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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1919-12-03

preston brought storm Of applause,
which grew into loud cheers OF en-
thusiasm. Continuing, DR.. Mott paid
a glowing tribute to the hard work,
unselfishness and sacrifices Of Pres
ident Wilson. He spoke touchingly OF
the adverse news from Washington
concerning the condition Of the chief
executive, and asked that he be spe-
cially remembered in the prayers OF
the audience that God would spare
him to the American people in a time
when he is so sorely needed"
81 think If he could be here tonight
and hear your cheers he would be
heartened," DR.. Mott said.
Allies Want Y. M. c. A. in Armies.
In his discourse DIR. Mott disclosed
that every one of the allies of the Uni
ted States, to the number, Of twenty,
have expressed the desire to have the
Y. NJ. G. A. established in their stand
ing armies as a result Of the observa-
ton of its workings in the American
army, and 1t only remains for the
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1919-12-03
REMOLD new WORLD
TASK FOR NATIONS
MUST BE DONE WITH ALL
PEOPLE ION THEIR NERVES."
DECLARES DR.. J. a. MOTT.
TALKS TO STATE y M. C. A.
Plastic From Wars Blasts All the
Nations Can Be Shaped to
New Ideals.

After an absence of twenty years,
Or. John r. Mott, of New York, the
General Secretary of the international
Committee Of the Y. NJ. c. A, was the
guest of Louisville and Kentucky on
the occasion of the statewide confer
ence on the second of the month. DR..
Mott was given a remarkable recep-
ton, and in the opening words of his
address at the evening dinner, precipi-
tated a volume of cheers and great
enthusiasm from the three hundred and
fifty people In the spacious audito-
rum Of the Seelbach Hotel
"We have come out into new day,
a day Of citizenship, and Wen follow
our President In this great undertak,
ing of reaching out to help the nations
Of the world" he declared. -. His ex.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1919-12-03
CALLED Her FAMILY
TO Her BEDSIDE
III Tears Ago. Thinking She Might Die Says Texas Lady But N'~
She Is We'll. Strong Woman and Praises cardui For
Her Recovery.

the better. That was SIX years -
and am strll here and am q ws4
strong woman. and I owe my lifs y
cardui. had only taken half %
bottle when I began to feel bstss%
The misery in my side got less. J
continued right on taking the caraa
until I had taken three bottles and !
did not need any more for was va
and never felt better IN my Iifs... .
have never had any trs1bls from a.
day to this"
Do you suffer from headache has&
ache. pains in aides. OF other disconr
forts. each month"; Or do you 81,
weak. nervous and isegsd.ouki IT,
give csreu1. tAs wouans ionsa :
trial 3 -
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1919-12-03

l0rtJ-sT1 countries; mat ne nau visited
LIE war zones of Europe six times
during the course of the world war
and had travelled 1890 miles on the
eastern front.
Continuing, the speaker said: IL IL
an impoverished world also, for up to
six months ago it had cost over 260
billions of dollars; it Is an exhausted
world both economically and vitality,
as demonstrated by the 1000, 900
graves that have been filed because Of
the struggle; and it is still a sorrow
ing and suffering world, for In all my
six visits to the war zones 1 spent
much Of my time in the homes, and not
one that L can recall but had been
visited once, and often many times,
by the dark shadow of death"
The World Is "on Its Nerves"
DIR. Mott said that the people every
where impressed him as being ION
their nerves" and in a state Of irrf.
liability, which is productive Of
criticism. He declared that it is a
wonderful time to live when whole
world Is accessible 10 new lucas. OOLu-
paratiyely speaking, it is an unselfsh
world too, he said, for although it is
not so unselfish as it was year ago,
or two years ago, it is far more un.
selfish than before the war.
II had thought that might see one
Of two nations plastic, but / never
thought to see whole world molten
and plastic as is the worl6 today
but 1t will set, and set hard in new
mold, and this is the golden oppor-
tnnity of an organization like the Y,
NJ. G. A, which can render unique
service at this time because Of lis
contact with both capital and labor In
the Industrial unrest. It's forward
looking program In the development o.
young manhood physically, intellectu-
/ ally and spiritually, can be a de
termining factor In the molding Of the
nations, for I have been. thrown with
the leaders Of many Of the nations
and none Of them are sure that they
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1919-12-03

Royss City. Tex.-Mrs. Mary XII
nan. Of this place. says; AFTER the
birth Of my little girl. my side COM
sesucsd to hurt me. had to go back
TO bed. We called the doctor He
treated me. but got no better I
got worse and worse until the misery
was unbearable. II was N bed for
three months and suffered such agony
that was Just drawn up IN : knot S
told my husband l, he would get
me bottle Of cardui would try It. /.
commenced taking II however, that
svsiiing called my family about
ne. Z. for ! knew could not las'
n,anx dass unless I hsd = shanss ssi
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1919-12-03

am sure you g now Tar
reaching this prof fam may be. Be
cause Of this, would like to say that
BY a peculiar circumstance, I have
been able to get a larger view-a set.
ting as it were-on the effect Of just
what such an enterprise may ae
eomplish by reason Of the fact that
have travelled in every country in the
world, have been associated with the
peoples ana leaders of so many ma
lions, and have watched the virus Of
Bolshevlsm, which seeks to cleave the
nations into class hatred, spread over
Europe and the United States. !
would say that you can have no con-
eeption of the multiplying possibilities
of this program; or of the healing pos
sibilities of It's application. 1t Is
pivotal campaign. There will be new
energies released. 1t looks into the
successes and visions of the churches"
Army ''Y'' Men Elect.
The Army Y. NJ. c. A, attending the
conference, about 100 In number, met
In the afternoon and organized the
Army Y. NJ. c. A. Club. Harry v. Nc.
Chesney of Frankfort was elected
president; GIbney Oscar Letcher OF
Henderson, vice president, and L. ]
Barter Of Louisville, secretary ans
treasures. Ell
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1919-12-03

United States Senate, he said, to de-
eide that this country will "try the
experiment. of running the army with
out it. He predicted that it win be an
experiment Of short duration, and that
the "Y" work will be resumed on the
old basis before great while.
DR.. Mott addressed six meetings
Thursday, completing a strenuous day,
and leaving that night for Cincinnati,
reaching Washington City the follow
ing Saturday for an important confer
ence. -
The luncheon meeting for state sec.
retaries and district chairmen was
widely representative Of Kentucky, &C.
cording to the word of State Y. NJ. G.
A. officers, and the dinner meeting In
the evening was equally representative
of Louisville. The quota Of this city
In the coming campaign, $41, 900, was
announced. -.. ~.
The luncheon was presided over by
L. L. Anderson of Louisville, the presi-
dent of the State Y. NJ. G. A. and
campaign chairman. General Chas. P.
Summerall, Commander of the First
Division, the famous Fighting First
In France" and new commander OF
Camp Taylor, was the first speaker OF
the program and the first appearance
of the general as speaker~tn Louis
vile.
81 am no speaker" said General
Summerall, shut anyone is able to talk
on such a subject as the work Of the
Y. NJ. G. A. in the war.
General SummeraIl spoke eloquently
IN the great service the Y, NJ. @. A.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1919-12-03
Zee Our New Line.

Shoes, Rubber footwear, Under
wear, fine Shirts, work Shirts, Hats,
Caps, and all other kinds Of merchan-
disc.
Union Store. Cane Valley.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1919-12-03

know 1ne We
world, too, f
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03

There are many people in this To-
cality who have found 1t most diff
cult to figure their income tax and
the following manner OF getting at
the exact figures has been highly rec
commended by an expert: In the first
place. 1t must be figured by albebra.
astronomy, trlgonometry and syntax
and then you arrive at an answer
which may be correct and may not
II your income is 32.4OO per year and
you have a diamond ring and an
automobile and are married to a
brunette girl 26 years old. you take
the amount OF your income and your
personal property, subtract your street
number. multiply by your height, add
your wife's age, divide by your tele-
phone number, then swear to the re-
suit before notary public and send
In your statement.-Weston ChronI-
Gle.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
HOW ALLIED GREED WAS
CHECKED

1t may not be In this generation that
the whole story OF the peace confer
ence 10 writton-but 1t will be some
time-and whe emit is written we
firmly believe that these concrete
facts will stand outi
/. That but for two fears-Prus-
sianlsm and bolshevism-the idsalism
Of America would have found no foot
hold. and the peace of Paris would
have been no better than the peace OF
Vienna. ITO the victor belongs the
spoils" would have governed it. and
50 it would have sowed the seeds of a
greater war to come instead of organ
izing the world against war.
2. That tho allies agreed to Presi-
dent Wilson's fourteen points" as the
basis for a Just and lasting peace"
largely because then there was grave
danger that Germany would win the
war. When the allies, therefore,
agreed 10 the basic terms of peace,
they had In mind a peace made by
Germany In its own interest quite as
much as a peace made by the allies.
With Russia out Of it, with Italy still
flat as a founder after its debacle.
and with the United States not yet felt
as a military factor. France and Eng
land were none too optimistic in jan
uary. 1913, when the fourteen points
were agreed upon.
3. That when Germany, defeated.
gave in, the old school diplomacy OF
Europe took courage ana wanted to
abrogate all the pledges Of the -four
teen points" and divide the spoi,s;
and It would have done It, despite
President Wilson's opposition sup
ported by the liberals OF France and
England. II It had not been for the
specter Of bolshevism. then menacinR
Europe.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
JUST A WORD ABOUT NToIrR
ANCE

Let us take a moment off in this
day of subsidins war fever and say a
word about intoleranoe-that word
which means so much.
In the first place freedom is not
selfish. II cannot &c selfish and re-
main freedom. Freedom means the
same rights for the other fellow a.
one claims for himself. Essentially.
freedom IL based upon mental inde-
pendenoe-the right to think for one
self. Social frsedom-frssdom sp-
piled to human relationships-mus ust
have q large mixture of federation In
It.
1t Is reported that there La growing
friction between the American SOL
diers and the French people in
France. 1t was the same with the
American soldiers In Cuba In 1898,
although. at first. the Cubans ao-
claimed them as liberators and crown
cd them with flowers. 1t would be
the same way II any army of New
Englanders were ouartered among the
people OF Louisiana or an army OF
Georsians were billeted among the
Mlchiganders
Intolerance Is not due to racial or
national lineA Intolerance Is the re-
suit of lack of understanding Of the
other fellow. We understand old
friends best. and so consequently we
get along better with them than with
new ones
federation means to acknowledss
that the other fellow or the other ma
tion has right to mental independ-
encs-to think for himself. Let's gol
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
WHAT AMERICA DID DO

America and Americans have long
been known as those who could do
big things-some of them that never
before have been equalled-and it
VAS during the war just fought that
great things were accomplished and
in great number. The creating OF q
great army abundantly supplied, of
over 100000 men and sending g.
100000 Of them across 5000 miles OF
ocean, was one OF those things. But
there were other things accomplished
Just as astonishing. That venerable
British institution. Lloyd's Register.
reports that in 1918 the United states
launched greater tonnage OF mer-
chant ships than all the nations of
the world turned out in any year prior
to the great war. Our total-over
100000 gross tons-was more than
double the output OF Great Britain
Itheretorore easily the premier ship
builder. 1t was greater by about rs
per cent than the combined output
Of all other nations.
We were only getting ready to fight
when the armistice was declared. The
airplane service was just ready Ia
bomb the whole OF Germany with
thousands OF machines. and what the
navy might have done is shown by
the announcement that ono OF the
Eagle chasers was launched the other
day Just ten days after the keel waa
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
SUPPRESSED LIKE OTHER LUNA
TICS

The Socialists OF Cleveland. Ohio,
have made public announcement that
they are bolshevists-and they have
gone further-they have nominated a
candidate for mayor, a certain 8. e.
Ruthenberg. who is the leader OF the
radical wing and who starts his cam
paIgn with this pertinent announce
msnt:
Our program provides that the
party must teach. propagate and agi-
tate exclusively for the overthrow OF
capitalism and the establishment of
socialism through a proletarisn die
tatorship.'
We demand that the party discard
It's obsolete literature and publish new
literature in keeping with the policy
aud tactics above mentioned"
There will be no demand among
sensible men for the forcibls suppress
sion of any such men or Of their liter
ature except whore they advocate the
overthrow Of government by force. II
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
PERHAPS. HOWEVER, THEY
KNOW REST

1t ls always q pleasure to quote from
an esteemed contemporary. therefore
we unhesitatingly place before our
readers the following;
at Is therefore clearly the duty of
the American people to support the
efforts that Mr.. Wilson IL making to-
ward the insurance of world peace.
He has succeeded In winning over the
representatives OF the great nations.
He has succeeded in getting the out
lines OF his plans for a league of ma
tions accepted. He ia well on the way
toward the accomplishment OF that
which has never before been accom-
plished In the history OF the world.
ITO fight the league of nations just
because suoh an organization will
place upon Am erica certain responsi-
bilities is a shameful excuse because
| It is only through the accepting of
responsibility that we can expect the
Iaccom plishment Of anything worth
while"
That Americana. Is from THE
Watch on the Rhine" the official
newspaper Of the United States army
of occupation in Germany. and print
ed at Audernach by men of the Third
division.
But these editors are merely part Of
tho great military citizenry of Amer
ioa. What can they possibly know OF
how the soldiers feel about the league
as compared with some self-appointed
experts in certain sanctums Of Boston
and New York. and last but not least
St. Joseph2
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03

words which they urgently recon-
mend should never be used by gentle-
men under any circumstances. no
matter how provoking. Among the
words in this list which these ladies'
ask US mon to cut out are the follow
ing.
"Graclousl" "Fudgsl" "Gollyl" by
ginger" "Jlmmlny cricketsl" GOSH"
"sakes Allve!" and 20 Furyl"
1t doesn't seem like a square deal
to snatch these time-honored excla-
nation points from US without giving
US few l00-per-oent-pure and harm
less substitutes which we might resort
to for relief in case Of emergency.
When. for instance. gentleman
.crawls out OF bed say about 9 a. m.
to get a drink (water, of course) ,
,gropes along in the dim darkness to-
ward the bathroom and straddles an
open door with his arms extended
before him In such a manner as to
flatten his nose to pulp against the
edge of the door he naturally feels
like making few remarks befittlns
the occasion.
It would be great comfort and
consolation TO a man under these cir
cumstances to exolaim with feeling:
My Gracious!"; but since "Graoiousi"
Is such a naughty. bad word, would
the ladies who compose the above
league to put the kibosh on profanity
object IL he we're to moan "Ouchi"?
Certain occasions are sure to arise
when us men will sadly miss these old
familiar cuss-words to which we have
30 long beon accustomed. No norm a.
man can inadvertently, though vio-
lously, hit his thumb mail instead of 9
shinsle-nail with a hammer without
having an almost ungovernabls i'm
pulse 10 hiss; 'sakes Alive!" Now
if he isn't permitted to say that, what
shall he say. prey1
Personally. we do not very much
like this destructive criticism on the
part of these Indiana ladies'. Their
destructive work ought to be followed
by constructive effort Since they
have seen fit to rob us Of our old fav.
orite cuss-words they ought to be will.
ing to furnish us with a few gentee
expletlves to take their place.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
Will Take Time to Tell

We regret that Governor Gardner
saw fit to sign the dirt road bill,"
which we believe will to a large ex-
tent. If not wholly, nullify the Hawes
road act, the best road measure ever
put on our statute books. The new
law, its friends say. will prepare the
way for hard surfaced roads, but in
our opinion it is merely playing poll
tics by scattering the road funds
broadcast over the state without a
shadow of hope that any good will
come Of It, We may be wrong-we
hope we are-but only time will tell
Glasgow Missourian.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
Let Them Read the Figures

Editors OF Republican organs pro-
fessed TO be greatly amused at Presi-
overwhelming majority of the Ameri-
can people is in favor OF the league
Of nations" What emotion will sue
ceed their amusement when they
study the Literary Digest's poll of
1877 newspapers and find that Re-
publican journals which are support
ing the league have larger consti-
tuency than those opposing it?-Mi-
Ian Standard.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
Why This Difference?

Do you know that Sls can be made
out OF a bushel OF wheat that cost So
or less in this country. and shipped
over to a foreign land, ground into
flourH We hear the cry OF down with
the price OF wheat; is it any wonder
that the farmer grinds his teeth and
cries stop the manipulator. Fifty
seven cents per pound for flour. We
presume that thirty-five pounds of
flour is about right that a bushel Of
sixty pounds wheat will make. which
leave the shorts and bran. OF Course
these are war prices. and all is fair in
war. God pity the poor man that is
compelled to pay ST cents for flour
and si.l5 per pound for SOW belly.
From the above prices / presume a
nics smoked country ham would sell
at $50 or $40. 1t does not hardly
look like a Christian act when hogs
are changing hands at SIS and even
$40 per hundred. To charge a starry
ing nation 100 per cent above cost TO
mako reasonable profit is wrong.
But why make mountains out of mole
hiilsT The dollar is the standard
qualification of mans grasping> mind.
This is the true economical and ,un-
restful feeling that is causing the us-
rising in our own land. as well az ths
starving peoples cry in forstsa lands.
-Glsssow Missouriaa.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03

purvlew and spiritual life. the better
1t will be.
Let us thou also and at once recall
our wandering president from that
wicked Paris, knock his reasonable
league Of uattons-faugh!-- a
cooked hat. and start building up an
army so large and "a navy 50 strong
that not even the phantom Of for
eiEn mode or foreign idea can got
pas. Lhum.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
MUST GO BACK TO CELLULoID

1t is probably a good thing that
during the war emergency the ad-
ministrat!on did not take over the
collar industry of these United States
for II It had bolshevism. soviets, wab-
blies. communes. anarchists and other
vegetables OF the sort would probably
have complete control OF the land of
the free and the home Of the brave.
Collars that successfully surround
the masculine American throat and
which can Withstand the onslaughts
OF the civilized laundry. are no more.
When you send a collar to the
lsundry-you are out one collar.
We do not make this assertion in
the way Of criticizing the st. Joseph
laundrles. but of mildly chastising the
mills which make collars out OF
bleached cobwebs or moonshine or
pure thoughts-or almost everything
unstable and intangible.
Perhaps it is because It's the spring
o. the year that our collars are so
tender. but every time we try 70 tie
our cravat we destroy two-bits worth
of haberdashery.
The bucolic party who sticks to the
rubber or celluloid variety is likely to
have the laugh on the citlfied brand
after all!
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
Should Start Them Anyhow

1t is a pity that divorce proceed
ings cannot be successfully instituted
by the great commonwealth of Mis-
souri, against st. Louis. the seat Of
crooked. slum politics. The grounds
for such proceedings would be much
strengthened by introducing as evi-
dence an editorial which recently ap-
peared in the st. Louis Post Dispatch
maliciously attacking Governor Gard
ner's administration and maligning
the fair name OF Grand Old Missouri
by calling 1t "a backwoods state."-
Linneus Bulletin.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
Struck Another Snag

Again woman's suffrage In this
state has run up against a snag. Some
lawyers accidentally read the state
constitution and found It said that
voters must be male citizens This
may put off their voting day until
the state gets a new constitution
which just now seems to be far In
the future.-Moberly Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
SHOULD GIVE Us SUBSTITUTES

over in an Indiana town the women
OF ths place have taken upon them
selves big job--thst OF purifying the
speech Of US male critters. They have
organized a league for that purpose
and are now instituting a crusade
against our profanity and the presi-
dentess Of the league confidently pre-
diets that similar organizations will
be formed all over the country which
will in time 40 purify mems speech
that swearing will Vanish from the
land.
The ladies of this lessus have pom
dered the profanity problem deeply
and have made out long list OF ouss-
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03

Now let us all hope that tho st.
Joseph ball team will not start the
way that it's predecessor did. We
want real ball this year. now that the
war is over, to keep UP our fighting
morale.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
No ExtTa Cars Nefsled

Booze is now coming In by express.
a recent ruling by the courts grant
ing that favor. At the present high
prices the express companies will find
they need not put on another car TO
take care Of the increased business
Craig Leader.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
What That Soldier Found

Attorney General Gregory was talk
ing to a crowd of returning soldiers
In New York and grew eloquent in
congratulating them on their great
fight TO make democracy free. A
soldier in the back of the crowd
shouted; Yes, and all We got was
prohibition and Influenza. oberly
Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03

The Republican state platform en-
phatically promised Missouri a new
constitution. How well the Republi-
can house is keeping the words of the
platform is strlkingly evident.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
just to Explain

For the benefit Of the hasty reader
as well as some Missouri legislators
It ought to be explained that the
Workmen's Compensation measure
and not to the saalry grab bills
Kansas City Times.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03

Suoh propaganda as is preached In
some special articles sent to local pa
pers by so-callsd Washington corre-
spondents. would have landed the
writer's In jail a short time ago-and
should now.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03

It Is now up to a point where the
republican end of the county court
will be required to show that there
us no politics In #" for Robt. L.
get It, too.