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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
OLDEST TEACHER DIES

Rev. Willis Greene Stewart, Ohio
county's oldest teacher, died at his
home. near Rosine, Monday. He
was "a years old. and died of senil-
ity. He was a local minister of the
Methodist church. Mr.. Stewart
adopted teaching as a profession when
young man. and was one of the
few men in the county to make teach
ing a life work. He taught in the
public schools of the county for
nearly fifty years. He taught in one
district. Mt. Pleasant, thirty-five reg
ular school terms, making record
for a single district never before APP
preached in the county. Uncle Will
is Green was one of the best of Ohio
county's citizens and has gone. let
us hope, to a just reward.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
CHILDREN RUN AWAY.

The thirteen years old twin chill
dren of Justice Matthews, who had
been living with Esquire John Ora
ham, at Narrows. ran away few
days ago, and came to the Almshouse,
where their parents are staying.
Matthews and his entire family were
committed to the Almshouse about a
year ago, and later several of the
children were provided homes in the
country. The boy and girl that had
been living with Mr.. Graham became
dissatisfied and ran away, walking to
the Almshouse. These children will
now probably be located in homes in
another part of the country.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
MONUMENT COMMITTEES
MEETS AND ORGANIZES

The committee. recently appointed
by Judge Mack Cook, to have charge
of the erection of suitable monu-
ment to our soldier boys who gave
their lives in Europe for the preserva-
ton of the liberty of the world, met
in Judge Cooks Office. Friday, and
effected an organization by electing
Judge j. 5. Glenn. chairman. J. II.
Thomas, secretary. and c. o. Hunter
treasurer. The other members of
he committee are Judge Mack Cook
and A. c. Porter. The committee
held an informal discussion of the
character of work to be ordered. but
arrived at no definite conclusion as
to the character'or cost of the work,
The committee will meet February
II, at 100 o'clock p. m, and will ex-
anime designs for the work. of those
who care to present them.
The money for the payment of the
monument will be collected by popu-
lar subscription, but the committee
will not begin soliciting subscriptions
to the fund until design has been
selected and the cost determined. It
will say, however. 1t hopes to have
the fund made up by a large number
of contributors. a careful record of
which will be kept by the permanent
committee, charged with the duty of
caring for the monument.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
WITH THE OIL WELLS.

While developments of the Ohio
county oil field has been undertaken
at Sulphur Springs and Olaton recent
ly. so far little encouragement is in
sight for either the prospectors or
the land owners. The well at Olaton
has been abandoned as a dry hole,
and the machinery moved away. The
Wallace well, near Sulphur Springs,
has been sunk to a depth of about
100 feet. No certain evidences of
find is so far in sight, but drilling
is still in progress. and the fate Of
this well will probably be determined
by the close of the present month.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17

has handled a small purchase for The
same company but, like Mr.. Lee, has
been handicapped for space, Mr..
Lee is also handling some tobacco at
Fordsville, but no purchases ON a
large scale are being made anywhere
in the county. The farmers of Ohio
and Davies counties have formed a
pool with about seven million pounds
pledged. and II this pool is sold soon
Il Is probable prices for the remainder
of the crop will advance, We are not
an authority on tobacco prices, but
we believe the farmers will lose moth
ing by holding their tobacco for the
present.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
GOOD ROADS MEETING.

The fiscal court will meet Wednes-
day next for the purpose of discussing
the most feasible plan for working
the roads this year. and it is desired
that every farmer and business man
In the county who is interested In
better roads attend this meeting and
discuss with the members OF the
court the best plans to be pursued.
Now don't remain away from this
meeting and later criticise the court
for the plan adopted. 1t is a matter
OF public interest and as many citi-
zens OF the county as can do SO should
attend.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
SCHOOL NOTES.

Centertown Graded and High
school opened the 9Th of January
with good attendance. 1t was the
beginning of a new term, and several
new scholars entered the High school,
while a number is expected to enter
this week to take up Normal work,
preparing to take the teachers ex-
animation in the spring.
The faculty has decided TO teach
thirty minutes longer each day in
order TO gain some of the lost time
Misses Matthews and Roads. who
have charge of the Primary and Inter-
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
NEGRO ACQUITTED

Roy Shuts. a negro. was tried in
Judge Cooks court Monday on a
charging of having liquor in his pos
session for sale, in prohibition terri
tory. at Roclport. A number of wit
nesses were examined but 1t was only
proved that Roy had two quarts of
whisky in his possession. and as the
whisky was Hill & Hill. a quality of
liquor too high in price for boot
Logging, the jury acquitted him.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
BOILED DOWN.

Theodore Roosevelt's estate is said
to be about 100000.
The annual fire loss in the United
States is S250,O0O.OOO.
The dlstillers have organized a
movement 10 fight the legal status
of the national prohibition legisla-
ton, and are prepared to spend a
million dollars fighting it in the
courts.
A permanent night guard will be
stationed at the grave of ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Walked d. Hines has been appoint
ed Director General of railroads to
succeed Director McAdoo. Mr. Hines
is native of Russelleille, Ky.
Attorney General, T. w Gregory
has resigned from President Wilson s
cabinet. his resignation to be effec-
tive March 4.
The World Peace Conference met
at Versailles Sunday, with representa-
tives of the four great powers, Eng
land, France, America and Italy,
sitting.
The President is planning to have
all the American troops home by Au-
gust of the present year.
1t is said that by the close of next
week the necessary two thirds of the
states will have ratified the national
prohibition amendment.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
THIRTY-FOUR STATES
SWING into line
National Prohibition Now
Sure To Become
A Law

Concord. n. H.. Jan. 15--Ratin-
cation of the Federal prohIba;o y
Snyudment in Kew Hampshire Was
competed today y hen the State Sen
ate. 10 to 4. voted in favor of the rcsO-
ntion embOdying Il. The House ad-
poted the resolution earlier in the
day.
$50
Chicago, Jan. 15.-Within twenty
four hours and possibly sooner, the
Unitod states will have voted dry by
action of the Legislatures of thirty
six States which constitute the rs per
cent necessary to read the prohibition
into the Constitution.
Up TO O'Clock this afternoon the
Legislatures of thirty-three States
had ratified the amendment. The
States which ratified to-day we're
Colorado, Oregon and Iowa.
The States which have ratified the
amendment are: Alabama. Arizona,
Arkansas, California, Colorado. Della
ware. Illinois, Iowa. Florida, Georgia.
Idaho, Indiana. Kansas. Kentucky,
Louisiana. Maine. Maryland, Massa-
chusetts. Michigan. Mississippi. Mon
tana, North Dakota, North Carolina,
Oregon. Ohio, Oklahoma, South Caro-
lima. South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,
Virginia, Washington and West vir-
ginia
In Nebraska and Utah one
house of the Legislature acted ia
vorably on the amendment yesterday
and final action was fixed for to-day
in the other.
In Colorado yesterday the Senate
k.lr the fifth time voted favorably on
the amendment. adopting the House
resolution on second reading. The
third and final reading came up
to-day. The Senate had previously
passed through three readings a rati-
fication resolution which was not con-
current with the, one adopted by the
House.
a writ ISSUED ny the superior court
o.. San Francisco was served on the
Governor of California yesterday, re-
st.aining him from certifying to the
Secretary of State at Washington the
Legislatures ratification of the
amendment.
Western States whose Legislatures
are in session. but which have not
yet ratified the amendment. follow:
Utah. New Mexico, Wyoming. Mime
sofa. Wisconsin. Nebraska and Mis-
souri,. The amendment will be sub
mitted to all OF them and Nevada.
where the Legislature meets next
Monday. The Wisconsin Senate al
ready ratified.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
RED CROSS ROOMS.

The ladies have been busy at the
Red Cross rooms this week. having
worked each afternoon. They are
making pajamas. They are working
up some material that had formerly
been sent to the ladies at RockpOrt,
but which they had not been able to
work on account of the influenza cpl
demic. The ladies here are not ad-
vised if they will be furnished further
work later.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
TOBACCO PRICES Higher
ON KENTUCKY MARKETS
Owensboro Market Shows A
Small Advance In
Week
Owensboro Market.


$4,000 pounds of prior sold Tues
day at an average price of $14.OO a
hundred 1t brought the growers
$7S,S26. A $50 pound basket Of
hurley brought SIS hundred
pounds. One OF the biggest rushes
OF the entire season is on at this mar
ket.
Lexington.
1850, 900 was sold Tuesday for the
highest price ever paid on the local
market. Tobacco being brought to
market By wagon for a distance Of
35 miles. One crop sold at an aver
age of 81 cents and another at $6S.15.
Bowling Green
Three hundred and thirty-6ve
thousand pounds sold at prices rang
ing; Leaf eli to s23; Tugs. 80 to
S2S.5G; trash. Sc to Sic. City
crowded with tobacco
Hopkinsville.
Offerings on market 500, 900
pounds, and prices ranged from $1z
to S31. Prices holding firm and Of
ferings large.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
SOY BEAN SEED.

Heberlandt and Sooty varieties
the beans for this section. Highly
recommended for hogging down, by
Kentucky Experiment Station. VIII
yield from Is to 25 bushels per acre
in addition to to tons of hay
Prices $500 per bushel. +. O. b
Bags free on bu. or over. less than
2 hu. 25 cents extra.
ONO COUNTY BEAN AND PEA
GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
Hartford, Ky.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
LOCAL TOBACCO DEALS.

There is very little activity in local
tobacco sales. S. b. Lee, Of Owens
boro, has bought about 100000
pounds for the Ross-Vaughn Com
pA2y here, and would have handled
a larger volume but for the lack Of
warehouse space. The Westerfield
and Burns houses here are not open,
, for business or rent, and Mr., Lee has
Aein handling his tobacco in a shed,
Sskch necessitates daily shipments
10 greensboro. Mr.. Edge, at Dundee,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
BURLEY AND GOLD.

hr Wat Stevens. a farmer of Dun
dee, f. und a little BoIi mine In a
patch of hurley tobacco last season.
Mr.. Stevens set 5000 plants of bur
ley tobacco and sold the product for
s522.5O, or'at the rate of nearly ten
cents plant. He sold the tobacco
while it was growing in the field for
$500 a hundred pounds. Mr.. ste
vens cultivated the same plot of
ground in pryor tobacco the season
previous and sold the product for
$3.50.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
SOME PUMPKINS.

Mr.. c. II. Taylor who lives on the
shomas Brothers farm, just below
AZ lgrew and marketed S30O worth
" ,apkins last season. Although
farmers. and especially those
n in the river bottoms, raise
~ bkins, few people think Of the
f%ly pumpkin as a cash crop. but Mr..
Taylor turned this crop to account.
lie sold them wherever he could find
a purchaser. but most of them were
marketed at the mines.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
HARTFORD OHIO COUNTY KY, FRIDAY, JANUARY IT, Is

mediate departments will go to Bowl
ing Green to enter school there as
soon as school here closes. Mr.. Ray
mond Calvert, the janitor OF the
school has resigned and Messrs. Han
cock and Hause have been hired to
take his place.
We earnestly urge those who are
intending to take up the Normal
work to enter as soon as possible.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
OFFICIAL DROPS DEAD.

j. II. Small dropped dead at Cen
trail City, Sunday. Mr.. Small was
President of the McHenry Coal Com
pany. an Ohio county corporation,
nd had been associated with the com
pany about twenty years. He was
very popular with the employees OF
the company, who will sincerely re-
greet his death. Mr.. Small was a
bachelor aud wealthy.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17
TO THE PUBLIC.

] have been released from military
service, and shall now be continuous
ly in my Office in Hartford for the
practice OF medicine, and shall ap-
preciate the patronage of the public
L. 3. PENDLETON, NJ. d.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-03-27
TEACHERS SALARIES
National Education Association
Sends Broadcast an Article
Upon This Subject.

The National Education Association
of the United States has prepared ar
article upon the subject of teachers
salaries and is sending copies thereof
to boards of Education, boards of coun-
ty commissioners, county superintend
ents and others in administrative po
sitions whose policies determine the
financial possibilities of the public
schools.
The subject of teachers salaries in
Garrett county that will prevail during
the school year of 19l9-l920 is a ve'y
live one at this time in Garrett C. untS
for those III authority are nov prtpar.
ing the Budget for the levying OIL taxes
for the payment of teachers salaries
end other expenditures incidental to the
public schools of Garrett county during
the coming school year.
Too much cannot be said in favor of a
decided inc ease in the salaries of the
teachers of the public school system,
for the salaries have been too low to at
tract to and hold in the profession the
type of men and women that the people
will demand. If the paying of adequate
salaries to teachers means higher tax
alton, which, of course, it will, then
higher taxes will be necessary and must
come, for it is an absolutely settled
policy that the people will have schools
and maintain them whatever the cost.
The article being sent broad cast by
the National Education Association
above referred to reads as follows:
The time is approaching for the cleo.
ton of teachers and the fixing of their
salaries for the ensuing school year.
The recommendation OF the Superin.
tendent and the action of the board OF
this important subject will in every
case, effect not only the teachers con
cerned, but particularly the welfare OF
the children. and, in broad sense, the
cause of education generally. Permit
Us to call your attention to few fact:
which bear upon this subject.
The National Educational Association
is deeply interested in teachers salaries
because of the vital relation on this
subject to the welfare of the schools
The N E. A. Committee on Teachers
Salaries, Tenure and Pensions, under
the Craftsmanship of President JOSEPH
Swain. made valuable report on this
subject which was published last July
The Association has continued its in
designations. and from the latest data
obtained, experimenting the reports Of
the Railroad Wage Commission, the
War Labor Board, the Bureau of Edu
cation, and other authorities, it can bc
shown conclusively that under existing
economic conditions teachers salaries
are entirely too small.
From the Bureau of Education Bulle
tin No. a, 1919, we quote the following
Salaries of teachers are so low that
they offer neither incentive to profes
sional preparation nor encouragement
to long tenure. Moreover, the new anC
more lucrative opportunities which the
war has made available to teachers have
made serious inroads on the profession
n eaa net now be expected that quail
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fed persons will continue to teach, OF
that capable ones will prepare fol-
teaching, unless radical and sweeping
changes are Forthcoming in the salary
scale.
The Bureau of Education has made
an estimate, based on a nation wide in
vestigation, that there were at least
SO. 900 vacancies in the public schools OF
the country at the opening of schoo
last fall. One county in Pennsylvania
reported fifty-three rural schools with,
out teachers. In addition to these va.
cancies the Bureau further estimates
that there were no less than 100, 600 I'm.
trained and inexperienced persons plac.
ed in teaching positions in order to keeI
the sch, OILS open.
Autholities differ as to the increase
IN the cost of living. Bradstreet places
it NJ ll9 per cent since the beginning
of the war. Don at ga per cent. The
Labor Bureau 1T 103 per cent. Ad.
mittediy some items were not consider.
ed in max M the above estimates, but
from stu ~ and comparison of avail.
able reports ON the subject, an increase
OF rs per cent since 1915 might be con-
sldered conservative estimate. The
necessity of increasing salaries anC
wages to meet this incr5a in living
expenses has been officially recognized
by the highest authorities.
By general order of the Director.
General of Railroads, issued May 25
1918, and based on the Investigations
and report of the Railroad Wage Com.
mission, the wages of all railroad EN-.
ployees receiving less than $3.50 NJ, nth
were increased. The Commission stated
in its report that man receiving S85
per month on January !, 1916. should
receive an increase of 40 per cent, max
ing his wages $ll9 a month on NAV,
1918, in order to give him the same liv.
ing he previously had. This conclusion
was approved and taken as the basis OF
increases allowed. Those receiving less
than $S5 month we're given q higher
per cent Of increase, and those receiv-
| ing more. a lower per cent, gradually
| decreasing as applied to higher salaries.
This action of the government was &C
cepted as fair and equitable, but what
about teachers salaries which average,
at the present time, mach lower than
| the average wage received by railroad
employees before tneir wages were i'll
| creased
Statistics obtained by R. G. Moore,
Secretary of the Illinois State Teachers
Association, and published in the Feb
! rurry, 1919, issue of the illinois Teach.
err" show that the average monthly
wage OF fifteen miners for a certain
month, taken from the pay roll at the
NINE, was $2l7.7 while the average
monthly salary Of the fifteen teachers
in the Same town was 500 In another
sown certain rsiaor, WHO, BY the way,
+ was an Austriaa alien. drsw more thas
50, 100 in wages last year, while the
high school principal in that town, an
American girl, trained for her work in
university, drew a salary of $765.
Congress has repeatedly recognized
the necessity of increasing wages and
salaries in order to meSt present econo-
mic and industrial condi tioas. The
Johnson Nolan bill. q. R. l52. provid-
ing that the miAimuzA WACO Of al evil
employees Of the UAitod Statoa shau BE-
$50 moath, 81, $50 ycar. has already
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standard" Continuing, DR.. Claxton de-
clares that the remedy is to increase
teachers salaries until they shall aver
age at least 81, 500 year.
The right kind of education is abso-
lutely essential to the preservation of
our democratic ideals. The recent war,
with its terrible cost in money and hu-
man lives. was largely the result of the
false philosophy of the Germans as
taught in their automatically controlled
schools, and the chaotic conditions in
Russia today is due, in large measure,
to the illiteracy of her people. The
Commission on Industrial Relations in
the conclusion of its final report de-
clares: Real social service is the
highest attainment the individual can
aspire to reach. The State should
properly be held responsible for the
education of her children, in order that
the best possible use shall be made by
the greatest possible number of the op-
portunities of life as they present them
selves from year to year.
This very grave situation demands
immediate attention. The problem
must be solved by those who are re-
sponsible for the support and admins
trstion of our public schools. State
legislatures should furnish the needed
revenues, or make it possible to raise
the necessary funds by taxation. Be
cause of the Importance of the subject
from the national standpoint, Congress
should give Federal aid. The respon-
sibility of giving adequate salaries to
all teachers rests, in the last analysis,
on Boards of Education by whom teach
ers are employed. They will be sus-
tanned in their efforts to meet this sit
uation by public sentiment which has
become aroused to an appreciation of
the crisis confronting US.
Immediate action should be taken,
not only as matter of simple justice to
the teachers, but for the highest good
of the children of our country, and with
the purpose of sustaining and strength
ening our public school system, so es-
sential to the welfare of our free in
situations and all that we as q nation
hold most dear
Very truly yours,
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION,
Hugh S. MaRill Field Secretary
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passed the House of Representatives
and IS now under consideration in the
Committee on Education and Labor in
the Senate. Please note that this is a
minimum wage and applies to all en-
plCyees including watchmen. janitors
and charwomen. W. F. Ogburn, Stats
teal expert of the National War Labor
Board, testified at the Senate Com
mittee hearing on this bill on January
%. 1919. that after study of some six
hundred families in New York last
summer. he reached the conclusion that
the minimum cost of living of family
consisting of husband, wife and three
children. was between 81 $50 and ST.
400 a year. Continuing he stated
''Since that time the cost of living has
increased in such way that it could be
maintained by both the friends and ene-
mics of this bill that today. in the aver
age eastern cities. the minimum level of
subsistence must be about 81. 500"
At this hearing petition was pre-
sented and placed on record, signed by
Judge Lands, Judge Carpenter. and
more than score of other United
States officials, praying that the wages
of elevator men and watchmen in the
Federal building at Chicago who receiv-
ed $50 month, and also the wages of
charwomen, be increased 81 day lin
order to meet in part the very great in
crease in the cost of necessities and
that Federal employees may enjoy at
least living wage"
Throughout the country teachers are
leaving the profession which, on &C.
count os the low salaries paid, is be-
coming less attractive to capable young
men and women. Normal schools and
teachers training schools have fallen
off alarmingly in attendance. The sit
uation is particularly serious in rural
communities where the salaries of many
county superintendent and teachers
are appallingly inadequate. One of the
ablest county superintendent of Indi-
ana writes: When teacher becomes
efficient the city pays her more money
and naturally she leaves. Continuing,
with reference to low salaries, this sup
erintendent declares: There is one
thing certain. the more progressive
will not further sacrifice their time and
energy, regardless of the fact that they
like their work boeter than anything
else and have prepared themselves for
it..
DR.. P. P. CIaxtsa. United States
Commissioner # Education, in a recent
ly published article states: 1T Is only
by very large increases in pay of teach
ers that we lnay hepe to improve our
schools apprcciaSly. Small increases
of 5. 10 or 20 per oept will not avail, for
they will not be safilaieAt 30 hold in the
SCHOOLS mes aad wS@cA of superior