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Volume XXX No. 128.
MAYSVTLLK, XT, -TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1922. .:
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LITTLE HOPE HELD
OUT FOR RECOVERY
OF ENTOMBED MEN
Forty-three Miners Entombed Near
Jackson, California DMperate
Effort Being Made to Rescue
Men Are I'nataJUnff.
Jackion, Calif., Aug. 29. Death was
winning a deBptfrate butUo boro today
for the Uvea of 43 nion, entombed near
ly a mllo below tho surface.
Dawn lit the pale faces of weary
rescue .crews and relatives of the
trapped miners, who had tolled and
prayed ceasolussly throughout the
night, but brouKht little hope that the
men could be saved.
Boated on cars In which the treasure
these men were trapped while seeking
was brought to the curface, a pathetic
little group of wives and children of
the miners watched proceedings which
hourly grew more hopeless.
Tho entombod nion, cut oft by fire
yesterday, were doomed. It was feared
They had struggled to a level where
they could get a llttlo air, but to save
them was believed Impossible.
A loaded skip was repeatedly shot
down Into the depths, plumbing for the
level on which the men were believed
to be crouching. Each time thero was
hope and then that hope was dashed
as tho skip was hauled back empty.
Miners who were not caught In the
blast of fire worked In endless shifts
Many of thoso who wore off the rescue
work refused to go home to sleep, but
remained pressed against the ropes
near the shaft, watching.
These miners had given up hope
for their comrades.
"They pover will come out alive,
grimy bewhlskorod giant whlspored
lowering his voice that the little group
of women folk might not hear. The
latter pleaded constantly for assur
ance, which none could give them.
Besides the work of attempted res
cuers, gangs of miners are fighting the
flamoa. which still are creeping
through the depths of the gold-streak
ed tunnels. Flro-flghters have gone
down to a 2600-foot lovol. They are
Dlaylng water upon the flames, and
ars believed to ba within a few bun
dred feel of the entombod miners. But
.the latter are straight down, behind
a crumbled barrlor of burnt supports,
fallen walls and possibly poisonous
gases.
WINDSTORM CLAIMS
SEAR ONE HUNDRED
Thirty additional claims under poll
cles In tho Mason Mutual Insurance
Company wore filed with Secretary
James B. Key at his ofneo In Maysvillc
Monday afternoon and Tuesday morn
ing bringing the total number of
losses sustained by members of this
company to 98 and there are several
' other smaller losses that are expected
to be listed with the officials of the
company within the next few days.
MAM ATTEND FORMAL
DEDICATION OF ORGAN,
There were many at the First M.
Church, South, Monday evening to at
tend the re-openlng of the church and
the formal dedication of the splendid
n nlnn nrcnii The nrosram was a
very delightful one of vocal and organ
musto. Mrs. J. C. Burwell, who was
very Instrumental In procuring this
most attractive organ for the church,
was present and delighted the large
audience with several numbers.
Mrs. William Rosser, of the Hill
House, returned Sunday from a visit
with her daughtor, Mrs. Pearl Ohllngor
and family, of Norwood, and her
grandson Robert Rosser, of Rising
Sun, Ind. Whllo a guest of the Ohling
r home, the marriage of her grand
daughter, Miss Lottie Ohlinger, to. Mr.
Carl Rottman took place.
Commander Chas. U Boat with his
two sons, Charles and Shelby, are vis
iting his sister, Mrs. R. J. Blssett.
Mrs. E. I Marshall and Mrs. Enoch
Berry are visiting relatives and
friends In Cincinnati.
Picklimi
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DINGER BROS.
LEADING
ALL GAPS ARE FILLED IN
COUNTY TEACHING FORCE
Mason County School Board Elects
Teachers to Fill AU Vacancies at
Meeting Held on Monday.
At Monday's meeting of the Mason
County Board of Education all vacan
cies In the county teaching force were
rilled and Superintendent George H.
Turnlpseed Tuesday announced that
ha was ready for the opening of school
on next Tuesday morning at all of the
schools In the county.
Teachers elected Monday follow:
R. F. Henderson, of Vanceburg, a
graduate of Center College, was elect
ed Aslsstant Principal of the Minerva
High School.
W. R. Chandler, of Ooorgetown, for
merly principal of the Maysllck Grad
ed school, was elected principal of the
Sardls High School.
Miss Josephine Roblnston, of the
county, was elected a grade teacher at
Orangeburg, and Miss Alice Byar, of
the county, was elected a grade teach
er at the same place.
Mrs. E. L. Donovan, of the county,
was elected Primary teacher at Sardis.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bower, of Milersburg,
was elected Principal of the Maysllck
Colored School.
NEWPORT CHURCH PRAISES
WORK GFSAM COLUNS
Churchmen Say Kentucky Prohibition
Director Has Done His Duty
Fearlessly.
Newport, Ky., Aug. 29. A night
letter was sent to Richard P. Ernst,
United States Senator, and Roy
Haynee, national prohibition commis
sioner, by congregation of the First
Baptist church protesting against
the efforts being made to oust Samuel
Collins as Kentucky State prohibition
enforcement officer. The letter fol
lows:
"The First Baptist church of New
port, Ky., and the entire congregation,
outers Its protest against the under
hand political methods now being re
sorted to by the liquor Interests, by
two leading Northern Kentucky poli
ticians and lawyers and a certain Kentucky-
congressman to faaa . Samuel
Collins, State prohibition enforcement
officer, romoved, theroby thwarting tho
good work done by our faithful district
prohibition officers, James Wood,
Elmer Correll and W. C. Huddleston.
"These officers are entirely satisfac
tory to all law-abiding citizens, but
very distasteful to the whisky Interests
and whisky politicians. When they fail
we will enter complaint At present
they are doing their utmost to make
the law and Constitution supreme. We
thank you for your services in the
past and pray you to defend this effort
to oust those men. It comes from men
who profess themselves to be law
abiding, but who do not respect the
eighteenth amendment to our Const!
tution and who for personal gains and
to carry out Dersonal opinion! will
tear our Constitution to threads."
DANCE SIGHT AT BEECH WOOD.
Tuesday night Is dance night at
Beech wood Park and aside from the
free dancing with music by Hubbard's
Orchestra there will be a special mov
Ing picture program as follows:
"Loaded Dice," "Pathe Review
"Stand Pat." The park Is now In good
condition after the storm and thore
should be a large crowd present to
night
NO LABOR DAT CELEBRATION
IS BEING PLANNED.
So far as is known, the lacol labor
unions are making no plans for a gen
eral celebration of Labor Day here on
next Monday. The day will be observ
ed as a holiday by all union men
throughout the city and Beechwood
will probably be the center of attrac
tion. BABY ELLIS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. William Ellis
at their home In West Second street
Monday night a fine new son.
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ROBBERY MAY
HAVE BEEN ONLY
MOTIVEJN MURDER
Examining Trial of Reese Fox In Ren.
akcr Murder Continues
Will of Deceased
Filed.
Winchester, Ky., Aug. 29. The will
of Leon Renaker, Winchester business
man, who was killed In his home here
July 26, was admitted to probate In
county court bore Monday.
The Instrument was written on his
business stationery and contained less
thun 65 words. It left all his property,
including life insurance, to his wife,
Mrs. Nancy Renaker ,and named her
executrix without bond.
The estate Is valued at more than
$50,000.
Meanwhile the preliminary trial of
Reese Fox, charged with complicity In
killing Renaker, continued. Four wit
nesses were among the first examined
at the forenoon session. James Nolcliit
said he and Fox left Winchester at 8
o'clock on the night of the killing for
bathing bench and returned here
about 9:30 o'clock. Carl Mahan test!
fled that ho was with Fox after that
hour and up to midnight. Miss Mabel
Cunningham said she was a member
of tho party which went to the beach
with Fox and Nolclnl.
"Soil It right away. I never want to
see it again!"
This wr.s what Mrs. Nancy Renaker,
the widow of tho murdered "turkey
king" Monday told a real estate agent
when she listed the Renaker home to
be rented for an Indefinite time or
sold.
The widow has refuted to reside In
the house since tho tragedy but has
lived with her father.
The will was filed the third day of
the preliminary hearing of Reese Fox.
That the prosecution may be work
ing on the wrong theory concerning
the motive for the murder Is evidenced
by the fact that the strongest- testi
mony indicates that robbery was in all
probability chief and only motive.
Emery Kimball, brother-in-law of
Hardman, one of the witnesses for the
state, testified that Hardman urged
him to join In ou a bank robbery, nam
ing the Clintonvillo Deposit bank as
an easy mark for some one, on account
of a woman being tho only one on
duty at certain hours during the day;
he also testified that Hardman told
him he would have returned to Amer
ica from France a weatlhy man If a
pal had not "laid down" on him at the
last moment when a big diamond rob
bery was ready to be '-'put over." He
also said that Hardman had declared
on several occasions "a man Is a fool
to work."
Horde Burbrldge, Negro, whom the
state has never offered to Impeach, tes
tified that Hardman came to htm in a
local garage and said: "I know where
a man is with $500; If you will help
me. we'll split"
It also Is stated that the two $50
bills which Mrs. Renaker said her hus
band bad when he boarded the train
for home in Cincinnati the evening of
July 25 never have been found.
All efforts so far to show that Hard'
man knew anyhlng about Renaker's
life Insurance or his business affairs
has brought nothing to light.
After a masterful speech by Attor
ney Maurey Kemper, who closed for
tho prosecution, Judgo R. S. Scobee
held Reese Fox, charged with complic
ity in the Leon Renaker murder, to the
September term of the grand jury.
His bond was fixed at $5,000.
FRONT FOR NEW WOOLWORTH
STORE HAS ARRIVED.
The new front for the Woolworth
store In Second street arrived on Mon
day and will be Installed within a very
short timo. Work on this building will
now be completed in a very short timo
and the company expects to have its
local store In operation with as little
delay as possible.
DEES AT PORTSMOUTH
TO BE BURIED HERE
Mr, Charles Bryant, former resident
of the county, died Monday at his
home In Portsmouth, Ohio. The body
will be brought to Maysvllle Wednes
day morning and taken direct to the
Bethany ce'motery near Rectorvllle for
burial.
LARGE ATTENDANCE
AT COUNTRY SUNDAY SCHOOL.
There were 103 In attendance at the
Bethany Christian Sunday school Sun
day morning. Because of telophone
trouble, the report could not reach the
County Cecretary In timo to be Includ
ed In the report published Monday.
Mra, W. R. Dunbar, of Limestone
street, was taken suddenly III Monriuy
evening but Is reported some bolter
today.
Mr. Doll Hall Strode has sufficiently
recovered from an operation perform
ed st Hsyswood Hospital, to be rsmov.
OYER 100; ADDITIONS
TO COUNTRY CHURCH
Reorgnnlxation of Bethany Christian
Church New Complete Great Bap.
tfomal Service Tuesday Afternoon.
The re-organlzatlon 6f the Bethany
Christian church in the county which
has not been active for the past sev
ers years, la now compete. New offi
cers have been ordained and great
things are expected of this church In
the future)
At services held at the church Mon
day evening there were twenty-seven
additions to the church, bringing the
total additions during the revival just
closed to over one hundred.
Rev. F. D. Wharton, evangelist of
Vevay, Ind., has had charge of the re
vival which has been the most suc
cessful In the history of the eastern
section of Mason county. Rev. Whar
ton has been preaching wondefully
powerful sermons and they have bad
widespread effect upon the community.
The concluding services of the great
revival were held Tuesday afternoon
when a great baptismal service was
held and the newly accepted members
were formally taken into the church.
NATIVE MAS ONI AN WINS FIRST
IN CHESUHAMPIONSHIP
J. W. Showalter Wins First Game In
His Attempt te Come-back as Chess
Champ ioa of the World.
The brilliant playing of the old
champion, J. W. Showalter, of George
town, Ky., was the feature of the open
ing round In the Western Chess As
sociation meet Monday night at The
Seelbach, Louisville.
Showalter won his game agaiiurt
Alex J. Conen, of Louisville, by sac
rificing a bishop early in the activi
ties. His game, it was said, will be en
tered for the brilliancy prize cup.
Showalter, who Is a native of Ma
con county and formerly liver at Do
ver, began playing in public in 188&,
winning sixth prize, at New York In an
International meet In 1892 he won the
championship of America from Llp-
scheutz. From then until 1897 he de
fended his title successfully against
Keeny, Hodges, Albln, Judd. Llp
schuetz and ottiers. He has won prizes
abroad in international meets with
foreign masters at London, Paris, Vi
enna, Berlin and Munisch. He won
fourth prize in 1904 at Cambrids.
Penn., In nn international tourney
there. In 1915 he won first prize In
the Western Chess Association.
"WOLF BANE."
The Pastime presents two big stars
Wednesday in "Wolf Bane", Jack
Hoxle and Louise Lovely The story
was adapted from "Wolf and his
Mate," a thrilling western that will
make you hold your breath. If yiu like
rough riding and gun play, this Is
the picture you want to see.
ODD FELLOWS ENCAMPMENT
INITIATE CANDIDATES
At the meeting of Pisgah Encamp
ment No. 9 I. O. O. F. hold Monday
evening, two candidates wore Initiated
In tho first degree of his branch of
Odd Fellowship.
JOHNSON-EDWARDS.
Mr. Tiry Clyde Edwards, age 26,
and Miss Minnie Johnson, age 21, both
of Aberdeen, Ohio, were married here
late Monday by County Judge H. P.
Purnell.
NOTICE ODD FELLOWS.
Regular weekly meeting of DeKalb
Lodge No. 12 I. O. O. F. will be held
Tuesday evening at the usual hour at
the hall In Second street. The mem
bership Is urged to attend.
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DEATH OF SHERIFF
IS CHARGED TO PLOT
BY PROSECUTORS
Theory That Mistake Was Cause of
Sheriff's Death Is Discounted by
Prosecutors Who Work on
Peculiar Case.
Greenville, Ky., Aug. 26. Belief
that the killing of Sheriff William Ma
this and the wounding of rour persons
did not result from a mistake on the
part of the sheriff in going to the
wrong house, but that the shooting
was the result of a plot by enemies of
the dead officer, was expressed here
tonight by Hubert Meredith, Common
wealth Attorney, who has been investi
gating the case.
In the shooting at Nelson, six miles
from Central City, last night Sheriff
Mathls, who was going to serve a war
rant charging breach of the pence on
Clyde Harper, was killed and his son,
Orvillo Mathls, was wounded serlouslv
John Ennis, who lives in the house the
Sheriff visited, and Ennis' two daugh
ters, Mrs. Ella Smith and Jennie En
nis. also were wounded seriously.
Investigation at the Ennis homo dis.
closed that shots wore fired through a
rear window, Mr. Meredith stated. This
leads to the belief that persons secret
ed InBide of the house did the shooting
which resulted in the officer's death,
he said.
The officers who visited the Ennls
homo, Mr. Meredith declared, talked
for five or ten minutes before any at
tempt was made to force an entrance.
There was ample opportunity to ex
plain any "mistake" that was made,
according to Mr. Meredith.
As Sheriff Mathls had been waging a
fight on bootleggers in Muhlenberg
county, Mr. Meredith expressed the
opinion that the slain officer was di
rected intentionally to the Ennis home
instead of to the Harper home.
NOTICE
Policy holders of the Farmers Ma
tual insurance Company, of Mason
County, are hereby notified that ac
cording to section 3, paragraph No. 7,
Restrictions, reads as fallows: In
case of loss under this policy the lr
sured shall give Immediate notice to
the company of such loss, and failure
to give such notice within twenty (20)
days after a loss has occurred will
forfeit the -insured's right to recover
from tho company."
All persons holding a policy and
who has sustained a loss are urgently
requested to report such loss Immedi
ately. JAMES B. KEY,
29Aug3t Secretary.
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BAND MAKING HIT AT !
BIG SANDYCELEBRATION
Telegram From Band Says the Boys
Are Having a Big Time with Big
Sandy (ijrls on Trip to Louisa.
The Kentucky Cardinal Band which
Is this week making music for the
Louisa Homecoming and the Lewrence
County Fair was heard from for the
first time Tuesday morning. The mem
bers of the band are having a great
time according to the telegram receiv
ed by Col. Russell from Messrs. Frank
Hendrickson and A. L. Glascock, who
are In charge of the band.
The telegram says:
"Played concert to 3000 people last
night. Received great applause. Music
appreciated. The boys are making as
great a hit with the Big Sandy girls as
the music is with the people. The boys
are charmed with the girls and we will
have hard time to get them away. All
well and pleasantly located. You
ought to be here to enjoy Ui3 glad
hand they are giving us. Send more
Cardinal post cards at once.
HENDRICKSON AND GLASCOCK.
Today Is the day for the September
Mentor. Read the article of Edgar
Allen Poe. J. T. Kackley & Co.
CHERRY GROVE CAMP
CLOSEnUCCESSFUiLY
Fleming County Campmecttng Proves
Yery Successful Twenty.
Nino Professions.
The meeting at Cherry Grove camp,
near Flemlngsburg, closed Sunday
night with twenty-nine professions of
conversion, and twenty additions, all
taking membership at Robinson's
Chapel nearby of which Rev. J. J.
Dickey is pastor.
The meeting was conducted by Rev.
W. H. Morris, evangelist, and Rev. S.
C. Rice, singer, assisted by the pastor
of the chapel. Tho converts were al
most all young people, members of the
Chapel Sunday school. A deep and
widespread Interest was awakened
which augure well for the future.
No meeting was held last year, and
this meeting' was announced only a
short timo before, it began. The pros-"
pect Is fine for a good meeting next
year.
HIGH SCHOOL HEAD
BEADY FOR OPENING.
Prof. Georgo Noel, principal of the
Maysvillo High School, has returned
from his vacation spent with relatives
In Ohio and is spending this week in
getting things in readiness for the
opening of school on next Tuesday.
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IDENTIFY MAN WHO
DIED FROM EXPOSURE
IN RECENT STORM
Dayton Woman Identifies Aged Man
Who Died From Effects of Thai-si
day's Storm at August as
Her Uncle.
Augusta, Ky., Aug. 29. Mrs. Bar
rett Gosnoy, 625 Tenth avenue Dayton,
Ky., came here Monday and Identified
the body of a man whs died from ex
posure as that of her uncle Jafes Knox
Byrd, 78 years old, Newport, Ky.
Mr. Byrd, when mentally 111, wan
dered away from the home of his niece
In Dayton and Is believed to have
started to walk to Flemlngsburg, Ky,
hlr former home, during a terrific
electrical and rain storm last Thurs
day night.
Tho man wandered from the road
and, when foara several hours later
clnd only in trousers and shirt In a
corn field, he was In an unconscious
condition and did not rally until a
short timo bef.---e his de.ith. He then
gave the nama . f his niece. The body
was forwarded to Newport Monday af
ternoon for burial. Mr. Byrd formerly
lived at Grant's Lick, Ky.
BOARD TO DECIDE BETWEEN
'jrST AND "LIYING" WAGE.
Chicago, Aug. 29. Whether there
Is any difference between the "Just and
reasonable" wage of the transporta
tion act, and a "living wage," the
slogan cf the 400,000 maintenance of
way men, whoso application for fatter
pay checks Is bsfore tho U. S. Labor
Board, Is tea dominant question be
fore tho bctLrd. With it the hoard 1
confronted with tho protest of several
Eastern raz la against admitting strik
ing trackmen as parties to tho wage
dispute. The trackmen content in
their case a "living wage" Is nothing
less than 48 cents an hour, the mini
mum of the wage scale which they;
havo asked the board to establish.
Rev. W, B. Dampler, of Cropper, Ky.,
moved to Orangeburg last week, where
he will be the pastor of the Christian
church and principal of the new
school.
Miss Edith Holton, of the Hill House,
spent from Thursday 'till Tuesday vis
iting Mrs. W. B. Dampler, of Orange
burg, .ind Mrs. Green McDonald, of
Plumvillo.
Mr. Henry Holton, of Trinity, spent
Tuesday with his sisters, the Misses
Holton, of the Hill House.
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