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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-08
BAN ON SPRINKING IS LIFTED

The ban on sprinkling which ha!
required all patrons to cease the ugt
of water for sprinkling purposes i
hereby removed but patrons are asl.
ed to be careful about the usele
waste of water.
THE MAYSVILLE WATER co.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-08
CITY SCHOOL ENROLMENT

The City School enrolment increases
with each day. There were many
children who were unable to enter
school the first day but several have
been entering each day there after and
the enrolment is expected to be equal
that of last year.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-08
LATEST THING IN LAUGHS

The man who fails to take wife,
sweetheart, kiddies or to go himself
to see George Walsh in Putting One
Over" will miss bubbling fountain
of fun and a drama of thrills and mys-
terry. See the best thing that George
Walsh ever did at the Pastime to-
morrow
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-08
ABERDEEN PASTOR
RESIGNS POST

Rev. Ben Miller, pastor of the Aber-
deem Baptist church, handed his resig-
nation to his congregation Sunday to
take effect on next Sunday. Rev. Mill
er resigns this pastorate to accept the
appointment as General Evangelist in
the Bracken Association of Baptists,
which position he will assume in two
weeks.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-08

Word from Lexington received to-
day states that Mr.. T. G. Gilmore. who
underwent severe operation last
Monday at the Good Samaritan Hospi-
tai, is improving nicely.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-08
MARRIED HERE SATURDAY

Mr.. Ralph P. Lytle, aged 3S, and
Miss Emma Little, aged &c, both q
Manchester, Ohio, were married here
Saturday afternoon late.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Davis, who
have been visiting the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Rains, of the
county, returned to their home in Gin
cinnati Sunday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-08

Mr.. Charles y. Wright Is spending
his vacation with relatives In Dour-
bon and Jsssamins counties.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-08
WANTED

Delivery Boy at Hunts Store. 5-tf
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-08

morrow
Evening star., 1919-04-13

terest in this patriotic plan will be an
a aviation ball, to be given at the Ritz
,rCarito Hotel. New York, on April 26.
lsfor $1,000 invitations have been
tsent -. many OF them by aerial post
In this movement the officers of the
SArmy and Navy air service have COM
| bined with a group of the country y
most prominent and influential men
fand women. who have been giving their
ttime during the war to various forms
eof patriotic service.
1t is felt that the subject of our fu :
fture aviation is SO vital to the safety
eof the country that a movement of
Y his kind will receive instant support
Evening star., 1919-04-13
FASHIONS

The sketch offers a design for a
simple little summer dress for a girl
of six or eight years that may be de-
veloped attractively in a number Of
different fabrics. The dress would be
good made OF white linen and finish
ed with neck and sleeve frills Of
handkerchief linen in color. black vel
vet or faille ribbon. giving smart
"Frenchy" touch to the frock. The
stitching should be either in whit e
or in a color to match the neck and
sleeve frills
The dress might also be effectively
developed in yellow linen or cotton
material with neck and sleeve frills
either in white or in dull blue
From all indications yellow is Ger
tainly leading the color procession in
summer apparel for both women and
children. The most popular shades
Evening star., 1919-04-13
SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, c., APRIL 49,

from spirited Americans, especially
those who are in a position to know
just what our air service did in the
war. what handicaps it had to over
come and what must be done to insure
our aviation taking it's proper place
of leadership among the air forces of
the world.
If The campaign is successful, 1T is
hoped to erect, rs fitting memorial
to the aviators who were killed, both
at home and abroad during the war,
a handsome clubhouse in New York.
which will be the mecca of all who
are interested in flying and are work
ing to further its adXanCement:
Evening star., 1919-04-13

urged to send in applications for the
number of invitations wanted.
The Child Welfare Committee has
moved from the Webster School to its
new quarters in the old Central High
School, at 9TH and o streets.
Three rooms lave been equipped for
sewing. where old garments are re-
constructed into useful clothing for
needy children of the District The
rooms are open all day and any wo-
Evening star., 1919-04-13
SOCIETY AND AVIATION
PLAN WORTHY MEMORIAL

Attention of local society and mill
tary authorities has been focused for
the past week upon the countrywide
movement started in New York for the
double purpose of perpetuating Ameri-
can aviation and OF creating a million
dollar fund to keep alive the memory
OF our aviators who gave their lives
in the war
The first step in arousing public in
Evening star., 1919-04-13
TAILORED TUB FRoCK FOR A LIT
TIE GIRL.

of yellow are marigold,. saffron and
sulphur. There is also noticeable
tendency to combine yellow and blue,
and the effect is usually very good.
The dress sketched should have ac-
companying bloomers. They may be
in white or color, according to choice.
Colored bloomers would be rather
smarter than white. and Of course de-
cidedly more serviceable.
Plaid materials are still used for
children's clothes. but most mothers.
and small daughters as well, are a
bit tired Of checked gingham and the
plain chambrays, linens and heavy
cottons in plain or crepe weave are
generally preferred, In silks plaids
dresses consisting of blouse of white
| crepe de chine and skirt of plaid tat
! feta or plaid silk gingham, for girls
! of ten twelve and fourteen years. are
extremely smart and very services BILE
| The crepe de chine blouse is easier
to launder than one made of cotton
or linen, and the little separate skirt
| of plaid silk or wool fabric will stand
\ good deal Of wear before 1t has ia
go to the cleaners.
Evening star., 1919-04-13

Col. Judson Relieves Gen. Sixby.
Brig. Gen. william H. Bixhy. re
tired, former chief of engineers ~
the Army. has been relic yed CT h,e
duties at Chicago by Col. w. v. Jud-
son. Corps of Engineers ana Wiil pro-
ceed 20 his home.
Evening star., 1919-04-13

At one period no mail reached the;
Inhabitants Of Spitzb ergen for eight,
months, but they are now able to get
the worlds news twice day by
wireless telegraph.
Evening star., 1919-04-13

! The WOmen's Christian AssOcin ti0n
! held it's forty-ninth annual meeting
! recently at 1919 18th street. with the
{ election of the following officers for
! the coming year:
! Honorary president. Mrs. David J
| Brewer: president. Mrs. Jacob l.. Nu-
ber: vice presidents. Mrs. Nathaniel
Freeman. Mrs. Walter l.. Cliff. Mrs
James Robbins. Mrs. James e. Gill
! bert: recording secretary, Mrs. Robert
Lyons; corresponding secretary, Mrs
William W. Scott; treasurer. Mrs
Harry c. James: registrar. Mrs Wal
| ter S. Perry.
The District of Columbia Congress
Of Mothers and Parent-Teachcr As
sociation. will meet Tuesday at pm
| at the Teachers Club. lIth and
streets.
| Mrs David Covell will speak on the
! part the mothers will take in recon
struction, and Miss Wahl. of the Kin
dergarten. will also make an address
| Plans for the coming convention are
beinA completed. 1t is to be held al
the College Womens Club. 1922
street. April 20. All members are
Evening star., 1919-04-13

man with a few hours to spare !.
urged to como and help.s
Evening star., 1919-04-13

refreshments were served and the
evening closed with a tribute to the
corps.
Among those present were Depart
ment Commander II. B. Snyder, Past
Department Commanders Col A J.
Huntoon. Col. Bickford. Col. Tasker.
Mrs. Alice Stine. department presi-
dent; Mrs Anna S. Hamilton. past de-
partment president: Mrs. .Lida J. Hart.
past department president; Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Months, past department senior
vice: Mrs. A. J. Case. junior vice: Mrs.
Dawes. senior. vice president. and Mrs.
RemmelI. chaplain.
Evening star., 1919-04-13

esting meeting of it's members Wed
nesday night, when a large amount Of
business was transacted The organi
zation invited the post to which it is
auxiliary to an hours entertainment
and the success of the affair has en-
couraged the corps to have Burnside
Post as it's guest on the second We'd
nesday of each month.
Mrs. Lemuel Warner was chairma n
of the program. Col. Warner inner
sonated a character in history. Miss
Warner read humorous selection.
Col. Ross led the singing with a solo
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29

fused ana couldn't recollect anything
not even rccollet the time when poll
cIcs were raised 10 $500.
Ills testimony as secretary of the
endowment board clinchcd matters
ed. Judgment, therefore was render
cd i'll strict accordance to plaintiffs
petition including costs of the suit
anG interest on $500 at per cent,
dating from November 81, 1913.
The grand lodge noted its bill of
exceptions and gave notice of appeal.
Respecting the other side of the
litigation, the law suit at Galveston
it is said Judgment there was taken
by default i'll August the lawyers in
the case, getting half and some OF
claimants half with other claiman' S
brothers and sisters Of Sam Brown.
ing asking for their part and con-
tending bitterly for it.
Rumor has it that tho white law
yer who represented Browning ct al,
in the action against the grand lodge
is now suing Browning and his as
sociatcs for half Of the money recov-
cred and as per contract with Law
yer a. G. Perkins, colored who, it Is
alleged developed the case for Brown
ing and that Other relatives who had
no hand in starting and pushing tho
suit have protested against paying
the lawyers half of what the policy
calls for,' swearing by the Gods that
made them that they never sanction
ed any such agreement where heirs
and lawyers were to get fitfy-fifty.
Despite the fact that the grand lodge
paid that $500 last August the peo-
pie fighting for it haven't got a cent
yet. but the lawyer holds it until the
court called in later Uses its decree,
saying which is which.
(HouSton Texas, Freeman.)
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
BREAK CAME QUICKLY.

OF the 700 members the union had
in Phillips County, probably more
than 400 were hiding, armed, in the
cane brakes. Between Is and 20 had
been killed. AS the lines of whites.
soldier and civilian drew closer about
them they began to surrender, and
once that process was under way, each
Negro tried to he early at the surren
dcring. The Helena Jail was filled
and the basement of the courthouse.
Three big army trucks carried sthc
captured rifles and shotguns.
In Elaine there were 800 black pris
oners, and committee Of seven
combed through them, to find the
guilty and free the innocent. More
than 200 were released without fur
ther ado.
In Helena the whites handled the
situation with strong hand. IF a
white man had drink or two and
started talking loud on the street, he
went to Jail There were six white
citizens so restrained before noon on
Wednesday.
An interesting sidelight on Arkan.
sas substitutes is that 1t was thought
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
AN INTERESTING CASE.
Grand Lodge, X. OF T., of Texas
ADDcnIS

AppcsttS.
a matter of particular intereSt to
colorcd fythians just Row isathc It'll
CATION, pending here in Harris Coun
~ involving The grand lodge that
has been brought mo court by Mrs.
hazel Love Rlchard, beneficiary OF
policy No. 42l, issued 10 John Fitch.
deceased, who ut the time of his
death on or about Thanksgiving of
last year was member of Queen
City Lodge No. ii, Galveston The
amount involved is $500 and from
the sand taken by the grand lodge
in contcsting payment, the grand
lodge itself seeks 10 be the benefici-
AIRY and 1t is putting up Il fight to
hold the money.
Apparently, the grand lodge, through
some OF its laundering officers have
messed up matters awfully, it being
4 matter of court record at Calves.
ton that other claimants, Sam Brown
ing, ct al, have already collected $500
on Il similar claim.
This payment 1t appears, was made
upon the recommendation of II. ID.
Evans, grand attorney. who paid the
money into the registry Of the court
with the view that all claimants.
heirs at law and others would liti.
gate among themselves and in that
way settle it.
Things came to head In Houston
Monday when the highest officials OF
the order, including w. S. Willis,
grand chancellor, NJ. M. Rodgers,
grand keeper of records and seal and
a. S Wells grand attorney, appeared
before Judge Sears in County Court
at Law No. l, contesting the payment
OF any claim here. The official rec
ords, too, were here, including Il
grca. book 5 or 6 inches thick meas
urfng easily 90 by 30 inches. Anyway
it required Il hired man TO carry that
book and it was referred to during
the trial.
Lawyer M. II. Broylcs represented
Mrs. Richard, while Lawyer a. S.
wells Of Dallas, instead of II. d. Ev-
ans of Waco, looked after the inter
es,S IF the grand lodge.
1t had been rumored tha' the valid
NY and regularity of certificate No.
III would be disputed or challenged
but If there was any notion of that
kind before the trial it was dispcll-
ell when Grand Chancellor Willis adj
miucd on the witness stand that he
himself issued it when he (Willis)
vas secretary Of the endowment
heard.
The funniest thing about the Off.
c'al record was where 1t showed Haz-
cl Love as beneficiary three years be
fore she was born and where it show
cd her again as beneficiary in 1909,
two years after their only beneficiary
OF record-Jane Fitch tho last wife
Of John Fitch had died
II was in this !angle of the record
that Lawyer Broyles got Grand Chan
ccllor Willis all ballcd up and messed
up.
Tie grand chancellor was a star
witness for the grand lodge but when
his record as secretary of the endow
mont board was gone into he got con
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
MURDER IN AUTOMOBILE.

At stop, when two OF the white
men got out, one Of the Johnsons
leaned forward, seized Orley r.. Lilly's
revolver and killed him. The other
white men killed the Negroes at once
James Tappan, another white man
was killed from ambush and the next
afternoon 500 soldiers from Camp
Pike arrived.
So completely were the Negroes
under the spell Of Hill that when the
soldiers de,raincd and the news
spread among the Negroes, they be-
lievcd it was Hills army from Win
chester coming to aid them against
the whites. They were soon undcceiv-
ed. One soldier, Corp. Earls, was kill
ed and soon posses and soldiers had
the armed blacks pcnncd in the cane
brakes.
Hill was seen near his little farm
near Winchester that day, and on
that day and The next more than $12,
600 Of his was Withdrawn from the
bank 1T is the last sight OF him. He
silently stole away and he is the only
prominent member Of the union UNI
accounted for. When the uprising
came he did not stay to lead his PEG
ple mo battle against the white tyr
ants, but he took the treasury out
of the Temple and beat it down the
big road.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
Announcement.
L.. j. IIayden:
VIRGINIA.
DO YOU LOVE HEALTH i?

Mrs. Ella o. Waller wishes to an.
nounce to her friends that she Is now
with u. G. Meyer Jewelry Co., Num-
Der 81 w Broad Street as agent She
desires the patronage of her many
friends as this is the first Jewelry
Company in this city to employ a
Colored woman as It's representative.
Weddins Presents, Diamonds,
Watches, Silverware, Pins and Jew.
elry Of all kinds, Cut Glass, Etc. for
sale.
On visiting the store give Mrs
Waller the benefit of your purchase.
Give her call.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
whole story freely.
HARD TO KEEP THEM QUIET.

The difficulty the lawyers had with
the witnesses for the prosecution was
not to get them to talk, but rather to
get them to quit talking when the
testimony was finished.
Most of the other cases not yet
tried are night riding cases, except
that of ED. Ware, leader III the
union, who was brought back from
New Orleans last Thursday.
l discussed the case with Il Negro
leader of great power among his
people, who is, i believe mos earnest
ly interested in the welfare OF his
race.
Ceases like this will occur" he said
as long as my race produces brilliant
specimens of the CRATER like this
man Hill. While l earnestly believe
that the remedy is education, still l
know that gullibility and credulity
cannot be educated ont of people.
There are twenty centuries of edu.
cation and civilization between the
whites and the blacks but most every
day l hear of some smart white per-
son who goes off after some bubble
and loses all his money.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
LOYAL TO COVER NMENT.

These ignorant Negroes doubtless
thought they were doing wise and
patriotic thing. The whole fabric of
this deceit was founded on loyalty to
the Government We have spent five
years teaching them loyalty to the
Government and preaching 1t TO them
at all times. This country has bought
more than its quota OF bonds and
stamps at every issue. Once we more
than doubled 1t.
Every cabin has its Liberty bond
and It's War Stamps. Vicious men,
both white and black, have haunted
the county ever since, using every
device to get these bonds. Why not
educate the Negroes to n point where
they will not be easy prey for every
outsider who drifts in to profit on
their crcdulity?"
or the white men, there was no
evidence which convinced me thar
they had knowledge of the plan for
an uprising. One Of the Brattons and
Casey were indicted for barratry,
winch an almost forgotten statute
describes as stirring up strife and
contention in court or out.
MIR. Falthaucr has sold out his
holdings for 100000 and withdrawn
to Chicago.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
Newsstand.

Mr Edward Dsndfiaks, IL w. DIX
vai Street, agent for the PlaaoS
handles all kinds OF nevs.'arsrs.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
EVIDENCE WAS CONVINCING

In every case the evidence against
the men was convincing and that it
came from members of Tie union
was considered sufficient proof that it
would be unbiased, or at any rate
unbiased in favor of the State. In
The cases Of the two men who were
on guard the night that ADKINS was
killed. the testimony Of the other
guards themselves identified the men
who fired the shots.
Nearly every one who attended the
meeting fired some shots but Ad-
kins was killed by the first vollcy,
and the first volley was fired by
guards on the outside.
The leading members of the bar
and the officers of the law all be-
licVc that the evidence was such as
would have convicted the men in any
court in the country. The prosecution
and Shcriff's office, who had the assis-
lance OF all the men of affairs in the
country that they needed, could have
demanded a strict Interpretation of
the law and probably could have OBJ
tanned conviction Of murder in the
first degree in all cases, but they
chose to make allowance for the igno-
rance and credulity of the accused
men.
There was no lack Of tes imony
against the accused in any case, but
the Negroes were in numbers at any
point where a white man was killed
More than a hundred saw Hicks fire
the shot which killed Lee. Doubtless
l.. 1,
fly in detail. In each Of the other cas-
cs, the same conditions existed Many
Negroes saw the fatal shots fired
and once they were away from their
fellow lodge members and cut from
the spell Of HIPS promises, once they
We're back again with the white folks
to whom 1t was their custom to turr
In times Of trouble, they told the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
AUTHORITIES NOTIFIED.

Deputy Sheriff Pratt, who was shot
through the knee, crawlcd to the rail
road, tagged freight train and was
taken to station from which he tele
phoncd Sheriff Kitchen in Helena an
account of the affair. A Negro trusty
who was in the automobile crawlcd
away from the church and walked to
another station, from which he tcle
phoned a still more exciting account
and said that the fighting was still
going on.
A white man named Monroe, who
stopped at the scene an hour later.
seeing the automobile and the dead
man, was fired upon and wounded
twice. He crankcd his Ford under fire
from the brush and got through to
Elaine, two miles away and telephon
ed to the Sheriff. Helena was awake
up and i'll the streets before day.
Arms were issued and meetings were
held OF leading men Of both colors to
devise methods Of keeping the peace.
Here is where Phillips County
shows we'll. The white folks there
give you to understand most cmphat
ically that they are not lynchcrs.
There has never been Il lynching in
the county, they say, and there is not
going to be one. The law must pre-
vail.
The Governor was advised of con-
dtions. Posses Of men, made deputy
sheriffs, were loaded into automo-
biles and started toward Hoop Spur.
The first were of the American Leg
ion camp men newly returned from
overseas.
THE UNION is AROUSED.
-. !
In the mean time the Progressive
Farmers and Household Union OF
America was functioning. IN the rec
ords Of more than 100 preliminary
examinations of members of the UNI
ion which l examined more than SIX
ty who had not attended the Hoop
Spur meeting Tuesday night said
that they were awakened before day
light Wednesday. They were ordered
to go TO this or that mans cabin. The
great fight had begun
Bring your guns and ammunition
the couricrs said.
Soon after daylight the first auto
mobiles from Helena were seen com
ing down the big road above Hoop
Spur More than Il hundred Negroes
lay in the brush. The automobiles
stopped and the men alighted. Frank
Hicks, II quarter OF n mile away, had
his power rifle. He 'madc two shots,
Just to scare them," he said Clinton
Lee, n white man, was killed. Frank
Hicks will be clcctrocuted January
End.
The Negroes had n few returned
soldiers among them, but they had
not been drilled as yet. The eN-soldiers
tried to manocuvrc them from col
un,ns INTO line and from line into
columns but without avail.
Who was commanding you rgan~?
Frank Hicks was asked ut his trial.
"Thn obligation proclaimed the lead
er." he replied.
WHO did 1t proclaim?"
"Nly brother, ED. Hicks"
That afternoon with posses work
ing throughout the section, lGlihu
Johnson black, and his three broth
ers were found all heavily armed,
south of Elaine. Johnson was n dent
ist in Helena and considered we'll TO
do The four were put in the automo-
bile after being disarmcd, and put
on The rear seat. The white men sat
on the front seat and the party start
ed to Helena.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29

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