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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-22
SENATE WOULD HAVE L. $. SET Ut
GOVERNMENT on ISLANDS

Washington, February pa bill au-
thorizing the payment of $4,000, 900
for the Danish West Indies and en-
towering the President to set up a
temporary government on the islands
pending investigation of the people
was passed tonight by the Senate. SEN
ators Stone, Lodge and Fletcher, au-
thors of the measure, were appointed
conferees to reach an agreement with
the House, which has passed bill ap-
propriating $25,OOO,OOO and providing
for continuing the existing govern
ment in the newly acquired territory.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-22
2:3O, z and $50.

Quite contrary to what has become
a general opinion, no special session OF
the Senate Is required by the constltu-
ton for confirmation of cabinet ap-
pointmcnts, and In fact no confirma-
ton of the cabinet Is necessary II all
the members remain, as appears now
to be the plan. II any new members
should be chosen they could be given
recess appointments and be presented
for confirmation later.
Custom Of Years
The special session of the Senate Is
in accordance only with custom Of
many years standing. While the Pres
ident is required to take new oath at
the beginning of new term, his cabi-
net officers, If they remain, require no
new oath and no new confirmation, for
such a thing as term is unknown to
their officers. The cabinet as such
quite contrary to widespread opinion,
is not recognized by the constitution.
Its members are appointed under the
broad terms providing for public Of
flcers who serve during the pleasure
Of the President and the statutes Gre
ating the executive departments
Therefore they require no re-appofnt-
ment and no new confirmation.
The news that the President might
abandon the special Senate session
caused ofiicialdom to gasp until it re-
freshed its memory and looked up the
constitution and laws. It was found
that the President was doing no more
than breaking precedent for which
he has set a pace since coming into
office.
When the situation as it affects his
Inauguration was referred to Vice.
President Marshall he explained the
constitutional provisos.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-22

dent Marshall pointed out today that
under the constitution he could take
the oath of office and file notice with
the secretary of the Senate any time
before March 3, and then if he chose
take another oath at the formal cere-
monies March 5.
Wilson Is Undecided
President Wilson has not decided, so
far as Is known, what he will do about
taking an oath Of Office sometime be-
fore the public ceremonies on Monday,
March s. Secretary Lansing has ad-
vised him that it would be proper to
take the oath Sunday, March 4, and
then take 1t again at the public cere-
mony. There were some indications
that the President might decide not to
take any oath at all until Monday,
March 5. That would leave an inter-
val strictly speaking, during which the
country would be without President
but there is precedent for such action.
March fell on Sunday in 1921,
when President Monroe entered his
second term. On the advice of Chief
Justice Marshall, President Monroe
took no oath until the following Mon
day. President Taylor followed the
precedent set by Monroe, when in
1S49 he debated taking the oath of Of
flee until March 5.
There is precedent for taking the
cath prior to March S, If President
Wilson wishes to follow it. President
Hayes took 1t on March 8, Saturday,
Immediately after the announcement
OF the conclusion of the memorable
contest with Tllden.
There was no announcement of
President Wilson's plans at the White
House today, but among administra-
tion leaders at the Capitol it seemed
to be understood that unless Mr.. Will
son changed his mind there would be
special session of the Senate. Just
what the President would do about
taking the oath was unknown to White
House officials.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-22
WOMEN RIOTERS
In Battle For Bread In N. Y.--FlOw of
Foodstuffs Into Metropolis Is
Rushed as High Prices Reach
Acute Stage-HOusewiyes
Drive Peddlers on
Street.

New York, February 2O-Following
many clashes between the police and
women food rioters at the city hall and
in congested tenement districts today,
Joseph Hartisan, commissioner of
weights and measures, announced that
he was doing everything in his power
to accelerate the flow of food stuffs in
to this city from all parts of the coun-
try.
Reports received by the commits
sioner indicate that the situation has
reached an acute stage which he as
serts, calls for the establishment by
Congress of "some sort of food con-
troll commission to meet the per capita
consumption of food in the United
States
While retail shop keepers and push
cart peddlers have been forced to
bear the brunt of the assault of the
angry housewives here, the bureau of
weights and measures announced that
the abnormal expectation of food stuffs
and the subnormal production are the
underlying causes of the advance in
prices, II was said, however that
there is abundant evidence of specu-
lation in canned goods"
So desperate have the women in
some parts of the city become, it is
said, that hundreds of food peddlers
have locked their pushcarts in stables
and suspended business. number of
these dealers who ventured out on the
upper East side today were set upon
BY mob of housewives when it was
found they were selling onions at Is
cents pound and potatoes at and
10 cents pound The peddlers were
driven from the streets into Railways
Of tenemcnts where the women tore
their clothing and scratched their
faces. Each time the push carts were
demolished and the contents strewn
about the streets
After several hundred women had
stormed the city hall in an effort to
see the mayor, Mrs Ida Harris. presi-
dent of the Mothers Vigilance League,
issued statement in which she de-
clarcd it had been decided to keep
children away from the schools until
the price of food is lowered. This step,
Mrs. Harris asserted. was justified on
the ground that poorly-fed children
are in no condition to profit by school
ing.
Announcement was made tonight by
Earl D. Babst, president of the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company, that
housewives should pay no attention to
unfounded stories as to the shortage
of sugar" In his statement Mr.. Babst
said:
There are ample supplies of raw
and refined sugar on hand and in tran
sit throughout the country to take care
of normal consumption. We are oper-
ating all our refineries and expect so
to continue. This company has been
selling large quantities of sugar at a
quarter to a half cent a pound below
existing prices, and is taking care of
its normal trade at all points. Its de-
liveries to the domestic trade up to
this date are greater than for the same
period in 1915"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-22
ANOTHER PRECEDENT
May Not Call Special Senate Session
For Inauguration Ceremonies
Plans Are Upset-Washing-
ton Clasps and Looks Up
Precedents Of Former
Years.

Washington, February 2O-President
Wilson is considering breaking an
other precedent of more than a hun
dred years standing by not calling the
customary special session of the Sen
ate Immediately at the beginning of
his new term.
Inauguration arrangements, already
much upset by the fact that March 4
falls on Sunday, may be further dis
arranged by the abandonment of the
special session which in a measure
would change entirely the method and
ceremonies of inaugurating the Vice.
President. The Presidents purpose,
as understood at the Capitol, is to
avoid special session of the Senate
unless an extraordinary session of the
whole Congress is necessary at the
same time. The Senate called in spe-
cial session, as is the custom to con-
firm appointments of cabinet members
and others, would be powerless to leg
islate to any purpose alone, but there
would be nothing to prevent the body
from remaining in session as long as
1t pleased and discussing any subject
1t chose. The understanding at the
Capitol today was that such situa-
ton was to be avoided if possible.
Abandonment of the special session
eliminate one-half of the official cere-
mony Of inaugurating the vice-Presi-
dent In the Senate chamber in the
presence of both houses Of Congress
the diplomatic corps, the Supreme
Court and other dignitaries. 1t would
eliminate one-half of the official cere-
mcny of Inauguration day. Vice-Presi-
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-22
PRAYER MEETING

Regular weekly prayer meeting SER
vices at the Third Street NJ. Il. Church
this evening I o'clock will be led by
pastor. Rev. 8. X. Hunt.
All are cordially invited to attend
this service. A Christian welcome
awaits you.
The choir will practice immediately
following this service.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-22
RAILROAD TIME TABLES
III 3||H| |l||'||I| ||I|I1


No. II departs 6:35 q. m, daily sx-
|cept Sunday.
No. 8 departs 100 p. NJ, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. 10 departs $40 p. m. daily.
No. 10 arrives $50 q. M, daily o..
cept Sunday.
No. Is arrives 2:05 p. m. daily,
No. IA arrives $3.50 p. m, daily OK
cept Sunday.
No. 16 arrives 1880 Q. m, daily On
cept Sunday.
No. II departs 1850 a. m, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Schedule effective Sunday, May %,
subject to change without notice
H. 8. ELLIS. Agent
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-22
DURING FEBRUARY

We are pleased to announce that
the Commercial Tribune.Daily Public
Ledger special offer will continue
throughout this month. You can not
get this combination for $3.50 after
February 90.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-22

The last and final insult woman
can fling at her child is to tell him
he's just like his father.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-22

II only a mans excuse for being
late was half as interesting as his
reason.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
AUTOMOBILE DELIVERIES.

The following deliveries were an
past week:
H. b. Leary. jr.-Maxwell touring
cars to F. NJ. Hopkins, +. E. Elicit. p. F.
Tippett. Charles F. Stanowski and B. T.
Webster
The Selby Company-Paige-6 -63s tour
ing car to f. C. Minnigerode.
The Cook & Stoddard Company
Cadillac eight phaeton to Mrs. E. 1.
Larrabee and en-passenger touring
cars to l.. E. Sinclair and A. G. Glas-
gov.
David S. Hendrick Company. Incor-
]. Lincoln, B. G. Hobsan. w. F. Ander-
son, L. B. Thigpen. W. H. Tease. T. c.
Williams. jr.: roadster to H. E. Baker
and sedan to Capt. C. NJ. Dowell
John R. Pendleton Company-Federal
two-ton truck, stake body, to Samuel
Miller Stone Company.
The Warrington Motor Car Company
chandler six-cylinder. seven-passen-
ger touring cars to George c. Altemus,
Harry S Wolf and ]. T. Cecil, Great
David S. Hendrick Company. Inc
Franklin touring cars to ]. Fred Put
nam and c. C. Williams and Limousine
to Mrs. C. B. Evans.
hIler bTotnerS. Autornoplle ana sup
ply House-Mitchell cars to Walter A.
Brown. bureau of supplies and ac-
| counts. Navy Department; Thomas T
| Luckett. J. L. Price. Richmond. Va;
S. A. Putnam. F. A. Gaegler. Peter c.
| Schaefer and o. o. Allen. Briscoe cars
| to DR.. Floyd NJ. owen and r. c. Young
Hagerstown. Md. bort cars to j. r.
Rice. w. P. Munday. Roanoke. Va; b
| G. Casbarian. William p. Riley. C. w
| Ramsburg, Winchester. Va; C. B.
| Hughes, Norfolk. Va; ]. o. Jecko and
| A. P. Huey, Massey, Md.
Evening star., 1917-03-04

the two cities and do much to relieve
the freight congestion.
The chamber of commerce turned its
good roads work over to the Detroit
Automobile Club on its organization.
The latter body is affiliated with the
American Automobile Association. rec
ognized as the national good roads or
ganization and made up of more than
500 active clubs. The Detroit club is
also organizing state clubs to aid in
obtaining good roads for all the coun-
ties of the state and otherwise looking
after the interests of the motorists.
This is the first time that the a. A. A.
has had a Detroit club on its roster.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
RATED LOGICAL FUEL.
FOR HEAVY MOTORS
Kerosene Possesses the Need
ed Qualities, Is View of
J. Thomas Rhamstine.
DISCUSSION OF EXPENSE

]. Thomas Rhamstine. for number
of years associated with motor inter-
ests of the National Capital. but who
is now residing in Detroit. Mich, is of
the opinion that kerosene is the logical
fuel for motor trucks and tractors. The
simple little figures $3.05 have done
more, he says, to convince the motor
truck manufacturers of this than would
months of watchful waiting for a let
up in production to allow engineering
attention to other things. When Mr..
Rhamstne talks about s3.05 he refers
to the latest price on Pennsylvania
crude oil. per barrel. from which fluid
comes gasoline and kerosene.
In the fall of 1916 condition which
may be called production chaos" was
apparent in most of the truck and trac-
tor manufactures in America. Every
where the cry was for increased pro-
duction and more and more of it. Mr.
Rhamstine. who has been associated
with the creative or engineering end
of many motor truck organizations.
looked over the field and decided that
the time was not right to broach the
subject of kerosene for fuel instead Of
gasoline with the harassed manufac-
turers. Such conclusion was drawn
at a time when it was impossible for
the engineering departments to give a
minutes consideration to new sys-
tenn of carburation. The clamor for in
creased production had drowned out all
other urgent calls. Trucks were not
built nearly fast enough shops had to
be speded up: new models had to be
created; all models had to be designed
with eye to easy assembly. 1t was
time of rapid and ceaseless engineer
ing achievement.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
TERR0RS ARE REDUCED
FOR WINTER MOTORISTS
Many Comforts and Conveniences
Provided for Users of Auto
mobiles.

winter motoring is the usual thing
today, even it was an impossib1lity
in the infancy of the industry" says
the general sales manager of a western
automobile corporation. Few there
are who store their cars during the
bleak and frozen months nowadays.
although no one formerly required a
service for his motor beyond the first
appearance of Jack Frost and his just
ly famous paint brush. And with the
growth of all-the-year motoring has
come a wealth of luxurious appoint
ments in design of cars and accessories
that would have bewildered the hardy
pioneer of the industry.
Cold weather has been robbed of all
its terrors by the resourcefulness of
the designers. and the motorist can
fireside and his home while engrossed
in the pleasure of skimming over the
country or using his car between house
and office.
.'Milady, in her furs and wraps. finds
they are more for appearance than grim
necessity as she bowls along from tea
to card party or afternoon call in her
leozy touring sedan. now adapted to
every change and mood of the weather.
ITO the designer of the interiors OF
the modern automobile is the trans
formation due, in no degree less than
to his sterner brother who made pos
sible the smooth-running motor that
bids defiance to all weathers.
Wants Year-Round Car.
THE average buyer of automobiles
began to insist upon car which would
do him service throughout the round
of the calendar. And this demand is
only now being met. The powerful
maenate and his bank roll have been
able for a few years to obtain car
to fiji all weather needs-but this sea-
son finds the man on salary, or with a
small but growing business. able to
command the same degree of service.
The latter will find no difficulty in OBJ.
tanning all that his heart. or that of
his wife, demands from a motor car
that will stand the grind of twelve
months on the road. And to me 1t is
not only certain that winter motoring
is practica BILE. but it is fast becoming
necessity
Evening star., 1917-03-04
MOTORISTS JOKE COSTS
HIM $5 EXTRA FINE

When a New York motorist was fined
so5 for exceeding the speed limit in his
automobile at the greensboro bridge
plaza, Long Island City, recently by a
magistrate, he grinned as he walked to-
ward the clerks desk. One OF the
pockets OF his overcoat was sagging
down with small change and he started
to pay his fine in dimes and quarters.
AS he counted out the money a court
official heard him say under his breath:
Evening star., 1917-03-04
Chevrolet Models on Exhibit.

n. H Mundy, manager of the Wash
ington branch of the Chevrolet Motor
Company. stated yesterday that their
New York show models. including the
new eight-cylinder. will be on exhibit
at the local salesroom. 1918 Con-
necticut avenue. all this week. From
March IL to Is the local branch will
hold its first automobile show at the
salesroom, which will be attractively
decorated for the event
Evening star., 1917-03-04
PRODUCERS
SAW FRE|GH! T|E-UP
Contributed Funds for Building OF
Road to Relieve Con-
gestion.

More than a year ago the automo-
bile manufacturers of Detroit, realiz-
ing what the present freight con-
gestion would mean. subscribed ap-
proximately $4,000 to assist Monroe
county in building a hard surfaced
road between lockwood and Monroe.
which. is due to be completed early in
the fall The building of this link
will provide a modern road between
Detroit and Toledo and allow the fac
tories to drive cars that cannot be
loaded there to Toledo and other lake
points for shipment.
The fund was raised by the good
roads committee of the Chamber of
Commerce of Detroit, of which William
E. Metzger was chairman. When the
Detroit Automobile Club was organ
ized last fall the chamber of commerce
transNrred its good roads work to
the FORMER and the same good roads
committee was named, except that
Met1ger, rs president of the club, APP
pointed W. A. Brush. chairman of the
committee. This body of men has had
entire charNe of the work since its in
ception thirty months ago without aid
from any othHr organization. The East
Michigan Pike project has also been
handled by this committee.
Evening star., 1917-03-04

IT wish I had SIS in pennies"
When the court official started to
count the money the first coin he en-
countered was a Canadian quarter, and
it was followed by two coins battered
almost beyond recognition. In the
Evening star., 1917-03-04

meantime the magistrate became inter-
ested in the situation.
See here" the court official said, as
he showed back the coins mentioned.
these are no good"
Your fine is now $780," interposed the
Evening star., 1917-03-04
Achievements in 1915.

The year 1916 accomplished a great
deal for the world of the automobile 1t
was 4 year of unheard-of prosperity,
and it brought the manufacturer up to
a condition where twenty-four hours a
day is the working day. But the pro-
duction question has had many of its
wrinkles ironed out. the general at
mosphere has cleared, and many of the
difficulties formerly worrying the en-
gineering departments of the various
manufacturers have been met and over
come, ifsnot wholly at least partially.
But greater difficulty and a more
serious problem has reared it's head,
higher than ever this time. to confront
the automobile industry-the price of
gasoline
Mr.. Rhamstine points out that the
price of gasoline is further aggravated
by other factors. THE terribly difficult
conditions he states, found in the
market for raw materials and the great
demand for economical carburetors has
turned the Investigations of engineer
ing staffs into the channels which Of
fer relief. The price of steel has dou-
bled within year, and copper is so
much higher that new alloys and COM
binations of metals are become a neces-
sity. For instance, tungsten can no
longer be secured in sufficient quanti-
ties. and substitute for tungsten steel
has become a great benefit. All these
conditions are directly analogous to
the gasoline condition"
Evening star., 1917-03-04
Money Given by Toledo.

The Toledo Automobile Club. the To-
ledo Chamber of Commerce and John
N. Willys raised $4,000 for the link
between Monroe and the Ohio line.
These bodies with the chamber of COM
merce and the Detroit Automobile Club
have been responsible for the building
of the road. as Monroe county could
not construct as expensive a highway
without outside help. When completed
the road will form a link between De-
troit and Cleveland that will give an
almost continuous paved road between
Evening star., 1917-03-04

magistrate.
This announcement took the edge OF
the motorists joke. He did not have
the extra IS, 80 he was held until a
friend came to his rescue and paid the
$50 fine in crisp bank notes.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
Bane of Unwary Investors.

"Carbureters." continued Mr.. Rham-
stine, have been refined and gasoline
saving devices are the bane of the un-
wary investor and flood the market.
Intake manifolds have been modified
and provided with heating chambers
to dry and heat the fuel mixture. Still
gasoline climbs merrily onward and
with many grades so much poorer that
no possible carburetor Improvement
can keep pace. In December Pennsyl-
vania crude oil scared to 81. 60 per bar
reIthe highest price in history. To-
day this same Pennsylvania crude oil
is no less than s3.05 per barrel, and
the end not in sight"
1t is this condition. Mr.. Rhamstine
| finds. which has forced upon the at
tention of the manufacturer the pos
sibllities of kerosene as fuel For the
truck and tractor-heavy duty vehicles
kerosene is an excellent operating
fuel. and the progressive manufacturer
/ of trucks is rapidly becoming con-
vinced that kerosene is the only fuel
and preparing for it's universal adop-
ton. number of practical devices
i nave been created to use this heavy
| fuel and the Society of Automobile
| to the development Of well balanced
! systems for utilizing kerosene.
Logical First Users.
| Because" he observes. they are in
| dispensable in the conduct of the
worlds daily business. are the heaviest
consumers of fuel and were created by
engineers who realize the importance
of cheaper but efficient fuel, the
motor truck and the farm tractor are
the logical first users of instruments
designed to use kerosene. 1 did not
realize the enormous possibilities of
the cheaper fuel until recently. I al
ways regarded kerosene as a sort of
disagreeable and bafky genius who
| would come out of his magical crock il
he only would and perform wonders.
never fully realized until recently
Just what the kerosene genius could do
If we could persuade him out of his
retirement. From the first tests with
| the heavy fuel met with theoretical
| success. AS time and effort went on
these theoretical successes became
practical and ready to be weighed by
the cold and matter-of-fact judgment
of commerce"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-01-04

II the prediction of the bishop of
London is fulfilled, Canada, sOur
Lady Of the Shows" will one day not
Tar in the future, have a population
Of 100, 100000. as many people as the
United States of today. The bishop
- led to this prediction by the
thought that linen Diapers assist
ants and ether shop men who have
gone to war and whose places have
been taken by women will not be con-
tent to return to these employments.
I'VE have been trying women during
the war and they are much better
than men," says the bishop. He sees
Ne doom Of footmen in the great
families and that those who have
harmed IN the stress Of war 10 lead
IL 6ves Of men viii refuse to have
any other than q mans life after the
var. He sees, after the war, these
men going across the sea to the great
dominion still uncolonized. and says
that h win never BE- satisfied until
ICanada b . nation Of 400, 000, 900.