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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
WORK HOURS OF CROSSING
WATChMEN ARE REDUCED
c. g. o. Railroad Cuts an Hour Day
on the Work Schedule OF Cross
ing Watchmen In Maysville-
City Would Not Give
Consent.

The Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
company has notified all of the cross
ing watchmen in the city of Maysville
that in the future their days work
will be nine hours instead of ten
hours as in the past.
This plan was presented to the City
Council at it's last meeting in COM
munication from the railroad company
in which they asked that council give
their consent to the change. Council
refused to act in the matter however
as they feared their en- endorsement of
the change might relieve the company
of blame and shift that blame to the
city should some one be injured at
any of the several street crossings in
the East end after working hours.
The railroad company has acted on
the matter without the consent of
council and in the future the railroad
crossings will be protected only nine
hours day.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
WOMEN'S CLUB TO OBSERVE
FOOD CONSERVATION WEEK
Special Program Is Arranged by the
Mason County WOmen's Club For
Friday Afternoon Urging All
to Conserve Food.

The Mason County Women's Club
will observe Food Conservation weeh
on Friday with special prograN ar.
ranged by Mrs. T. M. Russell, presi-
dent of the club, in accordance with
the wishes of Federal Food Admins
traitor Herbert Hoover. The program
will be a very interesting one and ev-
cry house manager who can possibly
do so should be in attendance.
This special meeting which has been
planned for several days and which
promises to be one of the most inter-
esting meetings of the Women's Club
held in recent weeks will be held at
the Red Cross headquarters at
o'clock Friday afternoon and while it
1t is urged that all members of the
club be present the meeting will be
open to the public all of whom will be
quite welcome.
The women of no county in the state
have been more patriotic during the
war through food conservation than
have been the Mason county women
and they will answer this latest call
from the government in the manner
they answered the first call when our
nation was In the grip of war.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
SCHOOLS ASKED
TO give A FOOD
SAVING PROGRAM
Influenza Epidemic Has Greatly Inter-
feared With World Relief Work
In Kentucky.

Louisville, December Spanish in
fiuenza, which in some counties has
broken out anew and in others is be-
ginning for the first time, has inter-
fered materially with World Relief
Week which the Food Administration
is conducting throughout Kentucky
and the nation. At the Food Admins
tration office this morning the state
ment was made that not more than
twenty counties would be able to car
ry out the full program.
The chief remaining event of World
Relief Week will be the exercises to
be held in the public schools Friday.
Every school whose constituency is
not stricken with the influenza will
give a program, and the public will be
invited to attend. Miss Alexina Booth,
of Louisville, chairman of the schools
and college section, has written a let
ter to every teacher in the State set
ting out the purposes of World Re-
lief Week and asking full cooperation,
With each letter she enclosed spe-
cial program, prepared in Washington,
for the school exercises.
Federal Food Administrator Fred
M. Sackett, in this connection, has is
sued the following request:
"In view of the shortage of the
worlds food supply and the calls to
come upon our people from the mil
lions abroad who are face to face with
famine I earnestly request that every
school hold their exercises on Friday,
December 6, and that the parents and
friends be invited to attend"
The response to this appeal has
been satisfactory and Mr.. Sackett is
confident school programs will be
given everywhere except where the To-
cal health situation prevents.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
MAYOR URGES ALL
TO REDEEM SAVINGS
STAMPS PLEDGES
Maysville Falls Short On Its War Saw
ings Stamp Quota and Mayor
Urges all to Redeem Pledges
and Purchase Stam:s.

Maysville has fallen short on its
War Savings quota. Many have
agreed to purchase stamps who have
not yet redeemed their pledges and
some have not yet purchased. Mayor
Russell this morning issued the fol-
lowing proclamation addressed to the
citizens of Maysville:
To the Citizens of Maysville:
Americas great task will not be fin
| ished until the nations at the peace
conference have decided on terms of
peace that will insure justice and es-
tablish durable, lasting peace. I'm
til these terms have been ratified and
put into effect a considerable portion
of our armed forces must remain over
seas to occupy strategic points and to
help police Europe Many of our gal
liant troops, who have nobly borne
their share, will be returned home
! speedily, but many months must
elapse before all can be returned. To
maintain the necessary armed forces
and to continue the necessary war ac-
tivities will require large eXpendi-
lures, the funds for which the govern
ment expects to raise by taxation and
! by loans; and a large portion of the
money to be loaned is expected thru
, the medium of WAR SAVINGS
, STAMPS.
In the War Savings campaign last
! June many of our citizens pledged
themselves to purchase WAR saw
( INGS STAMPS. Not all of these sub
scribers have redeemed their pledges
to date, although these pledges are re-
! garded as moral and patriotic obliga-
tions to the Treasury Department
which no loyal American will pur-
posely neglect. There are also, in
our town, many persons who have not
purchased any WAR SAVINGS
STAMPS, and this fact, along with the
failure of many persons to redeem
their pledges, has caused our COM
munity to fall short of its War Saw
ings quota, which does not reflect the
patriotism that animates our citizens
THEREFORE,, now |, Thomas M
Russell, Mayor of Maysville, do hereby
call on the patriotic men, women, and
children of our town to make good
their War Savings pledges; and upon
all to buy as many WAR SAVINGS
STAMPS as they can, and thus rally
/ to the support of our nation, so thai
Americas great task can be finished
THOMAS N. RUSSELL, Mayor
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
A SHORT SESSION OF
CIRCUIT COURT is seen
December Term of the Mason Circuit
Court VIII BE Uneventful One
Few Cases Set For Trial.

The present or December term
of the Mason Circuit Court which will
open in earnest on December 10th
will probably be the most uneventful
term in recent years it is seen from
the short calendar. Only five jury
cases have been set on the calendar.
A jury trial having been demanded
by the parties the following cases are
set for trial, December term, 1918:
Wednesday, December 1S-Bramer
VS.. Mefford; Holtz VS.. Bartlett; NJ. C.
Hutchinson VS.. Price Lucus & Co.
Thursday, December 19-Brammer
VS.. Mefford.
Friday, December 20 - Ham VS..
Hord.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
CHARLIE MAKES A HIT IN "EASY
STREET"

People fell off the chairs laughing
at Charlie Chaplin at the Pastime this
afternoon. The million dollar COM
edian is certainly funny In easy
Street" If you want to laugh take the
family to the Pastime tonight and see
Charlie in his best comedy. First
show will start tonight at $50, so ev-
cry one will be given an opportunity
to see Chaplin. A big western picture
and another comedy will also be
shown.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
MAYSVILLE IS To
HAVE Boys BAND
IN near FUTURE
Chamber Of Commerce Signs Contract
With Organizer and Boys VIII BE
Selected Within Few Days
- Business Men Feel
Need of Musical
Organization.

Maysville business men have felt
the need of musical organization in
Maysville and since the days of the fa-
nous old Maysville band there have
been several attempts to organize a
band here. In each instance members
of the organization have moved away
and it has disbanded.
When it was suggested that a boys
band be organized, the local business
men at once saw the great advantages
| over a band composed of grown-ups
and became interested. Mr.. ]. w.
Young, of Connersville, Ind, an or
ganizer of boys bands who had made
quite a success of several such organ
izations came to Maysville and talked
the matter over. Since that time in
terest has been growing until last
night a contract was signed with Mr..
| Young and wife and they will move
here Immediately and take up the
work.
Mr.. Young today called on the local
schools and a great amount of inter
est was shown by the boys. They will
be selected in a few days and Mr. and
Mrs. Young will secure their instru-
ments and begin the work of instruct
ing them. 1t is expected that within
very short time the youngsters will
appear on our streets for their first
concert and in the future Maysville
. will have band upon which they can
rely for most any occasion requiring
their services.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
IMPROVEMENTS AT COURT HOUSE
ABOUT COMPLETE

The improvements recently ordered
by the County Commissioners at the
County Court House are now about
complete. A very attractive room for
the private use OF the Commissioners
has been provided by running petit
tion through the room occupied by
Squire Fred w. Bauer and the hall
way through the Court House has
been put in condition for new paper.
When completed these improvements
will add much to the looks OF our old
Court House.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
ANOTHER LOCAL BOY DIES A
HERO s..

Mrs. James Greenlee of East Sec
ond street late this afternoon received
a telegram from the War Department
announcing the death of her son, Alva
l.. Rourke, from wounds in France of
October IL. Young Rourke better
known as Red" was 25 years old and
enlisted few days after war was de-
clared
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
HALT!

Stop long enough to take out some
shares in the 49th Series of the Peo-
Piles Building Association. That house
Of yours needs repair or you want to
save your quarters at good rate of
interest. See ]. E. Threlkeld, Secre-
tary; A. G. Sulser, Treasurer, or any
of the directors. 30-1wk
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
FLU SITUATION IN
CITY and COUNTY
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
Disease Was on the Increase the First
of the Week But Reports For Yes
terday Again Show Decrease
Ban on Tight in
County Yet.

Health authorities were consider
ably worried the first part of this
week when reports from physicians
showed the number of influenza cases
in the city and county again on the
increase, however, they are all feeling
much better this morning over the sit
uation and believe that there will be
no repetition of the serious condition
of few weeks ago.
The situation was at its most SER
ious point on Tuesday when S3 new
cases were reported for the day but
the great majority of these cases were
in the county while only few cases
were reported from the city The re-
port for yesterday showed only 2S
cases in both city and county with the
city's percentage still on the decrease.
DR.. ]. s. Locke, County Health Of
ficer, this morning stated that there
seems to be some confusion about the
lifting of the ban in the city. Some
country people are Of the opinion that
the ban was lifted for the entire coun-
ty but such is not the case. DR.. Locke
said that the ban was still on tight in
the county and that no public gather
ings would be permitted. No church
service will be permitted in any part
of the county except in Maysville.
DIR. Locke explains that the lifting
of the ban was the action OF the City
Board of Health which has no author
ity over the county but stated that as
soon as the situation cleared suffic-
iently the ban would be lifted in the
county as well.
DR.. Locke explained that there was
no quarantine on the county and that
all were free to come and go when
they liked but that crowds, where the
disease seems to spread more rapidly,
would be prevented until the situation
in the county had cleared up much
more than it seems at the present.
1t is pointed out by the authorities,
who today feel much better over the
local situation that the cases now be-
ing reported are in a much milder
form that those at the first outbreak
as is shown by the small number of
cases of pneumonia developing.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
NOTICE
Eord.

Eastern Stars will have a social
game of 500 for members after their
meeting, which is to be held Friday
evening, December 9th, at o'clock
at their regular meeting place in the
Masonic Temple. There will be bust
ness of Importance to discuss and all
members are urged to attend.
MRS. S. ALPER, Worthy Matron
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
X. L. INSPECTION HELD LAST
NIGHT

Inspection of the local order of
Knights Templar was held last night
with Hon. Bates Shackelford, of Rich
mond, Grand Warder of the Grand
Commandery of the state, present
Mr.. Harry Clark received the degree
and following the initiation the
Knights were served a splendid lunch
by Col Charles Rhomiller.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
DIVORCE IS SOUGHT

In the Mason Circuit Court Clara
Outten has filed suit for a divorce
from her husband, Robert L. Outten
The wife charges habitual drunken
ness and cruel and inhuman treat
ment. They are residents of Mays
vile.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05

See our new line of French Ivory.
Just received anything you want in
Ivory, Ivory Files, Buttoners, Cuticle
Pieces, etc, 25c and upwards. Toilet
and Manicure Pieces, Puff Boxes,
Clocks, Buffers, all in French Ivory.
Call and make your selection. We
engrave any piece you buy, and ena-
mel same in colors to suit.
MURPHY. Jeweler and Optician.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
MUST BE SOLD AT ONCE

FOur-rOOm dwelling in good cOndi-
tiOn on Third street near Wood. Has
gas, water and necessary Outbuildings
on lot 33x1O7. Hurry up and see
Thos. L.. Evan & Co. 2O-tf
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05

The many friends of Mr.. Charles F.
Dietrich will be glad to know that
there is marked improvement in his
condition. He expects to be able to
get out in a few days.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05

To those who have accounts and
whose accounts are desirable. We will
make payments due February 1, in
stead of January 1. P. ]. MURPHY,
Jeweler and Optician.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05

s5 barrels New Crop New Orleans
MOlasses Just arrived and on tap si.sS
per gallon. Bring your Jugs. They
are fine. u LRE. LOyRL.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05

If you want an excellent burning
coal-use "Marmet Lump Coal" at our
yards on Fourth street. Phone 80.
2-1wk R. A. CARR COAL co
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05

Tho First Presbyterian Church viii
hold Ita regular prayer meeting To-
night AZ Z o'clock,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05
COMPLETE

Line Of Columbia Machines, and full
line of Records, Truthful statements
and liberal terms guaranteed.
CLOONEY, Jeweler, Columbia Dealer.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05

20 barrels New Crop New Orleans
Molasses lust arrived and on tap S1.25
per gallon. Bring your jugs. They
are fine. R.LEE. LOVEL,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05

The Calendar maker has a good deal
to do with numbering our days.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-05

Try a Ledger Want Ad. 1t Pays.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-30
Clean Yards Imperative.

Cleanliness is imperative in back
yard poultry keeping. Poultry in small
back yards leave SO much droppings
on the land they occupy that unless
the droppings are frequently removed
the soil soon becomes foul. The back
yard poultry keeper has to take as
much pains to keep his yard sanitary
as to keep the floor Of the poultry
house sanitary. Lack of thoroughness
in cleaning and disinfecting small
yards is responsible for much more
disease and debility than insanitary in
terror ground spaces.
Measures to prevent lice and mites
should also be followed Systematically
and thoroughly In back yard poultry
keeping. While the neglected farm
poultry house is often overrun with
lice to the detriment Of the flock, the
hens on a farm have so much better
opportunities than those In the small
back yard to rid themselves Of lice
that little slackness on the part of
the keeper ip measures to prevent lice
is not likely to give the parasites such
start as the same negligence would
in the case Of back yard flock.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-30

overcrowding, and soil contaminat3AAS
but the young stock reared under sueh
conditions will grow faster and better
Where 1t is inconvenient to distrlbuto
a large stock as widely as is necessary
to secure permanently the fine sxssl-
tary condition of land desired, thG
same result is obtained In growth by
rotation which places young birds NJ
ways on land not used for poultry tn
preceding year.
In backyard poultry keeping scre.
| pulous cleanliness is essential The
| night dropplngs should be removed
| early IN. the morning. Those which
fall on the floor of the house and In
| the yard should Ne removed as Offek
as is necessary to get them before
| they become finely broken and ~
mixed with the litter of the floor ar
the soil of the yard that much of such
material must be taken up with them
Frequent turning of the soil in s1nxn
yards is desirable, but ought not to h
accepted as proper substitute for re
moval of droppings there. If these are
| SIMPLY lliiutu tllutI III sui III N.s.sG
no vegetation Is growing there is te1p~
porary Improvement but after short
| time conditions become so bad th11
renewal of the soil to considerable
depth is necessary. Clay soils should
be frequently and literally treated
| with lime.
Good sanitation checks the rapid
multiplication of lice and mites. brd
does not destroy them. For this tho
appropriate insecticides should hs
used. In series of tests of insect
cides by the bureau of entomology
sodium fluorid was found most effcc-
tive, completely destroying all lice
present at the time of application. and
making the birds treated immune to
attacks of lice for some time. The
methods of using sodium fluorid for
lice and of Graduating mites are given
fully in Farmers Bulletin SOL
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-30
IDLER MUST WORK OR FIGHT
Every loafer Put to Work Releases a
Man Who May Help on Farm
Farmer Needs Help.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Work or fightl
The government makes that man.
dntory upon every man within the
draft age.
Self-respect makes it mandatory up
on every man of every age.
If, perchance, there are any idlers
and loafsrs continuing to lead lives of
uselessness In your town despite war
needs for man power, you can do q
great deal TO cause them to change
their course. You can make com
plant TO the sheriff or chief of police
or any officer, charging them with va.
grancy. II the vagrancy laws are not
being strictly and unrelentingly en-
forced in your community, yours is
one Of the very few places in the Unit
ed States where those laws are not be
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-30
KEEP FARM RECORDS
TO SHOW ACTIVITIES
Cash Accounts, Properly Assem-
bled, Are Of Importance.
Often Overlooked Projects Produce
Nearly a. Much Money a. Obvi-
ousIy important = Carefully
Avoid Sudden Changes.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
When-a record Is kept Of all the
money taken in and spent on the farm,
at the close of the business year the
cash accounts can be assembled under
headings that will show exactly what
branch of the farm activities produced
the dollars and what each required In
the way Of cash expenditure to keep
going. Some farmers are apt to judge
Of the Importance of the various farm
projects by the time it takes to put
them through. To such, a complete
cash record for a year, properly as
sembled, will be an eye-opener. Often
seemingly unimportant things on the
farm. such as the flock of poultry, pro-
duce nearly as much net cash as the
obviously important. The years cash
summary helps the farmer to get a
better perspective of these things.
In using such records as an aid to
future plans, hasty conclusions should
not be drawn, nor should snap judg-
ments be taken. The fact that the
hogs or the corn crop brought in the
most net money last Gear is no reason
for assuming that all the activities of
the farm henceforth should be devoted
to the sole purpose of hog or corn
raising. 1t may be that the keeping
Of cows was partly responsible for
making the hogs so productive of net
cash, or that the growing of wheat,
clover, or other crops In rotation with
corn made the latter crop much more
profitable than it would have been If
grown alone. Similar conditions will
be met with on all farms. and there
fore no sudden changes should be
made on the basis of what q few ac-
counts may show
On the other hand, a single years
figures will occasionally indicate that
something is radically wrong; will
show where the net expenses of one
farm enterprise is a great drain on the
net cash returns made by the others
All phases of such an enterprise
should be carefully studied and un.
less the losses can be assigned to
some reason, such as a bad season
temporarily adverse market condi
lions. epidemics, or similar unusual
conditions, it may often be dropped
with profit.
Comparison Of the annual figures
year by year is mother source Of prof
from the use of accounts, since by
such comparison a true perspective
and insight into the makeup of tn,
business is gained.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-30
Determining Chickens Ages.

A common way Of testing the age Of
dressed poultry, as described by home
economics specialists of the United
States department Of agriculture, is to
take between thumb and finger the end
of the breastbone, farthest from the
head, and attempt to bend it to one
side. In a very young bird, such as q
''broile-" chicken or a green goose, 1t
will be easily bent, like the cartilage
in the human ear; in bird year or
so old it will be brittle, and in an old
bird, tough and hard to bend or break.
Tricky dealers have been known to
break the enc of the breastbone be-
fore showing the bird. thus rendering
the test useless.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-30
STAMPS FOR FAIR PREMIUMS
Bureau of Agriculture of Lake Charles,
Louisiana, Makes Splendid
Recommendations.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Why not give War Savings stamps
to prize winners at agricultural fairsf
The bureau of agriculture of the
Lake Charles Uouislana) chamber of
commerce has suggested that all pre-
miums given by state, county and other
fairs this year be paid In War Savings
stamps. A resolution expressing that
proposal was recently adopted by this
bureau of agriculture and Is being
sent to all federal and state officials
interested and to the proper repreaent-
atiyes of fair associations In every
part Ct thu country. The idea Is meet
Ing With hearty approval