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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04
COU NCIL OF
NATIONAL
DEFEN Sc


Mullins, Judge L. w. Bethuium.
and DR.. M. Pennington went to
Frankfort to be in conference
with representatives kfrom the
Fiscal Courts Of Laurel, Knox,
Whitley and Bell Counties. and
Rodman Wiley, Commissioner
of Roads, for the State of Ken
lucky. They procured the prom
Use of thirty convicts to work on
the roads in this county. With
this convict labor, Rockcastle
will be able to work out the
state aid money due the county
on the bond issue for one hun
dred thousand that was voted in
this county. With this labor,
work will be done on the grade
and metallng will be done. Con-
gresham j. M. Robson was
present at the conference and
informed us that he had found
some available money that could
be furnished as Federal Aid to
put up against County and State
Aid money in completing roads
through this and the other coun.
lis represented. With this Fed
raj Aid, it is expected that the
Dixie Highway can be completed
through our county this year.
The Road Commission is an.
xious to help US In every way
possible, and Congressman Rob
sion is very enthusiastic about
Dads and has been appointed on
the Road Committee in Congress.
making it possible for him to do
great deal for the Eleventh
District in the way of helping
build through roads. The pros,
poets were never better for com
pleting the road now started in
this county, and starring some
additional work on inter.
county seat roads.
Road work can only be done in
counties that co operate with the
State and Federal Government,
but under the present law. it is
possible for our county to have
road work done if we put up one
seventh of the amount of money
required, either by taxation. sub
scriptions or donations from the
citizens of .the county or anyone
else. providing said subscriptions
and donations come through the
The question of improving
roads is of vital interest to all the
people of every county, either
directly or indirectly. We are
all affected by poor means of
travel. The man who would OBJ.
jet to good roads and hard Sur.
face roads would be considered
mentally unbalanced. But there
are extremists and the man who
thinks the man living on Line
Creek should be as much inter.
ested in the Dixie Highway as
the man on Scaffold Cane Hill
doesn't figure On the point, self,
which is the first law of nature
but we do contend that every
man in Rockcastle County will
receive benefits from one through
road equivalent to his outlay il
tax, while the man living in /;
few miles of any of the inter
county seat roads that are gradet
aud hard surfaced receive,
man7 times the value of tax PAL,
! tc build and maintain such roads
To be perfectly fair to al
parties it would be right for tn
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

Elm melt Gentry, who was given
a two years sentence in the pen
and who has served nine months
and few days of that time, has
been granted full and complete
pardon by Gov. Stanley and is
now at home.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

Possibly the largest crowd
that has been unloaded in Mt
Vernon this Year was when 1o4
passengers alighted from train
~ last Sunday. There is a COM
mon saying that you can see the
entire population of this town at
the trains on Sunday and that is
about right.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

A new time card became eff
fective April Ist. No. % day
train from Louisville is due at
I2:32 p. M; No. III night train
I2:43 3. M; No. ~ day train 60
ing into Louisville, due at 4:57
and No "a the morning train due
at 3:35.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04
Re SONAL

Dick Martin was up from BIod
head yesterday.
Robert Fields is at home from
Benham where he has a good
position.
Mrs. ]. T. Meadows has been
very sick for the past week with
rheumatism.
MFR. W. J. Sparks has been
confined to his room for the past
week with erysipelas.
Rev. and Mrs. II. It. Young
and Mrs. Cleo Brown We're in
Danville yesterday shopping.
Our good friend w. II. Brown
VINO has been troubled a lot late
ly with rheumatism, is improv
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Owens, of
Preachersville, we're guests Of
MIR. and Mrs. ]. r. Meadows
Sunday.
Miss Sydney Crawford has
closed her school, being a seven
months school, at Millersburg
and is now at home.
Jesse Meadows, who has a
good position with the L. & N. at
Corbin, was with his parents for
a few hours yesterday.
Johu Pearl Landrum passed a
successful examination for Chief
Pharmacist Mate. he is now
stationed in Philadelphia.
Claud McHargue, of Pine Hill,
is very sick at the home of Mrs
A, ma Griffin, where he is board
ing and attending school.
D. b. Logan, prominent and
wealthy lawyer, of Pineville, died
Wednesday at his winter home
in St. Petersburg, Florida.
DR.. NJ. Pennington and DR.. E.J.
Brown. of Stanford, left Wednes-
day for Chicago to be gone for
two week or longer. They will
take a special two weeks course
in clinics.
Mrs. Mamie Minihan and
children, left yesterday for Nor
felix, Va, where Mr.. Minihan is
now stationed and where they
will make their home as long as
that place is his headquarters.
Mrs. Mollie Hatcher, who hi d
such a struggle for weeks be
tween life and death, has rec0v-
cred sufficiently that she will
leave tomorrow with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Beatty for Ravenna, to
spend several weeks.
W. II. Jones was over from
Wilde yesterday and tells us
that the Wilde folxs have put
tire road in good shape leading
from Wilde to Roundstone and
Mt. Vernon. The grade to the
new Bridge over Koundstone
creek IFS about finished and Will
be ready for travel in another
day or so.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04
John (Monk) Taylor, colored

John (Monk) Taylor, colored,
one of the oldest residents of Mt.
Vernon, both from standpoint
of years, of residence in the town
and in age, also one of the mos I
highly respected of our eolCred
people, has been in a very seri-
Gus condition for several weeks
r is mind has left him and today
was sdjudged insane.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

The contest between the Mt.
Vernon and Brodhead Baptist
Sunday Schools closed last Sun
day. For the month Brodhead
had it by 81 in attendance and
Mt. Vernon went far ahead from
the stand point of collections,
therefore neither school can claim
a victory over the other, and the
big dinner which Mt. Vernon was
expecting to get off OF Brodhead
or visa versa, will be lost. Supt
7. T. Meadows congratulates
Supt. A. e. Albright, of Brod-
head, who originated the idea o.
having the contest. 1t was q
very friendly contest and ended
with the same splendid, goot
spirit with which it was begun
Supt Meadows adds IN his re
port that during April his schoo
will keep a record but not solicit
to see how many. who begun dur
the contest will keep on Coming
He suggests that Brodhead doe
likewise. We congratulate bot
Sunday Schools for the splendis
showings made.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

Judge Cam Mullins and Magis.
Rotert Evans went this week
and located the place for bridge
across Skeggs Greek, near Char
lie McKinney's place. This
bridse is badly needed and will
be built before next winter.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

The reunion at Leval Green
mentioned by our Livingston cor
respondent last week, will be
anxiously awaited by many who
received their training aud spent
their early life at or near that
place. The plan IS to have the
gathering some time in June.
Many a young man and young
lady got their ideals of a bigger
and better life at old Level
Green under the tutorship of Mr.
In. Brown.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

.LosT:--A pair Of gold frame
glasses between my home and
Will Hysinger's Finder return
and receive reward.
John MCKENZIE.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

WANTED:-Some good country
hams. Will pay cash. John
r inner, at the Main Street Res
t uraut. The place to feed your
self.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

Easter, suits, hats, ties and all
the filings for Men, Young Men
and Boys at Fish's.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04
LOCAL

The Armenian Show advertised
for last Monday night, will be
gwen next Monday night at the
Boone Way Opera House.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

The Fiscal Court met this week
and fixed the levy for 1913 as fol-
lows: State 40 cents; General
fund IS cents; Bond fund 20 cents
Roads accents; Bridges n cents
and schools l74. making the total
tax $1.3s on the $Ioo.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

Waist Seam Back suits are the
thing for young men. Get them
at FiSh'S.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

WANTED:-A pillow horse and
one horse wagon.
THEO PIGG.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

We deeply sympathize with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Bowman. who
lost their five year old son We'd
desday of pneumonia, following
flu. Mr.. Bowman and ,his entire
family have all been down and
were very sick. His mother,
who went to wait on the family, is
now down, and her condition
was reported very serious yes.
terday.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

W. NJ. Mullins and Jeff John.
ton had their examining trial at
London last Friday for the kill.
ing of Luther Mauus. After the
Commonwealth had finished its
testimony, the defendants waived
the right of further examination
They were granted bail in the
sum of 100000 each which each
one gave Circuit Court in Laurel
comes in May.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

Do you know that an editor o:
q reporter for NEWSPAPER can
in his rounds stop and ask a
hundred persons what is the
news?" And ninety out of the
hundred will reply. Nothing
special" And yet fifty out OF
hat number know something
that if not found in the next
,aper will astonish them greatly
and disappoint them more. and
perhaps make them madden than
hornets. Don't be afraid to let
the newspaper man know it.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-04

"The prosperity of a town is
not guarded by the wealth of its
inhabitants, but by the unlformi
" with which they pull together
when any important undertak-
ing is to be accomplished. A
man with a thousand dollars at
his command and love for town
in his heart, can do more for
the building up and improving
of it than the millionaire who
locks up his capital and snaps
his fingers at home progress.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11
BooKMARKs OF EVERY KIND
Strip Of Bacon About the Most Unique
That Oss Moinss Librarian Has
Vet Found.

The most startling marker that For.
est b. Spaulding. public librarian OF
Des Moines. Iowa. has come across In
the books that have circulated from
the library was a strip of underdons
bacon. The most ordinary bookmark
found In the books Is the common va
risty of wire hairpin. Hairpins might
be collected by the hundreds. Mr..
spaulding says, but owing to that
very fact they are considered as fair
ly worthless from the collectors stand
p Iint.
The vacation season is announced
annually by the presence of snapshots
In the returned books. These are both
personal or otherwise In character,
Postcards and letters, too. come IN
often. Frequently letters addressed
and stamped are found just as they
were left by the book borrower who
doubtless was proceeding postOfiice-
ward by way Of the library. These are
mailed from the library.
Mr: Spaulding has noticed any num-
ber Of pretty girls sitting on the beach
at Riverview Park with books. and he
has been looking forward all summer
to recovering a bathing suit absent
left by one Of the young
ladies in her book.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11
EXERCISE MAY BE OVERCOME
Natures Signals to oesIst Should BE
Needed by Those Who Would
Preserve Health.

"Pursued ostensibly to promote per.
sonal welfare. physical exercise Is no,
infrequently carried to a point Of over
doing. which results In injury rather
than benefit" says the Journal Of the
American Medical Association.
Commenting on some observations
made on avintors, II says the test OF
the value OF an exercise lies I'm the
physiological adjustments that II in
duces. III the heart reduces its rate
OF beating and Is less sensitive to exer-
else, tina training Is commendable.
Training should make the heart and
other muscles better and endure IA
tigulng exercises better than the hn-
trained heart does. Consequently, II
the heart reacts excessively as a re-
suit Of work; II there Is a rapid rise
In pulse rate, which returns to Its nor
NAL only after long interval. the
fundamental aim Of exercise for health
has not been accomplished. The symp-
toms OF an Overworked mechanism are
at hand. However advantageous Wig.
orous training may be In the great ma.
1ority Of cases, failure to adjust to
the Increased demand Of work Is al
ways signal to desist and an indi-
cation that other modes Of perfecting
the organism should be sought"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11
WOLF SHOWS REAL CUNNING
sssfansson Compare Him with The
Fox. to the DISADVANTAGES Of
the Smaller Animal

The wisdom Of the fox is not 50 evi.
dent as the saying Is widespread. but
the more I see OF wolves the more
respect have for their Intelligence,
which Is unique among the nonhuman
Inhabitants OF tho North.
The second day on the new land I
met q wolf that came running toward
me at first, for he could not fall to
mistake me at distance for n cart.
bou, but when he got within two
hundred yards and could see more
plainly he realized my strangeness
and. what Is truly remarkable. In.
ferred that ! might be dangerous
This wolf could certainly never have
seen a human being before. and the
only dark thing OF size comparable to
mine that he had ever seen must have
been either caribou or muskox.
The caribou are his prey. and while
he seldom kills a muskox he ut least
has no reason to fear that exceptional.
ly clumsy and slow.moving animal.
But at two hundred yards this wolf
paused and. after good look that
satisfied him that was something new
In his experience. commenced to circle
me at that distance to get my wind.
When he got II II took him off at top
speed. The similarly unsophisticated
foxes OF this region will commonly
run within ten or fifteen yards of you
and follow you around for miles. bark
Ing like toy dog following a pedes.
trian.-vIlhJalmur Stefansson In Harp.
er's Magazine.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11
that he can give many professional
farmers pointers.

that he can give many professional
farmers pointers.
Asparagus, onions. cabbage,
cauliflower and sweet potatoes are
the best crops for this district" he
said. This year l had in twenty
acres OF Avondale maize which did
well until the smelter smoke hit IL.
Then | had a third of crop.
Il had a large tract OF japanese
honey sorghum which proved smoke
resistant. Black amber cane did
well and so did Milo maize. We had
good crop of corn. Tomatoes
were poor.
Il have one tract of three acres
which l first planted in Irish po-
tatoes, which failed to develop
About the last OF June | planted
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11
CARD OF THANKS

We wish TO extend our thanks to
the kind friends who assisted US In
laying away the form Of our dear
sister; to the Rebekahs, the Order
OF the Eastern Star, to the Rev, Mr.
Smithwick for his kind remarks
and To many friends for the beauti,
ful floral offerings.
ELIZA NJ. Stills
PHILIP Stills
MR.. AND MRS. HARRY Stills
MR.. AND MRS. JOHN. CARTER,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11

barley on the same acreage and got
a good crop. After harvesting this
l planted miliet in August and got
a good crop"
Doctor vanneman said. Peaches
survive the smoke. though apples
and pears do not do well Wells
dug on the ranch irrigate the place.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11
SHELTER PROOF
(. CROPS NEEDED

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Dec. 11.-Sel-
ection of crops that will resist
smelter smoke has made DR.. A. w.
Vanneman a successful farmer in
spite of the handicaps that face
residents OF mining towns
DR.. Vanneman has not only look.
ed after the health of the commun-
ity, but he has also conducted in
dependent investigation in crops so
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11
"BOOTLEGS" IN CHURCH

DALLAS, Tex, Dec 11-Charged
by the police with conducting a
prosperous boootlegglng business"
in the basement OF one of the larg-
est churches here, the janitor of the
house of worship has suddenly de-
parted for parts unknown.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11

Do not delay. Get one OF those
10.acre tracts of tule land, now on
the market for short time. See
r. +. Smith, 517 Main st Hit
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11

The highest active volcano Is
Popocatepetl, near Puebla, Mexico.
1t is 1000 feet above sea level and
has a crater OF 1000 feet wide.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11

One hundred years ago the center
OF population OF the United States
was 16 miles north of Woodstock,
Md.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11
ELKS MEETING

Tonight is the regular meeting
night OF the Elks lodge and c. h.
Underwood. the exalted ruler, re-
quests a full attendance.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11
Ties for Men

Our exquisite line of ties for the fastidious man
is in great abundance in many late and new pat
terms. Color and tone effects are beyond COM
pare. A tie will make him very suitable Christ
mas gift. Select one today.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished room
use OF phone and bath. Furnace
heat. Phone 435 ll-tf
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

Childrens Coats arrived nt
NOES: those In need OF garments
should call at once. ll-it
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11

Mexico Is 1900 miles long from
northwest to southeast, and its
width varies from 140 to $50 miles
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11

WANTED-Three newsboys Mt the
Herald Ofiice. lift
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11

LOST-A black silk bag, a large
bead ornament on each side. and
black tassel on end. Return to First
State & Savings Bank. 11-3t'
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11

FOR RENT-Comfortab room for
working man 515 klamath Ave
nue. II-2ts
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11

Best yet. Herald Want Ads
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11

FOR SALE-Dining table. buffet
and childs' wardrobe. All In good
condition. Phone 336.M or call
1919 jefferson 11-3ts
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-11

Go to Shepherds and buy your
season tickets for the Musical Club
series OF concerts and hear the new
Alice Nielsen records 11-6t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-13
are retained for the purpose of clean

are retained for thespurpose of clean
ing up.
81 wish to insert in the Record the
situation as to wool We bought and
paid for during the war $50, 100000
pounds of wool, amounting to $685.
100000. We have on hand 25O,0O0.O00
pounds. amounting to $4,000. 600
The estimated shrinkage and loss in
value on that amount of wool which
the government will have to sacrifice
in order to meet the foreign market
is nearly $4,000, 900. but we have to
make this sacrifice. Public wool sales
we're stopped in Boston a few days
ago because with the wool on hand
it would have been foolish to sacri-
flee it. and. after all, if we want to
sacrifice these woolens, turning them
over to the public for cheaper cloth
ing. you would not relieve so much
the burden from taxation of the peo-
pie. because. after all, the people
the consumer-pay the taxes, and if
you want to sacrifice all this amount
of material on hand at auction prices
the people pay the debt in the end
and suffer the consequences"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-13
Richest Colored Woman's
Estate Totals 81, 600 900

NEW YORK, June 13.-The
title of "richest negro woman in
the United States" which was
held for many years by Nine. J.
c. Walker, manufacturer of
hair ointment widely popular
with her race, will pass to her
only daughter, Mrs. Leila Wall
ker Robinson. under the terms
of her will which. 1t was learned
here, has been filed in Indian
apOlis.
With the exception OF two
trust funds of 100000 each for
the benefit of charities, distant
relatives and friends, Nine.
Walker left her entire estate
to her daughter. The estate IL
estimated at 81, OOO.O Among
the charitable requests was one
for the lfshment of an in
dustrfal and mission school in
Africa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-13
How Bills Are Sent Out.

! rThisj morning I left the sales man
ayers Office. and he told me that in the
sale of timed meats and in the sale of
bacon. about SOS, zoo. 900 worth of surplus
products, he sent out $4,000 letters all
over this country to state charitable in
stitutions, wholesalers and retailers, and
has made as public as possible to all
dealers to bid. Those bids close on June
20. and II the bids are not satisfactory
the bids will be rejected. After all. it
Is the duty, it Is the function OF these
officers to receive just as high price
as possible for that enormous amount
of goods we purchased during the war.
I'VE paid tremendous price not
only for meats and commodities-of
OF supply and demand, and we had
TO. pay = big price-but the govern
lr1ent II anxious TO secure as near
100 cents on . dollar as possible
through the government expertssw|ro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-13

Mr.. Olney, who is member of the
military affairs committee, said in
part:
I'm 10000 this country probably
never faced such panicky conditions
nor such hard times. Men were out of
employment, commodities were cheap
to be sure and / am going to try to
prove to this House that the whole
3 sale dumping of bacon, timed goods.
: surplus products on hand at the pres
ent time would be detrimental to the
best interests of the people, and by
the people mean all of us consumers,
because after all most of us would
like a piece of that bacon of which
: there are 38,000,000 pounds on hand.
two and half million pounds of
corned beef and. several million
pounds more of timed meat
: AFTER all it resolves itself into a
{ question of common sense. If we are
going to dump IS, 000. 900 pounds of bacon
: on the American public. which is about
pound OF bacon to every three men,
and pound of bacon is great deal in
the normal consumption of family,
You are going to stop production to a
certain extent in this country, you are
going to stop employment. Just as in
the case Of the knitting trade. if the
surplus product on hand of fifteen to
be dumped on the public. and you or I
would like to buy pair at Is or 20
cents. you are going to stop production
in the knitting mills OF this country and
that means cessa ton of the. knitting
industry in the west. New England and
the middle states, where knitting mills
are generally busy today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-13

The newest of indoor sports in
shooting at moving pictures. One can
now shoot at the naturally moving
likeness of beast and bird or even at
columns of advancing infantry and
cavalry