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The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07
getting suspicious Of mail received.

getting suspicious of mail received.
Col. Overshiner picked up the pack
age and shook it and remarked that
he was in doubt whether it was q
bomb or liquid to make buns. AT
this suggestion several members prick
ed up their ears and waited for Col.
0vershiner to open the bundle. While
he was preparing to cut the strings,
Col. Bill Howell, Col. Bob Wool
bridge and twenty or thirty other
members went down stairs to get a
breath of fresh air. Col Overshiner
who used to work in the postoffice
and can do anything from reading
postal card to licking a stamp
tackled the package and soon dis
closed a German shell that Major
Henry Sites had sent Col. Jones
from France 1t was passed around
as quite a curiosity.
81 see," said Col. Bill Howell,
'that the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is to
be tried by five judges, including a
Jap. Of course one of them is to
be an American and, l ganny, / wish
to Gawd the President would appoint
Bill Reed as the judge and me as the
prosecuting attorney for this country.
What we would do for him would be
a-plenty. We wouldn't need the 9TH
er judges. We would remove the ras-
cal from the face of the arth before
you could say scat"
Col. Tom Cook cautioned Col. How
ell not to talk SO much with his mouth
or he would destroy any possible
chance he might have to get on the
tribunal.
At this point Col Nose Elb enter
ed with Mr.. Lee Watkins leaning up
on his arm. Col. Elb removed Mr..
Watkins hat and it required no aft
davit to establish his legibility. He
was elected unanimously and promot
ed to the rank of Colonel. Col. Geo.
D. Crenshaw reported that he had re-
quested Col. Josh Griffith, Internal
Revenue Collector at greensboro,
and bald-headed man who could
be relied upon to make a clear
headed ruling, to advise him wheth-
er or not corsets were under
wear and should be taxed under the
new law He expected a decision as
soon as Col. Griffith could have the
matter looked into.
Several members volunteered to
help him look.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07
Aesthetics and Health.

1.-THE connection between individual
health and beauty, though seldom rec
ognized in theory, is intimate In prae-
tice," says the New York Medical Jour
nal. True, extravagant Ideas Of what
is beautiful have caused much nuisance
and harm in the way Of absurd and un-
healthy fashions of dress, but it Is to
the aesthetic instinct Of people that we
owe most of sanitary improvement.
The removal Of filth, so important to
public health, and cleanliness In gen.
eral, is due In large part to a dis
like for ugllness.
Medical science is coming more and
more to the idea Of enforcing sanitary
measures by fostering a public sense
Of aesthetics. The Journal concludes
with rare sense: zone of the chief
means for the furthering Of public
health consists not SO much In preach
Ing the need Of sanitary conditions as
b awakening the sense Of beauty
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07
CAPS AND BOOTS

~ "
Dewey B. Gresham, one of the old
members of Co. D, has arrived home
after seven months service overseas.
He went over with the 38th National
Guard Division last October. Upon
the splitting up of that division in
France he was transferred into a
casual company. He arrived in New
York and was discharged at Camp
Taylor.
Oscar Langford has returned from
overseas. He went across with the
84th Division.
Raymond Gray, who also served
in the 84th has returned home.
Sol Klein, a Hopkinsville boy who
was recently returned home, saw
much active service in France and
Belgium, fighting with the British
around Ypres. He was in no less
than Is battles during the year or
more he was on the battle line. He
escaped injury and returns in fine
health and tip-top physical condition.
He was one of seven Jewish soldiers
sent overseas.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07
BALDHEADED
CLUB MEETS
PRESIDENT MCKEE SORE AT LOS
ING CHANCE TO COMPETE
IN BEAUTY CONTEST
COL. E. D. JONES GETS A BUNDLE
That Col. Alex Overshiner With Reck-
less Bravery Volunteers to
Open 1t.

I've been trying to pick out can
didate for Governor" remarked Col
T. w. Blakey, "and Col. Denhardt is
my man. Have you seen that head
of his? 1t would make Col. Lem Nc
Kee or Col. Walter Kelly green with
envy"
A group of members were lettering
around in the big plush chairs and
talking informally in the clum rooms
of the Baldheaded Club waiting for
President Mckee to trip gracefully
up the steps and into the bosom of
his club, from whose members he
had been separated for two whole
weeks.
s The patter of feetsteps was heard
on the stairs and the gentle and gen
ial executive futtered noiselessly in
to the room and dropped as easily in
to his chair as ton of coal is heaved
into a cellar.
President Mckee was wrought up
over something. He was Tuning like
an Italian over the Fiume situation.
No sooner had he called the meeting
to order than he said;
81 came back home to find that
while / was out Of town my hairy
headed side partner, Jack Lewis, had
pulled off banquet and gone on a
junket out west, leaving me behind.
That's not all Word comes that he
carried bunch of fellows along who
boosted him in beauty contest out
in Oklahoma and let him rake down
a $500 prize that ought to have been
mine. If / had been at that vaude-
vile show or anatomical exhibition or
Whatever. it was occupying a front
seat as I do when reviewing a skirt
dance, / would have c0ppered that
coin. / half way suspected that Jack
Lewis had Matched some sort of a
scheme under that thatchedroof ofhis
when he suggested to me that / go ov-
er the top in another county. / see
through it now. He wanted to get
me out of the way on account Of my
pulchritudinous anagosity."
His vocal organs having run down,
the irate Colonel quit talking and call
ing Col Clarence Blakemore to the
chair went out of doors to cool off.
Before Col. Blakemore could clear
his throat to say something, Col. E, D.
Jones rushed in holding a package in
his hand he had just gotten through
the mail. Col Jones put it down on
the table and asked Col Alex Over
sinner to open it for him saying he,
like other prominent men, was
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07
LAYToNSvILLE

Miss Edna Hayes, of Honey
Grove, who has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Everett Fobes, the past
week. returned home Sunday.
Mrs. Fannie Dulin, is very sick at
the home of her son, Mr.. Mack Dulin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Henderson, Mr..
and Mrs. Gather Henderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. Woodford, Misses Flor
ence Perkins, Ruby Henderson and
Messrs. Arthur Crunk and Auburn
Perkins visited Mr.. and Mrs. G. F.
Dulin Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Layton, Of
Fairview, spent Friday with Mr.. Lay
tons sister, Mrs. E. E. Henderson.
Mr.. Everett Forbes, who has been
very sick for several weeks, is some
better now, we are glad to report.
The musical at Mr.. Henry Vests
Saturday night was a most highly
enjoyable occasion. The musical in
struments being banjo, violin and
piano.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07
plslncIlned to MatrImonx.

Among the non-Burmese tribes
that live in Burma. women are not
thought much of. The Banyak or Ban
yaugs, for instance, will not marry I'M
less they are ordered to do so, and
the prospective bridegroom often has
to be dragged to the brides house.
is left, however, to the Was to reac
the depths Of ungallantry, for witt
them marriage is a question Of sale
or exchange. A prepossessing bride
is estimated at a few buffaloes,
who is ill-favored may be had In
change for pair Of fowls, or epel6
a dog.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07
In rhla Ane o1 r1usrIr.

A friend of Goethe's once said to
him upon his return from a sojourn 10
tome, fYou must know Rome sry
we'll" "Oh, no." replied Goethe, u
was there only seven years." More
o. our modern plays, it would seem.
are written in period that might be
covered by seven days rather than any
thing like period of seven years Of
study or training.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07
o,dtIme Refrigeration.

Ice is said to have been first cut
and harvested for storage in 1906,
from a small lake near Cambridge In
Massachusetts,, But the millionaires
of ancient Rome made snow serve the
same purpose. They got it from the
mountain SUBMITS and storedit in pits
covered with straw and earth.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07
prfiieuItN Of EaahInn.

Before the clothes reformers abolish
mems vests they should consider well
the matter Of providing storage room
for watches, matches, eyeglasses, lead
pencils. business cards, cigars, cigar
cites and few odds and ends, to say
nothing of the safety deposit pocket in
side the garment where the rural vis-
itor keeps his currency.-Seattle Post
In --.sencer.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07
May Be for Brain Fan.

An unsigned correspondent notes
from the papers that this country is
importing a lot Of bean OIL" and be
wishes to be wised as to whether It
is q hair restorer or something to
keep the wheels from creaking. We
are In the dark on the subject; prob
ably we need some Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07

In 100 Kentucky counties during
the year 1915 there were 23,1s9
marriages in 116 counties during
the year there were 1881 divorces.
In Louisville and jefferson county
there were 2,554 marriages and $50
divorces during 1916. This informa-
ton together with other interesting
data regarding marriage and divorce
conditions is obtained from VIM. c.
Hunt, statistician Of the United
States Census Bureau.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07
Remarkable Feat 81 Memorv.

'Pa, ] learned four new French
words today"
ibid you, my SOM What were
they7"
"'Grenade, village, envelope and To-
eOmotive.'"
Sand what are they In French?"
"The ame."-Boston Transcript.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07

PIayerphone Talking Ma.
hines Play any make rec.
cords. AT Kirkwoods D ug
Store.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07

W. Scott Miller, formerly proprie-
tor of the Willard Hotel in its palmy
days, is dying Of paralysis in Louis
vile.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07

New York has an organization Of
women butchers. Customers must
be careful now, and remember to or
der a limb" Of mutton.
Why not excuse Mr.. Heizers ply
siology text book, on the ground that
it may have been copied from toy
block houses?
Or, maybe the anatomy of the Eng
lish language was being tested Tor
endurance. 'xt'
We can think Of no more ernbas
RAISING predicament, than that arising
from a conversational break, reflect
ing upon the lady's age or apparent
age.
The old-fashioned man who toiled
from daylight to dark, under a burn
ing sun, for 25c day, board and
included and horse to drive
on Sunday, has son who turns up
his nose at job paying 25c an hour.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07
SPICY sPAsMs

This color blindness in our kind,
Is very common said old Breen
But none Of US are color blind,
When we see the long green
Luke McLuke-
'.asxE
The sense of smell is very dear,
To all of us, it seems,
Except when onions on the table,
Through our nostril screams.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-07
The Dolly
Warden Gown
@<B
By SUSAN cLAcoETT

copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30

gy of the industrial machine-the
friction between tyraninical, autocrat-
ic. exploiting. incompetent manage
ment and unsk1lled. underpaid, rebel
lious, poverty workers.
Laborers harassed with a death and
sickness rate three times that OF more
prosperous classes will not be super
producers" Employers with Tabor
turnover" Of three and four hundred
per cent are not competent to direct
''super-production."
SO the world is pulling with prob
lens Of joint management, housing,
social insurance and the perfection
of the human relations in the process
of production.
The riddle turns back to it's begin
ming and points to its own solution.
Only by tho creation OF a higher civil
izatfon for all can the burdens Of war
be borne. The first elements ofN"sup-
reproduction" are higher wages and
democratic management OF industry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30
A CREAMY LOTION
MADE WITH LEMONS
Prepare . quarter pint at about
the cost Of a small jar Of
common cold cream.

WI "a rhis homemade lemon lotion
is gently massaged into the face. neck.
hands and arms daily, the skin natur-
ally should become soft, clear and
white, and the complexion dainty and
attractive.
What girl or woman hasn't heard of
lemon Juice to remove comples.on
blemishes; to bleach the skin and to
bring out the roses. the freshness and
alone is acid. therefore irritating and
should be mixed with orchard white
this way. Strain through fine cloth
the Juice of two fresh lemons into a
bottle containing about three ounces
Of orchard white. then shake we'll and
you have a whole quarter pint of skin
and complexion lotion at about the
cost one usually pays for small Jar
OF ordinary cold cream. Pc sure ~
strain the lemon juice SO no pulp gets
into the bottle then this lotion VIII
remain pure and fresh for months.
When applied daily to the face, neck
arms and hands 1t naturally should
help to whiten, clear, smoother and
beautify.
Any druggist will supply three
ounces Of orchard white at very little
cost and the grocer has the lemons. In
sweetly fragrant lemon lotion
ladies can easily prepare and have
inexpensive toilet aid which perfectly
satisfies their natural desire for a
beautiful soft skin.-adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30
SYNTHETIC FUEL
DISCOVERIES UP
FOR DISLOYALTY

New York. March 2s.-In a sign
ed statement saying hehad been spied
upon by fuel interests who sought to
wrest from him the secret Of his
chemical discovery Of synthetic
fuel" was presented by Captain Ed
win c. Weisgerber. Of Pittsburg,
charged with disloyalty to the Unit
ed States government at his trial by
court martial today. He had prepar-
ed the statement instead Of going up
on the witness stand and testifying in
his own defense. he explained, be-
cause he feared if he were subjected
to cross examination, because he fear
ed II he were subjected to cross ex-
animation he probably would be
forced to disclose various chemical
secrets which. he declared, were of
paramount importance to me and my
sweeping denial of all the accusa-
tons against him was contained in
the statement
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30

missioner Csslxioa that salaries OF
school teachers must be doubled with
in the next five years. with minimum
salary Of at least fifteen hundred dol
lars. or the schools will go to smash.
School teachers are now paid less
Tor their work than is any other class
OF workers. says Commissioner Clax-
ton, in a statement made in Washing
ton, March 81, land the increase in
their pay in the last few years has in
nowise been in keeping with the cost
OF living. While the cost of living has
increased approximately eighty per
cent, the salaries of teachers have in :
creased only about twelve per cent.
Many Of the teachers are leaving the
schools and their places are taken by
men and women of less native ability.
less education and culture, and less
training and experience. Many OF
the places are not filled at all. As an
inevitable result the character OF
schools IL being lowered just at a
time when It ought to be raised to a
much higher standard. The only rem
edy IL larger pay for the teachers"
But It seems to take a long time
for politicians to realize that 1t would
be q popular proceeding to advocate
increased pay for school teachers and
better schools for the boys and girls
the schools. in fact, have been at the
mercy Of politicians 50 long, It is a
wonder that all good teachers have not
been driven into better paying and
better-appreciated work.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30
Sentiment in Favor
Of Primary Suffrage
Bill Says a Leader

ssentiment overkhe state favors pri-
mary suffrage fof Florida women and
that - the only suffrage bill which
we expect to present at the spring
session Of the state legislature" said
Miss Elizabeth skinner Of Dunedin. at
suffrage meeting In the White tenn
pie in Miami.
Miss Skinner = . native OF Florida
ana IL well acqsAinted with the politi-
cal situation the state. She backs
her opinion on5the primary bin with
the statement that constitutional
amendment wodld be . much more ex-
pensive thing han the Florida Equal
Suffrage assodation would caro- TO
undertake In lace Of the impending
passage Of f1e federal suffrage bill
at the specia congressional session
~''If the ameutment to the state con-
stitution be ,assed by the legislature
then We mist 90 through with an
expensive site campaign which would
require mud1 hard. educational work"
she said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30
OF FRANCHISE
IN TOXIC is EXPECTED

Toxic, March ga revised cleo
ton law, having been approved by the
Privy Council has been introduced in
tho House of Representatives. Mr..
Tokunami, the Home Minister. in
troduced the bill with an explana-
ton that the governments motive in
doing so was to meet the altered con-
ditions Of the times as well as the
nations advancement in political
thought.
Public interest in the bill centers
In the clause extending the franchise.
The number of voters under the
existing law is 1,45O,0OO or &c per
cent. of the total population, the min
imum tax requirement being IS. The
present bill would give the vote to
100000 persons with the payment
of at least $3.50 in taxes as the stand
ard.
The proposed new law also pro-
vides smaller electoral districts by
the use of which the government
hopes to reduce the election expenses
incurred by candidates On the other
hand the number of members in the
House Of Representatives would be
increased from 381 to 464.
The opposition is expected to in
troduce a universal suffrage bill for
which there has been much agita-
ton. 1t is expected that the govern
ment bill will pass the lower house
by a large majority.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30

There is much talk Of 'super-pro-
duction" in Europe. They know
lover there" that while the great war
debts are being paid even larger sums
must be spent for social legislation.
They know that while labor IL being
better fed, housed and cared for in
every way the nation must still COM
pete in the markets OF the world. The
possible. War taught how to do the
impossible as a part Of regular routine.
"Super-production" means a new
and higher stage OF industry corre1-
ating novel industrial forces on a col
ossa1 scale.
France and italy will chain the rush.
ing Alpine streams to the wheels Of
industry. Wonderful plans to multi
ply the effectiveness OF Englands
coal are taking practical form.
The skilled mind Of tho scientist
and the trained technique and Great
i've resources Of the labratory will take
the place Of chaotic chance inven-
lions as the foundation Of Industrial
progress. New fertilizers drawn from
cooking ovens. tho air, the depths of
the earth and tho weeds OF the sea
will force soil fertility.
The intensive teachings Of battle are
being applied to transportation on
land, water and In the air.
International bankers plan vast
credit arrangements to link the small
est producing units with the ends Of
the earth to insure everywhere tho
greatest effectiveness OF capital
New systems OF technical training.
linking shops. farms, banks and
schools and reaching all ages and
classes will multiply skill In industry.
But The main dependence Of super
production win not rent upon mech
anical changes. Standardization. trade
improvements. financial schemes. tech
nical training, nor scientific research.
Even greater gains arc expected from
the removal OF the friction that now
|absorbs more than one-han the ener-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30
SCHOOL TEAcHERs sALARIEs

What AZ F1orida's plans for increas-
Ing the salaries Of public school
teachersf This 10 q direct question,
but Il VII bring no direct answer. be-
cause thssanswer IL: FLORIDA has no
plans fr Increasing the salaries or
public ehool teachers. Florida be-
lieves int school tea0 Aers are so de-
voted D. their work and SO eager to
sacrific, their lives In services for the
boys al girls that the taxpayers can
be 'savr' any additional DRAIN upon
the pubic money In the way Of in
crease salaries for people who have
not dnanded it." says the Miami Me-
tropoh.
Win It comes to common labor or
artise labor. that IL different. Negro
laboDrs have been paid as high as
three dollars a day this winter-eigh-
teeudollars . week. seventy two dol
larafor four weeks. But bitches had
to b dug and land had to be grubbed.
AND .how much more important is 1t
to get = ditch dug than it 10 to get
foYy or fifty children we'll taught at
scbol!
nain-spealxing people say it Is the
techers' fault that these low salaries
= paid for their important service
good teacher must have years of
Aecial training in first class schools.
Or preparation for her profession
,quires an outlay Of time and energy
nd money that can never be adequate
paid for In salaries. She has to
ave ability and intelligence far above
he average. II she makes good in
her work. and all of this she gives
70 q public that accepts 1t in the sort
II take-it-for-granted spirit that is
one Of tho most hopeless forms of in
gratitude. ~
But It 10 going to be different. Good
are leaving the school room
they are seeking "jobs" at fair sal
aries. and after the schools have been
pretty well ruined. the people will be-
yin to agree with United States Com
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30
LOCAL BASEBALL
CLUB TO BEGIN ITS
SPRING ACTIVITIES

Announcement IN which baseball
fans Will be interested comes from
the management of tho Pensacola
baseball team to tho effect that the
first practice for the season will be
conducted at Maxent Park this aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock. All players are
requested to be on hand.
It Il also announced that the open
ing game Of the season by the local
team WIN very probably be played
on the Maxent diamond q week from
this afternoon. A match game be-
tween the locals and either the Fort
Barrancas or Naval Air Station teams
will be arranged for the event. it Is
anticipated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30

After many hours Of patient figur-
ing a young woman of Edgar county,
Illinois, found she owed Uncle Sam an
income tax Of cents, and promptly
paid the amount with her personal
check.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30

Mrs. Firmin Hamor, superintendent
of the Colorado fish hatchery at Du-
range, one of the largest in the west,
is probably the only woman in Amer
lea who il holding such a position.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30

Texss Is to have . woman deputy
state labor CO.. Diooiomex.