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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-04
Who Is This
Insurance Man?

He is located in the Evans
Building and represents one of
the Oldest and strongest COM
panies in this country, located
in the State whose insurance
laws are famous.
Which policy of this COM
pany gives most insurance for
the least money and yet is paid
for in full before old age7
Give name of company and
agents address.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-04

What Is the of Washngtons popular Drug Store To-
Gated opposite the Garden Iheae where the location and the manv
special offerings patrons money! How often they run their re-
markabe "one-cent" sales?
What of the delightfully."- different Face Powder De Luxe
they specialize and what special price be obtained for tb.
famous 'ales' Give of proprietor and address,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-08-03
BILL WILL M|u1ARIzE
NEW ZEALAND WORKERS
(calI News Service.)

Wellington, New Zealand, Aug. 81
The Massey Ward bill for Prussianiz-
ing New, Zealand is before Parliament.
R@R is passed. a system of almost
absolute militarism will be establish
ed here. The new bill destroys demo
cracy and sets up monstrous mill
tary ru1e.
Binder its provisions Parliament is
stripped OF many of its important
funetions, the Cabinet is made dan
ge1gns oligarchy, and the functions Of
the couFN martial are extended. The
bill converts the honest, conscientious
director or critic of the government
into a criminal, and confrontsr him
With tn ethreat Of death for his ac-
lions or Htterances. -. y
The bill provides for compulsory con-
scription, and jail terms for those who
resist such drafts may be made,
Every boy of twenty Or over would bs
forced toserve.
Against these efforts to Prussian1ze
New Zealand, and to take from tn
workers. their hard earned liberty this
sntRe labor movement is fighting one
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-08-03
OF. It's biggest battles, and it. is pre-
pared to fight to the last ditch.
III . 49,
.C4ndn0lajs B4tY
? 17kAN|S Ffefnen
(caII News service.)

.NeW-YQrk, Aug. "a silent wit
ness to the barharous continuous duty
system in the Fire Department, the
body Of Fireman Gerald X. Harrigan,
OF Engine Company 76,NIay in his late
nome, 463 West 10th Street. Harri-
gan was the twentieth victim this year
OF the system which compels the tire
men to be on duty necessarily, day
and night, under the most arduous
conditions.
A pathetic scene was presented by
his young widow, Catherine Harfigan,
who, herself unconsolable oYera the
sunderland probably preventahle I
loss OF her husband, was trying to still
the crying Of her two little children,
four years and 20 months old, respeo-
lively.
.Harrigan was a victim Of the con-
tinuous duty system. The entire COM
pany was tired out from several days
unusually hard work, when at LAO a.
N. the men of Engine Company rs
were aroused by a false fire alarm.
Harrigan had his sleep broken and
with the rest answered the call. The
men returned shortly and Harrigan,
do LAO OlAO101 WCAL W 4O0Uu10 LIS 1O0Vs
At 2:55 another alarm sounded. Only
half awake, Harrigan jumped from his
cot, and mistaking the direction, i'll
his half somnolent condition, of the
open window for the direction of the
pole hole, he plunged through the
window to the SIDEWALK three stories
below. He died from the injuries he
received the next day.
Harrigan had spotless record, hav-,
ing joined the department in 1909. AT,
that time he was eligible to both the.
Fire and Police Department, and do
cided to enter~the former by a flip Of;
a coin. He was 81 years old.
Investigation and the disclosures
consequent on the probing have again
started the agitation for the double
platoon system. It is acknowledged
that the continuous duty system is
claiming the lives unnecessarily Of
many of the brave firemen, and that
the two-platoon system, now in effect
in many cities less wealthy than New.
YUrl1CWoud abolish the evils incident
to the present system. x = -
Organized labor is making a strong
fight for the double, platoon system,
and with the authorities aroused by
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-08-03
New : Alabama Law
Makes StrikilgACrine
- = (CaIf News service.l

AAAlSLUu, AAd.p aug. o.-W Vi AUL
WHO 4eclue 70 20 On stllAe nel W4AA We
| cU4AuIftEluS crime, LOr WulCn Lne3
ulay De punished Wy d SIX months Jau
LeG1n- Al -lakQ- 4aQQG.- Q1QeG lAe new LAW
just passed by the Guy COUNCIL. Il lis
ltta@ pf6tldes THAT Ole aman' lnay qulL
EmIS 0oD2aOr sCrikeSi DuU lTILWo or more
hpersens fledRsplre Tor the purpose Oh
tpreEentang, amy Dtherf emp4oye iIfom
bMOrX4ngc40F sar nEAs cOfpoEallontor
person. or, RreyenEH1nfg, stclt HEAL, cor
kQ9ba41spnI h pr FpeFs9n, from ca4Ffylng on
E} saae they Viii Be Gohssfldered as law
tRfeIlE yToYo ecd 9da sa9rfrfa"r hnr
|ba roItsrop thv poBsl brdty OF navlng
fsomH Jnogeo Apply tHds law 90 fOthers
| than WorkerSIf tneee6unel4 fAas1lnserteu
protesting RuSln eSS,F read
Etng ast f9bboHssf;; lA4otnlng herein shalI
IkRFsVent any peFSQn trQmpI, sQllcllllng
rSaSs 81 business f9r competitive
|mofAf2 is Msd3 made criminal to ~entice.
Paee0F Of persuade any Apprentice Or
| servant ITO leave the service or en-
/ plbymeht Of his master. 'i'a7i"~' =
|s7tEAboPi men here are aroused to &C
ton byt this drastic blow at their
rights This new attack on, the Work.
rrersr follows, closely upon a. decision o.
the United States Supreme Court de-
claring another outrageous law direct
ed against the workers as Illegal.
bo 1t was some time ago that this State
invented a principle and passed law
under which an employer could hold
any person, once entering into his en-
ploynfent, to serve as long as the EN-
ployer pleased. Should worker
strike or attempt to Leave the job
when he became dissatisfied, and the
boss wanted to Keep him at work, il
was possible to hale the worker into
court and get a judge to sentence hin
to prison. +'"2 &' p, -" 81
Organized labor fought the case BIZ
terly through the State courts, anu
finally brought the matter before the
countrys highest tribunal where the
toilers won a sweeping victory. III
effect, the United States Supreme
Court declared the principle wrona
and the law absolutely unconstitu-
tional.
Now that the Admission city council
has taken it upon itself to fix things
so that one man may quit, but that
discontinued workers may not strike
in body, it is likely that labor will
again take up the fight to have the
courts nullify this vicious attempt to
make striking a crime.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11
BORN ON FEBRUARY Il
Was George WashingtOn-Ch ange In
Calendars Made the Day Fall
On the Twenty-secOnd.

The birthday of George Washing,
ton will be celebrated a week from
next Tuesday, February %, and fOr
more than a century the memorable
event has been observed on that date
though the date on which the great
American was born was February IL
f1732. Until he was 20 years old
Washington always observed Febru.
airy IL as his natal day, and even after
Washington had become the greatest
and most famous American, February
IL was observed as his birthday, which
sometimes was celebrated in different
places both on the 18th and 22nd OF
tho month.
Washington diary for 1889 con.
tains this note: February ~ Went
with the family to ball in Alexandria
given by the citizens of 1t and its vi.
entity in commemOration of my birth
day" That birthday ball in Alex.
andria was held on Monday because
the 18th fell on Sunday.
Washington's diary for 1899, the
year Of his death, contains this birth
day reference: February IL went uI
to Alexandria to the celebration oil
my birthday. Many maneuvers were
performed by uniform corps, and an
elegant ball and supper at night. Feb
ruary ~. returned home"
The change in Washingtons birth
day date was brought about by the
change i'm the calendar England in
1852 adopted the Gregorian, or re-
formed, calendar, which corrected the
errors of the Julian calendar. The
new calendar dropped ten days, and
events which took place from Feb.
ruary ~ 10 2l inclusive were reemed
to have taken place on February 22
II would appear that there was nc
observance of Washlngton's birthday
in the Continental army until 1881
and it is likely that that was the first
observance of the anniversary by any
other persons than Washington and
his family. On that occasion Rocham-
beau and a number of French and
American officers celebrated the day
with a dinner. On February ~, Ro-
chambeau wrote to Washington: Eyes
terday was the anniversary OF your ex-
celleney's birthday We have put on
celebrating that holiday until today
by reason OF the Lords Day. aud We
will celebrate il with the sole regret
that your excellenoy be not a wit
ness of the effuslon of our hearts"
The first popular celebration Of the
February % date was at Newport, II
l., In 1884, The chronicles OF the
event say that the bells OF the town
were rmg, the houses were decorated
with flags and bunting and a brilliant
entertainment was given. The Tam
many Society of New York, In 1880
adopted a resolution that thereafter
the 22nd OF February be commemor.
ated as the birthday Of Washington
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mentioned in Section is prohibited, it
shall be unlawful for any person to
keep, store or possess any such IL
quors in any room, building or struc-
ture, other than the private residence
of such person and which is not used
as a place of public resort, provided.
that none Of these provisions shall
apply to druggists authorized to sell
such liquors for medicinal, mechan-
ioal, chemical, scientific or sacrament
tai purposes, nor apply to such IL
.quors in the process Of transportation
or in the possession of transportation,
or in the possession of common car
rier, nor any wholesale dealer in,
brewer or distiller engaged in the
manufacture of such liquors in said
prohibition territory.
Section 5.-All liquors consigned
shipped, transported in any manner,
received, held or possessed contrary
to the provisions of this act, shall be
deemed contraband.
Section 6.--The word person" as
used i'm this act shall be deemed to in
clude any individual, firm, oo-partner-
ship, corporation or any combination
OF individuals.
Section Amy person who him
self, or by his clerk, agent or en-
ployee, shall violate any of the pro-
visions of this act except those OF
Section 3. shall for the first offense
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof, be SEN
fenced to pay a fine Of not less than
$50 nor more than 5000 and the costs
of his prosecution, or to Imprisonment
in the county Jail not less than three
months or both such fine and imprison-
ment i'm the discretion of the court
For the second and every subsequent
offense he shall upon conviction there
of in any court of competent jurisdic-
ton, be sentenced to pay a fine OF
not less than 800 nor more than $500
or Imprisonment in the county jail
not less than sixty days nor more than
six months or both fine and impris-
onment in the discretion of the jury
Section S.-All acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent with the provisions
of this act are hereby repealed.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11
DEMOCRATS LOOKING FOR HARD
FIGHT.

st. Louis, February 1.-THE Demo
Gratis are looking for a hard fight in
the coming Presidential campaign, but
Woodrow Wilson can beat any candi-
dates the Republicans put up" de-
clared William F. McCombs, chair
man of the Democratic national COM
mittee in an interview, where the
subcommittee on arrangements were
perfecting for the national convention
in June.
McCOmbs predicted that the Re-
publicans and Progressive parties will
be reunited and will support one can
didate at the coming election.
THAT will mean we will have to
fight the combined strength of the two
parties, but Wilson is strong enough
to beat the combination" said Nc
Combs.
Wilson strengthened himself great
ly by his tour of the west and Con-
gress will back him up in his pre-
paredness program.
when we go into the convention to
nominate a President the passage of
the bill for national defense and the
passage of a tariff commission bill
will be history and with the fine rec
ord the party has already made in
tariff revision, in the establishment
of the federal reserve bank system
and in other legislation we should
have a record which will withstand
any onslaught Of the opposition"
Mr.. McCombs asserted that Bryan 5
position one way or the other would
have no effect on the next campaign
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11
OFFICIAL CALL
For Republican Ninth District Con.
YentiOn To BE Held In Mt.
Sterling February 90.
MavsyiIIe. Nv. Ian. 10. 1916.

Maysville, Ky, Jan. 10, 1916.
To the Republican Electors of the
Ninth Congressional District of
Kentucky:
Pursuant to a meeting of the Ninth
Congressional Republican District
Committee and the official call of the
Republican State Central Committee.
the Republican Ninth District Com
mittee now directs that a district con-
vention of delegated representatives of
the Republican part of the above
named district be held in the city of
Mt. Sterling, at 10 o'clock a. M, stan.
dard time, on Tuesday, the Goth day
of February, 1916, for the purpose of
electing two district delegates and
two alternate delegates to attend the
National Convention of the Republican
party to be held in Chicago, ILL.,, on
Wednesday, the 7th day of June,
1916; also to elect a member of the
State Central Committee, and for the
nomination of one election to be voted
for the next national election.
The delegates to said convention
shall be elected by county mass con-
ventions, to be held in the county seat
of each county in said district, at l
o'clock p. m, standard time, on Sat-
urday, February 26th, 1916, except in
the county of Boyd, in which said
county, the convention shall be held in
the city of Ashland.
One delegate shall be elected for
each one hundred votes or fraction
thereof amounting to fifty or over,
cast for the Republican candidates for
electors in each county at the Presi-
Dental election in 1908. The coun.
ties in said district are entitled to rep
resentation as follows:
Bath Is, Boyd 29, Bracken IL,
Breathitt 16, Carter &c, Elliott 6,
Fleming 20, Greenup 81, Harrison 16,
Lawrence 81, Lewis %, Mason 2l,
Menefee 5, Montgomery 10, Morgan
IA, Nicholas II, Robertson 4. Rowan
10, Wolf 8. Total 292.
F.. H. MCCARTNEY,
Chairman.
CLARENCE MATHEWS,
Secretary.
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Great Business Losses Due to
Neglect

President of the Polk-AIiller Drug
Company, Richmond, Va. is authority
for the following extraordinary state
ment:
II estimate that the business men OF
this country could increase their Ell
cheney fully ten per cent by taking an
occasional laxative and not neglecting
the bowels as most Of them do"
lie also said that n the Department
OF Commerce In Washington would
present each business man In the cOun'
try with box Of Rexall Orderlies, Il
would be OF great benefit 10 the ma
uonal welfare. Rexall Orderlies are
prompt IN action, pleasant to take and
never grippe, can be used by men, WON.
en- or children, and are just the thing
for toning up sluggish llyers.
We have the exclusive selling rights fOl
tins great laxative. Trial size, 10 cents
Chenoweth Drug Co, Inc.
the RENALL eToRE
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11
ALLEGED ROBBER CAUGHT.
Manchester signal.)


Earl Jones, cutter at the button fac
tory, is spending the week in the local
cooler" charged with having robbed
p. b. Hampton, the Kentucky hack
driver, last Friday of something over
500 after the hack had crossed the
river. Jones was arrested here Fri
day afternoon by Marshall Scott and
placed in Jail, and when the Ken
lucky authorities came for him he
refused to go along without the re-
Quired papers, hence he remains in
Jail until requisition papers can be
secured. He was searched as soon as
placed in Jail. but very small amount
of money was found ON him. II is
rumored that in making purchases
in town before his arrest he produced
bills TO pay same. II begins to look
like Mr.. Jones will have to do some
tall squirming TO get out OF this II the
rumors are true. but who knows.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11

TO two doctors, then my mother got a
bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and l took 1t. never had
any more trouble and got strong fast.
Then / took 1t again before my little
girl was born and 1t helped me a good
deal and l give the Compound the credit
for 1t. Then this spring l felt very
badly again, but took the Compound
and have been well all summer. can
not be grateful enough for your medi-
cine" : Mrs. HAROLD M. SMITH, 40
Water Street, Clarksburg, w. Va.
For forty years it has been making
women strong andwell, andcuring back
ache, nervousness, uterine and ovarian
Inflammation, weakness, displacements,
irregularity and periodic pains.
IfyOu want special advice write
Lydia IL. Pinkham Medicine Go.
(cOnfidential), Lynn, Mass.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11
"STILL WATERS"
shows Marvellous Versatility Of Mar,
gueritC Clark--FamOus Players
Make Striking Feature OF
Edith DelanO's Work.

A circus, a canal and a canal boat
form the settings for Marguerite
Clark's beauty and talent in the Fa-
nous Players Film Company's latest
contribution to the Paramount pro-
gram, "Still Waters" which is the at
traction at the Washington Theater
tonight. "Still Waters" which is n
rare combination of pastoral romance,
rural comedy and thrilling drama,
was written especially for Miss Clark
by Edith Barnard Delano, the well
known novelist In It the diminutive
star has one of the greatest opportu-
mites of her screen career for the dis
play of her remarkable versatility.
Having established a reputation as
q superb coincidence and an unsur-
passable coquette, Miss Clark merits
unrcserved recognition as an emotion
al actress by her splendid work in
the role of Nesta, the little girl who IS
to all intents and purposes a pris-
oner on a canal boat, where she is
kept by her grandfather in the hope
of preventing her from running away
to become a circus performer. That
was the unhappy fate of Nesta's moth
er, and the old man lives in mortal
terror lest the little girl should en-
swer the same call.
The grandfather's fears are real
lied. but not until Nesta has met and
fallen in love with young doctor
who lives near the canal Her UNI
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11

founded belief in the dupllcity of the
doctor and the sternness of her
grandfather finally drit Nesta to run
away and join the circus, where she
soon finds herself the~prey of the bru-
tai ring-master. The part which the
doctor plays in saving Nesta from the
ring-master and the discovery of the
identity of the invalid Pierrette, whom
Nesta supplants in the circus, bring
the story to a thrilling and dramatic
close.
An entire circus was leased for the
presentation of those portions of the
story which have to do with the cir
Gus, and the players spent three weeks
at Easton, Pa, for the purpose of OBJ
tanning the proper atmosphere for that
part of the action which transpires
along the canal and on the old barge
The scenic beauty of the Delaware
river and the Lehigh Valley canal
which parallels it at Easton, lend rare
charm to the tale
Harry La Pearl, one of the most ia
nous clowns in the country, was spe-
cially engaged to appear in the cir
Gus scenes of this production in sup
port of Miss Clark. Others In the cast
are Robert Broderick. Robert Vaughn
and Arthur Evers.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11
POSITIVE PROOF
Should Convince the Greatest SkcptlC
In Maysvlllo

Because it's the evidence of n Maya
willie citizen.
Testimony easily investigated.
The strongest endorsement Of merit
The best proof. Read It:
Mrs. Della Luneford, 1928 e. Front
ST., Maysville, says: 81 attribute kid
ney trouble to a strain. l had sharp,
shooting pains through my kidneys
and a dragging-down feeling through
my hips. | had dull headaches and
dizzy spells and often II 1 had not
caught hold of something for support,
l would have fallen. | was in that
condition for several years, up one
week and in bed the next. l finally
began to notice symptoms of dropsy
My feet began to swell and my hands
were at times the same way. Finally,
l used Doan's Kidney Pills and they
cured me-"
OVER THREE YEARS LATER Mrs
Luneford said: "Doan's Kidney Pills
completely and permanently cured me
and l am glad to confirm all said in
their praise before"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Luneford has twice publicly rec.
commended. Foster-Milburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11
T--EiE
HOw's Thisi

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case OF Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
T.. ]. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able TO carry out any obligations made
by his firm. .
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, o,
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
nation
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11
RAILROAD Time TABLES
kESIl a a E|SIiII1

No. departs 5;S5 a. m, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. departs 100 p. m. daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. departs 3:45 p. M, daily.
No. 10 arrives 9:45 a. m, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. arrives 2:O5 p. M, daily.
No. arrives $3.50 p. m, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Subject to change without notice.
II. S. ELLIS, Agent.
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always zone me ana
/ hope my letter
may be the means
of helping som Q
o er suffering
woman. When /
was 16 years old l
caught cold and had
suppression for two
months. i got so
weak / couldscarce-
ly drag myself up
the stairs. i went
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Chesapeake & Ohio Ry
Schedule subjec, to ohanqe without notice

Schedule effective January 8, 1915.
Trains Leave MaysviIIe, Ky.
WESTWARD
GAS a. m, 3:15 p. M, daily.
$50 a. m, $3.50 a. m, week days
local.
500 p. m, daily local.
EASTWARD
lao p. m, 1914 p. NJ, daily.
9:26 a. M, daily local.
$50 p. m, 500 p. m, weekdays
local
W. W. WIKOFF. Agent.
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Mr., II. W. Thomson Of near Paris,
bought Saturday from Mr. Eugene
of Scott county. the latter's
farm containing about 2l6 acres OF
land, located near Payne's Depot. In
Scott county, The price paid is said
to have been around $4,000, or about
Si75 per acre.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11

The Maysville Tea & Coffee Com
pany has placed handsome new sign
on their place of business on Sutton
street
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11

Belgian industries look to the
United States for considerable indus
trial patronage.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11

Robert A. Brookover aged So, for
merly of Manchester, died at San An
tonic, Texas.
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AT ALL STAGES
OF LIFE
The Woman's Medicine. Good
for All Ages. Mrs. Harold
Smiths Experience.

Clarksburg, w. Val am writing
to tell you the good your medicine has
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11
TADOO SPEAKS At MEMPHIS

Memphis, Tenn, Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo, who is making a
short tour Of the south. will address
q meetine-l'e-c to-day
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11

Ships were first per-bottomed'
In 1888.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11

Mr. A. +. Fleming OF Wedonia, was
a business visitor here Wednesday.