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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
Y. M. C. A.

The Mountain Volunteer Bani
conducted the YMCA. MEETING
Sunday night. Four of its members
spoke on the mountain problems.
John Deyton, president of the
band, spoke on the question as a
general issue. while the three others
confined themselves TO special topics.
Their topics were: The Illiteracy
Problem" Home Decoration" "The
County Agent"
Misses Claire Leedy and Una
Gabbard sang a beautiful duet.
remnants for 1000 membership
were awarded to the Normal, Col
lege and Vocational Departments.
There were many present and i.
is hoped that the good attendance
will be kept up.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
PHI DELTA

The program of Phi Delta, Sat-
urday night, dealt largely with
problems of reconstruction.
The problems of half of the world
not directly connected with the war
were discussed by b. II. Martin. He
called attention TO the fact that the
war had awakened South America
and China to new sense OF National
Brotherhood, and had forced upon
them a realization that if they were
TO cope with the world powers and
be part Of the world, they must
launch Out. into the realm Of science
and education.
Holding up the ideals for which
we fought was thoroughly discussed
by Mr.. Kmsey, who called attention
TO the fact that although the bloody
fighting has been brought TO a close,
we yet have a great battle TO win
in order ito make the world safe
for democracy"
Mr.. Van Hook. in his Reminiscent
ees Of Phi Delta" displayed his
sense OF humor, as usual.
The debate on Resolved: that
League OF Nations will be hindrance
10 world industries" was won by
Mr.. Keedy, Of the Affirmative, whose
convincing argument was too strong
for his opponent. Mr.. Rowland.
Phi Delta will continue TO discuss
wide-awake questions in its meet
ings every Saturday evening. Visit
Hrs are always welcome.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
ABANDONED WESTERN
OIL FIELDS. FOR RICHER
PROMISE IN zinc ORE
Organization Of the Louisville
Mansfield Zinc & Lead Syn.
dictate Reveals Business 4
Romance
Or, Y. T. Beeler, Dentist, Then OIL
Msenate, Sold Interest In 1877
Wells for Bigger Prospects

Louisville, Ky.-IIow business ro
nance, blossoming in the bosom OF
Mother Earth, led the way 10 n dream
of ailluence that is fast Undertaking.,
Is brought out In the organization here
of the Louisville Lead n Zinc Syndi
cate Company, a corporation the stock
OF which rapidly Is becoming the prop
erty cf the public That II Is not a
romance Of the oil fields will be mat
ter Of surprise to those who look large
ly to the oil well as the fountain Of
business romance.
Formation Of the Louisville Mans
field Lead 4 Zinc Syndicate follows
closely upon organization Of the Ken
lucky Mansfield Lead 4 Zinc Syndl-
cate. a corporation already on an oper.
ating and dlvldendpayin basis, but
the romance goes back eleven years
to the oil fields OF the west and TO a
dentists chair in small Oklahoma
town.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
SlXTY-THREE "W
MEN DECORATED

Chlcago.-The Y. NJ. G. A. carried
the Red Triangle into the camps and
trenches abroad Mt cost of SO lives,
a sacrifice proportlonately one-quarter
ms great as that In the American army.
according to statement Issued by the
national war work council OF the Y.
NJ. c. A. OF these fatalities 30 were
due to disease. and the remainder to
shell-fire. bombs. gas-fever, drowning
and wounds. Ten Of these were wom-
en-, one Of whom was killed by shell
fire and the others In a German ale
raid.
There were also IS non-fatal cas-
ualties. These were due principally
to machine gun fire. shell fire. and mo.
tor transport accidents. Numerous
cases of slight wounds and gassings
which were attended at dressing sta
lions. but were not reported TO head
quarters, are not included.
These casualties occurred In a force
which at no time exceeded 1900 work
ers, of whom II is reckoned that more
than one-half were never sent TO the
front. being employed In the hundreds
Of huts maintained throughout the
training areas and the "leave areas"
Sixty-three "Y" workers were deco
rated, while in all more than 1872 re-
ceived official recognition for distin-
guished service. Thirteen OF these
were decorated with the Crolx de
Guerre. while As received other deco
rations. OF these. three received the
Distinguished Service Cross, three
the Order Of ST. Stanislaus. FIVE the
Italian Cavaliere del Corona, 80 the
Italian War Cross, and one the
French decoration of the Corps
d'Armee. Seven were cited for the
Croix de Guerre. and seven for othef
decorations. six commended for merit
orlous conduct. and twenty-nlne re-
ceived honorable mention in dis
patches. Several units were cited In
their entirety, those serving with the
Third division being cited twice. More
than a score more reported decorations
have not yet been confirmed.
Not one OF these men under thirty
was fit for military duty. but the cita-
lions show that they carried on with
the same courage and spirit that iden-
tilted Americans throughout the war.
These records show that they went
over the top with the assaulting
waves. that they exposed themselves
under machine gun and shell fire to
minister to the wounded. that they
worked indefatlgably as stretcher
bearers, and that they drove ambu-
lances into the midst OF battle to res
cue the wounded.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03

from France, evidence of the zeal
with which Y. NJ. c. A. canteen men
worked with the troops In the st. Mi
hiel and Argonne drives.
Willis was attached to the Three
Hundred and Fifty-fifth regiment,
Eighty-ninth division. In the Toul sec
tor, which the division held until the
st. Mihiel drive began, Willis Y. NJ. C.
A. outfit had canteen near Mont Sec.
at Beaumont, and one Of his pleasant
Jobs was to drive almost daily around
the famous Dead Mans curve on trips
to get supplies for his canteen. Willis
entered Benny. in the st. Mihiel drive.
three hours after the Germans had
been thrown out Of ii.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03

In suite OF Offices In the Starks
Ing 10 make every minute yield its
quota of result Of an atmosphere OF
high pressure, knows all about the ro-
nance, for he had lived IL. He Is DIR.
L. T. Reeler. vice president of the new
LOUISVILLE MANSFIELD LEAD 4
ZINC SYNDICATE. He Is the mao
who. eleven years ago. while a prac-
ticing dentist In an Oklahoma town,
became interested In western oil de-
velopment With holdings In l57 oil
wells after he had become successful
In that game, DR. Beeler had wide OPP
portunlties to observe the possibilities
and exigencles OF that business, or
game, as IL may rightly be called. He
saw men carried up into the realm "
sudden riches he saw hopes fulfilled
beyond their own limits. But he saw
the other side, too, of the oil game
its uncertainty. and the ruin that this
uncertainty brought TO some.
One day DR.. Beeler heard about the
strike made In the famous Joplin zinc
ore district He began studying the
possibilities OF the new found oppor-
tunity. lie reflected that In the oil
business. when well was drilled, no
mortal could with certainty tell which
of four things would be the result
oil, water, gas or a hole In the ground.
He reflected that an oil well, drilled
from LOO to 1890 feet In the ground,
cost from $4,000 to $4,000 before Its
real promise was known. And thea
he compared this with data he had
gathered about the mining industry, in
which natures store of wealth lies
comparatively close 10 the surface aud
covers great areas, necessltating, N
proportion, small initial outlay. He
applied this comparison particularly to
what he had heard about the Joplin
Mansfield fields.
DR. Beeler was not long In making
up his mind. II was two years ago in
Kansas City that the project, which IL
now being carried TO every state in
the Union, had its inception. DIR.
Beeler had selected a partner. severed
his connections with the oil fields, and
had employed an agent, versed In the
technique of such an undertaking, to
investigate opportunities In the Joplin
district.
But II was by chance that the real
opportunity was found. One day,
when DIR. Beeler's emissary was fruit
lessly pickering with people In the
field to which prOspectors were al
ready swarming. an old man called
him aside.
III you want to see an unworked To-
callty, want to show you something"
said the old man.
As the result of the investigation
and assaylng which followed DIR. Beel-
err. his partner and several notaries,
In all Of the public automobiles the
nearby town afforded. set out in the
late afternoon In what Is now the
Mansfield district. The chauffeurs and
the notaries and all others with whom
the party came In contact were bound
TO secrecy. There were neither auto
mobiles nor notarles available for 9TH
er possible prospectors. ...
That was October 10, 1917. In day
or so, the prospectors had secured
leases on $4,000 acres of land rich in
ore, and had laid the foundation of
the project which II now becoming ma
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
JUSTICE FOR THE Y. NC A.
Editorial in Army and Navy Register.

n Register
This period charges and investigations
officers
inclined find fault will
satisfied mistakes will be recorded
believe trouble will be directly to
lack Of adequate preparation in the first instance
The American Red Cross and the various welfare bodies will come
of criticism. fact the Y NJ O. A.
involving conflict
beliefs soldiers Y NJ O.
A. has charged with prohteeng conduct Of caneens The
Institution a would hardly possible
the dis
religious with
facilities. Catholic alike well
denomination religious their
"proheerng" familiar eplhet oquaous
that authorities asked
NJ A. take of the but failed
the purchase transportation and
labor which not added to the unit prices overhead
The Y NJ C. A. attempted the self
supporting basis and naturally prices could not remain at the low army
Nothing the that going
with
and authorities realizing the
which the Y NJ O. A. had placed decided
Y. A
this
Is with Y NJ c. A.
burden thrust
much
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
DODGE HOUSE CATCHES ON FIRE

The Dodge Huose caught on fire
early Monday morning. but the fire
was extinguished before il had
gained any Roadway.
The fire caught from a stove in
the basement, burning hole in the
floor OF Room NJ. 5.
The fire department was on hand
very soon after the alarm was
sounded, but were not in action, as
the fire had been put out by buckets
of water.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03

These geological reports bear out TO
large extent theory which later be-
came current as to the origin OF the
rich mineral products around Mans
field. Mo. According 20 this theory.
Mansfield. one Of the highest points in
the district. Is the site OF a prehistoric
volcano. The purest ore Is found clos
est to this center. while the adulter-
ated deposits are found as the distance
becomes greater.
once he had secured rights 10 the
land. DIR. Beeler's plan became known
and soon the district was a bee hive
OF fortunehunters. But all Of the
promising land In the vicinity had
been leased by DR. Beeler and his asso-
ciatcs and they were ready to launch
their project
Their scheme OF operation calls ulti-
matcly for the organization OF local
companies In each Of the fortyiive
states Each Of these corporations
will be granted concessions around the
reserved portion of the leases which
the parent corporation will hold and
which will be enhanced In value with
the growing activity surrounding IL.
The Kentucky Mansfield Lead b
Zinc Syndicate was Incorporated Juns
H. 1915 Its capital stock OF 100000
was quickly sold out On November
II bought It's Hrsi min, which soon
began operations on the ground. and
on February 2G dividend for Jan
uary was paid stockholders. following
which was paid a so dividend for
February.
The Kentucky syndicate is made up
almost entirely OF Kentucky men. DIR.
f. NJ. Crutcher. OF Louisville, head OF
the Louisville Dental Laboratory. Is
president. and y. G. Cureton Is secre-
tary. W. T. Newbold. OF Louisville, IL
treasurer Edward J. McDermott. OF
Louisville. Is the corporations attor-
ney. pr. Beeler Is one OF the direc-
tors. as is also Dr. Charles A. Funk.
The officers Of the LOUISVILLE
MANSFIELD LEAD 4 ZINC SYNDI-
CATE, which was formed February II,
1918. are the same AS those OF the
Kentucky syndicate except that DIR.
Beeler Is vice president and J. C. Ma
hon, well known Louisville business
man, Is a director. over half OF the
capital stock OF 100000 already has
been sold. Offices Of the company are
at 400 Starks Bldg. Louisville.
The stock is being put out at 500
(par valued per share.
The company's property Is In the
heart OF the Ozark Mountains, Wright
County, Mo. One forty-acre tract Ia
located between two mills, those of the
Kentucky syndicate, known as the
pioneer MIL" and OF w. Il. Caldwell.
OF louisville, known AS the "Red-blri
Mill" This tract Is considered one Of
the best in the district although three
other forty-acre tracts are well located
and partly tested
So, as the new LOUISVILLE MANS
FIELD LEAD & ZINC SYNDICATE
starts its wheels a-whirring, the bust
ness romance OF the poor dentist Is
carried farther along Its way TO the
pocket-bOoks and bank accounts OF
shrewd Investors the country over.
Advertisement.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03

ts,n.wide. They knew that by taxing
the ore from slight excavations at
given points over given area, that
the findings of IN expert assayer. geolo
gist would give them the exact extent
Of wealth which the establishment Of
mills would produce. Unlike the mere
promise OF an oil well, the potentiall-
ties Of zinc 4 n could be scientih-
cally established. Their reports were
secured from A. Arnold, state geolo-
glst Of Missouri, and Joseph Metcalfe.
a London mlneraloglst and engineer,
and showed that tests had proved the
expectations Of the prospectors.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
A New Shock for the British.

London.-The American soldiers ca
pacity for chocolate is a never-endlng
source Of wonder to Britlshers, a Won
der that has just been given a new
stimulus by contract the Y. NJ. c. A.
has closed TO take over a plant and
manufacture chocolates-300 tons Of
chocolates q month.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
MuSIC RECITAL

A music recital was given on
Wednesday night, March 90, by the
members Of the Music Department.
instrumental and vocal selections
were rendered. Pieces were played
on the piano, cabinet organ and
violin.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
CHAPEL NEWS
Sunday Niqht

The Rev. G. S. knight preached
to the students of all departments
in Main Chapel, Sunday night.
His sermon was full of enthusiasm
and truth, setting forth clearly the
fact that there is a fixed law Of the
Universe that cannot be side-track 10
ed, i. e.. that whatsoever is sown,
the same she'll be reaped.
This was Mr.. Knights last sermon
as a College preacher. Next Sunday
he will be in the pulpit Of his
church at Pontiac, Mich.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
WOUNDED BY SHELL
THAT KILLED FOUR MEN

Under shell fire and gas for three
weeks. the buildings in which he ran
his canteen hit six times. and finally
Knocked out by n shell which
killed four men. wounded thirty and
put him in a hospital for two months.
Guy A. Willis, a Grand Rapids. Mich.
lumberman. has returned on crutches
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
School News from Various Departments
ROOSEVELT COMMEMORATIVE
GRAFTON

Merritt Starr, Of Chicago, gave 4
commemorative Grafton on the life
Of Roosevelt, in the College Chapel
last Thursday morning. He left
some vivid pictures of one of the
great Americans in the minds and
hearts Of all who heard him.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
Pure Science

In an old saloon down in Savan-
nah, Georgia, this sign appears on
the wall.
III water will rot your boots,
what will il do TO your stOmachs"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
THE BALD HEAD

And this is the song | spin
While. giving the blade shove
why can't be bald upon my chin,
And have whiskers that grow
above9"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
French Tribute to "Y."

John X. Mott, general secretary of
national war work council of the Y.
NJ. c. A, has been made a chevalier Of
the Legion Of Honor.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03

The man who pays for 'he coun-
try to go dry, but votes to keep II
wet, is guilty Of insineerity or i'm
becility-he should have his head
or heart examined.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03

Increases Of AZ TO "a per cent in
coal prices since 1916 were reported
IN the March issue of the Labor Re-
view Of the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03

A good man must not weigh dol
lars against decency.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03

Regulation saves the saloon; pro-
hibition saves the boy.
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Pithy Paragraphs

by Major Dan Morgan Smith
Putnam patriot., 1919-04-18
PUTNAM NEWS
.....-.-.....-..-...-ss- ...............-......-

Misses Katherine and Isabelle
Byrne were in Boston Tuesday.
There will be rs in the graduating
class at st. Mary's school this year
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dean have
returned from trip to California
Palms were distributed at all
masses at st. Mary's church last Sun
day
Mrs. A. NJ. Whittier of Worcester
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. NJ Wheaton.
There will be no school tomorrow,
Good Friday, although the school
calendar does not make it holiday.
Mrs. Genevieve Letters, with her
son and daughter, are to be the
guests of relatives in Providence for
Easter
The Hebrews of Putnam have been
observing the Passover this week and
on Tuesday several places of business
We're closed.
Tomorrow will be generally OBJ
served as a holiday The postoffice,
however, does not recognize the day.
The stores will close at noon.
Miss Charlotte Embleton entertain
ed her brother from Wollaston, Mass,
for the weekend, at the home of Mrs.
Genevieve Letters, Grand View.
Armand Bibeault, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eustache Bibeault, Woodstock
avenue, has returned from France
wearing the croix du guerre. He was
a member of the 104th infantry and
lwas twice wounded.
Mrs. Genevieve Letters, with hen
son and daughter, motored to New
Britain on Sunday and called on rel
atives and friends. They also called
on friends in Newington, Hartford
and South Manchester
Private Richard E. Gibney, son of
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Gibney, Flor
ence street. has returned from over
seas. He passed through here Sun
day on a troop train. His parents
have been to Camp Devens to see him
and he is expected home for the
weekend
Mr.. and Mrs W j Bartlett and
daughters, Misses Ruth and Dorcas
Bartlett, motored to Providence Sun
day afternoon to hear John MeCor-
mack, famous Irish tenor, sing. Mr..
and Mrs. Silas NJ. Wheelock, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert J. Smith and George +.
Shaw made up another party.
Putnam patriot., 1919-04-18
Replaced Townsend in 7th.
+Rpelaced Harrington in Sth.
Replaced Ames in 9th.
+Replaced Harrington in 8th.

Two base hits, Harrington. Errors,
Putnam, Woodson 3, Cotter /, Bru,
nellie =, Williams |; Pomfret, Buell.
.. Chapmin l. Hits off Dobson, D IN
6 innings off Nelson, 2 in innings;
off Cakes. 0 in innings; off Town
send, 0 in innings. Struck out, by
Dobson g, by Nelson A, by Townsend
9. bv Cakes 3. Passed balls, Wood
son 3. Bases on balls, off Dobson !,
off Townsend l. Umpire, Brown of
Pomfret. Scorers, Hayward and
Hogan. Time, hours, 30 minutes.
From the veterans of last year left
on the Putnam high school team there
remains the catcher, Woodson, who
is, as everyone knows, one of the best
catchers in this section, and Dobson,
who was the main stay in the pitch
er's box last season, and who has &
help mate, which from his showing in
Mondays game, will prove of consld-
cradle assistance to the team, that of
liver Nelson, a junior, who alternates
at pitchers box and first base. The
infield contains two veterans in Cot
ter and Chase, who may be expected
to live up to their regulations of last
year. The other infeld position lies
I between Williams of the freshmen
class and Brunell of the sophomore
class. The outeld candidates con
sist of .Rodinsky,, Murdoch, l.. Ames,
NJ. Ames, Williams, Durand, Quinn,
Breault and Farrell The outfeld is
vet to be decided upon, their abilities
to hit entirely influencing their po-
sition on the team, the veterans Du-
rand, Breault, and Quinn being at a
loss to the team at the present time,
Durand due to physical deformity and
Breault and Quinn to scholastic con-
ditions. Both of these conditions are
hoped to be remedied before the sea
son advances. The remaining other
outfielders are at the present time all
striving hard to maintain a permanent
position on the team.
Putnam patriot., 1919-04-18
GRANGE WILL HAVE DANCE
Neighbors' Night April 20 VIII Have
Eats AS Feature

Putnam Grange is making arrange
ments for dance in the near future.
A large committee was appointed at
the regular meeting Monday night,
and a pleasant time is assured.
The next meeting, April %, will
be Neighbors' Night, and Wolf Den,
Quinnatisset and Senexet Oranges
have been invited to provide the en-
tertainment. Putnam Grange Will
serve a supper.
At the meeting Monday night one
application was received, and Wyman
Richardson was elected and installed
as steward to fill a vacancy. The
lecturers hour program was very in
teresting. There was piano solo
by Miss Hazei Johnson, and vocal so
los by Mrs. Aline Hogan and Doreas
Bartlett, besides singing by the mem
bers Of the grange.
Miss Charlotte Embleton gave a
very inteEs-.s A--on her expert
Putnam patriot., 1919-04-18
P. H S LOST TO
POMFRET SCHOOL
Prep. School Won 5 to | By
Better Base Ball and Lack
of Putnam Stick Work
Local School Team Has Bright Pros
peet

Putnam high base ball team got its
first real tryout at Pomfret Monday
afternoon. 1t lost the game by a
score of to l in favor of the Pom
fret School team. but the manage
ment feels we'll pleased with the show
ing made, as the prep. school has had
more practice and was in better form.
Putnam's defeat was due mainly to
its lack Of hitting. Nevertheless. the
team made a good showing against a
more experienced team. and all its
adherents are we'll satisfied with the
fine spirit and snappy. aggressive type
of playing. Dobson pitched a game
worthy of being a victory, but lack of
support handicapped him. Nelson,
who pitched the latter part of the
game for Putnam, had two scratch
hits made against him. but toyed with
the big fellows in the last inning,
striking out three in quick order.
This does not detract. however, from
the pitching of Townsend or Cakes,
particularly the former. Not hit
was made by high school man
against either of them. If the Put
nam high team plays as good field
ing game tempered with little hit
ting in its remaining games, 1t may
look forward to a victorious season.
Putnam patriot., 1919-04-18
NELSON MANSFIELD is DOING
HOSPITAL WORK

Nelson Mansfield spent the week.
end at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs A. L. Mansfield, Eden street
Mr.. Mansfield has received his honor
able discharge from the army and is
now in a hospital in Colonia, n. j.,
and is associate field director and also
in charge of the home service depart
ment under the Red Cross.
His wife and little daughter return
ed with him and they are to keep
house in Newark, n j.
Putnam patriot., 1919-04-18

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ness are thing of the past. All women
who suffer as ! did should try Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs. JAS. RoHRBERG, 620 Knapp ST.,
N. s., Pittsburgh, Pa
Women who suffer from any form of
weakness, as indicated by displacements,
Inflammation, liberation, irregularities,
backaehe, headaches, nervousness -
the blues should accept y
Putnam patriot., 1919-04-18

a weakness WnIcn
caused back ach e
and headaches. A
friend called my
attention to one Of
your new sp aper
advertisements and
i'm m e diately my
husband ugh t
three bottles Of
Lydia K. Pinkhsm's
V G & e able Com
pound for m e.
After taking two
bnffios \ fat f,ra