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The Adair County news., 1915-07-28
Democratic Candidate
FOR &
Secretary of State

1 wish I could meet every Democrat
in Kentucky before the August PR
mary. That is impossible. will,
therefore, ask you to vote for me Au-
gust Z, in the Primary, and again No
vember 2, in the general election.
Then come to see me in the Secretary
of States Office at Frankfort.
By my faithful services 1 will make
you glad you nominated and elected
me to that important Office.
My record as a Democratic Senator
from the Gath District Morgan, Ma
coffin, Wolfe, Breathitt and Owsley
counties) is approved by my people.
Be sure to find my name
on the Primary Ballot. Then
it will be easy to mark il
like this:
Evening star., 1915-12-27
SAYS SYNDICATE RULES
SMALL FUEL DEALERS
Commissioner of Weights and Meas
ures of New York Asserts Twelve
Men Exact Heavy Toll.

NEW YORK. December 27.-Joseph
Hartigan, commissioner of the bureau
of weights and measures. declared to-
day that he will call the district attor-
ney's attention to the existence and op-
erations of syndicate of twelve men.
which. he asserted. controls LOCO small
coal. ice and wood dealers operating
mainly in cellar stores in this city.
Mr.. Hartigan charged that the syndi-
cate exacts 81 day from each of the
] 900 coal dealers. and this 'compels the
dealers to sell coal to the poor often at
the rate of $50 to s25 a ton. He said
the syndicate buys this coal at s4.25 to
$3.50 ton. The capital of the syndi-
cate was estimated by the commission Il
er at $4,000 and it's annual returns
from the dollar-a-day system at $780,
900. The commissioner said that these
cellar dealers sell most of their coal
by the pailful and that this is in viola =
ton of the law, which demands sale by
a standard measure. He declared that
he would do his utmost to expose the
workings of the syndicate.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
MRS. c. K. E. HENKLE DIES
AFTER A LONG ILLNESS
Was Widow Of Gen. S. S. Henkle
and Daughter Of One~Time
Mayor of City.

Mrs. Clara X. Emery Henkle, widow
most lawyers of Washington during his
life and daughter of the late Matthew
Gault Emery, one-time mayor of Wash
fnston. died at her home, 2O7 l street
northwest, yesterday, following a long
illness. Mrs. Henkle had been an in
valid for several years, never recover
ing from a fall which she sustained.
Funeral services are to be held to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock at her
late residence. Rev. Hugh johnson of
Baltimore, formerly pastor of the Met
ropolitan M. +. Church of this city, of
which she was a member, is to officiate.
Interment, which is to be private, is to
be in the family lot at Rock Creek
cemetery, beside her husband.
Mrs. Henkle was considered one of
the most beautiful women in Washing
ton during her youth. She assisted her
father in entertaining both during his
term as mayor and in private life.
Her husband. Gen. Eenkle, was one OF
the leading practitioners before the bar
here for many years. He died about
twenty years ago.
Mrs. Henkle was an active worker IN
church and charity circles up to the
time she suffered from the fall. She
leaves two sisters, Mrs. w. V. Cox and
Mrs. W. NJ. Hannay. One of her sur
viving nieces is Mrs. H. c. Laird of
Norfolk, Va, daughter of the late
Matthew Emery, jr.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
NATURE LOVERS ON HIKE.
Eighty-Six Wanderlusters Compose
Party Which Hit the Trail Yesterday

Eighty wanderlusters composed
the party of nature lovers yesterda4
who visited again some of the beauti-
full country scenes adjacent to Cons
gress Heights. Led by w. Palmer Hall
and John Rosson, the parts left from
the Anacostia end of the navy yard
bridge, going via 18th street, Stanton
drive. Fort Stanton. Alabama avenue.
Garfield School and addition, past gar
den and small farm plots. through
woods and on to Wheeler road to Con-
gress Heights proper. says the Official
account. There was one of our pretty
streams to cross. of which we read in
books, ONon run by name. with the
still serriceable bridge made from a
hewn log; there was number of pret-
ty lanes branching off from the
scheduled trail, which sorely tempted
the wanderer to explore; and as a
charming climax most gorgeous sun
set scene was set before us as We
started homeward. just at a moment
when the river. the sky and the sun
seemed in perfect accord adds the
official account.
John Boyle. jr., proposes to acquaint
us with Four Mile run on New Year
day, and the wanderlusters are to meet
at the Mount Vernon station. 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue. for
this purpose at IL o'clock. returning to
The city by pm. or earlier"
Evening star., 1915-12-27
LYNCHING IS SAvERTED
AFTER F|VE-HOUR RIOT
Two Negroes, Disguised as Militia
men. Taken Out of Mob's
Reach by Sheriff.

MUSKOGEE, Okla. December 81
With the safe removal from the coun-
ty Jail here of two negroes arrested in
connection with the murder of a po-
liceman. Muskogee returned to normal
conditions today and there was moth
ing on the surface to show that the
Jail had been besieged for five hours
last night by mob of white men
threatening to lynch the negroes.
Across the street from the Jail 200
armed negroes gathered and announced
they would open fire oh the whites
the minute they attempted violence on
the prisoners.
Two assaults on the Jail by the white
men were repulsed by miltiamen with
fixed bayonets, although at one time
the attackers succeeded in battering
down the Jail door with railroad rail.
While third assault was being agltat-
ed the two negroes were dressed In
militia uniforms, covered by military
overcoatS with high collars and rushed
from the Jail in taXicab before the
watchers outside knew what was be-
ing done.
With the negroes safely removed, the
leaders of the mob were allowed to
search the Jail. then all dispersed. This
eased the racial tension which at one
time threatened a pitched battle. the
white men declaring, they would charge
the negroes unless they disarmed and
went home.
In preparation for trouble local
hardware dealer opened his store and
supplied all available firearms to citi-
Zens who wished means of protecting
themselves.
The two negroes. William Green and
Mathis Foreman, are believed to have
been taken to the state penitentiary at
McAlester. They are accused of hav-
ing slain Samuel Neal, a patrolman,
when he attempted to arrest them on
suspicion of burglary.
The police today arrested three
young white men on a charge of
leading the mob and disarmed a num-
Der of negroes. Although Company f
of the state militia was held ready for
duty today, there were no signs OF
either white or negro mobs.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
LLOYD GEORGE APPEALS
TO BRITISH WORKINGMEN
Tells Them War Is an Earthquake,
With Which They Can
not Haggle.

GLASGOW, December Elm his ef-
fort to get the labor unions to surren-
der some of their restrictions on war
work, David Lloyd George,
minister of munitions, addressed a
meeting of 5000 unionists here Satur-
day night. He, urged a less rigorous
enforcement of union regulations in Or
der to increase the output of war ma
terial.
Mr.. Lloyd George said that he Won
dered how many people fully realized
the magnitude of the war and it's tre-
mendous issues. Sometimes he feared,
he said. that they treated it as a pass
ing shower.
But it is not a passing shower" he
exclaimed: ut is the deluge; it is a
convulsion of nature: it is a cyclone
which is tearing up by its roots the or
namental plants of modern society and
wrecking some of the fiimsy trestle
bridges of modern civilization. 1t is an
earthquake which is unheaving the
very rocks of European life: 1t is one
of those seismic disturbances in which
nations leap forward or fall backward
generations in single bound. All this
chattering about relaxing a rule and
You cannot haggle with an earthquake,
and / beg the skilled workmen of this
country. in whose keeping are the doc
trines of labor, to lift up their eyes
above the mists of distrust and suspi-
cion and ascend to the height of the
greatest opportunity that ever opened
before their class, and by so doing
there will emerge after this war that
future hope which the great leaders of
democracy of all ages have pictured in
their dreams"
At the close of his speech Mr.. Lloyd
George met the district committee of
the Amalgamated Society of Engineers.
At this meeting, which was highly sat
isfactory, proposals were discussed
with view for definite and immediate
action for the dilution of labor.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
MORE MONEY FOR THE POOR.
Contributions Still Being Made for
Fourteen Opportunities.'

Contributions to the fourteen Christ
mas opportunities" presented by the
Associated Charities, continue to pour
fn to The Star Office, although they are
already oversubscribed by several
hundred dollars. Contributions not
previously acknowledged are: Mrs. j..
+. H., for opportunity No. IL. u: Geo.
r.. Cook, for opportunity No. Is. 81: Jo-
seph p. Ullman, for No. ., 81; n. T.
jackson, for No. z. 81: Subscriber. for
any. 81: Z. H. p, for No. 10. 81; A
Wellwisher. for any. 81; C. p. for No.
13. 81: n. NJ. H., for any. 81: Virginia,
for any, 81; F. L. E.. for No. !, 50.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
Sixty-Eighth Session of Ameri-
can Association and Its A.
filiated Societies.
ONE TOPIC SCHEDULED
is NATIONAL DEFENSE
Secretary Daniels and Henry H.
Ward Of Washington Listed
Among the Speakers. !

COLUMBUS. Ohio. December 81
Eminent scientists from all parts of
the United States gathered here today
for the siXty-eighth meeting of the
American Association of Science and
its affiliated societies. The first gen.
eral session will be opened tonight by
DR.. Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus
OF Harvard University and retiring
president of the association, in the
chapel of the Ohio State University.
The sessions will continue through
Saturday -
Throughout the week hundreds of
scientific papers will be read before
the various sections of the association
and before the affiliated organizations.
While most of the program is devoted
entirely to lines of research with which
the layman is unfamiliar, many sub
Jects of public interest will be dis
cussed.
To Discuss National Defense.
discussion of national defense and de-
Among the speakers whose names ap-
pear on this section of the progra m
are Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
York, Henry A. Wise Wood of New
York, who recently resigned from the
naval advisory board; Henry H. Ward
of Washington. secretary of the Naval
League, and Ivy L. Lee of New York.
Secretary Daniels paper on THE i'm
portance of linking industrial and COL
legiate education with a policy of ma
tional preparedness will be read by
another member, as the Secretary will
be unable to attend, it was announced.
DR.. Eliot is to be the principal speak
er at tonight's session. his subject being
The Fruits. Prospects and Lessons of
Recent Biology"
Addresses of Welcome.
After opening the meeting, he will
introduce the new head of the associa-
ton. DR.. William Wallace Campbell of
the University of California. Addresses
of welcome will be made by President
w. o. Thompson and DIR. T. C. Menden-
hall of the Ohio State University Presi-
dent Campbelrs reply will follow. 1t
is expected that 700 scientists will at
tend the convention.
Evening star., 1915-12-27

Jersey Federation of Women's Clubs is
sending the chairman of its industrial
department, Mrs. j. b. Webb, while
among the leading members of the as
sociation who will be present are the
president. Prof. Henry r. Seager of New
York. Prof. John r. Commons. Madison.
Wis: j. Lionberger Davis of st. Louis,
Mo-: Prof. Ernst Freund of Chicago, DR..
Samuel McCune Lindsay and DR..
George NJ. Price of New York.
The program for the opening day is
to include number of important meet
ings. The morning session will be
ance. and it is to be followed by a
members luncheon in the gold room of
the Shoreham Hotel. The annual busi-
ness meeting, at which the reports of
read and the officers for the coming
year elected, Immediately follows the
luncheon.
Secretary of Labor to Preside.
In the afternoon the chair will be
taken by the Secretary of Labor. Will
liam B. Wilson. and a full discussion
will be given to provisions of the sea-
mems law.
The evening session, which is joint
meeting with the. American Political
Science Association, will be given over
to the addresses of Prof. Henry r.
Seager. president of the American AS
sociation for Labor Legislation, and
Prof. Ernst Freund. president of the
Political Science Association.
Al the session Wednesday afternoon
the chair will be taken by Surgeon
General William C. Gorgas of the
United States Army. This meeting is
to be held Jointly with the Pan
American Scientific Congress for a dis
cussion of the progress of industrial
hygiene and sanitation in South and
North America.
Evening star., 1915-12-27

Harry Edwards. colored, twenty-eisht
years, was shot and killed at the home
of Uriah Hammond, colored, at Downs
station, Md, by Eugene Johnson, col
ored. The shooting followed a quarrel
johnson, who is twenty-seven years
old and has only one leg. escaped.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
Active in Politics.

Mr.. Hawken has been active in Mary
land politics. He was born in Will
Transport, Md, in 1881. He came to
Washington in 1889 and was educated
in the public schools, later matriculat-
ing at Georgetown University. where
he took his law degree in 1905, being
the honor man of his class. He en-
tered the Office of the clerk of the Dis
trict Supreme Court in 1897 and was
for a number of years clerk of Criminal
Court No. /.
Evening star., 1915-12-27

Mrs. Kate Henderson, fifty-seven,
widow of Joseph Henderson and
daughter of the late Katherine Bon
day, died at her home in Arlington,
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
LEGISLATION ON LABOR
TOPIC C0F CONFERENCE
American Association, Embracing
: Leaders of Advanced Thought on
Subject, to Meet Here.

Leaders of advanced thought along
lines of labor legislation are to as
semble in Washington tomorrow. when
the ninth annual convention of the
American Association for Labor Legis-
lation opens it's first session at the
Shoreham Hotel. at 10 o'clock. The
convention is to continue until Wednes-
day evening, with morning, afternoon
and evening sessions tomorrow. The
closing session, to be held Wednes
day afternoon, is to be a joint session
with the Pan-Amercan Scientific Con-
gress. The annual business meeting is
to be held shortly before noon tomor-
row, this being the only session of the
convention which is not open to the
general public.
Representatives of States.
The Massachusetts state board of
labor and industries is to be repre-
sented at the convention by Commits
sioner Mulready and two of his COL
leagues, while the commissioner of
labor of Pennsylvania, John Price
jackson. is to attend with his indus
trial board of four members. The New
Evening star., 1915-12-27
SAYS FRAUDS BY MAIL
HAVE BEEN REDUCED
Solicitor Lamar Gives Newspapers
and Magazines and Advertising
Agencies Credit for Help.

Solicitor W. II. Lamar of the Post
Ofife Department, in his annual report,
divides the honor of reducing the num-
Der of fraudulent schemes prosecuted
through the mails with the newspaper
and magazine publishers, advertising
organizations, and other agencies,
which have -co-operated with the Post
Office Department in making such
schemes dangerous and Improbable.
The strict enforcement of the law
he says, "is having a deterrent effect
upon many promoters who have hither-
to relied for livelihood on the con-
duct of schemes to defraud through the
mails. The schemes now being brought
to the attention of the Office he con-
tinues, ARE, generally speaking, not so
fiagrantly fraudulent as those present.
ed during preceding years of this ad-
ministratton, and il is now the excep-
tion rather than the rule to find the
promoter of a business against which
a fraud order has been issued attempt
ing to resume such business under an
Other name.
Lotteries in New Guises.
Lotteries, however. he says, thrive
still in new guises and are of such in
finite variety that their description
would be an endless task. They range
from the simple rattle for small sums
to the most stupendous enterprises in
volving hundreds of thousands of dol
lars each. and aside from the lottery
feature many of them abound in
frauds.
One recent stock selling scheme, he
says, invoived the raising of $4,000
1a1 fnr hn fri1 i1,,ft
of 100000 in prizes. In another the
first grand prize was alleged to amount
to S102,4O0.
The time-honored institution, the
post card dun, still survives. the report
states:
'It is held that the law renders un-
mailable cards by which it appears
that the addressee is being dunned for
an amount that is past due. 1t would
appear that great many business men
and collection agencies throughout the
country are not aware that the law is
applicable to such matters
Evening star., 1915-12-27

While walking on Charles street,
Baltimore, last week Bertha Cooper,
colored, fell to the sidewalk from
heart failure, dying later.
Evening star., 1915-12-27

While George Fisher OF Benfield,
Anne Arundel county. Md. was resting
his gun on his foot, the weapon was
and tore off two toes and
badly lacerated the rest of the foot.
Evening star., 1915-12-27

Joseph A. K1ug, seventy-seven, a re-
tired harnessmaker. of Baltimore fell
from his chair dead at his home there.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
Minister Makes Brief Address.

Rev. H. w. o. Millington of Brookland
spoke briefly to the children. asking them
to give three cheers for Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles n. Richards. 20 whom they were
indebted for the happy time they had been
given. Mr.. Richards explained to the Of
ficers of the home that he and his wife
hoped to set a precedent by the enter
tainment which others might be glad to
follow and improve as the years go by.
The first check to assist in the purchase
of things for the little ones came from
Justice Charles e. Hughes Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States. Others were
received from persons OF all denomina-
tions.
Evening star., 1915-12-27

Samuel McComas Hawken, who has
held the position of chief assistant prose-
cutor in the Office of the United States
attorney since September, 1911, today ten
dered his resignation to United States At
torney Laskey. MIR. Laskey accepted with
regret the resignation of Mr. Hawken,
which takes effect January l. The latter
will enter upon the general practice of
the law
Mr. Hawken is a republican in politics
and was appointed under the administra
ton of President Taft, while Clarence r.
Wilson was United States attorney. When
Mr.. Laskey was appointed to succeed Mr..
Wilson the resignation of Mr. Hawken
was placed Immediately in his hands, Mr.
Laskey requested that he remain in the
position and persuaded him to withdraw
from his determination to retire
His Record of Success.
Mr.. Hawken has been regarded as un-
usually successful in the prosecution of
criminal cases. He has tried alone, or
has participated in, nearly every i'm
portant trial since entering the office.
Among the convictions secured were
the murder cases of Milano, Sabin,
Poland, Hawkins and POWELL; the en-
bezzlement charge against Masters and
Kinnear; the Mollohan false pretense
case, the Fletcher-Noble- King conspi-
racy case and the prosecution of W. E.
Ambrose and Raymond o. Kleindienst;
the latter policeman.
Under the Wilson regime Mr.. Hawken
made an investigation into the alleged
conspiracy among commission mer-
chants to raise the price of foodstuffs.
Last summer he was placed by Mr.
alleged police graft, following state
ments made by Margaret Stout, who
disappeared shortly after starting the
rumors and was recently captured and
brought back to Washington. Two in
dictments were returned against two
policemen within three days after the
starting of the inquiry. Mr.. Hawken
made an extensive report to Mr. Laskey
of the result of his investigation.
Active in po1ificc
Evening star., 1915-12-27
Distribution of Gifts.

After prayer the distribution of gifts
was begun. In addition to gifts on the
tree and those in Santa's pack two big
tables of presents were uncovered.
Each girl received IA large doll
Smaller dolls-babie for the big dolls
were distributed to the girls by Mrs.
George Judd. Each boy and girl got
an umbrella, box of candy, oranges,
apples, stockings. underclothing. hand
kerchiefs, books. three or four kinds
of toys, games and blocks and other
playthings.
Before leaving Santa told the chill
dren that il they were good for two
weeks each would be taken downtown
and fitted out with a new pair of shoes
and a new suit. Three cheers were
given Santa as he left.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
SANTA CLAUS HASPART
IN CH|LDREN'S PROGRAM
Delivers an Address to Youngsters
at the Baptist Home in
Brookland.

With old Santa Claus himself in at
tendance, and many presents for each
child, youngsters at the Baptist Home
for Children. Brookland, D. c., were
made unusually happy Christmas eve.
Although it is a Baptist" home. chill
dren are there from many other de-
nominations.
Early in the evening the children as
sembled, under the direction of the
matron, Mrs. Fisher, and, singing
Christmas carols, marched into a large
room where a tree, laden with gifts,
had been placed.
When all had been seated, Santa
came in, making a great noise, and told
the children of the many gifts they
were to receive. One two-year- old
got out of his chair and rushed to meet
the benevolent old gentleman, and in
sisted on knowing II he was to get a
present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-17
Sporting Notes.

Can it be that the Braves have
started climb?
The Yankees have released Pitcher
Marty McHale to Montreal and Cottrell
to Richmond.
Ralph McAIillin says someone has
stolen the cellar stairs so the Braves
cannot climb out.
Fifteen games won, one tied and
only two lost since June 30 is the
record of that Brooklyn team.
Larry Mclean, who was getting 800
a game from the Media team, could not
stand the pace and has been released.
Pedro, owned by H. 2. Yearly, is to
be shipped west from Springfield and
will not be seen in this section again
until the state fair.
The fact that the Chautauqua will
be in session next week Saturday af-
ternoon will not detract from the base
ball games at the fair grounds.
Jack Barry, Judging from the figures
in box scores, has not added much, If
any, fielding strength to the Red SOx
and certainly not any batting strength
Bellows Falls fans say they have
lots of money in the treasury and
when that is gone the directors know
where more is coming from. So dc
others.
Gather and Gilbert, outfelders of
the Braves, have been released to
Toronto, and Paul Strand, pitcher, has
been separated from future pay checks
until he does some real pitching.
r. Schroeder, pitcher who is credit
ed with several no-hit games for tle
Sacramento club on the Pacific coast
has been signed by Manager Stallings
of the Braves. He is to report in few
days.
| Manager Robinson of the Brooklyns
is negotiating to trade Aitchison to the
ISt. Louis Cardinals for Hub Perdue
Perdue has wandered some, hut If Rob
inson wants him it is safe bet he Il
mot all in yet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-17

named as field coach to succeed j.
Fred Powers and assistant treasurer of
the Harvard Athletic association to
succeed DIR. Paul Wilmington Clark
is an attorney practicing in Boston.
William F. (Pooch) Donovan succeeds
himself as HasTard track coach.
Joe Stecher of Nebraska, a husky
farmer of % and weighing 205, is hailed
by his friends as the coming world s
champion wrestler. His favorite grip
is an alleged new form of the body
scissors, and as it is claimed for him
that he has a thigh ''squeezing power
of $500 pounds he has waded through
his victims. He is said never to have
lost a fall and TO have defeated Yous-
| stiff Hussane, Jess Westergaard and
numerous lesser lights. Doc. Roller Is
not mentioned among his victims.
Lots of those who follow the fortunes
| of college boat racing expect to read
of the resignation of Courtney as Cor
nell coach and the engagement of
Rice of the Columbia crew for that pc
sition. Courtney's contract has year
to run vet, but the cold man > is suf-
| fering from the effects of q fracture OF
the skull, received on the train before
the recent races at Poughkeepsie, and
| has had the satisfaction of seeing 9
| Courtney crew win after defeated on
| two successive years. He signed the
last contract under pressure as he con
sidered himself too old to coach longer