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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-05-13
THE EARMEBs PLIGHT.

The farmer seems always TO get the
hot end Of it. Last July he was trying
20 prevent loss by feeding seventy
cent wheat to pigs. After the wheat
that was not fed to pigs was sold
wheat went to $l.70. Neither the pigs
fed upon seventy wheat nor pigs
subsequently born have been high
priced since last July. The figures
from Washington now show that all
meat animals and poultry are lower
than they usually are in normal times.
The war keeps everything high which
the farmer has sold or wants to buy,
but keeps at rock bottom prices that
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-05-13
Mp. 0'MARA,
OWNER AND PUBLISHER.
A HOMEMADE PAPER.
THURSDAY, MAY. ID, 1915

The Lexington Leader has the
following to say concerning the
fishing IN the Kentucky river:
IF the dynamite and the nets
can be kept out of the Kentucky
river for a few more years, there
will be no need to go north for
good fishing, Reports from all
points along the river indicate
that the fishing is better this
spring than it has been for years,
and the bass and newlights are
fatter and bigger than. the usual
run of spring fishing"
This is true of Red River. The
fish appear to be larger and more
plentiful than for some years
past, but as usual, there is a,"fly
IN the ointment" Just as soon as
it got so that man could go out
and get a nice mess of fish with
hook and line and a can of
worms, some mlscreants got busy
with dynamite in the river near
here, and the nyl sAshplg
fean say good-by 70 any more fish
ing for some time to come. Last
week there were several charges
of dynamite placed in the river,
almost within the town limits,
and the ones responsible for plac-
ing it there probably got a few
fish for their trouble, although
they left the spot in such hurry
that they overlooked large num-
Der of fine fish, among them a
pike weighing over twenty
pounds, which was picked up
about 25 feet from the shore. A
large number of smaller ones
were left there to rot. Dynamit-
ing not only kills the fish in that
vicinity that are large enough
for food, but also kills the small.
er once, and drives away all the
ones not killed. 1t Is well known
that for several years after dyna-
mite is used the fish will not fire.
quent that part of the river, and
as result of the dastardly work
done by these men, we will have
to do without the sport of fishing
for some time to come. There is
a heavy penalty for the use of
dynamite for the purpose of kill
ing fish and the State Game
Warden has taken the matter up.
1t is to be hoped that the guilty
parties will be caught, and that
they will be punished TO the full
extent of the law.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-05-13
which he has to sell.

The farmer, unorganized. unable to
help himself, seems likely always to be
the worlds goat. Nevertheless, he
eontriyes to get many OF the comforts
of life, il he does not get riches, and
under the shadow OF his vine and fig
tree" lives more contentedly without
great profits than. many do who get
great profits in the marts of trade
which are manipulated SO that, to
paraphrase popular song, everybody
profits but the farmer.-Frankfort
State Journal.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-05-13
For Circuit Judge.

We are authorized to announce
w. R. SHACKELFORD
as Candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Circuit Judge of
the Twenty-fifth Judicial district.
Primary election August z, 1915.
We are authorized to announce
j. M. BENTON.
of Winchester, KY, as a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Circuit Judge in the 25th Judi
cial district. Primary election
August 7, 1915.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-05-13
We are authorized to announce
MARION ATKINSON

as a candidate for Circuit Court
Clerk of Powell county, subject
to the action of the Democratic
primary, August Z, 1915.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-05-13
For Representative.
We are authorized to announce
A. M. LOWE

We are authorized to announce
A. M. LOWE
as candidate for Representative
from this district, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary,
August Z, 1915.
We are authorized to announce
T: ]. P0NDER---A~<l
Hsa candidate for the Republican
nomination for Representative
from this District. Primary Au-
gust 7, 1915.
We are authorized to announce
B. +. HATTON
as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Representative
from this district, subject to the
action of the Republican primary,
August z, 1915.
We are authorized to announce
A. T. STEWART
as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Representative for
this district. Subject to the ac-
ton of the Republican primary,
August Z, 1915.
We are authorized to announce
ALBERT EASTER
as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Representative for
this district. Subject to the ac-
ton of the Democratic primary,
August Z, 1915.
We are authorized to announce
+. B. McGLONE
as q candidate for the Republican
nomination for Representative
for this district. Subject to the
action of the Republican prim.
airy, August Z, 1915.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-05-13
Former s'ICe
King" Talks
John R0hrman Praises
Remarkable Work of
Medicine TanfaC

Louisville, May 12-Almost
everybody in Louisville is person,
ally acquainted with or base
heard of John Rohrman. The
"Ice King" of Louisville, as he
was formerly called by those who
have known aud respected him
for his honesty and integrity for
a score or more years, has been a
sufferer from stomach complaints
and a general debilitated condi.
tion for considerable length of
time.
Like lots of other folks, Mr..
Rohrmau was little skeptical
regarding the merits of the new
preparation, Tanlac, as he had
tried numerous medicines in the
past without obtaining the right
results. However, the publica-
ton of testimonials from Louis
Vile people he knew who had
been actually benefited by Tanlac
convinced him that test of the
preparation was worth the at
tempt.
Mr.. Rohrman had suffered
much annoyance from indiges.
ton, especially. He get Tanlac
and began using it. A few after
moons ago he was prepared to
make this statement in The pres.
epce of witnesses:
LESS than two weeks ago / OBJ
tanned this TanIac. The medicine
was just what | needed. 1t went
straight to the spot. strength
ened right up. My appetite is
improSedg as, well my sleep.
VH~~
for the m&diefne,sft would have
been worth that to me. The an
ticipation oftaking the next dose
of Tanlac is a real pleasure"
Tanlac, the remarkable medi-
cine referred to by Mr.. Rohrman,
is now distributed in Louisville
by personal direction of l.. T..
Cooper, and in Clay City at Eaton
& McGuire's and in Stanton by
Hardwick q Co.'S, where the
famous medicine Can now be
bought.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-05-13
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Railroad Commissioner.

We are authorized to announce
III. G. GARRETT
as candidate for Railroad Com
missioner in the Third Railroad
Commissioners District. Subject
to the action of the Republican
primary August 7, 1915.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-05-13
For Circuit Clerk.
We are authorized to amour

we are authorized TO announce
@. n. GROVE
as a candidate for Circuit Court
Clerk of Powell County, subject
to the action of the Democratic
primary, August Z, 1915.
Evening journal., 1915-03-23
WYNCOOP AGAIN IN
MESHES OF THE LAW
Accused of Robbing Home
of Mrs. Sherwood at
PennSgrove Of Jewelry

William Wyncoop was arrested as
he stepped from the ferry boat Long
Beach from Pennsgrove last night on
a charge of breaking and entering the
hcme of Mrs. Eva Sherwood of that
town. wyncoop about sixteen years
ago escaped from the police station
with six other men by cutting hole
in the floor of their CELL At that
time he had been arrested on a charge
Of breaking and entering a house in
Dover.
During the week following his escape
Wyncoop appeared at the store of a
man on Sixth street near Walnut
which he robbed by holding up the pro
/ prietor. This was in daytime, and d
school teacher reported the matter L
the police station. Chief Black at thai
time was a street sergeant, and he wa
detailed ON the case. He went to thi
Sunday Breakfast Mission, then al
Seventh and Lombard streets. and there
he met Wyncoop, who had shaved of
his mustachc Wyncoop started for th'
doorway. Sergeant Black following. an'
during n chase across the lots ia that
Vicinity Nyncoop fired several shot.
from revolver az his pnsuer. Ser
gcant Black returned the fire and IN
an alley in Taylor street overlook the
Continued on Page s.
Evening journal., 1915-03-23
GERMANS take RUSSIAN
TOWN, Freeing PRISONERS
Br the united Press.

By the United Press.
BERLIN, Via Wireless TO Sayville,
l.. l.. Mar. pa German army that
drove the Russians out of Memel has
pushed the Slavs back u miles across
the Russian border and has occupied
the Russian town of Krottingen. the
war office announced this afternoon.
Arriving at Krottingen. the Ger
mans set free three thousand German
inhabitants of the Memel district who
had been dragged across the border
by the Russians. presumably as host
ages. The Russian fight from Memel
was so precipitate that the raiders
were forced 10 abandon not only the
hostages, but part of their loot.
There has been a lull in the fight
ing in Poland. On both sides of the
Orzec river northeast of Przasnysz,
Russian attacks have been repulsed.
In the Franco-Flanders fighting.
the Germans have repulsed a series
of attacks near Carency, northwest
of Arras; in the Champagne and Ar
gonne regions and around Badonvil-
Ter, in the Vosges. where the French
sustained heavy losses.
The Germans repulsed a night at
tack north of Beausejour in the
Champagne, by exploding mines un-
der the French trenches just as the
enemy prepared to charge.
Evening journal., 1915-03-23
CENTREVILLE CHANGERS
HEAR FARM TIPS

At the Farmers Institute held in
Centrevile Hall on Friday evening. A.
NJ. Pollard. of the experimental sta
ton at Delaware College spoke on
Egg Production" E. B. Sharpless.
of Avondale, Pa, spoke on Dairy
ing;" DR.. Reed. veterinarian of Della
ware College on Hog Cholera" and
Professor Grantham, of Delaware Col
lege, on 'Ligumes and Soil Fertil-
ity."
In speaking of egg producing. Mr.
Pollard called particular attention to
the housing, feeding and brooding of
the chickens that would enable the
owner TO secure the greatest number
of eggs DR.. Reed in speaking of
hog cholera mentioned a number of
serums that har been discovered and
we're used but added that while they
we're effective in many cases, there
really had not been any absolute cure
as vet found. Professor Grantham
then spoke concerning ligumes and
soil fertility, declaring alfalfa. and
red clover to be best for enriching
the soil.
At the conclusion of the addresses,
the Misses Ella and Elva Frederick
played a delightful piano duet. Horace
l.. Dilworth presided.
Evening journal., 1915-03-23
COL. STOVER IS OUT
Of RACE FOR MAYOR
Business Demands WillKeep
Him Out of City Part
of Time

AS was predicted in these columns
last week. Colonel Weller e. Slower
last evening announced his with
drawal as a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for Mayor He gives
as a reason for not standing as a can
didate. business demands upon his
time. Colonel Slower is exceedingly
busy at present in charge Of the erec-
tion of new buildings and the housing
of employees at the Carney's Point
plant of the dupont Powder Company.
In his statement of withdrawal he
says:
1T is with sincere regret that
am compelled to withdraw my name
from consideration of the voters oi
the city in connection with the Re
publican nomination for Mayor
Since the announcement OF my can
i didacy, certain business condition;
have arisen which will require m,
constant attention and frequent alb
sence from the city for severa
months. and will not afford me thu
time and opportunity which are alb
solutely essential in the prosecution
of an active campaign.
81 appreciate most highly th'
LOYALTY and support OF my persona
and political friends in my behal
Continued on Page Eight
Evening journal., 1915-03-23

police commissioner is a Democrat,
his father was equally well-known
as a Republican. Mr.. Megear conduct
ed a general store in Smyrna for many
years. and in 1908 he was the Demo-
cratic candidate for insurance COM
missioner. He made a remarkable
run of nearly 1000 votes ahead of
the rest of the Democratic State
ticket. attesting his popularity.
In 1909 Mr.. Megear was elected
chief clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives of the Legislature, which
Office he filed most eficienty. Shortly
/ after the Legislature adjourned hC
moved to Wilmington. and under his
| direction the Wholesale grocery bust
ness which he purchased has expand
ed considerably. il now occupying the
entire first floor of the building az
the southeast corner of Fifth and
/ French streets.
Mr.. Megear is a member Of the
Masonic fraternity. having taken the
thirty-second degree in the Consistory.
He also Is a member of the Delaware
Society OF the Cincinnati. of the VIII
mington Club. the Wilmington Coun-
try Club, the City Club and the
Chamber of Commerce. He is mar
ried, his wife being a sister of Rem
resontative Harvey p. Hall of Smyrna,
and has two children.
The first person to call on Mr.. Me-
gear to offer congratulations was Po-
4 lice Commissioner Thomas n. Stay
ton. He called at Mr.. Megear's Office
TO extend his well-wishes. Mr.. Stay
ton commended the selection of his
successor made by Judge Rice. MT
/ Stayton's term will expire May l.
when Mr.. Megear will assume the
Office. -
Mr.. Stayton has served for thirteen
years as Police Commissioner He
first was selected by the board to fiji
vacancy caused by the death Of A. J
Hart. A year later Mr.. Stayton was
appointed for a six-year term by tn,
late Resident Judge William c. Spru.
ance and six years ago was reap
pointed by Judge Spruance. William
II. Bowers is president of the Police
Commission and General /. Pusey
Wickersham is the other member
Both are Republicans.
Evening journal., 1915-03-23
new State LABOR
commission IS
NAMED TODAY
Miss Helen S. Garrett Ap-
pointed, Only Woman
on the Body
j. H. hickey IS The
LABOR Representative

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. Marcel Ex-Governor
Charles r. Miller, through the office
Of Secretary of State George II. Hall,
announced today the following mem
bers of the State Labor Commission
as authorized under the act recently
passed by the General Assembly ere
ating new commission
Miss Helen S. Garrett Wilmington,
for the term of five years.
Clarence ID. Sypherd. Dover, for the
term of four years.
George A. Hill, Bridgeville, for the
term of three years.
John II. Hickey. Wilmington, for
the term of two years.
Charles Warner, Wilmington, for
the term of one year.
The commission succeeds that for
merly composed of John NJ. Mcndin-
hall. of Newport: Irenee DUPONT. Jere-
miah II. Coady, Miss Emily p. Bisscll
of Wilmington: Mrs. Beniah Watson
Of Dover; Mrs. Ella c. Emery, OF
SeafOrd; Benjamin A. Hazel. of
Smyrna, and Andrew Marvel. OF
Georgetown. which was legislated out
Of Office at the recent session of the
| Legislature after the Ousting of Will
liam j. Gibbons as child labor inspec-
tor under the commission. The GUST
ing of Mr.. Gibbons led to a legisla-
tive investigation of the commission
which brought out a strong defense
as well as opposition TO the old body
and when the fight was carried into
the Legislature proper the old body
lost.
Miss Garrett is secretary of the
Edge Moor Iron Company. and lives
at No. 1904 Broome street. Whining
/ ton. She always has taken an active
| interest in welfare and educationa
work as well as civic and social prob
lens.
Mr.. Hill is a Representative in tn
Legislature and was Republican foo
leader in the House at the recep
session. He is fruit grover. Wit
two farms and orchards near Bridge
Vile.
Mr.. Hickey is president of the Cen
trail Labor Union in Wilmington ant
a labor organizer.
MIR. Sypherd is a druggist of Dover
Mr.. Warner is first vice-presiden
Of the Charles Warner Company, il
active in charitable and welfare work
and was a member of the committe,
Of seventy on labor legislation that in
terested itself in keeping laws affect
ing women and children workers OF
the statute books during the recen
session of the Legislature. He ap
peared with a delegation before thl
Legislature in behalf of the Ten-Hou
and Child Labor Laws.
Evening journal., 1915-03-23
Delaware Grange IS
FOR UNIVERSAL Peace

There was a large attendance at the
meeting of Delaware Grange at New
port last night. After the regular or
der of business a resolution advocat-
ing universal peace that was transmit
ted from Pomona Grange, was con-
sidered and was adopted by Delaware
Grange. The action will be reported
TO Pomona Grange at the June session.
DR.. H. P. Ewes, State Veterinarian,
gave an interesting talk on "The Uses
OF Antiseptics and Disinfectants.
Next Monday night Professor c. A.
McCue of Delaware College will
speak, and all Grangers will be vel
come.
The program for the social hour
last night included: Piano solo. Mrs
r. p Nichols; reading of Delaware
College letter by Mrs. Edna Craig
vocal solo Miss Mary Benson: read
ing. Mrs. II. p. Ewes entitled 9TH,
Ladies' Aid Society"
Evening journal., 1915-03-23

William b. Megear, of No. 1910 West
Tenth street. wholesale grocer in
business at Fifth and French streets.
will be the new police commissioner
for Wilmington to succeed Thomas
~ Stayton, whose term expires May ].
Resident Judge Herbert L. Rice this
morning announced the appointment
of Mr. Megear to be Democratic
member of the board to take the place
of Mr.. Stay ton when the latter's term
expires The appointment came as a
surprise and was not known to any
body until Judge Rice announced it
Judge Rice nd not consult Mr.. Megeal
about the prospective appointment un-
til yesterday afternoon. when lie ten
dered the place 20 Mr.. Megear and the
latter consented TO accept il.
Il might as well state my position
now as at any time said Mr. Megear
this morning in discussing his ap-
pointment with reporters. "The
thought that shall be uppermost in
my mind Will be the efficiency of the
police department. | shall bend every
energy toward attaining the highest
efficiency there. | am entirely free in
accepting the appointment. | did not
seek it, there are no strings to me,
have no axe TO grind and have no al
lance with either Mr. Bowers or Mr..
Wickersham, the present commission
ers. Neither have / any political am
bitions to crafty"
That the appointment of Mr.. Megear
will be received with satisfaction
seemed to be the opinion of those per-
sons who today heard of it; as Mr.. Me-
gear is a man of high standing IN the
business world, of very pleasing per-
sonality and manner. and is held in
esteem by all who know him. He has
been a resident of Wilmington six
years, having come from Smyrna to
take over the wholesale grocery busi-
ness of the late Henry NJ Lodge
which he purchased. Since then Mr.
Megear has taken an active part in the
business life and affairs of Whining
ton. .i.
He was born in Smyrna forty-ive
years ago. son of the late Thomas
B. Megear. for several years post
master of Smyrna, and the late Mrs.
Sarah Belle Megear While the new
Evening journal., 1915-03-23
Rr The Irniied Press.

By The United Press.
PETROGRAD, March 23.-Mutiny
broke out in the starving garrison at
Przemysl and General kusmanek sur
rendered to the Russians to prevent
disgraceful revolt, according to dis
patches to the war office this after
noon.
On Sunday afternoon the Austrian
commander ordered 10000 Of his
troops to participate in a savage at
tack on the Russian lines on the
south. His object was a desperate
dash that would cut a gap through the
line of the besiegers and enable at
least part Of the garrison to fight its
way to safety
Several units refused to move. Of
ficers dashed back and forth along the
Austrian lines. threatening to execute
the mutineers. They stood their
ground. however. and were Joined by
other groups who threatened to march
out and lay down their arms to the
Russians unless they were given food.
General Kusmanck called a confer
ence of his commanders. At a meet
ing that lasted until nearly midnight,
it was decided TO surrender Hasty
efforts were made TO destroy the inner
forts before the Russians entered the
city.
In futile effort TO arouse his troops
to one last bayonet charge. the Aus
trian commander issued a most stir
ring appeal A copy of his last order
wired here this afternoon, follows:
"Heroes of the Austrian army, | nov
announce my last summons. The homo
Of our army and our country demand
that ] lead you TO pierce with points o
steel the iron circle Of the enemy. Ihel
we shall march ON until we join near
by Austrian army. We have shared on
last provisions. We must open the way
We shall open III"
Tie war Office today insisted that tn
Russian force investing Przenysl wa
"never large and composed Of territol
ials and reservists,' but gave out n
figures. Il was stated that the numbe
of Austrians captured when Przemy'
fell exceeded our expectations" but n
exact figures were given.
Following a night of hysterical dem
onstrations, the Petrograd populacc con
tinued to parade the streets today, wav
ing the allied flags. Crowds formed j
front Of the newspaper offices singin
hymns.
Evening journal., 1915-03-23
DROP larceny charge
AGAINST father. DAUGHTER
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to The EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, March 23.-Samuel Coston,
colored, and his daughter, Mary Coston,
aged II years, had a hearing before
Magistrate Leonard W. Lovett, yester.
day. on the charge of stealing chickens
from the farm OF Charles Jarmon, in
Pencader hundred. Magistrate Lovett
held each of them under a 500 peace
bond and afterwards stated that the
prosecuting witnesses did not desire TO
press the larceny charge and for that
reason he simply held the defendants
under the peace bond TO stay off of the
Jarmon farm.
The Rev. Walter Marvine. chaplain at
Fort DUPONT, will deliver the sermon at
the Friday night Lenten service in st.
Thomas Episcopal Church on next Fri
day night.
On next Sunday morning members of
Hiram Lodge, A. +. and A. NJ, will at
tend services at st. Thomas Church in
body to hear a sermon by the Rev.
Walter Haupt.
Anna Sturges Duryea will lecture on
peace in the Newark Presbyterian
Church tomorrow evening.
During the past few days and espe-
clally on Sunday. several hundred per.
sons from Newark and the surrounding
country have visited a gypsy camp near
Ogletown. The camp has been there for
several days, and is one of the largest
bands Of gypsies ever seen in this local.
ity, there being about twenty tents
pitched in the camp. Notwithstanding
the act passed by the recent Legislature
and signed by the Governor making il
unlawful and punishable by fine oil
$500 for bands of gypsies to ply theh
trades in the State, these Nomads ar,
evidently paying no attention to tn,
new law.
Evening journal., 1915-03-23
Allies IN DARDANELLES
silence their Guns
BY Tho United Press.

LONDON, March 2S-Despite Berlin
reports of an absolute calm in Con-
stantinople. Athens dispatches to Lon
don papers today asserted that since
the beginning of the Dardanelles oper-
ations. 100000 Mussulmans have fled
from the capital to the interior
Reports from Athens indicate that
the allied feet has not resumed bonn
harding the forts, at least on a large
scale. A Paris dispatch today con
firmed the Turkish claim that the
French battleship Gaulois was badly
damaged in last Thursdays engage
ment when three allied ships were
sunk. II was stated at Paris that
the battleship Jaurenguiberry has
been ordered TO the Dardanelles to re-
place the Gaulois.