davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun., 1919-09-05
AMERICAN SUMATRA REPORT.
earnings Before Taxes, for Last
Fiscal Year Are S007 900,

Inc American Sumatra Tobacco Com
pany, for the year ended on July Al re-
ports net earnings, before taxes. of 1897
VVV, against S2.70O.O0O in the last pre-
ceu'ng year. a decrease of $1,7O3, 600.
Sg9ss earnings were $1,704.25O. against
Inc report, which was issued yester-
uSy indicated $685. for each share OF
the Sl3,532SS5 common stock. The out
sanding common stock up to few
weeks before the close OF the fiscal year
amounted to $7.S35,9S5, and the in
creased stock is due to the conversion OF
ueoenture bonds issued in June. The
annual report for the previous year
showed earnings of $29.75 a share OF
lhe then S6,s13.900 outstanding com
mon STOCK after deduction of charges
war taxes and preferred dividends.
The sun., 1919-09-05
Paris Bourse Trading.

4. PARIS, Sept. Prices were steady on
The Ro,rse to-day
Three per cent rentes. co francs so
Sshtimes for cash. Exchange on Lon
uon' "a francs 65 centimes. Five per
cent loan, So francs 81 centImes. The
ool!ar ranged from 8 francs 1914 CEN
nlnsa 10 francs 24h oentimeS
The sun., 1919-09-05
Closing prices OF stocks In which there
Mere no tTansaetions yesterdaY:

Mexico Extern. sterl. IS of 30. 1915. IS SAN
Mexico Extern. gold Is of '04, 1854. a. 6lA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
C. OF c. COMMITTEES TO
REPORT ON YEARS WORK

Committees representing the various
major activities of the Chamber of Com
merce for the past year will give an
account Of their stewardship at a gem
eral membership meeting to be held
saturday night at 5 o'clock on the sixth
floor.
Reports will be made as follows: For
eign trades and merchant marine com
mlttee, Joseph Newburger; soldiers and
sailors unemployment committee, Earl
Palmer, music committee, Ed Barrow;
general iHdustrial situation, Mark Fen
ton, and farm bureau, Charles ]. Haase.
The meeting win be opened by Mr..
Newburger, PTather Mcdonald, chair
man of the membership committee, will
preside,
J. A. osoinach will make a short talk
on the status Of the membership.
Among other things he will point to
the fact that 1000 new members have
been secured in the last IL months and
that the membership roster is larger
than ever before. J, Gilmore Holmes, OF
the board of directors, will deliver the
closing talk,
Special Difference will be accorded the
new members, who will be adorned with
badges to distinguish them from the
old guard" They will be welcomed by
all the older members. A buffet up
per win be served, following the cere-
monies, A program of songs will be
given by the G. of C. quartet, composed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
ON PLANS
TO AID FARMERS

-Four general lines ~ activity along
which agricultural development work OF
the railroads may profitably proceed,
were agreed upon at the national con-
ference Of railroad agricultural special
lists, which closed a three-day session at
the Hotel Chisca Friday afternoon.
First, II was decided to make a Wig
orouS nationwide campaign, drawing
the attention of homescekers to the SUI
perlor advantages offered In the sew
era states Of the Union through the
publication Of state booklets and the
cooperation Of all development forces,
including newspaper publicity, chamber
Of commerce organizations, bankers or
ganiEatlons, farmers institutes and sim
liar bodies.
Second, to provide new settlers with
all necessary information to enable
them TO start their farming operations
along proper lines and by meth de an
proved In the community III which they
have located. Close cO-oneration with
the local county farm demonstration
agents IS urged In carving u this
work, and where possible the railroads
J will assist In the establishment OF am
improved system of farm credits.
Third, 20 strive TO bring about i'm
proved market conditions through the
general dissemination OF information
about supply and demand. to be made
readily available both to the farmers,
the railroads and the
Fourth, to cooperate with farmers
in plans for heavier ard more economic
! production, with special reference to
live stock.
In commenting upon he results Of the
conference Friday morning j. l.. Ed
wards, manager Of the agricultural sec
ton Of the federal railroad administra,
tion, who presided over the sessions,
said that the conference had been 4
sort OF round table affair, which had
been most helpful because II had
brought out an Interchange Of views on
all important phases OF the agricultural
development work OF the railroads,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
NEGRO WELFARE FUND
IS GROWING RAPIDLY

The campaign Of the colored central
civic committee to raise $50, 900 for a
negro civic center in Memphis, is sue
ceeding beyond expectations, according
TO j. B. Edgar, chairman Of the joint
Chamber of Commerce and Employers
Association committee, which is assist
ing the negroes. Approximately SO, 900
has been secured at "a Industrial plants
from employers and their negro work
ers since Monday.
The greatest willingness on the part
Of the rank and file OF the negro work
ers to contribute to the project has
been discovered. Subscription Of only
81 each are solicited, but many negroes
have given larger sums, some as high
as $40. There is a general agreement
among the employers to give 50 for each
negro worker who contributes, and they
are carrying out this pledge with great
generosity.
The subscriptions will begin to ac-
cumulate much faster, Mr.. Edgar says,
when seven more teams shall have
been added to the six now working.
The central civic committee has planned
to do this almost Immediately.
The committee expects to secure
5000 subscriptions before the close of
the campaign,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
YAZ00 PHYSICIANS PLAN
NEW $4,000 HOSPITAL

YAZoo CITY, Miss, April 4. CSpl)-
Eight thousand dollars has been
Pledged by Yazoo City, Miss, and coun-
~ physicians to show their serious
ness inNthe erection OF a $50, 900 gem
eral hospital In YaEoo City, The hos
pttal, ,tf the plans are carried out, will
consolidate the two private sanitariums,
place the whole under a managing
board and select a general manager.
II IL estimated thai amount OF money
win huild and equip a general hos
pital Of from 30 TO 40 beds perfectly,
so that this city will have 4 hospital
podern IN all respects with the only
exception of fewer rooms for beds.
Uniformly the physicians agreed that
the new institution be made a business
institution open to patients that might
be sent here by any doctor In this sec
ton Of the state
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
AP RIL SHOW r S
IN TIL. SPRING. TIME O our FOR SHOWERS

Any fool knows enough 10
carry an umbrella when it
rains, but the wise man is he
who carries one when it is
only cloudy. Any man will
send for a doctor when he gets
belfast, but the wiser one is
he who adopts proper meas
ures before his ills become
serious. During a hard winter
or the following spring one
feels rundown, tired out, weak
and nervous. Probably you
have suffered from a cold or
influenza which has left you
thin, weak and pale. This is
the time to put your system in
order, 1t is time for "house-
cleaning"
A good, old-fashioned al
terative and temperance tonic
which has been sold by many
druggists for nearly fifty years,
is one made of wild roots and
barks, without the use of
alcohol, and called DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery.
1t is prepared in both tablet
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04

and liquid form. If you wish to give It a trial send 10 cents to DR..
IPerces Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. for trial package tablets.
This is natures tonic, which restores the tone of the stomach, activity
If the liver and steadiness to the nerves, strengthening the whole
system, 1t is purely vegetable, non-alcohoic, and safe to take.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
hANes, Aeannn hnnau

Stops the Tickle, Heals the Throat and
Cures the Cough Price s5e. A free
Chest Colds and Head Colds is ENCLOSED
with every bottle adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04

Of Miss Celine Wright, Xina White,
Florence Baker and Agnes Freutai,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14

Gutta-percha was introduced TO the
civilized world as recently as 1912 by
Dr.. Montgomery, a Scottish surgeon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14

ton should be submitted as to
whether the board shall make the
improvement piece at time or
do the whole Job at once and issue
bonds to pay for it, the bonds to be
retired by the funds before named.
IF these questions carry the board
proceeds to let contracts for the work
subject at all times to the approval
of the highway commission and the
procedure from that point is similar
to that followed in establishing a
drainage ditch.
THE assessment on the abutting
property is 25 per cent of the cost of
the hard surface only. AS shown in
the plat above that assessment goes
back one mile and half, the first
forty paying 80 per cent of the 25
per cent, and the last forty per
cent OF 25 per cent. If pavement
were laid and cost $4,000 per mile
a man owning a quarter section abut-
ting upon the road would be taxed
$3.50. He would have ten years in
which to pay, making his annual
payment S66 for paved road from
his gate to every town of any size
in the state of Iowa.
1t is always dangerous to attempt
to say what the views of the high
way commission are especially when
as at present they are probably not
ready themselves to make the public
statement but as nearly as we can
| learn they will probably favor the
use of pavement on a large part of
the primary system for the reason
that it is definitely proved that gravel
will not stand up under the extreme
ly heavy traffic of road such as
the Lincoln highway or other main
travelled roads. Where the traffic
is heavy the road should be eighteen
feet wide anda present prices would
cost around $4,000 per mile. On
less travelled roads one side of the
road would be paved, nine feet wide
and the other side graveled, making
the cost from $4,000 to $1,000,
The 100000 figure in the plat is
taken as an average price is more
than half of the pavement would be
only nine feet, in all probability. In
CONTINUED on page 4)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14
{. |. BEARD HEADS
FARM BUREAU
One OF WiGneshial COunty's Most
Successful Farmers Elected to
Read of Winneshiek's Farm
Bureau.
is PROGRESSIVE AND
WILL MAKE THINGS HUM
D. q. LOmen, First Pres. dent of the
Association Resigned, On Ac-
count of Failing Health

Mr.. o. o. Lomen OF Springfield
Township had the honor OF being the
first president of our County Farm
Bureau Association. Mr.. Lomen was
actively interested in his Office and
great credit is due him for his splen-
did work in launching the Farm
Bureau movement in Winneshiak
county.
Because of his falling health,
he has been repeatedly advised by
his own physician to resign from all
special activities and responsibilities.
Finally Mr.. Lomen had to give in
and submit his resignation. At a
meeting of the board of directors of
the Farm Bureau on Saturday, May
10th, his resignation was accepted,
much to the regret OF the board and
that a vote of thanks was extended
to Mr.. Lomen for the good services
which he had rendered the associa-
tion and with best wishes for a
speedy return to good health and
normal activities.
Mr.. E. L. Beard of the firm of Z.
L. Beard & Son, and one Of our most
successful farmers was unanimously
elected to fill the vacancy caused by
Mr.. Lomen's resignation. While the
Farm Bureau regrets the loss of
their valued president, at the same
time it is to be congratulate ed in the
good fortune of securing a man like
Mr.. Beard to fill the place. Mr..
Beard is intensely interested, not only
in building up successful farm busi-
ness, but also in building up the
community and county in Which Re
lives. He will do everything possible
to continue the good work of the
Farm Bureau which has made such
good progress during the past four
teen months of it's life in Winneshiek
county. Mr. Beard is not only sue
cessful farmer andsa good citizen
but is at the same time we'll liked by
all who know him. These qualities
alone, especially fit him for the re-
sponsible position. as president. o!
our Farm Bureau.
Again we say the county is fortu-
nate in having seen fit to make Mr.
Ed. Beard the president OF the Farm
Bureau Association of. Winneshiek
county. May the farmers ana busi.
ness men of the county continue thu
interest and support they have given
the Farm Bureau Association in the
past and make theirs the strongest
Farm Bureau in the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14

system has been graded and drained
to the satisfaction of the state high
way commission and the federal gov
ernment the board of supervisors
may proeede to submit the question
OF hard surfacing to the people.
Hard surfacing may be either pave
ment or gravel or oil. The question
may be voted upon at any general
election or a special election may be
called. All of the qualified electors
of the county will be eligible to vote
The question might be for example,
Shall the board of supervisors pro-
ceed to hard surface the road from
Adel to Perry?" describing the road
and exact character of the improve
ment) or the question might be
general, Shall the board of super
visors proceed to hard surface the
primary road system OF Dallas coun-
typ" The question may be submitted
sat any time as to any part or the
whole either before or after the road
is graded. At the same time the ques-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14
Lynch.ngs i'm United States.

New York.-In the last thirty
years 1924 persons have been put to
death by mobs, according to a report
made public today by the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People,. For the thirty
year period from 1889 through 1918
the north has had 219 victims, the
south 2,S34, the west 156, and
Alaska and other localities Is.
Georgia leads the list with 3S6
victims says the report, follow
ed closely by Mississippi with S73
victims, Texas with 335, Louisina
with 313, Alabama with 276, Arkan-
sas with PA, Tennessee with 1876,
Florida with IT'S, aud Kentucky with
169."
Despite President Wilson's earn
est appeal" the report says, lynch
ing continued during the remaining
period of the war with unabated
fury. Sixty-three negroes; FIVE of
them women, and four white men
fell victims to mob ruthlessness dur
ing 1918 and in no case was any
member OF the mob convicted in
any court and in only two instances
were trials held. In both Of these
instances the mob members were
acquitted"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14

"The highway law or paved road
act of the Thirty-eighth general as
sembly provides in general a means
of paving or graveling the primary
system of roads and of graveling the
secondary roads. Heretofore we have
had county and township roads. The
funds for their improvement were
raised by the county and township
tax levies respectively That distinct
ion will still exist and the tax levies
remain the same, but certain of the
, main market roads connecting coun-
ty seats and large centers of popula-
tion will be designated as primary
roads. All other roads in the county
will be designated secondary roads
The primary roads will average
about sixty miles to each county and
none of the regular county or town
ship road levies will be available for
their improvement. Instead a special
| fund will be used consisting of money
IOutoiicu iIOnl Tie OnilSu clolSS
treasury, known as federal aid, the
automobile and other taxes, and
special assessment of lands abutting
upon and adjacent to the primary
roads and not to exceed one mile and
half from them.
''The secondary system will have
all of the county and township road
funds and there may be several as
sessments against abutting property
for graveling.
The primary roads have already
been designated but the designation
is subject to amendment or revision
at any time by the state highway
commission.
For the improvement of this pri'
mary road there will be available the
first year in Dallas county approx
mately $4,000 federal aid, $65, O0C
state aid (motor vehicle taxi and
such special assessments as are levi
ed upon abutting property. There
Twill be no general tax levied or avail
able for this road other than the
motor vehicle tau.
The federal and state aid will be
immediately availaEte for gradins
and draining and no special assess
ments can be made for that work
AS soon as any part or all of the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14
DISTRIBUTION OF INTERCOUNTY ROAD PAVING AS
AGAINST ADJACENT PROPERTY
ASSESSMENT
imates Based on:


Hard Surfaced Roads Costing $4,000 Per Mile
Benefit Three Miles Wide ~ and Half Each Side of Road
Cent GA Per
tion Assigned Each Side of RI ad
Produces Me S5OO
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14
Memorial Day Dinner.

G. A. R. hall will be open after the
services at the Grand opera house
where all members and their families
can join in the usual picnic dinner.
The Relief Corps will furnish
coffee and a good share Of other
things, but will ask all who come to
bring baskets so there will be an
ample supply.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14

Bitumen is being made use of in
road building in the Dead Sea region.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14
new HIGHWAY
Law AS IT WORKS
Cost Of Hard Surfacing to Abutting
and Adjacent Farm Lands
PERRY MAN PUTS 1T
IN UNDERSTANDABLE WAY
Condensed Statement Showing just
What Surfacing Will Cost Land
Owners Per Acre For One
and One-Half Miles on
Each Side of High
way Improved

Steele Blake, chairman of the good
roads committee of the Perry Bufeau
of Commerce. has prepared a con-
|densed report of the new road laws
of Iowa and they will be of interest
IN ayory land owner He save.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14
mf1MIv,HAL DAY
PROGRAM NAY 80
Day Will be Fittingly Observed in
DecOrah With Fine Memorial
Program in Honor of the
Veterans
WORLD WAR SOLDIERS
WILL MARCH in PARADE
DIR. f. w. COnOver Will Deliver the
Memorial Day Address and Rev.
NJ. Willett the Memorial
Sunday Address

The program for observance of
Memorial Day this year has just
been issued by Chairman l.. l.. Cad
well, and very fitting program has
been outlined. This year besides the
veterans of the civil war, many OF
our returned world war soldiers will
be in the line of march. While these
memorial days have always meant
much to us in the past the interest
in them has been kindled anew dur
ing the past two years, and the oh
servance this year should gather to-
gether an immense throng Of people.
Following is the program of the
day:
Procession will form at 10 o'clock
a. m. on Main street, between Win
nebago and Mechanic streets, facing
east, in the following order:
College and Merchants Band.
Returned World War Soldiers in
Uniform
Col. Hughes Post and all veterans in
automobiles.
Col. Hughes Woman's Relief Corps.
Drum Corps.
Decorah Fire Department.
Fraternal Orders and Lodges.
Mayor and City Council in automo-
biles.
Citizens in carriages and automo-
biles.
Schools of the city
Procession will move ar 10:30 a.
m. and march east to State street,
north to Water street, west to West
Decorah bridge, where services will
be held for soldier. sailor dead.
The column will then cQpntermarch
and return to the Grand opera house
where the exercises will be held,
Order of Exercises at Opera House.
Prayer.
Reading Memorial Day Orders.
Singing.
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address.
Calling Roll of the Dead
Singing.
Address by DR.. F. w. Conover.
Hymn, America" by all.
Benediction.
A union memorial service will be
held in the Grand opera house sun
day, May 25th, sermon by Rev. Will
lett. Everyone invited to this as we'll
as the service on Friday, May 30th
By the Committee,
l.. l.. CALDWELL, Chairman.
Memorial Day Dinner.
G.. A. r. hall will be open after the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14

with hogs selling around $50
per hundred it stands the farmer in
hand to do everything possible to
save the pigs" says an exchange.
Sure thing. But why insult a farm
er's intelligence by saying such a
thing, asks the New Hampton Gaz-
cite. Everybody knows the farmer
wants to save his pigs. The way
some people talk you't think they had
to watch the farmers to keep them
from going out with an ak and
knocking their pigs in the head
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14

India rubber was used for the first
time as an eraser in 1870. Prior to
this the crumb of bread was used
for erasing purposes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14

Clemenceau, the Grand Young
Man of France" has accepted the
position of chief of the French Boy
Scouts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-14

When the war begun, the Krupp
gun works We're the. largest of the
kind in the world, employing $4,000
persons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-13
MANcH ESTER


Rev joseph Brown spent Monday in
Rutland.
John Tlch is visiting friends in
Bennington.
Regular meeting of Skinner w. II.
&C Friday at 2:30 y. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer of Benning-
ton spent Sunday in town
Mr.. Baker and family have moved to
rooms in w II. Beebes house.
ST. Margaret's Guild will meet this
Thursday with Mrs. Eugene Andrew.
st Margarets Guild will hold their
annual sale of fancy and useful arti-
cles Dec. IL
Regular service in the Baptist
church next Sunday morning and
evening.
Owen Smith and Mrs Elliott were
united in marriage by Rev. Joseph
Bro wn recently.
Mrs. Ella Lampson and Mrs, Myron
Taylor attended the District meeting
of the w, r. c, held in Bennington
Saturday ell y
The Service c'ub Of the baptist
church will meet Thursday at the
Baptist parsonage at 10 a. m. Dinner
viii be served.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-13
SOUTH SALISBURY

John Peters is visiting in Hooslck
Falls.
Mrs Myles Rice has returned from
Nor-h Adams.
Miss Mary Rudd was a guest at
A. A. Collins Sunday.
Mariba Galusha. who has been i'll is
better at this writing.
Miss Marguerite Lawrence spent
Sunday with friends in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bottum Of
Williamstown spent Sunday at Eu-
gene Peters.
Mr. and Mrs. John Evans of Ben
ningtCn and son Lewis Evans of Bos-
ton spent Sunday at CHS Jespersons'
Mrs. Rhcda Niles. who has been
visiting her daughter Mrs. Nelson
Waite. has returned to Mrs Eleanor
Beagles
Miss Marion Potter has returned
from the Putnam hospital. where she
underwent an operation for adenoids
and tonsils.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Collins and
children and Walter Collins spent the
weekend in Dorset with Mr. and Mrs
Henry Loveland
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-13
ATTEMPT AT REVOLUTION
az This Means War the Quicker It /;
Declared the Better

"If This Means War the Quicker II Is
Declared the Better"
Washington, qNoy l2.-The shoot
ing Of four eX-service mon in an Arm
stice Day parade in Centralia Wash.
was described in the House today by
Representative Johnson Republican.
Washington, Chairman OF the lmmi-
grafton Committee, as IAN attempt at
revolution with bullets and rifles,
which the country has long feared.
Mr. Johnson sent a telegram to
Mayor Rogers of Centralia saying the
country must be purgcd of sedition-
lists and revolutionists to the last one
and if this means war the quicker it
was declared the better
I'VE of the Pacific Northwest have
long seen II coming" he said. I'VE
have been patient, have avoided blood
shed under every provoratiOn only to
see these young men NJ 'dered. Their
death will arouse the loyal people of
the United States as nothing else ha
dout
History viii record these heroes
as armed revolution against the Unit
ed States, and for which every man
who has been preaching syndicalism,
communism and class hatred is re-
sp0nsible.'