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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-25
MYSTERY OVER EFfIGY
Bundle Left on Doorstep oil Ha-
vana Home Causes Excitement.
Negroes Attracted to the Scene Dis
play Great Fear of vcocoo Evils
and the Evil Eye.

MISUNDERSTANDING I'm his stumbling
horse am aged negro cab driver early
one night recently removed bundle
from the shadows of his coach and de-
posted it i'm the doorway of an aristo-
cratic residence near the Malecon, Ha-
vana's bay-shore drive.
The Pickering light of a nearby arc
lamp made il possible for passers-by
TO distinguish the outlines of the bun
die. Apparently il was a rude efiigy.
the head an unhusked cocOnut, with
the fiber unraveled enough 10 give the
appearance of straggly hair. and the
legleSs body stuffed. ragged coat, 80
which were fastened bones and what
apparently were twigs and berries.
The cab driver hardly had disap-
peared before small group had con-
greGaied on the sidewalk before the
poriico that sheltered the effigy. The
group swiftly grew into small crowd,
composed mostly of negroes and mu-
Iattos. Noisy before they caught a
glimpse of the motionless figure. the
spectators. after giving one glance,
lost their animation and became
part of the whispering, nervous as
semblage.
The suppressed excitement became
more pronounced when negro band,
ragged Haitians from the country.
started mOnOtOnOus air on their tom
toms and nOtched calabashes.
Nobody touched the efligy, not even
the policemen attracted to the scene.
who confined their energies 10 keep
ing the sidewalk clear.
The windows of the house itself re-
NAMED suffered and closed, although
CLEANS of light indicated the family
was awake, even If not DESTROYS Of
protesting against unlimited visitors.
As the hour grew later the crowd
dwindled, those leaving Fastening
their steps as they passed through the
deserted streets, with apprehension in
their backward chances and frequent
signs of the cross. anonymously sup
plemented with fingers crossed against
the evil eye.
Fear of voodoo devils whose fear
fully muttered Names were often
linked with the words, death before
SUNRISE" sent them hurrying home
ward.
But before dawn the efiigy had dis
appeared.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-25
For Memorial Parks.

Members of Company c. 10th En-
gineers, are planning memorial tree
planting i'm Stacy Park. Trenton, New
Jersey. A tablet Is 10 be erected in
the center OF cluster of six oak trees,
10 he planted to mark the memory OF
the six Trenton members of the or
-anization who were killed in action.
SAYS the American Forestry Maya
zine. Another planting of $50 oak
trees along the Lincoln highway is
also arranged for. TO perpetuate the
memory of the $50 soldiers OF Tren-
ton and Mercer County, who died In
the war. The American Forestry As
ISOLATION is registering all memorial
trees I'm national honor roll.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-25
Found unknown Soldier"
Was Her Missing Son

Just as the body Of an sun
known soldier" was being low
cred into the grave at ST. Paul,
Mimi. Mrs. ) Mary Johnson.
drawn 70 the service by the ache
of a mother heart for her miss
ing son, asked that the coffin be
opened. She staggered back.
Sobbing.
The body was that of her son.
George L. Johnson, a disabled
,eteran. whos was killed two
weeks ago on his way to take
position obtained through the
American Legion. The body had
lain unclaimed in the morgue.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-25
Had Done That.

I'm not quite sure about your wash'
ing machine. VIII you demonstrate
il again?"
mo. madam. We only DO one weeks
washing. Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-25
INT ERESTYNG RElDgN'sg
A GOOD INVESTMENT

THE JASPER COURIER
stands for the best things in life,
in the town and country homes.
1t advocates imoroveme, t., bet.
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churches, and the greatest poIiti-
cal freedom and honesty in pub
lie affairs TIE COURIER has not
and does not hesitate n aSsail
men or methods that stand in the
way of the greatest good to the
greatest number Every progress
slve family in the county should
be a subscriber Yours is needed
now. Send it in. Do it now.
Subscription price 81 90 per year.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1921-06-10

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Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1921-06-10

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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11
Greetings

TO the Sunday School people of
Powell County:
We will hold our annual Coun.
~ Convention at Stanton CHRIS
tian church Aug. 20 and 2l. Ev.
cry one cordially invited to at
tend.
The following is list of the
schools as we have them: Any
one who reads this and attends
any Sunday school that is not
listed here, please write Mrs.
Bert Martin, Rosslyn, or Buford
Estes, Vaughn Mill, KY, tell.
ing us about your school. Bow.
en-, Rosslyn, Hatcher's Creek,
Stanton PRESBYTERIAN, Stanton
Christian, Hatton Creek, Clay
City, M. f., Clay City, Christian,
Vaughn's Mill, Todd's Chapel,
Little Greek, Powell's Velley,
West Bend.
Buford Estes, County Pres.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11
Road Work Begins

Work on the Estill county road
at the Powell county line began
Tuesday morning. A large force
of men and teams are at work
making the dirt fly. In a few
weeks, what has been for all
times past, the worst road in these
whereabouts will be good. This
should be gratifying to all of us
who are lovers of good roads.
The road will most likely be eX.
tended to Harg before the work
ceases this fall. We are for 1t.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11
| Thank The Voters

| wish to thank the voters of
Powell and Wolfe counties for
their loyal support which ena-
bled me TO carry both counties
in the race for Representative in
the recent primary election. |
trust to be able to make good for
their abiding confidence in me,
so manifested by their vote on
Saturday, aud to be able to be of
value to the good people of the
whole district alike, whether
they chose to vote for me or Ell
ther of my opponents.
w. L. Mcclure.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11
The Race in Clark

X. i. Scobee was nominated
by the Democrats for County
Judge in Clark county Saturday {;
II. V. Thompson, for Represen.
tative; Dee Bush, for Sheriff |.
f. Hughes, for tax Commission
er; Carol Azbill, for JaIlor ;
Crutcher carried the county for
Common wealth's Attorney by 1876
votes.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11
Meeting Progressing

The protracted meeting at the
Christian Church, conducted by
Ed. G. +. French, is progressing
nicely. Real good crowds attend
each evening and enjoy splen-
did sermon, which Bro, French
never fails to render. Much in
terest is manifested. Every one,
who has not been attending, is
cordially invited to come and
help make the meeting contin.
ued success.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11
Personal Paragraphs

VIM. Shimfessel is In Menefee
county on business.
Elder l.. +. Martin, of Old
Landing, was here Monday.
Miss Mary Belle Dunnington
is visiting her friend, Miss Ethel
Duncan.
Oscar Woolery, of Lexington,
spent from Friday till Monday
with his family here.
A. r, Mauppin, of New Mexi-
co, is here In automobile to visit
his father j. =. Mauppin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. @. Easter, of
Flemming, spent the week. end
with relatives near the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Easter, of
Lee county, spent the week end
with Elder nd Mrs. Albert
Easter.
Mrs. Thos. Edge, of Cresmont,
spent from Saturday until Wednes-
day with her sister, Mrs. REM
Patton.
Everett Woolery and little son,
Tracy, of Winchester, spent Sat-
chester and Sunday with his
nephew, Oscar Woolery.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 7. Wright, Mr..
and Mrs. j. f. Shimfessel, of Fay
cite county, spent several davs
this week with relatives in the
county.
Elder A. F. Hall, of Montgom-
cry county, was here Monday.
He drove here in a Ford touring
car which he sold TO Mckinley
Clemons.
AUSTIN johnson, of Barbour
VILE, came home Saturday to vote
and remained over Sunday to be
with his parents, Judge and Mrs.
A. Z. Johnson.
George King and family and
pen King and family, of Lexing.
ton, and Miss Stella King, of FL
chester, spent Sunday with their
sister, Mrs. Oscar Woolery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Conn and
children, of Lexington, and Mr..
VIM. Conn, of Wilmore, spent
from Saturday until Tuesday with
their sister, Mrs. A. M. Holmes.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11
Fiscal Court Meets

The Powell Fiscal Court had a
meeting at Stanton Friday and
went over the new road being
built across the river from Stan.
ton up a mountain. The work
was accepted with few provis.
ions and paid for.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11
Ice Cream Supper

There will be an ice cream sup
per at Argyle school house on
Saturday night, August 18th, for
the benefit of the school. Every.
body come and have a good time
and help a good cause.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11
Kills Young Eagle

Otis Powell shot a young eagle
one day last week. 1t was about
one.half grown, and was found
on the river. Old eagles have
often been seen up and down the
river, we learn, but this is the
first one to be killed hereabouts
for some time.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11
BIRTHS.

DR.. Martin reports births as fol.
lows:
To Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Knight
July 27, daughter,
To Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Aines
Aug. 3, a girl,
To Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Paisley
a daughter.
To Mr.. and Mrs. David Adams
Aug. 10th, a boy-David Will.
lam.
To Daniel Scott and wife Aus.
l1th a son.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11

day after a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Sewell at jackson.
State inspector, Dave Noble.
was here last week inspecting the
automobile and soft drink rec
ords kept in the County Clerks
office, and found them in perfect
order.
Mr.. George Derlckson and Miss
Lula Cunningham surprised their
friends here Friday by going TO
Beattyville where they were
married. The young people have
the best wishes of a host of
friends.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11

wonderful shale deposits of the
West and because of this, we will
in our next article take up the
western shales and compare them
as commercial possibilities with
our own.
TO be continued.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11
Educational Facts on Shale

SuCttSS VI VIC SudlC luuuo'iN az
present is the one In Scotland.
This industry was started in
lS47 and has continued success.
fully down to the present day.
Now there are five large plants
in operation and they handle
about Three Million, Five Hun
dred Thousand Tons of Shale an.
nually and employ IN the neigh.
borhood of 10000 men.
The work in Scotland operate
at great disadvantage when we
compare their deposits with those
here in Clay City.
The Scotch deposits lie deep IN
the ground and must be mined
through shafts like coal, before
they can be brought to the sur.
face to be treated. The mining
cost alone is far greater there
than the entire operation will be
here, as it costs them Sl.2O per
ton to put their shale to the
crushers.
The Pumpherston plant is one
of the largest there. This con.
cern was organized in 1888, and
in 1918 paid net profit of $780,.
100000 on it's capitalization of
Two Million Dollars, and paid
this profit after 1t had paid the
then heavy war and excess profit
taxes that England was damag.
ed at the time.
The Pumpherston plant works
five seams of shale, running eight
five, six, seven n d four feet
thick respectively. 1t recovers
but an average of 10 gallons Of
oil to the ton of shale, and about |
SO pounds Of Ammonium Sui.
phate. So far, there has been no
Potash recovery from any Of the |
Scotch operations. These thin |
seams are worked at a depth of |
about 100 feet. When you COM
pare these conditions with the |
heavy layer of Shale we have
here with it's consequent low
handling cost, it is easy to see
what the profits of well man
aged local company can be.
This Scotch shale Is identical
in quality with the shale here at
Clay City. In our article of last |
week, we saw DR.. Alderson's |
statement TO that fleet, and the
same opinion has been expressed |
by a great many people who are |
familiar with both the shales.
This continued success of the |
Scotch, eliminates entirely any
uncertainty regarding the hand
ling of our shales. We can use
their methods exactly, but we
can improve upon them mechan-
ically, till we will handle three
times the quantity of shale in
the same period of time and han
die it with one third of the heat
necessary to treat it by Scotch
methods.
The Scotch method has been !
as a proven basis of operations
by our American engineers and |
the retort now beipg erected
across the river is simply very |
vastly improved Scotch retort.
1t is patented in this and other
countries and has met the APP
proval of the wisest minds in the |
industry. 1t is not by any means
an experiment, as it has been
thoroughly tested and il was Sc.
lected for the handling Of our 10.
cal shale after every other type |
had been considered very fully.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11
Sells Town Property

@. b. Begley sold house Of
six rooms and three lots to j. NJ.
Jones, of Torrent, for 81 200.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11

G.. w. Conlee was nominated
for Magistrate in the Clay City
precinct: Ii. b. Brashear from
the Hardwick's creek and Nlr.
den precincts; Jesse Swango
from the Stanton district Rex
Bowen, from Bowen; Ed Even
from Slade.
The Republicans have nomi.
nees in Slade, Bowen and Stan
ton as follows, respectively: Ed
Profit, Ben Hatton and RObt.
French.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-08-11
STANTON.

udN on business.
Miss Mamie Kelly, Jackson,
visited Mrs. Henry Daniel last
week.
Miss Mary Douglas was the
week end guest of relatives in
Mt. Sterling,
Mrs. Ed Dennis and children,
Mt. Sterling, visited Mrs. Mamie
Greasy Monday.
Mrs. Sarah Jackson spent the
week. end with her daughter, Mrs.
Henry Faulkner.
Miss Alma Hanks, Winchester,
was the guest of Miss Mabel
Boone Sunday.
Mrs. David Howell, Mt. Sterl-
ing, is here this week the guest
of Mrs. s. ID. Hall.
Miss Florrie Faulkner, of Wy.
OmIng, is here visiting relatives
in the county this week.
Henry Williams, Montgomery
county, visited his father, John
w. Williams, this week.
Messrs. Arbor Snowden and
Herbert Holman were in Mt.
Sterling Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs A. T. Stewart and
children left Wednesday morning
for Hazel Green to vIsitrelatives.
James Profit, |. S. Boone and
Mr. and Mrs. Q. A. Conlee were
in Winchester Wednesday on bus
iness.
Mrs. Mary Jane Knox, of Mont
gomery county, and Miss Mandy
Knox visited Mrs. Nick Hall last
week.
Miss Virginia Hall, Mt. Ster
ling, was the guest of her grand
mother, Mrs. Sarah ID. Hall last
week.
Mr.. George Furgerson and two
children and Mrs. James Welch
were the guests of Mrs. Lucy
Jackson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Meyers and
Miss Pauline Davis, Lexington,
are the guests of Mrs. A. ii. Nor
ton this week.
Mrs. ElIie Smith has moved
back to her home here, after a
long visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Louis Martin at Carlisle.
Mrs. Jno. ID. Atkinson an d
daughter, Miss Nancy Atkinson,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. V. b.
Atkinson at Pine Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs, Walter Beatty,
Covington are the guests of Mrs.
Beatty's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson Clancy.
Mrs. CLANCY, Mrs. Bertha
Chester, Mrs. Iona Beatty, Len.
ME Grove, little son and daugh.
ter, motored TO Winchester Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hardwick
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Derrick.
son motored to Lexington Sun
day and were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. +. q. Cowgirl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Caudlll
returned to their home at Slade
Saturday sitter a visit with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
q. Il. Caudill.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. Crawford
and daughter, Miss Martel, re.
tnrned To their home here Tues.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30
Outline of Transit Commissions Readiustment Plan

Governor Miller in january as a
means of solving tho citys traction
problems. The commission was created
in March by the Legislature through
the passage Of the Knight-Adler public
utilities bill. the bill being finally
passed after much bitter opposition.
On April 16 Governor Miller ap-
pointed the three members of the
board, naming Mr.. McAneny as chair
commissioners was made simultane-
ously with the appointment of the
members of the Public Service Com
mission The Transit Commissioners
were sworn in at Albany April %.
: Seventeen minutes after they had
taken the oath Corporation Counsel
John P. O'Brien obtained from Supreme
Court Justice Francis B. Delehanty an
order directing the new board members
to show cause why they should not be
restrained from assuming control of
the city's traction affairs. The order
was returnable before Justice McAvoy
in the Supreme Court
Take Charge Despite Obstacles
On April 26, however, despite the
obstructive tactics employed by the
hylan administration, the three com
missloncrs went to the headquarters of
the old Public Service Commission at
49 Lafayette Street and informed John
H., Delaney, Transit Construction Com
missioner, who was automatically re-
tired when the new board took Office.
that they had come to relieve him of
the premises. Mr. Delaney technically
"refuscd' to surrender his Office and
his documents on the ground that the
new board had no legal right to take
control, but said that if the commits
sion chairman persisted he would not
re sort to. physical efforts to restrain il
lhe chairman, Mr.. McAneny, did per-
slst, and ten minutes after the three
commissioners had entered the build
ing they were holding their first bust
ness session-their first session three
months from the time Governor Miller
hrst suggested the traction plan.
Justice McAvoy, ruling on the case
later, refused TO interfere with the
COMMISSIONS operations, informing the
corporation Counsel, who fought the
case with the aid of Senator Hiram
Johnson, that it was not within the
courts jurisdiction to restrain the
commission from carrying out the func-
tlons imposed upon it.
Well Known in Public Life
The three commission members were
we'll known in public affairs before
their appointment McAneny formerly
served as President of the Borough of
Manhattan and as President of the
Board of Aldermen. He is chairman of
the Board of Trustees of the College of
the City of New York, president of the
New York kindergarten Association,
president of the Friendly Aid Society
snd vice-president OF the Hampton In
st'tute Association. He is married and
has six children.
Mr.. Hardness was formerly assistant
counsel of the Public Service Commits
sion and took leading part in the
drafting of the dual subway contract.
General Organ is head of the Ma
tional Guard of the state. He COM
manded the 9th Division during the
World War.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30
Miller Tells Chiefs to
Keep Down acquisitions
Governor Says State Will Start
Repair Work to Help Re-
licve UnempIoyment

ALBANY, Sept. 2s.--Superintendents
Of state hospitals and wardens of state
prisons were warned by Governor Mil
Ter that in making their requests Of
appropriations for the next fiscal year
they must not ask for money to obtain
nccessaries for the next quarter of a
century" He said that they must
keep their estimates to the pasis of
actual needs.
In his talk with the superintendents
and wardens, the first of a series with
heads of the states departments, the
Governor indicated that the state in
tends to aid in relieving The present
unemployment situation. He said the
state planned to start repair work i'm
mediately on the various state institu-
tions. The money for this work, he
explained, is available under the law
creating the Board of Estimate and
Control, which releases surplus funds
remaining from appropriations made
by the last Legislature.
Members Of the Board of Estimate
and Control virtually have decided that
the 1922 appropriation bill shall not
exceed $1S1, 100000, the amount ap-
propriated this year, and arc aiming to
reduce it by $10,000,000 if possible.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30
THE PLAN
General Scope and Object

The plan provides for the valuation,
eorsolidation and municipal ownership
Of all transportation facilities deemed
by the Transit Commission to be use
full and essential. Such facilities are
10 be acquired without cost to the city
By amortizing out of earnings the
valuations fixed by the Transit Com
mission. All existing corporations and
their franchises, inter-leases and Sc
curities are gradually to be eliminated
or extinguished, except such underly-
ing liens carrying a low rate of in
terest as the commission deems it ad-
visable not to disturb. Existing Sc
curities, with. such exceptions, are to
be replaced by an issue of bonds of a
consolidated company representing a
fair and honest valuation of the prop
critics. Payment of these bonds with
interest. and a sinking fund charge
sufficient to retire them within a rea-
sonable period, which will be less than
the term of the present subway leases,
to be secured by purchase money
mortgage and assured by rate of fare
based on cost, automa tically de-
termined by the condition of con-
tingent reserve or barometer fund
Valuations according to existing Sc
curity issues and present capitaliza-
ton will be disregarded and the entire
financial structure of the consolidated
company will be based upon a new
valuation, which. under the rapid
transit legislation of this year, is
rapidly being completed. BY this
means the water" in present financing
and capitalization will be eliminated
and the new valuation will represent
the real values in the transportation
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30
Boy Chief of Subway
Bandits Admits Guilt
Leader in Twenty-Five Hold-Ups
Will Be Sentenced With Ac-
completes Wednesday

Vincent Tomassi, twenty y-year-old
leader Of gang which held up twenty
FIVE subway and elevated stations dur
ing the summer. pleaded guilty yester-
day in Bronx County Court to three in
dictments charging robbery in the first
degree and one charging burglary in
the third degree.
Judge Gibbs remanded him for sen
tence until Wednesday. Sentence is TO
be imposed then upon five of his ac-
completes who have pleaded guilty to
the indictments against them and ad-
mitted taking part in at least twenty
FIVE hold-ups. According to the police,
only about $500 was obtained alto
gether in the robberies.
Edward Chapman, Assistant District
Attorney of Bronx County, has been
questioning Tomassi concerning the
murder of Patrolman Henry Inmen
February 81. 1920, in the belief that
Tomassi might have heard something
definite as to the identity of the gun
man from some Of his pals
Tomassi, however. denied steadfastly
that he knew anything at ak abou.
Inmen's death.