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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-22

Mrs. Z. G. johnson and sister,
Miss Nell Helm, Mrs. r. b..
Burnett and daughter, Miss Mary
Tempo Burnett spent Monday III
Union City.
Listen Friends: Try some OF
my Sugar Loaf Bread, Canned
Goods, String Beans, Corn, Lima
Beans, Beets, Peas, etc., at Bet
tersworth g.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-22

Harry Grain left this after
noon for Russellville, n.y., TO at
tend a banquet given by the ..
A. Il. Fraternity, at Bethel Col
lege. ,-S.lkxsA
Shoe repairing-best work,
lowest prices-Bosto Shoe Store.
A son arrived at the home OF
Lester King and wife Sunday.
Mrs. b. G. Hale went to Union
City today.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-22

STRAYED or stolen: Blac k
sandy-spotted male hog, Satur-
day, March 10. Weight loo
pounds, smooth crop in left ear.
Suitable reward.-R. s. Murrell.
Miss Virginia Grain spent Mon
day in Union City.
When you want . doctor, Just
phone No. 9-weu get him FOL
you.-Hieknan Due Co.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-22

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09

was the complete drainage Of the
Kankakee valley along the line Of
said petition. / viii quote the law
under which this extension was
made.
The drainage commissioners in
locating the line or lines OF work of
drainage. may vary from the line
described i'm the petition as they
deem best. and may fix the begin
ming or outlet So as 90 secure the
best results"
The commission appointed by the
court OF IapOrte county TO make
this view. found that i'm order 10
secure proper outlet that il was
necessary 20 extend il from the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad 10 the
west lire Of Laporte county. Also
upon request OF land owners north
and east Of the Wabash I'd. and in
order 10 properly drain that part
of the Kankakee valley the COM
missiouers extended the point of be-
ginning north and east 10 a point
where the Grape Vine creek enters
,he Kankakee river Also upon re-
quest and petition of interested
landowners, the commissioners
have established lateral drains i'm
proving various bitches and cree6s
that empty into the Kankakee val
ley
The prime object of this petition
was for the petition of deepening
and lowering the outlet and making
it possible 10 completely and thor
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
solIh Bend - -.

SCUM heH0 News Times.
tn your sunday issue Of Nov. IS.
1917. there appeared an article
under the following headlines.
some Interesting Facts About
Building of bitches. How plans
Grew from $1,000 90 Tnree-quar-
ters OF "a Million This article re-
teFrcd 20 a petition filed bv Dixon
w. Place and ten other landowners
ln Liberty and Lincoln tWps. in ST.
Joseph county. ard Johnson twp. iu
Iaporte county. This petition was
filed Boa December. 1913. Ga the cir
cult court at Laporte. and prayed
for the redre1ging OF the Kankakee
ri FER iu ~. Joseph county 90 the
point where the Baltimore d. Ohio
railroad crosses said Kaukakee river
ID laporte county. "a distance OF
some nFe and One-half miles
The article referred TO makes a
special effort % create a prejudice
against this work because of the
fact that the commissioners APP
pointed by the court extended the
bounds OF this ditch. J wish to state
at this point that it was fully dis
Cussed when the petition was circu-
lated and filed and thoroughly UNI
oerstood by the petitioners that the
law gave the commissioner who
would be appointed TO view this i'm
movement. the risht 20 extend this
work 90 any point where En- their
JUDGMENT it was necessary. i'm order
10 attain the objects sought, which
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
COUNTY COUNCIL USES
CARD INDEX SYSTEM

International News Service;
NEWCASTLE, Ind, Dec. S.-The
county council of defense. making
itself the central body for all pa
triotic movements. has solved a card
system, which probably will be rec
commended for the entire state by
the state council
The card lists every man and
woman. has a separate line for each
Liberty loan, for the Red Cross and
y. NJ. C. A. tells how much the in
dividual gave 10 each OF these funds.
The council will have an accurate
record Of the patriotism exhibited
bv each nerson in the county.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-31
JUDGES EXPENSE
AGAIN ATTACKED
But Bill Allowing $500 Goes to Senate.
Brief House sitting.

Columbia, Jan. 30-Ratifying acts
is novelty to the new house OF rep
resentatives, SO last night when the
first invitation of this kind was re-
ceived from the senate, practically all
of the members went over to see it
we'll done.
The house was in session for about
two hours and did some real work.
The calendar was called and num-
ber Of uncontested second reading
bills were passed to third.
An effort was made to kill the Lilse
bill, providing for $500 expense
money for circuit judges, when it
came before the house for third read
ing. Representatives Dominick of
Newberry moved to recommit. When
this bill was up for second reading
there was a lively debate and it passed
5S to As. The shave last night was
even closer, the house refusing by
four votes, 40 to 45, to recommit. The
parliamentary clincher was applied
and the bill goes to the senate. Speak
! ing in favor of recommitment were
Representatives Fulmer OF Orange
| burg, Boozer and Richey Of Laurcns
to pass the bill, Representatives
Hughes Of Oconee, Scarson Of Barn
| we'll, Duncan Of Union, Fromberg OF
Charleston and Lilies of Orangcburg
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-31
WILL SUBMIT ROAD BOND
ISSUE TO THE VOTERS
Delegation FayOrs Allowing the Peo.
PIE TO Vote on the Question,

The question whether or not to is
sue bonds to the amount of 100000
for road Improvement in Laurens
county will be left to the voters of
the county to decide. This is the
sense of the bond bill introduced in
both branches of the legislature, ac-
cording to Mr.. Cooper, whose duty it
was to frame the bill as outlined by
the delegation. The informant Of The
Advertiser last week was incorrect in
stating to it's representative that the
bonds would be issued without sub
hitting the question to the people. In
this connection, it will be Of interest
to the people of the county to know
that the Laurens representatives voted
in favor Of the Bradford resolution
intended to prevent the legislature
authorizing the sale OF county bonds
without the authority of the people.
The following are the titles Of new
bills which have been introduced by
members of the Laurens delegations:
Laurens delegation: To amend an
act entitled AN act to establish a new
school district in portion of the
townships Of Scuflletown, Youngs and
LaurenS. in the county Of I.aurens,
and to authorize the levy and collcc-
tion Of school tax therein" so as to
correct an cror in the description OF
the area of said district and to change
and establish the boundaries and the
name thereof.
Laurens delegation: Repeating act
No. 80 OF the acts Of 1918 and No
! 422 of the acts OF 1916 and section 4
of act 400 of 1915. relating to dclin-
Qucnt taxes in Laurens county.
Mr.. Byrd: To require the State
board of education to adopt uni.
form series Of text hooks for all free
public schools maintained in whole
or in part by puhlic cXcpnsc in SoutI
Carolina.
Messrs Richcy and Doozcr: 1'C
amend an act entitled "Nn act to pro
vide for a license ioy hunters. and {
penalty for failUie to procure same
approved the 9TH day OF March 1916
in 50 far rs the same applied to l.au
rons county,
Mr. Richcr TO prohibit tho col
lection Of protest foes on notes an,
cheeks uMder one hundred douar
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-31
DR. Washington in Fredericksburg

The many friends of Dr.. w. Fl.
Washington will be interested In the
following item taken from the Fred
cricksburg (Va.) Daily Star: "Mr. w.
II. Washington, a registered druggist,
who has been in the drug business In
Laurcns S. c., for sixteen years, has
acy. He comes highly recommended
He is a Virginian, born in Caroline
County" DR.. Washington, as pro-
prlctor of the Palmetto Drug Store
here, was one OF the most popular
business men In the city and is held
in high esteem here.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-31
A FIVE DOLLAR PRIZE

The Advertiser will
to
all the pictures published
with
pete for the Now of
scrpton
in
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-31
WILL AWARD SCHOOL PRIZES.
Applications Vast BE Made Within
the Next Few Weeks.

the Next Few Weeks.
| For several years the South Caro-
lima School Improvement association
| has been instrumental in giving prizes
to the schools of the State showing
! the greatest Improvement in year
These prizes have been awarded in
December until this year. The State
executive committee will make the
awards during the first week in
March. All applications must be in
the hands of the president OF the State
association by March /.
The announcement of prize winning
schools will be made at the morning
session of the School Improvement as
sociation meeting held March l6 dur
ing the State Teachers meeting.
Every school competing must have
| school improvement association and
must comply with the rules. There
are five entries as follows.
Il. Twenty-Five prizes of $40 each
to be awarded to individual schools
making the greatest Improvement dur
ing the time between January l. 1916
and March l, 1917. Each school COM
peting for this prize must file its ap-
plication with the official prize score
card. The school improvement score
| card must be signed by a representa-
tive Of the local association, by mem
Der Of the local board Of trustees and
| approved by the county superintend-
ent of education. Photographs of new
buildings are usually helpful to the
| committee in determining prize win
ming schools. Incorporated towns with
a population or 40, according to the
census of 1910, are not eligible to
compete.
"2. One prize of $40 to the local
association in each county raising
from outside sources and depositing
with the county treasurer the largest
amount of money. The 40 prizes in
this class are intended to stimulate
local school improvement work in
each Of the 45 counties.
80. One prize OF s. to each local
association sending in - reports 10
the county organizer for II regular
monthly meetings between March !,
1916 and March |, 1917. These reports
must be signed by the president OF
the local school Improvement asSocia
ton and approved by the county or
ganiZcr.
a. Five county prizes. Two first
prizes OF $25 each and three second
prizes Of $ll each will be given to the
! five counties reporting the largest per-
centage Of active local school i'm
provcmcnt associations in the ruraI
schools of the county. This repor
must be signed by the county organic.
cr and approved by the county super
intendcnt of education.
"5 A certificate of award will b,
given to each school district adopting
compulsory school attendance througl
the initiative and cooperation OF tht
local school Improvement association
1t is hoped that the list Of these dis
tricts Will constitute a roll oi nonor .
the progressive districts Of the stat
IavorinG compulsory attendance
laurcns county associations shonlt
write to Mrs. f. s. F'ricrson, I.aurcn
County Organizer for official prz
score cards TO use in applyng for
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-31

good fortune and desires to return his
loan entirely, he will be able to do so
after at least five years.
speaker pointed out that the farmer
would have to pay the low rate Of in
terest and small annual payment
each year. The payments are so ar
ranged so that at the end OF the term
they will have amounted to q sum
equal to the entire loan and the bor-
rover will have met all of his interest
charges and paid off the debt in addi-
ton. The interest and payments to-
gether will amount to practically what
the average farmer is paying in in
terest alone now. Thus, a loan of
$1,000 for twenty years will require
the payment of approximately $50 a
year to meet both the interest and the
installment on the principal The
longer the term Of the loan, he said,
the smaller will be the amount of
each yeary installment.
1t is necessary, he said, in forming
loan associations to decide upon some
definite territory to be embraced. A
number Of farmers in this territory,
not less than ten in number should
get togethe and form an association.
After its foramtion, all other farmers
in that district may join the associa-
ton upon a two thirds vote of the
directors Of the association and sub
scribing 5 per cent of the amount he
wishes to borrow to the land bank,
which is located In this district at Co.
lumbia. Each association will have a
committee on appraisement which
will pass on the value of the land to
be mortgaged. In addition to this, a
salaried appraiser Of the land bank
must also give his approval to the
loan. Not more than $4,000 may be
loaned to one borrower, nor more than
90 per cent of the value of the land
offered as security plus 20 per cent Of
the value OF the buildings; and the
money must be used for specified pro-
ductive purposes. such as the pur-
chase OF farm lands. improvements.
equipment, fertilizers. or live stock,
or for the payment OF existing indebt-
edness. In addition, the borrower
must operate the farm on which he
secures the loan.
The motive of the law, he said. is to
encourage cooperation among farm
ers. The effect Is to teach the farm
ers to work together. Citing the cases
of the middle western states, Mr.. Nc
Swain said that the most progressive
states are those in which the farmers
borrowed the largest amounts Of
money for farm tmprovement and
farm ownership. BY being land
owner, he said, the small farmer is
encouraged to be better farmer and
at the same time get the benefits of
his labor.
Mr.. McSwain said the money was
not yet available. but that it would
be at an early date, probably about
April. In reply to a question from the
audience, he said that the associations
are not limited in area but that a
small area will be desirable for ex-
pediency and convenience. No two
association districts, he said could ov-
erlap, but that the associations are not
| respectors of county lines.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-31
AMERICAN FORCES
HAVE been RECALLED
Pershing's Forces En- Route
TO Border.
REGULARS REPLACE
STATE TROOPS
At the Border the Regulars will Re.
lieve the National Guard now on the
Border. Movement of State Troops
HOhleWnrd Soon.

washington, Jan. 27.-Withtrawal
of the American military expedition
in Mexico was ordered by the war de-
partment today, and by the end of an
other week the entire command. after
ten months on Mexican soil, probably
will have crossed into the United
States.
The order went TO Gen. Funston and
lett 10 his discretion The exact time of
starting the northward movement and
the details Of carrying out For sew
cral weeks he has known of the ad-
ministration's determination 10 order
the troops back to the border and un-
der his direction the expedition has
been concentrated for the long march.
OHicials here understand that some
advance units already have started
north and that within rs hours the
whole column will be in motion.
At the border the regulars will re-
lieve considerable portion, if not all,
of the National Guardsmen remaining
OH duty there.
The movement of State troops
homeward probably will be under way
by the time Pershing's men arrive on
American soil.
Although officials have been silent
on the subject of Mexico since failure
OF the Joint commission negotiations,
developments outwardly have coupled
the troop withdrawal with Carranza's
refusal to accept the Atlantic City
protocol and have plainly forecast an
intention to let the first chief settle
for himself hereafter the many prob
lens engendering and endangering
the tenure Of the de facto govern
ment
patrol considered adequate to
protect the border will be maintained
rigidly, however, and notice has been
served on Carranza that the United
States will not hesitate to use it's
armed forces again, if necessary, to
protect American territory and Amer
lean rights. The American delegates
on the Joint commission to.d ,heil
Mexican colleagues at Atlantic City
| that this government never would re-
linquish the right of unlimited and
| unrestricted pursuit Of bandits guilty
Of border depredations. That Cen
Pershing's command, sent into Mex
leo last March to disperse the bandits
who raided Columbus, will be re-
grouped at the border and put into
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-02
Feminists Assert Rules Do
Not Recognize Economic
independence of Women
Say Any Girl Can Work
Law Called Vague on Prob
lens of Self-Support by
Indignant Agitators

What does Uncle Sam expect CT the
woman who is capable Of economic In
dependence?
Is 1t the duty Of the wife to become
self-supporting In order to release her
husband for military service?
, Can a man escape the draft II his
wife can earn her cwn living?
These are some Of the problems
which have arisen in connection with
the draft, and to which no answers
have as yet been definitely made at
Washington. Uncle Sam is curiously
indifferent to the problem Of the eco
nomic independence of women, which
has sgitated the feminist world for
years.
Rules Vague on Independent Women
The rules governing the draft are ex-
tremely concise and thorough in regard
to women with separate incomes rot
derived from their husbands mental or
physical labor. Nothing is said, how
ever, about the wife who Is capable Of
earning her own income. 1t does not
recognize the fact that Mary, six
months married, gave up $1,000 a year
when she became solely dependent upon
John, and that if John went to war she
could get her old Job back again to-
morrow.
IF a woman Is dependent upon a
man at the time Of the passage Of the
draft law, that gives him a claim to
exemption was the opinion given last
night from the Office of Deputy Attor-
ney General Roscoe S. Conkling. "The
law recognizes the mans responsibility
to support the woman he has made his
wife, and whether or not she is capable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-02

must be struck and maintained between
the military and industrial needs OF
the nation. .,
an making this economic balance 1t
is the interest of the nation solely that
must be subserved; the interest OF IN
dividuals or associations of individuals
cannot be considered as such, and, In
deed, can only benefit from the action
of district boards where the individual
interest happens TO coincide with the
interest Of the nation.
"Oover and above the interests OF the
government as such there is substan,
tiai measure in which every registered
person and. indeed, every member OF
the community, has a real interest IN
each exemption or discharge granted by
a local board.
"To this end, and to the end that the
appeals in dependency cases may De
promptly taken, Section ~ OF the reeu-
lations provides that some person De
designated to appeal all discharges or
exemptions on the ground OF depend.
ency. and to appeal particular cases Oh
discharges or exemptions by local
boards on other grounds. This des-
ignation has already been made for
the next few days,
"The person will keep himself in
formed of the action of local boards IN
other cases. and on his initiative or
upon information that may be brought
70 his attention by other persons he
should appeal other cases OF exemp-
ton or discharge when in his opinion
the best interests of the government
and Justice to other registrants make
such an appeal desirable"
Senator McCumber's resolution re-
ouestine the President TO negotiate
with the Allies for an agreement 70
allow drafting of their alien nationals
in this country was adopted late to-day
by the Senate.
Letters pouring. into the Department
of Justice from every section OF the
couutrv at the rate of 100 to 200
day are reporting men VINO 1alieo 10
register for the draft.
a special corps of Investigators ana
clerks is handling the reports, forward
ing them to the proper officials through
out the country and recording the re-
Thus far it has been found that the
information in a large percentage OF
the letters has been correct and as
result of such voluntary aid to, the
government hundreds of slackers have
been placed on the registration rolls:
The letters come from all classes OF
persons. some of them anonymous and
a large percentage being from women
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-02
Stacker Weddings
Fall Off Following
Prosecution Ruling
Only l45 Licenses Issued as
Against 292 for Pre-
vious Day

The Stacker weddings" fell off in
numbers yesterday following the dis
enlargement offered by government Of
fcials and the threats of prosecution.
Only las licenses were issued in the
Municipal Marriage License Bureau and
only ninety-six marriages were per-
formed, as opposed to 292 licenses and
164 marriages, which was Manhsttan's
record for Tuesday.
Assistant United States District At
torney Knox asserted yesterday that
he had been in communication with
Washington and reported that the
Stacker bridegrooms" had a sad sur
prise ahead in the form of law cal.
culated to catch just such evsders OF
military duty. The law, he said. had
already been drafted. =,
United States Marshal Mccarthy and
his aids were busy at the Marriage Ii
cense Bureau, although there was not
so much need of their efforts yester,,
day, as most Of the men evidently mad
had their warning and came prepared
with their registration cards. When
these were produced the marshal mad
no further power to interfere with the
marriage.
There were eight couples waiting at
the Municipal Building at o'clock yes,
terday morning. The rush continued
up to noon and then died down. 81,
Officials of the bureau regained tnelr
usual benign expression as a result OF
the stacking up of slackers, and even
the heat did not prevent them from
being almost happy as they surveyed
.tbe long. quiet rooms where the day
before the turbulent crowds stood IN
line. ,.,.a
DEPUTY Marshal Eugene Donley, when
we broke up their little schemes yes
terday by sending them home for their
rsoistration cards. As for those VINO
have been married already, we'll get
,an vet. Just wait till they come up
before their local exemption boaros
with one of their neighbors reaay W
testify that they were only married 20
dsy, They won't have chance, espe.
cially those who marry girls VINO arc
now self-supporting." ,, Calling
Although there was decided raining
off in numbers, the spirit OF tne
Stacker weddings" seemed 70 DO Jus.
as far below the level OF PATRIOTISM a.
ON the previous days.
get will help leetle,' argued an
ME Lotofsky. "You say you can taAe
nv man eef work? How can you
nrova I can work? Maybe | be SICK.