The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-05-12

ticed law in COvingtOn and Cincinnati
with the same aggressiveness and sue
cess that have featured every move
ment worth while into which he has
directed his efforts.
activities one can see that he contin-
ually has enlisted himself in move
ments in which he could accomplish
best results for the people.
As trustee and member of the Ex-
ccutive Committee of Old Centre Col
lege, Kentucky State University at
Lexington, and of Pikeville College,
his excellent advice and assistance in
matters of importance have been ex-
tremely beneficial to the students.
Wars On iIiiteracy.
Recently he has taken a deep inter-
est in the campaign teachers are wag-
ing for increased salaries and has
been taking active steps to secure bet
ter pay both for the teachers Of the
state and for the professors in our col
leges and universities. The mountain
schools especially appeal to him and
he has been an ardent supporter of
the movement to wipe out illiteracy
and TO offer residents of the mountain
districts better facilities for education.
Mr.. Ernst's continuous help has
been received by the churches of the
state, regardless of denomination. He
is an elder and succeeded his father
as superintendent of the Sunday
school, their terms of service cover
ing a period of nearly so years. He
has been looking after educational and
missionary work in the mountains, as
chairman of the State Committee Of
his church, and has succeeded in more
than doubling the amount heretofore
given for this purpose.
And his work does not end there.
He is president of the Covington Y.
al War Council. AS head of the Y.
NJ. G.. A. he has been mainly instru-
mental i'm erecting one of the most
complete and modern buildings to be
found.
Son in Active Service.
He was active in every form Of war
work and gave continuously Of his
time, labor and money, whenever
called upon. His only son was serv-
ing at the front in France, as a cap
tain in the regular army, when the
armistice was signed. He had en-
tered the army as private during the
Mexican trouble and later passed his
examinations at Washington, winning
a second lieutenancy Mr.. Ernst's
son-in-law, John p. Darnall, of Flem-
ingsburg, volunteered as private and
also was In active service at the front.
His wide and extensive business and
professional experiences, as COUNSEL
lOr and advisor to many large financial
and manufacturing concerns, has been
of unlimited value to his state and
community, as he has been called upon
many times to give advice when mat
tiers of big moment were being consid-
erred
Mr. Ernst's record of service in the
Republican party is long one.
Good Republican Record.
BEGINNING as Councilman In Covlng-
ton. die was kept in Office by members
of both parties until he insisted on re-
firing. For many years he was on the
State Central Committee and for four
years served as its chairman. He has
represented his district number OF
times at National Conventions and also
has been one of the big Four" from
his state. II was he, who, while state
chairmen, established state headquar-
tiers at Louisville, since continuously
maintained by the party. He also has
been liberal financial supporter OF the
party during all three years and one
Of its wise counsellors.
Mr.. Ernst's father was William
Ernst, a banker at Lexington, SUISSE
quently Covington. His mother was
Sarah A. Butler, a Jessamine county
girl,
1t was through Mr.. Ernst's instru-
mentality that the Covington Indus
trial Club was developed and through
his efforts that the campaign to erect
a magnificent headquarters for this re-
markable civic organization was sue
cessful.