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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
MUCK M'GUAYNOR
and RAY LINGREL
In q Pitchers BattIe-"Muck" Sets the
Columbus Senators Down With
Six Safeties.

Muck McGraynor, former Maysville
hurler. and Ray Lingrel, who was with
Lexington when that team went up
the spout, hooked up in a hurlers'
battle at the Falls City yesterday, the
latter finishing a game for the Column
bus Senator's after a gentleman by the
name Of Fillingim had lost the contest
by letting the Colonies, with Muck in
the box all the way through. have two
runs in the second inning. Muck went
mighty good all the way through, the
Senators scoring their only tally on
two catchers errors and a sacrifice
ny. He allowed only sin hits and his
great showing is bound to win him a
happy home for a while, at least.
AS for Mr.. Lingrel, he went into the
box after two prancing Colonies had
already crossed the pan and while two
more were reposing gracefully on the
sacks. This was in the last OF the sec
ond inning and two pop flies ended the
rally of the Falls City boys. However,
a single, steal and two sacrifices net
ted them another tally in the sixth,
while four long hits in the seventh
gave them three runs and victory
However, this didn't completely kill
the brilliance of Eingrel's performance
in fast company, for the Colonies got
only six blows of his delivery while
he reposed on the mound. Both young
hurlers have swell chance to make
good.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
Negro Soldiers Shot

San Antonio. Texas, July 24-Four
soldiers of the Eighth Illinois Cavalry,
a negro regiment, were shot and
wounded tonight by a squad of the
provost guard which had come to the
rescue of a white man the soldiers
were attacking near the military camp
All the men wounded were shot in the
legs. None was seriously hurt.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
WORK PROGRESSING ON NEW
GARAGE

The work on the new Day and Night
Garage is progressing rather fast now
The walls are beginning to rise and
the work will be finished by the first
of September The building will be
built entirely Of concrete and steel. A
great number Of concrete blocks are
being made on the site of the garage
and they are being put in place as
quickly as possible.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
VILLA MEN FIRED
SHOTS ON BORDER
Commander Bell Makes Report to
Government ON Recent TrOuble-N
Gonzales Is NOtifed-Mexi-
cans Claim the Americans
Crossed International
Line.

Ell Paso, Texas, July 24-General
Francisco Gonzales, commandant at
Juarez, formally protested today to
General George Bell, Jr, commanding
the American forces here, against the
conduct of the outpost guards of the
Ninth Massachusetts Infantry, who
he said. crossed into Mexican terri
tory yesterday morning "in violation
OF Mexican rights" and last night
shot up without provocation. num-
Der .of homes Of Mexicsns south of
the border"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
YOUNG NEGRO ARRESTED

The police last night captured young
Robert Beckett, charged with riding
the cash drawer of the Mcnamara
Bakery Shop on West Second street
The boy secured over SIS at various
times. He will be tried before Judge
Rice this afternoon. "Beck" is the
negro who dances on the streets about
town. He is only eight years old.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
HON. A. n. COLE HOSoRRD

Hon. A. d. Cole, who was the Ken
lucky member OF the platform com
mittee OF the Progressive Party at the
National Convention in 1912 and 1915,
has been invited to attend the notih-
cation meeting at Carnegie Hall in
New York City next Monday, and also
to attend a reception given by Mr..
Hughes at Hotel Astor Immediately
after the notification exercises. He
will probably attend.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
GIDEONs PASS THROUGH

A number OF men belonging to the
Gideons passed through this city yes
terday from Huntington, W. Va, where
they have been in convention. When
the train stopped they we're singing
and during the FIVE minutes stay here
sang number of the old time rellg-
ious songs.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
BREWERS BUY FORMER OHIO
STATE LEAGUERS

Milwaukee, Wis, July 24-Secre-
tary Nahin, of the Milwaukee Ameri-
can Association baseball club. today
announced the purchase of Pitcher
Reed, OF the Portsmouth club, and
Catcher Kohlbecker, from the Mays
vile club, both members of the de-
funct Ohio State League.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
LAYING BRICK IN CAR TRACK

Work was begun yesterday Of laying
brick in the street car tracks on
Bridge street. This work is rather
tedious as it requires great many
OF odd sized brick, these having to be
Clipped of.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
HOUSE PARTY

Miss Florence Dodson of East Third
street had as her guests at a house
party this week, Misses Elizabeth Peck
and Louise Meldehl of Chilo, Ohio,
and Messrs Chester Hogan and Ever
EFT Hendrickson of Cincinnati.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
STACK PULLING"

The ladies of the Third Street M. E
Church will hold a tack pulling at the
church tonight when they will remove
the old carpet preparatory to laying
a new one. All the members of the
church that have tack claws are ex-
pected to be present and to pull tacks
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25

General George Bell, Jr., command
ing the Ell Paso military district, to-
night notified General Francisco
Gonzales, commandant in Juarez, that
his reports indicated that six outlaws,
Villa sympathizers, have been respon-
sible for the recent exchanges of shots
between Massachusetts National
guardsmen in this vicinity and Next
cans south Of the frontier. These out
laws, General Bells information said,
have rendezvous on "The Island" a
bit of Mexican territory few miles
below Ell Paso, left on the Aemican
side of the river when the Rio Grande
formed a new channel. He suggested
that General Gonzales take steps to
break up the band.
Investigations Continued
Both General Bell and General
Gonzales tonight continued their in
designations of last nights exchange
of shots between outposts of the
Ninth Massachusetts Infantry and re-
port that the Americans had crossed
into Mexican territory. During the
day the two commanders exchanged
views several times, through Andres
Garcia, Mexican Consul at Ell Paso,
with a view to eliminating the sniping
below FL Paso.
General Bell added that Brigadier
General Leroy Sweetzer, commanding
the Massachusetts troops, reported
that the Mexlcans fired first.
Garcia Files Protest
A protest against the shooting
across the border was filed through
Andres Garcia, the Mexican Consul,
today, who also suggested to General
Bell that regular troops, accustomed
to border conditions, replace guards
men. who in the main are new to
soldiery and to the country at the
point where the shooting occurred.
This. he said. would give the people
on the Mexican side a feeling of
security.
The place where the shooting occur
red last night Is on the Rio Grande
a few miles below I'll Paso at a point
known as the island" II Is no
longer an island. however. but a
piece of Mexico north OF the river |
The outpost claimed they were shot
at first, but the Mexicans living OPP
posite reported to General Gonzales
that not shot was fired from the
Mexican side before the Americans
began an unprovoked attack against
civilians. including women and chill
dren. In this protest General Con-
zales affirmed that no Mexican sol
diers are stationed in the neighbor-
hood of the island and that he had
no information OF outlaws or Snug
glers being In that region. General
Gonzales said the Judge of letters OF
the Juarez court has been assigned
10 make a thorough investigation OF
the shooting and the reported cross
Ing Of American troops. On the re-
port that an aeroplane, believed to be-
long TO the American punitive ex-
petition had been seen near La
south OF Torreon. General
Jacinto Trevino from chihuahua tele-
graphed orders to his garrison In that
region to bring II down by any possl-
BILE manner" aud TO capture the aviator
according to NJ Democratic Of Chi
authut under the rate Of last satur-
lay. copies Of which arrived here to-
lay The asFoplans was seen July 20,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
HELD UNTIL WEDNESDAY

The case Of John Darnell, charged
with grand larceny, was held over in
Police Court yesterday afternoon UNI
til Wednesday when he will be given
trial.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
SETTING GUARD RAILS

The Street Car Company was busy
yesterday laying the guard rails on
the curves of the track along Bridge
and East Second streets.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25

Mrs. T. P. Bramel and children of
this city are visiting her sister, Mrs.
Wolcott of Winchester, Ky.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25

have passed through here. The total
value of these animals is far in ex-
cess of $1OO,OO0.OOO
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
PLEASURE BOAT TRIP

New Pleasure Boat Outing" Tues
day and Friday, 1880 p. m. 10 mile ride
Is cents. Sundays 2, and p. m.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25

European War over 100000 horses and
mules have been shipped via the C, &
o. to Norfolk, Va, from where they
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25

have been shipped to the warning
countries. As this is the main line
of that railroad all of these animals
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-25
OVER 100000 HORSES

Since the beginning of the great
The Washington times., 1916-01-13

Brazil, Argentina, Holland, have been
able TO arouse national pride in and
secure national support FOR their
navies.
The Austrian navy has confronted
ii the Mediterranean the joint power
Of Italy, Britain, and France; and it
is only fair to say that it's per-
formance has been more than credit
able. II has been fairly comparable,
all things considered, to the early
achievements Of the American navy
when pitted against the might Of
Britain or the savagery of the Bar
barry pirates. Austria has earned a
place among the naval powers Of the
present and the potential ones Of the
future. It's naval forces have CO.
operated with its armies, and ma
terially helped them in gaining adj
vantages that now plague Italy and
threaten to revolutionize the problem
of power in the Mediterranean.
The Washington times., 1916-01-13
END OF THE GRIP EPOCH


It is possibly within the memory
Of the oldest inhabitant that some
where back in the dark ages there
was spell of winter weather as dis
agreeable, unusable, and menacing
to health as that of the last few
weeks. But even so, if there ever
was such a meteorological expert
eice, it was before microbes and
bacilIi were Invented, to bite their
way into our personalities and estab-
lish nests of grip, influenza, pleurisy,
pneumonia, and tuberculosis.
:. So we. may fairly say that this
has been the worst stretch of
weather since we understood what
weather means. Wherefore rejoic-
ing at the announcement from Old
Probs that a cold wave of generous
proportions and gratifying intensity
is on it's way here. It will doubtless
bring this winters one real expert
enee with downright winter con-
ditions; and it will be a splendid
thing for the public health, as well
as for business. Here's hoping it
doesn't get mussed up in transit, and
that the schedule will be fast!
The Washington times., 1916-01-13
A GREAT NATIONAL DANGER

1t would be useless and unintelli-
gent to assert that Congress, which
declines to get much excited about
the need for extensive preparedness,
is failing TO reflect the opinion of
the nation. The truth is that as a
whole the nation is not awake to
realization of our danger or of the
necessity to get ready to meet it.
If this country were governed I'M
der scheme of parliamentary re-
sponsibility, the present Admins
tration would right now be in grave
danger because of the parliamentary
attitude toward the preparedness
program. Congress, regardless of
party, is comparatively unconcerned.
The President has appealed for pa
triotic nonpartisanship; thus far
everything suggests that he will get
bipartisan apathy.
The last Congressional election
ought to have resulted in the issu-
ance of a popular mandate, a crys-
utilization of opinion, on this sub
ject. But the issue was not pressed
upon Congress when it should have
been. The war was more than a
year old before those responsible
for policies awoke to appreciation of
real conditions. The election of 1914
ought to have returned a Congress
alive to conditions, and dangers, and
capable of formulating legislation
that would represent public thought.
Instead, we must see the issue
framed as a result of the present
sessions discussion, and another
election must determine, in large
part, the real purpose of the nation
in this crisis.
Congress today represents a criss-
cross of factional and sectional at
titudes. 1t doesn't know what the
people at home want, because no.
body has yet forced the people to
declare themselves. The South and
Central groups of States have dem
onstrated little concern about get
ting ready for something that, to
them, looks so far away that it need
The Washington times., 1916-01-13
A NEW NAVAL POWER

Austrian naval ambitions, before
the present war, were commonly re-
garded very much as similar aspira-
tions by Switzerland might have
been. Austria had a mite of sea-
coast on the upper reaches of the
Adriatic, was not a maritime coun-
try, possessed comparatively little
sea-going trade, and was looked upon
as the one frst-class power that
could never make itself a naval fac
tor.
Despite this verdict of the outside
world, Austria, doubtless under Ger
man influence, some years ago set
about the construction of a modern
fleet. 1t made the same sentimental
appeal to the Austrian people that
naval development invariably does to
other nations. There is something
concrete, massive, and highly focused
in battleships as the expression of
tremendous power. They look dark,
GenscinG, awesome. Even Chile,
The Washington times., 1916-01-13
"wOMAN's PLACE THE HOME"

One might have supposed that the
French would find something else to
say, or a different way to say it; but
they didn't, if we may believe the
cabled stories.
Perhaps there isn't anything else
to say, even though the old phrase
has been worn threadbare. They
haven't heard it in France so often
as we have here.
A company of Partisan women
dressed themselves in uniforms and
marched to the Chamber of Deputies
to demand that they be given OPP
portunity to fight. They wanted to
be enlisted and sent to the trenches,
At the entrance to the chamber
we are assured, the attendants turn
ed them back with that pitiful old
platitude that "woman's place is the
homew
No matter whether she is woman
in factory or office or harvest field
No matter whether there is any
home left, or any family relation
ship for her. Her place is the
home, and there she must go. II
there isn't a home, we take it, she
ought to go out, kidnap a man, and
start one.
The ants of this country have not
been very prolific in ideas, or very
ingenious in making them impress
sive. We had hoped the French
would do better; perhaps give a new
slogan for the cause that would deny
citizenship to half the people entitled
to it. But they have failed.
When there isn't a home, woman
should evaporate, vamoose, obsquat-
ulate herself. The French women
who have no homes but are fighting
just as hard as their men to save
their country, will be so numerous
that the men will be hopelessly out
numbered after the war. There be-
ing no homes and no mates for
hundreds of thousands of them
doubtless it will be the next logical
step to demand asphyxiation fol
them.
The Washington times., 1916-01-13
MAKING A PERSIA MYSTERY

Creditable report has it that it is
being suggested to our State Depart
ment through official Vienna chan
nels, and that the idea is not taken
in bad part by the White House, that
the Persia never was tOrpedoed by
German, Austrian, Turk, or even
Bulgar. And if the Persia was not
torpedoed by a submarine flying the
flag of any member of the central
power alliance, it is urged, why not
assume that she was blown up by
mine?
Why not assume, however, that
she was scuttled by a British sailor
whose burning conscience could not
longer bear the red guilt of belong
ing to a race which refused to rise
to the Berlin standard of civilization,
culture, and humanity?
Or why not assume that the skip
per of the Persia exploded her boilers
in a diabolic plot with the British
admiralty to fix a fiendishly false
stigma upon the Teutonic undersea
policy?
Or why not assume that the pas
sengers and crew of the Persia were
seized, suddenly and together, with
one of those attacks of suicidal
mania so common among persons
aboard ship in waters free of sub
marines and destroyed themselves
with heartless reconsideration of
Austro- German or Turco-Bulgarian
reputation which might be brought
under the suspicion of the cynical?
If any old excuse will serve for
justifying the butchefy of an Ameri-
can consul along with many other
defenseless human beings, why not
one picturesque as we'll as prepos-
ferrous?
The Washington times., 1916-01-13
MAYOR mitchell WILL
TALK DEFENSE HERE
New York Executive and Big
Delegation Coming to Ma
tionaI Security Congress.

Mayor John Purroy Mitchell. Of New
York, will take n prominent part in the
discussions OF the preparedness plans
during the meetings OF the National
Security Congress in this city. January
20, Il and -. This is indicated by ad-
vices Just received by the National Sc
curity League which is the sponsor for
tho meeting.
Mayor Mitchell will make an address
on preparedness based on his expert
cnces at the Plattsburg business mems
camp last summer. and will preside
either at the big meeting to be held
At Continental Memorial Hall Friday
night. or at the banquet Saturday mgnt.
Big Delegation Coming.
A large delegation will attend the
congress from New York headed by
Mayor Mitchell and will remain
throughout the congress. The dele
cation will include former Secretary
of War Henry L. Stimson, former Sec
rotary of state Robert Bacon. former
Attorney General George w. Wicker
sham. Frederic Coudert. Henry A.
Wise Wood. Judge John b. Stanch-
field, James NJ. Beck, Gen. John r.
Organ. ]. Beaumont Spencer. William
Alexander and wife. ]. Stuart Black
ton. Schuyler Schefelin. Robert L.
Pierrepont, and many others.
Many Acceptances Received.
Acceptances for the congress are
being received at headquarters from
all sections of the country. The gov
ernors of Ohio, Indiana, and South
Dakota have already appointed dele
gates and fourteen boards of trade
and chambers Of commerce have desig-
mated two delegates each. In addi
ton. there will be official represent
atiVes from six colleges.
Governor Beeckman. of Rhode
Island. will attend and preside at one
of the sessions.
In addition to the regular session OF
the congress there will be special
meeting held on Friday, January 21,
at the Memorial d. A. r. Hall, when
several distinguished men will make
addresses: while the banquet on Sat
urday night will be attended by APP
proximately 1000 people.
The Washington times., 1916-01-13
RPHRAIM'S MENU

Theodore Roosevelt keeps us busy,
and frequently to our profit. He has
led US into obedience to the COM
nnand SEARCH the Scriptures" The
colonel at the very start of his ar
ticle, america First" in the Met
Tcpolitan, speaks of the present Ad-
ninistration's "inveterate fondness
for Ephraim's diet" Fresh from the
trail of the somewhat elusive "By-
zantine logothete" we go direct to
Hosea to consult the menu of Eph-
rain.
Seemingly the colonel knows the
Bible and knows the Administration
1t was a quick thought to connect
Woodrow with Ephraim and his bill
OF. fare. Hosea in his twelfth chap
ter and first verse gives us the prov
cnder of the ancient:
"Ephraim feedeth on wind"
The colonel scores one with
Scripture as his ready aid. One
good thing at time is enough for
him, He resisted the temptation of
subtle suggestion concerning the in
stability of the policies of Mr.. Will
son, further to draw on Holy Writ
and, paraphrasing a little, to speak
of Reed Shaken by the Wind.
What serves it, colonel? The wind
bloweth where it listeth and we are
condemned in courtesy to hear the
sound thereof.
The Washington times., 1916-01-13
GIRL LECTURING HERE
TO AID MOUNTAINEERS
Mss Preston on Visit to Raise
Funds to Uplift Virginia
Blue Ridge Dwellers.

To raise funds for an EpiSc opal mis-
SIGN among the mountaineers of Vir-
GINA, Miss Susan Radford Preston, a
girl scarcely out of, her teens, Is lectur-
ms before church organizations and
girls schools in Washington this week
on life among the mountain folk and
the uplift work which is being done
through the mission.
Miss Preston is secretary to Arch
deacon Frederick w. NeNe, of Ivy
Depot, Va. who has supervision Of forty
missions throughout the mountain re-
giOn.
This morning Miss Preston lectured
before the Junior Auxiliary o. ST. Johns
Church, Sixteenth and II streets, and
this afternoon she is to talk to the
Senior Junior Society OF Christ Church,
Georgetown. She already has delivered
lectures to the girls at Gurston Hail
School, National Cathedral School for
Girls, and the Bristol School
The more / see OF the conditions
there in tie mountains. the more ] feel
nv heart drawn toward the mountain
GERS, and the more / am filed with a
desire to impress upon the young people
in the outside world the great hnpor-
lance of lending a helping had to cur
less fortunate brothers and sisters there
in the Wilds," she said.
The Washington times., 1916-01-13
BREESKIN RECITAL
MUSICAL FEATURE
Council of Jewish Women Oh
serves Twentieth Anniver-
sary At Rauscher's.

The twentieth anniversary of the Or
Eanization OF the Washington section OF
the Council OF Jewish Women was OBJ
served with a musical and tea at
Rouscher's yesterday afternoon. The
event of the afternoon was the reap
pearance of Elias Breeskin. a young
ashingtonian. who has become we'll
known as a viOlinist Mrs. Julian Bry-
luwski and Mrs. Selma Selinger DAN
forth also contributed to the musical
program.
The guests included LADY Aberdeen,
president ~ the international Cnunc'I
e Women: Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett.
Miss Emma l.. Bower. Miss Sadie
american. Mrs. Dexter Rumsey. Mrs.
Flo Jamison Miller, representing the
National Council of Women: Mrs. Cort
Wood. president Of the Federation of
WGmen's Clubs OF this city. and the
officers OF the council, including Mrs.
Eohn. president: Mrs. Alexander Wolf
ami Mrs: Charles Goldsmith. vice presi-
dents; Miss Margaret Kaufman. secre-
tary; Mrs. I. Newman. treasurer, and
Mrs. Lee BaumEarten. auditor.
The Washington times., 1916-01-13

not worry them. The seaboard east
accused by its critics Of favoring
militarism in order that it may
profit by manufacturing war sup
plies-and the Pacific coast
charged with Japanophobia--are the
only sections in which a real percep-
ton of the national posture is to be
found. 1t is a condition that in-
wolves present menace, and the
grave possibility of national dis
aster.