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The public ledger., 1917-07-03
SQUIRE BAUER'S COURT

Squire Fred W. Bauer disposed Of
the following cases in his court yes
terday:
Allie Haley and Lucy Walker, both
colored, were each fined $515 on
charges of breac' of peace.
Quiller Goodpast ar US fined $5.35
for breaking the lock on the house of
Tom Noe. Carrie Varvell, tried on
similar charge, was dismissed.
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BANKS AND POSTOFFICE TO OBJ.
SERVE THE FOURTH

All the Maysville banks and trust
companies will be closed for the en-
tire day tomorrow, it being Independ-
ence Day. There will be but one de-
livery of city mail and the Postoffice
will be open only from to II a. m.
There will be no deliveries on the
Rural Routes.
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CHAs. W. CONRAD.
W. c, WATKINS,
W. FRED THOMAS.

On motion Mr.. W. Hall Strobe was
nominated to all the unexplred term
Of Godfrey Hunsicker. deceased, as
Councilman, and he was elected by the
unanimous vote Of the Council.
On motion Council adjourned to
meet at the call Of the Mayor.
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ANOTHER TRIUMPH IN PRINTING

No person who attended the WASH
ington Opera House on Saturday night
and received one of the programs for
this week could have failed to notice
the superior work on them. These
programs were printed in the Ledger
office and this is only a sample of the
high class work that is done here.
Give US a trial with your job work and
be convinced that we do only the best.
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aLION AND THE MOUSE" TODAY

The famous play "The Lion and the
Mouse" will be shown at the Pastime
today. This play is by Charles Klein,
the author of "The Third Degree" a
wonderful screen production present.
ed in six reels by the Lubin Co. Al
so the Country Store after the first
show tonight.
The public ledger., 1917-07-03

Mr.. Jethro Thomas of East Second
street was taken to Louisville yester-
day where he will enter a sanitarium
for the benefit of his health.
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Books now open for subscription to
the 63rd Series of Stock in the old
reliable Mason County Building and
Saving Association. Apply to T. M.
Russell, Secretary or R. X. Hoeflich,
Treasurer. 2-1wk
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Mr.. B. X. Parker of Tolesboro, a
prominent contractor of that place,
was visitor in the city Saturday and
while here paid the Ledger office a
very pleasant visit.
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Fire Chief Ruliff M. Newell reported
that the Fire Department had answer
ed five alarms of fire during the
month of June.
City Treasurer M. c. Curran re-
ported a balance in the general fund
of $1S442. On motion 1t was ordered
that the City Treasurer's report be re-
ferred back to him for correction.
Charles B. Paul was granted per-
init to build one-story, frame build
ing, 21x40 feet, covered with compost
tion roofing, to be used as a plum
ber's shop, on Second street, Fourth
Ward.
On motion it was ordered that the
matter of repainting the fire engine
"Kinney Mack" be placed in the hands
Of the Fire Committee with power to
act.
Attorney Frank P. ODonnell ad-
dressed Council in behalf OF the prop
erty owners on Forest avenue between
Cherry Alley and Lexington street in
regard to placing water main and
proper sewage on that street. The
matter of the water main was placed
in the hands of the Water Committee
with power to act while the matter Of
sewage was deferred.
A petition was presented to Council
by the property owners on the North
side of East Third street between Wal
nut and Uunion streets asking that the
City Engineer look into the matter OF
having concrete sidewalks three feet
in width laid in front Of their prop
erty. The matter was placed in the
hands Of Laws and Ordinance and
Sidewalk Committee.
Councilman Thomas introduced ar
ordinance providing for the dimminl
Of lights on all vehicles within tht
city limits. On motion the ordinanc,
was received as read, rules were sus
pended and the ordinance was placed
OH its second reading and final pas
sage
On motion 1t was ordered that tn,
Laws and Ordinance Committee confe
with the Maysville Street Railwa!
Company in regard to drawing up an,
bringing before Council an ordinanc,
designating certain places as regula
stops for street cars.
On motion 1t was ordered that tn
city policemen be allowed one week.
vacation each year with full pay.
Il On motion it was ordered that tn,
salary Of the city assessor and ia,
supervisors be allowed.
On motion it was ordered that sew
en- emergency bonds Of $500 each b,
issued and placed in the hands of tn,
chairman Of the Claims and Accounts
Committee.
On motion 1t was ordered that tn,
matter Of repairing Williams stree
between Houston avenue and Eliza
beth street be placed In the hands o
the Internal Improvement Committee
1t was also ordered that a gutter b,
placed In the alley just East Of Lime
stone street from Second to Fourtl
streets.
On motion 1t was ordered that tn,
Aims Committee ascertain the proba
BILE cost of putting a gas furnace Il
the almshouse
Mayor Lee appointed q committe
composed Of Councilman Conrad, Wat
kins and Thomas to draw up resolu
tions OF respect for Councilman God
frey Hunsicker, deceased. The resolu
tHns were as follows:
Whereas Providence in It's wisdom
having removed from our midst, fel
low member Godfrey Hunsicker. tn
Mayor and City Council Of the City 0
Maysvllls Ia his manner wish to o.
Ill H. I. 80 ...|. I. .f
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Judge and. Mrs. A. NJ. ]. Cochran
spent Sunday with their son, Robert
A. Cochran, Jr., who is in training at
Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Mrs.
Cochran returned home yesterday,
while the judge went on to Dayton,
Ohio, where he is holding court.
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County Court Day yesterday brought
a large crowd of farmers into town
but there was very little trading in
the stock ring as very little livestock
was exhibited.
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Mr.. /. NJ. Lane and wife and Mrs.
Rosa Poth of East Second street left
this morning to spend five weeks at
Ruggles Campgrounds.
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". HALL STROBE
Elected As Councilman For Sixth
Ward To Finish Unexplred Term
Of Late Godfrey Hunslcker--
Other Business Transact.
cd BY City Council.

City Council met In regular monthly
session at the Council Chamber last
evening, Mayor ]. Wesley presiding
and all members being present.
Following was the report Of the
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FINE RESIDENCE

We have placed in our hands to sell
the handsome home of the late Mr..
John Caldwell. 66 feet front running
to low water mark. All modern con-
veniences. For price phone $50 or see
us at our office.
/. M. LANE G co.
First-Standard Bank Building.
The public ledger., 1917-07-03

The Christian Sunday School had
80 present Sunday while Somerset
had only A.
The public ledger., 1917-07-03

Mr.. Henry Neal Marsh of st. Louis,
Mo-, arrived yesterday afternoon and
will spend few days with his moth
er, Mrs. Mary Marsh, and family, of
Forest avenue.
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hereby express thsir sympathy to the
bereaved family, and by motion 1t was
ordered that copy Of this resolution
be made matter Of record, published
in our daily papers and copy sent
to the family.
(Signed) ~
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All Union Barber Shops will close
at noon Wednesday, July 4th.
PARKER GRIMES, Secretary.
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SQUIRE DRESEL'S COURT

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the the time would when Germany wO
have to break its Sussex pledge.
The German navy early realized the need for trained ma,
SO recalled temporarily for educational work the v
sank, the Lusitana.
"Hut who sank the Lusitania?" you ask.
Tbe torpedo which sank the Lusitana and killed NOR.
than one hundred and hundreds of other
batants was by Obereutnan See (Frs Lieu
tenan Otto Steinbn commander of of largest Ger
submarines"
"Was he punished" you ask
Kaiser wilhelm him with the highest military
ORDER the Pour lie Merite!
"Where is Steinbrnk now?"
"On December g. 1916 the German Admiralty announced
just returned from special trip having tOrpdoe
and mined twenty-five ships one voyage"
"What had he been doing?"
"FOr several months last he trained officers
this branch of warfare which gained him nterns.
tiOnal notOriety"
It is said that Steinbrink trained more naval men thar
other submarine commander. If this be
wonder that Germany should be prepared conduct ruthless
submarine warfare throughout the world? Is it surprising that
ships should SUNK American murdered and
the United States Government deed when the navy has
been employing the who murdered the
Lusitana the chief instructor of submarine murderes?
The Krupp interests have played leading role in the war
not only by manufacturing billions of shells and BY
financing propaganda in the United States by building suma
the Krupp wharves Kiel best uderse
craft launched Other shpyards at Bremen Hamburg
Danzg have been modified for this work. weeks
before diplomatic relations broken group of American doc
who investigating prison conditions Dan
Here they learned that the twelve wharve building between
type for the English Channel At Hamburg Hamburg
American Lines wharves modified for submarine
also At the time diplomatic relations observers
Germany estimated that $50 being Launched
annually and that preparations being made greatly
this number.
CONTINUED MONDAY
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"Abraham Lincoln said that this Republic coud
not exist half slaUe and half free. NOID, pith similar
cartv tUe perceive that the World cannot exist half
German and half free. We hare to put end to The
bloodv doctrine of the superior rdce-O that anarchp
rchich is expressed in the conUietion that German
necessity is above all IdW We hare to put an end 10
the German idea of ruhIeSSness. We hare to put an
end TO the doctrine that is right to make eUeru uss
of pocer that is possible, Without regard to any restrc
tion of Justice, of honor, of humanity"
Nev York Tribune
April 2, 1917. Il
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HOnOred for Bravery

To meet this demand Germany began months to train
who could the newest submarines So school
eabheda School of Submarine Murdernd for months
the who torpedoed the Lusana made chief of the staff
of educators. 1t a task for German kutur
the people the of the Lustana
exactly opposite those normal people would learn The horror of
noncombatants going down liner sunk without
warning nothing be compared the herom Of aiming the
torpedo and running Sxyeigh million Germans think their
submarine officers and the greatest the great
When the Berlin Foreign Office announced after the sinking
of the Sussex that the ruthless tOpedong of ships would
stopped the German this method would be dis
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IERMANYs submarine warfare which introduced Feb
ruary 1915 began by sinking than ships
month By November 1916 the destroyed
month close to 100000 January the Of
ships destroyed by submarines had fallen In
April 1916 Grand Admiral Tps followers
effort to make the
being destroyed month the sinking of the Sussex
and the growing possibilities the United States the sub
marine warfare held back July less than 12OOO
tons of shipping destroyed.
The U-BoatS Change Their Plans
change Previously the ships destroyed sunk off the
coast of England France the Mediterranean During the
and half of the submarine campaign the Allies method catching
and destroying submarines became effective costly
maintain submarine belgerent The German
had tried all kinds schemes but successful
After the sinking the Ancona the Admiralty planned sub
marines work together but this successful might
virtually up ships during will
show There steep decline from quarter of million
April less than 100000 May about 2000 tons June and
not much than 100000 tons in july
During these three months the being bitterly criticized
for its inactivity But the months will
the German navy simply months prepare
stronger submarine campaign which begin August
tbs time decided however, risk submarine
off the Allied coasts operate Atlantic
successful by November Germany sinking
tons of ships month.
During this swell in the of the submarine the
U53 dispatched the Atlantic operate
States coasts.
U-53 here purposes: First
ate to the American that submarines could
work terror off the Aanc coast Second to show the naval
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authorities whether their plans attack American shipping
would be failed terrorze the United States but
proved to the Admiralty that excursions to American waters
feasible
On February when the Kaiser deed the United States by
threatening all neutral shipping in European waters Germany had
400 undsea boats completed of construction This
included big U-boats U53 with cruising radius of 5000
miles, smaller craft with fteenay radius against
England supply ships and mine layers But not all these
against Allies the United States that
time About 100 waiting for trained being
completed in German shipyards.
often said in Berlin that the greatest loss when
submarine failed to the 1t required time to
build submarine According Gemanys
method of construction submarine be built in fifteen
days. in the factories and assembled at
the wharves But takes from ninety days to educate
the them accustomed the seask motion of the
Uboats Besides, requires experienced officers train the
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When the Berlin Foreign Office Assured the
United States After the Sussex Sinking That
Ruthless TOrpedoing Would Cease 1t Meant
Only Until Such Time as Germany Could
Build Enough Submarines Successfully to
Defy the American Government
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50 Great Had Become the Losses Attending the
U-BOdt Campaign Against England That the
German Admiralty Began to DrauO Up Plans
for Submarine Warfare in Less Dangerous
Wdters-TO This End They Started Training
Large Numbers of Sailors
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demonstrate to the
could OIL the Atlanta
the nava auuOH"S "" ~ d'ack
lon America shipping would be practical
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there the United
States At the German which has always been anti
American building submarines night Every
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cODyrlsht. lsi7. oeOrEe H. DOrsL Company.
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Fin NCE, OH AND GAS
Carter on company Is due In the sand
AZ No. 3 on the Levina Fetty farm and

Carter OIL company Is due In the sand
At No. 3 on the Levina Fetty farm and
the Allen Oil company is drilling a test
On the 8. C. Hibbs farm. The United
OIL and Gas company Is due in the Big
1n5un sand at test on the N. H. and
e. d. Debold farm.
In Lafayette district, Peasants
county, D. Shear G Co. have completed
o second test on the ]. H. Fleming
farm. 1t shows for a two.barrel
Jumper in the Cow Run sand. In the
same district. the Omaha Oil and Gas
company has abandoned its test on
the l. c. Hemsworth farm. The same
company is down 1900 feet at test
on the A. P. Jones farm and fishing
for string OF tools.
On q branch Of Big Sandy creek.
Walton district, Roane. county. the
Lofty OIL and Gas company is build.
ing the rig for second test on the
H. G. Dalrymple farm. On Little
Thwaug creek, Big Sandy district,
Kanawha county, Koontz & Osborne
have rig completed on the D. c. Tay.
Tor hairs farm. On the left fork Of
Steer creek, otter district, Braxton
county. the Central Gas company is
starting test on the Solomon Cook
farm. On Cotton Tree run, Walton dis
trtct, Roane county, the United Fuel
Gas company is due in the sand on the
D. G. Steele farm. On Little Trace
run, Big Sandy district, Kanawha
county, the same company is drilling
a test on the William Taylor farm.
In Warrington district, Marion coun.
ty, the Blackstone OIL and Gas com.
pany's No. 2 on the Ward M Satterfleld
farm is still producing so barrels and
the Carnegie Natural Gas company's
No. l, ]. L. Phillips lot, So barrels a
day.
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SPECIAL NoTIoEg
NoTlcE


At Q meeting Of The Public Service
Commission Of West virginia. held
on tho Both day OF November. A. d.
1sl1, Case No. 663. Hope Natural Gas
Company Application to Change Rates.
u was ordered as follows:
Whereas, application has this day
been filed by the Hope Natural Gas
Company for authority to change its
rates for natural gas. It Is ordered
that leave be granted to any person
interested to file objection thereto
before the Commission at any time
on or before the 18th day Of January,
1913; and this matter be set down
for hearing at meeting Of the Com.
mission to be held at its offices in
the Capitol Building in the City Of
Charleston on the said 18th day OF
January. 1918. at ten o'clock q. M,
at which time any person may appear
and make such objection thereto as
may be deemed proper.
ut Is further ordered that the ap.
plicant publish a copy Of this order
once each week for four successive
weeks in two newspapers Of opposite
politics, II such there be, and Of gen.
eral circulation in the county or coun.
ties affected by the proposed change In
rates: and copy of this order and
said proposed rates be posted for pub.
lie inspection at the office OF the
mayor in each OF the towns affected
by the proposed change in rates for
four successive weeks prior to jan.
uary is, 1918; and said applicant shall
also mail to or serve on each Of its
consumers affected by the proposed
change in rates at least two weeks
prior to date Of hearing written
notice in the form prescribed by the
Commission. showing that 1t has ap.
piled to The Public Service Commits.
sion for authority to change its rates,
the time and place Of such hearing,
and the rates proposed to be charged
by 1t, making due return to this Com.
mission of the publication Of notice,
the posting Of rates and service Of
notice on its said consumers prior to
said January is, 1913"
HOPE NATURAL GAS co.
BY JOHN G. PEW,
Vice President.
Dec. 6-13-20.27.
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count to work out come Of The detaiis
connected with the campaign y
Each class member viii get = Thrift
stamp with the selling Of each Marion
County In the Making" Those who
are not able to sell books and get
Thrift stamps in this manner win buy
the stamps for themselves and In this
manner assist their RESPECTIVE teams.
All members OF both teams will bring
their Thrift cards to the meeting on
January. 4, with their name signed on
back. Each Thrift stamp lpesented
will count one point.
The two teams met separately after
the general meeting yesterday evening
and made their first campaigns plans.
The members OF the Red team has
divided their territory OF into sections.
Members Of the Red team and their
territory assigned are as follows: Lo-
Gust avenue, right to the top OF hill,
Jeanette Wiggington. Gail Clelland.
Marie Barnes, Eleanor Mayors, Paul
Bennett, Frances Kneisel, James
Burns. Harrison Marley; Fairmont
avenue, left side to river, Hazel Minor,
Leona Goodenough, Ruth Hamilton.
Rose Layman. Alice Snyder, Catherine
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Oil and Gas.

field work is still retarded on &C.
count Of the cold weather and deep
snow. With the holiday season just
around the corner there is not likely
to be q full resumption of operations
before the first Of the year. Operators
have had q pretty busy year and met
with only moderate success. The rec.
ord will show fewer large wells were
xc6mpleted than for a great many
years. The fact that there is so little
Territory that promises better than
light bumpers is the main reason for
operators not pushing development
work under present weather condi.
tons. The gas companies are the
most active at this time. In all Of the
gas areas in Pennsylvania and West
Virginia they are making heroic effort
90 increase the supply and II possible
avert another shortage if the weather
again drops below the zero mark.
On Slab creek, Union district,
gRitchie county, the Philadelphia com.
pany has drilled No. on the w. F.
Cox farm through the Big Injun sand.
II Is 9 fair gesser in that formation.
On Beeson run, Clay district, the
Carnegie Gas company has completed
q test on the Theodore Simmons farm.
It is light gasser in the same for
nation.
On Spring run, New Milton district,
Doddridge county, the Hope Natural
& Gas company drilled a test on the d.
4 =. Cox farm through the big lnjun
sand. 1t is dry in that formation and
drilling to the Gordon sand. In
Greenbrier district. the same company
has the rig completed for second
test on the McClain heirs farm.
In Warrington district, Marion
county, located on MILESTONE run,
the South Penn OH company has now
completed in the Gordon sand No. 6
ON the ]. Z. Erwin farm. 1t is light
bumper, not good for more than three
or five barrels a day. In the same dis.
trict the same company has started No
on the t. j.. Toothman farm. The
KS
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Troxeli. Ethel Toothmsn: Morgan
Town axenu6. right side. SIDNEY Lawn,
Phyllis Watkins, Catherine Coz. Kath'
leen McMiliah. Main and Quincy
streets. right side. 1rene Barnes, &c.
celia Mitchell, Nina Simon. Arthur
Carskaden, Lucy Meredith. Mary Cox,
Lena Hunsaker; Barrackviile, Ava
Curtis; Everson, Bette Rinehart;
Rivesville. Hobart Spencer. Mildred
Parsons; Monongah. Oliver Glover,
Fautsina Davis, Harry WATKINS.
Gray team-Margaret Barnes, orrin
Bell, Walter Binns, Ethel Clelland,
Hsllie cotter, Catherine Cox. Helen
Crowl, Ethel Gatrell, Mary Hamilton.
Paul Donham. Ruby Hess, Lucy Kel.
ley, CLAUDIA Layman. Madge Smith.
Harold Roush, Donald Snyder, Edward
Stevens. Linn Straight, Jessie Wander.
wort, Leila Williamson. Howard Koon,
Hugh Meredith. Ethel Lee. Robert Ma.
pie. Launa Mason, Helen MCMILLAN,
Grace OFT, Ruth Phillips. Ralph Miller.
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THRIFT CAMPAIGN
WELL ORGANIZED
j. o. Watson Class Mem
bers Will Garry It On
Throughout Year.

Beginning with the meeting of the
J. o. Watson Thrift Club, held at The
Fairmont yesterday evening, the cam.
paign for the selling Of Thrift stamps,
and the rivalry between the Reds" and
the Grays" Is on. The next meeting
OF the two teams will be on Friday,
January 4. at which time the first count
showing the exact standing Of the two
teams will be made. The gathering
will be in the nature OF a party and
the losing team will pay the expenses.
Such gatherings will be held frequent.
ly Throughout the year and each time
at the expense Of the losing team. The
committee in charge OF the first en-
tertainment Is Nina Simon, CLAUDIA
Layman and Harry Watkins.
It Is likely that the teams will hold
separate meetings before the first
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New York

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-The promi-
nent feature of the New York stock
market yesterday was the extreme
weakness in the railroad list. The
highest class stocks suffered the larg.
est declines, the losses ranging from
! to more than points and the aver
age price going to new low record.
Pennsylvania sold down to 40A, the
lowest In more than SO years. Union
Pacific broke from 1861 to 102 and
Atchison frem 7S% to 76is. Balti-
moro and Ohio declined from 46 to
43A. the low price being made after
the announcement that the directors
had postponed for one month action
on the common stock dividend.
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Pittsburgh

pITTsBURGH. Dec. 20. - on the
Pittsburgh Stock Exchange trading
yenained light, but the net price chang
~ were as q rnle confined TO small
fraetipns. The largest gain was dol
lar 9 share In Pittsburgh Brewing pre-
TERED, which sold at 10. The largest
deaiipgs were In Pittsburgh OIL and
Ca, which closed Y higher at s. In
dependent Brewing issues we're un
changed, and the only change in the
ether oil and gas stocks was decline
'ot In Manufacturers Light and Heat
which sold at 511.