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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-04
A Road Tax Without
Bonds or Debt.

In many counties tie people
are willing TO vote a good roads
tax but they do not want to Gre
ate a bonded debt, or any debt,
Oand to permit the people in any
county to vote road tax without
debt or bonds there was passed
at the special session of 1917 an
act that allows any county to
vote an annual tax in any sum
not exceeding 20 cents on the one
hundred dollars, to be used in
building new roads and repair.
ing old ones.
Already several counties have
voted this tax and will collect it
this year.
The tax can be voted either at
a special election or the regular
Nov. Election. Counties that
want this tax can vote it by a
majority vote at the next No.
vember election and have the
benefit of it on the roads next
year, as the Fiscal Court can bor-
row next spring so per cent of
the amount the tax will raise and
begin work on the roads early in
the year, paying the borrowed
money out of the tax collected
in that year wheu collected; and
under this act no debt can be
created in any year that cannot
be paid out of the tax collected
in that year. The books must
be balanced at the end of the
year and there is no debt to be
carried over. The money raised
by this tax need not be used on
inter -county.seat roads or State
roads, but on any road or bridge
the Fiscal Court wants built or
repaired.
The tax voted may be 5, 10, Is
or 20 cents on the one hundred
dollars, and it may be votod for
one year or any number of years
not more than ten.
All counties that want good
roads without bonds OF debt and
cannot raise money enough under
the present so cents tax to keep
the roads in repair should vote
this tax. Vote the 20 cents tax
at the coming Novem ber election
and begin your road work next
sDring. r.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-04

At Winchester, Tom Afford,
eighteen years old, was last week
cent 60 the penitentiary for twen.
ty.one years for the killing Of
Soerman Jewell sometime last
summer.
Tom Afford is son of George
Afford, formerly OF Clay City.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-04
Schools Reopen.

Schools in this portion of the
county, including the city school
reopened Monday after being
closed down two weeks on ac.
count of diphtheria among the
children.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-04
In Aviation Corps.

Bryce Kincaid, former book
keeper for Brodhead Garrett
Company, has joined the Govern
ment aviation corps and Is now
located at some point in Texas.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-04
New Railroad Scales.

The railroad company is ex-
cavating preparatory to putting
IN new scales at the depot. The
next improvement of the railroad
for Clay City will be that new
~, 800 depot-we hope.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-04

The Powell Fiscal Court con.
vened at Stanton Tuesday for the
Fall term. The regular routine
of business is being gone over,
and the usual claims allowed.
The road situation will likely be
threshed out fully at this SESSION.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-04

Mrs. Nora Spurlock visited this
week at Bowen.
Robt. Blackburn is home with
his family this week.
J. ID. Atkinson visited his son
Virgil at Bowen Sunday.
Ruth Maple of Irvine is visit.
ing this week in Stanton.
Elijah Boyd of South Fork was
here on business Tuesday.
A. L. Stewart has sold bis fine
horse to Marion Atkinson.
w, r. Catron of Kiddviile was
here Tuesday on business.
Rev. j. T. Adams is holding a
meeting at Mountain Springs
this week.
Henry Williams, of Clark coun-
| ty, visited his father, J. w. Will
lams the past week.
Prof. Giffen visited the schools
this past week az Beattyville, ST..
Helens and Campton.
Mrs. A. Z. Knox, of Rosslyn,
one day last week was visiting
Mrs. Margaret Vance.
Sherman Robbins and daught-
er, Miss Julia. were home over
Sunday from Zachariah.
Burnham Skidmore of Rosslyn
was here this past week ming
ling with his many friends.
Z. 9. Centers has bought very
fine saddle horse from his brother,
DR.. Centers in Wolfe county.
Ada johnson and Bertha Will.
oughby are visiting their uncle,
Hugh Johnson, in Clark county.
George Lyle of Furnace passed
thro' Stanton last week on hls
way to buy goods for his large
store.
Mr.: and Mrs. @. T. Piersall of
Winchester were up last week to
visit their sister, Mrs. Henry
Upton.
DIR. Johnson was called to NADIA
twice the past week, once to see
Mrs. Mans Hall and next to see
Mrs. Day.
Mrs. Ide Boone and Mrs. Lou
Faulkner returned Tuesday from
visit to Mrs. Walter Thacker,
at Bowen.
James Mott Mcdaniel and
Judge Gourley, of Beattyville,
were here on legal business this
past week.
Robert Baker, who is workIn6
in the oil fields In the South Fork
country, was home with his fam.
lily, Sunday.
Mrs. Mollle Law of Lexington,
is visiting her brother and sister,
Wm. Hardwick and Mrs. Sarah
Blackburn.
Misses Marie Petit and Abble
Rogers, of Clay City, were here
one day last week visiting Miss
Bird Blount.
DIR. j. Il. Lemming made a
pleasure trip mp into Ohio this
past week, visiting at Hamilton
and Dayton.
Elias Shackelford and Mae Rus.
sell, of Middletown, o., visited
with their uncle, Tom Centers,
this past week.
Mrs. Anna Sewell and baby re-
turned to their home at Jackson,
Saturday, after several days yisi,
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-04
New Fall Goods.

Hardwick d Company, Stanton
merchants, have their fall ad in
this issue. Read what they have
to say and 90 buy your fall and
winter goods. This firm handles
up. to. date goods at fair prices.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-04

ment had cut the price OF, steel
in half. The price is the same to.
the consumer as to the Govern.
ment. Ii the Government Is as
slow putting this law into effect
as il is some other laws it has
made, the steel corporations will
soon be too rich TO care.
Mrs. En- ma Kash, who has been
visiting with her sisters, was call
ed home by telegram Tuesday.
We have not learned particulars.
Richard Grove was at Bowen
over Sunday where he aud Bro.
Pugh closed their revival meet
ing, having had a fine meeting.
T. q. Johnson, of Tallega, was
here last week looking at his
farm where Nelson Blount lives,
and took dinner with the family
j. III. Hard wick, of Winchester,
was here this past week looking
after his business and visiting
his mother, Mrs Bette Hard
wick.
g. K. Johnson, who is working
for John Ashley at Winchester,
visited with his children and
home folks over Sunday on Hatch.
ers creek.
4. G. Cowgirl spent Thursday
night with his wife's home folks
the past week. Mrs. Cowgirl
returned to her home in Lexing.
ton, Saturday.
Eben Even has diptheria. DR..
Johnson says there is less danger
taking it if children go to school
than if they stay home and play
on the streets.
Rev. J. X. Giffen left Tuesday
night for Pittsburg, Pa, to be
gone week. He goes to attend
Board Meeting of the United
Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Bette johnson attened
the Missionary Meeting of the
United Presbyterian Church, at
Hamilton, Ohio, last week, going
as delegate from the society here.
Mrs. Mollie Crawford and her
daughter Martel, of Jackson, are
visiting home folks this week.
Mr.. Ora wford was here over Sun.
day, returning to Jackson Mon
day.
Mrs. Spencer and son, Mrs.
Coldiron, Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord,
@. O. Boiler aud Doc Dehart and
wife visited at the home of Mel
son Blount, across the river last
Sunday.
Romulus Jackson had the mis-
fortune TO have one of his heifers
struck by passenger train one
day this past week, breaking one
of its hind legs so that it had to
be killed.
Jack Treadway hurt his back
quite badly one day last week by
lifting on some heavy logs. As
Jack has not been in town for
several days he must be laid up
in the house.
Rev. Willis Craft, of Clay City,
teacher in Stanton College, will
preach at the Presbyterian church
Sunday night. This will be MIR.
CRAFTS first fermon in Stanton,
and let us all go out to hear him.
The canning factory is running
full blast and large runs of toma.
toes are put up, something along
3, 900 cans a day. III frost holds
oR a fau, Il 40 Icuuar the fa.to~v
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-04
STANTON.
(By p. o. Derthick.)

Among these items are some written
for last week, but crowded out then.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
F|REMEN DRIVE
WATER STREAM
1896 FEET HIGH

NEW YORK. June All worlds
records for the forcing OF water by
nre engines to a great height were
broken yesterday morning when q
New York department machine pump
ed q stream to the ffty-eIghth floor
Of the Woolworth buIlding-Te6 feet
above the ground-and then threw Il
far from the tower with a nozzle
pressure OF 81 pounds to the square
inch. according to the New York
World.
The demonstration, under direction
Of Chief kenlon. was made by the
New York Special" an engine built
in Cincinnati from the specifications
OF the department
when the architects built the
Woolworth building they thought
they had outstripped the Ore depart
ment; that they were far beyond the
reach of any stream pumped from
the ground" said Chief Kenlon after
the test But we've got them beaten.
We could have gone 300 feet higher
with the same hose we used today,
and I believe with another hose we
can pump a stream 1900 feet high"
Hundreds of persons In summer
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
new LOANS TO ALLIES
TO BE MADE IN JULY
$500, 900, 900 in Advances
Under Monthly Arrangement.

A new series of loans to foreign
governments will be made this
month, 1t was announced at the
Treasury today.
The American Government has
adopted the policy of placing the
allies of this nation on a monthly
remittance basis. This plan has
been deemed more desirable that one
calling for the immediate advance Of
huge lump sums to carry the foreign
nations for several months.
The July loans will begin to be
made almost Immediately. Estimates
as to their total have not been COM
pleted, but II Is expected they will
aggregate between $2Oo.0oO. 900 and
$500 100000. The bulk of the money
will go to England, France and Italy.
Toward the latter part OF the
month 1t is likely that Russia may
receive another advance. but this is
largely contingent on the develop
ments in the Russian political situa-
ton and the success Of the Root mis-
sion.
ARRANGEMENTS have beeh completed
under which Belgium will receive ST.
100000 and Serbia 100000 during
July.
The system OF monthly advances
gives an opportunity for retention o;
money in American banks, thus OBJ
Waiting large transfers and financial
dislocation.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02

has befriended her, puts a stop to her
prosecutions. The setting with the
army background gives special inter
est to the story that in itself is very
appealing and Miss Pennington makes
a very wonderful little boy scout.
The second feature, THE Immi-
grant" is the newest Charlie Chap
lin him. Pictured on board a liner
as a steerage passenger getting into
innumerable droll situations, Charlie
is funnier than ever and the film is
laugh from start to finish.
The sta is mixed up in a real love
story, but II all works out well. leav-
Ing Charlie to appear unhampered in
his next production.
For the latter half OF the week two
stirring films are scheduled. Wallace
Reid will be pictured in big Timber"
a picturesque story staged in Cali
fornia, and Roscoe Arbuckle in "A
Rough House." which gives the unctu-
Gus comedian full opportunity to pro-
vide laughter. The program for the
week includes a number of minor Of
ferings and the orchestra has been
augmented for the carnival
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
PASTOR MAKES PLEA
FOR SANER FOURTH
The Rev. DR.. Martin Urges Deeds
Instead Of Fireworks.

A plea to make the Fourth of July,
1917. memorable with deeds instead
of fireworks was made by the Rev.
DIR. d. H. Martin, of Wesley Chapel
N. E. Church. in a sermon last night
on The Spirit OF 1875 Today On the
Battlefelds of France"
The Spirit OF 1875 Is still in our
country. but unfortunately that spirit
has not grown with the development
Of the nation" he said. IF the coun-
try were as full Of that spirit as II
should be. men would volunteer for
the service OF their country as readily
as our forefathers gathered at Lex
inRton and Bunker Hill"
Congressman Stewart F. Reed was
the principal speaker at Grace Bap-
list Church last night.
sioner Louis Brownlow spoke at the
evening service on food economy.
Patriotism demands that passion
and appetite OF the moment give way
to the great problem of feeding tho
people and providing for an army
that is fighting to give high ideals
and true democracy a new emphasis"
said the Rev. A. II. Zimmerman, in a
prohibition sermon at the Great Falls
Chautauqua.
The first OF a series of Sunday
lectures under the direction of the
Y NJ. c. a. was delivered at Lincoln
Park yesterday by Judge w. F. Nor
ris.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
PICTURE PLAYS SEEN
4 ON WEEKS PROGRAM
Current Movie Houses Bills Fea-
ture Many Stars.

while the feature attraction at
CrandalI's today Is "The Price OF
Pride" it shares interest with the Of
ficial pictures Of the landing OF the
PeFshing expedition in France.
The embarlation OF Pershing and
HIS aides, and their reception in Paris
makes II evident that France is re-
turning with interest the attention
America recently gave to the Joffre
party.
The pictures have the Endorsement
OF the War Department, and were prI-
vately shown to the President, MEM
befs OF his Cabinet, and members OF
the House and Senate. They will
again be shown at CrandalTs tomor-
row and Wednesday. in addition to
the regular show.
THE Price OF Pride" features Car
lyle Blackwell and June Elvidge, and
provides a somewhat melodramatic
stdry written around the remarkable
resemblance between two ha6 broth
ers. The attraction for tomorrow,
wednesday, and Thursday Is THE
Siren" featuring Valeska Suratt.
while Patsy with June Caprice in
the stellar role. A-ill occupy the
screen for the last two days OF the
week.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
STREET LOCKED, MUST
PAY OR CLIMB FENCE

NORTH ADAMS. Mass, July A.
When is a street not street, while
no general answer to that question
has been given. the Supreme Court
Of Massachusetts, has ruled that
Francis street, heretofore q thorough
fare in regular standing. Il not q
street after all. As q result the
streets" owner has not only closed
It. but has locked It up. Those who
pay for keys can get In Others
must make q long detour or climb
q six-foot board fence surmounted
by barbed wire.
Several years ago Mrs. Rosa Bstti
decided she owned Francis street
She began a legal action to establish
her ownership. Meanwhile many
erected homes In the street The
Congregation OF the House OF Israel
built a synagogue.
Now the supreme court says Mrs.
Betti was right.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
ENLARGED CREDIT
BUREAU BES|EGED
BY BUSINESS MEN

with a number Of additional clerks
70 handle the increased work, and
with a set OF more than 100000 infor-
nation cards in its files, the enlarged
credit bureau OF the Retail Mer-
chants Association opened at 8
O'Clock this morning with a rush.
Merchants from all sections OF the
city desired to avail themselves Of
the new service at once, and as a re-
suit Secretary Charles J. Columbus
and his corps OF workers were rush
ed all the morning. No less than
forty merchants called on the new
bureau for information during the
1arst hour, Secretary Columbus re-
ported.
The office space Of the Retail Mer-
chants Association has been divided
90 that q large portion is devoted
20 the new bureau.
The value Of the credit mems sec
tion to local merchants already has
proven itself by the success OF the old
and smaller bureau and the increas-
ing demands made for its service.
Tho enlarged bureau, with its in
creased facilities for collecting credit
Information, promises to be of even
greater value to the business men.
Secretary Columbus believes that the
new bureau will practically eliminate
bad accounts" losses for its mem
bers
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
Loew's Columbia.

Loew's Columbia yesterday launch
ed its midsummer Carnival week.
with q double bill supplemented by
some exceptionally good features In
GLIDING stirring pictures Of the land
ing OF the United States troops in
France.
Both the feature films deserve
favorable comment and the audiences
yesterday demonstratively showed
their appreciation. The nrst has for
its heroine that petite star of the
Foilies, Anne Pennington. who Is more
captivating than ever as "The Little
Boy Scout"
The scenes are laid on the Mexican
border and the picture tells how an
American girl slips across the line
10 escape marriage with a de-
tested Mexican her uncle is trying to
force upon her. Later when he in
voites the law to force her return
she escapes disguised Is a boy scout
ara eTe4es kfss until hurried mar
rage with . young army officer, who
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
USED WITH
FLOUR IN MAKING
new WAR BREAD

War bread favored with bananass
sweet potatoes or peanuts y = prob
ability X suggestions made BY the Do
partment Of Agriculture today are
adopted BY American housewives
officials who have been experiment.
Ing with Substitutes for wheat havs
announced that this country II rich
IN things to add to wheat -four. IN
baking biscuits, rolls and leaves.
Dried bananas. ground me, adde4
to three parts OF wheat hour pro
duce delicious bread. they say.
Sweet potatoes boiled and mixed
with -four win save wheat Boiled
and pulped rice win serve the sams
purpose and even the humble soy bean
can be similarly employed.
In addition 70 conserving the wheat
supply the use OF puivsrizsd peanuts
with four produces q bread extremely
rich In protein and fat
Among the other things which mag
be ground up and mixed with flour
are eassava. dashsen. and kafir. all
Of which would make just a. tasty
bread a. wheat and Be equally nutra-
tive.
Use Of these substitut4s for whsat
would considerably reduce wheat
consumption
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
crandaIr. AYenae GRAND.

"The Bottle Imp" today's photo
play attraction at Crandalrs Avenue
Grand, is based on a fantastical story
by Robert Louis Stevenson, relating
to a bottle OF magical properties.
The bottle comes into the hands OF
a poor Hawaiian fisherman, who Is
told that when IL has accomplished
his desires, he must resell II, but
for a price less than that for which
he bought IL. He Immediately be
comes a wealthy man. and in time
sells the bottle.
Later he lies at the point OF death,
and he sends his wife in search OF
the bottle. She finds that its present
owner paid but 1 cent for 1t. and
there is no coin OF less value. Her
discovery of a foreign coin Of lower
denomination solves the problem. The
settings Of the picture appear to have
been actually filmed in Hawaii.
Tomorrow's attraction Will be "The
Book Agent" a comeGy-drama with
George Walsh featured. Other at
fractions on the weeks program are:
Wednesday, Anita Stewart in "a Mil
lion Bid" Thursday. Vivian Martin
in THE Spirit OF Romance" Friday,
Robert Warwick and Gail Kane in
The False Friend" Saturday official
pictures OF the landing OF American
forces In France. in addition to regu-
lar show. June Caprice In "a Small
Town Girl"
The Washington times., 1917-07-02

lion men under arms. That is, It will
have that number and more when the
conscript army is put into canton
ments. Inside of a year, II Is likely to
have 1,I50, 900 men under arms. 1t
will require thousands of IONS OF
food daily to keep these men sup
piled.
Food Proposition Enormous.
II the time comes, as 1t will come
should the war go on indefinitely,
when the United states a half
million men actually on the fighting
line on the western European front,
1t needs no diagram to perceive that
the food proposition will be one OF
enormous magnitude.
It will be greater than the prob
lem OF feeding the northern armies
in the civil war. partly because the
food supply will have to be carried
across several thousand miles Of
ocean. infested with submarines, be-
fore IT can be put in reach OF the
supply officers with Pershing's army.
Besides, the demand now IL for a
better ration than the troops got in
the civil war, much OF which was
fought out, so far as the Northern
soldiers were concerned, on hard
tack, bacon or salt pork, and cof-
fee. It has become the military
fashion to serve hot meals to the
troops at the front. This is on the
theory that a well-fed soldier fights
better. and that he Is kept in a bet
ter physical condition, and Is not SO
apt to succumb to disease.
Problem OF Hot Meals.
The problem OF how to serve hot
meals in the trenches Is being given
special attention. Types OF rolling
kitchens. one for each company OF
$50 men, are under consideration. The
use of the fireless cooker, which was
once in high favor in the commissary
OF the army. but which was abandoned.
is being reconsidered. Methods used
in other armies are being studied.
From time to time 1t has been said
that bareback, that ancient pabulUIn
of armies, would be abolished and
would be heard of no more in wars.
But bareback won't be abolished. It's
as hard to get rid of as the army
mule. Uncle Sam simply can't carry
on campaigns without II.
To buy healthful food. sufficiently
nutritious. in adequate quantities.
then to transport II by sea 5000 miles
to France and then by rail. motor
truck and wagon to the front, and
after that 10 see that the troops get
II well-cooked at the front and on
tIme-all this Is what is expected OF
the supply officers Of the army.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
Experts Wrestle With Task
Of Feeding Army At Front

How to feed the American army at
the front is the question over which
the commissary experts of the quar-
termaster corps are racking their
brains. They haven't workedout the
problem as yet by any means, and
the chances are that it will take the
ordeal OF time and actual experience
with vast bodies of troops-with
probably some blunders-before it is
worked out
1t will be difficult enough to feed
the troops at home, in the canton
ments, IN the tented camps, In bar
racks, the border, and on trains and
transport. But this will be easy az
compared with feeding them in
France. after they have been put
into the trenches. and have begun to
take part in the actual operations of
the war.
The country soon will have a mill
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
FINAL WEEK OF DRIVE
FOR RECRUITS STARTED
District Cavalry Hopes to Reach
War Strength Soon.

The last week OF the big drive by
the District cavalry to increase its
strength to the limit authorized by
law in war time began today. Re-
cruiting headquarters OF the cavalry,
at 1927 F street northwest, were OPEN
ed early.
A Boy Scout band played patriotic
airs in front Of the office.
Tonight the second OF a series Of
recruiting dances" will be held to
stimulate the work. The dance will
start at 0 o'clock and continue until
midnight. There will be special
musical features, singing, and re-
freshments. Japanese lanterns Will
be hung from ceiling and walls.
There were 100 applicants for ad-
mission to Troop last week.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02

nnery on their way from the Jersey
ferries toward Coney Island were sur
prised before noon to feel q sharp
drizzle descending apparently out Of
a clear sky. There wasaa rush Of
wearers of Palm Beach suits and
white dresses for doorways and other
shelters.
When they looked up they saw .
beautiful rainbow arching above the
Woolworth structure, and then OBJ
served on the ground the Special"
which was pumping away with hot
much more noise than q high-powered
would make
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
S245 HIDDEN IN SHOE
STOLEN FROM CLOSET

A thief who entered the home OF
Charles Butler, 2341 Seventeenth
street northwest Saturday. found
SPAS hidden In a shoe in a closet on
the second floor, Mr.. Butler told the
police Of the Tenth precinct last
niEht. The money was in $40 and 50
bills.
George Goldman, 1925 Fourteenth
street northwest, reported his locker
at the Great Fails boathouse, 3540 X
street northwest. was broken open
early yesterday and a wallet contain
ing S4T stolen The wallet had the
name, "E. A. Burlingame, of Wiscon-
SIM" inside.