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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
PEARLS STOLEN IN 1881
ARE JUST NOW RETURNED

Baltimore, Md, May 15.-Thirty
five years ago a pearl necklace be-
longing to the little daughter of Mrs.
George NJ. Lamb of Cedarcroft, dis
appeared. Servants were suspected,
but the necklace never was found.
Mrs. Lamb received a package in the
mail recently and discovered upon
opening it the long-missing necklace.
An anonymous letter explained
that the writer had stolen the neck
lace in 1881 and for years had kept
it and enjoyed its use, but that now
her conscience compelled her to re-
turn the stolen property.
The little child of thirty-fve years
ago, from whom the necklace was
taken, is now Mrs. Howard Cooper
Johnson of Chestnut Hill, Philadel-
phia. Mrs. Lamb will forward the
necklace to her.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
Happenings in County Court.

Only one marriage license has been
issued within the last IL days and
that to Floyd Lynch and Addie Gray
both of near Hartford.
Jesse d. Dockery, infant 4 months
old and Cletus Dockery, years OF
age, were recently brought into
Court and committed to the Kentucky
Children's Home Society.
Mrs. Desie Barnes was adjudged
of unsound mind on the 18th and
conveyed to the Western Kentucky
asylum for the insane.
Dennie Allen was recently appoint
ed administrator of the estate OF Tom
Allen. deceased.
The Ohio County Fiscal Court has
been convened in special session to-
day, for the transaction of business
Of importance.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
RAT HIDES IN GIRLS SKIRT,
MEN LOOK OUT WINDOWS

Green Bay, Wis, May IA rat
in a Depere interurban car caused a
panic among the passengers.
The passengers had boarded the
car at Green Bay, when the rat ran
down the aisle. Women screamed
and climbed onto the seats, but the
rat Immediately followed suit and
took refuge in the folds of skirt Of
a young woman passenger.
The girl screamed and grabbed at
the rat. At this juncture a gallant
escort came to her rescue, took hold
of the rat, which was folded in the
skirt, and pounded it upon the seat
until it was dead
The young lady was compelled to
unfasten her skirt and shake it be-
fore she could get the rat out of its
folds. OF course, the men all look
ed out of the windows during the
entire episode.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
GOOD PROGRAMS
MARK CLOSINGS
TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PU-
Pills OF co. SCHOOLS WIN
FAVORABLE COMMENT.
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND
Auditorium Of Hartford College Fill.
ed to Capacity for Commence
ment Exercises.

Commencement exercises Of the va
rious high schools of the county, arc
said to have been attended by more
patrons this year than ever before.
The exercises closed at Fordsville last
Friday night with the annual alumni
banuet at which great school spirit
was manifested. The commencement
of the West Kentucky Seminary at
Beaver Dam will close with the adj
dress tonight. The baccalaureate
sermon was delivered Sunday by the
Rev. Harlan.
Rev. F. d. Kerslmen, of st. Louis,
editor of the Christian Evangelist,
began the commencement exercises
of Hartford College with one of the
best Baccalaureate sermons ever de-
livered to a1class of the famous in
stitution. The new Methodist church,
with a seating capacity of over 500,
was filled and it was necessary to fill
the isles with chairs in order to &C
commodate the audience.
Monday evening the class in music
under Mrs. Elgin entertained with a
recital and the young musicians per-
formed with credit to both themselves
and their teacher. So large was the
audience that many were compelled
to stand.
The operetta entitled, Mother
Goose and Co." by the first. second
third and fourth grades, under the
instruction of Misses Pendleton and
Moore. was enjoyed by another large
audience. About sixty children took
part, and acted their parts like veter'
ans.
Wednesday evening the fifth, sixth
seventh and eighth grades, under
Miss Flener and Mr.. Howard. pre-
scented two short plays, 1.-THE Patriot
ic Peanut Stand" and Royalty IL
Old Virginia" Many people were
turned away and those so unfortu
nate missed a good evenings enter
.tainment.
"The Girl From Upper T." a three
act Western Comedy was presented
by the Senior class Thursday even
ing. A small admission was charg
ed to defray the expenses Of the week
and the seats sold readily. The play
was highly enjoyed and good sun
was realized.
Prof. Noe, of Kentucky State Uni
versity. will deliver the address to the
graduating class at the Methodist
church this evening.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
DENOUNCES DELAY.
Gen. Funston Quoted as Being Dis
gusted with diplomatic Cab"

New York, May 16.-The Brooklyn
Eagle Friday published Sensational
story under the signature of John w.
Roberts, its correspondent in Ell Paso
in which it is alleged Gen. Funston
denounced the War Department in
connection with the Mexican troubles
and declared that If 1t had co-operat-
ed properly villa would now be dead
and United States troops back at
their posts.
The story. which quotes Funston
as indicating he offered to resign
over the shameful situation" fol-
lows:
eel Paso. Tex. May l4.-"If we'd
had cooperation from the start villa
today would be a corpse and our
troops would now be back at their
posts"
"Gen. Funston's eyes flashed with
anger. He stood up and paced the
floor nervously.
Mark my words" be said; this
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
fORDSVILLE ALUMNI
GIVES Big BANQUET
MANY VISITORS ENJOY HOSPI-
TALLY OF ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS ELECTED.

Fordsville, KY, May 1S--The
Alumni Association of Fordsville
High School met Friday evening,
May 18th, at the Wise Hotel, in the
most pleasantly successful banquet
given in the history of our High
School. A plentiful spread of those
things which make content the heart
of man helped to make the evening
enjoyable, this being followed by
speeches both entertaining and in
spring. Prof. Ozna Shuts. Supt. OF
county schools, was present as Guest
of Honor and Prof. F. T. Shultz pre-
sided as Toastmaster.
The graduates present were as fol-
lows: Mrs. F. T. Shultz, Misses
Gladys Hines. Mary Smith. Kathleen
Young, Mary T. Quisenberry. Jessie
NARROW, Ava Westerfield, Irene Mil
Ter, Coda Wedding, Martha A. Quis-
enberry, Mabel Kelly, Nellie Cooper,
Cecil White. Mary Daniel, and Messrs
]. Russell Cooper, Alva Kelly, Stanley
Phillips, Fount Crow, II. ]. Cooper,
Herbert Smith, Leman Whittier,
Brady Lloyd, Runner Smith, Hoover
Neei, and Marion Stone.
The following quests were present;
Misses Edna Garden, Nell Jones,
Vatura Mason, Ruby Neel, Alberta
Arnold, Livia Harrison, and Messrs
Ozna Shuts, F. T. Suits, Dennis
Walker, Edwin Orr, Dexter Whiting
hiu. Felix Garden, Gilmore Keown,
and Ogle Kelly.
In a short business session Mr..
l .e;aan Whittier was elected President
for the ensuing year, Mr.. Herbert
Smith, Vice Pres, and Miss Mary L.
Quisenberry Sec.-Treas. These are
capable officers, alive with progress
sive school spirit, and we should sup
port them with our utmost resources.
We expect greater enthusiasm, better
cooperation and stronger school
spirit. Let us boost and boost
hard to make this Association an
ever growing success. 1t means
better schools, better men and women
and all to the credit of Fordsyille
High School.
We extend hearty thanks to Mr..
and Mrs. Wise for their careful and
tasteful preparations for an openings
enjoyment long to be remembered by
all who were present.
An Alumnus.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
SWITCHES and NOTE
LEFT AT HIS DOOR
WARRANTS MAY BE ISSUED FOR
ALLEGED ''POSSUM HUNTERS"
OF MUHLENBERG.

Greenville, KY, May 16.-At least
a dozen warrants may be issued
against citizens of Muhlenberg coun-
ty, charging them with banding to-
gether for the purpose of alarming
and threatening to do bodily harm
to d. A. Whitmer, an aged citizen
who lives near Bremen in this coun-
ty.
Whitmer and his wife have been
separated for a number of years, and
it is understood that because he
would not vacate his home and let
her take possession the "possum
hunters intended to take the matter
in their own hands for final adjust
ment. Whitmer recently returned
from the asylum at Hopkinsville.
During his stay at the asylum his
wife drew his pension and since his
mind has been restored the pension
has been paid to him.
There were about twelve men In
the crown WHICH Odluiuoy hioAS 49,
a note and bundle containing twelve
long willows on Whitmer's steps.
The note was very brief and said that
If whitmer didn't leave home and let
his wife have possession of the prem
ises they would kill him. 1t was
signed might Riders"
Whitmer went to Greenville Sun
day afternoon and was in consulta-
ton with the County Attorney. He
took with him the note and switches.
Whitmer believes that he recognized
some of those in the crowd.
Saturday afternoon Whitmer made
affidavit charging one man with
breach of the peace, as the result OF
difficulty which arose between them
Saturday afternoon. No warrant for
the arrest of the man had been issued
this afternoon.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
PEACE ADVOCATES ROUGHLY
HANDLED BY LONDON MOB

London, May 15.-An angry crowd
yesterday gave the peace propagan-
dists and the anticonscriptionists the
toughest handling they had yet ex-
perienced in London, says the Week
ly Dispatch. The peace advocates
and the anticonscriptionists held a
secretly called meeting at the Ethical
Institution. A strong force OF police
prevented the mob from forcing an
entrance, but the delegates upon
leaving were subjected to a fusillade
of eggs and rotten oranges, and many
we're injured The crowd shouted
"Germans!" "Tfaitors!" and were
especially hostile to George Lans-
bury, the well-known Socialist, and
Mrs. Despart. a sister of Field Mar
shall viscount French.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
MOONLIGHT SCHOOL
IN owENSBORO JAIL

Owensboro, KY, May 1S.-A
moonlight School" in the Daviess
county Jail with a Federal prisoner
acting as teacher, is the latest deve-
lopement in the movement against
illiteracy in greensboro. Thirteen are
in the class. Their ages range from
twelve to forty-five years, and three
men who three years ago could not
read, or did not know a letter, are
now able to write their names and
read simple lessons.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
STUDENTS REPRESENT
U. s. AS FAST ASLEEP

Champaign, ILL.,, May 16.-Skits
showing Uncle Sam asleep while Eu-
rope wars were applauded by 10000
people last night at the annual stu
dents circus at the University of Ill
BY a peculiar irony, the most popular
stunt dealing with preparations was
stageds by the Cosmopolitan Club,
which portrayed Uncle Sam asleep
with a midget army, while foreign
dangers menaced him.
President Wilson was depicted by
the Betha Theta Pi writing notes to
the kaiser. Carranza and villa. The
United States army. consisting Of one
man, finally captured the bandit.
The moose elephant" had a bull
moose head on one end and the @. O.
p. elephant on the other, with Roose-
welt and Hughes as trainers. They
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
BAN ON "sIDE LINES"
Superintendents Must Hereafter Give
An Their fine to Schools.

Frankfort. KY, Iay 49, Cour!v
superintendents in the future will not
be permitted to carry any side lines"
State Superintendent Gilbert said to-
day that it has come to his ears that
some superintendents are not devot-
ing their whole energies to school az
fairs, but are engaged in private en-
terprises. He said that investiga-
tions will be made and those who are
not devoting their entire time to the
interests of the schools will be re-
ouired to resign or give up their out
side business.
He also stated that County Super
intendent r. j. Mcdaniel, of Gallatin
county, has restored to the county
school fund $9O3 in conformity with
the order of the State Board of Ed
ucation and made bond. Inspector
M. F. Pogue reported that Mcdaniel
owed the fund that amount, and as
a result of his failure to make bond,
railroads were refusing to pay graded
school taxes. The board directed
State Superintendent Gilbert to in
stitute proceedings to remove Nc
Dane unless he made restitution and
gave bond.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
INCOME TAX
To Pay Large Portion of Prepared
ness Bill.

Washington, May 16.-Taxes on
incomes, inheritance and war NUM-
tions. will be depended on to pay for
the preparedness program, Chair
man Kitchin of the House Ways and
Means Committee said after con-
ference with Secretary McAdoo.
The plan has the support, Mr..
Kitchin said. of President Wilson.
What amount will have to be rails
ed cannot be determined until the
naval and army bills are completed.
Members of the Ways and Means
Committee will begin work on this
problem as quickly as possible, how
ever. Other. than decision not to
lower the present exemption limit for
incomes-$300O for unmarried and
$4,000 for married men-none Of the
details of the tax plan have been
worked out.
Plans for imposing stamp taxes on
manufactured tobacco, liquors, beer,
gasoline and other articles, Mr.. Kit
chin said, had been definitely aban-
doned. He declared the plan of taxa
ton decided on would affect only
those best able to pay the levy, fall
ing exclusively on the wealthy and
on foreign nations engaged in war.
The big preparedness revenue mea-
sures will not be introduced in Cong
ress until after the conventions. Be-
tween now and that time the speed
ing up campaign inaugurated re-
Gently, will be continued, with a
view to disposing of all other bus
mess by early June, If possible.
Another step toward carrying out
the program was made today when
rule on the shipping bill was intro
duced. It would provide for five
hours general debate on the bill and
one hour on the rule itself. Mr.. Nc
Adoo, who is particularly interested
in the shipping bill, urged today that
It be brought up in the House as
quickly as possible, and Mr.. Kitchin
advised him that it would be reached
Tuesday and after that all other
business save that of calendar We'd
nesday, would be set aside for it.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
Farmers, Attention.

We have a stock of Farm lmple-
ments consisting of Blue Bird Plows.
Vulcan Chill Turning Flows, Peg
Tooth and Disc Harrows, Single and
Two-row Corn Drills. One and two
horse Cultivators. Single and Double
Shovel Plows and anything else In
the implement line you may need.
We also have three Weber Road
Wagons and one Runabout Buggy.
All this will be sold on regular tsruis.
Don't forget we still handle the es-
tabiished Jones Brand Fertilizer.
w. e. ELLIS & BRO,
2Ot4 Hartford, Ky.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19

could not agree which was front and
which was back, but the colonel
finally pushed the justice into obi
Won and rode off in triumph on the
animal. A patriotic demonstration
not on the program ensued when the
Phi Kappa Psi presented 1911"
Two battleships. one of the allies and
the other Germany. bombarded each
other until Uncle Sam steered into
the battle on bigger battleship and
deftly sank the whole fotilla.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
No. 46

diplomatic CAB will result in nothing.
While Obregon is up here killing
time through impossible conferences
his army and Carranza's are sneak
ing northward into Chihuahua, where
they will be ready to attack us II we
declare war.
"Carranza has twice as many
troops in Northern Mexico as we have
in all the country west of the Mississ-
ippi. It's shameful.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
Watch for a DrOuth!

Petersburg, Ind, May 16.-Accord-
ing to the old weather signs this is
going to be dry season in this Sec
ton of the state and the farmers are
preparing for it. The crawfish are
building their stools extra high this
spring, burrowing deep in the earth
for water, and white top is making IT'S
appearance abundantly in the mead
ows, while dandelions are more num-
erous than for years.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
Col. Goethals to Resign.

Washington. May 17,-Col. George
w. Goethals has announced that he
would resign as director of the Pan
anna Canal June 1. 1t is reported
that he will not resign If there is
trouble with Germany.
This is not the first time that Col.
Goethals has announced his intention
to resign. he having changed his
mind in previous instances.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19

while they are playing. A concert by
the prison band will be given before
the game and between innings. Paul
Helfner, serving an interminate SEN
tence for nonsupport, will pitch. and
Percy Hanley, a .robber, will catch.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
EVERY CHICKEN IN TOWN
KILLED BY HAILSTORM

Union City, Tenn, May 16.-Prac-
tically every frying chicken in Union
City was killed and the vegetable
crop damaged thousands OF dollars
early this morning when a hailstorm
passed over this section of Tennessee.
Hailstones as large as hen eggs lay on
the ground four inches thick half an
hour after the storm had ended.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
METHODISTS Vote
FOR MITIGATION
CONFERENCE AT SARATOGA
SPRINGS, N. Y. FAvORS UNION
OF FACTIONS.
REJOICE AT THE RESULT
Cheer and Weep as Vote is Taken
UNCONVENTIONAL Split Since
Civil War.

Saratoga Springs, N. Y, May 16.-
The unification of American Method
ism was advanced another step to-
wardconsummation today when by a
vote that was virtually unanimous,
the $50 delegates to the General Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church adopted the report of the
Special Committee on Unification,
paving the way to an amalgamation
with the Methodist Episcopal Church
South and the Methodist Protestant
Church.
The adoption of the report, which
was the most important and far
reaching legislation that has been
enacted by a Methodist General Con-
ference in many years, was attended
by a tremendous demonstration Of
enthusiasm. The great auditorium
rang with cheers and applause as the
aged Bishop Earl Cranston, who pre-
sided while the action was taken, and
Bishop E. r. Hendrix, senior member
of the Board of Bishops of the South
ern Church, clasped hands upon the
platform and wept with emotion.
Bishops Rejoice.
"This is the supreme moment of
my life!" cried Bishop Cranston.
"A marvellous result has been ach-
ieved," Bishop Hendrix said. II pray
that the whole Methodist body
throughout the world may, more and
more, see eye to eye, and Bishop
Cranston and myself may live to
stand jointly over the United General
Conference of United Methodism in
America"
A terrific outburst of applause
quickly gave way to song as the de-
legates Joined in the hymn praise
God From Whom All Blessings Flow
and then took up the strains of "Blest
Be the Tie That Binds"
On the platform with Bishop Gran
ston and Bishop Hendrix was one
clergyman who attended the historic
General Conference of 1914 at New
York, the last in which the Southern
Church was represented before Meth
odism was split over the question of
slavery. He is the Rev. DR.. Thomp-
son H. Landon, of Bordentown, N. j..
Today's session does not unite the
two branches of the Methodist de-
nomination, but continues the nego-
tiations for reunion.
=. 1.-THE points of agreement are
many; the points of disagreement are
few; Bishop Hendrix said.
1t is generally believed that the OBJ
stacles in the way of unification have
been overcome and that two years
hence the General Conference of the
Methodist Church, South, will accept
the plan for reunion which the North
ern Church hopes to bring to final
fulfillment at its general conference
in 1920. After the unification prog
ramme, the delegates took up for a
second time the report of the Episc-
opacy Committee on the number of
new bishops to be chosen.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
No Guards for Convict Bali Team

Columbus. Ohio, May 1.-THE
convicts composing the Ohio Peniten-
tiary baseball team will play an
amateur team at the American Assoc
iation park here next Thursday, and
they will not be accompanied by
guards, going to or from the park or
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
twentieth Child Born.

Danville. ILL.,. May l7.-Their
twentieth child. a daughter was born
today to Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Will
Jams. The father is the nineteenth
child of his parents.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-05-19
CAVALRY TROOPS
engage BANDITS
SURROUND MEXICANs, KILL SIN
AND CAPTURE SEVENTY
FIVE SAYS REPORT.
GLENN SPRINGS RAIDERS
Band Taken Said to be Same That
Raided Border Town Several
Days Ago.

Marathon. Tex, May 17.-Maj.
Langhorne and two trops of cavalry
surrounded the, Mexican bandits who
raided Glenn Springs about 1875 miles
from the border, killing six and cap
turing seventy-fve. according to a
truck driver arriving to-day from
Boquillas. Army officers here have
made no announcement regarding the
reported engagement.
According to the truck driver. the
bandits were surrounded and did not
put up a fight. The Americans ceased
firing at once. The seventy-five cap
tured, it was said. were to be brought
here for trial.
The soldiers also rescued Jesse
Deemer, the American storekeeper
captured by Mexican raiders on Glenn
Springs and Boquillas. Tex, acord-
ing to a man named Terry. who ar
rived here to-day.
Terry said the soldiers entered a
village 1875 miles In Mexico and tho
bandits rushed out, leaving Deemer
and a captive negro named Monroe
Payne. Payne and Deemer are be-
ing brought back to Texas, Terry
said.
Saved by Villagers.
Their rescue alive. II is said. was
due to the refusal of the residents of
the village where they had been left
to carry out the orders of the bandits
to kill them II the American troops
attempted their rescue.
The report came from Col. Fred
erick Sibley. who received his infor-
nation from Mai. Langhorne, whose
command now is about 100 miles
south of the border. A detachment
of Maj Langhorne's force found the
Americans at FL Paso, ninety miles
south of Boquillas, early yesterday.
The Americans had been left there
by their captors In charge of the resi-
dents. None but the unarmed inhab-
itants of the town was there when
the American soldiers arrived and no
resistance was made.
A scarcity of forage was reported.
and Col. Sibley said he was preparing
to send forward as rapidly as possible
hay and grain for the horses and
mules. Col. Sibley was at point
about forty miles south of the border.
In view of previous reports from
Mai. Langhorne that he expected to
catch up with the bandits, the adhori-
ties are inclined to place credence in
the report.
The cavalry horses and equipment
captured by the bandits in their raid
on Glenn Springs were recovered, 1t
was reported. A Mexican guide took
the American troops to the spot
where the bandits were encountered,
the truck driver said.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-08-05

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