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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-08
INCREASING AUTHORITY

There extension of authority the of the
Federal Reserve Board with regard to banking investments aud for
eign obligations like British Treasury which requires mme
ate attention There need question the boards good faith
its desire be of service the banking community and those the
bankers But there Implications which call for
planation
local banks making loans cotton bloadng choose
to discount short term Treasury bills received by the sellers of cot
ton from the British Government payment what authority has
the Federal Reserve Board in the matter?
is true that it properly advise against the dscountg of
French Government paper ninety days with the option of five
renewals for like periods But the British Treasury bills will be
paid their due date the paper the Allies who the only
foreign Government purchasers concerned is satisfactory the
seller of wheat here and will presumably be paid short maturity
why should the Federal Reserve Board attempt regulate
tirely proper transaction, based upon sound credit?
1t is true that the Reserve Board itself has called that credit
question by suggesting that the banks which discount sortm
notes be obliged to obligations their place
unwaaned and nsdos attack upon friendly business credit
That credit has been questioned elsewhere The the
notes issued by the British Treasury with right of conversion
in the ability of Great Britain pay its way
Allowing that the Federal Reserve Board may offer
The banks which capable of being construed request
ORDER what power has instruct the investor his purchase
Of foreign securities the bankers exporters their
tons?
1t vice of overeguaon that it tends raise prob
lens than it solves-Wal Street journal.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-08
WEAK FROM GRIPPE
Home Missionary Tells How She Re,
stored Her Strength

81 am a Home Missionary, was
weak and rundown after hard spell
of LaGrippe. had headaches, indi-
gestion and pains In my chest, and
was tired all the time. A friend ask
ed me to try Vinol and the result
is am free from those troubles and !
feel well and strong and able to 60 to
work again." Mrs. Hattie johnson,
TOwanda, Pa.
The reason Vinol was 80 successful
in building up Mrs. Johnson's health
is because 1t is constitutional rem
cdy which contains beef and cod liver
peptones, iron and manganese pepto-
mates and glycerophosphates, all COM
bined In delicious native tonic wine.
We wish every person In Maysville
who is suffering from weakened,
rundown devitallzed condition. would
try vinol on our guarantee to return
their money II II fails to benefit them.
J. c. Pecor Drug Co.. Maysville. Also
at leading drug store in all Kentucky
towns.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-08

There Is more Catarrh In this sec
ton Of the country than all other dis
eases put together. and until the last
few years doctors pronounced 1t to be
incurable. For great many years
doctors pronounced 1t a local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced It incurable
Science has proven Catarrh to be q
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is
the only Constitutional cure on the
market. 1t Is taken internally. II
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case II
fails to cure. Send for CIRCULARS and
testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-08
GERMANS DEMAND APPAM

Washignton, January - British
claimants of the prize ship Appam
brought to Newport News last Febru-
airy by German prize crew, filed their
brief with the Supreme Court today in
the libel proceedings brought to re-
gain possession of the vessel and her
cargo. The case will be argued next
week. The brief contends that under
German-American treaties and Hague
conventions the Appam's captors lost
title to their prize when they brought
her into American waters.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-08
TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT THE TARIFF

There vital difference between the policies advocated by
Democrats and those advocated by Republicans preparation for
after they war; trade conditions.
propose wait until foreign producers ship their
goods country such quantities injure indus
tries the administration will prosecute the importers if
they selling substantially less price than at home and
purpose destroying dusres by unfair competition
If the imported sells here at practically the price as abroad
with freight and other added offence will be comted
against the emocc plan of protecting American industry Even
be at less than the price home violation of law
will committed unless also made for the express Of de-
stroying our industries.
facts must be proven beyond reasonable doubt The
burden of proof upon the American citizen.
the other hand Republican that when foreigner
ships this country goods which be produced here he does
purpose supplying market and suppanng American
goods the necessary injury of American producers So the Re-
publican order prevent that injury would impose import
duty sufficiently high against any destructive mpOa
, ton.
The Republican believes in safety first He believes that
of prevention worth pound of The Democrat be
eyes watchy waiting He would let the foreign producer ship
his goods here and sell them If injury should result he would still
further wait until several years litigation and determined the
motive of the importer If the final result should be decision
against importer would be restoration of the destroyed
ndustry-no reparaion the producer who had beer
driven of business dScontnuanc perhaps, of that
particular Importation which had been adudcaed to be unfair
From of the election returns Democrats may think
American people voted for the Democratic plan of protection
any them voted for the Democratic administration and do not
f"yor the Democratic plan of waiting until have been hurt before
apply remedy they will do well to sit down and write to he
atOrs and Congressman and to the President and tell what they
really think of the policy of not closing the door until after the
horse has escaped.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-08
THE BELLS WERE RUNG-AND
THEN SOME
(Mt. Olivet Tribune-Democrat)

(Mt. Olivet Tribune Democracy
AS has been the custom for several
years, the old year was "rung out
and the new year "rung in" by the
usual process-ringing the church
bells from midnight to near the hour
of daybreak. 1t Is all right to ring
a reasonable length of time, but to
make an all night Job Of it is a rank
nuisance.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-08
HONOR SYSTEM IN VOGUE

Chicago, January 5-The honor sys-
tenn in personal habits will be in vo-
cue in the Chicago National League
club this season. Fred Mitchell, man
ager, announced today. Mitchell said
he would lay down no training rules,
but would expect each man to keep in
good condition.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-08
THE HAY LAW FAILURE

At least thing has been accomplished by sending large
force of militia the Mexican
test OF the Hay plan of compelling the National perform
dsageeabe duties for which the regular maintained
The feeling that exists among the guardsmen border duty
is well illustrated by this letter. home by New private
stationed at Men Tex and published an eastern newspaper
If police force is needed by the country here
mnsaton should get police force. We guardsmen enlisted
military duty and sit Mexican lid meanwhile losing
material possessions The following statistics company
am in should be of interests Total number of
1876 who losing salary 03 lost positions
S5;.men whose families suffering prvation, 55'
This company will have completed five months of service
border with the close the present The pay the prvae
for these five months will amount to $75 each.
Aside from the question of military efficiency the Hay plan is
failure because few will join the National guard here
after when it liable time for such service being
held to in the South Not only failure as means Of
strengthening the national defense but it is wrecng defense
the National guard formerly providedCeveland Leader
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-08

Few people realize which are the
events Of today that are to be the
fond recollections' Of twenty years
hence.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-08

There students of the late election who feel confident that
Hughes would have been elected if nstence the tariff issue had
been the handspring Of the Republican campaign from first
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17
WEATHER REPORT
D. s. Weather Bureau.
September, 16, 6 D. m.

September, 16, 6 D. m. Tcmpcrature-Ma 42 min. 25 Barometer-29. 954 inches. Weather-Partly Cloudy. Wind-SW. 8 miles per hour. ipitation--None.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17
Press Correspondence

LONDON-Predicati of world famine of meat aftoi the war w.ra made recently by Viscount Lewis Harcourt. He said the decrease of pasture land resulting from more ex- tensive cultivation would reduce the supply of cattle, and the supply of home produced meat would be fur ther affected by the decision of the war office to feed the army for three
 Jnths on home grown meat.
 While at the Board of Trade last year he obtained estimates of the German government that it would take five years after the war to re- store Germany's stock of cattle to the
 ormal figure of 23,OO0,OOO head.
 He estimated that ,after the war, Europe would want to obtain or i'm
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17
PREDICTS WORLD
 MEAT FAMINE

port 16,0OO,OOO to 2O0OO,OOO head of cattle, For several years Germany would have to feed her people on i'm ported frozen or chilled meat and would came into market where she had never bought before. Further the men of the Allied armies had been taught to eat a pound of meat a day and one could not expect that they would abandon that habit i'm mediately.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17
Pinch Hitter Falls Down

To pay $125 in railroad fare and have his player travel 1920 miles in order to get him into game as 0 pinch hitter and then have him strike out was the recent experience of Walter McCredie manager of the Portland team of the Pacific Coast league
 Bill Rogers one of Portland's best players was left at home owing to a lame shoulder. While playing m San B Francisco McCredie's infield became badly demoralized so he sent post haste for Rogers. The only play in which the player participated on his arrival was the one mentioned above.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17

Advertise In The Nome Nugget
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17
Patriotic American Women Offers
 Home To U. S. Troops

STOCKHOL4M,-Mr Percy Proc tor has asked the American Minister, haNelson Norris, to transmit to the State Department her offer to place her villa near Metone, France, at the disposition of the American army authorities in France. The villa has accommodations for forty men. It is Mrs, Proctor's idea that it should be used as a convalesccnt't home.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17

Are You Going Out Side?
 Arc You Going To havs The Nugget Mailed To Your
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17
Big Reward For Steamer Saivaos-

LONDON,-The Admiralty court awarded $332,750 for salving the steamer San Onofre which got into difficulties in the ice-field of the North Atlantic in March 1916.
 The steamer Ashtabula which as- sisted in the salvage was awarded .$1S2,750, and the San GregoIio re- ceived $150,00O.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17
Famous Woman colpher To Play Champions

Miss Edith Cheesebrough, consid. cred one of California's best women golfers. will play in the woman's National championship to he held in the East during the fore part of October. She is said to have added twenty feet to her drives since she last played on the Atlantic seaboard.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17
Chinese Phesants Lawn Pets

The sight of brilliantly plumed Chinese cock-pheasant strutting about an well kept lawn Is not an up- usual sight in the suburban home districts of Portland. Oregon. These birds are said to show marked part
 iality for dwelling near the habitation of man. Many broods of various kinds of game birds, notably the Chinese pheasant. are matched almost in'the back yards of the suburbanites.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17

Associated Pres. Correspondence

MEXICO CITY--The recent armed movement in the state of SinalOa started in opposition to the taking of office of General Ramon F. Iturbe, recently elected governor, has been ended by the capture of the rebellious leader Fernando Espinosa de los Monteros.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17
ITEMS OF
 INTEREST

Newsy articles on various Iopics received through the mails are pub- lished under thls heading. As the majority of such articles are not in- cluded in the regular telegraph ser vice they will furnish many interest ing side lights on events of current inIefeSt:
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17
Says American Football Mild Sport

Charles Voltz. veteran trainer of the University of California, is au. thority for the statement that less Injuries are incurred in the American game than in England Rugby code. Noltz has had an unusual opportunity to make q comparison. He trained Inc Californians for nine years in the \ American game. "The last three Years have been in the nature of a Hholiday for me" says voltz "as com kpared to Rugby seasons"
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17
NOTICE.

Tor first ciass work ana prompt re- livery phone Main 151 and the Peo. pi.'s laundry will send and get vAUr
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17
England Proposes Large Sum Fo,
 Education

LONDON-The Civil Service sup plementary estimates total 1.S39,Ss7 pounds and include 3OO,00O pounds for secret service, 529,S56 pounds for public education in Scotlanjand 3S4, 900 pounds for public education in Ireland.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17
Corn Rates Reduced By Mexican
 Railroad

MEXICO CITY-To aid in the ef- fort to make good the shortage of corn throughout Mexico, the Consti- tutional Railway lines have reduced the freight rates on corn imported from the United States thirty percent.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-17

Following ire the iowes, accorded temperatures for lhs year and last on ihn days designated The minus sign hrfore number means below zero
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-18
SCORES OF ARRESTS MADE
Serious Rioting at New York Anti
Consoription Meeting.

New York June 1S.-Rioting of thou
sands of people at anti-conscription
meetings marked the efforts of police
and soldiers to round up conscription
slackers, giving to the draft situation
the most sinister tinge it has taken in
New York
Nearly 200 men were detained at
two meetings because they could not
show registration cards.
While the largest number. about
1870. were detained at a Socialist meet
ing AT the Star Casino, it was within
and without Arlington hall that the
greatest trouble occurred.
The meeting was rather tame when
IL was noticed that soldiers, members
OF the Eighth coast artillery. were de
Nanding cards of men leaving the hall
which was crowded almost TO suffoca
ton. Serious rioting followed this ac
tion OF the troops.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-18
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BRITISH TAKE MANY GUNS
Capture 434 Cannon N France Since
july /, 1915.

London. June u.s. More than l00,-
600 prisoners have leen captured by
the British during the var, James Ian
Mcpherson. parliamentary secretary TO
the war Office. announced in the house
of commons Up 10 the end of last
May 76,oG7 prisoners were taken on
the Western front, to which must be
added at least 5000 for June In Meso-
potamia 10000 prisoners have been
taken since July /, 1916 In Egypt the
number of prisoners taken since July
l, 1916. is approximately 8,739.
On the Western front the British
armies have captured 434 guns since
July /, 1916 In Mesopotamia 131 guns
have been taken since the beginning
of the war, exclusive of those lost at
Kut- -ElAmara and subsequently recap
turod. In Egypt eighteen guns have
| been taken.
The territory regained by the Brit
| ish on the Western front since July !,
1916, amounts to 500 square miles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-18
MAILED FIST WILL
WREAK VENGEANCE

Berne, June 1S.-A telegram from
Berlin says Emperor William has ad-
dressed the following message to the
Greek diplomatic representatives
abroad for transmission to former
King Constantine:
II have heard with wrath of the in
famous outrage committed by our com
mon enemies on you and on your
dynasty. | assure you that your de
privation can be only temporary.
"The mailed fist of Germany, with
further aid from Almighty God, will re
store you to your throne, of which no
man by right can rob you. The ar
mics of Germany and Germany's al
lies will wreak vengeance on those
who have dared SO insolently to lay
their criminal hands on you.
I'VE hope to welcome you in Ger
many at the earliest opportunity. 4
thousand cordial greetings from
(Signed) YOUR WILLIAM"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-18
MANY MILLIONS DESTITUTE
Appeal Made to Clothe Women and
Children of War Zones.

Washington, June Millions of
destitute women and children in the
war zone will suffer from cold this
winter unless clothing is provided.
The women's committee OF the
council of national defense has appeal
ed to the women of America to make
garments this summer SO the women
and children of Belgium, France and
Poland may be protected Sewing So
cieties are advised to take up the
work
The Red Cross and allied relief or
ganizations are assisting in distribut
ing the garments.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-18
APPEALS TOSEkATE LEADERS
President Urges Promnt Action on
Food Control Bill.

Washington, June 1N. President
Wilson prevailed on serate leaders to
expedite the administration foou con
troll bill, which is to he taken up in
the house shortly and which the pres
ident wants enacted by July /, before
harvesting begins.
Senator Martin, Democratic leader,
and Senator Gore. chairman Of the
agriculture committee. summoned to
the White House for a conference,
returned to the Capitol prepared to
bring the bill up for action as soon
as possible
Both Democrats and Republicans
said the presidents desire for early
consideration of the bin probably
would be met
Vigorous and probably lengthy op
position in the senate to the food
measure is assured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-18
BOAT HITS SUBMERGED DAM
Four Persons Lose Their Lives at WI
mona, Mimi.

Winona, Mimi, June 1S.-Four per
sons returning from a visit to an is
land a few miles below Winona were
drowned in the Mississippi river when
their launch coIlided with a submerged
dam
The dead are Agnes Mlynczak,
eighteen years old; Frances Mlynczak
twenty-three; Michael Stolpa, twenty
three. and Ludwig Stoltman, nineteen
A gale swept the river when the
launch left the island and headed up
stream The front OF the boat was
stove in when it hit the dam, and the
stern was forced under water. Both
young men were sturdy swimmers
but it is believed they found the at
tempt to rescue the girls too much fol
them
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-18
FATE OF BILL is
STILL DOUBTFUL
Food Control Measure Now
Before Congress.
STRONG OPPOSITION SEEN

Senator Gore, Chairman of Agricultur-
al Committee, Is unfrendly Toward
Proposed Legislation and Senator
Chamberlain Will Direct Its Course
in Upper House.
Washington. June 1S.-The big food
fight is on in congress-
While the people of this country
and the allied nations watched the
administration food control measure,
making H. c. Hoover virtual food adj
ministrator of the world, was launch
ed into one of the greatest struggles
of the American congress.
The senate agricultural committee
met to report the bill without recon.
mendation so the senate might begin
action on it at once.
Senator Gore, chairman of the com
mittee, unfriendly to the measure, ask
ed senator Chamberlain to direct its
course i'm the upper branch.
Senator Chamberlain will have Dem
ocratic support on the measure in Sen
ators Sheppard Of Texas. Johnson q
South Dakota and probably some 9th
ers He will have sturdy ba kins j
Republican Senators Kenyon and Nor
ris
The fate of the bill is yet in doubt
Opposition will be intensive How
extensive remains To be seen Til
president has chosen the senate a
the field on which to start the battl
| to a decision He determined not L
wait house action where the measur
is practically certain to pass mex
week
The senate finance committee ha
consented to give the food bin righ
of way at the presidents request
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-18
MURDER IN THIRD DEGREE
Frank J. McCocI Convicted in Mil
City Killing.

Minneapolis, June lS.-Frank J. Nc
Cool. alleged accomnlice Of Joe Red.
enbaugh in the murder of Alice Nc
Quinlan Dunn in ST Paul and Patrol
man George Connery in Minneapolis,
was found guilty of murder in the
third degree in connection with the
death of Connery.
The maximum penalty is thirty
years in prison. Under the instruc
tions of the court only murder in one
of the three degrees or acquittal was
permitted.
Joe Redenbaugh, alias Eddie Hamil
ton. who confessed to numbering Con
merry and is serving a life sentence fol
the crime, testified for the defense
saying he delivered the blow with the
revolver on Connery's head that re
suited in his death.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-18
100000 LIABLE TO DRAF 7
Conscription Measure Soon to Be Pass
ed by Canadian House.

Ottawa, Ont, June lS.-Canada has
a war strength of 100000 men be
tween the ages of twenty and forty
five years, according to an announce
ment made by Sir Edward Kemp, min
lister of munitions. OF this number
approximately 100000 have volunteer
ed for the army. leaving 100000 who
will come under provisions of the con
scription measure, which, it is expect
3D. will be passed by the house of com
mons next week.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-18
Treasury Swamped With
Loan Applications.
ONLY ESTIMATES 50 FAR
Likely to Be Week or More Before
Tahulation of Total Amount Asked
and Number of Subscribers Can Be
Definitely Announced.

Washington, June $3.50 over
whelming was the country's response
to the Liberty loan that officials are
still unable to strike more than an
approximate of the huge total
Only one reserve district, Atlanta.
has completed it's work of tabulating
the totals Estimates from the other
eleven districts showed a subscription
OF at least $2.7S1 ,5O0,O 600, representing
only a portion of the fun amount
Estimates OF all districts, including
the official tabulated returns from At
lanta, sent the prospective total to
$2.95l 100000 These figures included
$1,50a. subscribed in the Philip
pines brt did not include any of the
subs riptions sent direct to the treas
ury.
No estimates. official or unofficial
were forthcoming al the treasury de
partment Officials restricted their
comments to expression of gratifica
/ ton at the overwhelming response OF
i the country to the loan, but were
chary of Hgures.
Indications were that the final re
turns would not be eyailable here fol
i several DAYS Even then there prob
/ ably will be only an approximate idea
as to the total number of subserib
ers. Reports from nearly every sec
tion told of increases in the number
Ii may be ten days before there can b.
a final counting of individuals VIII
have subscribed.
What is reported as one of tn
most remarkable showings came fror
the navy department. The depart
ment and the SHIPS took an estimate
total of $3.000.000 More than 15,00
sailors. clerks and officers subscribed