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The Adair County news., 1914-02-11
What 5 Cents Will Do.
louisville Times.)

the fact that good roads are
worth paying for has never yet
been secured from a General AS
sembly of Kentucky.
The old parson who announced
to his flock that, Though the
waters of my life am free, Dreth-
rim and sistren, Christians am
nachully oblergated ter pay fer
der hydrant, would have here
tofore found himself a minority
Of one, had he ever CHANGED to
serve in q Kentucky Legislature
and to advocate a like doctrine in
so far as it might touch on an
appertain to" good roads.
The Times to-day publishes a
road map of Kentucky, with an
accompanying table. We believe
that thoughtful study of both
will convince every present men,
Der of the General Assembly
that the plan here proposed is
practicable. 1t is based on the
assumption that good roads are
worth paying tor.
Asurvey of the map will show
that, if this plan is followed, ev-
cry county seat in Kentucky,
with the exception of a handful
in the border counties, will, at
the end of eleven years, be the
center Of four roads, each form
ing an integral part of a State
wide system of roads construct
ed in accordance with a fixed
and uniform standard. From a
large proportion of the county
seats, as many as five, six and
eight roads will lead out to ev-
cry section and corner of the
State. Even the border county
seats will have three. The
mountains, the Bluegrass, the
Pennyrile and the Purchase will
1t last be neighbors.
The total number of miles to
De constructed is $500. The
time necessary for construction
IS eleven years. The estimated
average cost is $4,000 a mile, a
figure that has been made liberal
enough to meet every contingent
ey.
Either at this session or the
next, the Congress of the United
States will vote Federal aid in
the building of roads to every
State that votes State aid for
this purpose. With Federal aid,
with the sum now raj ed in the
respective counties by local tax
alton, and with State tax of
five cents on the S1OO, fifty cents
on the $1,000. or but SIS On SI0,,
900, the State of Kentucky car
complete this whole system o.
roads at a total cost of S24.800,
900, of which the State tax vii
bring in $4,000, 900. Shout,
Federal aid be withheld for an.
length of time, which it is no
reasonable to expect, the Stat
of Kentucky and its counties ca
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"Who-a!" shouted Nick Gryn, driver
on one of Greenhuts wagons, to a pranc-
ing team OF reindeers yesterday after
noon in front OF THE SUNS free bread
depot at First street. Quiet now.
Francer! Easy there. Dancer Here we
are. Howdy. gentlemen: Merry Christ
mas"
And with that Nick Gryn. who Ia an
adopted son OF Santa Claus lcaped to
the sidewalk with all the ease that his
sire has been displaying for these years
and years in descending chimneys. and
looking about him at the long line Of
mserably clothed men and women ex-
claimed again. Merry Chrlstmasl 80
Here YOU" called Dick Bright. push
Ing his way through the door. GIVE
this man hand. An extra loaf Of
breads in II. That's right. there YOU
are Now we're working like apple
cider"
lie picked one Of the men from the
line. and in as short a time as IL takes
Santa to I'LL a stocking nifty bullying
baskets of good cheer and brightness had
been carried into the depot and stacked
up ready for distribution this afternoon
at l o'clock to fifty poor women who
have been designated to THE Sun for
the purpose by Charities Commissioner
KinGsbury
The baskets-chicken. tea. sugar, plum
pudding, potatoes. soup and nuts are In
em--were bought by Al Jolson and sent
around to THE SrN's bread depot for
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WOMAN AMAZED WHEN
AID REACHES HER FLAT
Di>poSScSScd. Mrs. Clark Scarce
~ Credits Good News Re-
porter Brings.

Mrs Catherine Clark or 80 East
l3sth street was served with eviction
papers few days ago and faced a
Christmas eve IN the street with her two
sons and baby. waiting for her husband
to come home after an absence of three
weeks. Yesterday Mrs Clark could not
believe at first that a woman who had
read OF her plight IN the newspaper had
sent her Christmas present through
THv Sr~. and when the money was
finally put into her hands and the letter
OF the kindly donor shown to her all She
could say was Thank God for that. SIR
and thank the party that sent me the
money"
The reader who played Santa Claus to
Mrs. clark Was Mary Howard Butler OF
100 East Thrty-fourth street She sent
check for 81. when reporter called
At Mrs. Clark's rear Rat In The Bronx
he found II empty. Mrs Clark had put
all her furniture IN storage and had
slept the night before on a mattress in
bare room with no heat. She had her
Two sons and baby with her. Yesterday
she took her children to her mothers
home nj 1887 Amsterdam avenue and
prepared to go herself last night 10 make
her home there until her husband com
back lie left the house one morning
three weeks ago to look for q Job. Mrs
Clark has asked the police 10 find her
husband,
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distribution. There's little card in
each OF them from Al wishing the family
a very merry Christmas indeed and ad-
vising the children OF the household not
to go into the show business IT they can
find anything else under the sun to do
Scarcely had Nick Gryn whistled an
announcement to Prancer and Dancer
and disappeared around the corner when
more merry Christmas news came down
the chimney in letter and check from
Abram l. Elkus. who said that he had
caught glimpse OF the poor uufortu-
mates standing and shiverng in line
the other day and was thus impelled TO
help along in the purchase OF bread for
them. The check was for $50 and car
ried with II Mr.. Elkus's best wishes for
success and his hearty sympathy with
the cause
few moments later woman APP
peared with an armful OF toys for
some OF the Riddles who have been men
toned. and almost Mt the same time
another Of Santa C1aus's sleighs drove
UP in the shape of a Limousine. inside
sat Mrs. and Miss Claus. both looking
very much concerned at the sight OF 80
much poverty and misery.
Their sleigh stood at the curb for ten
minutes or so while they watched the
long procession OF chilled and hungry men
and then without word OF warning
Mrs. Claus opened the door and called
TO an old man standing near by, come
here. please"
The old man. who was shiverlug and
whose face was fairly purple from the
cold stepped over as he WAS asked. and
ten cent piece was thrust into his
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yesterday that he had distributed $4,000
as Christmas offering among eighteen
charitable institutions in New York city.
The Presbyterian Hospital. Seventeen
street and Madison avenue had n Christ
mas tree yesterday afternoon for the "out
patients" Santa Claus was there too and
there were presents for every one.
The big star at the top of the Tree OF
Light In Madison Square will shine at
80 p. NJ to-day. At the same time the
chimes in the Metropolitan tower will ring
the announcement of Christmas eve and IA
chorus led by four trumpeters from DR..
Parkhursts church will march into the
square. Lewis Oskenonton, a Mohawk
Indian, will sing Indian chants at the tree
Mr.. Mnckny to Give Turkeys.
MEADOW Brook. l.. l.. Dec 23--The
women of the Meadow Brook and Piping
Rock hunt clubs have planned 10 send out
500 extra large stockings filled with candy
and presents on Christmas Day The
stockings were made especially by a poor
woman of Roosevelt and each one will
hold bushel. They are being filled Mt
the homes OF the women and marked
for the different children.
Clarence ii. Mackay has given more
than 100 turkeys to the poor people in
Roslyn and also one 20 each OF tho EN-
ployees on his estate.
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SANTA FOR COAL STRIKERS.
COIorn do Companies 10 Care for Ex-
Employees and Families.

DENVER. Dec 23-In addition to giving
Christmas presents to its thousands of
employees, the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company announced through President
Jesse +. Wclborn to-day that II would sec
that the strikers, their wives and chill
dren. estimated at 5000 persons. do not
want for food, clothes or warmth.
1T has been customary for years for
tho coal companies to give Christmas en-
tcrtainmcnts and to distribute candy and
toys among the families of their en-
ployecs In the camps" said Mr.. Wclborn
This custom will he maintained this year
and will also bo extended to tho families
of former employees. whose children will
receive the Christmas benefits they would
get II the heads of families were employed.
I'VE are putting our old employees at
work as fast as possible, but II Is rather
n slow matter. IT II were possible, We
would provide houses for tho families OF
our former employees now in the tent
colonies, but our houses are full"
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hand. "For some hot SOUP" said Mrs
Claus. And then before the old man
had been able To catch his breath and
deliver his thanks. Mrs. Claus dove into
an ample purse and drawing forth a
handful OF nickels and dimes proce "a
to distribute them TO all the men stand
ing in her vicinity.
In this way she gave out some fifty or
so dimes and displayed an anxiety to
give out still more OF them. but the POI
liccman on watch advised her against IL
for fear Of a stampede. At the time there
were upward ~ thousand men I'm line
who had not Yet passed into the depot
for their loaf OF bread Mrs Claus FOL.
lowed the advice given her and after OBJ
serving the crowd for while had her
driver crank M Donder and Bitten. who
straightaway whisked her and Mss Claus
away into the mystery from which they
had come.
Two thousand loaves were given away
Yesterday and an equal number will he on
hand to-day. The bread depot will he
open as usual on Christmas
Yesterdays donations for more free
bread. which came from seventeen indi-
vidull donors amounted TO si2G5J. In
addition there was check for Sa5 from
stephen Peabody for use TN aiding the
families referred TO in yesterdays SUS
The donations follow: Abram l. Elkus.
$50. G. II. $40. Sympathizer, tl.5J, J.
r.. 81 ~ Friend" 81 n. s. Il. L. \,
81 Lover OF Bread" Sc: T. n. 81:
&. W. g. s25. NJ y. O.. s.: Miss Leonie
Burill $40, e. X. +. g, Not to he ac-
knowledgcd So; NJ W T.. So; l.. Hirsch.
SO
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When things are so bad that thir-
teen-year-old boy writes to Mayor
Mitchell asking him to he Santa Claus
to four youngsters in search OF Christ
mas they seem worth looking into. So
SuN reporter went over 10 5t2 Van
dcrbilt avenue. Brooklyn. last night to
see the four little Schmeidels.
a knock on the door OF what Is little
more than shanty caused ii to swing
open apparently OF itself until one looked
down in the gloom to find chubby child
hope. \ somewhat grimy thumb went
slowly up to her mouth, and II was evil
dent that she suspected the reporter of
being Santa Claus. But long survey
of her visitor did not reveal either beard
or Pack and she went reluctantly back
TO the absorbing occupation OF "tanding
dolly on 'er head"
\ tired looking woman in soiled calico
looked up from her sewing machine, on
head in her hands. She sat there for
the next fifteen minutes, only moving
occasionally to trim the smoky lamp that
fiared and grew dim with monotonous
regularity. The room was 30 chilly that
her breath made frosty vapor In the air.
which perhaps explained the black piece
of flannel around her throat.
No Fire, No Money.
At the side OF the room stood dis
ordered cot OF irregular proportions, while
IN n dim. curtained recess al the rear was
another uninviting couch. There was no
fire i'm the stove no money In the mousse
she explained. and no food but bread
Her husband was out looking for work.
But the spirit of Christmas fairly danced
about the room, happy expectation bright
enng the faces OF the two children. Had
not brother Ed written for them to santa
Claus. the kind old man who always pro-
duces the most extraordinary things from
that limitless pack on his back" Some
where four-year-old Margaret had found
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THESE FOUR YOUNGSTERS
STILL BELIEVE IN SANTA
They Live in Shanty and Are Cold and Hungry.
but Their Faith Is Sublime Their
Mother Doubts

torn picture OF him. which she held NJ
with glee.
I'm goin' TO have a dolly, a big dolly
with pity clo'es." she said.
And then Paul year older, chined
in with the announcement that he was
going TO have cowboy OH n horse, n
piano. a bicycle with one wheel In front
and two behind and
paul. Paul" said Mrs. Schmeidel.
turning with a faint smile. They are
sure they will get them all. But IL Is all
| can do. with the help OF the ncGhbors,
to give them bread
Did YOU ever hear o' a child going
wild over a handkerchief Rs a Christmas
present. But that was what Mrs Sclmei-
del was making for them yesterday
out of the torn half OF sheet She had
just finished using the battered sewing
machine.
Three Months Rent Due.
Since September her husband has been
able to earn only a few dollars. which
have gone to satisfy the grocer. who
trusts them for bread. coffee and some
times potatoes. She owes three months
rent. $50. Jacob. O. and Edward. the
eldest used to 70 through the freight
yards OF the Long Island Railroad pick
ing up potatoes that fell from cars, until
Mrs Schmedel got letter warning her
that the boys might be killed, So now
they so out early in the mornings to pick
cinders from ash cans. and at night after
school TO look for wood.
As she spoke there was banging on
the front door and Jakey and I'D marched
in with much priced box for kindling
wood Jakey was not "A bit backward in
admitting that he was going to get a
windmill for Christmas. Edward sat
apart quietly. The grim necessity Of
struggling for existence has made him n
bit more sceptical that the rest, but he
would like a checker board.
AZ the reporter went out OF the cold
room into the colder street q chorus Of
Merry Christmas from the happily OK
pectant youngsters seemed To give a cheer
full twinkle to even the dim light that
shone through the tattered front curtains.
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Cardinal and Mother Kath-
crime. Formerly Miss Drex-
ell. at Celebration.
THOUSANDS OF DINNERS
PREPARED FOR NEEDY
HOW POOR WILL BE
FED CHRISTMAS DAY

povcry Mission. :c7 Bowery--Broak-
,,., for 1000 at a. NJ; dinner for
100 ~ $40 =. NJ; 3?5 baskets will he
sen, out. each with food for ten persons
salvation Army. 100 West Fourteenth
street. 200 baskets will he sent out.
each with food for i've persons
Volunteers ~ America. - West Twenty
.lshth s'rcet-1o.oOo baskets. each with
FOOD for i've persons.
Bovery Y. NJ g. A, 1873 Bowery-Diu
ncr for 900 men.
81 Nincenrs Hospital. Seventh avenue
and Eleventh street-Breakfast and din
ner for 100 persons.
Childrcn's Aid Society. 1905 East Twenty.
second strect-Dinner for 1900 homeless
Roy, and girls at nine different lodging
house. and homes.
Brace Memorial Lodging House. II New
Chambers street-Dinner for newsboys,
given by william NJ. Flies.. Jr.
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The Volunteers Of America will give
or 10000 baskets. Adjudant Walter
%A'el also will assist Miss May Irwin.
'a. actress, In her distribution of dolls,
n N'l begin in the lobby OF the
N'H''ri Theatre a. noon on Christmas
Day.
The NrN York Society for the Ruptured
'' '.rp.ri, 32l East Forty-second
'"'. hni Christmas entertainment
''' children at the hospital yesterday
''n''n The children themselves gave
.' entertainment, which consisted OF
and a two-part playlet depicting
ng and afternoon sessions OF
.''I .n 1850 practising for the Christ
''' 'oItalnment This was followed
- attack on the Christmas tree which
~" presents for every one.
I' '..'sci Neighborhood Association
n- peace Christmas festival to
.'i 10 Chelsea Park, Twenty eighth
'n1 NInih avenue, for eight days,
,'-''''r lu night, \ big tree will be
90 .''' every afternoon at AS o'clock
49, Mo 'rl'hratlon, consisting OF singing
.''. rlldrcn and choirs and of
"'..'' o. lures, will be continued until
j. " lUCr" are ls0O0O mcmbers Of
WITS association and knowlton lnirham is
lel4,u'
SANTA Claus, guided and assisted by
e 'l'iilen's Aid Society Of lO5 East
"'"'' second street, will take presents
''u'is to- $500 poor children in
"'' 10 homes. schools and lodging
uses '"r"nGhnu, the city The visits
~ santa 10 these children began last
''i"N morning at the Sullivan Street
~'n""' Christmas exercises and will
'' ~ = VI, on Christmas Day with II
u,"''. AZ the tonVaescent children's
60 ~ ubpptuuu. The thiidren's Aid
society WA Take chaygs Of Chylstusas
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ALL GET PRESENTS.
Chri stmns Celebration Held by
by the ChiIdrcn's SocIety.

The 10Y of tho children al the Christmas
celebration of the children's society last
night was no. complctr until the riauo
player struck M ITINERARY Then every
face was aglow and the hall was filled with
the strains of the opuar song. Other
tunes of the cav we're sung with equal post
bv the little ones
After the children were assc'r hlcd for the
celebration Miss Katherine Eggleston n
writer, told christmas stories The ncvt
entertainer was "A magician. who with mi,
tricks delighted the l25 children present for
half an hour 4 Punch and judy show
followed
The children were then formed i'm a line
with the smallest leading the procession
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CHEER UP. BANK CLERKS!
Reserve hoard Won't Prohibit Your
Christmas BOnus.

WAsuINGTuN, Dec, 23,-Thc Federal
Reserve Board announced to-day that
payments OF additional compensation"
to national bank employees at Christmas
time would not constitute "A violation OF
the reserve act,
The opinion was awaited with keen In
tcrcst by bank employees in all parts OF
the country for they had been dismayed
by report that the board would prohibit
the Christmas lsrgesse annually dis
tributed by the banks.
After formulating this opinion the heard
adjourned over phe week end.
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III ubbrr Trust" Cuts Out Its Usual
GIFTS Of TURKEYS.

-PAssAIc. n. j.. Dec. 23-Edward j.
Coughlin, superintendent Of the New York
Betting and Packing Company. sub
sidiary OF tho American Rubber Company,
said do-day that he had received orders
from New York not to make the annual
Christmas distribution ot turkeys TINS
year. Formerly every employee received
bird weighing from 10 TO 10 pounds
The same instructions were sent to all
the other subsidiary concerns throughout
the country, which employ In all from
$4,000 to 10000 men.
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Santa Claus has arrived from The
north with his bag OF candy and toys
ard New Workers are turning out IN
force to help him distribute them. AL
though he hasn't forgotten the play
things. this year his extra large stock
~ things TO eat and wear will DELIGHT
the Spugs and gladden. the hearts OF the
poor.
Guided by charitable workers. Mr..
Santa has already begun his visits. From
the BoNery to Harlem. with side trims
70 Broohly and Tho Bronx. his sack will
not he empty until late Christmas night.
He Will try not to skip any one.
One OF his first stops yesterday was a.
81. Marks School, So West l3sth street
where he found Cardinal Farley an,,
the mother superior of the Sistcrhood
o' the Blessed Sacrament. formerly Miss
Katherine DrcNel. a daughter OF the
Philadelphia banker.
Mother Katherine had come from tho
ncthr house At Cornuells. Pa, to at.
tend the Christmas celebration at the
He-r7 .,'hco! aho founded aud Cardinal
farley was paying first visit to the
Institution.
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hanks That Have Voted Gifts.

Following Is llst OF panKs WniCh nave
announced the salary percentage Of Their
bonuses:
Aston Trust Company. 10 per cent
Bank of New York. Z 10 10 per cent.
Bankers Trust Company. per cent !,
Brooklyn Trust Company, per cent.
Central Trust Company. so per cent. :;
chatham and rhenix National, per
cent. chase National. 10 per cent. Chem
zeal National. 10 per cent; Citizens Cen
trail National, 10 per cent. corn Ex-
change. 100000: Equitable Trust Com
pany, 10 per cent. Fulton Trust Com
pany 10 per cent; Mutual Alliance Trust,
per cent; Produce Exchange Bank,
b per cent; Transatlantic Trust. ~ per
cent Union Exchange National. 5 per
cent; Union Trust Company, 10 per cent.
Below is a list of banks which have
announced that they are distributing
bonuses without giving the amount:
Bowery Bank. National Butchers and
brewers Chelsea Exchange Bank. Empire
Trust ,proht sharing. Garfield National,
Gotham National tpront sharnEl, Guar
antv Trust tprCCt sharing), Hartman
National International Banking Corpora
ton. Market and Fulton National, Mer-
chants National. Metropolis Bank. Metro
politan Trust Company Pacific Bank.
Several of the large banks. such as the
National city, the First National and the
National Bank Of Commerce do not give
'
vlsed other schemes for the benefit of their
employees. such as pension funds and life
insurance. SC.
owing to the hard times the Curb will
not make any distribution TO its en-
ployees. Business. however. has been so
profitable among the mining crowd re-
Gently that their clerks and messengers
viii not be forgotten.
O. s. cockey. general agent of the
Grand Trunk railway system, AT 300
Broadway New York, presented yester-
day to each of the employees of the
Grand Trunk and those OF the Dunn
Building, in which tho company's offices
are located, n Christmas turkey.
From other cities comes word that the
usual Christmas giving is going on. hut that
the gratuites are smaller -. Louis banks
are giving their employees from one week
to one months salary extra, Baltimore
concerns will continue To give. hut the
bounties will be cut nearly in half Chicago
seems to favor s. and $40 gold pieces
and turkeys
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sings southern songs,

NlsS Evelyn Lee. daughter of Rebert
L"e' sang Southern melodies. and Mrs.
lar'on nreNel gave short talk. Tho
vi h'en OF The school sang several songs.
d. ."' winch presents were distributed
me Of the first meals for the hungry
., CHRISTMAS Day will be given by the
ho"e-y Mission, where the bread line
u FORM for breakfast ~ 4. NJ.
IH"parauon has been made for 1000 per-
sos
the s'rIhutlon of dinner baskets TO
poor Families will he begun by the Bower
Ms|on ~ o'clock Christmas morning,
cen basket containing food enough for
IN persons, including four pound
'''N'n The Bowery Mission is also
p,'na'.n dinner for 100 persons on
'h"NtraS night following an entertain
ar1' az the mission, 227 Bowery.
Another throng will be fed by the
s'lHa 'u Army. which reports that the
demand upon IL for Christmas dinners
exceeds by 5000 the number IL expected
20 snd out. The army workers Will
h'rn their distribution early Christ
1as morning and 1t will be well into
'A" ni-h' before they are finished. They
'Nlec' 10 feed $4,000 persons. The dis
hrnS point for Manhattan will be
Z" the army headquarters in West
-rTcer,h street.
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little negro boy had just rec.ted a poem
''oI' tie concern Of the Good Shepherd
i'. tine welfare of his little black sheen
w'0 cardinal Farley was called upon
t' spoke very highly of she work OF
Mother Katherine and her sisters on be-
haIt Of the little black sheep" OF Harlem
i"e cniorcd people, he said. were our
oVtS before God. They have a great
dcai 10 contend with. Cardinal Farley
continued. and they have never done any.
'nS so wicked as is being done in Eu-
''L" now That j. savagery. he said
i1tlr is more truth in that story about
u" 'Uitlc black sheep" than il generally
!'t 4ed said the Cardinal. Conversion.
n' believed. was the only solution of tho
negro problem. aud he added that il would
A'-er no solved 10y legislation.
Zen Cardinal Farley spoke of the adj
F're criticism OF the Church and of the
caIunuI"s that had been heaped upon II
recently. lie urged the people not TO be
uldulH alarmed about this. II was fore
,'u ana was Ia he expected. he said
S''"e "er' ANXIOUS to have tho Church
iNe up and crush these enemies he said
u'' ne dif not believe In that policy. Let
t'm Ntr'k" the truth down and IL will
'se up again and prevail. he said