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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16
West Virginia Has
Birthday On June Goth.

West Virginia celebrates her lfty-
third birthday anniversary Tuesday
June 20. While the date is not sci
apart as a holiday a number Of persons
Interested in the historical side Of the
State expressed the opinion that there
should be some observance OF he day
and that a bill should be put through
the Legislature making the date at least
a mi-legal holiday.
The States division from Virginia
took place in 1863 prior 10 the Battle
OF Gettysburg and AZ a time when II
seemed the northern states were fight
ing a losing war with the Confederate
union. Historians declare that the
state probably never would have divid-
cd from old Virginia except for the
civil War. A previous attempt was
made to Incorporate a state IN 1850 but
was blocked by politicians In virginia,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16
Mr.. Wenf-And. Guilt
Here's Mr.. 'Geis-If
The New Plan Corn Cure That's as
Sure as the Rising Sun.

"Glad TO meat your says the razor
70 the corn. I'll bleed for your says
the corn to the razor. Razors and
cornS love each other. Corns love to
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16
AGED RIVER PILOT PASSES AWAY

East Liverpool, o.. June 1.-Captair
Albert, ninety-six years old. who as
a pilot before the Civil War taught
Samuel Clemens Mark Twain) to
navigate the Mississippi River is dead
at his home here.
Captain Martin was well known as
riverman. He was chief mate OF
the Pennsylvania when that packet
was wrecked by an explosion near
Memphis and $50 persons killed.
He also was in charge OF troop pack
cts on Southern rivers for the North
ern Government at the outbreak OF the
Civil War.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16
EARNS FoR SALE

Farm, Is acres bottom Land. 7-roou
dwelling house, on river. railroad and
county road, close to church, schod
and stores. Plenty fruit trees. Good
garden.
Farm, SIS acres, mostly In grasa;
house and barn. young orchard; thres
miles from Louisa $4,000.
Farm, 50 acres. one mile from Fors
Gay, W. Va. On railroad and county
road and river. Good land No house
Price $1,000.
About IS acres fertile river bottom
land, one-hah mile below Fort Gay
Also 100 acres adjoining Fort Gay.
Good grass land. six or seven acres Of
1t level. Price $1,000. TIT
=. b. YATES. Louisa. Ky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16
Cash IN ADVANCE
PLAN TO Be ADOPTED
On October 18th, 1916, the Big Sandy
News Subscription List Will be on
New Basis, and the Paper will be
Sent Only until the Date Paid in Adj
vance.
INCREASED COST OF PRoDUc-
TON FORCES THIS CHANGE.

As announced in the above headline
the Big Sandy News will change its
policy in handling the subscription list.
We are compelled either to increase the
subscription to s1.5O per year or to take
steps that will stop all leaks and waste.
We hope by doing the latter to keep
the subscription price at one dollar.
We are making announcement of our
new policy several months in advance
OF its adoption so that all our friends
and subscribers will have ample time
to get on the new basis.
1t has been customary from time
immemorial" almost, for country pa
pers to extend credit to subscribers and
to continue sending the paper until
death. poverty, disease. hopeless de-
linquency. or an earthquake caused a
break This is bad business and often
times very unsatisfactory. Some peo-
pie get the impression that the pub
Usher is trying to force the paper on
them. This is one thing the publisher
of the Big Sandy News can truthfully
say he has never intended nor had any
desire to do. In soliciting we do not
CNCAA odOn6Ag uPOAA any OnC sun
scribing for the paper, because we new
er want to push it upon any person.
Our efforts are directed chiefly to max
ing a paper worth the subscription
price. Nevertheless, few people seem
to think the paper is being forced up
on them when it continues beyond the
date paid for.
on the other hand. we have had
number OF subscribers TO resent our
action in stopping the paper at the ex-
piration OF the period paid for. saying
1t was a reflection on their credit. This
is the source from which we antici-
pate most of the trouble that is likely
10 come in changing to a strictly cash
in advance system. But when the
change is made 1t viii be absolutely
necessary to enforce il impartially.
The mailing list win DO in charge Of
an employee who doesn't know any
better than TO stop every subscription
at its paid expiration.
Although as above stated. the prop
osition has two sides. we believe our
friends and patrons win like the new
system better. We ask their kind CO.
operation In establishing this more
business-like plan.
Subscription Rates.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16
LIGHTNING sINGEs HIS
HAlRr NO INJURY RESULTS

Augusta, KY, June Awhile work
ing In tobacco field. Theodore Pow
ers. farmer near Augusta. was struck
by lightning. which tore a hole In hin
felt hat and singed his hair. but did
not injure him. Albert Woodruff, who
was standing close 70 Mr., Powers was
shocked severely, but recovered from
tho effoctn,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16

In interesting feature Of the history
Of the State was the Whiskey Insur-
rection. Farmers, unable to sell their
corn and other grains because Of lack
OF transportation facilities. desired to
make it into whiskey but were restrain
ed by government authorities.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16

Portsmouth. June 5.-The following
marriage licenses were issued here Sat
urday:
William II. Branham, %, shoework-
err, Pike-co., KY, to Ella Burke, is,
city. Squire John w. Byron.
Charles Sparks. 81, iron worker OF
Catlettsburg. TO Loretta Frazier, Is,
city. Squire A. ]. Finney.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16

Tor NE Aitef Ihis-II I LASeE
be cut. picked, Fouged. salve6. plas-
tered and jerked out. = they grow
1t realize ii now,-they use "Gets-It"
instead-its the wonderful simple
corn-cure that never fails. Stops
pain. You apply 1t in sec
is doomed. Nothing to stick to the
stocking or press on the corn. II
means goodnight to plasters, salyes,
diggers, razors and toe-bundling. You
can wear smaller shoes. Your corns
will come right of, "clean as a whis-
tie" Never inhames health J flesh.
The worlds biggest selling corn cure.
"Gets-It" is sold by druggists every
=. Lawrence & Co., Chicago. i'll.
Sold in Louisa and recommended as
the worlds best corn remedy, by LOU
lisa DRUG CO., ]. II. REYNOLDS.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16

We have in stock full supply Of re-
pairs for Mccormick and Deering
Mowers. Also mowers and rakes for
sale. SNYDER HDWE. co. 26-3t-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-13
TRANSFER Of TW0DEFENSE LINES
COUNTIES WILL Be ON ALL FRONTS
FOUGHT BY BAR LITTLE CHANGED
Germans Inactive at Verdun:
Russian and Italian Lines
Also Quiet.

LONDON. Aprtl a. Tho fttack an
V,rdun has subsidized for the moment.
after several DAYS Of particularly severe
fighting There were no engagements of
Importance IN that region Wodncsdo,
night. the official French statement o'
Thursday afternoon SAYS Preparation.
were made nl The Germans for nm attack
ON nan zoo. an important strategic point
commanding q large section Of the ter
iitor, west OF the Mcusc. but the rNris
communication snyT the French prevent
ed the execution Of this plan
The principal German effort since 'ho
general Nrriuu offensive wns begun
Sundn, was the attempt "a force q
passage between Dead Mans ill' and
Cuml.res for the purpose n cnNoloplng
the nm Some French trenches In IN
tirIuIi, we're rnrtird hut the main pot.
iinus uf the defenders Vol" huld nuo
lIfI. regards tho operations ul the "',h
hu,iug resulted decided, to M" ned.
,tnir.o NJ tine French FOLLOW Iug IN,
evacuation NJ lh, Ucllnu,ourt salient
I'M. Germans were compelled lo max
frontal attacks except n' noHd Man
UIlI. whore tho, attempted to advance
through IN" ra,luo-
Elsewhere on tho western front. q
wei. rs along Nh" pussinn md italian
battle ln,'. no operations uf iWuuTtHuuD
ure recorded Tho Russian attacks has
not seriously shaken tho German nu,
and although spirt'od nsntiuc is stll
progress ~ various points. iho uNcn.Is
. --l.HI.-
III, Russian sailing vessel lmpor1to
600 p yo,nrc 'row ,,ulfpUti. Mise. 'n
Ntrs,iIl.s hp. boon torpcdu,I iu M
Mediterranean Niur NJ the crow Iu
I--.-.L.nu
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-13
Bill to Remove Usage and
Payne From This Federal
District Opposed.

Local attorneys were somewhat Rgiiai-
- several days ago when . Iumor was
circulated that y bill proposlng IN Wko
Usage and rayne counties from the
western federal judicial district NJ bk'h
homa and transfer them tn the eastern
dsttict was up for third reading n ~"
national house OF representative
Action was begun to ascertain tho
status of the bill. but It wns discovered
thai II had merely been r"pottod oui "'
committee In the house and wa bong
considered hy the .'unto judiciary com.
mittcc. witch Is expected 10 rcpor un
iavorably upon H.
II %. said That the docket ol IN, fed
,ful court for the c%Hstorn distrtc' NJ
Oklahoma is fRr behind. and the do,,rt
il tni, district is practical, up to lni"
Then too. much objection To ih" mos
a., arose because u great deal NJ legal
lu.u,.s b. brought to Oklahoma tIt'
,,,rt ,cnl from Usage county IN Indla'.
tR... which the federal court b.. ullr.
Iyru Zoo consider
GIN, Il fof Transfer %. lh, counties
,,. m'hcrcd by CnuglcHrwau l'm''
Davenport
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-13
SENATE LAB0RS WITH
ARMY REORGANIZATION

~ NSII\DInN Nw#l o. p,n,t. ou
'H' 'tu, reorganization bUl Vu com
'.Irl In zine s,uti, THURSDAY with mos.
poets v' ih' favorable action ru the pru
Ina,I ili NNu uun government NITRATE plput
fuf fNr manufacture uf powder iu VAT
Times pnl fertilizer iu prHyo times THE
'WurlI1i. business h.iuf, ~, a,ut'.
THURSDAY was the Jud,f vund nmrnd
w,.f which would nu'hpfIs, the score
'IfE u' N'f iu purchase y. lease rights
Zoo 'le wus' suitable process tnf the utn.
auction eff tr nitrogen and also tu lease
the proposed plant should Bee 20 desire.
For private manufacture ut fertilizer iu
UtfYr times.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-13
DANCING IN TOWN

auditorium. dHuriua vNrfN rieht.
ro' ulnr .fiy,s The populat pHO sfuunds
" oklahoma Alau open iut conventions.
large Oh small
puttctirk school uf uanrlrr Tlriia
Han omen fur UluhH. tea hiur rtiyate
nud asscmhl, dancing TUESDAYS. Thurs
daNs and Saturdays ate assembly and I'M.
v~itHtinu nights
Lake Front. noaf r'Iln lrlr Sunday
WNrfNnon and nlsht unlN IIfHt street.
SATURDAY nights only Aiv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-13
nselpnoeAL rAIns ADVOCATED.

hrENuS ANrts Aptii n The con.
srcss closed bee s,sslnn, Wednesday risht
after Hnp'n,ifg iNu projects fnr the pro-.
i' iinu NJ vUI sricn and fur the ps-
iablIs" nvni lN 'N, United states ny rrr-
inanent exhibitions W Sfu,h American
products and Iu South Nretira ~ uks
rNhInitlpr VI United states products
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-13
TOO MUCH WEIGHT ON
BOATS SAFETY VALVE

gN.iIrotlS ohio. >prI ~ rr1rfal
steamboat inspectors ThufsiAN reported
that their investigation ot the recent ~,
rlarion IN the Ohio river boat Sam
brown Al Huntington. West virginia in
which eleven men lost theft lives showed
ths, the steamers safety valve WAS
weighted down causing e,cvssi,, steam
ntrsantn 90 hunt five hniIsIs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
SECURITY LEAGUE ISPLANNING GREAT
 CAPITAL MEETING
Eminent Men to Speak on Development of National Spirit-Urge Univer-
 sal Training

New York, December 16.-(Special)-A congress of constructive patriotism. of Americans for America. is to be held in Washington on January 25, 26 and 27, 19L.. by the National Security league.
 Some months ago the league determined that the true basis of national security was not to be found ill the army and navy alone which were merely expres- sions of a country's efficiency or inefi- ciency, but in the unified spirit of a peo- pie awake to the dangers inherent in reglect vigiIant of their rights and strongly united in the determination to achieve for their country it's fullest moral as well as material development.
 The league felt that to advance this spirit and to aid in proving that democ- racy could be successful and obtain for this country its greatest destiny was the greatest work the league could under take.
 To initiate it's campaign the league de- cided to hold congress of constructive patriotism open not only to it's 100000 members in 2S0 branches and committees located in all parts of the union, but also the members of all learned and patriotic societies, and commercial, labor and ar ricultural associations. Invitations to these various bodies will be extended through committee on invitation con sisting of Robert Bacon of New York, George T. Buckingham. Chicago Joseph H. Choate, New York; Guy Murchie, Boston; Alton B. Parker, New York; George Wharton Pepper, Philadelphia; Emanuel E. Phillipp, governor of Wis consin; J. M Schoonmaker, Pittsburg; Frank A. Vanderlip, New York; George w. Wickersham. New York, and Gen. Luke E. Wright of Memphis 1t will be seen that this committee not alone in cludes men of national reputation, but also represents every section of the coun- try
 A special committee on plan and scope consisting of s. Stanwood Men, ken, chairman; Lawrence F. Abbott of the Outlook, and Chase Mellen and AL exander Gordon, two distinguished members of the New York bar, is in charge of the details of the congress- This committee has arranged for a preliminary discussion of certain fun damental questions by men of recog- nized eminence The programme will include among other questions the fol- lowing:
 The scope and effects of universal training and service, both civic and military.
 International relations and obliga-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
ATHENS AGGIES HAD
 SUCCESSFUL YEAR

Athens. December .-(specia1)-At the annual football banquet given by Presi- dent Atkinson. tonight James T. South of CuHman was elected captain of the Eighth District Agricultural school foot ball team for 1917. South came to the Asgies last fall an inexperienced player. but rapidly developed into a star player and at the close of the season he was perhaps one of the best fullbacks in the state on high or prep school teams. He will be a senior next year.
 The season just closed was most sue cesstul one for the Aggies. The schedule was a rather heavy one. including some ot the strongest aggie and high school teams of the state and also of Tennessee. Nine games were played, five won, three lost, and one tied.
 The prospects for next season are ex- ceedingly bright, only two men, Griggsby quarter. and Thomas, half, will be lost by graduation. With the return of prac- tcally the entire team the experience they have received the past season, and promising new material to select from, the Athens Aggies look forward for sue cessful season and a championship team
 in 1917. The following men received the athletic letter in football this season: Griggsby '(ca aptain), Thomas, Burns, South. Johnston, Pugh, Grisham. Dement,, Easter, Barrow, Roberts, Lamon, Hatch- cit and Braley Cmanager).
 The games played, with the scores are as follows: Aggies 40 Giles County High 0; Jackson High A. Aggies :, Jones Higf, of Lynnville, Tenn. Q. Aggies S2; Massey Prep school 9, Aggies c: Aggies 30. Flor ence Normal 0, Athens Aggies :, Hamil- ton Aggies 0; Aggies [. Blountsville Az gies '; Aggies 4S Madison County High 0. Athens Aggies 6; Blountsville Aggies [: total for Aggies 29o: for opponents. g. 1t is not believed that any other high school or Aggie, team In the state hav- ing as heavy schedule as the above, equaled this record
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
Joseph Letter Injured

New Orleans. December 16.-Joseph Letter of Chicago, formerly noted wheat operator. suffered a serious in- jury to one of his eyes when it was struck by the end of a reed while he was hunting ducks at his new $50,- coo hunting lodge, near the mouth of the Mississippi, early this week, ac- cording to reports brought here today. A specialist from this city hastened to the lodge on a tug and he reported
 MI. Letter would not lose the sight of his eye MT. Letter expected to re- turn here Sunday, en route to Chi cagO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
GIadstone's Magnanimity
Colonel Warburton in the saturds

Colonel Warburton in the Saturday
 Review.
 He (Sir Benjamin Pine) returned about midnight and told me that Col ley had been defeated and killed at Majuba. and that Gladstone had said to him that, as he had commanded sue cessfulIy in the field q believe at least two military expeditions) and knew the country, he valued his opin- ion more than that of any military man: that Lord Kimberley had in formed the cabinet of his warning. Then he told me that Lord Kimberley, think Mir. Childers and some other members of the cabinet had asked him stone being silent until they had done, many men and how much money would it take to subdue the Boers, Sir Benjamin?" To which he told me he replied: "f100.000 000 and 100000 mem The war secretary interposed: We could not send 40,000.' So that when I hear of Gladstone's ''magnanimity" I think of a story of Edmund Kean in Dublin An actor had assumed the tragedan's name and was performing on the stage when Edmund was tra- gedizing in that city. The great actor was naturally indignant and said he would thrash the fellow" He went to see him perform, but when he saw him lift a hundredweight by th- ~ir of his head he said. "The fellow is beneath my notice" An Irish friend of Kean's said: "Why wouldn't you thrash him? Tragedy is your strong point, and we'd be seeing you in the rale thing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
Transport Is Abandoned

New York, December 16.-The United States army transport Sumner, which grounded off Barnegat Sunday night, on the way to this port from Colon, was abandoned by her crew today. Heavy seas, driven by northwesterly wind caused the transport to pound heavily on the shoal. Shortly after midnight the vessel leaked so rapidly that the pumps and wireless were put out of commission. Two boatloads of the crew were taken off by boats from the coastguard cutter Seneca. A call was sent to Barnegat for lifeboats to take off the men who remained on the transport
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
Switzerland to Seek Peace

Geneva Switzerland, December 16.-(Via Paris.)-The Swiss federal council, says the Neue Zuricher Zeitung, has decided to take up the question of the interven- ing on behalf of peace during the present session. The council. it adds intends to maintain the same attitude of non-inter- vention as expressed in the note of Sep tember 23 in reply to numerous petitions from home and abroad. The newspaper says also that in spite of the German proposition, the situation is considered too
 delicate to justify action by Switzerland
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
Bold Robbery in New Orleans

New Orleans. December 16.--A bold Highway robbery by automobile ban today when an unidentified man grasped a bag containing about $500, the weekly pay roll, from the pay master of a tank manufacturing con- cern, as he stepped off street car in Carrollton, a thickly settled DOT tion of the city The robber leaped into an automobile containing another man and the pair drove rapidly away. Po- lice and detectives began searching the city for the robbers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
General Scott to Appear

Washington, December 16.--Maj.- Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, chief of staff and an advocate of universal military service, will appear before a Senate subcommit- tee Monday when it begins hearings on Senator Chamberlan's universal training hill Other army officers and civilians on both sides of the question will be heard. General Scott made a plea for universal service in his annual report, and is known to have spoken on the subject for the entire general staff. His report was issued with the approval of Secretary Baker, although the latter re- served his own opinion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
EIuded Eight Submarines

New York, December 16.-Eight enemy submarines, all of which were success fully eluded through warnings from pa trol boats, imperiled the voyage of the Italian steamship Giuseppe Verdi, which arrived here today from Genoa. Two of the submarines, Capt. Luigi Zannoni re- lated, were lying outside the port of Ge. noa; three were reported off Naples; one was off St. Michael's, the Azores, and the other two along the usual Mediterranean sea route between Naples and Gibraltar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17

 state department after having discussed it with Curtin himself. At the same time American correspondents in Lon don, believing that something most un- ethical had been done, and something calculated to endanger the position of American correspondents everywhere,
 In studying the case the state depart ment reached the conclusion that Curtin has fraudulently obtained his passport, in that he did not when making applica- tion for it describe the true purpose for which he wanted it. as is required by regulations; that he had no business visiting England when his passport was not so marked, and, lastly, that he had performed unneutral services
 The case has made a considerable stir amongst Americans in London, all of whom are dependent on their American protested to MT. Page.
 passports for residence and travel here and on the continent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17

tions and the necessity that their na- ture as affecting the future of this na- ton be generally understood.
 Governmental and individual ef- ficiency and the injuries which result from their neglect
 The function of education in the de- velopmeK of a true American patrio.- ism.
 Practical means and remedies whereby national carelessness and in- efficiency may be eliminated and whereby there may be fostered a pa triotism that shall find expression in everyday life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
Rate Increase Suspended

Washington December 16.-Decision of the transcontinental railroad companies to suspend for 50 days proposed increased rates of 10 cents per 100 pounds on the 1916 output of canned goods, dried fruits, wine, beans, barley, canned salmon and asphalt from Pacific coast states to east ern cities was formally approved late today by the interstate commerce com mission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
Park Elk Are Killed

Livingstone. Mont. December 1s-Hun- ters estimated today that 400 elk were killed just outside the northern boundry of Yellowstone National park during the last two days of the hunting season, which closed last night. Heavy snow storms of the last week drove hundreds of the elk from the mountainous regions of the park into lower attitudes. where the hunters were waiting for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
Suspected Bank Robber Held

Alexandria, La, December 16.-J. w Bergen was arrested here today, sus- pected of being the man wanted in Point. Tex, on a charge of killing Clarence Glass, cashier of the First State bank there. recently. A descrip- tion of his slayer was given by Glass before he died and the authorities here stated Bergen closely answered the description.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17

to their mastering out station left the track one rrdle north of this place to- day. The injured were taken to a hos pital at Palestine. It was believed all would recover. There were 326 sol diers. aboard and they helped clear the wreckage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
Trooners Are Ininred

Grapeland, Tex. December 16 Eight troopers of the Iowa field ar tillery were injured when two tourist cars of a special troop train carrying Batteries A and c from Brownsville