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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05

The story of an optimist. of a man
who lives in perpetual darkness be-
cause of blindness. yet who sees only
the brighter side of this life, came to
light today in the announcement that
Louis G. Taylor, an inmate of the
United States Soldiers' Home, is about
to obtain the right to take up the prac-
tice of law in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Taylor believes the world is a
good place to live in, and that all
events are ordered for the best. And
he is one of the few who practice
what they preach" His story is one of
a man whose life has been long, hard
fight and the moral of the story is the
victory which now awaits him.
Native OF England.
Louis Taylor was born in England
some thirty ight years ago. and he
fought with the British armies in
South Africa against the Beers. Not
long after the close of that campaign
he came to America and enlisted in
the 9Th United States Infantry. later
being detailed to duty in the Philip
pine Islands. While serving his new
country in the islands he was strick-
en- with a tropical fever, which cost
him his eyesight.
Weak, disabled and faced with
what would appear to most persons
as a blank future. Taylor arrived in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05
WAR HERO IS BARRED.
Albanian, Twice Wounded in q. S.
Army, Didn't Understand English.

could not read forty words in any
language. Demetrius Robos, twice
wounded while fighting in France as a
corporal in the United States Army. was
denied readmission to America
Failing in the literacy test at Ellis
Island. and asked if he understood the
English language" he replied:
Il understood orders in the Army"
Robos came to America in 1910 and
was drafted in Philadelphia in 1918.
He could have re-entered this country
without examination if he had returned
within six months after obtaining his
discharge overseas. But he went to his
old home in Albania and remained fif-
teen months. His case has been ap-
pealed to the Secretary of Labor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05
WE'D BY TOUGH AND Sign
Deaf Mute Takes Bride Who Is
Deaf and Blind.

BOSTON. January 5.-A marriage in
which the service had to be inter-
preted to both the bride and bride
groom occurred here when Edwin FRS
Croker, who is deaf and blind. AS the
minister read the ritual aloud each SEN
tence was repeated to the bride and
groom by touch and sign language
Mr.. Frisbee is senior member of the
board of trustees of the New England
Home for Deaf Mutes, and Miss
Crocker has lived there for the past
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05
ASKS $500, 900 DAMAGES.
Ranches Files Claim With State De-
partment Against Mexico.

ST. JOHNS. Mich. January 5.-Dr.
Charles T. Sturgis. formerly of this
city, has filed with the State Depart
ment claims for more than $500, 900
against the Mexican government,
charging the loss of a ranch of 1000
acres. and cruelties suffered by his
family while held captive by Mexican
bandits at La Blanca. state of
Chiapias.
The badits are alleged to have driven
off 1000 head of cattle and goats
and to have destroyed the coffee plan
tation and buildings.
Mrs. w. H. Keenwright. Dr. Sturgis'
mother-in-law, is alleged to have died
of starvation. while Mrs. Sturgis was
forced to do messenger duty be-
tween the bandit camp in the noun
tains and Mexico City. under threat of
death to DR.. Sturgis.
DR.. and Mrs. Sturgis were released
on November IL, last, without food
or money, and made their way across
the American line. the complaint says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05

Women have been granted fun suf-
frage rights in the little Moham-
medan republic of Azerbaidjan, one
of the newly created dominions lying
between the northern border of Persia
and the Caspian sea.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-16
ARREST IS MADE IN
EXPRESS RUM RAID

Henry C. Barnes and Clay Rice,
both of Bourbon county, charged
with possessing, transporting and
selling liquor, were held to the fed
eral grand jury in Lexington last
week.
They were arrested following the
finding Of forty cases of whiskey
in Barnes home. The whiskey ac-
cording to officials, is believed to
be part of the 100 cases stolen
some time ago in the holdup Of the
office of the Southeastern Express
Company. eHg 1~'
7 A long waited arrest in connec-
ton with the robbery of the express
office came when it was announced
from prohibition headquarters that
Tommy Barnes, brother of Henry
c.. Barnes, was arrested, charged
with the theft of the whiskey. Toms
bond was fixed at 5000 as also was
his brothers, which he gave. Barnes
is proprietor of poolroom on
North Broadway. Officers declined
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-16
Horses and Mules Best
When Correctly Fed

Feeding work horses and mules
with special care during seasons of
hard work, such as harvest time, is
a practice. which can be followed
profitably by farmers, according tc
specialists who have made a study
of feeding. A horses stomach has
capacity of only 19 quarts, as
compared with 267 quarts for a COW
of equal weight and for that reason
he needs to be fed more often and in
similar quantities than COW. If
properly fed horses and mules will
do more work. keep in better flesh
and have better wind than they
would if allowed to eat grain and
hay to full capacity. Feed required
by work horses and mules is diff
ferent from that required by young
growing animals or dairy COWS. Ma
ture horses need starchy or carbon
aceous feeds to furnish fuel or en-
ergy rather than large amounts of
protein. For this reason they may
be fed more corn and timothy hay
and less protein feeds such as al
falfa and wheat. Oats can be used
to funish most of the protein that
is needed Three fourths of a pound
of grain and one and one fourth
pounds of hay for each 100 pounds
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-16
IN RE: ENTHUSIASM!

Enthusiasm is tbs live wire of
commerce that compels and domi-
mates the magnet of success.
Study the prominent business man
the successful salesman, people of
character and energy. and You viii
find that, without exception, the
source of their power is enthusi
asm.
Cultivate enthusiasm and life be-
comes brighter and character much
stronger.
Begin today. be keen. Work be
comes fascinating when tackled with
enthusiasm. Even the most obdu-
rate buyer cannot long withstand the
enthusiastic salesman, and enthusi-
asm is inst as necessary in the Of
flee or workshop as con the road
For Printing, See The Advocate.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-16

ice and be sure that it is service,
and not merely an invitation to send
their copy to you. Watch the dates
your foreign advertising is to run
yonr nationally advertised goods
and get the merchant hooked-up
with them. Inquire of them the va
rious kinds of nationally advertised
goods they handle and then write
in to the respective companies for
electros. Watch metropolitan papers
and magazines for "good ads" on
the lines your customers handle, then
show them to the merchants. You'll
be surprised how much more space
you sell. When you go into store
with a good ad clipped from a mag
azine or metropolitan paper or the
proof of good electro it's about as
safe as reaching in your hip pocket
and sticking the merchant up"-
you're protecting yourself against
more-than- likely refusal. I'll wager
there are half dozen merchants in
your town whom you never sell, just
simply because you don't prepare
thought out ahead Of time copy for
them. Get the drop on 'em. Don't
let them turn you down because YOU
weren't prepare dand then not have
the 'heart" to go back.
There are O hundred different lit
tie service ideas which you could
use to advantage. They're for you
to- think out to fit your own indi-
vidual problem. Put principal among
them as copy writing. Some fellows
believe that if they get off catchy
headlines they're top-notch ad-writ-
ers. In most instances they're writ
ing lullabys. That sing me to sleep
copy doesn't create sales or sell Your
customer the next advertisement
Advertising is the vehicle of sales
manship and must be treated as
such. Big, unheard- of words are
not understood by the average read
ing public, so we all should write
as well as possible, but not sacrifice
the end to the means. Let a little
imagination creep into your copy
touch a PERSONS imagination and
YOU go long way toward touching
his purse strings. Imagination isn't
q long story. One word may be inn
aginative. The difference between
the word ''house" and "home" isn't
hard to perceive. Mental pictures,
as well as illustrations and show
windows, have a lasting quality that
is hard to improve upon. "Words,"
says French cvnic, care used to
conceal thoughts" And how often is
this so in the case of many adj
writer's?
There is wonderful story to be
told in advertising 1t is the bust
ness of the ad-man to interpret bus
mess and not exploit it. There is n
worldwide appeal to the advertising
man to assist in solving the problem
of reconstruction, and the sooner
he finds cut thatmerepreachingthe
doctrine of "keeping a line of mer-
chanlise in the public mind pays div
idends, while keeping it under the
counter costs money" is not all there
is to advertising, the sooner he will
find out the keynote in advertising
giving publicity to a business insti-
tuition to create and maintain public
endorsement is properly the func-
tion of advertising"
Thus, in giving real service to our
customers we will be helping to bear
the standards of the profession and
will not merely be "whistling through
the graveyard"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-16
Don't just Put Your
Ad In"-Make it Sell!
By Albert d. Williams


For some time I've been reading
Team Work. I've read article after
article telling the merchant how to
advertise. But do we advertising
men ourselves really know how to
advertise?
Ask yourself this question, turn
it over in your mind, think hard
about it and then see if for the most
part we are not merely whistling
through the graveyardp
Every man who knows the first
principles Of advertising knows that
an advertisement which does not
create sales, either Immediately or
eventually, is purposeless. Yet how
many small town advertising mem
publishers themselves, in most In
stances-really write copy that
reaches out and puts its hands into
the purse pocket Of the reader? How
many country town copy writer's and
"space hustlers" know how to make
an advertisement profitable for the
man who pays for it? Many ad-
hustlers are too self centered on
their space selling ability to write
copy that pays dividends. They
, cinch the contract with the mer-
chant, but in too many cases Mr..
Merchant has cold feet about sign
ing up the next contract. for his
cash drawer did not note the prom
ised increased sales of the last one.
Giving benefit of the doubt. too
many small town publishers do not
feel that they can afford to pay a
man to spend practically his entire
time on advertising, and for that
reason enough thought is not given
to solving the merchandising prob
lens of the home town merchant. I
have worked under both conditions
giving only enough time to adver-
tising to sell the space and letting
the copy come the best wav it could
and spending practically all of my
time in helping small town mer-
chants solve their problems by ad
yertising. And I find the latter case
paws both the merchant and the pub
Usher.
fua
Every man owes a part of his
time to the upbuilding of his chosen
profession" are the words of Geart-
heart. No utterance could have
pierced the heart of any profession
deeper than it does the advertising
profession, especially just at time
when the reconstruction period calls
for real and mighty reconstruction
constructive merchandising and
constructive advertising. The mes
sage to us advertising men is this:
So plan and write advertising that
It will pay big dividends to the man
who buys the space and will Gre
ate and maintain public endorse
ment.
But this cannot be done accident
ally or without a moments thought !
Only thinking, hard thinking, will
produce such advertising. First of
all' tell the merchants Of your town
that you offer them advertising serv-
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-16

of weight is a good ration for an
imals doing moderate work. Ami
mails doing hard work can be given
as much as one and one-fourth
pounds Of grain.
For each 100 pounds Of weight,
mules can be maintained on about
three fourths of the grain ration
that draft horses can, according to
W. s. Anderson, of the College of
Agriculture. In place of the grain
ration withheld they should receive
larger percentage of the cheaper
roughages.
In order that work stock may be
properly fed it is necessary to bal
ance the ration fed them, accord
ing to the specialists Corn or bar
ley, being starchy foods, balance the
protein in alfalfa hay and are fed
with it while oats contain enough
protein to make up for the lack of it
in timothy A protein concentrate.
such as wheat bran, will balance the
ration if corn is fed with timothy.
Cutting down the ration and feeding
bran is the best substitute for pas
ture when the stock is idle, the spe-
citlists say Feeding a full ration
when the animals are not working is
almost sure to result in stocked legs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-16

A hen doesn't stop scratching be-
cause the worms are scarce. Neither
do good business men stop adverts-
ing when business is "dull."
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-16

Fireworks will be special night
ly feature at the Blue Grass Fair,
Lexington, September $40. A
change of program each night in
cludes such spectacles as the "Sink-
ing of the Lusitania;" the "Siege of
the Dardanelles;" and the Battle on
the Sea-" Other sensational pieces
will be fired. This alone is worth
the price of admission, so cents.
George F. Merryman is an under
taker in Phoenix, Ariz.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-16

to give out any facts which led to
the arrest Of Barnes.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-08
Mondell Advocates Revision Of Harmful Taxes
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre1

WASHINGTON. April 7-Repeas of the excess profits tax, higher income surtaXes, part of the luxury taxes and the levies on soft drinks and trans portation was advicated today by Representative Mondell, Wyoming. house Republican leader, who de clared in a statement that the public was demanding a lifting rather than a shifting of tax burdens"
 We should approach the question of tax revision" he stated, with a view of repeating or reducing the more harmful and objectionable of the taxes just as far as possible to do that and still obtain sufficient reve- nues, without adding or substituting any other taxes, but having in view in increased revenue likely to be se- cured through customs duties"
 Mir Mondell favored investigation to determine how far it would be safe to go with the repeal of objectionable levies without substituting others and predicted ordinary expenditures of the government would soon be re- duced to approximately $2,000, 100000 a year.
 He declared that the present scheme of federal taxation not only is confusing, inequitable, exasperat- ing, and. as to some of it's features confiscatory but the total levy places an altogether unnecessary burden on the American people,
Arizona republican., 1921-04-08
Agricultural And Labor Interests
 On Committee
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WASHINGTON, April T. Repre- sentatives John I. Nolan, California; Sidney Anderson, Minnesota, and Frank L. Greene, Vermont today were elected members of the Republi- can steering committee of the house by the committee on committees.
 MT. Greene replaces Representative Winslow, Massachusetts, who, by reason of his elevation to the chair manship of the interstate commerce committee, declined to serve longer. MT. Nolan, it is understood, was put on in order to give representation to labor and MT. Anderson as the rep resentative of the agricultural in- terests.
 There also was a demand to include western members under the plan of reorganization of the committee, which provided an increase from five to seven members. This committee directs the legislative program and it is understood there were more than a score of applicants for the places.
 Old members who will remain in addition to Representative Mondell, Wyoming, Republican leader, as chairman. are Dunn. New York; Oar row, Pennsylvania: LongAworth, Ohio, and Madden, Illinois.
 Representative Harold Knutson, Minnesota, was reelected whip. The new steering committee and standing committee assignments will be pre- sented to the Republican caucus Saturday.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-08
V|V|AN|ELO TS. STORY GERMANY.
 UNABLE TO PAY HER WAR DEBTS
lRepublioan A. p. Leased wIrel


 NEW YORK, April 7-France's de- termination that Germany shall pay her debts, was given impressive ex- pression by Rene Viviani, extraordin- ary envoy to the United States, here today.
 Addressing the chamber of com merce he defended his country's pol icy in demanding war reparations from Germany. Tonight at a dinner given by the American committee for devastated France, he related the gratitude of his countrymen for Americas aid in the war and in re- construction. In addition. he attend ed an official reception at city hall He spoke only in French.
 In his address, he flouted the idea that Germany is unable to pay what is demanded of her.
 Some have said that the claims of France are exaggerated" he said. ,'.It is lie.'
 He added that he had just received word from his government that Ger many purposes to pay her war debts from supplementary profits made from her foreign trade"
 For her to do this" he declared. she will need to absorb 40 per cent of the worlds trade. which would mean countries which control the world commerce would be reduced to misery
 In his address at city hall recep- ton, M Niyiani compared today s visit with that of 1917, when he and Marshal Joffre were swamped by a tremendous wave of wonderfully sympathetic humanity.
 Now the war is over, and we have won" he said. We come here as a pilgrim of France to tell the Ameri- can people of Frances love and gratitude"
 Looking at a life sized picture of La Fayette, M. viviani referred to. his work in aiding in the American rev. olution, and added. America has returned his services to us a hundred fold"
 But" he continued, our relations are not those of creditor and debtor but those of peoples saturated with the same ideals. The name of Amer ica will be blessed in the humblest home of the remotest hamlet oi France.
 After the exchange of greetings. M Viviani told the mayor he had brought as a token from the French i government a small Sevres vase which would be presented to the city Martin w. Littleton. speaking a l the dinner tonight, said that while we have paused in front of deIega- 1 tions concealed in the possibilities oi | a covenant we have not turned oui I backs upon the lofty and supbert l spirit which the covenant tries to ex- | press"
Arizona republican., 1921-04-08
OF
 JEWELL MURDER
 BATTLES POLICE
Republican A. p. Leased WireJ

BUFFALO, N Y, April 1.-Two hours of questioning tonight by New York newspaper men failed to shake the story of Roy Harris. who last night confessed to the local police that he and a companion murdered Joseph E. Elwell in New York last June.
 Except for some minor details, Harris described the arrangements of the rooms in Elwell's house. He told again the story of how he and Will Mrs. Fairchild,'' went to the homo of Elwell and waited for four hours until he came home. Then, he said. Duncan fired the shot which killed Elwell.
 Under questioning tonight, Harris said he had seen published in con- nection with the Elweu case picture of a woman who, he thought. was the Mrs. Fairchild mentioned. All efforts to get from him her name failed, however. He said he would not divulge it unless he was certain that the woman of the picture was the woman who, as he said, had hired him and Duncan to murder Elwell. District Attorney Moore said liar ris told a remarkably well connected story.
 Before questioning. the man was examined by an alienist, who pro- nounced him mentally normal. 1 When shown dispatches from Bridgeport. Conn.,, saying that "Wil-
 liam Dunkin' had been in a reform
 atory since 1919, Harris said: T don't
 know anything about that. I haven't | been in Bridgeport since I was a boy | The man who was with me was named William Duncan" l Detective Sergeant H. P. Oswald 1 of the New York police department 1 arrived tonight to begin an investi- gation.
 NEW YORK, April 7.-Officials in l vestigating the confession of Ro. i Harris to Buffalo police that he ant 1 a companion named William Duncan 1 murdered Joseph B. Elwell. wealth! l clubman and bridge whist expert last June, tonight admitted they wer' baffled. While they said Harris ha,
 shown intimate knowledge of man. l details of the crime, so many of hi statements conflicted with the fact that it was almost impossible to be ueve the story
Arizona republican., 1921-04-08
Mexican Revolt
 Leaders Facing
 Firing Squads
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MEXICO CITY, April 7.-Ffring squads at dawn within the last few weeks have carried out deadly work among revolutionary leaders. The latest victim of President ObregorY S ironhanded ruleywas Julio Perez, general of brigade in Chiapas, who recently took up arms against the government but was captured.
 Within the past fortnight at least half dozen rebel leaders have been but to death after hastily called court martials had found them guilty of conspiracy. It seems apparent Presi- dent Obregon.has decided to mete out stern punishment to persons found guilty of conspiracy
 Coupled with the activity against incipient rebellion is a vigorous cam paign ordered by the government against radical agitators. Newspa- pers assert that President Obregon's s policy was initiated simultaneously with his statement to the press vir- tually inviting recognition of his fore cast of a change in the government S attitude from one of passiveness to aggression.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-08
To
 Take Up Drafting of Aerial Measure
IRepubIicsn A. p. Leased wIre1

WASHINGTON, April 7.-Appoint- ment of a sub b-committee to take up vigorously and fully" federal regula- ton of air navigation, air routes and cooperation in aerial matters be- tween the government departments, was announced today by the national advisory committee for aeronautics. The subcommittee was appointed by direction of President Harding. who in a letter April 1 directed that it should report:
 What can and should be done without further legislation.
 What legislation and appropria- tions are necessary to carry out its recommendations"
 It is expected that the sub commit tee report will be in the hands of the national advisory committee by Saturday.
 Army and navy officers declared today that the presidents move in directing action along the line indi- cated would probably have a far reaching effect on the stabilization of commercial aviation.