davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Era-leader., 1919-01-02

United Statss Consul Treadwell
was arrested. by Bolsheviki in a
Russian Turkestan town.
1t was expected that at least
two weeks will elapse before the
peace conference can assemble
in Paris.
After spending Christmas day
with the American troops at
Chaumont, President Wilson
started on his trip to England.
Germans have liberated a half
million French prisoners who are
hurrying to their homea.
State Superintendent of Edu.
cation Harris suggested the aband.
ment of|the district plan Of raising
school maintenance funds.
President Wilson was declared
strongly opposed to sinking the
surrendered German warships.
The Associated Press was up
held by the Supreme Court in its
suit to prevent pirating of news
by the International News service
the Hearst agency.
The Postoffice Department
undertook the use of motor trucks
in the rural mail service, which
may bring aid to COED roads move.
The Senate, without a record
vote, passed the revenue bill, levy.
ing taxes to six billions in 1919
and four billions in 1920.
1t developed that prompting by
Washington caused Germany to
recall minister, Won Eckhardt
from Mexico.
An international organization
was formed to lay a plan for a
league of nations before the peace
conference.
Reports from the island of
Tahiti said the people were dying
in hordes from influenza and their
bodies burned.
The War Department decided
that the National Guard would be
disrupted as result of losing
identity during the war.
The Washington Artillery will
dehar't, it is announced, at New
p 1t News instead of New Orleans
The Era-leader., 1919-01-02
Notice.

There will be a meeting of the
stock holders Of ihe Peoples
Building and Loan Association
at their Office in Covington Bank
and Trust Co. Building, Coving-
TIM, La on January 7th 1919, at
10 o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose
of electlng a board Of directors
for the ensuing year.
Signed,
H. j. Smith, President.
The Era-leader., 1919-01-02
ryNE TO ABANDON
DISTRICT SYSTEM
can't Harris Writes Parish
School Boards that Now Is
the Time to Adopt
New Plan.

Bston Rouge, La, Dec. 25.-In
] view of the fact that on Nov' 3,
,ho electorate of Louisiana gave
i public school system of the
,t,te constitutional funds mater
.lly greater than those hereto
! Irs at the disposal of the schools,
sate Superintendent of Educa-
,oa Harris is writing to all parish
,,bool board members and parish
.anerintendents, suggesting that
4 aaow is the time to abandon the
4 aistrict plan Of raising mainten-
sace funds.
aThe system has served its
] lsv. and we would now place it
! rernanently behind u.s." he says.
il should think that every par
Ii in lhe state would be glad to
! da this"
nThe proper method of proce-
lure is for you to determine the
number of mills, not to exceed 5
mills, that will be required in
.ddition to your permanent funds
to maintain your schools, Hav-
1e settled this question, the par
Z ah should be created by resolution
dthe board a school district and
Il election ordered for 'main-
finance tax Of a millage required.
d another resolution the board
! Mould assure the taxpayers that
he parishwide tax, il carried,
I gould take the place of all dis
aist taxes, and no district taxes
ruuld in future be collected. OF
sourse such a moral obligation
would be observed as faithfully
aany legal obligation. | wish
that such action be taken
aszs spring in all parishes having
axes, provided special funds will
Arequired."
4 The police juries will doubtless
Eadget the three mill parish tax
fa9W provided for by the constitu /
says Superintendent Harris,
{ 5lt whether they do or not, sit
Eil be the duty of the collectors
d collect, and turn over to tht
Nshool boards three mills on tht
pfish assessments, unless tht
I Mice juries have been notified b!
] Ess school boards that a smalle
nllsge is desired"
Raalizing that the principa
The Era-leader., 1919-01-02
Hoover Says Huns
May Go TO Hades

Washington, Dec. 27.-Food
Administrator Hoover, in Europe
arranging relief for the people of
the war-devastated territories,
has refused in emphatic terms to.
discuss German food conditions
with Baron Won der Lancken and
DR.. Rieth, who sought a meeting
with the food administrator.
A message from Paris today
said these two German officials,
who were leaders in the German
administration of Belgium, wired
from Berlin to Walter Lyman
Brown, director of the Commis-
sion for Relief in Belgium at
Rotterdam, that they had been
appointed by the German govern
ment to negotiate with Mr..
Hoover for food supplies, and
that they desired Mr.. Hoover to
advise them when and where he
would meet them.
In answer to the requsst for a
conference, Mr.. Hoover sent this
message:
"You can describe two and a
half years arrogance toward our
selves and cruelty to the Belgians
in any language you may select,
and tell the pair personally to 60
to hell with my compliments. Il
| do have to deal with Germans,
| ii will not ha with that pairs
The Era-leader., 1919-01-02
Lost Or Mislaid.

Policy No. sol, 1877, issued by
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company, on the life of Charles
G.. WEIGH.
Theafinder will please return it
to the undersigned.
An application has been made
for the issuing Of a duplicate.
c. G. Welch.
The Era-leader., 1919-01-02

state trx of one and one. half
mills for schools has been that
the parishes having only a few
white children would use the state
funds to educate the white child.
rem, the negroes would be kept
out of school, and no parish
funds would be used for eduea-
tional purposes, Superintendent
Harris says, "this prophesy must
not be allowed to come true"
"Such parishes will probably
not need special maintenance
taxes; but they will need, and
should use, the parish taxes to
which they are entitled in order to
be able to provide good schools
for all their children, both white
and negro"
The permanent funds to which
Superintendent Harris refers are:
I) Each parish's share of the
state tax of one and one-half
mills; (2) three mills on the par
ish assessment of full value, or a
smaller millage in instances
wherein any parish does not need
that much; (3) poll taxes, fines,
and forfeitures, and (4) each
parish's share of the inheritance
taxes and sixteenth section inter-
est.
If, additional to these perman-
ent funds, special maintenance
taxes will be needed. and already
have been voted any one parish,
they will fall in two classes;
Parishwide taxes. The rate,
what ever it may be, must be re-
duced by half and in no case can
it exceed five mills. II you have
a parishwide maintenance tax,
and one-half of the old millage
will yield more special funds than
you will need, the board should
by an appropriate resolution, fix
the smaller rate desired and so
notify the assessor and tax COL
lector. (The rate must not ex-
ceed five mills.
"District taxes. If you decide
to continue this system, the funds
collected in the different districts
will have to be kept separate, as
heretofore, and used for the bene
fit of the schools for which they
were voted and collected, and il
no cases can the special distric
maintenance tax exceed five
mills. If the old millage was q
or 2s, or 40, the new millag'
wonld have to be reduced to five
or less if you need lees than five.
The Era-leader., 1919-01-02
Wilson Captures
English Hearts.
By TRUMAN II. TALLEY.

London, Dec. 26.-America and
England forever.
That was the message conveyed
in England's reception Of Presi-
dent Wilson today. London's
streets echoed back the peoples
laundering cheers to him, and
they were emphatic and sincere.
President Wilson's personality
has conquered British hearts, just
as it did French hearts.
An Incident aboard the steam
ship Brighton as President Wilson
neared Dover impressed me as
truly representative of the senti.
ment of the people of Europe with
regard to the United States with
its President. This was when l
overheard a conversation between
officers of the British Ambulance
Service, from which unit tho
greater portion OF the Brighton's
compliment came. One of them
spoke with an air of finality and
declared that President Wilson
''more than stopped the bleeding
war;
He exactly expressed the senti-
ment of the people of France and
EnglanG--a sentiment that like
wise will be expressed in Italy.
The people of Europe do not in
a larger sense of the word know
whether Mr.. Wilson is Republi-
can or a Democrat nor with what
politician party he is affiliated.
But they do know that he "more
than stopped the bleeding war;"
and that ne wants to stop all fu.
ture "bleeding wars"
1t may have been Boxing Day
on the calander when the Presi-
dent reached London, but it was
America Day in reality. The
stately procession which proceed
ed to Buckingham Palace between
and beneath London's most elab-
crate municipal decorations, stirr.
ed tens of thousands of persons
along the line into widest Joy and
enthusiasm.
Around Charing Cross hawkers
with miniature Stars and Stripes
did not need to shout their wares.
Indeed these wares were literally
snatched from their trays and
transferred to the hats of the buy.
ers.
President Wilson's victory was
complete. His boyish smile
didn't wear off. 1t was just as il
was in Paris.
With his smile and Europe'I
conception of his peace ideals, it il
safe to say that he has the con-
fidence of the people.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-25
FRIGHTENED HORSE CLIMBS
UPON AN AUTOMOBILE

Sunday afternoon while Mr.. E. C.
Radford and family were driving on
the GAINESVILLE Pike they were run
into by a runaway horse attached to
a buggy. Just before reaching the
overhead crossing at MasonviIle, the
horse came running and plunging,
with a negro man and women in the
buggy. Mr. Radford pulled as far
to one side as possible and stopped,
but when the horse reached him he
swerved to his side and sprang upon
the automobile, bringing himself to
a sudden stop. The driver jumped
out and secured the horse and with
some difficulty got him cut Of the
mix-up. The machine suffered some
minor damages, but was not put out
of commission. No one was hurt.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-25
GLAD TO TESTIFY
Says Wai0ga Lady, "As To What
Cardui Has Done For Me, So
As To Help Others"

Waseza, w. Va.-Mrs, S. w. Caldwell,
Of this town, says; when about IS years
Of age, suffered greatly :. Sometimes
would 90 a month or two. and Ihad
lerrIbleheadache, backache, and bearing
down pains, and would just drag and
had no appetite. Then =. il would last
two weeks, and was so weakening,
and my health was awful.
Ny mother bought me a bottle Of
cardui, and began to improve after
taking the first bottle, so kept it up till /
took three ~ gained, and was well
and strong, and owe it all to Cardui.
am married now and have 3 children
Have never had to have doctor for
female trouble, and just resort 10 cardui
II need tonic. ] am glad to testify to
what it has done for me, so as to help
Others"
II you are nervous or weak, have head
aches, backaches, or any Of the other
ailments so common to women, why not
give cardui a trial2 Recommended by
many physicians. In use over 40 years.
Begin taking Cardui today. II may
be the very medicine you need.
Nc-l3O
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-25
ONLY TWO
SURVIVORS
OF One Of che Largest Armenian
Families Of cs.area, One of
Them in This City.

DIR. D. H. Erkiletian, the Armen-
ian physician who has lived in the
city for a number Of years, has at
last heard from his brother, who lives
in Constantinople. This was the first
letter since before the war and this
brings the news that their aged par
ents and other relatives living in and
near Cesarea were undoubtedly mas
sacred by the Turks sometime during
the war, as no trace Of them can be
found, after diligent search. Dr..
Erliletian and his older brother are
now the only surviving members Of
the family, one Of the oldest families
ia Armenia. The brother is a car
pet merchant and has wife and
three children. DR.. Erkiletian has
been in this country 81 years. He
came TO America when a boy to stu
dy medicine and has never seen any
Of his kindred since.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-25
RAILW WAY RATES
TO BE ADVANCED
Public Treasury win Be Relieved
Of Burden Of Meeting Deficits
in Earnings.
EDITORS POLL IN CONGRESS.
Heavy Vote for Return Of Roads
Arouses interest at the Ma
tionaI Capital.

WashingtOn.-1' national poll on
the railroad question by 5000 news
paper editors throughout the country
has aroused great Interest at the ma
tional capital. With SO per cent. OF
the editors giving 1t as their impartial
opinion that the public favors an early
return Of the railroads to their own
ers and only II per cent favorIng Gov
eminent ownership or operation. the
members Of Congress Of both polit-
IcaI parties propose to provide speed
lily for the legislation to make It pos
sible to restore the roads to private
management before the end Of the
year.
In Congress there Is a general agree
ment that the following steps will have
to be taken before the roads are re-
turned to their owners:
/. An advance In rates to meet the
greatly increased cost Of labor and
materials In order that the Public
Treasury may be relieved Of the bur-
den Of meeting monthly deficits and
the roads made self-supporting. The
Director General of Railroads states
that the increase In rates thus far is
about % per cent. as compared with
an increase in operating costs Of from
80 to 90 per cent
2. Greater naturalization OF public
control OF transportation single
public control In the Federal Govern
ment In place Of 40 masters in the diff
ferent States, with conflicting laws
and regulations.
3. Legalization Of consultations and
common use Of lines and facilities
whenever In the public interest.
4. Assurance through an act Of Con-
gress that In the future the Govern
ment will approve Of rates for freight
and passengers that will not only be
fair to the public, but fair to the roads,
and that will yield a sufficient income
on capital to attract the $7J0000,0O0
to $1,OOO,00O,OO0 of new capital need
ed every year for the expansion Of rail-
road facilities.
How the States voted in the nation
al poll Of editors on the question Of
the return Of the railroads to private
management is shown by the following
chart. That the railroad question Is a
bipartisan issue is plain from
study Of the table:
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-25
cORTEZ PARTY LANDED IN
MEXICO 400 YEARS AGO
THE Outlook.)

Recently occurred the quadri-cen-
tennial Of the landing Of Cortez in
Mexico. With universal consent his
eleven ships were broken to pieces.
The influence of Cortez must have
been unbounded to be able to per-
suade his men to an act unparalleled
in history. Six hundred men vol
UNFAIRLY cut off their means Of es-
cape and shut themselves up in an
unknown country filled with war-like
people, whose mode Of warfare spar
ed their prisoners only for torture
or sacrifice.
Soon he defeated, made peace with
and added 5000 Tlaxcalan warriors
to his force. At Cholula his forces
destroyed 5000 natives without the
loss of a man. This town was only
so miles from the capital Of Mexico.
The capture and death of Montezu-
ma soon followed. On Lake Tezcuco
COrtez launched the first navy on
Americans. and the fall of the Aztec
dynasty soon ensued.
Prescott says: "Yet we cannot re-
greet the fall Of an empire which did
50 little to promote the happiness Of
its subject or the real interests of
humanity They had ruled over their
wide domains with a sword instead
Of a scepter. The empire Of the Az
tees did not fall before it's time. It's
fate may serve as striking proof
that government which does not
rest on the sympathies of it's sub
jeets can not long abide that human
institutions, when not connected
with human prosperity and progress,
must fall. And who shall lament
their fall?
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-25

The hsmble and the much-despised
xanthium strumarium may now lift
its head and cling to all who try to
pass It By, assured Of place among
the self-respecting members Of Dame
Natures family. A scientist in
North Carolina department Of agri-
culture has declared that the cookie
bur, if treated properly, will yield a
clear, sweet oil, with a nut-Iike fav-
OF. It's quality is excellent and It
viii be valuable as a vegetable oil.
The cake left after the oil has been
expressed win make fine food for
cattle.
Only think Of that And all these
many years the cockIebur has SEEM
ed a nuisance, its only destiny APP
parently being to stick on peoples
clothes and on the woody coats or
flowing tails of farm animals that
ventured too nearl Many a weary
hour has been epent by the otherwise
happy hiker in removing the litth,
brown burs from the places where
they should not be. II the people
who know how to make the most of
the cocklebur's utility really insist
on Kidding the country lanes and
meadows of this valuable weed, they
will meet no opposition from the vic
Tins Of little Xanthium's affectionate
Messenger.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-25
Sable PhlIosooher.

De hymn tells you bout bein' 'ir
heaven a thousand years" but darl
some folks what couldn't stand slci
longtime prosperity.-Atlanta Consti
tuition.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-25

Mirrors Resilvered.
HARRY BURKE
Il 10 N. Clay Street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
Legal Experts Preparing
Defense of Young New

LOS ANGELES, July 16-Backed by
financial resources that will provide
legal counsel and Psychological ex-
perts, the defense In the case Of Harry
S. New today began its first system
attic investigation of News romance
with Rrieda Lesser, the girl he con-
fessed he killed. From every angle
headed by Le'Compte Davis, a we'll
known criminal lawyer. News attor-
neys were engaged in preparing their
campaign for the defense of New.
Davis, whose appearance in the case
was unexpected, would not admit that
he had been retained directly by Sen
ator Harry S. New
1t was understood, however, that a
substantial fee necessary to engage
his services had come from the east
and it was even reported that promi
nent resident of Indianapolis acting
in Senator News interest, has arrived
in Los Angeles to aid in the defense
Of young New. The theory that Frieda
Lesser committed suicide has not been
abandoned but will be used at the
trial. 1t will be contended that Harry
News mind was in such a deranged
state that when he came to realize
that the girl was dead he became con
WINGED that he had killed her even
without being able to remember the
actual shooting. New will be arraign
ed to plead to the charge of murder
next Friday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
Street Railway Situation
Is Discussed At Hearing
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON July 16.-Labor
costs and the marketing Of electric
railway securities were outstanding
phases of the present choitic street
railway situation touched upon today
by witnesses before the federal elect
rio railway commission This is thy
commission appointed by President
Wilson to suggest means of affording
relief to electric railways of the
country, which are declared by their
managements to be on the verge of
bankruptcy.
Colonel Jos H. Alexander, of Cleve-
land, testified as to labor costs. He
'nted out among other things wage
Increases granted labor by the govern
ment during the war which sometimes
approximately 100 percent. and said
no means for recovering this addi-
tional outlay was furnished the comp
anies.
Conditions in the electric railways
securities market were discussed by
r. A. Stewart. of Chicago. He said
the market was in a deplorable state
because of the companies financial
condition.
William j. Clark. of New York. a
pioneer street railway man. testified
as to general conditions. Mr.. Clark
built the first electric freight line in
this country in 1887. 1t was a failure
for many years. he said. but pioneered
the way for later day interurban
freight traffic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
Londoner Gives Part OF
Estate To Country For
Peace Thank Offering
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, July ia wealthy man
Of London, who signs himself simply
as "F. S. T" has written to one Of the
newspapers declaring his intention to
subscribe to the victory loan in the
sum of $4,000 and then turn the
bonds back to the government for i'm
mediate cancellation.
Today on the eve Of peace" writes
IF. S. IT,, I'VE are faced with another
crisis, less obvious but none the less
searching. The whole country Is ex-
hausted. By natural reaction not
unlike that which led to the excuses
of the restoration after the reign of
the puritans, all classes are in dan
ger OF being submerged by wave of
extravaganza and materialism.
THE wealthy classes know the dan
ger Of the present debt. Let them i'm
pose upon themselves. each as he is
able a voluntary levy. 1t should be
possible to pass the exchequer within
twelve months such a sum as would
save the tax payer fifty million
pounds year. l give one fifth of my
estate as thank offering in the firm
conviction that never again shall we
have such a chance of giving our
country that form of help which is sc
vital at the present moment"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
HOUSE TRIPLES
PROVISION FOR
INJURED yANKS
Eighteen Million Dollars for
Training of Disabled Men
Included in Amendment.
(By Associated Press

WASHINGTON. July 16.-Eighteen
million dollars for the vocational
training of injured soldiers. sailors
and marines is provided for in an
amendement to the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill tentatively adopted by
the House by vote of 120 to 1919.
The appropriation measure original
ly passed by the House and vetoed
by the President, carried only $6,00O.-
900 for this purpose.
Republicans may find fault with
President T7ilson, but "by the verdict
Of the people of the world he is the
foremost in all the world" Champ
Clark Democratic leader. declared in
an address today in the House during
debate on the bill.
Clark Defends Wilson
Answering a speech by republican
Leader Mondell, who asserted that if
the President had been at home when
the sundry civil bill was passed II
would not have been necessary fol
him to veto it, Mr. Clark said republic
cans delighted on find fault with al
most everything Mr.. Wilson did
Il never have agreed with every
thing President Wilson did" Mr.. Clark
AIDED, but when he is right I will
support him tooth and nail
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
Winchester, Ind.

Saturday evening at o'clock &C.
Cured the marriage of Miss Lulu V.
Fenner, daughter of Mrs. Minnie J.
Venner. of Indianapolis, and Sergeant
Ray E. Fletcher, son of Mrs. I. N.
Stout, at the Stout home, South Meri-
dian street. Rev. G.. M. Payne, of the
Presbyterian church performing the
ceremony in the presence of a few
relatives and friends. The groom is
stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison,
and will remain there Indefinitely. -.
Suit on a claim was filed Monday
by the Atlas Bank VS.. the John Cunt
estate. Carlton A. Peacock, Monday,
filed suit on claim against the Eli
jah Peacock estate. The third union
service of the different churches was
held Sunday evening in the Friends
church. and was largely attended. The
Rev. G. M. Payne of the Presbyterian
church preaching the sermon. Excel
lent music was furnished by the choir
Of the Friends church under the di-
rection of Miss Ina Carson who took
the solo parts. Governor James P.
Goodrich, after spending a few days
with his family here, has left, &C.
companied by Mrs. Goodrich, for New
York City.