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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-03-28

the price has been doubled. IL is
calculated that the extra profit thus
secured to the whisky trade is l0O
per oci.
The brewer of beer is as fortunate
as the distiller of whisky. The
price of beer has been doubled, ano
ii is declared that the quality has
declined. The result is evident in
quotations of leading English brew
cry stocks on the stock exchange,
which show advances ranging up to
900 per cent.
One offset of this advance OF
stock prices has been the practical
closing of the door 10 the much
mooted proposals for Government
purchase Of the liquor trade. To-
day the purchase price involved
would be five times greater than
before.
The above news item appeared in
the daily papers as a dispatch from
London. The Germans have closed
their breweries and turned the OPP
Grating forces into fighting units
either directly or indirectly. The
British and Germans are engaged
in "a desperate battle with the Ger
mans as victors. Who will dare say
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-03-28
THURSDAY, MARCH %. 1918.
SUBSCRIPTION RATE.
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.

The war has brought unexpected
prosperity to the liquor trade in
Great Britain, and this in spite Of
sincere efforts by the Government
to curb the traffic. A writer in the
Times asserts that during the war
the alcoholic strength Of whisky
has been reduced so per cent; that
the excise task, which is based on
alcoholic strength, has thus been
correspondingly reduced, and that
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-03-28

II England bad twelve months ago
converted her distiIlery, saloon, and
brewery forces into fighting units
Che British would have won. Every
body knows they would. And IL
this war is lost, it looks to us as If
it will be with drink tied about our
necks as mill stone.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-03-28


MIR. J. e. Burgher, Editor Times,
Clay City, Ky.
Dear Editor:
A representative from each county
IL requested to write back to the home
paper and tell the people there what
this place is like. shall endeavor to
make this task true report and at
the same time an attraction to all who
are interested in the work of the
teacher.
There are ~ buildings on the camp
us. Two dormitories, Memorial Hall
for men. Sullivan Hall for women, al
40 3 cottages for women, a power plant
and manual training building, home
economies cottage, a library and mus
ic room, p gymnasium, old University
Hall in which are located the chapel
and latin, English, History, Civics and
mathematics departments, Roark Hall
in which are the physics, chemistry,
biology, agriculture, method school
management, model graded, model
rural, practice, expression and draw
ing, also the administrative de partments
md a new building which will be occu-
pied by the library, the model graded
nd practice schools.
The school offers three kinds of certi-
licates, elementary, good for years
anywhere in the state without exami-
nation, intermediate, good for four
years, and advanced, good for three
years. The advanced becomes life
certificate after three successive years
Of successful teaching.
In the way of social affairs prome-
nading comes first because it is daily
evening after supper stroll. On Sat-
urday evening callers call il there are
any. II there aren't. everybody goes
to the gymnasium where the teachers
of physical culture teaches the Rhyth-
mic games such as Jolly Miller, Vir-
ginia Reel, one step, and waltz. Once
each term the faculty gives reception
to the students.
There are several organizations of in
terest. The basket ball team plays oc-
casionally with the teams of Caldwell
High School here, Winchester, Mays
vile and Western Normal, after VIC
tory over which there is usually mid
night parade. We have about eight
literary societies work in which iscom-
pulsory. Friendly rivalries between
the societies just now manifesting
themselves in chapel suffragette. patri-
otto and other kinds of programs,
buying Of illiteracy buttons and basket
ball games. The Y. M. and Y. w.
@. AS. have organizations. rooms and
programs In the Halls. The dean of
women teaches Bible class on SUM-
day afternoons. A story club enter
tanned last night with stories and spec
ial music. Sometimes readings and
music are given by the expression and
music teachers. Just now we are having
a series of lectures in chapel on the
Negro Problem. A Lyceum course is
being given. This term we have had
John Kendrick Bangs, Associate Edi-
tor of Harper's Weekly, who lectured
on Celebrities l Have Known. and
four Hawaiian musicians and the
American wife of one of them. About
the biggest lecture and the one of most
vital interest that has been given here
was the one given by the Frenchman,
Lieut.. Perigord, who told us of his
three years i'm the trenches. On March
25th. Private Peat will be here.
Very truly yours.
GLADYS WEIGH.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-03-28

Mr.. G. w. Stephens returned
home Saturday, near this city,
from Lee county, where he had
been employed on an oil lease
for the past two months. He will
take up farming for the coming
season.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-03-28

C. c. Daniel bought this week
forty-6ve head Of hogs from various
persons at Is cents per pound. He
also bought nice three year-old
mule for Sl25.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-03-28

Johnny Sewell was down from
Torrent Saturday night to see his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Sew
ell He returned 10 his position
as operator SUNDAY "A. "a.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-03-28

Kenturks Strife Normal School,
Richmond.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

along the paths between the buildings.
1t required 43 days for an expert
electrician to equip the buildings and
farm with electric lights and power
with which the machinery is operated.
The electric current was taken from
the high power line near his farm,
which conducts the power from Mos
cow to the Kendrick plant and with
the turning of single switch Mr..
May can turn on the light in more
than go globes, making his buildings
and the grounds around them as
light as day.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16
INDUSTRIES AND
EXEMPTIONS WORRY
QUESTION OF EMPTIN
CLASS / MEN IN WAR INDUS
TRIES HARD TO SOLVE

The exemption boards in some
states are up against the problem of
administering exemptions so as not
to cripple productive industries.
The number of persons Of draft age
placed in class one range from 20 to
IS per cent-those having no families
and no industrial exemption.
There are four classes, but where
too large percentage are in class
it works hardship in many lines of
industry in western states.
In the west men go up fast in in
dustries and class 1 contains nearly
all the most energetic younger type
Of men who are the leaders.
Class l contains very large number
Of the keen, progressive, supervisory
type, gang foremen from ranches to
copper mines and oil industries.
Such men are hard to replace and
in many lines of production it is no
longer a question of cost of produc-
ton, but the issue is production at
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16
FARM IS EQUIPPED :
WITH ELECTRICITY
FRANK MAY, OLD PIONEER NEAR
KENDRICK, MAKES IMPROVE
MENT ON RANCH

What is believed to be the best
electrically equipped ranch in north
ern Idaho; is that owned by Frank
May, one of the oldest inhabitants of
the Kendrick district, who is still liv-
ing on the homestead he took when
Idaho was a territory and settlers
were very scarce in this section. Mr..
May has one of the finest farms in
that section, it being located five miles
this side of Kendrick in a rich district.
He has just equipped his buildings
with electricity, having more than
60 lights on his farm. This includes
a light in every room of his large
house, in each department of his barn,
graneries and all buildings and lights
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16
'N{ ?59IIi{E & fEE! IDAHO
MINING WILL BE HELPED BY
INCREASED PRICE-OTHER
MINING NOTES

The action of the authorities at
Washington in fixing 26 cents a
pound for copper took investors en-
tirely by surprise, as the best they
had hoped for was 25 Lucent rate.
It is almost impossible to exag-
gerate the Importance of this liberal
policy of price fixing to the producing
companies. This increase in the price
means unstinted prosperity, despite
the enormous wages which are now
being paid to miners and muckers.
Presumably renewed demands from
employees will absorb large part of
the profit assured to the companies
by this new schedule, but the para
mount Importance of the announce
ment is that the government proposes
to allow fair-or even lavish-re-
turn on the capital invested in the
copper mines, with view of stimu-
lating production to the highest de-
gree.
Subsequently, of course, the sur
plus profits may be taken by taxa
ton, but at the same time this in '
creased price assures the mainte-
nance Of dividends in the future on
all well-managed copper companies
at very high level; thereby carrying
out the policy of giving the stock
holders an adequate wherewithall
from which to defray the necessary
increase in income taxes.
Wallace-Government may de- I
7elop deposits of tungsten north of
lere. Bids asked for building Of
;450,000 roads in Custer and Lemhi
Zinc producers have better outlook
With prices stronger.
Increasing price of copper to 26
ents is great encouragement to west
IN mining industry and to stimulate
old production, the price of which
fetal cannot be increased to offset
dded cost Of production, Herman
ennings Of U. S. bureau of mines ad-
coates elimination of excess profit :
TX.
The National mine will sink winze
ON 1500-foot level.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16
BLASTS KAISER'S
HOPE OF VICTORY
italian Invents Canned Lightning
Capable Of Destroying
Trenches of Enemy.
TERRIBLE ENGINE OF DEATH
Claimed Invention Gould End War In
Thirty Days and Allies Could March
UnchaIlenqed Into Berlin.
Tests Prove Its Value.

| Rome.-The kaiser's dream Of vic
tory and world supremacy may be
blasted out by "canned lightning" 8
| terrible death engine Invented by an
Italian scientist. Dazzling swords OF
fire, more deadly than are highest ex
plosives, followed by annihilating ex.
plosions, are capable of destroying en-
envy trenches with one binding flash
according to his claims. Mine sweep
ers equipped with this device could
6re mines thousands Of yards distant.
On the land, Canned lightning" could
be used to form q most successful bar
rage and could wipe out the defenders
Of German trenches with unerring GER
tainty. a
The scientist is credited with hav-
Ing discovered means of concentrat-
Ing and rejecting electric rays In such
manner as to produce the results de-
scribed. It Is reported that this in
ventor has proved to representatives
Of his government that electric cur
rent can be concentrated and directed
In rays. s l& sa aa
Tests Held on Banks Of Tiber.
In describing the results Of these
tests, held on the banks Of the
historic Tber. F. 81. Randall, writing
In the Illustrated World, says that the
scientist was asked to burn through
a three-inch plank Of hardwood. In
an instant, the writer says, the plank
was scared and broken as II 1t had
been broken by lightning.
Officials then asked the scientist to
explode two bombs, one hidden along
the bank OF the river and the other in
the bed Of the stream. Within ten
minutes the bomb along the bank ex-
ploded. It required a much longer
time to explode the other bomb, but
this, too, was finally accomplished.
The entire outfit used by the inventor
was placed on single small barge.
An approximate Idea Of the power
Of the, arcing electricity may be OBJ /
tanned by watching an electric furnace
at work. It will cut the hardest steel
like putty. To flash such flame
through an aeroplane, submarine, bat
tleship or trench would leave a to-
al wreck. Mines placed In the North |
sea by the Germans could be elm
mated, and mine sweepers could de-
,troy all of these hidden terrors Of the
lea located within thousands Of yards
Il the ship.
Death to AlrpIanes.
In graphic description, Mr.. Rand.
III paints picture Of what would
Happen with this machine in action.
Every enemy airplane or any feet Of
hem would fall to earth, crumpled
wreck. At the touch Of button,
olt of electricity would suddenly
boot forward with incredible speed.
/ few SCARED parts would be all that
7as left Of what had been a soaring
irplane few minutes before.
A. scout could Turk with his deadly
7eapons, connected with the gener-
tors and concentrators behind the
mes, In shell holes or craters in mo
lan's land" When the enemy
harged he could sweep the whole line
5 1t passed, annihilating each success
We wave Of advancing Germans.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16
PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL

: WASHINGTON President Will
son today signed the resolution en-
powering him to take over and oper-
ate, for the period of the war, the
telegraph, telephone, cable and radio
lines of the United States.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

any price to furnish needed war ma
terials.
The situation confronting many in
dustries is serious and is commanding
deep consideration.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

R. G.. White, the Y. M. c. A. recruiting agent, will
be in Moscow again tomorrow and he wants
for Y. M. c. A. work. Men who too old to enter
the army incapactated for work, enter
this service and do much good for their country and
their fellowman if they carried gun.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

lE{ q. 8. Food Administration
After de wise OF owl spit on de
bait he say, SEE ee-"I gwine ter
sprize you all wild mess er fishes
cause you ais mus save de meat
en- eat sumpin' else instid en- ies git
out dat OF game bag en- make it
work, too" SEE ee. Den he kotch
a big fish and say, SEE ee, "t-hOOt-
t-hoot-t-sub-s i-toOt,' seq ee. Wien
he say dat he means dat when you
alls make riz biscuits jes don't make
'em-use corn meal ter save wheat
-four fer de sojers.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

SWEATER AND SOCK YARN CAN
be had at the Red Cross headquar-
tiers to knit for the soldiers.
FOR SALE DEERING BINDER;
sell for cash or trade in stock. M. J.
Schu, Moscow, Idaho. Rt. 3. 244tf
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

Well there is something TO take away the sting of
the present hot SPELL It is said that needs hot
weather. 1t is "getting its needin's" today
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

Doesn't day like today make you wonder why
Perry and "Doc" Cook returned from the north
pole?
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

State Food Administrator Bicknel has backed down
his arbitrary order closing business houses at hours
that would work great hardship on them and do no
good in winning the Mr.. Bicknell could not stand
the torrent of protest that up all the
when his arbitrary and unwarranted order was pub
ished Idaho people loyal and will do their duty to
help win the but they resent any needless curtail-
ment of their liberties interference with their bust
ness when such interference have good effect
nor help in war work in any way. Idaho people
contributing funds and sending their sons to fight
against oppressive without the of
the governed and they will not stand for it here at
home.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

Yesterday the weather said today would be
cooler with probable Showers which proves again that
he is bad guesser
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

every candidate for office were as good as he tells
the voters he is, and every opponent of his as
worthless he thinks that opponent is what mixed
up world this would be? 1t is strange that a man,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

Latah county is at last waking up to the need of
buying savings stamps. The sales for the first
II days of July so per cent greater than for the
best previous month. Latah county ought to take
$4,000 worth of these securities this month and every
month until the end of the present year.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

when he becomes a candidate for office suddenly be-
comes possessed of virtues he did not have before
while the ambition in his opponent brings out
all of his bad qualities.
1t is cheering news that from the front again
today. The Germans being held without advances
and have lost thousands Of prisoners The Americans
are doing valiant work and raising the hopes of the
allies The German prisoners taken yesterday and
today say they do not believe Germany win. The
morale of the German army is said to be very low 1t
looks like the beginning of the end, for the Ger
spirit is broken; the German realizes he
not win, he will refuse to continue the fight But the
war is not won yet 1t will not be won until tens of
thousands of American lives have been sacrificed and
the people at home have done their full duty in pro-
vdng for those at the front The quicker this is done
the earlier the will end and freedom for the world
will be proclaimed
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

THRESHING M MACHINE ENGI-
neer wants engine for this fall
John Hanson, Helmer, Idaho. 244-245
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

WANTED AUTO, IN EXCHANGE
for land here. Quick action c. HI.
Patten, Moscow. 43@ 5p
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

kitchen Of the Hotel Kendrick; good
opening for short house; none
in town; good references must be fur
nished. Mrs. A. C. Wheeler, Kendrick,
Idaho. 244-246.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-07-16

ROOMS FOR RENT-ONE SUITE
of rooms, hot and cold water, mod
ern conveniences; prices reasonable.
425 Third St. Mrs. D. Urquhart.
144tf
FOR RENT DINING ROOM AND
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
3 BENEFIT PARTIES
HELP SMOKE FUND
Dance Tonight and Cabaret
Tomorrow Will Give Re-
ceipts to the Cause.
CHANCE TO CONTRIBUTE
Many Messages Of Thanks
Come From Soldiers for To-
baccO Sent Overseas.

The "Yip, Zip, Yaphank" quartet
f. one Of the latest volunteers for the
marty to be given at the Hotel Meal
min tomorrow night for the benefit Of
TIVE Sun Tobacco Fund. Through
lanes C. Breese the members OF the
quartet offered their services, which
we're at once accepted. The singers
arc Kenneth johnson. Marion Weis-
berg. Roy Brenna and Theodore Kline.
Among those on the programme will
he Miss Amparita Farrar. who re-
Gently returned from France, where
she sang for the soldiers. Another
singer will be Miss Lillian Teece. an
Australian, who set in motion the sgd
new Smoke Fund. which is still doing
business. Miss Hazel Allen will dance
and display startling frock, which
she designed for the smoke fund party.
Miss Jean Moore will recite some stir
ring war poetry.
There will be two bands, Nicholas
A. Sisty's from 9 to II, and Ernest
Hussar's orchestra from IL O'Clock on
Among the male singers who have
volunteered their services are Monte
Calhoun, Solly Cohn. Jimmy Flynn end
Bob Harding.
Beneht Dance Tonight.
To-night's dance of the Red Corner
Club at Palm Garden will be the third
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
MRS. A. J. DREXEL
GOES UNDER KNIFE
Former Marjorie Gould Has
Appendicitis.

Mrs. Marjorie Gould Drexel, wife
of Lieut.. Anthony ]. Drexel, Jr and
daughter of George ]. Gould. was
operated upon for appendicitis yes
tcrday morning in her home, 10l5
Fifth avenue. The operation, al
though a serious one, was entirely
satisfactory, according to an an
nouncement made from the Drexel
home late last night.
Mrs. Drexel is the second member
of the Gould family to be operated
upon In two weeks. Her father
underwent a serious operation In
Roosevelt Hospital recently. He Is
still a patient there, but is rapidly
recovering and is expected to be able
to leave the hospital in about week.
I For several months Mrs. Drexcl had
been with her husband. who Is at
tached to the army detail at the prov
ing station at Aberdeen, Md. She had
been in i'll health for some time, and
several days ago left Aberdeen to
come here for treatment. On Tues
day her condition was so bad an
operation was decided upon, and 1t
was performed early yesterday by
Drs. Howard Taylor and Walter An
derton.
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MRS. HORACE P. CLARKE.

Funeral services for Mrs. Harriet F..
Haines Clarke, wife of Horace 7.
Clarke, will be held this morning at
IL o'clock in the ,home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Alfred C. Belford, 410 Clinton
avenue, Brooklyn. Mrs. Bedford's hus-
band. Aired c. Bedford, is president of
the Standard Oil Company.
Mrs. Clarke died Tuesday at Lake
wood, y. ]. She was born in Boston
of old New England ancestry and lived
in Brooklyn many years. She was ac-
tive in church work and was one of
the founders of the Emmanuel Baptist
Church.
The pastor of that church. the Rev.
Dir. Avery A. Shaw, will officiate at the
funeral.
Mrs. Clarke is survived by her hus-
band, her daughter Mrs. Edith Clarke
Bedford; son. ]. Russell Clarke, pres
ident OF the American-La France Fire
Engine Company of Elmira, n Y, and
three grandchildren.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
LEIBER PLAYS HAMLET"
Aims at Ambitious Variety OF
Emotional Effects.

Fritz Leibert of Robert Mantells
company made his first appearance as
Hamlet yesterday afternoon in the
Forty fourth Street Theatre. He
aimed at an ambitious variety of emo
tional effects, with especial success in
the portrayal of anguish and frenzy.
The outbursts Of feigned madness
inclined less to the side OF bitter mock
cry than to seeming pleasure that
Hamlet found in the cleverness Of his
own mimetics and subtle WITNESSES,
which were somewhat suggestive, in
deed, of an affable affectation out of
keeping with a graveyard mood. But
any implication that the characterize
ton did not realize the poets concep-
ton must he charged to the Conven-
tional adaptation OF the text.
The Ldertcs of L'Estrange Millman
was a very acceptable impersonation
of the gallant and accomplished lord
ling. Genevieve Hamper played Ophelid,
for which she is well qualified.