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The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
.GREGOR|O ENDOSO SLIPS
FROM DEATH PENALTY

Gregorio Endoso, charged with first
degree murder, was found guilty OF
second degree murder by a jury in
Judge Ashford's court ut half ten
O'Clock last night and win be
sentenced at nine O'Clock tomorrow
morning TO life imprisonment Y
The case was on trial Thursday and
yesterday. II went to the jury at
,four-thirty yesterday afternoon. The
Jury recommended the limit, which,
under the law is life sentence. This
of course was unnecessary, VI, I
Endoso admitted shooting and kill.
ing a fellow Filipino, while the two
we're passengers in an auto bus at KaI
haIuu, Windward Oahu, on August 22,
last. He claimed self-defense, how
ever, saying that Pedro Nolasco, the
murdered man, had been following and
threatening him with his life. Appar.
emily, the jury believed the self
defense story and found accordingly 4
p The defense, represented by Attor,
neY William J. sheldon, offered at the
outset, to enter plea Of guilty q
murder ia the SECOND degree. This
I offer was scorhed by City Attorney
Brown, who stated what the Territory
would seek a capital or death verdict
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
&.HECIR|C
EARNINGS STATEMENT

The earnings of the Paci6e Gas and
Electric Company show an Increase in
gross operating revenue Of s412e:a3
during September, 1916, as compared
with September, 1918, Total expenses
and reserves Increased $4p025.3q; net
income decteased 49,234.5p, and sur;
plus decreased $42, 1894, " 4 r J!
/, For the nine months ending Septem'
Der 30, 1916, IN comparisoni for the
same period, 1915, total gross operRt,
ing revenue increased ,$67s666.S5; TX,
penses and reserves were 1921, 81 81
more, while net operating revenue de-
creased $l59,7o4,9s. Total met income
was $S9 ,l7s.06 less, bonded and note
interest $96,B76.74 less, and surplus
$2 ,g50. 35.t Accrued diyidends on pre-.
ferred stock increased &2l5, 67i.37i
while the balance was $2ls, s2ls72 less
For the twelve months ending sep
tember 30, 1916, compared with The
same period the year before, total
gross operating revenue Increased
$472 ,s2015g and total expenses and re-
serves, $407 ,9l3.7l. y Net operating
revenue inereased .$64, lO4.4s and mel
| non operative revenue $4,000 80. The
total net income increased 1900, le9.p4
and the snfplps $3s0,63s.49, After set
ting aside 1920, 400 40 for the paymehi
Of Dividends on the preferred stoek
the balance was $1,000, 206.00, an in
lerease of 900. 2e8.52a
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
CERTIFICATE DENIED
JAPANESE INFANT

Japanese children born In Hawaii
but whom their parents send back to
japan to be educated are not entitled TO
certifcates of Hawaiian birth, accord
ing, TO a ruling made yesterday by
Wade Warren Thayer, secretary Of the
Territory, in refusing to issue certf
ficate in the case of ShiZo Kiyuna,
three. year old son OF Kamado Kiyuna,
n The father appeared before Thayer
yesterday and asked for q certificate
of birth for the youngster. In reply
to questions he stated that he was
sending the boy with his mother on the
Persia Maru to Japan to see the child 5
grandfather and that he intended to let
the youngster remain in the land Of
cherry blossoms for fifteen years. 81
would rather have him stay in japan
until he is quite old, Z, said the father.
+ 4. Here is a case, = said the secretary,
where father comes right out and
says he wants his son educated in
Japan though born in America. Ny OBJ.
servations are that he will be pretty
poor American when he comes back. 2
And Thayer refused to issue the certi-
ficate. He says he Is willing to have
the matter threshed out in the courts,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
.INILHElDSlNG
Except 0NESPOT
Expected That PFosecliiIon Of All
Stubborn Landlords viii
Be Started

Khs lest days p Iwiiei are nearing
raptqiy.f,
last night the district was swarm.
ing Win soldiers, the malcIi!y OF
whom hnye recently been paid. ana
py n number o. lntefested .eivinans:
The only quarters winch fesembled
iwile, IN % ~ fnglel Psin'ee rIly .'
WnBi = nv ettlien cqhtein18 eottaBen
rented by y, Amin, who y .the only les
sor 70 refused 20 seeneei ms leases 70
uelszens 81 ~, qislriet.
fhf eottaEes elsewhere which ere
BOT ~ yet vacated hqnaed girls who
turned 'oh tpe main eqttaee hgnt2 ana
rstused 70 open tne aop.s' . visitors,
Malfa9is wv .oe issuep soon against
.lanpiords VINO nave tefuseu TO onst
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
SEVENTHOOSAnD
NHLESFORSM|M
New York CIgbman In. Private
] Yacht Comes To Test
/. Waikiki Surf

shortly over month ago Alexander
Smith Cochran picked up magazine
in his New York club and read therein
o. the delights Of bathing at Waikiki.
Yesterday, solitary passenger on
the half-million dollar yacht Warrior,
arrived in Honolulu harbor for his
| To get i he crossed seven thousand
Imiles Of water and three, seas, y
The appearance of the Abeantiful
ereft on Waikiki yesterday at noon
lereated a ripple Of excitenaent ON h
Waterfront, for the yacht wns NOT q
lpecfed and hasty preparations were
made Tor her berthina. dSpeking a
kbcttef berth, Pilot Madsen took her to
1 Pier 10 and there she lies.
owner And Grew Only 4
Besides the crew Of thiftysnine men
and his officers, Mr.. Cochran is the only
I,person ON the vessel. He IL owner OF
The Warrior, said to be previously The
property of William X. Vanderbilt,
end flies the pennant of the New York
Yacht Club. Two saluting, one-ponnd.
ers are amidships and the boat i con.
Quoted under strict naval rules.
No one was allowed on board yes,
terday. The yacht glided Into her
berth beautifully, but with not a, soul
in sight on her decks except the crew
Handling her. Z.
| .'I have no plans,o said Mr.. Coch.
| ran, in answer to questions, yesterday
lttI hardly knew was coming here and
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
CHAMPION BOOSTER
IN TWO CONTINENTS

r. y.
Jack London z aloha for Hawaii, the
result Of his recent long soiourn ia the
Islands, is resulting IN . prodigions out
put Of Hawaiipna by the famous au.
thor. YMy Hawaiian Aloha, . recent
~ published inithe United States in the
Cosmopolitan magazine, was published
simultaneously in Mash s magazine in
England, according TO a letter received
yesterday frem London by the promo.
tion committee.
London stuffed also that the article is
being pablished In book form.
In addition 70 that, Ikondon stated
in his letter that he had just completed
a book of Hawaiian short stories. Nor
has he stopped there, AS previously
announced, he is writing Hawaiian
novel Fifteen Thousand words OF this,
he says in HIS letter, have already been
typed "All Hawaii = the author adds.
twill, 1 am confident like the book. .
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
ELECTROMAGNETIC
!. HONOLULU WANTED

The need of a Photographic sur.
yey'' of Hawaii was suggested yester.
day at the Offices Of the promotion com.
mittee, where 1t was said that main
land publications in letters to the com
mittee have complained that the Ha.
waiian photographs which they have
been able to obtain do not come up to
the verbal and written descriptions OF
the Islands. ~ t3+ ssg
The photographers of Honolulu, il
was said, have so much business now
that they are no longer able to get out
into the country with their eameras as
they once could. The result is that
the same old stock pictures are being
used over, and over although there are
thousands Of scenes that, IL photo,
Igraphed, might better depict the beau
ties Of the country. "s@..
The matter is being discussed OF
having some photographed Of national
Reputation come to Hawaii, look at the
country with eyes not blinded by fla
milisrity, and establish d new and bet
Der standard of photographs descrip
tion of the Islands -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
CAUGHT in BELT AND
BADLY HURT MAY DIE

Manuel Martina Santos, of wailia
Road, near First Avenue, was severely
injured yesterday afternoon when he
was caught between a roek-earrying
elevator at the Hopolnlu Construction
and Druying ComPany's crushing plant
ut the corner Of Kapahulu and Waialae
Roads. He WIS taken 10 The Queens
Hospital His recovery is doubtful.
Examination showed that he suffered
two deep scalp wounds, serious bruises
about the body and internal injuries.
According 10, the police reports,
Santos was adjusting belt on the ele-
vhtar baskets which carry rock, when
the maeMnery started. His clothes
were caught 10 the belt and before the
power could be shut OF he was crushed
against the overhead platform
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
.DsEDRlFlE TO !. .
kill HERSELF
Mrs. Harold ileffs Ends Lie
Had Papers For Second
Divorce Prepared

y In room in which her two children
were sleeping, Mrs. Harold Jeffs shot
and killed herself early yesterday morn
ing by firing a bullet from d 22-cahber
life into her brain at her home at 1881
was summoned, lint the injured woman
was beyond medical aid and died short
ly after his arriyali An inquest con
Quoted by Deputy tfiheriff Julius Asch
win be held at ten, o'clock this morn
ing. Mrs. Jeffs was the wife Of Harold
.Jeffs, local barber. She was forty
years old and the mother of two chill
dren, q girl aged nine and a boy six
4 According tostbe story Of the shoot
ing which was told to Deputy Sheriff
Aseh by Jeffs, the latter called the
children to breakfast about six o'clock
When he stepped into his room, he saw
his wife lying on the bed with tn,
rifle mnzzle, against her temple. N
~ could probably have taken til,
gun away; from her then, said Jeff
Hbut ]. didn I think she would shoot 81
I went into another room. There l heard
the pop Of gun. When I saw that sh'
had shot ,herselt ] ran for a Doctor
About three years ago Mr., and Mrs
.Jcffs were divorced, only TO remarr,
the next day. Jeffs told the Poliel
yesterday that his wife was preparing
to file a divorce suit against him abs
in fact had consulted an attorney VIII
vas to draw up the papers in the suit
Mrs. ,Jeffs was A native Of New Port
England, Burial services will be he'll
from Williams, undertaking parIors q
two o'clock this afternoon. The bod.
will be buried in Nuuanu cemetery.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
K0NAPOP|[SNO1E
INCREASE IN BIRTHS


4
The children Of the Hookena School,
Kopa, Hawsii, are being edn.ated
gradually as newsgatherers and coun-
Try peWspapef men end women. The
following i from the Hookena Mite pi
last Friday 8
BY Room Il y, " II, ~
Mrs Minnie All eaye birth to d
baby pirl on Fridh \. istober IA. &, <,
Z. on October 10 discipline KaiIiponi
gave birth 70 = baby ibQyt Z ~
y Mr., Joseph Maqhnp, or trnant OH.
Ger, visited our school on Tuesday, 0s.
Sheriff sampai X. Pa and Deputy
Sheriff 8. LsKarc left here for Kailpa
on October ~. W
Mr. Davies truck, which was II
Kona for nearly aSweek, returned 10
Hilo o. Saturday, October 20. = "
Mr.. Napunawai, who has been II
Honolulu for some time, returned "a
Kona ON Saturday, October q.
Misses Hannah and Rose Kaainon
who have been in Kau for n month
returned TO Kono ON Sunday, octe
Der 22 (,
BY Ro0m II x. y, ~
4, Attorney A.sG. Correa was here from
Hilp on. October 90. st =. -.
Our county attorney, w. H. Beers
passed here for Kailua to attend til,
jury on October %. IL
Az HonaHnau, on October 10, Mr.
and Mrs. Bauknight welcomed the ar
rival Of their first child, a baby girl.
Deputy Sheriff Henry X. Martin and
Special Oficer George Richardson re
turned TO Hilo on October 20. 49,
Among the passengers from Homo
hln to Kona on October p were Mr.
Magoon, A, c. Dowsett, Mr.. Ahuna ant
w. N. Pnnikaia.
BY Room III 4, < q
yThe people are very busy pickinl
coffee. slgit 49, "a NJ asf x
Two automobiles with passenger
passed our way last Tuesday for thu
jury,
Owing to the heavy crop of coffee
some children have been staying I.
help their parents pick coffee. :. Z Z I.
Mr.. Oyama and his driver have beci
very busy in hauling coffee to Mr.. Lin
| coins mill. Y,
Some Of the shady kukui trees ol
our school land have been trimmed 3,
that the sun may reach the coffee trees
| The pupils of the Japanese Schoo
are learning how to play drums, flute
and accordions for the celebration mex
month. n. y 1 {, B
The Invitations by the Japanes
School for, the. celebration on Noyem
Der 3 have been printed by our shop i
i English and Hawaiian. I6b
Il sWy~L-- - :. ! -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
KAUAI SCHOOLS HAVE
ENROLMENT Of 42S5

According to ofiisisf figures which
have been sent to the department Of
public instruction. by Miss .Bernice Il,
l. Hundley, supervising principal the
twenty government schools in Kauai
showed total enrolment Of 1885 stu
dents Of both sexes up to last Friday,
The Kauai High School, established
at Lihue, the county scat, has now for.
ty.ope students taking the higher
courses In the arHt grades of the
Z Kauai government schools there arc
enrolled 1896 The eighth grades have
/ a total Of seventy.f1lT students,
The school at Kapaa has the highest
enrolment, 573 pupils attending THU
institution., George 3, Raymond, in
spector general Of schools, believes tbs
Kauai enrolment viii remain at about
these figures for the balance Of the
school year,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
GEORGE DAVIS Is
BACK N TRENCHES

George Davies, of Honolulu. who, left
here to join the British arm. and IL
now captain, is once more back In
the trenches, according to word re-
ceiyed here yesterday, a
Mr., Davies recently spent three
months in the, trenches, where he saw
service of the, most arduons and, excit.
ing nature. He was then detached on
special service and spent Ave weeks in
the advanced school for tbe instrue-
tion Of officers. Having completed this
phaserof his military life, he has now
returned to the roar and imminent
darger Of constant battle.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03

Spn Franclsco- Arrived. oct. n, str. Ten
80 Alarn heBce Oct ~ aa 49, Is 49,
for Honolulu sgtF t&G = ~
,Ycsohsme- Sailed, Oct 80 SIR AiraradO
for Honolulu. 49," tH
San Feeneiss9. Arr, Arrived, Sev, 1, str. Bur,
San Frhncisee- Sailed, Nov, 4, 1885 o. n,,
str. AIatsoniA for IIonolulu.
Yekgbatna lIletb Nov. /, str. Nippon
Marn for Honolulu. gl.GSgH- ~
terprIse from Kahnlni Oct ~
San Franciseo- Sailed, Oct. 81, str. lilo
nian for Honoluiu. 3rt.! Il u
Port Blakeley Sailed oct 81, schr. Helene
for Honolnlu. So, ,,...s ss,,. : ~ !
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
.AAMAkuA DROUGHT BROKEN

Wireless messages received by fheo,
II. Davies 4 Company yesterday report
one and a half inches of rain through
out the district Tuesday. This change
IN the weather is the best news that
has come from mpdward Hawaii In
several weeks, having been badly need
ed between Laupahoehoe and kukpi-
haele. X, Y,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
NIPPON MARp COMING
FOUR DAYS DELAYED

News comes that the NfP0h Msru,
of the 4. X. X. line, which was TO have
left Yokohama last Saturday, has post
poued her departure four days AID sail
ed only last wednesday for Honolulu;
The liner win arrive here November Al.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
ANOTHER MURDER CASE
WIEL GO 10 TRIAL TODAY

Judge ,Ashfptd's triah jurors are 70
answer roll;call at nine o'clock this
morning. The ease for trial is that of
the Territory against You Chill Yong,
charged with killing his step,father-in-
law. E ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03

Having CANCELLED his sailing by way
OF the Panama Canal as he intended,
W. l.. Smith, ,PittsbnFg capitalist,
has decided to come 10 Hawaii in the
steamship Great Northern in February.
He formerly planned TO come here in
his UriNate yacht with a party Of
friends, ......s@| -. " n
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
PAssENaERs DBPARTEp

by Str, Mlkahaia for Maui and Moiokai
Oct III. Miss ~, Sanharne, Mrs, 9, j. Ma
corrision, . w. fafyeY u. N. Whitney
ny str Klnnv for Kalai, oct. "a 70. D
Gansar, I. Mcdonald. Walter Scott. r =
Miss Urban Mr. and Mrs. Chong sung Al
ChlAg, ", Nell Roy Bean, Mr.. HandrlckS
aud infant, Miss cAmara, y Dd0 Mrs. y
y Gray: Mr. and Mrs Is Ksnalno Mas
Miss Cahil Master cahnl n Keystone
a. A. Bruins. " y. Boyd. F.,.c,1 EubaDks
| M !, Rolte a. d. Dohgherty. A. O. Cot
chett, DIR, Knhns, H. j. Song, DIR. w. IL
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03

Cir Ma.Ina t.oa from Mani m,
a,s Nm p.r.,, M,,D from San r,,nc,,eo.
1'S s,r z w ~ from Hawai-. go I n
Az = s ~ heeia A"ru iron oanp ports
Gas ssbr Mokoli from oahu ports D.5O
| n M 80 ~ - - 49, Ft'''' ~
49, nrpAp Tpn .@@
Gas schr. Ida May for sroloknl 100 a. m.
Bchr.. Kitsat, for Puget Sound lO,45 a. m
DIS. 81. 81. Louis for Pearl Harbof.
sos AIM y - ~, &. = feNTT- y
Str. Kilauea for Hawaii, y noon.
SIR, Rainiani for Hawaii, s:4S D. M II
| fStr Kinau for Kauai 3 p. IN. u. 7 7, VI
str Mikahaia for Maui and .AIolokai,
Str. Wiihelmina for san Francisco, &c
:, STR e.; Mauua Kea for mo 10 a. m. ~
a nj. A ~ ~ fS'''fo' "'" y
str Niagara for sydnsy, 2:30 D. m. =, j
Str. DoBaK for Tientsiii. e:i5 ., mi \ Z.
4 Str. Persia Maru for Yokohama, 2.5O D.
M SIR. Maui, .,ov k,.., RIO I, n IN, \,
1 Str. Alnagisan Maru for Makatea, 8 n
4 p. m. rf st sl.Tf tr e 4
| Str. Manea for KahuluL. $40 D. IN. n
!, ~. :. - = = :. - - =.
BY Inter Island Str Mauna kea, Oct
i al--J, A. Young, u. r., HallOck, Mrs, "A :. iB
Nor ws,,a Smith a Miss Ya ~ rssrsts s
Bayley. Miss y. II. keinEle,. MIS-
4 ~ Guest, y. NJ Young and wife, Misses
i Young 81. D. w. Clark, Mrs p, "a. Widen
III e Olivier NJ. s y Macy HeN sssS
Jno. hobinson. !, w Russel. w y. Morri
son. w. y. Manzle. WE, dillingham;, A
W, q Bottotnley, z. a Thursaen Mrs 4
two children and maid, Miss "A. Lindsay
Mrs. T. c. Byser H. Haaeer las. fiIeRdsf
son, H. II. Renton. Mrs. J. Haake and tire,
children. g. o.. Sherwood E y smith. y
". J. Horaa ran WIS., y# y !" +'0 anu N''s
Il slahuinaL-vWo Hey Sing 1lhaw. n. U
Boyd. J. q, Eubarks, IT. n, N, Jones. II
tioodins Field. r.. ~ Alien. g. ". carpen
Thda. y. famashita; y. gchida =. Salt
and wife. IN. Howell. A. 9. B9ttalson; =
! meter : - W y - III ,trt ~
y By str, Manoa from San francisco; 0ct
la Mrs. g. ID. Aliison, Mrs. Black. A, ~
Black. Mr. and Mrs, Eugene BrowIl,. Mis-
H. BncRland. Miss Y. f,nekland. Mr, I'M
! Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Coles, q: c9hn6I
1 Frank Crawford. A. A. Durant. Mrs. RIOS
Edwards, Mrs, George u. Ewnrt II Z
Faye, A. F,sFFey. Mrs Rose Gibson, Mis-
oESf Hansen sem ana srS sus Sesf1 M asa
. ,Hayselden, Miss Thelmap diayselden. MIS-
q Anita Hayseiden Mrs. q. q Horton Jolf
IN Lloyd. Mrs. a, Mcmillan and infanl
Mrs. c, b. Merten, u L. Milligan. Al N
Muiin, Mrs, w. p. Patio. Judge Ant0nI
Perry. Mrs. Joseph r. Peters Miss Eli
abeth Peters. DR. q. Potter. Mrs. H. y
RentoR, MisA Gesrgia Iiepton ~ Y, Robii
son, J. X. Savory. Mrs, NJ. Savory, 81, (
wv. Dickey AIR, und Mrs w IT steNifr
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Swensen. II, u, Thiel,
Mr. and Mrs. n. NJ Train. Mr. and Mr.
Herbert b. Turner, Miss lnez J. Turne
Miss Julia L. Turner. Miss Vesta Az Tms
er, Mrs. y. p. Walsh, J. wattImuis Thoms
\ White, Mrs. White. r. r. Wink II. {
wrisSt Mrs d 4 Young ana n lafsnt
BY SIR Mani from Kauai, Nov. len. 4
yanghan, hoDinheni hoplnh9l
Il Miss RelHOf. Miss ID. lOttman, ttt1 St0nE
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
Bonds

Hamakua Ditch Co. g.
Hawaii Con. Ry. SIC.
Haw. Irr. Co. IS.
Hawn. TER. I'm. Is.
Haw. Terri 3Ia9S.
Honokaa Sugar, IS.
Hon. Gas Co., 5s.
II. r. T. & L. Co. 6eS
Kauai Ry. Co. Is.
Manoa Imp. Dist. 81
McBryde sing. Co. 81
Mutual Tel. 5s. -
10. r. q L. Co, IS
| Oahu Sugar Co, 6s.
Qlaa Sugar Co. 6qo.
Pec. Gpano & Fert
| Pae, Sugar Mill Co. 8
San Carlos, 6s ~.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-03
Mercantile

alexander & BaldwinI3
G, Brewer 4 Co. ~" "A
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-05-24
Hon. Harvey Helms candida

Hon. Harvey Helms candida
cy for reelection to Congress is
no longer in doubt. On our first
page he publishes an address to
the Democrats of the district, So
Letting their support in the COM
ing August pri airy. Mr..
Helms public record, as a ser
want of the people of the Eighth
district, is familiar to all, hence
words from this paper are unnec-
essary. The race is now evident
ly made up, Senator Charles F.
Montgomery, of Casey county,
being Mr.. Helms opposing can
didate.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-05-24
Rugby.

James Rosson attended the
graduating exercises at the L.
W. T. S.
DR.: x. W. Scott was at Grady
vile last Friday.
A large crowd from here were
in Columbia the first day of court.
There was a large crowd at
ChiIdren's Day at Breeding last
Sunday. They had As exercises
and marches. The children
showed that they had had a fine
lot of practice and training
Lots of dinner and good behav.
ior. Bro. Upiey. our pastor,
preached in the afternoon and
Bro. Lyons in the evening,
We are needing rain. Wheat
and meadows are short and ev.
erything is getting dry.
Fire got out on Barnard Har.
vey's place last Wednesday anG
burned up a lot of fence. While
fighting the fire Virgo Wilson
got hemmed in a tree top anG
got part of his hair burned of
but otherwise was not hurt.
Miss Lora James and a Mr.,
Hadley from Russell county were
married last Sunday. Miss james
was one of the community's bes'
young vomen and will be great
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-05-24
COLUMBIA, ky.

is an excellent young man. We
wish him much luck.
Miss Eula Keltner is spending
a few weeks with her uncle, r.
vim Keltner, of this place.
R. o. Cabbell and Miss Mary
Young, of Joppa, visited Bertha,
Lena and Frank Mcfarland Sat-
urday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Lura Banks and two
daughters. Winnie and Bette,
visited her sistes, Mrs. Mil
lard Collins, Saturday night
and Sunday.
Miss Mary Lee Smith, of Co.
lumbia, is visiting at her uncle's
Mr.. Jim Harmon.
Misses Maudie and Cordie AL
lison, of Jerico, are spending a
few days with their sister, Mrs.
Leslie Mcfarland.
After so long a time Cyclone
has been blessed with new
well, which is very much appre-
ciated by the district.
Leslie Pickett and Simon Finn,
of Pickett Chapel, recently Wis.,
tied W. E. Keltner.
Rev. w. S. Dudgeon will
preach at Cyclone the End Sun
day afternoon in June.
Solomon Mcfarland bought a
fine black Jack from his brother,
B. D. Mcfarland, of Rowena.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-05-24

President Wilson has accepted
an invitation to be in Hodgen-
vile September 4, to take part in
the exercises making the formal
presentation of the farm upon
which Abraham Lincoln was
born, to the Government. Sem
ator John Sharp Williams and
Newton D. Baker, Secretary of
War, will also be present and
will make addresses. The occa-
sion will draw people from many
States, and Kentuckians will be
there by the thousands.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-05-24
ly missed. We do not know Mr.,
Hadley, but he is all right or
Lora would not have taken him.
From illinois.
Arrowsmith, May ID, 1916.

Arrowsmith, May Id, 1916.
Editor News
will drop a few lines, hoping
they will find space in your pa
per, as l can't write to all of my
old friends in. Adair county. l
am liking fine. This is the fin
est farming country l was ever
in. The man l am working for
is running farm of 500 acres.
We have 80 acres of oats sowed
and 80 acres of corn planted and
have 100 acres yet to plant. We
have been having lots of rain
and on the night of the 18th We
had a heavy electrical storm.
The meadows are looking fine.
Some of the farmers are done
planting corn at the present time
My old friend, Clarence Hadley,
is located about two miles from
me. We see each other quite Of
ten. l get lonesome some times
and would like to see some of my
old friends in Kentucky. l am
getting $28 per month. and my
friend is getting $50. The peo-
pie out here are friendly and
have treated me nice. My boss
and l go to town quite often.
There is lots of pretty girls out
here and this is leap year, l
think they all want to parry.
Edgar Lawhorn.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-05-24
GERMANS DEFEAT.

Several attacks were made by
German troops on the Verdun
front in an effort to capture a re-
doubt at Account. The official
statement of says the Ger
mans were repulsed each time,
and that they lost heavily.
French troops after severe
fighting captured a German fort
on the the northeast slope OF
Hill 3O4.
The text Of the statement fol.
lows:
Between the river Disc and
the river Aisne a strong recon.
noitering party Of the enemy,