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BEREA, MADISON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, OCTOBER 26, 1922
No. 17
CHILDHEII VICTIMS
OF PYROMAIIIAC
rirTKEN PERSONS OIK IN NIW
YORK BLAZE SIXTEEN
INJURED
Beset Of The Ruins Espected To
well Tell District le Terrorised By
Incendiary Act Extra Police Called
To Patrol Section.
. . New Tort. Fifteen persona, moel
f there enlldren, are dead; nearly
a co re were kerned, a namber probablj
fatally. 4 others are missing aa a
moult of a Ore, started by a pyr
maniac; which awept through the five
0UI7 double basement house at Isl
ington avenue and One Hundred and
Tenth street Spectacular rescues b
heroic policemen, Bremen and citizens
helped to keep dnwn the death llet of
me of tie worst Are retaatrovhee la
the recent Malory of the rtiy.
All the kodlee recovered from the
Are, with the exception of those of a
mm, key and a itlrl. had been Monti
fled by relative. Search of the ruins
waa renUnoed. however, and U la
feared fcy police and firemen that
more bodies may be found.
Due to the excitement which pre
vailed te the neighborhood following
tho fire, ft waa Impossible to check
up the list of missing, and a number of
theoe may be found later at the home
of friend. Many f the dead In the fire
were victims of fright, rinding their
escape through hallways to be rut off
by the flame, at leaat one man and
a womaa plunged from the uinw
floor of the structure, killing thwn
solves, when reactiera were near.
Saraa Silver, 20 year old. waa one
f these victims. Mho ran back to hef
room t aave her engagement ring, end
when awe endeavored to escape by the
stair this eilt was cut off. Shs
Jumped from a window.
Terrorised by the eertea of Incen
diary ftres which have taken place In
the district within a month, culminat
ing In tbs holocaust, citizens of Har
lem have asked for eitrs police and
Are protection to gusrd them from s
re petition of the tyromanlaca acta.
In addition to ths 15 known dead Id
were Injured, a number of them so se
verely that It la believed the death
Hat win be swelled.
COAL RECORDS TENDERED
Te Federal Inquisitors Te Throw Light
On Fuel Situation Work of
Half Century
Washington. The Interior In-part-ment
tendered to John lUya Hani
mond, Otoslrman of the Tnltwl State
Coal Commission, the records and ex
perlenc of the Oenloglcal Survey and
the Bureau of Mines, gathered over
periods aggregating more than a half
a century.
Edward C Kinney, acting Secretary
of the Interior, In a letter to the com
mission aald :
"These two bureaus have studied
sur coal Industry for 43 and 12 years,
respectively, and there Is no other
fund of Information In lstence Ihet
throws more light uon the growth
end present status of this Industry
than Hint available. In the fllea of these
two bureaus; and their engineer,
statisticians and geologists are ready
to co-operate In any advisory capac
ity with the thai Commission."
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Nww Formula Developed
4-f
Columbus, O.-Chemists of the pro
lilhltlon department at Washington
have developed a process making lin
loslble the redistilling of denatured
and wood alcohol Into alcohol for
Several purpose. Federal Prohibi
tion Commissioner H. A. 1 1 syncs an
nounced. Commissioner llaynea came
here for a conference with J. K. Ilue
aell. Federal Prohibition IX rector for
Ohio, snd Judge K. L Porterfleld.
newly appointed Chief of the hlo-Mlchlgan-ladlana
Division of (Jeoeral
irohlbltlon Agenta.
I. W. W. Eiodua Bona
Portland, Ore. Sixteen prleuners
were placed In a sightseeing bus st
police headquarters here and taken te
the city limit, where they were or
dered to leave. It was the beginning
of the heralded eiodus of the Indus
trial Workers of the World, who cams
tiere to participate In the longshore
men's strike. More than 200 men were
taken Into ruatody In the roundup. A
dozen foreigners were held for Inves
tigation by Immlgiatlun onVlals. Their
case will be taken up Immediately.
Judge Continues Motion
Chicago The motion to dissolve the
Interlocutory lajuucthm against the
sis shop crafts growing out of the
railroad strike was continued for
hearing until November 6, by Federal
Judge James II. Wllkenum at the re
quest of the Government. Attorney'
leneral Harry M. !iigherty. although
la the city, waa not In Court Later,
however, the Attoruey-tlenernl made a
public statement regarding the In
junction rase. He Indicated that the
motion lo dismiss would be opposed.
ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH CONFERENCE RE
VEALS UNPRECEDENTED REC
ORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Former Berea Stadent Ordsiaed to
the Ministry. Ex-Pree. Was. G.
Frost Gives Charge.
The annual Conference of the Con
gregatlonal churches of Kentucky,
was held in Bcrca, Oct 20, 21, 1922.
The principal sessions were held In ths
John G. Fes Memorial church build
ing;. At the opening sou ion Friday
night. Professor Jss. W. Rslne, D.D.
gsve an address upon "The Signifi
cance of the Sunday School in the
life of the church." An address upon
the "Progrsm of Congregationalism"
waa given by the Rev. Geo. T. Mc
Coltum, D.D., of Chicago. Dr. Mo
Collum is a graduate of Berea College
and is well known in Berea. He
spoke of the fact that the Congrega
tionalista of the U. S. broke all the
records last year In the number of
additions to church membership, in the
enrollment in their Sunday School?
snd in their contributions for current
expenses and benevolences. Their
total receipts for regular church work
amounted to over sixteen million dol
lars and their gifts for missions
reached almost three million dollars.
And he said that the goal for mis
sions next year had been placed at
five million dollars.
The members of the Conference
sttended Chapel Saturday morning
and listened to the address by Mrs.
Raymond Robins. Ths session after
chapel waa addressed by the Rev.
Lewis II. Keller, D. D., of Atlanta.
Ga., Superintendent of the Congre
gational Extension Board of the
South Fast In the afternoon the
Conference attended the Community
Fair at Scaffold Cane and partook
of the sacrament of Holy Commun
ion at a service held on the top of
the mountain near the Macedonia
Church House.
The Saturday night service at th
Union church waa addressed by Miss
Bohhitt, Community worker at Evarts,
Ky., and by Mrs. J. J. Pcarsall, of
New York City, general secretary
of the Congregation Woman's Home
Missionary Federation. Mrs. Geo. L.
Df y, of LaFollete, Tennesee, assisted
by a number of young people in cos
tume gave an address upon life and
customs in Jerusalem and Palestine
where Mrs. Day and her husband
were missionaries for ten years.
The Conference on Sunday after
noon ordained William Henry Clem
to the Gospel Ministry. The various
parts in the sermon were taken by
Kev. Geo. T. McCollum, D.D., of Chi
cago, Rev. L. H. Keller, D.D., of At
lanta, Ga., Prof. Ralph GitUm, of At
lanta Theological Seminary and Ex
Pres. Wm. Goodell Frost.
The conference was in charge of
the Union Service of tho Christian
Endeavor, Young Men's Chriatisn As
sociation, and the Young Womens'
Christian Association in the College
Chapel. Brief reports of Sundsy
School and other religoua work during
the summer were given by B. N.
Kiracofe and Miss Miriam Haynes, of
the College. Mr. Clem spoke of tho
"Joys of the Ministry" and Rev. F. P.
Ensminger, Superintendent of tho
Congregational Churches in Ken
tucky, Tennesee, and the Carolina,
made an appeal for recruits
for religious service. The eve
ning service at the Union Church
was addressed by Miss Daisy Cole
man, of Chicago, who spoke upon the
work of women in the foriegn mis
sions conducted by the Congrega
tional Churches. The evening sermon
was preached by the Rev. L. II. Kel
ler. D.D.
The Charge to Young Minister will
be found on page 2.
FOR ANY KIND OF nELP
LO0K3 TO RED CROSS
From an ex-service man, to whom
the Woodbine, Calif., Chapter made a
loan, has come the following not of
appreciation to Mrs. Leander Tumey,
Chairman of Home Service:
Dear Mrs. Tumey: Inclosed you
Will find a postoffic order for the
$6 you loaned me so long ago. 1
have been ill in the hospital for near
ly a year and do not know when I will
be able to leave it. I thank the Red
Cross for th loan and you for th
kind words. I dont know what some
of us "poor dubs" would do if it
were not for the Red Cross. I guess
ws will always look to it for any kind
of help a lonely fellow needs.
Thank you a hundred times.
A Veteran.
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HrltNh troops arriving In Constantinople to curb the over-ntiibltloiis Turks. S fJen. Alberto Siillmt second
In column rid to the Mexican rebel leuder MuriMilu. who litis been captured and m-nleiio-il to seven years' Imprisonment.
THE
NINTH DISTRICT C E.
CONVENTION
Berea
Delegates Enjoy
Hospitality
Lancaster
The Berea C. E. delegation return
ed Sunday night, October 22, from a,
delightful stay in Lancaster at th
snnual district convention. The peo- th Berea faking Co., was completely
pie of Lancaster demonstrated in destroyed by fire Sunday night, Octo
great way the celebrated hospitality ber 22. The fire, which originated
of the Kentucky people by welcom- from an oil burner, believed to have
ing us lito their homes as tho wa exploded when the baker, John Nix.
were their own sons and daughters, attempted to light it, broke out about
Betndes doing the regular business
of the convention the delegates en
joyed a series of lectures given by
some of the best men in Central Ken-
turky. II. E. Taylor of Berea gave on the scene too late to save the
a lecture and an organ recital to- building, but their tenacity in hang
get her. This wss one of the most ing with the raging flames until 1:00
appreciated numbers on the program, o'clock in th morning doubtless
Other sneake-. were Major Neri
iaines, me veteran oi inree wars, ana siruction.
a splendid lecturer; Rev. Mr. Vernon ! jhe building, valued at S2.500, was
Stauffer. Dean of the Kentucky Col- owned by A. F. Scruggs of Berea
lege of Bible, Lexington, and Rev. Mr. WM fruured for $3,000. The
M. A. Hart of Danville, who spoke equipment, worth about $2,000, will
on "The Strength of Youth." ' iiKey to be a total loss; $1,000 worth
The song services of the convention f jt belonged to Johnson and Howe,
were conducted by Lloyd Rackley of v,-h0 Were operating the establish
Berea. Mr. Rackley put himself into ment, and was not insured. The ttz
the work with a vim and contributed 0f the equipment, owned by Scott
largely to the success of the conven
tion. The deiecrats left the convention
resolving to make the coming year
the most successful one that the C. E.
has ever had in the ninth district.
PULASKI COUNTY IN THE
CONTEST
2.1
Community and School
Held in County
Fair
PulasH county is one of tho ten
that have entered the Achievement
Contest. They have just completed a
series of twenty-three school and
community fairs and a county school
fair. These fairs were not put on aa
a result of the contest, but they show
something of what is already going
on in Pulaski. Professor Everett Dix,
representing Berea College, attendel
two of the fairs last week, at each
of which six cr more schools were
represented and which were attended,
each of them, by 400 to 600 people
He explained the contest at each
place, and it was received with ths
greatest enthusiasm.
Tuesday evening the County Con
test Council waa organised at Somer
set with an active chairman for each
department. The most representa
tive citizens of the county were pres
ent, and they went at it as if they
mean business. Professor Dix assist
ed in the organization of a Health
and Welfare League, which waa or
gantzed to support a county nurse,
contest chairman for tha county
corneal cna.rman lor in coum?
was not selected at this meeting, as
this meeting, as
they wished more time to make
careful-selection
It is predicted that Pulaski will
make a good showing in th contest.' We are very fortunate indeed to
Their work will not be vociferous, but have secured, thru President Hutch
it will be stesdy and sure. Men like ins, the Rev. Mr. Earl F. Zeigler,
Judge Tarter, County Agent Wilson, ,tttor of the Union church, to givo
County Superintendent Meece, County the morning address.
Health Officer Dr. Norfleet and others There will be the usual silence at
prominent in th affairs of the the Eleventh Hour, In which w would
county, both men and women, wl:l bu -i.,! o have the ontir comma-
get results when they all work
shoulder to rhoulder at a common
task. Watch Pulaski
Ford will employ no
breath smells of beer.
man whoa
BUILDING ON CHESTNUT ST.
GOE8 UP IN FLAMES
Estimated Loss About $4,000, Partly
Covered by Insurance
The flat iron building on the cor
ner of Chestnut and Boone streets
in West End, which wss occupied by
8:30.
Owing to the confusion among the
members of the fire department as to
tho direction of the fire, they arrived
uva ajfatabf. W.-NJtWi ofw
Seale and A. F. Scruggs, had been
insured when the bakery was located
on Center street a few weeks aga,
but the policy had not been trans
ferred to the new location.
Heber Wilson and DeWitt Shearer,
who roomed in the upstairs of the
building, were away from home at
the time of the fire and lost all of
their personal ' belongings valued st
$800.
John Nix, the baker, who had com
to Berea about a week ago, was
M j , 1 . t .
uu . " m
bum n bu.ldmg shortly after the
nre Drone out. tie was carried ira-
mediately to the Robinson Hospital,
where his wounds were dressed. Ac
cording to reports from the hospital
this morning, his condition is criti
cal
The members of the fire depart-
"""" P" lor ro"nner
in wh,ch Uyed with th flr-
ARMISTICE DAY CELEBRATION
UNDER WAY -v
American Legion to Take Lead
Rev. Earl F. Zeigler Will Deliver
Morning Address
The American Legion extends anjRed rticle
invitation to all former service men
to take part in the celebration o( rpwfmrpr temperance
Armistice Day, November 11, 1922.
They are asked to assemble near
the band stand on the College camp-
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prompt We would kindly ask intii
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xr honorable guests, the G. A. R-,
ur nonor.o.e guewu., vo- .
at the same pace; led
Iku rn ir Imnri wa shall nroceed
, to the Chapel
nity participate.
There will be soma form of sports
in th afternoon, aa there will b no
classes after Chapel hour.
F. B. G,
Post Commander
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AMERICAN RED CROSS
For the Relief of Human Suffering In
Peace and War
I believe anyone reading the ad
dresses and the reports of oar Na
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11UI1M1 IVCU VIVOS VUIIICHW U.tU
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Washington, D. C, October 9, 10, and
11, will be grateful for tha avenues of
service this orgsnization has entered.
We recognized the need of our Amer
ican Red Cross more during the
World War than ever before, and
many of us have thought of it as
a functioning body only in war an-1
public disaster, but the more active
it is in public interests in peace, th
better prepared it is to function when
great emergencies arise. This organ
ization as it exists today does not
have to be awakened from slumber
when disaster ariuf, but with a keen
world interest, an overflowing lor,
new tjt
fessions at its command, is alert and
ready to take charge of the situation
however grave and gigantic. As a
trusted friend it meets the need ani
the approval of the public.
Hear Starr Cadwaller, who to hear
once in person feeling his spiritual
power, deep interest and catching hli
vision, is not to be forgotten. "Th
Red Cross camo to life during a pe -
riod of peace. It can perform its
war function effectively only if it
maintains an effective peace-time or -
ganization." As Mr. Cadwallader
urges we need more of the word-of-
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inuuiu imuutny, mm onuuiu ue uue ui
our strongest agencies of publicity
just before our Roll-Call.
I am sure with the world vision and
world interest our "Bereans"feel grate
ful because our chapter has not de
mobilized since the World War, and
thru the following years have had
some pert in all the relief render ii
by this organization in public disss-
ters. The reconstruction days !mv
also been and are yet very trying in the English ministry, as she ex
and other countries more devastated pects more sympathy in her attitude
by war have needed the efficient serv- j toward Germany from the new ad
ices of the A.R.C. with its wonderful
spirit.
Another thing we have to be grate
ful for we have better met our home
needs the past four years. You have
dons intensive personal work at horn 1 many's budget, her expenditures and
your first obligation. Your seer- j receipts from taxation. A commis
tary, on her return from an extended mon would be appointed to invest!
vacation for the purpose of being bet- pate and find out the financial condl
ter able to do the work, has felt the tion of Germany as a preparation for
appreciation, cooperation and love of j such control. There is not much
both those she serves end of whom ' reason for believing that this will b
she is a servit
Notice next week for th Junior
IN
ELECTION
The saloon men have published a
list of candidates for Congress who
to d(lfM)I1(led UDon to vntjl
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against Temperance. They nam
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B. Rouse, Democrats.
Prohibition Enforcement cost $6,'
250,000 last year, and fines collected
were over $63,000.00.
Judge Gemmill, of Chicago, says
not a single state has failed to show
a diminution of criminals sine pro -
hibition.
Taft aaya. "I am not in favor of
any amendment of th Volstead Act nationality is strong and Russian aU
for enforcing prohibition, To let in is behind ths Turk, as her trad thro
beer and win would destroy th good the straita Is lass endangered by Tar
effect of th law." key than by England and Francs.
VorWNews
J. R, Robertson, PiWesaer
History and Political Scieac
Berea College
By
Of greatest importance in the newt
of the week is the resignation of
Lloyd George as prime minister of
Grest Britain and the appointment
of Bonar Law as his successor. This
marks the end of the coalition ministry
which csrried on the war so effective
ly and has done so much toward re
ronstruction. The new administra
tion is a conservative on and pre
sumably will differ in policy some
what, although the party most
share the responsibility for what
has been done. Problems in th
East and t India are now domi
nant, and the Conservative; Party
has always excelled in that field since
the days of Disraeli. It is believed
that the change will not affect th
Irish Treaty in any way. It is pos
sible that the former premier may
visit the United States. He hss re
ceived an invitation from a Welsh
society to come to America and he
would receive a cordial welcome.
The seixure of an English vessel
eight miles off the cost of New Jer
sey by the United States authorities
in pursuance of the requirement of
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the Volstead Act has led to a protest
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cases of whisky were found on board
this vessel, evidently destined to b
brought In the United States. It is
England's claim that such search and
seizure on a foreign ship can take
place only within the three mile limit.
It is possible that an apology will be
asked of the United States. Exemp
tion from search on the high seas
for any cause whatever has alwayt
been the American policy and baa
been a cause of friction with England
in the part. Now the tables seem to
be turned and our intereata require
greater freedom In stopping veals
for purpose of searcn.""
The Ministry of Baron Kato in Ja
pan has been productive of much
good. It has fulfilled the obligations
of the treaty made at Washington.
, ha. shown a disnosition foe mud
ha8 returned to China the territory
formerly held by Germany, in the
1 shantung Peninsula. The ministry
hag faV0red a policy of economy and
j thig matter is meeting with oppo-
rition. The railroads and waterways
both de8jre 8Ub8idiea for improve-
ment8. The Educational system
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aso mak. jor heD. These !
worthy causes, and it would seem as
tho the retrenchment along military
and naval lines would make it pos
sible to further internal improve
ments. Relation between the United
States and Japan are greatly im-
proved.
France is pleased with the change
ministration. Iler latest plan for
hand'ing the reparations question ts
to call an international conference of
the leaHinir nations and hrintr about
some method for the control of Ger-
brought about, or that England's at
titude will be changed materially.
Barthou, the French member of the
reparations comnrifsion, Is largely
responsible for the plan.
It is expected thst a conference be-
tween England and France will soon
he held to conHid. r the terms of peac.
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with Turkey. Lausanne, In Switzer-
UnA. ha. been suerested as a meet
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conform to the treaty made In ac
cordance with the provisions est by
the Allies following the war. It i
suggested
that a basis for peace
might be found in an Internationa'
control of Thrace, in which Turkey
should be a partner. Thla would In-
'dude more then
.which Turkey now
Eastern Thrace,
claim in full
right. This extension of territory
might tempt Turkey to agree to sack
an arrangement, but th feeling of