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Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06
Good Roads and Streets.

There was a time not so long
ago when the only smooth road
ways were to be found on the
streets of the cities and towns in
some parts of the country, while
today there are many districts
where the good roadways are in
the country and the streets have
wretched pavements. 1t is an
interesting fact to observe in such
districts that along with the good
roads go good looking farms,
while with the poor street 20
dusty stores and scraggy lawns.
1t is not true, of course, that road
building has progressed faster
technically than street paving.
Both have developed greatly of
late. But the countryman has
shown his appreciation of the
value of goods roads more thln
the townsman has shown his ap-
probation of smooth and clean
pavements. The countryman is
dragging his dirt roads and in
some places is oiling them, and is
voting bonds and taxes for ex-
pensive types of construction
which he is convinced will enable
him to save money where the
travel is heavy, while the towns
man is content to bump over holes
and let every wandering breeze
fill his house and store with dust.
1t is difficult to decide which of
the two is the more progressive.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06
Reception and Red Cross Rally.

On September 10Th Sc Of the
soldier boys drafted from this
county will leave for their train
ing camp. The local Red Cross
chapter is planning to give them
a rousing reception on the even
ing of the 18th. On Monday af-,
ternoon, Sept. II, the local Red
Cross chapter will have a rally at
West Liberty at which time and
place it is hoped that everyone
who is not now a member and
whose heart is not dead or with
cred will apply for membership,
and thus do their bit toward pro-
viding comfort for the brave
boys who are giving their servic-
es in order that our country may
be safe place in which to live.
Let everybody remember the
date and be on hand prepared to
do his or her part.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06
How Germany is Fooled.

"Germany's claim that she i'm
ports nothing, buys only of her.
self, and so is growing rich from
the war, is a dreadful fallacy,"
said Herbert c. Hoover, chairman
Of the American Food Board.
Germany" he went on, rs
like the young man who wisely
thought he'd grow his own gar
den stuff. This young man had
been digging for about an hour
VII IN his spade turned up quar-
ter. Ten minutes later he found
another quarter. Then he found
a dime. Then he found a quar-
ter again,
BY gosh he said, I've
struck a silver mine,' and,
Strengthening up, he felt some-
thing cold slide down his leg.
Another quarter lay at his feet.
He grasped the truth: There
was a hole in his pocket. b
Washington Star.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06
Prot. Cisco Visits Former Home.

Our good friend, Prof. Noah
Cisco, of Ardmore, Oklahoma,
blew" into our office very sud-
denly and Unexpectedly Friday
of last week. He had been Wis
ltlng his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
ii. F. Cisco, of Matthew, and
could not go back home without
visiting West Liberty where he
has friends by the score.
Prof. Cisco is principal of the
FIRST Ward school, of Ardmore,
and has twelve teachers under
him. This is his third year in
that responsible position and he
has given eminent satisfaction,
as ne has always done wherever
he has taught.
Prof. Cisco, or Noah, as we
prefer to call him, seems to have
become a fixture at Ardmore.
lie owns a nice block of property
Ill that thriving city which is
yearly growing in value. His le-
glon OF friends in Morgan county
view his success with genuine
satisfaction and hope that fortune
will continue to smile on him as
the years go by.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06
Troop Movement Orders.

Congestion of railroads by the move.
ment Of National Guard troops to mo.
J.lization camps has caused another
change in the plans for moving drafted
men to Camp Taylor, and Provost Mar.
shal General Crowder sent an order
directing that Of Kentucky's 5 per cent
only l per cent of its quota-14O men
be sent the following dates, September
o, 6, Z, s and 8. He urged that these
men all be white, some OF them cooks
and as many as possible with previous
military experience. The presumption
is that the first 8 per cent having the
advantage of two weeks preparation,
will furnish cooks and non-commis.
stoned officers for thu national army.
Aside from this per cent no more
of the drafted men will be mobilized
until September 10. when 40 per cent
will be sent. On October 3 another 40
per cent will go, and the remaining Is
per cent will 90 as soon as possible
thereafter.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06
RIGA FALLS IN
GERMAN HANDS
RUSSlA'S PRINCIPAL BALTIC PORT
WAS CAPTURED is REPORT
MADE BY BERLIN.
City EVacuated-War Department De-
clares Several Detachments Volun.
tarily Left Their Positions, Refusing
To Fight.

Western Union Newspaper News Service.
London.-Riga has fallen into the
hands of the Germans. Berlin officially
announced the capture of Russia's prin.
cipal Baltic port, closely following the
admission from Petrograd that the city
had been evacuated. The Russian
War Office declares several detach.
ments voluntarily left their positions,
refusing to fight They are retiring to.
ward the north. Riga was abandoned
to the Germans under the threat of an
offensive by land and sea in which the
deciding stroke on the land side was
delivered by the Germans. The fate
of Riga virtually was sealed when Ger
man troops, powerfully initiating their
offensive, forced crossing of the
Dvina, southeast of the city, and be.
gan to push northward after making
good their foothold on the right bank
Of the stream.
Menaced also by the attack of col.
umn of Teutonic forces moving from
Mitau, southwest of Riga, and by the
German naval forces recently reported
lowering in the vicinity of the Gulf OF
Riga, the Russian military authorities
evidently considered the city no longer
tenable, and decided to evacuate it.
The possible ultimate military conse
quences of this development are diff
cult to estimate. The right flank OF
the entire Russian Western front was
anchored on the Gulf of Riga at a
point to the west of the city and with
this anchorage apparently lost the pos.
sible strategical development of the
situation seem infinite. Much depends
on the purpose of the Germans and the
size of the forces at their disposal for
operations in this war theater.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06
Reports on Mine Disaster.

A lamp attached to the cap of a min,
er set fire to the gas in the coal mine
at Clay, Webster county, that caused
the explosion that recently snuffed
out the lives of So men. This report
was made to Gov, Stanley by C. j. Nor
wood, of Lexington, Chief Inspector
of Mines for Kentucky. Ventilation in
the mine is produced by a 6-foot by a.
foot fan, which is rated at 10000 cubic
feet of air per minute, at 200 revolu
tions per minute, against a four.inch
water gauge. The usual speed at which
the fan is run is S5 to 30 revolutions
per minute The fan is provided with
explosion doors and is connected with
the air shaft by. q drift. Other than
that, due to flames from the mine set
ting fire to part OF the woodwork OF
the casing. the fan suffered no injury
Mr., Norweod,says II is evident that
the fab was not sending sufficient ali
to the entry to adequately dilute the
gas that was given of by the coal dur
ing the night. .
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06
Illinois Governor Stands Pat.

Chicago, Ill.-Governor Lowden will
stand pat. Illinois will not be a com.
Portable place for sedition breeders II
the whole power of the State Govern.
ment amounts to anything, and he be.
lieves 1t does. This was in substance
the message the Governor delivered to
Adjutant General Dickson and his 9th.
er aids in Chicago, following a confer.
ence on the local situation with refer.
ence to Mayor Thompson's flouting OF
the State Government and the activi.
ties of the pro-German propagandists
here.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06
LevIs. Of 70 and IS Per Cen. Rejected

Washington.-Extreme conscription
of wealth suffered two stinging blows
in the Senate. Flat levies of 20 and
65 per cent were rejected by votes of
80 to 20 and SO to II. Both amend.
ments were offered by Senator La Fol-
lette. The bills provision as now writ
ten for an increase of about one-third
or $1,O6O,O0O, 900, is expected to stand.
Another amendment by Senator La
Toilette for 60 per cent gross levy
will come up, together with a com.
plete substitute proposed by Senator
Hollis for the Finance Committees
compromise provision.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06
WOULD COMPEL
Mines 70 CLOSE
SMALL OPERATORS COULD NOT
EXIST AT PRICES SET BY GOV.
ERNMENT, IT'S SAID.
CONFERENCE WITH GARFIELD
Has Been Determined Upon BY Com
mlttee Of Fifty Of Organization of
Coal Operators Formed at Lexing-
ton Meeting.
Frankfort.

|
Protest against the scale of prices
fixed by the government for coal at
Kentucky mines was, voiced universal
ly by nearly $50 mine operators, rep
resenting practically every mining
company in the Kentucky Jellico and
Hazards fields, who met in conference
at the Phoenix Hotel at Lexington.
Under the present system of prices,
the operators say, many of the Ken
lucky mines will be forced out of bust
ness, and unless higher prices are al.
lowed, coal production will be retarded
instead of stimulated under the new
rulings.
To secure higher standard of
prices the operators at the meeting
accomplished complete organization
and fifty of their number will be Sc.
lected as permanent committee. Six
members Of this committee will be Sc.
lected by H. s. Barker, the chairman
OF the conference, who was elected
permanent chairman Of the organiza-
tion, and they will go Immediately to
Washington and stay there permanent.
ly until the matter is definitely settled.
If possible, they will arrange a confer
ence with Fuel Administrator Garfield,
and 1t is possible that the entire com.
mittee Of fifty will go to Washington
and lay their case before him.
The matter Of settling the strike sit
uation in Kentucky mines was not ta
ken up officially at the Lexington meet
Ing, which was called primarily to dis.
cuss the new scale of prices, but lead.
Ing operators in attendance said that
the mine owners would unite to accept
the same terms which have just been
reached in the settlement OF similar
disputes In Alabama
Z b. the terms of his agreement
which was made public in dispatch
received at the meeting from the Ala.
bama Coal Operators Association, the
miners recede from their demands for
official recognition of the union, but
retain the privilege of joining the
union. All difficulties In the future
will be placed in the hands of ref.
cree for settlement, the miners to con.
tinue work during the discussion, and
Hywel Davies, Of Lexington, who serv.
ed as federal mediator in the strike
just closed, will be that referee.
The operators declared that the
strike situation in Kentucky had be.
come so acute that at present the coal
output of the state was being affected
to the extent Of about 800 cars daily
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06
Troops Are Ordered Out.

Springfield, lll.-Strike 7mpath.
izers attacked street cars in the main
business section here, took the motor,
men and conductors off and turned
the car loose. Four cars were demol.
ished. Troops from the Ninth Regi.
ment were called out to quell a mob
of more than a thousand persons
which threatened further disorder.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

notwithstanding that the de-
fendant is using spurious label on his
whisky, which is similar to that regis
tered by the plaintiff, E. H. Taylor,
Jr.. & Sons, of Frankfort, filed suit
in Circuit Court against the julius
Levin Co., San Francisco, for $4,000
damages.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

Hodgenville.-They are still raising
men in Larue county, Kentucky, where
Abraham Lincoln was born. Not a
single man there failed to pass the
physical examination or claimed ex.
emption from the National Army draft
for any cause, and the county's record
Is perfect up to date.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

Russellville.-J. s. Taylor, OF Logan
county, recently removed by Gov. STAN
ley as a member of the County Exemp-
tion Board, is being held to the Federal
Grand Jury under $4,000 bond by Uni.
ted States Commissioner G. s. Hardy
on the charge of conspiracy to violate
the conscription act.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

Lexlngton.-The Eastern Kentucky
State Hospital was damaged to the ex.
tent of $4,000 or $4,000 when it was
struck by miniature cyclone. All the
corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes and late
vegetables and a two-acre rhubarb
patch, comprising in all 100 acres,
were swept clean.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

Brandenburg.-Blackleg has been
discovered in herd of cattle belong.
ing to Rice Holcroft, at Little Bend,
this county OF tho. thirty-nine ami.
mails, four already died. All were vac.
cinated by Veterinarian Harvey Board,
OF Brandenburg, who inoculated thirty.
two other animals belonging to neigh.
bors.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for the arrest
OF Robert Miller of Bondurant. charg.
ing murder, were sworn to here, fol-
lowing the death of Herbert Brown,
who was wounded fatally at the time
his cousin, Virgil Brown, was shot and
Killed. 1t is alleged Miller shot the
two men after they had attacked him
with knives.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06
No Pardon For Alexander.

6 There is no hope for a pardon fol
George Alexander. the Paris banker
serving term in the Reformatory
When Representative Harry ]. Meyers
of Covington, and Thomas Clay, Of
Bourbon county called on the govern
or in regard to pardon for Alexander
the governor presented copy of the
statement he gave out when the Alex
ander pardon application first was pre-
sented to him early in his administra
tion. He frankly resented report
that he has promised to pardon the
banker. e
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

Louisville.-The program for the
sSrd session OF the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows, which will meet
here September 15 to 22, inclusive, is
now in the hands of lodges all over
the country. This is the first occasion
in the history of the order that the
supreme body has gathered in Ken.
lucky.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

Louisville.-Fire believed to be of
ncendiary origin, which broke out in
the stables OF the Hall Teaming and
Coal Co., caused damage of $4,000, and
for time threatened to communicate
to an area of more than three blocks
occupied by coal and lumber yards
caused loss of $4,000. Sixty.seven
mules were lost.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

Franklin.-Members OF the draft
army who were called to Camp Taylor
from this county, were given a very
elaborate entertainment as a farewell.
pefore entraining. A movement is also
atoot to organize Soldiers Guardian
Committee, whereby each of the 81
men from this county will be individ.
ualiy cared for during his army serv.
ice.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06
CINCINNATI MARKETS.
Flour, Hay and Grain.


Flour-Winter patents SlC.50I11.
winter fancy $1O@1O5O. winter family
SS'o0QlO, winter extras $S.5O@9, low
grade SS@S.50, hard patent $126l2.5O,
hard fancy $1O.5O@1l.
Corn-No. l white $2.OS@2.1O, No. 1
yellow Sl.97@1.9S, No. l mixed $3.50
i.SS. white ear $206@2.OS, yellow ear
N.g60l.97, mixed ear $l.9461.96.
Hay-No. timothy Sl9@19.50, No.
clover mixed $3.50, No. l clover SIS.
oats-New No white 60, standard
white 59hc, No. 2 mixed 56057c, No.
3 mixed 54@55c.
Neutrality-suspicious. on new: No. 2
red $2.2O, No. 3 red $21S.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Whole milk creamery extras
4SlRc, centralized creamery extras Ale,
hrsts S9c, seconds 35hc.
Eggs-Prime iirsts 3SIkc, firsts &c.
ordinary firsts S4lac, seconds soc.
Live Poultry-Broilers 2 lbs and
over, 26lsc; IL ID and over, 26hc per
Id; under ~ lb, &c; fowls, Sh lbs
and over 22c; under Sla lbs, 22c;
roosters, 15c
Live Stock.
Cattle--Shippers $9612; butcher
steers, extra $l0,25@11.5O, good to
choice 5000, common to fair $4,000
$40; heifers, extra SS.75@9.5O, good TO
choice SS@S.5O, common to fair S5.6O
Q7,6O; cows, extra $S@S.75, good to
choice, $7@I75.
Balls-Bologna s7@I75, fat bulls IS
@S,50.
Calves-Extra $145O, fair to good
N2@l4,25, common and large S51g50
Hogs-Selected heavy shippers
SlS.GO@lS.75, good to choice packers
and butchers SlS50@1SGO, mixed
packers $lSQ1S.50, stays S11@15.50.
Sheep-Extra $S.75@9, good to
choice $6.5OQS,75, common to fair
$4@s.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

Louisville.-With a view of rebuild.
ing the plant and equipment recently
destroyed by fire the Kentucky Public
Elevator Co. filed amended articles of
incorporation, increasing its capital
stock from 100000 to s55O,OOO. The
entire new issue consists of preferred
stock Of $500 shares of a par value of
800, while the $4,000 heretofore out.
standing is to be common stock.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

Frankfort-The heavy rain and wind
storm which visited this city last week
blew down 80 feet of the stockade
fence at the penitentiary.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

Ashland.-John Millady, who has
been held in the Catlettsburg Jail sus-
pected of being spy, has been re-
leased.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

Lexinston.-County Judge Bullock
appointed s. Higgins Lewis County
Clerk to fill out the unexpired term Of
his father, Theodore Lewis, who died
suddenly during the past week. The
younger Lewis also will DO ascandidate
for the nomination in the next election,
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

Louisville.-Tobacco growers who
expect to exhibit their product at the
nfteenth annual Kentucky State Fair.
10 be held here next week, must at
once send In their application blanks
TO State Fair headquarters. Fair ON.
cisis j. M. and c. B. Elliston, members
IN charge and superintendent OF the
department, and Evan S. Rees, who
mas been selected Judge of the tobacco
show, all report an unprecedented in.
terest in the tobacco crop.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

Bowling Green.-Rector f. w. Hal.
leck' OF Christ Episcopal church, may
accept call he has Just received from
81, Stephens church, Louisville. He
Is one of the youngest diviues in the
South, and was ordained at the vir.
ginia Theological Seminary In 1910
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-20
"The Forgotten Wedding
4os s. By OLIVE WADSLEY 4s % @ * s s

ruptly. Il have had tho man Dosser
with me this morning. / wrote you
that he had managed to obtain the
notebook. 1t seems. after you told
him about the poison in Roberts
liquenr, he made up his mind to either
discover the truth from Gorde or kill
bin. He followed him home that night
and practically saw the murder-sui-
eide. whatever it was-committed; at
least he arrived at Gorde's house to
find him hanging. dead, and the thing
must have happened in the three min
utes between his arrival and Gorde's.
"Providentially for him, Hink, the
Scotland-Yard man. had the same ex-
perience. I have had Hink round;
and, though he's in full possession Of
all the facts known to us concerning
Gorde's life, he can hnd no evidence
among any Of his effects that in the
least helps US. Harding is willing
for Gorde's real name and history to
be revealed. but he doesn't see chat
that would benefit us In any way, and
neither do l."
What was in the notebook ?"
Rachel asked YEARLY.
II do not know. I told Dosser to
take 1t to Steinius. who is. hear, In
tensely interested in the whole affair.
l am to hear from him later"
She leaned back in her chair and
closed her eyes. A slow tear trickled
down her face.
Il am an old fool. my DEAR" she
said, trying to smile; but, somehow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-20

Thank you, SIR"
There Is just little mistake about
the certificate which will be rectified
in moment, SIR" The man was look
ing furtively at Robert.
"All right. l will wait"
II must 90. I'm afraid. Cecil whis'
pered.
Robert took her to the door, In the
little, narrow passage she pressed
close to him for an instant, and he
bent his head and kissed her.
I'll call for you at three. DEAR" he
said. Take care Of yourself, and be
sure and get decent lunch. Have
you got enough money!"
I've got all the money" she ans.
wered. You gave 1t to me to take
care Of"
That's right" he said. Then
look here! I'm going to get you a
taxi to take you to Miss Ford's. Yes,
I shall, and / will be extrvagant; and
really, we don't get married every
day!'
He hailed a taxi and put her into It,
then. after watching her out of sight,
strolled back into the ONCE.
The registrar was telephoning, and
when Robert entered the room the
clerk. who had been following him all
the while. shut the door and leaned
against It.
The registrar put down the receiver.
Hurry up, please" Robert said.
II have an appointment at twelve
o'clock"
I'VE shall not keep you a moment.
STR" the man answered smoothly.
It was ten minutes to twelve. Rob
ert got up, feeling annoyed.
You can send the thing round. or
I'll call at two-thirty again." he said.
The door opened and a man holding
blue paper in his hand entered.
"This is the gentleman" he said,
looking sharply at Robert.
The clerk. peering round behind.
nodded.
The police oflcer then said to Rob.
ert: II arrest you, Robert Torrens
Fame. in the kings name," and he
placed heavy hand on his shoulder.
"Wha-what for?" cried Robert, as
founded.
"Bigamy!" was the reply.
CHAPTER XXI
The Lost Found!
Lady Torrens called early upon Ra-
chel to discuss Gorde's death.
She looked, as she walked into the
room, leaning on her ebony stick,
older and Trailer.
She had never realized until he was
taken from her how much Robert had
stood for in her life.
Her husband had been dead for ten
years. and she was a childless woman.
Roberts return had meant so much.
She had quarreled with the other
branches of the family; and he had
seemed the only person in the world
upon whom she had any claim, or who
cared to have any claim upon her.
a, Rachel came In, and the two women
kissed. She. too, looked i'll and tired.
The soft white frock seemed to accen-
tuate the pallor of her skin. Her eyes
seemed to have grown startlingly
large during the last weeks.
"Corde's death closes an avenue of
hope for U.S." Lady Torrens said alb
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-20
A WELL-KNOWN PHYSICIAN
ADVISES MARVELLOUS
HERBAL MEDICINE.

"Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription is truly q
wonderful medicine for
women. Several years
ago l had an opera
ton. For q whole
year afterwards l
suffered with intense
abdominal pains and
became a nervous
wreck. l became
greatly discouraged
because my doctors
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-20
NEW PARIS, o.

A largo number Of people from New
Paris and vicinity attended the patri.
otto demonstration at Richmond Mon
day afternoon and remained over for
the evening meeting. Some Of the
members Of the G. A. R. appeared in
the parade. !. !. Miss Bernice Penland
Of Mediapolis, Ia, is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. ALIVE E. Penland, Mr.. Pen
land being her cousin. w. s. Fog
arty, of Eaton, county superintendent
Of education, visited New Paris schools
Tuesday. :. /. Bruce Barr has returned
from spending the winter in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Penland
entertained at their home near Pleas.
ant Hill, Sunday. Miss Bernice Pen
land. Mediapolis, Ia, and Mr.. and Mrs.
ALIVE e. Penland. ;. Doris. small
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mills.
who recently underwent an operation
for appendicitis at the office Of Rich.
mond physician, and was removed
home the same day, is doing nicely.
The three daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. o. Reid, who were victims Of pneu.
monia at the same time are slowly re-
covering. :. Mrs. Oscar Taylor and
children Of Camden. O., spent the early
part Of the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Nixon. Tracey Clark Of Cen.
terville and Daniel Swihart Of Eaton
were business visitors in New Paris
Tuesday. Mrs. c. e. Samuels, who
returned home the past week from the
Presbyterian hospital, Chicago, where
she underwent surgical operation for
the removal OF portion Of the alimen.
tary canal, Is doing very nicely and
Is able to walk out some. No visitors
are allowed for few days, however.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Of Richmond
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Young.