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The Big Sandy news., 1919-09-05

on Saturday, Sept 6, beginning at
10 o'clock a. m. at the Old Pond school
district No. So, there win be a Pig
Show by the Pond Greek Pig Club,
represented by the following members:
Okla Fkrley, Cullen Riddle, Emit Hunt,
Marie Lave, Cecil Smith. o. K Bev-
ms, Willie Bogar, John Bevins, Carl
Reed Blake Blackburn, Charley Run
yon. Grayson Hensley. r. T. Black
burn, Burl Runyon, Thomas Runyon,
Clyde Runyon and Virgil Runyon. Each
Of these members Of the Pond Creek
Pig Club viii enter pig on the con-
test. The citizens OF Pond Creek with
the coal companies and the banks OF
Williamson, w. Va, are giving s105
to be divided into first, second and
third prizes, in the rotation of 4, 2, and
I, to the boys showing the best pigs.
( Visited AZ jenkins.
Mrs. Myrtle Bentley Engler return
cd Monday from Jenkins where she
had spent the week end the guest Of
Miss Nell Nugent. A number Of social
events were given for Mrs. Englar
during her visit there, among them
being a dance by the society people OF
that city.
Mrs. John M. Hatcher has returned
from Cincinnati where she purchased
furniture She and her husband have
rented the Hope Wellman property
J. J. Johnson. of Jenkins. was a
business visitor here Saturday
James a. Scott. who has been spend
ing his vacation here, has returned to
Frankfort.
Miss Tot York has returned from an
extensive visit with her brother and
family who recently purchased fine
farm in Ohio.
Both the city schools and Pikeville
College opened Sept 2.
Miss Josephine Bowles recently re-
turned from a two weeks visit to the
family OF b. f. Conley at West Van
Lear.
Dr. T. A. Thompson has returned
from the famous Mayo Bros. hospital.
News.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Surgeon Generals Office
Responds to Dr.. Green's
Appeal for the ~" Loar

The Germans think that now the
fighting is over that there is a let
down in the United States. that pa
triotisrn is not SO intense, and that it
will be hard to raise the $500, 600, 900
victory loan." DR.. Thomas z. Green,
head Of the speakers bureau for the
national liberty loan organization,
told a meeting of officers and en-
ployes of the surgeon generals office
at 9Th and streets Friday afternoon.
They are going to Versailles. and
what you do with the victory loan
will have an influence on their con-
duct when the terms of peace are
presented to them." he continued. IF
the loan should fail. they will go to
Versailles with a subtle consciousness
that they have not been mistaken.
But il the loan goes over with 4
bang they will go to Versailles
without further hope"
The work that the medical branch
of the Army has done during the war,
said DR.. Green. has been one of the
proudest records OF the war. What it
has done for the wounded soldiers
''over there will go down in history.
he predicted. As long as Am1ican
bows are in France. the mediczs de-
Evening star., 1919-04-27

sion on the mind Of the Postmaster
General, and he has insisted upon
line Of conduct as completely out OF
harmony with the balance OF the
government as it could well be.
"Mr. Burleson's troubles cannot sue
cessfully be laid by him at the doors
of those who he may assume are
his enemies for political purposes
only, because their source is in some
thing deeper. Mr. Burleson's trou-
bles arise from the fact that he has
attempted with singular zeal to carry
out an archaic, autocratic policy in
the conduct of the postal, telegraph
and telephone services of the United
States Any Postmaster General who
will follow the same policy will in
evitably face the same public con-
demnation and eventually walk the
same plank that Mr.. Burleson must
walk sooner or later"
Evening star., 1919-04-27
will need money to care for

POI e"iehI VIII Hoeu HhoheJ ~ S"he Aoi
them.
When the Germans have stopped to
think" in the past. he said, they have
been wrong. They thought they could
march through Belgium to attack
France: they thought that France
that Great Britain's little standing
army would prove no obstacle; that
the United States was a nation of
money grubbers and would not fight,
get it's army to France. In every in;
stance they we're wrong. he said. and
he predicted that they would be
wrong again in thinking that the
American people would not support
DR.. Green said that when hostilities
ceased the war activities of the
Unit-d States were running at full
swing. 1t was impossible to cut all
the tremendous expenses right off
to be fulfilled. curtailed, or at least
would not lose their ALI There was
an Army. of 100000 men still on the
other. side. OF the ocean to care for.
Vast smounts of money had been & sx-
to get. quick action. These expendi-
lures had resulted in shortening the
war, saving thousands of lives and
sayings the expenditure Of further
At the conclusion Of his address a
William Wolf Smith, and subscrip-
ti.ns to the loan, ranging from $50
to $4,000. were obtained from the
more than 1000 persons who attended
wind that swept the open stretch Of
the Mall where it was held.
The Walter Reed Hospital Band
played patriotic airs.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
RED CROSS DEC0RATEs
ACTORS WHO AIDED IT
Members Of All-Star Company Be
ceive Badges for Work for
War Fund.

Announcement was made yesterday
that the American Red Cross service
badge had been awarded to sixteen
actors and actresses who last year
made a two-week tour OF the United
States as the All-Star Company pre-
senting "Out There" for the benefit Of
the Second Red Cross war fund. Ger
tificates of appreciation accompanying
the decoration said the badge was De-
slowed for exceptional service.
The players decorated were Miss
Laurette Taylor. Miss Helen Ware
George Arliss Chauncey olcott. James
T. Powers. Nine. Eleanora de Cisneros.
Miss Julia Arthur. ]. Hartley Man
ners. Mrs. Fiske. o. P. Heggie. James
X. Hackett. George MacFarlane. George
M. Cohan and Burr Mcintosh.
Members Of the business staf Of
the production also received the
badge. They are George C. Tyler, Will
liam Seymour, Walton Bradford. Will
liam p. German. William II. Wright.
J. p. Toohsy, II. c. Judge ana A. J.
Simmons.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
DESCENDS 1000 FEET
IN PLANE AF|R{;; LIVES
Mail Flyer Badly Burned While
Testing Machine Before Trip
7" to Washington.

NEW YORK, April 26. With his
clothing ablaze and flames rapidly
mounting toward his face. Paul l.
Ferron, thirty-one. an aviator in the
government mail service, volplanea
1000 feet to earth at Belmont Park
late today. Although he was badly
burned about the body. his chances
for recovery are said to be excellent
Ferron took up one of the big
planes-a rebuilt de HaviIand four
for a try-out over Belmont Field pre-
paratory to making trip to Wash
ington. He was preparing to de-
scend when something went wrong
with his engine and almost immedi-
ately came an explosion. Ferron's
motor was stalled.
He was confronted with the prob
lem of guiding his plane to earth
slowly enough to avoid being dashed
to pieces, and fast enough to saw
himself from burning to death in
the air.
Ferron managed to make a safe
landing, although the last few feet
were a straight drop. The instant
his plane touched the ground he
threw himself out and rolled on the
ground to extinguish the flames in
his clothing. Mechanics rushed to
the plane and extiDguished the fre
before it could reach the gasoline
tank, but not until the big machine
had been virtually wrecked.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
MALE CHORUS TO BE HEARD.
Community Sing at Central High
School Today to Aid Loan.

Five hundred voices will be heard
in the mems chorus that is to be the
feature of this afternoons community
sing at Central High School The
chorus was organized and coached BY
Prof Peter w. Dykema and Ralph
Winchester Hills Of the War Camp
Community Service and Is made I'D of
men with trained voices who have
taken part in Central High School
community singing during the last
year.
The program for this afternoons
sing, 1t is announced, is distinctly pa
triotic, and is designed especially to
aid in the work for the victory loan in
the District of Columbia The program
is arranged to include singing by all
of the gathering as we'll as by the
male chorus.
The chorus of children's voices.
which was organized two weeks ago.
will be heard at the singing this aft
ernoon.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
GERMANS DEMANDING
MORE LIBERTY IN PARIS
Another Hotel to Be Requisitioned
at Versailles to Accom-
modate Huns.

PARIS, April Is (by the Associated
Press).-The afternoon newspapers
devoted much space today to the
German peace delegates at Versailles
describing how they went to bed at
10 o'clock last night and breakfasted
at 1880 o'clock this morning, on choc-
olate, coffee, grape and apricot jams
and fresh butter.
The delegates have expressed the
opinion that the rooms reserved in
the Hotel Des Reservoirs and the Ho-
tel Vatel would be insufficient for the
number Of Germans arriving. go it
has been determined to requisition, in
addition, the Hotel Suisse.
Baron Won Lersner, former secre-
tary of the German embassy at Wash
ington. and one of the prominent
members Of the delegation, has again
insisted that greater liberty be al
lowed the party, showing letter
from Gen. Nudant, representative OF
Marshal Foch at Spa, which promised
the Germans complete liberty. Baron
Won Lersner remarked that the Ger
man missions to Paris circulated
freely. Furthermore" he declared.
I'VE would attract far less notice II
not kept within small space
Evening star., 1919-04-27
OPPOSE SUNDAY SLAVES
Union BARRIERS Appeal for Action
by Commissioners Closing
Shops for Day.

Enactment of a regulation closing
barber shops in Washington on Sun
day was urged on Commissioner
Brownlow yesterday by Harry Smith,
delegate for the local white barbers'
union. - -
The Commissioner was told that
BARRIERS generally would favor such
regulation. inasmuch as they are
required to work long hours on Sat
urday. 1t was argued. also, that the
public would not be seriously incon-
venienced.
While promising to give the mat
ter attention, MIR. Brownlow expressed
doubt as to whether the Commission
ers could use discretionary authority
in closing. some establishments on
Sunday and permitting others to keep
He" was of the opinion that the
closing of barber shops would make
necessary the closing of all other
concerns that engage in business on
Sunday.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
NATION ROLLS Up
HUGE LOAN TOTAL
Treasury Reports $705, ,623,.
100, With Little of Yester-
DAYS Business Included.
SHOWING BY DISTRICTS

The nations total victory liberty
loan subscriptions last night stood at
$705, ,623,1o0. the officially recognized
result of five days Of campaigning.
Little of yesterdays business found
it's way into the figures as given out
last night by the Treasury.
At the close Of theft week of the
fourth liberty loan campaign. the
time corresponding to last night in
the victory loan drive. subscriptions
of $S55,133,o 900 had been rolled up
$50, oo0. 900 more than has been sub
scribed last week. Since the fourth
loan was larger than the current is
sue, the percentage at the end of its
first week was 14.25, whereas 1858
per cent of the victory issue has been
subscribed. ..;
The ST Louis district stands first
in the percentage column with 80 per
cent Of it's quota already subscribed
and covered with initial installment
payments. The Chicago district ranks
second and Boston third. In volume
of sales New York has s1S0,000, 900.
she largest sum, while Chicago has
$155, 5,33S,000.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
REPOPULAT|ON IS MAIN
PROBLEM FOR FRANCE
Figured It Will Take 20 Years
to Make Up War Losses at Pres
ent Birth Rate.
CabIexram to The Sunday Star and
New York World. Copyright. 1918.

CabIexram to The Sunday star and
New York World. Copyright. 1913.
PARIS April 2s.-With the return
| Of peace. France has to face problems
of great danger to her immediate fu-
ture Foremost among these is the
question of repopulation. How shall
France make good her losses by war
and sickness when the birth rate con-
tinues to drop every week that goes
by?
A French statistician has reckoned
that at the present rate it will take
seventy years to make up her losses
during the war. From August 2, 1914,
to January 1, 1918, the deaths in the
seyenty-seven departments not invad-
ed by the enemy totaled $50. .160. In
1918, there were 800, 900 deaths, while
it is reckoned that 1919, If the pres
ent sanitary arrangements are not i'm
proved. will see the passing away OF
another 100000 men and women.
Cruel treatment inflicted by Ger
mans in the invaded districts is said
to have been the cause of 10000
deaths, and if one adds to this the al
ready heavy list of 1,3s5.oe0 soldiers
killed in battle. the total Of deaths 10
very close to 100000.
If the French birth rate continues
as it was from 1900 to 1910, France,
forty years hence. will have become .
secondary power. According to the
statistics published in other countries.
Great Britain will make good her def
In. h. in.
ten years. Germany will replace her
/, $4,000 killed. in twelve years. and
4..ss her 100000 in thirty -eight yeAsA
Evening star., 1919-04-27


our dressing station in front of the
artillery"
AT Epieds the German guns tried
hard to wipe out the District hospital
unit, but every time an enemy gun
would begin to get within close range
of the hospital sheds American OBJ
servation aviators would get the loca-
tion of the German nest and direct
the American artillery to silence it
with a heavy volley.
1t is just nineteen months since the
District hospital unit left home. and
every man in the outfit had the same
question in his mind today: when do
we start for homer
Some of them who have passes to
leave camp Sunday were studying
train schedules today in an effort to
see il they could not get down to
Washington and back within their
leave time.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
SANTA CLARA OVERDUE;
TROOPS PROBABLY SAFE

NEW YORK, April 26.--Army de-
barkation authorities hero said today
they felt no apprehension regarding
the steamship Santa Clara. en- route
from Bordeaux with 1929 troops
and two days overdue at this port. 1t
was explained that rough weather
was being encountered by incoming
transports and that such conditions
not infrequently delay ships as long
as ten days.
The Santa Clara's troops include the
18th Engineers, complete: detachments
of the l44th and 145th, Machine Gun
Battalions and casuals.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Mr.. Burleson's Statement.

The statement in full follows:
Resolutions adopted at their meet
ing in New York yesterday commit
the Publishers Association to petit
ton for the repeal or suspension of
the law increasing the rate of postage
on newspapers and magazines.
This makes the issue plain. Should
the law be repealed or should 1t be
permitted to stand?
1T is manifest that enough Of tho
publishers were interested to infiu-
ence the association to declare in
favor of the repeal of this law which
deprives them of a part of the sub
sidy they had long enjoyed.
THE old tactics OF 'sfaii!np action
by appointing 8 commission shoul Id
not be tolerated. We have had the
Hughes commission. apY'o rtea At the
Instance of the publishers. and they
refused to accept it's findings.
THE Postmaster General does not
assume that ali or evsu a s.orsIde IA III.
part Of these publishers would be
Influenced to falsihcation or other
dishonorable conduct by their desire
10 recover this advantage.
But the fact remaSns that the
aeloah few do resort tAdisreputable t
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Mr.. Burleson Makes Reply
to Publishers Statement
in Pending Controversy

Pledge that ne will use 1.-The blud-
eeon of truth" in pounding "the hon
est facts' regarding the zone postal
rate fight Into the minds of those
upon whom the final responsibility
rests was made last night by Post
matter General Burleson.
That the resolution adopted by the
Publishers Association in New York
committed 1t to "a petition for the re-
peal or suspension of the law increas-
ing the rate of postage or newspapers
and magazines" makes the issue plain,
Mr.. Burleson says.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Opposition of Labor
to Postmaster General
Outlined by TT. Flaherty

Resenting what he terms IAN indict-
ment against the nation" by Postmas-
ter General Burleson in charging that
the critics Of his administration are
actuated by political bias or selfish
business motives. Thomas F. Flaherty.
secretary treasurer of the National
Federation of Federal Employees. re-
viewed last night in an authorized
statement organized labor's opposl-
I ton to Mr.. Burfeson.
, He calls the present series OF state
ments from the .'ost Office f'e'1-t'Gept
IAN insidious attempt to win pubic
sympathy by making 1t appear that
he is the victim of big business
cabal bent on destroying him poilti-
caily.'
'The truth is said Mr.. Ffaherty,
that every element in the nation is now
aware of the obvious unf1tness OF Mr.
Burleson for the position he occupies.
and organized labor was the first
group to publicly call attention to the
facts
Evening star., 1919-04-27
1I12s1e997z'szsi<Ss sS2SlEs
AlRoA 6OsettiNQ

powers. President Wilson is hot now
the true and authorized Interpreter
for the American people"
Members of the Evangelical
Churches have sent message to
Premier Orlando denouncing "the in
sincere and unjustifiable conduct OF
President Wilson, who, after having
bargained with the more powerful al
lies. wished pompously to uphold his
principles by offending the sacred
rights of Italy"
Cite Solidarity Of People.
This mornings Rome newspapers in
commenting on the peace conference
situation lay particular stress upon
declarations of the solidarity of the
Italian people in demanding that
Fiume shall become Italian. The
Popolo Romano says the fact that
Leonida Bissolati. the socialist for
mer minister. demands possession OF
Fiume by the Italians. should con-
vince President Wilson that nobody
in Italy is likely to take his message
The corriere d'Italia says that Pres
ident Wilson was mistaken i'd he
thought he could divide public opin-
ion in Italy, for it is ''in universal
revolt against the unparalleled out
rage"
The executive committee of the
liberal party has adopted a resolution
indorsing the attitude Of the Italian
delegation. while the Masonic order
in Italy has issued a proclamation
calling upon its members in this
and stand up for the cause of liberty
and justice"
In the course Of it's editorial entitled
The Wilson Fiasco" the Popolo Ro-
mano says that President Wilson fell
m in 20 nekr 70
Italy from America. But the news
paper adds, THE Italians do not cease
to feel for the noble American nation
a fraternai. grateful friendship. pro-
testing only against the President,
who misunderstood the high Italian
ideals Of Justice
Fehrenbach Speaks for Germany.
COPENHAGEN, April 2s (by the
the German national assembly. Kon-
stantin Fehrenbach, speaking at Frei-
burg yesterday, said he was certain
that President Wilson was inclined
to insist on his fourteen points. 1t
was very possible that . plenary ses-
garding the signing of a preliminary
peace treaty, as well as to cooperate
in the peace negotiations.
I'VE are in no doubt as to what
it would mean for the southwestern
corner of the empire If we refused to
sign the peace treaty" said Herr
Fehrenbach. "I take it that in any
case we shall not sign a peace which
leaves prisoners still in captivity and
does not bring the raising of the
blockade. Neither will we sign a
peace which surrenders the Sarre
region to our enemies and promises
DanZig to the Poles.
The government and parliament
jointly bear a tremendous RESPONSE
bility, but behind them stands the
entire German nation. Our enemies
must know, and it must penetrate
their countries-wes will not accept
any dictated terms and will not be q
slave nation"
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Loan Outlook Reported Good


Reports from all districts tonight
told of well sustained interest and
the outlook generally was said to be
good.,' said the Treasury's review of
the victory loan campaign. I'm cor
tain sections of the northwest diff
Guilty was being experienced in reach
ing the rural sections a.nd sales in the
mining and rural sections of the CEN
trail west continues to be disappoint-
ing"
St Louis district managers re-
ported that the southern part Of In
diana in that district leads other
states of the district with Sc per cent
OF the quota already subscribed.
Vincennes. the oldest city in the state.
in previous loans Fifteen Kentucky
counties have passed their goals
Arkansas banks telegraphed asking
PERMISSION to pledge the states quota
and received this answer from the
state chairman:
Nothing doing; it is a peoples
loan"
Akron. Ohio. was the largest city to
obtain its quota yesterday. The
Cleveland district was still leading all
districts in the number Of communi-
ties having obtained their quota, with
total of 145. Boston was second.
with Ill.
Enthusiasm in the Chicago district
continues to encourage the workers,
reports to the Treasury said
Query Comes From 'sVictory Ship"
The victory ship, Crane. which is
making the San Diego Panama canal
leg of the victory ship journey,
slowed down it's engines Off the lower
coast Of California yesterday, and will
not speed up again until sales in.
crease. Thinking apparently that the
sales were slower than they really
are the crew flashed a message to the
Navy Department asking ''if the peo-
pie Of America have forsaken u.s."
Many foreign stations of the Navy
which had previously not reported in
the campaign, cabled their .subscrip-
tions yesterday. One of these came
from the naval forces operating in
northern Russia and reported a sub
scription of $3.50. Reports received
by Rear Admiral T. J. cow1e last
night indicate that the Navy sub
scription is approximately $4,750, 900.
The presidential steamer. George
Washington. has reported subscrip-
tions of $4,000.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Replies to Mr.. Post.

Postmaster General Burleson in re-
plying last night to wire from
Charles johnson Post explained that
the convict labor employed on a plan
tation in which he had an interest was
exclusively under state control He
challenged Mr.. Post to lay before Con-
gress details about moneys spent to
secure repeal Of the zone postage rate
law. =
His statement follows:
Answering your wire. The full
facts In connection with the lease to
the state of Texas sof the plantation
in which l was interested upon which
the state used its convict labor and
the terms of the contract in connec-
ton Herewith have been placed be-
fore the Congress more than once, and
have long been a matter of public
record. 1t would be quite interesting
for you to publish now and later have
laid before Congress the facts in the
same detail about moneys raised and
spent to secure the repeal of the zone
postage rate law. Of course, you know,
as the New York World did when it
published this falsehood, that did not
use convict labor on my plantation.
but that the plantation was leased and
cultivated by the state Of Texas and
the coppicts used thereon were at all
times under the states exclusive con-
troll and management
Evening star., 1919-04-27
GEN. PERsHING IN PARIS.

PARIS. April 26.--Gen. Pershing ar
rived in Paris today from Coblenz. He
was accompanied by Secretary of War
Baker, and Prince Charles, second son
of the King of Belgium.
Evening star., 1919-04-27

Following years of agitation, the
British parliament has passed q bill
pYoviding for the admission of women
VNthe practice of law not merely a
sSficitors, but as barristers