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BEREA, MADISON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, APRIL 7, 1921
One Dollar and Fifty Cents Per Year
No. 41
Madison Gmnty Newi
Master Commissioner R. H. Terrill
Hold 20 acres of land near Red Lick
in thin county Monday for 14(H). The
farm was owned by Mr. Ellen
Young, and was put into the commis
sioner's hands to Hell by the court a
a result of a lawsuit of Gooch against
Mrs. Young. The price was consider
ed very good, considering the loca
tion, etc. Richmond Register.
Richmond. Mrs. Cal Chasteen, of
the Boone section of Rockcastle
county, is in the Gibson hospital a.s
a result of being accidentally shut bv
her five-year-old son. The little fel
low was handing a pistol to his
mother to put away, when it was
discharged. The bullet penetrated her
hip, and made a severe wound. Mrs.
Chasteen was rushed here and Dr.
Gibson extracted the bullet. She is !
now resting as easy as possible, and
it is understood is on a fair way to(
recovery, if no unforeseen coniplica-'
tions set up.
The two-day session of the KintlK
ky Classical Association which closed
Saturday noon, is considered to have
been one of the most successful
meetings ever held in Richmond. The
organization may now lie said to h
on a solid basis, nltho it was organ-1
Ucd only last year. It was attend
ed by n number of distinguished
tcaihcrs from a I parts of the State;
the treasury shows a healthy surplus;
and there were two invitations to th.
meeting for 1t22. The offer of Lex
ington wns iicicpted, that of Itere l
having been withdrawn until l'.cj',.
P.OL FARMER ATI EMITS
SI It IDE
While unbalanced in mind, Hi. lev
Wilson of the I'anola sei tion cut Ins
throat wi'h a small Knife n'oout no n
Saturday. He was rushed to the
Pattie A. Clay Infirmary, v. her- an
Iteration for t rai hentomy was j. in
formed by l'r . I. Hume in an ef
fort to save his life. It is said his
windpipe was severed almost in two.
Mr. Wilson is about .'() yours of ag ,
id hns a wife and seven children.
His reason has len impaired for .x
couple of months, it is said, lie
made the attempt on his life at the
home of his brother-in-law. It wns
said he wns violent and hard to con
trol, and in the event he recovers wi I
probably be sent to an asjluni.--Richmond
Register.
EXSTEKN DISTRICT SCHOOL
N EWH
The annunal convocation of Si hold
Superintendents will be held in Rich
mond on May 4, .', and I? this year.
This gathering has grown to lie one
of the outstanding meetings of those
especially interested in school mat
ters in the sixty counties comprising
the Eastern District. At this meet-,
ing the problems comnsm to the
county, city and village schools are
discussed and threnhed out in round
table discussions.
Addresses by some of the ablest
city and county superintendents will
hn given. President T. J. Coates will
open the meeting Wednesday, May
4, at 2 o'clock p. m., with an address
of welcon e Special exercises wi'l
be given b the different department'
of the Model and Normal Schools, i
The county teachers meeting which
the county superintendents inaugurat
ed last year, and which has become
ao very popular in this county, re-j
sumed their meeting Monday morn
ing in Richmond at 10 o'clock, after
a lapse' of four months while the
schools of the county were closed
for the winter months. The subject '
under discussion being the "Renewal
of Certificates," and "Certification of
Qualifications of the Teachers of this'
State" for this and the following two
years. The five-week course was dis-!
cussed pro and con; no final decision
being made in regard to same. A
round table discussion followed, I
rtnwl l, Prof V Tt F1.I..1. nf U'n I
High School, The meeting was ad
journed at 11:45, the next meeting
to occur Saturday, April 30, at which
meeting all teachers of the county
arj urged to ho present as State Su
perintendent Colvin Is expected to be
present at this, the last meeting until
next school term.
FUNERAL OF TRIVATE JOHN
QUITMAN PONDER
Last Sunday afternoon at 2:.10 a
large number of friends and relatives
gathered at the Baptist Church for
the funeral of Private John Quitman
Pomler, a former resident of Berea.
Young; Ponder waa 25 years of age,
' a4 member of the Motor Trans
port Co. B at Camp Jesup, Ga. lie,
with hit brother-in-law, Private Dow. J
Kentucky News
President Harding is said to be in
favor of retaining the hospital at
Camp Taylor, but the old building
must be used.
The final recapitulation in Ken
tucky is ex pei tcd to show an increase
of property subject to taxation of
$141,000,000.
Governor Morrow of Kentucky has
refused to pardon the ringleader of
the mob at Corhin. now serving a 1
term in the penitentiary for an at
tack upon Negroes in that county.
Louisville, April 2. "A strong
movement indorsed by governor Mor
row and representative Rohison, Ken
tucky is being made to secure the ap
pointment of Colonel I). W. Clark,
editor of the Kentucky Republican of
Frankfort as a member of the United
States Employes' Compensation
Hoard," according to a dispatch from,
Washington received Suturduy.
Nirholasville Hour Mill Hums Down
The flour mill of the Star Milling!
Co., owned by John R. Williams, lo
cated near the Southern depot, was
destroyed by fire Inst Saturday. Mr.
Williams was in Cincinnati on busi
ness when the fire occurred. The
building was a frame strurture. It
held between fidO and 700 barrels of
Hour, a large quantity of corn meal
and grain, all of which was destroy
ed. The loss is estimated at fio.ooo
or $.'0,ooo partly covered by insur
ance. The I'xington Leader recently
published some interesting historical
items furnished by Col. Jim Maret,
which will be read with interest by
many Dcrcnns.
IKflO Circat "Union" meeting a'.
Mnysville of all political parties.
A public meeting in Madison
county ireemptorily requires Rev.
John G. Fee and ethers at licreu t"
Nave the county on nccount of their
ant i slavery principles and teachings.
Crcnt excitement in Madison county
tin Mareh) caused by the return of
John G. Hanson, the anti-slavery
man who was ordered off with Rev.
John Ci. Fee several months ago. A
movement to compel him to leave the
State is resisted by his friepds an 1
several persons wounded.
NEGROES OFFER REWARD FOR
NEGRO CRIMINAL
Madisonville, Ky. The action of
the Negroes of Madisonville in offer
ing a reward of $200 for the arrest
and conviction of the Negro murder
er of Sheriff Hunter not only allayed
mm h anti-Negro excitement at the
time, but has promoted confidence
and good feeling between the rnces
since. A number of white citizens
expressed their appreciation of the
Negroes' action by offering to pay
the reward when it became due: but
the Negroes preferred to pay it them
selves as proof of their determina
tion to shield no mctnlier of their
race from just punishment in the
courts.
dell Williams of same unit, left their
homes for camp early Monday morn
ing, and were run down shortly af
ter by a Ruick automobile. Williams
sustained a broken leg, and Ponder
was injured internally. Both were
taken to Ft. Mcpherson Hospital,
where Ponder died. Telegram was
received by his mother, Mrs. John
Ponder, last Wednesday, but the boy
died the same day, before his mother
could arrive.
Funeral services were held at his
home in Atlanta, Ga, last Friday,
Captain Miller of Camp Jesup offici
ating, after which the body was
brought to Berea, accompanied by his
wife and mother. They arrived Sat
urday night, and the body was kind
ly kept In the home of Rev. Vogel
until Sunday, when it was removed
to the Baptist Church, of which his
mother and family are members. The
Cleveland Frost Post of the American
Irginn marched to the church and to
the cemetery. i
Private Ponder't first wife died two
years ago, leaving a little daughter,'
Clara Bell. He was married again
two months ago, to Miss Flora Alli
son of Atlanta, Ga. Besides the wife
and daughter he leaves a widowed
mother, two brothers and a sister to:
mourn his loss. This brings a double
bereavement to the mother, since the
husband and father died on Februray
10th, last. The friends of the family
extend to them their deepest sympa
thy.
Capital Home of
MPI 9 ' Ik
Tin' lesiilel.it .it Smulilh Hlld
liu-e.l i John V. Weeks, secretary of
U. S. News
Louisiana spent $2S2,OO0 on new
school buildings for Negroes last
year and $!'2I,000 for expenses
more than double the amount the
year before. The school term has
been lengthened by four weeks, 3."i0
more teachers employed, salaries
more than doubled; and there has
been an increase in attendance of 10,
000. Governor Boyle, of Nevada signed
a bill on March 2S, providing for the
tiso of lethal pas in executing the
death penalty in that State. The
signing of the bill abolishes other
forms of capital punishment in the!
State. Hitherto condemned men had
the choice between hanging or shoot
ing. Nevada is believed to be the first
State to mnke gas the means of rapi
tal punishment.
Washington, April 4. The nation's
gross debt was reduced $71,.r: 1
in March, according to the Treasury,
department statement which showed
the total debt to be $2'!,'.iM,10 i,"7s.
Of (lie total Federal obligations out
standing $2,7." -1.K4 1,000 represents
short term treasury certificates of in-,
ilchtcdncss, several hundred million
of whiih Secretary Mellon has said,
will Is- retired during April.
An analysis of the treasury's fiscal,
affairs for the last year reveals little
change in the amount of certificates,
of indebtedness or the floating debt.:
The gross debt, however, which con-1
sists largely of Liberty bonds and
Victory notes has shown a steady do-
crease. Certificates of indebtedness,
outstanding March 31, 1920, totaled
$2,f.o7,220,000. less thnn $100,000,000
below the present total of such se
curities. Dr. Charles Daugherty Dies Suddenly I
in New Orleans
The Niiholasville correspondent of,
the Lexington Leader gives the fol-j
low ing account of the sad death of j
Dr. Charles B. Daugherty, son of!
Mrs, W. J. Daugherty of Niiholas
ville: He was 45 years of age, ai
native of Madison county where hej
resided until seven years ago. He I
was a man of sterling qualities and
numbered his friends by his acquaint
ances and retained the utmost confi
dence of all who knew him, both in
professional and business dealings
for his honesty and sincerity. Sine"
he had been in Kansas City he had
been interested in tho manufacture !
of automomatic bookkeeping regist-
ers, of which company he had beenj
treasurer for the past four years. His,
sudden death of cerebral hemorrhage j
was shock to his relatives and ;
friends. He was seated at the deski
of a friend, Fred Bultram, when he
was stricken and was at once taken j
to a hospital and attended by the.
leading physicians in New Orleans,
among whom was Dr. E. D. Martin,'
who rendered every available assist-1
ance. The funeral was held at the
Valley View Baptist church, of which
he was a member, at 11 o'clock Wed
nesday morning and the body was
buried In the Richmond cemetery.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
W. J. Daugherty, a brother, Dr. R.
W. Daugherty, of this city and the
widow, Mrs. Blanche E. Daugher
ty, of Kansas City. The pallbearers
were: A. J. Griggs, W. R. Smith, Dr.
J. A. Vanarsdall, 6f Nicholasville;
C. C. Wallace, R. R, Burnnam, R. E.
Turley, James Million, of Richmond;
John Cay, and James Stephens of
Berea; Dr. J. B. Million. Newby, Ky.
Secretary Weeks
stlee.-. n i.-ioligtoti. which has been
war.
An Associated Press dispatch re
ports that over two feet of snow fell
at Idaho Falls, Idaho, on April !i. It
was one of the worst blizzards of
the winter and continued all night
with unabated fury. The storm fol
lowed the mildest spring on record.
The Chamber of Commerce of
Richmond, Va., is taking an active
interest in the improvement of hous
ing conditions among the Negroes of
that city. A survey of the col
ored community has been undertaken,
and th Chamlier will aid the Ne
groes in presenting to the city offi
cials a definite program of improve
ment. Bull nhs in Mexico! What a
barbarous state of civilization, or
urn ivilization, must exist there! But
wlat must the bull-fighters and the
vitnesses of this cruel sport think
of our civili?ation, guilty of weekly
lyi chings, in which men and women,
American citizens, are riddled with
bullets, clubbed to death, burned at
the stake. Surely wo are a great
oople in numbers.
"You bnd better improve the qual
ity of your labor than increase Hi
quantity," said Dr. C. E. Eaton, ed
itor of "Leslie's Weekly," in a recent
address before the Canadian Club of
Montreal. "It is better to have one
thoroughbred than a hundred mon
grels. Pick your immigrants; pick
them at the source; pick men and
women of character, industry and
thrift, men and women who are of,
your own mind and of your ideals,
and do not permit an influx of those
lunatics who believe, for instance,
that Lenine has ushered in the reign
of God." i
Eliminating Duplication i
One evil arising from duplication !
or partial duplication of public serv- j
ice is that it always affords bureaus
an opportunity to evade responsibil- j
it y at the same time that they jeal-l
ously guard their power. Being re
ferred to some other bureau is the
irritating experience of many a man
who has gone to Washington, or has
written to Washington, concerning
business with the government By
eliminating the duplications, the
Harding administration will not only
conserve the funds of the taxpayers
but preserve their dispositions as
well.
Washington, April 5. It is re-
ported that Secretary of Commerce
Hoover will appoint a special com
mittee to study ocean trade routes,
with a view to ascertaining how far
tho government is warranted in go
ing to extend assistance in the main
tenance of routes not adequately
financed by private capital. Such
a policy is eminently sound. There
are few profitable foreign trade op
portunities waiting for American
commercial expansion to take them
in. A new ocean route requires a
certain outlay of capital in the shape
of nhips and foreign agencies before
there is any return. And it is usual
ly a matter of time before those re
turns are sufficient to show profit
on the investment. For that reason
private capital Is loath to enter the
field. Nevertheless such routes
should be established and built up in
the interest of American commerce
as a whole, and it is sound business
policy on the part of the government
to extend all proper aid to private
shipping interests. Mr. Hoover is
bending his energies in the right di
rection, and Improvement in our for
eign commerce should be the result
GREEKS DEFEATED
DY THE TURKS
AT BATTLE OF ESKI-SHEHR
RUSSIAN BOATS GUARD SUL
TAN'S TRANSPORTS
When Part of "Army of Salvation" Is
Moved Every Subject of Ottoman
Empire Must Enroll or Be Executed
ss Traitor, Manifesto States.
Wrstrn Nwspnpr Union Nfi 8ervlc.
Constantinople. The Greeks hnve
been defeated by the Turks In the bat
tle at Kskl-Shelir, says a coininiinlcn- i
Hon issued at the headquarters of
Mustapha Kernel Pasha, Turkish na- ,
tlonlist leader. A Turkish com-1
mutiique dated April 1, says that the
battle on the Eski-Shehr front, lasting
nine days, has been concluded, Biledjik '
being recaptured and the Greek re
treating Uio direction of r.nisn. Turk
ish trausMirts, convoyed by I'.olslievlk
gun lion ts. have landed part of the ,
"uriny of salvation" at Itn-boll. The
Greeks declare that there has been a
renewal of the fighting on the Eskt-
Shphr front. 1
The allies will deny to the Creeks
permission to tr.insKirt their troop
In Thrace to the battle front In Asia
Minor by way of Constantinople, or to
use the Ismid Railway. Tin? Italians
have protested that a Greek patrol has
held up the steamer Cleopatra in the
I'.huk Se.t. The allies have Informed
the Creeks, that they must not block
ade the sea. The Greeks are rc-en-forcing
their army. They imw have
three new divisions In Moudaidii with
which to endeavor to overcome the
Turk victory.
The entile Greek merchant marine
has liei ii inoliilied as li'.in-pori s. and
it is expected the Greeks will be able
to put an army of L'lHi.miii in the field.
The size ofthis nnny is beins view
ed with alarm by Serbians and Bulga
rians. While the Greeks are silent or
arc making denials, the Turks con
tinue to send out communications.
Mustaphu Keiiial Pasha has issued a
manifesto, saying: ,
"This Is tlie last war for the preser
vation of the empire. Every Turk
iiHist enroll or be executed as n trai
tor." Kia.im Kara Ilekir, Commander
or the Turkish Nationalists In Arnju
uiu, is iiearini; Sivas.
Demand For Automobiles.
Cleveland, O. AutomoMIe plants
here bad 1,."no more employes than they
did a month ago, a gain of .'I per cent,
ac(Mrding t the monthly survey con
ducted by the Chamher of Commerce
in co-opera i lou with the United States
Iep.irtnient of Uilior. Gains of 4.2 per
ent were reported by plants making
food and kindred products, 2 per cent
by textile houses, and 5.3 wr cent by
13 iniwcellaneoiis factories. Ninety
seven plants reported. J
Charles Leaves Hungary.
Vienna. Austria has granted a safe
conduct to former Emperor Charles
to go to Switzerland, not only In pra-t
dple. but in fact. The British, French, ,
and Italian Minsters called upon Chan
cellor Mayr and presented tho protest
of the Powers against a ll.ipshurg re
storation. While the attitude, of the
Entente had heeu known, the incident
Is regarded here as being meant to '
strengthen the hands of the Govern-:
meat In an emergency. i
WandererJDnlls Pritoners.
Chicago.-Carl Wanderer's old love
of the army cropped out again In the
County Jail, where Wanderer awaits
hanging, when Jailers found six other
men on the death tier, all sentenced !
to be h'inged, drilling under Wander
er's commands in the exercise room.
Wanderer, formerly a Lieutenant, wns
giving "squads left" and "squads,
right" In a commandirig voice that
could be heard through the tiers, ths
jailers said.
Three Suspects Held.
St. Iritis, Mo.- Nate Evens, of New
York, ta'd to he the missing link
to the V".i nwjor league busehall scan
dal, and three other men who, accord
ini to flie jMilice, are known as pro
fessional gamhlera In the East and
Ht FI'iH''a reports, were arrested ou
charges of being fugitives from Jus
tice. The three men taken In custody
with Fens gave thtlr names us Sny
der Staler, llyuiau Cohen and Li tis
Fink.
Seek To Beat Tariff.
Washington. Although consump
tion of wool In this country during
January and February uu ' per rein
less than for the mine period lust year,
actual Imports were hcivy, largely lu
anticipation of the cnai-tiiioiit of an
emergent y tariff, ihe r.ureaii of Mark
ets sunoiiiiiwl. More than UM.oui.ihiu
pounds were received, or wlih u ap
proximately 3,out.0u pounds of the to
t:il In the two months last year. Mora
than half of the Argentina's wool ex
port alone was sent to the United
States In January and February.
WorldNews
The peace of Europe was threat
ened for a short time during the
week by the return of Charles, tht
former Emperor of Austria. He
sought especially to regain the throne
of Hungary and rallied quite a sup
port. A sharp note from the Su
preme Council of the Allies demand
ed that Hungary should send the ex
emperor out of the country, Austria
gave her consent to cross her terri
tory on the way to Switzerland. Tlie
other Slav republics also made known
to Hungary the decision that a res
toration of Charles would mean war.
The immediate departure from Hun
gary was delayed only by the sick
ness of the cx-emperor, either real
or feigned. He promised to go when
he recovered.
The purpose of Viviani's visit to
the United States had for its object
the effort to find out the attitude of
the new administration towards the
Treaty of Versailles and the League
of Nations. It has evidently been
the desire of France that the United
States should not make a separate
peace with Germany lest such an act
would encourage Germany in refus
ing to pay the reparation. So far as
is known, France's representative has
been given no hope of success in his
mission. It is believed that Senator
Knox's resolution for a separate
peace will be the basis of the new
administration policy. This is con
sistent with the President's attitude
during the campaign, but is disap
pointing to France.
It is reported that the famous Pas
sion Play at Oberammergau is to be
resumed and that it will be present
ed in 1022. Many of the lcadintr
characters have been killed in the re
cent war, and new ones will have to
be trained. Among the dead is the
one who played the part of Christ.
The Passion play drew thousands of
tourists each year and was a source
of support to the community. It was
more thnn that, however it was an
expression of the religious ideals of
the people. It is good that it is to
be revived. It may bo even greater
than before because of the suffering
undergone.
It is announced that Col. George
Harvey is to be sent as ambassador
to the Court of St. James in Eng
land. This is regarded as the high
est diplomatic post in the gift of the
President. Colonel Harvey has been
known as a writer of force for many
years. He has long been editor of
the North American Review, and was
a violent critic of the Wilson Ad
ministration. It is said England has
signified her willingness to receive
Mr. Harvey. This fact is always
found out before an appointment is
made.
A new Lord Lieutenant and Governor-General
has been appointed to
succeed General French in Ireland.
There is evidence that every possible
obstruction to the Home Rule Bill
is to be made and every election bit
terly contested. England is prepar
ing for a hard fight. The new of
ficial is Lord Edmund Bernard Tal
bot, said to be a capable man. There
are some signs that the Pope Is to
throw his influence against the Sinn
Fein movement. Already the radi
cals are raising the cry that the Pope
must keep his hand out of politics.
Such sn interference would grestly
help in putting into operation Home
Rule.
The Bolshevist regime in Russia
has apparently been experimenting
with demobilization of the army, and
It has not proved successful. Tha
soldiers have not felt the hard condi
tions which have existed among the
civilian population to such an extent,
at least, and they are not disposed to
tolerate it. Russia needs to put her
energies into production and return
to a peace basis as soon ss possible.
She has been making treaties to that
effect, but now a new danger con
fronts her. A desertion of tha army
would prove fatal to Bolshevism.
She can hardly dare to take the
chances, and yet she cannot keep so
many men under arms.
Two Americans were arrested re
cently and Imprisoned in Germany
for their efforts to secure BergdolL,
who was guilty of evading the con
acription law during the war. In or
der to get him they fired at an auto
mobile in which he was riding and
attempting to escape. A young man
innocent of any offence, was hit by
the shooting. The two men were Ira
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