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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-01-28
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Guard Overheard Conversation.
That Sam EIIpry, negro convict. who
drove. the dinner wagon on the pike
ana who had TO cross the Dillon trail.
told a white prisoner in the Frankfort
Rcformatory he saw Jerry Reed and
two other negroes Kill Miss Parsons.
That a guard at the rcformatory
overheard Ellcry conlide this to the
white prisoner. although Encry now
denies II, ... ..".. .....
That conricts roamed nj will through
out the country and that any number
OF them hnl opportunity to commit the
crime. r.. -.......
That half dozen of them were not
accounted FOR the day of the murder
That maps OF the scene of the crime
were found concealed in the back Of
Sam Ellery. E....
That the blow that killed Miss Par
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-01-28

tain the next day, while not twenty
steps crOn the spot where the woman
was murdered, he asked witness ac-
compa nying him whether they were
:r"tt% hard on persons here for out
raging or numbering a woman
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-01-28
N SN7'Wh5IiDIk&WeStrE
e. May 30, 1920
FROM FORT GAY
East Bound

W0st Bound
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1921-12-16
SAB os Store oet!
Sen iterite 8lGa Elm I'm ba
Set er "a aiera andre gla."

Strar ieg fon tilbase fra min Nors
Qestur / 1914 itrep iee / foritieai8c
gpiier Ell Innoouine iii npr llneopnl
cm at ifriue bjem til Sar % &or, %
icg tiaaoer mig at 9ienta9e oct o9iaa
ioar. Saa mango perter paa grep fra
@utten og Yi8eu lin III til Sui.
Set aaar liAciom an at pente belle
saret, ON Oct er tunst Oct o8Iaa, men
til Sul, ha CT Set iaa iaart, 90, lad
iaart, at fsle Jig CLIENT.
&iGre uu9oom ffrtp! ga
sjsr bet M ill SuL
Sn9en fcritaor, bppr nlcgeIt @lGee
man fan brinac peo en- Sulebilien uoen
Gen. iom bar libt grfariug / iaa 0tauoe.
Seq bnuber, ie9 life sisr mig ifpIoig
! nogen llbeItcocubeb bed at nrprs,
bpab TOM beubtc mig % min SamiIic
DC 10 iibitc Sul 9rissaoreue.
Riu eneite Sm oar ell al &C mango
Snlinber, ipm bar mc0 Den lioltc arig.
Sau par i Srarfrig benosb . Nar. SGu
tar ielpfel9eli9 itaoig | bore Santcr bd
Cullen fuIn bar hnns Ylnbs peb Sulcbors
Get tontt, bans Stemme bertes lite, bd
GorGlore og SG!cnhe iluttebe Sting on,
SuletrGet % lang: "8labe Sil, beaige
Sui. Set bar vel life frit for, at en-
Saare piIbe lite iie frem, mebenS Smas
gen LOO, u9 eubucr / Stilbeb iplir9te Tia
fen: "Mun bporoan George bar bet |
Suele, Ieper han?" Salempreen, iril
ipm hi itoo frrSia til at saa I airfe,
ringer bet / Selefonen. en- al Smaas
pi9erne iprirser bort til ben for at bsre,
bnao man snitebe. Set bar fra Sele'
erafitationen. Set LIB fra @rtteu Dor
"@I1oelie Sul. George"
Set fan bel beSre trnfes enb beIfris
tes, meb boab Sslelier nt bros III Sir,
Ten ben SrIeSoe ior at faa bpre gue'
iiabet ON "Srec oaa Sprben".
&iere inee genner, iee eicutaser;
Sfrip biem! "a eisr bet mn!
8orrIbre itrip til eSers 9srn, icm el
bprte fra Siewmrt. @an er iaa tilbeie'
Iie til at ipinse Spsben euer linseom
rren. Site, ia aItfor pfte, iaares b
ingeS Sierter, ina be bleber % ipiber
mango Gar pee be bdarbe Orb, iom
helis 9etiiuoiabeo bliper iast til ben,
Sier er bet baorbt for benz, iom oftc
ffer fla eniom, ipriabt % nlisforitaast
Ia enoo8 elemt % ferismt al fin eeer
J Sar- Wser % Spifeuse, feut tile ensanG
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1921-12-16
Stl Sfjaafp9rcrnc.

III Srepe, ieg bar mpotaset / Sen iez
rrre Sio, i~tisnrer ieg, at fIere al mine
Sambpgoinger, Der igienuem Sommes
lens Seb bar beet til 8an1lebiemmet,
tror, at bercS Serge or blit borte. 2is
geIebeS at SnbiamIingcu iii @amIez
tlcmmct CT gaaet iitaa, Iioen Be life
mere foar ie uoser Suffering / abiierz
ne. Settle forbuIber Jig life iaa. Ser
InlIoe alerebc / Gu9uit Iauueb iiun,z
rer itadet Ell lang Suffering / glpiierS
ne, men Sa9cu er Den, at Dor &asIerer,
Soar Sll.do, bar t. ret iaa optaaet n1eo
andre @icremaal, at bette life er blit
elorr. 5 September Naaneo taIte Iee
mel Sr. Slltao, % buffer jea lite fell,
laa la9oc ban, at op lib oen SID bar
10000 Str. operfsrte % inbiatte / Genz
t%ralbnnten for Nprge / &riitianio. Gns
Orc mtnore GUNNER, ipu 8iperuc Ielo,
ioet be bar nGSet / Sfiaaf poa SeIsa,
Ear lat inS | forifieIliee Banter Der
hienme, itaI IGggss iii SopebIummen.
Nr pcnc @aper, Der / Sommcrcus Sob
CT }enbt til Gasicrer Slitab, bill lea
ntone: s. :. See (S~ebinasIi), Sort
lnnn, Oregon, $500; Sotanrcs Satne %
@ern, ScrrpoiIs, &is.. $500; Sbper
Groitao. 8renibal, Iimn., iom icIp er
Srebling, % bpis Suitrr err SpaeIia 90
bar mnottet Ii9ee mteget paa Soipitai,
lrm er lrsot | TRANCE aaar, og iorn DC
Itolte Var bar rGret biemisst at llIpftcr
&c Noo8ang, gar so. Set betso mere
ior bam enb $1,000 for marae andre
al ps. Eli bisie firre 8inere, tiuiaes
n;eo ale andre, iom bibinbtil bar p9ret
ireo at sipe I'll @amIebienmet, enten
Gdoerne bar b9ret iraa eler itore, biz
le9 pda min Scoebpsos % esne geene
tad Scp I'll at ubtaIe en- bierteIia Saf.
@no beliigne cher ale for 9aoernel
Get the scoo tuorf 90 onl" aao os ale
e9re meo % sibe efter gpnel
Hu mart tummsr SuIeu, 8asernss
beit. Som ogiaa Stiaafs 8amIebicm
thu uleS en- @ape iii SuIl en- bierteIio
Saf til Ole 9abI % Sobn @eriu for bet
lbGrotge IrbeiSe, &c bar ubfoISet |
Gamlehicmmcts SutcresSe | % runbt
Gnu Claire, @is, SiertcIie Saf oaiaa
ii! Ole SabI (Smesmo), Reribem,
@ts,, iom I Here Sage I tin esen grs
tonlobti toa Dor SnSiamler rinet Der
men at forlauge nogen GoeteisreIiel
Sflaafnarerre | Stnten 8isconiin bar
ele pad faa ner pGret meb at aipe iii
Oamlehtemmet, % nlanse af De. Ipm
ltaar igieh bar caiaa Iepet at bore meS.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1921-12-16

erinbrer bem meb ct eneite Orb til Sui.
S,aa mine &eiier bar ie9 msbt life iaa
taa llnaOoTmer, iomt paa nit Spsrgss
nlaal, ON DC er littise til at ifripe biem,
Ear inaret: ga, men iee faor albri9
Spar". Set isremobise Sras / bisic
rngcs Inii9t 9Iemu,er iee aIprig.
SorGlbre itrip til ebers @srnl Sa sier
Get MT!
Ssrgelist lpber Set, naar ma bsrer
Gil Nor idmrcr Jig og flyer: "@utteu
bar NOT CLIENT mig bdul" Ien bebre
CT bet life, naar Den uu9c @tano eler
Npinee tiger: Seq er NOT CLIENT al
Gle MI til Sui"
Sor npeIc Iar iiben paa ct af mine
@eiss iii Neip gorf bIeu ies opmertIpm
taa np9et, Ser parmebc nit Siertc. Seq
lGier nemli9 Here ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS /
"Norbiit Sioeube" meS cntrent felgeubc
Snobolo:
"Gr Der en- llnabom. Iont Inlet Siem
bar, hpor hur Tan tilbrinoe Suleaften
or - Ell Same elIer Serrc - pcnIiait
irobuet Ill bort Sicm - Tapu pg
@breSlc."
Seq fan tenfc mig, bbor tiGrfonne.l
ea lltg SubbpbeIie ma bore for BEN,
iom feIer JIG eniom % iapner Den biem,
ligc 9psge paa SuIefpeIoen. Sngen fsz
ler Jig iao fcrbitret i SerSen Tom ben,
Ger CT, cniom % CLIENT paa S~uIeaftenl
Or Der noeeu al mine 29Iere, Tom
Far en- aienbins paa Yocrfarmen euer
paa ct al bore @emlebicm, iad ifrip til
Dc enl omme 9amle! ga eisr Der!
Or Der noeen, iom tienber ct Barn
pda bore @aruebiem, iaa ifrio elIer ienc
Gil Then Ting til De faberIsie Smaal
Ga eisr bet! 8lem life Dem, iom muIis
gems maa tilbrinse Sulen paa ct Soipis
tai! Sfrip, ienb en- @lpmit M til Sul,
So Lao % eiere betl
~et penIiet Orb % iast | rette sio,
Set master neset Der t 9ipets Crib.
Set oftc Scier oucr Sicrtct panSt.
5 penliS Sale MO biuanSen fauot".
GbeIiten @erse,
1926 Bentipertb gpe. 60,
RinneapoIis, Itnn.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1921-12-16
Siger allc Sernbane=
menb bpr leie bette

1eterion's Ointment Co., Snc., Buffalo, Y.
2. SeiftGreoe! Seq bar pIaget rHeo boao oG'
Berne faIote "9aricpie Ulcers" % irbtiI fox
lem Tiger iiben babe lea bofteret benz I pultreH.
ct Gar % FEM WaaneScr.
MeS allie be 9ubauoIineer, font bIco ~forefr,
bet MTG at for0ieIIiee GReer eiorbe ie9 iur
fringe Sremgdtg % SaGrere beobIeo at fpreSe
Te % foruarfdaebe mig iaa iHeeeu GIerSis'
beb at ieg opgao NIT @rbetoe.
It en- anber 1oebrentTer bIeb leo obertnIt
til at pr5oe Beterfon's Ointment, pe efter at
baoe bruet to 9Giter faa iee en- biourSerIte
pebrins;. De fan ~tcrtGIIe allie, .fom PLACES al
fmertetuIbe, affbeIige Saar, at 9eres Stnt,
ment furerer Dem naar alt aubet nuar fell,
od ies bar prcoet rPiteu ot anbct. SSet
lea taffer Gem mango @anee teeuer iee mia
tom Seres I~hfieIise Ben Gbas. 3. Sebier, Battle
ereef, Mtcb., AZ SIetpooo &toe.. 12te Sanunr
1916.
Seq teS, 90 mango Werreffer ifrtber til
mig" flyer @eterton Of Buffalo, "at 1etericn'S
Ointment psiaa furerer 9c5erta, eanIe Snay,
SaItfIob, SGmcrrPotoer % aIIe Subfbsoorme,
elIe slSptbefere fpIeer en- itcr Sgfie for 95
Gents Roftorbre erpeberes af Seterfon Stnt'
ment Co., Snc., Buffalo, q. D.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1921-12-16

Sluf gerin % Sans &penr,ib. Inv,
SnbiamIerc oppe | Duluth OF Sllpcrior
Grbciber meo Sip % 2Dlt % lbfsrer o.,
ecbt arbeibe. .Spis ale bore S,rSiom'
Iere, iprebte omfrine | be fo%rifieTio,
Gtatcr pilbe ta9e fat 90 arbeibe iooIS.
fes lom biSie to Serrer ojsr, ioo his,
Snoiamlinsen blipe m S~berrateIIc, ieh
ON Sioerne er TRANCE.
Ico Siben af DC @aper, len b,r
rGont bar Ell ilben9pnt fra norbre Rir,
rniota iaa eobt iom lopet os $500
Griitian 2pre Sobe | Duluth bill ON.
fin Sars arp iom ban bar ftaoeuSr :,
&aarben gore Sobe, til @amlebicnumct
Yaa Iansel af oe inbtiI DC ian finn,
ct bepre pasienbe Steb. bar @omIe
hJemsfomiteen bieume i Stiaat for on
Gpotpris tiebt 8isntoen til miblertibio.
G,amlebiem. a%iebeiummen er t4,0O1
SIR, life mere enb bbab Suiene er brrS
Gan er Der 20 Wnal Sorb % en- itpr
Sio9teie.
@amlebiemsfomiteen bientme / Sfioof
bar peb fripiaise @aper iamlet 9,0m
&roner. gu blir SpsrgsmaaIet: Chi
ii Sfiaatp9rer Der / Imerita betoIe 5,
$4,000 8rpner, iom 8ismoen toier "a
for9re famine til bpr Siembsob for
0amlebiem, eIer ffal pt iamle iii Ct
Sonb, en- Iinoesabe, bpis Sapitat IoI
itaa urert, men bpis &erter ifnl benpt.
reg til 8amlebiemntets Drift % til
&Ielp for fattiee p8 tr9nsenbe Ser.
hiemme.
Snbiamlingsfomiteen Der bill rs poo
@interen babe ct Rsbe os ta9e lin &C.
ftemmclie. 8i ifuIbe life at bere oorr
Sambpsoiusers Ieniu9 o9 8aao / Sene
tie Gag. Sere bar b9ret meb at oibe;
De ital psIaa bore meb at beitemme.
Sc fan itbtale bere ieienuem aoiierrc
cher beb 9repet til en- al 8omiteer
&ermeo en- elao cs oeIiienet Sulcfeit til
dIe mine SaInbp9bineerl
3. 3. See.
SabFelb, Winn., 6te Sec. 1921.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1921-12-16
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Gu @nt |
Sogn cr ell
r,cnr Sicit
2i9et er Ell
%anbucr1
pen 5erreo|
&c &altOner
get 5tano
100000
9ammr|
nc 9pite
or al alag|
$4,000
biaic Sfog|
$4,000 6
YtObnm
bum &ontn|
TaQcSballt
al ct Son
itort 3,2OC
m~Arn|
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1921-12-16
3nOiDgOomme

Tom Gfs,ma. eoIt Reuut, Barriers Std, aantIe gar
Riuaorn. 5roits % granoiaar, 5roitbit. pHoforglt
nina fra narGs cler Sarper. Slad SeoeS % aEst,
~helbreoss ablplnt heb 9rua of min ECZEMR
aIss. 5ndt. espsu BEARS % 9rairie Stu paa fal
Sage. Oar belbrebet 1ufnSer / be tbite IS A4r
Genot pr. BOT for $500. Apotheker :.
Almklov. Box A, CooperStoWn. Nj
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1921-12-16

altts sisbmanb. Zen unse Ytae; "Sar
err ia rtaaleIig meS fin cbtsc 'peren
Borretntn8smano'; ba emil igaar bar
baui on min 9aanh, iasee ban! Ia
srnes, men bet iiser ieg Gem. eiier cite
Sa9es Serleb finser insen Ombptnins
Gtebl~
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1921-12-16

9erfor! "9bab er set BOG Sc ii0cr2
S>nr Den bsie, anieliee Rano, bbis @rpit
er imbttet r1eb Srbener, b9ret / Suct:
buffet / firth Iar? Set er 10 umlli9!"
"Spertimob, bet er meeet naturIio.
ret CT Den %peniionerte Sugtbusbirettsr!"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
Boycott Declared Illegal.

The Supreme Court Of the United States
this week handed down decision of much
Importance. in which il declared that
what is known as the secondary boy
cott." which is resorted 10 occasionally TO
enforce labor union regulations, is viola
ton OF the Federal Antitrust law. In the
pending case, the complainant, manu-
facturer. of printing presses, asked that the
labor unions be restrained from continu-
ing boycott Of this character.
The decision Of the eourt-agreed upon
bv a vote Of six 10 three held that the
secondary boycott was combination
not merely to refrain from dealing with the
complainant, or To advise or by peaceful
means TO persue customers 10 refrain,
but to exercise coercive pressure upon sueh
customers, actual and prospective, IN
order TO cause them to withhold or with
draw patronage from complainant, through
fear of loss or damage to themselves
should they deal with it.
To do this is, of course, the purpose O.
the secondary boycott, = and now th'
highest court in the land has decided thai
such Il procedure is a combira alton in re
straint Of trade, and therefore violation
Of the Antitrust law.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
Down State Fires Too Frequent.

The frequent recurrence Of destructive
fires down State is TO be greatly depiorea,
but we do not perceive that any effort
hns been made to check them or TO ascer-
tain definitely whether they were OF IN
cendiary or accidental origin. There have
been three or four big losses due to iire IN
Sussex county in the last five or SIX weeks,
but Just what caused them perhaps IS not
definitely known. What effort is beng
made 60 ascertain the exact truth regard
ing their origin we do not know, but every
one is convinced that most towns OF the
State have comparatively inefficient iire
protection, and probably no more pre-
caution is taken there than here TO guafo
against the outbreak of destructive con-
fIagrations. There is almost always some
method Of ascertaininp the cause OF fires,
and every effort should be centeIed upon
this point until it can be learned whether
there is a ''firebuo" at work in Delaware,
or the fires are caused by carelessness.
Including the fire of the Wilmington
Leather Co. s plant in this city, last week,
the total loss in this State in the last SIX
weeks will exceed $1,000, 900 by a con-
siderable amount. These figures take irto
account the fire at Lewes, the two at Mills
born and the fire of Sunday last, at
GEORGETOWN; the damage from the latter
is estimated at from SOC, 900 to s75 600.
Probably all of these losses might easily
have been averted-we are speaking OF
those down State-had ordinary precau-
tions been observed. 1t appears 10 be I'M
nossible 10 instill into the minds of the
people the great necessity of keeping
houses and stores or factories free from
needless infammablc material, such as
waste paper. old packing boxes, ,oil-soaked
Iags, etc. People seemingly will not only
imperiI their own buildings through that
form of carelessness, but will endanper the
whole town by no resorting to the few
simple precautionary measures that are
known TO everyone.
Possibly. in view of these recent big
losses the suggestion is not Wtimely that
the State establish a iire-fFhting force at
some central section-Dover for instance
that could be called upon in such emergen-
cies as that Of Georgetown. Good, haid
roads and gasoline-propeled apparatus
would make the service available very
promptly in any part of the State The
services of the men who serve as tirsmen
mipht be combined with that OF State
constables and patterned somewhat after
the mounted police of Pennsylvania, who
are doinr such efficient work there.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05

Thiriieih street here. which han made
special Efforts ~ rcv,ye he pHifnr N
courting for is members. hsr n lNff
cIubrotrn ntifaciiYcly furnished and ~
vided into private nopks and cotiisfs viii
porch conservatory ln ne rear nnn RI
small kitchen on ihc side thus fifl
any member If ile rluh vauff t0 fffu
tain her particular swain. he can rlan
n tea tabl, IN q cOfncI a Che cluDfoom F
conservatory and serve him iea of oyster
stew prepared 10 tho club kitchen. II aNe
wishes to emphasize ila domestic nWf,
she can even invite ihr yO4lg mnn $500
the kitchen and let hin nipc thf di.ias Toe
her.
But while many nlch admirahle erici-
prises have recently hofrsiafifd lm NH
benefit a our ctv uifla OUTSIDE rUufin F
is becoming ycfsasiugly difirmi. hnirl
Managers arc beginning to prgcH' nFlIf
the presence uf 30 many slfsfr rf. nfluifn
couples IN their lohMcs. thc pfsf 0iNnH
complain ihat their popularity as mffiIIF
places for lovers Ie iniericfing with fNe
efficiency a the maiis, and 10 mofIe
theatres are becoming antagnniFfic in
oourting couples % ihn grounds hat real
love-makirg ~ The nudiercf alsifhf'
attention from the lovo mi kirgln ihf frai
Then, there arc The city police. whn pool
go mild when 81 c0fnes to frluhilg rrrn
but are 20 herceiy lescbfiui 0l ToDrif y
IN The parks.
Only the other day, Cupid nas chasrl
from ore a his strongest reiugss by tlr
police while q great jewel robbery vas fai
ing place around fhe hlork In proud
triumph. n group a yourg c1upis rrfH
hailed into court. finger printed nnd Hr.
eplired 20 explain how they dnfed in rn-
brace IN ~ dgheously respectable pIarn
asa park However lu fns ufr fhf .
rest oarne iu the naiOTfy a .nsfnnre. t.f
late. Curid had aifeady tuumpfed lnl
most of the girl showed fho Iufu fhff
engagement rirgs % excuses lof her un-
secmiv behavior
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05

POLITICS VERSUS REASON.

The differences between Congress and
the President over the bill to revise the
War Finance Corporation are the differ-
ences between politics without reason and
reason without politics.
The grain-groweTs of the West and the
cotton-qrowe1s of the South demanded
this measure for the use of government
money 10 boost the prices Of their own
products and 10 extend the export
In their own line Of products exclusively.
And they were able to make such show on
voting power as TO frighten Congress te
do their will.
The President ~ moved 10 veto the
bill in consideration of the facts that the
government has no money to lend, ana
must borrow 10 get any money 10 iena,
and must increase taxes where they are
already too heavy to be borne II IT dces
borrow the money, and that even tnrn
the legislation wolld.not operate to help
the prices or exports OF these farming
interests. since exports are already large
and exceeding the buyng power OF the
foreign markets, which this Same Con
gress is proposing further to restrict.
But in the present Congressional state
of mind these are considerations that can
have no weight ut all. The cotton vote and
the granger vote are the only things that
count there on this particular issue. And
in proof of il the Senate Immediately
passes the bill over the veto by a vote of
So TO 3 and the House may 4be expected 20
follow suit Ii is encouraging for all special
interests that managed 10 establish help
full relations with the United States treas
urv during the war, but it is not eneourag-
ing for the progress of industry back 70
peace conditions York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
PRESS COMMENTS.
COAL OIL JOHNNY.

The death at Fort Crook, Neb., of John
W Steele, station pgent OF the burlington
Railroad at that place, brought to close
the career Of Il man who was born of poor
parents in humble surroundings. came
into great wealth later, squandcred "A for
tune in a comparatively short time md
then dropped back into the ranks Of the
poor from which he sprang For Steele
was Goal Oil Johnny hero of many
tales of fact and fiction
He was pioneer OF the petroleum IN
d,istry, and when oil was discovered IN
paying quantities on the farm he had in
herited from his aunt in Venanpo county,
Pc. Steele found himself possessed of q
large income, which he proceeded 20
spend in senss tional way. IL is probable
that both the amount of his fortune and
the extent of his squanderings have been
exaggerated through repetition, but there
is no doubt that he burned hrs money
while it lasted. Tales are told OF him
giving away bank notes of large denomi-
nations and lighting his cigar with 500
bills II is said that, among other prenks,
he bought hotel and presented It 20 .
friend after he had concluded his stay
there: that he admired team and car
riege in New York end paid the owner
fabulous price for IL. aftcrward returning
il free To the original owner.
The money which flowed from his wells
on Oil Creek meant nothing to him except
as the means for gratifying his whims end
he spent i lavishly. Consequently 1T was
not long until he found himself broke,
whercupon he went West and worked for
a living the remainder of his life. But the
tales of his experiences survive IN the OF !
country and will 20 down IN history
Coal OIL Johnny was foolish, but no t
vicious. Those who knew him testify that
he was not dissipated and did not gamble
away his fortune Ills greatest pleasure
seemed To come from giving money to
Others. n characteristic not common
among those to whom Fate gives sudden
fortunes. He had his fling and then struck
his proper level, where be lived out hls llte
in normal end modest surroundings -
Washington Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
Record Year for Gretna Greens.

Admittedly there has been falling on
in almost all lines Of endeavor so 1t Is
cheering to note that the vocatiops OF the
marrying parsons" at Marylands Gret-
ma Greens have been enabled 20 set new
record for the year 1920, doing the big
cest business ever. Cecil county, OF which
Flkton is the matrimonial metropolis,
issued 1923 marriage licenses last year,
almost fifteen for every weekday, de-
spite the fact that the cost of these permits
had been doubled in price since the previ-
Gus wear. Perhaps the total number OF
licenses issued to persons who live outside
the State was 1000, which at two dollars
each brought 5000 into the treasury.
In addition TO this total are the parsons
fees and the fares and tips Of their silent
mariners. the taxi drivers, which probably
would amount 10 $50 more per couple
although N some instances 1t amounts TO
more than SI0o-cne can estimate that
the easy marriage industry brings about
$4,000 to the town every twelve months
and easily makes It the most profitable m
dustry of our neighbor across the border.
Almost all Of this sum, however, goes
direct to the parsons and the iitney driv-
ers. so the State does not benefit greatly by
the business. 1t might, however, double
the fee again for "outlsnders, for nobody
who has recourse to either one Of Mary
lands Gretna Greens would hesitate for
a moment if four dollars instead Of two was
demanded for a-icense to wed.