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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27
War Boards Order Reduces Circulation
Of All Weekly Newspapers
WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD REQUIRES WEEKLY PAPERS
TO CUT EXCAVATIONS Is PER CENT SEPT. is.

Washington, Aug. 24.-The order
reducing the amount of print paper
that may be used by weekly news
papers by Is per cent has been pre-
pared by the pulp and paper section
of the war industries board, and will
be effective September Is.
Publishers of weekly newspapers
must arrange for reduction of 10
per cent in their circulation begin
ming with September Is, in order to
meet the requirements of the war
industries board. The method of
making such reductions will be
largely left to each publisher, who
will work out the details of the prob
lem for his own paper. At the meet
ing of the country weekly publishers
held in Chicago and called by Guy
U. Hardy, president of the National
Editorial Association, at the request
IF T. E. Donnelley, chairman of the
pulp and paper section, it was gen.
orally felt that the following meth
DDS would be effective for most
cases:
GAN increase in the subscription
price of the paper, especially where
the price is less than So year.
"The discontinuance of all sub
scriptions that are not renewed and
paid in advance at the time the sub
scriptions expire.
"The elimination of all free copies
except one to each advertiser.
"The elimination of all exchanges
except where the papers received i'll
exchange are absolutely essential to
the conduct of the paper"
Publishers of weekly newspapers
will be supplied by the war indus
tries board with blanks for the pur-
pose of reporting the amount of pa
per used by them each month from
September l, 1917, to September l,
1918. The statements made by the
publishers will be in the form OF
sworn affidavits and each month for
the next IL they will be required to
make a sworn statement showing the
amount of paper consumed during
All subscribers who are in
date will be dropped from our
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27
&c MORE REGISTER SATURDAY

Following is a complete list of
twenty-six men registered Saturday,
who since June 5 have reached the
age of 81:
James Nesbitt, Timon Boyd,
David Flack, Albert Myhneer
(negro), Russell Scott (negro),
Davis Turley, Stanley Murphy, John
7. Donaldson, Kirk Wyatt, Elmer
Beadle, Esty Sorrell, Arthur Carter,
Ova Maloney, Clifford Curtis, Bar
ney Rogers, John Evans (negro),
William E. May, Edney R. Smith
(negro), Albert Mason (negro), Me-
dell Hawthaway (negro), Timothy
Warren, Jim w. Ware, William R.
Anderson, E. W. Payne, John W.
Banks (negro), and Jesse COnk
right.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27

that month, and it is expected that
this amount will be Is per cent less
than that used during the same
month of the previous year.
Publishers who have stock on
hand will not be allowed to use it
in larger ratio than those who must
buy from month to month.
Failure to make accurate reports,
or failure to make reductions will
result in either mills or jobbers being
required to shut off the supply of
paper to the offending publisher.
1t is not expected at this time
that any further reductions in the
use Of print paper will be made, but
the war industries board has made
it clear that should the fuel prob
lem become worse, further reduc-
tions may be found necessary and if
so, they will be made. Should such
additional reductions be found nee
essary they would be based on the
amount of paper then being used by
each paper, and for that reason it is
very important that while each pub
Usher should make the required re-
duction that is now asked, he should
not, for his own protection, make
more than the required reduction.
1t is conceded on the part of gov
eminent officials that the eight-page
paper is the practical minimum for
size, and papers should not reduce
below this in the effort to save on
paper consumption. The saving
should be made by cutting off every
particle of Improbable circulation.
Cut off the deadheads, the people
who do not pay in advance, and set
the subscription price at a point
where, even with less number of
subscribers, there will be a greater
revenue.
Every weekly newspaper pubhshe'
must be prepared to swear to the
mount of paper he used during the
past ~ months, by months, and then
must figure monthly reduction
from these figures of only 10 per
cent.
arrears on the above-named
list.-PAY UP TODAY.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27
LOYAL CITIZEN
ANSWERS call
Col. A. W. Hamilton, a Gallant and
Patriotic Citizen, Answers
the Final Summons

Col. A. w. Hamilton, Chairman of
the Montgomery County Ora
Board, and an honored citizen of this
city, died at his home on High street
last Wednesday evening, August 81,
after a short illness of uraemic pois-
oning. Col. Hamilton had not been
in good health for the past several
months but the seriousness of his i'll
ness was not known to his closest
friends.
Col. Hamilton was a son of the
late Archibald Hamilton and Hen
rietta Lindsay Hamilton and was
sixty-fve years of age. He was
born in this county and spent a
majority of his days in Old Mont
gomery. For many years he was pre-
sizing Judge AT noted race courses IN
Chicago and Los Angeles, and was
known TO race horse men as an hon
est and fearless official. During the
present war he has been chairman of
the local draft board, and we doubt
if a more efficient and fearless Off
cial has served on any board in the
United States, Col. Hamilton played
no fayorites, every case he endeav-
ored honestly to decide according to
the law and in our opinion, he made
a record of which any citizen should
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COL. HAMILT0N'S WILL

The last will and testament of Col.
A. W. Hamilton, deceased, has been
admitted to probate by County Judge
E. w. Senff and by its terms, after
expressing his wishes as to his bur
ial, he bequeaths all household eff
fects, etc, personal to his house and
home, to Miss Ida Hamilton .(daught-
err of his first cousins Ashby Ham
ilton and Jesse Lindsey, as well as
his interest in the family burial lot
in Machpelah cemetery and in the
burial lot at Paris, Ky.
The residue of his estate is then
bequeathed in fee simple one half to
Miss Ida Hamilton and one-half to
Miss Bessie Lane, to whom decedent
was betrOthed.
Miss Ida Hamilton and Judge R.
II. VIM are designated as Execu-
tors, but the former being a non-res-
ident of the state, Judge Winn quail
fled alone.
The will was executed August 10,
in the presence of Messrs. Geo. G.
Hamilton and Chas. ID. Grubbs.
The estate is valued at approx
mateIv S15. 600 90
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27
COUSIN OF LOCAL MAN
KILLED IN FRANCE

Mr.. James M. Venerable, of this
city, has received word that his first
cousin, Lieutenant Paul Venerable.
was killed in France July "a. Mr..
Venable came to Mt. Sterling few
years ago from North Carolina. He
is tobacco buyer.
Lieutenant Venable, before leaving
the States, had been salesman for
the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Com
pany. He attended the training
school at Fort Benjamin Harrison,
where he received his commission as
first lieutenant, and has been in
France since November 1917.
w. s. s.
Tin cans, fruit jars and rubbers
at VanarsdelPs.
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MISS SAMUELS ACCEPTED

Miss Frances Samuels, the young
est daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Samuels, who volunteered her serv-
ice to the government as a nurse, has
been notified to report at Spartan
burg, S. c., about September 1,
Miss Samuels is one Of our most
popular young ladies and deserves to
be highly commended for entering
this noble calling.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27

While not officially announced, ii
is rumored that Judge A. A. Hazel
rigg will be designated as a member
of the Montgomery County Local
Draft Board, to succeed Col. A. w.
Hamilton, deceased. Judge Hazel
rigg is well acquainted with the du-
ties of the place, having been acting
as Government Appeal Agent and
being a man of high character and
splendid ability, will make a very
acceptable member.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27
COUNTY SCHOOL TO OPEN

The County High School will open
Monday, September 10th. The at
tention of parents is called to the
decree of the State Board of Health
and also the County Board of
Health, that all children entering
school must show a reputable ply
sician's vaccination certificate.
Children who have had small pox
must present certificate to that eff
feet from physician. No child will
be admitted to school who has not
complied with these rules. These
rules apply to teachers as. well as
children.
MISS GEORGIA SLEDD,
e
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PUBLIC SCHOOL OPENING

We have been authorized to an
nounce that the Mt. Sterling Public
Schools will open Monday, Septem-
Der End. The State law regarding
vaccination will be strictly enfOrc-
ed and we urge all parents that
have not had their children vacci-
mated to do so at once as the law
regarding attending school is very
strict.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27

he proud. He was not a man without
feeling, and his deepest sympathy
was with the soldier boys and their
families when they were called to
risk their lives for the sake of their
country.
In the passing of Col. Hamilton
Mt. Sterling has lost a gallant and
noble gentleman, one that was known
and admired by countless friends
throughout the entire United States.
He was patriotic to the core and
was very liberal with both his time
and means and was an ardent sup
porter of the administration as lived.
Col. Hamilton was a man of beauti-
full and charming manners and was
Il delightful conversationalist. He
had a tender heart and was ever
ready to help any one in need, and
no sacrifice was too great for him
to aid suffering humanity.
For the life of Col. Hamilton the
world is far better and in our humble
opinion he has done much to make
it "a safe place in which to ive,"
and in his life there were many noble
traits of character which are worthy
Of emulation.
Deceased was a member of the
Church and the funeral
services were conducted Friday
morning at the home of his sister,
Mrs, r. G. Stoner by his pastor, DIR.
w. r. Dye, with burial in Machpelah
cemetery. The ritual burial SER
vices of the Knights Templar were
held at the grave.
W. 8. S.
> New sweet apotatoes at Vanars-
Ill D..
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27
NEW TELEPHONE MANAGER

Mr.. J. G. Davis, of Munfordsville,
KY, arrived Thursday and has as
sumed his duties as manager of the
local exchange of the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Mr.. Davis takes the place of Mr..
McNish, who goes to Paducah to
become District Traffic Chief. Mr..
Davis comes highly recommended as
a competent and experienced man
and we welcome him.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27
new DRAFT
BILL PASSES
ID to 45 to Be New Age Limit-No
Deferred Glasses for Youths.
Vote Stood 1886 TO 2

The new Manpower Bill extending
the selective draft to all men be-
tween the ages of Is and As years
was passed by the House Saturday
with only minor changes in the orig
inal draft of the War Department.
On the first roll coll only two neg
alive votes were cast by Represent
tative London, of New York, the
socialist, and Representative Gordon,
of Ohio, Democrat. The final vote
was announced as 1886 to 2.
The final vote was preceded by
three days debate, during which the
chief contention was an amendment
to defer the calling of youths from
Is to 20 years until older men had
been summoned. A final effort was
made by Chairman Dent to place the
eighteen-year- boys in a deferred
class, but a motion to re- commit the
bill to the Military Affairs Commit
tee with instructions to incorporate
that amendment was lost 191 to 146.
The bill now goes to the Senate,
where leaders predict its passage
early this week. The Senate plans to
substitute the House bill for the
measure favorably reported by the
Military Committee of that body and
thus expedite its final enactment.
Congressional leaders hope to send
the measure to the President by the
latter part of the week.
An attempt in the House to insert
a work or fight amendment by which
those exempted for military service
on occupational grounds would be
required to remain at their civil
tasks, failed, so to 81. The amend
ment was declared against strikes
and which characterized by officials
of the American Federation of Labor
as a conscription of labor.
The House reversed its action Fri
day in voting to include members of
Congress in the draft. By a rising
vote, 80 to 143 it defeated an amend
ment by Representative Gregg of
Texas, which would make members
Of Congress, State Legislatures and
Federal and State executive officers
liable to draft.
An amendment by Representative
Smith of New York, to exempt police
officers in cities of more than $780,
900 population and designed to re-
Iieve the situation in New York,
where a shortage of police officers
is said to be threatened was de-
feated.
An amendment by Representative
of Massachusetts, which
was adopted provides for the APP
pointment of special examiners in
.ocal conscription districts for the
re- examination of men placed in de-
Perred classification as a means of
fair combing the deferred classes for
additional men for active service.
Chairman Dent of the House Mill
AIRY Committee read a letter from
Secretary Baker in which the letter
set forth his objections to the Nc
kenzie amendment, which was de-
'eated Friday and which provided
or deferring the calling of youths
rom 10 to 20 years. Mr.. Baker said
lie believed the amendment would
seriously impair the ability of the
Var Department to get the men in
accordance with the military pro-
ram.
w. S. s.
nIuF AA rnn
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27
EMBEZZELlMENT CHARGED.

George Wood Owens, former City
Clerk of Maysville, has been arrest
ed on a charge of embezzelling over
$4,000 Of the funds of that city. lie
is under bond and it is understood
his friends are trying to raise
enough cash to pay up his shortage.
Mr.. Owens is wen known in this city
where he has frequently visited.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27
SECURES NICE POSITION

Miss Frances M. Glover, of this
city, has accepted a position as
Auditor with the United States Coal
and Coke Company, at Garvy, W,
Va, land assumed her duties last
week.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27

Morehead, KY. zoe
Tenth DistrictTJohn C. Hopkins,
Prestonburg, Ky, 81 M
Eleventh District--J. NJ Meadows,
jamestown, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27
MUCH DEPENDS
ON COMMITTEES
Democratic State, Central and Exc
cutive Boards Attract Keen
Interest

present in the composition of the
Democratic State Central and Exec
utive Committees, which under the
party law, in case of the resignation
or retirement of Senator James as
a candidate for the Senate, will have
the duty of filling the vacancy on the
Democratic ticket or providing the
method by which the vacancy shall
be filled.
One member of the State Central
Committee, William Bramblett, of
Carlisle, who represented the Ninth
District, and one member of the
State Executive Committee, Finley E.
Fogg, Of Paintsville, who represent
ed the Tenth District, have died since
their election.
Foster Cox, of Carlisle, KY, has
succeeded Mr.. Bramblett on the
State Central Committee, and John
G. Hopkins, of Prestonsburg, has
succeeded Mr.. Fogg on the State
Executive Committee.
Under the party law, if Senator
James should retire as candidate for
the Senate sixty days before the
election, the Governor would appoint
a successor to serve until the elee.
ton, and the committee would nomi-
nate a candidate for the short term
from November to March 4, and a
candidate for the long term to serve
for six years from March 4. In case
a vacancy should occur within six
ty days of the election the Cover
nor would make an appointment to
serve until March 4, and the com
mittee would select candidate for
the long term.
The two committees as at present
constituted are:
Democratic State Central and Execu-
tive Committees
Charles A. Hardin, Chairman,
Harrodsburg, Ky.
Charles f. Wright, Secretary,
= louisville, Ky.
State Central Committee
State at Large-George B. Mar
tin, Catlettsburg, Ky.
First District-W. A. Berry, Padu-
cab, Ky.
Second District. E. Hayes,
Dawson Springs, KY.
Third District. P. Dickerson,
Glasgow, Ky.
Fourth District-W. C. Montgom-
ery, Blizabethtown, ny.
Fifth District-W. P. McDonogh,
Louisville, Ky.
Sixth Districts. D. Rouse, Cow
ington, Ky.
Seventh District-Charles M. Har-
Kiss, Versailles, Ky.
Eighth District-John b. Nichols,
Danville, Ky.
Ninth District-Foster Cox, Car
Isle, KY.
Tenth District. r. Johnson,
Pikeville, Ky.
Eleventh District-E. M. Gatlff,
Williamsburg, Ky.
State Executive Committee
State at Large. E. Robinson,
Lancaster, Ky.
First District-Thomas Turner,
Cerulean Springs, Ky.
Second District-W. c, Bland,
Uniontown, Ky.
Third District-Harry Lazerus,
Bowling Green, Ky.
Fourth District-Chas. j. Hub
bard, Hodgenville, Ky.
Fifth District-Jas. p. Reedy,
Louisville, Ky.
Sixth District-W N. Hind, Cow
ington, Ky. :
Seventh District-Wm. +. Klair, I
Lexington, KY
Eighth District-Thos. r. welch, /
Nicholasulle, Kx.
Ninth Distict-Wm. A. Young, J
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27
GIVE AN EGG

Won't you give a fresh egg to the
war fund-this is for a good cause
and is far reaching in its benefits.
These eggs are sold just as fast as
they come in and the money applied
to war purposes. We know you want
to help in a good cause.
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q New sweet potatoes at yanars-
dell's. sffrs Nrys5
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27

Homegrown melons on ice at
Vanarsdell's.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-27
NEW BOARD MEMBER

County Supt. of Schools
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-01-25
NO SHORTAGE OF
OF WHEAT FLOUR
Spokane, Jan. 21, 1918.

Spokane, Jan. 2l, 1918.
Dear Sir
There recently appeared in few
daily newspapers of the state an ar
ticle saying that there would be
shortage in wheat flour The pub
lication of this story has been one
of the things which has caused con-
sumers to hoard flour. There is
no shortage of flour in the State of
Washington. am sure, however,
that you can readily see the unnec-
essary hardship that may result if
such boarding, caused by the publica-
ton of such stories, should be per-
mitted to continue. May ask
your cooperation in refraining from
giving publicity to rumors of this or
similar character.
The editors of this state have
shown a fine spirit of cooperation
in educating the people of the state
to an understanding of the necessity
of food conservation. | am sure
that no editor will knowingly upset
the program by publishing statements
which are manifestly untrue and not
in accordance with existing facts. In
my opinion such articles defeat the
very object the government is aim
ing at, namely-conservation of food
products-by causing the consumers
to rush into unreasonable buying.
If any actual cases Of boarding
are brought to your attention wheth
err or not any publicity is given to
the case, if you will report the same
to me, | will be glad to cause in
vestigation to be made.
Thanking you for your kind CO.
operation, | am,
Very truly yours,
CHARLES HEBBERD,
Federal Food Administrator for
Washington.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-01-25
MARK TWAIN'S LOYALTY

My kind Of loyalty is loyalty to
ones country, not to its institutions
or its office holders. The country
is the real thing, the substantial
thing, the eternal thing; it is the
thing to watch over, and care for,
and be loyal to; institutions are eX-
traneous. they are its mere clothing,
and clothing can wear out, become
ragged, cease to be comfortable,
cease to protect the body from win
ter, disease and death. To be loyal
to rags, to shout for rags, to wor-
ship rags, to die for rags-that is
a loyalty of unreason; it is pure
animal; it belongs to monarchy; was
invented by monarchy; let monarchy
keep it. The citizen who thinks he
sees that the commonwealth politi-
cal clothes are worn out, and yet
holds his place and does not agitate
for new suit, is disloyal; he is
a traitor.-Mark Twain, in "a Con-
necticut Yankee in King Arthur's
Court"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-01-25

PACKING PLANT

The move of the Seattle striking
butchers to establish a cooperative
packing plant is beginning to take
the shape of real live industry.
The many thousands of union men
now working in Seattle and vicinity
will take a large amount of stock
in the enterprise; the King County
Grange has offered it's aid; the
Equity Cooperative Packing Plant
of the Farmers Grange of North
Dakota Ia $1,OOO,OOO concern) and
the Grange Cooperative of Madison,
Wis, $65O,OOO outfit, senu con-
gratulations and offer advice and
possible assistance.
Altogether the prospects are flat
tering. If this cooperative packing
plant gets under way the old pack
ers will feel less like recognizing the
unions than ever.
The packing plants now operating
in the Northwest are what might be
called small concerns, not hard to
equal or excel with public sympathy
on the side of the cooperative.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-01-25
THIS STATE GIVES 19, ,7O6 MEN TO
GOVERNMENT MILITARY SERVICE
WAR TAX REACHES
MANY

WASHINGTON, Jan, 19.-The
new income tax, which must be
paid on or before June Is next,
will reach thousands Of persons
who have heretofore never had
direct financial dealings with the
government,
Under this law, every mmar-
ried person with an income over
$1,000, and every married person
with an income over $4,000 must
pay a tax of 2 per cent and up
wards, according to income,
wages, or salary.
Under this law if Joe Doe, an
unmarried man, earns $50 a week,
or 81, $50 a year, he is exempted
from $1,000 and must pay ? per
cent on $500, which is SIP. If
John Doe is married he pays no
tax. as he comes under the $4,000
exemption for married men. To
be reached by the tax married men
must earn over $4,000. They are
allowed an exemption of 5000 for
every child.
Returns must be made, on forms
provided by the government, on
or before the first day Of March
leXt.
Heavy penalties are provided
where person ignores this law
or acts on the assumption that
the government will call on him.
1t must be understood that the
person must call on the govern
ment.
Internal revenue collectors Of
the various districts will furnish
proper forms. together with neces-
sary information, that a correct
statement may be made.
Government officials urge citi-
zens to give prompt heed to the
provisions of this law, that they
may have ample time to correct
any error in their statement.