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The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-21

| never has been divulged. By some
! it was said to have been due to the
/ fact that he did not wish his daugh-
ter to marry an army officer; others
have suggested that it was because
of difference in opinion between
Taylor and his subordinate arising
out of courtmartial, upon which
both sat. Old Rough and Ready was
man of strong likes and dislikes.
He never forgave an enemy and an
antagonist once acquired was never
eradicated from his mind. He stern
llv forbade his daughter to have any.
thing to do with Davis.
It is likely that Col. Taylor was re-
sponsible for Davis being sent to
Ft. Gibson, then remote post, little
favored by army men. Davis did
not find it at all congenial and resign
ed from the army in 1885,
TayIor's Sister Aided Them.
In was in 1885 that history records
the marriage of Davis and Miss Tay-
lor. But history is vague on the mat
ter of where the marriage occurred.
Certain it is that Col. Taylor's sister
aided the young pair, despite the in
eyitable anger of her father. The
Kentucky version is that they were
married at the home Of the sister,
who was then residing on the Taylor
homestead.
The young bride died few months
after the marriage. Both she and
her husband fell i'll at the same time
and neither could be informed of the
others condition. 1t is said that Mrs.
Davis died without her fathers for
giveness.
Taylor, too, never quite forgave
Jefferson Davis, though his enmity
toward the future president of the
country was ameliorated somewhat
by the latters gallantry at the battle
of Buena Vista. Davis was again
under Taylor, then gen
eral, in the Mexican war campaign.
By not a few historians Davis Mis-
sissippi rifiemen are given the credit
For saving the day at Buena Vista
when Santa Ana's seemingly over
forces attacked the little
American army. In his reports up
IN this battle Taylor paid tribute to
he gallantry of Davis in the follow
ng words;
"The Mississippi rif1emen, under
he command of Col. Davis, were
ighly conspicuous for gallantry and
readiness and sustained throughout
he engagement the reputation of
eteran troops. Brought into action
gainst an immensely superior force
hey maintained themselves for
ing time unsupported, and with
eavy loss held an important part
f the field until reinforced. Colon
Davis, though severely wounded,
in the saddle until the close
the action. His distinguished cool
ess and galantry, and the heavy loss
his regiment on that day, entitle
i'm to the particular notice of the
overnment."
But General Taylor never regard
d Davis as a friend and inthe pres
iential campaign in which Taylor
'as elected chief executive Davis
Imported his former commanders
Dponent. However, he came out i.
oldly in the old soldiers defense !
hen an over jealous democrat once ;
tackled Taylor's character. u
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-21

To be successful a farmer has to
be sharp as raiser.--Boston Tram
script.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-21
erecian Building Materials.

Brick is the most common kind OF
building material in Saloniki and in all
New Greece, Wooden structures are
rare, on account of the shortage of
timber. Stone is little used, except
FOR underground walls and founda-
ions. Ordinary walls are built with
both plain and hollow bricks. The
former, being more solid, are generally
Used for the building of lower stories,
While hollow bricks are commonly en-
oloyed in the upper stages. The prin-
,ipal kind of roofing used is made Of
lat thing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21

A controversy of fifty-eight years
standing between two States reached
its final stage OF settlement Wednes-
day when the West Virginia Senate
proaeY. FOR tbs pay1lei ~ o. a judy
ment OF the Supreme Court of the
United States in favor of Virginia. In
1861. when the western part of the Old
Dominion set up a State government
Of it's own in the I.insley Institute at
Wheeling and sent from its scant pop
ulation $4,000 men into the Union
army, II made a contract with Virginia
that 1t should assume an Equitable
portion of the public debt" About ten
years afterward the West Virginia
Legislature declared that West Vir-
gtnia owes no debt, has no bonds for
sale and asks no credit" In 1906 Nir-
ginia put this to a test by carrying
her contention to the Federal Supreme
Court, and nine years later she OBJ
tanned a Judgment to the amount of
almost $13.000,000. In making provi-
sion for the payment Of this judgment
West Virginia brings to end one of
the last of the important legal con-
troversies which had their origin In
the civil war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
Childish or Malicious:

II is announced in Albany that the
Executive Committee of the Repub-
lean State Committee has decided 1t
would be POLITICALLY unwlse Mt this
time TO abolish the direct primary
nominating system and restore the
convention system.
The. Executive .SCmmittee has
sfirouded in mystery its reasons for
opposing the widespread and intelli-
gent demand for this reform of the
election law. The nearest approa CHI
to an explanation of its action is an
anonymous declaration that If Re-
publican Legislature grat!fied the de.
sire of the electors for the restora-
ton of the convention system by pass.
ing a bill providing therefor, and Gov.
ernor SMITH approved it, the Repub,
lican party would not get all the
credit, but would have TO divide pub
lie praise with a Democrat.
This argument against necessary
and generally supported reform is
pueIlle tnouSi W eiilist lhe suppoI'
of manlpulators of petty politics and
dealers in small political jobs. 1t ia
beneath the dignity Of leaders of the
Republican party Of the Importance
the members of the State Executive
Committee are politely supposed tC
have attained.
Direct nominations have been thor
oughly tried in New York. The sys
fem has proved expensive In opera
tiou, favorable to the bosses, and ut
terly inadequate to enforcement o
the popular will. 1t has impaired
party efficiency and broken dowr
party responsibility. The voters II
every county Of the State have regis
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.
MANHATTAN.

Tho Mind OF the Apes" zone OF course
Of lectures on "Evolution'D. BY Prof sam
ucl c. Schmucker Phi. d, state Normal
School, West Chester, Pa, Wadleigh High
school West Chester. Pa. at Wadleigh
High School, llbth street west OF seventh
avenue: stereopticon views
South America" by Frederick q. Bull
gin p, s. Sc. broadway, Academy and Yer
nilyes avenues, lnwood; stereopticon views.
London" cone OF n course OF lectures on
"Europe"l. by Garrett +, serviss. p. 8.
66, Eighty eighth street east OF First ave-
nue.,
The Citizen and Justice" Zone of a
course OF lectures on America, the Land
Where Rights and Duties Meet"), by Prot.
William Is. Guthrie. Phi. D.. c. C. n. Z,
=. s. lO2, nan street east Of Second ave-
nue..
Social and Commercial Life OF Latin
America" by Livingston r. Schuyler PHI.
d. J. \, 1S2, lS2d street and wadsworth
avenue.
Ten Weeks in tn. Belgium OF To-day"
by Wallace WnCheN, Y. NJ. G. A. East
Side Branch. i53 East Eighty sixth street
THE BRONX.
"AnthrAc.te Coal" by Frank J Miinan
Phi, u. p, $. II. Fordham street near CITY
Island avenue, city Island. stereopticon
views.
Building the Victory Ships by Ell
BeRedictat, +, :. IS, Anthony and Tremon
avenues; stereoptlcon views
Aerial Navigation" by charles l.. Har-
rington. T, :. so, Bryant and Vysa avenues
north OF li2d street stereopticon views
"BaIries Alice Sit by the Fire" BY
Miss Morgery Lacey Baker, y. Y. p. T.,
Woodstock Branch. ISs East lsoth street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
JUILLIARD ESTATE $2,244,847.
Nearly Two-Hfths of II WiiIcd for
Charitable Purposes.

Application for a judicial settlement
Of the estate o. Mrs, Helen g. Juilliard.
who died In April, 1915. was made before
Surrogate Fowler yesterday by Augustus
u, Juilllard OF IL West Fifty-seventh
street, husband OF the deceased Edward
w Barnes and the Central Union Trust
Company. executors,
According to a statement filed the
value of the holdings is $2,244,S47, of
which nearly sl.500.0o0 is represented
in high class buildings and real estate In
the Borough Of Manhattan. The re
mainder is In bonds. mortgages and
securities. Throughout her life Mrs.
Juilllard waa active in charitable work
She gave to ST Johns Guild the hospital
ship the Helen C. Juilliard, and II short
time before her death gave n newer and
larger floating hospital, also named the
Helen G. Juilliard. The will disposed OF
nearly 100000 to charitable and public
institutions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
INHERITANCE TAXES.
Non Residents Favored Under the
Present Law in New York State.

VI. r, . OIL. ro,
i'N " ~ oo. 49,.
~, 'no 1870 -.
a, 10y -, -.
:.
,,s...,..u,. 1880 a. .S,. e.. ~
n' pieoen' "n ,nie 80,
40 ."Ho % SUI no"-l go
~ s'o o'"e, o'"'o'' va. Wv
."e
n -, VI io.'ue"'s y, 'ns So :,
.o"s.s,eu VI '.oen VI wi
.nen o's'e' anu IN many vi s"o So. ss
,honey oepos''eu III pahA' as wen 90
oonu' pn's'o peS." "n
nso 80 80 ~. - -, ~
90 wv" '"' N'~'"
.ne. e'i'
o o..,o Vi .'o" W 40 nv. -, 10y
Vpi'ioh oons"'eu III any ""' W ~"
i'' eoi poia.io"s' uanns vi o'uo.
pos''a ieo "no' sueii iaNo' i.is.' "liio .,
INSTRUMENTATION Nj iaNoF y, ho"
ueh's Wy hoiuihs 'nat thei' 'h'eoe'nei'o
IN oorporAt'ons OF 'nls eta,e' as won az
une'r nio"ey On oepo... III oenhs "a 'u.s
o.a.e' OF otner 'hlAhs'oie propeiS III 81.
Vi us various ioraS' shah pe eNo"'p'
| Ho'h III iiihef'aico UT ua''ie' '"~ i''
TINS STATS
| WINE reoosmSe tnat Inueh csn 70
saiu against tne haoiii'y Oh oeceuon'
estate or some part tnereoi 70 tAka.lo,'
IN more tnah one 'urisaic'ioh' yet suo,,
an anomaly or haroship 10 gwen run
iorce ana Fahofty py 'ne Jaws ana ,no
courts Oh otner e'atce asaist our Wv" =.
resident oeceoehts. ana tneretore
seems 10 me that at.er having in''eu
our sister states ior more thAh seVe'
years 10 aneno their laws 30 as " .o"-
FORM IN TINS respect 10 our present law
anu hnoihs 'ha' n''S. vi 'no states te.o.
such laws as mako II possible LOT soine
par. Vi OUT les'ue"' .oeoue".' -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21

There is nothing to commend in the
scheme to change the police title ''in-
spector' to major" The military
element in police organization is con-
siderable, but it affects details OF po-
lice work only. The great work of the
police is the preservation of public Or
der, the enforcement of criminal stat
utes, the repression of Indicators.
These are duties with which the mill
tary have nothing to do under normal
conditions. and the less the military
have to do with them the better off
the country Is
Military drill and discipline akin
to military discipline are convenient
and desirable to prepare police force
for the performance of its normal
functions. but they should not, and
must not, be allowed TO obscure the
essentially civil character of the po-
lice. No American community wants
military police. No American COM
munity can afford to have n military
police, because as soon as a communi-
ty has a military police 1t will suffer
decline in civic responsibility, and
inevitably, although perhaps not I'm.
medlatcly, impairment Of Its civil
rights. So strong is the feeling against
even temporary military control over
civilians that the movement to create
State police to relieve the uniformed
militia OF police duties Is constantly
gaining Roadway, and such forces will
soon be established in every State.
1t is true that calling inspectors OF
police majors would not of itself make
the police force a military force, but II
would be a step, II very short step
in the wrong direction. That steI
| should ,,of no token
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
ROOT BEER.
A Recipe for Home Brew In the
Coming Days Of Drought.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: The
recipe for making root beer given by III.
II. "" in THE Sun recently Is all right
80 far as II goes But to my mind some
very necessary ingredients are left out.
The roots Of dandelion. burdock. yell
low clock and sassafras should be used !;
also black birch bark. wintergreen leaves
and hops.
There should be about a peck OF these
all told, and they should be put In a
clean boiler filled with cold water and
boiled slowly for an hour or more. The
larger roots. burdock and yellow clocks,
should be split lengthwise two or three
times The liquid should be thoroughly
strained. and when sufficiently cool mo-
lasses enough to sweeten should be
added: also two yeast cakes. There
should be about ten gallons OF it.
To insure the best results this should
be put in a key holding about the same
quantity, and should be allowed to work
for two or three days with the bung
out Then the bung should be put In
securely and tho beer is ready for use.
II. G. ARNOLD.
New RocHELLR, March 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
The Lodge-Lowell Farley.

The discussion at Cambridge of the
proposed covenant for league Of ma
tons was an uncommonly interesting
forensic event. 1t is now command
Ing the attention of the country, not
moro on account of the intellectual
adequacy Of the distinguished con-
testants than because Of the modera
ton of their utterances and-we may
say also-their almost equal service
In exhibiting to the people the defec
tive nature of the instrument which
President WILSON, with all the vlgor
of his pertinacious purpose, has been
endeavoring to force practically I'M
amended into the sorely belated
treaty of peace.
OF course, the points Of view Of the
Massachusetts Senator and the Har-
ward president are quite different
while their personal sympathy with
any constitutional and feasible scheme
for helping to promote peace on earth
is quite the same. There was COM
mon ground thus far; and the fact
was as candidly avowed by Senator
LODGE as were his unanswerable OBJ
jections to the self-determined meth
DDS by which President WILSON Is
pursuing a self-determined end in alb
solute disregard of that coordinate
part of the treaty making power
which is yet on this side Of the At
lantic, and also of any ascertained
warrant from public opinion in the
American republic.
There could be no more effective
exposure of the wearisome fallacy
that the covenant az proposed merely
extends and does not impair the prln-
ciples of the Monroe Doctrine than
was contained in this passage of Mr..
LODGES temperate and carefully
phrased address:
They 1.-THE European proponents
Of a concert OF Powers for interven-
ton In the political affairs of the
Western Hemisphere say that II We
demand the exclusion of the Monroe
Doctrine from the operation OF the
league they will demand compensa-
ton. Very we'll. Let them exclude
US from meddling In Europe. That
is not a burden that we are seeking
to bear. We are ready TO go there
at any time to save the world from
barbarlsm and tyranny, but We are
not thirsting to interfere in every
obscure quarrel that may spring up
in the Balkans"
With that proposition, sane, safe
and clearly Ineligible, The Sun IL
now and has always been In hearty
agreement. More than this, we be-
lieve it represents an overwhelming
preponderance of American opinion
whatever Mr.. WILSON may say OF
infer to the contrary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
Ballad OF Islands.

or many Islands We have heard
Since f'rst We entered In the race.
The Danish Indies kept us stirred
Until We bought them for a base,
But when We reach a certain place
Our leaders seem to take a nap.
They make no mention OF a trace
Is ST. Helena on the map
Now from Colombia comes word
We have plan TO rent brace,
The acquisition is Inferred
With our defence TO interiacs.
Yet while we nlt with nlmble grace
There somehow seems to be gap,
While other Islands set the pace
Is St. Helena on the map:
And Prinkipo, although sbrurd,
We deemed as worthy OF a chase.
Our Interest In all Is spurred
Except one Island of In space,
or old Il counted as an ACC,
1t once was useful, and mayhap
It yet could vindicate the mace
Is 81. Helena on the map?
Chief. when you settle wilheims case
And punish for tho bloody scrap.
The Yanks will ask you face to face
els ST. Helena on tho map2"
MoLANDBuRdH wILsok.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
THE HONOR ROLL.
Problem Of the Men who Wanted to
Serve But Couldn't.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir; The
boys are coming home and our little
community, like all others throughout
the land, is making ready for the recep-
ton which Is due them.
Some of the stay at homes have kept
tabs on the men as they left, one by
one or in punches, and have an honor
roll containing the names of the men
and women in the service, and for them
we are making our preparations for well
come. But--and here comes the knot
We hope you can unite.
Some were drafted, reported in camp,
were found UNIT and sent home, though
In several cases they were held two or
three or more weeks.
We who had the roll IN our keeping
omitted the names Of all such men and
included only those who actually served.
The claim is now made that these men
sent homo from camps are entitled to
a place in the roll, having been honora-
bly, discharged, and a little feeling is
es ident And there are other cases.
Some of our men were in tho Twenty
ninth Division, others in the Seventy
eighth. Most have seen lighting and
some have been cited. Some never got
across. some landed in France and stuck,
and the usual ups and downs came to
them as to all our boys But they were
all listed. including two Red Cross men
and two nurses, and felt quite salts
ned with having helped to do a clean
piece of work.
Now We have this complication and
| our pride Is spoiled.
When is a man or woman entitled to
a place on the honor roll? Is there q
| rule or a custom that will apply?
SAMUEL RooERs.
HALEDoN, n. j., March 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21

courts, but the work has taken
wider scope, and series of codes COW
ering almost the entire body Of laws
appears to be contemplated.
The pamphlet presents the views OF
the bar of the mixed courts In oppo-
sition to the proposal to make Eng
fish the language of court proceedings.
This bar Is tho most cosmopolitan in
the world. Its members include Eng
llsh. Latins, Greeks, Egyptians Arabs,
jewellers in Mesopotamla. In the last
quarter Of a century French has come
by process Of natural growth to be
used almost exclusively in pleadings
in the mixed courts, although Italian,
Arabic and English are also permitted,
and the advocates declare that the
substitution of English for French
would present almost insuperable DIFF
ficulties for them.
This proposed change is also of in
terest to the outside world. England
had been in practical control of Egypt
for a third Of century at the begin
ming Of the war, and IL was during
this period that French came to be
the predominant language of the
mixed courts. In December, 1914,
England proclaimed a protectorate
| over Egypt. Obviously the substitu-
ton Of English for French in the
courts Is part of the process Of max
ing Egypt an integral part of the
British Empire. 1t is another way of
( announcing that one more name has
been added to the list of the masters
Of Egypt, which ranges down the GEN.
turtles from the Hyksos Of four thou
sand years ago to the Turks recently
dispossessed.
A second and more interesting con-
sequence Is that 1t points to English
as the coming world language. Should
English be firmly established in the
| Egyptian courts Its use would natu-
rally spread in the business world of
the Near East, n process which would
be hastened by British conquests in
/ Syria and Mesopotamla. Thus an i'm
portant section Of the globe would be
added to the regions where English
provides the common means Of inter
course between men Of different races.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21

tered their decision against 1t and
called for the restoration of the con-
vention system. Whether Republi-
cans alone, or Democrats alone, or
Republicans and Democrats together,
get credit for the enactment of the
necessary laws Is n matter of so little
consequence that 10 politician who
knows the temper of the people Will
give 1t q moments thought.
If the Executive Committee Of the
Republican State Committee adheres
to this childish attitude 1t will mis-
represent the organization 1t Is sup.
posed to serve; and II, as is sug-
gested by some who refuse to believe
1t can be animated by such silly con-
slderatlons, 1t wants direct nomina'
lions retained for a time to punish
or reward certain individuals 1t has
illustrated again the inherent and in.
eradicable vice of the system.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
What It Means That America
should live Her Own Life.

If an intelligent American citizen
were to return from visit to the
planet Mars, or from our own consid.
cradle Moon, or even from the Desert
Of Cobb, and hear for the first time OF
the activities now engaging the Pres
ident of the United States, what
would be his emotions?
Possibly the latest information &C
CURED by the returned traveller con
corning the Presidents views of the
Washingtonian policy of independence
and of the Monroe Doctrine had beer
derived from the address delivered a:
the unwilling of the statue Of Comma
dore BARRY at the national capita
on May 16, 1914, when our CHIEF
Executive said:
Every man who worthily stands
in this presence should examine him
self and see whether he has the full
conception OF what it means that
America should live her own life.
WARRINGTON saw It when he wrote
his Farewell Address.
-It was not merely because of
passing and transient circumstances
that WASHINGTON said that we must
keep free from entangling alliances.
1t was because he saw that no coun-
try had yet set its face in the same
direction in which America had set
her face. We cannot fosm alliances
with those who are not going our
way; and in our might and majesty
and in the confidence and definiteness
OF our own purpose We need not and
we should not form alliances with
any nation in the world.
Those who are right. those who
study their consciences in determin-
ing their policies, those who hold
their honor higher than their advan-
tage. do not need alliances.
you need alliances when you are
not strong. and you are weak only
when you are not true to yourself.
You are weak only when you are in
the wrong; you are weak only when
you are afraid to do right; you are
weak only when you doubt your
cause and the majesty OF a nations
might asserted"
1t is not hard to imagine the be
wilderment with which the five yea
absentee in the planet Mars, the ter
restrial moon or the Desert Of Cob
would contemplate the present &C
tivities of the utterer of these words
that Is to say. Of the President Of tn
United States, in his eelf-appointe,
function Of world manager and archi
tect OF the destinies Of the littl
tribal nations in every quarter O
the globe; and, the Lord knows, TIL
Sun would be unable to render frs
aid to his puzzled mind.