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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-27
Public Renting
Fine Bluegrass Farm on
Court Day

The undersigned will rent at pub
lie outcry on Court Day
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-27

Private ]. Ford Fithian sends THE
NEWS the following letter under
date Of Sept. 20 from Camp Lee, Va,
where he has been stationed some
time:
Dear NEWS: 1 know it is a
hard thing to get the newspaper mail
Strengthened out, but l have missed
several copies of THE NEWS, and
have been very greatly disappointed.
Please change my address to that
given below.
81 read nearly all of the letters
from the boys in the service, and al
ways find them very interesting. But
i have noticed that there is one thing
in particular that they fail to men
tion-the reception they receive on
their arrival in the camps, etc. Be-
ueving that it will be of interest to
those in future calls, would like to
tell briefly my impressions.
Upon the arrival of the troops
or i should say, the rockies, they
are met by the 'non-coms' who are to
drill them, and are then marched to
the receiving station, where they are
checked in and assigned to a certain
company in the Depot Brigade. 1t
used to be that they were in the camp
several weeks, and, in some instan-
oes, several months, before being
mustered in the service. If rejected,
it would still be several weeks be-
fore they would be sent back home,
and three weeks more before receiv-
ing their uniforms. But all that has
changed in this camp, which / under
SC NV hn
ties at Washington to be one of the
very best in the whole country. In
fact, it has just recently established
q record, which / will mention later.
most people will probably want
to know what is meant and what is
done when man is mustered in
know you haven't the space for
complete description of the process,
but I will say that in the mastering
in Office there is not only the medical
examiners, but the men who take the
Bertillion measurements, if / may
call it that; fit men for shoes, and
provide them with the proper cloth
ing. They then enter another build
ing where they are Intercepted on
different subjects by several enlisted
-aen. They are then taken into the
Insurance and allotment room, where
eth paper or card, (and the rookie
may perhaps have a dozen) is correct
ed by the: commissioned officer. The
rookie then comes out an American
soldier in the first stage. Instead of
having to wait for weeks men are
mustered in here within less than a
week, and the rejected men are sent
back to their home towns the day fol-
lowing their examination. They ar
rive at the mastering Office in civil
ian clothes and the system here is so
good that it takes just seventy-seven
minutes for man to go through it
all and come out in a uniform. That
is the record 1 just wrote of little
back.
1.-THE new system was not not in
use when / was mustered in, but as
/ have been on special duty for sew
efal weeks in the Insurance and AL
lotment Department, have been able
TO give the above information, and
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-27

A. and the Red Cross. They are al
ways doing something for my boys.
Yesterday the Red Cross passed
oranges and apples through the
wards (American fruity and the
nurses were treated to grape fruit,
so you see have lots to be thankful
for.
1.-The weather here is cool and I'm
sitting here tonight writing with my
heavy winter coat on, also using
candle light, and a suit case across
nv lap for a desk. Try it, it's fine!
The notwithstanding device is quite
practical here, doesn't get dark until
1890. Oh, dear, you will see what
late hours I'm keeping.
did you enjoy the description OF
the English tea party gave in my
last letter? 1 have gone to another
one since, given by member of the
British Parliament. It's grand to get
back into civilization. l am so busy
and very hearty and well. I am
glad hard work is ahead of me all
the time. A solid grind seems neces-
sary. When l am not busy l think
of home.
"You may wonder why we are not
in France, but some wise person has
decided all the hospitals in the flu
ture will be located here in England.
You would be surprised how soon the
wounded can reach here. And now
au revoir, but not good bye, until
the next letter.
MISS MARTHA DARNABY."
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-27
Wanted--Junk

We pay the following prices for
junk, which we guarantee the best
prices to be obtained anywhere in
the State. Send us your shipments:
Rags, $3.60-per hundred pounds.
Mixed Iron, S100 per hundred
pounds.
Wrought Iron, s1.1O per hundred
pounds.
Heavy Cast, s1.1O per hundred
pounds.
Bones, $1.20 per hundred pounds
Heavy Copper, 23c per pound.
Light Copper, 21c per pound.
Mixed Heavy Brass, 21e per pound.
Light Brass, lie per pound.
Lead, SIC per pound.
Zinc, SIC per pound
Aluminium, 24c per pound.
Boots and Shoes, TIC per pound.
Trimmed Artics, SIC per pound.
Inner Tubes, lie per pound.
Green Salt Hides, 1Sc per pound.
Green Hides, 16c per pound.
Calfskins, 27c per pound.
Horse Hides, $3.50 for No. is.
Lambskins, $500.
Full Wooled Sheepskins, $500. e
Shearlings, $3.50. h
All F. o. B. Lexington.
We also purchase old and new
feathers. for which we pay the high
est price. Send us samples.
SPEYER & SON; IS
Lexington, KY.
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GOOD FOR BIIIOUSNESS.

1.-TWO years ago I suffered from
frequent attacks of stomach trouble
and biliousness. Seeing Chamber
lain's Tablets advertised I concluded
to try them. I improved rapidly"
Miss Emma Verbryke, Lima, o.
Nf . ~- (sept-adv)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-27

NAO4udy, UT. 4 1910,
at II o'clock at the Court House
door in Paris, KY, the fine Bluegrass
farm known as the Sue X. Moran
place, which is located on the Pea
cock Pike, about 81 miles from
Paris. ~-
This is one of the best farms in
Bourbon county, and contains 800
acres. On the place is substantial
house containing rooms, a good
tobacco barn that will house i 5 acres
of tobacco, plenty of tobacco sticks,
all necessary outbuildings, never fail
ing water.
Forty-five acres now in corn, 80
acres in wheat stubble and Is acres
in meadow, may all be used for corn
making 80 acres in all for corn.
Forty acres to go in wheat, 10
acres of virgin soil to go in tobacco,
160 acres in grass.
Prospective renters may inspect
the place at any time. =
For further information, address
or call on
MRS. SALLIE MORAN CLAY.
M. F. KINNEY, Auctioneer.
(13-td)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-27
We BUY
OLD FALSE TEETH

We pay from 5000 to $500 per
set (broken or not.p We also pay
actual value for Diamonds, old Gold,
Silver and Bridge-work. Send at
once by parcel post and receive cash
by return mail.
MAZER'S TOOTH SPECIALITY
3, Dept. K, 2007 So. 5th St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
(till29novF)
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WANTED

The immediate use Of an index
card-filing. case or cabinet by the
Woman's Committee of the Council
of National Defense. Please notify
this Office.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-27
Farm
For Rent on
Court Day

The undersigned, as agent Of Miss
Let1t1a Clay, and Committee of
George Clay will offer for rent, pub
licly, at the Court House door, Paris.
Kentucky,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-27

We pay highest prices for iron
junk, hides and wool.
MUNICH & WIDES & CO.,
Eighth ST., Paris, KY,
Cumb. Phone 374.
(23-tf)
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For Rent.

For Kent.
Nice Main street fat in second
story. Has all modern improve
ment. Call on or address,
MRS. MARIA LYONS,
(2-tf) 918 Main ST., Paris, KY.
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au revoir, but not good bye, until
the next letter.
MISS MARTHA DARNABY."
The following letter was received
by Mrs. Thomas Taul, of Paris, from
her daughter, Miss Mary X. Stone,
one of the nurses now in England
with the Barrow Hospital Unit No.
40:
Liverpool, England, Aug. 26.
Dear Mother:-To-day is the best
day have spent since came across,
the reason being that I have just re-
ceived your letters. Of course it
was written before left the u. S. A.,
but just the same it is news from
home, and the first have received,
so have read it about a dozen times
over. Can't write much about my
self, other than that l am perfectly
safe and we'll taken care of, so there
is nothing to worry about. Tell
Mammie Lee this is the greatest life
ever. Will tell her all about it when
1 come home home. Certainly wish
she could send me some candy, for
that is the one thing that I cannot
find that is flt to eat over here.
Haven't heard a word as yet from
Olive or Doctor. Has he sailed yet?
Give my love to all and tell all to
write.
Your Loving Sis,
MARY K STONE, A. N. c.,
gu. S. Base Hospital No. 40, Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces, Eng
land"
Under date of September 8, George
(Tommie) Frakes, formerly of Paris,
Writes to his mother, Mrs Carrie F..
Stone, of this city, from Camp Mills,
Long Island, N. Y, as follows:
Dear Mother-Here am sitting
in a tent trying by the light of a
candle to write to you. I cannot see
very we'll by this light, so this will
have to be a rather short letter. :.
We are twenty miles out on Long
Island, near New York, and believe
me, that New York is some town.
They brought us through there and
across the Nharbor / think we will
go across over there some time soon,
for we have been issued our overseas
clothing. There is some class to
those wrapped leggings and those lit
tie monkey-caps like the English
soldiers wear. Hope we will leave
soon, for I am willing and ready to
go. 1. 1T is going to be rather cold
over there this winter, but we hope
to make is so hot that even the Huns
will notice the change in the climate.
II know that I will not be allow
ed to write all that wish to, as our
mail will be censored hereafter. ~"
1--WE did certainly have some fine
trip here from FIT. Benz. Harrison.
We were on the road over fifty hours,
coming through Cleveland, o., Buff
falo, Rochester, Albany, Erie, Pa,
and New York City At every town
along the road weAwere met by the
Red Cross people, who gave us fruits,
ice cream, cakes, cigarettes, and
lmany other things. They were .aw.
fully kind to us and wished us God
speed and safe return from over
there. -. Il am, enclosing you a SER
vice pin of the Engineer Corps to
which. I belong. Don't suppose you
can md anything like it in Paris. q.
Well, I guess I will have to close, as
the boys are making so much noise in
the tent that / can't hear myself
think. With love, remain,
your loving son,
| PVT. GEORGE L. FRAKES,
Go. p, 22d Engineers, Camp Mills,
New York"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
The Perfected Phonograph Of 1oda
THE AEOLIAN.
VOCATION

perience. It IS these men who have
produced such instruments as the
Aeolian Residence Photographic
most ambitious and costly instrument
ever made-the marvellous Pianola.
the superb Steinway Duo>Art Pianola,
and many others.
In the Aeolian>Vocaion, product Of
the Aeolian staff, the musical world
was introduced to a new and superior
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defects Of tonal reproduction, and sub
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In addition, it added to the phono>
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individuality to the phonograph and
enabling the performer to participate,
when he desired, in the actual play
ing of records
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
GERMANS SLOW TO TURN
OVER RAILWAY MATERIAL
Time Limit Near, But Rolling
Stock Not Yet Available for
Use in France.

PARIS. December Z (Havas).-The
regions of France invaded by the
Germans and recently reclaimed are
in serious need OF rolling stock for
the railways, the minister Of public
works. Albert Claveille, reports.
In this connection the Matin speaks
Of the extraordinary slowness with
which the delivery OF German rail-
way material is being carried out.
The time limit fixed by the armistice
for it's being turned over is fast ap-
preaching, the newspaper notes. but
neither locomotives nor cars have
begun to become available for use
on the French railway systems.
Germany is pleading her own dis
tress in asking for the easing of the
armistice terms, it is noted, while
the evidence tends to show that there
is in fact no food crisis anywhere
in Germany, the population now
profiting by the distribution of the
stocks that had been accumulated
for the army in view of the posi-
bility of winter campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

this bill is in accord with the findings,
the letter and the spirit OF the Joint
committees report? Will Congress,
which rejected this rider when many
thought or feared that the hale-anl-
half arrangement was unfair to the
nation, adopt the rider after the law
has been demonstrated to be fair?
VIII. not those friends CT; the Dis.
trict in Congress who would repeal
the half-and-half law IN order that the
nation might do more than at present
for the upbuilding of the capital Wig
orously oppose a repeal which reduces
at once the national contribution by
millions and clearly points to the Elti-
mate withdrawal OF that contribution?
Shall we not all get together, sink
ing personal opinions # necessary IN
the public interest, and unitediy op-
pose repeal at this time, in this way,
and with this disastrous result?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
NAVAL HERO VISITS BOSTON.
Capt. Carpenter and Men Among
British Day Guests.

BOSTON, December Capt. A. F.
B. Carpenter, who commanded the
British cruiser vindictive during the
raid upon the German submarine base
at Zeebrugge. and the officers and men
of the British cruiser Devonshire, now
in this port, were the guests of the
city today at celebration honorlng
Great Britain's part in the war. The
British naval men were welcomed by
idayor Peters and a program of enter
tainment was carried out. British
flags were prominently displayed
throughout the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
No Immediate Repeal.

Why should Congress abolish the
half-and-half law at this session,
either directly or indirectly? The last
Congress, instead of abolishing it, re-
affirmed it, and left future action con-
corning it dependent upon the report
This committees report does not abol-
ish the half-and-half law, or, as we
have seen. on the whole recommend
its unconditional abolition.
The prejudice which caused members
Of the last House to vote to abolish
the half-and-hal provision was based
upon the belief that this law was un-
fair to the nation; that under its oper-
atoms the Washingtonian was grossly
undertaxed; that his tax burden was
only one-half that of the resident of
the average American city, and from
this belief sprang the demand that the
half-and-half law should be repealed
in order to do equity by imposing
practically the whole burden Of capital
upbuilding upon the local community,
and by relieving the nation CORE
spondingly Of an unfair financial eX-
action. The vital alleged fact in
which this belief and this prejudice
uation of Washington in 1912 was
s744,00o,OoO and that this realty was
consequently in that year and today
underassessed for taxation by several
hundred million dollars.
The Senate denied these conten-
lions and the issues thus raised were
referred to the joint fiscal COM
mittee for determination. The con-
tentions of Washington on these
issues, voiced in the Board of Trade
as far back as 1889. and familiar to
all of us. were vigorously urged.
the joint citizens committee at the
recent hearings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
Finds in Washington's Favor.

The joint congressional committee
finds on all the vital issues of fact in
favor Of Washington. 1t sustains as
fair and reasonable the recent assess
ment of Washington realty which
discloses nearly two hundred mil
lions less of realty values than were
alleged to exist in 1912 by the So
called George report. 1t finds not
only that the Washingtonian is not
underassessed, but that. as compared
with the resident of comparable
American cities he is not undertaxed;
that his per capita of property taxes,
about SIG, is reasonable tax burden,
no more than which should be ex-
should toward capital upbuilding.
more instead Of less should be done
by the nation. in response not only
to the impulse of equity, but of en-.
larged patriotic pride in the nations
city.
Does any one believe that more
than an infinitesimal fraction of the
representatives who in the last House
were misled as to the controlling
facts would have voted as they did
if they had known the truth as dis
closed by the joint committees re-
port and the sustaining evidence?
The joint committee finds in effect
that the half-and-half provision is
absolutely fair to the nation. Why
SIlOulu tHOSc WIN NOlSo against IL
because they thought it unfair con-
tinue to oppose it after its fairness
has been demonstrated?
Legislation Washington Needs.
The immediate legislation urgently
needed by Washington is disclosed
in the hearings before the joint COM
mittee. (1) The law arbitrarily limit
ing the Commissioners annual esti-
mates should be quickly repealed. 1t
prohibits the statement by the Com
| lnissioners and the satisfaction by
Congress of the actual needs of the
| District. It prevents the nation, in
| evitably. from meeting fully its cap
| ital obligation. It automatically in
| sures an unexpended surplus of Dis
trict tax money. 1t accomplishes. as
Congress applies it. no good purpose
| whatsoever. The COMMISSIONER esti-
| mates. in accordance with the spirit
Of the joint committees report. should
| disclose to Congress Washington's
genuine municipal needs. both for
! current maintenance and for perna-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
Can Enforce in Long Run.

Under the present practice which
puts local taxation before congress
sional appropriation. the half-and-
half provision is not and cannot be
arbitrarily enforced and literally
obeyed in any one year. But in the
long run, in the future as in the past,
this provision can be, enforced and
obeyed.
Why not go ahead in the future in
general conformity with this practice,
joint committee? The only legisla-
ton necessary will be provision to
put the surplus of District tax money
In any year into the Treasury, not as
with national money and lost to the
District. but as the joint commit
fund for the benefit of the District
in the government of the District of
Repeal of the law limiting the Com
missioners' estimates will permit
Congress to consider in appropria-
lions the full needs of the District,
expended tax money will thus be re-
duced to minimum. But any sur
pluses, even though large, which
under the proposed legislation will
go into the Districts trust fund will
clearly be needed in the future as a
debtedness, fictitious or genuine, in
Guiding the alleged ancient resur-
rected debts. based on the blunders
or neglects of government officials in
the. seventies of the last century,
which have been conjured up in the
House; ca to be accumulated and
later wisely utilized to meet the pos
sible emergency of a District short
age in some year in necessary tax
revenue under the organic act, and
CD to meet the Districts share of
the cost of great permanent public
improvements which will call for tn.
immediate expenditure of more money
than can be spared from current
revenues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
Ignores the Constructive.

This rider adopts only the destruc-
tive suggestions of the joint COM
mittee and ignores it's constructive
recommendations.
It destroys outright the old law for
which the committee found no reason
or necessity for continued existence
and leaves chaos in it's place.
1t fails to provide by law fixed and
certain local taxation along the lines
urged by the joint committee. Such
tuating. The pending bill adds to the
local tax burden, which the joint COM
mittee says is ample, by imposing adj
ditiona1 special assessments in con-
nection with street paving, new
charges in connection with the aque-
sidewalks. These local payments
under the bill reduce correspondingly
the nations contribution, which the
joint committee says is now too little.
and-half law repealed Turk the in
heritance tax and the tax on in
tangible personally. g
The new organic act, by rider on ap-
preparation bill, fails to provide in
place Of the repealed law the definite
preparations by Congress, urged by the
joint committee. The appropriations
proposed, divorced from any definite
policy. are irregular and illiberaI.
If the joint committee had found
that the half-and-half law was gross
ly unfair to the nation, and that the
District resident was underassessed
and undertaxed and Sinking his
proper capital contribution, the ap-
preparation bill, with its cut of three
and half millions from the Commits
sioners' estimates. its new tax exact
ions from local residents and its rider
Internationally repeating the half
and-half law could hardly have been
differently worded.
How. then, can 1t be maintained that
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nent improvements: and the RESPONSE
bility for appropriating all or only
part Of these estimates should Gas it
does) rest solely on Congress.
(2) The effect Of the report Of the
joint committee is to vindicate in
principle the treatment of the half
and-half provision as not necessarily
applying arbitrarily and separately to
each year. considered alone, but to
the average of a series of years. The
joint committee points out that Dis
trict expenditures since 1878 have
been in the aggregate, though not in
every year viewed separately, on the
half-and-half basis. The committee
expresses the belief that this fact is
evidence of design, not an accident,
and that the nation thus not only in
tended to carry out, but did carry out
its half-and-half promise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
Chairman's Supplementary Remark.

Supplementary to the formal report
Of the committee the chairman,
Theodore w. Noyes. submitted re-
marks, in part as follows, which are
again pertinent to the present situa-
ton:
This report was framed before the
pending appropriation bill with it's
legislative rider was made public.
But this proposed legislation fits upon
its own head with precision the cap
of our just and reasonable con-
demnation. It leaves undone the
things for which we petition and it
does the things against which we
protest.
1t does not secure for the proposed
legislation thorough preliminary con-
sideration by the District committees
and by Congress. The provision is,
without public hearings, rushed
through under whip and spur, by the
all-powerful appropriations and rules
committees.
Repeal takes the Objectionable shape
of a rider upon an appropriation bill,
operating covertly, by indirection.
This rider is in substance and effect
the same as that urged last year on
the ground that the half-and-half
law was grossly unfair to the nation.
The joint committee reports that the
half-and- law is absolutely fair
to the nation. Yet on the pretext Of
following this report, which cuts the
foundation from under last years
rider, that hottie propoition is resur-
rected and vitalized in the pending
bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

TINE production of the Aeoian>
Vocation, four years ago, signal
ICED the entrance of great
music house into the field of phonograph
manufacture Before that time, phono>
graph development had been in other
hands. Resourceful inventors and
skilful mechanics had done wonders
had brought the phonograph from an
ingenious toy to mechanical marvel
But wonderful as it unquestionably
was mechanically. there was left much
to be done in the way of developing
its musical possibilities. Originally
designed as TALKING MACEIiNE.~
its perfection as MUSICAL INSTRU.
MENr- could only be accomplished by
skilfu1, mechanics who were also
trained musicians.
The staff of the Aeolian included
such men-men possessed of this I'M
usual combination Of musical mowl.
edge and mechanical talent and ex.