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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an examin.
alton for Bourbon County. Kentucky,
to be held at Paris, on May 26, 1917,
to fill the position of rura, carrier, at
Paris, and vacancies that may later
occur on rural routes from other post
offices in the above mentioned county.
The examination will open only to
male citizens who are actually domi-
ciled in the territory of rost Office in
the county and who meet the other
requirements set forth IN Form No.
1877. This form and application
blanks may be obtained from the
Offices mentioned above or from the
United States Civil Service Service
Commission at Washington, D. c. APP
plications should be forwarded to the
Commission at Washington at the ear.
lest practicable date.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
PUBLISHERS MEETING.

The regular quarterly meeting of the
Blue Grass Publishers and Printers
Association, OF which Mr. James NJ
Allen, Of the Cynthiana Democrat, is
president, and Mr.. ID. NJ Hutton, OF
Lexington, secretary, was held at the
Phoenix Hotel in Lexington last week
The Executive Committee of the
Kentucky Press Association met at thu
same time to make arrangements fol-
the summer meeting of that organiza
ton. At both meetings matters OF
great interest to the newspaper frater
nifty were taken up and considered.
The publishers were guests of the
Chamber of Commerce at the Rotarian
luncheon in the ball room of the
Phoenix, and enjoyed the program pro
vided by that lively organization.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Council of the City of Paris
Ky:
Section THAT all persons. firms
and corporations owning property with
in the City of Paris are hereby raGui-
ed to number their houses cr oia res
of business on or before the 1st d3v
Of July, 1917, in accordance with the
following plans.
l. The numbers shall be on plates
not less than 8 inches high of SUD-
startial material of tin or galvanized
iron or aluminium, of such pattern as
shall be approved by the Council All
numbers so required to be placed on
said houses shall be placed in such d
position as that they may be easily
seen from the street. The number
which is TO be placed on each house b.
said property owners may be obtained
from the City Clerk. or other person
designated by the City Council and
no number except those given by the
City Clerk, or such other person, shall
he placed on any house in the City of
Paris.
cCCIlOH Z. ANY pSISOH, III III VI CUT
roration failing to place upon their
said property the numbers required by
this ordinance and of the kind and
material called for and in the manner
required, on or before the 1st day of
July. 1917, shall be fined not less than
s100 nor more than $500 for each day
said house CT houses remains I'M
numbered and 10 number shall be con-
sidered as complying with this ordi
nance unless it is of the kind, charac
ter and material as above required and
the number furnished for said house
or houses by the said Clerk, or other
person as may be designated by the
Council.
j. T. HINTON, Mayor.
Attest:
J. w. HAYDEN, Clerk.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27

vehicle, horse drawn, used
for business purposes or de-
livery. per year 800
For operating each auto truck
of over " tons capacity for
business purposes or deliv-
cry, per year .......... 1000
For operating each auto truck
not. exceeding IL tons Ca
pacity for business purposes
or delivery, per year ....... 500
Each sewing machine store
or agent, per year .......... 1000
Each bakery, per year ........ 1000
Each plumber, gas or electric
filter. per year ........... 1000
Each undertaken and embalm-
er or firm in the undertake
ing and embalming business,
per, year ....... 49,. 1O.OO
For operating a soda fountain
and the business of selling
soda water, ice cream and
other soft drinks containing
no alcohol, per year ...... $500
For the sale of any soft drink,
containing any alcohol, MT ex-
ceeding the percentage allow
ed by State law, per annum. 100000
For operating the business of
selling ice cream at whole
sale, per year ...... ..... $500
For peddling ice cream at re-
tail from wagon, for each
wagon ...... lO.OO
Each place of business for con
Quoting the business of selling drinks
Of any kind shall be kept open ia
full view from the street on which
such place is situated
1t shall be unlawful for any billiard
or pool room, or any place of business
for conducting the sale Of drinks OF
any kind to be operated or kept open
between the hours of eleven o'clock
p. m. and five o'clock a. m, and il
any person shall so operate or keep
open such place of business between
the hours of eleven O'Clock p. m. and
five O'Clock a. m. such person shall
be fined, for each offense, not less
than one nor more than fifty dollars
And if any person shall operate OF
tcarry on any business, occupation OF
calling, or do any act for which a
license is required by. the foregoing
sections, without first obtaining j
liCeHSe DIS TequlTeu, edcn person SnalI
be fined not less than one dollar nor
more than fifty dollars for each
offerse. Each sale which may be
made without such license shall con.
stitute separate offense.
j. T. HINTON,
Mayor.
Attest:
j. W. HAYDEN,
Clerk
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
RECEIVERS TIMEPIEcE.

A watch which Mr.. Kenney Kiser lost
nearly four years ago while blowing in
a field ON the farm of his father, Mr.
Walker Kiser. near Kiserton, was re.
covered by him a few days ago in d
most unexpected way.
Mr.. Kiser was blowing in the same
Geld, and when about the middle Of a
long furrow, the 'plowshare threw out
an object that soarkled in the sun.
Mr.. Kiser secured il and after cleaning
a. OF, was pleased 10 discover he had
found his long lost watch in identically
the same spot where he had dropped
81 nearly four years before.
The timepiece was in perfect condi-
&ton. with the exception of the second
band. which had become badly rusted.
The watch, when wound up, started
running as well as ever. and at last
accounts was still gong, with excel
lent prospects for future usefulness.
Moral-Nothing is ever really lost
Forever.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
PYTHIAN HOME COMING.

The Paris lodges X. of P have been
notified that the Louisville lodges X
of P. have decided to hold their fourth
annual "Pythian Home Coming" at
Lexington, on June II. Special eXcur-
sions will be run over the Louisville 4;
Nashville for this gathering of the
Knights and their friends. The trim
will not only consist of a visit TO the
Pythian Home, but will be i'm the ma
ture of a picnic as well. Many who
will make the trip will take well-filled
baskets and enjoy a real day of out
door enjoyment with the eighty-six
children on the 101-acre farm at the
Pythian Home.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
ADDRESS TO NURSES
AND PHYSICIANS

An address that will be of practical
value to those most concerned will be
delivered at the Massie Memorial Hos
Ipital in this city at eight o'clock this
friday evening by DR.. Barclay, one
of the best-known physicians in Lex
ington and Central Kentucky.
DR.. Barclays subject will be "The
Value of the Professional Nurse to 8
Community" and will no doubt be
heard with great interest by his au
ditors. An invitation has been extend
ed to all the physicians of the city and
the county, and to all others who may
feel an interest in the subject, to at.
tend and hear DR.. Barclay.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
Fire, wind and lightning
insurance.
Thorn as, Woodford & Bryan
FORMER PARIS BOY
WINNER IN DEBATE.

Cadet Rogers, of Kentucky, was the
successful contender in the debate re-
Gently held in the auditorium of the
Curry Literary Society, at Greenwood,
5. C., over Representatives from the
Pierian Society of Spartansburg, in
the same State.
The query under discussion was,
Resolved, That the United States
should require every able-bodied male
citizen between the ages of nineteen
and twent-one to serve six years. three
months in each year, i'm military train.
ing. under the direct supervision of
the War Department" The Curry
representatives took the affirmative.
while the negative was upheld by the
Pierians
Mr.. Rogers is a former resident of
this city, being a son Z Mrs. Eliza
beth c. Rogers, formerly Of Paris, and
now residing in Lexing On He is
nephew of County Judge Charles A.
Mcmillan, Mrs. 10 Warden and DIR. Ray
mond Mcmillan, of Paris, and a grand
son of Mrs. ]. T. McMillan, of Lex
ington. His father the late Samuel
Rogers. was a. prominent member of
the Bourbon county bar
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
THE LEXINGTON RACES.

The annual spring meeting of the
Kentucky Association, one IF the great
est turf events in the State, begins al
the Association track in Lexington to
morrow Saturday and continues
eleven days, furnishing some of the
greatest sport in the racing world 70.
those who attend.
There will be seven races daily
Among the stake features are the Ben
Ali Handicap, Tuesday, May 1; the
Ashland Oaks, Thursday, May 3; the
Camden Handicap, Saturday, May 5;
Hinta Stakes. Monday. May z; the Idle
Hour Stakes, Wednesday, May 8; the
Derby Trial, Tuesday, May s. Every
race will be a contest between the
feetest runners on the American turf
The best horses in Kentucky will be
In the list
The Lexington meeting has always
been well patronized from this vicin
ity. and it goes without saying that
there will be a large attendance al
this meeting. which will present unusu
ally good cards daily for their amuse
ment, and perhaps, financial benefit.
The admission prices will be: Men
$l5O; ladies, $100. Children undef
sixteen will not be admitted.
The pleasures of the day will be en-
HANGED by splendid program of mu
steal numbers rendered by an orches-
ira OF great merit, a decided innova-
ton
Public conveyarces will use the
Sixth street entrance only, and private
conveyances will use the Fifth and
Race street entrances only.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
3D. FIRE
Insure witt,
W.O. HINTON & SON,Agts
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

A fire of unknown origin which
swept over a portion of Dayton, KY.
last week, caused a damage of $4,000
to the buildings occupied by George
]. Rost & Sens, and the Fisher Trans.
fer Co., near the c. & o. depot and
Walnut street
An iron wall in the Fischer stables
was all that held the fire back and pre-.
vented what would have been a most
disastrous coniagration in the bust.
ness district. A high wind was carry
ing the flames toward the Residences,
from which the occupants led in ter
ror and alarm. The less to the firms
was George ]. Rost & Son. $4,000; the
Fischer Transfer Co., $1,000. Partly
insured.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
Resolutions
CITY HALL, PARIS, KY,
April 26, 1917.

WHEREAS, The Board of Education
of the City of Paris have submitted
through the City Clerk to the Board
Of Council of the CITY of Paris writ
ten report setting forth the needs OF
said school, and
Whereas, 1t appears therefrom that
there is imperatively demanded and
that the necessities OF said schools re.
quire that an addition to the school
building for white children be con
structed and equipped and in ad
dition to the school building for col
ored children be constructed and
equipped, and it further appearing
from said report that the sum of SAC,
100000 will be required for said pur.
poses, and it appearing that said sum
cannot be raised by levy of a tax
! allowed by law in any one year and
that the said sum necessary to be ex
pended for said purposes exceeds the
! income and revenue of the City OF
Paris for school purposes in any one
year, and
| Whereas, 1t further appears that the
only practicable method of raising said
and levy from time to time to pay
the bonds and interest thereon, and
! Whereas, Said Board OF Education
in said report recommended and re
quested that the proposition of issuing
the bonds in the amount aforesaid be
submitted to a vote of the qualifie
voters of the City Of Paris, Ken
lucky,
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
Board of Council of the City of Paris
Kentucky, that an election be and the
same is hereby called and ordered to
be held on the I'd day Of June, 1917
and that at said election there be sub
J mitted to the qualified electors of the
City of Paris, Kentucky, the following
proposition:
! Are you in favor Of issuing bonds
! in the sum of s46,00000 to be paid
! by levies from time to. time to meet
the bonds and interest thereon, for the
purpose OF constructing and equipping
an addition to the City School for
white children and an addition TO the
City School for colored children?"
There is likewise calie1 ard order
ed to be held a special registration Oh
lllC --lSl Ody VI -hGs, IJ1t, AOI lI4S-
purpose of registering all qualified
electors who are not already properly
registered. For the purpose of holding
said election and registration, it is
ordered that the Sheriff of Bourbon
County, on the dates aforesaid cause
the polls to be opened in each of the
six voting precincts in the City of
Paris on the dates aforesaid and as
the law directs.
1t is further ordered that said bonds.
if authorized to be ISSUED, shall ma
ture at intervals to be hereafter de-
termined, but none of said bonds are
to mature at later date than 20 years
after the date of issue. and that there
shall be raised annually by taxation
for said purpose the sum of $4,000, or
such part thereof as may be necessary
for an interest and sinking fund for
the purpose Of paying the interest on
said bonds and redeeming said bonds
at their maturity. Said bonds shall
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27

be issued providing for the payment
of interest thereon at the rate of NOT
more than 5 per cent per annum.
At the election herein ordered the
qualified voters of the City of Paris.
Kentucky, shall have the right to vote,
and tax proposed to be levied for the
purposes aforesaid shall be levied upon
all property in the City Of Paris. sub.
jet TO levy for school purposes in the
City Of Paris.
The City Clerk shall give notice of the
election and registration above pro
vided for by publishing a notice there
Of in a newspaper having a general
circulation in the City of Paris, Ken
lucky, for at least two weeks prior to
the. date of said election and registra.
ton. Said notice shall specify the
amount Of Indebtedness proposed to be
incurred, the purpose of the same and
the amount necessary to be raised all
nually by taxation for an interest and
sinking fund as above set out.
The City Clerk will furnish to the
Sheriff of Bourbon County a certified
copy Of this resolution and will ike
wise furnish a copy Of same TO the
County Clerk Of Bourbon County with
in ten Q0) days after the passage o.;
the resolution. and the said Sheriff and
said County Clerk are directed ID de-
and perform each and everything re-
quired under the laws of the Common
wealth of Kentucky in conducting said
election and registration and in the
preservation of the returns and the
canvassing and certification Of the
vote.
1t is further ordered and directed
that the Board of Election Commits
sioners of Bourbon County shall can
vass the returns of said election and
certify the results. and they are di-
rected to deliver a copy OF the certi-
fication each to the Board of Council
CT the City of Paris and to the Board
of Education of the City of Paris The
election herein ordered shall be con.
Quoted without secret ballot and the
method of voting shall be viva vCce.
Approved:
j. T. HINTON,
Mayor of the City OF Paris, Ky.
A Copy Attest:
j. w. HAYDEN,
City Clerk, Paris, Ky.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
GET RID OF DIRT!

The Health and Welfare League and
the Civic League begs to remind you
that to-day is one of the days set apart
as Cleanup" day in the campaign
being waged for cleaner and more
sanitary Paris. Get busy, if You did
get a chance yesterday, and get all
that old rubbish away from your prem
ises. Paint UP and clean Up, and make
things brighter for the coming of sure
enough spring and summer.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
D. A. r. MEETING.

The meeting of the Jamima Johnson
Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, which will be held at the
residence of Misses Winnie and Lutte
Williams, on Pleasant street, to-mor-
row afternoon at two o'clock, will be
devoted mainly to Sewing Bee" "
when the members will fashion arti-
Giles needed for the ID. A. R. room in
the Massie Memorial Hospital, in this
city The business program will be %
served. after which the sewing party
will be held. Ii is asked that all the
members be present on this occasion.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
HEMP DELIVERED.

II is estimated that about three
foUrths Of the hemp crop Of Clark
county, which had been sold to E. F.
Spears & Sons. of this city, mad been
delivered to their two receiving houses
in Winchester. A few weeks of good
weather will see the entire crop in the
houses. The hemp is being shipped as
rapidly as the cars can be secured, to
the Eastern milling points. A large
proportion of the crops in this county
has also been delivered to the dealers
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
RECRUITING OF COlORED
APPLICANTS DISCONTINUED

Postmaster ]. Walter Payne yester-
day received the following notice from
Capt. F. w. Hershler, U. S. Army
Recruiting officer at Lexington.
"The acceptance of colored appl'.
cants has been ordered discontinued
for the present by the War Depart
ment. Accept no more colored- appli-
cants until further notice from this
Office"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
REVENUE ASSIGNMENTS.

Collector. Ben Marshall, of the Sc.
venth Internal Revenue District, in his
list of assignments of storekeepers
and guagers for. May, makes the fol
lowing for Bourbon county:
No. 77-Julius Kesslers &c Co.. Paris:
Clarence Hough, storekeeper-gauger
in charge; w. T. Sellers, additional.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
KEEP OUT THE BUGS AND FLIES

Big line of screen doors and screen
windows. Made to fit any size door C..
window. Screen wire by the yard.
Our prices are always a little lower,
the quality a shade better than the
rest.
(20-4t) LAWN & CONNELL.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
An Ordinance

CITY HALL, Paris, KY, April 26, 1917
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ALL
PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN
THE CITY OF PARIS TO NUMBER
THEIR HOUSES AND PRESCRIB
ING PLANS AND IMPOSING PEN.
Atty FOR FAILING TO so DO.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27

Don't imagine that your path is al
way going to be smooth; many mil
lionaire's limousine has 30 be pulled
out of the ruts.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27

A laborer makes bargain for the
price of his pork, but lawyer sizes
Iup your pile and charges accordingly.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27
An Ordinance

Imposing a License Tax for the
Exercise of Certain Privileges
and Carrying On Certain Oc-
equations and Business within
the Limits of the City of
Paris, kentucky, Beginning
on the LIST day of May, 1917,
and Ending on the Goth day
of April, 1913, and Imposing a
Penalty for Violation Hereof.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-27

April &c, 1917.
Be it ordained by the Mayor AMI
Board of Council, of the City of Paris,
KY:
That licenses be and are hereby i'm
posed and required in the City of
Paris, KY, as follows, beginning Mag
l, 1917:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-25
Hearst Attacks
On u. S. Are Read
With Test in Sweden

"Tke New York World' this nom.
ing prints the follolcing:
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 24.-The attacks
of the Hearst press on the United
States government for the Argentine
and Mexican revelations continue to De
used consistently and effectively IN
anti-American propaganda, both In
Germany and Sweden.
The Heart propaganda matter
reaches Stockholm by way Of Geneys,
Switzerland, and Berlin, and is sb'
sorbed eagerly by almost the whole
Swedish press as the real voice Of
America.
The Swedish press, almost without
exception, has been playing up the
English and American press commen.
anent recent revelations a. a chauvin-
istic bounding Of Sweden By the yello"
press of England and America.
Hearst is welcomed with open arms
as alone telling the truth. The Hearst
attacks upon the United States gov
eminent have contributed largely TO
bringing about the present situation
here of almost complete indifference
and oblivion to the Argentine and Mex.
lean revelations, which are considered
a closed incident entaIlirg no further
consequences.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-25

ENID, Okla, Sept. 2i.-That gen.
eral uprising in all states Of the Union
was planned at the same time the anti
draft riots occurred in Southern Okla
homa was the burden Of the testimony
given in the anti-draft hearing IN the
Federal Court here to-day.
Witnesses testified that RUDE Nun
son. state organize. and Home Spence,
state secretary OF the Working Glass
Union, which, they said, was directly
affiliated with the Farmers and Labor
ers' Protective Organization in Texas,
had told them the organization was
$4,000 strong in Oklahoma and 5O,OOO
strong in Texas.
Forty-cight organizations. according
TO the testimony, were TO join. under
the head of the |. W. W. in a nation
wide revolution, in which were included
plans to seize small towns, attack cities,
loot banks. burn bridges and cut tele-
graph wires. Spence told the members
of the union that two carloads OF rifles
would be ready for their use, 1t was
testified.
Stores were 10 be burned, after be-
ing looted for provisions, according TO
the plan said to have been outlined.
and railroads were to be seized for
the rebellious organizations,
which. members were told, would great
" outnumber the troops left TO protect
President Wilson and Governor Will
Jams Of Oklahoma and defend the Next
can border.
The uprising against the government
wag set for July u, witnesses de-
clared. The ant-draft rioters in Sem
mole, Hughes and Pontotoc counties
began their raids August ..
Coincident with the inception Of the
riots, Spence was arrested at Holden
Vile. and his activities are now being
BY a Federal Grand Jury
at McAlester
The arrest of Spence and nearly five
hundred OF his follower. efectually
ended the disturbance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-25
La Follette's Speech
Disavowed by League

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Sept. "a
Now comes the Non-Partisan League
with an attempt 10 escape RESPONSE
bility for the utterances Of Senator
La Toilette at the meeting in st. Paul
last week.
The storm OF criticism of the
leagues leaders which has swept the
Northwest has aroused The Courier
News" of Fargo, the Non-Partisan
Leagues daily paper. In an editorial
the newspapers OF Minneapolis and St.
Paul are plamed for creating the i'm
preston that La Follette's views were
indorsed by the league.
In an effort to put the league right
before the people OF the Northwest
1.-THE Courier-News." admitting that it
did not publish some portions of the
Senator's speech because it was feared
that such publication would do harm.
now says that a portion of the La
Toilette address was "unguarded and
urwise."
Following the lead OF A. c. Town
lev, president of the league. who al
WAYS blames what he calls the kept
press" for any criticism that is heaped
upon the league. THE CourierNews"
sa~s that the Twin City papers are
attempting to use La Follette's talk
"as an indictment Of the farmers of
the Northwest"