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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-01

You probably know me, and I'd like to meet you
face to face and have social chat. This is YOUR
page, and if you want to make it success, put some
pep in your news, and shoot some matter with vim,
vigor and vitality, and we'll cheerfully print it. AS
a citizen of the grandest community, in the grandest
county of the grandest State in the grandest country
in the world it's up to you to chirp, make noise, and
let the rest of the universe know who and what
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-01

PETERSBURG, Va, April 30.
W. sheIton. Of Blackstone, has been
appointed assistant agricultural Sec
rotary of the local chamber of COM
merce and will devote his time to
work in Dinwiddie county, under the
supervision OF X. N. Ellis. secretary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-01

Boy Scout Troop. No. 104. of Clar-
endon. would like to have the parents
of all the scouts meet with them on
Friday. May q. for . scout demonstra-
ton and lecture
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-01

CAPT. E. w. (T1M) JORDAN, president Of Clarendon
" Citizens Association head Of Clarendon Athletic
Association and assistant business manager Of the
Warrington Baseball Club.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Where Would They Get il?

If you are earning say SO, ,OOOa year,
at least one-half goes to the support
of your family.
One-haf of sS, 900 is 81, 800.
A policy for $4,000 would. produce
for your family an income of sl,5OO a
year, if its proceeds we're invested at
at per cent. XXI
The money producing value of your
life to your family is therefore not
less than $4,000. Is your life insured
for anything like that valueP If not,
where would they get the remainder
of the income?
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NEW YORK has a
policy that exactly fits your need.
Mrs, Daisy Hamlett, Agent,
Adair County News Office.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
The Woman Question Again.

Should women be allowed to preach?
Should they be allowed to do such
a thing? The Bible gives clear an
swer to many of these questions. 1t
does not matter what some TheoIog.
ical or Political Tom, Dick or Harry
thinks, but, what saith the Scrip
lures? When the Toms, Dicks and
Harrys have returned to the dust
from whence they came the Bible will
still be with US as authoritative as ever.
We are studying the EpistleS to Tim
othy on Wednesday evenings at the
Baptist Church. Wednesday 23rd we
will be studying Timothy 2, which
takes up the above subject. Come
and bring your Bible with you.
Bring your friend.
Leslie ]. B. Smith, Pastor.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Uncle Joe Williams Cooks an
0'possum.

Uncle Joe Williams cooked an o'pos-
sum and invited Marvin Piercy, Bill
Hood, John Squires and Rhue over to
O'Clock dinner, and after partak-
ing freely Of Uncle Jee's possum and
"taters" with good corn bread and
hot coffee, they were thoroughly con-
vinced that Uncle Joe was not joking
when he said that there is great
big art in cooking a possum.g
Uncle Joe is one of the few surviY.
ing representatives of the good old
time family darky that his figured so
prominently in the romantic history
of The Old Kentucky Home. The
boys will not soon forget the happy
occasion, and the picture of good old
Uncle Joe, as with beaming counte-
nance, he stood by and watched with
satisfaction his white boys enjoying
the possum supper
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
The JamestOWn..Lindsey Game.

Last year the jamestown High
School Basket ball team defeated the
L. W. T. S., team twice. First, at
Lindsey, Second, at jamestown. Not
Jeemstown nor JimtowD, but James.
town. We found the Lindsey boys in
good shape. They strained every
nerve and commanded every force
they had to win the game but all in
vain. This did not give US the "big
head" or the enlargement of the
bean" as the writer puts it in the Co.
lumbia Republican. The result of the
games were never published in any
paper, so far as we know. We don't
believe that the L. W. T. S had any.
thing to do with this write up in the
Columbia Republican
This year Lindsey wanted to get
back her reputation as ball players,
and so she engaged a game with US to
be played on their court. The game
was played to a finish, 16 to 30 in IA
vor of L. W. T. S. The writer seems
to be boosting Webb, Blair and Ash
by. All right, good boys and good
playes, but we have some boys on our
team that can play too And right
here we demand of the L. ". T. S.,
basket ball team to correct some
things in their write up in the Colum-
bia Republican and so state the facts.
The above is as much space as we
can possibly give to ball game We
like the JamestoWn boys and at all
times this paper will report games as
they are played. The Columbia Re-
publican has passed out of existence
Let it rest.-Ed. News.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
NUMBER S

Next Thursday will be the day
when the people of Columbia will
come together and return thanks to
the GiVer Of all that is good, for their
preservation and prosperity. While
those who are comfortably situated
are enjoying the comforts that will
be spread upon we'll filled tables, they
should hot forget the poor families
who are unable to have a spread, and
send some choice edibles to them:
God loves cheerful givsr, and those
who are comfortably situated, will
feel better and will be better for help
ing the unfortunate. Rsligiously
speaking, the man or the woman who
lives seltishly will find that they failed
to build a mansion in that home
above.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Big Vaudeville show at Cane Valley
Friday night Nov. Is.
Killed in Oklahoma.

A telegram received last Thursday
morning from Okemah, Okla, by Mr..
e. Fl. Hughes, stated that Ural Roe
fell from a stairway and died instant
ly. The deceased was reared at
SpsrksvilIe, and was son Of T, 81,
Roe. He was known to most of ths
people in the lower end of the county.
He was District Judge which CORE
spondents with our Circuit Judge.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Judge Garrett Gives a 'POssum
Party.

Judge James Garnett gave a pos
sum- party at his home in Louisville
last night. Usually this would not bt
a m after OF more than routine signifi.
cance, but, according to a veracious
report from John W. Flowers, cashier
of the Bank of Columbia, the 'possum
was a distinguished member of the
'possum family, good natured up to
the time he was ready to be garnished
with sweet 'taters and defiant to his
last breathing moment. Here is the
letter that came with Peter 'Possum:
81 am sending you by parcel post
today the 'posSum' according to
promise Am sending him alive that
you may know that he is entirely un-
blemished and is the finest specimen
of the illustrious ''possum' family.
He was captured by two of the most
famous hunters to be found in this
section of Kentucky, viz Barksdale
Hamlett, Jr., and Sanford Strange.
His place of residence was on Petits
Fork Creek near the famous Todd's
Cave and he is descendant of that
branch of the 'poSsum' family which,
for generations past, has thriVed on
persimmons, short-cOre apples and
game chickens, and has largely con-
tributed to making that particular To-
cality the most famous in Adair
County.
son the night of his capture he
had been visiting relatives living up
the said creek in the INDIAN Hut vi
cinity and on his return had stopped
to eat few short.core apples. 1t was
at this point on his journey that the
'poSsum dog, Spot, struck his trail
and put him up tree with a short
core half eaten in his mouth. By
skillful manipulation on the part of
the trained hunters mentioned above
he was bagged without a dog bite,
and to prove that he was king of his
tribe, he has refused to become1 sullen
at any time since his capture. On his
departure for Louisville he stood
proudly on his four feet and defied
every dog in town, all OF which were
present. louisville Times.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
II Did Not Work.

Plans were laid for the prisoners to
escape jail last Tuesday night. After
supper they were turned in the hall
for some purpose and in due course of
time they were returned to the cells
At bedtime Mr.. Tarter, the jailer,
went into the cells to see that all was
we'll. He missed one of the Bell boys,
and in looking over the hall he could
not be discovered. There was large
box in the hall and Mr.. Tarter said:
II do not know where he could be
unless he is in that box Twill shoot
into it and see." When this announce
ment was made the Bell boy hsllooed
and came out. He was then hand
cuffed and chained and placed in the
cell. The supposition is that he had the
key Albert West had made, and that it
was his intention to liberate all the
prisoners at late hour that night.
By, the time this is read the Bell
boys and the negro Lewis Cooper,
will be in Frankfort. s.1. pcs
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Would They Have Anything AT All?

You say you already carry all you
can pay for''-you don't want to
cramp yoursslf'-you "don't want to
keep yourself poor paying premiums -
Really, you are covering only part
of the ground. 1t isn't simply a
question of how much you can live on
or how much you can lay by each year.
There is the more important question
OF how much your family could live
upon If you, the bread. winner, were
suddenly taken away. They will get
along all right while you live. They
would manage to subsist, somehow,
even il your income were cut in two.
Would they have as much as that if
you were taken away? Would they
have anything at all?
Here is the question for every true
man to consider: How much must
my wife and children have to enable
them to live in simple comfort when
| am no longer here to provide for
them? Have l taken the necessary
steps to secure them as much as that?
The Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
of New York
Mrs Daisy Hamlett, Agent,
Columbia, XIV,
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Wanted
GREY FOXES. -. $3.50 EACH
W. S. Hodgen,
CampbeIlsville, KYl

Our letter from Gradyville that has
appeared almost constantly for more
than twenty years, has failed to reach
US for several weeks. Our correspond
ent says that he has mailed them reg
ularly, and we do not doubt his state
ment. The postmaster at this place
is very careful with,our mail, and no
blame is attached co him. We simply
did not get the letters, and If they had
reached US they would have been pub
lished. We have few times carried
over the Gradyville!letter on account
of the congestedlcondition of our COL
umns, and we regret that this has oc-
CURED. We are at all times glad to
publish letter fromsGradyyille.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
The Radlophone.

The wireless plant has now been i'll
stalled and is in operation. All who
have heard it pronounce it a huge sue
cess. On account of not having re-
ceived all the parts Mr.. Young will be
unable to allow everyone to listen at
the instrument for awhile, but he in.
forms US that as soon as the Repro
ducer arrives that he will arrange it
so that all may hear that wishes.
The first night that this plant was
installed Mr.. Young and others were
able to hear famous Singer sing My
Old Kentucky Home, with remarka-
bly, clearness, the singer being in
Trenton New Jersey. Mr. Williams
then changed the instrument and
was able to hear a concert in Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania.
Sunday night Nov 10Th, Mr.. Young
and others heard famous preacher in
Pittsburg preach on a highly interest
ing subject, the subject being what
God Hath Wrought) the listeners all
of one accord pronounced it one of the
most forceful sermons that they had
ever heard. This same talker an
nounced that many more messages
would follow one of which would be
Americas Message to the World which
would probably be his Thanksgiving
Message.
Truly this is a wonderful instru.
ment for people that never wC1ld lis
ten to Religious sermon in their own
home church who have expressed a
desire to hear these sermons.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Weddine Plans.

The wedding of Miss Frances Gar
nett, of Louisville, and Mr. Robert
Alexander Gayle, Frankfort, will take
place tomorrow night at o'clock,
Nov. 23rd, at the Highland Baptist
Church, Louisville. The ceremony
will be performed by DR.. P. Scruggs,
Franklin, KY, who is an uncle of the
intended bride, assisted by the Very
Rev. Richard L McCready, dean Of
Christ's Church Cathedral
Miss josephine Cherry, Bowling
Green, will be the maid of honor.
The brides maids will be Misses Eliz-
abeth Temple, Philadelphia; Julia
HOrner, Grand Rapids, Mich Martha
Sparks, Mt Vernon; Martha Riker.
Lexington,
Misses Elizabeth Grant and Dora
Allen will be the flower girls
Mr. Geo. Gayle, Frankfort, will be
his brothers best man, and the ushers
will be Messrs. Charles Stoll, W.
Hume Logan, Lewis Garrett and
William Simpson Frankfort
The ceremony will be followed by
reception at the intended brides par
entS, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Garnett.
Miss Garnett was born and reared
in Columbia and the best wishes of
this entire town will 60 with her
through her welded life.
The couple will reside at Frankfort,
the intended groom being a prominent
young man of that city.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Will Leave Columbia.

The people of this place will regret
to learn that Mr.. Geo. McMahan and
family will remove from Columbia
and become residents of Edmonton.
1t is most excellent family and we
lose by their departure. Mr.. McMa-
han, who is good business man, will
manage the Farmers Union Store in
Edmonton, and understand that his
daughter, Miss Mary Graves, who is
now employed in the First National
Bank, this place, will be a
saleslady in the store. She too will be
missed in the bank and by all the
young people Of Columbia We GER
tainly wish this most elegant family
success and happiness.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
RADIO Station in Operation.

Columbia is now in direct commit
nication with Washington, d. c.,
New York and all other large cities
Mr.. Lewis Young, our Jeweler, has
the apparatus installed in his store
and Mr. Cyrus Williams, the electri-
clan is in charge. When a great
speech is being delivered in Congress
or any City in the Union we are in
readiness to hear it in Columbia. Is
not the establishing of this station
enterprising? The convenience it
brings to this town cannot be told in
a short item. Again, we want to
praise and tip our hat to Mr.. Young.
We got the time direct from Wash.
ington last Thursday morning.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Jamestown Wins.

Last Wednesday night the Colum-
bia basket ball team went up against
jamestown andiwas badly defeated.
A large crowd witnessed the contest
and it was very much enjoyed. At
the end Of the first half the visitors
were four in the lead. They gained
in the latter half and the game closed
&c to24 The Columbia club grace
fully submitted, and every body left
for home, good feeling prevailing.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Thanksgiving.
Columbia, KY.

Thursday, the oath inst Thanks
giving services will be held in the
Christian church and Rev. R. Y. Ben
nett will deliver the discourse. Busi
ness men of Columbia are requested
to close their stores and attend.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22

The open session Of the Epworth
League drew large congregation to
the Methodist church Sunday night
at els. The program of making
talks, the aim and purposes of the
League and testimonies were evil
denceS of their good works. The
landing OF the pilgrims, their unique
costumes and song were Of special in
terest.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22

Subscribers to:the News who live
in distant StatesIiare requested to
watch the label.on.their paper and il
their paid time is out to.send in re-
mittance without further delay.
Those from distance, who are not
taking the News are:requested to SUBJ
scribe The News will tell you about
your people left in Adair and adjoin-
ing counties.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Stricken With Paralysis.
S. C. Neat, Clerk, A. G.

Mr.. E S. Crnme, who is the Ex-
press Agent, at Elizabethtown. the
father of Mrs. Daisy Hamlett, this
place, met with two strokes of paraly.
sis last Tuesday A message to his
daughter here, recei 'ed Wednesday,
stated that he was better.
Mr.. Crume has visited here, has a
number of acquaintances in Columbia,
all of whom will be glad to hear of his
early recovery.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Announcement.

Elder Loren Furstemberger, of
Owensboro. KY, will preach at the
Christian church, this city, next Mon
day night, Nov, %, at I O'Clock He
is young man ard comes well recon-
mended. We hope to engage him as
pastor for the church here, next year.
1t is requested that the member
ship be well represented to hear him.
1t is also desired that the Mt. Pleas
ant church be represented as he is ex-
pected to preach for that church ard
Cane Valley in connection with this
church.
He will preach for the Cane Valley
church on Tuesday night, Nov 20.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
For Sale.

An 6 room house with two acre lot.
This is desirable piece of property
and just outside the town limits. Also
45 acre tract of land II miles of town,
il Graded School district. 5 room
house, good barn and all under wire
fence. Prices right for quick sale.
< L. Fl. Jones. y
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22

Do not overlook Thanksgiving SER
vices, which will be held at the
Christian church next Thursday fore.
noon. The sermon by Rev. r. v.
Bennett, There will be special music.
Merchants are agained asked to close
their doors and present.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Notice.

We will, for the next 30 days, sell
at net cost dry goods, notions, Ladies
and mems hats, Shoes and Rubbers
Blair & Ellis, Garlin, Ky.
AT
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22

There are several hundred subscrib-
ers to the Adair County News wh6se
time is out and we want them to re-
new at once. The New Year win
soon be here and We want to start the
year of 1922 with all our old subscrib-r
ers and as many new ones as possible.
1t will be our intentionlto give al thal
news worth reading. during tre year
1922.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
sheet Iron Stoves.

L have on hand the following sizes
in stoves at my shop % inchss sS.75.
"a inches s4.OO, 26 inches $3.50. All of
the stoves have large doors. and are
hand made from extra heavy iron.
Edwin Crsysns.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Notice.

The tax books are now completed
and | am ready to receive your taxes.
Come in at once and settle. The
sooner this is done. the better for all
concerned.
Cortez Sanders,
Sheriff. .Adair County.
51-tf
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Basket Ball.

CampbeIlsviIIe against Columbia
Athletic Club at the c. It's. G. to.
NIGHT Tuesday.
Monticello against Columbia, at same
place, Thursday afternoon. Turn out
everybody.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22

1t is estimated that approximately
6 percent of Kentucky's acreage of
corn was put into silos this season,
the average yield per acre being only
about 6 tons. Some farmers report
corn as being;chaffy and some also re-
port damage due to molding in the
shock. Only "A percent. of this years
crop in Kentucky is reported as being
merchantable, compared to an average
of 84 percent usually merchantabls.
Farmers also report percent. of last
years Kentucky corn crop still
on farms The average yield per acre
this year in Kentucky is reported by
farmers as 25 6lbus. per acre compared
to 30 bus. per acre last pear and
1O.ysar average of q bus.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
have sold my stock of goods.
Please come and settle your account.
'Albin Murray.

In answer to a question propounded
by Rev. l. NJ Grimsley, of this coun-
ty, State Superintendent Geo. Colyin
answers: Our Course Of Study au.
thorizes the teaching of vocal music
in our schools, this Department. ap-
proves it, and there is no law against
n
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Take Notice.

1t is the duty of each and every
owner of an automobile, of any kind.
truck, motorcycle and dealers in mo-
torvehicles to call at the County
Clerks Office between December I'd,
1921, to January lst. 1922. and procure
licenses for same
S. C. Neat.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Type Writer Ribbons.

We have type-writerE ribbons
for sale. the:OIiver, Remington
and Smith Premier. Call while
they last.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Ladies' hats.

Nice line of up tO-date ladies hats
at our store which'will beIsold at ac-
tual cost, Call at once. They are
going.
Blair & Ellis, Garlin, KY.
2-4t
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Notice.

Before having your fall sewing done
see Jones & Bradley, 3rd story PAUL
Bldg. 5.tf
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
Report of the Grand Jury.

A grand jury of Adair Circuit
Court, after being in session I days,
returned 40 indictments, classified as
follows.
Nuisance l
Transporting liquor
Selling liquor
Cold check 5
Rec-weapons
Grand larceny
Petit larceny l
Disturbing worship
Weapons 4
Selling cigarettes to minors
Escaping Jail 3
Breach of Peace II
OBTAINING a woman
DESERVING infant children l
Fornication
Total 49
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
For Sale.

I have one Kurtzman piano which 1
yin sell at bargain, il taken at once.
Sam Lewis.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22
NOTICE.

We are now ready to issue dog tax
License and collect your dog tax for
the year 1922. Please call and settle
before January 1st, 1922, as the law
directs.
Respt.,
S. C. Neat, Clerk, A. G. G.
The Adair County news., 1921-11-22

l am now ready to do hemstitching.
Also have all repairs for Singer Sew
ing Machines. Come and see and get
prices
Emma Jones,
3rd Story, PAUL Bldg.
5-tf
Evening star., 1921-04-03

after making focal adjustment No. /.
move bulb backward until the black
spot appears in the center Of the light.
Then move bulb slightly forward un-
I'll the black spot almost disappears.
I'm focal adjustment No. the fila,
ment Of the lamp bulb is slightly back
OF the focal point of the reflector. Re-
sulting beams Of light spread out
slightly from the lamp.
To make focal adjustment No. 3.
after making No. adjustment. move
the lamp bulb backward toward the
rear OF the reflector until a black spot
appears in the center of the light.
Then move bulb forward slightly un-
tn the circle Of light is larger than
No no. ! and e smaller than No. 2. In a
ment Is forward Of the focal point of
the reflector. The resulting beams of
iight cross each other before spread
ing.
ITO make focal adjustment No. 4.
proceed the same as to make No 2,
except that the bulb is moved
Homemade Devices.
TN homemade devices the head
+ lamp should be adjusted to No. focal
adjustment and then paint over the
upper half Of the lamp glass. II head
lamps cannot be adjusted to No. TO-
cal adjustment. then use No. 4, and
paint over the lower half Of the lamp
glass A properly adjusted homemade
device will cut off the other half Of
the beam OF light
IF the black spot Is not in the CEN
ter of the circle OF light or has
streak Of light in 1t. the bulb is not in
the center Of the reflector. This de-
feet is caused by poor focusing de-
vices or loose sockets. Move the tin
of the bulb with lead pencil or small
stick until 4 black spot appears in the
center Of the light. Then wedge with
piece OF match stick. All approved
devices are useless unless the bulb is
in the proper position in the re-
Evening star., 1921-04-03

along the way, and these have been
obtained by them at an expense of
but one-sixth Of the actual cost.
The permanent marking naturally
adds to. the prestige of the Lincoln
highway, attracting travel and es-
route.
The Lincoln highway is now the
best-marked interstate road. of any
length, in the world. q.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
LINCOLN HIGHWAY BEST.
Most Completely Marked {
Worlds Long Roads.

fr With the very great increase of
travel upon the Lincoln highway.
which has been noted in each sue
ceeding year, it is obvious that the
permanent marking had grown to
be a necessity The direct benefits.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
ANNOUNCING
Me PAIGE NATIONAL
NONSTRATION WEEK

For one week-commencing Monday, April
4th.-our Dealers in every section Of the
nation will conduct special series Of demon
stradons with the complete line of Paige cars