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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04
STILL TALKING PEACE.

pirate of peace to the German people.
He comedies that nothing along that
line is in sight at present but sug-
gests that something may turn up at
any time. The utterances of the Ger
man chancellor are in marked con-
trast to speech recently delivered by
Mr.. Balfour, British foreign secretary,
in the house of commons. This speech.
which was without a word of rancor,
without heat or passion of any kind,
clearly announced the aims and ends
of Great Britain in the conflict, and,
in so far as it associated the United
heartily approved by all loyal Ameri-
cans
Mr.. Balfour distinctly disclaimed
any intention to interfere with the in
ternal arrangements of either Ger
many or Austria-Hungary. He de-
clared Britain's sympathy with the de-
sire and intention of France to get
back Alsace and Lorraine. Primarily
France is fighting for her life, not for
the remuneration of her lost provinces
And Great Britain and America are
fighting for principle of freedom
and immunity from foreign menace
necessary to their own lives, which
gives them perfect solidarity.
Mr.. Balfour sized up the entire sit
uation and voiced the sentiment of the
allies when he declared: Until Ger
many is made either free or powerless
1 do not think the peace of Europe
can be secured"
That is an epigrammatic summary
of the whole situation. If the German
people really believe that only under
autocratic military control can their
country be great, powerful and rich
if they insist upon retaining a national
political system under which their
parliament, their elected representa-
tives, have no power at all, being in
fact mere debating club with a rati-
flying function only. then the rest of
the world, which has been desperately
and destructively threatened by that
military autocracy, must act accord
ingly. Under such a condition, the
power of Germany must indeed be
broken. The rest of the world must
crush that power or itself go under
One force or the other has got to sur
render.
The concern of the United States In
this issue. says the Boston Transcript
is clear. We have, as Mr. BaIfou1
says, no interests on the continent. But
we have this great interest at home
that we cannot permit our use of the
sea to be interfered with, our peace
and sovereignty over our own domin-
ions to be threatene6 by conspiracie:
of conquest, our electoral machinery
to be disordered by spies and foreign
propagandists. We cannot afford to
see every other democratic system IL
the world bullied and paralyzed, ant
an imperial control instituted in the at
fairs of the whole world which would
reduce our republic to impotence. Ger
many remaining on this basis, we shall
fight her to the last ditch and the las
dollar. That kind of a Germany mus
be broken forever. But if German,
chooses to become free-there will b,
at once basis for negotiation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04
THE SEARCMLGGHT
Latest News from the Fields of
SCIENCE. EDUCATION. INVENTION
Looking for Platinum

ED0kI1g LOT PIatlnum-
A special survey to estimate exist
ing platinum fields and locate new
ones is being made by the bureau of
mines. 1t seems that the United
States produces only 10 per cent of its
own platinum requirement. Platinum
is a war necessity Of the first import
ance, owing to its use in the chemical
branches of the munitions industry.
It is felt that the United States should
produce all its own platinum, as there
are undoubtedly sufficient ore deposits.
needing only TO be properly exploited
The bureau of mines has detailed
three men to the investigation, in
California. Oregon and the Appa-
lachian region At present most Of
the worlds platinum supply comes
from Russia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04

An organized fight against the col
lection of a poll tax carried on thru
the courts probably will be approved
by a majority of Topeka citizens. No
more unjust or unfair system OF taxa
ton ever was devised and opposition
TO it cannot be justly charged to a
lack of patriotism OF civic loyalty. The
situation presents a case where the
people need a friend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04
Insurance Agents.

AS a rule a pencil looks harmless
enough, but let an insurance agent
on new aspect. 1t becomes an in
strument of horror. 1t seems to un-
nerve one.
Never let an insurance agent take
out his pencil.
After ne has given you your pick
of sixteen sorts of dreadful deaths
and has provided for all CT your wi
dows and orphans an insul ance agent
sharpens his pencil some more and
begins to MAIN and cripple you for
life. 1t is a terrible thing to see an
insurance agent sharpen a pencil. One
doesn't feel safe alone with man like
that. One starts nerVously with each
hack at the pencil.
When he has broken both legs and
cut all your fingers off the insurance
agent does little sum on an envelope
and then offers you $2,700 for the
damage done. If you will let him
slice off one ear he'll make it $4,000
even. Furthermore if you'll throw in
your nose and several vertebra of the
spine he'll pay you SIS g week till
you're on your feet again.
The insurance agents life isn't all
fun, however. Sometimes he meets
troublesome customers. And has to
stuff towels in their mouths or open
their collars and fan them till they
recover.
Advice.
He is the wretch who'll only shirk
And loaf thruout the day,
For he who finds no fun in work
Finds little fun In play.
Today's Sheer.
Very often the show down is a show
up.
If we have sprung from apes there
seems to be some who aren't much
at the broad jump.
Hot Weather Idyl.
To be a submarine were very nice
| If all the seas were full of lemon ice.
| Or If a lake were filled with frozen dishes,
We'd like to be a half dozen fishes.
And anyone would like to dive kerflop,
| Into an ocean full Of ginger pop.
But if we find an ice cream soda riv-
Err We will row across it in sieve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04

the south still has a better and more
stable game supply than any other
part of the Union.
Questions on the above or any SUBJ
Ject upon which the reader desires in
formation should be addressed the To-
peka State Journal Information Blu
reau Frederic J. Haskip. Director.
Washington. D. c.. with 2-cent stamp
e: closed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04

IFS gwine to throw myself on the
ignorance of the cote"
Mabel-My dearest Olga. 1 could
not rest until 1 had come and made
an effort to dispeI the gloomy
thoughts which, to judge from your
letter yesterday, threatened to develop
into suicidal mania. IT'S true Alfred
has Tilted you-the wretch. Still. try
and act like a sensible girl and look
out for another engagement.
Olga-Your advice comes too late,
darling.
Good gracious. Olgai You surely
haven't taken poison ?''
well, n-n-no; the fact is, II be-
came engaged again yesterday
Someone noticed that Mr. O'Toole
used both hands equally well.
When 1 was a boy" he explained,
s'me mother said to me: 'Moike,
learn to cut your finger nails wild yer
left hand. for some day We might
lose yer right hand"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04
One of the mysteries connected with

One of the mysteries connected with
the conduct of the war is the fact
that the allies never attack on more
than one front at the same time
While Haig is hammering the German
lines on the western front. General
Cadorna. General Sarrail and General
Maude are quiescent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04

1t is worthy of note that alto the
Germans knew what was coming,
along the Belgian front and had ample
time in which to prepare for it they
could not stop the onrush of the allied
2ru1ies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04

1t will be observed that the miners
in the Pittsburg district are not COM
planning about the proposed Increase
in the beer tax What they want is
beer at any price. They object to the
high cost of food but not to that of
drink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04
DINNER STORIES

In Dawson City a colored man,
Sam Jones by name, was on trial for
felony. The Judge asked Sam if he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.

Menu
BREAKFAST.
Cantaloupe.
Cream Sauce Omelet.
Toasted Graham Mullins.
Cleft over)
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Peanut Salad.
Bread and Butter Sandwiches.
Sliced Peaches.
Coffee.
DINNER.
Hungarian Goulash.
Rice Baking Powder Biscuit.
Green Pepper Salad.
Grandmothers Apple Pie.
Half Cups Coffee.
Save Fruit Juices for Jelly.
Fruit juices for use later in jelly
making can be sterilized and bottled
without sugar and made into jellies at
ables her to do with fewer jelly
glasses and to distributS her pur-
chases of sugar for jelly-making thru
the year. Moreover, with the bottled
juice she can make greater variety
of jellies. as juices which will not 1eii
can be put up when the fruit is ripe
and combined later with fruits that
will jell or fruits ripening at different
seasons can be combined.
From the unsugared steriifzed
juices OF CuTFAntss dppiccr ChdDdppicS
and grapes. kept from nine to eight
cen months. the bureau of chemistry,
United States Department OF Agricul-
ture. recently made jellies of excellent
texture, flavor and color.
To put up unsugared fruit juices
for jeiy-making, proceed exactly an
il jelly were to be made at the time.
Cook the fruits until hey are soft
and strain out the Juice thru fam
mel bag. Heat and pour while hot
into bottles previously scalded. FIJI
the bottles full, leaving nc air space
between Juice and cork or seal. Place
the filled, sealed bottles ON their sides
in water near the boiling point, ana
keep them in the bath Tor ABOUT
thirty minutes. Make sure that the
corked or sealed end is under the not
water. AS soon as the bottles are cool
cover the cork with a paraffin seal
Thoro sterilization and sealing are an
soluteIy essential to success.
Can Fruit without Sugar.
Fruit for use in pie or salads OF
as stewed fruit can be put up or
canned without the use of any sugar
at ali. according to the canning
speciaIists of the department. They,
therefore, advise those who, because
of the high price of sugar. have been
thinking of reducing the amount of
fruit they put up. to can as much Of
their surplus as possible by the uss
of boiling water when sugar strip
is beyond their means. Any fruit.
they say, may be successfully steri1-
lied and retained in the pack by
simply adding boiling water instead
of the hot syrup. The use of sugar.
of course, is desirable in the cam
ming of all kinds of fruits and makes
a better and ready-sweetened pro-
duct Moreover, most of the FRUITS
when canned in water alone do net
retain their natural flavor, texture
and color as well as fruit put up In
strip. Fruit canned without sugar
to be used for sauces or desserts must
ha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04

Copyright. 1917. by the Wheeler Syndicate.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
Representative PET|T|ONED
by the County Board Of Equalization
In Regard to the Voting For a
New Tax Law II Special SEES.
sion Of the Legislature
Is Called.

The County Board of Equalization
adjourned after having spent ten days
In going over the property of the var
ious citizens of the county and five
days in hearing complaints.
This board is reported to have made
less changes in the taxes of the coun-
ty than any board in the past twenty
years. The exact amount of the taxes
for the ensuing year will not be
known until County Clerk ]. J. Owens
and his assistants have furnished the
report.
Before adjournment the Board petit
toned Hon. H. p. Purnell to cast his
vote for the tax law If a special ses-
sion of the State Legislature is call
ed. The petition is as follows:
ut is the sense of this board and it
is now recorded on these minutes as
such that should the Legislature and
Senate be called in special session to
form new tax law, it would petition
our honorable Representative II. P,
Purnell, that he cast his vote for such
law as will be equal as to taxation be-
tween rich and poor"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
WILL QUIT
Trains on the o. X. j. G., Running
Between Ripley and Georgetown
VIII Be Discontinued on Sat-
urday-Fight to BE Made
10 Save Road.

Ripley Bee.)
As has been threatened for some
time past the owner Of the Ohio River
& Columbus Railroad Company have
ordered the discontinuance Of opera
tons of that road on next Saturday,
January 20.
Appeals have been made by the Bus
mess Mems Club Of Ripley and by the
manufacturers along the line to the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
the Public Utilities Commission OF
Ohio, setting forth the great injury
this discontinuance Of operations will
work, but as yet nothing has develop
cd. Georgetown, which will also be
badly injured, Is also making hard
fight to keep the road.
Some $4,000 is the amount OF
money invested in this road by Brown
county people, and 1t seems as though
they should receive some considera-
ton in the matter. While the road is
now owned by private parties yet 1t
stands to reason that the money sunk
in the venture by home people should
mean something, and hard, stiff
fight for the retention Of the road
will undoubtedly be the result.
The removal of the road will work
havoc to Ripley and her manufacture
ing industries. Many of the them de-
pend entirely upon this road and
without 1t would have to close down
The Ripley Brick Company with Its
large orders for the coming season
would face a problem almost impossi-
BILE to solve, in transporting its prod
uct The Ripley Loose Leaf Ware
houses would also be forced to ex-
tremities in shipping the enormous
quantity of tobacco which is sold
there every week, the big plant of the
Standard Oil Company would be rem
dered useless, and every factory in
town would be crippled.
Then too, the town itself would be
placed in bad way, especially in the
winter time, when the road is depend
ed upon to carry foodstuffs, merchan-
disc, coal and other necessities that
are needed, not taking into considera-
ton the loss of business which is ma
turally expected to come TO town
through this channel.
The situation is now becoming des-
perate and quick action on the part of
both the people and the railroad COM
mission is necessary.
What are we going to do about it?
Are we going to stand idly and see
our railroad taken from us?
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
WILL GIVE TALK ON DOMESTIC
SCIENCE

The Parent-Teacher Association OF
the center district will meet Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock in Miss Balls
room at the High School building.
The meeting will be very lmpor-
tant one, and all members are urgent
ly requested to be present.
An interesting feature Of the af-
tcrnoon's program will be a talk on
Domestic Science by Miss Julia Van
Arsdale.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18

Regular weekly prayer meeting SER
vices at the Third Street NJ. Il. Church
this evening Z o'clock will be led by
pastor, Rev. s. 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, 1917-01-18
BRIDGE AND ROAD WORK
(Ripley Bee.l

The iron bridge near the Aberdeen
Fair Grounds is out of commission. A
new floor is being laid on it. Persons
travelling that way have to detour
near the DR.. Moore residence and 60
across fields to the river road to get
to Aberdeen.
Mr.. Thomas Whisner, Superinten-
dent of the Ripley and Aberdeen pike
informs us that $1,000 will be spent on
this pike this year.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
SOMETHING UNUSUAL

A rather unsual sight was witnessed
on the streets in this city yesterday
afternoon, the same being six horse
team pulling large load of hay,
There are very few six-horse teams
coming into this city now and this is
the first one we have seen for many
moons.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
MRS. JACOB RUGGLES

Mrs. Jacob Ruggles died at her
home on Short street Tuesday night
after an extended illness. She was q
years Of age. The funeral was held
this morning from the late home with
burial in the Maysville Cemetery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
CINCINNATI MARKET


GRAIN
UNSATISFACTORY.
Corn-$1.O2@1.03k.
Oats-59k @6Oc.
Rye-$1.49@1.52.
Hay-sl4.O0Q17.00.
CATTLE
Shippers-sS.OO@10.25.
Butcher Steers-$925@9.75.
Heifers-$S.50@9.O0.
Cows-$7.O0@75O.
CALVES
Extra-$13.75@18.00.
Fair to good-$12.00Q13.50.
Common and large-$5.00@11.50.
HOGS
Choice packers and butchers -
S11.30@11.35.
Stags-$700@9.00.
Common to choice sows - $4,000
l0.40.
Light shippers-$1O75@11.OO.
Pigs-$S.00@10.50.
SHEEP
Sheep--$s.25@S.3O.
Lambs-$13.75@14.OO.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18

An English scientist who has raised
wheat in record-breaking time ex-
plains that he so treats the seeds with
electricity that he trebles the life
force within 1t.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
PEARL WHITE

The popular star of "The Iron
Claw and special favorite In Mays
Vile will appear In the first episode Of
Pearl Of the Army" at the Pastime
Theater tomorrow.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
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NOTICE TO PASTORS AND
CHURCH CLERKS.

All announced intended for
our church column must be
In this office on Friday by IL
o'clock 70 insure insertion.
All announcements received
after this time will be omitted.
4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. IL IL 4.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
SCOTT.BOONE

Mr.. Walter Boone of Manchester
and Miss Tanner Scott of Aberdeen
were married in this city yesterday
by DR.. John Barbour.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
NOTICE

kindergarten children Miss Cor
nelia Jones, Elocutionist, will enter
tain children from to years old
from to 1880 a. m. Phone 296R.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
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Twenty-Five (25) Mutual Movie
Stamps, pasted on a card furnished by
the Ledger or any merchant will admit
10 any five cent theater. Two cards
admit to ten cents theater
Each card when filed with rs Mu-
tual Movie Stamps will be accepted by
Merchants who hand the stamps as five
cents In cash.
A catalog Of handsome and useful
presents will be mailed you by the
Mutual Movie Stamp Co., Of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, on receipt of 4 cents post
age.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
WILL FILL PULPIT

Rev. W. A. Hopkins of Lexington
will fill the pulpit of the Central
Presbyterian Church on next Sunday,
preaching at both services. Mr.. Hop
kins is one of the leading ministers
of that city and will doubtless please
his hearers. The congregation and the
public are cordially invited to attend.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18

THE PUBLIC LEDGER
DAILY
MUTUAL MOVIE STAMP
COUPON

One Of these coupons good
) for one Mutual Movie Stamp
when presented at the Ledger
; Office or at any merchants who
; give and redeem Mutual Movie
) Stamps.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18

Miss Julia Jenkins of Flemingsburg
is visiting in this city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
MARKETS
NASHVILLE PRODUCE MARKET

Following are this mornings quota
lions on country produce telephoned at
8 o'clock by the 10. l.. Manchester Pro-
duce Company:
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
OUR cOLORED CITIZENS

The Woman's Home Mission of Scott
NJ. e. Church will meet Friday with
Mrs. Emma Robinson in Mitchell ave-
me
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18

Entertain your friends at the Wo-
mans Club card party Friday even
ing. Tickets only SOC.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
They like
OUR SERVICE

Young mems fathers, uncles and big
brothers all unite in saying that this
live mems store gives the clothing
service they desire. It's one thing to
sell good clothes It's another matter
to please the mature, successful man
OF affairs knows what service Is.
That Is why a majority of fathers,
uncles, bigger brothers, prefer to
come here for their clothes. They
know, for instance, from experience,
that
THE HOUSE OF KUPPENHEIMER
makes Americas best clothes. They
are pleased with this stores court
eous, efficient service. Therefore,
they buy, and. buying, are assured Of
lasting satisfaction.
See all styles, models, fabrics, In
suits or overcoats at this store, now.
$l5-$20-$25.
Geo. \. Frank & Co.
Maysville's Foremost Clothiers
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-18
PRAYER MEETING

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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-04
PROHIBITION AS A WAR MEASURE
Three Strong Editorials

all that the whisky traffic stands for.
To argue against national Prohibi-
ton on the ground that the govern
ment cannot afford to lose the income
from the taxation on whisky and beer
is to say that money is worth more
than human lives and immortal souls.
Surely no right-thinking man, no man
who has at heart the welfare of the
young men of the land, and especially
of the soldiers and sailors of the ma
ton who must fight its battles, would
ever presume to put the income of the
whisky traffic above their lives and
their eternal welfare.
Entirely outside, however, of the
moral reasons why the nation owes
national Prohibition to its soldiers
and sailors, the economic side alone
would justify the sweeping away of the
liquor traffic. Surely if Russia found
increased sobriety among its people,
enlarged prosperity and increased
savings deposits by reason of the BAN
ishment of the vodka traffic, this
country can afford to join hands in
following the same wise step. Eng
land is still under the curse of the
liquor traffic, but not more SO than
we are. 1t is still to large extent
held by the power of the whisky ele-
ment, which thus far has been able
to prevent national Prohibition, just
as in this country the whisky ele-
ment has domii ated the situation and
prevented national Prohibition.
1t is to be hoped for the honor of
our nation and for humanity's sake
that this country will not be held by
the throat and its people throttled by
a business interest so unpatriotic as
that of the whisky traffic.
The whisky people are protesting
against the Prohibition of the use of
grain for distilling purposes on the
ground that this would drive many
men out of employment. At this time,
when the demand for labor in honest
and honorable employments far ex-
ceeds the supply, no laborer in a dis
tillery need for day be without work
should the distillery be closed In
deed, the closing OF distilleries would
not only save for food the millions of
bushels now wasted, but would also
add to the supply of labor for useful
employment Close the distilleries
and the breweries.