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Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11
SENATOR JAMES WILL ASK
RETURN TO U. 5. SENATE
Marion Statesman Authorizes
Formal Announcement Of
Candidacy.

Washington. April 8.-Sena.
tor Ollie M. James, of Kentucky.
to-day authorized the formal an
ouncement of his candidacy, sub
Ject to the action of the Demo-
cratic primaries in August, for
reelection. His announcement
was made by his friends, who
stated he would stand squarely
upon his record of fifteen years
in the National Congress. His
term of office will expire on Mar.
8. 1919.
1t was stated that in making
his announcement for reelection
to the United States Senate that
Senator James will enter the
race supported by the strong in.
dorsement of men high in ad.
ministration and party circles,
such as Senators John Sharp
Williams, of Mississippi; Martin,
of Virginia: Walsh, of Montana:
Salisbury, of Delaware; Lewis,
of Illinois; Overman, of North
Carolina. and others.
Friends of Senator James call
attention to his record made dur.
ing the sessions of the war Con.
gress, in whlsS he has in all in
stances urgfSand worked for
the supportSof Administration
measures. During his tenure of
office as a Senator he has been
placed on the more important of
the congressional committees.
including those of Patants, of
which he is chairman; Finance
Interstate Commerce, Privileges
and Elections, Rules, Pacific
Islands and Porto Rico, Expen.
ditures in the War Department,
Enrolled Bills, Civil Service and
Retrenchment. He has twice
served as chairman of the Dem
ccratic National Committee.
Senator James is regarded as
one of the couptry's ablest and
most constructive statesman.
During the legislation broush,
about by the European war, both
before and after this country's
entry into the conflict, he has
supported consistently the m ca
ures advocated by Presiden,
Wilson.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11

of the brides parents, Rev. O.D.
Spence, brother-in.law of the
bride officiating, jim the presence
of a gathering of friends and
neighbors of the fortunate couple.
Immediately after the ceremony
they went to the comfortable
home on the fine farm of the
groom where his sister. Mrs.
EnRar Walker had prepared a
sumptuous wedding supper, con.
sisting of all the good things of
the land plenty. This popular cou-
pie start on life's matrimonial sea
with bright prospects for a happy
welded life of many years dur
alton.
The groom is one of the sub.
stantlal farmers of this county
and has the esteem of all who
know him.
The bride is not only an at
tractive and elegant lady but is a
fine business woman who has
accumulated a nice fortune by
her own industry.
The wedding gift of the brides
father was $1,000, in presenting
he said she deserves it as she
has helped me make it and has
been a good. dutiful and indust-
ious daughter.
These young people have the
best wishes of the editor who has
long been a friend of the groom
and of the entire family from
whence the bride came and he
has helped them along in their
courtship.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11
Farmers Wheat Wanted
at Market Price.
ST. Louis. April 8, 1918

Sl' LOUIS, Aplh D, 1910
To the Miller:
Who is usually picked TO preform
some special service in this busy
world?
We can agree, it's the man who al
ready seems to be doing all he can
stand up under.
Why
Because he possesses a keen sense
of obligation. and in addition TO that
accomplishment in his daily tonic.
D. Now that's just the reason We are
calling on yon on this wheat propo'
sition. Grain men and millers, as a
rule, are very busy men. They have nc
clocks in their offices and the Day
light Saving Law was not necessity
to them We impose this additional
work on an already busy class then
because we know it will be done.
(What joy it brings TO live up TO toe
expectation of our friends.)
This office wrote you on March 2Sth
to go out into the highways and by
ways in search of the last bushel OF
wheat We can see by current receipts
at country points that this is being
done. This, then, is as much an nc
knowledgement of your effort as a re
quest TO continue it to the very limit
REMEBER. EVERY BuSHEL OF
WHEAT YOU GATHER IN NOW
WILL FEED 4 SOLDIER uNTII
JULY FIRST.
Don't stop with the man who has |
large amount-Remember, we wan
every available bushel in your section
IF YOU FIND ANY WHO REFUSE
TO SELL, GIVE US THEIR NAMES
In conclusion-Get the farmers in
don't wait-Remember, tomorrow
never comes"
Yours for cooperation
UNITED STATE FOOD ADMINS
RATION,
Edw, NJ, Flesh. Agent.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11
HICKS INDICTED
FOR MURDER
True Bill Found by Grand Jury
at Dixon Against Youth
Negro Testifies.

Dixon. April A. The grand
jury today returned an indict-
ment asaiost Heder Hicks, charg-
ing him with the wilful murder
of MRS, Joey Sparks, a young
CIay widow.
M indictment was returned
against the negro, James Logan
whom young Hicks. in his sworn
con fssaion, declared actually fir.
ed the shot that Kill Mrs. Sparks
The general impression pervaiIs
here that the negro will not be
indicted on any dharge what
ever.
+. J. Pentecost of Henderson,
one Of the attorney for young
Hicks, today appeared befoae
Judge Dorsey with a motion foa
charg of venue.
The affidavit, which he pre-
sented, stated that it would be
dangerous to bring the youth
back to Webster county on &C.
count of high feeling against him
and also declared that it would
impossible to secure a fair trial
here.
Judge Dorsey set April 11th
as the day for arguing the mo.
tions. -,
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11
FORMER Chief
JUSTICE NUM-
Called to Rest From His Suffering.
Had Been III Several
Years.

Judge Thomas Jefferson Num-
died at 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing, April 8. after a lingering
liIoess Of several years. He is
Survived b. his wife. who was
Miss Sarah Ann Clement. dauCa-
ter Of the late Newton Clement,
of Weston. Five children also
survive him, G. 5. Num-. 0; this
city; John l.. Num-, of the L. 5.
army officers training corps,
now at Leon Springs. Texas;
Mrs. Miles Flanary and Mrs.
W. o. Tucker, of this city, and
Mrs. George III. Eady, OF Louis
vile.
The funeral was preached at
the residence on North Main
street at 2 o'clock Tuesday after.
noon by his pastor. Rev. H 4.
Short, of the Methodist church,
and the interment was in the
new cemetery.
The deceased has been signally
honored by his country men. hav.
ing been County Judge, Circuit
Judge, delegate to the Constitu.
tional Convention, Judge of the
Court of Appeals and Chief JUS
tice of the Kentucky Appellate
Court. He was plain and unas.
suming in manner, and was al.
ways beloved by those who knew
him best. He was born on the
Mum farm in this county, March
9, 1916, where his father, John
Num-, dispensed the true Ken.
lucky hospitality. He was relat.
ed to the Love family, his moth
er having been Miss Emily Love,
who was also the mother of his
five sisters, noS living. Mes
danes Oez Clement, widow of
Granville Clement, of Ford's
Ferry; Ann Stephens, of Repton.
widow of p. C. Stephens; John.
ME, wife of Mort Duyall, Addie,
wife of Dr. |. II. Clement. of this
city. and of his two brothers,
Eli Lacy, of this city. and Sam.
uel Arthur Num-. of Repton.
He leaves also a half sister,
Frances, wife of Ed Cook, of
Ford's Ferry, and two half bro.
theirs, George II. Num-. of this
city, and Charles Mum, of Ev.
ansville; one brother, Ira. died
a few years ago, and a sister,
Harriet, who died in girlhood.
The pallbearers were the stew
ards of the Methodist church
and j. w. Blue, for many years
the law partner of mis- son.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11
Red Cross Moved.

The Red Cross headquarters
which has been over the Marion
Bank, has been moved to the
basement Of the NJ. IL, church
where there is more room They
will remain there until the CON-
pletion of the new 2ostoflice,
where a room especially for Red
Cross work has been prepared
for them.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11
Taken Up As A Stray.

South Of the city. one young
Jersey COW, with cotton halter
on her, She is giving some milk.
Owner can have same by paying
for the keep and this ad. Cal
at the Press Office.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11
Special Notice.

We have a dandy good saw
mill for sale, now is the time to
buy, lots of folks want saving
done at a good price,. Our mill
is good and prices right.
Gilchrist & Wheeler.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11

MARRIAGES
GasBSSzss:sas@S9

The marriage of Eddie Tow.
cay of the Deanwood section to
Miss Ethel Walker, daughter of
Mr'and Mrs. j. NJ. Walker, wrs
solemnized Wednesday afternoon
April, 3rd at the suburban home
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11

Children's Hats-a special
price this week at Lottie Tinsley
Terry's.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Dicardy Counts for More
L Than Dublin Castle

"All of us understand how difficult,
how complex the whole Irish question
has been, and, for that matter, always
will be-" says "The Macon Telegraph"
but we can at the same time realize
that there are duties Ireland owes to the
general situation, to the issue of whole
world to-day, and that the issue in Elan
ders and Picardy is of infinitely more
moment to Ireland and all the rest of US
than the issue in Dublin Castle" How
Ireland sees the war, "The TELEGRAPH"
thinks, is not at all important beside how
the war really is, and the angle Ireland
seems unable to see is that there would
be no democracy or Home Rule left any,
where if the Englishmen, Scotchmen and
Welsh now fighting in France and Bel
GUM should be wiped out. And it
sounds this warning, which is reechoed
through scores Of publications in this
country:
"The Irish may not want to fight in this
war. Outside of Ulster they have not done
any appreciate amount of it, but the time
has come when they must be made to do
their bit. The rest Of us won't do it for
them any longer"
The logic and all the loyalty Of the
case sustain Lloyd George in the matter
of conscription, according to "The Reno
Gazette" Ireland is officially part of the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and
Ireland. Its government is comparable
to that of territory in the United
States with relation to the Federal gov
eminent, except that where the Ameri-
can territory has no representative in
Congress Ireland has very large rep
resentation in the Imperial Parliament
No American, it says, could conceive Of
the men Of any United States territory
being excluded from the operation Of the
selective draft, and no American can
conceive of any reason why an Irishman
should be free from CONSUMPTION while
bis fellow subjects Of the United King
dom arc fighting for the lives Of himself
and his family and the safety Of his
property. 1t asserts that,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

Germany cares nothing for Ireland If
Germany were victor in this war she would
have but little consideration for the Irish
people. She used Sir Roger Easement as
tool, not because she was sympathetic with
the Irish aspirations for autonomy, but be-
cause she saw chance to injure England
If there is any delusion in Ireland regard
ing the possibility of German aid there is,
indeed, sad state of misunderstanding in
the island'
The Irish question comes to the front
again, "The Baltimore Sun" asserts, as
a menace to the United States as we'll as
to Great Britain and France. eve are
not uttering sweeping condemnation Of
the Irish people. They have been more
sinned against than SHINING. The Irish
Unlonlsts have as much to answer for,
if not more, in the past and present than
the Nationalist" And England is reap
ing largely what she sowed for genera
tons, but
1--WE can whip the Prussan without the help
either of the Obstetrics or the National
lists, and we are going to do it. And we
tHaHk Gou CnaC lew men OF irish blood IN
America belong to either of these scowling
clans at such crisis as this-that tho
great majority for the United States
first, last and all the time. In fact, such
American 1rishmen are truer to Ireland
than most of those who remain at home, If
we are to judge the latter BY the repre-
sentatives and spokesman of the two par
ties. Here they are going to the front in
a spirit of devotion and splendid courage
that accords with all their best national
traditions, and they are working and sacri-
fcng for the national cause without meas
ure or without stint"
Probably nothing disclosed in the
whole controversy has aroused so much
bitterness in America as the statement
made by John Dillon: eff Irish liberty
were not at stake, I would not hesitate
to support the policy. never challenged
the justice of the war. l do not chal-
lenge it now"
The implication that Irish liberty is
not at stake called forth a storm of pro-
test of which the mildest form of express
sion is that used by "The indianapolis
News" which says:
I'm view Of Germany's conduct in Rus
STA, it may now be realized by all the Irish,
as 1t certainly is by some of them that, as
Mr.. Lloyd George said, this is quite as
much 1reland's war as it is England's. A
German army in Ireland is not pleasant to
think Of"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
An Error Soueyhere
No Stenographer

T 7 NFORTUNATELY for Mr.. Creel.
there was no stenographer pres
ent and whoever it was who wrote the
first newspaper report which attracted
the attention and aroused the ire of
certain members of Congress, whose ire
can be aroused on the slightest provo
cation, did not give the entire context
of the Inflated speech. Mr.. Creel was
quoted as saying he would be "glad to
his dying day that America was un-
prepared for this war" What Mr.. Creel
actually said, according to his own ver-
sion, is familiar argument which. in
deed, will not be ignored by historians
when they come to write of the justice
OF Americas cause. For the head of
the Committee on Public Information
claims that he said he was glad no man
could raise his voice in this country
and say with truth that America started
this war, that America wanted this war,
or that America had any selfish object
in going to war, for what better proof
could there be Of Americas disinclina-
ton to go to war than her own unpre-
paredness for war?
Dauid Laurence, n, "The Neau Yorh
Evening Post" washington
Times" etc., Apyll Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Imposition True to
~ Tradition

Mr.. Dillon has, in fact, departed from
the views Of the late John Redmond,
says 1.-THE Philadelphia Inquirer" which
gives emphasis to Lloyd Georges state
ment that no member of the Nationalist
party uttered word of protest upon the
historic occasion when the German chal
lenge was accepted and war declared.
The hasty and rather Incorporate op-
position of Irish leaders in Parliament
to the CONSUMPTION proposals of Lloyd
George is true to tradition, says "The
Philadelphia Press" but is none the less
deplorable for that reason. 1t asserts:
"The Irish are no slackers. Tens of
thousands Of them from England, Scotland,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
any genuine Irishman bear to be slack
err" "The Times" asserts that:

any genuine Irishman bear to be slack
err" "The Times" asserts that:
"Mr. Devlin and the other Irish Nation
alists who side with Sim Fein in opposing
CONSUMPTION forget that CONSUMPTION has
been found necessary for the preservation
of liberty by the United States and by Can
ada. For the preservation of Irish liberty
also it is necessary. All, but CONSUMPTION
in the United States and Canada of Irish
men is mot by the English cries an Irish
member. Liberty itself is not worth fight
ing for if the English have hand in the
fight
eve cannot believe that the mass of
lrishmen Of Ireland, however much blinded
and bedevlled by politics, are SO blind or
so base as to sacrifice to an ancient grudge
the liberty of Ireland, it may be of all free
nations. And if any Irishman in Ireland
labors under the impression that Irish re-
sistance to conscription will find favor in
this country, where there are so many of
Irish descent, where among all sorts of
Americans there has been sympathy for
Home Rule. extreme is his delusion"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
The Norfolk Virginia-Pilot (Dem.>

), Creels record and character were such
.na1 ne should never have been appointed
TO position calling for high Qualifications
NOW that he has exhibited himself to the
country &C, he should be summarily removed.
ne bureau of which he is in charge has
peeh from the start SO mismanaged as to
pe SUBJECT OF contempt or Indignation
to the public, and now that Mr.. Creel has
proclaimed individual sentiments at var;-
ance with the patriotic thought as we'll as
1eellng of the country the President will
err greatly if delaying to deprive him Of
further opportunity for doing mischief with
the apparent sanction Of his superiors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Memphis Commercial Appeal.

"1rishmen, outside of Ireland, have en-
listed freely in this great war against au-
tocracy, the lists of casualties in the
British papers show, for Irish names
abound and they are from Australia New
Zealand, Canada, South Africa and every
British colony, while it is we'll known that
descendants of 1rishmen, whose homes were
in South America were among the first to
go to the defence of the United Kingdom.
"If by chance the member thought to in
clude American citizens of Irish birth or
descent in his expression, he shows very
little acquaintance with American affairs or
with the fact that men of foreign birth be-
come Americans when they are given their
papers. They formally renounce all allie
glance to their former country. In Amer
ica there will be no hearing on Irish poit-
cal questions because, except they affect
an ally in this war, we have no concern
with foreign politics, Representative
Flood, himself of Irish descent, declared
last week at Washington"
There will be trouble in enforcing con-
scrption "The Hartford Courant" be-
lieves, yet the law can be enforced there
as effectively as in any other part Of
the British Empire, and it argues that if
Lloyd George had not been convinced
that there were no insuperabe Difficult
ties in the way he would not have dared
to make the suggestion. "There will I'M
doubtedly be agitation and resistance"
it says, Gust as there has been in Que
bee, but the government will find means
for overcoming resistance and multiplying
the agitation" 1t continues:
"Mr. Lloyd George knows that the ora
tors will crate in Parliament and in Ire
land, that there will be some sort of riot
ing, that heads will be battered, that pub
lie sentiment against the law will be Gre
ated, but he knows that, after all, the law
will be enforced and that the Irishmen that
he gathers into the army by its process
will be loyal and sturdy fighters
Even stronger in favor of conscrip-
ton is "The Washington STAR" which
says "the prayer of Americans is that
the Irish people will prove loyal to the
cause that our government now supports
and that they will build for future polit-
ical freedom by present performance in
that spirit" Pointing out that it will
not advance the Irish cause to obstruct
the prosecution Of the war, it asserts
thAti
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Stenographic Report

THERE was stenographer present,
\ and the sentences attributed to
Mr.. Creel in "The New York Times"
account of his speech were taken from
the stenographic transcript. The stem
ographic report of Mr.. Creel's speech
which was used in "The Tines dis
patch was obtained from Rexford L.
Holmes, whose letterheads bear the
legend under his name: ~Shorthand
Reporter, Convention Reporting
Speciality" 1t was said at Mr.. Holiness
office in the Southern Building this
evening that Mr. Holmes was the Off
cial reporter for the National Conyen-
ton Of American Lecturers, and as
such had reported Mr.. Creel's speech.
The claim made in the syndicate
article published this afternoon that
Mr.. Creel's meaning was not correctly
given, to put it mildly, is not borne
out either by the context of Mr.. Creel's
speech as furnished by Official Re-
porter Holmes or the portion contain
ing an expression of pride which was
used as the text of the severe criticism
of Mr.. Creel in the the Senate and the
House.
Washington special to "The New
York Times" April Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

r UNDOUBTEDLY Lloyd George
was right when he told the
House of Commons last Tues
day night:
cit is desirable in the interests of the
war that we should settle the Irish ques-
ton and produce something like content
ment in Ireland and good will in America"
But whether he is able to bring about
contentment in Ireland or not, he would
be astonished at the practically unani
nous expressions Of good will to be
found in newspapers of America tow
ard his administration of affairs
astonished because he is too well in
formed politician not to know that,
until very recent date American good
will and American money supported the
Irish National party. Knowing this, he
may easily have overestimated the
strength of the professional Irish Of
America and have failed to realize the
earnestness of those millions Of Ameri
cans of Irish descent who desire "con-
tentment in Ireland" but, above all else
in the world, passionately long to make
the world safe for democracy. Know
ing of the stream Of gold which flowed
to Erin during Parnells leadership and
before, knowing that America until re-
Gently provided hotbeds for the propa-
cation of the Sim Fem, he would be
astonished to see how small and noisy
the disloyal element in opposition is,
how little representative Of the true
feeling Of the mass of people proud Of
their Irish blood, in America, as we'll as
in Canada, Australia and the further
most outposts Of Anglo American civili-
zation.
Americans will not be surprised at
the exceedingly sympathetic tone of
comment on the Irish problem. Not
only are the Irish cousins to four-fifths
Of America. The remaining fifth would
also gladly claim kinship. The discus
sion in American newspapers takes the
tone Of a we'll ordered family confer
ence, and from the intimate knowledge
Of Irish history and sentiment dis
played it is quite evident that many of
the editorials were written either by
Irshmen or Americans Of Irish descent.
at is time for men who talk so
we'll about liberty to take their part in
defending it, says "The New York
Times" which goes on to suggest that
il the Irish won't fight FOR the Eng
lish" they may fight for the French, for
the Belgians, for the United States
Fighting in the British army, they will
be fighting for liberty everywhere, for
Serbia ~ we'll as fox ireland. Glow can
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Country Is Aroused Over Creeps "Unprepa1

fact that our boys were equipped with
broomsticks when they went to war, but
that we had, as matter of fact, 5000
Springfield rifles and 100000 Krag-J orgen-
sons for million men.
MIR. Creel is proud of the fact that we
had no machine guns
MIR. Creel is proud of the fact that we
had no heavy guns.
Mr.. Crecl is proud of our airplane stu
alton. aud he is especially proud of the
functioning of George Creel.
we are proud of the American army. and
we are proud of the American navy. We
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
- Sioux Falls Press (Ind.)

II. IVY At the very great risk of being ac-
d 80 o. narboring belief that he could
81 we JOB better than George Crccl does
i safe an active Newspaper writer venture
Hha fault with the marvellous per-
p M 81 the head Of the Department Of
So. - information at Warrington, for Mr.
~ Is roore Or less esteemed con-
sspefaTy u the brethren Of the press.
= take that risk, and acknowledge that
49, n@se on our own reportorial STAFF a
q VINO would hays better sense than
w up In public at time like this and
Is ss.ss ~ bs glad thet America was not
e uhsn VIZ entered the war.