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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
Mere Scrap of Paper

In these DAYS OF strikes and other industrial disturb
ances we very naturally ask who is to bame?"
Undoubtedly the reasons Tor the present defiant rest
lessness the part OF organized labor are varied and
complex, and be determined by any general or
casual observation.
Beyond question there has been just ground for
complaint the part OF the strikers in instances,
but the alarming feature it US is the indifference
with which the officials OF organized labor regard the wei
fare OF their fellow and their utter disregard OF con
tracts to which they have affixed their signatures
In the OF the Louisville Railway Employees,
their strike called despite the tact that contract had
been signed which expressly states:
There shall be sympathetic strike, and there
shall be strike Ot kind tor any any grew
that the employees of the Railway Company have,
and there shall be strike pending any matters admit
ting OF arbitration under this agreement
1t provides further, that this agreement shall be
binding for period OF year from August 20, 1918,
TO August 90 1919"
The Christian World was shocked in 1914 that Ger
many could ruhlessly aside her signed treaty
with England a "mere scrap OF paper.
Shall be indifferent in 1919 when the spirit OF
awessness and truce breaking running rampant in our
own land.
Ii honesty and truthiuness are essentialin dealings
ded-iod for demanding that the policy be
followed by labor unions and corporations since larger
interests involved.
In unity and organization there is strength, when
governed by the gospel Of the square deaIbut organ
lied lawessness and truce breaking will TALL and great
will be the iall thereof" w. l.. K.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
Old Fiddlers' Night
John f. Smith

Under the auspices of Progress
Club the people Of Bcrea We're given
the greatest treat last Friday night
that they have had in many moons.
II was the Old Fiddlers' Contest,
> g-se1 for the benefit of the citi-
zens Of Berea and the Graded school
the money 90 30 10 the school ana
the fun 30 the folks.
Fifteen royal flddlers, the pick o:
the Convey. were in the ring. They
were culled from the whole tribe OF
worshipers' of The horse hair, from
Pine Mountain and Hell-fer-Sartain
to Joe's Lick and Pilot Knob. Berea
turned out en- merry masse 10 hear
the Kidding, and they were not dis
appointed. No one except those
whose musical sense has been rev e.
oluiionlzed by a course Ia a con-
serNatory could nave failed 10 see
the fun
While the Tabernacle was being
Glled Mrs +. u DiVlngood, with
recliations and an invisible musician
with cornet, flute and piccolo,
entertained the audience. After
some Encouragement of the program
the music began.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

Hiram Bother, an artist Of the first
water from the sturgeon and Wild
Dog country. set all the toe, a-wlggle
with Billy IN the Low Grounds.
After that for more than two hours
scarcely a foot could be kept still.
T.. l.. Cox. who knows more horn
pipes than highland piper, fol-
lowed with "Jurang's HOrnpipe.
Then came NJ. \. Moody, our neigh
Dor from Big Hill, the man with the
delicate touch and exquisite tone,
who did the Irish Gallop' as few
can. Alec Lunsford. from Hog-Skin
Greek. prince among the old
timers. who never plays piece bad
~ touched a responsive chord in
everybody heart with that fine old
tidlclzed Negro Melody, The
Ways of the World"
by this time feet had begun to
slow down little, but were all set
a-wlgglc IN high glee by Mlllard
Ramsey with the crack dance tune,
"Adelinc,' on his famous Black
Nancy When the people of Clay
want fiddler with pep-and some
of them are the finest dancers and
the merriest eNer-Millard Is usu-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
Warehouse Burned

Fire, believed to have been of in
cendlary origin, completely de-
stroyed the warehouse of the Equi-
table Tobacco Company at Pleasure
vile, four miles from Eminence, at
200 o'clock Sunday night.
This warehouse ranked next in
size to the Big Burley Tobacco
Warehouse at Lexington, and con-
tanned approximately 10000 pounds
of tobacco, which was totally de-
siroyed. The loss is estimated at
$4,000
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

While roads in the timbered dis
tricts of Eastern Kentucky have al
ways been bad, they are worse this
year, due to the operations of the
thousands of oil companies that
have been keeping drilling outfits
busy in the hills, says correspond
emf from that section. In getting
heavy loads of well supplies. boil
ers, tanks, engines, etc, over the
roads the operators have cut them
50 badly that it is reported that a
team of six mules was stuck this
spring with nothing more than a
ilve-gallon load of gasoline on the
wagon. During rainy periods better
time can frequently be made across
the hills on foot than ON muleback
over the roads.
These conditions have added TO
the difficulty in getting out logs and
lumber, but a number of companies
have been drilling for oil on their
own timbered lands, and on cut
over lands, or else realizing well on
the sale or leasing of oil lands.
incidentally there have been no
bad fires resulting from oil opera
tions in the timbered districts, al
though eastern Kentucky is now
handling about 10000 or more bar
rels of oil weekly through pipelines,
Continued ON page 81
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
CONTENTS

PAGE i.-Editorial; A Mere Scrap
paper; Fiddlers' Contest; State
News; L. 5. News and World
News.
PAGE 2.-The High Cost of Living;
Conclusion Old Fiddlers' Contest
General News.
PAGE g. - Serial Story
PAGE 4.-Locals and Advertising
PAGE 5.-The Old Book Stands
Sayings of Carnegie; Advertising
PAGE 6.-Berea Fair and Prize List.
PAGE is. ;. Lesson; Sermon;
General News.
PAGE S.-Eastern. Kentucky News
and Advertising.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
Mexico Unmasked

Washington Aug. 10 - Special
correspondence - BY unanimous
vote the Senate has authorized the
Foreign Relations Committee to in
vestigate the situation in Mexico.
Acting under that authority Chair
man Lodge has appointed a sub
committee, consisting of Senators
Fall, Brandegee, and Smith of Ari-
iona, to conduct the inquiry. The
resolution of the Senate gives the
committee full power to investigate
ANY and all acts of the govern
ments of Mexico and its citizens in
derogation of the rights of the
United States and of its citizens"
II is probable that the committee
will postpone most of its activities
until after the German treaty and
the League of Nations have been
disposed of in the Senate, but when
that time arrives il is the intention
to go to the border and gather in
formation at first hand of cond-
tions as they are. No other man in
the senate has the intimate
knowledge of Mexican affairs pos
sessed by senator Fall of New Mexi.
60 who will head the committee.
senator Brandegee is trained in
vestigatOr and cross-eXaminer, and
senator Smith, although a Demo-
crat, has long been disguised with
the Mexican policy of the admins
tratiOn, that has resulted in the
Continued on page 81
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
LARGE Yield Of CABBAGE.

Emporia, Kan.-Farmers and gar
deners who have seen the cabbag,
patch In Jason Austin's garden ar,
unanimous in giving Austin the It'll,
of Lyon County Cabbage King. Mr.
Austin. a hotel proprietor, has grown
300 pounds of cabbage on patch OF
ground containing nearly 1000 square
feet. The cabbages average thres
pounds each. and are free from in
Sects
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

age Of 90 cents an hOuL
Federal officials say about 100 al
legged agitatorS were arrested on va
grancy charges. but so far there has
not been single complaint of "a
botage
College students and returned sol
diers predominated among the har-
veSters. The response was so large
that IL was unnecessary for side-line
harvesters-boy scouts and high school
.students-to go into the fields. al
Kansas towns Joined twilight" hay-
vest gangs.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
SOuIHWEST'S HARVEST ENDS
"Sanest" in History is eoast-Army
OF $4,000 Men Employed
Business Men Help

Kansas City. Mo.-The .southwest's
harvest. characterized as the "sanest"
In history. Is over. Higher wages
were paid them ever before, and there
was practically no radical agitation.
An army numbering at times l2j.OO0
men, advanced with the harvest from
southern Oklahoma through Kansas
and into Nebraska. earning an aver
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

Some rumors have been circulat-
ing that the German General, Won
MackensOn, with others have been
in China organizing a large army
there, II has been known for some
time that China desired an army and
that it would have TO be drilled by
foreign generals. Although the
Chinese made good soldiers they
will need to be trained before be-
coming efficient. They served the
allies during the war in various
ways that were useful but did little
fighting.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
u. S. News
Enforce the Law

EnIOICe the Law
Representative Edmund Plat of
New York believes that if the pro-.
vision yin the food control act pro-
limiting the willfull destruction or
deterioration Of foOdstulTs were en-
forced a long step would be taken
toward reducing the high cost of
living. To his mind the cold stor-
age of great quantities of food is not
of Itself great evil unless its own
ers hold it until spoiled rather than
put it on the market at lower
prices.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
Kentucky News

Mr. T.. H. Cook, of Htchins, Ky
will come to Harlan September lst
and start his school at Upper Jones
Greek. These people are very for
lunalc in having Mr.. Cooks services.
He has been in the y. VI. G.. A. work
and his broad experience viii tit
him for community leadership,
which j. the great need of today.
Harlan Enterprise
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

While exploring a small cave near
Renick Station, on the l.. & n. Rail
road, near Winchester. shelton
irwin, Road Supervisor. discovered
seventeen quarts of bottled-in-bOnd
whiskey under a layer of stones. II
Is thought that the whiskey was
hidden by bootleggers who intend
ed TO remove it in small quantities
at time. Each member of a sec
ton crew, working near by, is said
io have received a quart.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

\ model rural school building will
be erected on the campus of the
Kentucky Normal and Industrial In
stitute. Three rural school dis
siricts. Normal Heights, Green Hill,
and Peaks Mill, have been combined
IN the new district and transpOrta-
ton facilities will be furnished to
children. The school will be under
he supervision Of the faculty of the
Institute.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
Aviators Smash Record.

Washington.-Coverlng total Of
GO,4S2 miles. ayiators of the air serv-
ice did more cross-country flying In
the week ending than in any week on
record. The total does not include fly
ing done at camps.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
proke Neck in 1916; Is Alive.

New York.-Charles Mercer OF 10
Courthouse place, Jersey City. fell
from ladder July 81, 1915, breaking
his neck and fracturing his spine. In
spite Of this Mercer is still alive. al
though he is permanently disabled
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

England and Germany have ac-
cepted the treaty closing the war
and President Wilson urges that
the u. 5. ratify it without change.
He asserted to the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate that
interpretations placed on the treaty
might be adopted after it was agreed
to but to make its acceptance condi-
tiOnal would endanger the integrity
of the whole. He desires ratifica-
ton without any change.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

The Prince of Wales has landed
in Canada and is being received
with much enthusiasm He seems
to be likable young man and his
visit will do much to increase the
good feeling between the mother
country and her colony. There is
some political significance attached
to the visit, also, and several assur-
ances have been made of changes
that Canada has been wanting for
some time.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

The situation in Mexico has be-
come strained on account of the
capture Of two American army avia-
tors by Mexican bandits who re-
leased them only for a large ransom.
The United states has demanded
of Carranza prompt punishment
for the offenders. Recent reports
indicate that American troops have
crossed the border in pursuit of the
bandits The affair is regarded as
serious and in case of an unfavOr-
able or evasive reply the United
states may change its attitude to-
ward the existing Mexican govern
mcnt.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
World News

The German Assembly has ap-
proved the new constitution for
Germany. The term Empire is to
be retained but there are several,
features that indicate greater gov
eminent by the people. The Reich
stag may originate bills but only
with the consent Of the upper house.
The Chancellor is to be subject to
Impeachment by the lower house,
which makes him in a sense respon-
sible to it. He is appointed, how
ever, by the President.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

The BOlsheviki have lost ground
in some places during the week and
gained in others. II is reported that
they have been obliged to leave
Odessa and a considerable part of
the Ukraine. On the other hand
they have pushed back some Of
General kolchak's forces in Siberia
fca..,uu.a sr.- -. VIE,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

a question of importance has
arisen in Germany in connection
with the police system. In Prussia
and in other. places, to some ex-
tent the government has been arm
ing and organizing the police in
such way that they might easily
become units Of the army in case
of need. This is in addition to the
army allowed by the Treaty and it
raises some difficult questions. Ger
many asks for lenient interpreta-
ton.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

Good crops are reported in vari-
Gus parts of Europe, especially in
Czecho-Slovakia, the Ukrain and
Hungary. There will be great diff
Guilty in harvesting the grain, how
ever, on account of the lack of coal
to supply the machinery. In the
meantime food products must be
shipped from the United States. It
has been said by good authority that
Europe can soon feed herself if
peace is made and the course Of
trade is renewed.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

Earl Grey. who was foreign min
lister in England at the time of the
outbreak of the war, has just been
appointed ambassador to the United
states and has accepted the office.
He> has had distinguished career
in England. He is defender of the
League Of Nations and has always
stood for peace. He made an effort
to bring about conference of the
powers that might have avoided the
war had it been successful. The
appointment is highly approved.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

The six children of William Nor
rlson, ranging in ages from , to f.
years, were found in a starving con-
dltlon in an isolated log cabin in the
Big Timber Valley near Lancaster,
D. All were emaciated and had
been living on blackberries.
The father is wood chopper, but
through illness has been unable TO
work. The mother, carrying a bas-
ket, walked ten miles to Lancaster
to secure food for the children. She
became exhausted and the case was
reported to the authorities.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

Woodrow Wilson, with an i'm
mense aggregation of specialists,
statisticians, advisors, etc, took
months, in cooperation with repre-
sentatives of other nations, to for
mulate the peace treaty. The
President has seen III to withhold
from the Senate information regard
ing the negotiations by which the
terms of the treaty were reached.
Why, then, expect the Senate, CROP
ing in the dark, to determine hastily
what course it shall pursue in per-
forming its constitutional duty of
ratlfying, amending or rejecting?
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
Prepare to Sell Army Food.

While the federal forces are busted
I'm the attack against price boosters
Mayor Thompson is marshaling his
forces for the sale of army surplus
foOdstuffs allotted TO Chicago. The
mayor, through his city agent, Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Edward J..
Smejkal, is anxious that Chicago gets
It's full share of the foods that are to
be sold.
"The government has allotted the
foods according To federal zones" said
Mr. Smejkal. "and Chicago is the Sew
enth. Figuring the population of this
district at 43,0O0.OO0 and the nation at
100000 900. we think the Seventh dis
trict should have AZ per cent OF the
total foods allotted by the government
for sale and that the city should have
a pretty, fair share OF this.
IF the Seventh as one of the ten
zones is not TO receive 10 per cent of the
food we are going to find out why"
Lieut.. Col James Z. Castleman, who
has Just arrived from overseas with
his appointment TO be Seventh zone
surplus property officer, said that 800
cars of food are en- route 10 Chicago.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
a libel was filed under the Lev
or the seizure of nearly 1O,OO0f
held by the Rock Island But
,any Of Toledo, and A. F. Thil
& Co. of Detroit.
Indict Butter Company. =
~ Rock Island Butter cOmpa

The Rock Island Butter company
was indicted at Toledo by the county
grand jury on finding that the com
pany, with several others. had CON
spired to fix the prices of butter sub
stitute at 32ia cents pound. SeIa-
rate indictments we're returned against
members of the corporations. j.
Bailey. William F. Stevenson and
James Z. Klotz; each was released on
$500 ball.
Nearly 100000 eggs We're seized at
Nashville. an investigation of all stor-
age houses was ordered in New York
by Mayor Hylan, while reports from
half a dozen other cities stated that
food inspectors had located excess
stores of food believed TO be held to
Influence prices
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21
US. TO SEIZE FOOD
STORES IN CHICAGO
Action in Other Cities Held to Be
Forecast as to What
VIII Happen.
WARRANTS FOR Ohio MEN
Rock Island Butter Company Indicted
at Toledo on Charge Of conspir-
ing to Fix Prices on
Substitutes.

Chicago. Avg. 1S.-Federal food SELF
ures on lihels under the Lever act In
Cleveland, Detroit. ST. Louis and Nash
vile and action leading TO grand jury
Indictments in other cities were Viewed
as n forecast of what Chicago may ex-
rect when the gathering Of evidence
against food hoaIders and price boost
ers Is finished at the federal building.
Body blows We're delivered 10y the Mt
torney generals department in the
opening Of its nationwide war against
food barons and some regular old-fash-
Toned knockouts are expected shortly.
Forty Warrants in ohio.
Principal among the actions taken
was the issuance In Columbus. o.. Of
10 warrants charging Ohio food deal
ers with violations Of the cold storage
acts, some of the warrants carrying
the opening shots rs far as Chicago, as
Il was said that some of the warrants
hi packing companies. Governor Cox,
In his requests for action delivered in
kilograms to Attorney General John G.,
Y =
General Palmer of the federal forces.
charged that one Cleveland storage
house was violating the storage limit
laws by shipping food to Chicago when
its storage limit had been reached,
then shipping II back to Cleveland to
be placed in storage.
In Cleveland libelS were started for
the seizure of 100000 pounds Of sugar
belonging TO the c. ID. Kennedy com
pany of Baltimore and held in stor-
age at Canton. At st. Louis 2O,OOO.OOO
pounds Of meat We're reported seized
when federal authorities are reported
&C. have raided the Booth Cold StOr-
age cOmpany's plant, while large stocks
of eggs. cheese and other foOdstuffs
are said to have been located. In De
troit libel was filed under the Lever
act for the seizure of nearly 1OOOO,OOO
eggs held by the Rock Island Butter
company of Toledo. and A. f. Thibo-
deau & Co. of Detroit.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-21

lcontInued on Page rwol
The Washington times., 1919-06-29

the champion Of all that IN he.t 10,
tae community, and the foe Of All in
.efeste that would strike at Wash.
ington's progress. :.
me Times thestrical reviews a..
honest criticisms, made by mamheps
OF the sian, a. aresult OF personal On.
seryation. The word fof thu. efFuaiye
press agent Is not accepted. II a Ma,
recommended in the columns az TbS
Times theatergoers may DEPEND i,non
e tnat the production Is worth vbJie
Hne department Is under the canahIs
supervision of Harry c. LanxhoSst -
'Fhe society columns of The Tirs.s
1ncer direction OF Miss Ruth EIesror
Jones, are widely read and apnroved
can Eliot's letter, appearing in thc
sunday issue, is one Of the most ~
Peresting features OF the paner-a
chronicle OF intimate, gossip 81 tbs
ianciesF and activities in social circles
Miss Jessie Mcbride, musical editor
Oh tne paper, presents each ThuPsday
Raee devoted to the work of Local
altlsts ana to the development Of
music In the city. Miss McBEide's -e-
views Of musical events az 80
nlHeo' as being authoritative aad fae-
= The sunday Tines.
The Sunday Times, one, of III. ,.u
sunday afternoon newspapers q,
Amerlea, Is one Of the neWsiest ~
EDITIONS. Only recently the SnndSI
Itmes scored two of the bir1sct
beats" In journalistic history bv nnh~
lication eighteen hours in advance =,
sny other LEGAL PAPER the news OF tbe
rescue OF Harry HaWker, and Of the
arrival In ireland Of Alcoek s5S
Brown, at the close OF their reeorS
flight 80. - SOIo
With. The Times wonderful ma
chapical faeiIities-its' composin.
room headed by ]. Irving Belt. its
steTeotypinE department under tbs
direction Of Joseph Miller, and lie
great presses in charge of BfondeII
[. Brill-The Times is able to hanSIs
not news up to the minute of pub
location In a way that has astounded
experts.
The Times is. q we'll balanced daily
presentation. OF writings, photoRYaphs
ma drawings Of the best quality thai
money can buy. Washington, the me-
tropolts, has accepted IL as the metro
politan paper-the organ Of the buai- |
ness man, the mouthpiece of the mar
on the street, the champion OF the |
man in the office, and Of the man |
who, labors. with his hands
The Times is for Washington:
has shown conclusiveIy
at il Is for The Times.