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Mountain advocate., 1917-06-29
A Letter From Organ
Vanora, Jefferson Co., Oregon,
June 10, 1917.
Editor The Mountain Advocate.
Rarbourvil.e XIV.

June 10, 1917.
Editor The Mountain Advocate.
Barbouryilie KY.
Dear Sir:
| am receivi " YOUR paper and
have been for some time perhaps
my brother +. ID. or my sister-in-
law Mrs. Steele has had it sent to
me, however when my time is up
please notify me for | still want
it as it is of great information.
Am quite interested in the come
ing primary election there altho
it would be hard for me to decide
if | were there who to vote for a.
mOng so many relatives a n d
friends and good people for none
of them are undiseri ng Glad to
notice my old friend and school
mate who learned me to chew
tobacco" Jane ID. Black is now
Lieutenant Governor for sure the
mountain people will be recogn-
lied occasionly.
left Kentucky in 1883 and
have never been back, but would
like to this fall if possible yet this
horrid war may interrupt all our
calculations. | have raised six
boys to manhood one of them in
the Navy over six years and an
other registered subject to draft
and the youngest might enlist,
altho it will most ruin and old
man like me to take all my help
away however ! hope the Nation
will be benefited, consequently |
shall not say yea or nay.
Respectfully yours,
Jno. T. Dizney.
Mountain advocate., 1917-06-29
NOTICE.

Sunday, July 1st. is PATRI-
OTTO SUNDAY, special pro-
grams are being prepared in
many of the churches for this
day. Let every one make a
special effort to be at church on
next Sunday the lst., in answer
to the Presidents call. Preach
ing at the Methodist church IL,
a. m. and 1880 p. m. Subject for
Sunday morning, Our Debt. "
7. M. Anderson, Pastor.
Mountain advocate., 1917-06-29
ROSE DAY AGAIN
Whitley City, KY, June 10, II
To the Editor of Whitley
Republicans:

Republican,:
Dear SIR
Messrs. Rose, Lay and Bird
spoke at this place on Monday
of this week. which was the first
day of Circuit Court.
There was great crowd in
town; and when the speaking
began the Court house was jam
med to the doors.
Bird had brought with him
"Scaldhead jim" Davis, Big
Henry Squirt CUM Patrick O.
Stinker Wilson and the same
sort of bunch as have been ap-
pearing as letter writer's III the
Corbln Times.
Rose spoke first and was in fine
voice aud his buzz saw" run
ming smoothly.
The way he handed it out to
Joe Williams, John Sampson
(the Bird crowd in McCreary)
"Scaldhead jim" Davis and the
rest of the bunch kept the voters
stamping and cheering the whole
time he was up.
The Bird bunch seemed to
have put "Scaldhead" up to try
to rattle Rose by interrupting
him. Rose turned on him, SHOW
ed up his cuffs and let into him
and his record of perjuries and
impeachments till "Scladhead"
fell back against the wall dazed
aud sick. And the crowd howl
ed and cheered.
Bird was plainly cOwed by the
fighting form Rose displayed and
contented himself with attack
ing Charles Finley, who was not
present and could not defend
himself.
AS soon as Bird got through
his tame effort he tucked his tail
like a dung hill and fled the
house while Rose called the at
tention of the crowd to his de-
parture by begging him to re-
main,
Lay made a school boy speech
which interested nobody.
1t is safe to say that no. man
ever received such an ovation. in
our Court House as Rose.
After it was all over the vot-
ers crowded around to shake him
by the hand and pledged him
their support.
One man said, Rose, if l had
been Bird l wouldn't have been
exposed that way for any 1920
Office on earth"
1t is safe to say that Rose made
hundreds of votes for himself
and that he will carry this coun-
ty by a good majority.
He outolassed either of the
other candidates so far that even
their friends could not deny it.
Besides, our people like TO
follow u man who can and will
fight and Rose certainly proved
Mountain advocate., 1917-06-29
FOR SALE.

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bargain if sold at once. On
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miles from railroad station; also
5000 Chestnut oak trees 3h miles
from Manchester, Ky. Call on or
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Mountain advocate., 1917-06-29
c. & M. TIME TABLE.
FOR SALE

One Goodrich Sewing Machine
One Arlington Sewing Machine,
One Acorn Sewing Machine. All
in good running order. cheap APP
ply at Model Bakery. City.
Mountain advocate., 1917-06-29

Lays feeble effort disappoint-
ed his friends and got him moth
ing and Bird showed so plainly
that he is below either of the
others in qualifications and abil-
ity that be lost heavily.
Roses friends are enthused
and aggressive while the others
are on the run.
Advt. Very truly,
A Voter.
Mountain advocate., 1917-06-29

me pleasure to say have never
used a remedy that did me so
much good. Mrs. C. L. Riley,
Illion, N. Y, Chamberlain's Tab
let's are obtainable everywhere.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-15
GERMANY AND MEXICO.

That all was not we'll between Germany
and Mexico, Observant students of inter
national politics have for some time sus-
pected; but the announcement by prom
inent Mexicans, men in close touch with
the Carranza government according to the
Associated Press, that Mexico is conten1-
plating an actual break, is something of a
bombshell of surprise.
German gold has been uncommonly
active in Mexico, the country which the
kaiser once sought to array against the
United States in a racial alliance; and even
when Ambassador Fletcher went to his
POST several months ago, his entrance into
the diplomatic gallery at the opening OF the
national congress, was the occasion of an
unfriendly demonstration.
OF course General Gonzalez, acting COM
mander in chief of the northeastern zone.
was not speaking officially for the gov
eminent when, like Henry Watterson, he
extended a general invitation to the kaiser
10 go to hell" accompanied by the entire
imperial government and the German CON
sui at Chihuahua; but his lurid, if unstates
manlike, outbreak at least throws some
light on the growth of anti-German senti-
ment, especially IN SUCH headquarters 1OF
propaganda as Chihuahua, and may be
the forerunner Of a genuine break.
Mexico could not be of any assistance on
the fields of Europe, but if she keeps her
shores free of L-boats, if she deports all Sc
crct agents of the kaiser and keeps open the
oil supply for Our ships, she will be render
ing yoeman service to humanity's cause.
With Our border secure from attack, our
fighting force abroad can be INCREASED.
Without actually declaring war, Mexico
can array herself on the side of democracy.
Germany revoked her neutrality declara-
tions, simply because, as she declared, she
could not remain Indifferent in strife in
which the United States was engaged
Germany's sinking of the Argentine
steamship Toro last month outside the
barred zone even after she had shown her
papers to the U-commander, indicates how
little autocracy can be trusted to keep
faith; and in Mexico the leaven of doubt
must now be working, that Germany is not
the friend she says she is and that the
United States is-a victory for Pan-Amer-
icanism at its first real test.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-15
WAR AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION

War is not all death and destruction
q thesis on which we have already elab-
GRATED.
BY the elimination of trespassers the
cause of more than half the railroad &C
cidents in this country is removed, and this
is now being done by the American troops
guarding bridges and tracks.
Figures published by the Interstate Com
narce Commission show that Of the Psi
persons killed in accidents resulting from
he operation Of trains in the United
States from July to September, 1916, the
larcst period for which a compilation has
been made, 1912 or 544 percent were
trespassers. More than three times as
many trespassers as employees on duty
we're killed.
During the year ending June 80, 1916,
more than 5000 trespassers were killed in
train service accidents, or Sc percent of
the total for this cause.
AS The Railway Age Gazette suggests,
the inhrmity of local legislation in re-
straining trespassing has been demon
strated. Federal troops keeping the tracks
free will be an object lesson on the neces-
sity for federal statute, as the Interstate
Commerce Commission has suggested.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-15
Mr.. GIBSON ENGAGES IN
INTERESTING DISCUSSION


Editor Pensacola Journal:
City and county officials and pur
ity and NV enforcement leagues are
trying to find what the secretary of
war and secretary of navy meant by
clean environments and clean towns
for the training camps. In other
words they wish to correctly ascer-
tain whether good bad law breakers
or bad good law breakers. good bad
booze or bad good booze, good bad
prostitute or bad good prostitutes;
crooked bad officers and red lights
or bad crooked red lights and off
GERS. are the things most desired in
a model clean city. And whether
each one taken singly or collectively
is worse than the other taken toeatn-
er or alone. The very difficult and
profound consideration with which
this subject is handled is most re-
m4rkable.
Yes, everybody knows that Jesus,
IN his tender mercy. was kind and
forglvIng. He forgave even the har-
lot, whose sins were among the great
est of All sins and admonlshed to go
and sin no more. The good book also
teaches that the wages of sin is death
and that the harlot's way is the way
to hell.
No use celebrating now. Sufficient
to say that Wien the extremely ten
der-hearted succeed in deciding any
town eternally to corruption and dis
grace then there's a diseased people
and a dead town to answer for.
Something should, I think. enforce
new and permanent reforms, When
these are made, channels of right liv-
ing, and honest employment for the
fallen, viii be Forthcoming. Make
inside the city limits very uncoInfort-
able for criminals and unlawful ha 49,
tutes; and let this apply to both
sexes. The Divine influences have
ever sought to enforce right where
reason, lote and persuasion have
| failed. The officials can do their
| part. If we continue indefinitely to
| to,erate and excuse all the unlawful
and diseased systems and conditions
| IN our midst, We'll just have to ad-
nit that the proposition is too pro
| found for all of US except the ro-
tundant booze fighter.
Gentlemen, this is our town. Let's
| take on some pious tenerity and give
! this old subject at least as much at
tention as we would negro crap
| shooters"
So, my friends, let US all try to re-
member that good is good, bad is bad
right is right, wrong is wrong, pigs
! Is pigs" and clean is clean. And
that We made the laws because we
| wanted them.
J. J. GIBSON.
Pensacola, Flss july u. 191z,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-15
OKALoosA's GREAT LESSON.

To those who have followed the
Blackwell case it must be apparent
that the life or death of those two
criminals was the least of the issue
at stake; the battle has been between
the good and bad in Okaloosa coun-
ty-and the good prevailed.
1t needed a crime like the Davis
murder to arouse OkaloOsa county's
best element. Not only were the aged
couple loved for themselves, but the
crime was so similar to the Wyman
murder, and the recent action of the
pardon board IN thwarting the law
undoubtedly encouraged the perpe-
tration of the later atrocity, that peO-
pie in self protection saw they must
array themselves against the dark
forces that were threatening them.
That is why TO make assurance doubly
sure, they made a popular subscrip-
ton to retain the services of the for
mer state attorney who was more
familiar with certain details than his
successor.
But # the powers of good were ex-
cited, so were the powers of evil. Wit
ness after witness gave false testi-
mOny; they had to be thrown into
Jail before they realized how terribly
in earnest the authorities were. Only
one has not confessed, and she is to
be prosecuted to the limit; the evil
dence against her is said to be over
whelming.
Because of the sensa tional charges
they had made, because, too, of the
perniciOus activities of the evil eIe-
ment, there was an undertOw of svm-
pathy for the Blackwell's during the
early part of the trial. It was more
than the presumption of innocence
before guilt was proven; it was the
idea that nothing should be done to
them. Blackwell's sensational escape.
his promised political revelations
made a sort OF hero of him. But as
the case proceeded. as the motives
were exposed. as the whole hideOus
mass of perjury was revealed, as the
political expose fell of its own
weight, too absurd to be even anus
ing, the evil element crept away and
the good, strengthened in the knowl-
edgs of many things. became the rul-
ing power.
Okaloosa is a better county today
and safer, as a result of the Davis
trial. The other crimes of robbery.
liquor smuggling and moonshining
will be easier 20 break up because
there wiz be fewer to shield the per
petrators. The short shrift to per
Jury in this case will make for truth
in the future Bud and Nancy Davis
in death, as in life, have helped their
county!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-15
The SCRATCH PAD
BY THOMAS EWING DAsNEY.

ITO Thomas Ewing Dabney. who
has been in Crestview for the past
two weeks reporting the Blackwells
trial day by day to the Pensacola
Journal, which paper has been looked
for and relished each morning on its
arrival as the orphan Belgium chill
dren relish an American relief ship
Of foods, we want to pay our respects
When we met him the first day we
liked him. When we read his story
Of the first days proceedings, we
knew he was on his job and knew his
business. His stay in Crestview, he
says has been a most pleasant one.
In reply to which we thank him very
kindly, and assure him that the town
Of Crestview has equally enjoyed his
stay among us. May he live long and
prosper.-Okaloosa News Crest
view.
We don't quote the above because
of the pleasant things Bill 'Mapoles
says about US. AS modest as a red
haired violet might naturally be eX-
pected to be, we dislike for other
people to sing our praises, because
thew never do the subject justice.
But we use the quotation as a text.
Anybody could write we'll about
restview-Crestview attends to that.
Anybody could enjoy himself in
Crestview-the people attend to that
Honey and hospitality are to me
the headlines of Crestview; and mem
DRY of a certain automobile ride
straight into the promiseful sunrise
past cornfelds spangled with dew and
heavy with grain, and through un-
developed woodlands that must before
long be covered with fertile crops OF
sleek cattle. is the text of the story
that should send the people to Okla
loosa county, whose gold, though il
ghtters not, lies a few inches be.
meath the grass roots.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-15
Vox Pobuh.
LOCATES HOME OF THE
MURDERED DAVIS COUPLE

Editor The Journal:
VIII you kindly correct the state
ments in your paper saying that the
murdered people, NJ. NJ Davis and
wife, lived on The Narrows. They
were IA miles north of Camp Wal
ton, nearer Crestview. and the per
petrators of that awful deed lived in
Crestview. one of them at leasti Will
Blackwell, The Narrows and Harris
got the credit of the Wyman murder,
Wyman lived eight miles from The
Narrows and the murderers lived at
East Bay.
We are few in number at Harris.
but charitable. law-abiding citizens.
N. NJ. Davis lived IA miles north and
probably east of Camp Walton
The Narrows are ten miles
long, So you can readily see nowhere
near Harris. Not a resident on the
west end of The Narrows knew NJ.
N. Davis family personally and Ger
tainly had never heard of the Black
we'll brothers.
Please give this space near the
trial recital that the residents of west
end Of The Narrows may be exon
Grated. Your paper has written Har-
RS up in such col9rs with those muir
der cases that former resorters to this
place are afraid TO come again think
ing they might be murdered before
they could get away. Thanking you
in advance.
RESIDENTS OF HARRIS,
Per. ANNIE G. HARRIS.
Harris. Fla. July ID.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-15
United States is Keeping a
Watchfnl Eye On Anarchists

Washington, D. c., July 14.-Gov-
eminent secret service agents are
keeping a close tab these days on the
whereabouts of known and suspected
anarchists in the United States Re
cent happenings. both in the east and
the west, have indicated a spirit of
unusual activity on the part of va
rious anarchistic groups who are tax
ing advantage of conditions arising
from the war to spread their propa-
ganda.
While there are known to be an
arChists of one variety or another in
virtually every city of the United
States, particularly those having a
large foreign population, there are
certain cities which for years have
served as the chief American centers
for the reds" and it is in those
cities that the agents of the govern
ment are keeping a lookout for the
violent stripe of murder advocates.
Keeping track Of anarchists has al
ways been a difficult task, chiefly
because of their lack of organization.
Investigation has proven that there is
no such thing as organized anarchism.
The members work either as individ
uals or in small groups and seldom
has it been found that any real con-
nection exists between these groups.
A canvas of the cities where anar-
chism is known to have a foothold
shows that there are no evidences
of other than temporary or racial
organizations.
Among the we'll known centers of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-15
SELECTING AMERICAS HEROES

With the announcement Of the eXemp-
ton regulations, the seleCtive draft by
which 6252n0 men are to he chosen as the
first increment Of the huge army which the
United States is getting ready for the
Spring drive against the dark forces OF
kaiser Wilhelm, will soon be put into
effect
Those exempted from conbative service
have been specified as follows:
"offcers Of the United States, Of the states,
territories and the District of Columbia rpinis-
ters of religion, students of divinity. persons in
the military or naval service Of the United States
subjects of Germany. all Other aliens who have
not taken first papers; county or nuncipaI Of
ficeTs; customh ouso clerks workmen in federal
arn7ories, arsenals and yards. persons in the
federal service DESIGNATED bz the nrasidont for
exemption, pilo Is, merchant marine sailors those
with status with respect to dependents which
renders their exclusion desirable "a married man
with dependent wife or child, of dependent
widow, Of dependent. aged or inform parent
or brother of de pendent orphan child under IS
year, of age those found morally deficient and
sect existing May IS, 1917, whose creed forbids
participation in war and whose religious convic-
lions accord With the creed"
But each case is to be decided on its
particular merit-there are to be no sweep
ing class exemptions. Thus the mere fact
that a man is married is not sufficient
he must submit supporting affidavit from
his wife showing that he is necessary tc
her support.
Exemptions are to be decided by loca
bo"rds-and it is hard to see how the svs.
tenn that has been devised could be i'm
proved upon. To the loyalty and patriot
ism that has characterized the registration
will he added the third jewel, Justice. by
the exemption board, setting a preceder'
for dmocracy that all the world may vel
follow
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-15

Here's Americas food administra-
tor in cap and gown. He wore +Aem
recently when Brown university pre-
sented him with an honorary degree
for his work as Belgium's food adj
ministrator and helper and as the
leading food conservation expert OF
the country.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-15

In the dispute between young Mrs.
Gould and her mother as to whether the
mother is dead or alive, Our bets are down
OH the mother
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-15

Muzzling OF the German press indicates
the kaiser disagrees with Lord North
ciffes idea that it's important for the ma
ton to know the worst
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-15

Illinois man admits he doesn't know
name of the girl he married, Maybe the
g1r1 name is Aphasia.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-15

If war deprives YOU of choice cuts or It'd
bits, remember that abstinence makes the
heart grow fonder.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-15

Bumper crhops for America! Anoter
bump for the kaiser!
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-04-11
DRINK MORE WATER
If KIDNEYS BOTHER
Eat less meat and take Salts for
Baekache or Bladder trouble
NeutraIizes acids.

Uric acid in meat excites the kid
neys, they become overworked; get
sluggish, ache, and feel like Jumps of
lead. The urine becomes cloudy; the
bladder is irritated, and you may be
obliged to seek relief two or three
times du ling the night. When the kid
neys clog you must help them flush off
the body's urinous waste or you'll be
real sick person shortly. At first you
feel dull misery in the kidney region,
you suffer from backache, sick head
ache, dizziness, stomach gets sour,
tongue coated and you feel rheumatic
twinges when the weather is bad.
Eat less meat, drink lots of water;
ounces of Jad Salts; take table
spoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid Of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and has been used for genera
lions to clean clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to normal activity, al
SO to neutralize the acids In urine, so
it no longer is a source of irritation,
thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot in
jure: makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active. Druggists
here say they sell lots of jail Salts to
folks who believe in overcoming kid
ney trouble while IT is only trouble.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-04-11

system the overload gives the task
and the laborer has no choice and
must follow his method. The very
habits of life are ordered for him to
tenn produces great results. You get
order, regularity, cleanliness, alw avs
have work. have insurance. You give
up freedom but you get your reward.
Democratic minds cannot tolerate
this for a moment. however. We want
chance to live, our. lives in our own
way and we bear our own failures. We
want the chance to experiment. and
of course we pay the price. It is our
most precious possession, however.
In spite of our fumbling and mis-
takes we get our happiness. we see
this in our professional life Many
of the professions are recruited from
the humblest walks of life. Under no
other system could an Abraham Lin
coin have been possible.
Certain it is that We so believe in
our own democratic system that If
we must choose between efficiency of
system and our slipshod way, we take
our way. But are the two inconsis-
tent? Can't we get the good of both
not be asked to do something he is
not fitted for or does not want to do.
In large groups men will be sifted
and find their right places.
In this system nothing is consid-
cred more precious than the Stimu-
Iation and help for the men and the
development of their individualism and
initiative. 1t is not inconsistent with
democracy but embodies the very
principles of democracy. You get a
new attitude of mind 1t is. the part
of those who have most to help the
others along. There is thus a remark
able cooperation, a. sense or Wording
together. and there never was a time
when this was so needed as now. How
can we best do what we have to do !?
We must not deceive ourselves. 1t Is
a long, long time of suffering and trial
before us, unless some unforeseen thing
intervenes. Most Of us will face the
hard indefinite things of life. We
must face the task Of efficient work.
We must carry on the daily business
of life and expect to add to our bur-
dens We must double our produc-
tiveness.
We must keep a steady head and a
sober tongue. We must stand togeth-
err uncriticizing and be ready to do
our part behind the lines.
Mr. Tirre1 made announcement of
the public meeting to be held in the
Town Hall Wednesday evening in the
interests of the Red Cross society at
which there will be speakers of note
to address the audience.