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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-07-06
LACK OF TEACHERS
SERIOUS PROBLEM
Solution At Moment Is SeIec.
ton of County Boards
of Education
Every Real, Fine, True, Red-BIooded
Man and Woman in Kentucky Urged
to Get Busy at Once and Interest
Themselves in School Matters.

Every county in Kentucky was short
Of rural teachers last year. Every
county in Kentucky will be short
teachers again this season. This is a
serious proposition especially as the
number of men and women passing
the examinations lately held for teach
er's primary certificates was quite
small. Of course, the new minimum
salary of $500 per month for rural
teachers will help the situation in the
future; but the best possible solution
Of the problem right at this moment is
the selection and election of a strong
County Board of Education at the
November election.
The reader should not think of this
problem as strictly Kentucky affair
for it is nation wide and extremely
serious. DR.. p p. ClaXton, Commits
SiOner of Education of the United
States, recently asserted before the
National Citizens Conference at
Washington, d. c.:
1.-THE new conditions require that
the schools shall be more. efficient and
more effective than they have been
in the past and we are faced with the
danger that they may not be as eff
fective as in the past. We are con-
fronted with great shortage of
teachers, and there seems to be little
chance of immediate relief Accord
ing TO the most careful estimates that
can be secured, between three hun
dred and four hundred thousand chill
dren were deprived Of schooling this
past year because Of school closed as
the result Of shortage.
Even more serious is the rapidly
growing number of sub-standard
teachers. More than half the teach
ers Of the nation-350 0OO-are not
prepared on any reasonable basis for
the work of teaching, a reasonable
basis being understood to mean the
minimum standard that progressive
communities have long insisted upon
two years of professional training
beyond the fOur-year high-schoOl
course
"a conservative figure for the num-
Der of new teachers that will be re-
Quired this fall is 10000. 1t is more
likely to be 10000, and it may reach
10000. The graduates Of nor NAL
schools this year will be % per cent
fewer than in 1916; they will total
about 10000. If we add to these the
largest possible number we can con-
ceive Of from other teacher-training
instructions, we shall have at the out
side 10000 prepared teachers to fill
the vacancies, or a deficit Of at least
$4,000"
Good County Boards of Education
have always been needed in each and
every county in the state; but they
are today vital and absolute neoes-
sity for the welfare of the county, the
state and the nation. Every real,
fine, true, red-blOOded man and woman
in Kentucky should get busy at once
and see to it that the nAv Boards of
Education are composed of citizens
who will do big and constructive work
for the boys and girls on the farms.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-07-06
Elect STRONG
COUNTY BOARD
Thinking and Patriotic People
In Each County Are
Urged To Act
Problem of the Rural School Will Be
Well on its Way Toward Solution
When Interest In School Matters is
Manifest.

The editor realizes the crisis in edu-
cational matters which Kentucky and
the whole country is facing, so he has
been giving the readers Of this paper
series Of articles, statements and
cartoons to help put Kentucky on the
educational map. The reader recalls,
OF course, that the last legislature
passed some strong new school laws
but with the Multiplicity Of new laws
on the statute books, he or she is
quite apt to have rather hazy idea
of the law creating the new County
Boards Of Education to be elected
next November. AS the act creating
these County Board Of Education is
too long to be printed in full, the
editor is giving an outline of it below.
The new County Board of Educa-
ton is to be composed Of five mem
bers elected from the county at large.
The candidates for this office are Sc
cured by fifty voters signing a petit
ton to have each name placed on the
ballot. Any number of candidates
may be placed on this separate ballot
which shall carry no party emblem
or device, save the words "School
Ticket" The five candidates receiv-
ing the largest number Of votes shall
become members Of the County Boa I'd
of Education
This County Board of Education Sc
lects a county superintendent Of
schools and decides upon the salary
which can not, under the law, be less
than $1,000 a year. The board will
also appoint in each school district q
trustee who shall look after the school
property; but shall have no voice In
the County Board
This same County Board Of Educa-
ton shall fix the rate Of taxation for
school purposes in the county but
before doing so shall, with the help
of the county superintendent, make
an itemized and detailed budget of
all school expenses.
This act, also, provides that the
County Board of Education shall ap-
point at least one attendance officer
whose duties shall be to compel the
regular attendance of all pupil chill
dren at school as provided by law.
1t Is needless for the editor to say
in conclusion that this new law will
DO much toward taking the county
schools out Of politics. If the thinking
and patriotic people Of the whole
country will interest themselves in the
selection and election of a strong
County Board Of Education, the prob
lem Of the rural school in the county
will be well on its way toward solu-
ton. The, fact that the editor is Civ
Ing this space to a discussion of the
school problem when newsprint is
both scarce and expensive and the
added fact that prominent men are
writing strong statements for the
press urging the people to get be-
hind their schools, means that we
must make our rural schools better If
We are to have a contented popula-
ton in the country, and thus strength
en- the nation
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-07-06
PREDICTS FALL IN PRICE OF
FLOUR,


At the first days session of the
Community Millers' Association of
America, held in Cincinnati, re-
Gently, there was a difference of
opinion as to the future price of
four between Governor James M.
Cox, who addressed the meeting,
and c. w. Bansford, of Owensboro,
Ky, president of the association.
Mr. BraHsford in his address
had said that he expected the price
of wheat to decline to $3.50 a
bushel in September, when the mex.
crop came in and this decrease, he
said, should mean lower prices for
bread and flour. Governor Cox
said:
UNLESS something is done to stop
the tide of labor running from the
farms to the cities, you millers will
not have enough wheat to grind
into -four and there will be ulti-
mately a near approach to a food
panic"
Governor Cox gave as his remedy
for the farm to city movement the
building of better schools.
Before the convention opened r.
d. Collins, of Windsor, Mimi, a gov
ernor for the northwest district of
the association said that if he was
to hazard a guess as to whether the
price of bread would go up or down
in the future, he would guess that
it would advance.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-07-06
THINK IT OVER

A letter reaching the Bureau of
Education at Washington lately from
an ordinary citizen contained the fol-
lowing pithy sentence:
I'm the city they won't give people
with children house; and in the
country they won't give us school. !"
Think 1t over carefully.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-07-06
EDUCATION KILLS AGITATION

Governor Alfred e. Smith of New
York, has the following to say con.
corning the value Of education
THE best way to meet the evils OF
iultra-radical agitation is with the rea-
son which proper education applies.
1 regard education as- the best remedy
Tor mistakes or false political con-
ceptions."
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-07-06

At any rate, President Wilson
does not undertake to prove that an
Armenian mandate would be an as
set to America.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-24

The accessory men are in building
built specially for them. | mean for
L. A. Jackson, but the accessory men
are in it just the same. T. l.. Laerman
who thinks he is smart, is demonstrat-
ing light, he calls it Delco Light and
I must say that it is. Laerman says
that it will make the farm lighter also
the barn or the house and you must
admit that it takes a smart man to
do that, evena the second annual auto
show.
think that they are going to
have an auto race in the accessory de-
partment because they have a lot of
classy looking racing Fords entered
by Titus & Bashore and Pierik & Judd
the bodies made right here in Ell Cen
tro and I'll bet that it will be some
race
Milo Frey of the Frey Auto Top
Shop has a car entered but l don't
think that it will win the race be-
cause it looks like was built more for
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-24

kind of men that are exhibiting and
the kind of cars that are being shown
l.. A. Jackson is showing a flock OF
Cadillacs that would make Don Lee
jealous, and if you ever get enough
money / would recommend that you
get yourself couple to run around in.
The person who desires solitude
should not go to the second annual
auto show, because the only place that
you can be solitudious is, couple of
blocks away, and then you can't tell
a speck about it.
It is cinch that you won't find it
any place near the Hodges Cattle,
Loan 1and Auto Co. There's always a
bunch hanging around this show. talk
ing to Tom Beeman or L. L. Herbert
abouts buying a Standard Eight or a
StudsbakefI special, you know the
reputationltthese cars have and the
kind BIZ live wires these birds are so
YOU see the chances for being filled
with, solitude at this exhibit.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-24
JAKE VISITS SHOW
CONTINUED from page one)

so many at night because most peo-
pie are inside at Curley's dance.
Charlie Merralls the elongated Old
mobilist who is also Kissellist can be
seen over the tops of the cars and
trucks explaining the intricate work
ing of some part of an Olds car or
truck. If you watch him slosely you
will see him take an order or so, and
then dash out and leave the building
that the second annual auto show is
being held in and go over to his place
which is in a building across the st.
from where they are holding the sec
ond annual auto show and take an
order over there. / think he ought
to stay in the show because l think
that he could take lot of more or
ders in the new show don't you?
| | wandered around and listened
to the Columbia Grafonalo playing
some air or other or may be band
piece and | wanted to tell you Mike
that if | hadent been hip that the band
had gone home for supper l couldn't
have told that it wasn't a real playing
they sure have those things down to
fine point now the Columbia SO
Frank McCune tells me has has an
automatic shut off, and when you
come to an end of piece it stops
it self tell you they are making those
things more sensible every day.
The first thing l know | was out
in the lobby again and | was in a
booth belonging to M. o. King the dis
tributor of Case and Crow-Elkhart
cars and the Sedan Trucks, M. o.
King is not one of those European
Kings but he is though an American
King namely good citizen in his
booth in the lobby he has one Case
car and Crow Elkhart there are al
ways people coming in or going out
of this exhibit and you cant tell II
people are buying or not because they
don't wrap up what you buy like they
do at Irvines 5 and 10 cent store. but
i'll lay you six, two and even that they
are because it looks that way.
After you are in the second annual
auto show for while you don't keep
to the aisles but get to rambling
around kind of careless like just like
the decorations, and you sort OF skip
from one place to another. and take
things as they cme, so to say
/ stopped in at the Davies Overland
exhibit and had quite talk with a
p. Williams, you know him Mike, II
you don't you 500 nwill because every.
body gets to know him sooner or later
and say have WI noticed the way those
little Overland A cars are showing uI
everywhere, they will soon be like
straw hats. Everyone will have one
: A. p. has a new model Knight at tn.
: show that is creating a lot OF tall
and if wasn't so short of real none.
I'd hat vou that thew will sell quite
lot of them, what do you say!
This second annual auto show mas
lot Of class both in the way OF tn
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-24
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comfort than speed; it has all the
trimmings that are found in twenty
thousand dollar cars and if they are
going to race for prize for the finest
finished and most inviting looking car
I sure would advise you, Mike, to
place bet on Frey's entry.
The Valley Auto Supply Co. has a
very unique exhibit and / almost fell
in it, they dug hole up in the air
and then built fence around it and
put some Kelly-Springfeld tires in it,,
and it sure makes swell exhibit.
Well, l bounced around from one
exhibit to another and had the time
of my life. would have stayed much
longer but they closed up the show for
the night SO | had to leave, but any
way, / claim that the show is sue
cess. I was there. Hoping that you
will have chance to get here in time
to see it, l remain,
Fr Automatically yours,
JAKE.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-24
TRANSPORTATION
AN 0LD-ACE HUNT

History discloses no more interest
ing story than that of the search OF
man for carriers for his produce.
AS far back as the historians can
go the lever principle was used. 1t
began when shippers decided to place
the burden on pole and resting the
pole on their shoulders thus make the
carrying of the load easier.
Then came the tanning of the OK
and finally the selection of the horse.
Each phase resulted in the transport
ing of heavier loads and at faster
clip.
Civilizations continued advance re-
suited IN electric and steam vehicles.
These held sway until the early 70s
when through the foresight of George
b. Seldom, New York lawyer, the
evolution Of the gasoline driven We
hlcle was started.
Selden's father sent him to Yale
and tried to make a lawyer of him.
But Selden's ideas ran to mechanics.
He combined the legal and mechanical
games and was the first mechanical
lawyer. }
| 1t was in 1870 that Seldom first came
to notice. His gas wagon was the
joke OF the age but he kept persistent
~ at it, obtaining patents, and now
is recognized as the father of the
truck industry.
This transport carrier in its crude
form was the original Selden truck.
1t has advanced in accordance with
the times until it has become known
the world over as the greatest freight
carrier of the day.
The first gasoline propelled road
wagon in the world was conceived by
George B. Selden in 1877, but he was
unable to go ahead with his plans
because of a skeptical public and lack
Of finances.
In 1905 Selden was still working on
his gasoline wagon. Although past so
years of age he had faith in his ideas
and managed to interest manufac-
turers after he had driven through the
streets of his home city in his model.
Today his company is one of the
largest in the world while Selden has
developed his ideas into truck, with
hill climbing ability and speed the
peer of most makes.
This truck is the one which M. o.
King has decided to distribute through
out Imperial Valley. 1t was he who
first said at takes time to develop a
truck like the Selden" and those ac-
quainted with the history of the truck
agree with him.
The truck embodies all of the prin-
ciples which Selden devised in life
time. 1t was Selden's main idea to
build truck with future and every
detail of the mechanism, especially the
engine, was planned by him.
That he worked we'll is shown by
recent performances of the Selden. It
has negotiated hill after hill which
other makes found too steep. 1t has
plodded through mud and gravel as
sisting other trucks in numerous cases.
1t has faculty of doing those
things which are least expected. Time
after time busy manufacturers have
loaded it far above the capacity
called for. tr
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-02-27
I'D ORDERT' CRY COMMUNISTS
Manifesto Of Communist International Seized in u D. De-
partment of Justice Raids, Tells Reds Own
Story of Their Plans for World Wide Plumber

Extracts Of the
international March
comerades RskoVsky NJ Lenne M znoV
levi rotzk Patten"
Hohcnzolens and
revealed tho light Of unfolding
events diplomatic unreasonable rloncss
mlfheaednes hypocrcy Of the decaden
onian social Third Inter
the direct the efforts and
Luxembourg As the First International foresaw the
the gath
organized millions of the proeara the Third Inter
national e ct" of open massaor q" the revolutionary reaIa
Socialist sufficiently stgnazed
overtime" h order and to erect IN ITS place i' structure 81 the
all
communist banner the emblem under which the first great
Petarans all In uporastc
the privileged classes against the bourgeois state
against all forms and varieties of social and national
r-UNIEl
Under the standard Councils
Third International in the revolutionary struggle for and the Die
tatorshp of all UNIrEl
battle which will concentrate It's entire energies namely mass action with
conflict with
combat All other methods such revolutionary of bourgeois pala
will be of secondary significance
Indispensable
direct ryio Of Capitalism of the
II
growth OF in lands
coalition
of erne)
all these demand the of
socaned
will personif the mutual help the
for without
incalcuIable
kneh Rosa luxenburg-tley have
The
ntire world proletariat to this final
DOWN WITH THE IMPERIAL. CONSPIRACY CAPITALI
TARTAN CoUNCuSi ~ - " ~
Moscow March &c
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-02-27
TO CONQUER AND DESTROY STATE"
S. COMMUNISTS CALL FOR LABOR REVOL7
Revolutionary Pamphlet, Found in U. S. Department of
Justice Investigations, Gives Message of Com
munists in Chicago to Russian Headquarters


the Communist international" OF
propose bourgese parliamentary
prevails
In those countries which
opportunity the working class political
for its organization against Capitalism
The n "s nr0 mns based on the craft divisions small Industry
Of property The unions were not of the militant
Imperialism accepting state Capitalism "''7'"S :"
collapse Of the old order u"" i Impulse %@DgHt OF @ % G%n
a and te % % ps sm. M sn 'So
1t, ' y AGAINST 4 "rS'" state and the conservative organizations
and then power the
form; Itself in operation
the workers against capitals" Its aim
2" s ' a,a P" the overtime" of capitals" and the deueo" of
The revolution in the measure
that develops
giles of the These inspired
tn. Worker" ~ c"m""s rary namrotal
proving their conditions under CAPITALISM The
his struggle The
develop an understanding Of
Party shah participate in mass strikes not only
achieve the mmca po~ of the strike
~. m Mass , factors in the process out of which develops
.,.n In mass strikes Under yoaons of capitalism
character and dictatorship
In these general strikes
"1y % h ] ana hT taking over Of social functions
fr Y , the ar ana the nag's OF cartaIsm The
and aggressive parns the workers
contact ," s s a." -' s Of os as rry 9 " sae
direct
he fol the
pose " nw "etat" particular shop industry by the
otle wit
the he
worker, aud mobilize them for
The communist Parry
Of
un ion trial
m
OF he
is in fnal
the the
Industrial admnsro'.o. O. comm.uuta
l.
a q
90 Councils Of workers shall be 1o
n he old
ents these councils be
lnied in Central Council wherever
c II Shall a. o the
construction w
W l. L, Independent Of he A p Of
l. and the
The Communist Party shall
seeking relize
limitations under capitalism
the union
'+'Hn'tte2J should be raale' the o
,ug the
Institute me bulk of the working @ directly
'Id
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-02-27
RED PAMPHLETS
YANKS SPURNED
Poison Propaganda to Russian
A. &. F. Revealed by U. S.
Secret Service.

Extracts from pamphlets, published
by the English speaking Communists In
Russia, and distributed among the
American troops in the North-now
In the possession Of the U. S Depart
ment Of Justice.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-02-27

Comrades. Drop this dirty work
Iurn your guns on your real enemies,
The sweaters and capitalists
Come with us in the far nobler
struggle to establish the triumph of
labor the world over
(Signed) n LENIN."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-02-27

You probably would Ter MS alone
and GO home. if your officers would let
you. But they do not intend to let
Won do so. You are under their orders.
and they are under the orders Of high
er ups" and those are under the orders
Of "stiIl higher ups" etc Ar the top
Of the whole pile are the wealthy
capitalists who want 10 get their
greedy hands upon the tlines and
factories railways. etc. of Russia.
Thai is the reason you are here TO rob
work'u.iaon and make milllonaires
richer
Nv" know that you are hound. hand
and foot 10y discipline and have been
In blind ignorance OF what YOU were
doing here or why YOU came The only
way Fat YOU can do the decent thing
is lN breaking the discipline that
drive Won 10 this crime against your
OWL Mud The working class.
ara" '"r is over There Is no hon
est ro~ 90 for YOU 10 submit 10 mill
tsrA or'"rS You are not fighting
German miIItarism.' You are sub.
hitting =" il when you obey the com.
mands Of your own officer.
"Ynu c"" break away We know
'hai r'r r for we did You are
noVorfuI ,a. and numerous enough
70 arrr~e n.r @rers or 10 do with
them Whal yoa lease. or you can
come over ia is
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-02-27

East and Central Europe Is
a1ame with the revolt. The exploiting
class has in some countries fallen, and
in others are on the point of falling
The dawn of the day of Labor's eman
cipation has comet"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-02-27

you have arms You know how to
use them. VIII you, like slaves, use
them in defense Of your master, or
will you use them to help your class
he free? II the former, then you
know that you will meet with deter
mined resistance Of the united revolu-
tionary people of East and Central
Europe. and History will be your
Judge II the latter. then here's
hearty welcome into the ranks of In
ternatiOnal labor"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-02-27

I'VE want you to understand that
every country in the world--includin
your own-can become a socialistic
state. workmen's country. if only Il
follows the Russian example Every
nation In the Notwithstanding the
yankee race'-can become really
free nation, II It only does away with
the trusts, the money lords and the
hloodthirsty eXploiters. 1t Is up to
you American soldiers to do 1t! II Is
up 10 you to bring tho great lesson of
the Russian Revolution home to your
tolling and suffering brothers. It's
up to Won to start il therein your
own America, you Just start it--and
your brothers will follow youl You lust
dare! You have nothing to lose but
your chains You have world to
gain
"iou lust dare 10 take home with
you the Red Banner of the Revolution
and inscrihe upon il:
"Down with capitalism
Long live Industrial Frecdomi
Long live Socialism! !"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-02-27

Observation-Disclosures
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