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The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-09-02
AMERICANISM NOW AND
THEN TWO WIDELY
DIFFERENT THINGS
BY George D. Coleman


The American government sprang
from revolution. Itwasn't any mild tea
party. Tories and reactionaries were
not handled with kid gloves, but their
property was confiscated, etc., and
they had to flee to Europe. They cir
culated the same kind of lies that have
been told by the same class about So
Wet Russia. We were only a ragged,
ignorant minority. but how the minority
ruled and tyrannized the minority was
not explained. We then were Ameri-
cans, but now the Tories are the Amer
leans and the Americans are the unde-
snables.
When we established our govern
ment. Jefferson was sent abroad as cur
commercial representative. Did any
of the monarchial countries of Europe
deport Jeffersonp We have no record
of such thing, yet the American gov
eminent deported Martens, the com
mercial representative of Soviet Rus
sia-was more monarchial than the
monarchies of Europe at the end of the
18th century.
When Louis Kossuth failed in the
Hungarian Revolution and fled to Tur-
key, the u. S. government sent a man
Of war to bring him to the u S, as the
guest of the nation. He spoke to Con-
gress and was honorably received by
the President; but, if Kossuth should
attempt to visit the u. S. now, he
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-09-02

ger has undertaken. In his course
of lessons ON Mental Diagnosis and
Spiritual Healing" for instance. he has
held up the situation to view in thoro,
yet kindly way, and honestly tries to
show what understanding Of human
life is necessary for the successful prac-
tice of Christian Science. And | think
that is right. And he has been so very
particular in each case to say just what
he is doing and why he is doing it, and
has never called work in that line Chris
tan Science. but getting ready to
use Christian Science. Any careful
reader can see this, and it seems to me
that the only criticism that could be
made about it by any student is to set
up the claim that he is mistaken in
thinking that any understanding Of life
on the human. finite plane is necessary
EOf course, there are people that claim
this, but they do not convince anybody
but themselves that this is SO. HOW
CAN CHRISTIAN SCIENCE UNCOV-
| Err ERROR IF IT CAN NOT PER
CETVE ERROR TO UNCOVER? To
look at the absolute statements Of
truth only, can not ever give one a
point from which to begin any work
to uncover any particular error in ones
self or In another. = = :
Is there any reason why Christian
Scientist should not also teach psyche
logy as long as he keeps it clear before
the ones being taught what Christian
Science is and what is psychology.
And is there any reason why either a
Christian Scientist or psychologist
should not stop to teach a truth in an
atomy or physiology. All rational
teaching proceeds along this line. One
cannot teach anything correctly and me-
yer teach one word of anything con-
nected with it or related to it. One
cannot teach music without teaching
some mathematics; one cannot teach
astronomy without teaching both chem
istry and physics.
Christian Science can never be a
science until it is related to the human
sciences of psychology and ethics and
sociology. Mr., Kratzer has seen this
and has done his best to so relate them
as basis for the intelligent and com
prehensive use Of Christian Science
whenever it can be made to work. Am
| | not right? Perhaps another name
than Christian Science would be better
as a working name to use. But even
then, when one talks of Christian Sci
cnce, is it not ethical to call it Chris
tan Science? And can nobody present
Christian Science to the world except
one who does nothing else? Mr.. KRAFT
ger has stated that, in some cases, mere
human treatment of a case will cure
lit, but wherever he has done this. he
clearly indicated that this is NOT
IChrislian Science treatment. Is one
not to admit the truth when it is in
evidence?"
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-09-02
SHARES or GOOD
WILL FOR SALE
By Ceo. d. CoIeman

by NGNs Bs OUaGAeAM
The striking Ry shop crafts. of Ok
lahoma City have at last got the idea
that Esop tried to teach before the
time Of Christ. Esop's fable says: An
old man called his sons together and
showed them bundle IF sticks and
asked them to try TO break them. They
could not Then, cutting the bindings.
he presented each with stick, and
they easily broke them. He then said:
I''lf you keep united you cannot be
broken, but you see how easy it is when
you are not united.
These striking shop crafts are SELL
ing to the other craft unions stock GER
tificates of company incorporated
under the laws Of humanity. to help the
United Steam Railway shop crafts in
the struggle for life and happiness,
and they are sold at $I.00 share.
The shares are numbered and mark
ed Shares of Good WILL" and are
signed by their president and secretary.
The committees visiting the local un-
ions promise their fellow workers that
the stock sold in this instance will bear
greater dividends than all the oil stock
they ever purchased. They say: The
capital invested in winning our strike
will defeat the open-shoppers in the
front line trenches. If we are beaten,
YOUR TURN WILL BE NEXT"
In those last nine words is stated
the gist of the whole matter. What
Esop tried to teach before Christ, what
all labor leaders from Spartacus on
up past Jack Cade, Uriah Stevens,
Gene Debs and Carl Marx. and good
common sense have all pleaded for UNI.
ity. solidarity and cooperation, and
always men like Samuel Gompers, ct al,
have opposed amalgamation and the
rank and file have been too dull and
torpid to see that in it lies the secret
Of power. Why men like Gompersl OPP
pose real unity and power is due to
one of two things: they are really too
stupid to understand what Esop and
all the leaders who ever accomplished
anything have advocated, or else they
have yielded to the money and the flat
terry the privileged class ever offers
them. In either case they are unfit to
be trusted; but at last the simple truth
is dawning upon the bIindly led mass.
Could anything be palmer? The mas
tiers thru their tool, the railroads. at
tacks one union and when they are
beaten, as they SO we'll say, your turn
will be next" Men who sacrifice and
become martyrs they will not trust or
follow, but men who are wined and
dined, paid and flattered by the mas
ter class they follow. and accept the
doctrines the master class have their
paid tools preach to them. 1t is diff
ficuIt to believe labor can be so stu
pid, but it is both fact and history. Let
us hope this little spark of truth will
spread and that labor will in time
awake to realize their strength con-
sists in unity, and that united they win,
divided they fall, and that the mas
ter's successful slogan has even been
Divide and Conquer"
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-09-02

An ignoramus though he be associat-
ed with wise man all his life will have
as little perception of the truth as the
spoon has taste of the soup.--Bud-
dha.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-09-02

HAVE YOU A FRIEND WHO IS IN
TERESTED in REAL CO-OPERA-
TION? SEE THAT HE BECOMES
A READER OF THE LLANO COLON
IST AT ONCE. ORDER A BUNDLE.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
TWO COMMUNITIES WANT
new CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS
Minerva and Lewlsburg Made Formal
Application to County School Board
in Session Here Monday.

Two communities In Mason county
are anxious for new Consolidated
schools, II became known Monday al
the regular monthly meeting Of the
Mason County Board Of Education
held at the Office Of County Superin-
tendent George H. Turnipseed.
The boosters for the new Minerva
schools. reported that at q meeting OF
those interested held on Friday eve
ming at Minerva, steps were taken for
the organization Of q financing cor
poration. Stock is now being sold and
II is likely that steps will be taken
withirsthe next few weeks to decide
on pl ms and begin the erection OF
new building this year.
The county board was given a sur
prise when a delegation for Lewis
burg appeared before the board and
let that body know that Lewisburg toe
was wanting a consolidated school
These Lewisburg boosters stated that
they were expecting to launch at once
a movement to finance the erection oi
n first class consolidated school build
ing.
No other important business aside
from these new school projects. was
brought before the board. Nothing but
routine business was transacted.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
PROMINENT MASON FARMER
SUCcUMBS TO PNEUMONIA
Mr.. william r. Key Die Saturday Eve.
ming after Only a Short Illness
of Pneumonia.

Mr.. William R. Key, prominent Ma
son county farmer, died at his home
on the Hill City pike, near Washing
ton Saturday evening at about $50
o'clock after very short illness of
pneumonia.
Mr. Key was taken i'll in, Maysville
several days ago while on the local
tobacco market, with chills. He re-
turned to his home and since that
time has been confined to bis bed He
was taken very critically i'll on Satur-
day afternoon.
Mr.. Key was born on April 18th,
1860, and was therefore in his 62nd
year. He was an emexplary gentle
man, held in the highest esteem by @
great host of friends. One Of the most
clever gentlemen in Mason county, he
made friends rapidly and held all he
made.
He is survived by two daughters,
Misses Mary and Lottie Payton, who
made their home with their father.
Circuit Clerk James B. Key, of this
city is his only brother.
Funeral will be held from the home
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock and
burial will be made in the Maysville
cemetery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
COURT REFUSES
JURISDICTION IN
M00NSA|NING Case
City Judge Curran Acts as Examining
Court Only in Moonshine Case AL.
though Lawyer Contended the
Court Has Authority.

Maggie Robinson, colored, whose
home in Elizabeth street was raided
by local police on last Thursday night
and complete moonshine outfit was
discovered, was given a re-trial in
City Court by Judge Harry C. Curran
Monday Afternoon and held for the
next session " the Mason county
grand jury. TIL fail was reduced from
$1,000 to $3.50 but in default of this
bail she was returned to Jail.
The alleged woman moonshiner was
represented by Attorney A. D. Cole,
who maintained in the opening Of the
court that the prohibition statute Of
Kentucky gave the city court final
jurisdiction in such cases. Judge Cur
ran disagreed with him and ruled that
he would hear the case only as an ex-
amining court.
On the witness stand the defendant
said the still found at her home was
not her still, but belong to a John
Morton. She said she did not rent the
property in which it was found and
had nothing whatever to do with TIE
setting up or operating Of the whisky
factory.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR
GOES ON TRIAL IN
Celebrated CASE
Governor Len Small, Of Illinois
Charged With EndeavOring to
Cheat State Out of Thousands
Of Dollars Interest,

Waukegan, ILL.,, March 6. Gov
ernor Len Small faced trial today on
charges of conspiracy to embezzle
state funds.
Small, the prosecution alleged, con-
spired to juggle millions in state
funds in order to pocket" interest
that should have been turned into the
exchequer of Illinois.
1t is alleged Small conspired with
Fred Sterling, lieutenant governor
and Verne Curtis, Grant Park banker
to steal the states cash.
Millions were taken from the state
reasury, the prosecution will seek tc
1rove and loaned to the Grant Park
State Bank. OF which Curtis is head
1t per cent. interest.
Curtis, according to the indictment
hen loaned the money to Chicago
1ackers at from to S1a per cent. The
Inference in interest was to be kept
~ the three, according to the conspir-
Hcy allegations.
Truck loads full of evidence to be
'sed in the trial, logged into Wauke-
yan today These included records Of
he state treasurer's Office and books
,f Chicago packers and bankers.
The trial will cost the state close to
100000. II is estimated.
Fifty veniremen reported for Jury
'uty today. C. c. lie Forgce, Small's
hief counsel and Fred Mortimer,
'hief prosecutor, agreed 1t would take
several weeks to choose jury.
Sterling will be tried at Springfield
md Curtis at Waukegan after dispo-
ition Of the Small case.
The governor has opened a tenn
1orary state capital" at the Salvation
Army here There he has installed a
,taff to dsnose Of state business dur
ing the trial.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
ANOTHER STILL IS TAKEN IN
COUNTY BY DRY OFFICER
Prohibition Agent Ort Raids Home of
John Turner, COlored, IN the COun.
ty and Captures Still-Prls.
Oner Goes to CoyingtOn.

Saturday evening Federal Prohibi-
ton Enforcement Officer Harry A. Ort
made q raid on the home of John
Turner, colored, near Lewisburg, and
captured a complete moonshDe man
ufacturing plant including still and
the necessary equipment for the pro-
duction Of moonshine liquor.
The still was brought to Maysville
by Captain Ort and Turner was placed
under arrest. He was lodged in the
Mason county Jail until Monday morn
ing when Captain Ort took his pris-
oner to Covington to take him before
the United States Commissioner for
an examination.
1t is understood that the officer for
sometime has had his eye on the Tur-
ner outfit and selected Saturday eve,
ming as the proper time for his raid
Captain Ort has his eye on several
other such equipments in this section
II is understood, and additional raids
may be expected at most any time.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
BLUEGRASS LEAGUE
IS ORGANIZED AT
LEXINGTON MEET
Schedule To Be Adopted at Meeting to
BE Held in Maysyille Next Thurs
day Evening - Circuit to
Have Six Clubs.

Lexington, March 8. - Final steps
in the reorganization OF the Blue
Grass Baseball League were taken at
at meeting held at the Phoenix hotel
yesterday afternoon, Lexington, Mays
Wills, Paris and Cynthiana are charter
members Of the circuit, but six fran
chises have been asked from the Ma
tional Association of Professional
Baseball Clubs, and Mt. Sterling and
Winchester probably will be included
in the league at later date.
All games will be played on Thurs
days and Sundays. The season will
open on April 90 and close on October
~. each team playing so games.
A schedule committee, composed OF
DR.. ]. H. Hutchings. of Maysville; B.
f. Goodman, OF Paris; ]. s. Linehan,
OF Cynthiana. and ]. s. Morton was
named to submit separate schedules
to President Thomas NJ. Russell Of
Maysville. Mr.. Russell Is to select one
OF these, which will be adopted as the
officcial schedule of the circuit.
Tho next meeting Of the league will
be held at Maysville next Thursday
night. The schedule is to be adopted
at this gathering, and Mt. Sterling is
to submit an answer on whether or
not II will come into the circuit. The
Montgomery county seat, II is under
stood is practically certain to become
a member Of the organization, and is
only waiting the approval of the Mt.
Sterling Chamber Of Commerce.
The management of the Winchester
club has hesitated about entering. On
account of its objection to playing on
Thursdays instead Of Saturdays, but
the organizers of the league are conf
dent the Clark county magnates will
come to terms.
The league has applied for six
franchises, despite the fact that two
Of the towns have not finally decided
to enter. In case either Mt. Sterling
or Winchester should refuse to enter
the circuit, the extra franchise prob
ably would be looted in some other
Blue Grass city.
A number of minor details remain
to be threshed out, but these probably
will be settled at the meeting Thurs
day. Among these are the selection OF
an official ball, the question of UNI
pires, etc.
Among those present at the meeting
yesterday we're: E. l.. Willett, Claude
Watkins, President Thomas Russell,
and DR.. ]. II. Hutchings, of Maysville:
]. s. Linehan, ]. S. Basket, c. p. Lair,
DR.. w. o. McIntire, Stanley Rees and
Wood L. Taylor, of Cynthiana; ]. A,
yallandngham and Woodson Moss, OF
Winchester; George NJ. Speakes and
B. F. Goodman, Of Paris; j. NJ. Law
renee and w. l.. Thomasson, OF Mt
Sterling. and J. S Morton, Howard
Turner and Sam Amato of Lexington.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
DRANK ACID and
Died SUNDAY after.
NOON At 1:30
Woman. Out Of Work and In Bad
Health. Drinks Carbolic Acid
Miss Craycraft Died nj 1880
Sundn. Afternoon.

Miss Abbie Cracraft. aged about 40
years. native of the Sardis neighbor-
hood, committed suicide at the Poe
boarding house in Front street early
Saturday evening by drinking about
an ounce OF carbolic acid She died at
1880 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
An employee OF the boarding house
passed Miss Cracrafts room at about
Z O'Clock Saturday evening and heard
her groanlng. Entering the room. the
woman was found rolling about on
the bed and on the floor nearby was
found an empty one ounce vial which
had contained carbolic acid. Two let
ters were found on stand In the CEN
ter OF the room. One OF the letters was
directed to Miss Cracraft's mother
and another TO her former room mate
In the letter TO her mother, Miss Cra-
craft urged her mother not to worry
over her death. This letter follows:
MY health Is bad and | can't Work
so I don't want TO get down and be
sufferer. | want to be buried In white
at shannon. don't want you to grie'e
after me for II would be cruel. do
not want any funeral or flowers. Love
and kisses Yours. ABBIE."
Miss Cracraft has been out OF WORK
sometime and had been in bad health
This is thought to have been the cause
OF her rash act She was the daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. |. n. Cracrait 'o'
Sardis and Is survived by her parents
and two brothers.
The body was removed to the home
OF her parents and her request VIII pe
carried out and she Will be buried a'
shannon at : o'clock Tuesday ai'er-
noon
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
-POPS" BIRTHDAY.

A number Of friends Of Pop" Trie-
bel surprised him at his home on West
Second street recently In honor OF his
52nd birthday. Card playing was en-
joycd in the early part Of the evening
and dancing by q jazz orchestra was
the later feature OF the evening A big
birthday cake with So candles was
lighted by Pop" and refreshments OF
Ice cream and cake was served to the
guests. About 1880 the guests depart
ed declaring Pop" very entertain
Ing host and all wishing him So more
birthdays. Pop" said he feels more
like IS than So though.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
JUDGE COCHRAN TO CALL
COURT AT JACKSON, KY,

Federal Judge A. M. ]. Cochran will
convene session of the United States
District Court Monday morning at
jackson, Ky. He will impanel a grand
jury and two petit juries. 1t is said a
large number Of prohibition violations
will be investigated.
The court calendar contains only a
small number of civil cases to be tried.
The following federal officers left
Covington Sunday night to attend the
court: Sawyer A. Smith, District
Attorney: John W. Menzies, District
Court Clerk, and Roy B. Williams,
Marshal, who enters upon his first du-
ties in this count.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
AUTOS CHEAPER.

Further reductions in prices Of the
Overland and Willys-Knight autos
were announced Monday.
New price OF the Overland is $3.50
a reduction of per cent since Sep
tember, 1921, and a total reduction OF
a per cent. since Semptermer. 1920
when this car sold for $1035.
The Willys-Knight touring car now
is listed at $1375, further reduction
Of $3.50 since the "a per cent. cut made
last September New prices are pos
sible because of economies in manu-
featuring methods, officials said.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
BIG FURNITURE SALE
OPENS THIS WEEK,

"The Bargain Wizard" has arrived
and has taken complete charge Of the
big stock of furniture at r. G. Knox
& Company's big store. The store will
be closed all day Tuesday and all day
Wednesday to mark down every piece
in the entire stock. On Thursday
morning at 8 o'clock the store will be
re-opened under the direction Of 1.-THE
Bargain Wizard" and the big sale will
be on. All reductions are boni fide
and the greatest bargains In months
in furniture are to be offered.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
MIR. WM. y. PICKETT DIES
At MISSOURI HOME

Mr.. william S. Pickett, native OF
Mason county. died at his home at
Cross Timbers, Mo. last Thursday
after an illness OF about two years He
is survived by his wife and five child
rem, one OF whom was Mrs. Robert
Bouldin, OF this city, as well as one
brother. DR.. d. Pickett, and one sister,
Mrs. W. W. Hall, OF Moransburg. Mrs.
Bouldin was at the bedside OF her
father at his death. Burial was made
at Cross Timbers.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
NO NON.POOLED SALES
ARE HELD MONDAY

There were no non-pooled sales o.
tobacco held on the local market Mon
day but there will be sales at botl
the Liberty and the Gray houses Tues
day. After these sales, the next will
be held on Friday. There was quite {
bit of pooled tobacco delivered at thu
Home warehouse Monday. Advances
were very satisfactory
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
ANOTHER WIFE ASKS
DIVORCE AND ALIMONY

Mrs. Anna Holiday Ensor brought
suit in the Mason Circuit Court Mon
lay against her husband. Russell En-
or, asking a divorce avinculo and ali
rony. She charges desertion as the
rounds for the writ
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
NAMED SECRETARY
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE

George II. Lockwood, OF Indiana, has
been appointed secretary OF the Re-
publican National committee, lie Is at
present editor OF the National Repub'
lican, q weekly publication, issued IN
Washington. and has long been on
gaged IN publicity work for his party
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
LOCAL BASEBALL MAGNATES
TO MEET TONIGHT.

Persons interested in the local Blue
Grass League baseball club are called
to moet at the Office Of County Judge
II. p. Purnell at the court house Mon
day evening. Directors Of the local
club will explain details of Sundays
meeting at Lexington and plans will
be made toward organizing tho local
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
PAST WAR RESTLESSNESS
BLAMED FOR MANY SUICIDES

New York, March 6. - Reporting
that in 1921 there were 1914 suicides
Of which s,410 were males and 1874
females, Marry NJ. Warren, president
of the save-a-Life league, credited the
large sum to recent disturbed eco
nomic conditions and the aftermath OF
wnr
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
LIMESTONE OPENS
SIXTY.SIXTH SERIES,

On Saturday. March 4th, 1922. the
Limestone Building Association will
open It's 66th series Of stock. No initi-
alton fee, no monthly dues. straight 26
cents per share. No better way to save.
Splendid dividends. See J. W. Lee,
President; T. A. Keith. Vice Presi-
dent: II. C. Sharp. Secretary; Clint
Calvert, Assistant Secretary. or James
Kirwin, Treasurer. 27Feb6t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
Y. ". A. MEETS TONIGHT.

The Young Woman's Auxiliary OF
the First Baptist church will hold its
regular monthly meeting at the First
Baptist church Monday evening at Z
O'Clock. Following the devotional and
business session, there will be a social
hour
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-06
BRACKEN COURT IS
OPENED TODAY.

Circuit Judge C. d. Newell and Dis
trict Prosecutor b. 8. Grannis left
Monday morning for Brooksville to
open the regular March term OF the
Bracken Circuit Court. 1t is under
stood that there Is considerable busi-
ness to be transacted during this term.