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The citizen., 1915-06-24

A visit from Or. William +.
Francis, Of 81. Louis, to Berea and
vicinity last week confirmed and
made definite the rumor that Gem
eral Grant once spent a night in
Madison County.
The facts are these: DIR. Francis
was himself a native Of this County
and his father kept stand on
the great thoroughfare leading from
Kentucky 10 the sea-board through
Cumberland Gap. Another Of these
hostelrics. called the Jones Stand
was near the foot Of the famous
Big Hill.
Dr. Francis, as a boy Of ten, was
intimate with the Jones family, and
afterwards lived himself in the
Jones house. He was visiting at
the Jones house at the time OF the
Battle Of Richmond. lie saw Met
calls Union Cavalry pass up the Hill
to find the location Of the invading
army: saw them retreat later in the
day, and the great Confederate army
march past-veterans who were
great fighters, though with ragged
uniforms. That night he saw the
glare Of the campfire on the sky,
>apd at the crack Of dawn the next
ginning, September 30 heard the
report Of a cannon answered by
three other shots, and followed by
the roar Of battle. That morning n
number Of wounded Confederates
were brought to the Jones Stand"
and laid on the grass in the yard,
where most Of them died in agony
the following night. Their bodies
were inferred back Of the house,
and some remain there still.
Or. Francis was not present on
the occasion Of General Grants visit
the next spring, but heard the in
cident described repeatedly by
The citizen., 1915-06-24

America stands for government by all the people
Manhood suffrage that every household shall have
its representative in the and every class rich
and poor East and West black and white shall have its
representation.
Alter the Civil War some southern states tried to
prevent colored matter how well educated or
high in character from voting They passed laws forbid
ding any to vote unless his grandfather voted in the
years before the war. The people who enacted this
grandfather law" so crazy that the nation smiled
and let CO. but last the majority the old eeaters
and ngger hates' have laid their bodies beneath the
sod and the IT, S Supreme Court comes out with great
decision, sweeping away this grandfather law. The
decision is rendered under democratic administration
with a democrat as Chief Justice, and it is rendered
unanimously. Henceforth America will be absolutely
Just and impartial
The citizen., 1915-06-24
CONTENTS
General
Madison

CONTENTS
PAGE 4. 49, Editorials. - General
Grants Night in Madison
County.-The Great Problem
Of Our Mountain Counties.
PAGE 2.-Fourth Of July Tetanus.-
Telephoning by Wireless from
Moving Trains International
Sunday School Lesson.
PAGE 8. Mountain Agriculture
Hog Cholera.-Late Crops.-Cin-
cinnaii Markeis.-ROad Building.
PAGE 4.-Local News.
PAGE 5.-General News.
PAGE 6.-Serial Story.-Chautauqua
News.
PAGE Tn the HOme.-Reeipe Book.
"A Woman Fit For An Ex-
ample.
PAGE 8.-Eastern Kentucky News.
The citizen., 1915-06-24
OUR OWN STATE
Boone Monument to Be
Unveiled

A monument commemorating the
of the marking of the
Boone Trail, will be unveiled at Cum
berland Gap, "Wednesday, June 30th.
The idea of marking the trail origi-
mated with Mrs. Lindsay Patterson Of
North Carolina. who put il before
the Continental Congress at Wash
ington in April 1912, securing the
cooperation of the ID. A. r. in the
other three states who have taken
this as their special work for the
past three years.
The principal speakers will be
Continued on page flve)
The citizen., 1915-06-24
"Man Shall Not Live By Bread Alone

Lincoln, when boy, said that many OF his neigh
bors lived like rabbits Indians except that they took
more interest in politics and religion.
This week in Berea, and in good many other
places people are taking interest in things that rab
bits and Indians do not care for-the thoughts music
and inspiration of Chautauqua meetings.
Our biggest possessions ideas and the power to
think and these big possessions made bigger when
ever we listen a good sermon or good song The
toll of the year brings its best rewards when we are able
TO 90 out for few hours for the Sunday meeting the
Chautauoua entertainment.
The citizen., 1915-06-24
The Sunday School Season

Every good thing has to make its way against
difficulties In the winter time many good Sunday
schools suspend business but the weather is favor
able and the public schools will soon begin The chill
dren can go barefooted and in very light clothng the
Sunday school season is open.
Let everybody in the district resolve that we shall
have good Sunday school this summer. Every child
should 90. All our little jealouses between families
should be forgotten or overcome The people who are
elected to Office will faithfully and the good Master,
who blesses little children shall smile upon children
this summer
The citizen., 1915-06-24
FRIDAY

Morning-Children's Hour, German
The citizen., 1915-06-24
MOBS RESENT
SLATON'S ACT
Rioters AngeTed at CIemency
Given Frank.
HANS GOVERNOR IN EFFIGY
Exhaustive Study Of the Case Has
Made Georgia Executive Positive a.
to condem Mans innocence Of
Numbering Mary Phaoan.

to conde mined Mans innocence Of
Numbering Mary Phagan.
Atlanta, Ca, June Ex-Governor
Slaton's action in committing the
sentence imposed on Leo X. Frank
for the murder of Mary Phagan has
stirred Atlanta and Georgia to white
heat.
"All I ask IL that the people of
Georgia read my statement and con-
slider the reasons that | have given
for cummuting Leo NJ. Franks SEN
tence to life Imprisonment" said Gov
ernor Slaton. Feeling as | do about
this case, | would be a murderer II
allowed that man to hang. i would
rather be ploughing in field than to
feel for the rest of my life that had
that mans blood on my hands"
Indignation meetings are being held
in many towns at which resolutions
denouncing the governor are being
adopted. At Marietta, where Mary
Phagan was born and buried, Governor
Slaton has been hanged in efigy. Fol-
lowing a great mass meeting at which
Slaton was bitterly denounced. life-
size dummy was suspended from
telegraph pole in the public square
with this inscription: John NJ. Sla-
ton, king OF the Jews and Georgia's
traitor governor
The governor was also hanged in
effigy at Woodstock and other places.
Turbulent crowds have marched
through Atlanta's streets all day de-
nouncing the governor, but there has
been no approach to rioting. Only five
arrests have been made during the
day and these were for disorderly con-
duct. All the police reserves have
been out. however, and early In the
day the city authorities closed all the
near beer saloons and the locker clubs.
The most striking demonstration
occurred at the capitol where several
thousand persons gathered and yelled,
"We want John NJ. Slaton." The
crowd did not find the governor, how
ever, for he did not leave his home
during the day. The crowd, after
hearing denunciatory addresses from
the capitol steps. invaded the capitol
and held meetings in the house and
senate chambers, at which resolutions
denouncing the governor was adopted.
The tenor of the resolutions is that
Governor Slaton has destroyed trial
by Jury and broken down the courts
OF Georgia.
The governor discussed with re-
porters some OF the points which led
him to commute the sentence, when
he was making public his formal state
ment. He showed a remarkable fami-
liarity with the record, and when re.
porters remarked on the fact, he said:
81 have learned that record almost by
heart Mr.. Dorsey himself. | don't be-
lieve, Is more familiar with the record
than I am"
The governor is positive in his state
ments indicating that all doubt OF the
guilt OF Conley and the innocence OF
Frank has been removed from his
mind by his careful study OF the facts
Of the case.
The governors decision. which makes
about nine ordinary newspaper col
umns. is a thorough review OF the case
from the beginning.
A crowd estimated from six TO ten
thousand persons formed in the cen
ter o. Atlanta and after listening TO
Continued on page flve)
The citizen., 1915-06-24
CLOSE
IN ON LEMBERC
City at Mercy Of the Enemy's
Heavy Guns. =,
GERMANS FLEE FROM FRENCH
Advance Of Allies Breaks Down Re-
sistanee Of kaiser's Army and
Forces Hasty Retreat In the vosaes
Italians Advancing.

sistance OF kaisers Army and
Forces Hasty Retreat In the vosoes
-Italians Advancing.
London, June 22.-All reports from
Berlin, Vienna and Petrograd in
dicate that the Austro-Germans are
closing in on Lemberg from three
sides, and in one direction there 10 Q
threat that an attempt will be made
to envelop the town without attack
ing, cutting OF the sole remaining rail-
way into Russian Poland.
The village of Malborghetto on the
railroad to Travis, which has been un-
der bombardment by the Italians for
several days, is reported to be in
flames. Its capture, which seems i'm
minent, will be an important gain for
the army which is advancing toward
Travis. with the object of cutting the
railroad there, which connects Trieste
with the interior Of the empire.
Counter attacks directed by the Aus
trians against PLAYA have been re-
pulsed. On the evening of the 18th
the war Office saws: Austrian avia-
tors dropped bombs on hospital train
leaving the station at Cormons. The
engineer was wounded and some Of
the cars were slightly damaged, none
of the wounded were seriously hurt.
The situation appears to be that the
center Of General Won Mackensen's
army, which is operating under the
eyes of the kaiser. having pursued the
Lakes Drozdowiecki and Czerlanski,
drove them out Of trenches three miles
to the east Of that point. This report
of the Russian center caused the
right and left fianks to fall back preci-
pitately until they reached a ridge OF
hills few miles to the east of the
capital. Here they are making their
last stand outside the city, for II they
lose the hills, Lemberg itself will be
absolutely at the mercy of the heavy
guns of the Teutons.
Despite the situation military ex-
perts are not castdown over the sit
uation. They know that Germany is
getting farther and farther from her
base Of supplies. Soon she will reach
a point where II will be impossible for
her to use the 1000 heavy field guns
as actively as she has been using
them. Russia in the mainline will be
accommodating war material and the
tide will turn. In any event all are
confident that the kaiser will be un-
able to shift any of his eastern troops
to the west.
Metzeral, on the river Fecht In the
Vosges, which is now occupied by the
French, was taken by assault, the war
Office has announced. after the outly-
had fallen into the hands of the ad-
vancing troops.
The Germans apparently retreated
with great precipitation for the ad-
vanced French lines we're straightway
pushed forward TO the south OF the
village and for a considerable distance
TO the east.
The war office also reports that in
addition to this gain in the advance on
Colmar, the approaches 10 the village
OF Bon Homme have been captured
and some OF the heights in the neigh
borhood have been taken. Bon Homme
is only about three miles from the
French border in Alsace. but II is on
another direct road TO Colmar. being
about the same distance from that city
at Metzeral fifteen miles. The Ron
The citizen., 1915-06-24

knowledge is power-and the
way to keep up with modern
knowledge is 10 read a good
newspaper.
The citizen., 1915-06-24
Berea Chautauuua
PROGRAM
ok Songs and Folk Dances.

Folk Songs and Folk Dances.
Miss Anna David
Afternoon-Concert, The Kellogg
Haines Singing Party.
Lecture, "The Divine Rights of the
Child" Mrs. Leonard M. Lake
Admission 25 cents, Children IS cents
Evening-Grand Concert, The Kel-
logg- -Haines Singing Party.
Admission so cents, Children Is cents
SATURDAY
Morning-Children's Hour. Japan
ese Folk Songs and Folk Dances.
Miss Anna David
Aforementioned Concert, Jaroslav
Cimera and His band.
Admission 35 cents, Children IS cents
Evening-Grand Concert, Jaroslav
Cimera and His Band.
Admission 50 cents, Children rs cents
SUNDAY
Morning-Children's Hour, CLASH
cal and Biblical Stories.
Miss Anna David
Afternoon-Sacred Concert, Bohe-
mian Orchestra.
Evening-Sacred Concert, Bohe-
mian Orchestra.
Sermon-Lecture Hon. j. Adam
Bede.
Admission 50 cents, Children 25 cents
Admission to Children's Hour free
to all.
The citizen., 1915-06-24

THURSDAY
Morning-Children's Hour, Indian
Folk Tales and Folk Dances.
Miss Anna David
Afternoon-Musical Recital, Miss
Gertrude Sternberger and Mr.. Haydn
Parry Thomas.
Lecture, The Fortune Hunter"
DR.. VIM. A. Colledge
Admission 25 cents, Children IS cents
Evening - Musical Recital. Mr..
Haydn Parry Thomas and Miss Ger
trude Sternberger.
Entertainment. Magic Taber. The
Miracle Man.
Admission 50 cents, Children 25 cents
FRIDAY
The citizen., 1915-06-24

WEDNESDAY
Aforementioned The Carroll
Glee Club.
Admission % cents, Children IS cents
Evening - Concert The Carroll
Glee Club.
Lecture, Things Saw and Did as
a Savage" Tahan-
Admission 35 cents, Children IS cents
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FAVOR TWO OF 'EM
House Adopts a Pair Of Con-
stitutiOnal Amendments.
Four Provisions Have Found
Their Way Through House.

Three-fourths jury verdicts in civil
cases and provision for custer of con-
stitutiona1 officers through quo war
ranto process, will be checked up to
the Kansas voters in 1916 II members
Of the house have their way. The two
proposed amendments to the constitu-
ton were adopted late Thursday aft
ernoon.
Continuing the special order which
had been carried over from the pre-
vious day, the house voted down the
proposed amendment to provide for
support of state schools through direct
levy. The vote was 72 for and ~
against-11 votes short of adoption.
The Municipal Leagues plan for home
rule for cities. was sent to the under
taker and the house cleaned up the
long list of proposed constitutional
provisions by checking four measures
up to the senate for adoption or re-
lection.
The four constitutional provisions
which have found their way through
the house at this session are:
Three-fourths jury verdict.
Increased pay for legislative MEM
bers.
Custer constitutional officers.
Tax amendment submitted, similar
TO one submitted two years ago.
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For Handling Of Irrigation
Problem in Kansas.
REPEAL OF PRESENT LAW
All Under Supervision Of Edu.
catiOnal Administration.

( A brand new irrigation measure,
providing for the repeal of the law
creating the state board of irrigation,
and placing what work Is authorized
under the charge of an irrigation en-
gineer to be responsible to the state
board Of educational administration.
and providing for deciding back all
lands donated to the irrigation board
at once to the counties or individuals
donating them, and the sale OF all
equipment purchased by the board
within the next two years. was intro
duced by the committee on irrigation
today as a substitute for all irrigation
bills relating to the same matter re-
ferred to the committee.
The new bill. which is reported as
the unanimous verdict of the commit
tee. and is declared to be backed by
the administration. provides for the
inspection of private irrigation plants
in actual operation. and the compila-
ton of data secured thereby to be fur
nished by the state irrigation engineer.
The bill is in line with the ideas OF
leaders in both houses OF the legisla-
ture. and is expected to become a law.
1t provides for an appropriation of
$4,000 for the fiscal year ending June
80 next, and for $1,000 for each of the
following fiscal years. a total appro-
priatiOn of $4,000.
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CUT INTEREST RATE.
Senator Davis Would Reduce From
I'D 5 Per Cent in Kansas.

The legal rate of interest would be
reduced from six per cent to five per
cent per annum and the legal con-
tract rate for this state would be cut
down from ten per cent to eight. by a
law which Senator Davis of Bourbon
proposes to put on the statute books,
amending existing statutes. The for
mer rate applies to judgments and on
payments to creditors where no other
interest rate Is specified and in all
other situations where a legal rate is
resorted to. The contract rate affects
agreements such as promissory notes
and ether contracts in writing agreed
to in advance. and prohibits the en-
forcement of any higher interest rate.
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FIX TO FALL BACK
Russians Work Day and Night
on Their DefenseS.
Preparing to Flood District "a
Miles I'm Extent.

Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE National lei
tung has published dispatch from a
correspondent on the Russian border.
who says the Russians are employing
thousands Of laborers to strengthen
their second line Of defense.
At the fortresses Of Ivangorod.
Brest-Litovsk and Kovno men are
working day and night AT Brest-
Litovsk arrangements have been made
to flood the entire district and for a
distance of Is miles the territory
around the fOrtresses has been barred
to ordinary travel. Great stores of
ammunition and provisions are being
laid in. These preparations the cor
respondent of the National Zeitung
goes on to say, make the habitants
fear that the Russians soon will be
-ee Gla .nt9 Duke Rec NisAols.. li1e Russian
commander-in-chief In the field, and
General Russky enjoy the fullest COM
fidence OF the people, the correspon-
dent continues The grand duke is
just now at the height of his power.
and he is very popular with the Rus
sian soldiers. Referring to the Rus
sian people the correspondent says:
No Signs Of Peace.
1T must be admitted that there are
no signs of the Russian people becom-
ing tired of the war. A small peace
party exists at the court Of Emperor
ASANAAOAaS, Jul ~ 10 WltuOut influence.
In most OF the more important Rus
sian cities recruits in considerable
numbers are being drilled. These
men are in part excellent material but
the weapons with which they are sup
piled leave much to be desired
A correspondent Of the Lokal An
zeiger, who is in the Carpathian noun
tains. telegraphs his paper of the very
heavy fighting recently in the Dukla
pass region. The Russians, he says,
were determined to break through at
any sacrifice. 1t appeared at first
impossible to check their attack and
they gained slowly but steadily. In
the last three days. they have been
brought to a standstill but they are
still on Hungarian soil and the heights
OF the pass are in their hands.
The Russian infantry suffered ter
ribly in its massed attack. this cor
respondent continues. The thawing
weather is bringing almost unbearable
odOrs from the field of battle and spe-
ciat sanitary measures are being taken
with the idea of preventing an out
break of sickness
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SIGNED AT THE HAGUE
Protocol of the Anti-Opium Conven-
ton OF 1912 in Force.

The Hague, Feb. 1.-THE protocol
of the anti-opium convention of 1912.
which aims at the suppression of the
opium traffic and international traf-
fic in cocaine and other noxious and
habit forming drugs was signed at
The Hague today by Henry Van Dyke.
the American minister to the Neither
lands; Tang Using Fou. the Chinese
minister, and M. Loudon, the Neither
lands minister Of foreign affairs. The
affixing of their signatures to the
protocol by these three diplomats put
the convention into immediate force
for the signatory countries. which
comprise approximately 475,0O0,O0
abitants. China with an estimated
population Of S30,0OO,O0O. the United
States 1OO,O00,OOO and the Neither
lands and her dependencies 45.000.O0O.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
Mr.. Van Dyke said in referring to the
convention:
"The terrible fact that this enor-
nous war is in progress should not
make civilized nations ignore things
which operate for the welfare of man
kind. The open convention aims at
putting stop to the vicious trade in
opium as an intoxicant and at inn
posing the strictest regulations on the
commerce in opium for purely medici-
nal purposes.
II hope that the three nations which
have taken the. first definite step in
this direction soon will be followed by
many others. 1t is a great satisfaction
that China, which has suffered most
from the opium vice has taken this
step side by side with the United
States which has been the foremost
nation in adopting legislation against
this vicious trade and Holland, with
her immense possession in the East
Indies should take the same stand"
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RUSSIA TO sew UP news
CONTINUED from Pare One,


transported from the west front, part
ly new recruits and partly of reserve
forces.
This radically changed conditions
and involved the necessity of our
troops retiring in order to facilitate
decomposition. to locations more con-
centrated- This object, it was be-
loved, could be better attained upon
our own territory in the shelter Of our
fortresses.
ut il believed we are upon the eve
of a great operation which must solve
definitely the struggle in East Prus-
sia.
This circumstance renders it neces-
sary that few inquiries be made con-
corning future combats. taking &C.
count of the strict necessity for the
observance of military secrecy.
AFTER twenty-five frustrated at
tempts the Germans succeeded in &C.
cupying in great force. after q desper-
ate struggle, tho heights Of Kosiouvka
but were dislodged after q violent
bayonet attack. leaving 400 dead.
The garrison OF the fortress of
Pr8emysl IL exhaustfng itself in fruit
less attacks, maintaining an irregular
fire against our blockading troops.
"On the Black sea the Russians
have sunk the Turkish transport
Broussa laden with $4,000 pounds Of
provisions"
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FIGHT IT OUT.
Continued from PAGE one.l



ed Drummond Of Norton county.
Speaker Stone explained that a
member would not be asked to COM
promise his conscience in the sup
port Of any measure which the house
leaders advocated.
IF an agreement isn't infexible. it
isn't worth a - declared Bird Of
Shawnee.
But the agreement will not be in
flexible. The members, however,
voted unanimously to try for new har-
mony. They will not oppose on the
floor any move which the party floor
leader and whip may make, whether
that action be for or against a meas
ure. Further, there will be frequent
caucuses OF the Republicans and the
work for the remainder of the session
will be outlined in detail before the
end OF the week.
Inundated ON Floor.
Three times within two days the
Republicans have been Inundated by
a split within their own ranks. Twice
trouble occurred on the floor and in
open debate. Once the Republicans
were put in q hole by the Democrats
on the initiative and referendum. That
was Wednesday evening. Thursday
night trouble occurred when the adj
mfnistration forces divided on the
passage of the bill by Lamb of Mont
gomery for the repeal Of the nom
partisan judiciary act. Both times
keene led the fight for the Republic
cans. but not all of hem followed.
Once, on the initiative and refer
endum, Speaker Stone left the speak
er's stand to take a hand in the fight.
Same results. No one seemed able to
bridge the trouble. The third defeat
of administration policies was when
the house labor committee kicked q
hole in the bill to return the election
of labor commissioner toNthe state la
Dor organisations
Heart to Heart.
So this morning the administration
forces held a heart to heart meeting.
They adjourned after 20 minute SEES
sion with q clear understanding OF the
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keep in line-at least SO far as open
debate is concerned. Travis, as party
whip, will appoint an assistant In
each aisle on the Republican side of
the house and the members will fight
to put through the administration pol
icies
The steering committee will work
overtime during the remainder of the
week and in a few days every Republi
can member will be advised OF the
measures which the administration
wants or does not want. The steering
committee is composed of Representa-
tives Keene. Layton and Pettyj0hn.
while Representatives Jocelyn and
Terrell will act as an advisory COM
mittee.