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Licking Valley courier., 1922-02-09
WHY WEST LIBERTY SHOULD HAVE THE SCHOOL

The location of the Northeast Kentucky Normal
School will be decided doubtless on the question Of the
greatest advantage to the greatest number Of people in
the mountains.
Upon that theory West Liberty is entitled to it.
Morgan county is located in the center of the group
of northeast mountain counies.
1t is easily accessible to more mountain counties
than any other county in the group.
Morgan county has the best citizenship of any coun
ty>in the mountains, no foreign or negro population
1t is good agricultural county and has progressive,
up-to-date farmers who produce surplus
West Liberty will furnish big, 2O-acre, ideally To-
Gated campus, with fine, natural drainage
Morgan county will respond with a liberal money
contribution if needed
The school spirit in Morgan county is better than in
most mountain counties
The clean moral atmosphere of Morgan county and
West Liberty is big factor in our favor. No tempta-
tions to demoraze the school. No public works with
their inevitable undesirable following, foreign ee
mnt, no negroes.
West Liberty will have four ntercounty seat roads
when the State program is finished.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-02-09
THE INFLUENCE OF THE COUNTRY PRESS,

1t was demonstrated at the last November election
that the biggest influence in Kentucky is the country
newspaper At that election there was submitted to-
the people for their approval disapprova two cons
tutona amendments Without going into the merits or
dement's of the amendments now, it is fact that every
daily newspaper in the State warmly supported both Of
the amendments and devoted much space and time to
their cause On the other hand almost every weekly
newspaper in the State opposed them. They were de-
feated by more than $4,000 majority This is concus
i've evidence that the country weekly is read and beev-
ed in and has more influence than the daily,
National advertisers are realizing that the country
newspaper is in closer touch with the people than any
other class of publication and increasing their space
in them The country newspaper is coming into its own
Licking Valley courier., 1922-02-09

CHAPTER Kiln the morning he ands
Bullerton and Jsanie have disappeared.
apparently eloped. He aIso discovers that
his deed to the mine has been stolen, and
assit has not been recorded, he has no
proof OF ownership Mysterious actions
Of the dog cause Hiram and Bronghton
o take the trail In search OF Jeanie.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-02-09

quietly, and when I Sat up saw that
the collie was moving uneasily from
one door to the other. stopping now
and then to stand mOtesnless with his
ears cooked and his head on one side !:
"Barney hears something" I ven.
tured; and a moment later paddy
broke in:
h Huh It's plain enough for my old
ears, now; its q wagon comm across
the bench"
Now the presence Of a wagon On our
bench at this early hour In the morn.
Ing might mean either one Of two
sdiametrically opposite things: Our
deiiverance; or the upcomIng of re
Inducements for the raiders, We were
not left long in doubt. Shortly after
the rack-raek Of the wagon wheels
stopped We heard footsteps, and the
hair stifened on Barney's back. Next
We heard Bullerton's voice, Just out
side and apparently under our window
openings. =. y
"Broughton ~ the voice called; "can
you hear meT'- "-
$50 web that you'd better keep out
OF ranger ! snapped back.
"Al right-listen. You've got to get
'ent,i Brcughtcn-thst's fiat. I haven't
wanted to 60 to- extremes For per-
fectly obvious and commonplace rea-
sons I don't want to have to kill you
: g Get nd Of you: But we are not 60
itg 70 sentle'you any more. You've
already hurt four Of my men, and two
Of the fsur are crippled. The next
time we hit you, It'll be for finish"
s"Yes," said I. "You brought the
new club up In 4 wagon, didn't you i'''
He ignored this. 81 -"
I'VE could starve you out II We
chose to take the time. know pretty
yell what you've got to eat--or rather
What you haven't got. Us your privI-
lsge te take your lite; in your own
hands. Broughton; that's up to you.
But how. about the old manY"
"The old mans A-pienty good and
able to speak for ,hisself!" yapped
Daddy. 'You do -. your durndest,
Charley Bullertonlr ..
s.All right, once more. You'll hear
trhm uA directly now; and as said
before. we've1quit gentling you. That's
NY lastsword.' -,
For q time after this the silence,
and the darkness, since 1t was the hour
before dawn, were thick enough to be
clt with an AZ. But the dog was
more restless than ever, ana we knew
that something we could neither see
! nor hear must be going on. After a
while asked the question that had
been worrying me ever since had
heard the wagon wheels. =
whist did they bring up In that
wagon, Daddy--a gatlingr'
The Lord only knows, StannIe-and
he won't tell" was the old prospector's s
reply, made with no touch Of irreyer.
ence; and the words were scarcely out
Of his mouth before a thunderholt
struck the shafthouse.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-02-09

were rubbering and trying to Ind out
what all that noise was about"
We were not kept very long In doubt
as to what the next enemy move was
to be. With the cessation Of the tom
tom siatter the c0llie had grown curl.
ously rsstiem. We couIdn't zee him.
but We could hear him running from
post to pillar, smiling at the cracks
and occasionally giving q whining
grovl. Preseatiy he began to cough
and snesse; then he came racing back
to ~. nattening himself to hold his
nose to the crack under the door and
taxing long bFsaths ~ II he xese half
stihed. stsepsA 10 pat him aSd I'M. I'M,
inediatsly imagined was smelling
burning sulphur matches.
"Gst dsva Asss, Daddy. and smell
this Assl" I whispered. III, II old
fashiaaeA nastehsa sr whatr' = y
One saiG wAs au tAat the cid man
needed. "a "a,
"Gosh-ts-Vee-vhss- -Arinstone r." be
choked; then dssfs are smekin, N
cut Tnst's way tAsy stopped up them
windsv hslss; - we eoaidn't ret any
air l.s T.,
There appaase1 10 30 little easuRh
tias fev asy 1sfsAsivs move TAS as-
pAyriatlsS sas was coming stronger
every nemeat, saA aAy search for ito
source seemed utterly hsDslesfs Yet
We went at u. coughing and ci,hkihg;
and stumbling ever everything In the
darkness. % Q natteF VI courve, "
After sll II was Barney whs lfAsnaer
hm with the human preaoua becatise
he certainly deserved it) II was Bar.
ney who showed US the devils door
way. The rod glow was now sendipE
enough Light through cracks and crew
ices and the bullet rippinGs overhead
to make our 1nner darkness degree
or 20 lees thai stygian. Missing the
dog for Q moment at eur common
breathing hole, We saw him circllnk q
particular spot in. the aoor and snatl.
Ing at It az II II were something alive.
At that we both remembered that
the shaftheuss foor was raised + foot
or 20 from the rocky ledge on the
dowA-mOuatain slda and that the
space underneath was partly open.
Daddy pointed to tie ciFciins doE. !.
"Barney's cot III" no pfnted.
They've run their chimney up under
the hocrr Thea: Where In Sam
Hill did you leave that axf'
The AZ vas near at hand and l ran
for 1t. Holding my breath began to
chop madiy at the Aser planking. By
this tfas the an vss - bad that Il
Licking Valley courier., 1922-02-09

was impossible to breathe It. and after
u fsv blows had 10 drop the AZ and
run to the breathing zap. Daddy took
hls cue instantly. matchihs up the az
as hung It down and hacking away
~ lsas - he esah hold bis breath,
When hs ives ferved to make a bolt
for tAe lifs-saviAs hAls u the doef, !
RAJ " Assin thus set . couple Of the
noar piaAks loess end prisd them out,
In the space beneath the Open
cracked aeer vs found Bullsrtshp
chimney end; IN sia discarded boiler
fiue, II sssned ts'As. leading up from
the bench basv. From, unearthing
the deadly thisa 70 muEzling II with
ono sf osr yet blankets was the
breathlsss work sf only q minute or
Two; and With the sss-main thus shpt
on. the air In the shaftheuse sooR Pc
came bearsbie sEstp. the hole Two bad
phpppsd through the noer serving AZ
3 ventilatsF through which the cool,
crisp night air came rushing In 4 re.
vivifylng blast. n
Our hst cara after . prolonged
silence led us to helleSe that the raid.
ars had withdraw 70 study up SOME
fresh scheme for getting nd Of us, was
70 get Q hsr ena psy cur two doOrs
open % that the breeze might blow
through and air the place out bit.
Closing and barring the doors after
the sulphur stencil had been reduced
to \ mere matchbox oAM. we estsA-
lsheh Qpr n,ght,wstch, Daddy Hiram
taking the first trick under a solemn
promise 10 call me at the end Of q
couple Of hours. This time he behaved
better. rousing me q little before mid.
night. He reported everything quiet,
and pointed to the sleeping dog us evl.
depce that there were NO intruders
within smelling distance. ..-
"Been that-away ever since you
! turned In" be said, meaning, as + took
II, that the dog had been resting easy,
"You can just keep AZ eye on Barney
II anything gees to stirTn', he'll know
II afore you WILL" =
Nothing did stir, and after Daddy
had gone to wrap himself In his damp
blankets, had my work cut out Coz
Inc keeping awake; In fact, shouldn,,
want 10 swear that was fully awakl
during all of the one hundred and
twenty fnlnutes that my sentry-go last
ed, No matter about that. BullertSt
didn't spring any more surprises on W
during my wRtchl and when I turnst
the fortress over to Daddy at tw,
o'clock was able to pass the "al
quiet" report back to him and 20 I,
the blankets with IN easy conscience
! had Just dropped asleep, az I
seemed TO me--though In reality Iaha,
slept like y log for more than twt
hours--when Daddy Hiram came h
shake me awake. 4
fomeihin' dpsi'," hs announce,
Licking Valley courier., 1922-02-09
.cHAprER XVII,
Tit fer Tak


That word "thunderbof" Is hardly
2 fgure'ef speech, The thing that hit
ps couldn't hs compared to anything
mllHer thaa thunder and lightning.
There was fash, a rendlnk, ripping
raaf as II the solid earth were split.
ting In two. and the air was, filed with
nyihg fragments and splinters. Air, I
sey but the acrid, choking gas which
hhsd the shafthouse could scarcely be
called air.
Npynamite-that's what they fetched
In that wagon~ gurgled the old man
at my side, and could have shouted
for, joy At the mere sound Of his voice,
since It was an assurance that he
hadn't been killed outright.
.'It's only question of little time,
OoF, Daddy ! prophesied. "what
~ said yssterday-that Fullerton
w9pld try to get possession without
Destroying the propesty-no longer
holds good. He has evidently decided
that we've get to be ousted, even at
the expense of building a new shaft.
heuSs ana installing new machinery
Why has be changed his mind, when
he knows that he could starve US out
in sfew daysy'
y been thlnkin' about that, right
pfntedly, Stannie. Shouldn't wonder
u lPmsthin's in the wind-somethin,
we don't know about"
Then there's another thing" l put
In. "Buppssing, Just for the sake Of
argument, that our hrst guess was
right; hat he DID take Jeanle ;.
Angels three days ago and that they
were married there. You know your
daughter, Daddy, and l know her. q
little. Nobody but An idiot. wOnld sup.
pose that she'd live with Fullerton as
his wife for single minute lf/he
makes himself your murderer
ut sure does look that-away to q
man up e. tree" admitted the stcui
old fighter. ~. . d.,
"rm hanging on to the little hope
like = dog to-a root, Daddy, / con.
fesssd. "Tf can only keep on believ
Ing that they're not married, 1 can put
up q better fight, or be snuffed out-ii
heye to be--with a good few les'
hear buynings.'" ~
Rnt al this the old man. who. nc
longsg ago than the yesterday, het
seemed to lean definitely toward tn,
marriage hypothesis, sudden!
changed front.
Don't you go TO bankin' on any
thing like that, Stannie, son." he sait
In tone Of deep dlscouragement
Charley. Bullerton's q liar, from tn,
place where they make liars for |
livins and tNlnt gOln' to be no tricl
a,taA for. him to make Jeanie. and
lot O. other folks, blieve that W,
blowed ourselves up with our owl
dynamite, No sir; don't you go +
bankin' Oh that
Then you do believe that Jeani
went with BullertonP"
Looks like there amt nothing els
left r. believe" he asserted iOlefplly
Look AT Il for yourself, son: she
been gone three whole days. II sh
HADN'T gone with hlm.-and the goo
Lord only knows where else she coul
have gone--i0n't you reckon she'd "
been back here hong afOre thlsl N,
Stannie; we been lettln' the wish
was run away with the had to be-
reckon We lust got to grit our teetl
son, and tough II out the best we can,
tTbe next lnstalment Of this
iiplisfvA. ~pd absorbing storv,y,s"'T'
Girl. d Horse and n Dog" will arpe'
IN the next issne ct tie Fourier
vorr are, not, ,plreadva snbscrihfr ?
ycnr lime on nu list apd.gSt the, who
story I y fl a A 49,. "a, Aa..
Licking Valley courier., 1922-02-09

The spirit of good roads is here The recognition
of the value of good roads has dawned upon the people
and they are not gong to be content until their desire is
realized An awakened knowledge of the benefits OF
good roads has carried with it the Willingness to pay for
them Transportation is recognized to be the big prob
lem in our business lives and is only by good highways
that this problem can be solved and the markets be
brought near enough to make our farming profitable
Licking Valley courier., 1922-02-09

The "Old Guard" knew how to get Senator Kenyon
appointed him u S. Circuit Judge.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-02-09

Detachable eyelashes are said tobe coming in style.
Something else to mislay.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-02-09

If YOU haven't written to your Representative to ask
him to vote for the road bond ISSUE do so at once
Evening star., 1922-02-14
Today's News In Brief

Final drive today for 100000 for
Jewish relief fund. - Page
Baptist mission managers oppose re-
duced budget. Page
Secretary Hughes thanks Boy Scouts.
drive to close Monday;
has strong support. Page
Col. Keller orders more thorough IN
vestigation of one Of Washington,s
theaters. Page
Organized bloc in House to contend
for cut of Army to $4,000 men.
Page 3
Miss Robertson. Oklahoma NJ. c., de-
clares opposition to soldier bonus.
Secretary Fail says Alaska's riches
would enable U. s. to pay bonus and
war debts. Page IL
Union of unemployed formed on so-:
Wet system. Page Is
rakoma Park Citizens Association
asked to help improve MARYLAND
school. Page 16'
citizens ask for work for
navy yard employees. Page Is
Memorial bridge plan encouraged by
Representatives Mann. Page II
Council of social agencies recon-
mends registration with health
board, Of all children having tuber-
culosis. Page II
Piney Branch Citizens Association
. unanimously condemns MuSxey's His
tory of q. 8. used In scho lis. Page II
Kenyon proposes mine labor tribunal.
,leset. t.st IsF,en 4 Henor s
4. nnXn1 n3H& HI 81 n,
Evening star., 1922-02-14
BONUS BILL SPEECHES.
Senators Borah and Edge Outline
Views on Measure.

While President Harding and Secre-
tary Mellon were discussing the pro-
gram for raising funds to pay the SOL
diers' bonus yesterday the question
was discussed in both the Senate and
House.
Senator Borah of Idaho addressed the
Senate late yesterday afternoon in op-
position to the soldiers adjusted COM
pensation. discussing it In its econom-
ic feature. He voiced the fear that
the passage of the bill would hamper
the government in the primar duty of
taking care of the disabled soldiers of
the world war. He predicted that with
in a few years the cost OF taking care
of the disabled would amount to one
and one-half million dollars year.
Sees Crippled Government.
Does any one doubt" he said. that
II we impose upon the taxpayers Of
this country an additional burden Of
from three and half to five billion
dollars it will have it's effect, and its
tremendous effect, in the way of Grip
pling the government in taking care
Of those who have every right to be
taken care of at the hands of the gov
ernment? Can any one doubt for q
moment that in the years which are
to come, during the next four or five
or even ten years. as We are called
upon to meet this obligation to the dis
abled soldiers. we shall be embarrassed
by the fact that we have distributed,
Lions of dollars to those who are not
disabled? With this bonus Of hve bill
lion resting upon US many dollars will
be denied to the disa bled."
Senator Borah called attention to
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Evening star., 1922-02-14
CHAMBER TO COOPERATE.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. February 1.-THE In
ternational Chamber of Commerce.
through former Minister of Com
merce Clemantel, will cooperate with
French experts in preparing the
kround for discussions at the Genoa
economic conference, it was an
nounced today. The experts for
France will comprise representatives
Of mining and manufacturing inter-
ests, with members from all the va
rious ministries. Their work will be
begun. tomorrow and will proceed
pending a settlement with the allies
on the question of an interaliied
meeting of experts to consider the
Genoa agenda.
France is insisting that the little
entente nations ought to be present
at this interallied meeting. Great
Britain. however, is declared to be
still Of the opinion that the repre-
sentation should be confined to the
principal allies.
Unless the London government
agrees with France on a more repre-
sentative meeting than it now favors.
opinion here points to the probability
of the Genoa conference itself being
split up into three groups. The allies
and the little entente nations have
arranged their plans separately. while
q third group would be formed by the
Russians and the Germans.
Evening star., 1922-02-14
BALF0UR AND LORD LEE
WELCOMED IN ENGLAND
Both Praise Zeal of Nations in
Reaching Agreements at Con-
ference Here.

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTHAMPTON, February IL
Arthur ]. Balfour. head of the British
delegation to the Washington arms
conference, and Lord Lee of Fareham.
first lord of the admiralty, were well
coined by the mayor when they de-
barked today from the liner Aouf-
tania on their return from the United
States.
Mr.. Balfour expressed qualification
at the accomplishments of the Wash
ington conference and said he had
been impressed by the incessant zeal
and desire to arrive at settlements of
the problems displayed by the nations
represented. He had no doubt the
treaties would be ratified in this
country and hoped the other countries
would fall into line.
Lord Lee expressed similar senti-
ments and declared he believed a
satisfactory way of dealing with
naval problems had been reached.
Evening star., 1922-02-14
7ELEPA7HY, LANGUAGE OF ANGELS
Nv TALKING TO MAN, SAYS STUDENT

"For centuries scientists have
noticed the marvels of telepathy
and clairvoyance. By telepathy all
the details of complex event are
transmitted to a distant mind. BY
clairvoyance. all the features OF
such a scene would be read from
some far-off mind. These occur
rences were deemed occult and su-
pernatural. But within a genera
tion psychologists have proved that
they are caused by certain higher
powers in the human soul, usually
dormant. but at time becoming
active"
DIR. Stanton quoted many pas
saEes from Scripture to show how
the angels communicate with hu-
mans by means of telepathy. II
every case, he said, the thought
trAnHhtssion teok place While tie
npqA yas Asaesp. e 3
Evening star., 1922-02-14
SCORE OF SHIPS RUSH. TO SAVE
MAN ADRIFT IN OCEAN Z DAYS

neved to have an excellent chance
Of early rescue.
Capt. Beckwith said Birkner was
warmly clothed at the time the ac-
cident sent him on his lonely ad-
venture. His boat was well stock
ed with food, and the Gaffney's
master announces himself certain
the sailor can survive the elements
in the event he is still ahoat.
Birkner was one Of four sailors
ordered to lash q lifeboat in q ter
rife storm, when q giant wave
heeled the CARNEY over. The life
boat was swept into the sea, and
Birkner with it. He clambered
into the boat, but the Gaffney was
already too far away to throw him
q line. For sixteen hours Capt
Beckwith cruised about, trying to
get close enough to-. put q line
aboard. But the hi1h seas frus-
trated each attempt. Twice swirl
ing snowstorms hid him from
view. only to pass and leave him
in sight. But q third storm hid
him, and when II passed he had
dlsappeared.s Tor. hours after this
the GafEnsy circled about the spot.
but the boat waS not again seen,
sssspsiis@S cen A . ssst shs Ssss a@1s &
Evening star., 1922-02-14
RISKS LIFE FOR DOG.
Canine Had Once Protected Woman
Rescuer Against Attack.

SILVER CREEK, n. Y, February
14.-Lydia Harris, a maid employed
in the home of c. D. Livermore.
lawyer, risked her life to save dog
which recently had protected her
from attacks.
The Livermore house caught fre..
and the family and the maid escaped
in night clothing. After they had ar
rived at a neighbor's house Miss
Harris thought about the dog and
rushed back to the burning building
to bring the animal out in safety.
A few months ago two men tried
to kidnap Miss Harris while she was
on her way home late at night. but
the dog she saved drove them away.
Evening star., 1922-02-14
FIGHT IS BREWING.
Some Ultra-Economists Prepared to
"Scrap" Below Ratio.

That some ultra-economists in Con-
eress are prepared to scrap" the naval
establishment even below the ratio
figures fixed by the arms conference
was diclosed while Secretary DENLY
was explaining his estimate Of $780,
600, 900 needed for the Navy during the
next fiscal year to the House navaf az
fairs committee yesterday.
In a frank and detailed statement
as to what the Navy Department hoped
to acSotrip iplis1i, Mr.. Denby told the cons
mittee that his estimate called for q
reduction Of ten thousand in enlisted
personnel; which was made possible
only by putting about one hundred de-
stroyers cut Of commission. ard by
sharp cuts in shore station, forces.
.Chairrnan Butler indicated that the 1g-
ure named BY the Secretary, compared
with an Appropfaettea of 1412. .e00. .00e
for the presert Aaenl ysar was hfkh,
ififi11S In sRHe6r fs1ssagi