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Government in 1915. and in return for
brihes forced their wretched starving
country into the war against the Allies.
The more picturesque, dashing Enver
Pasha was the ostensible leader of this
criminal group. but Talaat was a more de.
termined, persistent and profound student
Of murder
AT the time Of the outbreak of war in
1915 Talaat had seized the ancient historic
and picturesque office of Grand Vizier.
which has become familiar to us all
through THE Arabian Nights" and other
fascinating Oriental stories. The Grand
vizier has rank similar to that of an
imperial prince. and has the privilege of
obtaining audience with the Sultan at any
time, privilege which gave him complete
power over the weak monarch under whom
he secured the office. The Grand Vizier
enjoys the title OF "Your Highness."
Perhaps the strangest fact of all in con-
nection with Talaats career is that he
paved his way to this supreme office by
numbering the heir to the throne Crown
Prince Youssouf Eddine, a nephew of the
reignins, sultan. The young prince had
protested strongly against Talaats an
nounced policy of exterminating the Ar
menians. Talaat, seeing prospect Of SER
ious opposition, shot the prince Ike a, ddg.
With amazing cynicism and rr~'~"'v
Talaat planned the comrie'e cx.efnina-
t'~l sP' k..tr~i -f a. sai va ChI,s IL.
The Washington times., 1921-04-03

"You shall have the same you my dear ones
and more. cried the assassin. Knseng
mothers dead body follow you the ends of
the earth For long months have euded Coward
that from Turkey whore searched long
and patiently you Here and there through wander
ins followed but always late AZ last have found
To-day die shoot down wosld degr
Ths Amsnians finger sGsnsd the trigger Of The pisto
and shot wounded the CraId visss wfs. Again be fred
bullet crashed into the dipost sl and b fen dssd
the pavsmsnt"
The Washington times., 1921-04-03

q COul tCOuby AuOlhuot-
ing voice.
The famous and infamous
Prime Minister and Grand Vizier
of Turkey turned slightly as he
was walking with his wife on a
little frequented street in a
suburb of Berlin to see who had
greeted him.
To his startled surprise he
looked into the blazing eyes of
a young Armenian student, Solo
mon Teilirian.
Instantly the soft voice
changed to tones of vindictive
hatred
"Talaat Pasha, assassin Of. a
million of my countrymen, muir
derer of my father, butcher Of
x,y Voofbor opd hrothars and
The Washington times., 1921-04-03

mere were about $4,000 native Chris.
tians in northwestern Persia at the begin
ming of the year. OF these the 1900 that
took refuge in the American missionary
compounds were all that remained after
the Kurdish invasion. The rest had been
or had fed to Russian territory"
The Rev. Herbert Whitehouse, an Ameri-
can missionary, thus described q shocking
massacre instigated by Talaat Pasha at
Urumiah, in Persia, just across the Turk
ish boundary and abandoned by the Allies
to the mercy of the Kurds:
"The Kurds entered house after house
and drove out of them all women and chill
dren. While this was being done the men
of the families were being cut to pieces.
thrown from housetops and murdered with
terror-stricken crowd of perhaps two hun
dred women and children clustered on one
side, while all in front Of them the ground
was thick with the mutilated bodies of
their men.
"Then the Turks went brutally through
this swarm of the miserable. They
unbound the hair of the women to see
\ II 1t was beautiful enough. They ex-
amined their teeth and their eyes.
They subjected them to indignities
as though they had been horses
or dogs which they we're buying.
They set aside all the best look
ing young girls and the women
who passed their inspection,
and also girl children OF
seven or eight years even,
who bore promise
of future beauty.
These were tied up
like SO many sacks
and carried away.
OF course they went
to the shameful
harems.
What became OF
those who were left
behind is 80 terrible
that l cannot write
of It.
IN many instances
little cavalcade Of
:: ! J : ! J ! ! !: !.
Turks would gallop
into a village as pre-
r. ~ tended rescuers Of
women and children,
r. urging them to
~ mount quickly be-
hind them. or on the
led horses, before it
was too late. Inex-
perienced Christian
men. face to face
~. with the horrors Of
torture and death,
The Washington times., 1921-04-03

His Excellency Talaat Pasha
the Former Grand Vizier
of Turkey Who Organized
and Instigated the Whole
sale Massacres of the
Armenians.
<rT Jour Highness, Talaat
" Pasha, think?" said
- courteous, insinuat-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-08-05
PAJAMAS "N0BBY" ON STREET
Huss On'ceTs Garb Leads to D,,t,,.
button Of Garments to
Refugees.

Constantinople, Turkey.-Americap
hed Cross and army pajamas are b.
ing converted into jaunty street clothes
here by ingenious Russian refueee
soldiers and civilians.
Hugh s. Bird, treasurer of the Red
Cross, when here on visit Of inspec.
tion' saw a spick-and-span monocled
russian officer fOurishing a cane ana
tanning himself with a straw hat =,
the local Red Cross Offices. He no.
ticed that the man had taken sui,
OF pajamas, sewed shoulder stran
braid on them, strapped his officer,
ne'' about them and rolled up the boz,
toms To give trouser effect.
Mr.. Bird thought so well of the in.
sehuity OF the man. who had defeated
the not weather, that he gave order,
Tor several thousand more paian,as IA
De distributed, so no Russian need
wear his heavy, shabby winter clothes
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-08-05
$4,000 Thief
Given 3 Years

age to hold for day or two then 70,
mt Deing In the manner always shor,
III my remittances.
1 married about eight years ago
una at the time of my marriage nv
shortage was comparatively small, NV
family consists of my wife, aged thir.
ty-ohe years, and three children. Alex
V. Jr, aged seven; Jim Mangrum. aged
SIN, and Jay Shaw, aged two wears
nine months.
The moneys which | embezz,ad
IRON the bank were absorbed In INV
personal expense and extrayagances.
1 nave not dissipated money In gam.
oiihg or speculation. have of course
entertained the vague hope that could
make restitution of these peculat,ons
Dut have been crushed with the realiza.
uon that this was impossible.
Strain Has Been Terrible.
Inc strain of my situation has. Of
course, been terrible, and l have snf.
lered immense mental torture for
years.
nave been unable to obtain suff1.
cleEs sleep or rest except through the
use OF intoxicants, and have been com.
peiieu TO resort to the same means "a
a sllmulant to enable me to DISCHARGE
the regular duties of my office.
1T Is my Intention and desire that
IN the event there should be an In,
uictment returned against me on No,
count OF my wrongdoing to immedi.
ately enter plea of guilty to the same
ana throw myself without reservation
upon the mercy of the court.
1T is my desire to receive such non.
atty as may be inflicted on me ma
speedily as possible, 1t being nv deem
desire. after have met my punish.
ment, to rise again and be a man. II
VIII De my earnest effort to make good
IN the fullest measure possible the
loss which has been occasioned as the
result OF my wrongdOing."
After the shortage was discovered
smith says regarding his conversation
with bank officials:
Il gave them the exact figures N
wit, $66,OO1.37, together with all data
,ho documents pertaining thereto
hereby enabling the officials of tia
,ank to make speedy adjustment 81
heir records. l gave the exact amount |
u my shortage as stated above. "a
NAT the bank would not be put to thu
necessity OF long. laborious and en-.
'ensive audit Of my accounts.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-08-05
Memphis Teller for II Years
Missed Vacations to Shield
His Shortage.
COURT GETS HIS CONFESSION
Began With $500 HoIdout and Lived
in Hope of Making All Good-Nev-
er Missed Day or Was Late
Strain Was Terrible,

Memphis. Tenn.-Alex V. Smith, for.
merry note teller for the First Nation
al bank, stood convicted, but elated
with three-year term, given to him
atter he had confessed to $66,OO1. 81
peeulation and pleaded guilty.
During the Il years Smith was con-
nected with the bank he never took a
vacation, never was absent or late In
reporting for duty. He told reporters
IN order to cover up the shortage he
lad to be continually on the job.
John ID. Martin, Smiths counsel.
read copy OF Smiths confession to
Tie court in his plea for leniency. The
confession says:
i, Alex V. Smith of Raleigh, Tenn,
do hereby make confession.
i was born in Liverpool, England,
on June 8, 1888. ! left England and
came to the United States when l was
about twenty-five years old After a
short stay in New York city | came
TO Memphis, Tenn, and became a bank
clerk in the employ Of the Bank of
Commerce of Memphis, where worked
tQr about nine months. / then ell
tered the employ Of the First National
bank of Memphis, Tenn, and was con-
tlnuously employed there until Janu-
airy ID, 1921. l was note teller at
the First National bank for about II
consecutive years. During this time
| gave diligent attention to the du-
ties of the position.
Began With 500.
About II years ago, one day after
the vaults were closed, to accommo-
cate customer l took deposit of
about 500. That night l used this
money to pay a debt, hoping to re-
place 1t Immediately. 1t was never
replaced, and the shortage grew, until
January II, 1921. 1t amounted to sec.
50l.37.
MY method Of concealment was
throughout the entire period OF short.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-08-05
Hogs Shouts Do pIowino

woodstock. Ont.-Hogs take the
pace OF plows and harrows In the Gull
'iFation OF one Of the best producing
small apple orchards in Ontario. Most
orchardists pillow and replow and har-
row and ditch the land between the
rows OF trees. J. w. futile OF Cur.
r1e merely turns In drove of hogs
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-08-05
partridees AlIaht In strea..

Coatesville. PA covey of par,
ridges came into this city and alight
ca on the paved streets In the bnsi
ness section. Volunteer firemen caugln
rev and placed them in boz m,
Grating them later In the countr,
lney had become frightened WIN: /,
hill. =" y
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-08-05

0.uOoy orindie Boston bull in Of t.,.r.
es AFTER the American forces IN p
nsu uorated Stubby nc
oonroy or Washington. designaed
~ A. T. lie participated in engagements with the T,m.
uS'on' IeceVms shrapnel in
other aions. "'o" sotieV Stubby wears
The Washington times., 1921-02-06

will again ay over the trail they nave
biszed up the mountain, dropping from
their planes to each of the camp sues ,,
the bundles OF food and other supplies on
which the safety Of the climbers VIII ue'
pend.
This task will complete the part the
aeroplanes are expected to play IN tne
expedition-unless the climbers snouiI
meet with some serious mishap that woulu
necessitate an attempt to rescue sneni
from the air -,.
How much will this bold and ingenious
effort TO scale Mount Everest cost!
A few years ago, when Professor Hers
chel c. Parker the American scientist
was planning TO mako the attempt nc
thought he could do II for rs Uttle as
100000. -
Since then, however, tho prices OF every.
thing have greatly advanced, and WIN tno
The Washington times., 1921-02-06

base to summit, In order to find the easiest,
least dangerous way OF ascent
From the data gathered by the patient
observations Of tho aviators maps will be
constructed showing all parts OF the noun
tain In greatest detail--the estimated
height Of the most precipitous cliffs, the
angle at which they must be climbed, the
number Of crevasses and the distances TO
be bridged across their yawning mouths.
On these maps he route to the summit
that seems to present the fewest dangers
and difficulties WIN be carefully marked
out, together With numerous suitable sites
for making camp-little valleys, or small
level plateays, where supplies can he
stored to await the coming OF the climb
crs aud where they can seek refuge from
the terrific blizzards
day or two before the time set for
the hax~ rdUus ascent TO begin tho aviators
A
The Washington times., 1921-02-06

some other explorers think this plan on.
tlrely feasible, but most Of those who
have studied the subject are inclined to
the belief that a suitable landing place
Tor an aeroplane can never be found on
the Jagged summit of Mount Everest.
Even II such a landing place could be
found and a skilful aviator were able TO
bring his plane to rest there, Il is doub;-
ful II II would be possible for the plane
to take of from such spot for the fight
back, The aviator who dared such fight
would be the condueror OF the "Top Of
the World" but he would never return to
tell us Of his conquest.
No, the venturesome men who are going
TO attempt the ascent OF Mount Everest
VIII not ride In aeroplaucs, but will make
the climb on foot Just as other mountain
climbers do-roped together for better
safety. wearing steel spikes In their shoes
The Washington times., 1921-02-06

and armed with axes and other tools for
cutting a precarious foothold In the sheer
walls of ice they will have TO scale.
hut the aeroplapes will be OF immeasur.
tBle service by blazing trail for them
just as scouts show the way for an army.
The planes will also drop stores Of food,
tents, clothing, scientific instruments and
other necessary supplies at suitable points
along the route 10 be taken by the
climbers thus relieving them OF the neces-
sity OF burdening themselves with heavy
loads.
Months before the date set for the
climb to begin the feet Of aeroplanes will
start their reconnaissance OF the mountain
hay after day the avintors will encirclo
tho peak. lodging tho fury OF the bliz-
yards az tboy study the contour OF lts DIFF
ferent sides through thcir telescopes and
photograph every inch OF its surface from
tC, tp7t International F.atir. a.rr,e, Inc
The Washington times., 1921-02-06

terms of their violence,
and of their continual
menace to any form Jf
life which may chance
to get in their path.
Can human beings
survive billiards like
these, which must be
faced over and over
again during the long.
arduous asc ent Of
Mount Everest? That
Is the grim question
which the men Of the
Alpine Club and the
Royal Geographical So
ciety will soon have to
answe
Hope of climbing 10
the top OF Everest Hes
In the fact that now.
for the first time In
the history Of noun
tain climbing. aero
planes will be EN-
ployed to assist the
climbers. A feet OF
swift, powerful planes
of special design is be-
ing assembled in Eng.
land for use by the
coming expedition to
Tibet.
' The aeroplanes will
not be used, as per.
haps might be sup.
posed. to carry the ex-
plorors In ease and
comfort from the base
OF the mountain TO tho
summit all In the short
space OF a few min.
utes. Professor Her.
schel G. Parker and
The Washington times., 1921-02-06

onds, however, all this look of innocence
is gone and whole section of the noun
tain's surface is hidden by dense whiri
by wind Of a violence greater by far than
that Of any cyclone. tornado or hurricane
such as. we know. The fury of one OF
these storms is over almost as suddenly
as It began, but 1t subsidies only to break
other point.
Meteorologists who have studied these
atmospheric disturbances through their
teescoper speak in the most discouraging
The Washington times., 1921-02-06

drssi Britain nlsh,s Reserved
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-27
CROP ROTATION SYSTEM
is FARM BALANCE WHEEL.

In point out to Kentucky farmers
that the winter months are the ones
in which to plan the farm crop rota-
ton. specialists at the College of Ag-
riculture have emphasized the fact
that a rotation brings about better
distribution OF farm labor, saves plant
food, builds up impoverished soils,
reduces loss from plant diseases and
insects and produces a supply of
homegrown feeds.
"A good rotation should be so plan
ned that a legume, such as clover or
soybeans. will be grown from one tc
two years out of the four or five" R.
u Stephenson, soils specialist of the
college said. Since legumes are soil
builders, the poorer the soil. the
greater will be the demand for le-
gumes. With legumes grown in the
rotation for feed and all manure care
fully saved and returned to the soil,
farmers should have no need to pur
chase heterogeneous fertilizers for ord
mary farm crops.
THE production of crops for feed or
cash also should be considered in
the rotation. Where hogs
are extensively raised, ample provi
sion should be made for corn produc-
[ion. A dairy farm, on the other hand
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-27
WHY THEY ARE RICH

The business who rolls up bank accounts in bad times
well as in good the business who adverses all the Time
hut harded and stronger in bad times That's because
thinks
His thinking tells him that when times are good everybody mas
money and it isn't his ad reach many customers as
he needs to buy stock of so out OF every hundred
leople, so per cent.
when times bad perhaps only 5o people out Oh every
hundred spend easily He knows that where his average advertise
ent reached spenders of the hundred good times In nara
times the same advertisement with the reaching power VIII
still reach so per the so penders % But that only
half what he and needs he must have all
or nearly spenes in order to equal his good times bus
ness So he grds up his loins fixes bigger adj waopng
attractive ad and doesn't reach all the 30 enders ne comes
pretty to it.
That system of the biggest shrewdest advertisers IN Amer
lea You ddn cutting their ads this year. You Just
simply saw them making their advertisements bigger stronger more
intelgently drawing
That's why they are rchJohn Wanamaker, for instance
And this The figuring and the principle involved takes
acon of whether the advertising done New York Smith
Vile The figuring done percentages OF people, The principle
whether business has been accustomed to deal with
people you whether have been accustomed
deal with people around you.
If you did satisfactory business in community Of 1000 in
good times you do reasonably good business times
When few people money you get greater percentage OF
that few than you got of the many You do it by
Advertising l.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-27

Call for industrial disarmament made by James Davis
tay Of Labor will be earnestly echoed by popular approval Not
that capital and labor employer and employee producer distributor
and going about armed material 1t is spirit
ua disarmament the Secretary has mind He would have the will
cooperate replace the will contend spirit of confidence
spplan the spirit of jealousy all concerned nhe world
agencies of production He would developed mind to
ua hepfuns instead of the mind separate pulling
together instead of pulling apart.
The secretary properly holds that there adequate pro-
ducon without the classes contributing that produc-
ton War of wills has its element of waste material spiritual and
moral truly does of armed peoples The turned
the more created papaby sound principle Conversely the less
turned out the less created And all popoonatey
the little well gain popoonatey in the large the hardship
reduced production falls dressng those
position have their part reduced Whether not accept
Divine dctum eternal verify fguratvey actively
that by the sweat of thy face shalt thou they bread Idness
makes no bread
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-27

year. Erosion and teaching remove
more plant food from bare fields thar
the production Of a crop would, spe
cial cover crops, such as rye, seeded
early in tho fall. will be needed IN
some cases on part Of the rotation
to prevent this teaching and erosion.
ION a hog farm, a rotation in which
corn and soybeans are planted togeth-
or for two years and then followed
with wheat In which grass and clover
Is seeded should prove satisfactory
from o soil Improvement standpoint
In this case, rye should DO used as a
winter cover GRO paiter the first crop
OF corn and beans are harvested A
dairy farmer might prefer corn one
year, followed by q rye cover crop
plowed under in tn spring for soy
beans, which would be harvester for
hay in the fall. Wheat could be used
10 follow this and grass and clover
seeded in the grain the following
spring. A tobacco grower in the dark
belt would find q rotation Of tobacco,
wheat and clover satisfactory sys-
tenn to follow"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-27
BILLIONS OF WEALTH GO BEGGING

Two outstanding facts the first report OF the
governor Alaska Hon. Scott Bone He tells
graph that northern TERRITORY there hundre dand fifty
billions of dollars wealth. which conservatvey just about the
wealth of the whole United States today
another paragraph Mr. Bone cites the dscouagng fact that
population vzed of Alaska DECREASED 10000 from
10000 during decade just ended In other words this vast
try hundred thousand mlesor nearly four hundred
million occupied by only 10000 people,
$4,000
How 10000 people, matter how energetic develop hun
bred and fifty millions of wealth.
Alaska needs people, good stout smart Americans who know
What wealth is when they and know how them get out
Why don of the folks who insist hunting lands
conquer 90 where untold wealth waiting for take
possession of it? The that all have settled notions
about Alaska being feecey cold Yet Seansson the Iowa
p who has spent fourteen wandering around the arctic
Just north of Alaska tells that the 40ar old o. s. Weather
Bureau Cape Barrow the northern tip of Alaska has
registered temperature in all those year that lower than about
So degrees below At the time millions of people live in
American and Canadian provinces wheer the minimum Their
momeer readings have been so g. and degrees below
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-27

Ksntsehy Parney Az Wives 70 Have
Banner Convsniioa January 81,
Fernry ! :, and 3

Lexington, KY. Tentative plans
for the Tenth Annual Farm and Home
Convention to be held at the College
Of Agriculture January 81 and Feb
ruary !, 2. and ., have advanced far
enough to insure farm mon and wom-
on Of the state program which will
deal with many important problems
OF the farm and home. according to an
announcement by N. R. Elliott, who is
In charge Of the program.
This year, plans are being made to
give special attention to sheep, beef
cattle, dairy. swine and potato sub
jects in the general program Of the
convention. The final program is ex-
pected to contain the names Of we'll
Informed Kentuckians who will dis
cuss different phases Of these subjects.
In connection with this phase of the
program, a number ow demonstra-
lions and exhibits are being arranged
to point out important farm practices
to farmers and their wives.
In addition to the general program
features, a number OF others are be-
ng planned to round out what Is ex-
pected to be the most successful con-
'ention ever held in the state for the
armers and home makers.
Throughout the four days of the
a special program will be
onducted for farm women in which
hey will hear discussions by both ma
lonal and state authorities on prob
ans Of home making and manage
tent This part of the program will
ontain the names of some of the most
rominent workers in the country, ac-
,rding to present plans.
The Rural Life Conference" said
J be the first Of its kind held in Ken
lcky, promises to be another feature
the 1922 convention. Rural home,
,hool, community and church prob
ms will be stressed in the confer
Ice program in an attempt to bring
'out an organization of plans for the
'tterment of these institutions in the
ate. II
Three night sessions are being II
AIMED this year as an added attrac-
IN for the convention people. These
III be devoted to Little Interna-
,nal Livestock Exposition, an adj
rss by Aaron Sapiro, California
arketing expert and a banquet for
rmers and their wives.