The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-10-16

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Mt Stcrilng.-George Catiett Ever.
EFT. eight-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
q. &. Everett, Of this county, vas stun
ned by live wire on telephone pole
about fifteen feet from the ground.
The hoy fell from the pole and struck
an iron pin, cutting q deep cash In his
side. lie Is badly bruised and has
disOcated shoulder rs result of the
fall.
Whitesburg. -Progrcsslve farmers
are urging planting Of commercial or
chards In upland mountain soil in East
ern Kentucky where, according to
tests, fruit will do well. Although ap-
pies were almost complete failure
this year, the best peach crop in years
WIS grown. Small fruits, including
cherries, grapes, gooscberries and
strawberries do well in the mountain
counties.
Ashland.-Chief Of Police Payne re-
ceived u telegram from l.. G.. Smith, Of
Pikevile, Ky. stating his boy Joe
Smith, aged 10, had run away from
home and was coming to Ashland and
was arrested at the depot. Young
Smith had small roll Of money on
him and said he was running away to
go to school in Virginia. lie was held
for his father.
LOuisville.-Dr. George NJ. Sturgell,
of Ashland, formerly a second lieuten-
ant of the medical corps at Camp
Zachary Taylor, has been found guilty
of the theft of $16S worth of govern
ment property and sentenced by court
martial To four years in the Atlanta
peniteutiary, reduced to three and one
half years by reviewing officers on ac-
count Of time spent in the guard house
awaiting sentence.
Lawrenceburg. - Miss Alice May
Thornton, Of this city, was seriously
injured in an automobile accident at
HOlyOke, Mass, according to a dis
patch received here. Together with
five other students she was returning
TO Wellesley College when their auto
mobile was in collision with a truck.
All of the young women were taken to
IA hospital and the driver of the truck
was placed under arrest.
HOpkinsville.-Judge O. ri. Bush at
the opening Of circuit court called at
tention to the Kentucky antitrust law
against firms or individuals conspiring
together to unjustly raise prices and
said, ut looks to me like this law is
being violated" He said thet people
have no right in order to get rich and
TO get rich quick to grind into powder
the consuming class whose income is
not sufficient 10 meet these demands
LOuisville-Arrest of persons con-
nected with recent dynamiting cases
attending the street car strike in Louis
vile is expected shortly as the result
of information now in the hands of the
detective department. Belief that
guilty parties may soon be brought to
Justice is based on developments when
seven youths were taken into custody
after detectives had located the cache
of dynamite hidden on the banks Of
the river.
Louisville.-Neil Stovall, 10, Valley
Station, and William Walsh, %, of RI
NEVILLE, were seriously injured when
their car skidded into a telephone pole
on the Eighteenth street road. Both
are in critical condition at hospital.
The force of the impact broke the pole
In two. Walsh sustained broken rib,
which is believed to have pierced his
lung. and a probable fracture OF tho
skull, while Stovail suffered concussion
of the brain.
Frankfort.-In the case of Paul
kratz against Fannie Latham Slaugh-
ter's executor, the appellate court con-
strued the will of Mrs. Slaughter,
holding that the various charities be-
queathed by Mrs. Slaughter is sustain
ed in the will. In this particular case
Kratz was endeavoring to purchase a
house owned by Mrs. Slaughter in
Cherokee Road. and the court held
that the executor had the authority to
make the deed.
Cynthiana.-Windd did heavy damage
in Harrison county. On the farm Of
Homer Odor, barn and meathOuse
were destroyed and the roof was blown
of the house. A large quantity Of to-
bacco, hay and meat was lost. A barn,
full of tobacco and n garage on the
farm Of Brent Hayes were destroyed,
the roof Of the garage being blown sew
eral miles. Ten miles northwest of