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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
PROMINENT METHODIST
MINISTER PASSES, AWAY

Central City. KY, March 23.-Dr.
II. w. Browder. GA, president of the
board of education of the Methodist
church, South, died at his home in
Russellville this morning at l O'Clock,
after a long illness of complications.
DR.. Browder was one of the most
prominent ministers in the Method
list church, having been presiding
elder in many of the districts in his
conference, his last charge being the
Bowling Green district. Rev. Brow
der was twice married and is surviv-
ed by his wife. formerly Miss Sulli-
van, of South Carrollton, a sister Of
Mrs. Sept Taylor. of this city. and by
three children, Mrs. George Stewart.
of Elizabethtown. and George Dick
Browder and Stephen Rowan Brow
der.
The funeral and interment took
place Friday afternoon at RUSSELL
vile.
Ed. Note-The Rev. Browder was
a brother Of County Farm Demon
strator Browder. of Hartford.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
Sees Snakes.

Rockport, KY. March 25,-Frank
Blevens. an Ohio county farmer, had
an exciting encounter with number
of blacksnakes which he plowed up
on his farm near here yesterday. He
was blowing new ground when he un-
covered nest of squirming black
snakes which Immediately got busy
and proceeded to make trouble for
the hardy tiller of the soil. One of
the reptiles wrapped itself around
the leg of the farmer while the 9TH
ers began kissing and striking at
the horses. causing them to become
frightened and run away. With his
pocket knife the farmer severed the
head OF the reptile that had entwin-
ed itself around his leg and then he
proceeded to attack the rest. Alto
gether he killed ten blacksnakes,
some of them being fully ave feet In
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
HAS
FIRST 1916 FLOOD
AND MONONGAHE-
LA PASS DANGER STAGE AND
CONTINUE TO RISE.

Pittsburg, March 29.-Contrary to
expectations the flood mark in the
Ohio River was barely reached to-
day when the stream became station
airy and all danger of disastrous high
water passed. Damage to property
was confined principally to the Allie
gheny River section, although the
lowlands along the Ohio were under
water.
The swollen Allegheny and Monon-
gahela Rivers passed the danger
stage here of twenty-five feet at an
early hour and continued to rise rap
idly. Warned by the Weather Blu
reau, merchants with business hous-
es along the rivers were prepared for
the rise and little damage is expected
to result. --- - 10
People living in the low sections
In many cases were forced to move
their household goods to second
floors. Reports from points up the
rivers said that, while there was
more rain, the smaller streams and
tributaries were pouring out their
volume of water rapidly and there
was no backing up. -
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
POSITIVELY SHOCKING!
University Puts Censor ON job And
Dresses Must Come Down.

bloomington, Ind, March "a
Modest males and timid teachers
have been "inexpressibly shocked"
in the language of the college author
tiles, by dancing frocks of the In
diana University goods this season.
They have been cut entirely toe low
from the chin and too high from the
ground, the Dean of Women says.
In line with the policy of Sanity
in Attire" the university faculty has
esta blished a censorship of clothes,
and Miss Roby Mason, Dean of Wom-
en-, is attending all dances and in
specting frocks.
Girl students dresses must come
ND TO the mark, the dean declares.
though she probably means that they
must not go beyond 1t. "The mark"
appears to be an imaginary line
few inches above the shoetops, but
not too many inches. Its exact lati-
tude and longitude have not been
given out for publication. II the
frocks come above this imaginary
Tropic of Capicorn. some distance
south of the Equator, the wearers
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
j. 5. MAY Use
MEXICAN ROADS
CARRANZA GRANTS PERMISSION
TO USE RAILROADS FOR
SUPPLIES.
COMMERCIAL USE ONLY
Privilege Not Extended TO Transport
T.. tation OF Troops-Will Pay
lyN> Regular Rates.

washington. Narch 29.-One' OF
the army's most serious problems n
l.dating villa wes solved today whe1
Gen CarranLa promptly granted thu
renewed reques. OF the State Depart
nlcnt for permission to use the Me-.
ioan Northwestern railroad in carry
ing out the pu~srit.
Gen. Carranza received the new re-
quest this morning; his answer was
in Washington before dark. 1t was
contained in brief message from
John l.. Rodgers, special agent OF the
United States at Queretaro, saying
the head OF the de facto Government
agreed to the commercial use OF the
line. officials here assumed he would
be equally prompt in notifying his
officers on the border that Gen. Funs-
ton might begin shipment tomorrow.
Further Negotiations.
Although the army will proceed to
use the railroad on a commercial
basis, which is constructed here as
meaning that all service shall be paid
for at regular rates, the State De-
partment will negotiate further with
Carranza to bring about more COM
plete understanding as to just what
he has agreed to. Today's response
is regarded as being satisfactorYin a
measure, but II is not sufficiently de-
finite. II may be, too, that In order
to assure the arrival and delivery OF
supplies shipped to points along the
line Gen. Funston will desire to place
guards on the trains.
War Department officials were
greatly relieved by the removal OF
the necessity for maintaining a motor
truck supply line over desert roads
for distance of more than 200 miles.
A cloudburst or great storm might
render the roads impossible for
considerable space of time, cutting
of the troops from their source of
supplies at the border.
Secretary Baker issued this state
ment at the War Department tonight:
eve have directed Gen. Funston
10 tender for railroad shipment car
goes of supplies. either directly to our
military men or to civilians in Mex
leo. This does not involve any tend
err of munitions for such railroad
transportation nor does it involve the
use of American military guards on
any Mexican trains
The order to Gen. Fusion was dis
patched late today. Under it the Gen.
eral will make such use of the rail-
roads as the Mexican authorities per-
nit pending further negotiations
with Gen. Carranza being conducted
by the State Department.
While the physical condition OF the
Mexican Northwestern is not good,
many bridges having been destroyed
during the years of revolution in Mex
leo, army engineers should have little
difficulty in keeping it open.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
length. This is the first bunch Of
snakes seen in this section this year.
-Owensboro Inquirer.
MORTALITY WOUNDED WHEN
TREE PINS HIM TO EARTH

Mr.. Lon Kitchens was mortally
wounded when tree fell on him yes
terday morning near Cromwell. Sew
eral months ago someone had cut T.
tree near where Mr.. Kitchens was
hurt and 1t fell and lodged in anoth-
er tree nearby. Yesterday morning
Kitchens felled a tree that lodged in
the same tree and in his efforts to
clear the timber that he had cut he
dislodged the one cut by the other
man and catching him unawares it
pinned him to the earth, MASKING his
head and infiicting internal injuries.
He was thought to be dying yesters
day, no hope being held for his re.
covery.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
COMMISSION FOR
ROAD BOND FUND
FISCAL COURT MONDAY NAMES
FOUR MEN TO LOOK AZ
TER EXPENDITURE.
TWO FROM EACH PARTY
Jno. II. Barnes, w. T. Keown, Rowan
HolbroOk and w. s. Tinsley Sc
lected to Act II Bonds Carry.

The Ohio County Fiscal Court met
In adjourned session in the court
house here Monday. afternoon and
about the most important business
transacted was the election of a
commission to handle the 100000
good roads fund If majority votes
for it in May. Without a dissenting
voice the court decided to place this
money, IL voted, in the hands of men
whom they believe more able than
themselves to make every dollar do
its work. Jno. II. Barnes, Demo-
crat; w. T. Keown, Republican;
Rowan Holbrook, Democrat; and w.
s. Tinsley. Republican; were APP
pointed on this committee. There
is a possibility that two more names
will be added to this commission la
ter.
Two of the men named on the COM
mission are bankers of high standing
and the other two are men who have
had experience in handling large
sums of money. It is believed that
the court made a wise selection, but
there would be no objection to two
more names being added to the list
making a total of six. II that Is
done Mr.. Alvin Rowe, of the Farm
ers Bank, of Centertown, is sure to
be one of them, and his appointment
would meet with popular approval.
The other commissioner would like
lk-be selected from another part of
the county.
The primary object of this session
of the court was to hear the report
of the survey of the road to be con-
structed toward Cromwell, but the
engineers not being ready to report
other business was considered and
disposed of. This pike is badly
needed but it is feared that unless
the bonds carry it cannot be extend
ed as far as Cromwell at present. If
the bonds carry. however, and it
seems certain that they will. it will
be one of the first to so down.
This session of the Fiscal Court
held over until Tuesday with the fol-
lowing members present:
Justices Ed. Shown, Ben w. Tay-
lor, B. F. Rice, Winston Smith, S.
w. Leach, s. l.. Fulkerson and r. s.
Tichenor; County Judge John b.
Wilson, County Attorney C. M. Grove
and County Court Clerk w. c. Blan-
kenship.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
Death of Mrs. sallie Mcintyre.

Mrs. Sallie j. Mcintyre died at her
home at Williams Mines last Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. Her remains
were taken to Ceralvo Monday and
after funeral services conducted by
Rev, Rayburn, were inferred in the
Ceralvo cemetery by the side of her
husband. who preceded her nearly
four years.
Mrs. Mcintyre was well known in
Hartford, having lived here several
years prior to the death of her hus-
band. James Mcintyre. The deceased
who was in her Gard year, leaves sur
viving- her one son, John Mcintyre,
Ceralyo, and one daughter Miss Min
ME Mcintyre, with whom she lived
at Williams Mines.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
ARTFORD, OHIO COUNTY,SKY., FRIDAY, MARCH 81, 1916

interested in the details and plans
for handling the 1915 crop of tobac-
co be present and hear the plans and
help us to further the best interest
Of all tobacco growers, for our plans
will certainly bring satisfactory re-
suits IL accepted and put into oper-
alton.
We also have other important
matters that will come up for con-
sidsration, and one Of these will be
the establishing of a grain elevator
to be located in the city of Owens
boro, and other equally important
matters will come before the conven-
tion for consideration. Real CO.
operation is working wonders and
now is the time for all farmers of
this section of Kentucky to take ad-
vantage of the great advantages that
have been brought within their reach,
so come to this meeting whether you
are member of Equity or not and
we will reason together, and our
plans will succeed for the betterment
of all tillers of the soil.
Sincerely,
s. B. ROBERTSON, Sec.,
Green River District Union, A. s.
of E.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31

Miss Ada Ford. Hartford, Route 4,
and Mr.. Elvis Bryant, Cairo, ILL.,, were
quietly married at Paducah last Sat-
urday at six o'clock, p. m. The
wedding came as a great surprise to
the many friends OF the young people.
The bride is the youngest daughter
OF Mr.. z. w. Ford and was one of the
most popular and charming young
ladies of the Central Grove neighbor-
hood. The groom is a worthy young
man in every respect. He is well
known in Ohio county, where he
formerly lived. He has been on the
police force at Cairo for several years
and has made that place his home.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
MIR. ISAAC DAVIS
Dies Very Suddely at His Home Near
Mt. Zion Tuesday.

Mr.. Isaac Davis arose Tuesday
morning apparently in good health
but before 1880 that morning he was
dead. His passing was great shock
to his relatives and friends more
especially because of its suddenness.
1t is not known for certain whether
death was due to heart failure or
acute indigestion. "a
Funeral services were held at Mt.
Zion church Wednesday afternoon at
$3.50 D. m, conducted by Rev. Tay-
Tor. Burial followed in the ceme-
terry nearby. He leaves wife, two
children and many other relatives.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
HAMLETT DOES NOT CARE
TO REPLY TO CHARGES

Louisville, Ky, March 25.--Barks-
dale Hamlet, former State Super
intendent OF Public Instruction,
whose administration was severely
criticised in a report to John c..
Duffy special assistant attorney gen.
eral, to the governor, made public
yesterday morning. arrived in Lou
isville yesterday from the mountains
of Eastern Kentucky. where he has
been spending some time since
abandoning his contest against Sec
rotary Of State Lewis, Republican.
At the Seelbach last night he said
he did not care to dignity the criti-
cisms aimed at him by Mr.. Duffy
with a reply
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
ACCIDENT IS FATAL
TO PROMINENT man
W. r. LEACH KILLED WHEN HE
ACCIDENTALLY DICHARGED
HIS OWN RIFLE.

Mr.. w. p. Leach, a prominent cit
izen of Ohio county was killed Sat
urday evening about seven o'clock
when a bullet from his own rifle bos-
ed through him. The accident oc-
Cured at Mr.. Leach's home near
Sanderfur's Crossing when he at
tempted to take his rife from an old
fashioned gun rack. 1t is thought
that he saw a dog among his sheep
and went for his gun. He took the
rifle from the rack with the muzzle
towards him and it was discharged
when the trigger hung on the rack.
The bullet entered the left side, near
the heart, and came out the back a
few inches lower. There was no one
in the room at the time, but his wife
rushed into the room when she
heard the report and was first to APP
pear upon the scene of the tragedy.
Mr.. Leach was So years old at the
time of his death and was one of the
most prominent men of his section.
He was a brother-in-law to Mr.. p. b..
Taylor, of Hartford, and leaves a
wife, three sons and one daughter
surviving. "
Funeral services were conducted
at Liberty Wednesday afternoon by
~~v w G. Frank assisted NV Rev
B. w. Napier Burial followed in
the Liberty burying grounds. A
large number of friends attended the
funeral and burial.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
Notice, Farmers!

The Ohio County Union of the A.
S. of 4. will meet at Hartford on
April Sth at 10 o'clock and the State
Secretary s. b. Robertson and 9TH
ers of the State Board will be with
us. So let all locals be represented
and all farmers that can, be pres
ent. All those wanting binder Irvine
should put in their order by then.
also those wanting salt and fertili-
ger. Those who have not delivered
their poultry should be at this meet
ing. There will be another poultry
delivery for the pool on April 26th
and 26th at Hartford and Beaver
Dam. HENRY N. PIRTLE,
County Sec'y.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
''GOING! GOING! WHAT'S
BID FOR VILLAS BODY?''

Field Headquarters, American Ex-
peditionary Force, Colonia Dublan,
Mex, March % Thy aeroplane to
Columbus, N. MA letter receiv-
ed by Brig. Gen. ]. ]. Pershing from
a Dyersburg. Tenn, firm. The letter
reads:
Gen. Pershing-Dean Sir: Is 1t
possible for us to get the body of
Villa, If he is killed? We want to
hold it by embalming and keeping
1t in our undertaking department.
We will pay good price for his
body. Please let us hear from you
in regard to the same"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
Attention, Farmers!

We have a stock OF Farm Imple-
ments consisting of Blue Bird Plows.
Vulcan Chill Turning Plows. Peg
Tooth and Disc Harrows. Corn Drills.
Cultivators and anything else In the
Implement line. We also have three
Weber Road Wagons and one Run
about Buggy. All this will be sold
ON regular terms. Don't forget We
still handle the established Jones'
Brand Fertilizer.
w. u. ELLIS & BRO.
Hartford, KY.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
A. 8. OF Il. WILL HOLD
MEETING AT OWENSBORO

Headquarters Green River Dis
trict Union A. s. of E., Calhoun. KY:
Green River District Union. A. s.
of E.. will meet in regular quarterly
convention at the court house, in
greensboro, KY, on Thursday. April
9Th at nine o'clock a. m. and con
tinue in session till all business is
transacted that should come before
this session.
This will be an important meet
ing, and we insist that all who are
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31

must go back to their rooms and
change for dress in line with the
censor's views. Already several stu
dents have been remanded to the
dormitory for revision of attire.
A strike threatens among the male
students, 1t is understood, especially
the taller ones.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-31
over score ARE
KILLED IN Wreck
THREE OF THE FASTEST TRAINS
CRASH ON NEW YORK GEN.
TRIAL RAILROAD.
BODIES ARE MANGLED
Most Of Victims Of Horrible Tragedy
Were Foreigners and Several
Bodies Are Unidentified.

Cleveland, Ohio, March 29.-with
twenty-one mangled bodies in morg-
ues in Amherst, thirty-seven miles
west of Cleveland, and twenty-seven
persons seriously injured, some dying
and others severely hurt, in hos
pital at Elyria, rescue parties today
were working frantically to recover
more dead and injured from the
wrecking of three of the New York
Central's fastest and finest trains,
which were demolished in a double
wreck at Amherst at o'clock this
morning.
Relief trains have been sent to the
scene from Cleveland, Elyria and
other nearby places.
The three trains in the wreck were
two sections of train SO, eastbound
Chicago-to-Buffa flyer, and the
Twentieth Century Limited, pride of
the New York Central.
In Heavy Fog.
The second section of the Chicago
Buffalo flyer crashed into the first
section in heavy fog when the first
section stopped to take water. The
Twentieth Century, westbound, plow-
ed through the wreckage of train So,
which had been hurled to the west
bound track, before fiagmen could be
sent to stop it.
Train No. Sc was due at Cleveland
at 4:05 a. m.
Most of the dead were in the rear
coaches Of the first section of the Chi
cago-Buffalo flyer.
Some dead were found in the rear
coaches of the second section of the
flyer, which buckled over onto the
Twentieth Century's right of way and
was splintered by that train.
Dead Foreigners.
Most of the dead are said to be for
eigners, who were travelling in the
rear coach of the first section of the
ChlcagO-BuHalO 1lyer.
There are no dead among the pas
sengers of the Twentieth Century
Limited, though a number of passen-
gers were badly hurt on this train.
Two coaches of the Twentieth Cen
fury were overturned. The low cas-
ualties on the Twentieth Century are
attributed to the fact that the palace
train was proceeding slowly because
of the heavy fog.
The second section OF the flyer was
going at high rate of speed when 1t
struck the first section.
Many of the dead probably will go
to their graves unidentified.
Most of those killed were asleep in
the rear day coach of first train So
at the time of the crash and they had
removed wraps and coats and other
articles of identifying clothing.
The bodies of many of these scam
tily-clad victims are so horribly man
gled that identification, without the
guidance of the clothing they wore,
will be impossible.
Some of the victims were decapi-
tated. Arms, legs and portions of HUI
man bodies were scattered thickly
through the wreckage.
Relief parties collected the remains
of three bodies--those of a woman
two men-and piled them. indiscrim-
inately in one basket. They probably
will be buried together.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-28
AGED CATHOLIC PRIEST
SUICIDES IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Aug, 26.--Rev. lgnatius
Thomazin. 20 years old, Catholic
priest OF Albany. MINI. plunged to
his death here today from the sixth
floor OF the Sherman hotel. Hc had
been III several months. II was said.
His head struck the pole OF sea
venger wagon and dashed out his
brains> The horses on the wagon be-
came startled and ran away.
Rev ThomaEln came here from 81.
Cloud. Mimi. July "a, fIe was ac-
companied by Mrs, Martha McClos-
key. his housekeeper, who also re-
gistered at the hotel. She declared
the clergyman had become despond-
ent because Of his retirement from
active church service because OF his
age. He planned to appeal to Arch
bishop Mundeleln. II was said. for a
new parish.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-28
OLDEST LIVING THING.
Ancient Forest Giant That Towers In
Ssqueia National Park.


Towering u giant among giants, the
oldest living thing that connects the
present with the dim past majestic
IN its men. Its dignity aud Its world
old experience, the General Sherman
tree IL the patriarch Of the SeQuoia
National park Of California.
This wonderful tree was already
1000 years old when Christ was born
In the age when the known world was
rocking In the throcs OF the Trojan
wars and the time that history tells
us marked the exodus Of the Hebrews
from Egypt this greatest Of Sequola
gigantea was n tlourlshIng saplIng Of
some twenty or thirty feet IN height
and truly under the especial care Of
the Creator. who held II safe from the
lightnings OF his wrath as he did from
the attacks Of earthly enemies
The General sherman was discov'
cred In 1870 by James W0lverton. u
hunter, and named by him In honor OF
General William T. Sherman, II tow.
crs 200 feet into the sky. Its base cir,
conference Is 1923. feet. It's greatest
diameter 36,5 feet. and II has developed
diameter Of III feet at n point 100
feet above the ground. National Geo
graphic Magazine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-28
ORGANIZE WOMAN
VOTE FOR HUGHES

Chicago, Aug, 2S.--A woman's ma
tional committee. built along the lines
of the regular national committee,
will be organized by republicans to
organize feminine votes In the ~
western suffrage states for Hughes.
This was the announcement here
today by James h, Garfield. of Ohio.
chairman OF the committee organiz-
ing women OF the western suffrage
states. A western woman will be
made chairman and headquarters will
be established in Chicago. said Gar
field.
Frank Hitchcock. OF New York, ex-
Ipected here today for conference,
will not arrive until probably Friday.
A meeting OF the general advisory
board today prevented his departure.
Henry J. Allen. OF Kansas, former
mooser. brought reports that Kansas
would elect the entire republican
slate and give Hughes majority Of
so, 900. Allen was on his way to
Maine. where he will make number
OF speeches.
Miss Frances Kellar. Of New York.
II was announced. will direct the work
OF women supporters OF Hughes, who
are not members OF political organ
izatlons.
Democratic speakers will be In
charge of J. Bruce Kramer. II was
announced here today.
Illinois women voters who want in
formation as to how to mark their
ballots will be able to get It at demo
cratic headquarters here. Mrs.
George Bass, chairman Of the wo-
mems bureau, opened a school here
today for their benefit.