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Entered at the PoBtofflce, Maysville,
OUB POLICY:
To suDDort such measures as
Atason County as an entire community, rather than such propositions
a are in favor of the individual interest, or of one section as agaiusi
another.. And likewise to earnestly and consistently oppose all things
.hat are not for the good of the
THE TWENTIETH AMENDMENT
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"The interests of childhood
writer "are the vital interests of
selves only because every thirty
arises, so that, as an English philosopher Has poimea out. io iuik. m
an old and, therefore, decrepit and decadent civilization is meaning
less. A nation may have a long history, but it can never be older than
its youth and young manhood and womanhood.
The future of America, and of all mankind, depends upon the
cultuure of the young, upon the improvement, through education,
which each succeeding generation makes, and the world marches
forward in no other way.
Sir James Barrie, in his address at Oxford, expressed the con
viction in his most lucid and eloquent manner, that only a "league
of youth" can prevent the relapse of civilization, the recurrence of
other wars like the last, or even worse, and the gradual decline of
all those institutions, social, moral, and political which have been
built up by the labors of so many centuries.
What is America doing toward the fulfillment of her obligations
to the rising generations? The government statistics, recently pub
lished, indicate, to confine the inquiry to a single phase of the prob
lem, that there are engaged in gainful occupations in the United
States today more than one millions children betwen ten and fifteen
years of age, geared up in their most tender and impressionable years
like so many cogs in the machinery of production, their childhood
and youth blighted by premature toil, robbed of an education, stunted
in mind and body, while their "superparent, (the state," reaps
profit from their labor.
The Supreme Court has decided that the child labor law passed
by Congress is unconstitutional, and while another measure is now
under consideration which may pass the inspection of the Court, per
haps the best way in which to meet the situation is to pass the follow
ing proposed amendment to the Constitution:
"Congress shall have the power to regulate or forbid
the labor of minors at any age or wider any conditions
deemed injurious to their health or morals. Such power will
be concurrent, and not exclusive, and the exercise thereof
by Congress shall not prevent any state from adopting other
or further regulations, not inconsistent therewith."
In the present state of the case factory legislation is a state
matter, but unfortunately many states have failed to enact any whole
some legislation, and in others the laws are either inadequate or have
been poorly enforced. Moreover those Commonwealths which have
taken the most advanced ground against child labor are subjected to
unfair competition because other communities permit the employ
ment of children in industry upon the lowest scale of wages.
There seems, then, no way in which this vital question can be
dealth with i nany adequate way except through an act of Congress,
which can only be secured under the proposed amendment, for which
all humane men and women and good citizens should now work.
Lexington Leader.
FARMERS' VIEW OF THE RAILROAD STRIKE.
In estimating public opinion on the strike, David Friday, Presi
dent of the Michigan Agricultural College, has taken pains to esti
mate the farmers' interest. He says that the persons engaged in ren
dering the service of railroad transportation are less than 4xi per
cent, of our total working population, and they received in 1921, as
wages, almost 7 per cent, of the nation's purchasing power that is,
of the nation's total agricultural, mining and manufacturing product.
While the railroad workers constituted less than per cent, of the
population, the farmers, he estimated, made up somewhat over 26
per cent., but received less than 20 per cent, of the nation's product
and purchasing power.
He puts the situation briefly, as follows : There were six tmise as
many workers in agriculture as in railway transportation, and yet
the received only three times as much of the nation's production as
did the railway workers.
When labor leaders made their first move after the war towards
achieving control of the political situation ,they made a strong bid to
have the farmers included in their organization, but with only mod
erate success, and since that time the farmers have been more and
more aware that their interests did not lie with those of labor. Dr.
Friday concludes, from his analysis, that the farmer is opposed and
will continue to be oppose dto any attempt on the part of raiway
labor to resist the natural working of the economic law towards low
er compensation. Bache Review.
GRAFTING CARNIVALS DOOMED
It is encouraging to note -that the Billboard, the most widely
read show magazine published in America)" is waging a war on the
grafting carnival outfits which travel over the country and offer
nothing to the public but a chance to lose some of their cash in very
questionable games of various sorts.
Maysville has be nsorely afflicted with just the sort of carnival
outfits which shall be the subject of the Billboard's campaign of
publicity. That magazine says: "The entire structure of outdoor
show business must be rebuilt." "The 'nuisance' shows should suffer
suffer for their own sins. Specific mention will do it. Identifica
tion is the cure."
The Billboard has been enabled to clean-up several phases of
erooked show business in America
we feel certain that they shallle
able movement. The great magazine will find the better journals
all over the nation standing with
to the graft which appeurs to huve
several years m all sectious.
The old-time carnival company, offering the pmblio real kIiows,
filled a plnee i nthe entertainment
for the fakirs of this day ami age
their days are no wnumbured.
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Mariou Ktar. WV knew it all
rugue of nations. "Hark from the
Editor and Manager
Ky, as Second Class Mail Matter
are unquestionably for the good oi
county as a whole.
and youth," says a great American
mankind." Nations renew tlicm
and three years a new generation
by their publicity campaigns und
successful in this, a most commend.
them in an effort to bring a stop
gone on unhindered for the past
of the public but there is no room
and we venture the prediction that
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the time, Cox comes out for the
tomb, a dolrful sound."
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"I don't know much about it," said
Jack "but 1 just bet Freddie's mother
is all wrong."
"Wrong about what?" asked Vncle
Ted, who iut down his evening paper
to Join in the conversation.
"Well," said Ruth, "Freddie told me
that although his father was a Demo
crat hs mother voted the Republican
ticket last election but she read some
place that the Republicans have not
been treating the cx-soldiers fairly and
after talking to another lady who
agreed with the story she Is thinking
of joining the Democratic party."
"Maybe you can show here where
the storv and the other lady are all
wrong." suggested Vncle Ted. "Be
cause there isn't one bit of truth in
any statoment that the present admin
istration or Republican states have
treated the exservice men unfairly. I
have already told you about what fine
work has been done at Washington in
completing the many new hospitals
throughout the country and enlarging
others so as to make everything as
comfortable as possible for every man
wounded during the war. There is that
to begin with.
Then the facts show that the Dem
ocrats are the ones who have been
against assisting the ex-soldior. It
might interest those who are trying
to dscredlt the aid given the ex-service
men by Republican states to know that
a total of $358,000,000 in cash has
been paid the ex-soldiers by Repub
lican states through Republican legis
latures! In addition to this large fig
ure the New York legislature voted to
give their men a bonus of $45,000,000
but the high courts of the States ruled
it unconstitutional. California, another
Republican state has votad $10,000,000
in bonds which will be issued for ex-
service men and their dependents to
provide for education, training in vari
ous vocations and for cash aid in buy
ing homes and farms."
"Haven't any Democratic states done
anything for the soldiers?" asked Jack.
"Jack," answered Uncle Ted, "you
have heard of the 'Solid South,' that
part o ftho country made up of states
where the Democrats are In absolute
control. In those states little or noth
ing has been done tor the ex-service
man. Neither did the Democrats do
anything for the ex-solders when they
were In control of the Congress at
Washington. If you want further proof
o fthe diregard for the ex-soldier by
the Democratic party you do not have
to stop with the late war. It was the
same with the Civil war and Spanish-
American war vetrans. The men who
fought for their country have always
had to look to the Republican party to
give them the aid necessary to put
tbem on their feet."
'Have Republican states done any
thing besides voting a bonus?" asked
Ruth.
'Yes Indeed, Ruth," replied Uncle
Ted. "A great deal has been done
throughout the areas of the United
States where Republican legislatures
are in control. In the states of Con
necticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michi
gan, New Jersey, North Dakota and
Wyoming, the legislatures have passed
laws exempting ex-servico men from
all state and local taxation. Only two
Democratic states did this and you
can see what a great saving ths would
mean to the men. Not one Democratic
state has sen fit to pass laws so that
the exservice men might be shown
preference in all civil service employ
ment yet such laws have ben passed
in sevontoen Republican states.
'If an ex-service man wants to buy
a homo In Arizona, California, Idaho,
Oregon or South Dakota and be hasn't
the money, the state will give him
financial aid but no such aid can be
had by the ex-service man in any Dem
ocratic state. While the federal gov
ernment through the present adminis
tration Ib furnishing the finest hos
pitals possible .nineteen Republican
states have passed Haws so that ex-
service men may be admitted fro to the
state hospitals for free treatment. Only
three Democratlo states have made
such free treatment possible.
"Many tluios the ex-soldler oould set
his fee ton the round I Die could have
the loan of sufficient money. If lie
lives In a Democratic state he Is 'out
of lack' as we used to say lu the army
Du the can obtain such loans In the
Republican stales of Drugon, South
Dakota and Washington.
"The Republican status of Massa
obutetts, Nebraska, Nevada and Wash
ington have wade laws providing for
the rendering of assistance to es-aol-dlare
out of work, so that thsjr may
find adequate euiployniout. Not one
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Danioaratlo State has made stick fc, pro
vision.
"And so It is O odown the lute, kid
dies. Those men at Washington, In the
Senate and the HouBe, who are always
talking the loudest about the love of
their party for the ex-service man
come from Democratic states where
very little has been done to give him
relief. In other words, the story Fred-
dlo's mother read Is Just another part
of the loud talking being indulged In
by Democrats to try to wlrect the at
tenton of the citiens of the country
away from the splendid work being
done by Republican states for the ex
soldler. It is the old case of loud
talking and little doing. The Repub
licans are plugging along both at
Washington and i nevery state con
trolled by them to do everything pos
sible for the ex-service man and at the
same time leave the Federal and state
treasuries in a Bound condition. The
Republican party is too busy working
to do any shouting, but the results are
what the people want and the results
will tell In the future."
"I think I can make Freddie's moth
er change her. mind now," said Ruth.
"I'm sure you can," answered Uncle
Ted, "and if you can't you let me
know. Now run along to bed, both of
you."
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"X FIXE EXAMPLE OF OOXSTKl'C.
TIRE BUSINESS COURAGE"
Our readers will no doubt be inter
ested and surprised, as we were, to
learn that a leading eastern financial
institution holds up the activltie sof
"one of the humblest and least pic
tureskue industries of this country" ns
"a fine example of constructive busi
ness courage and vision too valuable
and too inspiring to be passed without
emphasis and analyses."
The Corn Exchange National Bank,
of Philadelphia, with resources of
I60.0no.000 points out in a recent issue
o fits Bulletin to patrons, and the pub
lic that "at the very day and hour ef
this writing a site for the location M
a plant dedicated to the purposes of
lifting the practices of the laundry
industry to a higher plane Is being
selected.
"Nominally it Is for the selfish bene-
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MEMPHIS Tj . K?1 'Wr??
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Today, fair Southland, you have an
enviable place in the nation, rich and
palpitant with life and happiness and
plenty. Today, I am a Pioneer of the
Southland, a substantial, reliable rail,
road, complete and up-to-date, that
winds its ribbons of atuel acrosa 6,000
miles of your territory, and every in
stant stands ready to give you, people
of the South, unexcelled transportation
service to both local and distent point.
We have served each other in a com
mon, interval,. .And we ahull continue
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The modern way,
the quick and easy
way of doing your
washing. Come in
and look at the real
Washing Machine.
ELECTRIC SHOP
Of MAYSVILLE GAS CO.
fit of the Laundry Industry as a whole
actually it will operate to protect
the public which patronizes laundries
from practices which are unsound, un
economical and unacceptable."
It appears that the members of the
Laundryowners National Association
are building The American Institute of
Laundering, In the city of Joliet, 111.,
making "an investment of half a mil
lion dollars in scientific research to
Improve laundry service, to standard
ize throughout the entire industry'
those methods and practices and ma
terials which are demonstrated to be
soundest and best"
"Tho fact that It Is being tarkled at
all. In these days when business Is
hard pushed to keep its wheels turn
ing is the significant thing."
It appears that this same Associa
tion has for several years had a Chair
In Chemical Research at Mellon Intl
tute of Industrial Research at Pitts
burgh, Pa.
The public laundry conserves the
public health by helping people to
I am the
I "speak as one with age and
people of a great country, rich
m year8. Seventy-two years ago, men and
women of the South, I was born among you,
For seventy-two years I have been constantly
, witn you witn you every minute without an
instant's lapse of time. For seventy years I have labored
with you, arm in arm, to bring prosperity to the Southland.
Seventy years ago we were young together, the South and I, but
,ye have grown apace; each sharing the weal and woe of a common
fete. For seventy years my interests have been wedded to the
destiny of a vast country. And those years have fructified my aim.
to serve each other. I believe in your
country have belived in it for over
seventy years. I feel sure of your
future. Thut is why 1 nave invested
over three hundrod and thirty million
doliara in your fuir land.
I believe in tho people of the South;
believe in their honesty, fair-mindedness,
and I request that they continue
to Join mo, as they have for over aeventy
year, an co-worker in the groat cauae
of the ttouUdund.
THE OLD RELIABLE
keep clean and by taking a man-size
Job off the shoulders of women. It la
therefore encouraging to know the
steps that are being taken by far
sighted laundryowners to make their
Industry a beter service to the public
and to the American home.
KOTITKT LEADS STATES
IX SEW POSTOFFICES.
Louisville. Kontucky. with twelve
new postofflces to Its credit, led all
other states In gains In the total num
ber of offices established within the
boundaries of individual state during
the lost fiscal year, according to statis
tics Just complied.
LIGIITM3G KILLS SIX
MITES STAXMXG TOGETHER-
Danville One stroke of lightning
killed six work mules which were In a
huddle on tho Robert Tarklngton farm.
Try Ledger Want XL It Pays.
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The Traxel Glascock plant was
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T-0 brand Creamery Butter
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T-O Ice Cream is made under
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T-Q Ice Cream is a superior prod
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