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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-09
Children Cry
FOR FlETChER'S
casio RIA

Have BATTERED Away Our Rights,
1t is not at all strange that the
Democratic leaders in search OF an
alternative to subsidy for the restor-
alton OF our merchant marine should
have chosen the preferential policy
of Washington. Adams. Jefferson.
Hamilton and Madison. No legislative
expedient ever was more magnif-
ciently successful for the purpose
for which It was designed. But In
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-09
Pacific PiMe.

Secretary Bryan, in one of his
daily statements. says that the pres
ent war in Europe demonstrates that
preparedness doesn't prevent war.
OF course it doesn't. But neither
does unpreparedness.
Our advantage of preparedness in
case of war. however, is that it pre-
vents the unprepared nation from be-
ing crushed by the prepared one.
Colonel Bryan declares that if we
had been prepared for war when the
European struggle began. we would
probably been drawn into it.
Why? How? Does Mr.. Bryan as
Isume that we have the same reasons
for being engaged in this struggle
that the nations at war have-na-
lions which have interests and pre-
JUDGES that have been at the point
OF crashing for years?
If mere preparedness compelled a
nation to go to war Switzerland
would surely be in the fight. Switzer-
land has a pretty well trained army
of half a million. Every nation bor-
dering Switzerland is at war. Her
people are descended from the peo-
Piles inhabitating four of the war
ring nations. Switzerland seems to
have had no trouble keeping out of
the war. If We are entitled to credit
for not getting into the struggle,
Switzerland is entitled to ten times
as much credit. and Switzerland is
prepared nation from a military
standpoint.
Mr.. Bryan's statement consists OF
oracular utterances of the obvious,
without and practical remedy for the
palpable evils of war he talks about
Aesop anticipated Mr.. Bryan CEN
turtles ago when he told the story OF
the fox who asked the crow to come
down from the tree with assurance
that all the animals had made a
COiupdCt Oipcipctudi pcdSO. Juot 'hOhi
a pack of dogs began to bark in the
distance. and Renyard prepared to
run. 81 thought you said" exclaim-
ed the crow. that a treaty of peace
had been declared among all the ami
mails" Eyes" said the fox, "but
maybe the dogs haven't heard of it,"
This talk about beating spears
into pruning hooks is lovely indeed,
but what pointless piffie it is in the
face of the existence of militant ag-
gressive. well armed powers which
pay no more attention to the per-
fectly good philosophy of the amia-
BILE Mr.. Bryan than they do to the
protests of unarmed China against
Japanese suzerainty.
What are wind and words when
opposed to shrapnel and submar-
ines?
AS Patrick Henry said: 1--WE may
cry. Peace. peace, but there is no
peace"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-09

For all these figures the average
price for 1918 is taken as the base, or
100. The figures for round steak,
for instance, indicate that of the aver
age price for 1918 be considered 100,
the price for 1912 was S9.2. or 1913
per cent lower than the average for
1918, and in 1914, 81 higher than
the 1918 average.
The Jump From 1907.
The figures show that the price OF
sirloin steak, estimated on this basis
has jumped from IT'S in 1907 to
1925 in 1914, round steak from 6S
to 1857; rib roast from 1871 to 1O4.6
pork chops from TAB to 1916; smok-
ed bacon from 74.3 to 1915; lard
from 8O.7 to 98.6; hens from S1.4 to
1921; wheat -four from 94.9 to 1898
corn meal from S7.7 to 1852; fresh
eggs from SAL to 1922; creamery
butter, from $50 to 94.4; Irish pota-
toes from 1913 to 1882; graduated
sugar from S7.2 to 1881. and fresh
milk from S7.2 to 1905
These figures indicate that the cost
of living in 1914 was per cent great
err than in 1918; At per cent more
than in 1912; IL per cent more than
in 1911; 9.8 percent more than in
1909; all per cent more than in
1908, and 24.5 per cent more than in
1907.
In other words it is costing the
average American about a quarter
more now than it did in 1907.
According to the figures. the west
ern part of the United States has not
been as hard hit as others. The aver
age relative price in the western di-
vision, for instance, was only 1908,
compared with 1O2 in the north At
lantic division and 1924 in the north
central division. The figures for the
south central division were 1918.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-09

the interval, very weakly and foolish.
ly, We had bartered away in treaties
with foreign governments our right
to give this preference to American
shipping--and thereby had ruined
and lost our merchant feet. These
treaties. so destructive TO us and so
advantageous to Europe. remain in
full force and effect-so that there
is nothing else for the customs court
to do but to declare that any pref
erence given in the Simmons-Un-
derwOod Tariff to American ships
must be given to foreign shipping
also.
Thereby this Democratic expedient
for the restoration of our merchant
marine is destroyed at the outset
without a dollars worth of benefit
to American ships. but with cost
of S15,OOO.00O to $2O,O0O,OOO to
the public treasury. What the Will
son administration should have done,
but what it did not have the courage
TO do, was to provide in set terms in
the Simmons Underwood law for the
1ue and formal abrogation of the
treaty clause that has helped Europe
and Japan, with the aid of their own
subsidies, to drive our shipping off
he seas. In no other way can 1.-The
policy of the fathers" be made effec-
ive.-Boston Herald.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-09

Farm. Near Whitesville, For Sale.
We have listed with US good los
acre farm Az miles South of
whitesville. about half of it bottor;
land. and forty acres in timber in
GLIDING S. gum, besides various other
trees. No buildings. See US for
prices.
BARNETT & SON. Agents.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-09
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING WIFE

! had gotten so weak I could not stand.
and ! gave up in despair.
Ai'last, my husband got me bottle Of
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and | COM
menced taking il. From the very first
dose, ! could tell II was helping me. !
can now walk two miles without In
firing me, and am doing ali NY work."
II you are all run down from womanly
troubles, don't give up in despair. Try
Cardui, the woman's tonic. II has helped
more than million women, in its 50
years Of continuous success, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold Cardui for years. He knows what
it will do. Ask him. He will recon-.
mend it. Begin taking Cardui today.
Write 70: Chattanooga Meiicne Co., Ladies'
ADVISORY Dept Chattanooga. Tenn. for Special
Instructions on your case and 64-page book, "Hom1
Treatment for Women" scot in plan wrappar. 10
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-09
Cost Of Living Is Higher.

Washington, July 5.-The cost Of
living Ia the United states is higher
now than & ever has been.
Notwithstanding thepromises made
by the Democratic leaders that the re-
duction OF the tariff and the free list
ing OF many food articles would bring
relief, prices are higher now under
the Democratic revenue measure than
they we're under the much maligned
Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
These facts are shown in statistics
which the department of labor has
just published in regard to retail pri-
ces in the United States.
The statistics show that for fifteen
articles which are served on the table
OF the workingman in the United
States the average price for the year
1914 was per cent, higher than that
in 1913 and about " per cent high
er than that in 1912.
In other words the American work
ingman is now paying an average
price of 1872 for what he got in 1913
for 100 and in 1912 for GA per cent.
The statistics show that the cost of
living has increased steadily for these
fifteen articles since 1907, when the
average price was only S1.9. In 1908
the average price jumped to S4.2, in
1909 to S8.6. in 1910 to 92.9, in 1911
to 9f9 and so on up to 1902. the aver
age price which the American work
ingman paid in 1914.
Highest i'm September.
These figures show that the highest
prices in 1914 were reached in Sep
TENDER, when the price of all foods
was IL per cent higher than the av-
erage price for 1918. The lowest
point was reached in April, when the
price was 3.5 per cent lower than the
average price in 1913.
Politicians in Washington are
greatly interested in these figures and
will Immediately begin to utilize
them in combating the Democratic
tariff law so far as it affects the cost
of living.
The figures show for instance, that
a sirloin steak whose cost was repre-
sented by the figure of 81 for the last
year of the Taft administration, now
costs 1925 under the Democratic ad-
ministration.
A round steak. which cost S9.2 in
1912, had jumped to 1857 in 1914.
Other comparisons of the last year un
der Republican rule with the year
1914 under the Democratic tariff are
as follows:
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-09
Alter -Four Years Of Discouraging
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Up in Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

Catrou, Ky.-In an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: 81 suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles. and during
this time, could only sit up for little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. AT times, would have severe pains
in my left side:
The doctor was called in, and his treat
rient relieved me for a while, but was
soon confined to my bed again. After
that. nothing seemed to do me any good.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-09
uSELN-VER-LAx
For Lazy Liver and
the Troubles Of
Constipation.

FeelSright all the time. Don't lay of
from work for days by taking calou,el
when pleasant Liz Vsv-Lax keeps yor
on your feet, while relieving your troub.
le, Safer too. and easy to take. Don't
take anything else. You can't afford
it. Eliminates poisons, cleanses sys-
TEN and relieves constipation. A nat
ural remedy, natural in its actions, sure
in its effect and certain in results. Il
won't be long before Liz Vsr-Lax will
completely displace calomel in everl
home. Children can take It freely and
with perfect safety. Every bottle guar
anteed. Soc and 81 in bottles- None
genuine without the likeness and sigma.
ture of L. X. Grigsby. For sale by
J. H. WILLIAMS. Hartford. Ky.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
NO IMMEDIATE RELIEF
Mercury Goes Only To SO. But HUI
nudity Reaches Sc

A sweltering heat which made ones
pores exude moisture ceaselessly and
which made ones vocabulary made
quate for proper execration enveloped
the city in it's breathless grasp yes
terday and throughout last night.
The cause was the unusually high
humidity which registered So degrees
in the morning and which diminished
only to II degrees as the day advan-
ced. This, combined with the olist-
ering sunshine, made the day what
it was. The mercury at its height re-
gistered SO degrees, reaching that
point at noon. But the intense heat
held the city in it's grip long into the
evening, the thermometer registering
50 degrees at o'clock, an unusually
high point for September evening.
No relief is in sight from the pres
ent heat as far as the Weather Bureau
can see. Continued warm weather
was the forecast for today. The winds
are from the south, and they consist
of soft zepnyrs at long intervals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

Mrs. Lora Coleman. OF Lynchburg,
Va state president Of the Rebecc's.
paid an official visit to Samaritan fe
becca Lodge of this city at a meeting
held this afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
DIVORCES GRANTED

In the circuit court yesterday Judge
J. B. T. Thornton granted two d.
vorces both on the ground Of desertion
One was to Charles S. Gawler from
his wife, LYDIA V. Gawler. and the
ether to Helen G. Tarbell from Fred
f. Tarbell. The first plaintiff was rep
resented by Attorney Cranda!l Mack
ev and the second by Attorney Frank
L. Ball.
In the same court deed was placed
on record transferring house and lot
on the south side Of Oronoco street,
between Royal and Pitt street, from
ceoroe Holmes and wife to jamie
Holmes and Frank G.. Allen.
The court adjourned Until Friday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
ELKS CHOOSE TRUSTEE
Alexandria Lodge Last Night Elects
George H. schwarzmann as
C. B. Marshall's Successor

At a meeting of Alexandra ioage'
No. 75S, B. P. o. Elks, held laS'
night George H. schwarzmann was
elected trustee to succeed the late
Charles B. Marshall.
The following delegates and AFTER
mates were elected to represent inc
lodge at the meeting Of the State AS.
ISOLATION of Elks, which will be helo
here October 5, 6, and 7
Delegates: James B. Martin
George W. Bontz, Robert 5. bar
rett, James W. Bales and Jacob brill
Alternates: Raymond Blumenfelo
Louis Dreifus, James Callan, Juliu'
Wolf and ]. Owen Lynch.
Robert S. Barrett, past exalted ri!
er of Alexandria Lodge, has oeen ii;
vited to deliver the memorial addfes
by the Bluefeld, W. Va. lodge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Cardinals and Eagles to Start Series
Sunday, Scptember'l9

The athletic committee represent,
inp the Cardinal Athletic Club ana
Eagles met last night at the nome Oh
Sylvester A. Breen and made az
engagements to play a series OF base.
hall games for the championship CT
the city of Alexandria, for the year
1915 It was agreed by Windsor
snowden, representing the Cardinals,
and Berry Burgendine, in behalf OF
the Eagles, that the first game OF the
series be played in the Cardinal sease,
hall Park next Sunday and the second
contest to be staged on the North
Alfred street grounds. and alternat-
ing each Sunday during the series.
It was also agreed that the winning
team take all money from the collec-
tions after the expenses are paid. =
strong line up was furnished by the
two chairmen of tthe committee: &.
which were accepted, with the undeA,
standing that no player or players be
allowed to take part in the series
whose name did not appear on the
list last night. Ii was agreed that an
umpire be selected from Washington
who would be strictly neutral to both
teams.
It was recommended and adopted,
that tickets be printed on various
colors of cardboard and be used during
the series-to be put in the hatbands
Of all persons who make donation
thus showing who are the loyal fans.
The games will be called at )
o'clock .. m. during the series.
1t was agreed that should the game"
continue until October 10 that no COR
test take place on that date but be
PLAYED the next Sunday thereafter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
WILLS pRnRATED

In the Circuit Court for the city TO-
day the will of the late Thomas A.
Groves was admitted to probate. The
deceased bequeathed one-half OF the
rents and profits Of his estate to his
widow, and tthe remainder to his chill
tiren, Lillian L. and Theron 4. Groves
The former was appointed guar
dia of the latter, and she qualified as
executriX.
The will Of Joseph Bolts, colored,
was admitted to probate. Hc left his
estate to his widow, Mildred Bolts:
during her life. At her death it goes
to Elizabeth Douglass, niece OF the
testator. r. II. Cox, Sergeant, quail
fed as administrator with thewIll an
eXed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
KILLED a COON

Early Sunday morning Officer
Kerns, who had been summoned: shot
and killed raccoon upon the prelnis-
es of Whitestone & Rammel on north
ROYAL street. The trespasser had for
some time been feeding upon chickens
at this hostelry. At long intervals OPP
ossums appear in yards near the en-
virons of the city, but raccoon rare
" has the temerity to enter the city
in search Of prey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
COLLECTIONS FOR 1915
Report Submitted to Auditor Verihe3
Forecast q Finance
Committee

The report of the tax collector DUR
ing the period in which the PEI
cont discount was allowed has beeii
submitted to and examined by the Au-
ditor. The result is what was, IN a
measure, expected and estimated By
the finance committee. The gross tlg-
ures upon which the 5 per cent. was
allowed in 1914, and 1915 are as fol
lows:
First ward 1914, s14,46S.55. This
year, 1915, S19,556.
Second ward 1914, s46,15O.14 and
this year, 1915 s44,742. "a.
Third ward 1914, s21,9l2.3O. This
wear, 1915, s1S,3S2:95.
Fourth ward, 1914, S17,359.96'
This year, 1915, ,s17,331.97.
The decrease in collections thi:
year, as compared with last year
amounts to $3.50 .s3, This was. anti
cipated and was so stated in a pape
submitted to the City Council by tn;
finance committee April IS last. wher;
these words appear: ''The state ta*
es the rolling stock of steam rail
roads, and prohibits the cities tror
taxing them: In lieu of this loss TN
state transfers as tax the 20 cent
on the one hundred dollars hereto
fore collected by the state. :
Continuing the committee said
"The rolling stock Of steam rail
roads in 1914 was assessed at. s243'
600 for local taxation, the sum of Sd,
155 being realized after discounts. s.
after all, in way, it. can be state'
the same percentage was collected al
heretofore during the discount period
heretofore during the discount period
accounted for by loss of rolling stool
tax. and this year some few person.
have not availed themselves OF thu
saving offered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
BATTLE FOUGHT IN ADRlATIC
Austrian Tcrepdo Boat Badly Dam
aged. Says Rome.

Rome, Sept. IA battle between
Italian and Austrian naval forces.
the former assisted by d French sub
marine, occurred on Thursday last in
the Adriatic Sea. The Ministry of
Marine announced today tliatone Aus
TRAN torpedo boat had been seriously
damaged. The statement follows:
"Thc French submarine Papin, as
sisted by our naval force, torpeoeed
on September 0, in the Adriatic near
Cape PIanka, a group Of Austrian tor
pedo boats, one of which was damaged
seriously"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as administrators
of the estate of the late T. A. Groves
all persons having bills against the
estate of the deceased are requested
to present same, duly certified, for
payment and all persons owing said
estate are requested to settle their
indebtness promptly.
LILLIAN E. GROVES,
Administrative, 90 Eight st. N. W.
Washington. D. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
DEATH OF TN. SILLEN

Thomas NJ. Slick, we'll known
liveryman, died this morning at his
home, III south West street. He was
employed for number Of years az
hight foreman of the Duncan Stables.
He is survived by wife and several
children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

Mrs John Leadbeater and children,
who have been spending the summer
in New Hampshire, have returned to
their home in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14

Miss Edna Bladder, has returned to
her home in King street after spend
ing ten days at Asheville, y. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-14
SOCIAL and PERSONAL
Interesting News Notes About People
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In Society.

Mr.. L. O. Hardin and wife have
returned from a pleasant trip to At
lantic City, Philadelphia and New
York.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-01-26
W0ULDRETURNTWO
YEAR COUNTY TERM

St. Paul, Jan. 26.-That there
will be movement during the ses-
sion of the legislature to cause the
return of two-year terms for all coun-
ty officers was made definitely known
today when Representative Sitter in
troduced bill which will do away
with the four-year terms, provided
for by the last legislature
Other bills introduced at today's
session Of the legislature include:
BY Senator Lobeck, bill to make
the recall of all elective and appoin-
tive state and county officers lawful.
BY Senator Baldwin, a bill which
will cause an investigation of the
methods of the State Highway COM
mission.
A bill which will provide for the
purchase of 81 copies of the general
laws of 1905, for senators.
Suffragists Turn Out.
Wearing red roses a large crowd
of anti-suffragists are attending the
suffrage debate this afternoon. Many
others are also present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-01-26
Three GAMES SCHEDULED
Big Bemidgg Ct 70 Play Pine River
Thursday and Grand Rapids Friday
Girls CUNTS Have E Encounter.
CAMPFIRE TEAM VS.. ALL-STARS

Three basketball games, all of in
terest to followers of the sport in
Bemidji, have been scheduled for
this week. On Thursday night "Big
Bemidg" will be pitted against the
fast Pine River team. The Pine
River quint was defeated here two
weeks ago by the close score of 10
to. 10, and the players are confident
that sBemidji can be defeated in an
other contest. The Pine River man
agement asked for the game, the
challenge being accepted by Manager
Carl Jacobson of the Bemidji team.
On Friday night a double-header
will be played. There will be girls
game, the team of the Campfire
playing the All-stars and follow
ing this contest the Grand Rapids
five will encounter big Bemidg."
The girls game promises to be
keenly contested. The players have
been practicing for several weeks and
both lineups include stars. Grand
Rapids for years has been Bemidji's
chief opponent on the diamond, grid
iron and basketball floor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-01-26
PENDERGAST TALKS ECONOMY
Beltrami Representative Says Il
Should Begin at Home.

After battling until long after the
noon hour, the house of representa-
tives, yesterday, by. vote of 81 to
81, referred back to it's author for
correction the resolution offered by
Representative Paul w. Guilford of
Minneapolis, instructing the appro-
priations committee to hold it's bud
get within the limits of the 1911 ap-
preparations, which, according to the
state auditors report, were about a
million and a half lower than those
of 1918. This was done after Mr..
Guilford had modified his resolution
so that instead of commanding the
committee to do this, it merely stated
it to be the sense of the house that
it should use it's best efforts to do So
During the discussion Representative
Pendergast of Bemidji, said: I'm
my county the tax rate is sc mills
while the state tax is only Ats mills
If the people want economy let them
begin at home"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-01-26
NOW IN SAFE KEEPING
Liquor Storage Moved From Indian
Agents Room to County Jail.

Z. w. Carson and J.. p. Brandt,
special officers Of the government
Indian department, are the cause of
much envy The officers during the
course Of their stay in Bemidji, being
here for the purpose of enforcing the
provisions. Of the 1855 treaty., have
siezed numbers of shipments of
alcohol, whisky, brandy and wines,
much of it being confiscated and a
large portion being retained for
evidence should certain cases be
brought for trail. The liquor was
taken to the room Of Officer Brandt
at the Markham and as the stock con-
tinued to grow the apartment, more
and more presented the appearance
of distilling agency. Every thing
went lovely until someone suggested
that the agents might not possess the
only key which would open the door
of the liquor depository. The "booze''
was then taken to the county Jail
where it will be kept under the
watchful eye of Sheriff. Johnson.