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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-12-05
SOLDIERS GIFTS
TO BE Guarded at Louisville Courier.
Journal Bullding-Santa Claus
VIII Fly in Airplane to Camp
Zachary Taylor.

Mai. Gen. Harry c. Hale, in COM
mand of the troops at Camp Zachary
Taylor, has arranged to provide a
strong guard day and night for the
storeroom in the Louisville Courier
Journal building, in which will be
kept the Christmas gifts for the SOL
diers. The Courier-Journal has set
apart a spacious room for these pre-
sents, and the Committee on Receipt
and Storage will be assisted in car
ing for the gifts by detail of SOL
diers. Presents for the boys in khaki
are already beginning to arrive at the
headquarters of the COurier-Journal
Christmas Cheer Club. Some of these
gifts are directed to individuals, while
others are sent to the general fund,
Each gift is recorded as it is received
and will be cared for until Christmas
eve when it will be placed on one of
the Christmas trees at the camp.
A spectacular feature of the Christ
mas eve festivities will be an airplane
flight of Santa Claus in khaki from
the top of the Courier-Journal build
ing to the camp. Santa Claus will be
plated by a veteran air warrior, d. l.
Lamb, who recently returned from
five years air sevice in Europe, Mr..
Lamb comes to, Louisville as an in
structor in aviation. He was until
recently member of the Royal Fly
ing Corps stationed in London to de-
fend the English capital against Ger
man air attacks, and he has had
many thrilling experiences,
The fight will begin at $3.50 p. m,
A special runaway will be built on
the top of the Courier-Journal build
ing for the start. The Santa Claus
airplane will be Illuminated with red,
white and blue electric lights and pi-
lot Lamb will contro a strong search
light which he will direct at the
crowd below him as he wings his way
over the housetops to the army camp
The airplape will bear message
from Henhy Waterson, editor of the
Courier-Journal, to Gen. Hale.
The Courier-Journal Christmas
Cheer Club is urging those who in
tend to send gifts to the soldiers to
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-12-05

ARE YOU A MOVIE FAN? Get a
copy Of Who's Who in Movie Land"
telling all about the motion picture
actors, with pictures. Ten cents post
paid. Standards Press, 112 Water st.,
Boston, Mass.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-12-05
TRENCHING BY MACHINERY

The civilian idea of soldiers main job at the front digging
bitches The enchng spade quesonaby has been used far
more than this underground Most of the American
recruits figured rather euy the prospect OF spend
ing dull Xhaustng work like sewer
digging than soldering But boys likely escape such
fate
article the Field Artillery journal tells of the remarkable
effectiveness American dcdggng machines for this sort OF
work engines driven by gasoline capable OF
cavang quickly and accurately almost variety of trench desired
The writer tells of machine today in this
country for ppeyng which digs ditch feet wide and 5 feet
Deep eating through solid concrete paving faster than
gang wOrmen with pipe already stretched along the route
lay pipe the ditch up Surely that would be
full at the front.
Another machine said form trench 5 feet Deep feet
the and IA feet the top Another digs ditch
wide deep another ditch feet wide and IL feet
Deep another the top 5 feet deep And
earth evenly form protective for the in
the trench.
They be used almost any kind of soil except mud
solid rock and of them will climb grades 30 cent
liberal of these machines the front should aid
y the efficiency of army releasing for actual fighting large
who otherwise would be employed aborer
sarcastic editor remarks that the Germananguage nwpa
pers overlooking good in their plea for the teach
Of German public schools If learned to read
German says we'd know about the of stuff that is
printed the Gemanguage papers, and would be warned in time
prevent a lot of trouble.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-12-05
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
Which Is Better-Try an Experiment
or Profit by Maysville
Citizens Experience.

Something new is an experiment.
Must be proved to be as represent
ed
The statement Of a manufacturer Is
not convincing proof of merit.
But the endorsement of friends Is.
Now -supposing you had a bad back,
A lame, weak, or aching one,
Would you experiment on it?
You will read of many so-called
cures.
Endorsed by strangers from far
away places,
It's different when the endorsement
comes from home.
Easy to prove local testimony.
Read this Maysville case:
Ben. p. Fleming, constable OF Ma
son Co., PIT E. Lee St.. Maysville, says:
81 have used Deans Kidney Pills of
and on for several years, getting them
at Wood & Sons Drug Store, and they
have been Of great benefit. At times,
my kidneys have been out of order
and have suffered from a dull, con-
slant ache through the small of my
back. The kidney secretions have
been irregular in passage, too. A box
or so of Deans Kidney Pills have
never failed to relieve me of the COM
lplaint in short time"
Mr.. Fleming is only one of many
,Maysville people who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. If
your back aches-if your kidneys
bother you, don't simply ask for a
kidney remedy-ask distinctly for
DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS, the same
that Mr.. Fleming had-the remedy
backed by home testimony. Coo all
stores. Foster-Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y. when Your Back is
Lame-Remember the Name"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-12-05

and am now the mother of beautiful
healthy baby. ! am graduate nurse
and will be glad to recommend Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
other women. - Mrs. R. w. SLOAN,
CO.'S So. Park Avenue, Chicago, I'll.
There are many women who suffer
as Mrs. Sloan did and who are being
benefited by this great medicine every
day. 1t has helped thousands of women
who have been troubled with displace-
ments, inflammation, liberation, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains, backache, that
bearing down feeling, indigestion, and
nervous prostration.
II you need special advice write
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi
dentiaD Lynn. Mass.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-12-05
The HOME
Exlends a cordial invitation
to all to the
Opening Sale Dec. 10,
Next Monday. Will open Fri
day, December 7th, to receive
Tobacco. Come and see a
record sale.

do so at once instead of waiting until
the eleventh hour. 1t is important
that the Christmas Cheer Club know
at the earliest possible moment just
how much it can depend on in the
way of cooperation from those who
intend to send presents instead of
money. The gift should be addressed
to Santa Claus, Lincoln Division, care
Of the Courier-Journal Christmas
Cheer Club.
The Public Ledger will be glad to
receive and forwar dto the Courier
journal Camp Zachary Taylor Christ
mas Cheer Club any money or gifts
which the people of this community
desire to send
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-12-05

mittee now investigating Senator La
Follette's speech at st. Paul last sum-
mer. Bryan was in Washington yes
terday and made arrangements with
Senator Pomerone, chairman of the
subcommittee, to appear on the date
indicated. The subcommittee will
hold a meeting today.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-12-05

and during six
months Of this time
was under o doc
tors care without
getting. any help.
/ decided to try
Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com :
pound and 1t made
me feel like a new
woman. ! am en-
tirely relieved Of
til g displacement
md pario,l,c n,;ne
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-12-05

1t Is hoped that everyone interest
ed in Red Cross work will respond to
the appeal so delightfully."- phrased by
one of our Maysville writer's, asSour
local organization is much in need of
funds with which to buy materials.
The assembling of donations will be
at the Red Cross rooms on the Sth
day of December, from to o'clock
p. m. In the meantime the town will
be canvassed and people are asked to
look up donations with as little delay
as possible.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-12-05
BRYAN TO BE WITNESS

Washington, December 3-William
Jennings Bryan will appear Deem
Der II, before the Senate Sub-com-
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-12-05
THE THIMBLE FUND

Women of Mason County,
Look DER your silverware
For forks whose tines are missing
For spoons beyond repair.
collect the broken trinkets,
The thimbles pierced and thin,
Your gold and brass and silver,
My sisters, bring them in.
For the noble Red Cross workers
Need help from you and me,
To our brave lads in the trenches
Their aid means victory.
So bring your cast off trinkets,
Good patriot that you are,
And help the hands Of pity
To heal the wounds of war.
Through all our land, beloved,
The gifts are free and fine;
But watch us set a record
When Mason falls in line.
Oh loyal hearts and loving,
Oh willing hands and brave,
Give as you've always given,
Be quick to serve and save.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-12-05
A GRADUATE
NURSE
Why She R Recommends Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Chicago, III. 81 was In poor health
for two years, caused by o displacement,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-02-23
PLAN STATE AID TO
PROSPECT MINING CLAIMS

A bill which will contain the rather
novel feature of giving the state au-
thority to finance the development
work of mining claims located by
persons who have not financial
means to expose the ore bodies is said
to be in course of preparation and
probably will make its appearance
soon.
The bill will provide, according to
present plans, that in case prospect
or discovers mine which the state
mining inspector, after proper exam
ination, believes is a worthy prom
osition, the state may, on the recon-
mendation of the state mining in
spector, pay the locator certain
per diem for developing the prop
erty, taking in exchange an interest
in the claim.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-02-23
D0lngS Of Legislature
In Session at Carson

CARSON CITY. New Feb l6-
The Williams gambling bill, which
would close the lid down tight on
all forms of games and make it I'M
lawful to have cards in ones pos
session, has been tabled in the as
sembly in vote of II to Is. Speak
er Luce declared that he would not
order the roll called on the motion
to lay the bill on the table so there
is no individual record of the vari-
GUS memebers of the assembly. The
Washoe delegation voted solidly to
have the bill tabled.
The bill was taken up on a spec
ial order. Coryell of Elko offered an
amendment to the bill The amend
ment provided that the bill whould
not relate to betting on horse races
by the pari mutual system as desig-
mated in the act of 1915. There was
no discussion on the amendment and
it was defeated by standing vote of
IA to II against.
Williams of Clark, the father of
the bill, then sent an amendment to
the chief clerks desk, but it was not
read. While the page was on the
way with the amendment, Alexander
of White Pine, moved to lay the bill
on the table.
The Williams amendment would
permit social games of cards for
the progress of the game and at the
table where the game is in progress.
provided no "bingles" or tokens
should be distributed.
New Gambling Measure
A modified gambling bill. prohib-
iting all forms OF card playing for
money and doing away with all kinds
OF slot machines including those pay
ing in trade, was introduced in the
senate a few days ago by Thatcher
OF Eureka county.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-02-23
ADDITIONAL LEGISLATIVE

Alexander's bill granting to wives
the right to their entire earnings and
also the earnings of minor children
was passed by the assembly. The
house originally passed the bill but
the senate made several altrations
and introduced substitute measure
1t was on the substitute that the as
sembly acted, making one slight
amendment
After the senate votes to concur
in the amendment the bill will be
presented to Governor Boyle for his
approval
Elimination of the mandatory plan
for county cooperation in the CON
struction of highways, has been
agreed upon by the assembly high
way committee which is considering
the Alderman and also the Griffith
and Williams road measures.
Numerous meetings have been
held by the committee and quite a
number of good roads enthusiasts
from throughout the state have ap-
peared and expressed their views
The members of the committee have
practically agreed on the elimina-
tion of that part of the Ackerman
bill, calling for mandatory aid by
the counties and will substitute
thereof of the Griffith and William
section which would permit counties
to cooperate should they so desire.
No agreement has been reached
as yet as to the amount of the state
tax to be levied. Alderman pro-
posed a twenty-cent rate and Grif-
fifth and Williams declared for a
ten cent assessment This subject
| is being thoroughly threshed out at
the present. A number of amend
ments submitted by government Of
| ficials have been submitted and ad.
opted. These seek to bring the plan
up to the requirements as exacted
by federal statutes
The committee will probably re-
port a substitute bill in place of the
two measures now being considere,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-02-23
Booze the Downfall
Of Frank Brill, a Mini

public land to be sold or leased and
the proceeds used for constructing
and maintaining public wagon roads.
The lands are to be selected by
the land boards, land commissioners
or governors of the states within
one year after the bill becomes n
law and the issuance of patents to
the respective states as soon as the
selections are certified to the inter-
Tor department is authorized.
After issuance of patents the
lands shall be sold by the state at
public auction in units not to exceed
$40 acres, no individual association
or corporation to be permitted to ac-
quire more than $4,000 acres. Lands
not sold may be leased for periods OF
not less than five years.
The measure was originally in
troduced by Senator Warren and
proposed granting 100000 acres
to the state of Wyoming for roar
purposes. Similar bills applying To
other western states were introduces
Ey various western senators. and al,
these were finally combi ned into On.
general bill, which was reported upon
lavorably by the senate public lands
committee.
IL the bill, which has passed TIE
senate, becomes law each of IN
public land states included within
lts provisions will be in position
obtain substantial fund for rod
construction and improvement
Salt Lake Tribune.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-02-23
SILVER HIGHEST IN -
YEARS; FIGURES GIVEN

Since last May, when the price of
silver touched IT Il, operators in the
Rochester and other districts where
the metal is produced in great guam
titles, have been confidently awaiting
the day when it would exceed that
price. The highest point that silver
has reached in "a years was attained
last week when it was quoted at 77%
cents per ounce. The greatest impor-
tance attaches to the present sustain
ed rise, as upon it depends not only
an increase in profits for the operat-
ors and their respective shareholders
as well as a continuance of the in
creased wage scale OF the local min
ers, but also the keeping .of the
camp in the limelight. Rochester
is having its 'place in the sun"
with every prospect that it's posi-
tion as leading silver producer
OF the country will not be challenged
for some time to come. The per-
sistence with which the price of sill
yer has crept up to it's present high
level, despite the efforts of pur-
chasers to restrict it's advance, has
afforded the greatest satisfaction to
the officials in charge of the Roch-
ester mines.
The United States geological sur
Vey, in recently issued bulletin.
gives the average prices of silver for
the past "a years, as follows:
1894, SO; 1898, rs; 1895, .65;
1896, .6S; 1897, 60; 1898, SO; 1899,
so; 1900, .62; 1901, so; 1902, SO;
1903, .54; 1904, .5S; 1905, 81; 1906
.6S; 1907, sc; 1908, SO; 1909, SO;
1910, .54; 1911. SO; 1912, .6l5
1913. .6O4; 1914, .533; 1915, .5O7.
Unofficial figures for 1916, taken
from the leading technical journals
and mining magazines show that in
the IL months of that year the aver
age was 1865 cents per ounce.
ranging from a low price of 56.755
cents, in February, to high of III
in May. After touching the high
spot, silver receeded to around 60
cents, but from the latter point il
has steadily risen, until it passed
last years high figure. Min
err
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-02-23

maintained at public expense. Thu
bill provides that the state librariars
shall distribute a catalog of books
BOOKS on the shelves of the state Iii \
brary to different parts of the stateE
and gives citizens the right to sendI
for and receive books by mail or ex,I
press with the privilege of keeping
them four weeks.
State Mine Inspector Andy IT,
Stinson is to have another deputy.
The bill introduced by Assemblyman
Tannahill of Storey county has pass
ed the senate and now goes to the
governor for approval. The mine in
spector has found himself handicap
ped many times because of the lack
OF another assistant and this bill will
remedy that feature There were on
ly two votes cast against the bin in
the senate.
Assemblyman Fulmer of White
Plne county wants the Nevada rail-
road commission reorgaized and this
is the purpose of a bill he has intro
duced. The bill. provides that the
commission shall be reorganized and
that 1t shall consist of chief COM
missioner and two assistants. 1t al
so provides that the present first as
sociate commissioner shall become
chief commissioner, which would no
doubt retire Commissioner Bartine.
According to the bill it is not neces-
sary to be lawyer to hold down
the job OF chief commissioner. The
chief commissioner salary is fixed
at $4,000. while the associate COM
missioners are to receive compensa-
ton at the rate of SIS per day while
on duty but in no event shall thew
draw more than $1,000 from the
state treasury annually for their ser
vices.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-02-23
- -
LEGISLATORS DECLINE TO I.
PROHIBIT GAMBLING GAMES

Assemblyman Williams anti-gamb-
ling bill, which was ordered laid or
the table last week, was taken I'D on
the 18th inst. on motion of Hardy
and after being placed on final pas
sage, was defeated by vote OF II
to 20, six members being absent.
Hardy's motion to take the bill
from the table created surprise, hut
1t was afterwards said 20 have been
for the purpose of getting the meas
ure out of the way. Williams of
tered an amendment that would per
nit the playing of social card games
for drinks or cigars. deC'arine no
harm would be caused by such a pro-
vision. His amendment was lost,
but ten members voting in it's favor.
In supporting the bill Williams
charged the liberal element of the
state with being strongly Opposed to
the complete prohibition of gambling.
THE liberal element" he said.
will vote to prohibit poker-playinC.
yet they will turn around and support
a law that dumps race track crowd
lpon the people of Nevada"
Hardy said that he could not con-
scientiGusly vote Cor such an ar-
tight measure, while Booher an
nounced that he could do So and
would do so. Gambling was te me
an outrage by the Elko county as.
taving andothadvihano fs,xa,o RS
semblyman, although he admitted
having played, noker all night or
many occasions while a young man.
Three hundred "tin-horn gamblers
had been dumped upon Elko during
the past year, he claimed, and sun
ported the bill as the most likely wav
to get rid of this element which had
been kicked out of every state in the
union, only to be dumped upon Ne
vada.
Griffith of Clark said six murders
ana number of suicides had oc.
Cured in Clark county, all being at.
tiibuted to gambling.
The final vote on the measure fol
lows
Ayes--Boohr, Fairchild, Fulton
! Gallagher, Garrison, Griffith, Kaed
iig, Lindsay, Stodieck Tidd, Will
Jams.
Nays-Ackersman, Alexander, Am
bier, Blundell, Duborg. Ducker, Ev.
ans, Golden. Gruber, ,Haniey, Hardy
Heldtman, Lucas, Mcnamara, Putney
Stewart, Tannahill, White, Winters
Speaker Luce.
Absent-Beard, Bell, Coryell, Full
mer. Hartman. Renfro.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-02-23
Special Train Loaded
With Autos In Cd|icIlte
Special to The Record.

Special to The Record.
CALIENTE, Feb. 21.-Much inter-
est was taken in a special train of
automobiles which passed through
Caliente last Monday forenoon. The
train consisted of At cars, all fiat
cars, each one carrying three autos
of well known make The train
started from Flint, Michigan and was
consigned to the agency of the auto
company at Los Angeles. Leaving
the starting point the train had SO
cars, but three were diverted to Utah
points.
IL is estimated that the value of
the machines transported would av-
erage 81 900 each; hence the value
of those which were sent on to the
coast sity would aggregate $141,OOO,
as there were 141 autos on the train.
1t is said the transportation charg-
es from Flint to Los Angeles
amounted to little over $4,000.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-02-23

The excessive use of intoxics
is what brought Frank Brill, a mil II
to his downfall. At least this is
story he told District Attorney vi
liam +. Orr and Judge Horsey
Wednesday just before he was
fenced to serve term of not NJ
than one year nor more than fift
years in the state prison at Car.y
City.
Brill is a young man, has a "a
countenance, and would never
taken for hardened criminal. ia
he is weak in will power, and bel
man of that type is easily led ia
the paths of temptation. He was
rested about two weeks ago at Bris
where he broke into the commisss
owned and operated by the Hodg
Cook Mercantile company and fr,
which he extracted some bottles
whiskey; also some articles of fol
and raiment. 1t appears that tI
night before his arrest he, with soil
others, obtained some intoxicaiI
from the commissary which was pa
for. Later in the evening after Il
revelers had imbibed their first sui
ply, Brill claims that he still hi
an Unsuitable desire for booze; TIL
he went to the commissary for MOI
but finding it locked, took matte
into his own hauds by breaking i
to the place. The additional into
icants were obtained and Brill al
his associates drank to their heart
content. In rather bemuddl
state of mind, Brill again ventur
into the commissary and this tir
stole some crackers and suit
underwear.
In the morning Boyce RawliI
who is in charge of the commissa,
discovered that the place had be
broken into and at once instituted
search and found Brill, still W
under the influence of liquor a
with some of the stolen articles
his possession. His arrest follow
and the young man made Gle
breast of things, taking all blame [
the unlawful acts upon himself Al
completely generating his compa
ions from blame.
Standing convicted of burglary
the first degree, Judge Horsey cou
not under the law, deal more lei
emily than to impose a sentence
not less than one, nor more th
fifteen years in the penitentiary. II
convicted man will be taken to Ca
son City at once by Sheriff Nesbi
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-02-23
MASS MEETING TO
PLAN CAuFNTE FAIR
Special to The Record.


CALIENTE, NEV, Feb. ga
mass meeting of citizens has been
called for next Sunday night in Ell
ectric Movie hall to discuss plans for
the holding of the proposed county
fair next fall. The meeting will be
held after the movie show and it is
expected that there will be a big
turnout
The proposition Of holding the
fair is meeting with a hearty re-
sponse from many citizens who real
ize the benefits to be derived by the
town and county from such an exhi-
bition
An enthusiastic supporter of the
movement is G. w Love, manager
of the Gardner Ranch company.
who promises an exhibit of livestock
and other products of the big Pah-
ranagat Valley ranch.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-02-23
METALS SOAR TO
LEVELS NEVER KNOWN

With lead at $11; copper at $50,
and spelter at $40 per 100 pounds.
every mine in the country ought to
be working. Such abnormal prices
were never known before. The
above quotations werc reported from
New York yesterday.