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HA8 HELD IRT PRIZE OP KENTUCKY PRESS ASSOCIATION SINCE 1912 AS BEST COUNTRY NEWSPAPER IN THE STATE. LAST AWARD MADE JUNE 30, 1922 ' ,L . a- . - NEW THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER in Eastern Kentucky Modern and Complete JOB PRINTING PLANT in Connection SANDY BIG :"','. ''' ' .'--V.: :-dut inveniamviam, aut faciam .';,"''-.: V ': ';'.' -..".I ," Volume XXXVIII. Number 13. . " ' LOUISA, LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY, DECEMBER 1, 1922. M. F. CONLEY and E. K. SPENCER, Publishsre j . . ., " ' I ' . . .. ' ' ' " . . - . - . . . . . The Lone Big Sandy Member ':l of Normal Site Commission Gives School to Wallen's Vote vFor Allie End of the Farcical Dead lock Reached at Lexing ' ; ton Last Saturday. At Ixlnnton last Saturday Hip Nnrmsl School . Commission on the fifth ballot ?f!!rcl?4 Mrtrhe"d fbn site for the EasU-rn Normal School. The .live appointees of Speaker Thompson, currently reported to have been kindly suggested by Judge Al lie W.. Young, of '. Morehead, Htood solidly for the county aeat of Rowan, aa previously "doped out." W. S. Wal let!, fllg Handy member of the com. mission, cant the deciding vote In fa vor of Morebead. The final volo follows: - Morehead O'Reur, (ioodpaster, Ben IT. Combs, Wnllen. I'alutsvlllo IYler. Barret and liar man. Inulsa received voles on some of - the ballot at the previous meeting, and , Mr. Ilarman proposed various compromises at the last meetliiK In an effort to land a Hlg Sandy city. Wallea bover voted for louisa, ho far a we can learn. .Judge Young - was In Lexington when .the achrdule went through. He Held It was the first (line he hud been present at a meeting of the commis sion. ; . The property offered by' Mori-head contains no buildings lit for use by a school of this kind, except as a tem porary makeshift, Morehead has no waterworks, no improved streets, no sewers, nothing to recommend It as a school town. The questionnaire sent out last May indicated that all these and other qualifications wi re pecessary to roinaln In the race. The Iniiaarrlty of that document was demonstrated ut the lxlngton meet ing. June 7th. Only two cities were able la meet lh conditions set forth therein, and the.y were the flint to he eliminated. . But. of course. In the light of developments all this was simply "a delusion and a nun r of any way. A-ProUst Meeting The Ashland f'hamber of rommerce called a meeting Monday to discuss the situation. There wero citizens present from other counties. Alter discussion It was decided to start a movement to petition Otw Morrow to cafl the Legislature into extra session lo repeal or amend tlan set that cre ated the Normal (School Commission. Iteaolutluns were adopted to this ef fect, .. - A strong telegram was received from Prentonsliurg expressing in strong terms their approval of the protest movement It was signed by Judge Hill, Clerks Hatcher and Stephens, and others. Prnf.'VY; B. Ward and County Su perintendent Mead of Johnson coun ty were present. : Mr. Ward read a very strong paper condeinlng Wullcn and O'ltear. Conflict With Education Board. 'The Normal Site Commission also wants to name the faculty for the new schools, a function generally be lieved to rest with the State Hoard of Education. At the Lexington meet ing fl. P. Green was chosen as head of the Murray school. About the I same hour the Education Hoard at ! Krankfort named John W. Carr for the same position. It now seems cer- i tain that this matter will he settled In the courts. "(tor, Morrow Is considering ' the proposition of calling a special Hus sion of the Legislature.. Allie Young's Statement. ' After the Lexington meeting Judge Allie . Young gave out a lengthy state ment which Is labored effort to de fend the commission, Morehead and Himself. , One of his statements Is bh fol lows; - ' "I have not been In Krankfort dur ing a session of the legislature for the last four years. Last winter I was In the -south during the entire winter and the bill was passed long before I came back to Kentucky." ' Two members of a committee sent from LouiHk to Krankfort whilo tho Legislature was in session, and a short time hoforo Thompson an nounced his famous quintette, state positively that Ynnng was at the tafayotte Hotel In Lexington at that tlmo being vlsltod by emissaries very frequently. They say they wore at that hotel themselves and know this to bo a fact , . -, . : A BIT OF HISTORY Going back to the beginning of this State Normal School proposition we find the ' recommendation for two schools first made by an educational survey commission provided for by an act of the 1020 Legislature, pass ed upon the suggestion of State Su perintendent George Colvln. It said one of those tWo schools probably should bo located In the Dig Sandy valley. Following this lead, the Big Sandy members of the General As sembly prepared bills carrying out tho suggestion, but soon found mem bers front other districts who de manded that the hill allow more scope Lands Plum Young9 s Town for' the selection of a hIIp, making necessary the substitution of "Kas I tern Kentucky" for lllg Sandy vallev ! After a hard light the bill was passed, j carrying an amendment taking the ' selection of a site out of the hands of I the State Hoard of Education uml providing for a special commission I of eight men, live appointed by the ! Speaker of tho House an.l three by '. the Lieutenant Governor. Humors I started Immediately to the effect that , the commission would be packed lor Morehead and .Murray, based uiKin facts that Indicated the "tine Italia" hand'' of Allie Young In the mess. ' A delegation from various counties had a conference with Speaker James 1 II. Thompson, In which Hon. John Iv 1 Buckingham was chief spokesman. lie tolil Mr. Thompson about the I Mori-hend rumor anil Mr. Thompson denied that there was any truth In the charge. Also, he said he would apolnt no man from elthci eastern or western Kentucky and that Ills ap- polntces would be Central Kentucky men having no Intercuts and no con nectlons whatever that could be link I'd up with the sections In which the new schools were to be locat"d. In a short time he announced the following appointments: Judge K. C. O'ltear, chosen as as soclutc counsel by Judge Alile Young for two large coal corporations, at a salary said to bo Jln.OOo per year, work or play. Native of Morgan county, but now of i-'rankfort. W. K. Wallcn. said to be a local at torney under Allie Young for the coal companies, appointed soon after his nomination for the Legislature, nt salary reported at 150U or $1800 per year. ' Sherman Goodpaster. secretary of the Slate Racing Commission at fill. 1100 or $12,000 per year, said to have been tNluled at tho Instance of Al Ho Young, a member of the commis sion. Native of Hath county, in Young's Judicial district, now realdcs III Krankfort. Karl SenfT. politician of Mt. Sterl ing. In Judge Young's district. Irlctid and supporter for many years. Tho. A. Combs, of l-cxlncton, c!o?e political friend of Judge Young, It it generally charged these ap polntmciits ere dictated by Allie Young, formerly Circuit Judge of flowan, Hath and Montgomery coun ties, member of the State Kaclng com mission, a native of Morehead, at torney for two coal companies at sal ary reported to be $25,0110 pr year. James 11. Thompson of I lour Hon coun ty was supported for Speaker of the House, it Is said, by Allie Young, who was able to throw certain votes to lilln. It Is allege,), which lie needed to d-'feat Ira Smith, n high class man from Howling Green. The public is entitled to all facts that have any bearing on this or any other matter Involving the mnnlpiiln lion of educational Interests of the Stale, ROAD OVERSEER IS KILLED IN PIKE I'ikevllle, Ky., Nov. 23. FYrroll Johnson la alleged to have shot and instantly killed James Charles at Zobiilon, this county, early this morn ing. Charles was overseer of the public, highway anil had gathered A numlier of men for road work. It Is said that Johnson was on his way to dig coal, and on meeting Charles was accused by him of stealing his dyna mite. A dispute arose, according to witnesses, in which Charles alnick Johnson through the hand with a pick and Johnson immediately idiot him three times. Johnson, who was otherwise Injur ed, was met by the sheriff while on his way to I'ikevllle to surrender. Charles leaves a largo family. John son Is a former servlco man, having hern In tho A. K. K. U. S. Allots $10,000 For Work At Hickman For work at Hickman. Ky an al lotment or $40,1100 has been made by tho Mississippi River Commission for river' Improvements, the city ugroo Ing to pay $20,000 for tho same pur pose, It was iiiikIo known today by Col. G. It. Lukesh, in charge of the United States Knginnnr's Ofllco hero, following his return from a river tour with tho commission, of which ho is a member. This was tho only allotment af fecting Kentucky mado by the com mission, Col. Lukosh said. Tho par ty was accompanied on Its tour.whlch lasted for several weeks, by Gon. Lansing Vuaeh, Chief of Engineers of the United States Army. CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION AWARDED LAST MONDAY The State Election Commission met iu Frankfort Monday for the pur pose of canvassing the November election returns and awarding oertlli cnteg of nomination. Morehead Tells President of Klan's Activities This picture of Gov. John Parkre of Louisiana uai taken as he left the White House after telling Pres ident Harding of the Ku IOux Klan'i amaiing growth in hi3 iti'e and intentions to control through nolitical power. WEIGHT IS AUTO LICENSE FACTOR Sale of '23 Tags to Start De cember 2; Colors Are Blue and Gray. Krankfort, Kv Nov. !!!.-- County Clerks of Kentucky will begin the sale of 192:1 automobile licenses De cember 2, according to an announce ment made Wdny by N. l. Gray, chief clerk In the Automobile Department here. All motor vehicles must be equipped witli new license lags be fore the llrst of -the -year, he said, and the law i ills for tin; sale to be gin one. month before tho "dead line," according to Mr Gray. The license plates Issued by the State of Kelituky this year will l e i blue and gray. The background will be IUI: t gray anil the figures and li t t' rs will be In biielit blue, enamel. Cndcr the l;i oviTinn-; motor ve- ' lilt Irs passed at the 1!I22 session of ' the General Assembly, passenuer an lomoliilcH will be licensed .acc.ii illnt: i to horsepower ami weight. Trucks , will be licensed In lft:';t uiid'T the same regulations as In 1IIJ2. nconl ing lo Mr. Gray. The license plates am) all primed matter for use tu Is suing the ll'it licenses have been dlntribrtud by the Automobile Do partincul. aad the County Clerks are ready to take care of all applicants. Mr. Gray said today. The Stale Tax Commlavdon Is pre paring a chart for dniililnition lo ihc , counties of. lT-nt:ic!.y which will. . Htalidiinll.e III" tax to be it i a-sa. il against all models of aulnmoblles. Ill many instances model automo biles will be taxed differently from previous models of lilt- Namo brand : of car. These charts will he in the handi of the County Clerks by De cember 1, according to Hen .Marshall, secretary of the commission. ; Numbers Are Asjiflned i The license numbers and the conn-j ties In Eastern Kentucky to which i they have been assigned follow: j Hath, 8,2bl to T.nr.u: Hell, 7,llal to j 7.8i)il; Hovtl. 12,2111 to ll.tiOO; Hrc atli-! , Itt. IS. 101 lo IS, 2011: Carter. 211.201 to! , 29.ROU; Elliott. . 3!l.i,il to :t!i.7o0; Kav-; ' ette, 40,lial to 47r0; Homing. 47. I Cut to 411,000; Kloyd,.4!),001 to 411,050; I Greenup, ClUiM to HO. 400; Harlan, , r,2..r,nl to nri.lan; Johnson, lOO.HOl to i 101,550; Knott. 1oil,l.",l to 1O6.5U0; ' Lawence, 107.!)31 to 10S,15(i; I.ee, i lOS.lfil to 10S.'200; L:slie, 10S.201 u IDS. 250; Letcher, ins.251 to lUS.-laO; Lewis, 10,4r,l to los.sriO; Magoffin. 120,051 to 120,100; Martin. 122.3(11 to 122,350; Morgan, 1211,251 to 1211.550; Owsley, 13(1.751 to 1311,800: Perry, 138,001 to 1!!S,050: Pike, 138,051 to 138.400; Kowan, 140,(i"l to 140,850; Wolfe, 1(0,101 to lfio.XOt). Thanksgiving Service on Thursday Evening The Thnnltsglvlng service will he a union one and will he held Thurs day evening at 0:311 at tho'M. K. Church South. Itev. J. D. Hrame. pastor of the llaptlst church, will preach the sermon, the other minis tors of the town having part In the service. The evening hour wan selected for this service In order that a greater number might attend than if held in the morning, It being a more conven ient time for housekeepers nnd many others. This is a servlco in which all tho churches unite each year and they extend a cordial Invitation to tho stranger nnd every ono to at tend.. STATE COAL OUTPUT. Washington, Nov. 2(1. Kentucky's production of bituminous coal during 1921 totaled 31,588.270 tons, out or a total national production of 415.951, 890 tons, according to statistics mado public yesterday by the United States Geological Survey, Indiana produced 20,310,50!) tons. 'The leading State 1s I'cniiH.vlvnnln with lltl,013,42 tons. A ySESZ BEING CONSIDERED! Governor May Comply With j Deluge of Requests to I . Kill Normal Jobs. i Krankrort, Ky Nov. 28 "ir I call .. I.. I I.... ,1... t A.. ft nunoijii iri t , j ,. wriiinai o:.- sembly. It will be for tin; i-oln ami speclhc purpose of repealing tho Nor mal School Act," Gov. Kdwin I'. .Mor row said Into tills afternoon after a 'two-hour conference in the Gover nors olllce Willi (bancs I. Dawson, Attorney General; George ( olvln. State Superintendent of Public ln: struction, ajiil John J. Craig, State Auditor. w "The extra session will not be for selecting some other locations for the Normal sites," said Gover nor Morrow. "It will be to repeal the act, and I shall have definite nlHn In ,Hu,nr. h . h mm. bers will adjourrt in ten days." Telegrams Pour In. Governor Morrow stated that he has received numbers of letters and telegrams from almost every sect'on tof the State, protesting against the action of the commission. He exhibited u telegram from Pike county signed by large numer of i citizens, asking for a special session. 1 Governor. Morrow was particularly Impressed with this message, because j I'ikevllle was not one of the appli cants for the school site and the tele- cram is signed by citizens generally, Democrats anil Itcpublicans.. minis ; ters. physicians, merchants and rep- resentatives' of women's organiza , lions. Superintendent Colvin did not lies ' Male to say that "neither a Kpeclal i session of the General Assembly nor j legal action Is beyond the . bounds of ; possibility." When asked In regard to the loca 'i thin of a school at Mor -head, Super ! Intetuletit Colvin suid, "I call only say that there la no real need for a Nor mal School there. A ni d does exist i for a school in the Sandy Valley, j This was recognized by educators and the educational survey found it I so. j "Thf school at Morehead would not ! relieve that situation in the -slightest i nor would It servo that territory ! about the head waters of the Ken ; lucky. Even if ft trhnuld function ! successfully within Its sphere, it would only defer for many years the establishment of an institution in the. i Sandy Valley nnd thus by Its very ' ex!st nee do more harm than good lor the money (pimlcd upon its inlilntenaiice." JUDGE SPARKS PASSESAWAY Death Relieves Sufferings of Lawrence County Citizen. The spirit of .1iulg( Meridu 11. I Spirits' look IU flight Wednesday 1 morning of this week, ending the i physical unlTcring that had been his to endure for many weeks. Ilright i . disease and heart trouble was the i cause of his Illness and death. About ' four months ago (he people of this community and county were shocked I when announcement was suddenly I made (hat the County Judge of Law rence county was dangerously ill. On-1 ly tin1 family knew previously that i the diseases mentioned above had ta-i ken hold of him. Since about Aug- ' list lira he had been contined to his room. He realized that his case was hopeless and about a month ago sent to the -.Governor his resignation as County Judge. Only last November ho was elected to that olllce by per haps the largest majority ever given a candidate for Judge in this county. Tho funeral was held at Hie resi dence and the body was taken to the old family burial grounds at Martha. 27 miles west of Louisa, for inter ment. -'Rev. If. H. Hewlett, assisted by Itev. limine, conducted the funeral services. Notwithstanding the short notice given ns to tho time of tho fu neral there were many people pres ent. . One daughter, Mrs. Bert L. Sparks, of Fleming county, nnd one son Dr. Proctor Sparks are tho only surviv ing children. Hoth worn with the father In his last days. The - widow survives, and also Judge Sparks' fath er Nelson Sparks of Martha, n brother- Dr. J.. A. Sparks or Ashland, and a sister Mrs. P. P. Holhrook of Mar tha. No better man ban lived in Law rence county than M. II. Sparks. Quiet, unassuming, gentle and kind, ho was a model citizen, husband nnd father. His life record was ciean and honorablo to an unusual degree. He had been a-consistent Christian for many years. No word of reproach could ever truthfully bo spoken n: gainst him. In him was roflcct-d the sterling qualities of his .exemplary father, than whoht there is no higher typo of ultizon. To lose such a man, especially in the prime of life, and Just starting to servo his fellows in hich ofllciul position. Is truly lament able. He will bo mourned b' hosts of peoplo outside of his famiiy. Among those who accompanied tho body to lilnlne wero the widow, Itr.V Proctor Sparks and family, Mr. and .Mrs. Pert Spnrks and little son, Dr. J. A. Sparks and Dr. 11. II. Sparks. Sam Dock , Frazlrr, clerk In the Louisa postollice, wus called to Clif ford Tuesday by tho serious illness of his father, 8. '.. Frazier, Wenry Ford May Purchase the Great Elk Horn Coal Property in Sandy Valley n Henpy Ford OIL PRODUCTION IN U.S. BOOMS World Production of Nearly Ten Billion Barrels in Past Year is An nounced. Washington; Nov. 21. World pro duction of petroleum in the 63 years 1857 to 101. inclusive, aggregated 9, 511,9117.000 barrels of 42 gallons each, the geological survey announces. The t'liited States, largest producer of pe; troleum in the world supplied 5,902, 051,000 barrels or 6A1 percent o the total. H'.tssi'i second largest producer supplied 1.933. 171.000 barrels, or2U.3 percent and Mexico was third with 7.7 percent. Production In tho United States was larger last year than in 1920, the total having been 472.183,000 barrels or C1.7 percent of the world produc tion for 1921 which was 7C5.065.0Ui) barrels. Mexico'., production last year was 193,:)!tr.." i7 barrels, or 25.3 per cent. Petroleum production in the Unit ed Slates Increased n-arly two mil lion barrels during October over pro duction in September being larger than any month this or last year, while estimated consumption was al most 3,0110,0110 barrels more. The sta tistics for -October follow: Domestic production 47.225.000 bar rets compared with -15,'Jy 1 ,()H(I In Sep temhi r. Imports of mineral crude oil 1,513, 3.'5 harirls compared with 1,509,701). I".: ports of' mineral crude oil l.lli.i, ooo barrels compared with 1,117,000 barrs. Stoi Its on last of the month 251, 4S8.iii.io barrels compared with 273,- 27S.OOO. Kstimati d consumption 52.269,001) barrels compared with 43,24!),0()0.' AT RUSH, KY. Win. II. Moore, ago 58, died Tues day evening of this week at his home at Hush, Carter county, Ky. He has been incapacitated for several months as the result of a paralytic stroke and his death probably was caused by this trouble. He leaves a wife and five children. Two boys by the first marriage sur vive. They, are' Marvin F of Ash land, and Stanley of Louisa. Tho last children are two hoys and a girl, Ono brother, KII, lives near Hlulne. this county. W. II. Berry, the Louisa grocer, is a nephew. Mr. Moore was a nntrve of Law rence 'county and had been a mer chant throughout his business career. He moved to Carter county sevoral years ago, where ho' . established a successful business. . .- Mr. Moore was a man of Integrity and possensed many good qualities. Lnwronce county friends and rela ; fives will be grieved to- learn of his death. . i Mrs. Jennie Rose Dies In Sedalia, Missouri A letter from Harry Sanimons, of Scdulla, -.-Mo., states that Mrs. Jim -Rose ''died nt her home there last Saturday. Mr. Hone and family lived in Louisa several years ago, but have rcKidod at Sedalia for some time. She was about llfty flvo years of age and is survived by her husband, Jhree sons nnd ono daughter. She L t - B n .. ., lliis.u iiiiiii uer-oi rcuiLtvca nuti iin-uun living in this community. LAWRENCE AND LEWIS SETTLE WITH TREASURER Sheriffs of Lewis and Lnwrnnce counties settled with Auditor John J. Craig and received a -quietus for tax es. S. F. Lyklns of Lewis county, paid $19,119 Into the State treasury and J. W. Young, of Lawrence coun ty, paid in 22,850. ' , World's Richest Man Is Attracted by Sandy Coal i Final Inspection to be Made i at Once by the Famous Automobile Man i ufacturer. I Ib-nry Ford baa an option on about ; 190,000 acres of coal lands In the Hlg ; Sandy valley, being nearly all of the; Detroit, Mich.. Nov. 23. "No defi- ' holdings of the Elk Horn Coal Cor- jte arrangements have been, made P""''""; , , , for the purchase of any coal' mines i This includes a number of opera-. in Kentucky," it was announced here . lions on Heaver creek, mostly in late today by William B, Mayo,-chiet ; Floyd county. The finest of coking engineer of the Ford Motor Company, coal underlies a great percentage of Mr. jiay0 igsued a statement when : -the lands. . j tollI 0 a New York dispatch which ; The price Is reported to bo about , 'stated that negotiations had been en-. -twenty millions, which is not a great tered Into between the Ford company sum for Mr. Ford. According to a ' ali the Elkhorn Coal Company tor ! report recently given out he had the purchase of 190,000 acrea of coal $200,000,000 on deposit in the banks, ; jan(i fa Kentucky. ' ' T r,o he would have a lot of change lett ' -we have been looking over prop- . after writing a. check for twenty mil- erties," Mr. Mayo siad, "but when we i ""is- came to deal with tho Board of Di- He and a party of engineers and rectors of the corporation that owns . heads of departments are due to the mines it was found that tho board make a tour of inspection of the prop- .' did not have the backing of "60 per i-rty (hi.-? week. They will go up Big cent of stockholders necessary lo give : Sandy Iu a private car. Messrs. J. j ua Bn option. Hence the deal'.wa's W. M. Stewart and John E. Bucking-' not made." " .: - : :A ham of Ashland will accompany the i Mr, Mayo' added that no papers had party. They have been prominent In ; been or could -be signed-.as -no. deal the negotiations and have had con-j had been closed, nor was, there, any . fcrences with Mr. Ford and his de- agreement -made.'- Mr. Mayo returned partment heads both in Ashland and ; from New York today. V ';. - ... !,- ; ' Do,mit- I "Since Mr. Ford found It necessary. It Is believed Mr. Ford will buy : to close down his plant earlier tn-the, this great property because it fits so ! fall, the deSal has been under Way'," ' well Into his enterprises. His rail-jjjr. Mayo-said, "but it Js no nearer , road, the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, completion." Mr. Mavo and others of extends from his enormous plant to Mr. Ford's staff plan "to: got to- Ken- : Ironton. Piers ore already in the ; tucky next week. .-i . .-. - . Ohio river for a bridge that would j By consummation of the deal,' coiri- uring ins trains across to Ashland, It is surmised that his plans In - dude an extension into those coal fields if he buys the lands. f'.shland hopes for great things to, happen there if the d-al goes through and there are reasonable grounds for ; the hope. The Elk Horn Corporation Is one of tiie Jno. C. C. Mayo organizations, In which his estate nnd Senator C. W Watson of West Virginia- are largo .' teckholder.s. The. publication of the negotiations u& ""i It, . '!, u hZh TJ"l'Tt.Tyon on the Monday previous, the ... Iv..,., ii iZ.it ii .... .. . i n f,..v... . uruuiu , matters aro said to be progressing. Mr. Ford needs enormous amounts or coking coal and bituminous coal jinil lie will get all he will ever want if lie buys this property. It is with in easy reach for him. If this deal ;roes through, it will be by far the largest ever consummated In Ken tucky and the result of it is bound to lie stupendous. No ono can foreseo its possibilities. V Louisville, Ky., Nov. .23. ThO Elk-I horn Coal Corporation, reported to ; nave oeen rasun over ny nenry rati, i three years old. i , - was incorporated in 1918 under the; On Monday morning the body ' of laws or West Virginia nnd represents, Mrs. Ferguson was removed to the a combination of several powerful in-j home of Mr. and Mrs. Blllups where forests, with an authorized capital-1 funeral services were held' at two" ization of $23,600,000. Under Its con- j o'clock that afternoon. Bev. John ' trol by outright ownership, foe, sur-1 Cheap bad charge of the service, as face or mineral rights wero a total of gisted bv Rev. T. - P. Jernlgan and 205,000 acres of coal properties. , Rev. J. D. Brame who read the scrip- ' These lands are In Pike. Floyd.Knott, ture lesson and offered prayer. - ' Magoflin, Johnson and Letcher coun-, A union choir furnished the mu- ' ties in Kentucky and In Upshur and j sic using familiar old hymns, fav-' Randolph counties, In West Virginia, j orltes of the- deceased. The flora! The company also had controlling In-tribute from friends Was beautiful. terests in several minor fuel-produc- The body was taken to Pine Hill ing concerns. . cemetery and laid to rest near the The last available report of opera-: graves of loved ones.'- '. -lion of tho corporation were to the She was the daughter of Nathaniel effect that 22 mines were being oper-. Davis and Lucinda Buchhannan Da ated which were developed to pro- j vis and was the . youngest of eight duca 3,000,000 tons of coal annually, children, six girls and two boys, The properties of the Klkhorn Coal namelv: Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Daven- Corporation included 1,330 miners' , port. Hester Ann Davis, Mrs. Sarah dwelling houses at tho various mln- Chambers. -Mrs. Mary Davis Well ing towns, as well as hotels, office man.Mrs. Eliza Wilson. James Davis . buildings, stores and other buildings and William Davis. She was the last nnd mining equipment necessary for ; of tho family to pass away.- 1 1 the production of coal. j Alice Matilda Davis was born Jan. V ': Tho principal mining towns on the; 27, 1850, was married to Henry Ed vast property, several of which would ; win Forguson Feb. IL 1873. Would come under Mr. Ford's control, are have been married fifty years' the 11th Fleming-, Hnymond, Hemphill. Way-1 of next February. She had been a' land, Garrett and Wheelwright Iu ! member of the church tor many years Kentucky, and Interstate and Ocean and in her last conscious hours re in West Virginia. ! peatcd: "I am not afraid. The Lord V The property Is served by the Lou-; will take care of his own." ', Isvillo and Nashville, Chesapeake and " '-' Ohio, Daltlmoro and Ohio, and Long1 Mnfhp- nf prnf Tlavio ' ' ' Fork ''Railroads.' The nilnine nncm. ltner OI I TOI. JJaVIS ; - tions are ultra-modern, being con- ! ducted with electrical mine locomo-' - tlves. A lurge amount of power is do-; Mrs. F. L. Davis, aged 72, died at. veloped on tho property for general j her home at Culbortson, Boyd- coun-' tisn In the mining operations, approx-ty, on Tuesday of last week. She hud imntely thirty miles of 40,000 volt j been ill about eight months. Three' transmission line la on tho property, I sons, C. L. Davis of Buchanan, Mike furnishing sufficient electric power j Davis of Cnlbertson and Prof. A. C. for full development of the vast coul Davis of Williamson survive. Prof. urca- V 'Davis Is superintendent of the. Wit- " : ' ' ', liamson public schools. He attended Middletown, Ohio, Nov. 23. Fol-; school here some years ago. lowing Information that Henry Ford; Bev. Campbell had charge of the has completed negotiations for pur- funeral services which were held on chase of $20,000,000 worth of coal Thursday from the homo. - .':.- lields In Kentucky and reports from! ' ; Irontoh, Ohio. . that Ford has obtain-! ' CHANGE OF CARRIERS, ed an option on the A C. & I. rail-1 - Rev. L: D. Bryan of Fort Gay has rond, with the intention of joinlug it ! resigned as carrier of tho Louisa with his D T. & I. system, offlisinls Fort Gay mail and has gone to Hunt er the American Rolling Mill Com-1 ington where lie has accepted a po pany. who own a controlling interest; sltion in the Watts' Rltter store.- Alex In the A.. C. & I. road, had no com-j McKee of Fort Gay has the contract'' ment to make concerning the report- for carrying the mall. cd purchase. . George M. Verity, President of the American Rolling Mill Company, stat ed that he had no authentic con fir- , niation of Mr. Korri's plan for consol idating the two roads. He stated how ever, that no written agreement ex isted between Ford and the A., C. Sc. I. railway, which Is near the coal fields said to have been acquired by Ford. jpany officials said, the-Ford-,8otrt- 1 Comnanv horjed to furnish MiriLItaTn nd the Northwest" "With a steady pik ; nlv of coal. -. ,' ': ' . . ' :- - ' " J,'. - TX t, '-,' --.' ?"';,". iurs. It. Ei. X ergUSOn ' Dies After Brief Illness After an illness of less than a week Mrs. Alice Ferguson . wife of .H. .K. Ferguson, passed away on last San- stroke coming whilo she was at the rfltmn. tnl.lo CK. u,. dinner table. She wag conscious only a part or the time afterwards. ; Mrs. Ferguson was 72 years of age the 27th of last January. . For forty-' ; nine years she and her husband had lived in Louisa in the honie in which -she died. Her health had not been -good for a. number of years, but , as , . late as the 'Saturday before her ill-' ness she waB able to be on the street She is survived by her husband. Also Mrs. T. B. Blllups whom they raised, and who until her mnrrlann had been -In tholr hnm ..hIimm tho death of her' parents when Bhe was . Dies at Culbertson t