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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-02-20

1t.
Joseph Reffett, of near Paris
purchased through the Paris Realty
Company, at private price, the
frame cottage at the corner of Cliff
ton Avenue and Twentieth street
belonging to Edward Stump. Mr.
Reffett will move to the property
about March 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wilson pur-
chased of John Duvall, conductor on
the city car of the Interurban ser
vice, his cottage located on North
Clifton avenue, for $4,000. Posses
sion will be given March l. Mr.. Du-
vail bought the home some time
ago from Mrs. William Tarr.
A Harrison county buyer recently
purchased of James Willmott his
farm of lat acres, located on the
Bryan Station pike, near. Hutchinson,
for $500 an acre. The purchaser
will be given possession March l,
when Mr.. Willmott will move to
Lexington to reside.
Through the Johnson & Lee real
estate agency, of Cynthiana, H. c.
Clifford, of Jacksonville, sold to Geo.
Withers, forty acres of land near
Jacksonville, for $4,000. They also
sold to ]. H. Ewalt. for Wallace
Embry, the Parrish homestead, on
the Oddville pike, near Cynthiana.
for about $4,000.
The firm of Harris & Speakes, of
Paris, George D. Speakes acting as
conducted the public
sale Tuesday afternoon of the
handsome home of Mr.. j. H. Collier,
in Millersburg. The sale drew q
large attendance and the bidding
was spirited. The home was pur-
chased for 1920 by James Martin,
of Millersburg The sale was adver-
tised in several issues Of THE
NEWS.
On Wednesday the firm of Harris
& Speakes sold for Mrs. Leila Dill
lon, her house and lot located on Fer
guson street, to Grant Owsley, for
$1,000. The home will be occupied
after March ! by Mr.. and Mrs. John
r. Owens and Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Owsley. On the same day they con-
Quoted the public renting in front
of the court house door of Mrs.
Emma Isgrigg Jacoby's farm OF six
ty-seven acres, located near Paris.
The farm was rented to VIM. Breeze,
&c ,,o,r Do rio for S22 EO an aero
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-02-20

Mrs. Joseph Bales, of Richmond.
has sold her beautiful home, pine
hurst" located on the Maysville
pike, near Lexington, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Craig. of Paris. She will give
possession of the property on March
1, when the purchaser will occupy
it.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-02-20

Fire, Wind and lightning
insurance.
Thomas, Woodford & Bryan
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
''Old Man, Urges More
Reverence for Ballot
Remembers When Voters Stood
With Uncovered Heads
At Polling Stations

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: I am an old man. was brought
up at time when, it seems to me, we
had more respect for the law and much
more solieitude for the welfare of our
public business than we have now.
/ can remember seeing men stand
reverently before the ballot box with
heads uncovered and casting their
ballots more like religious observance
than as disagreeab1e duty. They
seemed to be impressed with the dig
nifty and responsibility Of the privilege,
Many Of us to-day hurry to the polls.
often prodded to the act by some "com-
mittee," and scratch our ballot-hit or
for men who may be red,
white and blue, but, unfortunately, are
too often red, white and yellow.
! am sorry this is so.
The Indifference Of a people is the
root Of bad politics, and bad politics
can weaken any nation.
Let us take more personal inter-
est in our government, SO that, at least,
we can pass the Inheritance on to our
as good as we received It.
We are poor stewards If we don't.
FRED N. PARKS.
Norwich, N. Y.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
u. S. Manufacture
And Sale of Beer
Suggested as Plank
Elimination of the Saloon
and Distribution of Wine
at Standard Price Favored
to Solve Liquor Question
To the Editor Of Th. rr;h,,,


Sir: I believe that plank IN th.
Republican platform dealing with the
liquor question will be found mecca.
sary, and I would suggest one ad-
vocating the manufacture and sale Of
2.76 pure beer. aged for nine months
manufactured by the government. up to
government standard of absolute pur-
lty, and sold openly, without license. IN
grocery stores, drug stores. soda fotn-
ta1ns, ETC., at fixed price and a stand
ard measure.
Light wines could be manufactured
and sold by individuals under govern
ment standards and control, and at a
nxed price. The curse Of liquor has
been the saloon and the forced sale ~
1T due to high license and the greed
TOR profit. Unless those who control
the Anti-Saloon League learn modestv
and moderation, we are likely to see
reaction on the liquor question. and It
as likely to swing back and become a
greater curse than heretofore. pure
light beers, ales and wines are healthv
and wholesome food. I believe we can
correct the abuses without entirely de-
stroylng the personal privilege of
every free American to obtain and con-
sumo wholesome food drinks.
HARRY M. GLEN,
Cortland, N, Y.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Retur'n of Rails
A Step Forrvard
Peace-7inne Basis Called
Need to QueH Unrest
In american Industr.,
o the Editor of,The Tribune

10 the Editor ofsThe Tribune.
Sir: Give US plank, or whole
platform if necessary, for the sneedv
return Of this country to a peace-t;me a
basis-a basis of reconstruction and
productiveness.
When this has been accomplished we
VIII ind that many of the problems
winch harass this nation to-day shall
nave nave been fully or partially solved
Ohrest, lndeclsion. dissatisfaction, high
cost OF living. high taxes, labor dissat
islactlon Is and numerous other problems
md their feed stream, if not their
origlnal source, in the fact that our
analrs OF nation are still being con-
Quoted on war basis.
Inc return of the railroads was one
step' let US hope, to be speedily fol-
lowed by others. Bureaus Of war. in
vestlgatlons and records, as well as
numerous offices, created for war pur-
poses and employing thousands of men
ano women and expending hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars, must 90.
The farmer and manufacturer 90
well IS other branches of industry. alI
producers, are crying for more help
Let us set free the man power now t;eJ
up in things Of war and allow it to re-
turn to things Of peace, production and
prosperity. '''-N
The party which does this shall have
shown itself worthy Of the support Of
thinking voters. We believe that the
Republican party shall not only prom
Use this achievement, but shall accom-
pasn the same. H. W. B.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Monroe Doctrine Held
Too Sacred to Define
Edict Held Just as Strong as
Imagination of Those
Who 1t Effects

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Some Of the planks and letters
seem to favor league Of nations. and
yet these same letters and planks voice
a strict adherence to the Monroe Doc
Urine. IN my humble opinion this is
not possible
The Monroe Doctrine is elastic. and
too much stress cannot be laid on it
while we are functioning as a league
member, but 1t will go a long way in
checking any steps Of the powers
which in our opinion ,may be a little
questionable.
From certain quarter there has
come 2 request for President Wilson
to define the Monroe. Doctrine. TO
my mind any concrete definition Of it
would tend to destroy it and create an
opening for its discussion. The Mon
roe Doctrine is as strong as the imag-
ination Of those it affects. I may ada,
though, that a feeble Imagination may
be. strengthened a little by that doc
trine. LOUIS LENGYET,
27 Cedar Street, Saranac Lake. N. Y.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Duty of This Generation
To Tranquilize Business
Federal Industrial Court Svs.
tenn Urged to Abolish
BOycOtts and Strikes

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t seems to me that one thing
most important which our nation needs
at the present time is an industrial
court. We should have a Federal in
dustrial court for the trial of all dis
putes which arise. between capital and
labor. between union and non-union.
And with the creation of this Federal
industrial court all boycotts and
strikes are to be declared unlawful. All
troubles, disputes as to time Of labor.
wages, rights Of union and non-union
men. are to be propounded and settled
therein.
Let no one tell us it cannot be done.
1 will refer to the compensation laws
of the State Of New York. The creation
of the workmen's compensation law is
a fact to-day and is doing wonderful
work for the workingman.
To adjust labor disputes and to tran
quallize business matters are that this
generation should settle
JOHN MAZZEI.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Opportunity Offered
To Republicans to
Break Solid South
To the Editor of The Trihnna

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Seldom has the Republican
party had greater chance to win the
Solid South" than it has this year. The
south is for progress. Old prejudices
ere fading away. The party which
stands for the greatest benefits Is the
party that will get the Southern mans
vote.
There was timo after tho Civil War
when the South was anti-Republican
and there was q time when tho negro
was the Issue In each campaign. That
time, like the times Of slavery, has
PASSED into history.
To-day there is not q stream of snv
Importance that has not manufacturing
plants placed at strategic points.
! here is not city in the South that
does not want these plants protected
from foreign competition. There is not
that will give him a square deal.
B. YORKSTONE HOGG,
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
'RndicaI' Makes
Pointed Queries
Asks Why Certain Court
Cannot Function on
VIII Of the Majority

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: A radical acquaintance argues az
follows:
A democracy is form of govern
ment whereby the will Of the majority
establishes lines Of conduct to be
followed by all.
A law is a duly formulated express
sion of the will Of the majority.
court is an organization set I'm to
insure that the will Of the majority is
carried out
An attorney is an officer of a court
duly sworn to assist and uphold it in
carrying out the will of the majority.
lie cites case, now absorbing con-
siderable newspaper space, wherein an
officer of court openly operated to en-
courage man in his defiance of the or
ganization set up in accordance with
the will of the majority.
He points out that the court, in trad
ing with this, one of it's officers. is
tacitly admitting it's inability to f,1nc-
tion in accordance with the will Of the
He asks why man should be ex-
pected to respect an organization
which is admittedly impotent or gov
ernment which Is responsible for such
organizations.
What should I tell him?
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Defeat Facing
Party That Sits
On Suffrage Lid
Woman Voter Warns That
Millions of Her Sex Will
Back Labor Ticket "a
a Retaliative Measure
Time to Act, She Says
Republicans Are Told Thew
May Yet Avoid Pitfalls
That Engulfed Democrats

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: II the Federal suffrage amend
ment is not ratified before the month Is
out, the question GLOW will women
vote next November is easy to an
swer.
They will vote the Labor ticket.
Further delay in ratification. which
already is costing women their vote in
the primaries, surely will cost both
Democratic and Republican parties
votes at election tame.
1t is incredible that both tho old
PARTIES should continue Indifferent to
the critical ratification situation, with
the American Labor party nationally
organized. having local victories to its
credit and alert to win women's sun
port.
The Labor party program includes
complete equality of men and women
IN government and industry, with the
fullest enfranchisemen of women. and
equal pay for men and women doing
similar work"
eral amendment, $4,000, 900 women can
vote for all or for part Of the candi-
dates at the coming elections.
The record on which the Democratic
party will have to go before these
100000 is that the passage of the
suffrage amendment by CONGRESS was
delayed for year and half for the
lack of two votes in the Senate when
me Democratic party was in power.
"ii the Republican party have a rec
ord any better if ratification should be
blocked for Jack of favorable action in
two states or in one. when the only
states in which action now Is practical
Bile are Republican,
The Labor party has no record to
handicap it. Women have been show
ing significant interest in its activities
1oS some time. Is not sitting on the
suffrage lid at this stage Of the game
likely to prove for any party a hazard
Gus occupation?
KATHARINE FISHER.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Labor Unions Assailed \
AS Menace to Justice
Right of Every Man to Pick His
Own Profession Held an
lnviolable Privilege

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The general demand for :.
progressive policy Of Americaui,r
must m ,.tt, be BE- squarely met by the political
party that would triumph in the next
Presidential election. " ''o ''eN'
Our Constitution guarantees n
each citizen the right to worship Goo
according to the dictates Of his owr
conscience, and protection in the nur-
SUIT OF happiness. but in the political
scramble Sc for the labor vote we have
the spectacle Of an American citiz.r
being denied the right to earn ''IIs h;s
daily bread in his chosen profession
onaes,; unless he is a member Of some labor
organization. subject to the behests Of
Its ,agitators and trouble makers. -
Ihe time has come when man
should be guaranteed by statute the
right to labor, notwithstanding his his
opinions regarding labor organizations ms
ANY organization that attempts to deny
to him this right should be made
crlmlnally responsible. B. v.
Arcadia, Fla.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
liberalization of Public
School System Advocated

To the Editor of The Tribune.
sir: ! would suggest the followins
planks be adopted by the Republican
party:
l. Universal training for six months
z. Federal control of all common
schools; a Federal secretary Of educa-
ton to be appointed to sit with the
Cabinet; Federal board Of education
which would appoint experts to visit
other countries to keep in touch with
an progressive things being done in
.tne'r schools: Federal school inspect
or ors TO visit all schools and see that
they are being kept up to a high stand
ard; minimum wage for teachers.
.. 10 relieve housing conditions.
a. encourage our mercantile marine
and foreign commerce.
5. Stabilize the dollar.
ALICE D. CHARTER.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Uncle Sam Portrayed
As Model Landlord
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Living conditions in the con-
gested portions Of our big cities and
in great many Of our smaller in
dustrial and agricultural communl-
ties are very far removed from
ideal.
1t should be possible for every
American family to have these ad-
vantages, and If the problem of pro-
viding them is too big for munich
pal and state authorities, as it seems
to be, the Federal government
should take hand in the matter,
even to the extent Of condemnin9
and destroying buildings classed a.
unfit habitations for human beings.
II necessary, let the government
go into the real estate business, ac-
quire land, build model houses
and sell or rent them to bona
fide homeseekers at \ price that
would result in neither profit nor
loss. The whole proposition could
be organized on a self-sustaininr
basis similar to the Postofice De-
partment.
The bettermsnt of living cond,-
tions along these lines would do
more to reduce the populations Of
our jails. hospitals and insan.
asylums than any amount Of law Nv
any number of police. It's up to the
Republicans to. do something alon,
these lines..-ARTHuR BAER. 10
West 12sth Street.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
No Bonus for Fighters
Former Service Man Views Serv
ice Abroad as ssPlain's Dutv

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: There is much agitation at the
present time for bonuses, gratuitics or
grants to be given to the fighters in the
World War. Why should their sacri-
fees be commercialized in this way?
It is. of course, only fair to grant to
the widows, orphans and dependents Of
those who gave their lives a compe-
tence large enough to permit them to
live in comfort, now that their means
of support is gone.
Let the Republican party decide that
whatever is done in the bonus line
shall be for the best interests Of those
concerned, and shall not be to pay
them for willing sacrifice-above ali.
not to buy vote. AVIATOR.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Compensation and Education
Due Incapacited Fiphters

10 tho Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir-As the country has come to con-
sider the cost Of workingmen's com
pensation as q factor in the cost Of q
given product. so, likewise; is the cost
OF wartime compensation to bc con-
sidered general charge upon The peo-
pie Of the whole country. The soldier
went to wsr relying on the assurances
OF the government that he would be
cared for in the event Of his disable
ment, and the Republican party, there
fore, urges the keeping Of this pledge
to the extent that the injured soldier
will feel sure that he will not only re-
ccive such resducation as will enable
him again to take his place in society
but also that he will receive fair
compensation during the period Of his
inability to perform labor. The work
Of vocational resducation should be
strengthened, and tho extension Of the
Federal system to include civilian Grip
consideration. a A. n
Portland, Nc.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Conditions of the
Platform Contest

The Tribune invites you % vrits
pianks for Republican platform
Snd to write letters about plasks
proposed by other readers through
Its columns.
For tho best plank. aud letter.
The Tribune offers these prizes.
For the hest plank. ..... .s5oo.ee
For the second best plank. 2so.oo
For each Of the eight next
best planks ............ leo.oo
For the best letter a daily
W11o Oh .............. 1904
For the best letter in the
whole competition ...... 10000
Tho Tribune will make up a plat
form OF ten pianks to BE- determined
by your votes. The ten issues ~
ceiving tho NEST votes Will be the
planks. Ths ten planks that bsat
express the chosen Issues Will be
selected for the prize awards.
Eash plank Ia limited to 800 wsrd..
OF two planks or letters Of equal
merit the shorter will be chosen.
Every plank and letter muse bsa1
ea> name and address Of the sender.
although a nom do plume viii b
published II the writer dssires.
The contest will close at miduisht
april 30, 1920. Manuscripts viii NOT
be returned.
The Judges of the csutes$ win BE-
'niee OF The Tribune's EDITORS, Thsy
VIII base their decisions On. sound |
'aanane and brsvity olearnss and |
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
System of Training Aliens in Duty
Toward Society Called Basic Need
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor o
S Language IDEALS principles
mentioned subjects in which
would like this
earning a livine-economcs. ~
No deny that tho Influencing thu
belief and action Of the
from the desire to satisfy their physical ideal
and certainly profound knowledge history
institutions,
tuition. ~ - sS
In sensibly
and duties toward modern society,"
standing the factors affecting WORKING.
supply and demand determine the
preced crises and dpressons Of the role of wages
OF labor and the commodities
into "'
Even an elementary of the subject stimulus loyal
and thoughtful citizenship The
operation OF will political revo
aon as the panacea for present day probems
Brooklyn N. Y.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Fair Competition Laid
DO,U5a as Fundamental
To National CrOUfh
o the Editor of The Tr;hune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Much of the present unsatis-
factory condition Of the country is due
10 the confusion now existing in the
minds of large part of the community
with. regard to what a government is
capable of accomplishing and what are
the proper limits of its activities.
Partly because Of stress Of war and
partly because Of the growth during re-
cent years Of socialistic sentiment, the
government during the last seven years
has been conducting good many expert
ments in socialism with almost uniyer-
sally deplorable results.
The sooner we recognize the impor-
tance of encouraging private initiative
under fair competition, allowing to each
competitor the full enjoyment Of all re-
wards which flow to him in the open
market because of his special skill and
industry in his business, the better for
Rll of US. W.. MEYERS
527 Highland Avenue, Westield, n. J.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Up and at Gang
That Has Made
U. 5. a Mockery
'*New Era'' Leader LONG,.
for Return to Govern
ment Under Principles
Laid Down by Fathers
Rebirth of Faith Needed
Republican Party Urged
to Stand Firmly Upon
the Tenets of Founders

20 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: / am writing to let vor rnox-
where we Of the New Era Progressive
republican Association of Greater Neu
York stand in regard to the nrinc;n,.s :
OF the Republican party.
AS we enter upon a new prasid.,+;.,
campaign many matters concernine ~.
liberties OF the people Of the United
States arc to be considered. The ripht
to life, liberty and property has seem
lngly been relegated to the rear. and a
name bearing the same stamp has been
enthroned instead.
The Republican party should return
to the first principles confirmed bv its
fathers. The people Of the United
States should be reinformed that e
was the Republican party that raye
universal freedom and liberty to tho
people Of the United States, regardless
Of race, color, condition, cred or na-
tionality.
Each and every man. woman and
child should be made to know that tho
thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments to the Constitution Of the
United States are the precious gems
placed there by the sages of Republi-
canism. 0.4
The Republican party can only suc-
ceed py reverting to the faith once de-
clared to the children Of Republican
ism! ism by the saints Of the greatest no.
iitlcal organization ever conceived bv
the mind of man. ~
If every true blue Republican goes to
the II convention in Chicago in June next
4Dr 1D tne sole purpose Of standing by
the Republican principles of old we
will save the government Of the United
States from Southern Bourbon destruc-
tie1. Up and at tho gang who have
maze ~ mockery Of the independence Of
the United States by moving the can't
tai to France.
SAMUEL P. LEFTwICH.
Secretary for the New Era Repub-
lican Association of Greater New
York.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
lnternationalism Seen
As Subject for Platform

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: We can no longer thank God
we are not as other people are. We
must accept the broader International
ism. Europe and Asia are within cali
ing distance. We can reach them bv
water--either on or under-and by air.
The adopted platform must be written
large with this new relationship. not
with view Of lessening our rights. not
with view primarily of avoiding war.
but in view of things as they now
exist. o"
This very relationship carries with It
the necessity of an unparalleled mer-
chant marine and compulsory military
training. MARIE BRFSTOWE
Washington. n. G..