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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-27

proud soul took its fight into the
darkness of the dawn, that we call
death. Onward his soul quietly pass
ed beyond our horizon, beyond the
twilgihts's ---, beyond the
reach of human harm or human help,
to the vast realm of silence or joy.
HE has left his race, his country,
his wealth of thought and deeds, and
lasting memories of brave and hon
est man, who only to death.
Tonight we can hear him from the
portals of the beyond whisper:
lived for those who love me,
And for those who knew me true,
For the heavens that smile above me
And awaits my spirit too,
And for the wrongs that need resist
ance,
For the cause that needs assistance
For the future In the distance,
And the good that can do.
At the conclusion he received con.
gratulations from many.
Miss Mary B. Hays responded to a
instrumental solo, same was perform.
ed nicely. She Is an accomplished
musician.
The program being completed ar
offering was lifted by Miss Sadie Bel
who is the president of the Civic
League here which is doing such goot
work. Miss F. NJ Jackson acted az
secretary in becoming manner. The
League will send ten dollars as it!
part to the National League on thu
effort to help the Douglass honor
Thus another and new chapter in his
tory making for the colored people o
Maysville who are starting in with tn,
new year plan of getting together
for race civilization, a higher standard
of education and morality, for bettel
conditions in every way. Loyal sup
potr for the men and women who arr
draining the temple of thought for thu
betterment of the human family, t.
show a higher regard for our leaders
in every walk of life, and knowledge
and deep respect for our honored dead
who during life fought our battles ou
on the honored fields of intellectual
thought.
Resolutions were adopted thanking
all who helped to make the abov,
meeting a success including thanks t,
the School Board for the use of tn,
school building and the principal an,
his helpers.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For County Assessor

We are authorized to announce
Elmer l.. Donovan of Sardis precinct,
as a candidate for Assessor of Mason
County. Subject to the action of the
Democratic Primary August, 1917.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-27

We are authorized to announce Mr..
Henry r. Childs as candidate for As
SCISSOR of Mason county, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary, Au-
gust, 1917.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-27
RAILROAD TIME Tables
f N 1''||'s |I||||l IS s'571


No. II departs 5:35 Q. M, daily ex-
|cept Sunday.
No. departs 100 p. M, daily ex-
|cept Sunday.
No. 10 departs $40 p. m. daily.
No. 10 arrives $50 a. M, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. Is arrives 2:05 p. m. daily.
No. IA arrives $3.50 p. M, daily ex-
Icept Sunday.
No. 16 arrives 1880 Q. m, daily sH
cept Sunday.
No. II departs 1850 Q. M, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Schedule effective Sunday. May 70,
subject to change without notice.
H. 8. ELLIS. Agent.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-27

The Public Ledger is authorized to
announce Mr.. Fred W. Wells as
candidate for County Assessor, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
Primary in August.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-27

We are authorized to announce J..
P. Gather as candidate for County
Judge, subject to the action Of the
Democratic party in August primary,
1917.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-27
For County Judge

We are authorized to announce
Frank Fl. Clarke as candidate for
County Judge of Mason County, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
party at the August primary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-27

In a new form Of electric fan verti-
cal blades draw In the air from be-
meath and distribute It equally In all
horizontal directions.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-27

We are authorized to announce W. G.
Booton as candidate for TALLER Of
Mason county, KY. subject to the ac-
ton Of the Democratic party ut the
August primary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-27
For County Jailer

We are authorized to announce Mr..
John B. Furlong, as candidate for
Jailer OF Mason county, subject to the
action Of the Democratic party at the
August, 1917, primary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-27

The corncob pipe manufacturing in
dustry represents a valuation of $780,
900 a year.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-27

Why not try . Ledger Want Ad,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-27

proud soul took its fight into the
darkness of the dawn, that we call
death. Onward his soul quietly pass
ed beyond our horizon, beyond the
twiluihto,c havOnd the
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
Bandits Rob Minneapolis Bank.

Minneapolis, Minn., Dee. 2t- Three masked bandits today en- tered the Peoples State Bank at Seven Corners, a busy downtown district, locked President ! P. Ern- ster and two employees in a vault, seized $5,500 in cash, stepped out to the curb where two unsuspecting policemen stood chatting, and es- capped in an automobile.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
Phil Cornell to Aviation Field.

MT. and Mrs. J. A. Connell are in receipt of a letter from their son, Phil, written from st. Louis under date of December 23 in which he states that he had been assigned ts the t63rd Aerial Squadron and was being sent to the Wright Aviation Field near Fairfield, 0.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
Dodae Cars Received in Mena.

F. W. Tomlinson on "Wednesday received a carload of three Dodge automobiles. which will be placed in Polk county. The cars were un- loaded and are now at the Storey Lauck garage.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

Jesse Bishop of Columbus, Ark, senior student in Ouachita College in Philadelphia, arrived in Mena on Tuesday to be the guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. w. K. Holt.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
Cot Free Sewinq Machine.

J. II. Dickinson of Egger was in Mena Wednesday to receive Inc sewing machine which had been awarded to him at the j. B. Cess store. Seventy-three was the lucky number which drew the machine
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

Miss Ara Bush of the Ransom neighbcrhood has begun work in the J. c. Lawrence & Co. store.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

Miss Rachel Mershon Is here from Fort Smith to spend the holiday vacation with her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. J. Mershon.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

Dr. J. F. Lee came in from Egg ger Thursday to start on business trip to Livine, and Heayener, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

J. A. Slote of the Pines Plantation of Hatfield, spent Wednesday here on business.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

who is member of the National Army
 Sergeant Pete Bain, who came from Camp Pike Sunday for fur tough and was sick with high fever when lie arrived, was able to make a trip to Board Camp Tues day to visit his parents. being taken out by Ira Q. Smith in the automo- bile.
 Deputy U. s. Marshal ]. A. Thorn
 ton came in Sunday tc be with homefolks until after Christmas. He returned to Fort Smith Wednes-
 day to begin work in preparation
 for the January term of Federal court.
 1 Claude Wallace arrived in Mena
 Wednesday to spend day with friends. He is among the Oklahoma l registrants stationed at Camp i Bowie. Tex, and had been spending furlough with friends in Heavener and other Oklahoma points. He ! left on "Wednesday to again report ] for duty. His father. Oscar Wallace, came from Mister, Ok Tuesday to spend the day with him.
 G. N Kelly, who with Mrs Kelly and the hahy. come from Hugo, Ok, Saturday to spend Christmas with aIr. and Mrs. j. w. Gardner. par enls of Mrs. Kelly. left Tuesday night for Ashdown. where he takes charge of crew making physical valuation of railway property for the Frisco railway His crew will
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

son are neTe rom ALcHlSOn. haS., visiting Mir. Sunderland's parents, at Bethesda Springs.
 Mrs. P. H. Streeter and two chil- dren arrived Tuesday from Pitts burg, Kas, to spend part of the hol- idays with Mir. and Mrs. 4. C. Briggs.
 Gregg purvis, who had been home on a furlough from the Great Lakes Training Station, near Chicago, left Wednesday afternoon to again re- port for duty
 Miss Hortense King, who had been a Christmas guest of MT. and Mrs. l.. s. Watson and family. re- turned to her home in Texarkana Wednesday afternoon,
 J. K. Joplin, accompanied by two of his children. spent Tuesday with Mir. Joplin's father, who is sick. MT. and Mrs. Joplin came up again on Wednesday to he with him.
 Lee Olney, who, with Mrs Olney and two children. had spent Christi mas with Mena relatives, left on Wednesday for Mulberry, where he is supervising the erection of a power and light transmission line for the Peoples Service Comp nv, an Oklahoma corporation, the Ar- kansas headquarters Of which will be in Ozark, Ark. Mrs Olney and the children will spend week or longer in Mena. when they will go to Ozark, where they will be at home.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

versity. His headquarters will be
 in the Old State House Little Rock.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

4Mr. and Mrs. c. I. Sunderland and son are here from Atchison, Kas., visiting Mir. Sunderland's parents, al Bethesda Springs.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

work the line from Ashdown to Hope.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED.
December 26.

December 26. Edgar York, Mena. ..... age 2s Geraldine Holt, same ...... is
 December 2. T. E. Manley. Potter age 2i Dora Thaeker, same. ss
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

MT. and Mrs. John Wallace and daughter, Miss Annie, and Mrs. Diver Johnson. and daughter, Miss Hazel, left Tuesday for Camp Beau regard, I1a.,1to visit Austin Wallace, who is a member of the National A
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

F. D. Pierce came in last Sunday from Quapaw, Ok, to be with the home folks in tho Dallas Valley un- til after Christmas. He says that inc came home to play Santa Claus to the children.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

Mir. and Mrs Herbert Began and Mrs. Keran Neville, who had spent several days in Mena, returned to Shady Saturday. Mrs. Neville's hus- band is among the registrants now located at Camp Beauregard, La.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

Bert Ogden, who is teaching the Walnut Springs school in Sevier county, arrived in Mena Sunday to spend Christmas with his parents, and to visit Mena friends. He will return to his work on Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

Argus Rowe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Rowe of Potter, who has been attending the Fort Smith High school, taking the commercial course, while home on a vacation, spent Monday in Mena
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

Miss Hortense King came from Texarkana Saturday to spend Christmas with Miss Lillian Watson and other friends. Miss Hortense is employed as stenographer in the Presbyterian Book Store.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

Mr. and Mrs. V. Trout returned to iheir home in Bokoshe, Ok, on Wednesday after having been the Christmas guests at the home of Mr. Trouts parents.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

Mir. and Mrs. H. D. Ravenscraft and family enjoyed fine turkey for Christmas dinner, which came to them as a gift from Mrs. M. L. Bigler, sister of Mrs. Ravenscraft, of Beard, Neb.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

" C. Ashmore Thursday loaded ami his household goods and other personal property for shipment to Hone. near where he and his family are going to live.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

W. B. Boyes, forest ranger at Eagleton, spent Wednesday with Mena friends. He reports that Mrs. Boyes is having a tussle these days with whooping cough.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

nr. p. R. Watkins reports S.l !, 1ne 2 E DE' af daughter on Christmas Iav Iar 'I to Mr. and Mrs. Jack owens oi ,Ss u"s Owens e Chapel community.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-05-19
LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM
SECRETARY DANIELS.

"The Office of the Secretary of the
Navy, Washington, April 1S, 1917.
chaplain Edward A. Duff, U. s. NJ,
Guns S. Nevada, Norfolk, Va
"My Dear Chaplain Duff: My at
tention has been called to the address
you delivered recently in Philadelphia.
l am sure that what you have said will
have great influence among citizens of
your faith. It was good of you to men,
ton my views upon the necessity for
chaplains before such an audience. l
could not help but feel that the navy
was not playing fair with the parents
of your enlisted men when we took
them from home and failed to provide
for their spiritual guidance. 1t was
therefore easy for me readily to appre-
ciate your suggestion that If the idea,
unfortunately prevalent, that the navy
is not attending to the spiritual needs
of the young men of which it is com.
posed could be disabused, many q
mother and father would alter their
views of the navy.
believe me, with kind regards,
Cordially yours,
"Josephus Daniels"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-05-19

been, and are, of all religions; it is not
political question - for the narrow
sphere of politics cannot bind within
its limits the worldwide aspirations
of the Irish race. 1t is an exalted
moral question-exhibiting in all it's
aspects the unchanging truth that no
question is ever settled until it is set.
tied right. The Irish question must
be settled right. The Irish people in
every land are thrilled by the prospect
of free Ireland at the Peace Confer
ence, where they hope that the hand
of the most powerful of the free ma
lions will break the chain that for
dark centuries has fettered the aspira-
lions of their island home"
Right Rev. d. ]. O'Connell, National
Chaplain; Hon. Joseph Mclaughlin,
National President; Patrick F. Can
non, National Vice-President; Peter j.
Doyle, Canadian Vice-President; Thos.
]. Mathews, National Secretary; Mi
chael w. Delaney, National Treasurer;
Philip ]. Sullivan, Edward R. Hayes,
John E. Healey and Myles Mozart
land, National Directors, and John
O'Dea, National Historian, attended
the meeting.
At the closing session on Thursday
night it was decided to call upon State,
County and Division officers too, in
their several jurisdictions, hold public
meetings-these for the purpose of
urging immediate payment of the spe-
cial assessment, taking voluntary sub
scriptions, and arousing special activ-
ity in the cause of Irish independence.
These meetings, it was believed, can
be depended upon to include not only
every worthwhile member of the Or
der, but also the hundreds of thou
sands of men and women of Irish birth
or blood who, in matters affecting the
race, look to the Order for leadership.
Mrs. Mary McWhorter, of Chicago,
Ill.,, National President of the Ladies'
Auxiliary to the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians in America, wired hearty
sympathy with the purpose of the
meeting, and cordially endorsed the
action taken by the Board,
National President Mclaughlin was
authorized to call upon President Will
son regarding the furtherance of the
work of the meeting, empowering him
to add to the committee of one few
of his most influential friends, who are
also friends of the movement.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-05-19
DOMINICAN MASTER GENERAL IN
UNITED STATES.

Very Rev. Louis Theissling, o. p,
Master General of the Dominican Or
der, arrived in New Orleans from Gu.
houses in Louisiana. He is the sew
enty!seventh Master General of his
Order, and the first to visit America.
When he has finished his o6cial Wis.
its in the United States, he will visit
the Dominican missions in the Philip.
pines, China, Tonkin, Japan, Central
and South America. He is an indefa-
tigable worker, and unusual develop.
ments are expected as a result of his
visit to this country.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-05-19
PRIEST WINS IN
SUPREME COURT
In TEST CASE
Decision of Court of Highest Resort in
Sustaining Oregon Minimum Wage
Law Marks New Era for Labor
LEGISLATION - Father O'Hara
Sued as Chairman Of Indus
trial Welfare Commission.

A Catholic priest in the role of de-
PENDANT before the Supreme Court of
the United States is perhaps an UNI
precedented case This unique distinc-
ton belongs to Rev. Edwin V. O'Hara
of Portland, Oregon, defendant in the
case of Stettler VS.. O'Hara. The deci-
sion, which was in favor of the defen-
dant, sustained the opinion of the Ore
gon Supreme Court upholding the con-
stitutionality of the Oregon Minimum
Wage Law. This decision was rem
dered on April 9th. A brief reference
was made to it in last weeks Echo. y
but the case is of such transcendent
Importance as to merit a more detailed
discussion. We are indebted to the
Catholic Sentinel" of Portland, Ore
gon, for the subjoined facts.
The Minimum Wage Law, for which
friends of social reform have been
working, has had as it's most earnest
promoters Catholic social workers,
who regarded it as the most practical
way of securing for wage earners the
living" wage advocated by Pope Leo
XIII. The Oregon law applied to wom'
en- only, but the legal principle in
volved was of general scope.
The Oregon Minimum Wage Law,
which was passed by the legislature OF
1913 as result of the efforts of COM
mittee of the Consumers League,
headed by Father Edwin v. O'Hara'
provides that ut shall be unlawful to
employ women in any occupation with
in the State of Oregon for wages which
are inadequate to supply the necessary
cost of living and maintain them IN
health" A fixed wage had been de-
termined accordingly.
It was claimed by certain employers
that this provision was In contraven-
ton of the fourteenth amendment to
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-05-19

making the payment of fixed minimum
wage compulsory, it deprived them of
property without due process of law.
The Supreme Court of Oregon, on
March II, 1914, upheld the law and
recourse was taken to the highest tri-
bunal for final adjudication, with the
result already mentioned.
1t was contended that labor. was a
mere commodity to be bought and sold
like other commodities and the price
Of which must be fixed exclusively
by the law of supply and demand.
The advocates of minimum wage leg
islation maintained on the other hand,
that there was human element in
labor which differentiated it from 9TH
err commodities and which INDICATED
for it "a living wage,' as was declared
by Pope Leo XIII, in his famous en-
cyclical of the Condition of Labor"
When the Industrial Welfare Com
mission was to be appointed to ad-
minister the minimum wage act, Gov
ernor Oswald West appointed Father
O'Hara as representative of the pub
lie on the board. He has served con-
tinuously as chairman of the commits
sion since it was first organized four
years ago. and has been the leading
figure in it's progressive campaign for
lettering the conditions of working
women in the State. In addition to
fixing minimum wage rates the COM
mission is also charged with deter
mi nd tor q
! for women's labor. The Oregon statute
has served as model for legislation
! in several States and the present de-
! cision will give a great impetus to
! the movement throughout the country.
The minimum wage movement being
a campaign for humane living cOndi-
lions, has properly enlisted the active
support of Catholics. Its leading ex-
ponent in America is DIR. John A. Ry-
an, the noted sociologist of the Cath
Ollie University of America. Miss Car
oline ]. Gleason, who has since entered
the novitiate of the Sisters of the Holy
Name, devoted invaluable service to
the Oregon legislation, both as expert
| Investigator and as secretary of the
Industrial Welfare Commission during
the first three years of its existence.
Hon. D. ]. Malarkey, then President
of the Oregon State Senate, gave the
act it's final form and sponsored it in
the legislature, securing it's passage by
a practically unanimous vote. Father
O'Hara, whose name appears in the
case before the United States Supreme
| Court as defendant, is recognized
throughout the country as an author
ity on social welfare problems, having
delivered addresses on these ques-
tons at the Memphis convention of
the National Association of Charities
and Corrections, at the Catholic Sum-
mer School at Plattsburg, and at, the
great meeting of the American Fedora,
ton of Catholic Societies in Carnegie
hall. New York, last summer.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-05-19

FORTY MEN A DAY NEEDED IN
NAVY.
The United States Navy has contin-
ued its appeal to the Northwest for
men to man the fleet by addressing
the following appeal to societies and
individuals:
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-05-19
MINNESOTA LANDS.

WANTING A HOME did you ever
think Of the opportunities offered by
NORTHERN MINNESOTA. A health
full climate; trees, lakes and streams;
good markets near-high prices for
your produce; low freight; abundant
rainfall; good soil and sure crops. You
can succeed there if you can any,
where. Cheapest place to buy land.
easy terms. We make no charge for
commission or expenses. Write for
particulars. J. S. MURPHY, Immigra-
ton Agent, 500 Line Railway, Dept.
NJ, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-05-19
Father Fitzgerald Again
Enters the U. S. Army

United States War Prison Barracks
have been established at Fort McPher-
son, Ca, Fort Oglethorpe, Ca, and
Fort Douglas, Utah, and Rev. Edward
H. Fitzgerald, Chaplain, U. S. Army,
retired, mas been assigned to duty at
the last named post.
No chaplain of any denomination
ever served his country with a better
record to his credit than Father Fitz-
gerald, whose work with the sick and
wounded during the Santiago cam
paign and his gallantry in action is a
matter of record on the official files of
the war department.
Father Fitzgerald was at that time
the chaplain of the famous Twenty
second infantry, and during the battle
of Santiago was most conspicuous on
the firing line. A story is told of Fa-
Their Fitzgerald's conduct during that
engagement: Some officer asked ex-
citedly of an enlisted man, Where is
Father Fitzgerald?" HE is every
where was the reply-and this WAS
true. He was either nursing the
wounded. or giving, the last consola-
ton to the dying man. or urging those
who were able to continue on.
Father Fitzgerald was stationed at
the Catholic, University of America
when President Mckinley appointed
him post chaplain in 1897, and for
eight years and one day he was con-
tinually with the Twenty-second regi-
ment of infantry, which has no superb
or for active service in our army.
This gallant priest was born in Ire
land-and this is the second time he
has rendered his services to the gov
eminent since his retirement. In addi-
Ption to being highly commended for
distinguished services by many officers
under whom he served, the chief of
staff at Washington thanked Father
Fitzgerald for voluntary services in
making translation from Italian of
three essays from "Revista Militare
Italiana" Or the military forces of the
Ottoman empire of Bulgaria and of
Roumania.