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INAuGURAIf PLAN
 ID AMERICAN|ZE
 THf IMMIGRANTS
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Undertakes to
 Make Better Citizens.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 11.-An Americanization campaign designed to prepare foreign immigrants for better citizenship in the United States, has been undertaken by a committee of the chamber of commerce here. The work here is being done in conjunc- ton with similar efforts by civic as- sociations in Los Angeles, Rochester, Syracuse, Cleveland, Detroit and other cities, and is part of a general cam pa:gn to be wagea throughout this country by affiliated business organi- cations, it was onnounccd here.
 The Kansas City committee is head ed by Jacob Billikopf, head of the Jewish Educational institute, and one of the men who was designated to ad- minister Jewish relief funds in Poland and Galicia. He is associated with a group of prominent business men and has commenced active work among the foreign employees of industrial. manufacturing and packing plants here.
 The committee plans first to take a comprehensive census of the foreign lCDOI Ol lAdHoSio 1ity uli1t eC vicinity, ascertaining actual conditions as to education. Then, probably in cooperation with the board of educa- ton, both here and in Kansas City, Kan, efforts will be made to teach the immigrant the English language and other essentials. The assoc1a- tion's plan was announced as follows:
 ITO teach prospective Americans to speak, read and write the English language.
 "To prepare them for intelligent and patriotic American citizenship. by making them familiar with our laws, customs, ideals and the fundamental facts of the history of the govern ment"
 MT. Billikopf estimated that among the inha of Kansas City were four thousand men of voting age who had not been naturalized as American citizens. About 50 per cent of them were believed to speak the Engllsh language.
 Concerning the campaign in other cities. letter sent by the committed to manufacturers here declares: "In all of these cities the chambers 1 or commerce Ild|c ltao tiiS S4i'iu ~A astic support of the employers ot for- eign laborers, who recognize:
 ''That by teaching the aliens the common language of the country, ac- cidents are lessened and efficiency ln- creased. In one plant, accidents among foreigners were reduced 54 per cent
 By encouraging the immigrants and cooperating with the schools 1T training for citizenship, the employees are educated in the belief that they are a part of this country and are therefore, less liable to be influenced by irresponsible agitators.
 "By encouraging investment of say ings in this country, 'hyphenatet Americanism' is lessened and an in terest in civic matters is increased.
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Resents Charge That He Sought to Delay Passage
 of Caldwell Bill.
EXPECTED SENATOR TO OFFER AMENDMENT
Denies He Agreed to Withdraw Pro. vision Requiring Sale of Bonds to Be Advertised. Saying People
 Insist on Publicity.

That he has been unjustly charged with delaying action on Senator Cald- wells bill. amending Act Mo- 24S Of the general assembly of 1905, to re- move the restriction by which special school districts of Jefferson county are the only ones in the state required to submit the question Of lssulns bonds to a vote of the people. was the declaration last night of Repre- sentative I. F. Magee, who appeared somewhat resentful of what he charac- terized as an attempt to put him in a bad light with the people of Pine Bluff.
 That he was and is insistent upon an amendment to the general law re- curing special school districts to ad- vertise for bids for the sale of bonds, and that the bonds or other evidence of indebtedness be sold to the highest and best bidder, and all bids be pub lished, MT. Magee readily admits. lie says he has been urged by many or his constituents to insist upon the ad- yertising of bids for school bonds, and that he intends to do so, though his amendment does not apply only to JCUCGSOn CUuuly, UuI No eAAS SPN~ school districts of the entire state.
 "Mr. Coleman is quoted as saving that he drafted the bill presented to Senator Caldwell for introduction though he knew that the act to pc amended does not require special school districts to advertise for bids for the sale of bonds, and he dld noI include such clause in the proposed amendment. He stated further. in statement to the papers, that the board had agreed to advertise the sale of the bonds and that the representa- tives of Jefferson county had been so notified. I have never been notified of any such agreement, and MT. New ton and MT. Niven both tell me that they haven't
 Asked for Amendment.
 "When Mr. Caldwell introduced the bill to amend the general law" con- 'tinued MT. Magee, ''I went to him ana asked that he amend it so as to re- uuire the boards to advertise the bonds. He said he would draf' another measure to provide for this The Caldwell bill was reported to the house just before the recess to per init the committees to visit the state institutions. It then took it's regular course, and when it was called up III it's regular turn I offered the amend ment to the bill to provide for the
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FIFTH ARREST IN
 FL PASO ROBBERY

Searcy, Feb. 16.-John Quattle- baum, who, officers declare, is one of the bandits who held up and robbed the bank of Fl Paso, in this county, shortly before noon Monday, was ar rested today at his home at Floyd 12 miles from the scene of the rob- bery.
 The robbers escaped with $1,600. Quattlebaum is the fifth man to be arrested for participation in the crime. Two of the men arrested are his brothers, another is his cousin. All are farmers.
 Robert Kent, cashier of the bank, today declared that Quattlebaum is one of the two men who held him up and locked him in the vault. He de- nied reports that he had previously identified Jim Stone, one of those previously arrested. Officers say the four men assisted the robbers to escape, but they do not believe they actually participated in the robbery.
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FACE EXPULSION FROM 0. R. C.

Louisville, Ky, Feb. 17.-Whether members of a great railroad brother hood may invoke of the aid of the courts to stop a treatened strike regularly ordered by t'ieir organlza- ton and still retain their member ship in the order is to be determ- ined here Monday Fourteen mem Der of the Order of Railway Conduc- tors, employees of the Louisville and Nashville railway, have been cited to appear before the Louisville branch of the order to show cause why they should not be expelled for resisting through legal procedure last Septem- Der of general strike order on cer- tain L. and N. employees, when na- tion-wide railroad strike seemed i'm minent.
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BIRTHS.

Born, to MT. and Mrs. S. W. Boswell .yr.. yesterday morning, at their home at Cornerstone, boy.
 Born to Mr. and Ms. Frank Glh- son, Wednesday, at their home, 1oS Georgia street, a girl.
 Born, to MT. and Mrs. Garvin Dean, last Sunday, at their home, Twenty first avenue and State street, boy.
 Born, to MT and Mrs. H. s. John son, yesterday, at their home, 1S1. Chestnut street, a boy.
 Born, to MT. and Mrs. R. J. Me Carta, Sunday, January II, at the'l home, 2005 East Fifth avenue, boy
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BECOMES BRIDE OFFICER.

Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 17.-An ar ray of naval officers in full dress uni form added to the brilliancy of the scene in St. Marks church today at the wedding of Miss Joan Packard, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Pack; ard of this city, and Lieut.: Richard Mccall Elliott, IT,, U. s. N. The bride was attended by two matrons of honor, Mrs. Stansbury Brady of Balti- more and Mrs. Fitz Hugh Green, a sis ter of the bridegroom. Lieut.. Elliott, who is stationed at the torpedo sta- tion at Newport, R. L., had Lieut.. John Boeland, U. s. N.. as best man. The marriage ceremony was per formed by the Rev. James Potter Conover of East Greenwich, R. l., as- sisted by the Rev. Elliott White, rec tor of St. Marks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-18

districts to issue bonds without sub mitting the question to a vote of the people. With the passage of that act, of course, I had nothing to do. Enact ment of the bill without my amend ment would have enabled the school board of Pine Bluff, or any other spe- cial district, to effect the sale of bonds in any amount or any manner with out first advertising for bids.
 q am not trying to place the school board in a poor light, but simply that the wishes of the people. who are de- manding publicity in such matters. be met-not only in Pine Bluff, but in the entire state.''
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NO MORE GINGER JAGS.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 17.-The old topers of Kansas, their mail order whiskey cut off by the new 'bone dry' law, are facing still greater dis aster A bill before the legislature declares Jamaica ginger to be an in toXicating liquor and prohibits the sale of it.
 In the absence of the real thing, Ja- maica ginger has been a favorite tipple. It is to be obtained for the asking-and the price-at most drug stores.
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TRAFFIC CONGESTION
 NOT DUE TO U-bJATS

New York, Feb. 16.-Transporta- tion conditions in the section west of Buffalo and Pittsburg and extend ing to the Mississippi river, are chief ly responsible for the freight con. gestion throughout the country, and not the partial paralysis of shipping resulting from German submarine ac- tivities, asserted E. B. Thomas, presi- dent of the Lehigh Valley railroad today.
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ABORIGINES VANISHING.

Tokio, Feb. 17.-Investigators cali attention to the fact that the historic race of the Amos, the sun-w worship ping abroigines of Northern Japan, is slowly vanishing. It is estimated that these residents of Hokl1aido, the most northerly of the great islands making up the Japanese empire, are now no more than 20,00O
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THREE EXONERATED.

Nogales, Ariz., Feb. 16.-The gov ernment today dismissed the cases against Luis Loos, Carl Kisselbach and William Barnett, charged with violation of the neutrality laws of the United States, in connection with al legged shipment of arms into Mexico last fall. Kisselbach is German sub- feet.
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CATCHES LARGE MACkEREL.

Palm Beach, Fla, Feb. 17.-Col. E, G. Buckner of Wilmington, N. C., go- ing out to the Gulf Stream with Henry c. Clarke of the same city, caught a S00-pound mackerel, seven feet six inches lolg. 1t gave ni.n lively half hours fight.
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ORGANS SACRIFICED FOR WAR;

Berlin, Feb. 1.-The government has seized tin and pewter organ pipes for war purposes.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-21
" MwM " " " " " " " v WV " i
AUTOS AND COUNTY ROADS.
Cities Should Share In Cost Of Main
tanning and Constructing Highways.

Cities Should Share In Cost Ct Main
tanning and Constructing Highways.
A conspicuous example of what hap
IeDs to country roads when city, the
center of heavy automobile traffic, fails
to contribute toward the building and
maintenance of country roads is found
In Spottsylvania county. Va, according
to specialists in road economics OF the
United States department of agrlcul-
ture.
The country districts Of Spottsylvania
county some years ago issued $4,000
of AZ and 8 per cent bonds to improve
their county roads Under the Virginia
law the cities of the state are not taxed
Tor county purposes, although they may
aid in the improvement of roads for Il
distance of ten miles from the city
limits If the city council so elects.
The city of Fredericksburg. in Spottsyl-
vania county, however, contributed No
part to the financial burden of main
taining the county roads. The heavy
automobile traffic emanating from that
point has proved to be Il very destruc-
tive element to the county road sys-
TEN, and 1t was found that rapid de-
terioration was taking place in the
county roads, and insufficient funds ex-
listed with which to meet the situation.
The county authorities accordingly es-
tahlished tollgates on the principal
roads, and sufficient revenue thus was
derived not only to maintain the roads.
but actually to extend their construc-
tion'a short distance. This rcvcrsion TO
system long since abolished by most
countries was partially due ut least TO
the fact that the city in this county
had contributed nothing to the uplteep
OF the roads which residents of that
city use extensively for automobiles.
The writers of the report suggest, In
view OF the very rapid development Of
motor vehicles In the past decade and
the prospects of much more widespread
use OF this means of transportation in
the future, the desirability of making
provisions so that the cities may aid iu
the construction and maintenance of
roads In the surrounding territory.
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POOR SURVEYS COSTLY.
Preliminary Work on Roads Should Dc
Conducted With Great Care.

conducted with Great Care.
Surveys for roads are often criticised
as an unnecessary expense, mainly
useful In giving temporary Jobs TO sur
VeyinS parties. 1t seems to many peo-
pie very easy matter to stake out II
proposed road so that the grades will
not be too heavy and the curves too
sharp, says the American Highway as
sociation.
There are other things to be consld-
cred, however as was recently BROUGHT
out IN some statements by John l..
Gordon, president of the New Yorl:
State ROadbuiders' association. "The
preliminary survey Is too often made
hurriedly or under adverse weather
conditions, and when the actual con
struction begins The contractor finds
that his work is radically different
from his idea rs derived from the
plans and specifications. Final sur
Ncys OF excavation and cmbankmcnt ut
times show as great discrepancy as
20 per cent, although no great de
parture has been made from the plans,
Il result scarcely cXcuSable.
"The preliminary survey should be
made with the utmost care, and the
plans and specifications drawn there
from should be the subject of the most
careful thought and study and when
finally adopted should not he lightly
changed. The location of the material
to be used should be definitely and OK
actly stated, ana the responsibility for
these locations and quality of material
should rest with the state. Should
these sources of supply be exhausted
or deteriorate in quality 1t should be
the states burden to bear the loss and
not the contractors"
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Army Claims Students And
Attendance Suffers
OPENING ON WEDNESDAY
Total Enrolment Will Prob
ably Be From 80 To
100 Men

: GAMBLER, Sept. 20--It was an
nounced at the opening services of
Kenyon college last night that the
number of students this year will be
noticeably decreased owing to the war,
which has prompted many of the men
to offer their services to the govern
ment instead of completing their col
lege work. Forty new men had regis.
tered yesterday afternoon and Presi-
dent Peirce announced that there are
80 upper classmen returning. This
VIII make the registration about 60
less than 1t was last year. The college
has given 80 men to the government
in different branches of military ser
vice.
President Peirce addressed the stu
dents at the opening exercises, held in
the college chapel Wednesday evening,
referring to the war and the effect II
has on the attendance at the school.
DR.. PeirCe declared, however, that the
only effect the war would have on the
college Is in that one particular. He
pointed out that there has been no
change made in the faculty and no al
teration in the curriculum, which
might have been done in the interest
OF economy as war measure.
In the course of his address, DR..
Peirce paid glowing tribute to VIII.
liam Webster SAINT, n graduate of Ken,
yon college and the first Kenyon man
TO lose his life as a direct result OF
the war. Mr.. SAINT died in Egypt last
June while engaged in Y. NJ. c. A
work with the British army.
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Guesninn at Road Cost.

There are so many conflicting state
mcnts regarding the cost of road work
that the dcsirahilltS of comprehcn-
sive method of highway accounting is
evident In order that taxpayers may
not be misl"d concerning the total eX-
pensc of such work, says the Amer
lean Highway. The Iowa state high
way commission has had considerable
difhculty In finding out what the coun'
ties In that state have been spending,
because of this failure to have II com
plete system of accounts.
One rich county reported collecting
$4,000 for road work, but after inVcs-
ugation the commission found S32,500
had been collected An investigation of
the accounts of another wealthy coun-
ty reporting 5000 collected revealed Il
total collection of $4,000. The dlscrep-
nncies were not due to an intention to
hide the amount of the funds, bat
merely to lack of good accounting.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-21
Large Entry Lists And Fine
Exhibits Attract Much
Attention
AMUSEMENT BOOTHS
LEND CARNIVAL AIR
Exhibits Of Stock And Ma
chinery Draws Crowds;
Women's Fancy Work

Wednesday did not prove a good day
at the Knox county fair in the matter
of attendance, although the crowd was
up 10 the standard for the first day.
In every respect the fair was of the
highest class and far surpassed any
ever held in this county. The exhibits
excited the admiration of everyone
These are somewhat larger than usual
this year. The horse exhibit is prob
ably the smallest of any, but several
high class draft horses are on exhibi.
tion. The entries of other livestock
are larger than usual and these, along
with the machinery, poultry and agri-
cultural implements, were the ones of
main interest to the men while the do
mestic art exhibits, fancy work and
the like attracted swarms of women,
the automobile displays were about
equally popular with both men and
women.
The parking facilities for nutomo-
biles are especially good this year,
there being a great deal of room with
in the oval and more space Is available
on the bank before the spot where the
line OF cottages burned last fall.
The unusual number of entries in |
the different classes of exhibits and |
the extra large number of attractions"
consisting of shows and other amuse-
ments that tended to give the fair
more of the tinge of a carnival proved
highly pleasing to those attending
Wednesday and favorable comment up
on the fair this year was heard on all
sides.
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SMALL CHILDREN ARE
INJURED WHEN CAR
STRIKES HORSE BLOCK
Houbler Girl Sustains Broken
Rib While Others Are
Slightly Hurt

FREDERICKTOWN, Sept. 2O-Los.
Ing control of her automobile when
turning around In the road In front of
the home of Thomas Smith, one mile
northwest of this place, about o'clock
yesterday, II is said, caused Mrs, Louis
Wertz to drive into buggy block on
which three little children were seat.
ed, iniuring one seriously and the 9th.
or slightly.
The little girl who was seriously
hurt, sustained fracture OF the breast
bone and broken rib near the heart.
Drs. W. H. Eastman and j. II. Norrick
were called and the injuries dressed
as much as possible, The child's name
is lioubler, but her fathers first name
could not be ascertained. The other
two children were only bruised.
The car was not badly damaged and
was driven TO this place while the
children were brought to the Offices of
the physicians for further examina.
tion.
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T. w. C. 7. u. MEETING \
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Mount Vernon
press Reporter.)

The Mt. Vernon w. G. T. U. was
pleasantly entertained by Mrs. Ulery
Tuesday afternoon. For the opening
exercises each woman repeated verse
of scripture and Mrs. Babbs offered
prayer.
A letter was read from the county
president and Mrs. Jackson, literature
superintendent, gave a report of her
work. She also said she had sent 100
pounds of reading matter to the Ohio
penitentiary.
Mrs. Mclntire reported good work
done by the Y. p. B.
Plans were talked of for the coming
campaign, also for the county conven-
tion which will be held at the NJ e.
church Sept. % and 26.
Delegates were selected to the con-
vention as follows: Mrs. Woods, Mrs.
Beamer, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Murry,
Mrs. Earlywine, Mrs. Randolph, Mrs.
Weir Mrs. IIuntsberger, Mrs. Barnard,
Mrs. Paul, Mrs. Willyerd, Miss Muir
ply, Mrs. Sockman, Mrs. Kelser, Mrs.
Brock and Mrs. Roby
short program was given as fol-
lows:
Mrs. Stephens read an instructive
article by Frances Letter on Health
and Heredity."
Reading. "The Station Agents
Story"-Mrs. Randolph.
Mrs. Woods read poem entitled
"Some Day"
An executive meeting was announc-
ed for Saturday afternoon at the home
of Miss Ella Bricker at 2:30 o'clock
All superintendent and officers are re-
quested to be present.
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tno wo ManIIas,

There are two Mnnilas now. One Is
the old Spanish city, inclosed by pie
turesquc and massive walls, with mar
row and toltuous streets, This Manila
seems as old MS time itself, and 1t af-
fords II remarkable contrast to the
busy, bustliug American city that has
grown up beyond its falls. There is
nothing like it In the world save per-
haps Algiers, where an African Paris
has arisen beside the old Moslem city
which was once the headquarters OF
the Bnrbnry pirates.
The years OF American occupation
have made Manila the cleanest and
healthicst city In the orient, with the
possible exception OF Hongkong, where
British sanitary science has accom-
pllshed wonders. EXCHANGE.