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Marlon, Crittenden County. Kentucky, Thursday Morning, Aug 8, 1918
VoL XXXXI
WINS '
SALEM BELLE
Roy Grimes, of Pawhuska, Okla.,
Comet to Ky. For Sweetheart
Of His Youth.
Roy Grimes, of Pawhuska,
Okla., a brother of John Crimea,
the banker at Tolu, was united
in marriage Wednesday at Eliz
abethtown, III., to Miss Ruby
Loyd, of Salem.
They were accompanied on
the happy occasion by Mrs. P. 6.
Croft, Miss Lucy Mitchell and
Mr. and Mrs. John Grimes.
Mr. Grimes, who is a grand
son of the late Loyd L Price,
for many yeara a successful
merchant at Levins, is cashier
of the American National Bank
in his adopted home, Pawhuska,
Okla., wbere he and hia bonny
bride will be at borne after a
bridal trip to St. Louis and Chi
cago. HOLES IN ROADS
By Rodman Wiley.
A road is the means of trans
portation and upon the condition
of the surface depends the cost
of transporting materials. A
great many people think that
when a road la once built that it
will stand for all time and do
efficient work without any re
pairs, but such ia not the case.
Railroads, rivers, harbors and
canals are patrolled, and in as
much a the highways are sub
jected to more severe traffic
than either of the above, it
stands to reason that they should
receive constant attention. Be
sides if the road is not smooth
not ony is the cost of handling
increased but vehicles are caus
ed to deteiorate most rapidly.
Consider for example a large
hole in the road. Everyone
knows' that when automobiles,
wagons and buggits pass over
holes that considerable damage
is done.' Suppose that the dam
age to an automobile is only one
cent and that there were one
hundred automobiles over the
road in a day. -
The damage to the automo
biles alone from that one hole in
one day is $1.00. Suppose there
are fifty such holes to the mile
of road. Then the damage
would be $50.00 per day or $1.
COOper month and for twelve
months in the year the damage
to the automobiles alone passing
over a mile of such road would
be $13,000, which is a sufficient
sum of money to build in its en
tirety a mile of road and use an
excellent grade of materials. It
might not be necessary to re
build the road and in that event
it certainly should be maintained.
It would seem to me that it is
now high time that steps be tak
en to at least see that al) the
holes in the roads are kept filled.
One way should be to appoint a
patrolman on all the main roads
in the county.
I cannot believe that we will
yery much longer be willing to
see each day thousands of dol
lars worth of damage done to
property.. The proposition is
worth serious thought.
'5 TwoThousaod
Condemned To Death
1 Paris, Aug. 6. -As the result
of rebellious outbreaks among
- U.o garrisons at Oyer and Pecs
in Hungary, two thousand of the
military involved have been1 con-
demned to death, according to
Le Matin.
AT
Twenty-five Being Used Ii The
Stone Quarries Guarded
ly Soldiers.
Princeton. Ky., July 28.-
There are twenty-five German
prisoners at the Katterjobn
stone quarries at Cedar Bluff, in
Caldwell county.
They have just been brought
here from Fort Oglethrope, Ga.,
to work in the quarries.
Tbey are well guarded by
soldiers and are cared for in com
fortable quarters and furnished
with good and plentiful food.
The use of these German pris
oners is expected to go a long
way toward relieving the labor
situation, wnicn nas been ex
tremely serious in the large Kat-
terjohn quarries, which has ex
tensive government contracts
for stone.
No trouble has been experi
enced with the prisoners.
Itaticky Bey Killed
Fighting ia Fraace.
Owensboro, Ky., August 3-
Corp. Lawrence Lashbrook, of
Masonville, this county, was
killed in action in France on July
19, according to word received
today by his father, Norris Lash
brook. He was with Company
G, 59th Infantry, Fourth Divis
ion. He enlisted in July of last
year. He was 24 yeara old, and
told his parents that be did not
want to wait to be drafted, but
was anxious to join the colors at
once. He was last beard from
June 20.
Heavy Tax on War Profit. .
Washington, Aug. 6 -President
Wilson has let it be known
to members of the house Ways
rnj means Committee, which is
framing the new $8,000,000,000
revenue bill, that he is interest
ed in a heavy tax on war profits.
The president has given careful
study to the present tax system
and also to the English system
which imposes a flat tax of 80
per cent on such profits.
Enormous Loss From Mad Dog.
A collie dog belonging to J. R,
Clardy, of the Oak Grove vicin
ity, recently went mad and bit
four cows for Mr. Clardy, a
horse and cow for Mr. Giles, and
about 5a head of Loks belonging
to W. R. Led ford.
All the animals cipher died or
had to be killed. The first ev
idence of the dog being mad was
its running after chickens. Af
ter making a round in the neigh
borhood and doing the damage
above mentioned the dog was
killed. Hopkinsville Kentuck
ian. Decided To Serve U. S.
By Marrying He's 70
Kansas City, Aug 6. -When
Sam Russell, 70, was rejected
by the navy, he dyed his hair
and mustache and tried again.
Same result Then he hunted
up Mrs. Clara Sanford, 25 and
married her,
"I'll show 'em," he said "I'm
still young enough to serve my
country. Mrs.' Russell tins a
farm in Wyandotte county, Kan.,
and I'm going to raise food for
Uncle Sam and his allies. I was
just bound to get into this war
some way and when I couldn't
do it by enlisting I .decided to
get married and raise soldiers."
OF
AOEDCITIZEN
Had Lived In County Third ofCen.
tury Having Landed at Weston
Before Days of Railroad
Wm. Stout an octogenarian, a
union soldier who saw service,
and for thirty-five yeara a resi
dent of this ccunty died at hia
home, the old Jim Fowler place
two and one-half miles north of
Marion Sunday afWrnoon July
28th, at 5 o'clock of the disease)
incident to old age. His remains
were laid to rest at Pilot Knob
Monday evening at 6 o'clock in
the cemetery which he donated
the land to make. There was no
service at the grave as his ven
erable wife was too feeble to go
to the grave, therefore the ser
vice was held at the residence.
Besides his wife he is survived
by twenty descendants, three
sons and one daughter, . ten
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. All of his chil
dren were here. The oldest son
being Harry Stout of Frederick
shall, Vs., the second J. William
Sioutof Sullivan, Mo., and the
third Bert B. Stout of this county,
one daughter Mrs. Mary E. Teer
bad been at her fathers bedside
for some time. The deceased
was born in Taylor county, Mo.,
Oct 10th 1837 and was married
in Patterson, Ohio, Nov. 28th
1861 to Miss Martha Arabelle
Hinkle. Ho and hia good wife
before his health failed, were
familiar figurei on our streets.
They lived here many years, also
at Weston when they came to
this county in 1883.
Rev. John A. Hunt Dies.
Rev. John A. Hunt, pastor of
the Pleasant Hill Baptist church,
died at hia home a few miles east
of town Saturday, after a long
illness of tuberculosis. He was
buried at the Paris graveyard
Sunday, Rev. T. P. Moore con
ducting the services.
Liberty Loan And Savings Banks
The effect of the Liberty
Loans and the War Savings
Stamps on savings banks' depos
its has been watched with keen
interest by economists and finan
ciers. The experience of Eng
land was very encouraging; in
the year 1916 the English small
depositors purchased billions of
dollars of war bonds and at the
same time increased their depos
its in savings banks over $60,000,
000. N
The belief is entertained that
the result in America has been
very similar to that in England,
and that despite the purchase
by the American people of some
$10,000,000,000 of Liberty Bonds
and $500,000,000 of War Savings
Staoips, a very fair proportion
of which were purchased by sav
ings banks depositors, savings
banks deposits have increased.
Full reports have been received
from the savings banks in New
York State. Thev show a de
crease in deposits for the last
year of only I8.00O-.000, but an
increase ot 21,2o2 depositors.
The loss in deposits U insignifi
cant; the increase in the number
of depositors very significant.
With increased cost of living and
other war conditions, the de
wne in deposit! might well tt
expected; the increase of depos
itors shows that the saving habit
is greatly growing in our country.
JAMES SCORES .
EASYJICTORY
While Both Bethurom and Brnner
Are Claiming the Republican
Nomination.
Saturday's primary in Ken
tucky resulted in an overwhelm
ing victory for United States
Senator Ollie M. James for the
nomination for Senator, the vote
given Press Kimball being al
most neglible.
Despite the fact that it was
generally recognized that Sen
ator James would have a sweep
ing victory the vote was of good
proportions.
In the Republican race for
Senator both Judge Bethurum
and Ben L. Bruner are claiming
the nomination. Until the Elev
enth district is reported it will
be impossible to secure a defi
nite sUtemeaie to the result
Senator James received 86
votes in his home county, his
opponent receiving only 48.
The popularity of Senator
James throughout the State and
the appreciation of his fine work
in the upper and lower halls of
Congress, was illustrated by the
vote cast for him.
The Way We Dt la Critteadei
During the past five months,
with less than four dozen bene,
Mrs. Fred Gilbert has supplied
the family table with eggs, gave
some to the Red Cross, raised
enough young chicks for borne
use, some for the' market and
sold 271 dozen eggs. She has
had about 100 dozen eggs candled
with not a bad egg to her credit
KILLED SOME- -WHERE
IN FRANCE
Fredonia Lad, Son Of Mrs. Fanny
Jackson White Of Princeton In
Tuesdays Casualty List
Carter S. Koon's name is
mong those killed in action
France in the list published Tues
day. He enlisted from Fredonia
and is a brother of William Koon
the furniture dealer of Fredonia,
who married Miss Virginia Bugg
daughter of Grant and Fanny
Henry Bugg, His mother is a
daughter of the late John W.
Jackson of the New Bethel
section. Her first husband Bil
lie Koon, died many years ago,
A few yeara ago Bhe married
W. H. White of Harmony section
of Caldwell county. She and
her heirs still own fine farms in
this county pnd in the edge of
Lyon and Caldwell Co. Miss
Ida Koon, the sister of the hero
who is now sleeping his last
sleen "Somewhere in France"
was for many years a missionary
in the mountains of this state
and who married Rev. J. N.
Henson, pastor of the Baptist
church at Eddyville several
years, now stationed at Benton.
The Jackson s, McElroys.
Youngs and Koons are all re
lated to the dead soldier who
leaves 3 brothers William of
Fredonia, John J. of New Beth
el and Floyd F. of Arizona. This
is getting mighty cUie to home.
The friends of the dead soldier,
and of his mother who is a noble
woman, and of his sister and
brothers extend them their
hearts deepest sympathy.
Buy stamps and bonds for your
"Uncle Sam" must have the
rainey.
FATALLY HURT
Serious Motor Car Accident Occurs
In The Railroad Yard at
Hoplunsville.
Hopkinsville, Ky., Aug. 3.
Five men were injured, one of
them perhaps fatally, when two
motorcars crashed together in
the outer railway yards' here
On the larger car. which was
leading, were six or seven bridge
men and on the small car, run
ning behind, -were two telegraph
linemen, all of whom had been
working west of the city and
were returning to their cars
here.
When the front car stopped to
thrown switch before running
into the yard the second car ran
headlong into it All the men
were caught unawares and were
thaaern in every direction.
Z. H. Croft, of Blackford, was
the worst hurt. His skull was
fractured and his condition is
serious. He is being treated at
the Jennie Stewart Hospital
here.
Richard. Lewis, of Blackford,
suffered a broken nose and many
minor abrasions and bruises. He
was taken to his home.
Lee Morgan, of Blackford,
suffered a fracture of his right
leg below the knee as well as
other minor hurts.
Horace Widener, of Dixon,
was badly cut and bruised on his
right shin. '
Sam Thompson, of. Central
City, was slightly injured.
Schooner Sinks On Maine Coast
Eastport, Me., Aug. 3.-The
crew of nine men from a lumber
laden fourmasted schooner were
landed at Grand Manan, N. B.,
today. The men reported that
their vessel was sunk by a sub
marine last night while between
Briar Island and Grand Manan
Grand Manan Island is eight
miles east of the eastern extrem
ity of Maine and Briar Island,
N. S., is thirtv-five miles south
east of Grand Manan, on the
eastern side of the Bay of Fundy-
Father Of 35 Children "
Has 13 Sons In Service
Goldsboro, N. C, Aug. 5
John Ward, a negro, called as a
witness in a recent trial held
here, told the court he was the
father of thirty-five children
and that thirteen sons were in
military service. Ward, who is
62 yeais old, has been married
three times and has 25 living
children.
The negro says his first wife
bore fifteen children in six years
quadruplets twice, two sets of
triplets and one single child.
ine Becona wue, ne saia, gave
birth to twelve children, twins
twice. The third wife gave
birth to eight children. Five
sons in military service are in
France, and eight others are in
training camps in this country.
Americans Refuse To Delay Attack
ParisAug. 6.
We' regret beiug unable on this
occasion to follow the counsels
of our masters, the French, but
the American flag has been
forced to retire. This is unen
durable and none of our soldiers
would understand their not be
ing asked to da whatever is nec
essary to re-establish a situation
which is humiliating to us and
unacceptable to our country's
honor. We are going to counter
attack."
WIGGINS-POPE
Popular Couple United in Marri
age Wednesday Morning July
31st, at 1st Baptist Church.
The wedding of Miss Lucile
Pope and Mr. Blanton Wiggins
was 'beautifully solemnized by
Rev. J. B. Trotter on Wednes
day morning July 31, 9:30 o'clock
at the First Baptist church.
The church was artistically
decorated in palms, ferns and
dahlias, being arranged over the
church in great profusion.
The musical prelude was beau-
tifully rendered by MissSallie
Woods who played several selec
tions on the vocation and Miss
Miriam Pierce who played two
beautiful violin solos and Mrs.
Morrison, of Oklahoma, sang.
Oh Promise Me" and "At
Dawning."
At the sound of the wedding
march the bride entered on the
arm of her only attendant. Miss
Lena Holtsclaw, they being met
at the altar by the groom and
hia best man, Mr. Harry Wilson
of this city.
Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr. ana Mrs. Wiggins
left, for Nashville and other
points. .
The bride was attired in a
lovely dark blue traveling suit
and wore a corsage of lilliee of
the valley.
She if the daughter of Mrs.
Elizabeth Pope of this city and
is one of our most popular and
talented girls. She has been a
most competent and beloved
music teacher and has taught in
our school for a number of yeara.
The groom came to our citr
some years ago and is now one
of our best and most commend
able busines men. He has con
ducted himself in such a manner
that he has made many staunch
friends here.
They will be at home. here af
ter Aug. 10 at their lovely new
home on North Main which is
furnished handsomely through
out Many Languages Spoken By
Our American Soldier Boys
Some one who recently took
the trouble to investigate found
that there were no fewer than
forty languages besides English
in use by the young soldiers in
training at Camp Devens, Mass.
There were 2269 men whose
habitual speech is French; 1354
who speak Italian, and so on
down to relatively few who speak
Japanese, Serbian,. Egyptian,
Persian, Assyrian, Flemish and
Arabic. Of special interest
were the 625 men who speak
German. Exchange.
Barn Burned.
George C. Fritts, who lives on
one of Charles LaRue's farms in
the Levias section, had the mis
fortune to lose the contents of a
barn Thursday morning, and his
landlord lost the barn, by fire.
Neither had any insurance and
the cause of the fire is unknown.
Mr. Fritts lost hay, harness and
various farm utensils.
Losses By Submarines
Washington, Aug 7-Twenty
Norwegian vessels were sunk by
oubmarines durinir July, accord-
tig to the Norwegian legation.
Thirtyone men wore lost. Nor
way's total losses now are 832
vessels trr.d 1,717 men.