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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-07

AT pressnt Kentucky has only
one United States Senator and
his name is j. G. w. Beckham.
Last November, the voters of the
state elected 40. Stanley for
the term begilnning iast Tuesday,
MXrch 9Th. For some reason,
not yet explained by him, he did
not take his seat. as Iequired by
law. Had Stanley done as direct
ed blythe people, Lieutenant Gov.
ernOr Black would now be Cover.
nor. Did Stanley deliberately re
fuse to qualify as Senator to
keep Black out of the Governors
chair? Yet we know four years
ago Stanley grasped Blacks hand
and said to him that he, Black,
had elected him Governor.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-07

Since Februar, FL, the follow.
ing cases have been tried in the
County Court:
George Fredericks, who was
apprehended between Drodhead
and Mt Vernon with quantity
of whiskev in his possession. He
pleaded guilty to the charge of
having quantity of whiskey in
his possession for sale and was
!. fined se2. ard ... .sa ,2aISsia.
iiie wbiskey was cOnfscated and
is now in possession of the Coun.
ty Court.
February 22nd, Art Mcdaniel
was tried bya jury composed of
Mitchell Norton, Pete Lear, Jack
Norton, Jr., Joe Mckenzie. Har.
vey Berry, William Livesay, IT..
on charge of selling whiskey
He was represented bv T. J. Nice.
ley and H. I Mcclure and &C
quilted.
Nath Mcdaniel was tried by a
jury composed of q limerick,
Ambrose Sexton. Press Frailick,
g. w. Mullins, Guard Han,ell
and Walk Prewitt. on charge of
selliu & whilkey. He was repre-
sen ted by T. J Niceley and H. ],
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-07

nuurccd end not denied that the
aforesaid Eli is to manage the
campaign Of Judge John d. Car
roll for Gu ernor. Nuf sed
Judge CrrIoll is the learned
{ hicf Justice of the Court #
Appeals. but great judges have
hr, er been successful candidates
or m de- wise executives. There
was Judge Alton b Parker,
sna thra from the Supreme
Court from the State of New
York, and nomi a,ed by the
democrats for President, but
Roosevelt beat him to a fragile.
Hon William Howard Taft, the
great Federal Judge. ran last in
the race for President against
Theodore Roosevelt aud Wood.
row Wilson. Then came Charles
Evans Hughes, nominated for
President while member of
the Supreme Court of the United
States He resigned the day he
was nominated and Immediately
began his campaign for President
only to end in defea'. Judge
Ed o. Rear, of our own Common
wealth, was nominated for Gov.
ernor while a Judge of the Court
of Appeals He ran, yes. he ran,
only to lose the Governorship.
The selection of Eli Brown to
manage his campaign should be
enough to defeat Judge Carroll,
but his judicial position and his
reputation as a great judge will
also contribute to his defeat for
the democratic nom ination.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-07

THE day of the -pullei
and political trickster has gone.
No longer will the official fixer
be tolerated. The bosses for
revenue only are to be driven of
the political field. The candidate
who mixes with such should De
owe rwhelmingly repudiated.
There stands Eh,--get-there
Eli, -Stanley's favo tie attorn ey
ami side counsellor, the RI. Hon.
Eli Brown. 1t has been an
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-07

paign. wonld be from Brodhead,
Mt Vernon or Livingston. and
this might make the impression
that the towns were especially
interested in the tax propositicn
carr, ing. aud cause some country
people to believe it was not to
their best interest to vote in favor
Of this tax, when in point of fact,
the people in the country would
receive more benefit from road
improvements than the citizens of
the town. The men who use
teams in hauling merchandise
from depots, hauling lumber, ties,
cord wood, etc to shipping points
and men who haul coal are the
men who directly receive most
benefit from good roads. The
farmer also, is materially benefited
by any improvements in the road
between his house and the market
church or school. All of these
people live in the country. and it
appears to us that it would be an
imposition on these citizens Ito
ask them to come out and hear
speaking on quest on which Is
of first importance to them from
business standpoint as well as
the general upbuilding of the
county, so for this reason, it has
been decided not to put on any
campaign asking people to vote
in favor of this issue, but leave it
up TO their better judgment, and
ask them to investigate the pro-
position as Sc, forth under the
late law and if the people from
the country vote il down and
fail to get the benefit of the State
aid and Improvement on the roads
in every section of the County,
the people of the town will be
satisfied with this decision, and
.c2Il.l.la.ss..-a-l sls.lii,: x:sr<Etilss
bad roads If the country people
can, but reports from all parts OF
the County it'd cate that the best
citizens aid those who under
stand the provisions of the Law
are expressing the mselves as
heartily in favor of this issue
carrying, and we predict that
should the election come today, it
would carry by big majority.
A TIM ELY SUGGESTION.
The next time you have a
cough or cold Try Cham berlain's
Co Ugh Remedy. 1t is pleasant
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-07

Listen citiz.ns, listen! Mount
Vernon seems not only to be
sleeping, but appears absolute
ly lifeless. 1t is sadly in need
of some one or more who can and
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-07
Anti.Boot|eggiing
Committee.

THIS COLUMN is EDITED BY
THE COMMITTEE To HELP
SUPPRESS THE SALE OF
WHISKEY, AND THIS PA.
PER ISM NOWAY RESPON
SlBLE FOR ANY REPORT IN
THIS COLUMN.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-07
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT.

H. j. Mcclure was tried and
fined 500 and twenty days in Jail
A motion was made for a mt W
trial which was overruled by the
& urt, and then his attorneys
gave notice Of an appeal to the
Court of Appeals on the grounds
that the charges in the ipdict-
ment were not the charges prov
en-, and there was a variation in
pleading and proof. and not hay.
ing time to get up the bill of en-
ceptions at this term of Court, re.
quested me until the next term
to prepare the bill of exceptions.
which the Court properly grant
ed, Mcclure having filled bond.
This case known as the Hob
Case" will take its regular course
through the higher courts Judge
L. w. Bethrrum defended him
befc re the jury.
James Denney was tried on a
charge of selling whiskey and &C.
quilted by the jury. He was de-
,saa!s..Siai1aiieaK sdisxs,iis: lii;li<s'
Nath Doan and Wyatte Allen
we're each fined 500 and ten days
in Jail. These men were both re-
leased from Jail before the expira-
ton of the twenty days No sat.
isfactory explanation has been
made as to their release. as we
understand the Governor has in
every instance failed and refused
to pardon man charged with
violating the whiskey law.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-07
The Police Court of Mt. Vernon

Dnoley Childress was tried en- a
charge of having whiskey in his
possession for sale and acquitted
He had been arrested by Wade
Llvesay and P D. De Bord. having
IN his possession ~ qu,rts of
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS

We are authorized to announce
HON T. BULLOCK
as a cadidate for Representative from
the Seventeen Legislative district, com
posed OF Rockcastle and Laurel coun-
ties, subject to the action of the Repub-
lican party at its primary .election on
August 2, 1919
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-07
A TIM ELY SUGGESTION.

The next time you have q
cough or cold Try Cham berlain's
Co Ugh Remedy. 1t is pleasant
to take and you are sure to be
pl ased with the relief which it
affords. This remedy has a
wi reputation for Its cures of
C Ju2hS and colds.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-12
AWAY WITH THEM

The government az last has taken hold Of the mischief.
makers in the l. W, W. who are foreigners, and is sending
them home, or at least out OF this country One or two ship
ments have been made, and Others will follow, They are Firms,
their condition. No sooner did they breathe the air Of freedom
and liberty than they proceeded to create disorder and turbu-
lence, and abuse American hospitality by making Of the country
OF their refuge a worse he'll than the one from which they
escaped, They are not fit to live in this country, and they do
not seem fit for a free country at home. They are so constituted
that they respect only the bayonet, the knout and the prison, and
that respect is based on fear. Our ancient invitation to the
oppressed OF every nation. extended when this country was
young, and when our greatest need was man power to help us
subdue the forests and combat domestic and foreign enemies,
must be modified.
There is room here for many more people, but they must be
such as accept conditions and be satisfied with our entertain
ment. We do not want those who want to take charge of the
house and run it to suit themselves. We were here first, and
what suits us must suit them or they must get out and away.
We have been too lenient with these troublemakers, fear
ing our reputation for hospitality be damaged but the time has
come when this tear should cease, and only such elements as
remain peaceable and become homogeneous should be allowed to
remain, Things may not be Just as they ought to be or might
be in this country; but II they are not an Improvement on what
these baleful exotics left behind them, they should not have
come, And as soon as they become so dissatisfied with condi-
they should be made to return home, We can work out our own
problems peacefully, without them, far better than with them.
Drastic are the measures adopted by our government, but neces-
sary and inevitable. Their clinical surroundings at home and
here are vastly different; but they must not assume that gentle
ness is weakness, or that because there is freedom in this coun-
try that there is no force to defend its established institutions,
Their ideals, II they have any, cannot be realized with us, NO
matter what may be our shortcomings, what rs here Is ours, ana
we will defend 1t until such times as we see TT to bring about
changes in our own orderly way, Any foreigner who Is not sat
isfied with what he finds here should have the the deeency 10 60
home, and il he chooses to change things by violence to SUIT
himself he should be forced TO leave, There is only one way 10
deal with the ungrateful foreigner when he becomes turouleh''
and that is: away with him,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-12

ARPLANES WITH ROOF GARDENS AND ELEVATORS!
The committee points out that the future arship will develop a
staterooms, with an elevator to a roof garden, and will be able to re-
main in the air for more than a week-From a New York morning
paper.
And saloons, too. when it will be so dry everywhere else!
Mr., Bell was highly respected for his many virtuous qualities. He
was never marred.-Corydon IN. ", Times-Recorder.
Winning the a cost a lot Of money, but fortunately w g had , lot
of money,
NAUGHTY-NAUGHTY!
The profteers who
Boost our milk
Each morning,
Would best watch out
Or they will get
A warning,
LET US HOPE SO.
Headline In N. Y. evening paper:
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL RETURN FROM FRANCE"
When the ticker announced the fact that the exkaiser is suffering
from earache one OF the copy men breathed u deep sign OF satisfaction
and Eruntsd' That will help some!"
"Bernstorff to Be Ebst's Foreign Minister Headline.
bernstorn! BernstorftF Where have we heard that name before'
heir youth. and would like to know the secret. Boy, page Col. Lillian
Russell.
The champion optimtst Of the universe is the man who believes.
away dow" /" his own heart that the world has seen its last war.
When is Old II. @ L. going II sign an .mistcee
but the coolies were not so eaatE overcome, observes the Lawrence
Journal-World, adding that the situation is much like life everywhere
The big troubles can be routed easily, but the little ones cause . world
of annoyance.
There isn't q man In this world who wouldn't like to turn all his
troubles we to the peace conference and forget them and have a little
fun.
Win ANYTHING be decided at the peace conference concerning the
freedom of the railroads?
LIT R.; No, you don't have to get a passport to so to Milwaukee
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-12
DOROTHY DIX'S TALK
BY DOROTHY DIX,
the Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
MATRIMONY ON A BUSINESS BASIS.

lishment II he adopted a surly attitude
toward her, and never spoke to her
except to find fault with her, and II
he made her the dumping ground for
all the bad temper that he dared not
show to anybody elae, Yet that is
what thousands OF wives have to en-
dure,
II a man put his home on a business
basis his wife would be entitled to
bring In a bill AZ h~ousekeeper, seam
stress, nurse, baby tender, professional
shopper, social secretary and enter
tainer and companion, and II you would
compute these items even on a mod
crate estimate they would come to a
staggering amount
No nan realizes what she In worth
pntil his wife dies and he tries to
hire somebody TO run his house and
take care Of his children, with results
that are 10 bankrupting that he gem
orally hastenA to get married again
as the best way Of coping with the
high cost OF living.
And that does not take into con-
slderation the spiritual quality that the
wife puts into her work, the love and
devotion that makes a woman sacri-
lice herself at every turn for her hus-
band. that makes her consider his
pleasure and happiness In every act
that she does, that makes her watch
over his health and his pocketbook as
no hlreling would ever do.
These are beyond all price, beyond
the possibility Of any man paying for,
and for man to think that no more
than offsets them because he furnishes
the money that runs the home Is ride
ulous,
The idea OF putting the home on a
business basis would be a far better
business proposition for wives than IL
would be for husbands, There are mil
lions OF women married to well-to-dS
men who never have a penny of their
own to spend, who would consider
themselves rich II every Saturday night
they could collect the wages OF a cook.
There are millions of other women
married to tyrannical men who would
think themselves lucky IL they ever
got a Thursday out In which they were
free to do as they pleased, as a hired
girl does. and there are millions upon
millions of women married to grouchy
husbands, who never say a pleasant
word to them, who would think they
were In the seventh heaven IL their
husbands were as pleasant at home
as they are In their offices, and treat
cd them with az much courtesy as
they do their stenographers.
Certainly, II a mar thinks that he
Is entitled to boss his wife because he
considers that he pays for her services,
she IN entitled to good hard cash as
the price OF her obedience.
Copyright, 1919, by the Wheeler Syn
dictate. Incl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-12
A woman writes.

A woman writes!
my husband feels that he has n
right to boss me and the house be-
cause he supplies the money to sup
port the estA blishment, lie says that
MS word IL law IN his store, and he
expects II TO be law In his house that
when he gives an order to his clerks
or s~tenographers they carry It out
without argument or question, and he
expects me TO obey him Just as i'm
plicitly as they do,
Il claim that II he wishes to run
his home on = business basis he should
pay me n salary for the work | do
and treat me an he would treat an
employe, Do you not think that | am
riEhtH'
Certainly you are, II II husband
wants TO eliminate sentiment from the
home and put II on a financial basis
u he regards matrimony not as a part
nership, but az a concern Of which he
Is proprietor and sole owner and nan
aKer--he ls not giving his wife u square
deal unless he treats her as an en-
ploye and not as a slave.
No business man would expect to
lind an Intelligent, competent woman
who would work for him for her board
and clothes, Nor would he expect an
smploye to give him a never falling
loyalty and devotion without being ade-
quAtely rewarded.
These are qualities for which any
employer must pay dearly, Also an
employer must treat his employees with
justice and consideration, There In
such u thing as an eight hour law,
and II for any reason employees labor
beyond this specified time they are en-
titled to extra pay,
Likewise II an employer has an en-
ploye who Ia industrious and faithful,
and who Watches out for his interest
In every way that employer Is careful
not to hurt such Il ones feelings, for
10, such employees can put on their
hats and leave al a moments notice,
Such Is the status Of the employe,
a man wants to put his wife in
the same category she Is certainly en-.
titled to definite hours OF work and
TO II stipulated salary commensurate
with her ability and the service she
performs, and to the same degree OF
politeness and consideration that no
would show to a jewel OF Il stenog-
Tapher or Y crackertaCk saleswoman.
No employer would ask a lady EN-
ploNe to work fourteen or fifteen hours
d gay, Vet that Ia what the average
wife does, No employer would expect
to lind any highly competent woman
who would come and work in his store
for whatever he chose to give her, vet
mat Is what the average wife gets out
Of her lifetime OF labor,
No employer would expect any re.
lined Woman to stay on In his estab-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-12
ABOVE THE BOARD

President Wilson's insistence on publicity and throwing all
the cards on the board, face upward, is dtsconcertng to foreign
diplomats, who are not used to this. 1t is something new and
radical. 1t is too open and honest. Say what they VIII, 1t Is
undeniable that Machiaveli is still the ideal diplomat OF Europe,
and the cunning Florentine believed that words were invented
to conceal our thoughts, not TO express them Statesmen arse
and blatantly proclaim adhesion to this or that postulate, Wheh
they know that their country is tied hand and foot, by a secret
treaty, in such manner as to prevent them IRON carrying out
their pledges,
II there is 10 be a real society OF nations It cannot last unless
based on full and complete mutual confidence; unless each
nation is permitted to see what the others are dong IN the
important matter OF treaty making.
One OF the greatest difficulties with which the peace CON
ference has to deal is the secret treaties already in existence, by
which one nation has sought to crcumvent and get the better
of another, and by which one nation may apparently be com
mitted to a certain policy while soemnly bound by a secret
treaty to another and a different one,
This will not suit America. 1t is a~ntagonlstic to the genius
Of the American people, who do not believe IN suoteriuses'
~underhand, secret and cunning work, The secret treaty must DC
tabooed Good faith and confidence will rule the future,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-12

the people which established II rather
than the boss,
The city manager, too, has demon.
Strated to the satisfaction Of nearly
everybody but politicians Of the old
order that he is not an expensive ex-
pertinent lie has labored unremitting-
ly. and successfully to produce results
which would stand the test OF effi-
cheney and economy, To him belongs
the credit for the Atne spirit OF team
work which reigns In the departments,
the establishment OF modern methods
OF business In accounting and purchas-
ing and for the direct action policy
which gets things done,
In the ten months which remain OF
the present city commissioners term OF
office its most constructive work will,
Of course, be done, The proposed ex-
tension Of the municipal electric plant
il but one Of the progressive measures
which will be taken up and carried
through.
The commissioner manage form OF
government has earned the intelligent
interest and the cordial uppor oi
those citizens Of Kalamazoo who be-
heve a city administrations first bust
ness rs to produce effective public SER.
vice, 1t should have that interest AND
support-The Kalamazoo Gazette.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-12
Commission Manager Government

After nearly 10 months Of operation,
nina to ask themselves whether the
commission manager form Of govern
ment has fulfilled the high hopes with
which 1t was launched, whether 1t has
proven It's superiority over the old par
tisan- spotlS system which was discard
ed last April
The only basis upon which any form
of city government can be judged Is
in the quality of the service It renders
to the community which supports it.
From this view point, kalamR2oo'S
commission manager government, en-
gagged as II has primarily been with
the task OF setting up the new ma
ehinefN and getting II running, has en-
phattcally made good Those who have
constantly followed the affairs of local
city government have been amazed at
the transformation that has come in
the various departments, Where par
tisan politics, political tavortttsm, log
rolling and consequent inefftcieney SO
long prevailed there Is now an air OF
quiet, efficient. trictionless accomplish
ment. Instead OF an everlasting dog
fight In the city hall we have a capa1
bio business organization concerned
with getting its tasks lone right rather
than with the preservation OF party
NNnITNl lnefA u n Nlilil dhN NN~NhNA"
ton and team work In the city govern
ment, running down through every de-
partment, wholly foreign to the admin
istrations OF the past, the city employ
ora are working for the people, bent Mp
on producing better and better public
service, instead OF working for n pc
liticAl party and for tho greatest mum
Der OF votes at the next election.
The commission manager form o.
government has made a splendid be
ginning; u promises all we have hopeC
81 Il, The present commission hAS
proved itself able and devoted to u,
| public welfare, The manner In whtci
Il has handled the problems of puelt'
health. street ear fares, war measures
budget appropriations, the reccnstruc
ton OF the police and fire departments
in personnel and equipment and score
Of other matters, has Justly won tn
highest approval The wisdom and tn
swift, direct action marking the do
cisions Of the commission have eeel
a welcome relief TO a community 81
long saddled with city government
which openly Haunted the viii OF tn
electorate and which talked and quar-
relied Instead Of getting things done
IL has become Increasingly evident a
the city com mission has swung int
It's stride that we have at last a gov
srnment which 10 thoroughly respenSl
bio and anxious 10 be the servant
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-12
FEBRUARY Il. 1909.

An election is being held in Bingham
ton today for voters to decide whether
they want a bond issue of S25. 900 for
sewers, water and lights.
The Mississippi Boulevard Methodist
church has voted TO let contract for a
$4,000 addition to the present build
ing.
Mayor j. H. Malone is in Nashville
at the legislature relative to the bill
pending regulating salaries of judges
and also r~eadjusting the Jury law.
Today Is the Tooth birthday OF Abra-
ham Lincoln and Memphis Is celebrat-
ing it with many entertainments.
Middling cotton at Memphis closed to-
day at IN cents.
Thursday afternoon the ladies' Of the
Mary Latham chapter, L. u. c.. will
give a t1eater party at the jefferson
theater In honor OF their presidenS Mira.
w. Fl. Barker.