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The Adair County news., 1919-09-17
Program Of Teachers AssOcia.
ton.

Division No. l will meet at
Cane Valley, on Friday Oct. 3.
FORENOON.
Devotional exercise-Bro. Lee.
Roll call.
Demonstrative work in primary
reading-Miss Miranda Williams.
Demonstrative work in lam
guage-Miss Agnes Conover.
Demonstrative work in fifth
and sixth grades geography
Mrs. r. S. English.
Demonstrative work in ad-
vanced history. l.. Hatfield.
Round table discussion of dem
onstrative work.
How we can best arouse pa
triotism in the rural school
Prof. A. P. Prather.
NOON.
Music by Cane Valley Band.
Lecture by Hon. Jas Garnett.
j. L. Hatfield, Pres.
Miranda Williams, V. P.
Annie Farris, Sec.
The Adair County news., 1919-09-17

For the stomach and bowels disor-
ders of babies McGEE'S BABY ELK
IR is a remedy of genuine merit. It
acts quickly, is pure, wholesome and
pleasant to take. Sold by PAUL
Drug Co. Adv.
The Adair County news., 1919-09-17

When the bowels feel uncomforta-
BILE and you miss the exhilarating
feeling that always follows a copious
morning operation, a dose of HER
BINE will set you right in a couple
of hours II taken at bedtime You
get its beneficial effect after break
fast next day. Sold BY PAUL Drug
Co. Adv
The Adair County news., 1919-09-17
NOT ES @ N ADAIR
COUNTY.
SKY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
No. 80.
THE HARPES.

~ ~rO0lASgs liz "AO -
al &ae Revolution and for many
.geaecS a. member of the Adair
s..>SkHtg coart and was, also, q
@shscIf IF the county. The Ira
G-sEs fsG-zily was a very prominent
- 20 Ju che county for several
3 Scx Gefere its formation and
= g maeny years thereafter
T.6ose brothers of the family
zGzrT.ssG three sisters of the Has
s,4zzs Gsmily, at Camp Knox, III
So eeR county. Chasteen H.
q sxsTe, q noted divine in the
sa=--erseF G-;story of the county and
Il. - Grandfather of the present
Il agsz,, e. H. Trabue, of Louis,
-ssl,i5ka- ssg&s a member of this fam
ztx- TIE mother of the distin-
sesyelslllssd lawyers, George Alfred
: s&dSesi. Isaac Caldwell and
e safGS Caldwell, was a daughter
er6 etHe same Trabue family.
The 4arpes, after the murder
.asf Fssag Trabue, went across
4k&&Sfg county to the westward,
II @9 Ss6en in a remote part of
1E&e ceaaty, at that time, and
1a9a1g the hills at the headwat-
szz Gf tie East Fork of Little
BEcas2 sjver, they killed a cali,
-4J2t az she skins of which, they
GEzxGe sneccasins for themselves
zatS4 Ess6t their old moccasins up.
zo+x ahs. ground.
SRhsn the Harpes arrived near
'sxss<; South Fork of Little Barren
.Etis,s-. 90 what is now Metcalfe
cox SEsE. a. some miles above
Tie sffss O. z,Re town of Edmon-
6Uaa eEEeysaGrdered a man, whose
a1&HKs %Eas .D0oley. This occur
Ee4S &e'G place, which was after
ew~zG part of Adair county.
The eastern part Of Metcalfe
EcGa aty4 from a point near to,
5ak esat OF Edmonton. was a
parsEax >af Adair county, from
1Su Ha6i Ehe creation of Met
ealfexu1nIy in 1860.
JIe Is edoagh by some that the
HRDss at the time they commit
Ged-aae murders, above named,
tUSzss making a progress from
Russell county through Adair to
tie. south of Green river, as they
ws-s %E7own at one time to have
been III Russell county, but they
.ezassrez Adair county, at the
thine Esntioned, through Greer
ar T@yior county, as Henry
SxagsSz. vino isJmentioned above
,Uzxa citizen of Green county
santEiisad therein when a very
Cd man.
However, the Harpes were il
lRasse4GTcounty, probably in tn,
Year 1879 upon their second ad
Ieat@Eeo the state. Upon thei
.setsots5 Coming into the state
they Suffered from Tennessee
fttC1Egsa the Stockton Valley, j
-C1ia6sa county The reason fo
t$eE Being in Russell county, q
tee CHIME mentioned. may b
sfaGHG "a vthe fact, that in th
EsEE GSil2, a ,brother-in.law Q
Egg 6 mpe resided in that cour
EF- &c IS not now known whe
ana Glnsc1an of the Harpes too
EEa h6s residence in Russell, bu
&c n mt Improbable, hat he We
.xzGzh1g there at the time tt
sHEues Rere there in 1893, an
4&N Uere doubtless seekin
.s&da=r With him. The Rev. j
.cak Yogzz. an itinerant Meth
The Adair County news., 1919-09-17

II Ill ISuSSCu SOOAIyS \Sh
Adair), which seemed to be pref
" well filled with women and
He took a position OPP
posite to the door of the cabin,
sang a hymn, read a chapter of
the Holy Scriptures, prayed,
and then delivered a sermon.
Among his auditors was a very
remarkable appearing man, who
stood and intently gszed upon
the preacher. He was a very
large man with a very high
forehead, and with an uncommon
width between the eyes. HIS
eye balls were large and sho we'd
an unusual amount of white.
He wore no head gear of any
kind; his hair was heavy and
unkempt, and he had neither
shoes nor mOccaslns upon his
feet. If the preacher had not
been accustomed to the rough
men Of the frontier, he would
have been alarmed at the stead
mess of the gaze and the remark
able physiognomy of the man.
While he was delivering the
sermon, he observed the tears TO
trickle down the checks of the
man. The preacher was con-
WINGED, that he was one, who
had distinguished himself, in
some way, and made inquiries
in regard to him and learned
that he was a brother-in law of
Big Harpe, and had formerly
been one of his associates and
had participated In many a des-
perate enterprise with him.
The preacher does not relate
whether the man had married
the sister of the Harpes or
whether one of the wives of Big
Harpe was his sister. The Rev.
Young preached a. the same
cabin frequently afterward, and
the brother-in-law of Big Harpe
was persuaded to and did become
a Jealous Christian. The preach
er furnished him with a spelling
book and with the aid of his
wife, he soon became able to
read and to write and became
the class leader, in the church.
which was organized at the
place by the Rev. Young. The
man had his hair trimmed, pro-
cured himself a hat, and wore
thereafter very respectable
clothes, and the last the preach
er knew OF him, he was continu-
ing in the ways of a Christian
man. The preacher, doubtless,
in his consideration for the man
in his account of it, does no
give his name and he has Ions
since been forgotten as a kins
man of the Harpes, in Russell
county.
The Harpes made their wa,
from tn e Gene Of tn
murder of Dooley, through tn
present counties of Metcalfe an
Barren, to the locality of Bi
Barren river, in a northwest d
rection from the present city @
o Bowling Green, and on the.
way, either in the western POI
= ton of Adair county or in til
eastern portion of Metcalfe cour
ty, for no asslgnable reason
!, they rercilessly slew a helple'
., little girl, whom they met upd
!. the road History has not pr
- served nor does tradition reve
the name of this hanIess chill,
The Adair County news., 1919-09-17

counties, Adair, Metcalfe and
Barren, and if the murder OF
the infant ever occurred it was
at later period.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
Rise in Sugar
Stocks Feature
OF Dull Market
Tobacco Shares Also Adj
vance Sharply, With List
Generally Irregular;
Profit-Taking in Evidence

A particularly dull market was en-
livened yesterday by active demand for
sugar stocks, which resulted in bidding
up prices Of these issues from 2 to
moro than Is points. The sugar stocks,
stimulated by the rapid advance in the
price OF the raw product, and the lift
ing Of government control, have dis
placed the motors in popular specula-
tive favor. Approximately 10 per cent
Of the total transactions on the Stock
Exchange were in four sugar issues.
Second in point of activity and
strength were the tobacco shares, in
which pool operations appear to be
most pronounced. Steel, oil and equip
ment issues, in which selling pressure
was greatest, weakened and with hardlv
an exception close we'll below Fridays
final quotations. In spite Of the an
nouncement that holders Of Republic
Steel were to get rights in block Of
stock to be bought out toward the end
of this month, the shares of that COM
pany lost points on the days trading
The market was irregular throughout
the session. The usual weekend profit
taking was in evidence, both in the
nature of short covering and sales for
long account. Some stocks were
bought on the possibility that deci-
sion on the question of whether or not
stock dividends are taxable as income
might be handed down Monday by the
united States Supreme Court,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
Raw Sugar Soaring

With sugar control going by the
board everything points to one of the
widest scrambles for Cuban raws in
years. England and Continental Eu-
rope are bidding high for the Cuban
crop and American refiners have up to
recently been unwilling to do anything
because they expected another year of
control. But with the news that the
restrictions are to go off. competitive
bidding has begun, and the Cuban
sugar producers are getting the benefit.
This is the situation which is being
discounted by the rise in the shares of
these companies. England is one of
the largest buyers of Cuban sugar at
present and her purchases are expected
to run close to the total Of 1916. when
she took in excess of 100000 tons.
Prior to that time England had been a
small factor in the Cuban market since
most of the English demand was filled
with beet sugar bought on the Cont
nent. The rise in Cuban raws is help
ing the American beet sugar producers.
AS indicative Of the shortage Of sweets
in this part of the country beet sugar
is beginning to appear east of the Mis-
sissippi.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
To Vote on Capital Increase
Shareholders Of Goodyear Tire
of Canada Asked to Ap.
prove EXPANSION

Stockholders of the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Company Of Canada will
vote on December IS on increasing the
authorized capitalization from s3,oOO,-
900 to $3O,0Oo,00o, to be divided into
$15.000.00o common and $15,000,00O 7
per cent cumulative preferred stock.
Plans call for the immediate issuance
Of $6,OO0,886 of new preferred stock
of which 100000 will be disposed of
in Canada and the balance of $4,000
held for later sale in the United States
The present preferred stock, of which
$1,500,000 is outstanding, will be re-
deemed on January l at ITO and divi-
dends In Canadian funds. Holders of
such stock will be offered new stock
on a share for share basis at 971a,
Canadian funds. At the prevailing rate
of exchange holders of old stock
would receive approximately 104 in
American currency an would pay 91h
Tor new stock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
Financial Items

The New York Trust COMPANY ha. hoe,
sp9 transfer taG agent Of the
smith Corporation
Members Of the engineering and con-
sfruction stats of the J. g. White En-
ggneering Corporation have returned from
mile eight inch pipe line which ia to he
constructed cor by the engineering corporation
ie' 10 en Ssv mite GO on H. CORPORATION The line
and preliminary estimates place its cost,
e ~ltn aux frn units at 100000. It viii
Desdemonia and other adjacent oil fields
=, Stockholders OF the International Motos
Iruck Corporation have authorized the
saiog qro of 81 ths c9mmon share capta
snares no par. and the number OF second
paglerteo shares from 1920 shares. 800
SHARES aa have Os4 hsen shares First preferred
shares 500 par. to 1os.21s shares.
special meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Inland Steel Company will be held
to reincorporate in Illinois and propTslt,on
their present 500 par stock into new sS5
par stock in the ratio of one share for
The ss.oooooo 8 per cent cumulative
convertible preferred stock Of the CHI
lsnd on Con having been largely
Hallgarten & Co. and Dominick and Dom
mick announce that subscription hook .
were closed yesterday at noon
standard Gas and Electric COMPANY In
ytes tenders from the holders OF the out
STANDING convertible per cent sinking
Iund gold bonds due December l. 1925
to exhaust sinking fund of $74,s4s de-
posted with the Philadelphia Trust Com
pany, trustee. for the purchase of the
bonds at a price not to exceed 105 and
interest Tenders will be received ~ tha
offices OF the trustee up to January s. 1920
At special meeting of the stockholders
OF the Wright Martin Aircraft (,ornora, 10 y
1t was voted to dissolve the cornoratto.
II. d. der. OF Hughes & Dier has heen
elected member of the Chicago Board 81
Trade. "o~'o VI
Ormond Fl. Hunt chief ene,neer ., a..
passenger division of the Packard
motor Car Company. has resigned to he
come wee president OF the Mercer Motors
company, which recently acquired the
mercer Automobile Company. Mr.. Hunt
Will have complete supervision Of ali en-.
'. Application mas neen made to +he Nsu
6 rork stock Exchange to list vanadium
Corporation OF America. no par. temno-
rary certificates 2s0.0oo shares of can,-
"a! STOCK; Heplogle Steel Company, tenn
porary certificates. 100000 shares common
STOCK without par: Shell Transport & Trad
ing Company. Ltd, temporary certiicates
$4,000 so-called American shares: Stnde.
BAKER Corporation, $4,000 900 additional
common stock: Union Oh Company. SSH.
ouo' shares additional capital stock no
par; Fan American Petroleum & Trans,
port Corporation. $s.24s,7oe class q corn.
mon stock; Mullins Body Corporation 40
geo shares common stock, no par: and
Columbia Graphophone Manufacturiry
Company. la3.2aa' shares -commpn stock.
no par.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
Republic Steel
To Offer 26,48O
Shares of Common
Stockholders Get Rightsto
Subscribe for Issue at Par
All Subscriptions To Be
Filled

In order to provide funds to meet the
requirements of expanding business
and new construction program Of the
Republic Iron and Steel Company the
directors have authorized the ISSUANCE
of 26,4S0 shares of unissued common
stock at par. Common shareholders
of record at the close or business on
December &c will have the right TO sub,
scribe to one share of new stock FOR
every ten shares held on that date
Sale of the unissued stock at par will
net the company -.,s4S 900. ~.
That all subscriptions to the unls-
sued stock will be filled was indicated
by the official announcement OF the
offering, which stated that "pursuans
to the resolution of the board OF d.
rectors, holders of the common stock
of this company Of record at the close
of business on December %. 1919, Will
be entitled to subscribe at par pro
rata. for the 26.4S0 shares of author.
lzed but unissued common stock of TINS
company, and so much of its treasury
stock as may be required TO satisfy az
subscriptions made pursuant to the
terms of the circular"
The subscription price of 500 a
share" the circular adds. will be pay
able IN cash or in New York exchange
on or before January IS, 1920, at ths
once OF the New York Trust Company
Inc subscription warrants must bepre,.
scented with the subscriptions indorsedT
thereon duly executed. and the SUB
scripton must be paid in full on or
neIore January is, 1920"
The Stock Exchange firm of Shear
son, Hammill & Co. has agre d to pur-
chase all the unissued stoci not sub
scribed for by shareholders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
The COppers

Copper stocks are not attractive be-
cause of the general knowledge of the
slack market for the metal and the un-
favorable position of the producing
companies arising from the enormous
accumulation Of supplies. Copper re-
fined and in process Is put at 1900, ooO,-
900 pounds. That is a huge load to
carry. 1t has piled up despite curtail-
ment of production on all sides. But
the question that arises in this con-
nection is whether or not the copper
stocks have discounted this condition
of affairs Copper stocks are selling
in. the market way out of line with
other industrials; in fact under pre-
war prices in many cases. Many brok-
ers insist that with patience holders
of such stocks will be we'll rewarded
as the demand for copper metal is
bound to pick up in time and clean up
the big surplus. Even assuming that
the companies should all close down
for a period the property values re-
main. particularly the enormous ore
reserves which an the progressive
producers have been steadily develop
ing from year to year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

The dumping of huge quantities of
bills against the shipment Of cotton.
grain and other commodities overseas
into the market during the last week
carried exchange rates on the leading
Allied capitals to new low records. The
pound sterling has fallen in terms of
the dollar more than 90 per cent below
the normal parity. Sterling was quoted
at $3.85A at the close yesterday, COM
pared with $4.00A week ago.
The dollar would buy 1914 francs
yesterday, compared with BIS normally,
marking the lowest value yet attained
by French currency. For the first time
the dollar become worth slightly in ex-
cess Of 10 Belgian francs toward the
close of the week. and lire, marks and
kronen also turned lower.
With the announcement of Secretary
Glass that the future financing of
Europe's purchases here would have
to be provided through private initia-
tive, leading international banker
estimated that $50O,000,000 of credits
would have to be arranged to tide
Europe over the winter. This sum, it
was explained, would merely keep the
volt from the door, and would be far
less than needed comprehensively to
meet the situation.
president Wilson, in his message to
Congress, recognized the need of aid
ing Europe financially, but suggested
no plan. He merely emphasized the
need OF encouraging imports. so that
eventually Europe can pay for goods
with goods. He, therefore, urged the
adjustment of the tariff in such a way
as not to discourage imports.
If you calculate the cost of the dol
lar in terms Of foreign money at cur
rent exchange value, that is, If you
were buying dollars with pounds.
marks or francs, its value at the close
OF last week, as compared with year
ago, follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
Court Authorizes Sale of
Corn Products Plant

In the governments Sherman law
dissolution suit against the Corn Prod
nets Refining Company Judge Learned
Hand, of the Federal District Court,
yesterday authorized the sale of the
company's plant at Davenport. Iowa, to
the American Cotton Oil Company for
$3.50, 900.
The order was made after Judge Hand
had considered the statement Of E. T.
Bedford, president, that w. j. Mathe-
son, vice president, is also director
Of the purchasing concern. The Iowa
plant has not been in operation since
1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
y. S. i'm Good Position to
Make FOREIGN Loans

The United States is now in an un-
usually favorable position for making
foreign loans according to a resume e
of the situation prepared by the Guar
anty Trust Company.
investment Of capital in foreign
countries, leading to the development
of their resources, to expansion of
world trade" the trust company says,
results in better distribution of all
kinds of products to the principal
markets of the world. The use of
capital for the development of the
tropical and sub-tropical areas has
enabled people in temperate re-
gions to obtain the products character
istic of tropical regions. The ultimate
effect of foreign investments and the
expansion of world trade is to raise
the standard Of living by making it
possible for a large number of people
to obtain those things which add to the
comforts of life"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
Standard Oil of Ohio
Plans Capital Increase

A special meeting of stockholders of
the Standard Oil Company of Ohio has
Deen called for January IL at Cleve-
land, Ohio, for the purpose Of author
izing an increase in the capital stock
from $7,o0o,000 to $21 ,0Oo,0 900. Of the
new stock it is proposed that $1,000 900
shall be common and that the remain
ing 100000 will be per cent cumu-
iative preferred. The new stock. if
authorized, will be offered to share
holders on share for share basis at
500 par.
Net profits of the company, after
taxes for the six months ended June 30
last last were $2,081,598, equivalent to
Szy13 a share on the present capital.
holders OF the stock received $3.50 1000
leaving surplus of $1,52l 1893.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
Money and Credit

Contraction in banking credit at this
centre made rapid progress last week
when borrowing by member banks at
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
decreased sharply, discounts at the CEN
tlal institution against government
war paper falling from S753 1874 900 to
S667,512,631. Discounts against other
forms Of paper were slightly larger at
$19,341,6 27.
The New York Clearing House banks
reported decrease Of S2,176, 900 in
loans and discounts at the close of
business yesterday, the total standing
at So, 1903 ,000 Net demand deposits
decreased $104, 1923 900 to $4,O76 ,498, 900.
United States government deposits rose
from $81, 745,000 to $151 ,017, 900 despite
heavy Withdrawals early in the week.
Bank Clearings-Bank clearings in
New York and other cities yesterday
were:
Exchanges Balances
New York. go. 1924, $685. liza S75,112,622
Baltimore ..... 14,199,897 6,O59,655
Boston ....... 67,345,174 15,062,456
Philadelphia. 72,S9S,522 21,671,659
Silver London, 74d New York,
$1.32; Mexican dollars, $1.O11a.
Sub-Treasury United States Sub
Treasury credit balance, $176,S27; Fed
eral Reserve credit balance, So, 694, O34
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
Stock Dividend Possibilities

Many traders in the Street have the
habit of taking on at the end of each,
week industrial stocks which are likely
to be benefited by favorable decision
by the Supreme Court relative to the
taxability of stock dividends The idea
is to hold them until after midday
Monday, by which time the decisions
of the court have been handed down.
When the decision does not come down
they sell out and wait for the follow
ing week end. The list OF stocks which
would be helped by. such a decision is
long. 1t includes American Sugar, In
ternational Harvester, Kelly Spring
field. Middle States Oil, General Mo-
tors, Baldwin Locomot olive. Republic
Steel, Worthington Pump, United
Fruit. stutz Motors, Columbia Graphic
phone, the Standard Oils. Houston OIL,
United States Rubber, Texas Company
and General Electric.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
eral weeks ago. 81 talked with lead.

eral weeks ago. 81 talked with lead.
ing bankers in Germany" said MIR.
zimmerman yesterday, land | fonnd
general opposition to any move toward
changing the basis of rculation.. No
attempt will be made toward defation
for considerable period. German
marks, in my opinion, are selling be-
low their intrinsic value The banker
SAID Germany needed a billion-dollar
loan from this country in order to. OBJ,
tam funds to buy raw materials. He.
SAID the Germans were all working.
tooth and nail to get back to normal
basis. Germany is looking ahead.
Inc past is behind her and forgotten
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
Loan Offered to Argentina, Is
Report From Buenos Avre

BUENOS AYREs, Dec. 6-Dominpo
oaiaberry, Argentine Minister of Fl
nance, who will go to the United States
as delegate to the Pan American Finan-
cial Congress, will study while there
the the possibility of negotiating a loan Of
$500. 1000, 900, which is said to have been
offered to Argentina by North Ameri-
can banks on very good terms" saws
LA Nacion" this morning.
II negotiated, the loan would be used
i iof consolidating the national floating