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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-11-19

Hog Island shipyard at Philadelphia,
built at a cost of about s70000,000 to
the government, will be closed Febru
AIRY /, unless disposed OF by that date.
J. w. Patterson. reputed to be the
tallest man in the United States, has
just died at his home in Bloomburg,
Texas. He was seven feet five inches
tall.
The two minutes silence on Armis-
tice Day in memory of those who died
in the World War was observed as far
as possible throughout the British
Empire.
Imports of Canadian wheat and -four
during the first fifteen days of Octo-
Der were greater than in any CORE
spending period during the past seven
years.
France, Great Britain and Italy have
signed a tripartite agreement in which
the undertake to support each other
in maintaining their spheres of in
fluence in Turkey.
AS a result of the settlement OF the
coal strike in England, American ships
will no longer have to take aboard at
home ports enough coal to make the
round trip to England
The vote in California against alien
land ownership was almost three to
one. The amendment voted on will
prohibit Japanese from owning and
holding land in the State. .
Robert Taft, son of former President
Taft, has been elected a member of
the Ohio House of Representatives. He
will take his seat when the Legislature
convenes early in January.
Italian farmers and peasants are
threatening to take a vast hunting
estate belonging to the king Of Italy
unless he divides up the property and
let's it at reasonable prices. .'.
Ex- Governor Horace F. Graham, of
Vesmont, recently convicted of embez-
element and sentenced to imprison-
ment for five to eight years, has been
pardoned by Governor Clements.
Fewer persons were killed on the
railroads in this country during 1919
than in any year since 1898. A total
of 6,97S persons were killed and 49,
O53 injured during the year 1919.
Consumption of petroleum in this
country reached the high figure rec
ord of 4S,670,00O barrels in September,
while production decreased slightly,
the Geological Survey reported,
Champ Clark, member OF Congress
each session except one since 1893,
from the Ninth Missouri Congressional
District lost his seat in the House Of
Representatives to r. w, Hukreide by
1912 votes.
The United States battleship Ten
nessee, which has been sailing on the
high seas for the past few months, is
at the navy yard in New York, where
she will remain for about thirty days
for engine repairs,
The Turkish passenger liner Gul
Djemal, which reached New York har
Dor last week, was the first steamship
flying the Turkish flag to enter that
port within the memory of the Oldest
ship reporters.
The last vestige of government con-
troll over sugar was removed when
President Wilson signed a proclama
ton providing for the revocation of
licenses held by wholesalers, refiners.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-11-19

majorities
More than s25,Ooo,OOO has been sent
to ex-Emperor William as king OF
Prussia by the Prussian government
since he fed to Holland
Governor Cox, the defeated presi-
Dental candidate, is considering a trip
abroad early next year to study con-
ditions in Europe.
The first merchant steamship flying
the German flag to come to the port of
New York since July. 1914, arrived
there November 4.
Louis Waldman and August Clas-
sens, Socialists, who have been twice
expelled from the New York Legisla-
ture, were reelected last week.
At Yoncall, Oregon, an entire NUM-
cipal ticket of women was elected in
last weeks election Men opponents
were defeated for every office. -...
The value of China's purchases from
the United States during last July ex-
ceeded SIG, 100000 as compared with
SO, 100000 in July, 1919. ...
The Austrian government is to
pledge the famous imperial tapestries
as security for loan to purchase
sixty thousand tons of breadstuffs.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-11-19
exporters, and importers.

exporters, and importers. .r.":' :
The first large shipment OF Ameri-
can relief supplies for the Jews of
Soviet Russia has been started from
the Baltic port of Reval Esthonia, for
Moscow. under convoy furnished by
the Russian government.
The government has taken steps to
prohibit not only the use Of beer, ale,
and porter, but the use of their names
and their widely known synonyms,
such as lager" book" or stout"
either with or without prefNes or suf-
fixes.
Miss Alice Robertson. former cafe
terra owner of MuskOgcc, Okla. Dr.
fcated Congressman w w. Hastings.
who has represented the Second Con
gressioual District of oklahoma since
1914. She will be the only woman in
Congress.
\ woman has been elected to a seat
in the Indiana Legislature for the first
time in the history Of the State. Mrs.
Julia Nelson, of MunCic, was elected
being nominated to succeed Clark -.
Mckinley. who died a week before the
election.
Commander Warren j. Tcrhune,
naval governor Of Samoa. shot and
killed himself at noon November 3.
three days before the battlcship Kan
sas was due to arrive with the Naval
board of Inquiry from Washington,
d. c., to investigate charge against
his administration.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-11-19
PAROLES ARE GIVEN 5.
"r 10 IN STATE PRISONS

Frankfort, Ky.--Nineteen prisoners
were paroled Monday by the State
Board of Charities and Correction. The
prisoners were: Harry Scholl, Camp
bell, two years. for housebreaking;
Frick Baker, Dayiess, two to ten, rob
berry; Ike Cash, Muhlenburg, life, muir
der; Major Gather, Hopkins, life,
murder; Louis Gardner. Henderson,
four to five, storebreaking: Ernest Ha-
ley, Christian two, housebreaking;
VIII Hornbeck, Hopkins, life, murder;
Dick Huskey, Warren, one to five,
grand larceny; John Mitchell Logan,
seven to nine, robbery viii Wynn,
Webster, ten to twenty, assault; Her
bert Cobb, Christian, life; murder;
Bird Skaggs, Grayson, habitual crimi-
nal; Arthur Boyd, Graves, two to
seven, OBTAINING woman; Charley
Holmes, Laurel, two to ten, horse steal
ing; Raphael Bentley Warren, five,
stealing; Jimmy Hale, McCracken, one
to five, storebreaking; Dock Taylor,
Henderson, one to five, storebreaking;
Robert Tucker, Henderson. two to ten,
forgery, and s. j. Veach, Laurel two
TO ten, horse stealing.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-11-19
ANOTHER WARRANT ......
ISSUED IN PARSONS
MURDER MYSTERY

Harlan. KY. Nov. i6--Thc examin-
ing trial of DR.. II, c. Wlnnes and Jim
Robinson. negro convict charged
with the murder OF Miss Lura Par
sons. was expected to come 10 "A clase
today although the expected arrest OF
the negro convict. Courtney CHICK
Ory"j Kendall, for whom warrant
was sworn to yesterday during the
trial, may necessitate the hearing OF
further evidence.
No new light was thrown on the
murder of the Pine Mountain Settle
ment teacher, but the testimony OF +.
Il. Fawbush, chief mechanic for the
Wisconsin Steel, Coal a Coke com
pnny Benham, Ky, was responsible
for the warrant for Kendall, lrawbush
said he overheard several negro con
victs talking at Dillon, and one said
They're going to keep Hickory Off
the water cart. He's been laying, out
in the mountains today" Further evil
dence showed that Kendall was re-
moved from his post the day follow
ing the crime because he had been
'loafing on the Job"
A dozen character witnesses appear
ed yesterday for Doctor WINES. DR..
w. T, Hoskins. Pincvillc, who rode on
the train from Dillon to Pineville with
Doctor Winnes testified that the de-
PENDANT appeared nervous and excited
and appeared as II he had been drink
ing. ...- D.. ...."
After asking Doctor WINES what
was the matter, Doctor Hoskins testi-
fled that he said:
You Bluegrass fellows come here
and drink too much white liquor"
This WINES denied, but declared.
Doctor Hoskins said that he had not
slept for three nights and had worked
hard AT cattle testing at the Pine Noun
tain School
Doctor WINES told him. the wit
ness said. that he stayed all night at
Dillon, but could not sleep because
two miners stayed In the same house
and kept him awake by their rest
lessness. WINES told Doctor Hos
kins, the latter said, that he walked
the floor all night. He appeared very
nervous and continually asked about
his train connections at Corbin, Doc
tor Hoskins said. appearing very much
disturbed when told he would miss his
train. Doctor Hoskins said he saw an
abrasion on WINES arm, and on ask
ing was told that 1t was caused while
working with cattle.
Sheriff Howard testified that when
he first examined WINES after the
crime the veterinarian told him he left
Dillon thirty-five or forty minutes be-
hind Miss Parsons, but since then had
extended the time
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-11-19
allow We Cleared Our Summer Home
. q .. of Rats by Mrs, Perry.

when we opened our seaside home
last May, 1t was alive with rats.
They'd gnawed all the upholstering
We cleaned them out in week with
RAT SNAP. | prefer this rat killer
because il comes in cake form. no
mixing, Saves dirtying hands and
plates" Three sizes, 35c, Csc. 1925.
Sold and guaranteed by Louisa Drug
Company, Louisa, l.. f. Wellman. Lou
lisa, r. T. Berry & Son, Blaine, Frank
F'rasher, FIT. Gay, w. Va.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-11-19
NEWS OF THE
WORLD IN BRIEF

Chile has decided to recognize the
new government in Mexico.
Governors for twenty-five States
were chosen at the election November
End. .... .... 49,.
General Pershing, accompanied by a
naval squad is to visit Brazil late in
November. ', ..." 49,. .
The Mississippi Masonic Widows and
Orphans Home. at Meridian was de-
stroyed by fire October 81.
The public debt was reduced $2+,-
S46,455 during the month of October.
The gross debt now is $24,O62, 500, 672.
Soft coal production in this country
for the week of October 80 was 49,
$4,000 tons, e new maximum for the
year ....
Anti-SOcialists candidates were vic
torious in the municipal elections held
last week in Rome, being given large
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-03
TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
Suffering Described As Torture
 Relieved by Black -Draught.


 RossviIle, Ga. a.-Mrs. Kate Lee Able, ol this place, writes: My husband Is an engineer, and once while lifting, he in- Iured himself with a piece of heavy ma- chinery, across the abdomen. He was % sore he could not bear to press on himself at all, on chest or abdomen. He weighed l65 lbs, and fell off until he weighed no lbs, in two weeks.
 He became constipatcd and It looked like he would die. We had three different doctors, yet with all their medicine, his bowels failed to act. He would turn up ten-cent bottle of castor oil, and drink t two or three days in succession. He did this yet without result. We became desperate, he suffered so. He was swol- len terribly. He told me his suffering could only be described as torture.
 l sent and bought Thedford's Black Draugft. l made him take a big dose, and when 1t began to act he tainted, he was in such misery, but he got relief and began to mend at once. He got well, and we both feel he owes his life to Thedford's Black Draugt1t."
 Thedford's Black Draught will help you lo keep fit. ready for the days work. Try itI NC-i3l
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-03
BUY NOW

S0a 5mi Prescott on Public Road Rural Mail and Telephone line. Right at school house and church all fenced and cross fenced. Good residence, barn and outbuildings. Good three room tenant house. Nice orchard. Balance pasture with springs that furnish water the year round. A real home at bargain. Possession given for sale or trade. Price $2,500. Nat Martin. 17-tf
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-03

If eGrmon citizen grows tired of life he can oppose Noske and be gathered to his fathers-C Colorado Springs Telegraph.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-03
4s TONS OF PAPER USED
 FOR ONE SPEECH
SENATOR SHOOT PLANS ATTACK FICIALS.
 ON NEwsPRINT WASTE BY OF

Washington, Feb. 1.-The waste or newsprint and other paper in the in- terest of the administration and Tn the Senate by Senator Shoot (utah) the watchdog of the federal paper sup ply. Senator Shoot has been assem- bling facts regarding paper wastes for months. He is practically ready with special statistical abstract or his findings, which, he told his friends today, would startle the country.
 The principal objective of enator Shoots proposed campaign against the wasters of print paper is the dls- couragement of the practice of in- truding all sorts of extraneous mat ter in the Congressional Record, not alone for the purpose of it's reproduc- ton as a part of htat periodical, but | for uses in campaign and propaganda l ist movements. There is an instance of record where single speech by public official of the present admin istration was reproduced in such vol ume for general circulation in special pamphlet form that AS tons of news | lprnit paper were required to fill the vast order.
 Another point of attack by Senat- or Smoot will be the useless duplica- tion of the reports of bureaus and other federal offices distributed direct ly in Washington and by mail to the press of the country The duplication is practically limitless and hte docu- ments are dispatched broadcast with out the slightest regard for the ac- tual need of the press.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-03

100 or more bushels of Big Ball Rowden planting seed for sale at my office if you will come soon to get them.-W. B. White. 14d2l
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-18
News Of Memphis
10 Years Ago.
AUGUST 10, 1910.

RO1Ool TO- 10 w.
Miss Jennie Leach, of Enterprise
Miss, is the guest of friends in this
Miss Marguerite Page left this morn
Ing for Coffeevile, Miss, where she
will spend several weeks with her
grandparents MIR ana Mrs. j. G. Page.
Miss Gertrude Van Horn is spend
ing the heated term at the Great Lakes
in company with friends
Mrs, J. A. Van Horn, accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. j. A. Reeves and
children, left this afternoon for the
mountains of Tennessee, where the.
will spend the remainder Of the sum
mer.
Miss Frances Thurman has as her
guest Miss Joe Robertson, Of Ripley,
Miss.
Miss Martha Cohen and Almedia Sad
Ter, of Springfield, Miss, are the guess
of Miss Frances Thurman on Cooper
Miss Ale Elise Roume, OF Grenada,
Miss, Ia the guest Of Miss Linda K
Best, 65S Alabama avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs, r. B. Yates and son.
Julian. are spending the remainder Of
the summer in North Carolina.
Miss Fannie M'GavoCk who has just
arrived in New York from an extend
ed tour abroad, will visit her grand
mother. Mrs. B. j. Semmes, in Hale
Springs before returning to this city.
Mrs J. l.. Wood returned home YES
terday after spending several days with
relatives in Alabama
Mrs. Thomas Dwyer is visiting her
aunt Mrs. A. l.. Turbervile, in West
Point, Miss
Miss Aims Boone has returned to her
home in Troy, O., after pleasant
visit with friends and relatives in this
city
Mr. and Mrs ". D. Sledge will leave
this afternoon for Chicago and Mack.
nav island to be gone until oct. l.
Miss Camille Canale is spending sew
eral seeks with friends in the Ozarks
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-18
France Paws.

! The French plenipotentiary NOE in
this country, N CaSanave, spoke manly
words the other day to this effect:
While France intends to obtain Sull
payment OF tho indemnity by Germany
she Is now acting as though such pay
ments would not be made. France Is
prepared to meet in full her share OF
the $500 600 600 Anglo French loan due
to the United States in October
For long time after the war France
nursed her honorable wounds ana Ian.
gutshcd, slowly recovering from her tX-
hRustlon Her government ala not
tax" as firm q hand in Vestorins her
financial standing AMONG the nations
and rebuilding her rAvaSc6 Industrial
No ~ her vienAs everywhere, not FULLY
IRprrcciatinE her wcarinoss. had en-
pecled Of her.
Whenever anybody proposed 10 in
crease the taxes France shrussed her
shoulders in utter encouragement, and
said, The Germans will pay" The
French people did not feel that they
could ever riaht their fallen fortunes
uraded. They were particularly ag-
srIeved when this country act its face
agains, the idea OF giving them NIr
Their credits
The two years since the armistice
hGvo not been all that the meticulous
moralist could ask In the cleansing Of
the nations, but they have brought a
wonderful renewal OF strength 20
France Again France stands up IN
her own right and says she Will not
continue n the pAupcr clAss Defeat
ed in her effort to realize an immediate
fortune from The eneny, she Rcts in
to pay her own way hencefOFNard.
The new tlxcs levied in France are
Expected e. realize twenty billions ~
francs For a population consider bly,
under forty millions. this comes to
per cAptta assessment Of 500 francs an
nua1y II is o. II this country set
In to raise ten billions OF dollars. ex-
ccpt that ~itk our grOaaer resources
we would have much easier time II
Il than France will have,
No man ever had n more determined
debtor than we have In France She
Is going to make every effort to pay
what she owes. and 10 entius2 to every
consideT ''--
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-18
x FEDERAL JURISDICTION OVER
x CAR FARE.
EMAMMn.ssAMMMNMA&.N.aol. N.

To The News Scimltar: u
We are to have a 1-cent street car
fare In our city. 49,. =, =
cents were done by the railroad ana
publlc utilities commission at NASHVILLE
and the federal court
The Memphis Street Railway company
runs its lines down into the state OF
Mississippi to-wit: Lake View, Missls-
sIpui and their whole system Is now III
the hands Of receivers.
Under the head OF jurisdiction OF DIS,
trict courts In the federal code OF l9l'
AZ section No. 1855, sub section D. we
read as follows ...,,.
and proceedings under any law regulst,
ing commerce except those suits ana
proceedings exclusive jurisdiction OF
which has been conferred upon the com
morce court ~
Now read further on, to-wlt: Sections
No 1854 and No. 1890 OF same code
We see that these rate ana tare 9ueS-
uons Of Interstate Commerce have been
conferred exclusively upon the inter-
state Commerce commission tor COURT.
Since this Interstate Commerce court
has never passed upon the fare gues-
tion n the Memphis street Railway
company, Hny rulings Of any other oodE
or court are null and void and could'
by proper proceedings be forced back 10
a scent Level
am not stating It Is proper or i'm
proner to make this boost even
tuanv. but simply that tho only legal
rate in existence Is a scent rate for
the reason that the receivers ~ TINS
street car company are engaged In
Interstate Commerce and have simply
gone about his boost" through the
wrong channels Respectfully
HUGH EDGINGTON.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-18
No Corporation Prejudice.

The Memphis Street Railway com
! pany has set its sights for an Seem
fare II Is aiming high. The Memphi,
Gas and Electric company has declared
| that II will not extend its service &c
any new homes or enterprises until II
| has an increase in rates.
The public utilities commission gave
the street railway company an increase
| In fare from to cents. II gave the
gas and electric company q substantial
Increase In It's rates, The federal court
| has given the street railway company
an increase in fare from to cents
| The gas and electric company in deClar-
Ing against further extension OF service
is demanding an Increase In rates,
During tho month OF July the street
railway company handled $500, 900 pas
sengers, or $50, 900 more than 1t handled
In July, 1919. In July, 1919. 1t operated
with deficit Of something more than
81 900 In July 1920, the deficit was
more than $4,000. For the month OF
August there may he added TO the an
ticipated deficit 3l2, 500, due to increase
in wages.
II seems to be the general opinion
among those familiar with the condition
OF the gas company that this concern is
operating at n tremendous loss with n
poor and wholly inadequate equipment.
Tho street car company and gas COM
worse. The street car company looks
to the federal court for relief The gas
company seems content TO leave Its
fate In the hands of the city.
Both concerns in the past have re-
celved substantial aid through the pub
| lie utilities commission at Nashville
They have no right to complain OF un
fair treatment or lack OF sympathy in
that direction. II conditions warrant il
we are certain the utilities commission
will grant whatever relief they need.
The public service corporations are
essential factors in the community
They are entitled to a reasonable re-
turn upon their investment. There Ia
no more sentiment in this community
against corporation earning a reason.
able return than there is against an in
dividual earning living wage. One
is as much entitled TO II as another
The street car company and the gas
and electric company can go before the
utilities commission and reasonably be
assured OF such relief As they are en-
titled 10 have, provided they so with
clean hands and do not include fictitious
claims in their Application,
There is no sentiment in this commu-
nifty for destroying their usefulness or
inpairing their service by requiring
them to serve the public at q loss.
The people are willing to pay, and
can afford to pay, for the service they
receive. and the public service cor
poratlons that keep their demands with.
in the bounds OF reason will find the
people willing to cooperate with them
TO the extent that their demands are
justified.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-18
DOROTHY DIX TALKS

TRIAL DIVORCE.
BY DOROTHY DIX.
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
copyright 1920 by The Wheeler Syndicate, Incl

en- their household goods out of storage
and set up a new home, which gen
orally Is happy one for they have had
aor lesson that they are not likely to
There are many reasons why people
who get divorced in haste repent at
leisure, and would like to have their
DEGREES absolutely nullified if they
the children. Almost any kind Of a
father and mother are better than none
| at all, and no man can listen to his
babes cry for its mother, and no moth
er realize her boys need of a father,
without feeling that they had better
have stood anything than orphaned their
| children
Then absence draws a. sponge over
the peculiarities and faults in others
that irritated us. We forget the little
only the kind and gentle things. as we
| remember only the good Of the dead.
"Whe man who had thought hims eli
bored to death with don1esticity, and
who had pined for freedom from mat
ruined him for the gay life. After a
month of club cooking his digestion is
on the. bum, and he pines for home
made bread, and somebody to worry
over1 him when he, has the headache.
And he ascertains that there is no par
ticular fun in staying out late when
| nobody cares whether you do or not.
And he's scared to death at the
thought of having to marry the affin-
ity that he thought he wanted to marry
when he knew he couldn't marry her.
AS for the woman she also makes
a few wholesome discoveries. One Is.
that her own people, who urged her
not to stand her husbands treatment
and aged her on to the divorce court,
turn cold shoulder to her when she
| takes their advice and comes home TO
them to be supported. They were law
ish with their pity, but when it comes
to dividing their money with her, that's
another story.
Likewise, the woman finds out that
IL matrlmony is no picnic, divorce Is
no elyslum. The divorced woman has
no such settled place in society as has
the married woman at the head of her
own establishment. She is neither
maid. wife nor widow, yet she has the
privileges of none. And anyway, a man
is handy thing to have around the
house. especially about the first of the
month. Also freedom when coupled
with the freedom to make your own liv-
"For these and million other rea-
sons, most men and women regret the
divorce they have rushed into in the
heat Of anger. And they would gladly
60 back to the one whose faults they
know, rather than get accustomed to
brand new set of peculiarities in q
stranger, If they had the nerve to face
their friends laughter.
And that is why l advise all war
ring couples to try years absence
cure before they go to lawyer. Rail-
road tickets are cheaper than divorce.
And less messy"