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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-03-16
A HEALTH and
Welfare LEAGUE
Organized at M. E. Church, South.
Work to Help tuberculosis
Patients in Kentucky.

On Tuesday evening, March
7th, Miss Emma Hunt of the
State tuberculosis Commission,
spoke to a large audience of rep
resentative men and women on
what tuberculosis is doing in
Kentucky. So close to the hearts
of her audience did Miss Hunt
bring her work for the help of
Tuberculosis patients and the
business like methods the State
Commission has adopted for the
work, that the entire audience
volunteered their service to help
in the war on the white plague.
After Miss Hunts address short
talks were made by Rev. Trotter,
and Rev. Chandler, of the
Methodist church on the church S
place in this war. He pointed
out that it was as much the
church duty to help the physical
as well as spiritual welfare of
man. Rev. Trotter was Just as
forceful in his argument. They
were followed by Drs. Frazier
and Fox, Messrs. c. S. Mum,
J. F. Dodge and T. II. Cochran.
The organization of Crittenden
county, followed with the follow
ing officers being elected: j. F.
Dodge, president; George w.
Yates. vice president; E. L.
Harpending. sec'y and treas.
The adoption of the Constitu-
tion followed.
The League will endeavor to
establish a permanent visiting
nurse, Medical Inspection of
school children so as to detect
tuberculosis in the incipient
stage, examinations for defec-
tive vision, having, a better
baby, week to be observed and a
general health education for the
entire county.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-03-16

arrived Monday to- assist Rev.
II. V. Escott in a series of meet
lngs being conducted at the
Southern Presbyterian church in
this city. There will be two
services each day, one at two
O'Clock in the afternoon, and the
other at 7:30 O'Clock in the even
ing. DR.. Smith is an able ex-
FOUNDER of the gospel and his
discourses are always interest
ing. The public is cordially in
vited to hear him. The meeting
will close Friday night unless
otherwise announced.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-03-16
The Gus Lacy Trial

In the Circuit Court at Prince
ton, in the trial of Gus Lacy,
charged with the murder of Carl
Coleman. Judge Henderson or
dered a special venire of fifty
men summoned from Crittenden
county, and they reported there
at eleven o'clock Tuesday, from
which the jury was selected as
follows: c. E. James, Chas. E.
Terry, Walter Enoch. Will u.
Hughes, Ira Robinson, James
Smith, Alfred James, Lonnie
Brantley, Ed Newbell, w. P. Wat
son, Cassie Cook and Ed Hunt.
The case went to trial We'd
nesday afternoon. Judge Hen
derson appointed the following
well-known men as Jury Com
j. 3. Hewlett, VIM.
Brown and John Board. For Mas
ter Commissioner, S. T. Moore
was named. For Trustee of the
Jury Fund, W. c. Rucker was
appointed.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-03-16
Road Bonds At Premium.

Ballard countv's $500, 900, Al
per cent, road bonds were sold
last week, bringing a bonus of
1884. The purchasers were
the Fifth-Third National Bank,
and Breed, Elliott 4 Harrison.
both Of Cincinnati, Ohio.
All Kentucky county road
bonds seem to be selling at fan.
cy premiums. Thus we may
reasonably expect Powell county
bonds to yield no less than s6, OOC
premium, and they will do so II
the bidders figure their interes,
rate as low as they did in the
Ballard county bond purchase. =
Better Farms and Roads.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-03-16
HAYNES REUNION
IN sunny FLORIDA
All the Brothers and Sister Of R.
F. and H. A. Haynes, Of This
City, Present at Dinner.

Messrs. w. D. and A. C. Hay
mes and Mrs. Sam Gordon gave
a Kentucky dinner at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Haynes
Tuesday, the entire Haynes fam
lily being present in reunion.
This was the first time the broth
ers and sisters had dined all TO-
gether in many years, and the
occasion was particularly auspi-
Gus on that account. The dinner
was given particularly in compli-
ment to K. F. Haynes, of Mar
ion. KY, who is here on a visit.
He is the father of Misses Anna
and Gwendoline Haynes well
known here a few years ago
The tables were arranged in
the form of the name initial H.
and with the usual attractive ap-
pointments, further enhanced by
Mrs. Haynes beautiful hand
painted china, and an artistic
arrangement of nasturtIums and
foliage, the effect was indeed
fairy-like. Covers were laid for
twenty-six. Emphasizing the re-
union feature, the brothers and
sisters were seated on each side
Of the bar of the letter, thus oc-
cupying the centre. They were
Messrs. Harry, r. F., w. D., A.
c. and George 7. Haynes and
Mrs. Sam Gordon. Others seat
ed around the tables were Mrs.
Harry Haynes and two daugh-
tiers. Misses Mamie and Ruth,
and her grand daughter Mildred
Bennett; Mrs. W. D. Haynes
and two daughters, Misses Cath
rine and Delta, and his son, Cor
don Haynes; Mrs. A. c. Haynes;
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt Haynes, Mrs.
T. Z. Arnold, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ward and three children, John,
Mamie and Hoyt; Mr.. and Mrs.
Duke Gordon and sister, Miss
Mildred Mann. -Volusia County
Record, Deland, Fla. March 10.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-03-16
W. L. Adams Re-
ceives Appointment.

W. L. Adams has received the
appointment as postmaster at
Zilla, Wash. The appointment
has been confirmed by the U. S.
senate, as shown by the follow
ing letter to Hon. L. II. James,
who was his local counsel.
Buena, WASH, Mar. 10. 1916.
Kind friend:-This will inform
you of a telegram | received
from Ollie yesterday. stating my
appointment as P. M. for Zillah
has been confirmed by the
senate.
Yours Respectfully,
W. L. Adams.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-03-16
ORGANIZE CAN.
Ming CLUBS
Over $1,000 Per Month Sent 0ut Of
County to Buy Canned Goods.
Keep it at Home.

at the present day rates some
times will remind US, if we stop
to think, of the snail who said to
his bonnie mate, "Dearie, let's
climb upon this chunk and watch
the turtles as they go whizzing
by" We sometimes think we
are living fast when, really, it is
a puzzle to know whether we are
living at all or not.
This week, | made a little can
vass Of the grocery stores Of Ma
rion and found these figures.
Money received by the merchants
for -four, Sl5, 7lS; for meat and
lard, SIS, 9iS; for cabbage, S7l6;
for potatoes, So, ,465: for canned
goods, So, 800. did not get the
i figures on beans, syrup and 9TH
er articles that could be produc-
ed in Crittenden county, but
know they are enormous. There
are thirty-two other grocery
stores in the county. besides the
trading points that lie near our
borders. where many Of our peo-
pie go to buy their living.
AtaTlN CAN CONVENTION
in the big ditch behind Baker &
Mayes' mill you will find repre-
sentatives with their labels show
ing corn from Indiana, corn syr-
up from New York, condensed
milk from the grass of some 9TH
!, er state. peaches put up in Cali.
fornia, pickles from Colorado.
and many other States are rep
resented in this convention, but
not a single contribution from
home Crittenden county. The
great wonder comes in trying to
think where we get the money
with which to pay these contrib
uting States for all these good
things to eat. Another little IT,
EN- Of interest is the enormity of
the amount Of money il takes.
We will add the two numbers
and find the number Of stores: 9
plus 80 is Al, the number OF
stores in the county. II 9 stores
will sell s4s,s46 worth of grocer
- TO the people in one years
time, how much will IL stores
sell to a proportionate number of
people in one year? Some sew
enth grade pupil can solve this
little problem for you. Your
problem comes in teaching your
seventh grade child how to avoid
this awful mistake you are max
ing.
Had you ever thought that we
could sell this stuff to ourselves?
Had you ever thought that there
could be a canning club in every
school district in the county.
where, not only the goods used
during the winter months by the
entire community may be canned
and put away at home, but have
some to spare for your neighbor?
Had you thclght what a little in
dustry this might create? They
tell me the canning outfit will
cost but little. Had you ever
thought that a nine year old boy
could raise a pig worth sl5 on a
few bushels of corn, the scraps
from the kitchen, and may be, a
few young chickens, and enjoy
the fun all the time--getting an
education? Mine did last year.
Did you know potatoes and cab
baM would grow in Crittenden
county, Had you ever thought
of what fallacy it is to work our
fool heads off fighting grass to
grow tobacco to buy potatoes,
cabbage and canned goods to eat
during the winter days? Think
ii over. We have not stopped to
think these things over as we
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-03-16
CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS Meeting
In Regular Session Last Monday
Evening. g.-lmportant Business
Transacted By Board.
Marion, Ky, Mar. 13. 1916.

The City Council of the City
of Marion, KY, met in the coun-
Gil chamber in the City of Ma
rion, Ky, Monday night, March
18th, 1916, with the following
Councilmen present: J. N. Bos-
ton, j. R. Perry. w. 0. Tucker,
Geo. Yates, T. A. Rankin and ].
H. Nimmo.
Mayor Geo. W. Stone present
and presiding.
The minutes of the last regu.
lar and called meetings were
read and approved.
On motion and second the fol-
lowing claims were allowed and
ordered paid: Chas. billiard, 40
hours, II l-2c per hour, $500;
Andrew By ford, 6 1-2 hours 81
cents; Tom Conyer, hauling three
loads for city, I5c per load AS
cents; Geo. W. Lawson, hauling
IA loads, 25c per load $3.50; Joe
Guess. dragging streets 8 days,
Sl2. 90; W, d. Cannan, To IS loads
of cinders bought from school,
S1.S0; Joel Farmer, One day dep
uty marshal, s1.50; Hugh Driver
To blacksmith work for city S4.25
Total $29.3l.
Miss Hunt, representing the
State tuberculosis Commission.
appeared before the Council, and
withdrew her motion, asking for
a donation of $500 for maintain
ing a visiting nurse in Critten-
den county.
On motion by Boston, second
ed by Perry, that c. S. Num- be
refunded the amount of taxes
collected on property valued at
$500. for the year of 1915, the
same having already been paid.
On motion by Boston, second
ed by Perry, it was ordered that
the City hauling and street drag
ging be let by contract to the
lowest and best bidder, and the
City clerk is authorized to accept
bids and report same to the Coun
Gil at its next regular meeting.
On motion by Perry, seconded
by Boston, that the request of
the Standard Oil Co., to install a
tank on its property near the de-
pot for the storing of gasoline be
deferred to the next regular
meeting.
On motion by Rankin second
ed by Boston, the following Or
dinance was passed and approved:
CITY ORDINANCE
The City Council of the City of
Marion, KY, do ordain as fol-
lows:
Sec. !. The tax or license to
keep butcher shop in said CITY,
where fresh meat is kept for
sale, shall be twenty five dollars
per year.
Sec. 2. Any person who shall
sell fresh meat in said City in
quantities less than one quarter
Ct beef. A nd pork, mutton or goat
in less quantities less than one
half carcass, without first OBJ
tanning a license therefor, shall
be fined five dollars for each Of
fence and each sale shall be
deemed a seperate otfense.
Passed and approved March
18th, 1916. Geo. w. Stone, May
or, E. L. Harpending, elk.
On motion by Yates, seconded
by Perry, it was ordered that
Chas. billiard be paid l5c per
hour for his labor for the City.
On motion by Perrv, seconded
by Nimmo, it was ordered that
the City build a four foot con.
crete crossing from the d. Woods
corner of Carlisle street, to the
sidewalk at the Methodist church,
the same to be done under the
! supervision of the City Marshal.
There being no further Isl.
, ness to come before the Council
on motion the Council adjourned.
GCA NJ CrAN,x, No..
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-03-16

Dan W. Stones new bunga-
low cottage is nearing compile
tion on east Bellville street, and
it adds much to that section of
the city.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-03-16
Rev. E, E. Smith, Of Owens.
boro, Assisting In Meeting at
Southern Presbyterian Church

Rev. E. E. Smith, for Is years
pastor of the Southern Presby-
terian church at 0wensboro,
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-03-16

I y
must have a living too, but whose
business is it to furnish it? II
you produce your own living at
home the groceryman will get
on just the same. You know he
is a hustler or he would never
have been in the business.
Knocking?? No. Frugality is a
virtue to be admired in anyone.
The vital point in our case is
the redemption of our soil. We
have allowed our farm lands to
wash away and become depleted
by one or two crop-system un-
I'll we cannot make a living at
home. Crittenden is noted for
her great men and women, not
so much at home, but you can
find them in almost every State
the Union, engaged in all avoca-
tons known to the American
people statesmen, professional
men, educators. successful farm
ers, and, we'll there may be
some tramps.
will give you some more fig
ures that may cause you to think
but may explain why some Of
our best people are not living in
Crittenden now. The records in
the County Superintendent's Of
flee show that twenty years ago
there were one thousand more
school children in the county
than there are now. There has
been a falling off Of three hund.
red in the last six years. Here
is another little problem that
may come under the old Rule of
Three" If the decrease in pop.
ulation in twenty years is 1000,
how long will il take for Critten-
den county 10 become nothing
more than an old thrown away
field, with no inhabitants except
the rabbits and the foxes, with
nobody to chase the foxes? Had
YOU stopped TO think about it?
No! Noll You thought there
were more school children in the
county this year than ever be-
fore. Do you ever visit your
neighbors? You ought to get ac.
quainted with him-you might
like him.
You will find scores of our peo-
pie in Illinois, Missouri, Arkan.
sas, Oklahoma, Texas. Washing
ton, Oregon, California, New
Mexico and many in other States
all from Crittenden county.
There is a reason for this. Peo-
pie love to live where they may
be satisfied. Satisfaction comes
from having a happy home in
which to live. Happy homes are
made from pleasant and prosper
Gus surroundings. These can be
had by right thinking and right
acting. The blame must come
back to the farm and the rural
home. The country can get
along without the town, but no
town can prosper where the land
is poor. Must we let the bushes
grow upward and the gullies
grow downward? Must we stop
these gullies and grow vegetab-
les. forage, ETC., in the stead of
the bushes, or must we get into
the band wagon" and follow
the Others to some other State?
II strikes me that we may be
classed as undesirable citizens
should we follow, because we
have allowed our homes to slide
from under us. Stop Lookl!
Listen!ll Knocking? Well, |
guessl-but somebody MUST do
some thinkingl
The population of the world,
outside of Crittenden county
seems to be growing, and there
are a few things that can be done
that will still make Crittenden
the best place in the world in
which to live. Some of these
things are good roads, better
farming. more alrtuism between
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
DEATH DEALING TANK.

Not since the thunder lizards" the
dinosaurs and the tyranosaures of the
MesOzoic Era has the old earth seen
such creatures as wabbled. splitting
fire, across the German trenches on
the SOmme front this week. They
smashed partially wrecked houses.
walked through barricades. uprooted
machine-gun emplaCements and plod-
ded steadily over and through battal-
ions and regiments It was the
thunder lizard" the armored fighting
machine of millions of years ago, come
back to earth hurting high explosives
and directed by a human brain It
was the Macedonian phslanx Of Alex
ander the Great the roof of shields.
with the hitting power of machine
guns
And after all it was nothing more
than an American tractor. covered
with steel aTmor and carrying its
armament in its armored vitaIs along
with its motive power. We have been
using such machines for years i'm log
ging operations in broken and noun
famous country, for heavy hauling
across quilted regions and in pulling
piows and ditChing machines across
rough fields and marshes These
tractors do not worry about roads.
they carry their own tracks with
them. laying the track down as they
march steadily forward or backward
They crawl over the ground like
monstrous cateTpillars on two belts.
and on the inside Of these belts are
two lines Of steel rails in short sec
lions The wheels never touch the
ground as they run on the rail.
a farm tractor does not look a great
deal like war machine, but no device
mas had a wider use on the battle
fronts. They have pulled supplies
and heavy guns, dragged up trains of
light artillery, helped in trench dig
glng and the building OF permanent
notifications, and now, clad in armor,
are helping 20 break through the very
notifications they helped build. To
American military authorities the les
son Is obvious. America gave the
world the farm tractor uses them .
more widely than any other nation. (
makes more of them than any other /
country and best understands their
uses and possibilities. ANY scheme of +
and defense that fails to /
make full use of them viii be faulty. .
To our tremendous number of motor f
trucks and motor cars we can add the
thousands OF tractors now in use and .
he tens Of thousands that will be in
he fields within a few years. The
tractor Is a genuine military asset.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
OF THE WELSH COAL
MINERS.

! Illuminating words were uttered by
/ James Lord. president of the mining
/ department of the American Fedora
/ ton Of Labor, in answer to a question
/ of New York World reporter as to
whether laboring men would flock to
the defense of the country as the
French workmen have, or "embarrass
the government like-well like the
miners in Wales? To which Mr. Lord
answered:
Glad you spoke of Wales. That
clears the issue at once. Let me tell
you something you don't know about
the miners in Wales-and American
capitalists may learn something they
don't know about the workingmen of
America. The Welsh miners who went
on strike at the outbreak of the war
proved TO be the greatest patriots in
the British empire. Do you know of
any other class of workers who have
agreed to work for nothing during the
period of the war? That is exactly
what the Welsh miners did, and Britain
did not accept the service. 1t was the
kind OF sacrifice the ruling class of
any country does not want its workers
to make. Mr.. Runciman of the Board
OF Trade was hustled over to settle the
'scandalous" situation summarily. The |
miners argued that they were asking
only modest raise in wages, while !
the mine owners were suddenly &C a,
curing eXorbitant profits. Then, after !
a conference, the union leaders ap-
preached Mr.. Runciman. All right, |
they said, we have decided that we
will go back to work for our board and |
lOdging-fOr just what is necessary to !
keep US alive and working, on one
condition The condition was that the !
coal should be furnished to the govern !
ment at cost. That settled the strike. |
The miners got their raise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22

city of Springfield potatoes advanced
81 a bushel and the citizens were COM
PEELED to pay S2.40 for that necessary
article of food. Flour advanced 81 a
barrel and bid fair to go to SIP a bar
rel Business men who had ordered
goods from wholesale houses found
that they could not get any guarantee
OF their delivery. And banks and bust
ness men turned their faces toward
Washington for relief from the threat
ened CataClysm to business and to the
people at large.
If the railroad managers, as they
now claim, could continue to operate
their trains. why did they not say so
on those memorable days when the
president of the United States was ap-
pealing to congress on behalf of
people threatened with disaster-dis-
aster such as the country had never
before experienced?
Why did the railroad managers is
sue orders to refuse freight? Why
did they compel the people of the coun-
try to largely increase their expenses
in order to keep themselves from
starving? Can the voters of the United
states be humbugged into voting
against President Wilson and the dem
ocratic congress by the transparent
TalsehoOds Of the railroad managers
and their political mouthpieces?
The Adamson law was necessity to
prevent a business disaster of i'm
measurable proportions - a business
disaster that would have involved SUI
Terlng and even death to untold thou
sands of men, women and children had
the railroad managers. like President
Ripley, had their way. The courage
and human sympathy of President Will
son and the democratic congress alone
saved the country from all the horrors
that would have resulted from the tie
up of business had the strike occurred.
II there is partisan politics in that the
railroad managers and their newspa-
per mOuthpieces can make the most
of If
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
THE MTTNITION MAKERS
DAUGHTER

See. there she sits, light heartedly
Bedecked to finger tips;
Her cheeks are flushed from dancing
A smile is on her lips.
Her necklace cost a thousand eyes,
Her rings a hundred lives,
Her pendant cost a million tears,
To weeping soldiers wives.
Her slippers cost the profit from
A high explosive shell;
Her gown was bought and paid for
In the agonies of hell.
That she might shine, a thousand
Will grope in endless night:
Their eyes can never look into
Her eyes, serenely bright.
Their eyes can never see again
The glory of the day,
For they must walk in sober paths
That her own path be gay.
She knows from where her jewels
came:
She knows the tragic cost:
She knows that for each ornament
a dozen lives were lost.
And yet she sits, light heartedly,
Unmindful of her shame
She and her sisters on the street
Are pretty much the same.
j. T. M'CUTCHEON.