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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12
STIMULATION OF BUSINESS.

The Chicago Banker. q bank periodi-
cal. gives under Iowa Banking
News" the following statement:
"Des Moines banks did big bust
ness Saturday. supplying cash to mer-
chants and grocers. Al FIRST the cause
for the sudden demand for coin was
not apparent to the nnanciers. Then
they realized that the saloons Of the
city had been closed . week. Work
men, who had been oashins their
checks IN the thirst pariors on Sat
urday nights and leaving a goodly
share OF the exchange In the saloon
keepers till were. instead, getting
them cashed In legitimate places OF
business. Des hoines has been dry
two weeks now. II business has been
injured. as the vets so long predicted.
there is no evidence OF that fact. Al
ready the merchants see q stimulation
OF business. and money which former
iy went for booze is already beginning
to 20 for food and clothing and In the
payment OF honest debts"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12
OUT OF THE MUD.

OUT OF THE MUD.
in 1912, when West Virginia was
one vast battle-ground for statewide
prohibition" writes Lora s. LAMance.
National W. c. T. Y. organizer. In the
Union Signal. Il spent seven months
in the state. In 1915. with prohibition
an accomplished fact, visited IL
again. The change is marked. A blind
man could see H. Out from the prin-
cipal towns the land Of muddy roads
is building here. there. yonder. paved
roads into the country. Almost every
mile has been built since the state
went dry. II Is new experience TO
the farmer. when the dirt roads are
almost hub deep In yellow clay. to
drive Ave or ten miles into town on
hard brick road. and get there with
team and carriage a. spick and span
as when he started. City streets are
being paved. parks are being laid out.
street car lines are being extended.
and new buildings are going up every.
where. In some OF the smaller towns.
because the demand n so great.
houses are rented At eItravagant
prices"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12
PRooRessIvEs TO MEET.

Louisville, KY. August 1o.-It is said
that the Progressives propose to In
ject a statewide prohibition platform
into their party for the general cleo
ton on Tuesday. November 2.
Little interest was manifested In
their primary Saturday. A state plat
form convention has been called for
. ugust 80.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12
PROGRESSIVES
NOMINATE TICKET

Governor
FRED ]. DRExLER.
Lieut.. Governor
J. r. EskRiDGE.
Secretary of State
CHARLES REYNolD9.
Attorney General
ALLEN D. COLE.
State Auditor
J. r. HoLTzcLAw.
State Treasurer
C. .. GROVES.
Clerk of Court of Appeals
NO CANDIDATE.
Eupt. Public Instruction
NO CANDIDATE.
Comm. of Agriculture
NO CANDIDATE
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12
WOULD THEY7

WOULD THEY3
The statement that beer drinkers
do not drink beer for its alcohol. but
for It's food value and to quench
thirst, leads a writer In the New York
Sun to conclude that II beer we're I'M
obtainable they would take to bread
and water.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12
OBEYED THE LAW.

Il contain two pints OF pure rye
whisky and six bottles OF beer" was
the placard in large letters that Ed
Strange wore on his hat walking
through the streets OF Grafton. He
was obeying literally the West Vir-
ginia law that containers" OF alco-
hol shall be properly labeled In large
letters.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12
Didn't Rvtsis Him.

N. Maeterlinck, unlike most men or
letters, has one Of the calmest natures
imaginable. Nothing seems to ruffie
his temper. and he takes all things as
they come. While he was dining at
big restaurant some time ago a clumsy
waiter spilled nearly a whole plate OF
clear soup down his back.
The author OF The Blue Bird" new
er turned a hair. but, looking calmly
at the fustered waiter. merely re-
marked:
1T was thick soup I asked for
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12

NINTH DIsTRICT-stanley. 6,oSt;
McChesney. 5,477; McDermott, Sig.
TENTH DIsTRICT-stanley, 1,07s;
McChesney. 4S3; McDermott, h2.
ELEVENTH DISTINGUISHING,
2.ol3; McChesney, LII; McDermott,
444.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12
CARRIES AL sUr FIFTH.

Stanley carried every district In the
state by a substantial majority except
the Fifth District, the home OF Lieut..
Governor Edward J. McDermott, and
even here he ran close second. There
have been few instances in Kentucky
politics where a candidate has no COM
pletely swept the state.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12
STANLEY IS NAMED IN STATE
PRIMARY

Continued from page H.
generally supposed that he stood for
the county unit law as against state
wide prohibition. He carried only his
home city OF Louisville, falling down
in Jefferson County outside Of the city,
carrying only one precinct. He ran a
poor third throughout the state.
Stanley's victory was overwhelm-
ing, sweeping the state from one end
to the other. Since his defeat for the
United States Senatorship in the fall
OF 1914, he has been stumping the
state, and It is said that he made more
stump speeches than any other can
didate in the race.
Stanley was given national promi-
hence when as member OF Congress
he was appointed Chairman Of the
Steel Trust Investigation Committee,
and through this rigid work which he
carried on for two years attracted
much notoriety through the magazines
and newspapers. He was elected to six
consecutive terms in Congress by the
Second District and served until
"diSh vi thiS ytoi, "hch MS seiA4 %
pired
MANAGED BY HAGER.
The Stanley campaign was managed
by Judge S. w. Hager, OF Owensboro,
prominent politician, and who was de-
feated for Governor on the Democratic
ticket in 1907.
VOTE BY DISTRICT.
Some counties in the mountain sec.
ton and also remote precincts Of other
counties are missing.
FIRST DISTRICT-Stanley, 1922;
McChesney. s.2ss; McDermott, sS7
SECOND DIsTRCT-stanley, 49,
o0s; McChesney, 6.22O; McDermott.
1878.
THIRD DISTINGUISHING. s,507;
McChesney, 1859; McDermott, ass.
FOURTH DIsTRICT-Stanley. T.
45s; McChesney. 1894; McDermott.
1915.
FIFTH DISTRICT-Stanley, 1891;
McChesney. 1900; McDermott, i0,sss.
SIXTH DISTINGUISHING, lo,474;
McChesney, $3.50; McDermott, 3,7i7.
SEVENTH DIsTRICT-stsnley, H.
4s3; McChesney, 1897; ScDermott'
1883.
EIGHTH Stanley. 1927
McCbesney. 6.l54; McDsrmott. SIS.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12
DRINK CUSTOM plMINIsHgs.

A student publication at the Univer-
sity OF Michigan estimates that drink
ing customs among the boys In that
school are now diminishing At the
rate Of rs per cent every year.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12

Franklin Matthews represented
newspaper during the Russo-Japanese
war, and one day succeeded In break
ing through the news censorship and
reaching Field Marshal Oyama. The
interview was brief. but extremely
courteous, and the jubilant correspond
en- hurried back TO prepare the story
for his paper. In the course OF II lie
used this expression: marshal Oyama
IL a brick"
The letter was duly passed along to
the official translator. and presently
Captain Kanaka OF the marshafs per-
sonal stan called upon Matthews.
Marshal Oyama presents his com
pliments." said the captain suaveiy,
"and regrets to inform the esteemed
correspondent that his honorable let
ter cannot be forwarded as written"
"Why. what's wrong with itf' cried
the amazed war scribe.
Captain Kanaka explained with po-
lite gravity:
Marshal 0yama." he said, objects
TO having the great American public
regard him as baked mud"
For that Is what the extremely lit
eral translator had made OF brick"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12

"You can't raise much on these stony
hills, l reckon" said an angler to a
tired looking farmer,
"Oh. yes, stranger; we generally get
fine crops" the farmer replied.
"But you don't raise much grain"
"Sure we do. We raise sight OF
barley. don't know what we farmers
round here would do II II wasn't for
our barley crops"
what do you get for the stuffT
"Oh. we don't sell grain OF It,"
Feed II TO your stockf"
"You don't catch US wasting barley
like that"
well. what do you do with II, henr
why. we save every grain Of II for
seed"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12

Live with wolves and you will
learn 10 howl.-Spanish Proverb.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12

MORROW WINS IN GOVERNORS
RACE
Continued from page ~
FIRST PRIMARY

This is the first primary in which
the Republicans have ever participat-
ed. Formerly and before the recent
enactment OF the General Assembly Of
Kentucky all nominees were selected
by the old-time conventions.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12
HARD BATTLE FOR NOVEMBER.

Headed by State Chairman Ed
Franks, of Owensboro. the Republicans
have laid plans for a strenuous fight
at the November election.
While the state is normally Demo
cratic, the Republicans expect a sim
liar reoccurance of 1907, when Will
son, Republican, was elected Governor
and Bradley to the United States Sen
ate.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNDNS0lOOL
LESSON

(By f. O. SELLERS Acting director o.
sunday School Course, the MOODY b'o'e
Institute Of ChicsgoD
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12
APPEARS KEENoN WON.

1t appears that Rodman W. Keenon.
of Harrodsburg has won the office OF
Clerk of the Court Of Appeals over
Alvin Steger. of Owenton, by a small
majority. Several of the mountain
counties are out and may change the
result.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-12
FIRST PRIMARY ELECTION.

This was the first campaign for nom
nation for state Offices under the pri'
mary election law adopted by the Gen
eral Assembly in 1912.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
U. S. INVESTIGATING
ALLEGED PASSPORT
PLOT OF GERMANS
President Personally Direct
ing Probe Of Schemes 10
Enable Reservists to JOIN
Kaiser.

Federal secret service agents under
the direction Of United States comsnis-
sioner Long and Indirectly acting under
the Instruction Of President Wilson are
searching for trail in this city OK those
engaged In an alleged plot among Ger
man-Americans to obtain passports to
enable reservists to Join the Kaisefs
army.
With the arrest Of Maurice Deiches. 4
New York lawyer. In this city at the
home Of his father-in-iaw. GIG West
Clivedsn avenue. Mount Airy, tho scope
Of the plot came to light. So delicate is
the diplomatic situation which has arisen
and 90 colossal in It's possibilities is the
plot itself, that President Wilson, nor.
sonally is directing the investigator.
Deiches was arrested here Saturday on
a warrant charging him with conspirnor
to defraud the Government after Thonas
ID. Rush, surveyor OF the port OF New
York, had ben informed by a politician
whose name is being guarded that
Deiohes had offered him employment IN
connection with the scheme. DeIchea
terday he was taken before United States
Commissioner Long and he entered sa5,-
zoo bail and left for New York, where no
will be rearralgned today.
Information CLEANED by Surveyor Rush
shows that mysterious Hans Adam
yon Weegel' was willing to pay so each
for blank citizenship papers and like
sum for blank passports. Won Weegel
has agents in many cities, including phil
adelphia, It is said. Nine Of them are
under arrest in New York.
One Carl Ruroede, of Brooklyn. who IN
being held in $4,000 bail. said he under
stood he was to receive the Iron Cross
from the Kaiser II the passport plot was
successful. For eighteen years prior to
November Ruroede was employed by the
New York agents OF the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company. in which part
OF the Kaiser's fortune IS said to be M
vested. While talking to a secret services
man under the impression that he was
conversng with a member OF the ring
lie Is said to have given the wfola
scheme away as far as New York Is con-
cerned.| X
The str1ctest scrutiny of passports VIII
be made in the local United States Dis
trict Court, and an investigation into the
authenticity of papers recently presented
here by home-going Germans viii be
made. That the passport fraud ring
has an agent or agents In this city Is
regarded as almost certain by United
States Commissioner Long, and a force
OF secret service men are Investigating.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
.CHILDREN'S CORNER
The Song of Autumn

8 Three little fairies were roaming
through the forest one fine autumn
. day. and as they strolled along they
talked together of many things, as is
the way OF fairies.
& "Do you like the fall of the year."
asked the first, "or do you think other
seasons are more beautiful and interest
ipgT'
Il like the spring the best" replied the
second fairy. ''for In the springtIme the
forest is fresh and green, the flowers are
bursting into bloom and the forest is full
q fragrance. springtime is the time for
me-"
7 love the spring. too" said the third
iairys after moments thought. IT love
the flowers and the warm sunshine, the
Eeturnlng birds and the growing things.
But love the fall, too The fall has
some beauties the spring never knows. I
love the music of the fall"
The music of the fall" exclaimed the.
otner fairies. who ever heard OF the
rAll having any music? Why, the fall IL
season Seasons don't sing"
indeed they dol And sweetly, too,"
Aepueu the third fairy. EVERY season
q the year sings it's own song, but to
my mind the song of the autumn is the
most beautiful OF all"
me fairies walked along in silence for
lew minutes, each thinking his own
knoughts about what had been said.
sTetty soon the first fairy said. at don't
neneye quite understand Do the sea-
sons really sing-really make sounds OF
nuscs don't remember hearing them"
Lon have heard the music of the
~ .sauslinF-you hear 1t now" replied the
arg fairy, 'but maybe you don't realize
Hhet you hear"
!, aaybs we don't" answered the second
~ IN Wont you please explain II to
zsead OF answering, the third fairy
- W his hand. "Listenr' he said, ''it
Ss @ need explaining. 1t Just needs
n,afing IAstenF'
.1s three fairies stopped In their walk
listened They heard the rustic of
sllen leaves. They heard the shiver
ns leaness boughs. They heard the
sea ''usH 'no haAeu
We hear much that IL sweet and pleas
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04

various marine stations to give the
rockies the advantage of their traininc
and the near veterans will be sent 70
League Island to take their places.
Two transports will be kept CONSTANTLY
at the Navy Yard ready to depart in i2
hours after such orders have been re-
ceived. Part Of the practice at the school
Will be embarking and disembarking. One
OF these vessels, the Hancock, is now
lying at the docks for use.
While the marines are busy, the sailors
OF the reserve feet will not be idle. They
will be going through new drills, the
outgrowth of the war abroad Work on
the slipways is being rushed to compile
tion, and the keel of the transport for
which the yard has received contract
will be laid in the near future.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
BABIES POISONED
BY MOTHER ARE
BOTH DEAD NOW
Mrs. Rogers, Fighting for
Life, Pleads to Speak to
Husband She Deserted for
Lawyer.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-John Rogers, 25
years old, whose mother. Mrs. Ida Sniff
fen Walters Rogers. gave him poison at
the time she poisoned his S-month-old
sister and herself last Tuesday, died in
the Lebanon Hospital today.
AS the child died his mother lay at
deaths door from bichloride of mercury
poisoning in the adjoining ward, pleading
to see the husband whom she Is said
to have deserted for Lorlys Elton Rogers,
a lawyer, The other child died several
days ago.
The woman's half conscious utterings
as she lies fighting for her life and that
Of her unborn babe have given clues from
which her whole LIES history has been
learned.
AS yet the woman knows nothing of the
death of either OF her children. She be-
lieves them to be recovering from the
poison she gave them and says she is de-
termined to live herself. Doctors today
said she had good chance OF recovery.
Her maiden name was Ida Sniffen. She
was born in New York and lived here the
greater part of her life. Her father was
a racing man.
Arthur M. Walters. coming to New
York from Richmond, Ind, woed and won
Ida Sniffen. They were married here. 1t
was while living In a New York apart
ment that Mrs, Walters met Lorlys Elton
Rogers. Rogers called at the Walters
home often and seemed on good terms
with the husband as we'll as tho wife.
One day Mrs. Walters disappeared.
Walters had nothing to say and finally
moved away. Friends say the last heard
Of him was that he had remarked and
was living in New Jersey Today q
search is being made for him.
Rogers maintains silence Not a word
will he say concerning the history OF the
yoman who says she gave up everything
or him. He has urged all his friends to
,eep silent concerning the AFFAIR.
Assistant District Attorney Martin to-
ay announced that he might take some
ction. He said a man had promised to |
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
MARINES AT NAVY
YARD ANSWER CALL.
TO MIMIC BATTLE.
Campaign Of Instruction
Opens at League Island,
With 1900 Men artici,
Dating in Field Work.

s povs,lle resounding over the Philadel-
II. Navy Yard at daybreak this morn
i. .uskened 1900 marines to the realiza-
ION that actual war, without the killing,
~ 40 be fought for an indefinite period
~ the fields and marshes comprised
A ana spacious acres of League Island
irhousands of imaginary enemies, they
.,a,g were soon to be moved down be-
49, INC deadly automatic machine guns.
to.ss and cities would crumble under the
ta.vv flre OF ave-inch Siege guns, and
e,rshIps as mythical as the Flying
nutohman" we're to be brought down
trorn the skies by wicked little aero
bautical artillery.
LESSONS TAUGHT BY WAR.
uhey know all Of this because all has
ian MANNED with care for their instruo-
s,on N the Advance Base School by the
navy Department. and the school started
aoday.
q coIonel Iittleton w. I. Waller, veteran
n the Indian wars in the West and who
has heroically and courageously served
a the Spanish, Boxer. Philippine and
.kEarioan campaigns, Is in command OF the
mon. better man for the work in
Hand II is said could not be found. He
vii be ably assisted by an efficient corps
~ executives, including Lieutenant
ro,onel Charles q. Long and Major
MaSee. Colonel Waller is the ranking
colonel of the Marine Corps. He was
mentioned for the position of brigadier
reneral Of the corps, which was awarded
IL Colonel George Barnett, Colonel
sraller's predecessor at the Navy Yard.
rurloughs granted to 400 marines when
|thay arrived hero month ago from
|ffexico expired today and nearly all have
|seturned to the yard eager to learn their
iessons.
Artillery drills will compose only part
~ the work The 1st Regiment of the
Advance Base School will consist of all
"a the artillery with the exception of the
automatic guns, which will be sepa-
Ynte company. Then there will be a
vsarchllght company. a signaling COM
many, mine-laying company and a
company OF engineers. Each will muster |
fill war strength of 12o men.
The I'd Regiment Will be made UP Of |
who will fight sham battles |
and dig trenches. It will include the |
company.
The opening of the school today is only |
the preliminary step planned for the
training of the Marine Corps. When
the plans Of the Navy Department are
completed, II Congress appropriates suffl-
oIent funds, there will be housed at the
yard 1000 men. AS these learn their les
sons well they will be distributed at the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04

And needing the voice, they listened.
Now they could hear more than they
had ever heard before. Instead of the
rustic of the leaves being just pleasant,
1t was a song of wonderful sweetness.
Instead Of the swish OF the boughs being
merely murmur, 1t was a melody. The
whisper of the winds was not Just a
sound, It was a tune OF happiness.
The fairies looked at each other glee-
fully. "Now we know We, too. hear the
music and find 1t beautiful"
The third fairy smiled a tiny smile. 80
you. too, like the music of the autumn.
Can you tell what 1t is3''
The other two fairies looked at each
other, and ono said. "The song OF the
autumn is the song OF promise-of prom
ise of rest and of q life to come"
And so the fairies went walking-and
walking, through the forest.
Copyright rsII-0IGrG IH0rGm JGds0m
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
CITY SPENT $7,s55,2o
ON HIGHWAYS IN 1914
Many Operations of Large Magnitude
Conducted by Bureau.

The Bureau of Highways and Street
Cleaning during 1914 conducted operations
on 6SS contracts aggregating total value
OF S6,799, $685. Bids were also received on
l42 contracts amounting to S698,S25, on
which 1t has not yet been possible to
begin actual work. A total OF 79O con-
tracts, involving an expenditure of $780,
1853, have either been under construction
or on which bids have been received, rep
resents the magnitude of the operations
OF the bureau during the year.
In addition to their contract work, the
street repair force of city laborers have
maintained and improved highways
bridges, sewers and meadowbanks dur
Ing 1914 at cost of $S57O4s, bringing the
total value of work to 1885,, ,2O6.
The two largest contracts for work let
In 1914 were for construction of the west
side of League Island Park at cost of
s490,000 and for the Northeast Boulevard
paving at an expenditure of $Ss5,o0o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
HEID oN BLACK HAND CHARGE
Man Just Out of Jail Rearrested by
Postal Officials.

Liberated after serving eight months
in JAIL, Nicol Cortese, 80 years old, Of
Bristol. Pa, was delivered to the postal
authorities in this city today, accused
of sending "black hand" letters 10
friend
Cortese is accused of sending threaten
ing letters TO Severlno Alta of Bristol,
last April In the letters, the prisoner Is
charged with threatening to burn Atlas
home and kill his two daughters unless
he left s3lO0 under a tree.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
MUsKRATs BEAT DEMOCRATS
Changed Political Complexion o.
Jersey Legislature.

SALEM, N. j.. Jan. 4-If muskrat. tran
ping were not an important Industry In
salem County the new State Legislature
would be Democratic instead of Republic
can.
Collins B. Allen. Republican, is n
iarmer, and his campaign platform was
treer hunting and trapping" So Salem
county put him In office and the sena-
torial standing in the new Legislature
VIII be Republican, III Democrats. 10;
whereas 1t was Just the other way before.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
1vYi1. LEE IN NEW JOB
P. R. R. Publicity Expert Now Rep
resents Rockefeller Interests.

Ivy L. Lee, for many years head OF the
publicity bureau OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad, will celebrate the 10Th anniver-
sary OF his advent into the business world
today by taking up his duties as one Of
the three men in charge OF the affairs Of
John D. Rockefeller.
Mr.. Lee never asked for but one job,
that his first position, as reporter on
New York newspaper. After being gradu-
ated from Princeton in the class of '9s
he did postgraduate work at Harvard
and then launched forth into the newspa-
per feld.
Except for the three years Mr.. Lee was
London and Paris manager of Harris.
Winthrop s. Co.. he has been with the
Railroad Company. He took
his leave at the annual New Year recep-
ton OF the president, held on Thursday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04

ant" said the first fairy, but nothing
that Is song. What do you hear?"
The third fairy laughed pleasantly.
"That matter is not with your ears but
with your mind" he answered them.
"Listen now. will show you the song
of autumn"
The fairies listened, and what do you
suppose they heard2 A soft little voice
singing sweetly, Listen to the trees!
Listen to the leaves! Listen to the
WindsI"