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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-15
BY County Exemption Board Yester.
day-Seventeen Out Of Nineteen
Who Pass Physical Examl.
nation Claim Exemption.
!. i. j. J. i. !. i. :! j. !. i i !! :

Twenty-nine more candidates ap-
peared before the Mason County Ex-
emption Board for examination yes
terday and Of this number ten were
rejected. or the nineteen accepted
seventeen claimed exemption.
The Board will finish its examina-
tion Of the first two hundred and forty
on next Friday and then will begin
work on looking into the merits Of
exemption claims. All who are to
yet be examined should bear in mind
that all claims for exemption will be
fully investigated and II 1t is found
that any claim is untrue will not be
allowed and the person making such
an affidavit will be liable to prosecu-
tion for perjury. Be tsure you know
what the affidavit says before you
sign.
Following is the list of those ex-
amined yesterday:
Aceepted-NO Exemption
Bert Williams.
Ben Humphreys.
Accepted-Claimed Exemption
John T. Heffernan, dependent moth
er.
Fred A. Diener, dependent wife.
Robert J. Humphrey, dependent
child
Isaac Poe, dependent wife and
child.
John w. Ennis, dependent wife and
child.
William F. Donaldson, dependent
wife and child
Charles S. Weaver, dependent wife
and child.
Harry A. Dice, dependent wife.
William. W. Nash, dependent child.
William A. Gill, dependent wife and
child.
Doll v. Rankins, dependent wife
and child.
William F. Johnson, dependent wife
and child.
Grayson Reed, dependent wife,
child and father.
Grover Kidder, dependent wife.
Arthur T. Laurence, dependent wife
and child.
Archer M. Rowe, dependent wife.
George ]. Vogel, dependent wife
) and children.
Rejected
William s. Rachel.
Elmer T. Maynard.
. Bruce Hornback.
c. C. Slater.
Henry A. Wilburn.
. Richard w. Washington.
Fred Pauley.
Albert McF. Dorsey.
Frank s. Tolle.
! Elmer c. Clifford.
Not Reporting
William F. Coughlin.
To Be Examined
! Charley Kelley, William Berry
!. Raymond Dora, Ulyseus Sam Boyd
Clarence c. Rammage, Joseph Zebe
! dee Britain, Joseph R. Johnson, Hen
! ry Mckee, Joe Alexander, Madison
B. Moore, John ]. Dryden, Henry
! Wallingford, Adrian Sloop, John Ad
kins, Claud Vaughn, ]. Edw. Jeffer
!. son, John Thomas Bland, Carry Pres
! ton, Clarence w. Scott, Reuben H
|! Dickson, Sam White, James Arthu
|. Boiler, Albert Lee Thomas, Josepl
/ Schmidt, John Hays, Dawson "
Bramer, Reason w. Wallingfort
. George L. Ballou, Harry King, Ra
Robertson.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-15

Ross, young son of Mr.. Scott Young,
remains critically i'll at his home on
East Second street. He is suffering
from stomach trouble and is being
attended by Miss Ida Couch, trained
nurse.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-15
ADULT BIBLE CLASS MEETING

There will be a meeting of the Ep-
worth Adult Bible Glass Of the Third
Street M. E. Sunday School at the
church this evening at Z o'clock.
Very important.
]. Fl. RICHARDSON, Teacher.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28
$4,000, 900 FIRE SWEEPS
CITY OF PITTSBURG

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 27.-fire
which swept through section of the
retail business district Saturday
morning destroyed or damaged busi-
ness property estimated at from 3d.
to $4,000, 200.
The fire is said to have started IN
the five and ten cent store Of Nc
Crory and Company
The flames were not gotten under
control until after 9 o'clock, seven
hours after the blaze started, despite
heroic efforts Of the entire city fire
department. Dynamite was used to
prevent further spread of the flames.
About 10 O'Clock flames burst out
anew in the basement of the Franc
department store and the flames
were accompanied by dense volumes
of smoke. Large forces Of police
were called oHt % assissr tie exhaust
ed firemen in fighting the blaze.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28
ptANs foR ENTERTAINING
TATg pEDACOcULs
ARl DISCUSSED
CONSTITUTION IS
FINALLY ADOPTED
Addresses Delivered ~ Pc )
dent and Other Members ~
Organization.

The nrt puI' meeting of .hf
aesly organized i0wndes County
Ieathefs Association was held NJ ihe
court house here Saturday afternoon.
having been presided over M Prof
% VI Lawrence. principal of the
Caledonia High school who a pres.
dent of the organization
The most important business 10
come before the organization was
the discussion of plans for the en-.
tertalnmeut Of visitors who will come
here 10 attend the annual meeting
ef the Mississippi School Teachers
Association. which is 10 be held IN
this city next May The state or
ganization has more than one thou
sand members. and will bring to Co
lumbus the largest number of strang-
ers who have ever assembled here.
There Is ample room for all, how
ever, and they VIII be well cared Ton
and Hospitality entertained.
A committee on constitution and
bylaws, which had formerly been ap-
pointed, submitted It's report The
bylaws and constitution recommend
ed was read by sections, and, after
having been immaterially amended,
was adopted.
Prof. c, S. Brooks, who is in
charge of the manual training de-
partment at the Industrial Institute
and College, delivered an address
embracing Suggestions on Manual
Training" while short talks were
also made by Prof. Lawrence, Prof,
W. V. Frierson, superintendent of
the public schools Of Columbus, and
others.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28
ATTACKED AT FOUR POINTS.
Paris Says Germans Entered the
Trenches at Only One Place.

Paris, Jan. 27.-On the Verdun
front last night the Germans made
attacks at -four points between Avo-
court Wood and Dead Man Hill The
war office announcement says the
Germans were driven back with Sc
we're losses, although they penetrat-
ed advanced trenches near Hill 304.
In Upper Alsace the Germans left
their trenches at two points to at
tack, but were checked by the French
artillery.
The announcement follows:
"On the right bank Of the River
Meuse, after a violent bombardment,
German forces yesterday evening de-
livered attacks on four points of our
front between Avocourt Wood and
Dead Man Hill, but they were re-
pulsed by our curtain of fire and
by the fire of our infantry and ma
chine guns. Our assailants were
compelled to make their way back 70
their trenches, with the exception,
however, of certain detachments
who were successful in penetrating
some of our advanced trenches in the
sector of Hill 304. The enemy dur
ing this attacked suffered heavy
losses and left numerous dead in
front of our lines, particularly in
Avocourt.
During The course of the night
German trops undertook several sur.
prise attacks upon some Of our minor
positions, but these failed under the
fire of our men located to the north
of Chilly, south of the Somme and
to the northeast Of Vingre, between
the Disc and the Aisne.
'In Upper Alsace, near Largitzen
after spirited bombardment, forces
of the enemy came out Of Their
trenches at two points. Our artil
lery fire put a definite check to thii
endeavor.
"On the remainder of the from
there has been intermittent cancon
aiding"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28
STUDENTS TRAINING TO
BECOME ARMY OFFICERS
REORGANIZATION OF CORPS OF
CADETS RECENTLY CON-
PLETED AT A. * M.

Agricultural College, Miss, Jan.
27.-To make the Mississippi A. q
Nj. College more efficient in its mill
tary training divis on, the complete
reorganization of the corps of ca
diets has recently been completed by
Capt. w. A. Foreman, commandant
of the cadets, and President W. II.
Smith. This action followed the
designation of the college by the
war department as a unit for the re-
serve officers training corps, senior
division, and about 100 members of
the senior and junior classes have
already entered training which fits
them to become officers in the u. s.
army if they desire to enter the
service.
To assist in training the cadet
corps under the new system, the war
department has assigned one addi-
tional commissioned officer and three
sergeants, all of whom have seen
active army service for several years
Lieut.. L. b. Clapham, assistant COM
mandant and professor of military
science and tactics, comes from the
Mexican border, where he has served
since being withdrawn from Vera
Cruz in 1915, with the 36th L. s.
infantry, at Brownsville, Texas.
Besides the regular drills, the
members Of the Reserve Officers
Training Corps will receive two hours
each week of instruction in "lnfan-
try Drill Regulations" and the study
Of recent military history, Only
juniors and seniors are eligible to this
corps, a certain amount of practical
work being required for entrance.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28
MARKET CROWS STRONGER
As WEEK COMES TO CLOSE
PEACE RUMORS BRING ADD.
TIoNAL ACTIVITY IN COT
TON EXCHANGES.

Recent peace rumors have brought
increased activity on the part of
spectators in cotton, and prices,
which sagged during the early part
of the week, advanced materially Fri
day and Saturday. The price of the
staple has risen steadily during the
past two days, the net advance hav-
ing amounted to something like
$430 per bale.
At the close of business yesterday
afternoon New York spots were quo
ted at 1740, March futures in New
York at l744, New Orleans spots at
100 and March futures in New Or
leans at 1906. In the local mar
ket good middling was quoted al
1850.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28
MALC0M M'K|NN0N STARTS
TRIP OVER MERIDIAN HIGHWAY
ILLINOIS MAN EXPECTED IN CO
LUMBUS SOON TO AD-
DRESS CITIZENS.

Rhinelander, Wis, Jan. 27.--Mal-
com McKinnon of Rockford, ILL.,, and
Madison, Wis, was in Rhinelander
this week and addressed the direc-
tors Of the Rhinelander Advancement
Association at the city hall. Rhine
lander win put every ounce Of its
strength behind this movement and
is ready to cooperate with all the
cities along the Meridian Highway
in making this north and south route
one of the best known and most used
national thoroughfares in the United
States.
This county is about to vote on a
bond issue TO construct its part If
the Meridian Highway Immediately
and is endeayoring to get state and
federal aid in the building of a per-
manent route along this line.
Oneida county, of which Rhine
lander is the seat of government, en-
joys the distinction of having been
the first county in the United States
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28
SUIT INVOLVING SALE Of
TIMBER IS COMPROMISED
MRS. OSTRANDER AND OTHER
LiTIGANTS REACH Salts
FACTORY AGREEMENT.

In the east of Mrs. Nj. f. Ostran-
der versus John E. Atkins, f. B.
Beard. Ben Walker and T. l. Robert
son, which came up for a hearing
before Judge A. Y. Woodward at a
special term of chancery court on
Wednesday, compromise was eff
fected. On November 10, 1915,
Messrs. Atkins and Beard purchased
from Mrs, 0strander about 9,000,-
600 feet Of timber, for which they
agreed to pay her s1.25 per thou
sand feet. They later sold the tim
ber to Messrs. Walker and Robertson
at a greatly advanced price, and Mrs.
Ostrander filed a bill for a writ Of
injunction restraining the sale. Dur
ing the hearing a compromise was
agreed upon and the suit was with
drawn, the costs having been divided
among the litigants-
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28

After an illness Of several days,
Mrs. Mabel NJ. Walker, wife of Mr..
j. w. Walker, died Friday several
miles south of Columbus on the Tom
bigbee river. where 6r Walkers
family has been camping for some
time. They came to this county re-
Gently from Illinois, and Mr.. Walker
has since been engaged in the mussel
shell business. A short time ago
Mrs. Walker was seized with la
grippe, and although every attention
was given her, she gradually grew
worse until the final end came. She
was 80 years of age
Funeral services were held at
Friendship cemetery in this city yes
terday conducted by Rev. J. L. Vip-
perman, pastor Of the First Baptist
church, and the remains were tend
erly laid to rest.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Walker
is survived by five children, all OF
whom have the heartfelt sympathy
Of many people in their bereavement
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28
Clara Kimball Young in Foolish
Virgin" at Princess Monday.

The feature attraction at the Prin-
cess for Monday, 29th, is the inter-
national favorite Clara Kimball
Young, in what is considered her
greatest triumph of the silent drama,
"The Foolish Virgin by Thomas
Dixon, author of the famous Birth
of Nation" which was considered
a marvel.
"The Folish Virgin" is high
class drama, giving Clara Kimball
Young full scope for the unusual dra-
matte abilities for which she is noted.
The leading papers throughout the
country concede this to be her best,
which is saying much when one can
so readily remember such big pro
ductions as "The Dark Silence" "
"The Common Law" and many
others.
The schedule of shows as as fol-
lows: Matinee at 500 o'clock and
4.30; night at 7:15 o'clock and 900,
The admission is Is and 25c.
There will also be an unusually
attractive musical program by the
Princess Orchestra.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28
ffELD sEcHffARY of "a.
TI0aAL cHAAnfR of
C0AMfHcf COMING
TO SPEAK HERE
MONDAY MORNING
Waais Local Organization -
BECOME Affiliated With Ma
iional Body

ID paaH " Washing
ton. o e. field ssfstar of fhs "a.
sonal Chamber of tommenee. s ss
perted o. arrive ID Columbus today
snd wil deliver af sddroH AZ the
local Chamber Of Commerce at 40
o'clock NnBia, morning
Mr rrenie ia touring ne south
Tor the purpose 81 awakening IN.
iercst in the National Chamber ~
Commerce. and visits Columbus with
The hope of inducing directors Of
the local Civic Chamber TO adopt a
resolution providing that Tho orgas
tatlon beeonc affiliated with the ma
tional body.
Officials Of the local organization
would have preferred 10 have Mr..
prentiss deliver his address IN the
evening, as this would iave been
more convenient for the people of
Columbus; but his time is limited,
and as he is compelled to be in ~
lanta Tuesday 1t became necessary
for him to make his local appearance
Monday morning His address win
be an interesting one, and all mer-
chants, manufacturers, bankers and
business men generally should hear
il.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28

WORK OF BODY
THUS SIMPLlFIED
Record, II Telegraph and Tel.
egrsph Messages From Cap.
tai Requested.

New York. Ian 20 Stock hfok.
efs today welcomed The news that The
House rules committee had lim Ted
stiII further its demands for evidence
TO BE used in determining whether
anyone profiled by leak" just be.
fore the publication Of President
Wilson, first peace note.
The general feeling among bfoh
ers Is that the new demand viii con
fine itself to a request for informa
ton concerning "short sales" the
only transactions which would figure
in any effort TO make use Of know
ledge obtained through a "leak."
A modification Of this kind would
make il necessary for stock ex-
change houses to furnish the names
of thousands of customers, whose OPP
erations would be Of no interest to
the Congressional Investigators.
IL would also make it possible for
brokers to get in touch with these
clients who went "short" heavily on
war stocks, and to try obtaining
from them their permission in fur
nishing the information desired.
1t was said in the Wall street dis
trict that the prospects of turning
over to the committee a record of all
transactions during the period under
investigation had created almost
panic among small army of ANA
teur spectators, who had good reas.
ons for not wishing it known that
they were dabblers in stocks.
The "leak" inquiry win De re
sumed here at 10 o'clock Monday
morning. The latest modification Of
the committees demands has simpli
fled preparations for the continua
ton of the investigation. Accord
ING to Chairman Henry of the com
mittee, the investigators will have
everything they want within five
days.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE
GIST OF NEWS FROM OVER THE
COUNTRY GIVEN INA
BRIEF FORM.

Reports reached the treasury de-
partment last week from numerous
sources that sharpers have been sell
ing at a premium the new designed
quarters and half dollars that were
coined in 1916, representing that the
new coins are rare. To correct any
impression that the coins are rare
officials authorized the statement
that 2,330,000 halves and $4,000
quarters of the new design We're
struck off in 1916.
Fire destroyed the chemical lab
oratory of the University of Virginia
early Friday. Including valuable
collection of chemicals, the loss is
estimated at 100000
Gordon Thorne, of Chicago, and
his bride, who was Miss Virginia Mil
ner, are on their way to California
to spend their honeymoon, carrying
with them a check for $4,000, signed
by Townsend Netcher, who was best
man at their wedding last week. Af-
ter the ceremony the bridegroom
collected the check and announced
that he had wagered Netcher, a fell
low clubman, last autumn, that he
would win Miss Miner Never lost
bet with so much pleasure" said
Mr.. Netcher, as he signed the check.
Two skeletons of the duck billed
dinosaur were lost to science with
the sinking recently by a German
raider Of the ship Mont Temple, ac-
cording to Charles H. Sternberg, of
Lawrence, Kans. who found the
bones in the Red Deer country in
Alberta, Canada. The prehistoric
specimens were 32 feet long and
were being sent to the British Mu'
scum in London, Mr.. Sternberg said
They filled % cases and weighed
10000 pounds. When the shipments
failed to arrive in England an inqui
ry was instituted by Mr.. Sternberg
He received word from the Canadian
railroad officials of the fate of tht
shipment.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28
GIRL WITH SHOTGUN HOLDS
REVENUE RAIDERS AT BAY.

Biloxi, Miss, Jan 27.---Sarah
Coins, IA years old, Thursday held
of a band of United States revenue
officers with a revolver and shotgun
for more than two hours, in a fruit
less attempt to save her father from
arrest. 0utmaneuvered at last, she
was disarmed by one of the officers,
who erept up from the rear WHALE
others Of the band were holding her
attention. The little girl, still de-
fiant against the reyenuers, was
placed in the Leakesville Jail
The arrest of the girl marks the
taking into custody of every mem
Der of the Coins family, save her
mother, and one brother, some
where out west
"lt puts an end to the moonshin-
ing which has been going en- in
Greene county for years." said v ].
A. Tueei, United States deputy in
ternal revenue collector.
II don't care If you put thou
sand charges against me, and prove
'em all,' was the defiance Of w. A.
Coins, alias Sing" reputed chief of
the moonshiners' band. Sing" was
arrested by Deputy Collector Tueei
yesterday at the court house, where
he claimed he had come TO arrange
for the transfer to his wife of 20
acres of land on which federal agents
found completely equipped moon
shine still He denies that he is in
volved in illicit distilling.
Billie Coins, father of Sing" and
14-year-old Sarah are also IN the
Biloxi city Jail, charged with Illicit
distilling.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28
CARRIES APPROPRIATION
Os so. .001. .00o FOp Hiv
ERs AND HARBons.
NEW PROJECTS
PROVIDED FOR
The Measure. Which Noss
Goes 90 Senate. Carries siO,s
100000 for This Purpose.

Washington Jan 27. Provision
for recreation of a government com.
mission to study river and hafhof
improvement. flood control and
drainage. with view 90 60 ofdnai
ine OIL such activities. was stricken
from the rivers and harbors bill be.
fore II was passed by the House late
Yesterday. 22i to l31 The measure,
carrying S3s,OOO,OOO, including more
than s10.0OO.OOO for new projects,
now goes to the Senate. Separate
flood control bills are pending In the
Senate and House.
The only new continuing contract
authorized in the bill is one to car
nv out the War Departments recon-
mendation to provide depth of 27
feet at Tampa, Fla, from the gulf
through the several channels, at a
total estimate cost of Sl,42b,000, in
cluding the 100000 recommended
by the committee. The appropria-
tion for Norfolk harbor was increas-
ed from $270,000 to $360,000, and
the House added Sl05,000 for inn
provement of the harbor at Nome,
Alaska
President Wilson, although oppos-
ing the proposed public building bill,
now awaiting action in the Senate,
has expressed his approval of the
rivers and harbors measure in so far
as appropriations for existing pro-
iects are concerned.
The bills provision to create a
commission of cabinet officers and
members of the Senate and House
committees to investigate water inn
provements with view of eo-ordi-
nation of such projects was stricken
out on a point of order after live
ly parliamentary fight. This plan
was favored by President Wilson.
The Improvements at Tampa are
subject to conditions of terminal
construction facilities by the city,
which is required to first provide
slips, piers, warehouses, storage
sheds, railway and freight facilities
and to construct municipal railway
to connect all railroads entering
| Tampa. These terminals must be
operated under a schedule of reason.
able wharfage charges and regula.
tions to be approved by the secre'
tary of war.
Besides the total for actual con
struction work, the bill provides $25,
600 annually for maintenance during
construction, and $65,000 a year af
terwards.
This continuing project agreed OF
Thursday and finally retained yes
terday was put in by the House al
a compliment to Representative
Sparkman of Florida, chairman o.
the rivers and harbors committee
who will soon retire from Congress
The vote by which the bill passed
was not on party lines,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28

to employ an agricultural expert.
This indicates the progressive char
acter Of the people Of this vicinity
Secretary Mckinnon speaks W
Three Lakes tomorrow and will spend
the rest of the month in the north.
In February he is going to MISSES
sippi, Alabama and Tennessee on
preliminary lecture and publicity
trip. He has made arrangements to
speak before the Jackson Chamber
Of Commerce. Jackson, Tenn, the
Corinth Business Mems Club at Cor
inth, Miss, the Columbus Chamber
Of Commerce, Meridian Renal Mer-
chants Association, and the Board
of Trade and Cotton Exchange of
the same city, the Service Club II
Gulfport, and numerous other or
ganizations along that line in the
South.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28
MCHARY Man DfclARfD
efithrioa UoW AZ
TIsf Two sTArfs
IMMENSE CROWD
HEARS MUSICIANS
Creuii Court Room Packed
With People From the Sur
rounding Territory

People from dofH different
ne.s hborhoods throughout Eat Nj
asippl uHl West Alahama eame
here in aiiend the old lidLen roa.
tost which wus held at the court
house Friday nlRht under the aua.
plces Of the Columbus Dispatch. the
crowd having been au large that It
was impossible 20 accommodate .ll
who sought admis ion. and many
were turned away
The size Of the crowd is attubut.
able 70 thorough advertising the DIS
patch having given wide publicity to
the contest Practically every train
which reached the city Friday
brought large numbers Of visitors,
and local hotels and restaurants had
al the business they could handle
There were more than twenty con-
testants, and Mr. Noah Sanders, Of
McCrary Miss, won the champion
hip for Alabama and Mississippi
Mr. Louis Vaughn, Of Steens, Miss,
ua5 declared to be the best fiddler
over fifty years of age, and Mr. NJ.
C. andrews, of Lamar county, Ala,
was selected as the most proficient
manipulation of the bow under that
age The consolation prize went to
DR., Hollis, Of Pickens county, Ala.
DR.. N d, Guerry, Prof A. ~ ia
cobs and Mr.. S. b. Johnston officiat-
ed as judges, and the contests were
followed by an old fashioned square
dance in which many couples par
ticipated
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-01-28

The many friends of Mr. S. B.
Schwab will be interested in know
ing that he has recently purchased
gents furnishing business in Chi
cago where he recently went with
his family TO reside.