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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-21
RALLY
FOR new C0LORED
SCHOOL ON SUNDAY
Colored People Of Mayslick NeighbOr.
hood to Hold Rally Sunday For
Raising Funds to Insure
New School.

The Health and Welfare League of
Mayslick, KY, and Of the strongest
organizations for the improvement of
colored schools in the state of Ken
lucky will have a big school rally
Sunday, March %, at 2 o'clock. The
purpose is to raise one thousand dol
lars with this done, with the aid of
Prof. VIM. H. Robinson, there has
been promised US $500 free gift, from
the Rosenwald fund of 100000 set
apart to aid colored schools in the
South. Prof. F, M. Wood, principal of
the Western High School of Paris, is
state agent for this fund, and are of
the greatest educators of our state,
has guaranteed US this amountfi if we
do our part. Since our school is over
crowded and we wish to have build
ing where Domestic Science and Man
ual Training may taught, at no time
will we have better chance to get a
school than now, and If we do our
duty, with the aid Of Profit. Wood
Superintendent George H. Turnipseed
and the County School Board our
school is assured.
We have secured the service of the
Rev. Robert Jackson of the Bethel
Baptist Church, Maysville, KY, one of
the ablest young men In the state to
preach to us at 2 o'clock. Mr.. ]. H.
Hicks and W. A. Taylor have been
made soliciting captains, and aid in
handling the money. Mr.. Will Point
er, one of our most intelligent and
logical men, has consented TO make a
short soliciting speech, after the SER
mon and will aid the secretary in the
subscription list.
Stamped envelopes will be passed.
in which you will place your check, or
the exact amounts Of cash, write your
name and amount given on the back
of envelope. We are asking of each
family for no less than $50, and those
who are able from $40 to 500, the
League will have the names Of those
who give printed in the local papers
and in all the papers possible in the
state, SO that everybody will know
Just who is aiding In this great move
ment We must say too, that Prof.
Everett, principal Of the white con-
solidated school, has from the very
first, been great supporter of the
movement, and has consulted with
our teacher in the way Of giving ad-
vice, and encouraging us, to make a
success out Of the movement, he feels
1t is the best chance we will ever have
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Parties Holding Receipts
On this bank for the Fourth
Liberty Loan will please present
same and get their Bonds.
STATE NATIONAL BANK

mendation.
Further, out of the 200 men, 81
men as per cent? gave unqualified
praise that is they went the limit.
Forty-fve men (22k per cent? gave
enthusiastic praise, such as, wonder
full service, remarkable work. did
more than was expected. Fourteen
praised the front line trench service
of the Y and only said the service
behind the line was better than up
in 'front.' Two say Y secretaries
sought 'bomb-proof' jobs. One says
the only time he was actually under
fire was when he was in Y hut. An
other says Y secretary went over
the top with his regiment and was
killed. OF course many Of the 200
signers did not reach the front line
trenches. Twenty criticised the Y
canteen for overcharging and IL say
they bought cheaper from the Y than
elsewhere. Not one paper criticised
the Y for its religious activities. A
few compared the overseas work with
the home camps Of course 1t was
the same organization working under
different conditions. Not one criti-
cised the work in this country.
During the war the Y. M. C. A. had
$500 secretaries in France and $500
Of them were women. Two hundred
secretaries proved untrustworthy and
were Immediately discharged. That
is, az per cent. of the total force was
found inefficient compared with 97h
per cent. efficient. OF the $500 secre-
taries in France rs were killed by
shell fire, of them women, IS were
gassed or severely wounded, 81 died
of overwork or exposure, 70 were
cited for bravery, 152 were officially
recognized for distinguished service
Seven hundred secretaries, including
so women, were in the Argonne For
est fighting alone"
Brig. Gen. d. w. Ketcham, in COM
mand at Camp Taylor and Brig. Gen.
R. w. Briggs of Camp Knox, both re-
Gently returned from France spoke at
the dinner in high praise of the Y
work in France. Gen. Ketcham said
the only criticism he had to offer was
that there were not enough Y secre-
taries or huts for the men. Corp. Ben
Mcguire, a returned wounded soldier,
also praised the work.
1t was voted to put on campaign
next fall, probably the first week in
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nine OF TEN
SOLDIERS HAVE
PRAISE FOR ''Y"
Examination Conducted by State Y
M. C. A. Headquarters Discloses
=,
Few Soldiers Have Censure
For Organization.

Did the Y. M. c. A. in its overseas
work in France make good accord
ing to the testimony of the fighting
men themselves?
The answer $50 per cent. praise;
only 10 per cent. censure.
These figures were secured by in
terviewing more than 400 army men
from overseas recently demobilized
at Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville.
Two hundred men filled out written
answers to questions; 200 more gave
verbal answers. The percentage of
praise and censure was practically
the same in both instances. The ex-
animation was directed by Dr. E. Y.
Mullins, president of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary at Lou
isville and one of the best known men
in the south. The report was pre-
sented at the recent annual dinner Of
the State Y. M. c. A. of Kentucky at
the Seelbach Hotel, Louisville.
These men," said DR.. Mullins,
"were not interviewed in the Y huts
at Camp Taylor, but the barracks, in
hospital wards and elsewhere in the
camp. The men were not picked;
they were interviewed at random. All
6were from overseas. l have person
ally interviewed men from nearly ev-
cry sector Of front line trenches from
the Belgian coast to Verdun. Not a
single man hesitated to give his views
at once. spent a whole morning in
one hospital ward and later learned
that my guide had purpose1y taken
me to some of the fiercest critics of
the In camp.
"Of the 200 men filling out ques-
tionnaires, 1870 commended the work
Of the Y overseas and 20 censured it..
OF the 20 making criticism, 10 gave a
wholesale condemnation of the work
without any commentator of any
kind, 10 criticised but gave some COM
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November, to raise money for the
state work and local associations dur
ing 1920. 1t will be a joint campaign
but Of course for the Y. M. c. A. only.
Members Of the State Managing
Board were reelected for term of
three years as follows: Louisville,
L. X. Webb, ]. NJ. Mahon, George
Hayes, Geo. L. Burton, F. H. Good
ridge, DR.. r. l.. ireland, John w.
Price; Harrodsburg, DR.. C. B. Van
Arsdale; Nicholasville, B. Y. Willis;
Pembroke, Douglas Graham, DAN
vile, John s. Van Wrinkle; >Winches-
ter, Prof. B. T. Spencer; Georgetown,
Prof. John l.. Hill; Henderson, DR.. ].
H. Letcher; Pineville, White l.. Moss
Bowling Green, Morgan o. Hughes.
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KUEEN ANN LAYS 9,120
EGGS IN HOUR
(Indianapolis News)


The destruction wrought on all but
the hardest wood by the white ant, or
termite, is not surprising when few
facts are known Of its prolific char
acter. A nest, some six feet in height,
was found in the tropics, and about
one foot below the level of the ground
was conical mound of hard earth.
Inside this dwelt the queen mother
After careful observation she was
found to lay 9,12O eggs in an hour. On
accoun of her great size she was un-
able to leave her eel, her only func-
ton being to lay eggs.
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, get a school, for which we thank

to get a school, for which we thank
him.
Those who may not have all their
money must not stay away, come pay
as much as you can, pledge your word
for the rest in a short time.
We believe in the manhood and the
womanhood of our League, and COM
munity, so much, that we feel the
work is done. Prof. VIM. H. Robin
son and school will furnish the music,
we ask you to meet promptly at 2
o'clock rain or shine, so Rev. Jackson
will have time to return to his churcn.
MRS. w. A. TAYLOR, President.
MRS. FOLEY, Secretary.
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1T WORKS BOTH WAYS
washington Starr

washington Starr
How much being In the army has
improved your boy JOSH"
Come to notice." said Farmer
Corntossel, you are right. I hadn't
considered 1t that way. was too
busy thinkin' about how much Josh's
bein' In 1t had improved the army"
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Maybe you also know the kind of
men who wish they could play the
piano when they are engaged and who
want to play poker after they get
married.
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straight as a string" doesn't mean
a string Of lies.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-20

never read Lonefellow, or familiar.
lied themselves with the CONNER.
cial situation in South America are
nevertheless abundantly qualified to
vote. But it is affair guess that
they can all read and write
Yet there are male and female
voters who can do neither Women
have now obtained this privilege,
and many of them ought not to
have been granted it. And there
are many men who ought to be de
prived of it; but no politician just
now has the nerve to say so.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-20
Economical Use of Meat.

The big meat packers are an
q Ouncing that they are going to
start an advertising campaign to
{ each the public how to use meats
ecomically. If there is not much
demand for a particular cut Of meat
" hich has a good food value it is
proposed to educate the public up
to using it. This is such a sensible
idea. that it is a wonder it was nev.
er tried before.
When meat began to advance
some years ago. the government
and authorities on household econ.
Omy began to urge the people to use
the cheaper cuts. The newspapers
printed great deal of stuff showing
how these less expensive meats
could be made appetizing.
But many people complained
th at when they went to their mar.
kets. they could not find these
cheaper cuts on sale. Apparently a
good many provision dealers. moi
finding such demand for them
would take no pains to have them
in stock.
Since meat has been so very high
people have bad to consider itt
cost more carefully. The use o.
I he cheaper cuts has been popular
lied to large extent Still there
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-20

are many people of quite small in
comes, who persist in having the
most expensive portions. They
can't seem to realize that the skill.
ed cook can make the other sections
very palatable.
The meat packing interests have
much to gain by popularizing infOr-
nation of this character. There is
a great deal of bitter feeling toward
the packing interest. Many believe
that they have made too much
money out of the exigencies of the
people If they can do anything to
promote more economical use of
meat, it must tend to relieve the
pressure of prices, and in that way
to create a more favorable senti-
ment toward the packing interest.
1t always pays for the sellers of any
article to show the customers how
to use it to the best advantage.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-20
Female Suffrage

A day will dawn in the hereafter
when a legislator at Washington
will decide to introduce q bill which
will wreck his career in public life.
The attitude will be patriotic. but
he will be conscious that it involves
his political suicide.
For this reason he will not take
that attitude until he is ready for
political extinction. He will not
wreck his career until he has had
all the career he wants.
Then he will make the. sacrifice.
He will introduce a bill excluding
iiiiterates from the suffrage. He
will not discriminate between the
sexes. he will frame his bill so that
it will operate against all men and
women who cannot read or write.
Thereafter he will not present
himself for re. election. 1t would be
a waste of time.
For many years we have been ar
guing whether women have sense
enough to vote The argument has
at last become so wearisome at
Washington that it has ended in a
victory for the affirmative. There
is some justification for it. Some
women have sense.
Some men have. also. Some
men can tell you, without referring
to a book, the food values of the
chemical ingredients contained in
most articles of diet. Also what
towns in South America are the
best markets for certain manufac.
tured products. And several other
things. They are better informed
than the average 1t would be ab-
surd not to let them vote.
Some women are equally we'll ia
formed. and equally we'll qualified
to vote-more of them than you
might think. 1t seems strange that
they have only just acquired a
privilege which has been held pro
miscuously by drunks who did not
know whether Longfellow was a
cocktail or a suit OF underwear
Many men and women who have
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-20
FORD

Ford cars are important servants
everywhere. They help the family
enjoy life, bring the pleasures and
advantages of the town within reach
of the farmer and give practical ser
vice every day in country and town.
They require minimum of atten-
ton; any one can run the Ford and
care for it, but it is better to have
repairs and replacements taken
care Of by those who are familiar
with the work and have the tools
the genuine materials, and skilled
men to do the work promptly. We
pledge Ford owners the reliable
Ford service with real Ford parts
and standard Ford prices.
Monroe City Auto Co., Pierceall &
Sons, Caplinger & Johnston, Logan
Bros and Roy Crowley.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-20
Own Your Own Farm.

At Des Moines, lowe, each yeaI
there is baby show at the state
fair. Babies are entered from all
parts of the state. and judged by
score cards. They are classified as
coming from cities. small towns,
and from the country. e. from
farms.
And each year the farm babies,
both boys and girls, no matter what
age, average the lowest in health
The town babies beat them every
year. Yet Iowa is a typical farm.
ing state. and prosperous one.
And at a meeting of the National
Education Association, held in Feb
ruary, 1919. a chart was presented
showing what percentage of school
children are afflicted with various
diseases, both in the city and in the
country.
There were fourteen kinds of dis
ease tabulated. and the country
children were found to be the great
er sufferers from each of the dis
eases. The disorders listed were
tonsil defects, teeth defects, weak
eyes. adenoids, ear troubles, enlare.
ed glands, malnutrition, breathing
d elects, spinal curvature, anaemia,
social disease. lung disease, heart
trouble, and weak mentality.
1t seems almost incredible, but
it is so true that experts have been
giving the matter anxious consider
alton. They have decided that the
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-20
GRAHAM & .KINCAID

disease rate among country chill
dren is caused by the unhealthy
condition of tenant farmers homes.
As tenant knows he may be leav-
ing before long, he is not disposed
to improve living conditions for
the benefit of the next tenant Bad
ventilation, absence of screens. in
sanitary fixtures, leaky roofs-alE
continue from year to year. The:
landlord will not make improve
m ents. because he feels that the
next tenant will want it done alb
over again anyhow.
And there are more than a mil
lion tenant farmers who move
every year. In Summer County. in
the state of Kansas, over Sd per
cent of the farms are held by ten
ants. And there is more typhoid
per capita than in any other county
in the state.
Here is a chance for construct
i've reformer, Own your own farm"
for his slogan.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-20
important Notice.

To all members of l. o. O. F.
Lodge No. 268. Monroe City-as
my term of Office expires soon and
new officers are to be elected and
installed and other business of i'm,
portance attended to, we. the present
officers, urge that all members be
present Thursday evening. June 26
at 8 o'clock sharp.
o. &C. Webb, N. G.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-09
New Spring Suits Are Here!
AND WHAT SUITS-STUNNING?
TO THE VERY LAST DEGREE

OF CHdIW OF
Even heart of stone would have uccmb the smart fabric
ngs modshy developed Sk designers have joined forces
especially appealing your tastes You will find plenty of nspra
on for your spring wardrobe here Be and them
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with him as he was TOO weak TO walk
alone. But before they got back
very lar a shell struck the ground
right near them and killed both the
captain and the corporal. The cor
poral was blown almost in two. The
captain was not mangled much but
was killed dead right then>and there.
Our regimental y. NJ. c. \. man
was with him early that morning
OF the Sth and Captain Pearcc told
him that he knew he would never
live through the fight. lie told Mr..
Jolliff that he was just getting fixed
up to live we'll and he dreaded the
thought OF being killed in this war.
From Capt. Walter L. Seran, l42nd
Infantry:
Mr., Shirley Pearce,
Manhattan, Kan.
Dear Sir:
In reply to your letter OF Novem-
Der 10, 1918, will say that Captain
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-09

c. II. Barnes, (TTenncsscy. Okla.)
When | LETT the division the chap
lain himself had returned from a
hospital after the battle and was be-
ing guided by tine best information
then available. Oi course the fact
OF a death was verified fully before
being sent out. but the date might
be questioned, for the fight lasted
three days. ! know quite well the
spot where these dear friends OF
mine, including your husband, were
laid to rest. 1t is near the town oi
ST. l.tiennc, 4 small town on the
Champaign sector. 1t will not ap-
pear on the maps OF a small scale.
but ii YOU draw 4 line from ChalonS
TO Me2icrCS, point on this line di-
rectly east OF Rheims will give prac-
tically The location OF st. Etcnnc.
There are probably more than so
brave OklahomanS buried on this
little hill where they captured the
last line of the German deienses.
Eighteen from my old company
Company b are buried there. I
could not feel more completely at
loss for words, Mrs. Pearce, than |
do in my wish to say some small
word OF comfort to you in this over
whclming grief that has come to you
out Of the great tragedy Of this war.
Before | left the regiment. | was
for two weeks in the same town
with Captain Pearce as his battalion
commander, and this intimate daily
association helped me TO know HON
better, which was to esteem him
more highly, His conscientious per-
formance OF duty his cheerful ac-
ceptance of hardship and his con-
sideration OF others endeared him to
us all.
When we were moved from the
training area we were halted for 10
days south OF the Marine, west OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-09

dred Seventy-two men we now have
thirty-nine. BUT the Boche viii
long remember that bunch OF boys.
The location of the battle field
= $ ST. Etienne.
ANY assistance | can render will
be with pleasure, Trusting this
finds yourself and son, Joe, in the
best of health, | remain your friend,
Signed, OTIS E. CASE,
Co, F, land Inf, 56th Div.
Clipping from a letter from Lieu
tenant Mitchell to his wife;
"In regard to Captain Pearce's
death, ] found out from the f COM
pany men that were right with him
the day and the time he was killed.
He was wounded slightly early in
the fight, but kept on going after
dressing the wound on the field, but
he soon began to get sick from loss
of blood and saw that he had to 60
back. SO a corporal started back
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-09

Chalons, While here I did not see
the captain. The land and l4lst
left on the night OF October 4th by
truck for the front, going to Somme
Suippes. On Sunday, the 9th. they
began the march to their position,
going through Souain and Somme,
Ply. Sunday night the guide of the
l42nd got lost, so the regiment did
not reach its position till s o'clock
on Monday morning. Tuesday morn
ing at 5 o'clock they went cover the
top" the l42nd, including + COM
pany, being assault battalion. The
orders, it seems, were somewhat
vague, and the odds were frightfully
against them, but they fought with
such gallantry as would not be eX-
pected in troops new on the line
and won the admiration OF the ma
rines, whom they were relieving,
and OF the French corps commander,
who praised them in official orders.
Most Of the casualties occurred that
first day. The total number of Of
ficerS killed in the land was 10,
but three times that many were
wounded. The total casualties in the
division, as reported when left
were $500, OF whom 500 were killed.
Your husband fell near the top of
the hill, which was held by Boche
machine gun nests" He made the
supreme sacrifice TO the cause of
world freedom, but first, he led his
men successfully against the last
Boche stronghold on this line, and
Died with the glory OF faith
in his eyes and the glory OF love in
his heart"
Yours is the great sacrifice, and
my heart goes out 10 you in 4 feel
ing OF deepest sympathy. | was in
Paris on the night when the people
were celebrating the signing OF the
armistice. Somehow ! could not
enter into the feeling of gaycty that
abounded there for ] could not get
away from the thought OF the price
OF this victory. 1t has been brought
very close to me, but infinitely more
to you. Feel assured OF this, that
your gift to this cause was OF the
best. Your husband was not only
a volunteer, but he had by years of
work prepared himself to be OF real
value in the final test. The star in
your service flag is fitly represented
by the gold that typiiies your hus-
bands fidelity to home and country.
Your gift was not in vain, and the
state and the nation may we'll honor
the memory of such brave soldiers
as Captain Pearce.
1t was great disappointment to
me that | could not go into this
fight with my old outfit, but it was
undoubtedly what makes it possible
for me to be writing to you today.
My boy did go with his company, and
after having behaved quite credit
ably, was gassed, from the effects
OF which he is still in the hospital,
though not in a serious condition.
hope, when get back, to see you,
and. in the meantime, ii ! can get
additional details concerning the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-09
LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIER BOYS

While many Ardmore boys have
described their experiences on the
front in most graphic way, it re-
mained for Corp. James S, holland,
Company F, lllth Engineers, to not
only tell OF the work done by the
engineers, but to send many remark
able pictures home showing some OF
the difficult tasks that fell to them,
one OF which the Ardmoreite is per-
mitted to reproduce. \ number of
the pictures were taken under shell
lire and Corporal Noland, at one
time, was thrown several feet when
4 Boche shell fell close by.
The wrecked bridge is one demol-
ished by the Germans on their re-
treat over the Meuse river leading
into Grand Pre-. The lllth Engi-
neers, attached to the First Army
Corps, preceded the advance OF our
infantry, and under constant enemy
fire rebuilt bridges and roads. The
life of an engineer in the army is one
OF the most trying tests to a mans
nerve and will power. He must do
his work openly and is 4 target for
the enemy who is trying his best to
prevent the reconstruction OF roads.
Of course, the engineers have the
protection of their own artillery
but even at that, to do ones work
a work that does not consist of rush
ing forward with bayonet and gun,
under such trying circumstances ex-
emplifies the highest type of cour-
age and is so recognized by those
who understand the difficulty OF the
work. The l1lth Engineers were
given the highest praise by both
French and American high COM
mands. In one instance, General
Pershing viewed the work done by
this regiment and personally praised
the officers in charge, Company E,
"Ardmore's Own" did its share
gloriously and Ardmore has Just
cause to be proud OF her "own."
The other picture shows the First
real home of Company f in France"
Corporal Noland is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Noland, 1921 First av-
enue northwest, his picture heads
the column.