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The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27
NEWS OF THE STATE

Fifteen groups Of carol singers covered
Mayyille, Mo-, singing Christmas. songs
on the eve of Christmas. The city was
divided into fifteen districts and captains
were appointed TO cover each district.
The corollers stopped at homes where
candles were shown and visited all the
shut-ins. Following the singing a sup.
per was served at one Of the churches and
the dawn OF Christmas ushered in.
Mrs. Ema Taylor, St. Louis music
teacher, recently found "a four inch fish
lodged in one Of the hot water faucets al
her home. City waller and light depart.
ment officials are still puzzled as to how
the fish got through the water filter into
the city mains.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

BROADWAY NJ. f. CHURCH,
By Decorating Committee.-Adv
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27
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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13
TELLS OF HISTORIC OCCASION
Christopher MarshalPs Account Of
Reading Of the Declaration of
Independence in Philadelphia.

There are three or four contem.
porary accounts of the first public
reading of the Declaration OF hide
pendence, none of them very full of
particulars and all of them lacking
In agreement on some points. One
Of the best accounts is that of Chris
topher Marshall. who was a member
of the committee ON safety and who
was in an official position In Phila-
delphia. This brief record of that
historic occasion will be found in his
Remembrance" He writes: Warm
sunshiny morning. AT eleven went
and met the committee of inspection
at the Philosophical hall; went there
in q body to the lodge; joined the
committee of safety Gas called) went
In a body to the state house yard,
where in the presence of a great con
course of people the Declaration Of
Independence was read by John
Nixon. The company declared their
appreciation by three repeated huzzas
The kings arms were taken down in
the courtroom, state house at the
same time. This day the
eight Iaemhers for this county to serve
in convention We're elected very qu ct
ly at The state houSe Fine starlight,
ringire bells with other great Demon
stratlons Of JOY Ipon the rnsn nifty
and agreement OF the Declaration
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13
How Cleared the Mill of Rats" b.
j. Tucker, r. |.

"As night Waterman believe have
seen more rats than any man. Dogs
wouldn't dare 90 near them. Got a
$1.25 package Of RAT-SNAP, inside
Of six weeks cleared them all out.
Killed them by the score every night.
Guess the rest were scared away. I'll
never be without RAT-SNAP." Three
sizes, Csc, Csc, s1.25. Sold and guar
anteed By D. E. Davis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13
WESTBY TIMES

Miss Lilah Morterud returned to
! her parental home at Bloomingdale
/ last Saturday from Dubuque, Iowa,
where she attended the graduation
exercises Of the nurse class of which
she was member but finished the
course ahead of the class.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Malone came
Friday afternoon for a visit at the NJ.
H. Bekkedal and E. D. Unseth homes,
! leaving again on Sunday evening for
La Crosse where they visited before
returning TO their home at Dunbury,
Wis, where they will make their
residence.
| Mrs. T. E. Ryan and son Melvin
and daughter Clara, Of Minneapolis,
Mimi, are visiting here and in Coon
Valley with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Ryan's maiden name was Han
nah Swain and as child lived where
the Wang church now stands. She
had not been here for thirty-five years.
Rev. and Mrs. G. E. Sybilrud and
! two children, Of Washington, D. G.,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13
at Locked Like a Battlefield in Eu
rope" Said Mr. c. Dunster.

WAS staying at hotel in a small
Pennsylvania town. Early one morn
ing | went to the stable to hire a rig
and was shown a pile of dead rats
killed with RAT-SNAP the night be-
fore. Looked like a battlefield in Eu-
rope" Three sizes, 35c, 65e, SIPS.
Sold and guaranteed by o. E. Davis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13

Prince Albert Is
sold in foppy red
bags, tidy red fins,
handsome pound
and half pound tin
hunidoTs and IN the
pound crystal glass
b u m id or with
sponge BIofstensy
top.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-07-21
Burley Tobacco
Marketing News

Organization of the proposed CO.
operative marketing association of
hurley tobacco growers proceeded
rapidly last week, and at present %
counties have organizations working
or ready to work in the interest of
the campaign to obtain signatures to
the contract.
Shelby county has obtained the
largest number of pounds, having
signed up one-fourth of the total
average production of the county
under the leadership of Mr.. b. A.
Thomas. Carroll County has the
largest percentage of production,
about 60 per cent. Bath county has
signed up % per cent of its produc-
ton in the two first meetings. Mad
ison, Bourbon, Bath and Shelby
counties have active organizations,
which are making daily reports of
progress to the headquarters. Active
signup work is in progress only in
about eight counties, but it will be
started in all this week.
The counties in which organiza-
tions have been formed are Carroll,
Trimble, Gallatin, Owen, Franklin,
Shelby, Anderson, Nelson, Washing
ton, Marion, Lincoln, Garrard, Madi-
son, Clark, Bath, Mason, Harrison,
Bourbon, Scott, Jessamine, Fayette
and Switzerland and Ohio counties in
Indiana.
Meetings have been scheduled for
several counties outside the central
bluegrass district and the organiza-
ton will be extended to these Sec
tons as quickly as possible. Jessa-
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-07-21
Rosslyn .
' Vina Benningfield, Correspondent y
Rosslyn

James Foster, of Knowlton, was
business visitor here Friday.
Mrs. ]. M. Conlee and Mrs. Bert
Martin visited Mrs. Mary Benning-
field Friday.
Miss Bernice Grove and Johnnie
Morton, of Bowen, were visiting Miss
Thelma and Auldon Martin Wednes-
day.
We all were grieved to hear Of the
death of Mrs. Mary B. Petit, of
Clay City. She was laid to rest
July 10th, in Stanton cemetery.
Mrs. Nancy Foster and son,
Nancy and daughter, Miss Oda, were
in Jackson Tuesday.
Mr.. Orlander Rogers, of Clay
City, was here last week visiting his
grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Powell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w. Even
have moved back here to live after
moving to Falcon, KY, to work in the
oil fields. We welcome them home
again. la
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Willoughby, of
Filson, were here this week visiting
relatives.
Mr.. Jim Hoskins and daughter,
Miss Linnie Hoskins, were week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Bowen.
Mrs. Jesse Norton and daughter,
Miss Venice Norton and Mrs. Dave
Martin, Mrs. Lula Derickson and
children, Mrs. G. M. Derickson and
son Holt Derickson, were guests Of
Mrs. Nan Benningfield, Thursday.
Mr.. B. F. Hatton, deputy sheriff
of Powell county, was in Stanton
Saturday attending the funeral Of
Mrs. M. B. Petit.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Kafor-and sons,
Ellwood and Hillard, were visiting
Mrs. Margaret Faulkner near Bowen
over Sunday.
Virgil and Virdin Rogers have re-
turned home here after. a visit in
Huntington, w. Va, Cincinnati, o.,
Middletown, o., and Beattyville, Ky.
They report nice visit and their
friends were glad to see them come
home again.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-07-21


Estell, Walthill, Neb.
Miss Francis Klinger, Pittsburgh.
is the guest Of Mrs. Etna Anderson
Robert Anderson, Pittsburgh, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Aetna And
erson.
w. S. Thomas was in Mt. Sterling
Wednesday.
DR.. II. ]. Daley has returned from
a visit with his parents at Oklahoma
City, Okla.
Mrs. Edgar Denton and Miss Ruth
Denton were in Mt. Sterling Wednes-
day.
Miss Albert Piers, Louisville, is
the guest of Mrs. Robert Crooks.
Miss Ruth Richards is visiting
Mrs. Harry James, Paris, and Mrs
III. B. Anderson, Shawhan.
Mrs. s. Clay Donohue and Miss
Ruth Donohue, Mt. Sterling, were
guests of Mrs. H. S. Ficklin Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoop, Gin
cinnati, are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. J. j. Nesbitt spent Monday
in Lexington.
Miss Maude McGinnity, of Indian
apolis, is visiting her cousin, Miss
Virgaline Byron.
Miss Martha Thomas Dorsey, of
Louisville, is the guest of Miss Lu-
ellie Vice. 49, 1850 ~ is ss~ ~ d
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-07-21
Owinqsviile News

Miss Ruth Denton entertained the
following with dance Wednesday
night at her home on Slate avenue !:
Misses Maude McGinnity, Indianap-
oils; Reva Estill, Walthill, Nebraska !;
Mary Alice Thomas, Kathleen Pal
mer, Gladys Young, Nettie Belle Ar
mold, Susan Richards, Mary Cart
nell, Messrs. John T. Kimbrough,
Brooks Byron, Arthur MARYLAND,
Virgil Thompson, Andrew Denton,
Adair Richards, Thornton Richards,
Phillips Anderson, Everett Young
and William Estell.
Miss Virgaline Byron entertained
Thursday afternoon with a five hun
dren party. Those invited were
Misses Maude McGinnity, of Indian
apolis; Elan Estell, Walthill, Neb. !;
Lucille Vice and guest, Martha
Thomas Dorsey, Louisville; Louise
Lacy, Louise McAllister, Angie
Young Jackson, Alma Thompson.
Ruth Denton, Leona Palmer, Edna
Byron. Micha Martin, Grace Crooks
and Mrs. Q. w. Kincaid.
Miss Virgaline Byron entertained
Wednesday afternoon with five hun
dred in honor of her cousin, Miss
Maude McGinnity, of Indianapolis.
She was assisted in entertaining by
Miss Lucille Vice. Those present
were Misses Gene Brother, Carolyn
Brother, Gladys Young. Susan Rich
ards, Constance Bolts, Thelma John
son. Lucille Catlett, Isabelle Corbett.
Paducah; Marjorit Bolts, Ashland;
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-07-21

mine and Bourbon counties next week
will launch an intensive drive to
make a house to house canvass Of
ever ygrower. The schedule of meet
ings for this week is as follows
Monday, Georgetown and Switzer
Tuesday, Millersburg; Thursday,
Carlisle; Friday, Flemingsburg; Sat-
urday, Nicholasville and New Castle.
R. M. Barker, of Carrollton, will
extend organizations to remaining
Indiana counties which produce bur-
ley tobacco this week. He reports
that all counties there are receptive
Of the cooperative movement.
The organization committee has
now been increased to forty-seven.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-07-21
Stanton
May Douglas, Correspondent

Il
Mrs. Mary Belle Petit died at the
Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexing-
ton Thursday morning, was brought
| to her home at Clay City Thursday
night and the funeral service held
at Stanton Saturday morning. She
leaves a son and daughter, three sis
tiers and one brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Derickson,
Of Washington, d. c., are here visit
ing friends and relatives.
Mrs. Carrie Upton is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Rouse at
Paintsville.
Misses Mable Martin, Mildred d.
Costello and Mrs. Irwin spent Satur-
day with Mrs. Robert Even and at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Mary
Belle Petit.
Mr.. Everett Peters and, Carl Nc
Night are home from Smithville,
Tennessee.
Mr.. James Atkinson, of Licking
ton, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John d. At
kinson.
Mrs. William Hendrick left last
week for Logansport, Ind.
Misses Anna Derickson, Dorothy
Hall, May Dooglas, Nancy Hall, Ger
trude Derickson, Margie Hall, Thorn
ton Derickson and Herbert Derrick
son spent Sonday with Mr. and Mrs.
George Deriikson at Rosslyn.
Miss Irene Cunningham spent
Friday and Saturday night with Miss
Nina Upton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Derickson
spent Sunday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. Durett Even.
Mrs. John Mardis, of Covington,
is visiting her brother, Doc.
Miss Myrtle Wright, of Clay City,
was in Stanton Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durett Even spent
several days at Rosslyn last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Derickson
spent Saturday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. M. Welch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Even, Mr..
and Mrs. Rupert Derickson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Derickson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Forester
Martin spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Derickson at Rosslyn
Miss Sylvia Skidmore of Rosslyn,
was in Stanton Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. billiard Douglas, of
Mt. Sterling, were in Stanton Sun
dav.
Mr.. Elmer Derickson, of Rosslyn,
spent several days with his sister,
Mrs. Robert Even last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Cowgirl. of
Lexington, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hardwick.
Mrs. Stanley Maxwell and chill
dren. of Clay City, visited Mrs. VIM.
Ravbold Saturday.
Miss Mable Boone visited Miss
Pearl Adams Saturday. .A
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-07-21

Pearl Buttons, extra long Good
Night Shirts, Faultless make, $1.50
quality. This week for Csc. at The
Walsh Company. ..-
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-07-21

When kissing he often misplaced
them
On shoulders or neck he would waste
them
Until Betty sighed,
And angrily cried,
"Please put 'em, dear, where I can
taste them" .o4l
There is no doubt that keeping up
the fire in this world il the best
way to AVOID it in the next.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-07-21

Sue Bascom, Millersburg, and Reva
Estell, Walthill, Neb.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-07-21

Prince Albert 10
sold In toppy red
bags, tidy red tins,
handsome pound
and half pound tin
humidors and IN the
pound crystal glass
h q m I'd or With
sponge moistensr
top.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-07-21
Buy a pipe
and some PA.
Get the Joy that's due you!

Get the Joy that's due you!
We print it right here that if you don't know the
'feel" and the friendship of a joyus jimmy pipe
GO GET ONE! And-get some Prince Albert and
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
The Voice of the Communit

The following resolutions, adopted by the K wanis club, express the feeling of similar orgar izations and also that of an overwhelming nun Der of citizens generally:
 Whereas, the United Mine Workers of America through Van A. Bner its international representative and other authorized and the coal of Alabama through their authorized committee, entered into written agreement submitted their differences Gov Thomas E. Kilby, and agreed to abide by and accept his decision.
 Whereas, the decision of the governor has been rendered and the strike and the questions therein braced have been atbitrated and determined.
 Whereas, after rendition of this decision, Van A. Btner and other outofstate organizers have made n- cendiary and infIammatory speeches the mners ad vising the violation of the decision of settlement, and there has followed the making of speeches the demns the and attitude leader. who thus msrepresenng the of labor and do ing this injury, well bringing shame and contempt upon state. Be it further
 from Alabama of Van A. Bittner and other organizers who have followed his example ad- vng the violation of the agreement of by the union in melting their followers of fence and law violation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
A Poor Loser
(oiadsden Times-Newsl.

It is time Van Bittner left Alabama. This comes from us after serious consid- eration of his presence here and study of all available facts in the strike situa- ton. The coal strike has many angles of appeal. We have accepted many from the miners viewpoint and have believed time and again that injustice has been done the strikers
 Today we are facing 8 situation that demands clear thinking and clear action. Van Bittner accepted Governor Kilby and his decision. He did not have to dc it. Having accepted it, the strike is over. The miners. lost and now he must take his medicine like a man. Van Bittner would ask that the acceptance of the de- cision be qualified He asks that the miners fight the decision in manner to bring everlasting disgrace to the labor organizations of this state. He asks that the men who agreed to stand by the gov ernor's decision now try to nullify that decision. He has broken his word.
 Van Bittner must go. The peace and prosperity of this state demands that he be asked politely to leave the state and if he refuses. he should be forcibly de- tered from any more inflammatory speeches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
"A Menace to Law and Order"
Montgomery JournaD.


 Van Bitnner has made himself by his incendiary speech to the union miners, a menace. not only to the op orators and law and order in the state, but to the union miners out Of work. He has placed himself beyond the pale. His usefulness is gone. He has dis qualified himself for service to those he would serve. He has proven union Jabors worst enemy. It matters not that he seeks to modify or recall what he has said, his enemies will use it to sustain their position that he is dan ger and a menace to law and order and was directly responsible for the killing of one miner and the wounding of an- other. MT. Van Bittner himself gives out the information that international representatives, organizers and other officials of the United Mine Workers will be in the Birmingham district Monday to take charge of affairs and determine what course to pursue. This somewhat relieves the present tense situation unfortunately created by MT. Van Bittner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
Seditious Advice

One of the glories of our free insti- tutions is the privilege of saying what one pleases--of blowing off steam" whenever the occasion arises, the lirni- tation on freedom of speech being peace and good order of the community. We are not allowed to indulge in inflamma- tory Vtterances that counsel violence, or provoke breaches of the peace. It is this barrier which Van Bittner, the in- cendiary leader of the United Mine Workers of America, wantonly trampled down in his speech at West Bloct.,1 Tuesday. He told his hearers to go and get their jobs any way they could. and to band together to drive the 'scabs'
 out of Alabama. He declared he had no patience with any red-biooded miner who would sit supinely down and allow an- other to fill his job while his wife and children were threatened with starvation.
 In the light of such an ulterance the only thing that saves Van Bittner is the forbearance of the authorities. the quail ity of taking punishment without strik- ing back. that prudence which is some times called the better part of valor. There can be no difference of opinion on Van Bittner's amenability to the law. He is a fragrant counsellor of violence, a defer of authority and his seditious advice to the miners to use any means
 in their power to get rid of those who filled their places ought to end his dia- holical career in this state. if it does not land him behind the bars. What adds to his moral turpitude and brands his conduct with the stigma of perfidy and dishonor is his wanton repudiation of the settlement of the strike by the governor of the state, after having given his un- conditional assent to the proposal that the troublesome situation of leadership in this state. his foothold as a director of industrial disputes in Alabama can be understood only as an act of tolerance and lenity on the part of those who sit ir seats of authority.-S Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
More Alarming Than the News.
 paper Account
Birmingham News

NA'AA Aiti5hdh 1NGWS.J
 The News printed the sworn steno- graphic report of some of MT. Bittner's utterances- A careful perusal of those stenographic excerpts is even more alarming than the original newspaper ac- count MT. Bittner's speech was ex- ceedingly inflammatory and incendiary. He may reiterate with the strongest emphasis tha he did not mean for his followers to indulge in violence; he may talk of the injustice of quoting isolated paragraphs: he may send out orders to the local unions not to permit lawless- ness; but as long as he makes speeches containing any such words as that at Blocton, such orders are largely nulll- fled.
 No group of men, listening to their own leader. smarting under what they firmly believed to be unjust treatment, could listen to such utterances without being melted to use force. It is not enough that MT. Bittner shall send out official orders opposing violence. That is good and undoubtedly should be done, but there must De more than that-incen- diary speeches that leave the way open for fair-minded men to interpret them as an appeal to violence must cease, whether made by Mir. Bittner or anyone else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
"He Should Go"

Van Bittner, international organizer for the United Mine Workers of Amer ica, is certainly not adding any prestige to the cause of organized labor by his statements with regard to the award made by. Governor Kilby in the recently ended mine strike in this state.
 Both sides-the operators and the min ers-agreed to abide by the award of the governor The award was entirely fay- orable to the operators.
 Bittner is now indulging in the most oaustic criticism Nof the governor, and is endeavoring to sidestep his part of the agreement made. to abide by the deci- sion.
 Alabama would probably be able to manage her affairs very well without the kind. Conditions are sufficiently serious from an industrial standpoint without the presence of professional trouble mak- CTS in our midst.-F1orence Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
Should Be Jailed

The Daily Times joins the people of Alabama in their very determined pro test against the incendiary utterances of Van A. Bittner, representing union coal miners and insists that this man Bittner be jailed or driven out of the state for the peace and dignity of the state. Others like him should be treated in like man. ner. Good union men do not approve of the methods employed by Van Bittner and every good citizen objects to his lib- erated presence in Alabama because ut terances like those attributed to him are dangerous to organized society, and the quicker the people realize this fact and purify and relieve our commonwealth of such characters the better it will be for all of us.-Huntsville Daily Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
The Law Must Be Enforced
Montgomery Advertieer).

J.
 The Alabama law is faufty in not be- ing able to reach those who arouse oth- CTS to hot-headed violence, but one stat ute provides penalty for those who ''incite to violence" The enforcement of that statute depends upon local officials in criminal prosecution. Recent events in the mining districts. where inflamma- tory speeches have been invariably fol- lowed by acts of criminal violence, show first. that the local officials should ap- ply the law we now have with vigor and energy; and second, that the legislature should find some way of preventing ire. sponsible agitators from inflamng their ignorant followers by attacks on the con- stituted authorities of Alabama. Even the striking miners should realize that their own cause has been done harm by these declarations. and that such assaults upon Alabama and Alabama's officials are storing up for the future a sentiment against an organization which imports leaders willing to lend themselves to such methods.