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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22
BLIGHT LEFT BY HURRICANE
Somewhat Resembles That Caused by
Heavy Frost-Heavy Salt Spray
and Mist Blamed.

The kind Of damage that a hurri
cane causes is pretty generally known
but, as a contributor points out, one
phase of 1t is overlooked In most de.
scriptions. For this no better name
can be given than hurricane blight.
In the great hurricane Of September.
1919 which came out Of the lower Ba.
hamas and swept over Key West, the
area of hurricane blight, as observed
on the Florida east coast, reached
almost TO Palm Beach. After the hur-
ricane had passed. the coast looked as
If great frost had fallen on 1t. Near
the water front scarcely leaf was
left on the trees, and for a distance
Of so to 100 yards back from the wa
ter the grass lay withered and brown.
Flowers had shriveied and persisted.
and even the fronds Of the huge coco
palms had backened and curled at
the tips, and turned scar halfway to
the stems.
For three days and nights the wind
had driven the Salt spray and mist
against the foliage and grass, and by
morning Of the fourth day nothing
bright and green remained. II is this
salty spray and mist, driven with
singing force by the gale, that causes
hurricane blight.
Recovery is even slower than re-
covery from frost stroke; II is full
month before the pail Of hurricane
blight begins TO disappear as the new
growth arrives.
Old residents of the lower glade
country, especially along the coast,
have an unfailing faith in sea grapes
as hurricane sign. A heavy yield
of this fruit. that grows wild along the
lower Florida coast. is regarded by
blow" They declare that the sign
has never failed: so when the
branches of the sPa-grape tree hang
low with fruit the old inhabitants
know what TO expect. In the fall Of
1919 there was an almost unprecedent-
ed crop of sea grapes.
Hurricane blight does not affect the
sea-grape tree. The leaves weather
the gale and salt spray and emerge
from the ordeal almost as fresh and
green as ever. Only the fruit is
blown down.
The tree is generally crooked and
twisted, and unattractive in appear-
ance. II grows along the beach. fire.
quently in the water. and It's fruit.
which is like the common grape in
size, grows In clusters. When ripe.
il has pinkish-purple hue.
Although little used at present. the \
fruit is fairly palatable, and probably
in the near future it may he priced as
food. particularly in the form of jams.
jellies and preserves.-YOuth's Com
panion.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22
After Using.

The woman was the author Of a
cookery book that had been published
al her request with wide margins and
occasional blank pages for notes and
additional recipes,
Often she had expressed a wish to
see an old copy of the book and find
to what use the blank spaces had
been put. One day in a secondhand
book store her husband unearthed an
old volume. Noticing that 1t had been
annotated freely, he bought It. After
a day or two he said,
How about the-notes in that cook
cry book? Were they Interestingly"
No" she said CURLY; they didn't
amount to anything"
When he got chance he looked
through the book himself. Every note
the book contained was a remedy for
dyspepsia and kindred ailments!-
Dallas News.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22
BANQUET

The Ohio County Club, composed
of Ohio County students in the Ken
lucky State University. will enter
tain the High School teachers and
Senior students of the county at a
banquet at the Commercial Hotel
here tonight. Plates will be laid
for 40 and probably many more.
Members of the Club will address
those gathered at the banquet board.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22
BIG FIRE LOSS

A barn near Middleton, KY, 12S
it. by ~ TT. containing among other
things. 1880 Blu. corn and the to-
bacco cut from acres of ground,
was destroyed by fire last Friday.
The barn was on the farm purchased
of NJ. V. Johnson by Holbrook &
Parks, of this city. and later sold by
them to Luther Denning. The loss
is estimated at about $4,000 while
the insurance amounted to only
$4,000. 1t was carried in the Con-
tinental. Phoenix and Fidelity COM
panies.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22
Quite Superfluous.

After little tea party the children
were playing some game quietly in a
corner of the room.
The lady of the house was curious to
know what was keeping them so In
terested, so she called her own girl
toward her
what game are you playing Mol
lief" she asked.
weddings, mother" replied the
small girl I'm the bride, and Marg-
cry Jones is the bridesmaid"
"And who Is the bridegroom" asked
mother, knowing that there was nc
small boy among the guests.
"Oh," came the quick answer, "this
Is only very quiet wedding, you
knOw."-London Answers.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22

Christmas nineteen hundred twen-
" promises to be the sanest in many
generations. 1t is said that Christ
mas was first observed in the year
ninety eight and the purpose of this
holiday has ever been to celebrate
the birth of our Savior. 1t is Alto
gether fitting and proper that it
should be a day of merriment but
1t is NOT right that it should be a
day OF boisterousness; il is within
the bounds of reason that il should
be a day of festivity, but it should
not be used as a day of debauchery.
For many generations this season
has been regarded by many as
time when the rules of decency and
order may be laid aside; a period
when even those who are sober and
orderly during the remainder of the
year may indulge in drunkenness
and rioting. Many have been the
homes wherein the pleasure of
Christmas was marred by the drunk
en- actions of some member of the
household; many have been the
dollars spent for rum that should
have gone to purchase the means of
innocent pleasure for the family.
But thanks to those who had the
nerve to stand for the right through
many hard fought battles, we now
are enjoying a period when men
are men. not demons; when fami-
lies may approach the Yuletide sea-
son with delight instead of dread.
In times past women and children
could not safely walk. the streets and
highways at Christmas time; in
times present, they may go their
way without fear of drunken moles-
tation. 1t seems but yesterday that
We watched the press columns with
fear and trembling TO see how many
were killed in the Christmas drunk
en- brawl; today we watch the same
columns with pleasant anticipation
to see how many lives were saved by
charitable contributions.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22

Why is basket ball. foot ball. base
ball? You, in turn, ask Why this
question:" Our reason is this: Oft
times players of these and other
competitive games forget the pur-
poses of these sports and convert
them into games of trickery, deceit,
bulldozing, and in fact anything to
get the desired score. Competitive
games were originated for the pur-
pose of creating wholesome pleasure
physical development and a desire
to excel. The players should be
animated by a spirit of friendly ri
valry. They should at no time har-
Dor a desire to gain an unmerited
advantage in the game. No team
ever obtained a lasting fame by the
use of underhand methods. The
public demands clean athletics and
is quick to censure player or team
that persists in using unfair means
of obtaining their ends. Players
should go into the game with a de-
termination to win by their own
merits and not by the trickery OF
any player, the umpire or referee.
If they honestly win. the knowledge
that it was real victory is worth
every effort exerted; if they hon
estly try and lose, they know where
in their weaknesses lie and are filled
with a determination 10 correct
these and try again. Clean athlete
tics is something that should be
taught in every school. Most
schools, including our local High
School, teach this, but it is to be re-
GREETED that some High Schools and
some teachers in Kentucky drive in
to their pupils the idea that
HE shall take who has the power
And he shall keep who can"
regardless of morals or established
rules and regulations.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22

Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
If you have an honorable discharge
you are entitled to membership In
the American Legion. The fee for
new members is now $3.25 includ-
ing Legion button, and for old
members $500. This pays you up
to Jan. 1. 1922. Send your fee
along with the name of your or
ganization to any of the following
officers OF Ohio County Post:
DIR. A. B. Riley, Commander.
l.. q. BARRETT. Vice Commander,
JAMES TATE. Adjutant.
L. S. IGLEHEART.S Treasurer.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22
NITRO-GLYCERINE FAILS TO
EXPLODE IN OIL WELL

Holbrook G. Parks received 60
quarts of nitro-glycerine several
days ago and placed IT in Howard
we'll No. 2, near Concord, but after
many attempts to shoot it they have
decided that the water pressure is
too great. An expert shooter from
Bowling Green will arrive here
Wednesday night with an electric
squib and it is believed this method
of shooting will be successful.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22
FIRE DAMAGES DWELLING

The residence of Leonard Randle,
of Kronos, was damaged by fire,
Dec. s. The fire probably originated
near the furance. The loss is esti-
mated at $500. and was totally COW
cred by insurance.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22

Local Advertising, loo per line for
the first insertion and SC per line
Tor each insertion thereafter
Rates for Display Advertising rade
known on application.
Cards Of thanks, resolutions Of re-
spect. obituaries, etc. 1c per word
straight. Obituary poetry. lie per
word. This rule invariable.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22
Miss Norine Barnett, daughter

Miss Norine Barnett, daughter or
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Barnett, who is
.eaching in the High School at Mt.
Vernon. KY. became i'll of typhoid
2bout ten days ago and arrived
home Saturday. There are a num-
oer of cases in Mt. Vernon and upon
investigation. the State Health au-
thorities found that the epidemic is
due to three infected wells in that
city. Miss Barnett is getting along
licely at present.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22
BOOTLEGGERS

Winnipeg. Dec. 2O.-Airplanes are
being used by an organized band OF
bootleggers for liquor smuggling
operations across the United States
border. Winnipeg police rspprted the
other day.
The officials" according to a
Winnipeg Newspaper, nov have
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22

Miss Kate Robertson, of Moor
man. spent from Saturday afternoon
Until Monday morning with Mr.. and
and Mrs. James Bennett.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-12-22

William H. Spinks7 z year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Spinks is
Just recovering from Pneumonia
and has now contracted typhoid.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-01
SAY LONGS mail WAS
NOT OPENED IN WAR
fBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, July 1.-Formal de-
malls were made today by the state
and war departments of the statement
of Professor Stanley Rypins Of the
University Of Minnesota. several days
ago before the Cook county, Illinois.
convention of the committee Of 4s,
that he, while serving in the military
intelligence division during the war
had opened the mail OF Breckenridge
Long, third assistant escretary Of
state. Rypins declared he was or
dered to open Mr.. Longs mail, "be-
cause he happened to be in correspon'
dence with a conscientious objector.
The military intelligence division
did not open the mail of Mr.. Long
or any other person" said the war
department statement. Prof. Rypins
has never been connected in any ca
pacity with the military intelligence
division, During the war he served
for few months as an enlisted man
in the sixth division, Camp Wads-
worth, s. c., during a part of which
time he was detailed for duty in the
office Of the divisional intelligence Of
ficer There Is no record Of Prof
Rypins having had any connection
with the postal censorship, the only
agents of the government authorized
| TO open mail"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-01
GREAT WELCOME IS
AWAITING HARDING

WASHINGTON, July l. Senator
Harding, the Republican choice for
the presidency, buckled down today
to the work of clearing away pending
matters preparatory to his departure,
early Saturday, for his home in Mar
ion, Ohio.
An indication of the reception
awaiting him in Marion was given to
the nominee today in a telegram from
the state convention of Ohio Repub-
licans. The telegram bore to the
senator the greetings and congratula'
tions Of Ohio Republicans and added
I'VE pledge in behalf of a united and
militant party in your native and home
state our. enthusiastic support until
your triumphant election In November
We congratulate the nation that with
your inauguration on March 4, next
there will be return to popular and
constitutional government. We con
gratulate the party upon the fact that
with your accession to the presidency
will begin another Republican admin
istration instead OF e personal auto
cratic governm ent-and an administra
tion that will give help and confidence
to the people of this country, that will
bring peace to America and will re
establish the government Of this ma
ton as conceived by the founders.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-01
HOG TONIC CO. WILL
OFFER SATISFACTION

After a meeting Of a special hog
tonic" county farm federation commit
tee in the office of the county agent,
Thursday morning, E. F. Murphy,
county agent, announced that it had
been decided that the buyers of the
hog tonic should for the present
sit tight" and await developments.
Richard B. Morrow, Gaar Eliason and
E. F. Murphy comprised the commit
tee, and DR.. Carver, Of the federal
bureau of animal industry, and who
made the report to the meeting on
Wednesday night, was also present.
Mr.. Murphy said that those having
notes due or coming due are advised
to await the outcome before settling.
Mr.. Heineman's Statement.
w. J. Heineman, representative of
the Columbia Hog and Cattle Powder
company, of Kansas City, Mo, said ::
Based upon past dealings of our com
pany | feel assured that fair anG sat.
isfactory arrangement will be made
with all interested" 1t was decided to
give time to the Kansas City concern
to look into the matter and to make
such adjustments as 1t may wish to
offer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-01
0, X Rim, MILTON
CASHIER, IS SUICIDE
after INVESTIGATION

MILTON, Ind, July Oscar NJ.
kirlin, 3S, cashier of the Farmers
Bank here for the past Is years, shot
and killed himself with a shotgun
shortly after o'clock Thursday morn
ing.
Mr.. Kerlin was found dead in the
loft Of his garage, with the left side
of his face and skull completely blown
of. by William Miller and Nora Lants,
neighbors who were called by the
screams Of the dead mans wife.
=. is not known definitely whether
or not a shortage in the funds Of the
bank caused the suicide. The affairs
of the bank were gone over Wednes-
day by a state bank examiner.
A meeting was to have been held
Thursday at which the bank examin-
er was to have reported to the director
and stockholders the actual condition
of the bank
1t Is said that Kirlin was sometimes
three or four months back in his post
ing.
Had Been Cautioned, He Says.
Charles Ferguson, president of the
bank and father-in-law of the dead
man, said that 1t would not be known
whether or not shortage exists, but
| that he had cautioned Kirlin many
times to be more careful in the ad-
ministration Of the banks affairs.
Customers of the bank, it is said,
found it necessary to wait while Kir-
lin sorted through piles of checks
before they could find out how their
account stood.
K,rlin breakfasted with his family
at the usual hour and did not appear
to be in a despondent mood, although
he fingered at the table longer than
usual He departed after breakfast
in his Jordan touring car, recently
purchased, stopping at the store, as
was his usual custom, to buy a quan
tity of cigars.
While downtown Karlin got the
shotgun, which he had loaned to a
neighbor, and the family washing
which was to have been taken home
Wednesday night. He drove slowly
home and entered the laundry kitchen
in the usual way. deposittng the laun
dry without attracting the attention
Of his wife, who was sewing in the
living room.
! Shortly after K"rlin left the house
his wife heard muffled shot at the
CARA ge and ran to the door Of the
building, calling meanwhile to the
neighbors to come. She attempted tt
go up to the loft, but broke down, anc
William Miller entered the loft first
Karlin was found lying flat on hii
back on a blanket which he had taker
from the car. The shotgun was re
clining the full length of his body.
Kirlin had been In Ill health fo1
several months, according to his ply
| sician, DR.. G. E. Denny.
Was Much Beloved Figure
! The dead mar was much beloved
In addition to his work in the bank b.
was engaged in stock buying, actet
as clerk at all sales, and was mem
Der Of every important board in th'
community.
Kirlfn was one of the best rogue
players in the United States and wa
the winner Of the diamond trophy a
the New Paris tournament,
He is survived by his wife, Haze
, Kirlin, five year old daughter, Janet
one brother, Charles Kirlin, east o
Milton; a sister. Mrs. Robert Kramer
Of near Cambridge City, and hi
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. One
Kirlin, of Washington township.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-01
0, B. WARD HEAD OF
CHAUTAUQUA BODY

o. B. Ward was elected president of
Richmond Chautauqua association at
meeting of directors held Thursday,
r. B. Jones declining to accept the
position. Dell Davis, city engineer.
was elected vice president.
Slight advance on the price of tic
kets for the coming session OF Rich
mond Chautauqua will be absolutely
necessary in order to take care of in
creased expense budget The prices
for childrens tickets will remain as
before. Adult season tickets will be
$3.50 and adult single admission, good
for all day will be 40c.
While these prices are a little high
er than last year" said Mr.. Ward,
Richmond still has the lowest admis-
sion price of any equal Is day chau-
tauqua and very much less for Is
days than many chautauquas get for
10 days"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-01
SILENT AS SPHINX
IS WILLIAM M'kDOO

HUNTINGTON, N. Y, July l.
Maintaining his sprinx-like silence,
William G. McAdoo, at his country
home here, today declined to be per-
suaded by newspaper men to make
any comment on the activities of the
Democratic convention at San Fran
cisco. where his name has been plac-
ed in nomination for the presidency.
"Mr McAdoo says he has nothing
whatever to say" was the answer
brought by the maid to the newspaper.
men who had besieged the McAdoo
home throughout the morning, in b
futile effort to interview the former
secretary of the treasury
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-01
SOCIETY Girl Dies
AT WHEEL OF AUTO

NEWARK, N. j., July miss
Katherine Van Ness, society girl. and
prominent member of the millionaire
colony" at Hutton Park, West Orange,
died at the steering wheel Of her au
tomobile here today, after driving
about the city with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick l.. Van Ness.
She became faint and turned the
car into the curb, stopping the motor
Then she leaned on the wheel and lost
consciousness. She was to have been
married in September to John Metcalf
member Of a prominent family of Nor
riStOwn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-01
Walter Jones' Body, Buried
In France. Returned Home

The body of Walter o. Jones, Of
Centerville who died of pneumonia in
a military hospital in France. Oct. 16.
1918, will arrive in America on July 8.
He was a son of Cort Jones, poultry
dealer of Centerville, and his wife
lives in Connersville. His father and
widow do not know when the body
will arrive here or whether military
funeral will be conducted. AS soon
as they return to Richmond, they will
get into the American Legion post to
decide upon the funeral rites.
The burial will be in Centerville.
Jones assisted his father and also was
kemployed by an Indianapolis automo-
lille firm before his enlistment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-01
Italian Advices Deny
AIbanians Took AUlona
(Bv Associated Press)


LONDON. July 1-Reports that Av-
Iona has been captured from the Ital.
ians by the Albanians. have not been
confirmed in late dispatches from
Italy. A Milan dispatch from Avlona
stated that an emissary of Premier Gi
olitti. who had been authorized to
hand over civil administration to the
Albanians, had arrived there and had
interviewed Albanian chiefs. It is
asserted that the latter recognized
Italian military occupation Of the city
to be Albania
ROME, July 1.-Dispatches report.
ing the occupation of Avlona by Al.
banian insurgents are denied by the
Stefani news agency. 1t was stated
that Baron Aliotti has been sent to
Avlona as Italian plenipotentiary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-01
Biggest Zeppelin is Turned
Oper to British by German,
(BY Associated pressl

LONDON, July 1.-The greatest
Zeppelin ever constructed, the LII,
built in 1918 by the Germans for the
purpose of bombing New York, was
surrendered to the Pullman airdrome
today. Recent dispatches from abroad
have described the super-Zeppelin as
being 800 feet longer than the Yep
pelins which carried out the bombing
raids on London during the war. The
airship was said to have a cruising
radius of II, 900 miles. with a speed OF
100 miles an hour. The Germans de-
livered the L II to the British in CON-
pliance with the terms of the treaty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-01
ther G. Frame, Former
\ 2iends' Pastor. Succumbs

i Gordon Frame, we'll known
= Immunity for years as an able
ncher is dead at the home
ter, DR.. H. G. McCarty, of
El Ae, according to letter
krec Walter Woodward, editor
Fican Friend. She was one
widely known ministers of
~ Ned on June II, but because of
H. hess of her daughter, the body
Deen held in Ell Paso. Burial will
place in jamestown, Ohio, on
Edfy 8. Funeral services will be held
E3rom the Friends church at that place,
Fand her body will be buried beside
that Of her husband, Nathan, who died
several years ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-01
Cort Taylor, Former
Preble Sheriff, Dead

EATON. O.. July 1.-Cort Taylor,
prominent citizen of Preble county,
ohio. where he was formerly sheriff,
died Wednesday morning at his home
here.
He is survived by his wife. one
daughter, father James Taylor, two
sisters. Mrs. Howard Malott, and Mrs.
Frank Whitesell, both of Eaton, two
brothers, William Taylor and Richard
Taylor.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the Methodist church in Eaton,
Sunday. at 2:3o p. m. lnterment will
be in Mound Hill cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-01
SAY Miners STRIKE
IS BOUND TO SPREAD
(By Associated Pressl

CHARLESTON, w. Va, July 1.-Of-
ficials Of the United Mine Workers Of
America announced here today that
while they had received only meagre
reports, Mingo county, West Virginia
and Pike county, Kentucky as to the
progress of the miners strike which
went into effect last midnight, they
predicted that 5000 members of the
union in the two counties would walk
out before the close of the day.