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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16
BROWN AND BLACK POPULAR
Some Of the Prsttiest Evening Dresses
eeen Recently Havs Been In
Those Two ohadee.

Some Of the very prettiest evening
frocks have appeared during the last
week, remarks the New York Tele-
gram. There IL a pronounced feeling
tor bronze and family brown shades.
and these 1t Is which were responsible
for a pretty gown seen recently,
through which lovely knotted scarf
OF mauvish-pink, the real chrysanthe-
mum pink, was threaded. The yelling
was Of bronze lace run with metal
thread, falling over an underdress Of
palest brown charmeuse, which had a
plain swathed bodice and the tucked
up skirt that Is so decided mark of
many new models.
Black gowns are more worn than
ever, mourning apart, and for them
fish net is first favorite. This net was
used In a second evening frock, the
bodice of which was carried out In
new panne material Of delightful SUBJ
stance, or the lack Of 1t. This fabric
has some Of the characteristics OF
rare Persian rugs, those rugs which
connoisseurs hang on walls or at the
most allow to drape sofas. For with
all Its rich velvety appearance 1t IL
as soft and pliable and light as the
finest satin; indeed, just as with the
rugs, it Is not until one handles it, find
Ing into what tiny space 1t can be-
compressed passing through
the prOverbial ring-and into what
graceful folds 1t falls, that the illusion
Of stability given by depth of pile Is
removed. And the surface has much
OF the Persian beauty and silken soft
ness too. In the gown In question 1t
was trimmed somewhat deliberately
with fern leaves in ribbon work, after
one of the most successful Of the new
models.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16

wondering why the girl had so mys-
teriously disappeared. No matter how
he fought against 1t, he had finally to
force himself to. believe there must
have been man In the case, one whom
she loved, or held over her some pow
err which she could not resist. 1t was
either that or--but that she had gone
any evil way was unthinkable. Gradu-
ally he was effacing her from his mind.
The new stenographer's slight ut
tempts at being flirtatious were
frowned upon. and ]. p. Whitbeck, at
torney, attended strictly to business.
One day in the Grand Central sta
ton in New York, where he had just
left his train. he set down his valise
in a crowd near a news stand, while
he bought paper. Hurriedly picking
up the valise he rushed through the
jostling crowd to catch a subway train
to Brooklyn. He had business there
which would keep him several days,
and after settling himself In his hotel,
he took out key to open his valise.
The key did not fit. Horrors 1t was
not his valise! He had picked up the
wrong baggage In the station. He at
once telephoned the 'lost and found"
department, the Information bureau"
and everything Of which he could
think, to restore the property, and get
on the track of his own. Nothing COM
ing of this he called In a lccksmith
to fit key to the lock, concluding
there might be something In the con-
tents that would lead to finding the
owner. Some old clothes packed
around two suspicious-looking boxes
and some papers were inside. Whit
beck set the boxes carefully aside.
They might contain bombs. and he
didn't care to investigate, He began
to examine the papers. They were
mostly letters, all typewriter, and
signed #. B. They seemed trivial, al
most nonsensical till 1t t.lwned on
Whitbeck they were undoubtedly In
cipher, whereat he gave the two boxes
a still wider berth. There was moth
ing Ia the shape of an address. and
Whitbeck considerably nonplussed, and
feeling that he had unwittingly become
aAfactor In an anarchist plot, conclud-
ed to consult the police.
He went down to get some informa.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16

Erom tho United States Department OF
Agriculture.)
That the appearance OF dairy COW
cannot be depended on to indicate her
production of milk Is illustrated BY 1
demonstration conducted under the
auspices OF the dairy division Of the
department with herd Of nine cows
at the National Dairy Show held re-
Gently at Springfield, Mass.
A years record Of milk and butter
fat already had been made for Ill the
cows Of the herd. During the show
complete records Of production and
feed consumption were kept and In
every case the previous records were
duplicated. Some Of the cows were
Of poor dairy type, yet were good pro
ducers; others were Of good dairy
type, yet were poor producers: still
others OF similar appearance had great
" different records. OF the last-named
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16
\lhitbeCk's
Dilemma
By ALICE E. IVES
Copyright. 1917. by w. G. Chapman.)

tCOpyrlgnt, WI, Dy W. ". ChapmAnl
Whitbeck had just experienced two
shocks. He sat back In his Office a
triile pnr~lyzcd from the effects, and
endeavored to collect himself in order
to meet the situation. Mary Warren,
his stenogvapher, the most reliable.
painstnking and capable one he had
ever had was not at her post. Instead
he found letter mailed the night be-
fore, in which she regretted she had
been obliged to leave at such short mo-
tice, but she had Unexpectedly been
called out Of town, and would he en-
gage someone else as she might not re-
turn.
He looked at the pile OF unopened
letters to which she had been wont to
attend with such businesslike dispatch,
and sighed. Then he found that he
was thinking Of the pretty brown head
Of shining hair the white neck, and
neat blouse that were always bent over
those letters. In fact all the CORE
spondence on that desk seemed to have
faded into nothingness In comparison
to the awful void left by the vanished
figure who had sat there. Somehow
her presence had lifted the Office out
Of the sordid commonplace into which
It now relapsed.
1t was at this point that Whitbeck
experienced his second shock. Why
was he letting such thoughts take pos
session Of him unless-great heavens
He had never suspected 1t But 1t wQs
truel He loved her! He wanted her
He was going to bring her back II Nc
could. He set the telephone going
but no one ut the rooming house where
she had lived knew where she had
gone. She had left no address.
Whitbeck remembered Miss Warren
had brother In New York. But that
was like looking for the proverblal
needle In a hay NOW. Nevertheless
he tried inserting personals" In the
metropolitan papers, which met with
no response. Then Whitbeck set to
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16
USEFUL FOR KEEPING STRING
Holder That May Be Quickly and Eas-
lily Constructed, at an Extreme
~ Small Cost.

This useful little article for holding
three balls Of string, thick, medium
and thin, and pair of scissors can
be easily constructed with the aid Of
piece of strong board and three
round tins. Tins into which the balls
be selected; syrup tins are just the
thing.
A hole h made In the center Of the
bottom of each tin, and another small
hole In the position indicated by the
cross in diagram B. The tins are
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16
APPLY LIME AFTER FLOWING
This Should Be Done Three or Four
Weeks Before Seeding Alfalfa to
Work II into Soil.

Lime should be applied after pillow.
ing. and preferably three or fou:
weeks before seeding alfalfa, In order
that 1t may become from frequent has-
rowings thoroughly Incorporated with
the soil.
1t Is often practicable, especially
when using ground limestone. to apply
the lime to the crop preceding. In or
der that there may be time for 1t to
become thoroughly available for the
alfalfa.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16

class were Nos. 8 and 8. Many expert
enced sotckmen selected No. 8 as the
better of the two, but the records
showed that for the last year No. s
gave 8,445 pounds Of milk and 346 of
fat compared with 4,279 pounds Of
milk and 1893 Of fat for No. 8. This
served as an object lesson to the hun
dreds Of people who daily viewed the
demonstration that good dairy type Is
not always associated with large pro-
duction and that poor dairy type does
not indicate lack OF large yield.
Cost Of Records.
"What does 1t cost to keep records?'
was a common question Of the dairy
men. In contrasting associations,
where the above-quoted records were
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16

er can be suspended from nail in
the wall and just below this short
strap Of leather IL fastened on with
two brass-headed nails and behind
which a pair Of scissors may b.
slipped.
When complete the whole thing
should be painted with pale green
Quick-drying enamel, and for the words
upon the tins black paint or enamel
can be used.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16
PREPARE FOR COLD WEATHER
Wintry Winds Must Be Prevented
From Entering Poultry House,
PIG Pens and earns.

Preparation Is necessary for every
season, but winter more particularly
than any other. Wintry winds must
be prevented from entering the poul-
try house, the pig pen, the horse and
COW stable and the dwelling house
itself.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16
Plaid LlnInos for Cloth skirt.

A very pretty revival is the lining
dark worsted, tweed and serge skirts
with brilliant Scotch plaid silks. The
silk Is sometimes also used for the
coat lining, but this is not always the
case as solid Innings Of satin are con-
sidered rather better taste, especially
as the new silk skirts are often plaid
or embroidered with beads or chenille.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16
OF Course Not.

Shea man and his wife are never
on equal terms, don't care what you
say.
He-Of course they're not, for while
q woman will contest mans will
map sever opposes a woman's won't
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16
MILLIONS TO HELP FARMERS
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
etatIons Devoted to Development
Of Agriculture.

Sixty-seven state agricultural col.
leges and experiment stations are de-
voted to the development of agricul-
ture. Their endowment, plant and
equipment amount to $l6O,O00,O0O.
They have an income Of more than
$50, OG0, 600, with $500 teachers and
a resident student body Of over $4,000.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16

A. sprIro approaches Dame Fashion
goes into council with her talented
aids and devises just what will be
the prevailing modes for the coming
season. This spring there 10 offered
Z most charming assortment Of new
and novel bonnets, In which the one
shown above 10 truly representative,
although In itself distinctive. The
hat 10 Of green braid, the lines new
and attractive. The bonnet 10 Just
the thing for wear with sprino suits.
II 10 simply trimmed.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16

This IL In blue ripple cloth and has
collar and cuffs Of plain blue silk. hem
stitched at edges fullness at waist
is drawn In by g1rdle.
Materials required: Three and one
half yards 40 inches wide; one-half
yard 22-inch for collar and cuffs.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-12
ELECTION LAW vI0LAT0Rs
Judge Reed, of Paducah, Would Pun
ish Them Severely.

Paducah, Ky.-After impaneling the
grand jury for the January term of
the McCracken Circuit Court, Judge
w. M. Reed instructed the jurors to
investigate election violations, alIud-
3Gg to the contest over the offices of
City Commissioner and Mayor. The
evidence in the custer suit IS now be-
ing taken. Judge Reeds instructions
were:
"Violations of the election laws are
becoming numerous, and for the pur-
pose of remedying the evil the corrupt
practices act was instituted. If can
didate is lew enough and thoughtless
enough to go out and buy his election,
and if the people G~e foolish enough to
take his money, it can be depended
upon that he will get even when he
gets in. l hope to see better senti-
ment in the future. RICH here in Pc
ducah we have seen contest after con-
test and one is going on at present. |
have no right to express an opinion,
and couldn't if wanted to, but 1t is
your duty to indict if you find any vio-
lations of the election laws. 1t is also
your duty to inquire into misconduct
by any pubic official"
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-12
Prosecution Shows Hand.

For the first time the theory of the
Commonwealth, in the prosecution of
Eugene Mcdonald, Lexington insur-
ance agent, charged with killing Will
liam Dabbs at the mouth of the rail-
road tunnel here June Is, was an
nounced in the opening statement of
Commemorative Attorney Victor A
Bradley before the jury. He said the
prosecution expects to prove that Nc
Donald killed Dabbs for the purpose Of
collecting an insurance policy of ST.
500 on Dabbs' life, the premium on
which Mcdonald paid, and of the ex-
istence of which Dabbs had no knowl-
edge. He said they would prove that
Mcdonald and Dabbs, who represent
ed the same company in Lexington,
came to Frankfort together on the
day of the murder, and were together
along the railroad track a short time
before Dabbs was killed. and that Nc
Donald was seen to board an interurb-
an car for Lexington shortly after the
killing at point on the Lexington
pike outside of Frankfort and on the
hilltop beyond the tunnel, where
Dabbs' body was found.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-12
CONSTRUCTION OF
TWO GREAT PLANTS
PLAN TO OPERATE QUEEN AND
cREScENTcARRIERS BY ELEc-
TRic!TY ON FOOT.
BACKED BY KY. CAPITALISTS
Million Dollar Dam on Dix River
Near DanvilIe Is First STEP
to Be Taken.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Danville, Ky.-Two of the greatest
electric power plants in the world may
be erected on the line of the Queen e
Crescent route and the entire train
movements, including freight train,
may, in the not distant future, be OBJ
Grated by electricity.
Louis Harrington, of Richmond, and
George A. McRoberts, of Danville, in
combination with other Central Ken
lucky and Eastern capitalists, have
plan on foot to erect a milliOn-dOllar
power dam across Dix river, east OF
Danville, and thus establish a great
electric power plant at this point. The
banks of Dix river are more than 100
feet high. and properly damned,
enough reserve water can be secured
to run a power plant for years.
A movement is also on foot to har-
ness Cumberland falls and use the
power for an immense electric plant.
While nothing has been made public,
it is known that officials of the Queen
& Crescent route are figuring on util.
izing the power from these two i'm
mense plants in the operation of al
their trains between CINCINNATI ard
Chattanooga. a distance of more than
800 miles.
The Queen & Crescent route was,
some months ago, awarded the Harri-
man prize for it's safety first" poll
cies, and now the matter of providing
smokeiess and cinderless trains is be-
ing investigated. The officials are also
figuring on putting anoth sr tunnel
through Ging's Mountain, thus en-
abling abe double tracking work to be
continued through the mountainous
section of the state.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-12
PRIZES AWARDED FARMERS
Seef Cattle Association and Marketing
Conference Have Day.

Lexington, Ky.-The awarding of
the prizes of the Kentucky Corn
Growers Association, the conventions
of the Kentucky Beef Cattle Associa-
iirp, the State Alfalfa Growers Asso-
citation, the Marketing Conference and
the election of officers of the associa-
ton were big features of the program
Of the annual Farmers Week at the
University of Kentucky. Because of
conflict of programs the meeting of
the Kentucky Poultry Growers SEIZED
lied was deferred. The second day
srowd was larger than that of the
srst day, and keen interest was dis
played throughout all sessions.
Judge Henry S. Barker welcomed
Eae alfalfa and beef cattle associations.
Ia address before the alfalfa growers
sas made by Dr. Alfred Peter, acting
Sirector of the Experiment Station.
Sho told what the Experiment Station
periments begun by it thirty years
ago. Other addresses were made by
]. G. Coke, of Auburn; Joe Crider, of
Fredonia, and F. F. Gilmore, Of Louis
vile. The annual dues were increased
to 81 by vote of the members.
officers were elected for the coming
year as follows: President, H. H. Far
mer, Henderson; vice president, Jake
Order, of Fredonia, and G. M. Fenley,
of Valley Station; secretary and treas
urer, T. R. Bryant, Lexington.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-12
KY. Oil FIELo Is RICHEST
Estill County Holds Record For Pro-
ductivity, Says Expert.

Irvine, Ky.-Joe Cappeau, of Pitts
burg, regarded as one of the most con-
sentative oil authorities in the coun-
try, recently stated that the great oil
field in Estill county held the record
for both the high average of produc-
tivity of the wells and the certainty
of production. He is quoted in the Oil
and Gas Journal to the effect that out
of 123 wells drilled in Irvine field dur
ing November 118 were producers. In
other words, the drilling averaged a
little more than "a per cent in good
wells, an average that is without par
allel in any oil field in the world, so
far as statistics show.
The oil business is usually regarded
as one of the most hazardous, but in
the Irvine field it is more certain than
the ordinary mercantile pursuits,
where the successes are only about one
out of ten. The fact that only about
six failures result in every one hum
dred wells drilled at Irvine accounts
in some degree for the great rush of
operators to obtain holdings in the
field.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-12
PUBLISHERS MAY
MAKE own PAPER
MEETING OF KENTUCKY, TEN.
NESSEE AND VIRGINIA NEWS
PAPER MEN CALLED.
PINE MAY Be RAW MATERIAL
Promoters Say That Enough Can Be
secured to Supply Mill For
Long Period.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Middlesboro, Ky.-H. C. Chappell
will call a meeting of the small pub
fishers in Kentucky. Tennessee and
Virginia soon to meet in Middlesboro
for the purpose of organizing a news
print paper manufacturing company
and establish plant near Middlesboro
that will manufacture news print only,
to be sold to publishers holding stock
in the company, at the cost of produc-
ton.
Some investigations have already
been made and the pine forest of Pine
Mountain and other pine forests of
Kentucky and Virginia are ample
enough to supply a mill of a fifty-ton
capacity for several years and win
supply all the small publishers in the
three states.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-12
Reports on County Offices.

State Inspector and Examiner Nat
B. Sewell filed a report on his insDec-
ton of the Offices in Johnson county
and recovered into the state treasury
$4,000, as follows: From H. P. Con-
ley, trustee of the jury fund, $35.40;
Circuit Clerk Don c. Vanhoose, 50 IL;
former Circuit Clerk S. P Blair, $685.
So; County Judge F. A. Vaughan, SIS;
Sheriff G. w. Spears, $91.20; former
Sheriff Henry Ward, 5000: Magis-
trate j. NJ. Spradlin, $40; Constable A.
]. Price, $3.50. He also collected
from Magistrate ]. H. Bradley, Green
up. $3.50; Police Judge Joseph Fen
nell, Jr., Cynthiana, $3.50; County
Judge ]. G. Ashe-. Crittenden, $40;
former County Judge ]. G. Lovett,
Whitley, $33.42; County Judge c. A.
Mcmillan, Bourbon, $3.50; former
Circuit Clerk G. r. Taylor, Simpson,
$17.36; Sheriff ]. l.. Potts, Carter, $780,
30; Sheriff Matt Spencer. Breathitt,
$4S.06; County Judge L. E. Nichols,
Greenup, s165.eO; former Circuit Clerk
r. B. Rice, Bell, s64.9S.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-12
SUES TO GET CERTIFICATES
Kentuckians Seek to Be Accountants,
BY Way of Court.

Louisville, Ky.-Suit to compel the
State Board of Accountaucy to issue
to them certificates as certified ac-
countants was filed by Jas. H. Yout-
sey and J. w. r. Bradford, both of
Kenton county. The plaintiffs say
they are qualified accountants and
have filed applications properly, but
the state board decftaes- toSraht- them
certificates.
1t is said the state boards action is
based, in Youtsey's case. on his having
made contracts of another nature with
a Cincinnati firm, and in the case of
Bradford his being practicing attor-
ney. The petitioners assert the board,
in constituting the recently enacted
state law denying certificates to per-
sons engaged in another business than
accountancy, is placing aswrong inter-
probation on the statute.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-12
AGAIN NAMED AS TRUSTEES
Combs and Vaughn Succeed Selves on
Sanatorium Board.

Lexington, Ky.-Judge F. A. Bullock
has announced the reappointment to
the Fayette County Board OF Tuber-
culosis Sanatoripm Board of Trustees
of Senator Thomas A. Combs and Geo.
w. Vaughn, attorney. The appoint
ments were made from a list submit
ted by the State tuberculosis Commits
sion as required by law. The appoin-
tees succeed themselves and are ap-
pointed each for term of four years.
Senator Combs is at present presi-
dent of the Sanatorium Board and Mr..
Vaughn secretary-treasurer. Other
members of the board are: Theodore
Tunis, DR.. E. l.. Bradley, Dr. Josephine
D. Hunt, Mrs. Wilbur R. Smith and
Mrs. Desha Breckenridge. 1t is hoped
to open the sanatorium by July of the
present year.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-12
White Leaves State Prison.

Tom White, jointly convicted with
Curt Jett for the assassination of At
torney ]. B. Marcum on the court
house steps at Jackson during the
Breathitt county feuds May 4, 1903,
has been paroled by the State Board
of Prison Commissioners. A large
number of petitions for his release
were filed with the board, and Doug
Hays, of Hindman, a kinsman, came
to Frankfort and he and White left
the prison for Knott county, where
Hays will give White employment.
White was a trusty with the Bell
county road force until about two
months ago, when he developed fever
anI was sent back to the reformatory.
1t is believed he has incipient tuber-
culosis. He is 81 years old and has
been in lprisOn since April IL, 1905.
He was cried and convicted in Harri-
son county, where his case was taken
on change of venue from Breathitt.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-12
Call For Warrants.

Outstanding interest-bearing state
warrants will be reduced by $500, 900
this month. The total of outstanding
warrants at the close of business De-
cember 80 was $4,950,62S.44, and State
Treasurer Sherman Goodpaster an
nounceS that he will issue call as of
January Is for the redemption of war
rants issued between the dates of Feb
ruary l, 1915, and October 81, 1915,
amounting to $1,S00,G90 Interest will
stop on January %. The treasury
statement of December 80 showed a
balance of s3.225, $685., of which ST.
432,73919 was in the general expendi-
lures fund. All of this could not be
used in the redemption of warrants,
because considerable amounts are ap-
portioned to inviolable funds, such as
road, game end fish and insurance.
The school fund on that daSe. had a
balance of 1914, 363.56, the sinking fund
Sos, 509.95, and the State University
half-cent fund $40.0S3.65.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-12
MODIFICATION OF THE EMBARGO

Louisville, REHABILITATION of the
embargo by the l.. & n. railroad re-
Gently against the movement of freight,
excepting live stock and perishables,
to points north and east of the Ohio
river. has just been announced. The
new embargo announces exceptions to
the original restrictions, but imposes
new ones with regard to coal ship
ments. Coal and coke shipments may
be shipped to Cleveland, Detroit and
other points under the embargo. if con-
signed to industries, public utilities
and coal yards direct, but not to bro
kers. The modified portions of the
embargo refer to other freight. The
changes make it possible for l.. & n.
agents to accept freight for a number
of Northern and Eastern points here
tofore included in the embargo.