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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-05-20
GIFTS FOR ORPHANS

The History Club sent a beautiful
box to their French Orphan in
France last week.
The Advocate for printing.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-05-20

Men know now who sells the best The last season or
two has tested clothing their utmost those IN
skilled that lacked the real training that time nor
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-05-20

several
York
easily distinguished his
and Crox de Guee making
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there and
Tor US The best thing about the Salvation
the smile
wrapping doughnu dough
Of
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-05-20

Knox and Stetson Hats al
ways the advance spring
styles here. Knox summer
straws.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-05-20

and Shoes-newest feathers,
latest styles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
PHlLA. MEN ON lMPERATOR
Liner Salts With Relief Workers
After Coal Charge Is Settled

The former German passenger liner
Imperator, now a British ship, sailed
from New York today for Plymouth,
Cherbourg and Southampton. She was
to have departed at noon yesterday, but
her clearance papers were held up while
charges that she had exceeded her sup
ply of bunker coal were being adjusted.
The offer of the British ministry to
replace the excess coal was accepted last
night and the ship released. She carried
27O0 passengers.
The American Friends relief com
mittee formed by Herbert Hoover, for
relief work in Germany. was included
In the passenger list. This committee
was composed of Alfred G. Scatter
good. treasurer of the Provident Life
and Trust CO., of this city; Or. Henry
Pratt, professor of biology at Haver-
ford College, and who was director of
relief work In northern France and
Belgium for the relief commission dur
ing the war Arthur G. jackson, head
of the Miller Lock Co. of this city
James Vail. Herman Newman, Richard
Cary. Alfred Lowry, Harold Evans,
Edgar Rhodes, of Wilmington, and AL
fred Brown, of Indianapolis.
The Imperstor carried the largest
eonsienment Of American mail ever sent
in a single ship. The Postoffice Depart
ment announced that the ship carried
10 .023 sacks tor trangatlantif deatine-
tious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
WALSH ISCOUNSEL
FOR SOVIET ENVOY
Martens Reve ais Employing
Former Joint Chairman of
War Labor Board
TELLS OF CONFERENCES
By the Associated Press

New York, Dec. 11.-Ludwig Q. A.
X. Martens, self styled Russian soviet
ambassador to the United States. re-
called as q witness before the joint
legislative committee investigating rad
ical activities, today. after the court had
denied his claim for exemption, testi
fled that Frank z. Walsh. former joint
chairman of the National War Labor
Board. had accepted position as his
counsel
Mr.. Walsh, who also was one of three
delegates Of the United irish Societies
appointed TO lay 1reland's case before
the Peace Conference, did not appear at
the hearing today.
Martens said that he had two or three
conferences with Mr.. Walsh at his HON"
and Office about November 20.
Martens was accompanied by Santeri
Nourteva, secretary of the embassy,
and Isaac Hourwitz, counsel for Mar
tens. He said that one of the functions
of the embassy" was to dissipate false
impressions circulated in this country
about the Russian soviet government
and that he wanted Mr.. Walsh's serv
ices in that connection.
Martens asserted that he addressed
several meetings Of the Socialist and
communist parties IN tnlS clty. Dul
said he had confined his remarks tc
describing conditions in Russia. HI
admitted that he had interviewed James
Larkin. Irish labor leader, now await
ing trial on a charge of crimina
anarchy. He said that he saw Larkir
two or three times, but denied that the
embassy had any part in raising
bail for him or other persons indicted
for violation of the states anarchy
laws.
Martens vas asked whether h'
favored the principles of the Communis
party of America. He replied that HI
was mot against those principles. HI
declared that he had nothing to do will
the Communist party in America an,
that his interest was solely in Rus
sian politics. He expressed the opinion
| that the application Of the principles o
the Russian Communist party woulC
be good for the rest of the world. bu
refused to answer directly question a.
to whether he favored their application
in this country. He said he understood
the principles Of the Russian Com
munist party and those of the American
Communist party were virtually iden
| teal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
President Thanks
Miners officers
From PAGE One

Continued From PAGE Ono
ed were highly satisfied today with the
agreement reached by the general COM
mittee of the miners in their session
here yesterday.
1t is indicated that the convention
of the mineworkers, decided upon us a
means of more fully explaining to the
miners the reasons for ending the strike
on the basis proposed by President viii
son, would not be called until after
January l, 1920.
Mr.. Lewis left Indianapolis this
afternoon for Washington to attend
the conference Of the heads of national
and international unions called by
President Samuel Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor.
Circulars to be sent to the 1000 local
unions, containing formal instructions
to the miners to return to work, will
not be mailed before tomorrow.
There was much speculation today
regarding the probable personnel of the
commission to be appointed by the
President to adjust wages and coal
prices in final settlement over the
miners controversy. 1t was learned
that the question of the miners rep
resentative on the commission came up
at yesterdays session of the general
COllIHllttt, uul lUaJ lul6 DDui TelTaluPu
from indicating choice. 1t was said
that the miners desired that the Presi
dent should be free to make his own
choice.
Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal
mer, who came here Monday afternoon
to advise with government attorneys in
connection with the court proceedings
against the union leaders, left Indian
apols this morning for French Lick
| Springs, Ind. He will leave there for
! Washington tomorrow.
| The Federal Grand Jury investigation
of charges of violation of the Lever act
and anti trust laws, scheduled to start
| last Monday but postponed until De-
cember II, will proceed when the jurors
appear next Wednesday, according tC
the best information available. The
probe will be nation wide in its ex
tent, it is declared, and will involve
both operators and miners.
Billings, Mont, Dec. 11.--(By A
| P.)-Miners of Montana will not e
back to work 80 long as soldiers stay
in the coal fields, declared Henry Dren
nan, president of the United Min,
Workers for this district.
Belleyille, ILL.,, Dec. 11.-(By A. r.
Doubt whether the IL 600 coal miners
in the Belleville subdistrict would re.
turn to work today was expressed by
James Mason, subdistrict secretary
treasurer, last night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
URGES PATIENCE
IN SOCIAL UNREST
Rev A. n. Hibshman Makes Plea
to Capitalist and Worker Alike
at lnterchurch Conference
BLOW AT HOUSING PROBLEM

A plea for the capitalist and for
patience was entered by the Rev. A. II.
Hibshman, of Milton, at today's ses-
sion of the Interchurch World Move
ment conference in the Chambers Wylie
Memorial Church, Broad street near
Pine.
I'VE have to say Patience, Pa
tiencc, said Mr.. Hibshman. 1--WE
must be honest. The majority of men
who employ labor have Il passion to be
right. | believe these men are fair
and honest, but they don t know any
better than we do how TO settle the
world turmoil in u short time.
These men are interested in the in
dustrisl problems of their laboring men
and are willing 70 get together and work
the thing out. 1t is our duty to teach
the men who employ men that labor has
its rights, but we must also teach the
laboring men that the employers are
fair and honest
Daniel Polling, of Boston, called at
tention to housing conditions in western
Pennsylvania, which he said were in
describable. "Bathtuus are filed with
coal Supplying bathtubs will not solve
the problems of sanitation. We must
teach the people to use them for taking
baths.
Amy man who enjoys institutions
and government without doing his share
to maintain them is aisponge. And we
can have an efficient and representative
government only in proportion to the
interest which individuals take at the
polls and in other matters.
The Rev. J. NJ. Farr criticized the
Pcuusrlvania state legislators for de-
nberating successfully on an increase
in their own salaries and reducing the
appropriation to the mothers assist
nnce fund so that it cannot adequately
meet the needs of widowed mothers in
the state.
Churches are finding it increasingly
difficult to attract and hold their con
gregations. the movies, motoring and
periodicals being often preferred to SER
mons and prayer, delegates to the con-
ference declared today.
The Rev. DIR. l.. w. Lutz, Of the
United Brethren Church, of Chambers
burg Pa, asserted the Indifference of
parents is big factor in the growing
lack of interest in the church.
"They may send their children to
Sunday school, but they don't send
them to church. The parents in many
cases do not go to church themselves.
The movies or automobile rides or Sun
day reading are preferred to sermons
and prayer Is it any wonder that
many children are growing up with a
total lack of interest in church going?'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
Hitchcock Puzzles
Political GOssips
Continued From Page Ono

Continued From Page Ono
Mr.. King does not mean to have any
such doubt during this campaign. For
rumOr credits Mr.. King with the am
bition to be national chairman in sue
cessiOn to Will II. Hays. MIR. Hays,
by virtue of his position, is absolutely
nonpartisan among candidates. His
business. as he defines it, is ito elect,
not select" but it is hard to love Il
boom which threatens your job. espe-
cially when you love your job as much
as viii II. Hays does.
Mr.. Hays Loves His job
Mr. Hays is absolutely happy as na-
tionnl chairman. lie would rather be
national chairman than anything else
IN the world. unless. of course. the su
prcme command of the party should
compel his REIMBURSEMENT OF that place
in order to accept the duty OF running
for the presidency. And Mr.. Hays's
love of his job has resulted in greater
energy and enthusiasm about Republi
can headquarters than has been seen in
many year.
And the members OF the national
committee desire to see Mr.. Hays re-
tained as party manager by the nomi-
nee for President. whoever he may be.
There was d movement started in
Washington to this end. This move
ment is spontaneous and genuine. It
has good deal of force behind it, 1t
, is unusual for the between season party
manager to remain national chairman
during the campaign, but it is not uu-
likely that Mr.. Hays will do that un-
usual thing. If Mr.. Hays should re-
main chairman. and Mr.. King should
be General Woods general representa-
tive, in case Of the generals nomination.
and Mr.. Hitchcock should be RS con
spicuons about headquarters rs in 1910,
there would be complications.
Not Like Four Years Ago
The adhesion of Mr.. Hitchcock 70
GoYernor Lowdeu would be another cir =
1 cumstance connected with this Wash
ington gathering tending to minimize the
Wood boom. 1t probably would not be
important. But Mr.. Hitchcock's Of
fforts to attach himself to the general
lave curiously promoted the belief that
the general was in the lead. His moyine
elsewhere would shake that belief. 30
much faith exists in Mr.. Hitchcock, a
political weather vane.
contrast this meeting of the national
| committee with that of four years ago.
In 1910 the corresponding meeting made
almost certain OF the nomination of
hughes, if he would accept. This meet
ing makes nothing certain. The ma =
tional committee is not against Wood,
as 1t was against Roosevelt four years
ago. it is not for any one, as it was
| four years ago.
1t had to unite on some one -four
years ago to assuTe itself against Roose
welt. 1t has no such motive for union
this time and it is not united. The
politicians prefer not to have the Wood
candidacy showed down their throats
by, the forces that once backed Roose-
welt. They like open conventions. They
specialize in picking candidates and they
prefer not to have the new tangled pri-
maries do their work for them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
PLAN TO KEEP HAYS
as CAMPAIGN CHIEF

Washington, Dec. 11.-(By A. p. y
Organization and co ordination meth
ods for the coming campaign were dis
cussed today at a meeting here of the
National Association of Republican
State Chairmen. VIII II. Hays, the
party's national chairman, and other
officials of the national organization
participated.
Every state was represented. each
chairman who could not attend sending
some one in his place. The meeting
was executive, and it was said most OF
the time was taken up in exchanging
views without any attempt to fix poll
cies.
While the state leaders were in con
ference officials of the national commit
tee began laying out the details for the
national convention which the commit
tee decided yesterday Is to be held in
Chicago on June 8. A. T. Hert, the
Kentucky committeeman chosen chair
man Of the convention, was flooded with
applications for tickets.
Friends Of Chairman Hays started
a movement today TO insure his reten-
tion as head of the national committee
through the campaign, regardless of
who is nominated for President.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
EARTH DISTURBANCE RUIMOR
JUST PURELY BUNK OR HJIMORI
Planets Are Due Pull and Sun Is Expected to Spot but
Gloomy Predictions Are Nothing but Rot

said DIR. John Miller, head Of the de-
partment of astronomy at Swarthmore
College. "And tell them they'll wake
up next day to find the world just as
rosy and good to live in as it ever
was.
1T is true that the planets will he
lined up In the eastern part of the
morning sky. There'lI be- Mercury,
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Nep-
tune on one side the sun, and Uranus
on the other. But that doesn't make
any difference at all. That isn't a
unique thing. 1t doesn't occur every
year, but it occurs often enough to be
usual.
And those planets do not affect the
sun by causing sun spots. Sun spots are
caused by eruptions in the molten mass
of the sun. They are similar in sense
to our volcanic eruptions. Sun spots
often are 1000 miles across. But the
only effect sun spots have on the earth
is to disturb the behavior of the mag
netic needle. And since magnetic
needles aren't generally carried around.
nobody notices the difference.
"There is always certain class OF
people willing to adopt pretext for
laorbid rumor."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
TlE.UP ON HOG ISLAND LINE
Several Thousand Persons Delayed
Half Hour by Derailed Car

Several thousand persons were held
UP for half hour on their way to
work this morning when Hog Island
car jumped switch at the intersection
of Forty ninth street and Chester
avenue, shortly before z o'clock. No
one was hurt.
The car was crowded with hog Island
Routes 13 and 80 to Hog Island. and
the lines running in both directions on
Fifty second street and Chester avenue.
Many persons, tired of waiting. left
the stalled cars and walked to Wood
land and Baltimore avenues for cars.
This caused an unusual congestion and
some delay on these lines also.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
COUNCILS TO PASS
192OBUDGET TODAY
&z.05 Tax Rate and Allotment
OF Funds viii Be Among
Bills
BONUS PLAN COMING UP

I.eeislation for 1920, including the
tax rate. the budget, the bonus system
md an effort to have the present Coun
cils provide for the organization OF the
new Council of twenty -one. will occupy
the attention of Councils today.
Both branches OF Councils will pass
The bill fixing the 1920 tax rate at 81, ~
and alloting certain parts to specific
municipal undertakings.
Both will pass the budget which pro-
vides S54. .359 .065 for the next twelve
months as compared with appropria-
lions of SAT .7S9. .620.T3 for the present
rear. This figure has since been aug
mented to total about 950 900 900,
The budget. as It goes to Councils
today, provides S2.500.0 900 for the
bonus nay of employees and specifically
fixes 10 per cent as bonus. This will
be altered either by amendment or a
new bill TO provide for 10. Is and 20
per cent bonuses for men now receiving
up to $4,000 year.
Bill Going to Moore
The bill framed by Charles Il. Hall.
FOR the organization of the new Council
~ twenty one, will be referred TO the
remmittee on municipal government and
cannot be acted upon for the next two
weeks. In the meantime 1t will be re-
ferred TO Mayor elect Moore for his ap-
Droval or disapproval
Although the employees of the Bureau
of Water have threstened to quit If
wnre demands are ignored. no bills
are ready for introduction today com e
plying with their demands. and the
bonus measure will likely 90 through, as
decided upon by Councils finance com
Chairman .Gaffney, of Councils
finance committe, and other members
~ that body are familiar with the
crisis in the Water Bureau affairs,
Int so far have made no move to
remedy conditions.
No Move Made To-day
In speaking of the demands OF the
workmen, Chairman Gaftney today said
'sThe only thing possible is the in
production of an ordinance dealing with
the situation. know Of no such move
for today
Should the water bureau men quit
Il Ii believed that 1900 men in the
system would lay down their tools,
leaving the city without q supply of
ADEQUATE water This is the second
or third time that employees of the
water bureau have threatened q strike
and one time scores actually walked
out only to return when they were
assured more pay.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11

The crdck o. doom
Colossal rains
And cosmic paine
And lots o. gloom,
May come some ddR, Yemen berl
Bat they ANT due this December!
And that ought to relieve a great
many minds which have been harassed
here o. late by rumors that the earth
Is scheduled to suffer a cataclysm on
December II, because six planets will
be lined up on that day and will pull
with united force on the sun.
Students of the heavenly bodies say
that rumor is all bunk. And yet 1t has
been persistent rumor, that floats
around the barber shops, to the mar
ket stalls and over neighborly back
fences. .... -..
"when these planets get to pulling
on the sum-" whisper the calamity
howlers, "there'll be terrific sun spots,
which'll cause hurricanes on the earth,
aud lightning and colossal rains, and
lava flows and volcanic eruptions and
tremendous cold and solar disturbances.
And there amt no telling what'll be-
come of us folks
"Tell the people of Philadelphia they
can go to bed as usual December 16
without worrying about the next day."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
EX-STOOL PIGEON
ACCUSES DETzER
SAYS Former M. P. Chief at lie
Mans Assaulted En-
listed Men
MANY CRUELTIES CHARGED

New York. Dec. 11.--After testifying
that Captain Karl w. Deter, facing
II court martial here for the alleged
brutal treatment of army prisoners in
lie Mans. France. had assaulted en-
listed men. Louis Schmitt. Of Long
Island City admitted in cross examina
tion that he was sore" at the cap
tain. Schmtt. who served in the
Thirty eighth regiment Of infantry.
also admitted that he acted as a stool
pigeon" for Deter by collecting evil
dence against accused men.
Schmitt emphasized that his antipathy
to DctZcr was due to an insulting re-
mark the witness declared Deter made
about Schmitt' mother. He added that
his duties called for giving information
against men accused of being absent
without leave. He denied that his
soreness" at Detzer developed after
the privileges of "stood pigeon had
been refused him.
Schmitt asserted Deter frequently
had sworn at him and that he had seen
Detzer strike a drunken corporal. He
declared that he himself had been kept
on n bench for FIVE days without sleep.
In reply to questions by Lieutenant
Thomas l.. Heffernan, counsel for the
defendant, Schmitt insisted that he had
offered to give testimony AT the court
martial merely ''in justice to men who
had been mistreated" 1t was brought
out that Schmitt had been court mar
tailed four times for being absent with =
out official leave.
The defense then read what pur-
ported to be a report of the inspector
general before whom Schmitt had testi
fed at lie Mans. Schmitt, according to
the report, testified that some cor
poral struck a drunken prisoner-Vn
DETER" Schmitt said, Some error
Glen Burrell. of Bedford, Ia, for
merly of the 16Sth Infantry, testified
that he had been slapped on the face
by Deter and Sergeant Frank l.. Hoyt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
women FOR Jury,
CONSTITUTION PLAN
Two Members Of Commissions
Committee Say It Naturally
~ Follows Ballot
DR.. THORPE BACKS IDEA

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 11.-Women in
the jury box as we'll as in political Of
fice--that is one Of the likely suggestions
OF the Constitutional Revision Commits :
sion. which is closing its first week OF
deliberation here today. ~.
Mrs. John o. Miller. Of Pittsburgh. is
a member of the committee to which the
question Of suffrage and the qualifica-
tions of electors and county officers has
been referred. Mrs. Miller also Is chair
man of the Pennsylvania League OF
Women Citizens. She likewiseais a suf-
fragist of the nonmilitant sort, but
thorough in her belief that the jury box
follows the ballot.
Francis Newton Thorpe, professor OF
constitutional law at the University of
Pittsburgh, is chairman of the same
committee. In the absence Of Secretary
Wilson and DR.. Isaac Sharpless; Of
Haverford, Doctor Thorpe and Mrs.
Miller constitute a majority of the com
nittee, whose fifth member is II. Il.
Munce, Of Washington county. Mr..
Munce is the agriculturist OF the com :
mission, but he Is not known to be a
farmer" in the matter of gallantry or
the modernness Of his view on the suf-
frage question.
May BE Unanimous
Consequently the question of feminine
Jurors, or juryWCmen, may receive q
unanimous affirmative vote in the COM
mittee's report to the commission which
is rewriting constitution for the Key
stone commonwealth.
Doctor Thorpe for fourteen years was
member of the faculty OF the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania. Despite his
connection with the Pittsburgh univer-
sity, he is "transplanted" Philadel-
phian. He expressed much interest in
the matter Of prospective women Jurors.
"Why not?' he asked. "We have
given them the ballot and have ad-
mitted their equal intelligence; why
should not they occupy the jury box the
same as men. We have permitted them
! to hold office, some of high degree, as
in the case Of Miss Rankin, whom Mon
tana made congressman. They have
been presidential electors and, l think,
even have been voted for as presiden-
tial candidates. Now that we have
made them full citizens, we should let
them enjoy the privileges that go with
citizenship. Perhaps we ought to draw
q line somewhere limiting their bur-
dens and obligations. Take the matter
Of military service. I do not think we
ever should go so far as to subject
women to draft for military duty to
the extent of bearing arms in defense
of the state, yet conscription in emer-
gency for nursing or kindred duty might
! be deemed reasonable.
Women Members Praised
"The question of eligibility of women
to public Office is another matter for
consideration by our committee and ac-
ton by the commission. We do per-
nit them to hold places on various COM
missions and boards. Our body, for
example, has Mrs. Miller and Mrs.
Warburton, and both certainly have
! demonstrated their fitness and intelli-
gence for the intricacies Of the subjects
falling to their committees that augurs
we'll for their future usefulness to the
state. Shall we open state and county