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Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04
To the People Of Morgan county:

| desire to state that | am still
a candidate for sheriff as an in .
dependent, and will be until the
polls close November 6, notwith-
standing the fact that it has been
told that | would not run on.
| am in earnest in the matter
and am a candidate at the urgent
request of a large number of both
Democrats and Republicans. If
| am elected will have a deputy
in each precinct to collect your
taxes, and that deputy will be
the choice of the people of the
precinct, and | pledge you eff
cient service.
If Il am elected you can pay
your taxes in wheat or corn at
the West Liberty Roller Mill.
1t will be my purpose to take
the office of sheriff out of the
control of the politicians and put
it in the hands of the people.
1t has been reported that if l
was elected couldn't fill bond.
| have given bigger bonds and
already have arrangements to fill
bond with ample surety.
My duties at the mill prevent
my making a. thorough canvass,
and | am depending upon my
friends to look after my interests
in the race. Respectfully,
SHERMAN LEWIS.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04
eslaium M,I,a str,poed

washington.-OfTicial dispatches re.
ceived here confirm reports recently
brought out of Belgium and Northern
France that the Germans are stripping
textile mills of the machinery, destroy.
ing or sending 1t to Germany. Actual
removal or machinery has been re-
ported from RoubaiS, Tourcoing and
near Courtrai, and the purpose of the
conquerors to carry out this policy
throughout Flanders is forecast by an
order to all mills to furnish inventor.
les of their equipment. In some quar-.
ters these reports have been inter
preted as a possible sign OF an ap
preaching evacuation of a large sec.
tion of Belgium.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04
Boy Raffles Admits Guilt.

Probably the youngest prisoner that
has appeared in the Federal Court Is
George Deaton, 9 years old. who ad-
mits entering the postoffice at Seco,
Letcher county, and taking money and
stamps. d. F. Patterson, a grown
youth, is indicted with him. Deaton
will testify against Patterson, who
pleaded not guilty. The boys father
said he climbed in through an open
window. and the boy said Patterson
induced him to do It. william Thorn
AS, a negro. pleaded not guilty to forg-
Ing the name OF Carl Faulkner to a
money order from Station l6 of the
Detroit postoiilce and offering 1t for
collection at the Lexington postoffice.
Dr.. Lewis South, indicted on a charge
Of using the mails to defruad, will be
tried next term.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04
Praises Our Editorial.
Editor Courier:

Editor Courier:
Your editorial in last weeks
paper regarding the behavior of
our young folks in West Liberty
is as true as gospel. 1t is an alb
solute shame the way the young
men and women of our town are
allowed to meet in public places
and carry on their disgusting
foolishness.
We have curfew law which
prohibits the boys and girls of
school age from being on the
streets after six or seven O'Clock
at night. but this law is absolute
ly disregarded and no effort on
part of the town trustees or off,
clals is made to enforce it. Prof.
Craft has, tomy knowledge, tried
to get this law enforced so as to
make these boys and girls stay at
home and study their books, but
without any result.
Don't blame Prof. Craft.
We see the parents of some
OF these young outlaws right
along with them, who make
no effort whatever to make them
behave and in many instances the
parents act just as bad as the
children.
You can go to the postoffice and
the business men of the town are
actually crowded out by the young
rowdies and can't get in to get
their mail, while the noise that
emanates from this mob is almost
deafening. Is it any wonder
that the postmaster has to rap
for order?
Is this condition going to be al
lowed to continue?
What is the remedy?
We are teaching our children
disregard for the laws of our land.
We also have a stock law in
this county which is supposed to
prohibit stock from running at
large, but it is disregarded just
like the curfew law, and a great
many people just make a public
pasture out of our streets.
1t is high time that the good
citizens of our town arouse them
selves from their lethargy and
take some steps to remedy this
nuisance and teach our boys and
: girls to have some respect for
law and order.
Very respectfully,
= CITIZEN.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04
b
LAW CRITICIZED
BY U. S. Judge
COCHRAN HOLDS THAT LAW PRO.
tlI6ITiNG SELLING or LIQUOR
70 SOLDIERS, DEFECTIVE.
LEXIRGTONIANS ARE DISMISSED
When II Could Not Be Proven That
They Had Profted or Acted as sa.
loon Agents-law Does Not Forbid
Giving Liquor to Uniformed Men.


"The law is defective" declared
Judge A. M. j. Cochran, of the United
States district court, in referring to
the prohibition against selling liquor
to soldiers in uniform, "in that it does
not forbid the giving to or procuring
liquor for soldiers"
Judge Cochran said this after sew.
eral Lexington people arrested on the
charge had been dismissed by the
grand jury or acquitted, because it
could not be proven that they profited
by the transaction or were agents for
the saloons.
Eight people convicted of the offense
were sent to jail for six months and
fined $1OO by the judge. VIII Burn
ham, a 16-year-old negro, who had
pleaded guilty, told the court that he
had made mistake in his plea, as he
only procured the liquor for d soldier
Judge Cochran made his sentence one
month with $1O0 fine. The others were
Thomas Combs, John Hall. ]. Under-
wood, Kate Sebree, Robert Willis, Tay.
lor Jewell, W. B. Webster and vii.
liam Mccarthy. OK
At the conclusion Of the criminal
docket Judge Cochran passed sentence
on fifteen prisoners. Ollie McGaughey,
interurban motorman, who pleaded
guilty under the white slave act to
taking a Woodford county girl to Mid.
dletown, o., was given year in the
Atlanta penitentiary.
George Majors. arrested In Bourbon
county as a suspected German spy
drew sixty days for wearing the uni
form of the United States army
When asked what he had to say, Ma
jors told the court, "If you viii let me
off I'll Join the army and wear the uni
form by right" Judge CseSean in
quired particularly into what had in
spired the spy talk" but the sub
stance Of 1t seemed to be the uniform
and the rather incoherent tale Majors
told about having been sworn in as or
derly by Captain Cults" at New
port. Captain Cults" never could be
located. Majors said he is native OF
Cynthiana and has a brother in Louis
vile. His parents are dead.
NJ. H. Williams, former storekeeper'
gauger OF the Eighth district in An
derson county, was acquitted on a
charge Of sending obscene letters
through the mail. He was suspended
at one time on a report of the deputy
collector and two letters afterward
were sent to Lawrenceburg refectine
on the morals OF several people con
nected with the office. Williams was
indicted on the theory that he had
done II to get even, and an effort was
made to show that the obscene letters
were written on the same typewriter
on which official letters Williams hat
sent to the office were written. The
Jury was out only long enough to re
turn verdict Of not guilty.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04
IA
CINCINNATI MARKETS.
Flour, Hay and Grain.

Flour-Winter patents $11, winter
fancy SlO,5O, winter family $40, winter
extras 80, low grade $3.50.
Corn.-No. white $2.14@2.l5, No. !
yellow $2.O7, No. / mixed $2.O6h, white
ear $2.lSG2.14.
Hay-No, l timothy s21.5O@22, No. 2
SGl.jOQ22, No. 3 S21@22, No. l clover
mixed S21.5O622, No. Q $21@21.5O, No.
l clover $2S@2S,5O, No. 2 $22Q23.
Oats-New No. . white 62c, stand,
ED white 61lsc, No. 3 white 6166lhc,
No. mixed 6066lc, No. 3 mixed $50
6Oc, No. mixed 57659c.
Wheat-No. / red $500, No. . red
$217, No. 3 red $214, No. 4 red $2.l10
2.13,5 No. g red $2.040210.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Whole milk creamery extras
45l2c, centralized creamery extras 43c,
tirsts Ale, seconds 3Shc.
Eggs-Prime firsts 4Oc, frsts SSc, or.
dinary tirsts SIC, seconds SEC.
Live Poultry-Broilers. over lia ID,
choice, 24lsc; lh ID and under, 25c;
fowls, 4 lbs and over, 24hc; under 1
lbs, 24lac; roosters, Ice.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Shippers $9Q13.5O; butcher
steers, extra $l0@11,5O, good to choice
S9@lO, common to fair $6.50@S.5O;
heifers, extra $S.50@9.5O, good to
choice $T75QS,25, common to fair 81
Q75O; cows, extra $775@9, good to
choice $G50Q750.
Hogs-Selected heavy shippers
$l9Gl9,l5, good to choice packers and
butchers $19.l0@l9.15, mixed packers
: $1Sf5@19.l5, stays $l3@17, common
to choice heavy fat sows $14Q1S,25.
! Sheep-EXtra S9.75@10, good tC
choice SS.5OQ9,50, common to fair S4d
7.5O.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04
Arousins Sentiment Against Senators

New York-ln an open letter to the
Governors Of the states, made public
here, the Executive Committee of the
American Defense Society urged that
steps should be taken at once to rid
the United States OF those men who
by their seditious utterances are giving
aid and comfort to Germany. "The
public remarks and the votes Of Sena'
tors OF Stone Reed, La Toilette, Gore
Gronna, Vardaman and Hardwick,'
the letter stated, clearly show their
willful obstruction, seditious, il not
indeed, reasonable, tactics" Each
Governor was asked to arouse public
sentiment through an appeal to the
fathers, mothers, wives and sisters oi
men at the 'front.'" in his state.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04
Can the Kaiser.

124th Co., 31st Bn., 159th Brig.
Camp Taylor, KY.
To the ladies of the Red Cross y
Society, West Liberty, Ky.
We, the selected soldiers of
Morgan county, wish to tender
our very sincere thanks to the
ladies of the Red Cross,for their
many courtesies and friendly hos
pitalities shown US during our last
day in West Liberty
Further, we wishlt to mention
the fact that we are all we'll sat
isfed, and our motto is: Can
the Kaiser
c. D. WALTERS,
MILES H. FERGUSON,
Company Clerks.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04
Damages Are Sustained.

The court of appeals affirmed the
Judgment OF the Jefferson circuit court
awarding $1,000 damages to Guy A.
Yeager against the city OF Louisville
for injuries sustained when he fell
from his bicycle and was run over by
coal cart on the Bardstown road,
and reversed the Judgment in favor of
Yeager against the Bickel Asphalt
Paving Company for $500. The Bickel
Company had a contract to repair the
street. The city was held liable be
cause the condition Of the street
caused him TO fall
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04
Argue BrumIeve Contest.

The appeal OF NJ. ]. Brumlege from
the ruling of Circuit Judge Ray, Quash'
ing the return on the notice in his con-
test suit against Sheriff Charles J. Gro
nan for the Democratic nomination for
mayor OF Louisville. was argued before
the court OF appeals. Merritt o'Neal
representing Sheriff Cronan and Judge
James Gregory representing Mr.. Brum'
iieve.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

Carlisle.-Morgan Finch, 23 years
old, farmer, of Moorefield, this county,
was convicted of manslaughter and
given five years in the penitentiary
in the Circuit Court here on a charge
of killing Willie Berry last April.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04
MeeauahsY pleads Not Guilty.

Ollie MoGaughey, interurban mo-
torman, indicted by the Federal grand
Jury under the Mann white slave law,
pleaded guilty in the United States
District Court to the charge OF taking
a girl to Middletown, o., for immoral
purposes.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04
TX e n t u c k Y
News Cuttings
An epitorne of most inn
portant events transpir-
ing in state 8 (:

Observation-Disclosures women are
busy preparing comfort kits for the
soldier boys from Clark county and
already a number have volunteered
their services. A sample kit is on dis
play at a local store.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04
Price Of Turkey Golno Up.

Columbus, o.-The advance tip on
turkey prices is from SO cents or 60
cents a pound, higher level than ever
before known. Since young chickens
are now 40 cents pound the high
score IL not surprising.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

Covington.-Mrs. Rissie Garrett, ar
rested on warrant charging her with
raising a money order from SIS to $50
at Nicholasville, KY, is being held in
the Covington jail. She was indicted
by the Federal grand jury at Catletts-
burg last May.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

Harlan.-Eight employees OF the vii.
son-Berger Coal Company, while rid.
ing to work in a motor car, were am.
bushed by unknown persons and com.
PEELED to run the gantlet of a fusillade
OF bullets. The attacking forces, the
number of which is unknown, were
concealed behind bushes along the
roadway. They fired 25 shots, only
one of which took effect.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

Louisville.-Eleven insane men, four
cripples and four men with glass eyes,
a majority of whom reside in Indiana,
were among the 225 draftees excused
from army service in final medical ex-
aminations conducted at Camp Taylor.
All of these men were members OF the
second contingent that reached here
few days ago.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

Flemingsburg.-A patriotic demon.
stration was held at the courthouse
here and to the draft recruits leaving
for Camp Zachary Taylor and were
bade farewell. Speeches were made by
Judge Mccartney, Marvin Mcintyre,
Charles NJ. Cooper. Judge BabbItt and
Ellis Faulkner. q
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

Lexington.-In response to tele'
grams from State Food Administrator
Sackett representatives Of the Lexing.
ton Board of Commerce joined with
the Lexington Women's Council of Ma.
tional Defense in a mass meeting to
start the family food pledge card cam.
paign in Lexington and Fayette
county.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

Carlisle.-After the testimony of
thirty or more witnesses had been
heard and arguments of counsel made
the case of the Commonwealth against
Morgan X. Finch, of this county, on
charge of murder, went to the jury in
the Circuit Court here.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

Winchester.-John Williams pleaded
guilty to charge OF obtaining money
under false pretenses, and was given
a sentence OF one, three, three and FIVE
years, respectively, on four indict.
ments.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

Hopkinsville,-The important matter
of electing four lay and four clerical
delegates to the tri,centenary session
of the General Conference of the
Southern Methodist Church, to be held
at Atlanta next year, was one of the
chief matters before the Louisville
Conference sessions Another feature
was the presentation of a resolution
from the Kentucky Conference, that it
and the Louisville Conference be
merged so as to solidify and strength.
en- Methodism and its institutions in
the state.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

owensboro.-When his son, who was
called for service in the national army,
left recently for Camp Taylor, Virgil
l.. Anderson. of Rockport, Ohio coun.
ty, It is alleged, went to the station
with him. and in the presence of other
national army men and large crowSl
abused every branch Of the govern.
ment and every public official from the
President down to members of the To-
cal Draft Board. AS a result Ander-
son was placed under arrest.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

Covington.-United States Commis'
sioner Bell issued warrants for the
following men who are charged with
failing to register June 5: Henry An
derson, Grant county; jimmie Mock,
at Carroll county. Georgia; Charles
Crane and Mart Reece, both of Estill
county, and Fred Fannin, of Paints
Vile.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

Georgetown.-Mrs. James Leach, OF
Louisville, general director of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
and former president, addressed a
large number of women when she
spoke before the Georgetown Civic
League. Mrs. H. Churchill Blackburn
presided.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

Lagrange. Upon learning of
shooting affray among negroes of the
Prospect neighborhood, County Judge
s. E. DeHaven commandeered an au-
tomobile and went to the scene. He
overlook Jesse Ditto on the road and
brought him to Lagrange, where he is
confined in Jail.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

Henderson.-Tobacco growers Of
Henderson and adjoining counties are
harvesting the finest crop grown in
number of years. Cutting and housing
have been in progress for ten days and
will continue until the end Of the
month. The weed is ripening slowly
because of the late planting.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
A. & N. College Bulletin
THRIFT TALKS. 's'
NO. 70. SOME MORE EASY THRIFT
MONEY.

@. t. Howerton. Prof Business Practice Miss
A. g. M. Collegel
10 our spring con test. John VAN
be, Nettleton, Miss, took first
prize among the boys, So, and Ar
thur Lewis, Canton, took second
prize. Among the girls, Willie
Graves, H t t ] e sburg, got first
prize, 50. aud Mary TAYLOR, Laurel,
got the second prize.
Now for the fall contest This is
the plan of it. You are to do some
thing by which you will learn
thrift during the coming vacation,
and then write true story of thu t
doing, and in competition with all
other boys aud girls of your school
who desire to compete you are to win
first place Your teacher will then
send your thrift story to the A &
N College to compete with all others
sent in from all the schools Of the
state, which should reach us by Dc
tober 10, 1917, and if yours is the
best, you will receive 50 ia cash, if
second best YOU will receive 50 in
cash. Simple, isn't it, but not quite
so easy as the other one Then you
boys must compete wi th girls in this
case, and that will make it harder on
you. But yCu must have the best OF
CHARGE to do something as a basis for
the true story. You can raise corn,
tomatoes. chickens, pigs, melons,
work for someone, sell papers, books,
anything, to learn how to earn and
save money Still look Tor some
girl TO WIN this first prize They are
getting busy in Mississippi with can
ming clubs and gardens, and making
dresses and hundreds of other useful
things. Let us have one hundred
schools enter this contest. 1t is open
to schools of al grades and pupils OF
all ages. Organize your contests in
every school. Interest your local
banker, and get him to put up some
local cash.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
I A1&1
|MARRIAcfS|
'sSu 81 SEa1JI1'
POOL-RAMSEY.

MARRIED. in Vancleave. Jackson
county, Miss, on Tuesday May 29,
1917, at 2 O'Clock p. m.. at the resi-
dence of the brides father, Mr.. T.
E Ramsey. in the presence of the
immediate relatives and friends OF
the contracting parties, DIR. W. Carl
Pool to Miss Bessie Ramsey.
Their romance came about through
meeting one another while house
guests at the Lindsev home IN
Laurel two or three years ago.
Carl was Ia the University with one
of the Lindsey boys and hence their
acquain lance. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Dr. Campbell of
Biloxi. After the bridal dinner the
"Newlyweds" left for New Orleans
and other points including Lookout
Mt. as bridal tour. They hope to
drop back by Leakesville in a few
DAYS before going on to their home
at Issaquena in the Mississippi Del
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
VELVET BEANS ONE OF MlSSISSIPPfS
BEST CROPS.
BYE. r. Lloyd. Director Cooperative Extn
Work A. s. M, College.l

BY +. II. Lloyd. Director Cooperative Extn
WORK A. s. M. College.l
No less in Importance to growing
Our focd is the question of raising
sufficient feed for our livestock ana
building up our soils, says Director
f. K. Lloyd. OF this Mississippi Elk
pertinent Station and Extension De
partment.
'One OF the best feed aud fertilizer
crops our farmers can grow, he
continued, is velvet beans. Crush
ed velvet beans ia the the hull and
corn in equal proportions make a bal
anced r alton for hogs, CATTLE, or hor-
ses, and the vines are worth as much
DIS SIT an acre for fertilizer. The
meal from the beans in the hulls is
worth about one half as much as
high grade cottQp SEED meal, testing
about Al percent Of fat and II TO Is
percent protein.
The yields OF tits crop are enor-
nous. Even after severe storms
$500 pounds OF beans ~ the null were
harvested per acre. at the Mcneil
Branch Station, and it has been 40
trouble to make As much as 1000
ponnqs 70 the acre. Tue harvesting
is not as expensive as a good Rana
can pick from pOu to 6uu pounds IA
oaY and toe usual rate OF pay Is u
bout 10 cents a hundred.
This crop will mature ia the ex-
IRENE porthern part OF Mis- ,lsslp pl.
The Deans should ne planted alter
the land warns up or about the md
die Vi April. The early specale Us
ceola or Chinese are early ana pro
llhc. They are usually planted aud
cultivated once or twice with shall
low implement They make the
most seed where they have d support
crop like corn. a good way OF plant
ing them Is Two rows of corn and
two rows OF velvet beans. They are
also planted in the drill with the
corn, which is all right on thin land,
but where the land is rich the beans
planted IN this way cover the
corn,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
NON RESIDENT NOTICE.

State of Mississippi
To john w Blodgett. Trustee under the
last Will and testament OF Delos a Blodgett.
deceased Daisy A Blodgett Helen Blodgett.
Delos A Blodgett, minor, and Mona Biod-
gett minor ana Daisy A. Biodgett Guardl.
an for said Deos A Biodgett ana Mona Biod-
gett. minors defendants,
you ana each OF you are commanded TO APP
pear before Special Court a Eminent Do
main of Greene county, Mississippi TO be be-
sun ana held at ~ o'clock a. N. on the
9th daY Of June 1911
at the Mutual Rights Church house in Sapsr-
visor District No ), OF Greene county. Missis-
sippi, as defendants to prossct your rights Us
against the Alabama and Mississippi Railroad
Company. the applicant who prays the con-
demnation OF certain property in which yov
or some OF you as defendants are alleged TO
own or be interested and in which application
you are named as defendants
Given under my hand una sea- OF court on
this the 9Th das OF May isi7
tcir CT. seal, GEO b. McRAE.
CLERK Of the circuit CT. Of Greene 60. Mss.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
A Grand daughter,
BEULAF JAMES.
tvERh JONES WRITES FROM ARK.
About Officers Training Camp.
Written by

9th Co. Logan II, Roots, Ark.
My Dear Friend. Il got heee on May
the 9th passed all my limitations
and have taken the oath for 3 months
training-Logan Il. Roots, is located
about 4-miles n. W. Of Little Rock,
on the summit of y small Mt. We
have every advantage and aceQmmo-
dation we coulq hope for. like the
military life, and will be hers for a.
bout three months aud then q certain
percent Of us will be eoh-
missioned and the rest of US Will b.
held in Reserve, We have about
1000 men here. we have only three
from Greene Co l. NJ Mcleod, Sam
Hiilman and myself And can say
for these boys they are working
hard We honestly encourage you
to impress on the people of G. c., to
produce as much as possible OF ev-
cry thing and conserve, and practice
economy in every way.
Mr.. Faux the only ching | can tell
you now the war situation is very,
very serious. | havn t yet received
my Herald, so be sure and send it to
my above address.
Best wishes to you in all your bus
mess,
Yours Truly,
EvERS JONES.