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Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-19

c. NJ. Brown Of Redlands, who ac-
companied Senator Phelan's party on
his visit here Saturday, is remaining
in this city for few days as a guest
at the Hotel Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-19

After nearly two years Of overseas
service with the American fottts,
Harold Lien returned to his parenfs
home here Saturday evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. X. +. Wills of Braw
ley left SATURDAY. morning on an ex.
in Los Angeles and at north coast
points.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-19

E. Leavett tof Riverside is STOP
ping at the Oregon during \ brief
business visit to this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-19

C. H. Laufman, w. D. Zarey and
w. E. Daniels, who are representing
the International Harvester Cempaqy
are registered as guests of the Bar
bara Worth hotel. 1
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10
BEREA BEGINS BIG.

Berea College of FIVE depart
ments opened on New Years
Day with a good attendance
More than five hundred students
had lentered the day before
The day was rainy, but clouds
lifted in the morning just long
enough to allow the great pro
cession With hand and banners
to march from the Ladies Hall
to the Chapel where President
Frost gave an opening address OF
welcome, with some advice OF
care of health and New Years
resolutions.
The great demand for Berea
trained teachers, as we'll as for
County demonstrators prepared
in the Berea Vocational depart
ments. is among the things which
brings students in great mum
be-s from great distances. Many
willibe delayed in starting by
the storm, but will get in before
the end of the week.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10

RoCKcAsrLE has furnished many
a brave boy 20 the most glorious
army ever mobiliz41. While our
boys were fighting over there our
citizenship was toiling with
M ght and main at home. While
that is true of the past, what
of the future? The warts over
What awaits our young men on
their return? Our people in
this county have been asleep at
the switch. They have been
sadly Indifferent to those things
which build mp and advance this
old county. ANY new county
should have good roads in ten
years from the time of its crea.
ton. Hence Rockcastle is one
hundred years behind the times
in the matter of her highways.
Search the world over. and
wherever you find bad Ioads,you
invariably find both ignorance
and poverty. There is no excuse
for either in Rockcastle. Good
roads bring higher education.
greater wealth and a much wild
er commercial activity. Bad
roads in Rockcostle have been a
horrible mill-sto around the
neck of our people. They have
throttled their efforts and great
ly handicapped their progress.
Whose fault has it been? 1t is
the fault of our own people. They
have not thought Alright. They
have not fully realized the Won
derful dvantage OF good roads.
The few who appreciate better
highways have not done so to the
extent that they are ready. will
ing and anxious to shell the
woods" in pushing such a worthy
cause.
At the last election our people
had an opportunity to say wheth-
er they wanted the state to give
US seventy-five cents for every
twenty FIVE cents We put into the
construction of highways in this
county and the munifcent offer
was refused at the polls. Shame
on such stupidity. Such conduct
seriously reflects upon the intell-
gence of our citizens. Give US
another chance. Possibly our
people will wake up. The boys
from the trenches will soon return
and we feel sure that every one
of them will help carry such a
cause to a successful end. So
let's have another election on that
question. Open the polls and
with grim determination, born
of right, let US put pep into the
campaign that victory might be
had and good roads be built.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10

Col. ROOSEVELT is dead was
the news flashed over the wires
Monday. For some time the Elk
President had been in poor
health, but his death was un
expected not only to the people
but his family as well. In the
death of Col. Roosevelt the coun
try loses one of its greatest men
and whether he be political
enemy or friend, all alike must
admit the greatness of the man
as q statesman. soldier, executive
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10
ROCKCASTLE BOY GOES
OVER THE TOP BUT
WOUNDED.

Private James A. Franklin.
COMPANY K. 28.h. Infantry. Of
Wilde, KY. is one of the Rock
castle boys that gave his blood on
the battle field of France that
the Stars and Stripes might float
over German soil and start
"Kaiser Bill" on the hike Arthur
(as he is better known by at
home) was one of the fist boys
called from the county and be
longed- IT, one of the divisions
That was rushed to the front to
stop the Huns from going to
Paris. When his company landed
il France 1t was split up and
thrown in with the ones that
knew the wavs of fighting on the
front and they were rushed to
line OF battle marching with
their 60 pound pack for nights
through rain and mud and seek
ing shelter in shell holes and
dug outs at days for sleep and
then being robed of their sleep
by the buzz of the shells. This
march lasted for seven days
when at last they got in touch
with the Huns On July 10Th at
the break of day with the Ger
mans only 200 feet away the com
mand was given lover the top
boys" and the battle was on. and
here in this great battle at Sois-
sons the brave boys fell by the
scores. Before the battle had
been raging very long Ar
thurs gun was shot from his
hands, ball passing through his
shirt under his arm but deter
mined to do his bit and help drive
the Germans back, he picked up
his rife with the stock shot off
and fired it until he tell helpless
among the German dead. The
battle was so hot that there Was
no time to pick up the wounded
SO he was left lying on the field
for nearly % hours to care for
his own wounds, which was one
bullet through the nose. one
through his right arm above the
elbow and his right leg nearly
shot off. With his left hand be
removed a bayonet from gun
and twisted a cord around his arm
! and leg to stop the blood and
watched the boys that fought by
! his side drive the Huns back and
/ march about 10000 Huns in as
prisoners. AT last the good
Samaritan or the Red Cross came
to his aid, forced four German
! pr isoners to carry him back to a
first aid station and dress his
wounds. He was cared for in
France until the Later part oil
! November when he was sent
back home and is now in u. S
Hospital in West Baden, Ind,
where his wounds are being
cared for.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10

THAT the whisky business has
thrived in and around Mt. Vernon
far the past several months, no
one familiar with the situation
will deny. Where it comes from
is plain, the bootleggers are mum.
erous, sales are almost made in
the open. but prove IT in the
courts, that is the question The
letter of Judge B. j. Bethurum
printed on the first page is to the
point and timely. and as sugge.ted
by him. without the hearty and
undivided support of the low
abiding people, the court, no mat
ter how earnest his efforts may
be, can avail but little, toward the
stamping out Of an evil of such
magnitude as the whisky traffic
On Monday, February 3rd, the
people who want whisky put Out
of the county and are willing tc
help do it, will have an opportun
ity to show their hand. One man,
or a few men, no matter what his
or their position may be. can do i,
all, they must have support and
whole.hearted support of every
person in sympathy with the END
sought.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10

laughing about what he wrote
me and that l will answer soon.
Well, | have written enough for
this time will try and write again
soon. Give my best regards 10
all From your brother,
Private Calvin r Barnes,
Bat A: 327 F. A. E Forces,
Via New York.
P. S
Thi- is the way you should
address my mail.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10

NoTIcE:-To all who are owing
me either accounts or notes.
You will please come IN and set
tie same as l am needing the
money to pay for the goods that
you have been using. l hope
this will be warning enough with
out any further notice.
Respectfully,
JONAS MCKENZIE.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10
ANNOUNCEMENT OF
JOHN D. CARROLL
Candidate for Democratic Nomination for Governor

Because of that most excellent la"
which limits a candidate for Cover
nor to $4,000, CT about S84 to the
county. to promote his candidacy. i
has been necessary to print my com
plete announcement in namphlel
form, and IL will be distributed
throughout the State. 1t contains
full statement of my views on pub
tic questions, and l would like to see
a copy in the hands of'eYery Dean
ocrs ,ic voter. In this brief space. I
have attempted to summarize the
more impnrJant subjects touched on
in that pamphlet which will be sent
10 anyone requesting IL.
Liquor Question.
l will vote for and support the
Amendment to the Constitution to
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10

%" sportsman, his lite is to lie
admi1c aud emulat d., The
country alike mOurns the death
of Theodore Roos avelt as a pri-
vate citizen which honor at his
request, vas acc 'rded him in the
last rites of friends and loved
ones.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10

JOAN b. LAkhOLL. New Castle.
,rohibit the manufacture, sale and
/ transportation of spirituous. yinous.
malt and other intoxicating liquors
IL elected. | will honestly and ear
neetly use ALI legitimate efforts to
| make effective by legislation the let
| ter as well as the spirit OF this
| amendment.
Woman Suffrage.
Should the proposed Amendment to
| the Constitution be adopted by Con-
| sress, 1 Will favor ratification by the
X entucky Legislature. IL this amend
mt does not pass Congress. l IA
,or submitting an amendment to the
| Constitution of Kentucky coaferring
| suffrage upon women. and will vote
/ Tor 1t.
Education.
| ieVotedly attached to the Common
school System | am heartily In IA
vor Of mai II: ample provision &c
1 secure for every child IN the STATE
! an opportunity to obtain 1t least
good common school education Fur
| tEermo &c, every effort ought 10 be
| directed to the enforcement OF the
compulsory school law so that every
| child within school years may he re-
| quired to attend some school
Public Roads.
favor thorough coordination be-
II
work so that good results may be OBJ
| tained from the expenditure Of State
| funds.
| Agriculture.
| Az the chief wealth OF our State u
| found in its agriculture. 1 favor put
ting the State Agricultural Depart
ment on such financial basis as
| will enable 1t to render to the farm
| ers of the State the most efficient
| and practical service.
New Tax Law.
The principle of classification Of
| property and imposition OF q differ
| emf rate of taxation should not. in
| nv Judgment. be changed until a fair
| rial has demonstrated its injustice
| 'uch inequalities as may be In the
| resent law should be cured by prop
| or legislation
State Debt.
The State debt should not be per-
mitted to grow larger, and I would
yef1 all appropriations In excess OF
| revenue and try to arrange the affairs
II
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10
Calvin Barnesi in France
Camp De SAUCE. Franc :.
Dec. 3, lois.

Dear Brother
will write you a few lines in
answer to your letter that re.
ceived last night and was sure
glad to hear from you all. / am
we'll and enjoying myself fine
Well. 1 will try to tell you some
thing in regard to my trip as l
Came across. We went on board
Sept 8, aid landed at Liverpool,
England, Sept. FL. So you See l
was Oh board Is DAYS. but never
got tie least hit sea sick, but
some IF the boys did. 1 believe
l coul have slept all the way,
for ! was sleepy all the time
Just after we got off the boat We
got on the train and was on it
till some time in the early part
of next morning. We then went
to a rest camp at Winchester,
England and was there two or
three days. Then We got on
another boat and crossed the
Engllse Channel over into France.
We were on that boat just one
night and we went to a camp
called La Harve. France, but We
did BOT stay there but two or
three days. We again got on a
train and was on it two days and
nights before we landed here
where am now. The trains over
here are not at all like those we
have in the U S. A. They are
so much smaller and they have
girl fremen and brakemen so that
looks odd to me. The coaches
are divided into two different
departments, have doors in the
side, and one department only
holds about eight persons. There
are lots of people here that wear
wooden shoes. especially the girls
and children. We have not had
any real cold weather here yet.
1t never gets bad cold here they
say There are some of the girls
that are very pretty, but there
isn't any of US that can talk to
them much, for we cannot under
stand them. Charley Kirby. 1
think would like to court them it
he could talk with them. Well
Harve, I forgot to say anything
about the war. The truth is that
we got here too late to take any
part in 1t. I am glad l have had
this much of trip. l don't think
it will be very long till l au
back at Mt. Vernon, but 1 can't
say just when. Tell Lena and
Doll l will bring them some
thing when l come. You say
Lena wants to see me. I guess
l would be as glad to See her as
she would be to see me. You
ask me about the flu. 1t has not
been so very bad here James
wrote me there were about rs
cases in Mt Vernon. I hope
mother will not take it as she
has already had rthe fever. and
as old as she Is she must be very
weak. / got letter from Mary
the other day and she laid mother
was better. 1 trust she is well
by this time. Tell John Harmon
that l have not got through
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10
DON'T YOU FORGET 1T.

Bear in mind that Chamber
lain's Tablets not only move the
bowels but improve the appetite
and strengthen the digestion
They contain no pepsin or other
digestive ferment but strengthen
the stomach and enable it to per-
form it's functions naturally.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10

The fellow who is always look
ing for free adv ertising never
gets very much of it.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-10

The State debt should not be per-
mitted to grow larger. and I would
vetr all appropriations in excess OF
revenue and try to arrange the affairs
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03

Tsing-tao to Che Foo, with all the
rights, privileges and properties attach
ing thereto, are similarly acquired by
Japan, free and clear of all charges and
membranes.
ARTICLE 157.-The movable and i'm
movable property owned by the Ger
man state in the territory of Kiao-
Chau as we'll as all the rights which
Germany might claim in consequence
of the works or improvements made or
of the expenses incurred by her, di-
rectly or indirectly, in connection with
this territory, are and remain acquired
by japan. free and clear of all charges
and membranes.
ARTICLE 15S.-Germany shall hand
over to Japan within three months from
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03
TROOPS END RIOTING
MORE STATE SOLDIERS READY
TO ENTER DRuMRlcHT, OKLA. \
Further Trouble Expected From !. W..
w. Members Who Are Trying to
Incite Oil Workers.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept. 25.-
Should it become necessary Adjutant
General Barrett of Oklahoma is pre-
pared to rush additional troops to
Drumright, the oil town in Greek
county where rioting has been in prog
ress internationally since Monday night
in connection with strike. of girl tel
ephone operators.
One official was quoted as declar-
ing further trouble was expected on
the part of members of the Industrial
Workers of the World among the oil
field laborers.
Orders for sending the troops to the
town were issued by Governor Rob-
ertson after he had been advised that
conditions there were dangerous. The
original trouble is said to have fol-
lowed the clubbing of a strike picket
by a policeman. In the demonstration
that followed members of the police
force were driven from the city and
the mayor and chief of police threat
ened with death unless they resigned.
Several alleged leaders of the mob
have been arrested and taken to jail
at Sapulpa.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03
GoMPERs BACKS STRIKERS
Head Of American Federation of La
Dor Approves WaIkout Of
Men.

Il
Washington, Sept. 26.-Responsibil-
ity for the steel strike was placed
squarely upon B. H. Gary, head of
the United States steel corporation,
by Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, testi-
flying before the senate interstate COM
merce committee.
Mr.. Gompers asserted that Mr..
Gary's refusal to deal with the union
heads left the workingmen no alterna-
tive but to strike.
Mr. Gompers gave his approval of
the steel strike, but said he would
have preferred to have had it post
poned until after the conference be-
tween capital and labor in Washing
ton next month.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03
Pei ON WRECKED LINER
Steamship RosaIind, Bound for New
York From st. Johns, Goes on
Reef-Has Hole in Bow.

Stamford, Conn, Sept. 26. The
steamship Rosalind of the Red Cross
line, bound from st. Johns, N. f., to
New York, with a crew of 80, and al
passengers on board, many of them
American tourists, ran on Cowe's reef
off Shippan point in heavy fog in
the sound off here. A big hole was
stove in the bow of the steamer. The
passengers, it is said, remained calm
after the accident and the pumps were
Immediately set working and are keep
ing the ship a1oat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03

Representative G. F. Reavis, Repub-
lican of Nebraska. is chairman of the
house subcommittee which is investi-
eating expenditures IN the quartermas-
ter department of the army. He
charges that the war department has
1900 motor vehicles which have been
declared surplus" many of them
high-priced trucks and passenger cars,
many Of them unused since the armis-
tice. with thousands Of them exposed
to the weather; that Notwithstanding
this big oversupply, the department ac-
copied deliveries of new cars as late
as May 81 last and that no effort has
been made to sell any of the 1900
cars He and other members OF the
committee have held hearings on the
subject and have investigated personal
~ at Camp Holabird, near Baltimore,
where 1000 cars are in open storage.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03

the coming into force of the present
treaty the archives, registers, plans,
title deeds and documents of every
kind, wherever they may be, relating
to the administration, whether civil
military, financial judicial or other.
of the territory of Kiao-Chau.
Within the same period Germany
shall give particulars to Japan of all
treaties, arrangements or agreements
relating to the rights, title or privi-
leges referred to in the two preceding
articles.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03
John D. GIVES 100000
Northern Baptist Convention Receives
Gift From "Oil King" for
INDECENT Ministers.

New York, Sept. 26-John D. Rookie
Teller today contributed 100000 to
the ministers and missionary board Of
the Northern Baptist convention. No
restrictions are made as to the use
of the principal and income, which
will be expended to take care of in
digent Baptist ministers of the north
ern district. The announcement of the
gift was made in letter to Rev. E. T.
Tomlinson, executive secretary of the
board
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03

The provisions in the peace treaty
regarding Shantung which are the
cause of much discussion are as fol-
lows:
ARTICLE 156.-Germany renounces'
in favor of Japan, all her rights titles
and ileges-particularly those con-
corning the territory of Kiao-Chau.
railways mines and submarine cables
which she acquired in virtue of the
treaty concluded by her with China on
9Th March, 1898, and of all other ar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03
Mlchiaan Bank Is Robbed.

Mulliken, Mich, Sept. 26.-Five
yeggs blew the safe in the Bank of Null
iken and escaped with $4,000 in cash,
and a number of Liberty bonds and
other securities. The robbers cut every
telephone wire leading out of town.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03
sHANTuNG. CHINA AND JAPAN

rangements relative to the province of
Shantung.
All German rights In the Tsing-tao-
Tsinan-Fu railway, including it's
branch lines, together with its subsid-
larry property of all kinds, stations,
shops, fixed and rolling stock, mines,
plant and material for the exploitation
of the mines are and remain acquired
by Japan, together with all rights and
privileges attaching thereto.
The German state submarine cables
from Tsing-tao to Shanghai and from
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03
Cook az tonuueg Remove poisons
from stomach, liver and
bowels

Accept "California'' Syrup OF Figs
cnly-look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less laxative or physic for the little
stomach, liver and bowels. Children
love it's delicious fruity taste. Full
directions for child's dose on each bot
tie. Give it without fear.
Mother! You must say California
ADV.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03
Fifteen Are Hurt in Wreck.

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Sept. 26.-Fif-
teen passengers were injured, none Sc
riously, when west-bound train No.
on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad collided head-on with light
engine near Kennedy, N. NJ.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03
LANSING Issues Injunction.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-The local steel
strike became a federal matter when
Judge Lands issued an injunction for
bidding strikers to picket the plant Of
the Pollak Steel company at Ninety
third street and Baltimore avenue.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03
Formal Welcome at Washington

Washington, Sept. 26.-King Albert,
Queen Elizabeth and Grown Prince Lee
opold of Belgium will be welcomed in
formally when the transport George
Washington reaches New York. The
formal welcome will be given here
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03
Woman Kills CHICAGO Man.

Oskaloosa, Ia, Sept. 26.-Mrs. Wan
da Wallack is under arrest, charged
with having shot and killed Mason
Wallack of Chicago, her divorced hus-
band. Mrs. Wallack is quoted as saying
he threatened to kill her.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03
Attack Foster in Senate.

Washington, Sept. 29-W. q. Fos-
ter, secretary Of the national commit
tee for organizing the steel workers,
was attacked in the senate by Sena-
tor Pomerene of Ohio as an "autocrat"
whom laboring men should beware.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03
Chief FIvnn in Pittsburgh.

washington, Sept. 27.-William J..
Flynn, chief of the bureau of investi-
cation of the department of justice, is
In Pittsburgh. 1t was said he proba-
bly, would look into the strike situa-
ton.