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The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
EXTEND FIGHT
ON TRACHOMA
GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN ON EYE
AILMENT WILL BE EXTENDED
THIS YEAR.
STATE is YITALLY INTERESTED
Spread Of contasion Increases the
Number Of Public Charges on
Hands Of Counties.
tspeclal Frankfort correspondence.l

Especial Frankfort Correspondence.)
Frankfort-Efforts of the United
States public health service to Grad.
icate trachoma, dangerous and con
tagfous eye disease, in the mountain
sections OF Kentucky, are to be more
extensive during 1915 than at any time
in the past, it is said here. The area
where this disease is prevalent is
about one-third OF the state, nearly all
of it mountainous.
The latter months of 1914 found the
disease spreading in many places,
among these being the public schools
at Lexington. A total of nearly 1000
patients were treated last year at the
three small hospitals at Jackson, Hy.
den and Hindman. Every effort will
be made to have the government es-
tablish more of these hospitals.
The state has vital interest in that
the persons who have been treated in
these hospitals are in a great many
instances without means to pay for
medical treatment, and IL not given re-
lief, stand to become public charges on
the counties or the state. Many per-
sons who have been almost blind for
months or years have been cured and
made self-sustaining through the min
istrations of these hospitals.
The state legislature will be urged
to give attention to the matter this
winter. The extension OF the disease
into the mountains of Tennessee,
Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and
West Virginia makes it probable that
legislative action will be taken in
those states also
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
Objects to "ereasy" Postotfice.

Postoffices. even though located in
mountain runs" coves and hollows,
should have euphonious names, in the
opinion of Postmaster Burleson. That
is the reason why Kentucky no longer
has postoffice called Lower Greasy
Postmaster General Burleson Just
wouldn't stand for It. 1t was not the
Lower" that he objected to. 1t might
have been Upper" of big" or Lit
tie" or Much" Greasy and it would
not have made any difference to the
postoffice head. He objected to a post
office being greasy, and for that reason
the name of Lower Greasy, KY, has
been changed to Offutt, Ky. mem
Der of congress to whom the postmas-
ter general talked quotes him as say
ing: 'The name Lower Greasy as ap-
piled to'a postoffice in Kentucky is apt
to detract from the business of that
Office"
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS

find a small open boat driving under
their lee through mountainous seas
with an oar hoisted bearing a sailors
scarf. After desperate efforts those
on the trawler succeeded in getting a
rope to the cutter and brought it with
great skill to their stern.
The naval men began to jump
aboard, but even then there was dan
ger of losing men, as the seas were
running thirty feet high. After a half
hours work, however, all were safely
rescued. One lad of 19 was SO ex-
hausted that he required immediate
treatment to save his life.
When all had left the cutters its
rope was cut, as 1t was full of water,
having a hole under the hull.
Some OF the rescued men had little
clothing and they were cared for in
the engine room. The naval men had
been in the cutter for nearly twelve
hnIIra
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
CONSCRIPTI N
IS TO BE ENFORCED eY GREAT
BRITAIN TO INCREASE THE
ARMY AND NAVY.
Berlin Says Relations Are Critical
Encounter Between Germans
and Portuguese.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
government contemplated the intro
duction of conscription for increasing
the army and navy was dropped by
Thomas ]. MacNamara, Parliamentary
Secretary to the Admiralty, while
speaking at the Browning Settlement.
Referring to the fact that there were
many thousands of young men in the
United Kingdom without dependents.
who had not answered the call to the
colors, Mr.. MacNamara said:
''If they think they are going to en-
joy life of freedom at the other fell
lows expense they won't enjoy it
much longer"
The recruiting boom which COM
AS result of six open-air meetings at
Cardiff, addressed by wounded sol
diers, there was an extraordinary rush
to the recruiting Offices and the re-
cruiting officers were kept busy until
an early hour in the morning.
At one meeting alone 5000 men
barred their heads when the national
anthems of the allies were played.
Berlin Says Relations Are Critical.
Copenhagen.-Berlin states that re-
lations between Germany and Portu-
gal have reached a critical point be-
cause of the Portuguese movements
on the frontier of Angola.
Germans and Portuguese Fight.
Lisbon.-Oficial reports received
state that there has been an encounter
between German and Portuguese
troops in Portuguese West Africa.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
Put Jail Prisoner. on County Roads.

Reduction OF the maintenance ex-
pense Of public roads in Jefferson
county by the employment of able
bodied prisoners in the county Jail in
their upkeep is being advocated by
County Judge Samuel w. Greene, of
Lexington. II the idea is adopted. all
able-bodied persons sentenced to Jail
in the circuit court there will be en-
ployed in road work. Under the pres
ent system it costs the county rs cents
per day to feed each prisoner, while
under a new law, passed at the last
session of the general assembly, the
county has the authority to work its
Jail prisoners on the roads. The en-
ployment of the prisoners will result
in big saving to the county annually
and at the same time will not deprive
the jailer OF his fee for their keen
According to figures presented to the
levy committee it costs the county ap-
proximately $45,0O0 annually for the
feed of jail prisoners. At the recent
meeting of the County Judges associa-
ton in Louisville several of the Off
cials from various sections of the
state said they had placed the sys-
TEN in effect with splendid results.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
PLAN SHORT SESSION
Illinois Lawmakers Expected to
Hurry Up Their Work.
Three Reasons, One Political, Another
Financial and Third Both Finan.
cial and Political.

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 4.-The session
of the Forty-ninth general assembly,
which will begin tomorrow at noon.
promises to be the shortest gathering
of the legislature in several years.
There are three principal reasons for
this outlook-one political. another
financial and third both financial ano
political.
The financial reason, which is the
more potent. results from the fact
that he state public utilities commits
sion has promulgated rule In keep
ing with the act under which 1t was
created that no free passenger trans
portation shall be issued by the rail-
roads of the state.
Members Of the general assembly
for the first time in history will have
to pay their railroad fares to and
from Springfield. Heretofore the men
who have been responsible for the
log-janming of legislation into the
end of a six-month session have been
the foremost users of free de luxe
privileges on the railroads.
When the members of the Forty
eighth assembly voted to pass the
utilities act probably not more than a
dozen knew that they were voting
away the free-pass graft.
1t was joke on the house of repre-
sentatives which killed an antfpa3s
bill after the senate had passed 1t. to
have 1t rnwittingly vote away its own
free rides
Leaders in the movement to keep
asses said thew would be on the fob
until the pay Of legislators was raised
from $1,000 a year to $500. but they
went to sleep when. the utilities act
came along. AS result the next leg
islature probably will adjourn sine die
as early as April, instead of In June.
as hiss been the custom.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
SLAIN IN THEIR MOUNTAIN HOME

Luray, Va.-Four persons were
found dead, with their skulls crushed,
in their mountain home. They were
Mrs. Charles Burner, 81 years old.
and her three children, James, 5; Wal
ter, 4, and a babe 1 year old. The
whereabouts of Charles Burner, the
father and husband, is unknown. He
recently was released by state author
tiles after he served a sentence for
felonous assault. The children ap-
parently had been killed as they slept,
but here was evidence that the mother
had fought desperately for her life.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
ly JOHN c. FosTER.

Internatiual News Service Correspondent
Londo:, Jan. 4.-That the British
battleshb Formidable, which was sunk
in the E,glish channel of Devonshire
New Yeas day, was destroyed by one
or more German submarines has been
established. According to information
secured tom survivors. the battleship
was att6cked on the fishing banks off
Dartmoun and was t6rpedoed both
fore and at, sinking within less than
five minues.
ALTHOUGH the admiralty announced
that at least seventy-one of the crew
of $50 wTe saved by another light
cruiser. II is believed that more sur
vivors were picked up by fishing boats
that were in the neighborhood and
that thel' Of life will be between
625 and t75 Some survivors were
taken to Trbay, others to Dartmouth.
Twertieth Big Ship Lost.
The loss of the Formidable, the
twentieth big ship to be lost by Eng
land since the war began, caused
gloom Throughout the United King
dom and has emphasized the fact that
the admiraEy must exercise more eau
ton than eTer before in moving war
ships throuih English waters.
The distinction Of the sixteen-year-
old warshipis another success for the
German admiralty In its whiting
down" process. Naval experts writ
ing to the SEgiish papers declare that
the price bing paid by England in
warships is Inevitable so long as Eng
land elects hold domination Of the
waters.
Most of tn survivors of the Formi-
dable, who we're taken to Dartmouth.
were in the hospital suffering from
burns, exposre or the shock.
Survivor Tells of Disaster.
I'VE barrel! had time to save our
selves before the ship went down."
said one Of dem. "The Formidable
sank very raidly. fore and aft The
weather was cry rough. as the gale
which had ben blowing for several
days had just,egu to die down"
Some of tk survivors who were
picked up by he trawler Providence
and taken to Torbay had all their
clothes blown off by the explosion.
One OF the me said the ship seemed
to be lifted OF of the water. Then
all was envelped by an enormous
cloud Of thick lack smoke. The mag
azine exploded,tearing the ship apart
just as she setted.
The rescue o the survivors by the
Providence was made under danger
Gus and excitinl circumstances. The
crew of the traVer was amazed while
running before he gale for shelter to
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
100000 FIRE AT CAMDEN

adelphia.-Firemen of this city
were kept busy fighting two fires
which caused more than a million dol
lars damage in Philadelphia and Cam
den- Trains of the New York Divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania railroad were
held up for more than an hour and =
half by the flames, which destroyed
the lumber yard of the Charles Este
Co. and II dwellings on Glenwood ave
nue., in North Philadelphia, while traf-
fc on the Philadelphia and Reading
railway from Camden, N. ].
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
REoRGANIzE sERVIAN ARMY
Serb Invasion of Hungary VIII Prob
ably Be Launched Some Time
This Month.

Nish. Jan. 4.-Crown Prince Alex
ander, commander-in-chief of the Ser
Wan field forces, has begun the reor-
ganization of the Servian army. The
Serb invasion of Hungary will prob
ably be launched this month. The fol-
lowing official announcement is made:
',fhe Austrians attempted to bom-
bard Belgrade with four monitors but
were driver OF. The defenses facing
the Danube at Belgrade are being
strengthened. All Of Servia is now
free Of Austrian soldiers
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
KING TAKES up
U. S. PROTEST
England's Ruler Personally Int
terested in Negotiations Re-
lative to Presidents Note.
LONDON PRESS IS AMIABLE
Washington offieiaIdom Takes Com
tort From the Report Of Ambas-
sador Page That Attitude of
British People ls Friendly.
BY HERBERT TEMPLE.

International News Service Correspondent
London, Jan. 4.-From a high gov.
eminent source It is learned that King
George Is taking a personal part In
the foreign office negotiations relative
to the reply to President Wilson's note
protesting against interference with
American commerce by British war
ships at sea. tits understood that the
King, Foreign Minister Sir Edward
Grey. Prime Minister Asquith and
Cther influential members of the gov
ernment are in favor of an immediate,
conciliatory reply.
Following the exchange of more
notes 1t is expected thai an interna-
tional arrangement will be effected
whereby American ships will be freed
from delay. searches and seizures by
British warships and the same princi-
pie OF non-interf arence, except In espe-
cial cases, will be maintained toward
other neutral shipping.
! The French and Russian foreign
Offices are reported to be in thorough
accord with the British foreign Office
h the matter
Press 10 Amlables
Since the publication here OF the full
text OF President Wilson's note the
British press has adopted a much
more amiable Rttitude toward the
United States protest Practically all
the influential newspapers are urging
The government to meet the United
States half way and to lose no time
in effecting solution of the neutral
shipping problem which will prevent
friction in the future
One paper, the London Statist, pro-
fesses the belief that British bankers
are really behind the neutral trade
ever which the question of interfer-
ence has arisen.
Washington, Jan. Am examina-
ton Of precedents disclosed, according
to officials here, point strongly in
favor Of the American contentious in
its note Of protest to Great Britain
against Interference with American
shipping.
1t is that this Cover nment before the
close Of the Civil war rescindeS orders
issued earlier in the conflict to officers
Of the United GATES navy to seize
without previous search all merchant
vessels of neatrals on the high seas
which were suspected of carrying con-
traband to the Confederate states.
Ibis point is regarded as especially
significant when taken in connection
with the fact that when England was
the neutral and the United States the
belligerent, Great Britain moved 20
prevent indiscriminate seizures and
the United States was obliged to -e-
call its orders.
ari$feh A%$ifudn ErIAodI,<
Washington officialdom took further
comfort from the report of Ambassa-
cor Page at London that the general
attitude Of the British government and
people toward the American protest
was entirely friendly. It served 20
strengthen the general belief in both
official and diplomatic circles that a
mutual basis would D. reached for an
agreement to relieve exporters o. this
cou1try from the uncertainty under
witch they have been laboring.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
AMERICANS BARRED BY ENGLISH

New York.-Contrary to the gen
eral impression, it is said that Amer
lean business interests will not be al.
lowed to bid for captured German and
Austrian steamships when they are
placed on sale in England, following
their condemnation by the British
prize courts.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
To Collect Subscriptions

We desire to start the new year with
clean books and everybody paid in ad-
vance. A dollar is a small thing by it
self. but several thousand dollars put to-
gether can accomplish much. We want
to get these several thousand dollars due
us collected together in order TO pay the
butcher, the baker and the candle-stick
maker" We therefore have adopted
the following plan: We will give one or
more sentences each week from which
there will be words missing and part of
it pied and words misspelled; or we may
ask question calling for familiar
quotation Each week, on Saturday at
and giving solutions of the sentences,
and the first letter opened which gives
the correct reading of the sentence. SPELL
ing, etc, we will give 81 cash or years
subscription, as the party may desire.
To avoid any suspicion of unfair deal
ing, we will place these letters in plain,
unmarked and sealed envelopes, put
them in box. thoroughly mix them and
let them be Withdrawn by a blindfolded
boy one at a time.
Rules:-This is open only 10 subscrib-
ers paid one year in advance from Jan'y
1sJ, 1915, and TO new subscribers who
send the cash with their answer; also to
old subscribers whose answer is accom-
panied by a remittance in full and one
year in advance from Jan. l, 1915.
You can readily ascertain what you
owe, as the label on your paper shows
your time printed on it each week. Look
at your name and the date and pay up
all arrears and one year in advance from
Jan. l, 1915
ia Mark on the envelope the words
"Open SATURDAY.
IA Remember that you must be paid
up one year in advance from January l,
1915.
For January 9th. 1915. the sem ence is
as follows: "a rsbsuapiedrcbi -a-e-h
ehJ Jaerh - h-t e-tI-r g."
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
Contest "Dry" Victory.

Attorneys for the "wets" have filed
supersedeas bond for an appeal
against the decision OF the contest
board in the recent prohibition elec-
tion. Their grounds Of appeal are that
the status of territory in which a pro-
hibition election is held remains the
same pending LITIGATION that it was
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
Make Monthly Tobacco Reports.

Tobacco warehouses throughout the
state must comply with the law passed
by the last legislature and report to
the Department of Agriculture each
month the amount of tobacco sold
during the preceding month. Notices
to this effect are being sent the ware
houses by Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Newman. The sales of tobacco
must be classified showing the num-
Der of pounds of new tobacco sold;
also the number of pounds of old to-
bacco sold or resold.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
For Rent.

Residence corner Bird and Water sts.,
embracing about acre ground. large
garden, outbuildings, etc. Also ware
house on Orchard street and L. & N. E,
r. track, within 100 feet Of freight de-
pot. Possession given at once.
Colby Taylor. hone 92 13tf
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
Set Limit on Bonds.

Sheriffs must make bond for the col
lection of the state revenues with the
state auditor by March l. Blanks for
this purpose are being mailed the sher.
iffs by Assistant Auditor G. B. Likens.
On or before March all of the sher-
ifs must make final settlement with
the state auditor and receive a quietus
from him and the fiscal court of their
respective counties for the collection
of taxes for the previous year. 1t is
necessary for a sheriff to make three
bonds. First he must make his official
bond annually by the first of January.
Then he must make bond for the col
lection Of the states revenue and a
separate bond for the collection of the
county's revenue. The state bond
must be made in duplicate, one copy of
which is filed in the county clerks
office and the other copy filed with
the state auditor. A. T. Beard, sheriff
OF Breckenridge county, is the nine
teenth sheriff to make final settlement
with the auditor and receive his
quietus for the collection of taxes this
year. On the same date last year only
twelve sheriffs had received their
quietus.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06

companies by adopting resolutions en-
bracing the terms Of the proposed
merger. According to the terms ap-
proved by the directors, the Inter
Southern Life Insurance Co., which
will have capital stock of $780, 900, as
sets of about s4,5O0,OOO and insurance
in force of approximately $4,000, 900.
The event will aggregate $4,000, 900.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
Administrators Notice.

All persons having claims against the
estate of H. d. Kanatzar are notified to
present the same, verified as requii ed
by law, on or before Jar uary 20. 1915. or
same will be barred Persons indebted
to the estate will please come and s-tIle
before that date. w. II. Kanatzar,
II At Admir-. R. d. 4.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06

Merge Insurance Companies.
Directors of the Inter-Southern Life
Insurance Co. and of the Citizens
National Life Insurance Co., at sep
arate meetings have unanimously
voted for the consolidation of the two
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06

Hats and Caps of the latest styles at
Stoutfer'S l2 IF
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06

10000 Suits anu Overcoats a SIS and
SIS al Stouffer's. l2-tf
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
SURVIVOR TELLS
HOW BATTLESHIP
/ WAS DESTROYED
Brtain's Gree. War Vessel For
midabIe Vanished in Five
Minutes After Attack.
HIT BOTH FORE AND AFT
Survivors Picked Up by Trawlers Had
All Their Clothing Blown of by
ExpIosion - Weather Was
Tough and Seas High.

London, Jan. 4.-The admiralty IS
sued az official announcement saying
that thrty-five officers lost their lives
in the sinking Of the Formidable.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06

Paris, Jan. Am unconfirmed re-
port WIS circulated here that the
British battleship Formidable was
sunk Of Portsmouth, the chief naval
station # England.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-06
Germans and Portuguese Fight.

Lisbon.-Oficial reports. received
state that there has been an encounter
between German and Portuguese
troops in Portuguese West Africa.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-16
Miller Machine
Turns Turtle on Hill

PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Ocs. 15.-(Spe-
cial while coming from Manley in an
automobile, Jake Miller, the liveryman
there, was coming down a hill where
there is is sliding place in the road,
and the rear part of the mashlne skidded.
The automobile turned turtle, spllling out
the driver and Mrs. Isaac Wiles and two
children. They were all thrown clear OF
the overturned machine and escaped with
a few minor bruises.
Lucius Vroman, employed in the Bur
lington shops received cut In the eye
with a wire with which no was working.
The injury was of such nature that It
was necessary to have the eyelid sewed.
Charles Hula of the Burlington lumber
yard and Miss Winnifred Parmele. both
of this city. were united in marriage at
the Holy Rosary Catholic church Thurs
day and departed for Chicago. where they
will visit with friends for short time.
Mrs Hazel Boyd, formerly of Hastings,
Neb., but who has been making this
city her home for some time past began,
through her attorney, Mathew Gering, a
suit for separation from her husband,
Lester Boyd. She alleges that they were
married in Hastings in 1910 and that her
husband has deserted her.