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Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-22
NORWAY.
CLERKs' RAIL

The twenty. second annual clerkss ball
IL now thing Of the past. Like former
events given by the Clerks Association
Il proved most enjoys able occasion, and
certainly the people OF this vicinity and
neighboring villages and cities sppre-
ciate the efforts that are made In their
behalf each year'to to give them . thor.
oughly enjoyable evening, regardless Of
expense and the amount Of work involv.
ed. It does NO good to say there were
about one hundred couples on the
march, for there weren't, but the floor
was we'll filed and there were - many
dancing as could dance with comfort,
probably about seventy couples. The
attendance Of spectators In the balcony
was never larger and practically every
available seat was taken.
The decorations, a. has been the Gus
rated, were confined to the stage, and
were unique and most attractive, show
ing that q plan had been carefully
thought out and as carefully put into
execution. The predominating colors
were orange and black on the walls,
with black and white panels on the cell
ing. Japanese lanterns and emblems
and other oriental features were used In
q most effective manner, and the whole
scheme was one that grew In beauty as
you studied the different details that had
been worked out. The committee in
charge of this feature of the ball is the
committee that has greater part of the
hard work to do, and the credit this year
goes to Myron Farnum, Jameson Finney,
George Dubey and Herman Richardson.
The music is always one OF the strong
drawing features of the occasion, and 1t
has been so good in the past that those
who attend annually have become accus-
toned to expect much In this line. Per-
haps this is the reason why some were
disappointed this year, and We have
heard q large number of the dancers say
that they were disappointed with this
years orchestra. The orchestra came
very highly recommended, but It seems
to be the unanimous opinion that itwas
not up to the standard of former years.
Many feel that our local musicians, aug
mented by few first-class players from
some city, give the best satisfaction of
any orchestra that can be secured.
The many colored costumes Of the
ladies were as attractive as ever, and
some very beautiful gowns were to be
seen. The order, contained sixteen
dances and was combination Of old and
new dances. John Haselton, without
whom no clerks ball would seem COM
plete, was again present as prompter,
and was greeted by host Of his old
time friends. The supper at intermis-
sion was served at Concert Hall by the
ladies OF the Universalist church and
was excellent in every respect.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-22

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Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-22

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Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-22

Pres.-Ernest Thurlow.
Vice. Pres.-Beryl Silver.
Sec-Harlan j. Abbott.
Treas.-Alan Miller.
Lookout Com-wnliam Maxim, Ruth Thur.
Social Com.-Ruth Miller, Bessie Campbell.
RAYMOND Shaw. = : . g.
Devotional Com.-Glsdys Hatch, Elinor soper,
Ralph Maxim.
Pfanist-Mrs Sadie Silver.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-02-22
sTArElEanr OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
UNITED STATES BRANCH
Phoenix Assurance Co., Ltd,
OF LONDON.
On the S1st day OF December, 1915.
It Is located at
No. 100 William st., New York, n. 7
PRRclvAL BRRRsRORD. Manager.
HOME OFFICE, LONDON, ENGLAND

The amount Of It's U. 8. Deposit is $4,000 90
The Assets Of the Company I'm tho q. D.
are ~ follows
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
NEW COAL COMPANY Is
NOW BEING ORGANIZED

Whitesburg, KY, Oct. 9.-The
Overwhelmingly Coal Company is
being organized at Robinson Greek,
east of here on the Shelby Greek
branch of the Baltimore & Ohio
road, with 100000 capital, for the
development of a large coal land
tract near Yeager. A first-class coal
plant will spring up and several hun
dred men will be given work. The
vein is seven feet thick and is
known as the Elkhorn vein No. 8.
Coal operators in the Elkhorn and
Boones Fork fields, in this county,
report considerable improvement in
the car situation. AS a result there
is more activity in the mines. A
large number of new miners are be-
ing added to the field, two or three
hundred within the past few days.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
KANSAS DELEGATE POLL
SHOWS WILSON STRONG

Louisville, KY, Oct. An indi-
cation of the sentiment now sweep
ing the Western States for the re-
election of President Wilson is
shown in a poll made at The Seel-
bach to-day of twenty-six men from
Kansas who are in Louisville attend
ing a convention. Twenty of the
twenty-six are Republicans, never
having voted anything but the Re
publican ticket, lyet twenty-five of
the total number said to-day they
We're for President Wilson and will
vote for him in November. 1t was
conceded by a majority that although
Kansas Is strongly Republican, Pres
ident Wilson has an excellent chance
of carrying the State thu year.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
EDISON AND FORD seek
MEANS TO HELP WILSON
Both Republicans, Who Say Fate
OF America Is In Trust.
worthy Hands.

New York, Oct. 7.-Thomas A.
Edison and Henry Ford, arm in arm
walked into the Office OF Chairman
Vance c. Mccormick at Democratic
national headquarters to-day. They
wanted to find out how they. could
best direct their efforts to insure
Wilson'S reelection. Mr.. McCor-
mick had invited them to do so, and
they took him at his word. The two
went to luncheon with the chairman
and Secretary of the Navy Daniels,
and conferred, particularly with re-
gard to methods of reaching the in
dependent voters of the country.
Give the people the facts" de-
clared Mr.. Edison, land it will be. a
Wilson landslide. No President
ever faced such problems, no Presi-
dent ever made such record of
achievements. 1t is not alone that
Woodrow Wilson has craftsmanship;
he has leadership, too. 1 have al
ways been a Republican, but | put
my country above party. In world
crisis. with the fate of America in
the balance, l would take shame to
myself if l did not put myself be-
hind man who has given us peace
with honor, prosperity with justice
and preparedness without militar-
ISM"
Mr.. Ford was no less emphatic.
Like Mr.. Edison" he said, II am a
Republican. But l cannot stay with
a party that puts office-seeking first
and America last. President Wilson
has saved the United States from
the horrors and desolation OF
international war. He has saved us
from industrial wreck. His domes-
tic policies have given new strength
to legitimate enterprise, protected
the worker, emancipated the child
rem and destroyed evils that were
sapping the courage of America. He
is great President. More than
that, he is the greatest American.
Never We're issues so plain.
Wilson stands for Amer
lea, for an undivided allegiance, for
equal justice and for the welfare of
the many. Against him are all the
forces of rapacity, special privilege,
eager to get back their loaded dice.
the exploiters of children and gree
dy concessionaires. 1t is their mil
lions against Americanism."
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
HUGE sun Is PAID TO
SETTLE A DIVORCE SUIT

Louisville, KY, Oct. Under an
agreement between counsel for Mrs.
Alice Bridgeford Carrier and Robert
NJ. Carrier, millionaire lumberman.
the divorce action begun by Mrs.
Carrier July will be settled by the
payment to Mrs. Carrier of approx
mately S27O,00O.
Provisions also have, been made
for the young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carrier, the agreement calling for a
trust fund of $4,000. the income
from which is to be applied by the
mother for the education of the son
and for his expenses until he. be-
comes of age. Mrs. Carrier is to be
the trustee of the fund and is to in
herit the fund in the event the son
dies before arriving at his majority.
Following the acceptance to-day
of the agreement by all of the par
ties in interest the highly sensation
al divorce action will be withdrawn
and Mrs. Carrier will file another
suit charging only abandonment,
which will not be contested.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
ABUNDANT EVIDENCE
OF REAL PROSPERITY
Is Shown By Postal Savings
Receipts Ia Kentucky
and Indiana.

Washington, Oct. 9.-The pros
perity of the people of Kentucky and
Southern Indiana Is indicated in
postal savings receipts for recent
fiscal years, as compared by the pos
tai savings bureau of the Post-office
Department, a significant feature
being that during the past four
years these deposits increased in
practically every instance.
Among Kentucky cities for which
figures as submitted for the fiscal
years ending June 80, 1913, 1914,
1915 and 1916, respectively, depos-
its are noted as follows:
Louisville, S177,779, S217,76O,
$249,OS6, $271.237; Lexington, s2,-
ell, $5.S74, $7,4O4, $S,464; Frank
fort, $2,21O. S2,974, $3.OS7, $3,252
Paducah, S2,565. $4,33S, S5,977.
~~ SUathern Indiana, 5eGftrscnviiis.
s4,432, S7.3G2. $11,O24, $1O,S39:
New Albany. $27,5o7, $31,517, sSc,-
0O1. S29,2s3; Evansville, $24,7S7,
S21,5H. S2O.3O9, $17,243.
The avidity with which the thrift
ty people of the West and Northwest
avail themselves of the postal saw
ings system of the Government is
indicated by the fact that Butte,
Mont.,sa town of about 5000 popu-
lation, deposited for the year ending
with June so. 1916, 967,2S2, as
against the deposits for the same
year at Baltimore, city of around
100000 population, of but $164,-
OsS.
Again, Ironwood. Mich, a city of
about 1900 population, deposited
for 1916 $261,OOO, and Bisbee,
Ariz., a city of around 10000 popu-
lation, s22S,00O. Leadville, Col, a
city OF 5000 population. deposited
$27O,O1O.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11

and none of the rules of information
al law have been broken in the sub
marine raid off tue New England
coast. No official announcement of
this view was made, but it is known
to have been reached after review of
such reports as are available.
Asbury Park, N. j., Oct. Sec
rotary of the Navy Daniels, in a pre-
liminary report to President Wilson
to-day, said that advices so far re-
ceived indicated that all the rules
of international warfare had been
complied with by the German sub
marines operating off the New Eng
land coast
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
A HAPPY HOUSE PARTY
the SCENE Of KILLING
Mans Gibson Cuts Arthur Hay.
den's Throat-The Slayer
Claims SeIf.DefenSe.

Calhoun, KY, Oct. S.-A house
party attended by 100 of Mclean
county's leading citizens ended alb
ruptly last night when two of the
guests, Mans Gibson. and Arthur
Hayden, became involved in a fight,
which resulted in Hayden's death.
While most of the guests were as
sembled in the home of Hayden's
cousin, Claude Whitaker, Gibson
and Hayden were in a group of men
on the front porch Gibson accused
Hayden of using profane language
within hearing OF the women. An
argument led to a quarrel. The men
struggled from the porch and into
the yard.
A moment later Gibson entered
the house and declared he had cut
Hayden. He carried a small pocket
.itiiff IN az oiire d
Druise on his forehead, inflicted, ne
said, by brass knuckles used by
Hayden. Guests rushed to the yard.
Hayden was dead. His jugular vein
was severed.
Gibson went to a telephone and
notified Sheriff w. a. Shackleford
of his act, and short time later
was arrested and brought here and
held in jail on a charge of murder.
His plea is self-defense.
Whittaker's home is about three
miles noIth of Calhoun. Both Glib
son and Hayden Were among the
best known of the young farmers OF
Mclean county. They were good
friends. Their farms are located
within a short distance of each other
and the two men went to Whitta-
ker's party toether. Witnesses said
both men had been drinking.
Hayden was % years old. Follow
ing the fight his body was taken into
the house ard a Coroner's inquest
was held at once. The verdict was
that he had come to his death by
knife woupd inflicted by Gibson. but
the jury was non-committal as to
the responsibility for the trouble.
Gibson is 90 years old. He would
not discuss the trouble to-day fur
Their than to say that Hayden had
struck him a severe blow with the
brass knuckles and that he acted in
Few incidents in re-
cent years have aroused such excite
ment.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
DESTROY $4,000 WORTH ....
....- .......O Of fiSHERMEN'S NETS
Five Deputy Game Wardens Raid
Green Rivera Week
OF Adventure.

The Courier-JCurnal of Sunday
says:
About $4,000 worth of fish nets
and seines We're destroyed by five
deputies from the Office OF the Ken
lucky Fish and Game Warden, at
Frankfort, Ky, during a raid which
covered more than 200 miles on the
shores of Green river during The
past Week. The raid ended yester-
day morning at the mouth of Green
river, about nine miles from Evans
vile, Ind
Five men, J. II. Pittman. of
Greenville, KY; NJ. NJ. Rudolph,
Sturgis, Ky; DR.. Leslie Riches.
Glasgow, Ky; C. L. Wedding, Dun
dee, Ky, and Wade F. Richardson.
Louisville, all deputy game wardens,
gathered at Mammoth Cave last
Tuesday morning, where they pre-
pared for the start. They had a
motorboat. The Gypsy. Early Tues
day they set out in the boat for their
trip up Green river.
Covering both sides of the shore
the men searched for nets and seines.
Upon finding these articles the depu-
ties drove the boat to the shore and
built fires with them. Most of their
work in destroying the nets and
seines was carried on at night and
several times the deputies had thrill
ing experiences.
Once during a raid on a fishing
camp in which there We're several
hundred dollars worth of the fish
ing tackle, the deputies said they
had to draw guns to get to their
boat. At Spottsville, a village near
the mouth of Green river, word had
been sent before them to fishermen
and the deputies missed destroying
a large number of seines and nets
During the raid they estimated that
about 200 nets and seines were
burned.
On Pond river, a branch of Green
river, near Calhoun, Ky, more than
a freight carload of nets were de-
stroyed. The deputies will continue
with their work of destroying nets,
and next week II is understood. will
search the Ohio river. All streams
and rivers throughout the State viii
be searched, the deputies said.
Wholesale violations of the game
and fish law resulted in the raid.
The law provides that fishing with
nets or seines is contrary to the
statute, and fishing can be done only
with hooks and lines or with appa-
ratus with hooks attached. =.
Two years ago the deputies, in j."
aid covering hundreds of miles,
burned more than 500 nets or seines
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
ODDS AGAINST WILSON
DROP ON HUGHES VISIT

Pittsburg, Oct. Odds that
Hughes will be elected receded to-
day to to as against the 2 to 1
against Wilson offered before the
Republican candidate visited Pitts
burg last week.
The betting commissioner who
quoted the to said that unless
Hughes money soon puts in an ar-
pearanca the odds will drop to ev-
ems or to odds on President Wilson.
He has had $4,000 Wilson money
for two weeks, with no takers a. 2
to |. The commissioner says the
Republicans haven't ''peeped" in a
betting way since Hughes's visit.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
NINE MANAGER HELD FOR
~, RANSOM MAKES ESCAPE

Oak Creek. Col, Oct. kid
mapped Wednesday night by a
band of Greeks. and held for $751;
600 ransom, Robert Perry. manager
of the Moffett coal mines. at Oak
Creek, early today shot one of his
captors and escaped. The kidnap-
pers broke into Perry's quartei<
Wednesday night and carried him
off to lonely cabin. twenty miles
into the hills. While one of the
Greeks was preparing a meal Perry
worked his hands from the rope
with which they we're tied. snatched
a pistol from the holster of another
who was guarding him. shot him and
ran. He telephoned from ranch
house the news Of his escape. His
father last night received a letter
saying Ills son would be killed un-
less the $4,000 ransom was paid.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
Found Guilty OF Uxorcide.

Carlisle, KY, Oct. Guy Lin
vile, of Carlisle. charged with shoot
ing and killing his wife, Mrs. Mol
lie Linville, in this city, last winter.
was found guilty OF manslaughter by
jury in the Nicholas Circuit Court
and his punishment fixed at confine-
ment in the penitentiary for not less
than six nor more than twelve years.
The jury was out four hours before
a verdict was reached. Linville's
defense was that he was not In his
right mind when the shooting took
place. He shot himself with suici-
dial intent and has not yet fully re-
covered.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
Baby Abandoned at Theater.

Paducah, Ky. ,OctI IA 4-months-
old baby, in carriage, was left in
the lobby of the Kentucky Theater
here last night after the perform
ance, and was found by the door
keeper. Inquiries failed to elicit any
Information as to the child's parents
or how it got there, and the baby is
being cared for by the theater en-
ployes. The police were sure it was
a case of abandonment.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
Mrs. w. +. Chapman Dead.

The Herrin QllD Journal of Octo-
Der 6 says.
Mrs. Maude Chapman, wife of w.
+. Chapman, Justice of the Peace of
this city, succumbed to an operation
for appendicitis at the Baker-Gardi-
ner hospital, passing away Wednes-
day. October 4. 1916. Mrs. Chap
man was born at Paradise. KY, jan
uary 20. 1864, and was SO years. 8
months and days old at the time of
death. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman We're
at Paradise. KY, September
~, 1887. Five children came to
bless this union. four of whom sur
vive. namely, Carroll. Henry, Paul
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11

and Everett, all of this city, and all
living at home. The family moved
from Kentucky to Herrin in the fall
of 1907, where they have made
scores of friends who deeply deplore
the demise of this worthy woman
and sympathize most sincerely with
the family in their great bereave-
ment.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
To Aid Tobacco Farmers

Prof. F. ]. Walz. Louisville, Ky.
Director of the Kentucky State
Weather Service and United States
Weather Forecaster at Louisville
announced the other day the Govern
ment is preparing to establish a
special weather service for the to-
bacco farmers of Kentucky.
A feature of the service will be
the issuance of frost and flood warn
ings to tobacco growers. Prof. Walz
says 1t will be the aim of the de-
partment to give warnings at least
"a hours in advance in order that
the growers may protect their grow
ing crops.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
SUES FOR $4,000 BECAUSE
HE FOUND NAILS IN SHOES

Superior, Wis, Oct. 81. f. Ker-
win is suing a shoe merchant here
for $4,000. He says he bought
pair of shoes with the understanding
that they had full sewed soles, but
IL turned out they were nailed. His
foot was scratched and infection set
In. The case has already been in the
Supreme Court or demurrer and
sent back for .retrial.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
Died Sitting In Chair.

Vincennes, Ind, Oct. 9.-The life
less body of Mrs. Josie Mckinney, Is
years old, was discovered at her
home here. She had been dead five
days. She had been seated in a
chair looking out of a window.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
A German U-Boat Comes
and Goes Quickly.
ABATEMENT OVER THE AFFAIR
Spent Three Hours Here, After
NOsing Past U. S. Fleet
and Enemy Patrol.
ACTED RATHER INDEPENDENT

Newport, r. l., Oct. Seven
teen days from Wilhelmshaven, the
Imperial Germany submarine U--3,
dropped anchor in Newport harbor
to-day. Almost before the officers of
the American fleet of warships.
through which the stranger had nos
ed her way, had recovered from
i..!s.. 4 h u! G.l.:a.a.
fighter had delivered message for
the German Ambassador, and, weig.-
ing anchor, turned BrentOu's Reef
lighthouse and disappeared beneath
the waves just inside the three-mile
limit. AS she came and went, she
flew the black and white cClOrs of
the German navy, a gun was mount
ed on the forward deck and another
aft. while eight torpedoes. plainly
visible under the forward deck. gave
mute assurance that the warship was
ready for a fight.
Lieut.. Capt. Hans Rose. who hung
IN new worlds record in bringing
an armed submarine in battle array
across the Atlantic, said that he had
called at Newport simply to mail a
letter to Count Won Bernstorf. he
required neither provisions nor fuel
and would be on his way, lie said.
long before the twenty-four hours
during which belligerent ship may
remain within neutral harbcr had
expired
The submarine was in American
waters a little more than three
hours. assuming that she continued
to sea after submerging. Within
that time the German commander
paid official visits to Rear Admiral
Austin NJ. Knight, commandant Of
the Second naval district. and Rear
Admiral Gleaves. commander of the
destroyer force of the Atlantic feet.
who was on board the flagship. the
scout cruiser Birmingham. Both
American officers returned the brief
call promptly.
While these formalities were be-
ing exchanged, wireless messages
were passing to the ships of the
British and French patrol fleet oil
the coast, and warning that a hostile
submarine had slipped through their
Gordon and might be expected in the
open sea soon.
At the forts and the naval station,
the feat of Capt. Hans Rose. which
took them by surprise, was the one
topic Of conversation tonight. aad
there was much speculation as TO
her mission and whether it was con-
fined to the postage of a letter to the
Germany embassy.
There We're rumors, without APP
parent basis. that the German mer-
chant submarine Bremen, long over
due, might be expected in the wake
of the warship. Some naval officers
expressed the opinion that the fight
er had escorted the Bremen across
the ocean, and others that she was
searching for the merchant ship.
The first question asked by Capt.
Rose when a motorboat came along
side was; Have you heard from
the Bremen?"
When he was told that there was
no news Of the missing craft his face
became grave, but he made no COM
ment.
To the naval men generally the
most interesting fact disclosed hy
Capt. Rose was ihst he had beel AZ
sea seventeen days sS& still had pro-
visions for three months. abundant
'uel and needed no repairs. Not SO
much as bottle of water was taken
aboard, and the ship was spick aud
pan,
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11

Democrats all over the State are
showing more enthusiasm this year
than in any previous campaign. &C.
cording to reports brought to Demo.
cratic headquarters by speakers who
have been campaigning in all sec
tions of the State.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
Within the Law.

Washington. Oct. State De-
partment officials have come to the
conclusion that so far none OF Ger
many's promises to the United States
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11

Some people would rather be right
han be happy.
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