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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27
MAY BASKETS

Fred's aunt. who was kindergar-
ten teacher, had given him a pair of
round-pointed scissors for his fourth
birthday. She had also prevented
possible trouble by explaining that
the scissors must never, never cut
anything unless mother had first told
him that they might. Now Fred was
demanding: what may | cut, moth
err" For a moment mother was puz-
zled. He hadn't mastered the use of
scissors sufficiently to cut out pic
lures. He could just make straight
slashes.
How would you like to make May
baskets?" mother asked at last ooh,
goodyl May I?' he returned, clap
ping his hands. Eyes, indeed" she
assured him, as she dived into the
drawer that held her haphazard col
lection of odds and edns. "See, here
are some small boxes, all empty.
Raisin boxes, cereal boxes and cookie
boxes. And there is some pretty pa
per. The pink is incest 1t was left
over when put fresh papers in the
pantry shelf. I'll cut strips to go
around the boxes. Then you can cut
them into fringe. Try to make your
cuts even and close together. When
you have enough good fringe we will
paste it all around the boxes. Then
we will fasten in some stout strips
for handles and cover the handles
with other strips of pink paper firing
ed on both sides, and the May basket
will be finished"
"And may I hang them on May
Day?" asked Fred. "Of course you
may" replied mother. while you
are cutting think about the playmates
to whom you wish to give them. We
will talk it over while they are being
finished"
Mother returned to her baking
with clear conscience. Son was
learning the Joy of the job well done.
He was gaining control of the mus
cles of his chubby little hands. And
soon there would be a talk which
would stimulate the habit of taking
thought for others. Certainly that
was sufficient interest for the invest
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27
Was Jus. achsekIna up..

One morning a negro sauntered In
to the Office OF white friend. Good
mawnin. Mr.. Withr0w. Kin use yo'
phone a minute?" he asked. "Why.
certainly. SAM" Sam called his MUM
Der, and after few minutes wait,
said !, rs this Mrs. Whltesidel Wen
l seen in de papeh where you-all want
ed good cullud man. Is you still
wantin one2 Then the man youse got
Is puffectly satisfactory. and you
doesn't contemplate maxim no change
so0nf All right. ma'am. Good-by."
Mr.. Withrow called 10 Sam as he left
the phone. "Now that's too bad. Sam.
that the place is fiIied" "Oh. dat's
all right. Mr.. Withrow, Use de niger
what's got de job. but Use jest a-want.
In 10 check up."-From the Argan.ul
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27
New Yoak HINT OF VENICE
Reservoir 10 Beautiful Spot, With
Stately Homes That Seem to
Arise From the Water.

What the Brooklyn bridge is to the
resident Of Brooklyn the reservoir Is
to the middle uptown New Workers.
refreshing and beautiful place for q
brisk walk, says the New York Sun.
The reservoir, particularly the up
per one, with path on the brink, is a
place Of romance. Across the water
rise stately houses; they seem almost
on the edge Of the water, like the
houses Of Venice. Sometimes the
water is a sheet of Ice. One day II
seemed like stretch Of gray taifeta,
with inserts Of blue crepe where the
wind rippled the patches Of water that
remained. Close to the shore broken
bits of ice tInkled continually against
a stretch of solid ice, with the sound
Of sleigh bells.
But In summer there Is another
aspect to the reservoir. Horseback
riders gallop around In fetching cos
tunes, while the water sparkles In the
sun.
But there is one point at a certain
hour that lifts you out Of New York,
out of America, out of the world. The
point is the western stretch Of the
southern side. The hour Is sunset. The
magic is produced by the fountain, a
thin, high sweep of spray painted
with rainbow shades by the setting
sun. Up goes the stream, swirling into
a gigantic feather in the gentle hands
Of the breeze. Suddenly the rainbow
appears, to vanish as the wind swings
the spray in another direction. to re-
appear again for few breath-catch-
ing seconds. The spray sweeps here
and there. covering you for an instant.
The sun leaves 1t for moment and
the fountain becomes bridal veil.
Out comes the sun and the fountain
flashes into glory.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27

lawlessness is widespread, it would
seem that the chief executive could
have found two men for these places
whose appointments would not have
subjected him to the charge of doing
an unconstitutional act and placing a
partisan senate in the position of ap-
proving his appointees and ratifying
his defiance both of the constitution
and public opinion.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS ARE
DISMISSED IN VIOLATION

In view of the recent wholesale
discharge of government employees,
including many former soldiers and
sailors, Senator Caraway democrat,
Arkansas) introduced resolution
calling upon the president to tell how
many of such former sailors and SOL
diers in the classified service had
been dismissed, denoted or had their
salaries reduced and cited the fol-
lowing federal statute:
"In the event of reduction being
made in the forces in any of the ex-
executive departments, no honorably
discharged soldier or sailor whose
record in said department is rated
good shall be discharged or dropped
or reduced in rank or in salary"
Commenting on this, Senator Cara
way said:
"Quite number of soldiers and
sailors with honorable discharges
who were within the classified SER
vice have been dismissed from the
service without any explanation.
Three of them are in the bureau of
engraving and printing. There are
many of them in the navy yard.
There were some of them in the
treasury department, and the depart
ments are dismissing soldiers and
sailors with honorable discharges
whose records are good, and we want
to know why.
There is a cry all over the coun-
try now that there is no respect for
the law. How can we complain
when some one becomes a bootleg
ger if the highest executive officer in
the land and cabinet officers disre
gard the law and deprive men of
their rights? We cannot build up a
respect for law and at the same time
let those who are charged with the
duty of enforcing it ignort it. The
law is as binding upon the president
as upon the humblest citizen of the
land"
Senator Caraway brought on a col
loquy with Senator Sterling New
berry Republican, South Dakota)
| chairman of the civil service commit
tee, when he expressed the belief
that his resolution would be smoth-
cred in committee, and then added:
"But there is a court of appeals,
above presidents and above cabinets,
to which court these people who have
had their character blackened, and
who have been denied the right to
make an honest living, can appeal.
These women who were discharged
can appeal to that court. These ex'
service men, who went out when con-
gress declared that a state of war
existed between this country and
Germany, who laid down their civil
employments and imperiled their own
lives and their future to save this
country, now have their rights taken
from them by the executive and the
cabinet, and they have an appeal.
1t lies beyond this administration;
II lies in the common sense and fair
ness and justice of the American
people, and / am confident, sir, de-
spite what the senate may do, that
the American people are going to
hear that appeal. and do justice by
these men and these women. do
not care whether they vote the Re-
publican or the Democratic ticket;
they have a right to look to the exc
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27

In florists bill we read the slo-
gan, Say it with flowers" Believ-
ing as we do that tia poor rule that
doesn't work both ways, we paid the
bill by sending the florist two dande-
lions.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27

cutive and to congress of the United
States for justice, and when it is de-
MED them, there is somebody, some
where, who is going to rebuke those
who sit in high places, and ignore
the rights of those in humber sta
tions"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27

Every little or big failure of stock
broker has meaning all its own, and
it usually means that something
gambling. theft or some form of dis
honesty on the part of the failing
broker.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27
CLASSIFIED
WIN. ADAMS & SON

Marble and Granite Monuments.
Large Stock. Prompt Delivery, Motor
Truck Service. sos West Main Street,
Lexington. KY. (1yr)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27

Anyway, when that knee high style
comes in this summer mother can
wear the 12-year-old daughters skirt
and nobody will know the difference.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27

A man of fifty feels as young as
ever until he has run square or two.
Then he discovers his mistake.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27

HAVE carload of John Deere
wagons to close out at price,. R.
Lyons.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27

ment Of ten morning minutes Mar
tina Gardner Owen.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-31
LODGE RIDICULES
BONUS OBJECTION

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.--Argu-
ments of bonus opponents that the ST.
000,000,00 estimated government eN
pense will be an inexpedient and un-
timely drain upon the treasury are "ab-
surd and idle" Senator Lodge, repub-
lican leader, told the senate today.
"The bonus will not hurt the trea-
sury," Lodge said. "It was good
enough to stand the shock of war. 1t
can stand this shock perfectly well,
with the bonus payments extended over
long period of years.
Lodge took particular exception to
arguments that the bonus bill will cost
the government $1,000, 100000 as some
senators charged.
''In estimating that amount, oppon-
ents figure that every soldier will take
advantage of every option of the bill, .
Lodge said. 'That is untrue, for a
veteran is allowed only one option and
the cost will not be more than the
finance committee timated-$3 ,S45,-
659,4Sl.'
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-31
u. s. PREPARES
FOR OPEN DOOR
TO SOVIET LAND

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Russia
will be given chance to get back into
the family of nations.
This, it was understood today from
high authority, is the real significance
behind the state department announce
ment that informal proposals had been
made by the American government to
the soviet authorities looking toward
sending an expert commission to in
vestigate the economic situation in Rus
sia.
Two things of supreme Importance
might result from such study:
Resumption on full scale of econ
omic and commercial relations by the
United States and the rest of Me world
with what is now known as soviet
Russia.
Then, as probably a natural and log
ical consequence, resumption on either
full or partial scale of political re-
lations involving some sort of recogni
tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-31
SWING BILL HUNG
UP THIS SEASON
SMITH DECLARES

Upon learning that Congressman
Addison II. Smith had been elected as
chairman of the congressional arid
lands irrigation committee, James I.
Coyle, secretary of the chamber of COM
merce, sent the following telegram to
the new chairman:
"Resolution passed by this chamber
of commerce favorIng consideration by
your committee of Boulder dam project
covered by Swing bill, H. R. 1,449,
which provides for the protection and
development of the lower Colorado
river basis and earnestly urge that
action be taken on this bill at the pre-
sent session. FL Centre chamber of COM
merce, j. T. Coyle, secretary"
This morning Mr.. Coyle received the
following reply from Congressman
Smith:
"Seven members of committee on
irrigation have not returned to Wash
ington and there is one vacancy. I'M
possible to secure quorum and in all
probability session will close within
two weeks. Impracticable to under
take such important hearing until next
session. Addison II. Smith,
Action by the telegram followed on
receipt of Congressman Swings tele-
gram yesterday urging municipal gov
ernments and civic organizations to
urge upon the new chairman of the
committee, the Importance of prompt
action regarding the Boulder dam bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-31
ALLIES STAND
BY FRANCE

PARIS, Aug. 31.-The allies have re-
fused to grant n moratorium to Ger
many it was indicated here today, after
a session of the allied reparations com
mission.
M. Duboise, French representative of
the commission, hurried to the Quar-
ID 'Orsay to consult with Premier Poin-
care, when the meeting broke up.
Belgium, under the plan said to have
been agreed upon by the allies, has
expressed willingness to accept from
Germany short term treasury bonds for
the 1922 payments.
French troops at Mayence are under
orders to hold themselves in readiness
for invasion .of Germany, it was reliably
reported here today.
Premier Poincare s announcement
that he would rather break with the
allies than surrender to Germany
brought on the crisis, it is believed
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-31
HOUSE PASSES COAL
PROFITEER BILL

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-The house
late today passed the Winslow bill, de
signed to prevent profiteering by coal
operators in the present fuel emergency.
The vote was 2l4 to 81.
The measure, urged by President Har'
ding, provides for federal fuel distrib'
utor with power to bar from interstate
commerce any coal operator charging
extortionate prices and thus to set VI
scale of ''fair prices" for all Goa
that figures in shipment between two
or more states.
The bill could not stop profiteerine
in coal mined and used III the same
state.
An amendment by Representative
Sanders, republican, Indiana, limiting
the life of the bill to January /, 1924
except for prosecutions, was adopted.
The Winslow bill carries an appropria
ton Of S250,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-31
ROTARY CLUB WILL
BOOST BOULDER

At the weekly luncheon of the Rotary
club in the Oregon hotel this noon, the
members discussed advisability of Ell
Centre merchants boosting for legisla-
tion in behalf of Boulder dam by hav-
ing the Swing bill mentioned on their
stationery, also writing their connec
tions in the east, asking them to place
the Boulder dam proposition before
their congressman. 1t is believed con-
siderable assistance can be rendered in
this way. The meeting appointed a
committee composed of j. II. Edgar,
chairman, Ben Solomon and VIII S.
Fawcett, to take up the matter with
local merchants.
Ray Edgar told the need of Ell Centre
to provide a public playground for
children and urged the Rotary club to
get back of a movement to induce the
city council to obtain a playground fol
the youngsters.
Ross II. HickcoX gave an account of
his recent hunting trip INTO Mexico
which amused and interested the mem
bers to such an extent that there is
liable to be an exodus of Rotarians to
Mexico when the vacation season comes
around next year.
f.. w. Judy presided as chairman of
the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-31
RESCUERS FEEL
HEAT OF FLAMES
IN BURNING Mine

-. JACKSON Calf, Aug. 31.-Intense
heat was encountered by rescue parties
today as they dug their way toward
the subterranean chamber where Al
gold miners are entombed, in the depths
of the Argonaut mine.
Despite this, it is believed the vic
tins may be found alive, as they had
time to raise barriers of rock between
themselves and the fire that cut them
off half mile under ground. The num-
Der of men buried was raised to AZ
when street clothes of four who had
failed to check in at the mine office
before going below, were found in the
lockers.
Engineers estimate now that the
entombed men will be reached Satur-
day. The main rescue party is cutting
through 400 feet Of solid earth and
rock. Fifty feet of solid rock must be
cut through. Two other rescue parties
are forcing their way toward the vic
Tins.
Women Appeal for Help
Women of Jackson today appealed
for funds to aid the wives and depend
ents of the AZ miners who are held
prisoners and who may be dead IN the
Argonaut mine here. The appeal was
sent out today, saying:
"Funds are urgently needed for a
work of mercy. Wives of many of
these men have families of four and
five, the youngest still in arms and in
two cases there are babes soon to be
born.
"Funds sent by local civic bodies
or through newspapers will be turned
over to the Red Cross at Jackson as
trustee, and will be received by the
sufferers with gratitude too great to
eXpress.'
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-31
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WASHINGTON, Aug 31.-The inter
state commerce commission today de-
clared an emergency existed on the rail
roads west Of the Mississippi and ex-
tended it's priority orders to that vast
territory.
Under a previous emergency declar-
alton, the priority system was ordered
only for territory east of the Mississippi
although all railroads were ordered to
expedite shipments of essential commod-
tiles. Declaring that Gin the opinion
of the commission an emergency which
requires immediate action exists upon
the lines of each and all the common
carriers by railroads subject to the In
terstate Commerce Commission act
west of the Mississippi" The commits
sion issued service order No. "a which
promulgated rules for the movement
of all freight traffic in the west.
Priority in the movement of food,
fuel, livestock and perishable products is
ordered by the ommissiOn.
The commission s order will be effect
i've September ].
Priority in the movement, exchange,
interchange and return of empty cars
to be used for transporting these com
modities also was ordered. This was
taken to mean that equipment on the
western lines is deteriorating rapidly,
making such drastic action necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-31
JOHNSON LEADING
BY $1,000 VOTES
RICHARDSON $1,000

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31.-IIiram
w. johnson and Friend w. Richardson
continued to pile up their leads today
in their contests for the republican
nomination for senator and governor
respectively.
The day was marked by William ID.
Stephens, whom Richardson defeated,
sending Richardson a telegram of con
graduation and conceding defeat.
Moore already had conceded his de-
feat.
The latest available figures today
showed:
For governor-5,S $50 out of 6,695 pre-
cincts in the state: Richardson 257 ,454 !;
Stephens 23S,032. Richardson s plur-
ality 1,422
For senator-5,S21 precincts out of
Cos: johnson 2S0,3SS; Moore 213,115.
johnson s plurality 67,273.
State Senator j. A. Romingei is de-
feated for the republican nomination
for lieutenant governor by c. C. Young.
May Rally on Pearson
Moore's managers have conceded
their candidates defeat by Johnson,
whose lead over his opponent is now
four times greater than the margin by
which he was nominated over Willis
Booth, six years ago.
Johnson s nomination means that he
will oppose William j. Pearson of Los
Angeles, who was named by the dem
ocrats, Pearson was unopposed at the
primaries.
1t was understood that today Pear
sons friends and number of John
son s bitterest opponents, were laying
elaborate plans for campaign in
hopes of rallying the anti-Johnson fac,
tion of the republican party, or part
of it, around Pearson. It seemed GER
tain that johnson was to have more
than perfunctory opposition in Novem-
Der.
Upton Sinclair, author and liberal,
was named by the socialists as their
candidate for the senate and II. Clay
Needham of Newhall, Calf, will be
prohibition candidate.
SAlthough stephens received enough
votes for governor on the prohibition
ticket to give him that nomination
Secretary of State Jordan declared
that he would not permit his name to
go on the ballot unless nominated ON
the republican ticket.
Woolwine AS Opponent
The vote in November would be be-
tween Richardson, republican, and
Woolwine, democrat, district attorney
of Los Angeles county, which, OBJ
servers agreed, meant an interesting
race.
Judge Curtis d. Wilbur had rolled
up lead of approximately 10000 over
William p. Lawlor for chief justice of
the supreme court; c. G. Young won
the republican nomination for lieuten-
ant governor nearly two to one over
i. A. Rominger; Charles G. Johnson
had a $4,000 margin over J. It. MILAN
for state treasurer with Walter Brin-
kop of Los Angeles trailing $4,000 be
hind MILAN.
Congressional Results
For representatives in congress, the
result favors all incumbents.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-31
UNION HEAD KILLED
AT SACRAMENTO
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SACRAMENTO, Aug. 31.-William
Nero, president Of the federated shop
crafts of Sacramento, was shot and
killed last night by an alleged railroad
shop strike breaker.
II. +. Debolt, employed in the local
Southern Pacific shops, is said to have
confessed to the shooting. He claims
he shot in self defense.
Two men who were with Nero Mt
the time of the shooting, say the three
left a ear at 2Sth and streets. With
out warning, they said, n shot was
fired from behind and Nero dropped.
One of the witnesses held Debolt until
police arrived.
Debolt asserts that he was attacked
by the three and shot his revolver from
his pocket rs he was struggling with
the men.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-31
THREE FINISH.
IN BUNCH
Official Count Necessary To
Determine Winner for
Collector
SHEPARD HAS LIE A D
Unofficial Totals Reported
on How El Centre Voted
in Primary

1t became apparent today that it will
require the official count to decide the
tax collector race. With only falo
Verde precinct missing, the vote today
stood as follows:
Shepard, 1883.
Reid, 1850.
Weir, $40.
As compiled to date the following is
the complete unofficial vote for the
city of FL Centre in Tuesdays s primary:
Schwartz 3S7.
District attorney-Dyke 80; Scott
464; Seymour 297; Utley 2SS.
Sheriff--Barker 376; Campbell 134; I;
Crane 1873; Cross %; Gillett 157; Har-
desty /; Nice 7s; Oldham 1914; Shaw
65.
Clerk-Cook 43s; Moore a72; Nous
sean 440.
Tax colector-Reid 437; Shepard 231;
Weir 467.
Assessor-Oakley 200; Weaver s02.
Reeorder-Barry 502; Hobby 40;
Wilkin 17S.
Treasurer-Adair COS; Berry 275;
Coggins 24s.
Surveyor-Burk 4sl; Knights $40.
Public administrator - Allenb 372;
Eurke 24o; Cooper 279; Gullett 400.
Coroner-Lyons COS; Peterson Sig.
Final vote on United States senator,
governor and judicial offices in the pri-
maries in so out of SO precincts in I'm
perial county follows:
Senator-Johnson 1856; Moore 6SJ.
Governor-Richardso 1,565; Stevens
Q-o. Woolwine 200. Jonpe mo-
Chief justice of supreme court-Wil-
bur 2,570; Lawlor 996.
Associate justice of supreme court
Seawell 1900; Shurtleff 9SS; Sloane
2,063; Kerrigan 1,047.
Associate justice, district court OF
appeal-Shaw 1888; Houser 1,557.
Precincts not included are lockwood,
Brawley No. 2 and Palo verde.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-31
NEW AIRPLANE TO GO
FOUR MILES A MINUTE

CROYDON, England, Aug. 31.-A
mysterious airplane, reported cap
able Of covering four miles a min
ute, is expected to be the sensation
of the Round England air derby,
September 8, for which thirty
crack British pilots were entered
today.
The plane, said to be something
entirely new in the realms of
flight, has been constructed in
secret at Bristol. It will be piloted
by c. w. Twins, famous English
airman.
The derby is for the Kings
price and is over course 900
miles long. It is handicap af-
fair, with entrants ranging from
high speed monoplancs, such as the
mystery plane is reported to be, to
giant amphibians and cross-channel
passenger busses.