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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31
G. K. HARMON IN PERRY COUNTY.

G. X. Harmon, formerly OF Buch-
anan, this county. has sold out his
merchandise interests at Bonnyman,
Perry-co.. and has accepted the posi-
ton of store manager for tho Storm
King Coal Mining Co. at Jeff. Perry-cO
He will begin his duties at that place
on January l.
Mr.. Harmon has had several years
experience as store manager in the
Hazard Goa! fields and goes to his new
duties fully equipped with age and ex-
perienCe to successfully fill the exact
ing duties Of the position. Purl Frash-
cr Of EIulcttC, this county, goes with
Mr. Harmon as head clerk.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31
DEATH OF OSCAR GARLAND.

Oscar Garland 81 died Thursday of
last week at the home of his father,
VIM. Garland in Catlettsburg, About
eighteen months ago he sustained a
broken back In Il coal mine accident in
West Virginia and this caused his
death. "
The body was taken to Walbridge
where burial took place on Christmas.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31

Ad Wallace, colored, died last Sat
urday at the home of Reece Matney in
Louisa where she had been the past
ew months. Death came suddenly
while she was sitting by the fireside
She had suffered for some time from
lttacks of heart trouble. She was con-
ected with Louisa hotels as maid for
nearly fifty years and gave up hel
work at the Brunswick hotel only a
short time ago.
Burial took place Monday on the
Wallace farm near Louisa.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31

Miss Lucille Mcclure, who has been
attending school at Berca came home
to spend the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Mcclure at Torch
light She will be accompanied to
Berea by her sister, Daisy who will
enter school there.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31

Miss May Sammons came home from
Huntington. w Va, and Il. II. Sam
mons from Charleston, w. Va, to spend
the holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. II. c. Summons. Miss May
has accepted position in the depart
ment store OF j. A. Collnsworth in
Huntington. ... -'..
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31

The praycrmocting which was an
nounced for Friday evening of this
week at A, Snyders viii be held OF
Thursday evening at $50. One viii
be held Friday evening at j. II. Pres
toms Watch night service at the
church Friday night.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31
OUR "HALE HOLIDAY"

Following our custom we are issu.
ing a half sheet this holiday week
Many weekly papers do not Issue q
number during Christmas week. Ii
happens that we have SO Fridays in
1920, so our readers get half an issu,
more than usual anyway
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31

After spending a weeks vacation at
home Miss Rebecca CARED left Sun
day for Newport News Va, where she
will attend house party and the we'd
ding of Miss Stella v. Ford, who is to
be married December 81 to Mr.. James
Warren Stephens.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31
Notice to Holders of
Lawrence County Claims

The County Treasurer has sufficient
funds in his hands to pay all out
standing county claims of the levy Of
l9l9-l920, All claim holders will pre-
sent their claims at once for payment
w, II. GAIN
County Treasurer
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31
If. and Mrs. c. e. Duffy nre her

Mr., and Mrs c. i. Duffy are here
from Norfolk, Va, for visit to Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. b, Picklesimer. They
will so from here to Amarillo, Texas,
to spend few days with their daugh-
ter before going to Wyoming to re-
side. 81
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31

Green Cordle Of Columbus Ohio, was
in Louisa Monday. He moved from
this county nineteen years ago and it
had been seventeen years since his last
visit here. .. ... 49,.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31

Charley Jordan of London, Ohio and
his brother, Haskell, OF Route /, ac-
companied by their mother were in
Louisa Monday Charley was return
ing to London after visit TO relatives.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31

Mr.. and Mrs, Charles c. Ferguson
came up from Catlettsburg and spent
Christmas with Monroe Ferguson aud
family.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31
STATES 1920 OIL
OUTPUT DECLINES
FALL 100000 BARRELS SHORT
DUE TO LOSS IN YIELD OF
OLD WELLS.

Barbourvlle, Ky. Dec, 26-Kentuc-
Ky crude oil production for the year
now ending will aggregate 8,75O,OOO
barrels. according to the estimates. The
years output viii fall below the figures
of the preceding year by about 500, 900
barrels.
New production developed in Lee co.
the principal producing center OF the
State, failed to offset the natural de-
cline in yield of old wells. this district
showing the principal loss in output.
Western Kentucky counties for the
first time figured to an important ex-
tent in pill production, but lack of mark
cling facilities prevented the fields Of
warren, Simpson, Allen and Barren
from making as good a showing in pro-
ductton as development justified.
In the oNtCreme Eastern fields of the
state the counties of Lawrence, John
son and Magoffin helped in offsetting
the decIin" IN output Of the older dis
l"iCis Of Upper Kentucky. In these
oIutirs som" important pools were
dCNGlDDpd during the wear
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31
UPPER BLAINE
OIL FIELD NEWS

| Wen No on James H. SkaEEs is a
fine producer No, 3 is being stnrfrh
No. / Andrew Skaggs viii drlll In
| TINS week.
Ben Ferguson No. 2 Is drIIiuG.
No. =. +. Holbrouk Is being drilled.
No. on Mrs Proctor Spa"Ns ram
was shot few days ago and "a ash
mated TO he good for 20 to 80 barrels.
No. Morton Sparks is good for 20
barrels
Contractor liz rigging up for No. ; On
Squire Miller No. 4 on this farm =
an average well
No on Brack HoIbrook is good
well and No. 6 is being drilled.
No, Felix Fyffc is being drilled.
Rig Is up on Henry Fyffc for No. 2
gas well.
No. 6 is being drilled on farm be
longing TO Drs. WIN and Crate CHu-
bal.
4 zig is being moved to Gene Hol-
brook farm on Golfers creek. Ths
will test new territory.
No. Sanford Lyons IL good for 30
barrels
Another well on J. A. DIals is be,rg
drilled.
No. / on Daniel Skaggs is being
Grained out,
No, on =. c. Rose is good for ) or
{ barrels II is in Bcrca sand
The Cumberland Petroleum company
No 3 on Oliver Wheeler Is a good well.
The Wcidcman Oil company IS drll-
Ing its first well on the Wayne WrigIu
farm OF IS acres.
4 dry hole has been drilled On n"
Lizzie Collier tract
The Union Gas q OIL company ims
IS strings OF tools running and ~"
soon have 25. They are employing 80
mon, and have enough casing and IN
bling to meet their needs through 1921.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31
A Christmas Treat.

On Christmas day a candy ana IT..
treat was given TO about 100 cHirdroH
living in the vicinity of Martha, Supt.
Ed. Holland and other employees of
the Union Gas " OH company ariung-
cd and conducted the happy affair. The
gathering was at ID, w. SliagCs "l"l
at o'clock. Santa Claus was prescn;
in regulation attire, much to the !e-
light of the children, and every oae
there received a present
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31
Good Strikes In johnson.

In Eastern Kentucky, johnson coun-
ty district, Gibson and associates drill
ing an advance test on Paint creek
have showing for 100 barrels daily.
his is the best of half dozen recent
strikes ,on the johnson county side.
Several new wells drilled in Magoffin
ounty made from ten to fifteen bar
rels
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-12-31

| Advertising 10 an Absolute
Necessity to Every Business.
Try an Ad. in the Big Sandy
News and you will be pleased
with the results 5;
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-24
CRY FOR HELP IS
ALMOST UNBEARABLE
American Jewish Relief Commission
Makes Tour OF Stricken Lands.

Washington, D. {. (SpeciaD-Being
showed under at times in the heavy
drifts, Lieut. Samuel Schein, American
Jewish Relief Commissioner in Po-
land, covered in a recent inspection
trip OF rs days the worst parts of
Lithunis, Volynia and Polands NO
Mans Land east OF the River Bug, in
an army truck, administering emery.
ency relief.
His report to the Joint Distribution
Committee, relief disbursing organiza-
ton for the American Jewish Relief
Committee and its allied bodies, de.
clares that conditions are not improy-
ing that, on the contrary, they are
growing worse in many places, owing
to the lack Of work and TO the severe
winter, and that large percentage of
the children are not able to go TO
school, owing to their lack OF shoes.
1.-The terrible conditions in Volynia
are three times as bad as in Lithua-
mia" he wrote. The cry for help is
almost unbearahle. really can't see
how these people will pull through
Typhus, resulting from starvation,
which the doctors call hunger ".
plus" is sweeping through Volynia,
and exacting a heavy death toll from
the suffering population, according to
Lieut. Schein In his trip through Vo-
lynia, where he reached places never
before visited by relief workers, Lieut..
Schein told how men, women and
children, seeing the American flag on
ais truck, followed him through the
streets begging and crying that he get
word TO their relatives in America to
lelp them.
"Novograd, once called The Beauty
II Volsnia, has suffered more than
any other town | have seen in all my
rips through Poland, and presents the
saddest sight | have ever witnessed"
ne declared Only 20 houses in the
entire city are not affected by typhus,
which is raging everywhere. The poor
people have absolutely no clothing and
the children are totally naked. When
[ was there the temperature was zero,
and of course it is much colder now.
IT visited several homes and found
the suffering people packed in rooms
as If they were sardines. There are
nov 1000 homeless families with alb
:olutely no means OF support and 1000
homeless orphans There Is not even
one drug store In the entire town,
while most of the houses have been
either wholly or partly destroyed,
Food cannot be gotten. In some OF
the houses | found the people eating
boiled potato Feelings and thick hay
weeds for soup, and they said they
had been eating such stuff for over a
month"
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-24
FAMOUS ARTIST
SINGS FOR FOOD

Singing for something to eat, Ia
stsAd d for the hundreds Of dollars
thaa each concert engagement brings
In, was the experience that befeu
otAksr Marak, weli-known artist OF
Ns Chicago Grand Opera Company,
vAs, with hts wife, has just returned
= this country. Mr.. Marak and his
We spent several months In Czecho.
ol0vakia on q concert and operate
engagement.
What good was the money ! re-
osivsd for my public appearances, II
I couldn't get anything to eat with
IT." asked the singer Il soon found
out In this country that money wasn't
u much value in getting dinner
30 wherever possible asked for food
instead Of for the money my contract
called for"
The singer told of taking a bag OF
flour for an operate appearance In
Prague, instead of the $1,000 he was
- get for the engagement.
@And I was happier with that bag
Of flour than | would have been with
ote,oo0," he added. Food is so scarce
Dat even the wealthiest people, who
en- afford 10 pay any price for It, are
having trouble getting enough to eat.
Imagine, II you can. what must be
ne lot OF the poorer classes, with
little or no chances of earning money,
with nothing to eat, nothing to wear
ana pittful shscks they call home
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-24
COULD HARDLY
STAND ALONE
Terrible Suffering Frsa Hsal.eka
SidsaeAs, Bsekaehs, asd Veal
nsss Rs6svsl y Cardi
says Ills Tens LIZ.

os1nlea fsx- ~ laanaD -
1ot Of this plaeA WHITES, .HvV ysan
ago I was taksa N Q - y ~
LETT sidA n W. ~ unAe NJ,
left RIB. 70 vsull eoun0ss N q
aching and sxtal - int ~ IN
shoulder and q dswa ~ ~ bask.
By that tine tAs 20 vsgll - -
severe I wssid Aavs b taks b ~,
and suffered usually ahsst tAsss days
81 suffered this way - 0rss ysasz
and got to b q mere shsletsa and w
% weak ! could hardly stand alona
Was not abas to - anywAsse and had
% let my house work %. II suffered
awful with . pain In NJ back and I
had the headache oil tAs tina tusl
was unable to DO Q thing Ny life
was Q misery, my stomach rot IN a
awful condition, caused from takina
30 much msdicinA ] suffsrsd % much
pain. ] had Just about given up sIl
hopes Of our getting anything to hslp
me-
One day Q Birthday Almanac vas
thrown In my yard. Altar readins
Its testimonials I decided TO Try Car.
dui, and an 20 thankful that I did.
for | began to improve when on the
second bottle. II am now q well
woman and feeling fine and the cure
has been permanent for Il has been
two years since my awful bad health.
viii always praise and recommend
CarduL" Try Cardui today. nft
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-24

Thk is the disroverer of the typhus
sacillus and Of the proof that the
dread disease is carried by the body
losss-Dr Harry Plotz of Mt Sinai
wespital, New York, who has been
sent 10 Poland through American Jew
- relief funds to fight the typhus
esidsuic which is sweeping over all
Poland. When DR.. Plotz, who made
his world.famous typhus discoveries
kivs years ago, as a 24-year-old in
tsrnA arrived in Southampton he was
sivaa the freedom of the port by the
British government, which gave him
O special vessel to rush him across
ne channel, while France and Poland
placed special trains at his disposal to
spssd him to the center OF the terrible
epNemic which is ravaging Poland.
o.. Yotz, as a colonel in the U. S.
Medical Corps. installed and had
Aarse OF the vast delousing maohin-
~ used in all the ports both here and
m France. Before this country en-.
tered the war, he was called to Serbia
~ the Serbian government to fight
9phus plague there. An initial ap-
sropriation of 100000 was made from
American Jewish relief funds, for fuel
With which to maintain delousing ma
sAinss with which DR.. Plotz will carry
- his fight in Poland.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-24
LACK OF CLOTH
BREEDS EPIDEMIC

NV York (Special).-A great lack
q sst4sa goods in Poland is causing
. tssnhle epidemic Of skin diseases
0sfs, according to the reports OF
AosrioAn Jewish relief workers In
nat country. The shortage Of this
lateral for shirts and underwear Is
largely responsible for the filth that
= - be seen on every street Of the
Polish cities, and Is also contribut-
~ cause TO the plaques Of typhus
sad consumption that are devastating
Poland.
The absolute lack Of material for
uaAsrciothing has brought about ex.
6snsly bad health conditions" says
report Just received by the Ameri
en- Jewish Relief Committee In this
Aty, and an alarming number Of
sUutagious skin and eye diseases are
running through the population. The
crowded housing conditions make II
impossible to check these diseases I'M
hss clean clothing and soap can be
procured.
in the hospitals the only bandages
used for dressings are strips Of shirts
and clothing that the inmates could no
longer wear. In one large institution
II Lods. caring for the insane. the pa
tisnts are obliged to remain In bed
day or two al a time while their one
change Of clothing IL being washed"
The FUNDS Of the American Jewish
Relief Committee are providing food.
soap and clothing In all these strick-
On regions. but the present needs have
outfrown the immediate resources OF
the organization To carry the work
through another year the committee
IL asking ss5ooO.0oo of America In
1870.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-24

Lielt Schein said that in Bobrujsk
there were $50 women whose hus-
bands are in America, who followed
him from one end of the town TO the
other crying for help.
When came into Rovno. | had to
hide my car" he declared, so that the
poor children and women, especially
those whose husbands and fathers are
in America. should not recognize me,
for it would have been impossible 10
have passed through them
In Korec, Eastern Volynia, I found
only nine houses from rom typhus
The rest of the home have from one
to four cases. II is mostly hunger ty-
phus. as the doctors call il. The day
was there there were fourteen deaths
The victims are mostly young people.
and the average daily death rate is
seven. Korec had an original Jewish
population Of 5000, but it has been in
creased by l.200 refugees"
In Luch. the first city Lieut. Schein
visited in volynia. he found the great
est need TO be shoes for the children.
IS per cent Of whom could not leave
their homes and attend school for lack
q them.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-24
FARM FACTS

Even the hog objects 20 the odor o.
a filtAy pen.
Alfalfa pays It's way with nitrogen
that il stores up in the soil.
Tennessee farmers are getting re
suits from the growing OF crimson
clover Ask your county agent
Lining for wheat viii give you II
per cent increase in yield More thar
that, IL the proper crop rotation u
used from year TO year.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-12
CALLS UNTERMYER
FOR A CONFERENCE
CoVernor May Accept His Aid
in Housing Work.

SpsoiaI Ia TIH huH AND Nav YoaK nnltp,
ALBANY, Sspt il,--dov, Smith to-day
sent 10 Attorney General Charles D.
Newton, Superintendent u Insurance
Jesse 3, Phillips and Senator Charles 9,
Lockwood, chairman Of the Executive
Housing Committed copies OF a latter
he received from Samuel unlermyer
Offering his services and advice In deal
Ing with the housing problem, and hN'
Ing that they take such action ~ they
deem proper AZ the Hame time tho
Governor wrote 20 Mr. untermyer In
wiling him 10 come 10 tho Executive
Chamber 10 talk over tho question
Mr., untermyer In HIS letter 10 The
Governor mld that tne critical housing
situation could he relieved by dealing
drasllcally with tho pools ana oomblna-
tlons' existing among material dealers,
from manufacturers down TO retailers, ln
the local communities, The Governor
called tho Altorney-General'a attention
particularly 70 that part OF the letter
telling him that Mr., Untermyer 'nl-
legcs combination exists between
manufacturers and dealers IN building
material 10 control tho price"
To tho Superintendent of Insurance
the Governor pointed out the HuggoAtlon
Of Mr., Untermycr and the investments
OF savings banks ana life insurance
companies In Rtocks and bonds be limited
ao that they could put more money IN
real estate and mortgages,
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-12
JERSEY TAX OFFICER
HELD AS EMDEZZLER
Collector Caithness Of Kcarny
and Woman Aid Called to
Account for $4,000.

Harry II, caithneas, Tax Collector Of
Kearny, ", u, ana former Town counr
Gilman, was arrested at his home yester-
day afternoon charged with embezzle-
ment Of 900 flown funds After ho
had been taken In custody officers went
10 the home Of hIs clerk, Mrs Helen
Grant Marshall, ana placed her under
arrest on the same charge The woman
pleaded illness, and Dr. j, Henry Clhihi
Police Department surgeon or Newark
was called 10 determine her condition
lie said she was not able tg/ leave thG
house, A patrolman was nhslgnGd 70
guard her until she can bearrnlgned,
The arrests followed an investigation
by the Town Council, A week ago at
It's meeting y, Harold Smith, an auditor
who had been employed 70 so over tho
town books from January l, 1919, %
January /, 1920, reported that since tho
last previous audit some entrlea appar'
emily had been made In different cOl0red
ink In the tax duplicate accounts for
which there were no corresponding
entries In tho cash book, From this H.
appeared there was u shortogo OF d,70O,
The Counelmen voted 10 have tho eX'
animation Of the books continue into
the present year,
The Council met Monday and again
Thursday night, At the last meeting Il
was said tho auditor reported hid eN'
animation Of the tax hooks for August
and tho first three dnva Of September
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-12
SUIT THREATENED
AGAINST VAN OWNERS
Striking Teamsters Turned
Down in Settlement Offer.

A tentative offer OF striking moving
van men TO submit their grievances TO
arbitration, made yeaterday morning to
tho Van Owners Association. was with
drawn last night when tho latter an-
nounced II would agree to a parley. pro-
ylded tho committee selected by the
strikers met with the associations ap'
proygl, The failure OF tho slrlkera' ef-
fort 10 bring about peace was followed
by declaration on the part Of union
officials that they would seek redrena In
tho courts for charges which they al
leged tho aHsocIatlon'a officers made
against them, and which, they said, ehal-
lcnged tho principle upon which tho
American Federation OF Labor operateA
J, ], McKenna, secretary and treas.
urer Of tho van teRmatera' union, sent
tho note 10 the Van Owners Assocla-
ton which proposed q settlement Of tho
strike, lilo suggested that o committee
" three strikers, three association Off
GERS and three dlslnterested citizens dis
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-12
WANTS $SS7,171 TO
RUN CITY MARKETS
0'MaIley Rcqulsltlons $780,
$50 OF This Big Sum for
personal Service

The Department Of Finance announced
additional departmental estimates last
night for the budget Of 1921, Each de-
parlment requests more money ror next
year, and tho increase In the estimates
II is explained, ia due chiefly to the item
OF personal service,
Edwin j. o'Malley, Commissioner Of
Public Markets, asks total OF sas7,-
l7l,il TO run his department In 1891,
or this S2a0,0aO,Ai is for personal sery-
Ice, For this year the department re-
celyed t2O9,7s52O, Of which fl2S,l47e0
was for personal service,
Edward w, Sheldon, treasurer Of the
New York Public Library, requests
N,4ib,s523G, OF which s007,i2b,bO In for
personal service, The amount allowed
for personal service this year was S672,-
5000, Mr., sheldon also urges that Il
flexible salary schedule be provided for
1890,
The Shorlff Of Kings county wants
SisA,l0Gii for next year, OF which
amount iil6,7l6 In for personal service,
The total amount allowed the Sheriff
this year was SlO7,O6b,
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-12

showed receipts OF $4,000 and payments
70 tha Town Treasurer OF $4,000, leay-
lng q balance Of ill,00O unape0unted
lor Thla amount, with the fi,76O, made
The amount Of loss which was specified
IN Tho charge against the Tax Collector
ana his clerk, Mayor Robert H. Tor
rance was appointed by tho CounGIlmen
10 swear 20 the COMPLAINT,
Mrs Marshall early In tho week re-
turned from bradley Beach, where she
had been for u vacation and visited the
once She expressed surprise when moth
led that an inquiry was being made
Nr. cailhnesH was released IN bail Of
10000 late yesterday afternoon, lia Ia
about 90 years old Mrs, Marshall IL
about SO years old She has been em-
ployed In the tax collectors ONCE sixteen
years,
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-12

ousa tho grievances and regulate the
wage scale, The associations reply,
signed by A, u, Melklsham, expressed
Willingness 70 enter into such an ar
rangement, but stipulated that tho three
men named by tho union must meet with
the associations approval,
william w. Kehoe, ylee-prealdent Of
tho New York State Federation Of Labor
and business manager OF the striking
teamsters' local, made the announce
mant that the strikers would begin legal
action against tho Van Owners AsaoGla-
tion, fle said circular sent broadcast
by the association charged that tho
union officials had "broken faith,n
"The whole principle on which the
American Federation Of Labor operates
In a. stake" he said, "and II the em-
ployerB want 10 make that tho issue In
this strike we accept the challenge"
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-12
Quaint Paisley Stripes

on white or. coored crepe de chine grounds
are new and different. They will be much
sought after this season, especially when
priced az at'''.,,,,,,.....,,.,, 4.S5