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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-30

Railway connection in China Is
practically at standstill because Of
the war.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
MISS BLANCHE NICOLA PLANS
WORKING GIRLS RECREATION

The following news item was
clipped from a Cleveland, o., paper,
which will be of interest 10 her
many friends:
Class work and recreation were
planned for 500 business girls re-
Gently when representatives of the
Mercantile League and Federation
Of Industrial Clubs met at the Erie
side Hotel, stop III, Cleveland,
Painsvlle & Eastern line.
Miss Blanche Nicola, a graduate
OF Berea College, Ky, Glass 1919. who
will be i'm charge Of the activities,
presided at the conference. She
succeeds Miss Vera Schafer as in
dustrial secretary at he central
.Y.M.CA., who has gone TO >the Mex
lean border TO do club work among
the girls following the soldiers. Miss
Nicola was assisted at the confer
ence by Miss Helen Millikin. May
field I'd, daughter Of Mrs. b. l.. Mil
likin, president of the Parents Lea
que, and Miss Minnie Spencer,
social secretary Of the Bell Tele-
phone Company.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
UNION CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT

The annual dinner and business
meeting Of the Union Church was
held last Thursday evening in the
Parish House. The meeting was
largely attended and enthusiastic.
The ladies of the church had pre-
pared fine dinner, the reports of
the past year showed the wide scope
of the church's activities, and the
new officers for the coming year
were elected.
The report of the clerk showed an
active and resident membership OF
40, and the year has passed with
out a single death among the men,
bers.
The report OF the Church Building
Committee expressed the hope that
ground may be broken the coming
spring for the new church. Already
over $500 has been paid in on the
subscriptions made.
Plans were suggested for improve
ments along various lines, and the
year opens with much. promise.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
TOWN PICNIC

In spite of the rainy weather, the
town picnic, held in the Tabernacle
on Monday, was a great success.
A large number Of children had
been getting resdy for this day since
the early spring, and the exhibit OF
their work was highly creditable.
A great rlany of the parents and
friends of the children came, with
baskets, and enjoyed a picnic dinner
together at the noon hour. Fully
two hundred and fifty. in all, were
present.
A good program was given IN the
afternoon, consisting Of essays by
boys and girls on planting Trees, +"
Helping Mother" and Raising PO-
tatoes." The essays were so good
that they we're taken before the
classes of the Vocational Department
and the awards are to be- given on
their decision.
Brief speeches suitable TO the oc-
casion were made by Doctor Corne-
illus, J. X. Baker. Principal Gilbert
of the Public School. Dean Clark.
and Meredith Gabbard.
About si5, contributed by the bust
ness men Of the town. was given out
TO the children in prizes. A few of
the contests have not yet been decid-
ed, and a full list will be published
later.
The exhibits were all by boys and
girls under seventeen years of age
and consisted of handmade under
wear, darned stockings. darned and
patched garments, laundried dresses,
handmade rag rugs. nightdresses.
sofa pillows, bread, cakes, canned
fruits and vegetables, garden grown
squash. potatoes and vegetables.
Prizes were also awarded for best
whitewashing. the best kept front
and back yards, best chicken yards
and coops. best piles Of stove wood
and many other things which add
to the appearance and healthfulness
Of town.
Occasions OF this kind are Of great
benefit to the town. They arouse an
interest in the children and parents
for doing things, and they are a
stimulus 10 public spirit.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
SINGING CONTEST

Last sunday afternoon. a singing
contest was held in Scence Hill
which was one OF the most interest
ing events that town has witnessed
for years. The three classes COM
peting were. Cuba, trained by Prof.
j n. Mercer. Buncomb trained by
Prof. Fred Thompson and Science
Hill, trained by Prof. Spencer. The
house was filled TO overlooking with
friends and cympathizers Of each
class besides two automobile loads
of music loving people from Somer-
| set.
Berea College donated twenty-five
song books as prize for the win
ming class. Prof. Ralph Rigby from
Berea College was one Of the Judges
and Miss Allen, Director Of Music
in the Somerset High School was
the other Judge. On account of
sickness, Prof. Rigby was unable
to come. hut Miss Todd and Miss
Holiday, formerly OF Berea were
chosen in his place.
Each class sang four songs while
the audience paid them the highest
tribute by giving perfect attention.
The judges were delayed by rain and
did not arrive in time TO render a
decision. The decision. however.
was rendered by Prof. Fred Thomp-
son and Prof. J. X. Mercer, leaders
of the visiting classes, giving the
prize To the Science Hill class,
showing their appreciation for the
hospitality Science Hill had paid
them in donating the use Of the
church house for the contest.
After the classes had been dismis-
sed. they were called back 10 sing
few more songs for the judges who
had just arrived. The audience was
then favored by trio by Mrs Allen.
Mss Lucy Holiday and Miss Marg-
aret Todd.
Next year the contest will be bet
ter known and attended by more
singing classes. The Singing School
is an institution that plays an i'm
portant part in the social life OF the
rural people Of the south as well as
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
COMMISSIONERS SALE

schuyler Rrownings Hrs plaintiffs.
vs..
schuyler Browning's Hrs. Defend Is.
by virtue of Judgment an order
of sale entered IN the abovc-styled
action at the October term, 1916. OF
Madison Circuit Court, the under
signed will on Monday, November o.
1916. Court Day at or about III
o'clock a. M. sell to the highest and
best bidder before the Court House
door in Richmond. Ky. the follow
ing property:
A certain boundary Of land in
Madison County, Kentucky. on the
waters of Silver Greek, adjoining
the Franklin Galloway place. l.. 4
n. right-of-way, end Richmond-Be-
rea county road. containing IN
acres. more or less.
Terms. Said land will be sold on
a credit of six months. purchaser
IT, execute bond bearing six per
cent interest, with approved secur-
ity and lien retained Ia secure pay
ment. Purchaser may pay cash at
any time with interest 10 time sale
is confirmed.
j. J. Greenleaf.
Ad-is Master Commissioner.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR

The meeting of the Christian En-
deavor of the Union Church Sum-
day night was led by Mr.. Taylor.
The topic was public Spirit and
How to Cultivate It. The leader,
one Of our most public spirited citi-
zens, told Of trip which he took to
Lexington recently, mentioning the
many results Of public spirit which
he observed. He aroused great in
terest in good citizenship.
At the conclusion of the meeting
about fifteen new members were ad-
ded. The topic for next Sunday
is "Manliness and Womanliness.'
The leaders will be Miss Sarah
Esther Jones and James b. Heird.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19

being an important help in the
church.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
FOUR NEW MEMBERS PRESENT

The Clio Club held its regular
meeting October 10th at the home of
Mrs. Ferguson. Clio is planning for
larger things. Four new members
were present.
A splendid role of work suggested
by the Civic Committee was acted
upon and subcommittee appointed
for the accomplishment of same.
Club Reporter.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
McGuIRE-HuNTSMANN

Miss Jessie MAY Mcclure and Fer
dinand T.. Huntsmann, both Of Ham
ilton. o.. were united in marriage
at Newport. NY, on October 5th.
The bride is the daughter OF MIR. and
Mrs. l.. n. Mcclure, who formerly
lived at kerby Knob, and niece Of
j. G. Durham of the Foundation
school. The groom is a young farm
or and was educated in the Hamilton
high schools. They will reside on
a farm in the neighborhood.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
THOMAS LINvILLE KILLED

Saturday afternoon. Thomas Lin
willie was killed on Scaffold cane
Hill by Rube Abner. The shooting
occurred at 100 o'clock and the pa
ticnt was brought to the Robinson
hospital where he died on the OPP
Grating table. He was shot twice in
the abdomen and the shock was 50
great that he could not withstand the
operation.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
PROGRESS CLUB ENTERTArNs

Mrs. J. w. Herndon opened her
beautiful home Tuesday on Jackson
street for the entertainment Of the
ladies and their husbands of the
Progress Club, Of which she is a
member. There were also a number
Of outside guests. The evening was
spent in making merry.
Bountiful refreshments were SER
we'd. AT a late hour all went their
several ways feeling that they hal
found one road leading to the
Fountain of Youth"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
STRINGENT WARNING

All users Of the College water are
hereby warned 10 save the water.
In order to protect you against a
water famine we are obliged TO cut
on the water from 10 II o'clock in
the morning; 3 10 8 in the afternoon
and from 10 pm. to 5 am.
Please govern yourselves accord
ingly. Berea College
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR .CONvEN-
TION

Plans are nearly completed for
the greatest convention of the
Christian Endeavor societies Of the
mountain region of Kentucky, Ten
nessee and Virginia to be held in
Berea. September 27-29. Rev. VIM.
Dagger of Africa, one of the greatest
missionaries in the world today. is
TO be one of the speakers.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19

we SELL mas.
Phone i2i (Ad) Mrs. Laura Jone:
Samuel Alcorn, aged 70, Of King
ston. was operated on at the Rob-
inson Hospital last week for ulcers
of the stomach. He has been suf-
fering with his stomach for thirty
years. but is now recovering rapid
ly.
LOST-At Tabernacle Monday. 9
child's umbrella, with Anna" cut in
handle. f. l.. Roberts.
Ground has been broken for a
new three story brick addition 10
the Robinson Hospital. This hospi-
tai is growing rapidly.
Mrs. Alma Watts and Daniel Click
visited friends in Paint Lick over
Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Jones just returned
from Cincinnati with new line of
handsome shapes, soft felts and mil
linery novelties. Ad-i6.
DR.. William G. Best and M. j.
Steele spent the early part of the
week in Louisville attending a meet
ing of the State Masonic Grand
Lodge.
Mrs. Laura Hacker of DeMossville
was operated on for appendicitis at
the Robinson Hospital Tuesday. She
is recovering rapidly.
Mrs. Rachel Burns of Berea is
quite sick at the home of her son in
Bobtown.
The Misses Nellie and Florence
Julian of Roane Mountain, Tenn, are
visiting at the home of the Misses
Helen and Maud Bowman this week.
President Frost and Bursar Taylor
were visitors in Lexington Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Parsons, who
have been spending a three weeks
honeymoon in Louisville, returned
to Berea last week to visit the lat
ter's mother.
Laura Jones hats and prices are
always right. She takes the time
and interest to fit your particular
face and style in your hat Ad-i6.
Claude Williams and Margaret
Anderson Of Berea were married in
Richmond on Friday, October 9th.
They kept the marriage a secret I'M
til recently.
Messrs. Leonard Hatfield and John
Jones have returned TO Berea after
a pleasant visit in Detroit.
Daniel Click left Monday for West
Point, Miss, where he will visit his
daughter, Mrs. William Flanery.
ID. C. pullins made business trip
to Lancaster and Mt. Vernon this
week.
Mrs Anna Mae Creech of East
Bernstadt was here this week TO see
her mother, Mrs. j. H. Grant, who
was operated on at the College Hos
pital.
William Sanders and wife of Kirk
vile were in Berea this week visit
ing relatives.
You never feel badly or i'll at ease
in hat bought from Laura Jones.
il is sure to be in good taste, and
the right hat for your face and
style. Ad-i6.
Mrs. ]. H. Grant Of near Richmond
underwent very serious operation
at the College Hospital on Friday
of last week. At this writing she
is recovering nicely. DR.. p. Cornell
ius and son performed the opera
tion.
Miss Edna Early. who has been
visiting in Lexington, returned TO
her home Monday.
Joe Lunsford returned Thursday
from Mississippi where he has been
for the past few months.
Miss Lou Phillips of Wilde has
been the guest of her sister, Miss
Edith Phillips of the Academy De-
partment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graves, who have
been in Laurel County for several
months, returned To Berea Friday
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
HadrIsn's Hymn.

The hymn beginning vital spark Of
heavenly dame" was composed by the
Roman emperor Hadrian. a pagan and
prosecutor Of Christians. Centuries
later it was paraphrased by Alexander
Pope.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
DO YOU WASTE HALF YOUR
FODDER7

Let me chop il with my new en-
CINE and cdtter and blow il into
your barn. Easy to feed out. Stock
wont leave a hat-full.
Ad-i6. Forester Raine, Phone 63-2
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-19
FOR SALE

One Jersey heifer calf. two
months old. Luther Ambrose.
Prospect street. Ad-i6.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-06
DIR. YATES
CONFESSION

What promised to be a deep mystery
in connection with the killing of Mir.
and Mrs. Peck, has been cleared by
the confession Of their son-in-law,
Dr.. Waite, New York dentist.
The New York World says:
Until DR.. Waite made his signed
confession to The World with the con-
sent of his counsel, there had been
partial confessions from HIM ana a
rood deal OF mere or less inconcrcnL
talk of his alleged possession OF dual
personality in which the man from
Egypt figured as the murder devil.
But this signed confession is evident
" the work of q man clothed and in
his right mind and realizing clearly
what he has done. The Indictment.
he says, is just and the penalty
(dcath) is one that deserve, for !
have killed. | killed John +. Peck
and his wife.
Waite at the time of his arrest was
found heavily in the stupor OF mar
cotic. He seems to have been to some
degree under the influence of the durg
ever since. It is question whether
his admitted crimes, almost uneXampl-
ed for their murderous treachery to-
ward benefactors and contiding guests
within his house, were not the WORK
of a dope diso.i;red mind which is
known to transform an individual
normal character into something uH-
,ccocnizabic to his friends as well
perhaps as to himself. The crude
cunning shown in all the efforts made
10 cover up his tracks may be thought
of in aid OF sshiG theory.
Such d theory IS comforting to
what we like to think of in respect
to human nature. But it is not help
! full otherwise o. eEtcnuating. The in
sanity, if such It waS, was self-im'
; posed. 1t nay have to do with the
, execution Of the crimes, but it may
! with much greater difficulty be relat'
(! cd to their conception, which was the
! prime ofTcnsc. Prcmcditatcd murder
/ done by person stepped in alcohol /!
! commonly said 10 have been causct
! by alcohol. But it was not. The crime
! was conceived in soberness and tht
| drink was only one Of the agcncie;
used as OF hardening the faculties
| toward the execution OF the crime.
4 So it may be said in this case. w
shall do we'll, as does the law, tt
avoid the b2guilemcnts Of a theory O.
irresponsibilty in all such crimes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-06
GERMAN BIRTH RATE.
Norfolk Ledgcr-Dispatch)

Decline in the German birth rate.
has developed into problem of suf-
ficient seriousness to enlist the inter-
est and evoke discussion by the Prus-
sian diet. In recent discussion Of
the subject in that body renresen-
tativc Of the ministry warned his
countrymcn that unless a radical
change was made, Germany would
soon be in the same position as
France was, with deaths exceeding
births in number. The same speaker
directed serious attention also.to the
high rate of infant mortality. dc said
that one of the gravcst hinderances
to the normal growth of the popula'
ton was the increase in premature
births, caused deliberately, condition
which he asserted was not confined
to the poorer classes. The minister
OF education admitted that he recog-
nlzcd tho seriousness of. the situation
and added that III government had
already 5esgn yontsrrire With spec,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-06
SUING FOR
DAMAGES.

There seems to be agrowing habit
among people generally to bring suit
for damages for every conceivable
thing. The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatcft
says that not long ago in North Caro-,
lima man. sued the telegraph COM
pany for mental anguish" suffered
on account of the slow delivery OF a
telegram announcing the death OF a
friend, and now Mrs. Bessie G. Black
of New York, sues a pie manufacture
ing concern from whom she bought
a mince pie.
The result of that purchase, and
the consumption of the pie, as told by
an exchange, was she dreamed that
the German Crown Prince had cap
tured Paris, she saw Semperor Will
liam single-handed make a prisoner
of General Joffre, while cannon to
right of her, cannon to left o fherr,
volleyed and Numbered and Turk
ish soldiers seemed to rush at her
with drawn scimitars. Mrs. Black
asserts that the physician and men
tai suffering caused by her night
mare is worth $4,000 in damages.
A local story might be added to
the above. In 1873 the river steamer
Wawaset was burned off Maryland
Point. and number of people lost
their lives. A few days later an en-
cited man entered the office of ths'
steamboat company and demanded
$4,000 damages. He alleged that he
was passenger on the Inflated.
Presidsn tHowison, who resided in
Alexandria at the time, asked him the
nature of his injuries. The man said
his nervous system had been deranged
by the burning of the steamer. Tn:
claimant, after some further CONVEX
sation, agreed to compromise the
case for IS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-06

-
ialists with view to devising ways
Of remedying the evil. r.
As will be seen from these state
ments, thu matter Of regulating
births is a problem as capable of de-
finite treatment as that Of dimin-
ishing deaths. The government is the
disqualification Of public sentiment,
and when a healthful, strong public
sentiment is aroused great benefcent
results may be expected. German
scientists and officials realize the i'm
portance of conserving the future sup
ply of manhood and womanhood, and
they are facing the situation sanely.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-06
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-06

The very flower of the German
81: Y has been blasted r. the assaults
at Verdun, while on the other hand,
the French have successfully defend
ed themselves with second-line troops
according to the statement of Prince
Penlatowski, of the French war Of
flee, who arrived in New York yes
terday to superintend the purchase
of aeronautical supplies for France
"Verdun is not going to fall. The
Germans started the war with a
large army of selected, professional
troops. The French began with ANA
teurs. In our turn we are fast BE-
coming professionals, and ours IS
the better soldier material"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-06
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-06

as to the proper location. for the new
Aoueduct bridge, the District COM
nissiorers yesterday submitted re-
mort ON the matter to the Secretary
Of War in which they recommend that
the new structure span the Potomac
at the present location, from the foot
of Thirty-sixth street to Rosslyn. a
victory for the claims of the George
town Citizens Association and 9th
or civic bodies is thus recorded that
the bridge should remain at its pres
ent site.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-06
HORRORS
|OF WAR.

Henry Halter, formerly. of the Fifth
United States Cavalry, who was on@
| of the few americans in the Serbian
retreat gives a vivid account Of the
5suffarings of the little nation aftcr
having been trampled down by the
Germans. lie declares that rcle than
fifty thousand men died.
"They died SO fast" he said, that
they fell every few yards al along
the road. The wagons and carts went
right over their bodies. Nobody
thought of trying to turn out of the
way, but there: were. so many they
could not but drive over thsm. The
roads were full of mudholes. At one
place I saw no less than seventeen
horses dying in one immense puddle,
Unable to pull themselves out.
al saw hundreds and thousands of
ragged men, with their feet swollen
too much to wear shoes or to walk
on them, crawling along for miles on
their hands and knees through the
blinding snow. finally stopping and
diving soon afterwards. They nsv"l
made any appeals for help. 1t
wouldn't have been any use. Besides
they were too far gone, to know what
they were about, that they were dy-
ing. Their last efforts to keep going
was merely a mechanical operations
of course, the great mortality al
along our route was due to the barren
nature of the country we were tray,
crsing, with no shelter for but com
parativcly few of us. There were ever
mo forests where we might have fell
ed trees and built temporary quar-
tiers. Our fires for the most part were
small, with barely enough wood tt
heat water.
The food problem was terrified
even in Albania. A half pound OF
bread was sold at about two dollars
AS had little money at Sturaza
bought five pounds of Okla beans
Had not been able to get these
beans, would today be dead man
4 had just said to myself: 4 can't e
any further, when persuaded /;
peasant woman 10 S:ll me the beans
l ate beans t~ie> = day making {
sort of soup uGt % ti:crl, putting i,
!. little salt. AZ that was Ear luck
icr than the fellows who ha to boi
harness leather for FIVE, or siz hour,
in order to make the hot water tast,
like soup. | saw m"n act ike savage
eating pieces Of brown paper.
"Thcrc were perhaps not more tha
two thousand women among The re
treating horde with lis ana it is
fact worth recording that they we,
kindly treated and given whatev'
comforts were available by so|dic.
who were otherwise dead 10 cw:i
feeling. have seen such 'u"a, rau
staggering along, half naIc', wiz,
fsw PISCES Ct c!othin; Eo- -l.2s-, !
~--.~---<t--------~-.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-06

ablg. to speak, with barely strength
left to stop near a dying horse and
cit a stringy steak from its flank,
straighten up for a moment near one
Of the women's carts and smilingly
tender their last mouthful Of food to
some of the women.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-06
NEWS OF THE DAY
1t is reported that the Germans
are attempting to force an entrance
to tbs Gulf of Riga.

George Schmuf, 90 years old, Of
Baltimore, was shocked to death yes
terday PIT an ice-cream plant. A
metal chute, used for passing along
the cans of ice-cream, is believed to
have become suddenly charged with
electricity causing Schmuff's death.