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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
Tobacco Farmers Best Season.

Kentucky farmers who raise ap-
proximately one-third of the to
bacco produced in the United States,
and about one-tenth of the crop pro-
duced in the world, are enjoying the
unusual position of marketing for rec
ord-breaking prices a crop of almost
record-breaking size. In addition to
being one of the largest crops ever
produced in this state, Kentuckys
output this year is of unusual quality.
Leaf, Jugs and trash, as they are call
ed in the Technology of the tobacco
trade, are of the finest character. The
leaf tobacco is long, clear leaf, which
comes from the middle of the plant,
Tugs are the heavy leaves, possibly
spotted by the soil which has been
splashed on them by rain, which grow
at the bottom. while trash is made up
of small immature leaf at the top of
the plant
So good has the quality been that
farmers are becoming accustomed to
receiving proportionately higher
prices for the poorer grades than they
do for the best. These poorer grades
are essential to the production of GER
tain brands of manufactured tobacco
and the bidding for them has been
keen. Even frosted tobacco, which in
former years sold for one or two cents
a pound, and was used only for the
making of an extract shipped abroad
to be used for fortifying certain sorts
Of foreign tobaccos, are bringing
prices farmers would have been, glad
to obtain for trash of the first grade
last year.
Pryor leaf" for which the farmer
within recent years was glad to get an
average price of five to six cents a
pound, is now selling at approximate
ly twelve cents a pound.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
investigators Named.

The committee to investigate the
University of Kentucky, at Lexington,
has been appointed by Governor Stan
ley. The Governor was authorized to
select the committee at recent meet
ing of the board of trustees of the uni
versity. The members of the commit
tee were selected from the board OF
trustees, and are ]. A. Lyle, New
York; H. M. Frohman, Lexington; j
N. Turner, Paintsyille; A. G. Gordon
Louisville, and DR.. j. A. Arnold, Ian
easter. The committee will take VI
Its duties at an early date.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
SeweII Reports to Stanley.

A claim of W. E. Cornelius for go
ing to Whitley, Ia, after Claude Wood,
a fugitive, and returning him to Nc
Creary county. in which he submits an
expense account of $311.67, was de-
nounced as "a plain case of bleeding
the state" by State Inspector and Ex-
aminer Nat B. Sewell in report to
Governor Stanley, in which he said:
Claims of this character not only
should not be allowed, but the claim
ants should be prosecuted. The evil
dence appears to me conclusive that
he should be subject to criminal prose-
cution for making false claims against
| the state"
| He charges for thirty-one days
board and lodging $46.5O, although Mr..
| Sewell said the commission was issued
| to Cornelius as agent for the state on
| September Is, 1916, and the receipt
/ from the jailer of McCreary county for
! the prisoner is dated September Is,
1916 He also charges $1S5 for thirty
seven days, locating, receiving and
delivering him"
kilograms and other evidence,
said Mr.. Sewell "show that Cornelius
was not engaged during these thirty
| one days in locating the fugitive, 9TH
er than sending letters and kilograms
and in spending time in Frankfort
waiting to receive a commission as
agent"
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
Oil Company Officers.

Stockholders of the recently organ
lied Kentucky Mountain Oil Com
pany, which owns 1000 acres in the
Estill oil field, met here and elected
Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr., president;
c. w. Hay, vice president; DR.. John
G. South, general manager, and E. C.
Walker, secretary-treasurer. The off.
GERS and Senator L. w. Morris com.
pose the board of directors. The main
offices will be in Frankfort. The com
pany expects to begin drilling at once
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
Stanley Endorses Action.

The prompt action of President Will
son registered the sentiment Of the
entire country in the opinion of Gov.
Stanley, who said he was not sur
following the last German note. Il
certainly approve the Presidents
course, as | think every other patriotic
citizen must said Gov. Stanley. No
word has been received from the War
Department by the Adjutant Generals
Office, and interest of the State mill.
tary department is centered only at
the moment in the Second Regiment
which just arrived at FIT. Thomas from
the border.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
Brought Down by Steam.

For the first time coal was borught
last week. The completion of the
locks has made the coal field In the
Beattyville section accessible, and the
government has bought coal there and
brought it down in barges towed by
a government boat. In the early nine
ties coal and iron were RATED down on
mountain tides.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
Probably Not.

''The clock is striking twelve said
the impassiOned sutton. "Oh, that |
might turn back the hands of time for
one hOurr'
You might be able to do that, Al
gernOn." said the beauteOus maid, but
father will be coming downstairs soon
and I'm afraid you couldn't turn him
back. Age-Herald.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
Bid For Soldiers.

Bowling Green is making strong
effort to secure the Third Regiment
when it is ordered back from the Dor
der to be mustered out. The city lie
willing to furnish quarters in tobacco
warehouses with light, heat and water
and every facility for the men
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
Route Is Approved.

sion has received a communication
from the Louisville Automobile Club
approving the route selected by Com.
missioner of Roads Rodman Wiley
and approved by the commission for
the federal aid highway from the Big
Sandy to the Mississippi.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
The Hitch.

Are you living within your in
conner
II AKA, all right. but the trouble is
nay wife isn't"
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
Requisition Issued.

Governor Stanley RENTED the sen
tence of two years disfranch.semen
of Robert Bocock, convicted In Boyd
county of carrying concealed deadll
weapon.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
Appropriate WARNING,

That man is as deep as a we'll"
We'll, don't go to boring him.
timere American.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16

The finest harbOr in the world is
said to be that of Rio de JaneirO.
Brazil
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16

When a man proposes he doesn't
seem TO realize that 1t may result in
his losing control.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
A Remedy.

He-My brain is on fire.
Ske-Why don't you blow it out?-
Chicago News.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16

war department has decided and an
nOunced that the appointment to vol
unteer commissions will be maze
have had such experience, and that
from those classes the selections will
be made in the following order:
A)-PersOns who have had expert
ence as commissioned officers in the
regular army of the United States and
ex-Officers of volunteers of proved ex-
perience and efficiency.
B)-NOn-cOmmissiOne officers of
experience in the regular army.
(C)-persOns who have had expert
ence as officers in the militia.
D)-PersOns who have qualified
according to law under prescribed eX-
aminatiOns to test their fitness to
command and control men in the field.
(E)-Graduates of educational in
situations of military standing to
which regular army officers are de-
tailed as professors of military science
under the law.
F)-ShOuld the necessary number
of volunteer officers required not be
furnished from the above classes, the
war department will give civilians
lacking in actual military experience
an opportunity to appear for examina-
ton to test their fitness for commits
sions, before boards which the war de-
partment proposes to create in the
several states.
Begin Training at Once.
Under the caption Training of Vol
unteers" the war college pamphlet
reads:
"The training of volunteer troops
must begin without delay after their
induction into the service. No time
must be lost. 1t should begin at the
company rendezvous, without waiting
for complete mobilization. Under our
| traditional policy of relying princi-
pally for defense upon citizen sol
diers, the larger part of our land
forces will not be fully trained on the
outbreak of war. 1t is more than
probable that we shall have to employ
some of them with little or no train
| ing as soon as they can be assembled
in suitable units.
"The amount and character of the
| training will at first be directly pro-
pOrtiOnal to the time consumed, pro-
vided a rational scheme be followed
How much time will be available ii
is impossible to predict. 1t is reason
able to assume, however, that in the
event of war with an oversee enemy
it will be the time required for Our
enemy to establish at least a partial
control of the sea sufficient to open
the way for landing of expeditionary
forces.
"Any system of training, however
good in itself, will fail to bring the de
sired results unless there are avail
able a sufficient number of trained in
structOrs, officers and nOncOmmis
stoned officers. The blind cannot Leaf
the blind"
Referring to the mobilization of tn
volunteer armies, the war colleg
points out that all points of mobiliza
ton have been selected, one in eacl
state of the Union, and that these pre-
liminary arrangements have been az
proved by both the federal and stat
authorities. These plans provide 10
the necessary buildings, for water sup
ply, and all other essential need
which will arise.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
Arizona Mightiest of
All Fighting Vessels.

The Arizona, the newest addi-
ton to the United States battle
ship division, not only is the big
gest of Uncle Sans sea fighters,
but no other naval power has
fighting vessel that can reach 1t
In size.
1t is larger by 200 tons that the
Pennsylvania, the flagship of
Admiral Mayo, of which it is
sister ship.
1t will be a damaging foe for
an enemy to meet. Its twelve ID
inch guns fire a broadside of 20
600 pounds of steel, which can
be directed accurately at a mark
Is miles distant. The broadside
is 5000 pounds more than the
combined broadsides of the Kan
sas, Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, ships that have been
placed in the reserve fleet.
The displacement Of the Ari-
iona is $1,000 tons. 1t is pro-
PEELED by oil-burning engines,
which drive it at a speed averag-
ing 20 knots an hour.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-16
Appointment of Officers.

"All volunteer officers are appointed
by the president, but the number and
grade of such officers shall not exceed
the number and grade of like officers
provided for a like force Of the regu-
lar army, and they will be subject to
such assignment to duty and trans
fers as the president may direct.
'In order that the lives of those
patriotic citizens who may volunteer
for service may be safeguarded and
conserved and not risked under per-
sons lacking in experience in the care
of soldiers in camp and in battle. the
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-28

as we can impress our white coun-
trymen that the quality of color
should not be strained so that
there'll be no guessing as to what
race we belong, we will also have
a power. a voice and an action in
this country that must be felt,
heard and tolerated.
Who steals my purse steals trash,
'Tis something, nothing;
But he that filches from me my
good name,
My color, etc. -
From a parody on Shakespeare S
"a Good Name
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-28
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

Columbus, N. NJ, July 20
Every company of the Twenty
fourth United States infantry,
stationed here, has taken up
large subscription on pay day for
the benefit of the sufferers of the
East St. Louis massacre. This
is more than numbers of church
people did throughout the coun-
try, who busted themselves pass
ing resolutions.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-28
SOUTHERN WHITE
FOLKS ARE FAST
CHANGING COLOR

ters havel A person has to sink
very low in his own estimation to
earn his living as a Negro spotter.
| had an interesting experience
recently upon returning from Nor
folk to Washington. | wanted to
be sure of a berth and so went to
the Norfolk office of the Wash
ington Steamboat Company, on
Candy street, and asked for a
ticket and stateroom. The man
gave me first class ticket and
said | would have to get the state
room of the purser on the boat.
They have only a limited number
of rooms for colored people in a
segregated part of the boat. Ii
you wait until you get on the boat
you may be unable to get room
or berth and have to "sit up" all
night. Several white persons about
my color, which is far from white,
bought tickets and got rooms while
the man and | disputed about it,
and | called his attention to the
fact, but he refused to retreat a
single inch " He stood all the
plain talk [ gave him, and [ do
some plain talking when [ am in
jured in my "best" feelings, but
he kept the stateroom.
When | got on the boat and it
pulled out into the bay, long
string of white persons was lined
up to the purser's window, and
many colored persons were loung-
ing about waiting for the white
persons to be waited upon. That
did not suit me. | got on the white
line and broke the color of it.
When it came my turn at the pur
ser's window he asked my name
and the price [ wished to pay for
a berth. He gave me desirable
room, and a porter, after asking
me if | wanted him to do so, took
my baggage to the room. After a
while | went to Social Hall, and
securing a good seat, "lit my
smoke" and watched "the passing
show" until 9 clock and turned
in.
Colored spoilers eyed me and |
eyed them, but they also eyed 9th
ers-many others-some of the best
blood of the South. who were no
whittier than I. and few of them as
good looking.
In the cars and on the streets
of Washington it is much the same
the white folks are generally be-
coming so much colored that there
is no longer any uniformly white
color among them. | can see as L
scrutinize them that "a great as
tonishment" is gradually covering
them. The magical power of God
is compelling their sins to find
them out. They need no pity as
they have not pitied us. They have
mixed with the Negro blood and
spirit in core and they cannot es-
cape.-New York Age.
Mr. Fortunes experience has
been ours for number of years,
and while we are not fortunate
enough to wear an appearance as
to puzzle the spoilers of the Negro
race as to whether our father or
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-28

that Col. Young has been offered
the chance to lead a new regi-
ment that is being formed in this
state, the nucleus of which will
be the Ninth Battalion. Such a
move will be met with much en-
thusiasm by members of the
Race. Col. Young is the only
officer in the regular army that
is graduate of West Point.
The repeated attempts to break
down the barriers which does
not allow man of African de-
cent to go there has failed. Ev-
cry other nation and class of citi-
zens, even to the Chinaman, is
given cordial welcome there,
but the man who risks his life
for the flag and who in every
war has been depended upon to
turn defeat into victory.
Bloomington, ILL.,, July 20
Capt. Leonard Lewis, with a de-
tail of men, were in Bloomington
Saturday and Sunday morning
recruiting. Sergt. Washington
went into one of John R. Thomp-
sons restaurants and when the
German cashier noticed the uni
form he wore he promptly called
the waiter and told him not to
serve Washington. Capt. Lewis,
who was on the outside, noticed
some confusion and went in.
His sergeant told him what the
trouble was and Capt. Lewis
made the German serve his men,
with threat of military and civil
arrest. A crowd of white peo-
Pile applauded the actions of the
officers and later told him he
should have shot up the place.
Buffalo, N. Y,-For the first
time in history. colored musi-
clans, members of the local Union
No. 533, A. F. of NJ, have sue
ceeded in securing positions on
the large steamers which ply
Lake Erie and the Great Lakes
during the summer months. The
steamers Finaster, Juneretta and
Octorara, which formerly en-
ployed white musicians, have
entered into contract and en-
ployed colored musicians to furn-
ish entertainment for their pass
engers. On the Octarara are
Charles Wright, Henry Lewis,
Charles Swayneana, Arthur Wal
lace, of the Wright's Society
Orchestra. This boat goes to
Duluth, MINI. On the Finaster
are Fred Constance. Jessie Cliff
ford, Fred Schuyler and Henry
Elliott, and on the Juneretta are
Silas Laws, D. L. Williams, H.
E. Wheeler and William Jackson.
The emolument is well worth
while, and this proves to be one
opening that the Negro was
ready and is capable of filling.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-28
LOUD TALK

(From Philadelphia Tribune)
We are continually annoyed OIL
shamed by the tendency on the
part of our people to discuss pri.
vate matters and racial secrets
in loub tones in public places.
This is not confined to any
special class of people, but is 6
general failing of ihe race.
In bar-rooms tipsy colored mer
loudly discuss gambling, women
and the shortcomings of other
no account men like themselves.
These same loungers, in far toe
many instances, discuss last Sun
days sermon, the preachers
frailties and their family bust
ness.
In street cars, theatres, pub
lie meetings and on the high
ways our race enterprises, our
leaders and our social evils are
made topics of public news.
|, AS a consequence the barten-
der generally a low-grade white
man, and the white people of all
classes are led to believe that the
white man is a superior of the
high class colored man; that the
highest ambition of the colored
man is to drink booze, were
loud clothes, smoke cigarettes,
live in adultry and ape all the
weaknesses of the white man for,
that is where the colored man
learned it all. The white man
is ever ready to listen to these
conversations, as they generally
show the colored man up in bad
light, but sometimes they be-
come so disgusting in their de-
tails that he gets nauseated.
Keep your private affairs to your
self, discuss racial affairs calmly
and sobelly among those capable
of comprehending and assisting
in racial uplift.
Do not discuss the moral lapses
of your friends wives and daugh-
ters anywhere, especially when
you have been criminally guilty
of contributing to these delin-
quencies.
Most white people believe that
all colored people are morally
bad, Intellectually deficient and
generally unworthy of respect
and consideration. We are large
ly responsible for this belief.
We have yet to learn that
while speech is silver, silver is
golden
A jackass brays loudly, but he
is neither intelligent nor valuable
for he is the lowly burden bearer
with highblooded stock.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-28
(By r. Thomas Fortune

(By T. Thomas Fortune
Washington, D. CA great
astonishment" is gradually coming
over the white people of the South
ern States-the greatest that could
come over a proud people who be-
lieve firmly that white is the only
color that has any right to the pro-
lection of the laws and respect OF
the public opinion that makes the
laws and the administrators of
them.
Christian scientists have the
ory that if you believe thing is
so. it is so, and if you believe
thing is not so. it is not so; that is
to say, if you are real sick, and be-
lieve you are real well, real well
you are and not real sick. 1t is
real nice theory, but the white citl-
Zens of the South, and OF some
other spots on the Federal map, are
working it over time on the color
and race question. There is bound
to be a reaction from this view OF
the matter, because there are two
parties to it. Where there are two
parties to anything, one party to
it cannot always have his way. lie
will be called to account, but just
how does not always appear clear
to the aggrieved party. There is
a way in which inequalities are
evened, that we do not always per-
ceive, operating in the affairs OF
persons and states. 1t is happen
ing that way in this country. in
the vital matters of race readJust-
ments, not alone as to our own
white and black people, but as to
the large European mixed race
population. We have been indus
triously intermixing with our citl-
zenship, most of whom is race
cross, blend and amalgamation of
African, Asiatic and European
races and tribes. who have come
out of all the tribulations of it, the
mixed indurated race type they are
h,,+ ffaot ot 70 lynnur II
The ''great astonishment that
is coming over the white people of
the South is this: Great numbers
of them are becoming so tanned,
so saffron colored, that they look
much like our own high browns, -
the Afro American cross of white
and black becoming "a confusion
to them" Especially is this the
case in travelling by water. Con-
ductors and pursers have a time of
it deciding "who is who,' without
getting into trouble Most of them
have Negro spoilers, who are sup
posed to know "who is who" in
variably, but they often fall
down even they are not infall-
ible. and often fail to detect 80 their
own"
What a dirty job the Negro spot
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-28

Washington, D. A head
of child, modelled by Miss Mary
Howard Jackson, of this city, has
been placed on exhibition in the
lower loan room of the famous
Corcoran Gallery of Art. 1T is
an admirable piece of work well
constructed. nicely modelled and
expressive, and it takes its place
well among the works of this
gallery by sculptors of more ex-
perience and greater reputation, !"
says the Washington Star.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-28

Washington, D. C.-Orders de-
signaling the remaining regi-
ments of the increased regular
army show that no more colored
regiments are to be formed. So,
while opponents in Congress fail
ed to have the present colored
regiments disbanded, they sue
ceeded in preventing the forma-
ton of new ones. The Negroes
position in the United States with
regard to the regular army is
lower than what it was fifty
years ago, when there were six
colored regiments.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-28

Columbus. Ohio, July 20. Re
port is going the rounds here
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-28

Buffalo, N. Y.-Notices are
posted for one thousand Colored
men to work as section hands on
the railroad between Buffalo and
New York. A new canning fac
tory is also soliciting colored help
to can vegetables. Three thous-
and colored people have come
into the city during the past
month, The housing conditions
are said to be a disgrace. Some
thing should be done by those in
authority to relieve the situation.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-28

New York, July 14-John H.
Woodson, the only colored fire.
man in the Greater New York
Fire Department, has been pub
licly awarded gold medal of
honor by Mayor Mitchell for
bravery in rescuing a mother and
child at a tenant house fire in
Brooklyn last September. Mr..
Woodson in his three years OF
service has made a fine record.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-24

viii Endorse Health Authorities
On next Sunday morning DR.. Mitchell
OF the Central Christian church will
present to his congregation a resolu.
ton commencing our health officers,
School Board, Board of City Commits.
sioners, daily papers, Senator Clarence
Watson and DR.. Bull for their faithful
interest in guarding the health OF our
children and their timely solicitude
for the communities welfare. In the
evening DR.. Mitchell will speak on the
high cost Of living and how to re.
duce It.