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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
BASSETT JENKINS
lies AT HOME IN
JOPLIN, MISSOURI
Native OF Mason County, Prominent
Missouri Banker, Is Dead.

The following is from Joplin, Mis-
souri,, paper. Mr.. jenkins herein re-
ferred to is a native of Mason county
and has several relatives and friends
throughout the county. He was a
brother of the late Perrine Jenkins, of
this city:
The funeral of Thornton Bassett
Jenkins, a stakeholder and cashier of
the First National Bank, will be at
the First Presbyterian church at
o'clock this afternoon. DR.. w. NJ.
Cleaveland will conduct the services.
The body will lie in state at the
church from 2 until o'clock. The
Masonic lodge, of which Mr.. jenkins
was thirty-third degree member,
will conduct burial rites at the grave
at Mount Hope cemetery.
Mr.. Jenkins banking colleagues
will escort the body as honorary pail
bearers. They are Amos P. GIBSON,
J. A Cragin, A. C. Dieter, w. F. Spur
gin, ]. X. Wingert and Julius A. Beck
er. The active pallbearers will be
Will F. Halyard, Luther McGehee, S.
w. Crnduff, Arthur E. Spencer Jay F.
Sun merville and William E. Price.
MS. II. B. Owens of Maysville, Ky,
relative of Mr.. jenkins, Mrs. Charles
Bartlett and Mrs. Josephine Shaw of
Kansas City are here to attend the
service.
Mr.. Jenkins died at o'clock Thurs
day morning, following an acute at
tack of stomach trouble, of two days
duration. One of the most reliable
and trustworthy men of the city and
a resident here for twenty-seven years
his sudden death is mourned by many
friends.
Mr.. Jenkins was active IN the es-
tablishment of the Elks' lodge here
and since its organization has held
the office of treasurer
Mr.. Jenkins was "a years old. His
wife, Mrs. Corrine Arlington jenkins,
and laughter, Miss Elizabeth Jenkins,
S0d North Pearl avenue, survive.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
OHIO RIVER NOT
TO RECEIVE AID
OF GOVERNMENT
Proposed Federal Barge Lines Have
Been Definitely Abandoned
For the Present.

A raw deal is being handed the Ohio
river by the railroad administration,
so 1t is claimed.
Since learning that 1t was proposed
to spend $S,0OO,OOO to improve the
transportation equipment of the Mis-
sissippi and Warrior rivers, Senator
Watson of Indiana has been pressing
the railroad administration to set
aside a sum sufficient to construct and
put in operation a fleet of barges on
the Ohio.
He has received letter from H. A.
Taylor, assistant to Director General
McAdoo in which he stated: l would
advise that the Railroad Administra-
ton at present Is not contemplating
the construction or acquisition of
equipment for transportation pur-
poses on the Ohio river, and do not
know of any proposed construction of
boats by any other governmental
agency for use on the Ohio river.
Senator Watson said he regarded
this attitude as unwarranted discrim-
nation against the Ohio river.
Attorney Albert Bettinger of Gin
cinnati, vice president of the Ohio
Valley Improvement association, has
given out the following statement:
General Keller, secretary of the
inland waterways commission, spoke
to me about the Ohio river two
months ago, remarking that the COM
mission would not be justified in plac-
ing transportation equipment on the
Ohio river because work to insure
ninefoot stage of water had not pro-
crossed sufficiently to insure naviga-
bllity a long enough period each
year"
Mr.. Bettinger is optimistic in the
matter, however. He stated that he
felt confident the Ohio river would be
taken care of as soon as possible, and
that large vessels would revive river
trade in the near future.
A telegram received last evening
from Cincinnati, is to the effect that
the Ohio Valley Improvement asso-
citation declares the government has
abandoned officially proposed federal
barge lines in favor of the Mississippi
and the southwest. There is wide
spread indignation, the telegram de-
clared.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
REMEDY FOR
FLU" MALADY
Being SOUGHT
Health Office Corps Tests Value Of
Vaccines In Combating
Influenza.

Washington, October 11-With last
nights telegraphic reports indicating
increased prevalence of influenza
among the civilian population, Sur
geon General Blue, of the United
States Public Health Service, author
lied the announcement that every eff
fort is being made by the hygienic la
boratory to determine what value, If
any, vaccines may have as a prorec-
ton against the disease.
Investigations are being made as to
the cause of influenza and as to the
part played by carriers in the spread
of the disease.
Numberless requests have been re-
ceived at Washington for a vaccine
which would afford protection against
the contagion. Surgeon General Blue
has been forced to reply that the use
of vaccines cannot yet be recommend
ed, since the question is still in an ex-
perimental stage.
Nearly $50 physicians furnished by
the Health Service are now in the
field fighting the epidemic, with head
quarters organized in more than 80
cities in the Eastern and Southern
States.
The operations are being carried on
with the active cooperation of the
volunteer medical corps, the Council
of National Defense and of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. In states where the
disease is at present a serious prob
lem the service has established local
headquarters in centrally located cit
les, from which the work is being di
rected in conjunction with the relief
campaign under way by state and To-
cal health authorities,
The latest survey of the national
situation by states indicates little
prospect of any immediate abatement
of the malady. Civilians are warned
not to be over-optimistic because of
any momentary favorable Quotations
in the numbers of new cases nor in
the death rates in particular locali-
ties.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
DR.. BRUNER SAYS
HIS PROSPECTS FOR
ELECTION ARE GOOD
Republican Candidate For United
States Senate From Kentucky Is
Giving the Most of His Time
just Now TO War Work.

DR.. Ben l.. Bruner, of Louisville,
Republican candidate for the United
Sattes Senate from the State of Ken
lucky, while in the city for a few
hours Thursday said that although he
is devoting the most of his time just
now to making speeches in behalf of
the Fourth Liberty Loan drive over
the state, he is hearing from his COM
mitteemen in all parts OF the state
very good news in regard to his cam
paign.
DR.. Bruner predicts that he will de-
feat Governor Stanley in this race in
November by good margin. He re-
ports that the Independents every
where he has been have been report
ed to support him and for this reason
he feels that his majority over Gov
ernor Stanley will be a large one.
The Republican candidate was on
his way to Brooksville when he stop
ped off for a short time in Maysville
and only had time to call on some OF
his staunch supporters in Mason
county. The speaking campaign in
this race has not yet opened because
of interference with the Liberty Loan
drive but as soon as the Loan drive is
over it is more than likely that DR..
Bruner will again visit Mason county
when he will speak to the voters on
the issues of the campaign.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
SERVICE FLAG TO
Be ERECTED FOR
KENTUCKY HEROES
Major Rhodes Asks All Local Boards
In the State to Furnish Complete
Report Of All Men Under Their
Jurisdiction Making SUI
preme Sacrifice.


A huge Service Flag bearing gold
stars for all Kentuckians who have
made the Supreme Sacrifice will soon
be unfurled at the headquarters of
the Selective Service in this state and
at the close of the present war will
be hung in the state Capitol according
to information received by the Mason
County Local Board this morning.
The board is in receipt of the fol-
lowing letter from Major Rhodes,
Chief of the Selective Service in this
state and they ask that relatives of
all men who have died either on bat
tlefields or in camps communicate
that fact to them at once so that there
will be a star placed on the large flag
for every Mason countian who made
the sacrifice.
The letter follows;
TO ALL LOCAL BOARDS IN KEN
lucky:
1t is my intention and l am now
having made a service flag on which l
will place a gold star and the name
Immediately there under for every Sc
lected man who has made the supreme
sacrifice for his country while in the
military service.
To enable me to keep this flag up to
,,,;l1 no rooocooru tbot local
boards advise me of the names of the
men whom they have indicted into the
service and who have either sacrificed
their lives on the battlefield or who
have died in the camps.
1t is my intention that this flag
shall hang in the State Capitol for
the years to come. After my depart
ment is abolished at the close of the
war the flag will be turned over to the
State Historical Society for safekeep-
ing, and will there be held in memory
of the Kentucky boys who were Sc
lected by the local boards and who
gave the greatest thing that a man
possesses for his country.
1t is requested that you Immediately
advise me of the names of those who
are "your boys" who have made the
supreme sacrifice. Your early atten-
ton to this matter will be appreciat-
ed as ] hope very much to have my
flag worked up to date within the next
| ten days or two weeks.
l would like very much to have a
service flag for every selected man
but this is impossible as their num-
bers have gone far into the thousands,
but | consider that it will be SPLEEN
did thing for us to honor our men by
hanging a service flag for them in the
State Headquarters for the Selective
Draft. If there have been no men
whom you have sent to camp who
have died or been killed while in the
service, please advise me to that eff
feet and report to me, without delay,
hereafter all men who are reported as
being killed in action or died in the
service, who have been sent to camp
by your board.
1 sincerely trust that l may have
the cooperation of every local board
in this matter and l know that you
will respond to my request promptly.
HENRY F. RHODES,
Major of Infantry U. S. A.,
Chief Selective Service Department,
Kentucky.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
TOBACCO SALES

Reports just made by all ware
hors in the state to State Commits
sioner of Agriculture Mat. S. Cohen
show that during the month of Sep
TENDER total of 1,795,55O POUNDS OF
lash years tobacco was sold at gem
eral average of $2999. OF this 1916
1856 pounds was Burley which brought
an average of $9513 per pound. A to-
tai of 1895 pounds of this years crop
was reported sold at a general aver
age of $1766. OF this 1870 pounds
was Burley which brought an aver
age of $27.46.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11

mans ailments. Mrs. L. ZIMMERMAN,
BOIL N. Hutchings St., Kansas City,
Kansas.
Women who suffer from headaches,
nervousness, backache, the blues and
othersymptoms of a functional derange-
ment should give this famous root and
herb remedy trial.
For forty years 1t has been overcom.
ing such ailments Of women after other
medicines have failed.
II you want special suggestions In
regard to your condition, write Lydia +.
Pinkham Medicine CO., Lynn, Mass.
The result Of long experience Is mt your
service, and your letter will be held in
strict confidence.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
HANDLE MILK CANS CAREFULLY

Louisville, October 11-Kentucky
milk shippers are asked to handle
their cans carefully and make them
last as long as possible There is a
shortage in the steel and tinplate sup
ply and the manufacture of many
kinds of containers must, therefore, be
curtailed Because of the Importance
of the dairying industry in Kentucky
Federal Food Administrator Fred NJ
Sackett desires to give this warming
The Transportation Division of the
Food Administration, Washington, is
taking up the question of securing CO.
operation with express and railway
companies. The interests of milk pro-
ducers and patriotism alike demand
that every milk can be made to last
as long as possible.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
NOTICE

There will be no further meetings
of Pisgah Encampment No. 9, l. o.
o. F.. until further notice. All i'm
portant business will be transacted by
the Chief Patriarch and Scribe.
SIMON NELSON, Chief Patriarch.
John w. Thompson, Scribe.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
NEPHEW OF LOCAL MAN
WOUNDED IN FRANCE

The name Of Private Beckham
Blythe, of Cincinnati, appeared in
Wednesdays army casualty list as be-
ing wounded in action. Private
Blythe is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Shell
ton Blythe, of Cincinnati, and a ne
phew of Mr. Pearl Blythe, West Sec
ond street barber.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
NOTICE

There will be no further meetings
of Ringgold Lodge, No. 8, 1. o. o. F.,
until further notice.
c. M. PHISTER, N. G.
Simon Nelson, Secretary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
NEXT GRAND LODGE MEETS AT
LOUISVILLE

The delegates from the local lodges
of Odd Fellows who have been attend
ing the Grand Lodge meeting of the
state at Mayfield have returned home.
The next meeting of the Grand Lodge
will be held at Louisville.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
MASON COUNTY MAN On CASU-
Atty LIST

The name of William Phillips, r.
F. D. No. 2, account of whose death
from wounds in France was pub
lished in the newspapers several
weeks ago, is just appearing in the
Army casualty list today.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
PAINS IN BACK
and SIDE
Yield to Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Kansas City, Kansas. suffered
from pains in my back and side caused

by q functional de-
rangement. ! was
nervous and had
headaches most of
the time, So many
p eople co M
m ended Lydia Il,
Pink ans Vege-
table Compound to
me, ! tried it and
after taking six bot
ties ! am well. / do
not think the Vege.
table Compound can
ha haatan for uo.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
FOURTH WARD OVER THE TOP

Chairman j. Barbour Russell, of the
Fourth Ward Liberty Loan Committee
reports that his ward went over the
top this morning. They now have
subscriptions amounting to $31 450
and their quota was 100000. Several
more large subscriptions are expected
within the next few days in this ward.
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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
BOY SCOUTS DISTRIBUTE "FLU"
LITERATURE

Members of the Maysville Boy
Scouts organization are busy this at
ternoon distributing all over the city
literature issued by the U. s. Public
Health Service on Spanish influenza,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
ALL "FLU" CASES ARE DOING
NICELY

Local health authorities report that
so far as they have been able to learn
all cases of Spanish influenza in the
city and county are doing nicely and
they announce there is no need to be
frightened as they feel certain the
the epidemic will have run its course
within very short time and every
thing will be normal again.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
PRESIDENT WILSON ON
FOURTH LOAN

!. Washington, October IL .
. President Wilson has issued 4.
!. this statement on the fourth :
!. Liberty Loan campaign: .
. "Recent events have en- Z.
. HANGED, not Iessened the I'M :,
!. pOrtance Of this loan, and i :
!. hope that my fellOw-cOuntry- .,
!. men will let me say this to :,
!. them very frankly. The best :,
!. thing that could happen J
. would he that the loan should .,
. not only be fully subscribed, :
. but very greatly Oyer-sub- :,
|. scrihed. We are in the midst .,
. Of the greatest exercise Of the :
: power of this country that has :
. ever been witnessed or fore :,
. east, and single day Of re- .
. Taxation in that effort would >
. be of tragical damage alike to .,
. ourselves and to the rest of :,
: the world. Nothing has hap :
. pened which makes II safe or :,
. possible to do anything but :
: push our effort to the utmost. :,
: The time Is critical and the .
!. response must be complete. :,
. "WOODROW WILSON" :;
!. i. X i. i. Il i. j. i. Il i. X !. {.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
NOTICE

There will be no further meetings
of DeKalb Lodge No. ~, |. o. o. F
until further notice.
GEORGE II. FRANK, N. G.
John W. Thompson, Secretary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
MASONIC GRAND LODGE CALLS
OFF MEETING

The meeting of the Grand Lodge of
Masons scheduled for next week at
Louisville has been indefinitely post
poned as has also the state meeting
of the Royal Arch Masons.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
NO 7 |CE!!.

Owing to the fact that the priprie-
tors Of this store are in the Service
of Their Country and the high price
Of gasoline and the high price of help
we are compelled to cut our delivery
service down to TWO DELIVERIES
A DAY.
A delivery will be made to the West
End Of the city at 10 o'clock and all
customers living In the West End
please get your order in before that
time.
The East End delivery will made AT
3 O'clock and all of the customers of
the East End please got your orders
| . before that time.
With your cooperation this will
prove very satisfactory.
BUY LIBERTY BONDS.
WI. .Nauman & Bro.
"HOME OF GOOD EATS"
Hills ". Second St. Phone 6l9
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
FOR RENT
FOR SALE

store and dwelling
house for sale at Tollesboro, Ky. A
splendid location for some one to
keep store. Will sell at bargain.
Call at once or address Jesse APP
plegate, Tollesboro, Ky. Slot
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
LOST

on streets be-
tween Limestone and Second and
Hanley Sisters or on Second be-
tween Market and Nauman's store
So bill, Finder please return to
Thelma Austin, 104 East Second
street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL. APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is a local al ease, greatly in
tiuenced by constitutional conditions, and
in order to cure it you must take an
internal remedy. Hairs Catarrh Medi-
cine is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years. 1t Is COM
posed of some of the best tonics known
combined with some of the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination of
the ingredients in Halls Catarrh Medi-
results in catarrhal conditions. Send for
testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY q CO., Props, Toledo, O.
All Druggists. &c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
FARMERS may HAVE
THEIR own CORN GROUND
Certificate Permitting Farmers to
Have Their Own Corn Ground
Announced by Food Ad-
minlstratOr.

Louisville, October 10 - Farmers
may grind their own corn, or have it
ground, and secure wheat -four
without the purchase of additional
substitutes, according to a regulation
promulgated by Federal Food Admin
istrator Fred NJ. Sackett. The certi-
fcates for use in this connection are
as follows:
''''''''' '''''' 1910
| hereby certify that | have ground
or have had ground at the mill for use
in my own family and have in my pos
session NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. pounds of
..........,....... ............ winch
have not been balanced against any
purchases of wheat -four. | pledge
myself in using such flour to conform
TO the program OF the United States
Food Administration with regard to
substitutes, and to use In the baking
of all bread at least one pound of sub
stitutes TO every four pounds of wheat
flour, or II rye Is used, two pounds of
rye to every three pounds of wheat
flour.
NAME '''''.'' '''''''''' ''.'''
Address. ......... ............
Blank certificates will be furnish
ed by the State Food office, Louisville,
to the County Administrators, and by
them to farmers and mills.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11

The meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Mason County Health
League scheduled for tonight has
been postponed indefinitely.
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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11

officer William Tolle IL confined to
his home In the Sixth Ward with In
fiuenza.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-11
ON FEDERAL GRAND JURY

Mr.. Robert X. Allison, of the coun-
ty, has been called as a member of
the Federal Grand Jury for the next
session of the Federal Court for the
Eastern district of Kentucky which
will begin at Covington on October 81.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-16

erect upon industries IN America ana
the allied countries.
With the assurance OF an early as
sembly of the peace conference at
tention today turned to tho compost
ton of the American commission.
The belief is growing that President
Wilson will attend, but probably not
in the capacity of a delegate or COM
missioner. 1t is known that Secre-
tary Lansing will head the American
commission and Col r. NJ, House,
Justice Louis Brandeis and Elihu
Root, former secretary of state, were
mentioned as others likely of selec-
tion. Besides the delegates a number
of army and navy officers must be
named to assist the commission In
that connection attention has been
directed to the names of Gen Tasker
H. Bliss, former chief of staff and
now representative on the supreme
war council: Maj. Gen. Enoch Crowd
eF, judge advocate general and pro-
vost marshal. veteran OF The Hague
conference, and Brig. Gen. Samuel
Answell, acting Judge advocate gem
eral OF the army. and Vice Admiral
I. William s. Sims. and Capt. Ridley
Mclean, formerly judge advocate of
the navy rgs ,st
No Congressman Considered.
James Brown Scott. formerly sole
| itor OF the department of state and
at present secretary of the Carnegie
endowment for universal peace and
also participant in the last confer
ence at The Hague, is believed to be
under consideration MS secretary for
the American commission. There
will M at & W IT.
ant secretaries and a considerable
| number of attaches and clerks.
| If congress is to be represented on
! the commission, as was the case at
| the Paris conference of 1898 when
| peace treaties between the United
| States and Spain were drawn, the
| fact has not yet developed. On the
| contrary. It was said that there is a
decided dsinclnation to involve THE
| legislative branch of the government
in any way in the work of construct
| ing treaties, which Is regarded as
purely executive function under tho
terms of the constitution. II also was
today recalled that the senate itself
| not many years ago recorded It's for
| NAL objection to the appointment by
| the president of any of its members
as commissioners to negotiate agree
I
| before 1t for approval.
Notice has been taken by officials
here Of the demand by certain social
istie elements not only in Europe but
| in America, to have labor participate
| in the peace congress. Officials were
understood TO hold that to recognize
| labor in this way would be to estab-
! lish class distinction which would be
thoroughly un-American. On tho
other hand 1t was said that by the APP
pointment to the peace commission
| of a man such as Justice Brandeis
| for instance. known to be an ardent
friend and champion of labor at all
times, the interests Of the working
/ classes would be sure of conservation.
1t was made plain today that the
selection of Secretary Lansing to head
| the American commission Is not to
| be taken as an indication of his pur-
pose to resign his present office. In
his absence Counsellor Frank L. Polk
is expected to act as secretary tf
state.