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Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23

ence for him. Since he was now
twenty-three, as nearly as he had been
able to approximate It, and as distinct
recollection of isolated, extraordinary
events went back to the time when he
was FIVE, It was quite eighteen years
since he had first noticed the question
put to the people who had him In
charge: $50 this is little Alan Con.
rad. Who is he?"
Following the arrival Of certain
letters, which were distinguished from
most others arriving at the house by
having no Ink writing on the envelope
but just sort Of purple or black
printing like newspapers, Alan In.
varlably received dollar to spend
just as he liked. To be sure, unless
papa" took him to town, there was
nothing for him to spend It upon; so,
likely enough, It went into the square
iron bank, of which the key was lost;
but quite often he did spend II &C.
cordlng to plans agreed upon among
all his friends and, In memory Of these
occasions and In anticipation Of the
next, "Alan's dollar" became a com.
munity institution among the children.
"Who gives II to you, Alan1" was q
question more often asked, as time
went on. The only answer Alan could
give was, ut comes from ClAcago."
The post-mark on the envelope, Alan
noticed, was always Chicago; that
was oil he ever could find out about
his dollar. He was about ten years
old when, for reason as lnexplicable
as the dollars coming, the letters with
the typewriter addresses and the en-
closed money ceased.
Except for the loss Of the dollar At
the end Uf every second month-a loss
much discussed by all the children
and not accepted as permanent till
more than two years had passed
Alan felt no Immediate results from
the cessation Of the letters from
Chicago. Papa and mama felt them
when the farm had to be given up, and
the family moved to the town. and
papa went to work In the wooden mill
beside the river.
Papa and mama, at first surprised
and dismayed by the stopping OF the
letters, stlll clung to the hope Of the
familiar, typewrlter-addressed en-.
velope appearing again; but when
after two years, no more money came
resentment which had been steadily
growing agalnss the person who hat
sent the money began to turn against
Alan; and his parents" told him all
they knew about him.
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Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23

Morehead on the other hand is situated just at the
edge of the blue gfass and all the people who would be
benefited by school there easily accessible to the
school already established at Richmond If the school is
created for the benefit of the peope of the mountains Of
northeast Kentucky to locate at Morehead would be to
compel the ones for whom it is intended to through
West Liberty to get to that place. West Liberty in the
center of the group of counties the school intended for
and if the committee decides the location on account of
vaibty and the greatest advantages West Liberty will
get it. That's assured.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

All persons who have claims to file with the Fisca'
Court at the April term will have to file them 10 days
before the court convenes. The law requires the county
attorney to Investigate these claims beforehe O. KS them
no claim will be considered by the court that is not
filed ten days before the court convenes.
All claims have to be sworn to- and no claim will bt
considered that is not properly verified
,~ LYNN B. WELLS,
County Attorney.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES - 3AA
GUMPTIoN 3
Our Motto: One country, flag, wife at time
Our Aim: TO tell the truth though the heavens &all.
Our Hope: TO cure cussedness or kill the Cusses.
BY L. T. HOVERMALE. N
"OH! MAGGIE!"

Gancing through our exchanges see that the Pike
viz ews complains that Ashland is boasting that the
latter city chad fixed" to land the Eastern Kentucky
Normal School inthe appointment of the committee. The
Big Sandy News is urging the citizens of Louisa to go
after the school, One Of the Pkevle boosters told me
in Frankfort few days ago that Pikevle aready had
it" and wanted to bet money on it, Morehead claims
that her xers nailed the school down soidly at the
time the amendments to the original bill introduced
West Liberty has contended all along that she want
ed the school and prepared to show real reasons why
towns Of Ashland Louisa Pkevie, or Morehead should
expect the school is beyond the ken of thoughtful people,
Ashland Louisa and Pikevle on the border of the
State and if Kentucky must establish school for Ohio and
the mountains Of Kentucky would not be benefited by
normal school in them.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23

Of course do not know what will be the motives of
the men who will decide where the school will be located
but in the absence of proof the contrary believe that
they will locate the school where it will be of the most
service to the section is intended to benefit can say
however that was at Frankfort twice during the session
of the Legislature and that of the appointed
promised that they would locate the school here right
or wrong. Neither did Mr. Thompson promise that he
would appoint men pledged to West Liberty Mr. Thomp
son gave our delegation patient and respectful hearing
while we presented to him for seeking the
school, Nor did he indicate to us that he had been fixed
by other delegations, as some of them contend.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23
Notice to Contractors.

The Morgan County Board Of Edu
alton will receive bids for the coz
tructlon Of an Auditorium at Yves
liberty, Kentucky.
The contractor to furnish all mater
III and complete same.
Building to be a frame building on,
tory 5OX70 feet.
Plans and specifications may be hat
y calling or writing to the Office
he county superintendent.
BERNARD d. WHIT.
Secretary Board of Education.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23
Copyright by Edwin Balmsr
(Continued from page two.l

but 1t more intensely agitated Corvet (;
he dropped his fork and, after that,
made no !pretense Of eating.
The waiter, following this, caught
only single words. "Sherrill'-that,
Of course, was the other partner. "Con-
stance"-that was Sherrill's daughter.
The other names he heard were. names
Of ships. But, as the quarrel went on,
the manners OF the two men changed ;
Spearman, who at first had been ar
sailed by Corvet now was assailing
him. Corvet sat back In his seat,
while Spearman pulled at his cigar and
Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23

know that peculiar things happen in politics. but l
am slow to believe in the lack of political integrity in
public men until eventes justify that belief Some Of the
other town are threatening dire things politically to those
responsible if they do not get the school, That is not the
spirit that ought to prevail Each place should
that the men appointed will make thorough investigation
and will locate the school in the town that offers the best
reasons for having it. When they act in that spirit and
locate the school every group should be satisfied
Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23

But even should the location of the school result in
an attempt to pay up the politically Morgan is r
better position to do that than either of the Others fa
az Mr.. Thompson's appointees are concerned Morgan
has more than five thousand Democratic voters and three
thousand Republican voters All of them are very in.
tensey interested in scing the school, but they do not
hope to win by holding club to strike. Naturally they
would feel very grateful to them responsible for if
we win the school, but if the school is located elsewhere
on merit feel that serious complaint would be
made But if it houd turn out that it was "fxed deal
hardly believe that the who fixed it would be very
popular here.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23

tInued, With Intermltted Truess u
Silence.
now and then took 1t from his lips and
sestured with 1t between his fingers,
Is he jerked some ejaculation across
The table.
Corvet leaned over to the frosted
window. as he had done when alone,
and looked out. Spearman shot CONT
ment which made Corvet vince and
lraw back from the Window; then
;pearman rose. Corvet looked up att
him once and asked a question, to
which Spearman replied with a snap
II the burnt match down on the table;
he turned abruptly and STROBE from
The room. Corvet sat motIonless.
The revulsion to self-control some
lines even to apology, which ordinat
rily followed Corvet's bursts of lrritaA
ton had not come to him; his aglta-
ton plainly had increased. He pushed
from him his uneaten luncheon and
got UP slowly. He went out to the
coat room, where the attendant hand
ed him his coat and hat.
He WINGED as he stepped out into
the smarting, binding swirl Of sleet,i
nut his shrinking was not physical 1t
was mental, the unconscious reaction
% some thought the storm called up.
rhe hour was barely four O'Clock, Ebut
20 dark was It with the storm that
he shop windows were lit lmotorcaTs,
slipping and skiddlng up the broad
boulevard, with headlights burning,
Kept their signals Gathering con-
'tantly to warn other drivers blinded
by the snow. The sleet-swcpt side
walks were almost deserted; here or
there. before a hotel or one OF the
'hops. limousine came to Ehe curb.
and the passengers dashedN swiftly
lcross the walk TO shelter.
Corvet turned northwardi along
Michigan avenue, facing into jthe gale.
The sleet beat upon his face and
lodged In the folds Of hia clothing
without his needing II.
He continued to 60 north. He had
not seemed, In the beginningl to have
made conscious choice Of this dlrec-
ton; but now he was following It pur-
posely. He stopped once at shop
which sold mems thing, to make tel.
ephone call. He asked for Miss sher-
rill when the number answered; but
he did not wish to speak to her. he
said; he wanted merely to he sure she
would be there II he stopped In to
see her In half an hour. Then-north
again. He crossed the bridge, Now.
fifteen minutes later, he came In sight
Of the lake once more.
Great houses, the Sheriff. house
among them, here face the Drive. the
bride path, the strip Of park. and the
wide stone esplanade which edges the
lake. Covert crossed to this eslla-
nade. He did not stop at the Sheriff.
house or look toward II. but went on
fully quarter OF a mile beyond II (;
then he came back, and with an oddly
strained and queer expression and at
utude, he stood staring out into the
lake.
Suddenly he turned. Constance
Sheriff., seeing him from window OF
her home, had caught a cape about her
and run out 10 him.
"Uncle Benny!" she hailed him with
the affectlonnte name she had used
with her fathers partner since she
was baby. "Uncle Benny, aren't
you coming inf" 4.
"Yes," he said vaguely. "Yes, foi
course" He made no move but Ire
malned staring at her. "Connie r. he
exclaimed suddenly, with strange Are
proach to himself In his tone. .Cdn
| MEL Dear little Conniel"
- .lur~nrunE 49, lsaa- s<-.aa. A. a
Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23

However, the reputation of the men who have beer
appointed does not indicate that it was fixed DEAL And
our citizens as whole believe that we will receive fa
consideration at their hands, And, besides Mr. Thomp
could hardly be accused of prosttung his position
and jeopardzng his political future by being party to
"dea in which the educational interests of two sections Of
the State were made pawn for political purposes
Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23

want you to think carefully. Did you
ever hear him speak oftany one called
Alan Conradr'
She thought. "No. father."
mo reference either to any one
living In Kansas, or Al town there
called Blue Rapidsr'
mo. father. Who 10 Alan Conradr
> II do not know, dear. never heard
the name until to-day, and Harry
Spearman had never heard il. But II
appears to be Intimately connected In
Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23
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Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23

fsuch deals can be made we need institutions to teach
political honesty rather more than we need schools
Licking Valley courier., 1922-03-23
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The Holbrook news., 1922-09-08
Scores Enemies of Bonus RIIl.

Washington.-Senator Nicholson of Colorado went the limit in declaring In favor of the soldier bonus bill in a stirring address he delivered in the Senate recently.
 While the junior senator declared his intention to vote for the pending measure, Senator Phipps recently sent letters to Colorado expressing his op- position to the cash features of the bonus bill and stating his intention of voting against the bill because of its drain on the treasury.
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-08
Leader Attacks Waue Board.

Chicago.-Declaring that the desire of 100000 maintenance of way em- ployes to obtain "a living wage" through decision of the United States railroad labor board now seems ab- solutely hopeless" E. F. Grable, presi- dent of the trackmen, sent telegrams to President Harding and Chairman Cummins of the Senate interstate com merce committee, urging that the transportation act be revised at once to make provision for the living wage.
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-08
PRES. HARDING
 ABAND0NS PLANS
CENTERS EFFORTS ON LESS DRASTIC MEASURES TO MEET
 EMERGENCY.
STRIKE BILLS PROPOSED
WOULD GIVE INTERSTATE CON- MERGE COMMISSION BROAD
 ER POWERS.

hington.-PrOpOsals for govern
 ment operation of rail and coal prop critics were put aside, at least for the present, and administration leaders,
 both in and out of Congress, centered
 their efforts instead on less drastic
 measures to meet the industrial emer-
 gency. With the return to Washing
 ton of President Harding, after a con-
 ference with some of his principal ad-
 visers on board the yacht MayflOwer,
 1t became apparent that no steps to- ward government operation was to be- come part of the present administra- tiOn program.
 Not only was it revealed that the President himself was not disposed definitely to ask for congressional au- thority to take over the properties in- volved in the strike situation, but 1t was made known also that an influen- tial group of leaders in the Senate and House had taken a position which would make passage of the authorizing legislation extremely difficult.
 Meantime, committees in bot h branches of Congress reported out, for passage later, bills recommended by the administration to strengthen Its hand in controlling coal distribution by creating a federal distributing agency and by giving to the Interstate Commerce Commission broader powers over priority of shipments. In the House, the bill was taken up under a rule providing for six hours of debate
 In the Senate, committee action was taken after only a short discussion and with members reserving the right to debate the measure at length on the Senate floor. The House committee did not vote Its approval until it had heard arguments for the measure by Secretary Hoover and Interstate Con- merce Commissioner Aitchison and some sharp criticism of its price-fixing potentialities from representatives of both employers and labor in the in- dustry.
 Notwithstanding the opposition indi- cated, President Harding was in- formed by Republican Leader Mondell that the distribution measure would be brought into the House and passed soon.
 No such quick action was in pros pect In the Senate, where the legisla- tive situation was more complicated, but the leaders predicted that there would be favorable action without much delay. Several cabinet members, senators and other officials, including Secretary Hoover, Attorney General Daugherty and Chairman Cummins of the Senate interstate commerce con- mittee, accompanied President Hard ing on the Mayflower trip and are un- derstOOd to have taken part in pro- lOnged rOund-table discussion of ad- policies. It was said that opinion among the chief executives advisers was divided on the subject of government operation, but that in the end Mir Harding indicated he would exert no pressure for legislation such a step.
 As viewed by the Mayflower con- ferees, the coal strike situation, both and bituminous, appeared In a way to solve itself and insure in- creased production in the very near future, leaving the problem of moving the product to the consumer as the crux of the whole effort to restore in- dustrial stability.
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-08
GAMES NOW PLAYED BY RADIO
Amusements That Lend Them selves to the Wireless.

Playing games by radio is the new est sport" writes William Telher in the July St. Nicholas. "The boys in and around New York city who have small radio-telegraph sets, are having great deal of fun nowadays in car rying on contests and tournaments through the air. Folks who are listen ing in hear conversations like this:
 'It's your move, John. I just jumped from twenty to twenty-seven.'
 "'All right, Tom; I'm moving from ten to fourteen.
 If we did hear a conversation like this, we should at once know that game of checkers was being played. Checkers is only one of the many games that lends itself to radio. Play ing radio checkers is just as easy and almost as fast as playing the game in the ordinary manner. In fact, it is more exciting than the usual game, because we are always playing an in- visible opponent"
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-08
Battle HaIts Wild Chase,

Rapid City. 8. D--Halted on the borderland of the Black Hills, four escaped convicts from the Sioux Falls penitentiary, ended their ter rorizing drive across South Dakota about fifty miles east of Rapid City with the death of one of their num- Der and the capture of the other three. Their wild flight was begun August IT, when they knifed dep- uty warden, kidnapped the warden. and escaped in an automobile.
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-08
316 DROWN
 AS SHIP SINKS
322 PERSONS ABOARD IUL-FATED SHIP; ONLY TWO PASSEN-
 GERS SAVED
ONCE IN J. s. DISPUTE
STEAMER FIGURED IN SENSA- TloNAL INTERNATIONAL IN-
 CIDENT YEARS AGO

Santiago, Chile.-Only six persons including two passengers, out of to. tai of S22 on board the Chilean steam ship Itata were saved when the ves- sel sank a few days ago off the Chilean coast, near COquimbO.
 The steamer sailed from Coquimbo with 250 passengers aboard. Of these ninety were labOrers proceeding to Antofagasta. Heavy cross seas dam- aged the rudder of the vessel, which was overloaded.
 In this helpless condition and caught in the strong south gale, the steamer was swept time and time again by the enormous waves. She listed badly and soon sank by the bow.
 The Chilean warship Cacabuco, which speeded to the rescue, found only scores of drowned floating on the ocean and remnants of the wreckage.
 Another boat with many passengers and sailors aboard, and in which Cap tain Caldera, who had been grievous- ly injured. was placed. also capsized near the beach. Only two passengers and one sailor of this group escaped.
 San Diego, Calf. The Chilean steamship Itata. reported sunk. fig ured in sensational international in cident nearly thirty years ago, when the vessel was Overhauled far down the Pacific coast and returned by the United States ship Charleston, later wrecked in the Gulf of Mexico. Two days after was charged with having violated neutrality laws and orders were issued by the United States Navy Department to the commander of the Charleston, anchored in the San Diego harbor, to pursue and re- turn the Itata to San Diego.
 President Balamaceda of Chile, up- on learning of the action of the Unit ed States, ordered the cruiser Esmer- elda to proceed north to meet the Itata and convoy the steamship to Santiago. For days the peoples of the two nations were in suspense as wire less was unknown at that time and hostilfties were feared in the event of a class between the Charleston and Esmerelda.
 Nearly one week after the Itata cleared from San Diego, the ship was overhauled by the Charleston and Q detachment of officers and sailors from the latter was placed on board the Chilean ship for the return trip to San Diego. Later, the Esmeralda put in an appearance and the Charles ton was prepared for battle, but the Chileans made no demonstration and soon headed about for Santiago.
 The Itata was brought to San Diego and, following lengthy proceedings in the United States courts, the owners of the ship were required to pay heavy fine.
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-08
FREEDOM FROM
 LAXATIVES
Discovery by Scientists Has Replaced
 Them.

Pills and salts give temporary re lief from constipation only at the ex- pense of permanent injury, says an eminent medical authority.
 Science has found a newer, better way-a means as simple as Nature itself.
 In perfect health a natural lubricant keeps the food waste soft and moving. But when constipation exists this nat uraI lubricant is not sufficient. Medi- cal authorities have found that the gentle lubricating action of NujOl most closely resembles that of Natures own lubricant. As Nujol is not laxative 1t cannot gripe. It is in no sense a medicine. And like pure water 1t is harmless and pleasant.
 Nujol is prescribed by physicians used in leading hospitals. Get bottle from your druggist tOday.-Advertise- ment.
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-08
Coal Shortage Still Serious.

Washington.-Chairman Cummins of the Senate interstate commerce com mittee, in his report on the coal con- trol bill, said: '9The present situation Is an exceedingly graveone," adding that unless the railroads succeeded in measurably increasing their facilities for handling coal, the situation would be the same as though the bituminOus strike was still in progress throughout the industry.
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-08
Senator Advances Compromise Plan

Washington.-A proposal that the strike in the anthracite coal fields be settled immediately on the basis of the wage scales in effect Last April was ad- vanced through Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania at a conference of rep resentatives of operators and mine union officials. Some of those partici- pating in the conference expressed be- lief that the proposal offered hope of ending the long continued suspension In the hard coai fields.
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-08
Ford to Fight Profiteering.

Detroit.-Henry Ford, in announcing that his plants would be closed Sept 16, because of conditions in the coal In dustry, began fight for what he be lieves is a great principle, MT. Ford 1t was stated, has started what he de clares is fight against alleged profit eering in coal, and he believes he Is ir better position, perhaps, to do SC than anyone else. MT. Ford denies there is a coal shortage
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-08
Sheriff Enters Wrong House.

Greenville, Ky.-Because he was given incorrect information as to the location of the house of a man for whom he had warrant, Sheriff w. s. Mathis, 55, is dead; his son, Orville, 25, a deputy sheriff, shot through the chest and abdomen, is in Louisville hospital; James Ennis, 72, and his daughter, Mrs. Elk Smith. 4S, are nor tally wounded and another daughter of Ennis, Mrs. Jessie Ennis, 24, is severe ly wounded. Sheriff Mathis went to the home of Ennis at Nelson, a small mining town near Greenville, thinking it was the abode of man for whom a warrant had been sworn out.
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-08
Germans to Argue Debt.

Paris.-In a strong desire to reach an unanimous decision on Germany's request for moratorium, the repara- tions commission found pretext for further delay by resolving to invite Germany again to be heard before the commission. Meanwhile the members of the commission will consult togeth- CT in the hope of avoiding vote which will divide 1t. The members of the commission with Col. James A. Logan acting as American observer, met a few days ago.