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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-07
Prohibition Worker Gives
Many Arguments Against
The Saloon
LOCAL ORGANIZATION
BANQUETS AT CHURCH
Noted Minstrel Man Furnish
es Entertaining Program
OF Temperance Songs

ohio is going dry on November g.
1917, If the people are willing to pay
the price" was the outstanding state.
ment of James a. White, campaign
manager of the Ohio Dry Federation,
in his speech before the body OF men
at banquet given under the auspices
of the local organization in the dining
room of the Church Of Christ Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. Whites address was preceded
by an excellent dinner. served by the
women of the church and program of
songs by Prof. Alvin Thatcher, for
many years connected with different
notable minstrel organizations. Prof
Thatcher il an enthusiastic worker in
the dry ranks and has turned his mus
ical ability to this work, making good
use OF an excellent bass voice and the
ability to compose songs in preach
ing the gospel of a dry Ohio. His
numbers were enthusiastically re.
ceiyed.
Following the singing Mr. White
gave his address. The outstanding
statement of the address, given above,
Mr. White ampliied, saying that so
soon as the voters Of Ohio were will.
Ing to pay the price in work. time,
I,oney and enthusiasm the state will
swing into the ranks of the saloon
less commemorative.
The address was free from the sen
timental arguments, 40 called, and
dealt with prohibition facts based on
figures. The value of prohibition AZ
food conservation measure was
dwelt upon at length, the speaker say
Ing that II the grain used In the manu-
facture Of intoxicating beverages
was turned into the manufacture of
food stuils II would increase the food
supply just 1000, 900 loaves of bread
daily.
The speaker also outlined the com.
Ing campaign with respect to the
work that must be done In order TO
win Ohio for the "drys." Chief among
the plans for the campaign is the ad
yertislng, which Mr. White declared
was the backbone Of all successful
ventures. Large sums of money will
be spent this fall in the most approv.
ed forms OF advertising giving the
reasons why men should vote against
the liquor traffic. This advertising
costs money and the speaker pointed
out that the expenses OF the campaign
must come from contributions of indi.
vidnals. He closed his address by
passing out pledge cards TO the men
present, asking them to M them ont
and turn them over to the officials of
the Knox county Dry Federation. In
addition to this volunteer contribu.
tions were called for at the meeting
ana numerous subscriptions were
made In this manner
The meeting closed with singing
by Prof, Thatcher.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-07
arso. Lakes Vessels ooioa to Atlantic

Boston. More than n hundred ves.
sells from the great lakes viii he
brought 10 the Atlantc coast during
th, next fcw months In an effort TO re-
Hove the shortage OF tonnage here. Il
w@S stated Many Of the ships win he
cut In halves TO enable them TO pass
through the Welland canal.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-07

IL IL said that there are as many as
10000 statues used as ornaments upon
the exterior OF the cathedral vt Char
tres, France.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-07
Oddities OF the News

Bundle of wood New York boy was
carrying On his head topplcd over On
him aud killed him.
Running away from home because of
whipping. Il Greenwich tConn) boy liv-
ed or vegetables stolen from the police
gardens.
Strongest baby in the country Is
Charlie White, two. of Great Barring
ton. Mass. who can chin the lar NJ
teen times.
Funeral procession allowed to cross
from Minnesota into Iowa consisted Of
Il hcarSe and twenty-five automobiles
filled with liquor.
Brcvity and density of bathing suits
at Atlantic City are to be censored by
four policemen appointed To the JOB rs
II reward for mcritOriOus service.
Ninctcen-yCar-uld youth arrested In
Dutchcss county. y. Y. called himself
n war veteran He fought two years
with the Canadians in Europe and
doubtless felt Ike one.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
PYTHIAN SISTERH00D.

The ceremonies of instituting an
auxiliary of the Pythian Sisterhood
a branch of the Knights of Pythias
will be conducted at the X. Of p,
Castle Hall, in the Wilson Building
at the corner of Third and Main
streets, at eight o'clock, this (Fri-
day. evening.
Fhe installation ceremonies will be
conducted by Mrs. Simms and Mrs.
Jas. McCracken, of Covington, and
Mrs. Sarah Ellis, of Newport, who
will be assisted by local members OF
the order.
The charter members of the new
organization. which will be an auxil-
larry to Rathbone Lodge No. IL, OF
Paris, are: Mesdames p. A. Thomp-
SON, J. H. Gardner, Harry Ogle, Cor
ME Watson Baird, Anna Weckesser
Fred Link, Roscoe Carmichael, P. M
Heller, Sallie Jefferson, ]. X. Cahal
L. ID. Honican. Horace Bartlett. Ear
Shanklin, ]. c. Snyder, Cora De.
laney and Louis Mussinon, and Miss
Lula Honican. The honorary mem
bers are ]. X. Cahal, w. o. Kabler
Walter Blythe, j. H. Gardner, L. ID
Honican, p. A. Thompson, ID. Y. L
Farley, Fred Weckesser, Roscoe Car
michael and Rudolph Davis.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
RECRUITING PARTY TO VISIT
PARIS.

A recruiting party, composed of a
machine gun company, the band, a
number of troops and wagons, from
the mobilization camps in Lexington,
will visit this section of the State
this week, in an effort to stimulate
enlistment in the army service.
1t is now proposed to recruit an
other regiment to add to the Ken
lucky brigade, and about 1900 men
will be required to fill the ranks OF
this proposed new regiment. In the
campaign for men five recruiting
parties will be sent out over tn.
State, the first of which will visit
Paris, Carlisle, Flemingsburg, More
head, Mt. Sterling, Frehchburg,
Owingsville and Winchester.
These equipments will travel from
town to town, camping in the central
part of each town visited for a day
or two, so as to give prospective
soldiers glimpse of the life they
will lead in the service. 1t is ex-
pected that this method of recruit
ing will have decided results.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
WHO KNowss

THE NEWS is in receipt of the fol-
lowing communication from Mrs.
Mabel C. Fields, of Springfield, Ohio,
asking for information regarding an
event that is probably outside the
knowledge of any resident of Paris:
springfield, o., June 5, 1917.
ED. NEWS, PARIS, KY:
"Will you please tell me on what
date was a man by the name of Pea
cock hung in Paris, Ky? Thanking
you in advance, am,
Yours Truly,
MRS. MABEL c. FIELDS,
COS Piqua Ave-"
If anyone knows anything regard
ing this event, will they please COM
municate with THE NEWS, or with
Mrs. Fields? We have no personal
knowledge of the little affair upon
which Mrs. Fields desires informa-
ton.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22

The swimming season Of 1917 at
the Y. NJ. c. A. will be inaugurated
next week, when the first swimmins
class for the boys will be organized
and given over to the instructors.
The season will continue for several
weeks.
All members of the Y. NJ. c. A. who
are unable to swim, and would like to
acquire the valuable art will be well
coined to enter the classes, which will
be held each morning at ten o'clock.
Every boy and every girl should
learn how to swim, as it might at
some time be factor in saving their
own lives or the life of some friend
who had not learned to swim. The
Y. NJ. c. A. affords the opportunity TO
many, and there are other places
where the art may be acquired.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
CONTRACT LET FOR HOSPITAL
ADDITION.

The general contract for erecting
the new addition to the Massie Me-
mortal Hospital, in this city, has
been let to Mr.. John Ankle, the
building contractor of Paris. The
construction work will begin as soon
as the excavation and foundation is
completed.
The new addition will be much
needed annex to the general hospital
building, and will provide room for
a large number of patients, and will
permit the reception of colored pa
tients, something that has been out OF
the question with the present
cramped quarters.
The contract for roofing. tin and
galvanized iron work, etc., has been
let to January & Connell, Of Paris,
while the plumbing, steam heating
plant, etc., contract has been award
ed to Mr.. John Merringer, of Paris.
The new annex, which will be
christened the Isabelle Horton An
mex, in honor of the donor of the
fund, will cost approximately s15.-
coo, and will be complete in every
respect. Oother contracts that have
been let for the the work are as fol-
lows: Lumber, the Bourbon Lum-
Der Co., Paris; stone work and exca-
walton, T. p. Woods & Bro, Paris;
brick work, George Determan, Paris
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22

BUY AT HOME.

This wee ka bunch of itinerant
soap peddlars canvassed the business
and residence sections of Paris, solic-
iting and receiving orders for GER
tain brand Of soap. They were very
successful in landing a good batch of
orders for brand of cheap soap that
could probably have been purchased
from any store in Paris at half the
price.
The Cynthiana Democrat reports
the visitation of these people in Gym
thiana and Harrison county, with the
comment that a number of people In
The city and different parts of the
county are said to be suffering from
a species of skin disease superinduced
by the use of this cheap soap.
Better buy good goods from the
home merchant!
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
A REGRETTABLE CHANGE.

One of the regrettable features
about the change of schedule which
took effect on the Kentucky Central
division of the L. & n. recently is the
removal from Paris Of Captain e. H.
Peterson, who will now have head
quarters at Cynthiana.
Captain Peterson. who for the last
two years has been conductor on Nos
IL and IA running between Paris ana
Maysville and back to Lexington
daily, will, under the new arrange
ment. have charge of the local pas
senger operating between Maysville
and Cynthiana-
Captain Peterson has greatly en-
deared himself to the travelling pub
lie in and out of Paris, and at the
same time made a splendid record for
promptness and efficiency.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
THE RED CROSS NEEDS $4,000

The National Red Cross Society has
asked for the sum of $4,000 from
Bourbon county in the great cam
paign that is going on all over the
country this week. Our people, we
believe, are going to supply the sum,
and with a little urging, it is pos
sible that the offering may exceed
that amount
There has been some question about
the obligations of the Red Cross and
fits particular field of work. II the
Red Cross is to be the recognized or
ganization through which this work
must be carried on, it must work in
many fields, in many ways.
One great trouble with our people
to-day is that they do not realize the
situation throughout the countries at
war. They must be made to realize
them, and the obligation upon us is
to see that it is done as soon as pos
sible.
The Red Cross is doing a noble
work. 1t is an obligation upon every
man, woman and child in this coun-
try. We hope that it will be suffi-
GENTLY realized that we shall not
only enjoy the satisfaction Of con-
tributing our energies and our
money, we will also thereby have
received a very great benefit.
All this week the good women Of
Paris and Bourbon county have been
engaged in a house-to-house canvass
in the interest of the Red Cross
work, and If they have met with re-
fusal in any instance they have been
too charitable to mention il. The
campaign will come to a close to-
morrow night, and it is the earnest
hope of THE NEWS that when the
roll is called and the contributions
totaled, it will be found that the
county of Bourbon have not been
laggard, and that she has upheld her
reputation for generosity.
The campaign has been progress
ing very satisfactorily in the county.
A number of Paris merchants have
left their business in the hands Of
subordinates while they toured the
county precincts urging the impor-
lance of men Of large means coming
TO the front with individual con-
tributions Of large sums.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
Fire, wind and lightning
insurance.
Thomas, WoodfOrd &Bryan
BUILDING OPERATIONS

Building operations are again in
full blast in all sections of Paris.
Workmen are busy in all lines of the
building trades. The work of placing
the big iron Orders for the new
Kress building at the corner of Main
and Sixth streets, was started Tues
day. and is progressing favorably.
The new Presbyterian church at the
corner of Pleasant and Sixth streets
is going under way nicely, the brick
work having been started. Many res
licences are under construction in
different sections of the city, and all
indications point to a season OF pros
perity in the building trades.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
FISH CAR ON THE GO.

The fish car of the State Game and
Fish Commission, in charge of State
Game Wardens George M. Hill and
Sam South, Of Paris. is being kept
busy these days, supplying young fish
to the streams and ponds throughout
this section.
The car, with several thousand fish
taken from the breeding ponds on
farm of Mr.. Thos. H. Clay, Jr., near
AusterlitZ, this county, passed
through Paris and Winchester, Tues
day en- route to Nicholasville, where
the fish will be placed in the creeks
and ponds in that vicinity.
The restocking of the streams of
the State with edible fish is one Of
the plans of the Government for the
conservation of food supplies, and 1t
is gratifying to note that the sports
men of the State are beginning to
realize the Importance of the work.
There have been few violations of the
fish and game laws In the past few
weeks, as recent vigorous sprosecu-
tions and convictions have convinced
the would-be lawbreakers that the
laws must and will be respected.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
3D. FIRE
Insure with
W.O. HINTON & SON,Agt:
- - -
LIGHTNING STRIKES WOMAN
KILLS HOG AND TURKEY.

During the heavy storm which pre-
vailed in the vicinity of Frankfort
Tuesday night. lightning struck q
section house on the Louisville Il
Nashville, five miles from the city
tearing away the chimney, striking
a colored woman and rendering her
unconscious, and killing hog and
several turkeys that had taken ref
uge under the house.
The woman, Lillian Harrod. was
struck by the lightning bolt after IL
had jumped from the chimney. II
tore the shoes off her feet and went
through the floor. where 1t killed the
hog and turkeys. The Harrod wo-
man. was badly injured and burned
about the body, but will recover.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
NOTICE OF ADVANCE IN PRICES

On account of advance in prices
of all kinds of barber supplies
and materials we, the undersigned,
are compelled to raise our prices in
order to give the same service in
the future as we have in the past.
The following prices will go into
effect on next Monday, June rs:
Hair cut, 35 cents;
Massage, 35 cents;
Tonics, 15c and 20 cents.
other prices will remain the same.
(Signed:)
CANAL BROS,
CARL CRAWFORD,
H. l.. CLARKE,
]. o. AYERS.
T. R. CORBIN,
]. B. SNAPP.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
EEEHE EEHEEE
STUPEND0US CALL FACES
RED CROSS.

- The most stupendous and =
- appealing call in the history =
- of the world to aid suffering =
- humanity now confronts the 2,
- American Red Cross, and the 2,
- local Chapter will, in course r
- of time, be called upon to do p
- its share of the work. Mil z,
- lions Of men who have been =
- fighting for liberty now lie r
- dead or wounded; millions of r
- women and children are z
- homeless and helpless; hun =,
- dreds of towns and villages ?.
- have been destroyed; dis 2.
- ease and distress are how Y
- rampant. =
- Up to now our own people -
- have not suffered. While p
- Europe has been pouring out y
- her lifeblood, America has ex- p
- perienced a prosperity she y
- had never known before. =
- But now we are ourselves -
- in this gigantic struggle. -
~ We now see that the strug- p
- gle against autocracy and ty- -
- ranny which our Allies have =
- been making is and has from =
- the first been, in reality, no p
- less ours than theirs. We -
- ourselves must now share the =
- the suffering which they have =
- endured. We, too, must, bear =
- the burdens, and we must do z
- our part. -
- Contribute TO-DAY to the r.
- Paris Chapter of the Red =
- Cross anywhere from $1.00 =
- to $1,000. AS surely as the r
- sun rises and sets so will this y
- money be needed for some of Y
- our Bourbon county boys, r
- for the call has come that =
- will take them into the -
- ranks, from which hundreds =
- of them will come wounded. y,
- There's where the work of y
- the Red Cross will be =
- brought home to Paris and =
- Bourbon county people. It's =
- a matter of home pride in =
- these boys that should make =
- us respond literally to the p
- call for financial help in the y
- present campaign. =
- ~
- HEE - - - - -
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
LET US HELP YOU REDUCE THE
COST.

With coal at $3.50 a ton and going
higher, and stopping no telling
where, it is high time for you to be
figuring on how to keep warm and
reduce the cost Of heating this win
ter. Everyone who used gas in their
furnaces last winter were pleased
both with the heat and cost. The
price Of gas stays the same. It's tn,
cheapest and best way to heat. Have
your piping done now before the
cost OF piping advances any more.
Let us figure on your furnace and
piping T0-DAY-it's economy to do
1t NOW,
PARIS GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
(19-2t) -.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
HOME WANTED.

A suitable home is wanted for a
little child years old. Apply to
MRS. H. P. MINAKER,
Visiting Nurse Health and Welfare
League. - (1t
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
FOR SALE

Overland Automobile, 1916 model,
self-starter. electric lights, etc. Only
been run 1900 miles. In good con-
dition. Will sell at a bargain for
cash. For further information, apply
to AHERN & BURTON,
(tf) Tenth and Pleasant SITS.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-22
I'm THE SWIM. "

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-18
Army Contractors Mulct
Government, Charge That
Is Denied in House

Washington, Sept. IS. Violent
criticism of the War Departments
methods of making contracts for
rifles, shoes. clothing and canton
ment camps broke out in the House
again yesterday during discussion of
the urgent deficiency bill.
No specific charge of graft was
made, but Representatives Dallinger.
of Massachusetts; Sisson, of Missis-
sippi; Hull, of Iowa, and Borland. of
Missouri. Joined in the general charge
that contractors are mulcting the
Government while the War Depart
ment is doing nothing to stop such
practices.
Foundation for all the criticism di-
rected at the War Department was de-
clared by Chairman Fitzgerald, of the
appropriations committee, to rest on
idle rumors that have been floating
around Washington ever since the
war started. Despite the best efforts
of the War Department and the ap-
propriations committee, Representa-
tive Fitzgerald said none of these
rumors have ever been found to have
foundation in fact.
Representative Dallinger declared
that the appropriations committee
ought to take steps to limit the profits
being made by contractors out of war
work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-18
GREATEST NEED,
THE TELEGRAPH
Former Newsboy Tells How
Boys of Eighth Regiment
Want Home Paper

In a Letter to the circulation man
ager of the Harrisburg Telegraph,
Samuel Koplovitz, former news
boy now with the Eighth Regiment
at Camp Hancock, Georgia, tells of
the Harrisburg mems biggest need
the Harri.burg Telegraph.
Arrived safe at camp" he writes
"and found lots of work, immedi-
ately after our arrival. We hiked TO
our new home which was about four
miles distant. We got to work, put
ting up our tents and fixing our
homes. We had big job before us
when we were put to work cleaning
up our company street.
After fixing up the place looks
pretty nice, just. like tented city.
Outside of the sand here, the place
is alright. We are now comfortably
situated in our new surroundings.
We expect to have wooden floors put
into our tents shortly.
"There is one thing that the Har-
risburg boys miss and that is the
the Telegraph. If the boys only
ing for Harrisburg's best newspaper
The Telegraph. If the boys only
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-18
Camp Meade's Men to
Be Trained Well Before
Sent to the Front Line

Admiral, Md, Sept. 1S.-Camp
Meade, where the first groups of
Eastern Pennsylvania to be drawn
in the selective draft process will re-
port on Wednesday, will be model
for all of the other National Army
cantonments to follow. Its com
manding officers have plainly inti-
mated that the training to be given
the drafted men will be in it's es-
sentials precisely that given an ex-
peditionary army in Europe prepar-
ing to go into battle with the forces
Of Germany.
Major General Joseph E. Kuhn,
commander of the Seventy-ninth dl-
vision of the National Army, and the
last United States military attache
at Berlin, is emphatic in declaring
that the men will be thoroughly
trained. And General Kurn, fami-
liar with the ramifications of the Ger
man system of espionage, proposes
with equal firmness that absolute
secrecy shall prevail as to the num-
ber of men under training here and
the organization of the various
units.
Various means to render this sec
recy effective have already been taken
and others are in contemplation. And
included in these latter are the mat
ter of forbidding letter writing, re-
stricting the men to the confines of
the great military reservation, and
the discouraging of visitors.
Not to Go Out Unframed
"I am responsible to the govern
ment for many thousands of men and
/ am also responsible to the mothers
and fathers and wives and sisters
of the men," said General Kuhn. sit
is not my intention to send untrain-
ed men out of here. know the
German military system and will
not send unframed men over against
them. Each man will be assured n
square deal, but this is to be earnest
work and the men will have but little
leisure time"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-18

had the Telegraph here, they would
be just like at home. The people
here, I think are not treating us
right, as they certainly charge us an
enormous amount for anything we
desire. The boys are not allowed to
have any girls, and there is a big
penalty.
Our camp Is exactly a two-mile
walk and five-mile ride to the city.
The boys find little pleasure in the
city, although the town is swarmed
with them.
"The cotton fields are certainly an
added attraction, as lots of the boys
are interested in them. The Eighth
Regiment band furnished a lot of en-
tertainment to the boys in camp. The
food they are giving us now is real
good. AS yet we have no complaints.
II hear that we are to have six
teen weeks of intensive training and
the ngo across. We intend to start
on our real war work next week, and
I believe we will have plenty to do
AS 1 have no more to write I will
close with best regards to everybody
SAM KOPLOVITZ.
'P. s. The Telegraph would be ap-
preciated here very much"
CAMP NOTES
Fred Stieffer, the biggest man In
camp was lost the first night.
Ike Freedman is some attraction OF
Company d canteen.
Cy Heckert is the livest man II
camp.
William Rudy made all the guards
take notice when he walked post
his first night here.
Phil London is certainly Showing
them all how to play football.
John Patton is certainly q welcome
man in camp, as he is the only bar
ber on the job.
how to sing.
Byron Mogul will not read unit
he gets the Telegraph.