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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
A PA1RloIIc SHANNON IN VERSE

a PATRIOTIC SERMON IN VERSE
Not because Of its literary excel
lency, but because Of virile strength
and the sledge-h hammer blows it
deals in the cause Of patriotism, a
poem by DIR. James L. Hughes, of
Toronto, ought to be read by every
American father and mother, and
by them handed on to their sons and
daughters with solemn admonition.
The poem by DR.. Hughes is a re-
ply to Edwin Markham's feeble
jingle popularity sung and commonly
known as 81 Didn't Raise My Boy to
be a Soldier"
The Markham piece begins:
80, mothers, will you longer give
your sons
To feed the awful hunger of the
guns
What is the worth Of all these bat
tie drums
If from the field the loved one never
comesi
What all these loud hosannas to the
brave
If all your share is forgotten
grave7"
DR.. Hughes is himself the father
of q son killed in battle on the Euro
pean war front. 1t is with him,
therefore, no matter of long-dis-
lance theorizing which takes account
of the possible grief or sacrifice OF
another, feeling none himself. DIR.
Hughes, because of his experience,
speaks from the fulness of a heart
that has felt and knows.
SO impressive is the contrast be-
tween the long familiar sentiment of
Markham and that of DR.. Hughes
that we are impelled to reproduce as
timely and convincing the latter's
reply in full. 1t follows:
God gave my son in trust to me,
Christ died for him, and he should be
A man for Christ. He is his own,
And Gods and man's-nOt mine
alone.
He was not mine to "give." He gave
Himself that he might help to save
All that Christian should revere.
All that enlightened men hold dear,
"To feed the Hunsw All torpid soul
Awake and see life as a whole. .
When freedom, honor, justice, right
Were threatened by the despot's
might,
With heart ahame and soul alight
He bravely went for God to fight
The laws of God and man defied;
Who slew the mother and her child,
Who maidens pure and sweet defiled,
lie did not go "to feed the guns"
He went to save from ruthless Huns
His home and country and to be
A guardian of democracy.
'TWhat if he does not Gomez" you
say.
All, well! My sky would be more
gray
But through the clouds the sun
would shine
And vital memories be mine.
Gods test of manhood is | know,
Not twill he Gomez" but "DID HE
COZ"
Ny son well knew that he might die.
And yet he went with purpose high,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09

The objection to employing wo-
men bill collectors is their we'll
known aversion to making a second
call before the first has been return
cd.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09

Austria insists that America is
"cutting no ice" in this war. OF
course not; we're not there yet.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
V|NOL MAKES
WEAK WOMEN
STRONG
Positive-Convincing Proof
Positive-Convincing Proof

We publish the formula of vinol
to prove convincingly that 1t has the
power to create strength.
II Cod Liver and Beef Peptones, Iron
and Manganese Peptonates, Iron and
Ammonium Citrate, Lime and Soda
ciyeerophosphates cascarin.
Any woman who buys a bottle of
Vinol for a weak, rundown, nervous
condition and finds after giving it
fair trial II did not help her, will
have her money returned.
You see, there is no guess work
about Vino1. Its formula proves
there Is nothing like it for all weak,
rundown, overworked, nervous men
and women and for feeble old people
and delicate children. Try it once
and be convinced.
w. s. Lloyd, Druggist, Mt. Sterling, KY.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09

Teddy has coined another phrase.
This time it is spawn broker patriot
ism"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09

As a preliminary to more san
culinary engagements, our boys will
first be engaged in numbering
French verbs and other parts of
speech.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09

Steel Equipment-Dining Cars.
(2S-1yr.)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09

Two Through Trains to Louisville.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09

Clerk Montgomery County Court.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-08

In poisoning coyotes Il should be borne In mind at the animals are of
moge than ordinary cunning Their ability to detect the whereabouts Of a
taken In preparing the bait 10 avoid human scent. for tn coyote regards
"a ~ his vorst enemy In handling ats DO OF touch hem With bare
hands. but use a pointed stck or wooden forceps.
To prepare poisoned bait place 3 grains OF srychnine In a capsule and In
serf ~ into phce Of suto n cows udder about IN sire Of an English walnut,
being careful 70 remove all strychnine from outside the capsule stychnine
Ia ven bitter and u ct put into capsules will be detected as soc a. taken
into the mouth. and the animals. becoming suspicious. viii not swallow the
bait. especially " very much poisoning has been done N The nefghborhood
Bats should be allowed 10 stand IN a wooden bucket about As hours before
using 10 max suref that n % human seem remains
Coyotes al best BE- attracted 10 these small bats by dragging a piece
Of meat behind : saddle horse over foothills and acros trails where the ami
malls rome from hs mountains 70 the valley for food and water. and then
dropping the bafF along the PATH thus made. As the animals cross III path
ahsy an fonow q and pick Up and swallow the poisoned bats. a their at
tennon Il on the scent 81 the meat drag
Never poison a carcass hut wait Until coyotes have eaten half Dr. more
than half IN nesh, then place poisoned bats around the carcass. from 20
20 30 feet away.
A coyotes are very fond Of fruit. dried 6n and prunes make good bait
Unless an attractive lure ia placed near the bats TO keep the animals busy
unil IN at9chnine takes effect, they MAJ get away and go a long distance
before dying - the capsule has to dissolve TO fred the poison.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-08
IDAHO FACTS.

Idaho territory created March 3,
1863.
Idaho admitted as a state July 3,
1890.
Total area, s4,313 square miles, or
3 1850 800 acres.
Possesses 3,5s9.12 q more acres than
the combined area OF New York and
Pennsylvania.
Area is classified as follows: Agri-
cultural lands, n .000, 900 acres; min
eral lands. 5000, 900 acres; timbered
lands. 10000. 900 acres; grazing lands,
1850. 800 acres.
Population, 1915 (estimated) 1885,
900; In 1910, 25,594.
Elevation 100 to 1900 feet above sea
level.
Mean temperature Is So degrees;
milder by 8 degrees than Ohio and IL
degrees milder than Maine and New
Hampshire.
Has no floods or severe storms.
According to United States census
bureau, Idaho is the h%ealthiest state
In the union.
Mortality rating shows: Idaho, 0.33.
Possesses many artesan and natural
hot springs that are fine al health re-
sorts.
The assessed valuation Of Idaho in
1915 was s416, 53S. s46.28. The assess
cd valuation In 1890 was only 500. 000,-
900.
Idaho has issued more good roads
bonds than any other state In the west.
There are approximately 1896, 900
acres of unsuryeyed land. mostly for
est land, In Idaho; 1,25O,000 acres
were surveyed In 1915.
Idaho sells her state grant lands on
40 years time. and loans the sale pro-
ceeds on farms at a fair rate of in
terest. The land sells at a minimum
OF $40 an acre.
Idaho has 2,l02.643 acres OF state
lands leased In 1915, which paid a
total rental OF s317. S42.OS. Lands are
leased for grazing and for farming
purposes.
The assessed valuation OF electrical
transmission lines In Idaho was s1O,-
SS5. 4S2 In 1916.
Idaho became dry" by statute, jan
uary LIST, 1916.
Idaho shipped 10000. 900 pounds of
wool In 1915; the total receipts from
mutton and wool were close to $780,
600.
Idaho sugar factories produced 10O,-
100000 pounds OF sugar in 1915.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-08
QUICK EXECUTION or NAVAL
PLANS ARR URGED
Secretary Daniels Starts Machinery
for Hurried Construction Of Ships.

WASHINGTON. March s-Machln-
cry looking 70 the prompt execution OF
hia program for speeding up naval
construction VAS set In motion today
b. Secretary Danieis. lie conferred
with Representatives OF the major ship
building companies and later with Sec
Rotary Wilson 81 the labor department
and samuel Compcrs OF the American
Federation OF Labor.
President Wilson called al the navy
department today and talked with Mr..
Daniels for some time. The president
vas told that even with an emergency
fund OF more than 800. 000. 900 nov
available, backed BY authority 10 re-
qnire preference for navy orders and II
necessary 10 take over ~shipyarda or
other plants. Il would be a difficult
task 10 get ships ruFhed 10 completion.
The shlDbulidern viii present detail
ed statements tomorrow OF what they
might b. able TO do with additional
funds In the way OF speeding up. They
also viii show Just what additional
work each plant mag be able 10 IN
dertaka
'"' "f"'t r'ft"oH pFopiem ~ mat OF
securing skilled labor. although y
pension OF the eiKht-hour Law on gov
eminent contracts IL expected 20
help 10 this regard. Mr.. Daniels ask
ed the advice Of Secretary Wilson and
MI oompers as 10 wnat stepa to take
10 Increase the supply OF labor In the
ship trades.
A conference Of steel makers and
other concerns which supply material
Tor the navy will be called shortly. to
be followed by similar meetings with
companies which are not engaged ON
government work.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-08

The president. under the law, has
power 10 require such companies 10
place their full facilities at the dis
poaal OF the government by issuing
a proclamation declaring an emer-
gcncy 10 exist
Secretary Daniels said the shipbuild-
ers with whom ne conferred today
showed every desire 10 cooperate with
the government. He pointed out. how
ever. that where he wished { o talk
about building d%estroyers In a year,
the ship builders talked OF two years.
The greatest stress viii be laid. II Ia
understood, on quick construction o.
smaller craft such as submarine chas-
ers submarines and d%estroyers. Az
the same time the eight new capital
ships, Ave battle cruisers and three
monster dreadnoughts, must be laid
down In addition TO new scout cruis-
ers.
To obtain submarine chasers, the
department plans 10 call upon small
boat builders along both coasts, the
hulls 10 be OF wood In order 10 relieve
the steel works OF this strain.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-08

strikes Ia as necessary for the pro.
lection OF the public IL a score bal.
lot at the polls. First consideration
IN railway disputes should be given
not 10 trainmen or railroads. but "a
the great mass OF the public In whose
interest President Wilson promised an
anti-strike law when he put the
Adamson law On the statute books.
The cowardly refusal OF congress 10
pass a bill to prevent strikes or lock-
outs on railroads. pending a govern
mental investigation OF the cause OF
the dispute. Is a refusal to give the
public the protection they have a right
70 demand. Let the public remember
the towards al the ext congressional
eiection-Leslie's Weekly.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-08

How helpless and unprotected the
public II from a sudden railway strike
was disclosed In the recent vote OF a
comparatively small body OF switch
men 10 tie up the freight traffic OF
eighteen railroads AZ Chicago II con
c%easions we're not made In forty-eight
hours. There was no dispute concern
ing wages or hours. The summary
threat to tie IA freight traffic was
based on ave purely technical points.
Does any one think that II the ballot
had been secret. the fair-minded
switchmen OF the biggest railroad
terminal city IN the world would have
voted. on a bubble over tec~hnicalities,
10 cut Off the milk supply OF babies
and invalids, the food OF all the peo-
pie, and supplies TO keep the factor
les busy and the pay envelopes filled?
A strictly secret ballot in cases OF all
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-12
PRIVATE PERSONS
CANNOT ENJOIN
LABOR UNIONS
Under Sherman Law Such Injunctions
Can Be Secured Only By
Government.

Washington June l2.--lnjunctions
against labor unions under the Sherman
anti trust law, the supreme court de-
cided yesterday in dismissing proceedings
against New York carpenters unions,
can be secured only by the government
and not by private persons, Justices Nc
kenna, Candevanter and Brandeis dis
sented
Injunction proceedings brought by
open shops" woodwork manufacturers
to restrain New York carpenters unions
and others from refusing to work on
their products were dismissed by the
court.
A nationwide conspiracy in restraint
of trade through union rule against
carpenters working on "open-shop" or
"unfair" mill work and trim was charged
in the non-union manufacturers suit
The unions contended that the embargo
was confined to New York, and that the
plaintiffs had not been specially injured
by it nor were they the subjects OF spe-
cial discrimination That, the unions
declared, differed from the boycott held
illegal in the Danbury Hatters' case.
Although passed after their suit was
begun in 1914, the manufacturers con
tended that the Clayton act authorized
issuance OF injunctions to them Its
prohibition of anti-union injunctions
they asserted operates only in suits be-
tween employees and employers and not
between employers and employees, and
not between individuals and unions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-12

suit unless orders for packages are placed
promptly and shipments begun within
the next few weeks.
The department OF agriculture is in
receipt of advice from widely separated
parts OF the United States that there
may be package shortage this season
unless growers and shippers are able 70
anticipate their needs IL will be dim
cult Tor manufacturers to meet the emer'
gency should abnormal demand for addi-
tional packages for perishable crops arise
IN the midst of the harvest season, AT
that time, it is pointed out, traffic on
railroads will be heaviest and shipments
may be much delayed when most need
ed. The responsibility of manufacturers
to put forth every reasonable effort to
help meet the situation should not be
overlooked.
Few persons, specialists of the depart
ment say, realize the enormous quaint
ties of barrels, baskets, crates and sim
liar containers that are used each year.
Containers for fruit and vegetables are
very bulky. 1t is quite apparents 1t would
be nearly impossible for factories to ac'
emulate in advance and store supply
sufficient for the total needs of the fruit
and vegetable crop of the country The
only safe plan is for each grower and
shipper to order his supplies now. The
department points out that such prompt
action will tend to speed up the manu-.
facture and delivery OF packages and
may save many thousands OF dollars
worth of crops.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-12
THE PEACE PRoPAGANDIST.
BY Ellis Parker Butler of the Vigil
lantes.

The Peace Propagandist, when inter
viewed, said:
Eyes, / am against war. | am against
all war. ! recognize no difference be
tween war for greed, war for lust, and
war for right and justice | am for
peace-for any peace.
Eyes, ! am for peace. am for any
peace. ! recognize no difference between
peace with honor, peace with shame, or
the disgraceful peace of towards recreant
to their duty. | am for any peace.
eyes, | am for non-resistance. | am
for any form of non-resistance, no mat
ter what it is, so long as it is supine and
cowardly. | believe that when / am in
suited and injured should lie fat on my
back and close my eyes No, il would
make no difference If a German nsulted
and injured me willfully and wickedly.
If he spat in my face, | should lie fiat
on the ground and close my eyes. No,
should not complain if he tramped on my
face with an iron-spiked heel. am a
Pacifst.
"No, / do not believe in the United
States of America. / believe in a veg
etable diet and Tolstoy. | cannot waste
my time believing in my native land, her
honor or her rights. / believe in boiled
turnips. 1t is nothing TO me if the
kaiser spits on my flag. The flag is not
an edible vegetable. The rights of Amer
lean citizens are not edible vegetables.
mo, shall not fight. Yes, shall mail
thousands of circulars advising Ameri-
cans to be towards and poltroons. All
want IS peace-peace at any price. ]
want America to hold up her hands and
let who viii send a crashing fist into her
face. want to see America supine and
helpless. robbed, outraged and disgraced.
Then shall crawl into a cave and eat
an edible vegetable.
Il hope you too are Pscifist"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-12
MoTHERING THE JAcKIES.
What the Women of New England Are
Doing.

The work OF mothering the jackies of
the United States navy, which is being
undertaken in this section by the wom-
ans auxiliary of the Massachusetts,
branch of the Navy league has taken on
an added impetus as the result of the
response of hundreds of the women OF
New England. The work, however, is but
in its initial stage and officials of the
organization desire to stir many more
hundred to an appreciation of what such
work means.
With record enlistments reported in all
sections of the country, the navy has
grown tremendously within the past few
weeks, and it has become essential that
individuals work together with the war
department in supplying the jackies with
knitted sweaters, socks, caps, underwear,
etc, that are so needed to insure the
comfort of the men of the navy during
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-12
Congressman Declares That
Rich Must Do Their
Bit"
REVOLT THREATENS
IN THE HOUSE
Representatives to Fight the
Senate Finance
Plan

Washington, June l2,--"The rich must
do big bit in this war" This is the
mandate yesterday of Representative
Kitchin, who is preparing to stage a
parliamentary riot in the House.
Kitchin has been angered by the Senate
tactics in exempting the wealthy. He
feels that the poor are getting the worst
of it in the Senate finance committee and
that the upper house apparently is try
ing to absorb some of the lower houses
prerogatives as to originating finance leg
islation.
If Senate provisions relieving the rich
still stand, or if the Senate substitutes
measure of its own for the House bill,
kitchin will oppose even entering a con.
ference with senators.
If this fails, Kitchin will kick over the
traces in conference and take his fight
back to the House floor, where his follow
crs will doubtless give short shrift to the
poor mans taxes.
Some liberal senator's, too, share Kitch
ms idea that the rich man should stand
the brunt of the money burden, especially
AS the poor man will do the bulk OF the
fighting.
Here are the specific things to which
the anti.wealth crowd objects and which
the country is beginning to growl about
Deduction OF leyies on wealth and in
come and increase of the amounts to be
obtained by the sale of bonds thus max
ing the poor man do the fighting and
bear a tax load i'm later years.
Tender treatment Of great corporations
who practically dodge added taxes. while
such corporations as are taxed can pass
it on to the ultimate consumer-the poor
man.
Taxation of the poor mans necessities
such as coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar and pro-
prietary medicines, while the rich mans
jewelry and the like are untouched.
Escape of munition makers from taxa
ton, while athletic goods, with which the
poor man may raise his physical fitness,
are taxed
The United States Chamber of Com
merce announced yesterday that its mem
bership favors raising one-third OF the
total of 81 0O,000,000 revenue from in
creased income taxes and excess profit
taxes along with at least S500,000,000 on
luxuries, many of which have escaped in
the Senate deal
The fight will start in the Senate itself
probably Thursday, when the revenue
bill is expected from committee. West |
ern senators will battle TO restore the
House surtax on swollen incomes and will
try to scotch the proposed consumption
levies. 1t will probably take two or
three weeks to pass the bill in the upper |
house.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-12
A BARRE MANS
EXPERIENCE

Can you doubt the evidence of
this Barre citizen?
You can verify Barre endorse
ment.
Read this:
f. L. Densmore, contractor,
Brook and Pleasant streets,
Barre, says:
Several years ago, | was in
bad condition with a bad case of
backache. / had severe kidney
collie and constant pains over my
kidneys. / used Doan's Kidney
Pills and found them an excel
lent remedy. | am glad to give
them my recommendation"
Price, SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mr.. Densmore had.
Foster-Milburn Co, Props, Buff
falo, n. Y.-Ass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-12

the cold winter months. Because of the
immense amount of work to be done
officials of the woman's auxiliary of the
Massachusetts, branch of the Navy league
declare that such work and the raising
of funds for such work, should start on
the biggest possible scale at the earliest
possible moment.
Hand-knitted garments are what are
most desired by the men of the navy,
both because of their greater warmth and
greater seryieeableness, and every woman
in this section is asked 10 get in imme
date touch with Mrs. Gardiner Hall,
chairman of the committee, at the organ
ization's headquarters, 373 Boylston
street. Funds are needed also to carry
on the task and contributions should be
sent to Thomas Motley, treasurer, at 80
Congress street.
The knitting wool, owing to the pres
ent great demand. is difficult to obtain,
but Mrs. Hall announces that the com
mittee endeavors to keep enough on hand
at the Boylston street headquarters, to
supply the knitters. This can be pur-
chased at the market price.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-12
RECRUITING STILL SLOW.
Probably Impossible to Get the 10000
Volunteers Needed for Regulars.

Washington, June l2.-Disappointed
by the regular army recruiting total for
the last week, war department officials
said yesterday that it probably would
be impossible to secure the 10000 odd
men needed to raise the army to war
strength before July /. The officials said
that in view of the conditions they would
be satisfied if they secured 10000 men
for infantry and 5000 men for field ar
tillery. This number would complete the
organization of the 81 new regiments.
If the present ratio OF recruiting is in
creased only little, this number OF men
would be enlisted In such times as these,
it would seem as though it would not be
difficult TO get the men, for $4,000 men
could be enlisted if each state raised
only SO men day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-12
INSURANCE COM
PANIES' RESERVES
ARE TAXABLE
Supreme Court Decision in Test Case
Prevents Heavy Annual Loss of
Federal Revenue.

Washington, D. G., June IL Very
large annual loss in federal income tax
revenue from insurance companies and
by treasury refunds of several million
dollars already collected are prevented
by supreme court decision yesterday in
favor of the government in test suit of
the Insurance Company of North Amer
lea. The company's reserves for unpaid
losses and claims" the court decided, are
subject to and not exempt from taxation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-12
COST OF LIVING
STILL ADVANCING
Prices Paid Producers of Principal Crops
fo7 Per Cent Above Nine
Years Ago. .

Washington, June 1.-THE level of
prices paid producers OF principal crops
on June / was 90.s per cent higher than
a year ago and l07 per cent above the
past nine years average on that date,
the department of agriculture reported
yesterday.
Producers of meat animals on May Is
received asa per cent more than a year
ago and II per cent more than the aver
age price on that date in the last seven
years.
"The composite condition of all crops
on June l was SIS per cent below their
ten.year average on that date" the re-
port states.