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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16
ESCAPED SLAYER SOUGHT
BY KENTUCKY POLICE
Officers In This Section Of State Ask,
ed TO Locate Crazed Slayer who
Escapes Asylum.

Authorities through this section of
Kentucky were asked Monday to be on
the lookout for w. ]. Bates, 21, rail-
road employe and slayer of his broth
er-in-law, Ralph Trotter, Norton (va)
merchant.
Police also are looking for Bates,
who escaped from Longview Asylum
Cincinnati, Sunday by tearing loose an
iron screen of a room adjoining the
strong ward. Guards were watching
other patients when Bates disap-
peared from the ward, located on the
ground floor
The fugitive was garbed in hospital
attire, including blue shirt and
trousers.
He is the owner of rights in Letcher
county coal fields and, it is believed,
may have started in that direction. He
strangled his brother-in-law while
they were on Louisville & Nashville
R. R. train near Covington, KY, last
May.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16
MANUAL TRAINING BOYS
MAKE RAPID STRIDES
NJ. II. 8. Manual Trimming Class Is Now
Turning Out Some Work Equal TO
the Product of Cabinet
Makers.

Under the efficient supervision and
instruction of Mr.. James Melton, ex-
pert in wood working machinery, the
Manual Training class of the Mays
vile High School is accomplishing
things in the basement of the High
School building. The boys are inter-
ested in their work too and they are
anxious to turn out good work Keep
ing the boys in this class in after
school hours is no punishment for
they like to work with their tools.
The class is Just now finishing up
several very attractive stands which
will be displayed at the High School
building as soon as completed.
They have reached the point where
they have begun to handle quarter
oak, cherry and walnut and the waste
paper baskets, electric light shades,
tables and stands they are making will
be quite surprise to their parents
when they have entirely completed
them and have taken them home.
No class in High School is so popu-
lar as the Manual Training class and
in no class are the students showing
more progress than in this class.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16
TELEPHONE Rates ARE
To Be REDUCED
Government Reduces Charges on Long
Distance Calls and Toll Charges.

The Maysville Telephone Co. is
awaiting official notification from A.
S. Buleson, postmaster general, re-
garding orders for reductions in long
distance and toll telephone rates be-
fore it will compute a new table cf
charges.
The changes go into effect January
21. Burleson believes they will equal
ize toll and long-distance rates.
Night service, at one-half of the
day charges, is to be established be-
tween $3.50 p. m. and midnight Be-
tween midnight and 4:30 a. m. the rate
is to be one-fourth the day charge.
A significant feature of the new or
ders, is that a person calling some
body by long-distance phone will have
to pay service charge, whether the
party is found or does not answer. The
government holds this station-to-state e
rate is justifiable, because it has been
found that phone companies have been
cheated by persons who use a code
system in placing calls, and the party
at the other end need not respond 10
learn what message is intended.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16
MANY ANSWER RED
CROSS ROLL-CALL
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Precinct Workers In The City Spent
Sunday Afternoon In CanvassIng
For 1919 Red Cross Member
shlps-All Meet With
Great Success.

The Red Cross Roll Call campaign
in Mason county was opened in full
blast Sunday afternoon when precinct
workers in most every ward in the
city were busy calling at every home
and giving every one an opportunity
to place their name on the Christmas
Roll of the organization.
No campaign yet planned has had a
better organization than the drive that
will be on all of this week in every
precinct in the city and county Some
of the best and most enthusiastic
workers in previous war campaigns
are again lined up in this drive while
new campaigners filled with interest
in the cause are calling on the peo-
pie.
Mason county has never yet failed
to do its part in all war activities and
last year the campaigners procured a
very large membership list in Ma
son county for the Red Cross. The OBJ
ject of the drive on this week is to list
every citizen as a member Universal
membership is sought. All that is
needed is heart and dollar.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16
WEEK BEFORE XMAS
WILL See ALL LOCAL
STORES Quite BUSY
This Is the Great Christmas Shopping
Week and Merchants Have Made
Arrangements TO Care For the
Many shoppers Coming.

For Monday, the local merchants re-
port that they have experienced a
splendid business and they are looking
forward to a very busy week for it is
the week before Christmas and the
Christmas shoppers will be out in
earnest gathering up their gifts for
the big holiday.
The merchants announce that they
are ready for the offensive of the shop
pers. More statesmen and saleswomen
have been employed. The stocks have
been replenished from the store rooms
and everything is now ready for the
last big drive which will put old Santa
"over the top" with bells ringing.
The lines of Christmas goods dis
played in the local shops could not be
surpassed in a city much larger than
Maysville and the prices are rea-
sonable when the high cost of pro-
duction is taken into consideration.
The Maysville and Mason county
people have this year needed the call
to shop early and already many have
laid in their gifts while there are yet
many others who have put it off until
this last week and the rush will be
quite equal to previous years, mer-
chants believe.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16
PROF. .W.P. KING MAY
SEEK NOMINATION
Head OF SCHOOLS
Mason County Man Who Has Made
Good rs An Instructor and School
Executive May BE Candidate
For State Superintendent
Of Schools.

The Maysville and Mason county
friends of Prof William p. King.
now head of the Newport City Schools,
will be very much pleased to know
that he is seriously thinking of seek
ing the Democratic nomination for Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction in
this state.
The fact that Prof King is thinking
about making the race first became
public Sunday when Thomas B. Crom-
well, state political writer for the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, said in his political
column:
prof. William P. King, Superintend-
ent of Newport's public schools, is an
aspirant to Democratic nomination for
State Superintendent of Public In
struction. This information comes
from his friend, Ben LaBree, of Louis
vile, Registrar of the Kentucky So
ciety of Sons of the American Revolu-
ton, who says "he will make a formid-
able candidate" and adds:
He was a teacher before he was 2L
years old, then he became principal of
public school at Maysville. Next he
was chosen Superintendent of Public
Schools at Bellevue, where he made
success. Then he was elected to his
present post, which he has held for
over four years. Each year he has had
an increase in salary and has placed
| the Newport schools in the front rank.
Meanwhile he has been admitted to the
bar.
He has served as President of the
Kentucky Educational Association and
is Vice President of the National Edu-
cational Association.
Prof. King is native of the Lewis
burg neighborhood, this county. For
several years he was an instructor in
Mason county schools but his ability
as teacher and a manager called for
larger fields and he stepped out. He
has been wonderful success and is
looked uDpn by some. of the best post
ed men in Kentucky in educational
circles as one of the most efficient and
progressive educators in the state.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16
SOME SPEEDER

Some bird with his tank just as full
of rye as possible found his automo-
bile Saturday night and evidently
thought it needed exercise. The ma
chine went through East Second street
about 1890 at a speed that would
make Barney Oldfeld ashamed of him
self and returned at just little more
speed. It looks like its going to take
a serious accident to put stop to this
speeding.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16
MAYSYILLE MAN LANDS FROM
OVERSEAS

Relatives here have been advised OF
the landing in Boston of Private Fred
Moore, who has been in France for
several months with the American Elk,
peditionary Forces. Private Moore
who before being inducted in service
was an employee of the Maysville Gas
Company as an expert electrician, has
been following his trade in the army
He is expected to arrive home in few
days.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16
CITY LICENSE EXPIRES LAST OF
DECEMBER

In another part of this issue ap-
pears for the first time Mayor Thomas
M. Russell's annual license notice. All
city licenses expire on December 31st
and must be renewed before the first
of the new year. Persons operating
without license on the first of the year
are liable to arrest and prosecution.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16
CHURCHES PLAN CHRISTMAS
ENTERTAINMENT FOR KIDDIES

The most of the city churches yes
terday selected committees to make
final plans for annual Christmas en-
tertainments and treats for the junior
members of the Sunday Schools. The
majority of these entertainments will
be held on Christmas Eve.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16

Try our John Hollands guaranteed
self-nlling Fountain Pens new model
or solid gold or gold-Allod or sterl-
InE silver pocket knife,
MURPHY, fhs JeweIor ana optieIan.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16
MAGISTRATES MONTHLY COURT

Today was Squire Fred Bauer's re-
gular monthly court day and he was
kept busy all of the Gay. A large num-
ber of judgments were given during
the day but the docket was not COM
pleted and other cases will be heard
later.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16
COAL! COAL!! COALu!
Just received three barges of Ply
mouth and Raymond City COal-cOme
on with your wagons.
GEORGE MITCHELL COAL CO.

Most of the churches reported good
attendance for both morning and even
ing yesterday. The Sunday Schools
showed an increase in attendance.
There were four additions to the mem
bership of the Christian Church dur
ing the day.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16

Have you seen the many pieces of
French" Ivory. We are showing
Toilet Sets and Manicure Sets very
new). Military Brushes, Clocks, Mani
cure Pieces from 25c and upwards.
MURPHY, The Jeweler and Optician
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16

Don't fail to call at our store if you
want music on Xmas morning. We
have more machines than any other
dealer. Our prices are the lowest.
MURPHY'S JEWELRY STORE.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16

Mrs. Sherman Arm, who has been Ill
with pneumonia at her home on East
Second street, is able to again be out
and was at her place of business to-
day ., Y
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16

Mr.. Elrie E. Clark, Associate EXecu-
tion Secretary War Work Council, Y.
NJ. C. A., who has been on a Western
trip accompanying ~ Pullman coaches
of overseas soldiers from New York
City to Camp Dodge, DesMoines, Ia,
stopped off over trains yesterday, and
was the guest of Major and Mrs. John
Walsh, of East Third street. Mr.. Clark
left on C. G. o. No. for New York
same night. He win be engaged in
this branch of the service for an in
definite period and will doubtless go
across in the transport service as well.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16

We were fortunate in getting this
year the famous Rainaud line of Elec-
trio Portables and the prices are no
higher than the ordinary kind. Elec-
trio Shop of Maysville Gas Company.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16
XMAS. GIFTS

If you want Victor Talking Ma
chine or Columbia Graphaphone or
Records, or either don't fail to call
as we have the largest and newest re-
cords for both machines to be had In
the city. Call and see our machines
and learn our terms
MURPHY'S JEWELLERY STORE
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16
POLICE COURT

In Police Court this afternoon Mar
shall Jones was fined So and costs on
a charge OF breach OF the pence,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16

Plenty of Christmas Oysters, Both
wholesale and retail.
II. LEE LOVEL,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16

TFEa l.llEer wanl AZ. q PsyA.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16

See our attractive line of Toilet Sets
for that girl friend of yours.
12-3t 2 ]. T. KACKLEY & co.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-16

Umbrellas $1.50 to $500.
Neckwear Soc to $3.50.
Sweaters $500 to $500.
Suit Gases $500 to $4,000.
Smoking Jackets S. to $15.
House Slippers So to $3.50.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-09

sort of god. The first thing l knew
the whole bunch was down on their
hunkers humping their heads on the
ground and kowtowing to me to beat
the band. Then they fixed up tent
right next to that of his royal giblets,
the head chief, and l was it. At first
| was puzzled to know what had hap
pened and then tumbled. From that
time on had anything wanted, but
about every so often | had to do some
stunt like climbing up a tree about
so or 100 feet high and jumping off.
At first | was leary about it and
thought sure would break my fool
neck, but after little l got used to it.
When l would light | would bounce
about three times and they worked up
quite game trying to see who could
catch me on the first or second bounce.
There were some disadvantages,
though. For instance when would lie
down with my feet too close to the fire
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-09

sampled some tolerably tough ones in
his time, but nothing that held can
die to this man. How long, asked
the big chief, do you figure it would
take to boil him so that he would be
tender enough to eat?' i wouldn't
guarantee said the head cook, that
he would be fit to serve under two
moons steady boiling 4 can't wait
any two moons for dinner growled
the head chief, go out and catch me a
fat monkey to roast and kick this an
Gent out of the camp with that,
said Sim, "a big husky come up and
lifted me one in the calf of my back
and there was where he got another
surprise. When he kicked me | went
up into the air like big rubber ball.
| went up about so feet | should
Judge and when lit on the ground
bounced up again nearly 20 feet.
That settled it. They concluded that
was no common human, but some
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-09

and fall asleep my feet would get to
burning. l didn't experience any pain,
but burning rubber, you know, has
most disagreeable smell. After l got
pretty well acquainted with the head
chief and could understand his Ian
guage he told me one day that, not
meaning any offense, he wished that
would slumber with my feet farther
from the fire. He said that he didn't
object to rotten eggs occasionally, but
that the smell of my feet when they
were scorching sure did turn his
stomach"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-09

ONE of the interesting features OF
the plan adopted by Columbus, o..
for single war chest to cover all wal
activities outside the Liberty loan, was
the schedule prepared by the com
mittee as guidance for contributions.
There are always going to be people
who refuse to contribute their share.
But there are many others who really
need enlightenment. Once they are
convinced that people with about their
income are giving so much, then they
will make the same contribution. Co
lunbus took as basis incomes under
$1,000 year. To people with IN
comes Of $4,000 or less this reasonable
proposal was made; "The men IN
France are working every day in the
month for you. Won't you work one
day in the month for them" One
days pay each month was what they
asked. For persons with larger IN
comes the proportion was naturally
and justly increased, for such per-
sons have a larger income. OF course
there was no way to enforce this
schedule. All the canvassers could do
was to submit it to each person and
appeal to his sense Of justice and fair
play to make good. The advantage
was that everybody knew what his
share was and what other conscien-
tious persons were doing. The plan
appealed to people so that it worked.
Columbus got 10000 individual sub
scribers in five days. In that way the
time Of solicitors was saved, for they
will not have to make half a dozen
separate campaigns this year.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-09

and came across some rubber trees
that had been tapped. Sim didn't
know anything about rubber trees, but
he saw what he thought was milk. L
says to myself, says l. said Sim in
telling me, this here certainly beats
any country / ever struck. There is
one kind of tree that grows bread
fruit, and blamed if here isn't tree
that gives milk Sim had always been
great milk drinker when he was at
home and he just went to this here
milk tree and drank hearty, especially
as he was hot and thirsty with tram
ping through the woods and lodging
wild animals. He said that the sap
had kind of queer taste, but of
course he didn't expect tree milk to
taste just the same as COW milk and at
that the taste wasn't bad. He loafed
round that neighborhood for several
weeks drinking that supposed milk
all the time and finally acquiring a
taste for it. Then Sim said he COM
menced to have sort of queer feelings.
Wasn't feeling bad at all, but seemed
to be getting mighty springy in his
walk. He was gradually turning to
rubber, but didn't know it for quite
while The first real intimation he
had that he was turning into rubber
man was when he was captured by a
tribe of savages who were cannibals.
They seemed pleased to see him as
they had been short of fresh meat for
some time. Sim said that the chief
of the tribe actually drooled at the
mouth as he looked him over. Never
after that said Sim, did | like the :
looks of that man. Well, the chief
called up his head cook or the man
Sim took to be his head cook and talk
I'd lot of disagreeable sounding Ian
yuage which of course Sim didn't I'M :
ierstand, but owing to the fact that
he chief kept pointing to him while :
he talked Sim figured out that the big :
squeeze was giving directions as to
low he wanted him served. They had :
queer custom that saved his life. 1t a
eemed that the big chief had royal :
aster whose business it was to bite
he person who was to be cooked so :
s to tell how tender he was or how
ough, so that the cook would know
ow long to boil him. Well, the faster
anne up and fastened his teeth on
inns thigh and shut down. Sim said
e never saw man look so surprised
4 his life. 1t was just like biting on
chunk of we'll seasoned rubber. Then
he royal bitter took tooth hold in
inns arm and shut down with all his
hight The flesh sprung back so that
mighty near dislocated the biter's
,wer jaw. Then he went over and
ilked with the cook and the cook
liked with the big chief. Then he
lme back and chewed on Sim again
Or quite a spell. Sim had discovered i
rat it didn't hurt him a mite to be
lewed up and even where the skin
as broken there wasn't any blood.
he cook took a bite at him and shook
S head. He went over to the chief
nd jabbered and made motions which
i'm gathered related to his supposed
re. The tribe counted time by the
DON and as Sim found out afterward
hen he learned the heathens' Ian
Iage, the royal bitter and the head
ok told the big chief that this man
ust be not less than 5000 moons old.
ne royal bitter said that he had held
S job uninterrupted for rs years or
r more than 300 moons and had
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-09

THE sacrilegious expressions Of the
kaiser, such as Forward with Cod
"God is on our side" and God leads
us in the victorious battle" are
enough to cause the whole civilized
world to turn in disgust from Ger
many. How people as intelligent
and thoughtful as the Germans can be
mislead by such blasphemy is more
than the rest of the world can I'M
derstand. Not so hard after all, If
you stop and think. The kaiser's
brand of religion is forced on his UNI
willing subjects by the sword and shot
and shell. Not to accept it means
death in the blighted fatherland.
we think the practice OF
making disloyal men kiss the flag
is not exactly the thing. 1t savors too
much of making brute who has as
,aulted a woman kiss his victim after
ne has been captured. The flag is too
sacred to be thus desecrated by the
Kiss of traitor.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-09

last month are not saying they will
not fight next month. There is no
more excuse for you not giving mex.
time than there is in the soldier not
fighting next time.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-09

THE Red Cross drive will be on In
Gem county the week beginning
May 20. and there will be those who
say, "They are asking too much of us.
We can't stand it." And our boys are
giving up their lives in France for $50
month. Giving too much, you say?
Well, you want to understand that we
haven't started to give.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-09

TT makes no difference if you did
buy Liberty bonds in the last drive
and did give to the Red Cross and the
Y. M. C. A. before, you will be ex-
pected to give again in the coming
drives. Our soldier boys who fought
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-09

GEM COUNTY has a right to a
warm and comfortable feeling
around the heart as it contemplates
the record made in the Third Liberty
loan drive. 1t is a splendid record
splendidly achieved. And now. hav-
ing taken good and pridefu look
at it, let's remember that It's only a
start. Other Liberty loans are COM
ing, more Red Cross collections and
more demands upon our war savings
to meet the necessities of our boys in
camp and at the front. Gem county
must and will be ready for them. The
Liberty Loans, Of course, must he
taken care of by themselves. They
are investments and must be so han
died. But our war contributions, the
money that goes to hearten and COM
fort the boys with the flag, can be
provided in more systematic way
and with less effort than we have been
raising it if we adopt the "war chest
plan successfully used by several
cities in the East.