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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
CONGRESS CONVENED MONDAY

Most of the members of the SEN
ate and House have arrived at
Washington and the United States
Congress is now in session. 1t is
reported that the members say that
the people are determined upon a
vigorous prosecution of the war
and that even in sections that were
luke warm a short while ago much
interest is now being manifested.
The President will deliver his mes
sage today but just what program
will be carried out is not known
but it is Thought that a short re-
cess will be taken at once in ordel'
to give the committees opportunity
to survey and map out their work.
1t is thought that before the holiday
recess is taken the prohibition
question will be again taken up
and the disposition of this question
will be pressed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
GETTING CLOSE

A good oil well was struck Oh
the Pendergrass lease in Lee coun-
ty last week. This lease adjoins
holdings of R. A. Chiles, NJ. c.
Clay and others and their many
friends are hoping they will be for
tunate enough to strike a good web
on their lease also.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
LITTLE SELLS FARMS

Z. r. Little sold his home place
Of 90 acres to Mr.. Lawrence Fas-
sett Saturday at price reported
to be in the neighborhood of
$15,000.00. The place contains %
acres but has fine improvements on
same. Mr.. Little sold his Bath
county farm of 200 acres to Judge
G. A. Mccormick at a private price
but said to be in the neighborhood
of $4,000 per acre.
Live stock brought good prices
and the sale was a very satisfac-
tory one.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04

AT his examination trial before
County Judge Chenault last week,
John Martin, charged with shooting
and wounding his brother, Marion
Martin, and with killing his brother
in-law, Lee Willoughby, was dis
charged on both charges. The, de-
Tense relied upon the law of self
defense in the first case and
claimed Willoughby was shot acci-
dentaliy. He was held to answer
before the next grand jury for
carrying concealed deadly weap-
on. The trouble occurred about a
month ago near Willoughbytown,
this county.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

There are a few things which we
wish to be thoroughly understood
by the many people to whom we
are mailing today card soliciting
aid for the Public Aest Room.
LIST. The Country Woman's Club
is able to maintain its own private
club rooms and give several hun
dred dollars to the Public Rest Room
fund just as We did this past year.
End. We solicit no aid from a
disinterested person.
Bird. We want the town people
to have a part in this room, if they
so desire, and are anxious to have
them feel free to use it.
4th. We open our private Club
Rooms to w. c. T. u, County
Teachers meetings, Health and Vel
fare League, National Council of
Defense, Red Cross, and any other
organization in which the general
public is interested and urge them
to use these Rooms.
9Th. Our accounts will be open
to the public and an annual fnan-
'idl report viii be published in our
newspapers, so each one who gives
will be able to see just how their
donation is spent.
9th. That the Country Club gave
(1a) one-half of the funds spent
last year, the town and w. C. T. U.
one-half.
7th. We have tried faithfully To
carry out our contract with the
merchants and shall do so again, if
they care to entrust their funds to
us again. We thank you for your
past favors, and ask your cooper
alton for the incoming year.
Respectfully,
COUNTRY WOMAN'S CLUB
|. Any donation, however small, will
be appreciated.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
VICTIM OF
APOPLEXY
Mr.. Edw. 7. Refs Suddenly Stricken
at Business House Saturday
Morning.

Mr.. Edward 7. Refs, aged b.
years, for many years one of the
city's most prominent and infuen-
tial business men, was suddenly
stricken with apoplexy Saturday
morning, a physician was called,
but Mr.. Refs expired within a>few
minutes.
Deceased has been engaged in the
poultry and junk business in this
city since. he was young man and
had amassed quite a fortune. He
was man of retiring disposition
yet his business brought him in
touch with many classes of people
and his dealings with his customers
was distinguished by a fine cour-
tesy and unfailing consideration
ssor the rights and privileges OF
others. He, was always deeply in
tcrested in every good work for
the uplift of the community and
will be missed by large circle of
friends. Mr.. Refs is survived by
his wife, and four children, Miss
Mable, Charles, Howard, and Harry,
and one brother, Mr.. Vincent Refs,
all of this city, who have the sym
pathy of everyone in their bereave-
ment.
Deceased had been member of
the Methodist church for many
! years.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the residence by Rev.. E. l..
5 Southgate, of the Methodist church,
assistde by Rev. NJ. V. P Yeaman
of the Presbyterian church. Burial
in Machpelah cemetery.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
LEGAL ADVISORY BOARD

Gov. A. o. Stanley has designat-
ed Messrs. R. H. VIM, II. r. Prev
lit and w. A. Samuels of the local
bar as a local Advisory Board to
give legal advice and assistance 70
all registrants in preparing and fl
ing the new QUESTIONABLE which
will soon be mailed to all men upon
the draft list.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
BUYS FINE FARM

Mr.. A. c. Bogie has purchased &C
Mr.. ]. T. Mccormick about 160
acres of land ON the Spencer pike,
price private but said to have been
in the neighborhood of $4,000 per
acre. The land is part of the White
and Gatewood land and contains
the old Gatewood residence. 1t is
splendid farm.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
BUYS CHlLDERS FARM

Mrs. Emma Wilson purchased the
52-acre farm of Mr.. r. A.. Childtrs,
located on the Maysville pike Sat-
urday at public auction, paying
$1SO.50 per acre for same. Mr..
Childers has owned same about one
year and paid $159.OO per acre
for same
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
BUYS BUSINESS

Mr.. John c. Leach has purchas-
ed the store, residence and about
five acres of land situated on the
Maysville pike at the covered bridge
and will engage in the mercantile
business. Mr.. Mcclure has not
decided just what he will do but we
trust he remains in this section.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
PROF.. HOPPER HoNoREp

Prof. w. o. Hopper, Supt. of the
Mt. Sterling Public Graded Schools
was elected Secretary Of the Ken
lucky Educational Association,
which held its session at Lexington
the past week. Several teachers
from this county were in attend
ance.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
STAFFORD EXEMPT

Mr.. Glenn Stafford, of this coun-
ty, was exempted Saturday from
army service by the President, up
on agricultural grounds. Mr.. STAFF
ford was accepted by the District
Board at Lexington and appealed
to the President, with the above
result.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
GOES TO PHILADELPHIA

The Rev. DIR. Aquilla Webb, for
ten years past pastor of the Warren
Memorial Presbyterian church a;
Louisville, has resigned and will
SO to Philadelphia, Ia, as pastor
of the North-Broad Street Church.
DR.. Webb is known to many of our
people and the news of his determi-
nation to leave Kentucky will be
received with regret.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
SHANNON STOCK COMPANY

The Shannon Stock Company OPP
ened for a weeks engagement in
this city Monday night. There was
packed house to enjoy the show
and from the number of expires
sions we heard the theatre will be
crowded every night. A clean
show, more than worth the price
of admission is promised and if the
company lives up to its reputation,
and we feel sure it will, Mt. Ster-
ling people will enjoy every per-
Torrance.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
REGISTRATION
DISAPPOINTM ENT

The number of women to register
for war service was q distinct dis
appointment to those that had the
movement in charge but it is
thought that many women do not
understand just what is wanted by
the government. Only 1l5 have
registered hpt Mrs. w. O. Hopper,
Chairman of the local Committee,
would be pleased to have any that
forgot to register or who failed for
any reason, to call her by telephone
and have their names enrolled and
the registration fully explained.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
CENTRE srATE cnAMP!oMs

Centre College Thanksgiving day
at Danville, defeated Georgetown
College in their annual football
struggle to the tune Of 10 to 0,
thereby winning a clear title to
the State championship. Mr.. How
ard VantAntwerp, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. VanAntwerp, of this
city, is one of the stans on Centres
great team, and has made a SPLEEN
did record this season.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
REMEMBERS US

Uncle "Dick' Childers, the genial
store keeper at Jehersonyille, kind
ly remembered us last week with as
fine a pie melon as it has ever been
our good fortune to see.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
WITH MT. STERLING NATIONAL

Mr.. Claude Fitzpatrick has re-
signed his position at the Montgom-
cry National Bank and accepted a
position with the Mt. Sterling Ma
tional Bank.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
ATTENTION

The ladies of the Baptist church
will hold no bazaar on Dec. ii and
Is, as formerly announced, but will
have a self denial and thank offer
ing at the church on Monday
night, Dec. 10, 1917. Every member
is urged to be present and take
part.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
BUYS KERN RESIDENCE

MRS.. Will Clay last week pur-
chased the handsome brick resi-
dence of Mrs. j. ]. Kern on Mays
vile street at a private price, but
said to be around 100000. Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Clay will move
there to reside after March l, 1918.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
FREIGHT WRECK

A freight wreck on the c. & o.
near Prewitt's Station, delayed
train No. % several hours. Five or
six box cars were derailed and con-
siderable damage done. Fortunate
ly no one was hurt.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
Turkeys for Sale.

Pure Mammoth Bronze, Hugo
King strain hens and gobblers.
Prcies right, come early and get
choice. Mrs. James Crayens,
23-2t Phone SO WI.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
voGEL's MINSTRELs COMING

Theatre goers will be pleased to
learn that the famous John w. Vo-
gels Minstrels will be in this city
Monday, December 10th. Vogef
has been making this city for
number of years and needs no in
PRODUCTION to our people. He says
he has some new stars as well as
some extra good acts and promises
that his show will be better and
bigger than ever before.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
Do II Now.

Subscribe now for the Saturday
Evening Post, The Country Gentle
man, and Ladies Home Journal.
Any one of these magazines would
make most appropriate Christmas
gift. Miss Emily Lloyd, Phone 46Y,
23-3t or call at Lloyd's Cafe.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
WALK-OVER SHOES

$3.50 Shoes at $3.50.
$3.50 Shoes at $3.50.
$500 Shoes at 1895.
Punch, Graves & Co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04

l0st-Side curtain to Buick au-
tomobile Sunday afternoon on either
Maysville or 0&ingsville pike. Re-
ward for return to billiard Douglas.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
QUIET THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving passed off very
quietly in this city. The special
services at the Catholic church and
the union services at the Christian
church were well attended.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
wALK-0vER SHOES

1850 Shoes at $3.50.
$3.50 Shoes at $3.50.
$500 Shoes at 1896.
Punch, Graves & Co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
Notice..

l will apply for parole at meeting
of Prison Commissioners in Feb
rdary, 1918. Oscar Jones. 23-St
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04

For Sale = Pure bred Bronze
Toms, price Sc; single comb Rhode
Island Red cockerels, price $3.50.
Mrs. l.. w. Lee Phone $50 il. 23-2t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
BOYS CLOTHING

$3.50 Suits and Overcoats $3.50
1000 Suits and Overcoats :. $50
$50 Suits and Overcoats =. sos
$50 Suits and Overcoats :. sos
600 Suits and IOvercoats E. 4.50
500 Suits and Overcoats e. 4,OU
Punch, Graves & Co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
MEMS SHOES

5000 Shoes at $3.50.
$500 Shoes at $500.
$500 Shoes at $500.
Punch, Graves &
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04

Ladies', Misses and Children,
Shoes at cut prices.
Punch, Graves & Co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04

Stacy-Adams & Co. Shoes cut to
$3.50. Punch, Gravse & Co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04

L0St-On Maysville, Court, Broad
way or Main street, one brown shoe.
Call at this office for reward.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04

If it's a book this Xmas, you can
get it at Land & Priests. 23-tf
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04

Swans Down Cake Flour
at VanarsdelPs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
MARTIN DISCHARGED

Kellogg's Bran at vanarsdell's
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-06
CHlCHAGOFF MEN BOUND
 OVER TO GRAND JURY

Michael Sneenan and J. IT. Hewitt. who are charged with larceny in con nection with the disappearance of a gold brick from the Chichagoff
 Mine recently, were this morning bound over to the grand jury under
 cash bonds of $500 each The two men in default of bond are being
 held in the local jail
 The hearing, which was started yesterday afternoon and continued until this morning brought out the fact that the gags used in binding 1 the two guards bear the same laun- dry mark as thespersonal laundry ot one of the men; that the two men were together, that one Of the men was seen in the vicinity of the win dow by which the robbers entered
 and that one of them had also spot
 ted the room where the gold brick
 was kept.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-06
SUB MYSTERY E CLEARED UP
 BY 4 MINISTER
Reported Capture Of 18 Submarines Exposed
 by the Passengers
or Ga .-i3:I.

\ " EO-l, p.L 5--Ae a.-s- rery of the eighteen submarines re ported cagtarsl D.. al -Nn4ric3a var ship in an anonymous cable message iron Panama, said to have been -2e1 by passengers on the steamship ad- van2e off Waiting Island, was clear ed today by the Rev. and Mrs Thom- as H. Candor of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign missions, passen- gers on the steamship Carrillo. from Panama.
 The clergymen said the reported U-b0ats were merely a procession 0. harmless naval targets inN tow Of seven warships, each warship hay ing lines attached to two or three targets. The Carrilh bound for New York passed the captured subnar- ines" off San Salvador, about the time that the Advance, steaming sou Inward. did likewise.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-06
WASHINGTON TO BE DRY STATE
 AND NO POOLING
Attorney General Rules UnofficiaIIy that the Federal Law Does
 Apply.

OLYMPIA, April .-Attorney-Gen- eral Tanner unofficially has written an opinion that the Federal bone dry law will apply to this state even if enough petitions are signed to send the recently passed state bone dry law to referendum in 1918.
 He will hold the federal bone dry manufacture and sale of liquor is prohibited. and that this prohibition is imposed under the initiative anti saloon law already in effect and to remain in effect until the next gen eral election in event of the refer endum already filed against the Hal sey bill being sustained.
 If the opinion is upheld the state will go bone dry on July 1, the date the federal law becomes effective regardless of whether the Halsey bill is suspended by referendum petitions filed within 90 days after adjourn ment of the Legislature.
 To affect referendum the peti tions will have to carry 22,657 sig natures of legal voters, and reports indicate that these will be obtained
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-06
WOULD PUT THE
 BAN ON FARMERS
 FOR ENLISTING
Agricultural Workers Are Required To Remain in the Fields and To
 Prepare Food.
OBJECTIONS EXPLAINED

CHICAGO, April 6. - Contending that the food supply of the nation would be threatened if agricultural workers are withdrawn from the field to military camps. C. ". Holman. secretary of the National Agricul- tural organization society. declared that farmers should not be allowed to enlist even if call for 1000 013 men is issued.
 MT Holman spoke at the lunch con of the City club and explained his objection to the enlistment of farmers by saying that crop raising already is hampered by lack of h. borers and that the withdrawal of any considerable number of young men from the rural districts W0uld show corresponding decrease in the grain and foodstuffs grown on American fields. t.r
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-06

proxy for c. M McGrath the Sec ond Division by George B. Grigsby as proxy for M. o. Solberg and w, T. Burns as proxy for Philip Ernst; the Third Division by John Roman as proxy for c. J. Todd and Thomas c. Price as proxy for Fred A. Mar tin; the Fourth Division by John Roman as proxy for F. w. Griffin and T. A. McGowan as proxy for w. F. Whitely.
 George B. Grigsby acted as Secr' tary.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-06
PRINCE JOHN ARRIVED.

The steamer Prince John ar rived from the soutR last night with a small list of passengers for Juneau but with several for Skag- way. Among the Skagway pas sengers was A. Pinska, bound for Dawson where he owns an inter- est in one of the largest stores in the city.
 The Juneau arrivals were Rev. A. Pontieleif with his wife and daughter, Mrs. s. Petit, and J G. Mitchell
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-06
The United States Government Needs Mechanics and
 Helpers.

tion being carried out by the Gov ernment there will be a large in crease in the number of employees at navy yards and ordnance estab- lishments. In the post office in Ju- neau is posted list of the kinds and numbers of employees needed.
 Further information may be had by calling on the secretary of the Local Moard of Examiners, office of the U. S. Surveyor General, Gold stein building, in this city, who will supply application blanks. No educational examination is required.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-06
Department Reviews Work Done for Children Throughout the
 Country.
IRE FOR BETTER BABIES
work of Department Is Decreasing Deaths in !nfantiIe Diseases
 Among People

WASHINGTON, April Glow the
 trength of the nation is being i'm paired by th6 conditions which make babies sicken and die, and what some 2,000 communities. have done to awaken interest in the conserva. ton of the youngest citizens are briefly reviewed in a new bulletin on baby week campaigns issued by he children's bureau of the Depart nent of Labor,
 Approximately one in ten Of all babies born in the United States dies before completing twelve months of fife, and the bureau says:
 Tt was once thought that high infant death rate indicated 6 greater degree of vigor in the survivors. Now it is agreed that the conditions which destroy 50 many of the youngest lives in the community must also result in crippling and maiming many upon the health of the entire com munity."
 Two thousand one hundred com nlunities have reported to the chil- dren's bureau the details of baby day or baby week by which they called attention to the need of pro tecting their babies.
 Methods Are Told
 Ingenious devices for exhibits, new methods of distributing pamphlets on baby care, ways in which information on local conditions was secured and published, and other interesting fea- ures from the local reports are de- scribed in the bulletin as suggestive for those who are planning simi- lar campaign.
 The bureau says: Not all of the 2 100 communities reporting a baby week campaign in 1916 may find it wise to repeat the celebration in 1917; but the United States includes 14,1S6 cities, towns and viii lages, and it is doubtful if among the thousands which have never had a baby day or baby week there is a single town or village which would not profit from such a campaign
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-06
DEMOCRATS ARE IN FAVOR OF A CHANGE AMONG HIGH OFFICIALS Jennings, Troy, Griffin and WhittIesey Are
 Endorsed for
 Governor. SOHMERS FOR A PLACE Fairbanks Man Endorsed To Succeed Present
 Surveyor General
 of Territory.

The Democratic Territorial Cen tral Committee in meeting last night voted in favor of change in the offices of the Governor and Sur veyorF General when they recom- mended four names, any one of whom would be- satisfactory to the commit tee, for Governor, and recommended the appointment of Robert Sohmers. of Fairbanks for appointment as Sur for appointment as Governor con sisted of Robert w. Jennings and John w. Troy. of Juneau. E. w. Griffin of Fairbanks and William H Whittlesey of Seward.
 At his own request the name of Gov. J. F. A. Strong was not pre- scented to the committee. It is known however, that majority of the com mittee at this time would oppose his appointment should he be a candi date.
 The name of Surveyor-General Da vidson was presented to the com mittee, but the committee voted to recommend the appointment of MT Sohmers of Fairbanks
 Judge Jennings and MT. Troy ! among those recommended for Cover nor. were not candidates for the of flee. Judge Jennings is a candidate < for reappointment as Judge of the United States District Court. and Mir Troy is more Interested in his news paper and printing business than he is in public office.
 Mir. Sohmers is an active candi date for appointment as Surveyor General. He has already received the endorsement of the majority oi those in the Democratic organizations 0f the various Divisions. including the Fourth. where he resides and where Mir. Davidson resided before nh to the office four ,Years ago.
 All the members of the committee |Wore present in person or by proxy. m those holding proxies carried out 1ko wishes of those whom they rep $ossnted. Practically all of the prox- lSs were either instructed or direct 11 tho holder to exercise his own 161gmcnt.
 N {zhairman William T. Burns pre-
 1n1 1T the meeting. The First Di-
 GG was represented by ". w.
 1y and Judge John R Vim IT *f+ <- E !. If
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-06
POSTMASTERS BY THOUSANDS UNDER
 THE, CIVIL SERVICE

WASHINGTON, April 6. More than 10000 first, second and third class postmasters were placed under civil service on April 1 by executive orders of President Wilson.
 incumbents of office are not af fected, but in the future when va cancies occur as the result of death, resignation or removal, the civil ser vice commission will hold open com. petitive examinations. The name of the highest eligible candidate will then be submitted to the President. No person more than 65 years old shall be examined.
 Although the order is framed to remove postmasters from politics, the Senate has the right to reject the Presidents appointees.