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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-07-10
BILLY KERSAND DEAD.

Artesia, n. NJ, June Bobby
kersands, at one time the best
known negro minstrel performer
In the world, died suddenly here
l o'clock this morning of heart
failure. He was nearly 73 years
OF age, but with the exception of
failing eyesight was remarkably
well preserved and was at work
with a carnival company playing
here almost up to the hour of his
death.
Kersands finished his perform
ance with the carnival company
shortly after midnight and started
for the sleeping car where the.
troupe was sleeping. On the way
to the train he had an attack of
heart trouble, but after stopping
for a few minutes rest he con
.tlnued on his way to the ear.
While undressing he was seized
with another attack and physi-
elan was called. but Kersands died
before medical assistance could
reach him.
Career as Snowman.
Billy kersands had been on the
American stage for nearly fifty
years. He was born in Baton
Rouge, La, but went to New York
while very young and became
boOtblack on the Bowery. His
singing and dancing barefoot in
the street attracted the attention
OF a minstrel performer named !
Craddock, who first put Kersands
III a part at $12 a week. In two
weeks Billy struck for $24 a week
and cot it, and within a month
struck for $50 a week and was
again raised Within "a short
time he as drawing $75 a week
and was being featured as the
nan who could put an ordinary
seized saucer in his mouth. I
The late Charles Frohman, who
'ecently lost his life when the
Ausltania was sunk by a German :
ubmarlne. was attracted by Ker-
ands while the latter was with !.
Paddock and invited him to take
'art in negro minstrel show that :
e was sending to Europe. Ker-
ands let them work on him for
hree weeks and at the end of
hat time signed a contract to i,
our Europe for $3.50 week. :
lush Days. ~t2- {
This was the beginning of his =
ig salary days, and for years y
honey flowed his way. He trav- T
led through the country in 4
rivate car occupied only by him 7
IF and his family, and after sew
raj years of successful work he -
ent to Australia on trip on =,
hlch he lost practically every E,
ling he possessed. When he died a,
e was travelling with plantation w
low in a carnival company with ~
troupe Of some eight perform 81
IS. The prices to see the DID,
m king of negro MINISTRIES had 81
Popped from two dollars seat ~
fifteen cents. y,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-07-10
After Four Years Of Diseourasina
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Upin Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.


Catron; Ky I'm an interesting letter
nom this place. Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: IL suffered for four
years, with won,anly troubles, and during
this time, could only sit up for a little
while, and could not walk anywhere At
al. At times. ! would have severe pains
IN my left side.
The doctor was called in, and his treat
ment believed me for Z while, but was
soon confined to my bed again. After
Gk1t. notting seemed % Do me any good.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-07-10
Demand 1T Admins .
SUGGESTIONS OF ANTHOsr
LER AND OF HIS WIFE n
LEBLANC, 10th DHCy,.
., ---------
State OF Louisiana, Parish ofns
Judicial District tou

Whereas, j. G. Leblanc. 4.
fhe Parish of iberia. bss Anal
Honor able 10Th Judicial DN, !.
of Louisiana holding session, IN.
the Parish of Iberia, to b. au,a
mlnIs'rator OF the Succpssion,d
N. Mn'l-r and of his wife. both ! E
Notice is therefore hereby d - a
who It may or doth concs,s
cause, if any they have, wiihnyr
from the first publication hsi,d -
prayer of said j G. LeBlsws
be granted
Witness the Honorable JsusA !
Judge Of orr SAID Court mi, 4
July A. ID. 1915. -
Al. NAT
Dty. Olsis
Burke & Smith, A.tys.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27
Diseases of Women.

Many women are made worse by
hospital operations. Many lives are
sacrificed. Do not 60 to hospital
unless you have the opinion of more
than one doctor in regard to your case.
DIR. Kutchin graduated from two of
the best medical colleges. He has had
thirtyfive years experience in exam
lining and diagnosing the diseases pc
culiar to women. He took a special
course in Clinical Gynecology under
the great DR.. Adolphus. and has his
certificate for this special course.
He has been visiting this county fol
over twenty years. Why don't you &C
and see him and hear what he may
have to say about your case?
You may call on him with perfec
confidence. He can give you the name
of ladies who will tell you they ow,
their lives to his treatment. His hom
treatment is easy to use.
DIR. Kutchin'snext visit to Green
vile, will be on Thursday, May q
at the Hotel James. -Ad
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27
Are You Rheumatic?-try
SlOan'S.

If you want quick and real re.
lief from rheumatism, do what so
many thousand other people are
doing = whenever an a tt a C k
comes on, bathe the sore muscle
or joint with Sloan's Liniment.
No need to rub it in-just apply
the Liniment to the surface. 1t
is wonderfully penetrating. 1t
goes right to the seat of trouble
and draws the pain almost i'm.
mediately. Get a bottle of Sloan's
Liniment for 25c of any druggist
and have it in the house-against
colds, sore and swollen joints
lumbago, sciatica and like all
ments. Your money back if no
satisfied, but it does give almos
instant relief, -Ad'
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27
Palestine.
on the present income.

The commencement exercises
of the township graduates will
be held at Palestine on Saturday
evening, May 20.
One more automobile has been
added to the number in this place,
I'd Jefferis being the owner.
There are now fifteen motor cars
in town.
Decoration services will be held
at this place on May 20. in the
afternoon.
We understand that there was
cake eating contest last Friday
niA hit. By some ladies', we heard.
T. J. Wilson and wife of this
place and Eli Wilson and wife of
Greenville went to Ansonia Sun
day to attend the funeral of VIM.
Wilson, whose remains were tax.
en- there from Indianapolis fol
burial.
! May "a. FROM PAIpsrrsR.
-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27
Technical Institute.
GreenviIle, Ohio.

Summer Courses in Architect.
ure, Civil and Business Engin
eerlng. Pleasantly located. Stu
dents received any time.
John Beers, c. E., Principal
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27
Getty sburg.

!, J. M. MOul and family an
S Mesdames ]. F. Moore and M. J
t Coburn autoed to Montezuma las
o Friday to attend a graduating ex
r ercise in which a relative tool
: part, and returned home on Sat
$ urday.
e DR.. and Mrs. Ed Clark anC
t Jane, their niece, gave this place
a flying visit yes Eday after
: noon.
Our N. E. Sunday school had
an attendance yesterday of ia,
and a collection Of sS.O8. This
can be improved upon, as many
who found it convenient to stay
at home or go visiting can and
ought to get there. Come now.
let us see what can be done in
this behalf. The County Sunday
School Convention is drawing
near and this sc1ool will want to
make as good a lhoWing as pos
sible for efficiency ;Ind growth.
Mrs. M. J. COHol8n entertained
visiting relatives Om Versailles
yesterday. III
James H. sto has broken
ground for the erection of a new
residence on the lot adjoining his
home. Of course. it will be a
kood one, something for our bull
ders to model after. Jim always
does something large.
Miss Minta Hutchinson of
Springfield began her usual visit
here last Friday
The P. B. Moul store building,
after getting an inside renova-
ton and painting, is now getting
coat of paint on the outside,
which improves its appearance
good deal. Presumably, there
are other buildings here that
could be improved in the same
way.
G. J. Miller, j. H. Kniesly and
their families took a spin yester-
day afternoon of fifty odd miles
in the formers auto, stopping a
while at Lewisburg with H. E.
Letters fomiIy.
Spencer Stoltz of Hobart, Ind
is visiting his parents for short
time.
Decoration Day will be duly
observed here next Saturday,
from 2:3O pm. until the close of
the exercises with a suitable pro-
gram. This is the fiftieth ami
versary since it's institution, and
at this time the ranks of the liv-
ing soldiers are greatly lessened.
The number who lave answered
the last roll-call are considerably
multiplied, and in a few more
years all will have PASSED from
sight. Already the number is 50
small and enfeebled by old age
that the civilians in a large part
have had the duty cast upon them
to do the honor imposed. Thus
it is the older ones yield their
place to those who follow.
May "a. XOB
Memorial Services.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27
Memorial Services.

The third joint decoration ex-
ercises of the fraternal orders of
Greenville, will he held Sunday,
June 13, 1915. All orders of the
county are cordially invited tt
participate. Program and ar.
rangements will be announced
later.
By order Of Committee.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27
No.
Ohio Sunday School As
sociatlon Work.

Every county in Ohio will be
organized and as many as possf-
BILE of them, visited, within the
next few weeks, in the interest
of an effort to raise $4,000 for
the Ohio Sunday School Associa-
ton. The money is to be used to
give the headquarters a perma-
nent home, to avoid the heavy
expense of rent, and to form the
nucleus Of an endowment fund,
the revenue from which will be
used to advance new work which
cannot at present be supported.
Miss Il B. Cushaine Of New
York has been selected as finan.
cial secretary to work directly
with committee consisting of
DR.. W. G. Clippinger, state pres
ident; w. A. Eudaly, Middle
town; DR.. Herman Heston, Co.
lumbus; G. F. Barrels, Canal Win
chester, and DR.. ]. D. Darling,
general secretary.
Miss Cushaine has remarka-
BILE record of successful enterpri-
ses of a similar nature in num-
Der of the Eastern states. Mrs.
G. J. Ratcliff. secretary of the
Darke County Sunday School AS
sociation, has received the first
of what will probably be a series
of letters from Miss Cushaine.
outlining the part which this
county is expected to play in the
work. 1t is the intention to cov-
err the entire state and to collect
the total in small sums, no reli-
ance being placed on special large
donations.
The campaign of preparation
IS expected to reach it's climax at
The State Sunday School Conven-
ion in GAINESVILLE, June 22, % and
"a. If this convention endorses
the preliminary work, the actual
raising of funds will be COM
dressed into whirlwind effort
which will be completed in the
early summer.
DR.. Clippinger, in making the
official announcement of the plan
the fact that the Ohio
schools are out of debt
end that the revenues from an
endowment fund are particularly
desired for the promotion of new
work which cannot be attempted
on the present income.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27
More Blundering.

A typical example of inexcuss
bic laundering by Congress
the enactment of a statute ha
been argued recently before tn
Court of Customs Appeals. Tn
court is asked to interpret tn
meaning of paragraph 4O8 of tn
Underwood tariff act, the frs
important law of the present ad
ministration.
The paragraph provides free
entry for waste" of any of the
articles therein described "suita.
BILE" for the manufacture of pa
per. Careless use of the word
Suitable" in drafting the law
plunged it int uncertainty, for
it admits wide latitude of con-
struction. Will free entry be
given to anything that miPht be
used in paper making; or must
waste be used only in paper max
ing in order to enter free of duty?
Already two opposing construc-
tions have been placed upon the
statute, one by customs officials
who imposed a tax, another by
the Board of U. S. General APP
praisers who allowed free entry.
Now the higher court is appealed
to Ior a third opinion as to the
intent Of the law makers.
The blunder is more notable
because the language of former
tariff acts was an ample guide,
clearly emphasizing the need for
unequivocal diction. The act of
1897 provided free entry for waste
"fit only" to be converted into
paper, The corresponding para
graph in the 1909 act extended
free entry to waste used chief
Iy" for paper making.
With these provisions in the
old law, it seems as though in
teligent revision would have
been simplicity itself. But with
their fatal gift Of Dlundering the
Democrats seized upon and in
serted suitable" in the law
the one word that neither GUS
toms officials, lawyers nor bust
ness men affected could under
stand, and which rendered i'm
perative the litigation now in the
courts before the statute can be
finally enforced.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27

OF a snow. Not even the mos
sanguine Democrat" he says
"can contend that Colorado
normally a Democratic state. |
has always been susceptible t
passing fads in politics, as, TO
instance, Populism, but its Re
publicanism for the most part hal
been real. The free silver Graz,
and Populism took Colorado out
of the Republican column few
years ago, just as the Progress.
sive wave brought about the ell.
ection of two Democratic sena-
tors, but the people have regain
ed their equilibrium, and there
can be no question that in 1916,
Colorado will elect a solid Repub-
lican delegation to Congress and
give it's electoral vote to the Re-
candidate fOrpresident." I"
K. S. Brigham of Portland, Or
egon, is sure that the entire Pa
cltlc coast will go Republican next
year. California, !" he declares,
has been hurt by the low tariff
as much as any state, and the
people would vote to change the
politics of the national admins
tration, if for no other reason.
The fact that a Democrat was e.
lected to the United States Sem
ate to succeed Mr.. Perkins, can
not be taken as indicating that
California is Democratic. The
conditions last year had not been
as they have been since.
Mr.. Heney took a large part of
the normal Republican vote from
Representative Knowland, and
The result was defeat for both.
Gov. johnson still has a hold on
1 large element OF the people,
but the Progressive party, as a
party, has practically disappear
ed in the last six months. The
1esertion of so many Progress
5ives from the party established
by Col. Roosevelt and Gov. John
son, and their return to the Re-
publican organization, naturally
had a big effect and many of the
most prominent men connected
with the Progressives have an
nounced that henceforth they
will support the Republican tick
et."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27
Washington Letter.

correspondence. A striking IL
lustration of the inability of Dem
ocratic leaders to base their poll
cies upon fundamental principles
is found in the columns of the
Oregon Journal, the leading Dem
ocratic paper of the Pacific North
v,st, which comments upon the
fact that 'the gates of Europe
are barred against American tour.
lists and $286, 900, 900 will be saved
to this country thereby"
The Journal says that: Instead
of being taken out of America
and spent IN Europe, this money
is being spent this year in the
United States, which means that
the sum is doubled in its effects
at home. Do you realize what
the changed status means direct
ly to every railroad. every coast
wise, lake and steamer line, eve
ry hotel, every summer boarding
house, every garage, every auto
mobile dealer and repairer, and
do you realize what it means ill
directly to every resident of A.
merica"
And yet the Journal and its
Democratic co-laborers cannot
see that exactly the same princi-
pie is involved in the question OF
a protective tariff. In January,
1918, the United States sent a
broad something like a million
and a half dollars for breadstutfs.
That was under a Republican pro-
tective tariff. In January, 1914,
under Democratic tariff, the
United States sent abroad more
than five million dollars for SINH
lar commodities. That was an
increase of three Inillions and a
half for single month on one
line of commodities.
Every school boy can realize
what the changed status means
directly" to every producer OF
breadstuffs, to every manufact-
urer who is selling goods to the
producer of breadstuffs, to every
hardware man, to every clothier,
to every lumberman, to the bu-
tcher, the baker, and candlestick
maker.
In January, 1918, under a Re-
publican tariff, the United States
sent abroad nearly a million and
half dollars for manufacturers
of wool; but in January, 1914,
under a Democratic tariff, we
sent abroad more than four mil
lions and a half, an increase of
three million dollars on this one
commodity for one month in the
year.
This was a direct loss to the
men who work in or operate the
woolen mills of the United States.
Those men are buyers Of Ameri-
can products, patrons of Ameli-
can laundries and barber shops,
buyers of American newspapers,
consumers of American food, en-
ployers of American carpenters,
cobblers and bootblacks. Their
buying power was reduced $S,-
100000 in one month.
\ Let us look at the totals for
January in the two years. Dur
ing that month in 1918, the Uni
ted States sent abroad for thirty
six specified imported products.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27
Memorial Day, May 81,
1915.

OS~A ~ NNAAANA viz GAAOSAS
as Jobes Post, No. 157, G. A. R
lie Greenvllle, Ohio.
Ie PROGRAM.
ie In the morning. representa-
e tives of Jobes Post, No. 157, G
u A. R., will be present at the dec
! Grafton of graves of deceased sol
diers in the outlying cemeteries
e In the afternoon the exercise.
e will be as follows:
: Parade and Order of Forming
: Officer of the Day-Major Ray
M. Gilbert and staff.
Greenville Band-East Fifth
street, right resting on Broad
way.
Decoration committee of school
children - West Fourth street,
right resting on Broadway.
Women's Relief Corps-Rear
of school children, West Fourth
street.
Martial Band West Fifth
street, right on Broadway.
Gun Squad, detail Co. M, Third
Reg. o. N. G.-Rear Martial
band.
Members of Jobes Post, G. A.
R., and all ex soldiers-West
Fifth street.
Carriages with Orator OF the
Day-South Broadway, right
resting on West Fifth street.
Carriages with citizens-South
Broadway and Martin street.
Column to be formed and ready
to move at 1 80 pm. sharp. The
procession will move north on
Broadway to cemetery. Here the
members of the decorating COM
mittee will take their positions
under proper escort. The several
bodies of the G. A. R. and w. R.
C. will march to the soldiers lot
and form d hollow square, Green
vile Band in square.
Program at the Cemetery:
Music by the Greenville Band,
awaiting arrival decorating COM
mittees.
Reading of Lincolh's Gettys-
burg Address-Hon. W. W. Tee
garden.
Roll call of deceased soldiers,
of last year-Adjt. J. W. Lari-
mer. ~.
Services by Jobes Post and
Women's Relief Corps.
At the close of these exercises
at the cemetery the procession
will reform as in march to GENE.
terry and proceed via Broadway
and Fourth streets to Memorial
Hall, where the following order
will be observed, and address of
day delivered.
Chairman of the Assembly
Hon. w. w. Teegarden.
Music by the Quartette.
Invocation-Rev. M. E. Ketch,
am, Pastor M. E. Church, Green
vile, 0.
Music-Quartette.
Oration-Hon o. E. Harrison,
Columbus, Ohio.
' Music-Quartette.
Benediction - Rev. M. E. Ket
cham.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27
Y. CREENVILLE, oHIo THURSDAY, MAY 27 1915.
VOL. Established 1882
was sent abroad SAB, 100000, or
an increase of SIG, 900, 900 for the

was sent abroad $43, 900, 600, or
an increase of SIG, 600, 900 for the
one month.
Commenting upon the $286, =
900, 900 formerly spent in Europe
by tourists and now retained in
the United States, the Democrat.
ic Journal says: 1T does not take
much of an imagination to grasp
the meaning of the enormous sum
thus to be spent, not in a far
country, but among the people of
the United States. 1t takes no
exaggeration of the facts to pic
ture the prosperity that it spells
for thousands"
But those words apply to mon
ey spent for commodities Just as
strongly as to money spent by |
pleasure seekers. Money spent |
in America for American pro-
ducts gives profitable and useful
employment to millions of indus
trious, thrifty, patriotic citizens.
"The sum is doubled in it's effect
at home"
No stronger argument need be
made in behalf of a protective
policy for the United States than
is found in the language of the
Democratic periodical which
grows so eloquent over the ex-
penditure of tourists money in
instead Of in Europe.
If those who have been accus-
toned to vote the Democratic
ticket, thus inviting Americans
to spend their money for the en-
ployment of foreign labor and
foreign capital abroad, would be
fair enough to acknowledge the
application of the same principle
to the purchase Of commodities
that applies to expenditures for
travel, there would never again
be the remotest possibility of the
election of a Democratic presi-
dent and a Democratic Congress.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-27

Testimony to Republican solid
arity continues to accumulate
here as visitors from various Sec
tions Of the country arrive in
Washington. Arthur B. Jones
of South Bend, Indiana, who was
here last week, gave it as his O.
pinion that Indiana will next year
be Republican by 100000 and will
elect a solid delegation to Con-
gress. ''The Republicans start
ed the readjustment last Novem-
ber," he said, by electing two
Republican members of the House
and next year we will complete
the change. It is not a question
any more of who will win India
ma, but of how much the plurali-
ty will be. The Progressive par
ty has been almost entirely elm
mated. Most of the men who
followed Col. Roosevelt in 1912,
have either openly announced
their return to the Republican
party, or have quietly told the
leaders of the organization that
they are tired of helping the Dem
ocrats. F"
The trend toward Republican
ism is unmistakable on the Pa
cific coast and in the Rocky Noun
: tain region, according to the ties
timony of two visitors here from
those sections.
James s. Taylor of Denver i.
convinced that if an election wer'
to be held in Colorado now tn,
II Democrats world not have a ghos
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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-06-25
t. 0c ais.
AHYone having He,ys Ises.s sfnaly sanu sssens IN.

u
Mrs. Ed Haclrev. sr., visited friends In
Ashland the first of the week.
Mrs. F,'.Greene wa. in the Garland cisy.
Tuesday, . ~,
LosT,-Apair of black p,nts at hedepot,;
Buttons on pants labeled P. g. Welsh.
Finder return-to the residence of F. Morri-
son, ST., and receinc reward. So
3. a. Dennis transacted business in the
Garland City "Wednesday. -
Mrs. F. Morrison and daughter Mrs.
Ida Larson were in the county capital
Wednesday aftern Don.
Mrs. Rich.rd Holmes was in the, Carl.
and City "Wednesday,
James Clark and wife and daughter vio-
let were in the Garland City "Wednesday.
Wm. oberp. was visitor at Ashland
the first of the week.
F. ]. Darke, transacted business in Ash
land the hrst OF the week.
John Greenwald was in Ashland Wed
neslay.
Master Francis Auge, the young son of
Mike Auge proprietor of the Crystal An
mex arrived IN the village the first of the
week from school and will spend his vacat-
ion the guest of hi. father
Miss Ross BEeaugsrd was in Ashland
Wednesday afternoon.
Iron Cloud transacted business in Ash
land the first Of the week.
James Bungo was in Ashland last Tues
day on busineas,
Mrs: P. Peterson visited friends in tho
Garland City the first OF the week.
DR.. ]. M. Myers was down from Super
Tor, Wis, Wednesday calling on his many
friends in this village and everybody was
pie 'sed to shake his hand. He came down
to secure his new auto recently purched
from the ]. s. Stearns Lcr. Co