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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-23
MAGISTRATE SOWDER'S REPLY

FRANK MULLINS.

TO THE TAXPAYERS OF ROCKCASTLE COUNTY:
In Office of Justice of the
Peace in Magisera District No. statement that in
fight in the interest of the
the administration county have stood alone
that was not responsible for the present high the
present Indebtedness of the which
dollars To this statement the County Judge Ballard
Justices of the Peace Sherman Chaseen Arnold Lewis Nc
CURE ana W. NJ Hurst take exceptions and the Mt Vernon
nal OF February 3D. they have
to do but in substance admit the constitute
the balance of the Fiscal Court can
draw no other conclusion than that
am yet standing alone they sanding
statement and they have stood the
earned money of the taxpayers of this county.
The County Judge and his attempt to
answer my article undertook bee
no attempt to it, with explanation figures dsprove
statement made by They refer trip with
the County Road Engnee- Trre Haue good
ah and did not cost the county made the
taton that county supplies;
also the invitation of the Road Engineer
company had advanced the only
the expenses OF all the Fiscal Court reliably
the County Judge and Others of the Fiscal agreed
trip and when started believed that the
Fiscal Court would be there The trip
between and County Road Engineer
was expense whatever to the nothing
to do with the present financial conditions the county
The Taxpayers of this interested knowing
exact amount of the Indebtedness
for it, and when they this information they then know
what to do When the County Judge
members OF the Fiscal Court into off January ror4
we found surplus of in the treasury affairs OF the
county were managed by the County Judge end of
the nrst wear we had deficit shown by Ne
page "a OF and at the end of SIS 54s GA
as shown order Hook Me- 49, The Shefs settlement
Tor ISos now being made by the when il and
Ireasurers settlement filed which some time in
the exact indebtedness of the county be-
cause the Teasurer settlement will show the vouchers he has a
ana the Clerks record will show vouchers issued and By
Continued on 4th pagel
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-23
: = IoH5 IS DARK

TO THE REPUBLICANS ROCKCASTLE COUNTY
hereby announce myself candidate Jaler of Rock.
castle county subject Republican party as e
pressed the poles August 4 1917 doing that am
deserving would ask it, have always
for the Republican and before county Office
or any other Office If the party tit
Will strive my utmost to make Jailer that
sell and be credit to the feel fpersonay
most every voter of the county and hope
b before the primary But should some
nope That you will give my cause the due consideration
though had personally candidate
Tor about two months and what have gathered gives
faith In candidacy and the certain
have no stone to throw that
this kindly feeling thar
should exist between political opponents especially
political faith know this country we are all
ing the same goal Trusting of
possible and that efforts be crowned
Resp't your friend, ~
FRANK MULLINS
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-23
~ S P l R O ~

Sunday School is progl essing
nicely with WI. Owens, Super
intendent Mr.. F. F. Hensley
bought a nice heifer from Sam
Lewis for $40 Born; to the wife
OF Jim Mckinney a fine boy on
the 18th. 1t was named Arthur
Joplin. Miss IS Addie and Ethel
Hilton were guests of Misses
Byrda and McVern Hensley Sun.
day.-Mrs. John Dillingham; md
Miss Lola Owens were in Berea
from Sunday until Monday to see
Mrs Mrs. Dlllingham's daug hter,
Lora. who underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis. She is re-
ported convalescent. Mr.. I. S.
Hel'on was in Livingston between
trains F f. Hensley and Sale
Norton were in the Pongo section
the last of the week buying hogs.
i. w. Helton has had great su,-
cess trapping, he caught a large
chicken hawk Sunday Miss May
Hensley spent Saturday night
with Miss Lizzie Cress. Will
Price has moved into the house
recently vacated by Mat Brown.
Nash Helton was visiting relatives
near Brodhead from Friday until
Sunday = Miss Bertha Mink is
very sick at this writing Mrs.
Amelia Brown, who has been
sick so long, is some better at
present.-Mrs. w. H. Owens was
in Mt. Vernon Saturday. Mr..
and Mrs. J S. Helton were called
to the bedside of their little grand
child, who died Thursday at six
O'Clock. = Nelse Griffin was in
Livingston Monday on BUSINESS
Mrs. John Sowder visited he3(
mother from Friday until Mon
day Mrs. Angeline Bussel is
better at present.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-23
Easter Means
"Dress Up"

And the easiest way to obey
that impulse is to buy everything
you need here.
You'll benefit in two big ways
by doing so.
First, our Spring stocks are
large-and wide variety makes
buying simple.
Second, you will feel better about new
clothes if you don't have to worry about the
cost and Our prices have reputation for
being reasonable.
Clothcraft and Hart Schaffner & Marx are
here in ali their Spring newness. The styles,
materials and workmanship can't be paraleled.
Don't delay-Spring is here to stay.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
SKAGWAY DRIVE
 FUR RED CROSS

That Skagwqy citizens made gen erous response to the appeal of the American Red Cross at the local membership drive yesterday, is eX- pecfsd to be shown in reports which will be made at the Skagway chap ters meeting this afternoon. Many of the tourists are said to have ad- ded o the fund.
 The committees ill charge of the drive were Mrs. NJ. A. Ross and Mrs. E. A. Rasmuson, south end; Mrs. p. H. Ganty and Miss Eyangol- ine Cook. central district; Mrs. Will liam shearer and Mrs. E. A. Kin del. north end.
 Those who were not seen yester- day, 1t was announced today, may leave their membership fees, if they desire to join, at the Bank of AL aska with W. L. Landsborough, treasurer of the Skagway chapter.
 Any one may join the Red Cross, resident or nonresident, American citizen or alien.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
SKAGWAY GIRLS
 RED CROSS

Preparing to do their bit for the country. Skagway girls met last nighs at the home of Mrs. w. c. Blanchard and organized a Junior Red Cross society. Twelve girls be- came members. .-.' '.>y. .,. :,
 Mrs BlanchGrd was chosen chair man, Verne Miller, secretary; Get. rude LiddicOat, treasurer '.r
 Taese committees wore appoint ed:
 Ticket selling - Lois MeKayl Sarah Friedenthal, Ellen Rogers, Gertrude Liddicoat.
 Social-Bessie Conway, Katherine Hahn, Esther Friedenthal, Verne Miller.
 Service - Vivian Talbot, Floris Clark, Mavis Hukill, Ruth Peder- sen.
 Girls between 13 and IS years of age are eligible for membership in the society. The society is admit ted as a branch of the Red Gross upoA Daymennt of membership fee of one dollar, so that the cost to each member will be but a few cen,s. !
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
ELKS PROGRAM
 FOR FLAG DAY

With patriotic songs and speeches the s,kagway lodge of Hlks will ob- serve the orders national flag day to- crrow evening in Elk's hall. Tn program, to begin at S:3O O. clocl follows: Patriotic Overture - Selmer's Or
 chestra introductory Exercises - Exalted
 Ruler and officers. Pray CT - Chaplain Hist rry of the Flag - Bro. W. R.
 Fiilery Columbia the Gem of the Ocean -
 Miss Evangeline Cook, Cecil
 Cole, MT. and Mrs. w. c.
 Blanchard Alter Service - Esquire and Of
 fieers .i..i. Song, Auld Lang syne - Officers
 and members Star Spangled Banner, Solo - Mrs.
 Kirmse Elks Tribute to the Flag - Bro.
 Dr. L. S. Keller The Two Grenadiers, Solo - w. L.
 Landsborough Patriotic Address - The Rev. l..
 H. Pedersen Song, America - Audience
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
PRISONERS ID
 PLANT GARDENS

Authorized by Attorney General Gregory, United States Marshal J. NJ. Tanner has brought five prison CTS from Juneau to work in gardens iu Skagway. The courthouse yard will plowed and planted to pro luce food products.
 Marshal Tanner said other lots woulG be planted as soon as obtain- ed. Additional prisoners will be brought here if the work so de- mauds. Lots will be planted on shares for those who desire to make such arrangements.
 Marshal Tanner arrived Monday e eniug with his prisoI.ers on the Se- attle.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
TROOPS GUARD
 W. ?. RAILROAD

Guarded by troops from Skagway 10 Whitehorse, it was made known today that anyone found on the tracSs of the White Pass railroad without a permit from Superintend- en. V. 1. Hahn, will be arrested for trespass.
 Members Of the R. N. W. M. P. are guarding the lines between the boundary line at the Summit and Whitehorse and soldiers from Fort William II. Seward are on du- ty between Skagway and the Summij
 The guards were stationed yes terday.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
JUDGE YOUNG ARRIVES
 FOR ATLIN COURT TERM

Judge F. McB. Young of PriAce Rupert, arrived here yesterday morn Ing on the Princess Alice, on his wa Atlin to hold court. He left today for Carcross.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
2 ENVIRONMENTS

Washington, June 14.-Fort Ri- ley, Kansas, and Des MOines, Iowa, have been selected by the war de- partment as sites for cantonments for he training and mobilization of trooDs, t was announced here today.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
22 SHIPS LOST

London, June 14-Twentytwo yes seis, each of 1,6OO tons or oyer, and ten vessels of less tonnage, were the toll the past week of the Germa according to the report issued here today.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
ROOT MISSION
 IN .PETROGRAD.

Petrograd, June 14.-Elihu Root and the other members of the Unit ed S'ates mission to Russia, ar rived here this morning. Confer ences with leaders of the provi- sional government, who requested the United States to send mission here 10 aid in establishing the ra- public will begin at once.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
GEN. PERSH|NG
 ARRIVES PARIS

Paris, June 14.-General Persh- ing, commanding the first force of troops from the United States, Is in Paris today, preparing for tha part America will soon be taking at the front. He arrived yesterday from London by way of Boulogne. Many honOrs are being shown the A mer:can officers and members of hls staff who arrived here several days ago. {;
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
42 WOMEN DEAD
 FROM AIR RAID

London, June 14.-Forty-two wo- men and children are among the Yio timD of tha German airmen who ratdea the east and of London yes terday morning, causing the hesYt- est loss of life 60 far inflicted by the air rSfdar5-
 The official report gives sT kill sd, AS7 injured Among the Snjuz- ed are 3l6 Yomea and children.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
f + % < + # < 4 !. < l. 4 < *s ]
 .+ AID RED CROSS

q The Red Gross Social com .s mi:tce will give all possible 2 :. aid to any organization or tn- % diyidual desiring to entertain 2 .. tNr the benefit of the Rod . < Gross Society. + Committee:
 < Mrs. r. J. Weber, e Mrs. r. J. Van de Wall, 2 s Mrs. H. G. Wei. < 1. 1. a 4 + 1. < !. 4 ;. < 4 < !
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
DAY
 REGISTRATION

Washington, June II. - Govern9. Strong of Alaska, now in Washington has recommended that registration day in Alaska be fixed for some date between August 15 and Sep tember l.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
NOTICE

Attention of owners of motor and other vehicles and bicycles is called to inc new traffic ordinance, No. 18S, copies of which are posted at the city hall, in front of Perry uern's and in front of the Grand Trunk ticket office. 2t
 City Clerk.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
FEDERAL BOARD
 CHARGES PLOTS

WHshISoHs June 14. - Charg- ing R cc,nspIracy to suppress competi- tion, complaints were dled today by the federal trade commission a. gaInA l6s lumber concerns of the middle west
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14

LOST-Wh5se Angora cat. Any one harbOrtng same please release or nCtsfy Aiaskan office. Account kltrens.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
STACKER GIVEN
 JAIL SENTENCE

New York, June 14.-Louis Kra- mer was sentenced today to three years in jail and was fined $1O, OO0 for failing to register and for crnspiring against registration.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
BUDGET FUR WAR.

Washington, June 1.-The three binlcn dollar war budget btn was passed by the senate EodAy and Sen 10 the President for his signa- tuEA
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-14
GERMANS RETREAT FROM LYS
 PURSUED BY BRITISH TROOP

London, June IA. - Abandoning important positions on the front be- tween the Lys river and StyVes' the Germans began 3 retreat last AIght and today arc being pursued by British troops
 OSieIal announcement of this gam. one of tha important success es achieved on the Belgian front, was made today.
 The British forces are also re- ported 10 have made progress a. gainst tha enemy just east of Ploegsteart, SR the extreme south s'estern part of Belgium,
 Athens, June 14.-Ths allied for ces arc today being landed as Ptr- aeus and Castella- Some are occu- pying tna heights near Phalerum and others ara being marched to A- fhenA
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
HEALTH IS IMPORTANT
Basis for All Work in Schools,
Declare Experts.
Uncle Sans Agencies Are Working to
Extend Sanitary Regulations of
Cities of Rural Communities.

The most important element in the
education of children is the establish
ing of good health and right living
habits, according to those experts of
Uncle Sans bureau of education who
make this their life problem. Half a
century ago the attention of those re-
sponsible for the care Of children in
city schools was drawn to these i'm
portant features of school and life and
work, and much has been done, say the
experts, in the last two decades for
the improvement of the sanitary fea-
lures of school houses and grounds and
for school regimen in cities.
Only recently, however, it is pointed
out, has much attention been given to
health conditions in country schools,
but rural school sanitation is now re-
ceiving the attention of several govern
mental and state agencies. An inter-
esting study of rural school sanitation
has recently been completed by the
United States public health service in
certain part Of the state Of Indiana.
It is thought that the conditions
found in that locality are, at least in
the main, those that exist to a more or
less degree in many of the rural schools
in the country. For one thing it was
found that there is an undue number
Of o8e-room rural schools. Among
other things it was thought by the Of
f1cials making the survey that an un-
due number of old buildings are being
utilized which have largely passed the
limits of usefulness for educational
purposes. Many of these, it is said,
were without the proper sanitary IA
cilities and some were even without
any water supply. Many had faulty IL
Elimination of the classrooms and still
| others were without adequate class
room equipment; some were improper
ly heated and poorly ventilated and
still others presented evidences of in.
efficient janitor's service.
The large number of children pre-.
senting physical defects of such gravity
as to demand specialized medical and
surgical attention, say the experts, is
an evidence of the need of medical
supervision Of the school children OF
the counties in the interests of the
childs educational advancement ant
for the protection Gf the community
health.
The undue number of mentally de
fective and retarded school children
revealed by the study made emphasize:
the necessity, say the experts, of the
mental classification Of the children fol
the purpose of revealing those who arr
in need of institutional or individual
lied treatment,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08

only trying to get rise out of you. But
really, colonel, on second thought, I
don't know but it is worth considering.
AS 1 say, Smith seems to know the
money game from start to finish. What
is better still, he is a fighter from the
word go-what you might call a joyous
fighter. Suppose you drive out tOmor-
row or next day and pry into him a
little"
The rancher-president had relapsed
once more into the slough of discour-
agement.
''You are merely grabbing for hand
holds, Bartley-as 1 was minute ago.
We are in bad row of stumps when
we can sit here and talk seriously
about roping down a young hobo and
putting him into the financial harness.
Let's go around to Frascati's and eat
before you go back to camp. It's bread
time, anyway"
The chief of construction said no
more about his joking suggestion at the
moment, but when they were walking
around the square to the Brewster Del
monico's he went back to the dropped
subject in all seriousness, saying
"Just the same, wish you could know
Smith and size him up as 1 have. l
can't help believing, some way, that
he's all to the good"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08

"You don't have to open up your
recOrd-for me; it's the talk of the
camp. You people are undercapital-
ized-to boil it down into one word.
Isn't that about the way it sizes up?"
''That is the way it has turned out
though we had capital enough to begin
with. We've been bled to death by
damage SUITS"
Smith shook his head. "Why haven't
you hired a frst-class attorney, Mr..
WilIiams?"
"We've had the best we could find
but the other fellows have beaten US
to it, every time. But the legal end Of
it hasn't been the whole thing or the
biggest part of it. What we are need
ing most is a man who knows q little
something about corporation fights and
high finance" And at this the engi-
neer forgot the Smith disabilities, real
or inferential, and went on to explain
in detail the peculiar helplessness of
the Timanyoni company as the antag-
onist of the as yet unnamed land and
irrigation trust.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
and Yell for a poctor.n

or the company" put in the chief
shrewdly. And then: Loosen up,
Smith, and tell me something about
yourself. Who are you, and where do
you come from, and what sort of a job
have you been holding DOWN."
Smiths reply was as surprising as it
was seemingly irrelevant.
"If you're not too busy, Mr.. Williams,
guess you'd better make out my time
check" he said quietly.
Williams took a reflective half-min-
ute for consideration, turning the sud-
den request over deliberately in his
mind, as his habit was.
81 suppose by that you mean that
you'll quit before you will consent to
open up on your record?" he assumed.
"You've guessed it," said the man
who had sealed the book of his past.
Again Williams took q little time. 1t
was discouraging to have his own and
the colonePs prefgurings as to Smiths
probable state and standing so prompt
ly verified.
81 suppose you know the plain infer
ence you're leaving, when you say a
thing like that?"
Smith made the sign of assent. "It
leaves you entirely at liberty to finish
out the story to suit yourself" he ad-
mitted, adding: 1.-The back numbers
my back numbers-are my own, Mr..
Williams. I've kept q file of them, as
everybody does, but don't have to
produce it on request"
"Of course, there's nothing compul-
sorry about your producing it. But un-
less you are what they call in this
country q crooked crook, you are
standing in your own light. You have
such a staving good head for figures
and finances that it seems a pity for
you to be wasting it here on an under
graduates job in cost-cutting. Any
young fellow just out of a technical
school could do what you're doing in
the way of pairing down expenses"
The cost-cutter's smile was mildly
incredulOus.
Nobody seemed to be doing it be-
fore 1 came" he offered.
"NO," Williams allowed, that's the
fact. To tell the plain truth, we've had
bigger things to wrestle with; and we
have them yet, for that matter-enough
of them to go all around the job twice
and tie in bowknOt."
"Finances?" queried Smith, feeling
some of the back-number instincts stir
ring within him.
The chief engineer nodded; then he
looked up with twinkle in his closely
set gray eyes. "If you'll tell me why
you tried to kill Burdell the other day
maybe I'll open up the record-our
record-fOr you"
This time the cost-cutter's smile was
good-naturedly derisive, and it ignoreG
the reference to Burdell.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
Servants as Hosts.

A curious custom exists in the town
of Port of Spain, in the island of Trim
idad. Every year the servants, who
are all black, give a grand ball for
their masters and mistresses. The
Princes building, a huge place where
all public entertainments are held, is
engaged, and everything is done in the
best style. There are two halls fo&
dancing, one for the servants and the
other for their guests, both Of which
are beautifully decorated.
The best band in the island is en-.
gagged, and the guests are given a
champagne supper. Etiquette is very
strict and precedence rigidly observed
by the servants, the governors butler
and his lady going in before the chief
Justices groom, and so on.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
She Had the Ham.

A certain lawyer who was candi-
date for lucnicipal office went out
canvassing one day and knocked at a
cottage door, The door was opened by
a woman.
"Is your husband in, Mrs. -" In
quired the lawyer.
mo sir,' was the reply, 'but I know
what you want. My husband is sure
to vote for you because you got him OF
for stealing that ham last week"
"No, no; alleged stealing of the
ham," corrected the lawyer.
ALLEGED be blowed!" was the wom-
ans reply. "We've got a bit of it left
still. Lemme give you sandwich cut
of it. sirr
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
LIMIT ON L0ND0NERS' FOOD
Under New Regulations, Proprietors
of Eating Places Must Keep Rec
ords of All Meals Served.

Under the new London food restric-
tions proprietors OF eating places must
keep record of all meals served.
They must not serve more than a speci-
fed amount each week. The following
is the scale of allowances per meal, the
Toronto Globe states:
Breakfast-Meat, ounces; sugar,
81 ounces; bread, ounces; flour, 1
ounce.
Luncheon-Meat, ounces; sugar,
81 ounces; bread, 2 ounces; flour,
ounce.
Dinner-Meat, 5 ounces; sugar, 2.7
ounces; bread, ounces; flour, ounce.
No meat or flour is allowed in place
of tea or sugar. Tuesday is designat-
ed as a meatless day in London,
Wednesday in the provinces.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
Air RevnIues With Earth.

ga balloon is sent up at New York
city on an absolutely calm day, re-
mains in the air for one hour, drifting
in the moderate currents of the upper
air, and descending a few miles from
the place from which it was sent up.
How is it that the place of descent is
not some spot adjacent to Chicago, if
the theory of. the earth's revolution is
correct?" This problem was propounded
in a letter to the Scientific American,
and received this answer: The simple
answer to your inquiry is that the air
is part of the earth and rotates with it
just as the water does. If it did not
there would be tremendous wind from
the east of nearly 1000 miles an hour
at the equator, and about $50 miles in
our latitude. This is apparent if you
recall the wind which is felt when go
ing swiftly through still air on car.
The air is held upon the earth by grav-
ity and constitutes a part of the re-
volving globe in a very real sense.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
Tauore to Women.

When you have lost the power of in
terest in things that are common, then
leisure frightens you with its empti-
ness because, your natural sensibili-
ties being deadened, there is nothing
in your surroundings to occupy atten-
ton. Therefore you keep yourselves
frantically busy, not in utilizing the
time but merely in filling it up.
Our everyday world is like reed !;
its true value is not in itself; but
those who have the power and the Sc
renity of attention can hear the music
which the Infinite plays through it's
very emptiness. But when you form
the habit of valuing the things for
themselves, then they are expected
furiously to storm your mind, to decoy
your soul from her love-tryst of the
eternal, and to make you try to smoth-
er the voice of the Infinite by the un-
meaning rattle of ceaseless movement.
Sir Rabindranath Tagore in The La
dies Home Journal.