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Mount Vernon signal., 1917-04-20

car was purchased last fall, and
stored there thru the winter &C
5 Durham, of Sparks Quarry, was
a recent visitor to our town. w.
}. Owens recently bought a Ford
from ]. H. Hill, and seems much
at home when at the steering
wheel. Mr.. and Mrs. 7. r. Cass,
daughter Miss Anna. and sons
Robert and Willie, were in Louis
vile last week shopping. DIR, D.
b. Southland was here a few days
ago TO See M. Fl. Barnes, who has
had serious attack of rheuma.
tism.- Mrs w. R. Brown is with
her parents, Mr.. and MIS-. Jacob
Elder this week. : James Kegley
sold a horse to N. H. Peal, of
Nicholasville. few days ago for
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-04-20
B R CD H E A D

For fear the readers of the Sig
nal will conclude that Brod-
has been wiped off the map We
will attempt to write a few items
However, we wish to say1 that
Brodhead is a bigger spot on the
map than ever before and for that
reason we have been unable to
find time to do much writing, be-
cause we found it necessary to de-
vote most of our time to helping
to look after the busiest town on
The map to its size. Business in
all lines is unusually good and it
is a hard matter to find any one
idle. The high cost of living
seems to have created lots of
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-04-20

To THE REPUBLICANS OF RoCKCAsrLE COUNTY,
he eby myself candidate for Sheriff of Rock
subject of the Republican party
pres ed at the poles August 4th, l97.
doing this feel that able to handle said office and
people and elect will promise
will make Sheriff that will be dit myself
we'll as the county large.
have only had small slice of public Office life and that
fill unexpned OF late brother Gran Clark under
the latefLee Tate along with R l. McFerrOn
Edf dominated and elected will deputies
McNew of Wilde and John Helton of Spiro.
many possible before the Primary should
that by chance trust will remember
just the
Respectfully your friend,
d. G. CLARK
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20
TEAR DOWN KAISER,S PICTURE. Washington High School Pupils Re-
 place It With Wilson's

Washington, March 20-Students in the Central High school here yester- day tore down from the walls of . class room picture of Emperor William of Germany and hung in ita place . photograph of President VII. son. decorated with two American flags. The emperor's likeness disap- peared before officers of the school cadet corps had an opportunity to present to Miss Marie Siebert, teach- CT of German, resolution protesting against the presence of "a murder er's picture" and demanding its re- Moval.
 Harry Roper, 15-year-old son of Daniel c. Roper, recently appointed ts the tarin commission, led the agi- tation begun several days ago against the picture by turning its face to the wall several times. Miss siebert, who is an American citizens, insisted that 1t should remain. saying that she in- tended to use 1t to illustrate lecture. Then the cadet officers interested themselves and they were ready to act today when other students en- tered the room during recess and made the substitution.
 School authorities are investigating the incident.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20
COMMUNICATED
New Britain. Conn,

New Britain. Conn, March 1e, 1917. To the Editor Of the Herald:
 The writer would like to correct an article in your issue of Saturday, wherein is stated that O recent sale of property between Mrs. Edmund Cor man and c. c. Beach of Black Rock avenue, was made through the Camp Real Estate Co.
 MT. Herbert Camp of the Camp company. who gave the item to your reporter had no right to claim this sale, and had no more to do with it than you did. This statement will be certified by Mrs. German, or MT. Beach if necessary.
 The writer has never asked, or re- ceived any assistance in selling real estate, and this sale made at my own home. where I have a temporary office since my recent accident, with the assistance of stenographer twice. day.
 I don't request this correction be- cause feel sore, but I am not in the habit of stealing other peoples thunder, especially when the other fellow is down, (but not out.)
 T. w. O'CONNOR,
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20
THE ETGHr HOUR LAW.

Almost at the very moment tho United States Supreme Court handed down it's opinion declaring the Adam son Eight Hour Law constitutional
 the four railway brothcrhoods and the railroad managers camc to an agree mcnt to call off the strike. It was a dramatic close to situation which will ever prove embarrassing to those men of the brotherhoods who refused Ito wait for the decision of the highest
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20
Wants to Divide Illinois. Milwaukee Journa])

An Illinois legislator wants to divide his state into two, one to consist of Chicago, the other to be the rest of the state. Oddly enough, the proposal comes from Chicago. It would seem more natural that the great, prosper ous prairie state of Illinois would like to be freed of the incubus of city that had grown too fast to know how to behave: free to make it's own laws without the everlasting trading that goes on for things wanted by Chicago. When a city grows bigger than the rest of the state put together, the city ought to have home rule-and so ought the rest Of the state. For our selves. we have always thought 1t a pity that the northern third of Indi- ana and Illinois couldn't be one state and the southern two-thirds another. That would relieve Indiana politics Of the kind of city there is going to be along Lake Michigan from the Illinois to the Michigan boundary line.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20
THE sPECHAn SESSION.

6 all intents and purpose Ger k is at war with the United ae. American ships have been
 Amsrican lives have been lost. efonh honor has baen trampled
 All by Germany. Tho extra naEy session of the Congress. oa for April 16, will nave to. deal A thiy 1lfnaA tioii. as1d x \ It lives up to traditions of other American i6ressss 1t will declare war upon ak3on that has waved aside all ns of friendliness. If the sixty Congress needs . precedent 1t to look to no other than the sev- Congress. When Henry Clay speaker of the House of Repre- Atives he lost no time in drafting resolution that formally brought nation to war with England. imp Clark can look to no better 1pIe.
 xeaident Wilson has done all in ham power to keep this nation out 1ar. From the very outset of the 0pean struggle he saw the possi- a1e that confronted us. He saw there was ever a chance of the ad States becoping involved 50 as Americans exercised their n to travel on the high seas He 1ad on all his negotiations with European powers with the one n vtew.-to keep Us out of the
 If he fails in this end it will Through no fault of his. He has atulated with Germany. He has ded in vain for an abandonment ruthless submarine warfare. He secured pledges from the Impe- u0vernment. All to no avail.
 the die Is cast. Germany is 1 o6 every offense which civilized ens for all time have fought Gt. She is waging war on the - States. It Is one-sided war. Innot remain SO much longer. epecial session of. Congress is orr. for next month. It. may be
 sooner. When 1t is called the emust be evened.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20
WIDENING THE GAP.

1eh every day that prolongs this there comes widening of the between Germany and the United 4 Those who wield the power M the throne in Imperial Cor ys have totally misunderstood the &Gples upon which this nation was hded. The imperial mind has ed to grasp. If it ever could grasp. ideals of a nation governed bv people. Having dealt all along the master diplomats of such htries as Russia. Greece, and Prsswhere peoples are subjected to ydictates of a king or emperor G4rman Department of State has pr known there is such a thing as Lad of government who will not has people in private bargaining. the overthrow of the Romanoff efy in Russia the real intriguing ermany has been unearthed. even art of 1t was exposed by the Zim- mAnn appeal for an alliance be- ens Japan and Mexico against the Eed States.
 hese are the things that have aed the eyes of people in an en. tened country. Perhaps the popu-
 of Bulgaria is not aware o1 pmatic and political schemins, haps people of Russia are not sxware of the portents of such hi44tions, although they are Ply wrapped up and concerned
 them. Perhaps the people of Ger " even do not know to what ex- the Hohenzollerns will work their
 selfish ends. Perhaps the peo- Of the dual monarchy are not alive lle scheming of the Hapsburgs hey were, there might be an up. 6g in these countries even as great ot greater, than that which took - in Petrograd and other places
 D1t4 within the past fortnight
 p people have not yet fully a I
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20
Not Yet Spring. (Robert Bridges).

 Eark, the merry birds. hark how they sing! Although 'tis not yet spring And keen the air; Hale Winter, half resisning ere he go Doth to his heiress show
 His kingdom fair. In patient russet in his forest spread. All bring with bramble red,
 With beechen moss And holly sheen; the oak silver and stark Sunncth his aged bark
 And wrinkled moss. But meath the ruin of the withered brake Primroses now awake
 From nursing shades; The crumpled carpet of the dry leaves brown Avails not to keep down
 The hyacinth blades. The hazel hath put forth his tasseis ruffed; The willows fossy tuft
 Hath slipped him free; The rose amid her ransacked orange hips, rraggeth the tender lips,
 Of bowers to be. A black rock stirs the branches here and there, Foraging to repair
 His broken home; And hark. on the ash boughs! Never thrush did sing Louder in praise of spring,
 When spring Is come.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

What a start for mystery story! A boy applies to the police of little New Jersey town for shelter, and they find in his clothing sketch plan of the Brooklyn Navy yard with "ex- cellent drawing to scale of buildings and their positions in the yard" The boy had lost his way. Where was he headed for, CONAN DOYLE ?-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

The lady bank clerk. had completed her first week and a friend asked her how she liked the work. "Oh it's beautifuln said the girl. ."I'm at a branch where nearly all the people we know have accounts, and it's so nice to see how little money some of your friends have iE the bank. = Manchester Guardian.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20
A Difficult Job.
Chicago Herald.

Knicker-Has Outlate found a longfelt want?
 Bocker-Yes; he is trying to cross the small hot bird with the honning pigeon.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

Star spangled Banner" as the nation al anthem. 1t forbids United States regimental bands playing the anthem as part of medley.-Winsted Citi- zen.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

Let our object be our country. kur whole country, and nothing
 kut our country. DANIEL WEBSTER.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20
Snap Shots. (Dal,as Neys).


 (DalIas Neys). Maybe you also have noticed how few wrecks there are along the path If rectitude.
 As general thing, when . woman is the head of the house there is lot os superfiuous furniture in it.. If 1t is true that a swan egg weighs a pound, we wish that swans had less i neck and more industry.
 Of course 1t Is fine to be able to read Greek. son; but you would stand . better chance to get a job If you could read gas meter.
 When a woman has dimples around her shoulder blades probably she would find 1t out even if nobody told her.
 Tillie Ginger says that the reason she likes her present boarding-housss is because the landlady is more inter- ested in what the cook does than whae the boarders do.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

It begins to look as if those who criticized Cong. Gardner for present. ing the need of preparedness in en- phatic terms year or so ago, ought now to come forward and apologize Norwich Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

SOuEts III tA1c Aauus e3 Het ta0 supreme Court upheld the brotherhoods in their contention. that the very law which the brotherhoods feared would not be recognized is now declared to be constitutional. must be . further source of annoyance to the men too impetuous to wait for law and reason.
 The decision of the Supreme Court is one ofethe most sweeping ever given by that tribunal. In the days to come it must surely figure as the basis for other important rulings in the regula- tion of interstate commerce. The court holds that Congress is given un- qualified power to regulate interstate commerce. that it's power to establish the eight hour standard is so clearly sustained as not to be disputable The decision of the court is not Tn exact keeping with some of the as- sertions made by the Honorable Charles E. Hughes in the late la mented campaign: but the United States Supreme Court is not in the political business. Nor is the decision of this court exactly what those who condemned President Wilson for bringing about the Eight Hour Law hoped 1t would be. The President is proven to have been right all along, az time will prove him right in other things.
 The sovereignty of Congress in mat ters relating to interstate commerce is firmly established. It has the power to fix standard of hours in which certain work may be done. It has likewise the power to fix a stan dard of wages; but these powers are valid only in matters of interstate commerce. When private right IS not exercised for the benefit of the public, when either the railroads or the men who operate them fall to take into consideration the harm they might work on the people .of the United States, Congress has the power to step in and saX just what shall be done; in any given dispute. The Supreme Court holds this to be within the powers of Congress. No indi- vidual dispute or difference shall hereafter bring ruin to the vast tn- terests concerned. Speaking aside from the decision Chief Justice White hinted that even the right to, strike can be denied to the employees of*"a business charged with a public in- terest," If Congress but establishes that as law. Thus while the brother hoods are victorious over the roads they probably have issued their last threat against the safety of the nation.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

Recent developments on the Somme front put the kaiser three miles farther away from that long delayed dinner in Paris.-Springfield Union.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

The wire nets across the mouths oi American harbors seem entirely un- necessary since American vessels are making no effort to escape.-Neu London Day.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

Agents are to be sent here from Canada to secure farm laborers. it Is said They will come to very poor place to get them. if they do.-Sche- nectady Gazette.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Connecticut was scarcely to be dis covered on the map in 1898. She Is the big yellow spot on the map in this year of our Lord. 1917. She's doing things.--New Haven ournal-Courier.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

Maybe you also have noticed hov few wrecks there are along the patl af rectitude.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

One reason for the German retreat in the west is that most of linden burs's men seem to be secretly mobil- izing in Mexico and Cuba.-~New York Evening Post.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

Chicago has a school of robbers we are told. Reports don't specify whether it Is school for dentists plumbers or lawyefs.-Milwauk News.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

The war department has just issued an order officially designating The
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

If 1t is true that a swan egg weighs q pound. we wish that swans had lesB neck and more industry.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-20

Federal JuOSc WIuidM V. AfoON eS' Kansas City Mo.
 On Nov. 22. two days after the suit was filed. Judge Hook held the law ..unconstitutional. null and void" and gave a decree permanently enjoining U. S. Attorney Wilson from en- forcing it. Judge Hook dismissed the bill as to brotherhood officers named defendants and ordered the railroad to cooperate in exploiting the ap- neal of the department of justice to the supreme court. He also ordered the railroad to keep account of wage increases due under the law. to insure prompt payment following a decision upholding its validity.
 The federal appeal was field In the supreme court November 27 and the court assented to expedition or the hearing, three dys of arguments fol- lowing, January to 10. Pendin the decision, the department of justice and railroad attorneys formally sttpu- lated that the 500 odd injunction suits should not be pressed that the federal authorities would not attempt to en- force penalties for non-observance ana that the railroads would keep account of wage increases due from January |.
 The railroad brotherhoods were not parties to the stipulation nor .o tne suit, and had no attorneys partcipat- ing in the supreme court arguments. In appeal to the supreme court' tne
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-01
GERMANS DIVIDE
BELGIUM IN Two

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Aug. 1.
The Germans are steadily carrying
out their scheme of dividing Belgium
into two parts, comprising the Walloon
or French-speaking and the Flemish
provinces respectively. The past
month has seen the splitting up Of the
Ministry OF the Interior and the Min
istry Of Foreign Affairs, leaving only
two departments not yet affected,
those Of Finance and Of Justice.
The Walloon ministries are being
transferred to Namur, the German-ap-
pointed capital Of the French half OF
Belgium, the Flemish remaining at
BRUSSELS.
+ Where the Beigian officials have re-
fused to lend their cooperation and
obey the German instructions, and
this has occurred in the case Of a
number of leading administrators,
such dissenters have been replaced by
men more pliable in German hands,
often chosen from among those who
have lent themselves to forwarding
the separation idea or have otherwise
commended themselves to the occupy
ing power.
According to the "Taegliche Rund.
schau," each of the projected parts OF
Belgium is to have its own budget
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-01
One of Last Four
Exi[ed Members of
Commune is Dead

CHAUX DE FONDs, Switzerland.
Aug. Louis Pindy, the man who set
fire to the Hotel de Vile in Paris in
May 1871, and who was one Of the last
four members of the Paris Commune
exiled in Switzerland, has just died at
the age of II. The remaining three
are Proto, who was minister OF JUS
tice in the government Of the Com
mune, with Louclas and Gerardon, two
inconspicuous members Of the Com
mune.
Pindy was in command at the Hotel
1e Vile. He declared that, If obliged
10 quit the building, he would leave 1t
in flames, and kept his word.
Condemned to death for that act OF
incendiarism, he hid ten months in the
rue Saint Maur, manufacturing jewelry
lweanwhile. Denounced by his part.
her, he escaped to Switzerland by way
Of Mulhausen and settled at Chaux de
Fonds where he was employed for for
ty-four years by the same firm max
ing watches.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-01
ABSOLUTE LIES"
SAYS RIbOT TO
FOES CHARGES
French Premier Denies Con-
quest Scheme Alleged by
Michaelis.

PARIS, August Premier Ribot re-
piled in the chamber OF deputies yes
rerday to the declaration made Satur-
day by Dr. Michaelis, the German
chancellor, that there was a secret
treaty between France and Russia,
having in view plans Of conquest
Premier Ribot, after saying he was
convinced that Spain would apply the
decree interning the German subma-
rine which anchored in the harbor Of
Corunna, on Monday evening. said:
Il wish to reply to the singular
speech which DR.. Michaelis thought fit
to invite the Berlin journalists to hear.
The German chancellor publicly COM
manded the French government to de-
clare whether in speech June l, the
French government had not made
known to the chamber of deputies, the
terms of secret treaty made before
the Russian revolution, whereby the
emperor bound himself to support
French pretensions to German terri
tory on the left bank Of the Rhine.
Contains Absolute Lies.
'The chancellor's version contains
gross inaccuracies and absolute lies,
notably regarding the role he attrib-
utes to the president of the republic in
giving an order to sign treaty un-
known to Premier BRAND. The cham
bers know how things passed.
m. Doumergus (ex-premier and for
eign minister) after conversation
with the emperor, demanded and OBJ
tanned M. Brands authorization to
take note of the emperor's promise
to support our claims to Alsace-Lo-
raine and to leave US free to seek
guarantees against fresh aggression,
not by annexation of territories on the
left bank of the Rhine, but making an
autonomous state OF these territories
which would protect us and also Bel
GUM against invasion.
1--WE have never thought to do what
Bismark did in 1871. We are therefore
entitled to deny the allegation of the
chancellor who evidently knows Of
the letters exchanged February, 1917
at Petrograd and falsified since as his
most illustrious predecessor falsif1ed
CONTINUED On Page Eisht.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-01
SNOW
Mayor Robbins, Building Inspector
Hodgins and Reporter Toss
snowbalis In Richmond. Fact!
By LUKE SCHNEIDER

Mayor Robbins, Building Inspector
Hodgin and a Palladium reporter held
a snow-balling contest Tuesday morn
ing.
The mayor wished for an overcoat
and a fur cap. the building inspector
wanted a red hot stove and the re
porter. longed to see Old Soils smiling
face gazing downon him!
Street temperatures registered
around the "a mark but 1t was freez.
ing weather where we spent most OF
the morning. 1t felt more like Decem-
Der or January than August.
The mayor forgot his Official dig
nifty and conceived the idea it was a
good place to throw snow balls. thus
keeping warm. Gloves would have felt
good though.
It all happened at the Minck Brew
ing company, when the officials and
the reporter started on search for
the nearest thing resembling the
North pole, as a relief from the siz
zling sun rays.
Snow clings from the big pipes.
All three members of the party
wanted to be refrigerated" and they
certainly were, after spending twenty
minutes in the cold storage rooms OF
the brewery, with the temperature
lowering below the freezing mark OF
80 degrees.
Charles Kraatz, brew-master, knew
what he was going into and donned q
heavy overcoat, but the poor officials
and renorfer nearly froze And Kraat2
accustomed to it!
When the party bid fond adieu tc
the frigid department they scurried
over to the boiler room where the
huge furnaces are fred, where the
temperature registers about 125 de
grees.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-01
IA Wayne Doctors
May be Drafted

Fourteen physicians In Wayne coun.
ty will be conscripted for military
service, according to estimates made
Wednesday, 1t is believed that two
out of every nine physicians in the
county will be eligible for service.
Richmond physicians Wednesday re-
ceived appeals from the medical COM
mittee OF the state Council of Defense
urging them to apply for commissions
in the medical reserve corps. It is un-
known as yet whether any members of
the Wayne county medical society will
apply but members believe that they
will.
A committee OF six physicians is
working out plan, to be submitted to
the society at its meeting next Sep
tember, under which physicians who
respond to the call to the color will re-
ceive a percentage Of the receipts de-
rived from their practice by the phys
icians who remain at home. The per-
centage will amount to about one-third
Of the total receipts derived according
to DR.. Arthur J. Whelan, secretary Of
the county society.