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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-10
THE REASON FOR QUITTING

The public inquiry the circumstances of the premature dis
closure of the Presidents the begernt Powers has
suspended Gin view of the growing seriousness of
situation
1t has oemnly been declared that attng child repeating
domestic condolences betrayed the secret Nobody let hastily be
added believes this except who believe moon made
green cheese.
Neither will anybody with mind in his head believe that
quy has been dropped because the international situation Intel
gen and will that the majority in the committee rush
ed to to hide the facts that the majority the House
sought protect somebody and that the majority heaven
the appearance of plausible for quitting task they
wanted undertake and from which they have been seeking
themselves since they embarked on tn Y Sum-
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-10
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, 1917-03-10
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied Will
Thedford's Black-D ,aught.

McDuH, Va.-"l suffered for several
ears" says Mrs. B. Whit aker, Of
rs place, with sick headache, and
,omack trouble.
Ten years ago friend told me 10 try
hediofd's Black-Draught, which ! did.
ID | found il 10 be The best family medi.
ne Tor young and old.
hccp Black INraught on hand all the
- nnw. and when my children feel o
iIr had. they ask me for a dose, and Il
ncs them more good than any medicine
hey ever tired.
We never have long spell Of sick.
less in our family. since we commenced
is,ng Black OIaught."
Thedford's Black -Draught Is purely
Vegetable, and l,1s been found TO fegli.
ate weak stomachs aid digestion, re.
leve Indigestion, collie, wind, nausea,
headathc. sick stomach, and similar
symptoms.
II has been in constant use Tor more
than 10 years, and has b nefited more
than a million people.
Your druggist sells and recommend
Black-Draught. Price oaly 25c. Get
p7ckage TO-DAY NC n
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-10
OUR COLORED CITIZENS
Rethel Baptist Church.

Sunday School $3.50 a. m.
Preaching by the pastor morning
and evening at the usual hours.
B. Y. p. U. meeting from $50 p. m.
to 1880 y. m. Subject, Spreading the
Good News" personal Evangelism)
Act. S-1i-17. John 1-35-42.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
from s to 8 p. m.
All are welcome to each of these
services.
r. JACKSON, Pastor
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-10

We are authorized to announce W. c
Booton as a candidate for TALLER Of
Nilsson county. KY, subject to the &c.
tiop Of the Democratic party at the
Auguat urinary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-10

We are authorized to announce Mr..
Henry R. Childs as candidate for As
sssssr Of Mason county, subject to the
action Of the Democratic primary, Au-
gust, 1917.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-10
For County Judge

We are authorized to announce
Frank H. Clarke as candidate for
County Judge Of Mason County, sub
iett 10 the action Of the Democratic
party at the August primary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-10

We are authorized to announce J.
n. 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, 1917-03-10
For County Jailer

We are authorized to announce Mr..
John B. Furlong, as q candidate for
Jaller Of Mason county. subject to the
action Of the Democratic party at the
August, 1917, primary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-10

Crown Prince was president, for the
inventor. The German Emperor fire.
Quently helped him out of financial
difficulties, and the German Reichstag
appropriated several hundred thous-
and marks for the purchase of his air
ship for the German army.
Fortune Is Retrieved
At the close Of his remarkable
career. Count Zeppelin had retrieved a
large part of his fortune he spent in
his conquest of the air. He trained
his son, also an army officer, in the
science of aeronautics and especially
the methods of building dirigible bal
looms. He also made an accomplished
aeronaut of his daughter, who has
made more than a hundred flights in
the airships her father fashioned.
In commemoration of Count Zeppe-
lin, Friedrichshafen, the city from
which most of his voyage began, has
decided to establish Zeppelin
museum.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02
PRESIDENT ELIOT TELLS HOW MEN BECOME MORALLY PAPERlZ

wrought whenever the mass Of the
people get their luxuries and pleasures
out of the pubic revenue, instead
of paying for them themselves" But
he becomes confused apparently as
to individual identity when ne says
of the poor who ''get their comforts
and luxuries out of public expend-
itures' for schools, parks, libraries,
and Fairgrounds: IF they have not
knowingly contributed to the public
income, they are getting these COM
forts and luxuries out of an income
which is not their own and to which
they have not contributed"
Service for Service.
That any man Or woman who re-
ceives service from society or govern
ment without rendering an equivalent
service in return suffers moral injury
is as certain as the law of gravity.
And the moral obligation of every
citizen to contribute toward the sup
port of the government in proportion
to the benefits derived from that gov
eminent is equally certain. It is the
minimum requirement of democracy.
But DR.. Eliot's confusion has arisen
from his failure to consider with suf-
ficient care the incidence of taxation.
He has, in short, failed to note the
fact that government service is re-
fiected in land values, and that the
owner of the land where the service
Is rendered is able to collect from his
tenants the full value of that service.
1t Is matter of common expert
ence with all persons who have at
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02
URGE RESTORATION
Of SMALL NATIONS
Delegates to Stockholm Confer
ence Urge Serbia and Monte
negro Get Freedom.

STOCKHOLM, May 31.-Scandin-
avia's Socialists announced their sug-
gestions for peace today. They were !:
Re-establishment of Belgium, Ser
bia, Montenegro and Roumania as
separate entities.
Future of Alsace-Lorraine to be
left for settlement on the basis of
the national right of free action.
Belligerent parliamentary assem-
blies to be requested to work for
speedy peace, general disarmament
and establishment of a court of arbi-
tration.
Bulgars Want Dobrudja.
Bulgarian Socialists are demand
ing Dobrudja and Macedonia for Bull
garia- as "annexation" but as
return of TERRITORY rightfully Bull
garia's through original ownership u
No French Socialists are expected
but those who know their views in
sist they will adopt the same argu-
ment in demanding return of Alsace-
Lorraine. No Austrian, Turkish or
Bulgarian Socialist delegate is will
ing to commit himself on the matter
and the only word obtainable from
German majority Socialists is that
they are merely willing to "discuss
it,"
Polish Delegates Arrive.
The restoration of Belgium, Serbia,
Montenegro and Roumania is also
demanded by the Bulgarian Socialist
delegates in conference with the
Dutch and Scandinavian committee.
They also declared themselves in
favor of a national reunion of Bull
garians as step to give permanent
tranquility to the Balkans.
They further declared that the
right to settle their own affairs
should be- extended to all peoples,
such as the Armenians and Poles.
The Hungarian, Polish and Bohe-
mian delegates to the conference
reached here Thursday.
No Labor Delegates,
WASHINGTON - President Com
pers, American Federation of Labor,
declined an invitation to send dele
gates to Stockholm trade union
congress to discuss claims of labor
in connection with peace negotiations.
The congress will meet simultan-
eously with the Socialist peace con-
ference.
The federation's invitation came
In a cablegram from President Dude
geest, Dutch federation of trade
unions.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02
OPEN LETTER CLEARS UP
SOME MISUNDERSTANDING
HAS Exercised Care In Selection Of Women To Assist In Oh
tanning Very Bet Results. Majority Of Women
Are Trade Unionists.

WASHINGTON, May 31President Gomprs has just
IN which explains the methods which will be employed
the Labor committee of the Advisory Committee
Council OF Defense supervising the work of industry
during the period OF the Mr. Gompers letters follows
Inquiries received at this office msunder.
standing OF that part Of the work of Committee Labor which
mas to DO with industry An dea which
string general that represented
y women with trade union cards the subcommittee
IN Industry From the inquiries evident that
incorrect conception the organization
OF National Defense and it's advisory
ing will clarity the situation.
Personnel of Committee.
1.-THE Naval Appropriations Law of 1916 provided
OF National Defense be composed Of the following
Presidents Cabinet Secretary Of War; Secretly the Interior
General Secretary Of Copmerc Secretary Agriculture
and Secretary Of Labor The law further provided Advisory
Commission consist of civilians The President Of
lean Federation Of Labor appointed by President Wilson
member OF the Advisory Commission facilitate
the Council of National Defense the Advisory
each member OF the latter chairman of committee him
the work of national defense apporoned him. The undersigned
was made chairman Of the Committee Labor including Conserva
ton and Welfare Of Workers. This Committee Labor
capacity advisory and cooperative with chairman
mittee in his work member Of the Advisory Commission.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02
TELEGRAPHERS IN
SESSION ON COAST
Railroad Operators Combine Busi-
ness and Pleasure at Biennial
SESSION.

SEATTLE, May 31.-With nearly
500 delegates registered, the Inter-
national Order of Railroad Telc-
eraphers Monday opered it's biennial
grand division session, as the tele-
graphers call their convention, in
the Seattle Labor Temple, the first
time the order has met west of the
Mississippi River. It has the biggest
attendance ever recorded at its meet
1ngs. Grand President H. B. Per-
ham, of st. Louis, read his annual
report to the delegates, and while the
proceedings are behind closed doors.
delegates intimated Monday that it
forecast a lively convention for the
1e>t ten days, while it's recommen-
dations and others which will come
from various delegates areconsidered.
Mayor Hiram c. Gill delivered an
address of welcome, rendering to the
tlsitols the freedom and courtesies
OF the city, to which President Per-
ham responded with the telegraph
ers' appreciation OF. their welcome.
Delegates are in attendance from
practically every railroad system in
the United States and Canada.
At the conclusion of the second
days session the delegates voted un-
animously to adjourn to Thursday
morning at O'Clock, in order to per-
nit of the members participating in
an excursion to Victoria Wednesday.
The delegates and members of the
Women's Auxiliary signed up for the
trip to Victoria to such an extent
that the entire accommodations of
the steamship were taken before all
present could he accommodated, and
something like 100 members of the
two bodies Were disappointed. =
An informal dance under the
auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary will
be given this evening in the New
Richmond Hotel. A motor trip to
Snoqualmie Falls has been arranged
for Saturday for the delegates and
their wives. On next Tuesday even
ing seafood banquet has been ar
ranged At g. downtown cafeteria, and
on Thursday the entertainment pro-
gram will be completed with a grand
ball at Christiansen.'s Hall.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02

tempted to buy or rent a place in
which to live that the owner never
failed to enumerate the advantages,
in the shape of parks, schools, and
the various public utilities that were
at the command of the user of that
land. And present tenants are forcib-
ly reminded by rise in rents when
any public improvement is made.
This was dramatically demonstrated
when the city of New York attempted,
a few years ago. to relieve congestion
in the ,overcrowded tenement district
by converting certain blocks into
parks and Fairgrounds. What was
the result? Was there the slightest
confusion or uncertainty as to rents {?
Were the learned economists of Co.
lumbia, Yale or Harvard consulted in
determining the values under the new
conditions? There was nothing of
the kind. The result was as certain
as the movement of the falling apple
and the earth toward each other.
The Way 1t Works.
Before even the rubbish of the razed
buildings had been cleared away there
was movement of tenants toward
the rooms of the houses facing the
newly cleared space. It was not ne.
cessary for the landlords to raise the
rents. The tenants outside voluntarily
offered to pay more than the oc-
cupants. And this competition for
the right to live in rooms facing the
park continued until the price had
risen to a point far above the former
rents; until, indeed, all the advantage
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02

or pleasure. If they made a free Of
fer of their entire fortunes their sacri-
flee would still be less than that of
the man who gives his life. But they
do not offer so much as their surplus
income-the part they cannot spend,
but must re-invest. Instead, they
haggle about the rate of taxes, and
send lobbies to Washington to have
congress tax the necessities of the
poor, rather than levy upon their own
incomes. And when a few rich men
recently appeared before the Ways
and Means committee Offering their
incomes to the government, and beg
ging the members of the committee
to incorporate their offer in the new
law they were looked upon as Curl
osities.
All Not Unearned.
This Is not to, say that all large
incomes are unearned,' or are derived
from values created by government
service. But SO many have their
origin in the private ownership of
valuable city lands, in forest and
mineral lands, in waterpower and
rights of way-all community erected
values-that they have given color to
all the rest. Their owners, living as
they do upon unearned incomes, and
receiving service from their fellows
without rendering an equivalent in
return, are. without the ane edge OF
self-sacrifce, and have lost, as I,r.
Eliot so we'll says, "the self-respect
and those sturdy, Independent, honest
and just qualities which alone bent
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02
DULUTH JfTNEY DRIVERS =
; ASK FAIR CONSIDERATION
Commissioner Sbersten Blamed For Attempt to Crush
Jitneys Prohbitive Bonds REQUIRED. Is Safety Head
Allowing Street Railway To Call the Tune?

Ism about time for the City Commission call halt
persecution of the tneys Isn't about time that
llbersen should realization that the jney
ome rights which Sfty Commissioner respect
nd that while all his prang about the safety of travelling
b we'll and good consideration should be
or and of the and who appreciate
. ride in jtney car?
Auto drivers generally take liability they
20 do but operators Of ney compelled
insurance for which they all the traffic will BEAR
But that ALL If that ALL there would much
complaint on the part Of the jitney drivers
But in addition to the $4,000 liability the tny
must take out 81 600 property damage insurance which
extra 0 making $6500 all told which they
This makes it practically prohbve AS stated there
s much complaint about the $0 but the
ry damage insurance required plainly attempt put the
tny and taxi out Of business And
put tny and taxi obliged take this Insurance.
Jne and taxi menof course this anything to
do with the matter at acompete with the Stree Railway
But the Duluth Street Railway put the
Nitney out of business
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02

for only so much Of the cost as was
laid upon the land value. All the
taxes that fe'! upon goods, tha. is.
uron products Of labor, were paid by
tee consumers Of those goods.
Revenue from Lands.
Accepting. therefore, as sound. DR..
Eliot's contention that a ':grave in.
jury to national character is wrought
whenever tho lnass Of the people get
their luxuries and pleasures out CT
the Lublic revenue instead of paying
for them themselves, we should .ocK
for this defect among those OF our
citizens who have thus benefited fin
arcis lily by receiving revenue frcM
lands made valuable by services paid
for out of taxes laid Upon property
that was not made valuable b. s.:h
eerviLe. And IS not the evidence of
this 1eteriora tiol Of character as r.ain
as the fact Of tie unearned incomes? /?
The nation faces a great crisis that
rust be met by the sacrifice CT life
and property Mau by thousands have
placed their lives st tho disposal Of
the government, and millions moro
will make the same Offer. But how
many of our Enormously rich have
rnade similar ofeel Of their wealth
There are many thousands who have
TWO-PRES1DENT ELIOT TELLS
incomes that they cannot possibly
spend in legitimate ways. There are
many incomes from which a million
dollars-or even several million col
lars-could be taken without 1epriv-
ing their owners of q solitary comfort
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02

of the Improvement was reflected in
the new rental. So great was the
advance in the rents Of rooms 'front.'
ing on the park that the original
poverty stricken tenants whom the
city government had thought to relieve
were forced back into other congested
districts to make room for better-to-
do tenants who crowded them out.
The net result was that tenement
congestion had been shifted from one
point to another point, while the ad-
vantages of the improvement were
enjoyed by class who were able be-
fore to live in better neighborhoods,
and the owners of the surrounding
land reaped the whole financial benefit
in increased rents.
This concrete application should not
be lightly dismissed. It is worthy of
the consideration even of those learned
economists who have confused such
men as DR.. Eliot by stringing out
their analyses so tar that they are
unable to draw 4 conclusion. It should
be noted that neither the parks created
in the tenement district, nor the
schools erected, nor any other govern
ment service rendered, added one cent
Of value to brick or stone, house or
furniture, meat or groceries, or any
other product Ut labor. It was the
space only. the land, that incr sased
III value. Anc that increased value
was paid BY the users of tho space
tc the owners o: the space. But the
owners themselves. did not pay all the
cost of. the improvements. They pal,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02
BY STOUGHTON COOLEY.
in The Public.

i Persons who have wondered why
the science of taxation should be the
least developed of our social and
political activities may receive some
light by giving moments thought
to the recent utterance of DR.. Charles
w. Eliot, President Emeritus of
AIarvard. For more than a genera
ttion DR.. Eliot has stood in the FORE
front of movements looking to the
advancement of much that is best in
Dur civilization. It may be doubted,
Endeed, if there is another man who
quite so completely fulills the Amer
i}canj ideal of a scholar. Profound in
e1rudition, he yet retains the whole
sfoiEte democratic impulses that have
AerE him in touch with the practical
WORLD, and enabled him to exercise
CrAat influence over the moral and
I'M &e1lectual life OF his countryme en-.
ht he appears tc have failed to
6 ASP the newer thoughts on gcv-
2 nment.
1t is because JJr. Eliot's surprising
merits in other fields that his failure
to sense economic truths becomes SO
striking. He is right in saying that
ne1a seeking, nnder democratic form 8
OF government. to avoid payment of
taxes will lose their self-respect. "Ey
their own selfish and mean action "
hei says, they become morally
patuperized." He stands upon equally
flynn ground in claiming that "another
grave injury to national character is
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02

1reemen.
These qualities must be restored.
If our country is to survive. if America
is to make the contribution to civiliza-
ton that she has so fondly dreamed
Of making, her citizens must return
as quickly as possible to that condt-
tion wherein each contributes to tho
support of the government in Dropor-
tion to the benefits derived from the
government. And the present system
of taxation that first leyies upon the
citizen for the cost Of a public i'm
provement or service, apd then re-
quires him to pay a second time for
the service in higher rent, must be
replaced by a system of taxation that
covers into the public treasury the
annual values created by the public.
That done and there will be ample
revenue, without taxing labor pro-
ducts, for all ordinary expenditures.
And when that has been done, can
any one doubt that our people will
take on those fine qualities OF citizen
ship extolled by DR.. Eliot. which will
enable the rich to meet national
crisis such. as the present by offering
their fortunes on the altar Of their
country as freely as the poor offer
their lives. DR.. Eliot is absolutely
right in warning. his countrymen
against the enervating effects upon
moral character Of receiving service
without rendering an equivalent: but
he Is slightly In error as to which are
the victims and which the benefciar-
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02

II invited to assist me III the work
of this committee on labor representa-
tive trade unionists, =. employers of
labor, financiers, publicists, experts in
various scientific fields and students.
The large committee on labor consists
Of approximately 800 members.
"An executive committee was ap-
pointed to plan the work of the COM
mittee. On this executive committee
there are, in addition to myself and
my assistant in my work as a member
of the advisory commission, Mr..
James W. Sullivan (member of I. T..
w., five trade unionists.'
among the committees provided
for by the executive committee is the
subcommittee on Women in Indus
try. When preparing for this COM
mittee an additional number of trade
union women were added to the gen.
eral committee on labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02
WANT WAGES KEPT DOWN

RICHMOND, Va, May 31.-The
board of aldermen has defeated a pro-
posed ordinance that would impose
license Of $1,000 year on labor
agencies or any person engaged in
securing workingmen for employment
outside the state.
Trade unionists opposed the measure
on the ground that it was intended
to practically make it a crime to in
duce workers to leave the state. They
took full advantage of the statement
made by representatives of the
chamber of commerce that "the pur-
pose of the ordinance is to keep wages
down by prohibiting laborers from
leaving the state to secure employ
ment in other states where wages are
higher"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02

DENVER, May 31.-Three hundred
and fifty cigarmakers returned to
work Tuesday morning following an
agreement reached with the manu-
facturers last Saturday afternoon. The
settlement brings an immediate in
crease of 81 per thousand on all
grades of cigars manufactured, to-
gether with all demands made by
the union as to better sanitary con-
ditions and material. The matter of
another 81 per thousand raise in the
schedule was left to an arbitration
committee consisting of one member
from the union, one manufacturer
and these two to determine upon a
third member. 1t is generally under
stood that this committee will COM
promise on so cents, making a total
total increase of $1.50 per thousand.