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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-12
Fugitive From New York
Slashes Throat and Wrist.
Will Recover
BIG DRINKING BOUT
PRECEDED RASH ACT
Evidence Is Found That Thaw
Had Intended Suicide by
Swallowing Bichloride of
Mercury

Philadelphia. Pa. Ian 1.-The
spectacular career of Harry X Thaw
is not yet ended. Hunted by the po-
lice of a dozen cities and faced by the
possibility OF being doomed to an in
sane asylum or a prison for life. the
man who killed Stanford White, and
whose wild escapades stirred two CON
tinents, slashed his throat and wrist
with a razor early today
Thaw's mad act was committed in
u West Philadelphia rooming house.
He had seaght refuge here under an
assumed name to avoid arrest on the
criminal charges brought against him
IN New Y DIRK ny Frederick t1ump. II.
a Kansas City schoolboy
Removed to a private room in St
Mary's Hospital, after lapse OF hours.
the famous fugitive was placed in the
hands OF number of surgeons in-
Guiding his own physician, Or. ELL
wood j. Kirby.
Twenty stitches were taken In TWO
wounds on the left side OF his neck
and ten in the left wrist, where a
diagonal sweep of the razor had
severed a small artery.
Planned IN TaIx@ Poison
Thaw will recover declared DR..
Kirby tonight, However. he is ter
rbly weakened by loss of blood and
his brain will hardly function He
viii not be in condition TO he removed
from the hospital for long period.
perhaps weeks"
Thaw evidently had intended to do
away with himself by poison. A tab
let OF bichloride of mercury was found
in the pocket of his blood turate,i
coat Careful medical examination
failed 10 disclose evidence that he had
taken any of the HDison
In the flood OF disclosures that fol-
lowed Thaws act. light IL thrown
upon the movements of the fugitive
since he left New York on Sunday
Arrests may be made in this city
OF men who aided Thaw to ESCAPE
from justice.
Had Big Drinking Bout
Developments tonight indicated that
Thaw within twenty~four hours after
he slipped away from New York, EN-
harked upon one of his old time or
gies in the all-night restaurants and
cafes of Philadelphia. With chance
companions. Thaw made up "A wild
roundup of the Caharets on Monday
night. In number OF places he
danced with women and eyeryw here
he drank heavily. He was In such
condition around midnight that he
was refused table at the Bellevue
t'Al dtioId ffoitf, NHtfR MS name was
inscribed upon the private register.
The drinking bout ended at O'Clock
Tuesday morning when he went Il
the Belgravia Hotel and to a room
engaged by Oliver c, Brewer. in
whose seized suitcase was found evi-
dence connecting Thaw with young
Dump and other boys.
lis was just fourteen hours after
Thaw and his mother, Mrs. Mar,
Copley Thaw had testified in a civil
suit in the municipal court here
Mrs. Thaw returned to Pittsburg al
noon Monday She is said to be hur-
rying here tonight
Private Detective With Him.
Thaw remained in Brewers room
only two hours. detectives learned to-
night. AT O'Clock Tuesday morning
a phone call came and Thaw imme.
diately left the hotel. He got into q
big touring car in which were seatea
two men. One OF these men by his
own admission, was Samuel G.. Ma.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-12
STATE SCHOOL FUNDS
SHOW LARGE INCREASE
Funds to Run Virginia Public School
System More Plentiful Than
Heretofore
SUM TO BE DIVIDED is
81 .e0s. 00o-s2 .saz PER CAPITA
ApIsorttonment WIN Give Each School
Division Increase of Seyenty-fiye
Gents Per Capita of the school
Population.

According to statement rendered
To superintendent OF Public Instruc-
ton II. c. Stearrles by the auditor of
pubic accounts, the State school funds
for this year will exceed those of
last IN the sum of s4ss.60222 the
respective amounts being 81. 4oa,92s.ss
for the session of lsl5-is and 81 sos.
osf % for the present session.
1t was stated yesterday afternoon
that there is also a posi- biiity that
the funds derived from omitted taxes
sum of $50, 7os,6s between this date
and February rs. which Is the close
OF the fiscal year.
II will he recalled that at the close
OF the last session OF the State Legis-
iature Governor Stuart declared that
the joint effect OF the new tax laws
and the labors OF the Legislature
would be to increase the State funds
Tor public schools more than $4,000
some of the new laws to which the
Governor had reference have been in
operation only n part of the fiscal
year. having become effective June
II. 1915, and the fiscal year having
commenced March /. 1915. II now
appears that Governor Stuart's eSti-
mate Will be fully realized when the
new laws become entirely effective,
ana the benefits Of the Accommodations
or an entire year are enjoyed by the
public school system.
Sources of Increase.
The sources OF increase are indi-
Gated in the following table:
From capftation taxes. s 1,s67.4o
FROM real estate ...... s74S7.23
FROM money .....,...,. 5,741.03
From tangible personal
property ........ . l,950.40
From intangible personal
property for the cur
rent year .......... s,75s56
FROM banks .,.......... s,oss.79
From public service corpo-
rations ............... s.5s7.4o
from inheritance taxes 6,461. As
Omitted taxes:
Intangible personal prop
'erty years prior to 1915
and paid into the treas
ury prior to October /.
1915 ......... 10.os4.4o
Tangible and intangible
personal property for
years prior to 1915 and
paid into the treasury
prior to October |. 1916 s2,Ol6I2
Tangible ard intangible
personal property money
and income assessed and
collected between June
II 1915, and January /,
1917. voluntarily report
ed ..,.............. 167,1s2.41
Not voluntarily reported 30,444.42
License taxes .... I.7l66b
Capitation taxes omitted
years 1911-1916. inclu-
sive .............. S7,l56.a6
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-12
$4eS.602.22


IhCfease largest Yet.
The large sum above reported--$1.-
eos, .05--will be apportioned by
the Department Of Public Instruction
at the rate of s2s97 per capita OF
school population to be used for the
primary and grammar schools Of the
cities and counties of the State. Thu
apportionment will give to each schoa,
division an increase of seventy five
cents per capita Of school population.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-12
GIVE TERMS ON WHICH THEY WILL &c
WILLING TO END WAR, BUT WHICH ARE
p0T SUCH TEUTONS WILL NOW ACCEPT

All Lost Provinces Taken in Past From Entente Ma
tons Must Be Restored and Turkey Banished
From Europe
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-12
Private Detective With Him.

Thaw remained In Brower's room
only two hours. detectives learned to-
night. AT 4 O'Clock Tuesday morning
phone call came and Thaw imme-
diately left the hotel. He got into a
big touring car in which were seated
two men. One OF these men by his
own admission, was Samuel G. Ma
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-12
Makes Individual Reply to the
President $ Peace Note and
Expresses Appreciation
ASKS AMERICAS AID
WHEN TERMS ARE MADE
Protests However hat States
men in Opposing Camps Do
Not Pursue Same Objects in
Prosecution Of War

Washington, ID, c.. jan libel
GUM filed an individual reply to the
Presidents peace note. 1t follows:
Ambassador sharp TO the Secretary
of State:
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-12
Society.

happenings from the
whole State are printed
first IN The Vireinian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-12

The munition plant is composed OF
n group of forty-two small buildings
clustered about large central build
ing. In one of the small structures
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-12

the news from all Vir-
ginia appears daily in
The Virginian.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13
The New Pastor.

The Rev. A. T. Allison, Hcated
at Campton for the past four
years will serve as pastor of the
Methodist church this year. He
comes to us highly recommended.
He is a married man and will Oc.
cupy the parsonage. This circuit
has been transferred to the Jack
son district. A vote of 81 to 81
carried the motion of the Rev. K.
q. b. Mann, persiding elder of
the Lexington district, that the
time limit on pastorates and pre-.
siding elderships be abolished.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13
No Distillery Making Liquor

Saturday night at IL O'Clock all
the distilleries of the country
were barred from making whis-
key, brandy, etc., for beverage.
So that all grain must now be
used either for food consumptiop
or for making alcohol. .
In 1916, there were 40, 600, 600
gallons of whiskey made in Ken.
tucky, and each bushel of grain
used made four and three .fourths
gallons Of whiskey.
In this district, which is com
posed of Powell and twenty-five
other counties, there were but
three distilleries operating. Two
of them were at Frankfort aud
one at Midway. There has been
no distillery operated in Powell
for number of years.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13
The County Sunday
School Convention.


The annual convention of the
Powell Sunday School Association
was held atvaughn's Mill, Sept. 8, o.
The spirit of the meeting was deep
eRei into reverential worship
through the opening devotional SER
vice conducted by Mr.. Vaughn on
the topic "Worship thro Service"
This was followed by an appropri-
ate address of Welcome by Mr.. Estes
faithful county president. The Sec.
re;ary made a record In securing q
report from every school in the coun.
ty, only one thus far in the State.
Mr.. Vaughn brought a message
from the State Treasurer thanking
theAssociation for increased giving,
Powell having overpaid its appor-
tionment.
Rev. G. w. Kers.etter spoke on
the different way of making the
schools more efficient. Several of
the workers testified to the help of
the Teachers Training Glass in
making for efficiency.
Mr. Vaughn then spoke on the
subject of making an efficient
County Association.
An offering amounting to $15
was received during the morning
service, after which they adjourned
for dinner. There was ample pro.
vision for all. By the appearance
of the faces, it was noOecessary to
ask il they were enjoying 1t.
Rev. j. K. Giffen spoke in the
subject, Worship through Study,
expanding the idea along Oeduca.
tional lines.
Mrs. Harter tod how to ge! re-
suits, namely, by hard, patient,
paseverlng and painstaking efforts.
Mr.. Vaughn then took up the prob
lens of the Sunday School which
will continue as long as we have
Sunday Schools. He is always aple
to give light and help on these
dAstions.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13
Beans A Plenty.

The abundant raing of the past
two weeks has not only given a
rank growth of grass, made good
corn from nubbins, but is has
loaded down all bean vines with
green pods until the corn, en-.
twined with the vines, is loaded
down, and in some Instances bro
ken down. The only reason some
people have no beans is because
they didn't plant them.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13
VOL. XXI.


Mr.. John II. Stewart, 80 years
of age, living at Centralia, Mo, ,
has been back home, visiting the
scenes of long, long years ago.
The hills seem the same to Uncle
Jonn, and the courses of creeks
and river; but the faces of the
folks he met were not those he
left here some forty years ago.
They were gone, those old.lme
people,-gone like the Old Forge
and the forests and the Estill
Steam Furnace and the Cottage
Furnace. All of them, the old
people and their works and their
woods, were but a memory to
Uncle John. His father, Martin
Stewart, was pioneer along with
the old original families-Olark,
Rose, Mountz, Schimfessel, Hall,
Vaughn, Hardwick, French, Mar
tin Mize, Mckinney, VGinter,
mbrell, Todd, Curtis, and 9th
ers, who built the works that are
gone. And, as a boy, Uncle John
did his bit, as W now say, around
the farm aud forge and furnace;
and they grew to be part of his
life like the songs and the games
and the faces of those days.
Aud now, toward the ending of
life, he re-visits the places of
life's beginning. He meets with
the same old names, very many OF
them, but the faces are new; and
he realizes with a heart pain that
he is as a stranger in a land al
most as strange. Only now and
then an old familiar form. Some,
like Uncle John, live In distant
lands; but most are in the Land
beyono the Veil.
Such is life-change, change:
an endless round of Something
Else. Glad should we feel that
when life's ftful visits end, we
may gather in quiet peace-the
Peace of Eternity-arm in arm
with the loved of other days TO
rest, i'm the House not made with
Hands. Y
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13

There are several counties in
Kentucky where the people are
turning out on appointed days
and doing volunteer work on the
roads. This is a thing worthy of
imitation here in Powell, for this
is time when everybody Is call
ed to render service in some way
or another.
There are millions of women
in this country who are giving
service free to sew and knit for
the soldiers. Millions more rem
der service free In Red Cross
work, and thouands of physicians
have volunteered their services
for the army. Over half a million
men have voluntarily enlisted in
the army and navy.
Why not, then, volunteer to do
some work which will be benefi.
cial not only to the whole coun-
try but be an individual benefit
to every person in every neigh
borhood?
1t is impossible for our county,
with ITS limited money resources,
to keep all it's roads in good con.
dition, and it is an excellent idea
of the people to help out the
county by voluntary service.
People who live on a certain
road are more interested In it be-
ing good, than any body else. 1t
means great deal to them to
have a good road to travel on this
winter. 1t would be a policy far
better for the people to turn out
and make their own road good by
volunteer work, than to drag
through the ruts and mud this
winter. If the people would ou-
ly turn out and work these roads,
opening up bitches and filling up
the bad places with gravel, they
will be doing something that will
be of great value to themselves
when bad weather sets in.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13
Bids too High

Breathitt county, where Blair
Hughes, Powell county's former
County Engineer, is in control,
recently turned down bids on a
State aid road from Jackson to
Quicksand, because the bids
were too high. The court then
Immediately proceeded to adver.
tise for other bids.
The action of the court is com.
mendable in not accepting such
bids, but it is quite probable that
it will be some days yet before
the price will come down any.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13
Mill Starts Again

The Brodhead-Garrett planning
mill started up again Monday at
noon. Their business is alwas
in a rush, SO that the desired Aa.
cation could not be taken at this
time. A number of new hands
were employed to take the place
of old ones who quit last
week.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13

Messrs. Geo. B. Williams aud
j. III O'Rear have returned from
Warren county where they went
over the holdings of the Security
Producing IL Refining Company,
of which Mr.. Williams is Presi-
dent and Mr.. O'Rear, Secretary,
preparatory to making locations
for cew wells.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13

Frost visited certain portions
of the county Tuesday and Wed.
nesday mornings, while there
was none about Clay City and
possibly all up the river valley.
There was considerable frost both
mornings on some of the uplands
OF the county. No injury of con.
seq quence is reported.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13
Road Work.

Considerable valuable road
work was done on the Hardwick IS
creek road last Thursday and Fri
day. Eight new vitrified culverts
have been received to be placed
on this road this week to take the
place of the old, most worthless,
culverts. Other roads of the coun.
ty are also receiving local aid.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13

Henry Hammons, the nineteen
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hammons of Waltersville,
went to Louisville Monday and
enlisted in the navy. He has
been sent to Chicago for training
Henry has a brother, Bert, in
the rrmy and now with the ex-
peditionary force in France.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13
Buys Bluegrass Farm

VIM. p. Wise, former merchant
and postmaster at Union Hall,
is one of the fortunates in the oil
field, and last week he went to
Clark county, near Winchester,
and bought a fine farm from Jep.
tina Haggard, consisting of 165
acres, at $3.50 per acre.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13


We all regretted to see Mr.. Oat.
ron and his family leave us a few
days ago for Air new place of
business at Kid0ville. We wish
them much success in their new
home.
Sherman Abner took his daugh-
ter Charity to Louisville Wednes-
day to place her in a school for
the blind. It is so sad 10 think
a girl like Charity must go thro'
life blind.
Lennie Grove and his family
were in WincI Ixster the past Sum-
day where they visited their
many friends. Lennie has moved
to the Brownlow Thompson prop.
erty where Mr.. Catron lived.
Mrs. Wilson Clancy, of Camp
ton Jet, visited her daughter,
Mrs. Lennie Grove, the past
week. Also Mrs. Crowe's aunt,
Mrs. Allie Christopher, of Win
chester, visited her at the same
time.
Two more splendid dinners
were partaken OF by the writer
and his family this past week.
The first was at the home of John
Stephens. The table was loaded
with all the good things a farm
can produce and, of course, that
is saying enough. And q good
wife who knew how to prepare it
and two hungry preachers and
the others soon made way with it.
And the same can be said Of the
dinner at Harlow Norton's. 1t
was too good to describe, and the
way it disappeared bespoke how
we'll it was enjoyed. We wish
we had the gift Of Capt. J. L.
Mccoy Of Jackson in telling of .
good dinner, He knows how to
express it.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13
Teaching School in Montana.

q. j. Davis has located at
Beaverton, Mont. where he is en-.
gagged in teaching school. Corbet
is a spendid teacher and fine
Christian gentleman who richly
deserves all the success coming
his way.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13

The three Kirk brothers, and
Frank Newell, and John McRob.
erts, are up in the famous Ashley
oil field building a big hotel to
accommodate the operators and
the workmen, in that fast grow.
ing section.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13
The Sick.

Mrs. Albert Walters is conva.
lescing from an attack of typhoid.
Miss Della Portwood is down
with an attack of typhoid fever.
She is getting along real we'll,
however, having passed over the
third week of the dreaded disease.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13

The Rev. Willis Graft, one Of
the teachers in the Stanton Col.
lege, formerly Of Davenport, N.
Y. will preach at the Presbyteri.
an church Sunday morning.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-13
STANTON.
(By p. o. Derthick.)

his wore In west Virginia.
Everett Randell was i'm Clay
City yesterday on business.
Crit Congleton was in Win.
hester Wednesday on business.
Mabel Boone left Wednesday to
visit her sister, Mrs. Edna Ware.
Mrs. Lucy West, of Irvine, is
visiting Mrs. A. II. Norton this
week.
Mrs. Woodward and Margaret
Mansfield visited this week at
Rosslyn.
Mrs. Kelly Fulks was in Clay
City Tuesday to have dentistry
work done. .
Prof. Ransom and family spent
Wednesday night at the home
of the writer.
I. G. Cole, of Knowlton, was
here Wednesday, enroute by train
to Winchester.
Mrs. @. o. Boiler and Mrs j.
W. Baker, were shopping in Lex.
ington this week.
Floyd Martin and John Creed
left Monday to attend the State
Fair at Louisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Williams
are in Lexington this week, visit.
ing and on business.
Rev. J. ii. Broom, of Jackson,
was here the past week in the in.
terest of selling coal.
Miss Maud Boone is home from
visit to her sister, Mrs. Edna
Ware, at Winchester.
Morgan Lyle left Tuesday to at.
tend the State Fair and to buy
goods while in the city.
Ben Hatton, of Bowen, was
here mingling among the people
Monday and on business.
OMr. Graybel, of Ohio, is here
visiting at the Mirris's for a few
do. He used to live in Stanton.
We are informed that Larkin
Stamper will open up store in
the building recented vacated by
w. Il. Catron.
Mamie Bet McKnabb returned
last week to Middletown, Ohio,
after a visit with her mother,
Mrs. Bette Johnson.
Javey Johnson and wife have
moved to the farm on Hatton. or.
where they can look after the
stock they have there. =
Fred Blackburn is in Louisville
this week attendingth State Fair
and as a member of the Stats
Board of Agriculture to make it
a great success.
Howard Harrison left Wednes.
day morning to take in the State
Fair and has been appointed by
the Committee as one of the ad.
visory members.
The writer will attend the Lee
County and the Breathitt County
S. S. Conventions, Saturday and
Sunday of this week-the first at
Heidelberg, the second at Jaxon.
Richard and Charley Grove
were at Johnsonville last Sunday
where Richard preached. Now
we are wondering why Charley
went along. Oh, yes, We remem.
her
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Cheyenne record., 1917-02-15
FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your Hair! Get IS Cent Bottle
Of Dsnderine Right Now-Also
Stops Itching Scalp.

Thin. brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence of a neglected
scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
of its luster, its strength and its very
life; eventually producing a feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which
II not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-will surely
save your hair.
Get 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store, and after
the first application your hair will
take on that life, luster and luxuriance
VIII. sh is so beautiful. 1t will become
wnvy and fluffy and have the appear
ance Of abundance; an Incompatible
gloss and softness, but what will
please you most will be after just q
few weeks use, when you will actual
ly see a lot Of fine, downy hair-new
hair-growing all over the scalp. Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1917-02-15
INDIGESTION, GAS
OR SICK STOMACH
Time it! Pape,s Diapepsin ends
all Stomach misery in five
minutes.

Do some foods you eat hit back
taste good, but work badly; ferment
into stubborn Jumps and cause sick.
sour, gassy stomach? Now, Mr.. or
Mrs. Dyspeptic. jot this down: Pape's
Diapepsin digests everything, leaving
nothing to sour and upset you. There
never was anything SO safely quick. SO
certainly effective. No difference how
badly your stomach Is disordered you
will get happy relief in five minutes.
but what pleases you most is that It
strengthens and regulates your stom-
ach SO you can eat your favorite foods
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You feel different as soon as ''Pape's
Diapepsin" comes in contact with the
stomach-distress Just vanishes-your
stomach gets sweet, no gases, no belch-
ing. no eructations Of undigested food.
Go now, make the best Investment
you ever made. by getting large fifty
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin from any
store. You realize in five minutes how
needless it is to suffer from indiges-
ton, dyspepsia or bad stomach. Adv.