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The sun., 1916-12-22
THE FEE.
Whist Happened In . Town whers
Illness was DisaDpearisg.

To the EprroR OF THE SuN-Sir: The
article in THE Sun entitled doctors See
Need Now Of Fee Raising will be IL
Eliminating to many in this city. Some
years g in n Pennsylvania town. be-
cause Of the improvement in public
hygiene due 10 the efforts Of the local
medical men, acute sickness diminished
and the doctors were getting financially
crampcd. This state of things came to
the knowledge of leading citisens, who
by committee called on the doctors and
we're astoundcd and grieved to know
the condition OF want. The physicians
with their years Of arduous study and
application to the highly important mat
ter Of managing sick humanity had not
fitted themselves for other means Of live
lihood. But some OF them felt that they
must get out. The laymen. however.
looked on the matter differently "You
have brought our children into the
world, have stood by us In all kinds
Of serious times, you know US better
than any one else can. and you have
got to stay" A better system OF book
keeping on the part Of the medical men
wal then adopted. bills were sent out
p.o''p,'.' " peope -. -.
inc common ee"se ."ea u""' eo
p'ece Oh meo'ca' wo.N n's". -.
vs,ue 10 the pa,'eh. 'nan '"e ",o
n long illness and fees were graduated
accordingly. that In. for tho piece or
work done and according to the means
OF the patient. TIL medical practition-
ers s,nSeu' were co.nio''a"'y p.o'l' ~.
ana the business man wen. upou' NE
worn h"o"ins INV i0 u" SAY W.. "S
The sun., 1916-12-22
T0lNng for Reward,

A painter, n member OF the art de-
partment Of the College Of thd City
Of New York, took occasion a few days
ago to suggest that people generally
"reduce the high cost of living by
visiting the Metropolitan Museum
more often" At the time the speaker,
Mr.. Louis WEINBERG. was lecturIne
on paintings In the Altman collection,
and he went on to say:
THE next time you are turned away
from the theatre pocket your money
take the car to tho museum and enjo,
the aesthetic and intellectual feast Of q
million dollar collection spread out ne.
fore you. II 10 dlhicult In ssy how muco
The sun., 1916-12-22

Collegiate education is a business.
and must he conducted on business
principles. Football In the academic
barometer. Consider Princeton's pres
ent circumstances: Since 1911 the Ii
gers have not beaten Yale or Harvard
on the grldiron. and now We are told
that the university's enrolment IL less
by sixty than that Of las year. Seri-
ous minded sons of Old Nassau must
hopc that the academic rulers Of their
college will see tho light and stop CIV
Ing disproportionate attention to the
minor sports OF the classroom.
The sun., 1916-12-22
THOSE BILLION DRINKS
Federal Licenses In Dry Maine May
Indicate Who Takes Them.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Si,: The
answer to your query What ec0mes
of tie added billion drinks which the
internal revenue bureau shows were
consumed during the pas, fiscal year
is that the people o. the nominally dry"
States drank their share. In six addi-
tional states, with a population Of
1900. 900. statewide prohibitory laws
went into effect on January /. 1916. yet
the revenue from liquors for the year
ended June so, 1915, increased nearly
s25. 000. 00o.
The simple truth about 'prohib.t,on."
which Is iillins such a large amount OF
newspaper space these days. Is that
there is no such thing, There are pro-
h.bitory laws. hui they are not enforced.
cannot be enforced and are not meant
TO he enforced. The mere enactment Of
a law doesn't change the desires of
those persons living In dry States
who wan the stimulation or relaxation
derived from alcoholic beverages. so
they either order them from, wet States
or get them from Illicit dealers,
Does prohibition make the residents
Of wet States drink more? II so, II Is
a queer scheme for promoting moral
reform. IT, the people IN wet territory
do not drink more because OF prohibi-
tory laws in other States. then the citi-
zens OF the nominally dry States
must be consuming their share.
Take this one fact In the little city
Of Lewiston. Me. population $4,000.
there were last year III Illicit liquor
dealers who too out Federal licenses.
These dealers do not take out n license
because they want n nice chrome to
hang OF the wall. They want to sell
liquor. and they do sell it. and this In
dlcates that there IL n demand for
| liquor and explains why alleged prohi-
bition doesn't diminish the production
and use of liquor,
HENRY j. E~ALTENBACH,
President New York State Wholesale
Liquor Dealers Association.
New YoRK. December 81.
The sun., 1916-12-22
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM,
should II BE Protected From Theairl'
cal Exploitation?

To II EDITOR or THE suns. |
noticed in THE SUN that the Boa.d Of
Aldermen was considering the passafs
OF an ordinance prohibiting the intro
duct'on OF our national anthem dlr,rs
the last part OF ar act so as TO gt' h
big hand"
This Is a most excellent measure II
If high time that our public was hrous "
to realize that We have national IDEAS
Ia live up 10. The Star Spanglei Na"'
ner' should he reserved for state ot"''
sions, to be played TO inspire pa'rio'
enthusiasm and to make the blood surge
in the breasts OF the real Ameg.taa'
who have not reached that VeakeHed
effcminate state in which men ar" 80
proud to fight. + W
New York. Decemhe. Il
The sun., 1916-12-22
4 Dissenting View OF the I. ,ssrs Borne
By Doctors.

=,
io rhh Io'r"' VI ."
reau WIN '"'etes' 'e
saro'hs DOCTORS ices W "a reeeh' ~
from "hat nau hea'"' l s"ppo'e. ~
tors hao r"'Seu '"eir iee 81 ."' ~"
rom some o' inc r."s P'ese"'." W =.
estates {" "eeeaseu pe,so"s '""su
."~' "o.'o. phs "ou'' ""N' ee" "
lawyer DON w WIN envy
As 10 'he doctors oo'"s =" "'u'" i"i
h"'hihS' aoou' WIZ" " e "e 'o"e''"'!
nearing ana readihS' Una ~ 10 say
'heir treatment oi inc poor !" hosp''"'S
ana o'he' .art'ao'c i"s'',ut'o"N' 1 ""'
Inclined 10 'h'hh 'ne! ger pk returns III
The sun., 1916-12-22

70 w EVDs"srfbVB NeUs
fessions who will he affected. The
change reaches all classes of societI
The labor movement. for example. re-
lies on national journals to reach mer
scattered In all parts Of the country
There are many religious pubiicationJ
that have q nationwide circulation
The Government Is spending manv
millions Of dollars to promote educa.
ton Of the farmers Of the country 10,
ward better and more productive asri,
culture. What will this tax mean in
cutting down the distribution Of the
best agricultural publications?
1t may be said that the Government
should charge sufficient postage ON
the publications TO pay the cost ~
their transmission through the mail9
regardless Of their value as a meapl
Of public education. Even on tbis
basis the proposed zone system Of rates
for second class matter cannot be de.
Tended.
The C~pneressmen who framed this
act doubtless imagine that the variaI
ton Of the postage rates with the di.I
tances which they have schemed out
corresponds in some measure to thu
cost to the Government Of transmit.
ting the mails. But every engineer
familiar with modern transportation
methods knows that under present day
conditions the great element in tho
cost OF carriage Is not the hauling
owe the road. but tine terminal cy-
pense. This Is true Of ordinary mcr-
chandise. such as hardware. groceries
and dry goods. Much more Is IL true
Of mail matter. where the post oflc.
employees must handle each indiyidua'
piece and read It's address perhaps half
n dozen times in the course Of i,s
journey from sender TO receiver. Take
for example n Journal mailed In New
York to n subscriber in San Fran
cisco. II Ia placed by the publisher
In a mail bag, q car is loaded to its
full capacity with hundreds OF bags
OF such mail and started from New
York on Its journey across the CONT
nent. It costs No more to haul that
pound Of mail matter across the cont.
mem than 1t would cost TO haul a
pound of meat or fsh or coffee or
oranges or any other item of freight
shipped on a fast schedule.
It would often involve greater ey.
pense to the Post Office Department
to carry n copy Of the same journal
to some country town within a hun.
dred miles distance. where II had n
he handled over three or our differen,
lines of railway and finally carried
over a rural free delivery route.
All questions as to the relativr cot
! NJ the service. however, arc truly in.
significant compared with the propo...
tion to place n ban on the circulation
OF national journals. Surely. the les.
sons Of the European wal ought not 10
he wholly lost on us. In Germany. in
Great Britain. in France. the upper.
most question Is national unity. Whst
would he thought in any Of these ia.
lions OF n serious proposal 10 stop Ii.
circulation of journals of national
scope? More than at any previoIs
time in its history does the Cl.tei
States need to foster in every vay tie
Development Of n national spirit amorr
its people. Every Influence that tends
to preserve this rational spirit mus
be fostersd III any cost.
The sun., 1916-12-22

To n EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: In
their effort for better service the men
who boss the elevated might let tie
rear gate OF the last car he opened. at
least in the rush hours. observe that
a guard stands on the tail platform,
but he does not open the gate. In
fact his sole duty seems to be to watch
out against rear end collisions, IL the
end gate were open It would admit
about ton more persons to the train and
il would saw ut least ten sconds.
CHRISTOPHER DrsBRossEs WARREN,
NEW YORK. December 81.
The sun., 1916-12-22
Running the Towns Transportation
system.

Comptroller ~PRENDERGAsT and Presi.
dent BOWLING of the Board of Alder.
men look upon the activities of the de-
partment OF Health with regard to the
transportation problem as unfortu-
nate. Mr.. PRENDERGAsr does not
think the new regulations can 10 en-
forced Mt. DOwLING holds that their
provisions are self-contradlctOry, and
the enactment consequently must be
ineffective.
Because Of the irritation aroused
among citizens generally over the In
adequacy of the facilities for carrying
passengers about town. any promise
Of relief, no matter whence 1t comes,
il eagerly received, and the great
power entrusted to the Health DE.
partment has encouraged the hope
that 1t might find means to mitigate
II situation admittedly irksome and
In some details dangerous. 1t is plain
however, that nothing will he accom-
plished by ordinances uncomfortable
or SO worded that one section nullifes
another. AS Mr.. PRENDERGAsr Is q
Republican and Mr.. BOWLING n Tam
many man. the criticisms that they
utter may be accepted as n%on-partisar
and nOn-pOlitical.
If the Department Of Health Is &c
manage the street. elevated and sub
surface railroads Of the city 1t SHOULD
begin Its beneficent control with
comprehensive and clear programme
The addition Of an uncertain element
to the existing confusion would result
only In making q bad matter worse.
The sun., 1916-12-22
Observation-Disclosures

I saw the paling winter sky
Fade faint n fainter yet.
And then the Hight leap like an eye
Until each minaret
A flashing lance was Get.
II somehow cemed a path to strike
within that Swallowed bowl
Made by the sky that darken,d I'd. like
4 yelled aureole
That crowned = hidden goal,
But gazing down upon the pave
saw II overflow
As with q never ending w
Reslstless. level. slow
Souls caught In under,ow,
MAvRiCs MoRsis.
The sun., 1916-12-22
THE CITIZEN ARMY.
General Scott Commended for Urging
Military Training for All.

To EDITOR or THE SrS-Sir: I
have read with great interest General
scott's recommendation of an army Of
$500. 900 men under n system OF COM
pulsory military training. General
Scott deserves great credit for wha, he
has done in this matter. LIE has seen
the only logical solution OF our military
problem. and he has announced his
views in n capable manner. II only
remains now for all citizens to back
him IN Loyalty. L. POWELL.
NEW YORK. December 80.
The sun., 1916-12-22
THE SUN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER q, 1915.

could be saved on the monthly budget
Of recreation and amusement by q fuller
use Of the museum
1t appears that on Saturday nights,
when thousands throng the movies,
about 800 persons visit the museum.
The drop I'm attendance at the insti.
tuition was 100000 last year.
Every n who reads this knows
what Is wrong, though 1t Is not easy
to put the trouble into words. The
general public lacks art education
and sees no easOn for acquiring 1t.
The average person has, however, a
slight natural interest In some form
Of art. He il fond or pictures,
carvings, music, or admires Mt sight
beautiful designs and colors In tapes
tries, rugs, on china or wrought from
precious stones. This native liking
Is INDUCED a little but cannot 90
beyond q certain point, very soon
reached; because to progress further
In knowledge and appreciation Of nrt
In general or In particular requires
hard study, too frequently nlone. And
why should the man work? he asks
himself. He works for a living shall
he toll for his very pleasures too?
Yes! must be the bold answer. To
evade the blunt question Is to prac-
tise u deception which when dlscOv-
cred will make the maj m enemy Of
all art. let us tell him the truth. and
perhaps he will believe us, and he
lieving us, make the effort which Of
all strivings In this world Is most
richly rewarded.
The sun., 1916-12-22
Has Congress Changed:

To THE EpIToR OF THE SrN-Sir. The
attempt to force Congress to reverse
itself on the eight hour Law question IS
founded on the assumption that ours is
no longer y "deliherativc" hut A de.
lucrative form OF Government.
JonS l.. DAWN. N. u.
NEW York, December ~.
The sun., 1916-12-22

least 10o 1000 more than that. But Gen.
sus officials explain that "thcse esti-
mates do not consider local conditions,
but are based solely on the rate Of
population increase In the past" 20 De-
trolt may claim az many a. she wishes
to. This city Is figured to have $780,
Sal Inhabitants, most Of whom seem
10 he on subway trains all the time.
The sun., 1916-12-22

We have suficient confidence in tho
ingenuity of the French to believe the
report from the battle line which gives
credit to them a. having muted the
Missouri nishtingales in service with
their armies, but we warn them now
that II they tell us they have taught
their mules not to kick we shall know
them for horse traders.
The sun., 1916-12-22

II the American hoy were more OF a
dullard. there would be less room for
argument on the proposal 70 require
him to undergo six months military
training for his part in the country's
defence.
The sun., 1916-12-22

The percentage Of homIcides In Amerl-
can cities for 1915 shows q progressive
decrease over those for h previous two
years.-Report Of . sfattsttciaw.
Europe. however. IL keeping the
average number Of killings well up.
The sun., 1916-12-22
The Bsy's Last Chance for Adven.
tuPe Gone.

Those kind souls who wept over
tho woes OF poor 10 and who bit
tsrly resented the criticism OF the
hluR army officer that "the only good
Indian Ii the dead Indian" will ind
The sun., 1916-12-22

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sh', What
insurance company would Insure my
life. liberty and happiness for this week
and YER Christmas?
I am n wreck. COLLAPSE.
NEW YORK, December 81.
The sun., 1916-12-22

The Census Bureaus estimate Of the
population OF large cities will v
do for Detroit. That town In credited
with only b7i,7s4, whereas 4 Detroit
census takcr last summe showed at
The sun., 1916-12-22

college chess players ready so a
headline on the sports page announces.
May the fight be hard and the casual
ties few!
The sun., 1916-12-22

1t has cost the lives OF millions
OF men to emphasize the difference
between a guarantee and a scrap OF
paper.
The sun., 1916-12-22

BRYAN praises peace stcp.-News-
paper headline.
They gave mc Il fryin'. but yOa &c
on tryin'. says Colonel Bill BRYAN.
The sun., 1916-12-22

The widows and orphans of Europe
realize sadly that the status quo ante
can never he restored.
The sun., 1916-12-22

FTWW NV TWVTNT 'VT"'
We cite az an oAamp,r AZ N t.'
straint tho case of tao stu,or ~ "
college who, after cohsidcriha o
barn iuNn III. ,oll,se grand 'isN. '
seeded not to do a
The sun., 1916-12-22

Several times In the campaign
CHARLES T.. HuGHEs spoke of America
efficient Mr.. HUGHES was defeated
at the polls.
The sun., 1916-12-22

Commissioner ]. PLuvIUs continues
to maintain his record as the cham
pion Of all snow removers.
The sun., 1916-12-22

The nineteen foot bullsnake found in
Kansas Ia only another exhibit Of the
growth and vision Of that fair State.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-05-20
Very truly yours.
NELL. SITTHEpT.AN

Portsmouth won It's ninth straight
victory Friday.
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DECLARED INSANE

Albert Simpson, aged 10 years, wal
tried before County Judge w. II. Ric,
Friday morning ON charge of lunacl
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-05-20
MAYSVILLE MAN
Elected Officer Of knights Templar-
Annual COnclave Comes 10 Close
nj Frankfort.

Frankfort. Ky, May l9-The annual
conclave Of the Kentucky Knights
Templar came TO a close with a recep-
ton and dance last night The Gov
ington edelegation was happy when
IL departed for home over the selec-
ton OF Coyington as the next conven-
ton city. The following officers were
elected.
A. ~ Richardson, Ashland, deputy
grand commander.
+. W. Hardwick, Louisville, grand
generalissimo.
7. NJ. Estes, Lebanon, grand captain
general
A. A. Hazelrigg, Mt. Sterling, grand
senior warden.
5. =. Browning. Msysville. grand
junior warden.
h. c. Stockton. Richmond. grand
treasurer.
A. X. Bryant, Covington, grand re-
corder.
Miles II. II. Davis, Paris, grand pre-
late.
James Kelley, greensboro, grand
standard bearer.
Oscar II. Mattmiller, Louisville,
Grand sword bearer.
+, J. Mayer. Covlngton, grand war
den.
John II. George. Danvllle. grand cap
tain OF the guard.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE
YECELL MEETINGS

The various meetings to be held in
the Growers are as follows:
Saturday night Lecture on Yellow
stone, The National Park.
Sunday Morning a Big Bible School.
Sunday Morning Sermon on Pray
ers God Cannot Answer"
Mems Meeting at 800 subject; MAN
With His Hair Cut Short"
Sunday Evenings subject; The
Sleeping Dove"
Baptismal Service on Monday at
four o'clock.
There were many new persons In at
tendance at the Yeuell Meetings last
night. Though quite few Of those
who have been regular in their attend
ance found II necessary to accompany
their lady guests to the other service
yet the audience was still good sized
and inspired Evangelist Herbert
Yeuell to do his best. The picture he
drew OF the sufferings of Jesus and
Of the manner in which each tried 10
blame the other for not helping to save
this Prophet OF God from death, where
30 impressed upon the mind Of the
hearers that they cannot be son for
gotten.
Following the service the chorus
had a rehearsal preparing for the SER
vice tonight and Sunday. II Is ex-
pected that the largest number will be
in the chorus on Sunday OF any time
thus far during the meeting. Any
singer who will do so Is asked to en-
ter this chorus.
The doors will open at seven tonight.
The picture OF the National Park views
which viii be shown tonight are all
given a natural colorlng The last
time Or. Yeuell visited the Yellowstone
Park was in 1914. Many OF the pic
lures TO be thrown on the screen were
taken by himself
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-05-20
ENHANCEMENT OF WOMEN
URGED

Al the closing session OF the twenty
second annual convention OF the Ken
lucky Federation of Womens Clubs at
the Washington Opera House Friday
night. the following resolution moved
by Mrs. Helm Bruce OF Louisville, and
seconded by Mrs. Murray Hubbard was
unanimously adopted Resolved, that
the Kentucky Federation OF Womens
Clubs urge upon the political parties
that they endorse the enfranchisement
OF women N this state and National
Conventions.
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TEACHERS ELECTED
For Ensuing Year az Regular Monthly
Meeting Of Board Of Education
Friday Evening.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Education at the High
School building Friday night the fol-
lowing teachers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Grade Teachers -- Mrs. Mary ID.
Marsh, Mrs Anna T. Bail. Misses Es-
tella Nash, Virginia Mae Hurd. Emma
Debold, Minna Gray, Bessie Martin,
Florence Wilson, Mary r. Lloyd, Hat
tie Gray. Ethel Hart. Katie Mae
Bauer, Gertrude Baugh, Jennie Hart,
Messrf. H. G. Barnes and w. T. Berry.
High School Teachcrs-Misses Ro-
sina Dickman and Florence Shaw,
Messrs Robert N. Hoenich. William N.
Jones and G. s. Dale.
Music Teacher--Miss Ruth Hartle-
rode.
Stenographer--Miss Eolizabeth Lut-
trell
Colorcd Schools Miss Frances
Strawder and Allie Young, Mcssrs. A.
V. Travis and W H. Humphrey. prin-
cipal
Ta0itors -- Alfred Hubbard, High
School; William o. Outten. First Dis
trict II. Ingram, Forest avenue;
Rose Wood. Sixth Ward Jennie Nc
Klnuevau. sixth Ward colored.
The following self-expianatory let
ter from Niss Nell Sutherland, now
teacher cf history in the High School
was read and accepted
Mavsyille. Ky, May II, 1916.
Secretary Roard of Education,
Maysvlle. Ky.
Ncnr Mr. Richardson
! herewith tender my RESIGNATION Of
'hp position ] am now holding to take
eject ~ the close OF tho present
school year
During my seven years stay in
Naysville as a teacher in your high
school have received only courtesy
and kindest consideration from the
Board Of Education.
| wish to take this means OF eX-
pressing TO the members my sincere
appreciation of all that they have con-
tributed towards my pleasant years Of
service here.
Very truly yours.
NELL SUTHERLAND.
Miss sutherland goes to Ashland az
a teacher in the public schools of that
city and IL can be truly said that Ash
lands gain IL Maysvilles loss.
Prof. w. J. Capliuger continues as
superintendent and Prof. c. C. Nance
as principal they having been elected
for a period of more than one year.
Miss Edith Dickson was not a can
.didate for reelection as a teacher Of
the domestic science department and
no one was selected TO I'll her place
At meeting of the board in June all
vacancies will be filled
On motion IL was ordered that the
summer school be continued under the
tutorage of Pref. w. T. Berry.
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calls you together can be transacted
and you can be back home by 200
o'clock Anything you may be doing
can wait one hour This duty can not
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Card or who believes in Woman Suf-
fIage is urged to be at the Public Lii
brary today at l o'clock sharp. You
will not be detained. The business that
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-05-20

wait. After today will be too late.
The work can not be effectively done
by two or three. The assistance OF all
Ia npadad
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-05-20

With ShultZ in the box Cincinnati
defeated Boston to Friday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-05-20
NOTICE, SUFFRAGIsTS!

Every woman in Maysville and Ma
son county who has signed a Suffrage
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and was declared to be insane. lie
was taken TO the State asylum at Lex
ington Friday afternoon by an attend
ant from that institution.