially dwell: upon the nee,l- of the
race to stond together. and i'm an honest
yet forrcful way he ably called attention
10 the evil results that always accrued tn
The Negro racr by friction among the
leaders.
\ short talk Was hal from MIR. T. a.
smith AMI wa- received with interest
our meeting was lively ahd full Of en-
thu-lasn. IL wa- unanimous vote by
every member that Editor Hugh Ike
~h"tt, candidate for congre-s fsm Rlue-
teld, Wa too heavy load u carry and
70 attempt u carry too heavy is,load at
this political crucial moment when thu
races interests are 80 greatly at stake. ~
"a give satisfaction, ease and comfort 20
our people, We have unanimously en-
iorsed Hon. Edward Cooper. Below is
a resolution We offer a. a testimonial Of
our approval and endorsement Of him:
he Il resolved that the Republican Club
of Gary hereby endorses that stalwart
young Republican Of Mercer county, Hon.
kdw. Cooper. and pleslge 10 him our
nnite'i support both i'm the primary and
election.
a.. w. WAnE, Chairman
JoHN Bo1LE, Secretary
7. q. SNIrH, President
R"nr. MoSrsoNERl, N-i'rcri,lent.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19

Pythians al over the State.
He stated that membership was in.
creasing very discernably.
He found fnrther that the spirit Of the
orden all over the Southern tier counties
was 10 more and more willingly conform
to and abide By thslaws Of the society.
He expressed himsely As greatly pleas
ed with the revival Of interest in the
liquidation Of the last dollar of indebted
ness on the Pythian Mutual Investment
Building in Chariesson. 1t says much
and speaks good for .<he iscturer 70 know
that he is 50 heartlv received ~ all
whom he has the hspor 70 meet.
lie spoke very eneouraxi1xiy o. 0ss
hssnssg -ena tkherss sneesins
held BY the Colored Republican organi-
zation this week in the town of RimbalI.
He further declared he found feeling
among members of the various churches
against churches, through their leaders,
taking too much Of part in politics.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19
JUSTICES Of PEACE
HIVE JURISDICTION


Charleston. w. Va, June l8-Thai
justices Of the peaoe have jurisdiction in
enforcing the y,hnson pistol toting Law
a lpe. aeainss drss offenders, was held
By Tn supreme court Of appeals todsy,
in the case Of Bradberry W. Buffing, sher-
i'll of Cabell county, in which the action
Of the lower court in refusing a writ oi
habess corpus was affirmed.
Under the law the first offense Of car
rying dangerous weapons is misdemean-
or with . minimum penalty OF six
months in jail and fine Of iity dollars.
The second odense is . felony. Brad
berry wss given the minimum by jus
tice OF the peace and attempted TO gain
his liberty through q writ OF habeas cor
pus, on the grounds that justices did not
have jurisdiction.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19
ENDORSE.
MNT MlFHRMED

That the strength of Hon. Edw.
Cooper is inc ewing. is apparent, by oil
the reports that are coming in. Advices
from all over the district are 10 the effect
that that he is gaining ground daily. Nc
Dowell county win give him her usuaI
handsome majority, and on the account
OF the fact, the the recent depression in
business has somewhat stirred the mas
- to the keen realization of the sense ol
their duty, she may outdo herself BY
turning out her fun quota Of thelvote, in
which crse she would give not less than
600 or 700 majority.
No new candidates were endorsed a
the meeting Of the organization in Kim
ball Tuesday, but the astuteness ol
Messrs- Carter and Whittico was much
in evidence, when they claimed the right
OF the ri-affirmation OF the nomination
OF Mr.. Cooper, on the ground that the
present set Of resolutions re-affirmed
what wss done at the September Meeting,
and in view Of the fact, that st that
meeting, Mr.. Cooper was endorsed, the
re-afhrmstion gave Mr.. Cooper the en-
dorsement. Ths point - raised BY the
gentlemen vss - nicely presented o. Il
was justly applied. The Affirmation
and endorsement Of Mr.. Cooper wss had.
lt wss fine piece Of parliamentary
strategy and caused quite . ripple Of
merriment In the convention. However,
the sentiment was, o. q matter Of fact,
practically unanimous in favor Of Mr..
Cooper, s it has always been in this
county, and in with the possible excep-
ton Of two, ~ it y the district over.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19
ACCIDENTS DECREASE
IN SM0KELESS FIELDS
Returns Just Made Public by State
Department Of Mines Show
Small Decrease.

Charleston, w. Va, Jnne-The acci-
dent returns for the month Of MAY. lust
made public by the State Department of
Mines, show that in the four counties
where The West Virgins smokeicss coal
~ mined there was one less accident than
IN May 1913. On the other hand for the
rest OF the state there was an increase
The four counties in question were Fay
cite, Raleigh, Mercer and Mcdowell.
IL has been pointed out 10y the Mining
Department that where special effort is
being made on the part OF the operators
and miners To Obey the mining laws and
pay due regard To rules Of safety the
number Of accidents il growing less each
month. The total number Of fatal acci-
dents in West Virginia in May was q.
la May 1913 il was -. With the four
Smokeless counties showing n decrease Of
one from May of last year, the other
counties show ~ last month n against
10 the same month of the previous year.
an increase Of over :s3 l-3 I,er cent. in the
death list
Recognizing the fact that there has
been "A let mp in some sections Of the
state, Earl A. Henry, Chief Of the DE
Partment Of Mines, il sending a letter To
the operators advising them Of tI,e acci-
dent report for the last month. Ia re-
viewing the death list Mr.. Henry xrit.~
Most Of thee accidents are can-s.i by
earel'7-- practices at the working places,
and the efforts 81 all should lie directed
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19
SECTION
MEETING
Of the Chestnut Knob
Primitive Baptist
Association
LARGE CROWD PRESENT
Successful Meeting at Northfork.
Many Able Speeches By
Many Able Men

The Primitive BAPTIST Ieoplc had
big time nj Northiork Friday. Saturda
AMI sunday
tndcr the anspire- of Rev - NJ
Niu~e. pastor oi the only colonel Irim-
tive Baptist Church in Mcdowell
county. section m~'ting was held. Many
people attended, each day'- session and
much spiritual interest wa- manifested.
Men who had seldom leen seen in
church were present and one man Wa
heard to 'ay lac had not b,rn in church
bciorc In 81 years. Thi- ~ - ,lcnolnina-
tion that lsrlie,,~ ia pr,sl,-tination. ,.ls~.-
ton AMI -anctiiication.
The principal sIrakers came from
Henry and lat-ick counties, Virginia.
They were ~ follows. Elders W. l..
Tenn, of stella. Patrick county. D.. X.
Turner and Mitchell. oi Ma,tin-,illc.
Henry county. Virginia
Elder Evans of Mcdowell county.
white man and candidate lor mrinlrr-
-hip Ia the lIonse of Delegates was PRES
ent and preached excellent Sermon. lie
made II plain that Irrespective of race,
color or condition. hr, like Abraham
Lincoln. iclicv~l that the colonel man
had AMI Was entitle to the same rights
civilly ~ the white man. lie made a
very fine spe~rh.
Elder w. l.. Penn. who has bsen i'm
tie ministry logger than any other MN
istsr of the association and who IN mod
orator Of the Chestnut Knob Association,
was present AMI I,rcacl,e~l several very
able sermons. Elder G.. u. Mitliell, of
Martin=ville, father of Rev. w. II.
Mitchell, was also present AMI took an
active part IN all the meetings. lie
preached n sermon that wa not only
practical hut tlieological
Elder r. X. Turner, Of MartinsviIle.
Henry county. Va, an educator A. we'll
~ n preariier was present lie il "A man
of much Usefulness D. hi- rnrc and what
lac says along lines of religion may be de-
I'ende'i upon
Elder =. lratro--, 81 Erkman. "a very
strong, honest. clean and upright man
in the ministry, made himself n.,-s re-
markaily felt Saturday afternoon be-
cansc oi that most able, forccful AMI
practical sermon lreacheI saturday af-
trrnOOn.
There wa- iull hou-,. every day of
the meeting and on sunday the IeopIe
eould not g-t M the church They were
standing At the window-. sitting ON logs,
walking around over the hill-i.Is-- and IN
great crowds they po--el u 49, and
hear.
The g""d Tsople carris~i ba-ket- full 81
something gVTl b. eat D. tlc church and
when dinner Time came great loasl- 81
something gpoi o. eat wcrc -rread on
white table cloths and everybody without
price VA offered something gs,pI to eat.
Truly tie I~oIle slid enjoy these ser
VICES. All of which ..,pa- o. show the
high es-tscin ia which the people hold
Elier Mus. lie - doing a g,,o.I work.
The I""ile arr liking him. Everybody
speaks well Of him and the white people
NJ we'll are hi- friend-.
Editor VI. T.. Whittico. 81 keystone.
made fine alir'-s- and At the conclus-
non rising vote Of thanks was oner,-I.
lie kept tie crowded hon-e laughing
during the Whole time he -Iokc.
The amount Of mDncy rai--i ,;aring the
meeting aa- So.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19
FIRE IN KEYSTONE

wednesday morning OF this week fire
broke out in one OF A. l.. Calhoun's
buildings on the hill. IL was occupie.i
by a white family. IL was some time Ic-
fore the hose could reach the place hav-
ing to go such round about way. They
we're BILE TO save some Of their things but
most OF their household goods were de-
stroyed by fire The building was total
ly destroyed. Whether il was insured
or not We have not learned. There was
water although water was scarce than il
has been for months.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19
Nine More Days and
Booze and BoozeoI-
ogists Will be a Thing
Of the Past in West
Virginia I? =?

According % the laws oi Wet Virgin
-. July viii rrgi~tcr West Virginia a
dry state The prohibition propaganda
vii 90 on ~ experimental mission Of
drying mp ~ shutting ~ tl,e whi-key
shops and hopes to put n operation a
test at quenching the Ithir-t ior rntoxi-
csnts.
The wholesale and retail dispenser Of
alcoholic drinks will 90 ont Of busine~-.
The hsbitual hangers around saloons
In West Virginia will find them-.ive~ out
Of Job. But whether this new prohib,-
ton proposition with all Of IL theoretcsI
devices ior reforms viii result in leA
(Continoet on Pee Fourl
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19
TEN GAMBLERS AR
RESTED 1t CQALW00D

Sunday, June 18th. when all good
Christian gentlemen ought IN have been
recognixine the sscredne~ Of the Holy
Sabbath, ten men, mos Of whom we're
white, we're caneht gambling sf the shaft
on the Co>lvcod operation. They we're
scooped down upon ~ county officers
and carried 10 WEIGH and lodged in jail.
"a. A. O. Huhord gave them 10 know
that such wilfol vioisfion of Law would
be punished vithnus mercy and - sorh
he fined dhem- A. de s~ns tims an
other man wss csuehs With gun, con-
tr<ry 10 The Johnso1 pissoI Law. He will
certsinly 81 his share Of The Law with ss
Iesss en- months On the county rosd and
6ne Of not - than 5000.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19
STOLEN QUESTIONS TRAVELLED

That some oi the questions ior the state
Uniform examination for teachers' Iicen-e
which were stolen and Distributed in Ger
tain quarters, found their way down in
Jackson countv, Wa discovered there by
County superintendent Rarlin, who. an
hour tefore the grnnine lists had heen
given out n the teachers. found q copied
list of the grammar questions in a dssk
used by John Chain, Of Mingo county.
With the que-tions wss q li-t Of CON-
plete answers. Young Chain is q stud
ent Il the Ripley normal. lie vs ar
re-scd and bed under bond Tor later
hewiog.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19


non. n = oepe Anes-
Law sPoxe vi Hee'y o. ne nesa 9
unity ana oefnony-wnsen . popoAaz
-Tr>. :,.>se's':
W. n D'sv'y's recens 4ed1esf
Irom ne 'sw oepssment q Howard
un,versfs eso9usnay seve hs epProvsl
o. me ssoerA ssnnosens sxPsssssn - Al
sor harmony ana UNITY.
MINUS q ne Prev:cs peeonx were
nd On mos'on oy AssS. 7. l. Hiuk'ns OF
Aimoen nsy were sdoPeed y'sn- PFoPer
correcnons'
Oommissess here msds ehsar report
RESOLUTIONS
In % much, - die prssent Nss;r nj
Aduinissration. hss c,esriy sbovu m in
ability 70 succsuufully sdmin;.a.r sbe At
fairs Of ths eovunmsut. and in 20 mucb.
- they hsvs opsuiy upndias,a Jhs Mat
form, in vsrisd and several in~f.nom.
notably amoos vhich = ths r...r5pef ~
saee of the tn txempk;oo BK Al
further. in visw Of the f.cx tb.s sber,
has heen. on their part. . rnsniie~t Tn
sention toward cIass lexisl.fion. be IL
therefore resolved that we expre~ our-
selves - being unsltsrsbly oppo.sd 70
these official scs and that Ne condenn
and deplors such ms<hods, - thoss whicb
serve to bring sbout the above rssals.
And further Be i resolved. that We ak
pre-. our sever disspprovsl of such. bv a
direct exprsnuion Of our franchise ss the
polls, when IL nsxt suhseouent opoor-
tunity ppussno itpelf.
Realizine under what difficulties, The
present Stats Admirisfrsxion has Iaborsd.
Ne v;.h 70 hi~hIv comm.cd ~. .ct;o,,
Of tie came kn>srins, - it did upon
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19
Three Beers in
Terms of Food

Concrete object lessons showing that
three beers" q day for q year costs the
habitusl drinker and his family a month .
supply OF groceries have been exhibited
BY opponents Of the liquor traffic in Phil
adeIphia. Heaped high in the window
OF the temporary headquarters there was
. representative list OF groceries that could
be purchased for $45. the amount spent
BY the "three-beers-s-day'' drinker.
Posters and literature directed attention
to the exhibit.
In food equivalent, a. pointed out by
Mis- A. NJ. Holden, president Of the W.
O. T. u. Of Frankford, who was in charge
Of the display, three beers day will boy
One barrel Hour.
Fifty pounds sngar.
Twenty pounds cornstsrch.
Ten pounds mscaroni
Ten quarts beans.
Four l2-pound hams.
One barrel sweet potatoes.
Three bushels Irish potatoes.
Ten pounds coffee.
Ten pounds raisins.
Ten pounds rice.
Twenty pounds cbecse.
One hundred bars soap.
Three l2-pound turkeys.
Five quarts crsnberries.
Ten bunches celery.
Ten pounds prunes.
-Four dozen oranges.
Ten pounds mixed nut.
Adopting A. their slogan, The Liquor
Irsfbc Must ca" /" the women's Christian
Temperance Union Of Frsnkford. the
Som of Temperance, the Good Templer-.
and the missionary societies Of the Prot
es<Ant churches of Frsnkford have Fixed
upon this mstbo'i - the most effective
sppesl 10 the drinking man.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19

." the elimination Of this carelessness.
which nearly always results in death" "
A classification of the fatalities for
MAY shows The. "a -s-s>--Sc s..;ssss 81 - -.
coal and slate, 3 to mine cars and motors.
one was an clertrccution. one Was caus-
ed by an explosion Of powder and on,.
man was killed at the tipple.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19
Grand LECTURER MAX
ING TOUR OF STATE

Grand Lecturer r. L. Morton, who 10
making his tour over the stas~ in the in
ssssss of tn Knixhs Of Pythisns, -
0sssd Isrssrsr, infass ~ thss ~ >
nD&.s ssndiiso vi fsvos.bls fos ~
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19
Virginia Debt Suit
Now Up Before Special Master
Ettlefisld at New York. Hat
field and Council Present

Governor Henry -. Hatfield, aecon-
panied counsel lor West Virginia in the
Virginia Dcld suit to New York. The
-nit VA taken up wednesday again by
3 ecial Master Charles y. LittleGsld I'm
accordance with tire decision Of the sn.
preme Court Of the Unit~d Stats lat
week.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-06-19

Thomas Quarles. Of Excelsior, the higI,
political mogul Of the Big Greek District
was in the city Monday and Tuesday.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-11-27

vote "wet," for he was in favor of
personal liberty and thought if he
wanted to take a drink when he felt
like it, that it was nobody's business.
That evening, as Bill walked home
from his work, he noticed on a large
billboard near his home a new adver-
tisement which had just been painted
that day. On the right side of the
large ad there was pictured a group
of men, each standing with a glass of
beer in his hand, while on the left
side was a picture of a large bottle
of Budweiser beer and across the
bottom of the sign were the words,
"Budweiser is a friend of mine"
One man in the group of drinkers
on the new sign was dressed very
much like Bill. In fact, Bill noticed
that the fellow looked so much like
himself that he stopped and read the
entire sign. AS he went on home, he
kept seeing in his minds eye that
sign, and especially the phrase-"Bud-
weiser is a friend of mine" All
through supper time and after supper,
when he was sitting under a tree out
in the yard reading the evening pa
per, that sentence kept coming to his
mind. Finally Bill began to think
seriously about the sign, and as he
studied over the matter he kept say
ing to himself, "How is Budweiser a
friend of mine? What did that brand