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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
LETTER FROM NASHVILLE BOY

A friend in this city has received II
communication from Private Ben Mid
dleman, q Company N, Second Regi-
ment, Marine Barracks, Paris Island,
South Carolina, in which he says, the
familiar scene we got of Maysville
certainly caused us to be homesick
all of the boys here. | wrote you sew
eral cards but ! guess you did not re-
ceive them The mail service is very
bad, both out and in. Quite bunch
of mail from home | have never re-
ceived. This soldier life is far from
what we expected, but the rough part
will soon be over as soon as our train
ing is over which will be in a few
months. They are building new bar
racks about half a mile from here and
all soldiers have to load all of the
lumber that comes in ON docks on
pul SCo lOl thC lcW DuiiuiHSo. lhty
are putting up $50 buildings, one for
each company, 70 men to the COM
pany so you can imagine how much
work we have to do. We work from
a. m. to 10 at night and the next day
we are supposed to have day of rest
but afteh washing out clothes and a
few hours drill we have very little
rest. But then we are not kicking as
someone has to do it and we are doing
it for the country. All of the Mays
vile gang is in good health and get
ting along nicely, but we know moth
ing of our future moves"
Yours,
BEN MIDDLEMAN.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
JANITORS ELECTED

AT the meeting of the Board Of Ed
ucation on Thursday night the follow
Ing janitors were reelected:
William o. 0utten, First District
Building.
Noah Johnson, High School Build
ing.
j. ii. Ingram, Forest Avenue Build
Ing.
Mrs. Rose Wood, Sixth Ward, white
Sam T. Mcltiinnevan, Sixth Ward
colored.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
SPOKE AT DOVER
BEN MIDDLEMAN

The members of the Sanitary Sur
vey Corps spoke last evening in the
Christian Church at Dover to large
crowd from the western portion OF
the county. The Dover people were
very enthusiastic about the Sanitary
Survey, when it was first advocated
Many of the people of that community
subscribed literally to the fund.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
4 SUGGESTION TO COUNCIL

We would suggest to the City Coun-
Ill that at their meeting on Monday
night they make some arrangement
'or better sewer facilities underneath
he c. & o. railroad bridge on East
Second street. After every heavy rain
this hole fills up with water. On last
Sunday night it filled entirely and
washed over the pavement A great
deal of ground is drained by this
sewer, which is a very small one and
some steps should be taken to put in
better sewerage facilities for the sur
face water at this place.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
FUNERAL OF MRS. DHRSCH

The funeral Of Mrs. Henry T..
Dersch will be held from the late
home on West Second street this af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock. Burial will be
made in the Maysvllle cemetery. The
services will be conducted by the Rev.
J c. Pilch, pastor of the German
Lutheran Church and the Rev. DR.,
John Barbour, pastor OF the First
Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Dersch
was a devout christian woman, being
a member Of the Lutheran Church.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
BURIED THIS MORNING

The funeral of Mr.. John d. Pickett
was held this morning following the
arrival of the body on the c. & o. rail-
road. Mr.. Pickett died at his home in
Oak Park, ILL.,, on Thursday morning.
He was born in Mason county on
Tuckahoe Ridge. He leaves four
daughters and two sons. He was Sc
years of age and had lived in Oak
Park for about 80 years.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
MEMBER OF LEDGER FORCE IN
GRADUATING CLASS

The Public Ledger is represented in
the graduating class of the Maysville
High School this year, Mr.. Howell
Richardson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Richardson of East Second street, be-
ing one of the members of the class.
Howell is carrier for the Ledger in
he business district of the city. He
is bright student and was among
the leaders at the time of reckoning
averages.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
LUNCH STAND CLOSED

The c. & o. lunch stand at the local
depot was closed yesterday. The
plans for the new depot do not in
clude lunch stand. Mr.. Fritz Free
land, manager of the stand, left last
evening for Huntington, w. Va, to
spend several days. Later he will 90
to Marion, Ind, where he will locate.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
NAY ORGANIZE COLORED HEALTH
LEAGUE

AT the meeting of the Sanitary Sur.
vey Corps with the colored people in
Scott NJ. E. Church on Thursday night,
the colored people unanimously voted
to support the work of the Survey.
Some time was spent in planning to
organize a colored health league to
aid the Mason County Health League
during the Sanitary Survey Those
present seemed very enthusiastic
about the plan
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
FIRE THIS MORNING

A fire occurred this morning about
APO o'clock in the basement of the
Whitehall Hotel. Some rubbish ig-
nited, it is thought, from a gas fur
mace. The fire department responded
Immediately and soon extinguished
the fire. Damage slight.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
SURPRISE PARTY

The members of the younger sci
were pleasantly entertained last even.
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
George T. Barbour, the occasion being
a surprise party to Miss Louise Nc.
Dowell of Hamilton, Canada.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
LIBERTY BONDS

Luther c. Reynolds, c. f. Reed, j.
r. Doran, Fl. Costigan and George |.
Forth, local representatives of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., have
been authorized to solicit and take
applications for Liberty Loan Bonds.
These men will render this service
without charge.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
HAS SCARLET FEVER

Edgar Stone, carrier of the Ledger
in the Fifth and Sixth Wards, is con-
fined to his home with a severe case
of the scarlet fever. During his ill
ness the route will be carried by Linn
Orr.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
APPOINTED GUARDIAN

In the Mason County Court B. o.
Pickett was appointed guardian OF
Thomas o. Pickett, a minor, and
qualified as such with c. S. Burgess
as surety
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
OMITTED FROM LIST

In the list of the honorary members
of the directors of the Red Cross
Chapter, recently organized in this
city the president of the City Mission
was unintentionally omitted.
w. w. BALL, Jr., Secretary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
American League

American League
st. Louis at Washington.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
MANY HAVE REGISTERED

Many men have already registered
in Maysville at the County Clerks Of
flee in order to get their certificates
to their native county by next Tues
day.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
ELECTED MODERATOR

The Rev. DR.. William A. Akers, of
Blackshear, Ca, former pastor Of the
Central Presbyterian Church of this
city, has been honored by being elect
cd as moderator of the Savannah
Presbytery Of the Southern Presby-
terrain Church. Mr. Akers will be we'll
remembered by many Maysvillians as
he has many friends and admirers
here. HIS is regarded as one of the
leading ministers in his presbytery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
American League

Chicago at Philadelphia, rain.
st, Louis, 4; Washington, 2.
Detroit at New York, rain.
Cleveland, 3; Boston, 0.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
SALE TODAY

The Rectorvile Creamery consist
ing of ground, building and COM
plete creamery equipment will be sold
this afternoon at o'clock on the
premises.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02

The young ladies Of the First M. e
Church, South, will give a lawn party
at Mrs. Robert Ficklin's on Saturday
June 8, from 3 p. m. to 10 p. m.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
OUR COLORED CITIZENS

Mr.. E. E. Clarke of the Third Street
NJ E. Church will address the Ep-
worth League of Scott Chapel Sunday
evening at GAS o'clock. All are in
vited to attend.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
American Association

Minneapolis, 2; Indianapolis, 9.
st. Paul, 2; Toledo, l.
No other games scheduled.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02

Suvier Browns VS.. Maysville Pirates
at League Park Sunday, June 10
Game will be called at 80 p. m. Come
out and see the wonderful south paw
Long on the mound for Maysville
Cuvier Browns of Cincinnati will
bring their band with them. The band
will play while the game is going on
All colored ladies' should come out ant
root for their home team as the CuvieI
Browns are holding the championship
OF Southern Ohio.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
National League

National League
Brooklyn, 5; Chicago, A.
Philadelphia, 8; Pittsburg, l.
New York, 2; st. Louis, 1.
Boston at Cincinnati, rain.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02
TODAY'S BASEBALL SCHEDULE
National League

Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
Boston at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
New York at st. Louis.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02

Alexander Edwards, aged II, died at
his home in Lewisburg last night at
$3.50 o'clock. He is survived by his
wife and six children, three girls and
three boys. The funeral will be held
from the Lewisburg M. E. Church on
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with
services conducted by the Rev. Messrs.
Lee, Mcpherson and Harris. Inter-
ment at Lewisburg.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02

Mrs. George Julier of Madisonville,
Ind, accompanied by her niece, Lit
tie Miss Katherine Sutton, of Newport,
Ky, are visiting Mrs. Fannie Dudley
and family of West Second street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02

FOR RENT-Three room cottage with
garden and fruit trees. Apply to
Mrs. Clarkson, ga West Third
street. 14-tf
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02

FOR RENT-Flat with bath. See Geo.
II. Traxel, st. Charles Hotel.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-02

Mrs. B. p. McClanahan returned to
her home on West Second street yes
terday after spending several days in
Hillsboro, Ohio called there by the
death of her sister.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-03
Nurse on Trial To-day
For Keyes Murder

DEDHAM, Mass, Dec. miss Har-
riet A. Varney, a nurse, will go on trial
here tomorrow charged with the mur-
der Of Mrs. Pauline A. Keyes, the bride
OF George Ii. Keyes, Of Brookline,
real estate dealer and dog hsncier.
Elements of mystery in the case have
attracted wide interest in the trial.
Mrs. Keyes, twenty-six years old. was
her husbands stenographer before
their marriage. Ten months later, on
June 10 last, she was found dead at the
dining table in her Brcokline home. A
partly loaded revolver lay on the table
beside her, with a note purporting to
explain why she had committed suicide.
A post mortem examination developed
the belief that the woman had been
murdered.
Miss Narney was arrested. The state
asserts she came from West Upton to
Brookline 20 slay Mrs. Keyes, whom
she regarded as her rival in the aifec-
tions Of Keyes. TIE state also alleges
she manufactured an alibi TO show she
was not IN Brookline.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-03
Bryan Predicts u. S.
VIII Be Dry in 1920

WASHINGTON. Dec. Qualification
by the states of 4 prohibition amend
ment to the Federal Constitution with
in two years was predicted tonight by
William Jennings Bryan, speaking be
fore the opening session of the annual
convention OF the Woman, Christian
Temperance Union. With twenty-siX
states already dry and prohibition ter
ritory spreading in others. Mr.. Bryan
said Federal amendment before 1920
seemed certain.
Nearly one thousand delegates, rep
senting every state, are here for the
convention. which will continue until
next Friday. The national officers are
preparing TO devote their energies to
the fight for passage by the House Of
the amendment resolution already
passed by the Senate. They profess
confidence that the House will act
favorably before Christmas.
Mr.. Bryan declared the action OF the
President in ordering reduction IN
the alcoholic content Of beer was
great step forward for prohibition.
The failure to suspend the manufact.
ure Of beer entirely because 1t would
put the county on a whiskey basis, he
said, meant that there would be but
one argument in the future on the pro-
hibition question.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-03
Aliens Plot to Kill
Loyal Family of Four

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Evidence Of a
plot to poison Mrs. Bertha Hemple, a
widow, and her four children, has
been unearthed in Hanover Township,
a pronounced German community, Fed
eral officials announced to-day. The
Hemples incurred the enmity of some
Of their neighbors, it was said when
one of the sons. rural mail carrier,
gave the Federal government lnforma-
ton which resulted in draft exemp-
tions being refused several members
Of the community.
The plot was discovered after the
death OF q COW and all the poultry
on the Hemple farm and traces OF
poison in the well covering. A police
investigation showed that poison had
been spread in the poultry yard the
feed grinders and the feed in the barn.
The first hint that an effort had been
made 10 poison the family was in the
discovery of quotation torn from a
German Bible tied to the barn with a
bit Of cloth torn from a woman's apron:
"These things have ! spoken unto
you that ye should not be offended.
"They shall put you out of the syna.
gogue. Yea, the time cometh that who
soever killeth you will think he does
God service"
The Hemble family was the first in
the community TO fy the American flag
after the declaration of war, and, 1t
was said, was ostracized by most Of
their neighbors for this display Of pa
triotism.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-03
Insurance Men Deny
Premiums Will Go Up

Life insurance company officials who
were interrogated yesterday concerning
reports that an increase in premiums
was to be discussed at the annual meet
ing Of the Association of Life lnsur-
ance Presidents in this city this week
disclaimed any knowledge of such an
intention.
Arthur Z. Chlds, president Of the
Columbian National Life Insurance
Company, and William W. McClench,
president of the Massachusetts Mutual
Life Insurance Company, thought that
the report might refer to the American
Life Convention, a Western organizs-
tion, or have had its origin in opinions
expressed by some actuaries at d re-
cent meeting in Chicago.
I'VE have no knowledge Of any pro-
posed increase or any reason TO expect
that the question will be presented at
the coming meeting of life insurance
presidents" said w. A. Day, president
Of the Equitable Life Assurances So
ciety.
An authorized statement from the
president Of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company, given out By his secretary,
was that the company has no inten-
ton whatever OF increasing premium
rates" A similar statement was made
by Haley Fiske. vice-president Of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-03
Means May Enter
No Defence in His
Trial for Murder
1Sfaf Correspondence

CONCORD, n. c., Dec. 2.-Wlth the
states case against CASTOR B. Means
nearing its conclusion. there came to-
day a strong intimation thats the &C
cused man will enter no defence 10 the
charge that ne murdered Mrs. Maude A.
King. but will ask acquittal on the
ground that the prosecution has intro
duced no evidence connecting him with
the woman's death.
Among the battery of counsel repre-
sent.ng Means there are those who hola
the view that he would have little or
nothing to gain by attempting to ex-
plain the operations by which the stat:
mas CHARGED he became POSSESSED OF
Mrs. Kings fortune. Neither his ac-
ouisition Of her money nor his "sQuan-
dering" of il, they maintain. nave oeeh
connected by the prosecution with the
woman's death.
Unless. at the last moment, the state
does link up Means's plunge INTO hIgn
fnance with the tragedy at Black
welder Spring. they will advise that the
defence call no witnesses. but rest lts
case. after summing up the "altogetneI
negative" evidence adduced by the
state. -.
Others of the Means counsel, rein
forced by members OF the accused man
family. are opposed to this view, an1
insist that Means be allowed TO "tell
his story" His failure TO take tne
witness stand, they declare, would
weaken his position in a community
where public feeling holds that only
the guilty refuse TO explain" Inc sup
norters of this view favor the intro
duction of a few witnesses who are eX-
pected to testify that every step taken
by Means in realizing on Mrs. hlhg
securities and speculating with the pro
ceeds was directed and authorized py
the dead woman, who was eager to
raise a large amount OF ready e&sn
with which 20 adequately provide ioi
legal expenses in connection Win tht
nroiected probate of the second VIII
of James c. King.
Mrs Maizie Melvin. the dead wom'
ans sister. il is understood, is eager
to testify to Means's innocence VI
wrongdoing in this connection. u;os
conference to consider various
o,ber defence rlans is being held by
the nine attorneys for the defence al
the Means homestead here to,nignIs
Solicitor Hayden Clement, John !
Dooling. Assistant District Attorney OF
New York, and his assistants spent tht
day preparing for the Introduction 0,
further documentary evidence oi
Means's financial ventures at the re-
sumption of the trial tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1917-12-03
Sugar Prices To Be Fixed

WASHINGTON, Dea. 2.-Stabiliza-
tion Of sugar prices, the food admin
istration announced here probably
will be accomplished before the end Of
December. Prices now are widely diff
ferent in many parts of the country.
Purchase of 10000 bags of Cuban
old crop sugar at price of $6.70, de-
livered in New York, duty paid, was
announced to-day BY the International
Sugar Committee. No further Cuban
sugar will be purchased on a basis
higher than $3.50, delivered. The first
Porto Rican sugar, which will arrive
by November 10, will take the new
Cuban crop price.
When the Cuban sugar arrives, about
December 10, the basic price will be
reduced so as to bring reduction in
the rehner's price to 1915 in New
York. When all the Cuban old crop
sugar has been disposed Of, probably
by December 20, the basic price again
will be dropped. The new refner's list
price then should range, it was said,
from $7.25 to $745.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-03
Medal for Chicago

PARIS, Dec. 2.-The life-saving
corps of the City of Rheims has pre-
sented to William G. Sharp, American
Ambassador, for transmission to the
Mayor of Chicago a silver medal. which
has been struck for the beneht OF
civilian victims Of the Germans. Inc
letter to the Ambassador says:
"The life saving corps Of Rheims has
noted with grateful satisfaction the
adoption of our heroic, but untortu-
nate, city by the City of Chicago.
Their confidence in Just reparatlon Tor
the crimes committed is to-day
strengthened, and Chicago, which be be-
comes the protecting sister of Rheims,
has brought them not merely hope but
assurance that our martyrized city wlil
be born again. younger, more oeautiiui'
more active than ever"
The design on one side OF the medal
represents ruined cathedral, with
German soldier stepping over civilian
victims. The other side shows alle-
gorical representations of Rheims re-
stored.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-03
Navy League Urges
Unified Sea Command

WASHINGTON, Dec 2.--"Do not lose
sight Of Lloyd Georges recommenda-
ton for unity Of command in naval
operations says statement issued
to-day by the Navy League. The state
ment further declares that:
"Unifed naval command, properly
constituted and with adequate author
ity for the direction Of all naval oper-
ations, should insure the utmost initia-
tive in the conduct of the war by the
Allied sea forces. IL should guarantee
that every advantage is aggressiycly
pressed
ut is a constant duty of public opin-
ION to seek increased initiative in mill
tary and naval strategy throughout the
war; never TO be content with what has
been done as long as it is humanity
possible TO do more, Such an exacting
attitude on the part of the public will
do good, not harm.
"But public opinion should never
seek TO distate or influence strategy.
The formulation Of war nlans should
be left to experts. The proper function
of public opinion is to seek the utmost
ACCOMPLISHMENT from the navy by
pressing for command properly con-
stituted, of the most able men avail
able and with a centralized control
exercised by the ablest naval officers
over all the fighting functions Of the
navy.
"There is no such centralized. expert
command Of the fighting functions OF
the American navy to-day. The British
navy is but just now achieving that ad-
vantage after months Of agitation by
the British public. British naval opin-
ion. as well as public opinion. Is con-
vinced that the navy's fighting power
is vastly increased thereby.
Lloyd George has appealed to public
opinion in every Entente country 10
secure a better command OF the Alhed
armies. He has shown the Importance
of that. II is quite as important Tor
navy as for an army.
"Unuuestionably every American war
ship on active duty in the war zone
to-day is doing splendid work. The ca
pacity for command of Vice-Admlral
Sims could scarcely be overrated. But
much less than per cent of our war
ships are in the war zone. Whetner
the entire naval establishment is doing
all that is humanity possible 20 win TINS
whether il is being driven at top
speed with utmost efficiency as fight
ing machine-is another question.
"The public can feel certain of this
only when it can repose complete con-
fidence in the command OF It's entire
naval establishment as being constituted
of the most able and efficient men avail
able and the system OF command as be-
ing the best obtainable. Until then
/ there is a definite, constructive task ia
be performed by public opinion in this
country with regard TO naval operations
in the war. The suggestion of Lloyd
George of a unified naval command
NAV afford an opportunity at once 70
improve the command and offensive
power of all the Entente sea forces
and 20 reconstruct the command of the
American naval establishment so as "a
strengthen its punch and efficiency as
a fighting machine"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-03
Alleged Bandits, in Flight,
Kill Couple With Auto

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-Two men
said by the police to have been the
occupants Of the motor car which late
last night ran down and killed Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Wark as they were
about TO board a trolley car in West
Philadelphia were arrested to-day and
held without bail 70 await the action
Of the Coroner. and also on the charge
Of highway robbery.
The prisoners, Walter r. Hebron
and William j. Rodgers, both of this
city, had shortly before the accident
attempted to hold up and rob meat
store in the neighborhood, according
20 the authorities. and with the lights
on their car out, were hurrying away
from the scene of this crime when
they struck Wark and his wife. A
third man, Sid to be the driver of the
machine. is being sought by the po-
lice