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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
PLANTER CONVICTED OF MURDER
Georgian Found Guilty Of Drowning
Negro Farm Hands.

Coyington, Ga.--John s. Williams.
plantation owner, was found guilty by
jury here Saturday OF murder, In
connection with the Jasper county
peonage cases The jury recommend
ed mercy.
The verdict carries with Il auto,
natIcaIly life Imprisonment sen.
tenee.
Williams was convicted specifically
Of the murder OF Lindsey Peterson, a
negro farm hand, whose body. bound
and weighted with a sack OF rocks,
was found with that OF another negro
employee on Williams farm IN Yellow
river, in this tNewtonl county. just
over me line from Jasper county
Bodies OF nine other negroes, said to
have been killed to conceal peonage
conditions. have been found buried on
the farm or elsewhere.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Not His Job

A Yorkshire man, who was very bow
legged, entered a tailorshop for par
of trousers.
lie selected the cloth, and che taiio
proceeded to measure him.
hen he passed the tape down tHs
bow" of the leg the man tapped hlln
on the arm and said:
"Owd on, mate! Thee max eni
straight. Ahll bend 'em !''--rearsoll :
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Madden Ind MaaIn Win.

Chicago Eddie Madden and Jake
Magin won the six-day bicycle race
which ended Saturday night, scoring
9S5 points and covering 2lS2 miles.
KockIer and Hin were second with
S07h points. Lorenz aud Weber third
with GOV, and the Belgian team Of
Reliens and De Graeyes automatically
took fourth place, the other contest.
ants all being lap behind and not
eligible la the final sprints.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Vast Land Tract Claimed.

Washington. - Claim to 100000
acres of land in Texas and Oklahoma,
including the cities of Tulsa and Okla
homa City and practically the entire
Burkburnett OIL field, were filed in the
supreme court Saturday in behalf of
the Cherokee Indian nation, supported
by government patent isused by Pres
ident Van Buren, and certified as au-
thentic by the interior department.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
WIFE OF Ex-KAIsER
DIES
Former German Empress Augusta
Victoria Passes Away at Doom.

NIctofia RAISES away at DooFn.
Doom, "Reminiscences Empress
Augusta Victoria of Germany died
here April IL.
Collapse of the central powers and
the vicissitudes of war that drove
former Emperor William of Germany
and his consOrt into practical exile in
Holland in November, 1918, was the
lowering of the curtain in the life
OF the once beautiful empress and
queen of Prussia, Augusta Victoria.
who, for nearly forty years, had been
the most beloved hausfrau of the Ger
man people.
The former empress gravest cloud,
next to the abdication of William II.
was the tragic death of her son, Prince
Joachim, who committed suicide by
shooting himself in Berlin in 1920.
She was never informed. it is said
that Joachim had taken his own life.
Another depressing event which haunr-
ed her was the Russian revolution and
the fate that befell Emperor Nicholas
and his family, with all of whom, be-
fore the war, she had been on the
kindliest terms.
Augusta Victoria was notable chief
~ for her keen interest in charitable
work and in the betterment of the
IIVlng conditions of the German poor,
It has been said of her that she was
not an especially gifted woman and
That she cared more for the simple
duties of home life than for royal
functions.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Lives Lost in Sea Collision.

Seattle.-Federal steamship inspec-
tors have begun a preliminary lnves-
tigation into the collision off Point
Wilson, Wash, early Friday morning
between the passenger steamer Gov
ernor and the freighter West Hart
land, which resulted In the sinking Of
the Governor with the probable loss
of ten lives.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Mcnamara Out May 10.

San Quentin, Cal.--John j. McNa-
mara, serving fifteen-year sentence
for murder in connection with the
dynamiting OF the Los Angeles Times
building In October, 1910, win COM
plete his sentence and leave the peni-
tertiary May 10, prison officials have
announced
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Hurls eggs at Judge.

San Diego County Justice Keat-
ing was bombarded with eggs in his
court here Friday by MRS. Bertha
Polak OF East San Diego, who was
arraigned before him on charge of
having violated her parole on a con
vIction Of disturbing the peace.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Offer Reward for BANK n.h..

Louisville, Ky.--Bank robbery -
came a more hazardous occupation IN
Kentucky, with the offer of the Ks"
lucky Bankers association on TIM
day of a standing reward Of Stoo,
for every robber, dead or alive Wv"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
colby lndornea Leanna.

New York. Organized peace and
ieagne Of Justice VIII heal the worlds
Affections, Balnbridge Colby, former
secretary OF state, told more than 1000
guests Saturday night ut the aanual
Jefferson day dinner.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
venIzelos' Move Causes Wonder.

Paris. - Mystery surrounds the
abrupt departure of former Premier
of Greece Venizelos from Paris
Friends of the former prime minister
assert that he is proceeding to the
Riviera preparatory to a dash across
Italy to Greece If the rumored upris-
Ing against King Constantlne's war
policy occurs.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
BEGINNING al Home.

This paper says that millions
children win starye this winter
Europe"
ON, that reminds mel forgot
iced Fido his chop, and he must 2
Just starved.r-Life.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Women to Rule Town.

Thayer, Kans.--An entire woman's
ticket, campaigning without plat
form other than their reputation for
having the towns interests ut heart,
won In Mondays election by a four
tO-one vote,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
For Example.

Hazel--Aren't the profs aroupu
here theoretical?
Nut--lll say so. Professor Newi'A
starts out every morning with, NOW
clnss, suppose YOU had dollar
California Pelican.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Murderer 81 Woman Rslea.ed

Berlin. --Br. Karl Hau, sentenced to
death al Karlsruhe IN 1907 for the muir
der Of his m0fher-in-law, Frau Molitor,
and whose sentence later was eommut.
ed 20 life Imprisonment, has been noti-
fied he VIII be released April I, 1925.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Mount vesuvius EruptIvs.

Naples.--Mount Yesuvius Is in ac.
tive eruption. The eruption Is the
most violent that has occurred In fif-
teen years. II is being accompanied
by impressive Internal rumbl,ngs.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
WILLING to FORGET.

Your speeches were listened 70 VIII
Close attentions"
THAT'S what worries nae, rephtS
senator Sorghum. Amy number "
people are liable TO remember tNoss
speeches and quote them wheu ! aia
anxious to talk about something else
Washington Star.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Greeks Still Honef,,I

AtnehS'--GreeES express confidence
t"at they can yet beat the Turks in
ASIA ASA MINOR Notwithstanding the seri.
Gus Greek losses before Eski.Shehr
lne people are hoping that renewal
u the offensive on a large scale win
succeed. ~'''e VIII
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Panama viii AJAX Rehearlna.

Washington Panama's note in re-
ply TO the demand of Secretary
Hughes that the boundary dispute
with Costa Rica be adjusted peaceably
and on the basis of the White award
Is expected here TO suggest a rehear-
ing.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
American, Get seboIarshln,

New YORK Twenty American stu.
dents have been appointed 10 travelling
scholarships Of 5000 each for study
IN the universities and technical Insti.
tutes ~ Denmark. Norway and Sweden
during l92I,22.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Officer Convicted OF Rohh.,,.

Fopiar Bluff, Moo. w yotos
C %mpa sheriff of Butler county, and
-o.rt Atkins were convicted by i %r
" completely in the robbery ~ IN ny
, nanN OF oulllin, February . ana s ,ars
fenced to five years in prison ' 'e"'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Charged With Inelt,n, p,..

III, In,''adelphia'-Twenty-three men NJ.
,eseo 10 have been leaders of n nro.
ceSSion of $50 men and women whic,
n ponce say was marching toward
Tramp shipyards, were arrested Sotmn
u"S charged with inviting 70 riot
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15

Washington. Great Britain's pay.
ment Of So 100000 IN principal and in
terest under the funding scheme for
llquidating the debt Of $122 100000 In
cnrred during the war By the purchase
af lOO,O00000 standard silver dollnrs
for the relief Of The silver famine in
India. falls due Friday.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
oreeka Are Retreatlnn.

London. The Greeks have evacuated
un.Karahlssar, the junction point Of
the Gagdad railway, south Of Eski.
Shehr, and retired TO Tonlubunar
forty Eiiometers TO the west, says q
Reuter- dispatch.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15

nei'ih' -- Minister of Educotio,
HainiSch, in an interview Snndar ~
p'"E'u the fact that eastern Jewish
y S ,s,''' We're being Disseminated
against in German universities
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Memorial Services for War Heroes.

New ork.-Memorial services over
bodies of 1922 soldiers brought back to
America from their burial grounds In
France were held Wednesday at Hoo
boken, where they were taken off the
transport Cambria.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Bakers Secretary Suicides.

Martinsburg, w. Ya,-Samuel Victor
Fiery, So years Of age, former private
secretary OF Newton ID. Baker secre-
tary OF war during the Wilson admins
tration, shot himself at his home here
Friday, dying from the wound.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
Hunger Strikers Placed IL p,----,--

Cork Ireland|-Ninety survivors Of
the famous hunger strike conducted IN
the Cork Jail by Sim Fem prisoners
last autumn have been removed fron,
the jail to the detention barracks con-
nected with military headquarters
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15

Thomas w. Miller OF Delaware 10
the allen property custodian to sue.
coed Francis p. earvin. Mr., Miller
retired from congress in 1917 and en-.
listed as private Of infantry. He
served ~ months overseas, was raised
10 lieutenant colonel. and received two
citations He lie one Of the lncorpora-
tors Of the American LeaIon.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15

3. ,,, Annexed pllss gIn.iinists and they
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-12
THE SALT BOX CRADLE

When | see little girls today
With dolls so fine and toys so gay,
/ wonder just what they would. say
To'see Salt Box Cradle!
For way back there in rs,
When every door-yard had a gate,
Our dolls, down in the Pine Tree
State.
Were rocked in Salt Box Cradles,
Salt came in wooden boxes then.
And little rockers made by men.
Were whitfield out, and nailed on,
when
They made Salt Box Cradle.
Dad never hurried. so that he
Took time to fix up one for me:
Twas painted blue, just like the sea,
My little Salt Box Cradle
My mother made a feather bed.
And pillows for my dolly's head;
you want it comfortable" she said,
"If tits Salt Box Cradle"
Three, Lilly Grace" (these | recalD,
And one brown-eyed, beloved wax
doll,
And Daisy Em"-that's really all
Rocked in my Salt Box Cradle.
These had the measles and the humps
And broken limbs and many bumps.
But they were cured, with sugar
Jumps,
Cured in the Salt Box Cradle.
] hope the little girls today,
With all their trappings bright and
gay,
Are happy as was-Are they
Without Salt Box Cradle?
Gertrude Louise Small
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-12
I WANT MY COW.

Yes, long time ago; it was in 1777
that brave little girl and brave
English General met each other, and
all about a COW! 1t was during the
war of American Independence when
Lord CORVALLIS was General of the
English army. An English foraging
party had invaded the farm belonging
to Major Rudolph and carried off a
valuable COW, the especial pet of Anne
Rudolph, twelve years old. When the
English soldier took the COW she i'm
plored them to spare it; then, failing
to move them. she rushed to the
stable saddled her spirited pony and
galloped off to the quarters Of the
English General CORVALLIS, hoping
to reach him before her pet COW
would be killed When she reached
the British lines, the guard demanded
her business.
81 must see the General at once"
But | must know your business be-
fore | can let you pass. The General
must not be troubled by trifles Where
have you come from"
From Darby. and my business is to
see the General at once; no one can
tell him but myself" cried the exited
child 1t was late in the day and Lord
CORVALLIS was with number of Of
ficers, when the child was brought to
him.
He said kindly, well. child. | am
the General What do you WANT
81 want my cow"
There was deep silence and then
roars of laughter from the officers
The young girls eyes flashed, but she
stood firm.
why did your father not Gomez"
asked the General
She replied my father is from
home, but General, while you keep
me here they may be killing my cow"
And where are your brothers,"
asked the General.
"The eldest is with General Gates,
the second is with Harry Lee" she
replied, land my father is with Gen
eral Washington"
$50. do. then | think you are a little
rebel" said the General.
Yes, sir, butt want my cow"
Lord CORVALLIS was a noble gem
tleman. He said: "Yau are a brave
child, you shall have your COW, and
something more" Then. STOPPING, he
detached one of his diamond shoe
buckets. and gave it to her. saying,
Keep this and remember Lord Corn
wallis can appreciate courage and
truth, even in little rebel"
So Anne obtained her COW and her
defendants still treasure the gift of
Lord CORVALLIS to her-Our Dumb
Animals.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-12

the Silver act was repealed, but only
after a bitter struggle which left the
Democratic party hopeIessly split. The
passage Of tariff bill divided the par
~ still more. II was such lobby
made. log-rolling measure that Cleve-
land refused to sign II, but let II be-
come law without his signature. After
that tie Democrats went down In de-
feat I'm the congressional elections Of
1894.
In the depth of our domestic
troubles the president sent his. famous
Venezuelan message to congress. In
Il he announced that the British gov
eminent had rejected all our appeals
for the arbitration of a land dispute
which It was pressing In South Amer
lea, and he boldly proposed that we
ourselves should decide the question
and then proceed to enforce our de-
cision.
Stocks tumbled headlong in Lon
don and New York, and there was
much wild talk on both sides of the
Atlantic. But the president confidently
reaSsureu MS bOuDSeu private secre-
tary, "Thurber, this does not mean
war; 1t means arbitration" AID that
was the outcome Of all the hubbub.
,Cleveland's outburst of plain speaking
had the effect of awakening tie Eng
fish people, as never before to the val
ne of American friendship, and 1t
opened new era In the relations of
the two governments.
Cleveland's hardest, longest battle In
his second administration was for the
gold standard. Almost alone he upheld
It through four years, abandoned by
most of the Democrats and unaided by
the gold Republicans in congress, wto
were afraid of hurting the party"
with the silver people.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-12
BIRDS ON THE FARM.
Their Superiority to the Cat as an
Asset Is Asserted.

To The New York Herald: I had
not supposed II possible that in 1920
any correspondent of your paper
could make the assertion that "a cat
is more useful than all the birds can
possibly be" to farmers. Therefore
was surprised to read A. c. Weeks
letter.
For some years in our public
schools in the country even the child
have been taught the great value of
birds from an economic point of view.
The migratory bird law has attracted
the Department of Agriculture have
been so carefully studied that
though every one living in the coun-
try or the suburbs understood the
devastion wrought by insects, and
apart from the costly and difficult
job of spraying trees and bushes the
only way of keeping the hordes of
marauders in check is by the help of
the birds.
Elaborate calculations have been
made by biological experts and it has
been determined how many insects
are put out of commission during the
nesting season by single pair of adult
birds through the destruction of the
insects themselves and their eggs and
lavae, which would later develop into
insects. The amount when multiplied
by the number of birds in a single
State becomes almost unbelievable.
The cat is valuable to the farmers
wife by killing the mice in the pantry,
but carefully set traps would dispose
of these and very few cats would or
could cope with the gray squirrels
or the great rats which prey upon the
grain in the farmers granaries. AS
for the field mice so destructive to
fruit trees, the slow sailing hawks, not
the swift small chicken hawks but the
butecs, cope with them more effec-
lively than domestic cats, whose name
implies their nature and habits.
OF all the farmers assets insectiv-
orous birds are among the most val
liable F. L. Russell,
New York, January 3.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-12

ROVER CLEVELAND had no
" more than left the presidency in
defeat and settled down to the prac-
tice Of law in New York City than it
was seen that he was still almost as
much the leader of the Democratic
party as when he was in tie White
House.
In the four years Of his retirement,
he seldom saw party leaders. Yet so
strong was the reaction against the
Republicans and so loud the call for
him in 1892 that he returned in tri-
umph to the White House.
One Of the periodical panics of the
10Th century smOte the country with a
financial and industrial paralysis in
1893, only two months after the in
auguration. AS usual, the party in
power caught the blame, ald day after
day leading Republican newspaper
shouted i'm gleeful headlines Another
bank gone Democratic
As the first means of restoring con-
fidence. Cleveland called special ses-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-12

would have it when she was on her
way to the jewellery shop she met a
friend who had no ancestors to speak
of. and who was properly impressed
every time she saw the bracelet 1t
was the golden opportunity. The
meeting was rapturous.
my dear" guhed Miss C. Il m so
glad to see you! You must have lunch
with me! | insist on it! If you will
only go with me first while ] get my
bracelet. You remember that very
valuable heirloom ! have? | left it at
the jewelers. to see what its intrinsic
value really is. It's the sentiment
which really counts, of course, but
one is cusious you know. | think you
gard things more carefully, too, if
you realize how much money they are
worth 1t will only take a
minute to get it ! am after
Miss C-'s bracelet" she explained to
the clerk. And what is the value?"
she asked graceously.
Eight dollars" - indianapolis
News
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-12
Outlook Bright For Cloverport;
Work Progresses On Govern
ment Dam At Addison

being assembled. DR.. Jesse Baucum
will probably build an office building
this season An effort is being made
to build a row of concrete store and
office buildings to replace those that
were burned last year. A large moving
picture show house is also in COM
temptation.
The Standard Oil Co. and the Stoll
Oil Refining Co. of Louisville both
have made applications to the city
council for permits to erect storage
houses and tanks. Fuel burning boats
now on the Ohio river make the dis
tribution of oil along the river nee
eSsary
Then what about big oil boom
that is sure to strike! The oil well
which is going to be put down at the
old town Victoria is right down
through the old cannal coal bed and
is likely to be winner,
Prehistoric Days.
In prehistoric days, this famous
bed of camel coal was bitimous coal
and for ages soaked by vast lakes of
petroleum lying beneath this bed OF
coal. it became so soaked in oil that
even a splinter when lighted with a
match would readily burn So for
years oil was extracted from it. Later
the coal was necessary adjustment
to steam boats for torch light The
striking OF oil in this field is sure to
be a gusher.
Paul Lewis is interested in the
building of concrete sidewalks from
the foot of the Baptist church hill
to X. O. Perkins corner and Edward
Gregory in the great white walk way
from the depot to the shops. The
shops Ice Plant and Loose Leaf house
will put down their part of the walk
With building material on down
ward tread it looks like a lot of inn
provements will be made here this
season-E. G.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-12
Building Prospects.

Early building on store house will
be started soon by John Weisenberg
on Main street The material is now
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-12
FAMILY PRIDE GOETH BE-
FORE HEIRLOOM VALUATION

Family heirlooms cause more trou-
BILE and embarrassment than any other
hereditary failings. They have to be
lived up TO, and they have to be ven
Grated They are always displayed
proudly to the appreciative spectator
who has no family heirloom of his
own, in which case the proud posses
sor of the antique fairly overwhelms
you with his family history.
Now Miss C was a perfectly nice
girl in all respects but one; she had
family heirloom. gold bracelet
studded with pearls. 1t was very
beautiful-for an heirloom-and every
chance visitor had of it, Then follow
ed its history, and the history of all
the famous people who had owned it,
The visitor usually departed with the
impression that an Indian prince
would be proud to have it.
Ii was long time before Miss c.
could gather up courage enough TO
take II to a jeweler and have a valu-
alton placed on it, One fatal day, how
ever she took herself sternly in hand
and gave il TO jeweler. She was to
return for il the next day. Asluck