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VOLUME IV.
FLORA, ILLINOIS, THURSD.\Y, JUNE 22, 1916
NUMBER 29
A CALL TO ARMS GIVEN SUNDAY
CARRANZA GOV.  DECLARES   WAR
Entire   National   Guard Ordered
Out—The Crisis Has Come
at Last
The bugle has sounded, a call to arms having been given Sunday by President Wilson throngh Secretary of War Haker to the state militia to get In readiness and be prepared logo to the boundary line between the Cni¬ ted States and Mexico If w-ar should occur.
Krom dispatches in tlie daily papers it would seem tbat the Cnited States and Mexico would certainly clasii, as TGeneral Frederick Kunston, com¬ manding the American forces on the Mexican border has called for llo.iiixi more trtiops.
The open hostility toward Hie Cni¬ ted States by Carranza and his failure to safeguard the lives of Americans III Mexico has brought matters to the verge of war.
The request for more troops Is un¬ tierstotid to have lieen based on tlls- turblng reports which have reached Gen, Funston's lieadiiuarters concern¬ ing Hie activity of Mexican forces southof the  international boundary.
While the militia organizations to be>sent tothe border liave not been selected, ills bellevetl that Hie >'ew Vork militia will be the lirst to be sent to the border, ami that It vvill lie closely followed by the national guard of Pennsylvania, Illinois. Oliio. Mass- acliusels ami Wisconsin.
Tiie reason for the selection of the organizations, 11 was .said is tliat they are among the largest guards In the country and at tlic same time are In a liigli stage of eili¬ ciency as to eiiuipment ami  training.
Tlie Issue of war or peat-e willi Mex¬ ico bangs in Hie balance awaiting Gen, Carranza's tiecision as lo Hie course he will pursue,
A Score of Americans Killed
Kl Paso, Tex., June 21.---American ami Carranza troops fouglit a bloody b,ittle today, only a few hours after Presitlent Wilson's lUKXi-vvord rebuke yestertlay to Gen, (^arranza had gone forward to Me.'ilco City, With wliich side victory rested is not known.
The engagement occurratl on the Santo Domingo ranch, near Hie Mexi¬ can town of ('arrizal, whlcli Is nine miles southwest of Villa Aliumada, the Mexican tield lieadiiuarters in Northern Cliiliualiua,
The numlier of dead Americans or Mexicans is nol definitely known, Imt nearly a score of Gen, Pershing's men are said to have been kllletl and tlie Mexicans are said to have lost more  than two score.
Munitions of War
Ninety cars with the munitions of war passed througli Flora Tuesday direct from Washington to Mexico via B. & O, The cars consisted of pontfHir bridgs, lumber, etc. The boats were loaded on wheels ready to be laken to the water and launched al once. The trains were run In two sections and only made a few minutes' stop here.
Amusements
OTER A
Monday —The Kalem novel, Tlure are really three plots, all Interwoven into one thrilling story, In the ;4th. cliapter of "The Social Pirates". Tills Is well named -Tlie War of Wits,"
Tliursday—In the Mutual master¬ piece, "As a Woman Sows", you will be entertained with good acting, beautiful setting, Itx-ations and cos¬ tumes, a story plot of modern society life, and as a wlioIe by a splendid drama.
Cyril Maude tyiil be seen at the Strand Airdome Friday, June'23, In "Peer Gynt", The play is produced by Oliver Moroseo and Is staged by the noted author, Henrik Ibsen. Cyril Maude will be remembered as the star In the New York success "Grumpy". "Peer Gynt" is a Hve reel Paramount feature.
A feature of Monday night's pro¬ gram at the Strand will be a concert given by Chaney's band. On that night the picture program will con¬ sist of an eplstxle of tlie    -Stingaree"
series featuring True Boardman. and Helen P. Gibson in an episode from the, --Hazards of Helen". For the amusement of It's patrons, the Strand presents, on that night, a Paramount Animated Bray Cartoon comedy and a Vim cometly, making a prugram consisting of three reels of drama, and two reels of comedy.
"The Explorer" the Paramount feature at the Strantl Tuesday, June '11, is a tive reel Lasky prtKluctlon, and presents the noted actor Lou Tellegan In the leading role. The plot of the slory takes one from the busy thoroughfares of London and Paris to the wilds of Africa, The contrast is of course slartlingandpleasing. They Imparl an air of vivid realism to the feature wiricli constitutes It's great¬ est charm. The African scenes are wortliy of special mention, tl.e real¬ ism of the battle, notably the attack al the ford is striking and Impressive, The acting, settings antl p'lotograpliy are good wltht>ut exception. "The Explorer" Is a feature that Is up to the Lasky standard In every detail.
NEGRO NARROWLY ESCAPES LYNCHING
FOR TERRORIZING LAWRENCEVILLE
nob of 500 Men Parades the City
Looking for a Bad
Negro
Lawrenceville, .iiiiie 20 Slierman Cook, a negro, narrowly missed lynching at the hands of a mob of 9reT oiKi men who vvere wrought to Hie higiiesl pilch by Hie negro's out¬ rages.
All niglit Hie inoli siirgeti about tlie jail lacking only a leatler to take the negro from the bantls of the slieriff,
Monday ntniii following a litiiit for more than twelve lioursSIierlff Hayes Hales shot and wounded Slieriuaii Clark, a negro, who terrorlzeil Law¬ renceville Sumiay evening iiy break¬ ing intti,severa I homes ami attacking Hie wonien.
Clark isa desperate negro and tif a lovv, degenerate type. After having gainetl an enlaaiice lo several homes lie succeetletl in iiiaking bis escape from the city ami was nol captured until he liatl been seriously wounded in tiie llip,
FELLTllUOUOH WINDOW
Clark tirst entered tlielioiueof Wal¬ ter Canover a H. &0, mail clerk, Mr. and Mrs, Canover were lirst awakened wiien some person vvolked against the bed. Thinking that it was tbelr 17 year old -son who bad come home to retire for the niglit nothing much was tliought of the matter until the man tlirust something to the side of Mr, Canover and ordered liliu to He still, A light followed In which Mr Canover was cut twice over the eye and once on the breast, Maurlt* Lindsey, a brothcr-ln-law, hearing the noise came to the aid of Mr, Can- over and In tbe light whicii followed botii Mr, Lindsey and the negro fell through a glass window and Into the yard. The negro managed to escape and neither of the men was seriously injured.
BOLD BAD BURG¬ LARS IN FLORA
Robbers Break Into J. Bowman's Hardware Store
Some lime Saturday night or early Sunday morning burglars entered the .store of J, Howuian ami stole two re¬ volvers, one a XI and one a 'M calibre, one flash light, some jieari handled pocket knives, several boxes of car¬ tridges and *1H..>4 In ca,sli, •
Kntrancc lo the store was effected by breaking the glass In tbe east door and turning the rdght latch.
At a recent date burglars also en¬ tered Hie homes of A, Medley, John Golden and Prince's drugstore. Capt, Wainman also reptirts several rob¬ beries from tbe H. & O, in the way of old brass, etc.
Will Move to Flora
C. L, Wheeler, our genial engineer of the Flora Light and Water pl&nl, wenl tn Evansville Monday night and will return the latter part of the week with his faiuily. They will make this their permanent borne. We are glad to welcome tbem to our city.
Coliseum. St. Louis, June 1,")— President Wilsyn vvas unanimously renomliiatetl for the highest posl in the gifl of Hie people amid ,scenes of almost unparalleled entliusiasm to¬ nlglit. The iiniiiense building "loaded to the guards," cheered tu the echo the speech matle by John W. We.scolt. Attorney General of New Jersey, wlio placeii in ntiiiiliiationlbe "school¬ master of the worltl,"
Roars of shouting shook Hie vast im-losiire, and waving of tIags marked tlie demonstration tiiat matle It al¬ most an  expression  of   Americanism
AUTO PARADE TO   • BE FEATURE ON 4th
Get In Line And  Be Patriotic For a Day
, over all, rather  liian  the  expression of satisfaction  from the   hosts   of   a douilnanl parly. The  lilggest deiiionstratton of  the
; session came when James described Wilson as --the schoolmaster of the worltl wltii Hie worltl as a t-lassrooiii and Kings, Kai,sers. Princes and Po¬ tentates as bis class. Without the loss of blond, the slietlding of a tear, the tiring of a shot or the making of a vvitlow or orplian, he has won from the most mllllaiil spirit tliat ever broodetl over a battlelicid, concessions of American demands and Amerii-an rights."
DAWAGE AWARDED CHAMPAIGN EDITOR
To Refuse Taking  Paper  Out   of
Office Without Paying Up Is
Evidence of Fraud
Tlie Koiirlli of July vvill soon be here aiid.tlic iiig eelebratioii for 1> lora on that dale promises to eclipse any previous effort, '-if It don't rain".
The big auto parade will bc aspeclal feature of the celebration and vvill be well vvorlli coniiiig many miles lo see.
Over lifly-one owners of autos have proniiseti to decorate tlieir cars ami enter the big parade, Tlie coinmlllee would like for every car In Clay coun¬ ty to get in line and conijiete for Hie best decorated maclilne. If you have a car be patriotic and decorate it and l.ie at tiie publtc sciiool building at '.l:.'f(i a, m, July 4, antl join the pro¬ cession. The prizes to be awartletl in the big tloral paratie are as follows: Kor the be.st tiet-oraled car, *lo in gold; second best, *.-| in gold, Kor further particulars of the contest see Claud Siiiith, who has charge of the auto parade.
Write your friends aljout the big doings at Klora and liave tlieni join us In celebrating tbe biggest antl best fourth ever held In this citv.
At a trial lield befoie .ludgeCleaver 111 Ciiaiiip.iigii a jury avvardeti K, .S. Clayton, etiilor of tlie Planet, *•"> tlam¬ age. The suit was brouglit to collett a subscription wldch Mr, Madkins, Hie defenilaiil. said he tlitln't owe as he hati ortleretl Hie paper sloppetl. The jury iuiti that as long as tbe pa- pep was taken out of Hie olllce il vvas surely read and tiiat ,Mr, Madkins ouglit to pay, Tliere lias been an all ' too iiiiieb common practice of people receiving a paper for several years and wlien payment Is asketl to refuse the paper longer ami make all kinds of excu.ses, Tlie above ca,se settletl In the court has held that wlien a person moves from a place owing for a paper ami leaves no forwartting ail¬ dress, it is prima facia eviilence of fraud. Newspaper men asaruleliave been very lenient and liave qtiletly suffered loss rather than bring suit, but every newspaper lias some claims tbat ,shoultl be pres,setI,--Ex.
St. Louis, June 21. Klora, 111,
My Dear Captain: Answering your letter of the  I4lli., inst.,    contirming   my   conversation a tlay or so since. I advi.se you   tlial 1 will accept your invitatinn to address the citiznes of Klora on July  Kourtlj. Vours truly, Arthur L. Oliver, Col, Oliver Is U. S, attorney for Hie Eastern    Distrlcl   of   Missouri   with lieadiiuarters at St,   Louis,
Farewell Party
A farewell party was given at the home of .Miss Ethel Sliroyer Thurs¬ day evening, June l.j. In honor of A ulney Golden, who will make his lionie in Clsne,   Those present  were:
Mi.sses Dorothea Howman. Kath¬ leen .Meyer. Nettle Hrown. Charlotte Sullivan, Velva Richwine, Georgle Snieitzer, Marguerite Koclirofske, Ethel Shroyer, Messers, Jewell Val¬ bert, Leo Allen, Hris-k Maxwell, Arlo Malinsky, Bennie Reaugh, Aubrt»y Golden, Pearl Shroyer,
Paving  Ordinances  Passed
At the regular meeting of the city cyuncll Monday night the paving or¬ dinances were passed for paving tlie following strips:
North avenue from paving to line of W. L. Smith; west from B, & O. railroad lo corporation line and from railroad south to Flora aven.ie, lair Ground addition.
Big Girl Now
'-Vour daughter Is getting to lie i|ulte a big girl, isn't slieV"
"Ves, she's big enougli now to wear short dre,s.se.s."—Topeka Journal.
GRADUATED AT KROEGER, ST. LOUIS
Hiss Ruth   Golden   Receives  Di¬ ploma as Nusical Graduate
On Wedne.sday evening, June 21, Miss Ruth Golden of this city, received her diploma as a graduate from the Kroeger Schtiol of Music in St. Ltiuks, Al Hial time .Miss Rutii received her Artists Degree A,M, and played on the program given by the gratiuates in Music Hall, In the Musical Art bulltling. She re¬ mained In St, Ixinls and attentlt;d the Alumni bani|uet which was held in the Buckingham Iiotel 1,-isl night.
The Ket-ord Is glad to note Miss Ruth's rapid progre.ss In her musical similes,         	
Pike County Excited
Secret opejatlons of a mysterious company which has set to work lo mine gold from the soil of Montezma township. Pike county. Is arou.sing the Interest of every resident In the vicinity. The conipany has installetl machinery and been   at   work   three
vveeks, but Its oilleers   refuse  to   ,say whetlier or not iliev :ire  tinding   any
gold,
.\n invc:ition whicii does by nia- ciiiiiery tlie .s:iiiie work that the Cali¬ fornia gold tliggers tird with pans ami sluices Is iK'ing usctI by the company to sift the gold from the Pike county soli, The operations are being guarded carefully ami visitors to the company are not given an enthusiastic wel¬ come.
The leaders In the mining concern are not generally known and their names cannot lie learned by Imiuiry In the vicinity, Tiiey are said to come from lowa and mining rigbtson a numlH'r of farms have been taken on a royalty basis,
Tbat there Is gold in Hie ,sandy dirt of Pike county, along Hie Illinois river has lieen kncvvn for several years. Some of the soil vvas sent to to I'nited States cbeiiiistal Wa.slilng¬ ton for analysis and a report that gold to the extent of *il to |s a ton vvas shown.
HAPPENINGS AT THE CO. CAPITAL
WRITTEN BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Real Estate Tran.sfers, Marriage
Licenses,   and  Other  Items
of   a   Newsy  Nature
S. M, Dailey spent Sunday al home.
Vernon Dillman Is at home after a visit at Melvin,
Tlie remodeling of the schtxil build¬ ing will liegin stMin,
There :ire .-)ii,iKiti blind persons In the Cnitetl States,
Do not forget, vve want your sub¬ scription lo the IlecortI,
I    We are having a sliower every  day (111 the discovery t.f gold   trace this „,„^ ^^ n.^ ,.„u,„y ^.j^pita,
region narrowly escaped a goltl rush. Since then periodic reports of rich glacial deposits brought tlown from the nortliern regions have caused flurries of excitement.
The present attempt Is lhe tirst ever made to mine sysleniatlcally the Held,   Scott County Ilerald,
BABY SUNDAY TO
BE BIG EVENT
DATE WILL BE SUNDAY, JUNE 25
''Cradle   RoU" Services   at Sun¬ day Schools and Appropri¬ ate Sermons
Sunday, .Iune2.'i, is "lialiy Suntlay," 'I liere will be--Craiilc Koll" ,scrvices at Suntlay Schools ami iiiinisters will jirciich approprlale sermons of inter¬ est toall, :il the moriiing or evening iiour.
Physicians will oiaiiiliie cliildren umler six yc;iis anil instruct motiiers free, tluring tlic week, at their rc- sjiet-tlve oillces, lietween two ami three o'.iork in llic afternoon, as fol¬ lows:
.Monilay, ' Dr, Kaireliiltl: Tuestiay, Dr, Iloladay: Wetlnestlay, Dr, Kincli: Thur.stlay, Dr. Parks, Jr.; Saturtlay, Dr, How man and Dr. Diiiicati.
Dentists will cxaiiilmi teetli of ihll¬ drcn umler six years ami Instruct mothers alKiiit tlielr care free, during the week, at tlitir i-espcctlvc oillces, lietween two antl :i o'clock In lhe af¬ ternoon as follows:
Monday, Dr, Liww. Tuestiay, Dr, Hopkins: Wednesila.v, Dr, Iloladay: Saturday, Dr, Hayles,
The iiiercliants will decorate tlieir sliow vvimlows in iionor of Hie babies,
I'ritiay afternoon, June .'in, from 2:,'iil to 4:;iii o'clock at the Opera House, will be the great mass meet¬ ing wilicil is designcti to Interest all classes of people.
rittitiiiAM
Invocation,
1, '-Our Habies," liy   .Mrs.   Higgle:*,
a mother,
2. Chorus, by (.'liildren :t, Morats,   Rev. Lintlenmeyer   Pas¬ tor (Christian f;liurcb,
4, 01)ed lence .
."., Etlticatlon, Mlss/.oc Krlend of the of the Kintlergartcn School of (/'Iilcogo, It. Solo   .    By baliy Lorene  Parton 7, Solos,  a Liillaljy   from   Jocelyn, b His  Lullahy,  Carrie   Ja- ctibs Hond,    Mi,ss Ruth Gol¬ den of Washington Cnlver¬ slty, St, Louis, H. Readings,   (;iilld    Dialect.   Mrs.
Luke Pixley, 11. i'bysicai Care—.0   minute  talks, a Keetlliig Kirst and Second year,
Dr, Kalrchlld, ll Feeding SecontI to  Sixtli  year,
Dr, (iiarles Iloladay. c The Second Summer, Dr.  I'ark,
Jr, il DenHtlon     Dr. Will    Holaday e Eyes. Ears,   Nose  ami Throat,
Dr. Duncan, f IIow to Keep Haides Well,   Dr,
Kint-ii, g Nursing Sick Habies,   Dr, Bovv- nian, 111, Slides from the Illinois BtiartI of
IlealHi. 11, .Moving Pictures, -'Tommy's
Birth Certlticale,''  Iiumor- rous. Distribution, Beautiful illustrated .30   page btxiklets  on   'Our   Babies, How to keep tbem weli ami happy." Bring   pencil   and   pajjer   to   take notes.
K, .\, Ewen and Frank Metlley of Flora were here Tuesday.
Att'y Jas, II, Smith was In Chicago la.st week on legal business,
J, I, Woolritlge of Larkinsliurg was here on business last Wisdnesday,
.1, C, Haney antl Vlrgll Kose of Xenla were In town lasl Tuestiay,
K, M. Cnse has accepted a position as watchman at the powtler plant at Alton.
Kly I'eters, who lias heen attending school at Carbondale, returned home Saturtlay,
Mrs, Mary Kepp Is visiting her daughter, Mrs J, C, Weber, of Olney tbls week,
Kev. S. Allireelit lilled bis regular appointment at lola Saturd:iy nlgbt anil Suntlay.
.lonn Hurns, who came home from Chester recently i|iilte III, Is able to lie out ag:iin.
Pearl Davlil has returned from the hospital at St, Louis :iiitl is rapidly convalcseiiig,
Tlie annual uieetlng of the stoc.k- liolilers of tlic Stale li:iiik was lieltl Tuestiay :ifternooii.
Dewey Hagan, of Hie llepiiblican, m:iile a business trip to Kentucky the latter part of tbe week.
All applications to the Hojs' (,'orn Club sliould be sent to Geo, M. Mc¬ Klyea, sec'y,, ut once,
(Rllile a party from Sailor Springs vvas bere in automobiles, Saturday, boosting Hie Cliautamiua,
Congressman T, S, Williams re¬ turned to Washington, Montlay after a two weeks' visll at liome,
Sonie of our people will celebrate the Fourtli of July at Hlble Grove, while many will go to Flora,
Helen Kichardson went to Cham¬ paign Kriday where slie vvill spend tiie summer wltb relatives,
Tiic ,1, K, I), tiui) of tills plat;e are spentling the entire week at Sailor Springs allentling tbe Cliaiitaui|ua
Mrs, I), W, Dillman has returned from .Melvin, wbere she has been vis¬ iting her daughter, for several weeka.
Krank l-'arrall wont to Ingraham Suntlay ami brouglit bis father, W. S, Karrell, home with him for a short visit,
Mr. ami Mrs. O. A, Towns wentto I'rbana Friday where Prof. Towna entereti the university for the sum¬ mer.
.Mrs, Julia I'atrick ami .Marlon and N'lrginia Ilagle of Louisville spent several days last week with relatives In loia,
Pauline Farrell went to Clay City Tuesday wbere she will visit her aunt, Mrs, Luther Bourne, for a short lime,
Tbe regular meeling of the Domes¬ tic .Science (Jlub for Tue.sday, June '2(1, has lieen post|ioned until next week.
The directors of the Farmers & Merchants bank lel.tbe contract for the new bank liullding, Tuesday, to It, K, Glardon of tills place,
Frank Wascher of Washington, but formerly of this place, and Isa Mur¬ vin were united in marriage at the bride's home Sunday evening,
Frak Maxwell, Judge Boyles, II, W, Siiriner, James McGregor and Nick Shepard were among those; who came up from Klora Monday morning,
Mrs, W, D, WerkbeLser who, witli Mrs, W, D. Scudamore, bave lieen visiting here for the past two weeks, returned to her bome In Casey, Fri¬ day.
Altiiough Sunday evening was very
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