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Evening journal., 1918-05-07
WHY GARBAGE BIDS
were THROWN OUT
Retiring Health Board Sec
rstary Says Contractors
AskedI80P. c. Increase
BODY OPPOSED TO
LONG TERM CONTRACT

Dr.. s. C. Frederick, former president
OF the Board Of Health. has issued a
statement. explaining why the retiring
Board Of Health declined TO award /
garbage contracts. Dr. Frederick said |
the board had also sent a communica- /
tion TO City Council asking that body I
10 amend the present ordinance so that
IN the future such contracts Will be
made on a yearly basis.
Or. Frederick said
There was a large and grave prob
lem before tho board when Il went
into the matter OF the garbaee bids
and the members took the action they
did after fun and free consideration
Of the subject. 10 seemed TO them the
only thing that they could do in JUS
tice 20 themselves and the city.
Here was the city made liable for
a contract Of close upon 100000 ex-
tending over a period OF three years,
according to which 10 would Lave 20
pay about $50 per cent. more for garD-
age collecting than II had paid under
the last contract The increase was
startling one, TO say the least. and we
did not feel that we should bind the
municipality TO such an agreement, in
volving such a sum and such q period
OF time.
"Of course. we recognized that these
are unusual times In the labor mar
ket and what the demand for men in
all lines OF work and the pay they can
get from industrial concerns such
means OF livelihood as garbage col
lecting has 60 be accomplished by
strong inducements In the shape Of
wages before labor will engage in IL.
And yet the fact that these were un-
usual times is exactly what led the
board 10 turn the bids down.
Sooner or later there must come a
readjustment Of conditions and the
labor situation must came back TO nor
NAL. This may arrive in a year, eigh-
teen months or two years. For the
remainder Of the life Of the contract
the city would be paying an exorDltant
sum for garbage collection. we ieil
that we had no right TO take such
chances and TO bind the city TO a con-
tract IL would have to live up 10, especi-
allv in view Of the length of the agree
ment and the amount involved.
We thought that the matter should
he laid before Council with the view
of cutting down the period Of the con
tract TO one year. This. it seemed tc
MS. was the logical term for It. since
the city would know then exactly
where it stood from one contract yeai
20 another, aud the future woulC
neither be mortgaged nor held as
hostage BY this means the city would
be treated fairly and the contractors
as well. So, therefore, we adopted
resolution recommending Council hl
the life Of the garbage collection con
tracts at one year. And there yo'
arc.n
Evening journal., 1918-05-07

tended their meetings. held almost
nightly In Allentown, were strikers. but
some were United States Secret Service
men. who have reported the alleged
scditious remarks OF foreign-born agi-
tators and the actions and remarks OF
the strikers.
Thc-machinery TO take those OF draft
age has been set In motion. their ex-
emption as munition workers having
been Withdrawn. Government mediators,
it Is said have not been able to come
10 any agreement with the men. The
movement for drafting started as a re-
suit OF the remarks made Friday nigh
by George NJ Graham and Lieutenan
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
Wanfed: A Foreign Manager
Prom the New York Trlbunc)

The point is that II A foreign mana
ger, with full authority TO make de.
cisions for his principals IS essential
TO the successful conduct OF a foreign
trade enterprise. the necessity Is as
much greater in the case OF war as
one enterprise is greater than the otner
yet we are exporting a war wlthoul
a foreign manager.
We have sent experts and specialists
We have General Pershing on the mill
tary side. We have Admirat sims on
the naval side. We have an amDassa-
dor TO function In a diplomatic man
ner. One report TO the War Depart.
ment one to the Navy Department ano
one to the State Department. But we
have no one abroad to represent the
United States at a session OF the SUI
premo Inter-Allled War Council, as
/ Lloyd George represents Great Britain
az Clemenceau represents France, ano
as Premier Orlando represents Italy
We have no one. in short, no mar
nor any council OF men. 10 represent
with full authority the foreign enc
of our participation in the war. W.
have no one In Europe corresponding
to Lord Reading in this country foi
Great Britain, or Commissioner Tar
dleu for France.
The necessity Is obvious 10 all OF ou
associates. Il viii increase as our par
tlcipation grows. The sooner we sa'
There must be q foreign manager" IN
more rapidly successful our enterpris
D VIII be. After we have said this W
D. shall have 10 ind a man. And tha
Will be extremely dimcult. But ~
| shall have 10 ind him, FOR the nee
+ Is imperative and the business mus
succeed.
How hard it seems 20 recognize wa
b ASA colossal business. and how fatu
, ously the idea is resisted Why?
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
STRIKERS MAY BE SENT
TO ARMY TO FIGHT

ALLENTOWN. Pa, May lit was
asserted yesterday that plans are being
perfected TO place the Bethlehem Steel
strikers In the army and compel men
who left guns unfinished in the shops
and who had been earning from 50 to
81 day TO serve in khaki at $50 a
month.
The majority OF the strikers are resi-
dents of Allentown. Not all who. at
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
H0usr PASSES PENSION BILL

WASHINGTON. May Tine Sher-
wood pension bill, increasing all Civil
war pensions approximately 30 per
cent. with a minimum Of SO a mQnth
and a maximum of $50 a MONTH was
passed by the House yesterday after
noon.
The bin makes an appropriation OF
so. .i6I,5OO 10 carry out rs purposes. In
mates OF soldiers homes and old sol
diers and sailors with a net income OF
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
ANOTHER MONKEY RUN.

District companies made a monkey
run at 10 O'Clock last night as a re-
suit OF false alarm being sent In
from box No. 63, at Fourth and Scott
streets.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07

Colonel Evans, OF the British Army. at
Allentowns big safety and Liberty Loan
rally
Evening journal., 1918-05-07

AGENTS, commission men and bond
...esmen should study The Want Ads
for new opportunities during the COM
ing week.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07

a 600 annually are excluded from the
increases granted by The bill
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
AsasTANT PROsECUTOR ROBBED.

CHESTER, Pa. May THE apart
ments occupied by Assistant District
Attorney J. Borton Weeks and Thomas
Keefe. az 3i9 West Seventh street, were
entered by robbers. who stole money
and iewelry 30 the value OF 500 yes
terday. The suite is on the second floor
and entrance was made through din
ingroom window. Some OF the Jewels
stolen were family heirlooms.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07

In the coming week advertise rooms
20 rent and real estate for sale Good
business contracts may be secured
through the Want Ads this week.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24
MASS Meeting ON
THURSDAY EVENING
Prominent Red Cross Workers VIII
Speak at Court House on Next
Thursday Evening.

In conjunction with the Home Ser
vice meeting at the Red Cross rooms
being held this week, there will be
mass meeting open to the public at
the Court House, Thursday evening,
September 26th, at 500 p. m.
This meeting will be addressed by
Prof. r. ]. Colbert, Assistant Direc-
tor, Department of Civilian Relief,
American Red Cross. Prof. Colbert is
thoroughly in touch with the Home
Service work of the Red Cross and
will explain the necessity of the work
at home among the families of the SOL
diers and sailors as well as a gener-
al statement as to the services which
the Red Cross is performing.
The Court House door will be
opened at I p. m. and full attend
ance is desired, especially from the
families of those in active service.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24
WILLIAM J. KEKOE
DIED VERY SUDDENLY
IN WASHINGTON CITY
Prominent Capital City Resident, For
mer Reporter of the House Of Rep
resentatiyes and Secretary to
John G. Carlisle, Died
Suddenly This
Morning.

Hon. James N. Kehoe, president of
the First-Standard Bank and Post
master NJ. F. Kehoe, received tele-
grams this afternoon announcing the
sudden death at his home in Wash
ington City this morning at 9 o'clock
of their brother, Mr.. William j. Ke-
hoe from heart trouble.
Mr.. Kehoe had been in i'll health
since the death of his wife about
year ago suffering from heart trou-
BILE but it was not thought so very SER
ious. He was in Maysville visiting his
brothers two weeks ago and Mr.
James n. Kehoe received letter from
him this morning dated on Friday,
September Goth in which he did not
complain of being ill.
William ]. Kehoe was born in Lewis
county 62 years ago and came to
Maysville in his infancy. He learned
the printers trade in the old Mays
vile Eagle office and later owned and
edited the Carlisle Mercury and
later the Cynthiana Democrat He
went to Washington as Private Secre-
tary to Hon. John G. Carlisle when
Mr.. Carlisle was Speaker of the House
of Representatives and at the death of
that prominent statesman Mr.. Kehoe
was his executor qualifying without
bond as Mr.. Carlisle had requested in
his will, so close were their relations.
For fifteen years Mr.. Kehoe was Of
| fetal reporter of the House of Repre-
sentatives but for the past ten years
has been retired from active business.
| He owned a large amount of real es-
tate in Washington City and was a
director in the National City Bank.
Mr.. Kehoe was one of the first men
to see the future of the linotype when
1t was first brought to this country
and was one of the chief promoters
of the Mergenthaler Linotype Com
pany, owning many shares of stock in
the concern. The success of the type
setting machine made Mr. Kehoe and
his associates immensely wealthy.
Hon James n. Kehoe leaves this
evening for Washington to attend the
funeral which will be held Thursday
morning at II o'clock.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24
LIBERTY LOAN ORGANIZATION
FOR COUNTY IS ANNOUNCED

Dieterich-C. p. Dieterich and Miss
Lettie Wood.
Each precinct chairman will name
their own assistants. Each man de-
signated above naming three or more
men and each woman designated
above, naming three or more women
All to be residents of the precincts for
which they are appointed. The chair
men and their assistants will assemz
BILE at the courthouse at o'clock, D..
m. next Saturday afternoon for the
purpose of receiving final instruc-
tions.
This is a tremendously important
work and the government expects all
that are called to its performance to
be at next Saturdays meeting and to
proceed with the work, in an order
ly, determined and hopeful manner,
and If each does their full duty, there
is not the slightest doubt about Ma
son county going "over the top" A
better lot of people could not be found
for the work. Let all be ready to
take some bonds and make the com
mittees work as easy as is possible.
Let us put Mason "over the top" the
first week of the campaign. Prepare
to carry on"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24
MANY SEEDS BEING SAVED HERE

Those who are at the head of the
movement to save seeds and shells out
of which to manufacture soldiers gas
masks, report that although the cam
paign has been on only short time,
the people of this section are answer
ing the call and it is expected that be-
fore the campaign is closed Maysville
and Mason county will have donated
several hundred pounds of nuts and
seeds which would have otherwise
been thrown away.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24
TWO SOLDIERS HELD
AS DESERTERS FOR
FEDERAL ORDERS
Soldiers Wearing Khaki Uniforms Ar
rested Late Yesterday and Held
Pending Orders From Camp
Sherman - Carried Pic
lures and Addresses
of Local Girls,

John Rogers, who says his home is
CORTLAND, Ohio, and Roy Miller, who
says his home is Ironton, Ohio, were
arrested here late yesterday afternoon
by local police and question as to
why they had been loafing about the
city for the past several days and
spending their time at carnival COM
pany holding forth here.
Rogers said he was from Camp
Sherman and Miller said he was from
Camp Taylor but 1t is thought by the
police that both are deserters from
Camp Sherman.
When arrested Rogers carried a
furlough extending from August % to
81 from Camp Sherman granted so
that he could visit his mother. Both
of the men when searched carried ad-
dresses of several Maysville girls and
pictures of others. 1t is said the men
have been here for several days and
have told girls that they were here
on detective duty to locate and return
to camp deserters thought to be in
this section.
The men had registered at a local
rooming house under fictious names
and had failed to pay their room rent.
Both were placed in the Mason
county Jail and the commandant at
Camp Sherman was notified by wire
Chief Ort is now awaiting word from
Camp Sherman.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24
NO COURT THIS WEEK

There will be no session of the Ma
son Circuit Court this week. The Jury
has been dismissed by Judge Newell
until Monday Septemberd 3O when
court will again reconvene and it is
expected that the work of the court
will be finished up in short order as
there is little left now that has not
been disposed of. The majority of the
big cases scheduled for this terms of
court have been passed over until the
next term.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24
x Buy lleERTY BoNDs -
HUNS RETREAT
ON ALL FRONTS
Things Very Quiet on American Front
But IN Balkans Things
Are Lively.

With the Americans on the Metz
Front, September 24-Aside from ar
tillery of important German centers,
with counter shelling of American po-
stions, the -Woevre front is quiet.
An American raid on the left center
yesterday netted some prisoners. The
enemy laid down barrage on the ad-
joining sectors, but their infantry fail
ed to come over to face our counter
fire.
Near st. Hilaire another American
raid succeeded in the taking of IA
prisoners. Scarcely an airplane or
balloon was seen in the sky all day
yesterday, the rain stopping aerial
activity. The entire front is largely
mud-locked.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24
RALLY DAY At BAPTIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL

Next Sunday will be rally day at
the Sunday School of the First Bap-
tist church and plans are being made
for a special program that will be
filled within interesting features. A
special effort will be made by the
members of this Sunday School to
have an extra large attendance.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24
x Buy LIBERTY BoNDS -
CANTEEN WILL BE CALLED OFF

Since the officers of the Mason
County Red Cross Chapter have ex-
pressed themselves as being opposed
to Red Cross Good Cheer Canteen at
the local c. G. o. station in resolu-
tions, it is thought the young women
who were behind the plan will dis
card their plans.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24

London, September "a - British
forces have occupied the important
seaport of Acre, Paslestine. It was an
nounced today.
Acre is on the Mediterranean, %
miles northeast of Nazareth, where
British cavalry was last reported 1t
is terminal of the railway running
from Dera to the coast. 1t has a pop
ulation of about 10000.
The operations in the Balkans are
taking on the aspect of a major de-
feat for the Bulgarians. Their armies
in southern Serbia and northeastern
Greece have been virtually split by
cutting of the Uskub-Salonika and
Gradsko-Prilip railways.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24

A large number of camouflaged au-
tomobiles passed East over the C. &
o. yesterday in a train made up of
war material.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24

Deputy United States Marshal
Stubbs this afternoon delivered Will
liam O'Connell to Jailer Watson here.
O'Connell who was recently convict
ed of making unpatriotic remarks has
been sentenced by the Federal court
to spend six months in the Mason
county Jail.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24
Buy LIBERTY BONDS

Governor w. II. Cox and Mr.. H. C.
Curran have returned from st. Louis,
Mo-, where they attended a meeting of
Sovereign Grand Lodge of |. o. o. F.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24

London, September "a - British
forces are pressing in on st. Quentin
directly from the west, today's report
from Field Marshal Haig shows.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24

Paris, September 24-The artillery
was active last night on the French
front below st Quentin and between
the Ailette and the Aisne.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24
DON'T BE SOLD

Compare that phonograph with a
Columbia before buying. Columbia's
always sell best by comparison. Price
and tone considered you'll buy"
A. CLOONEY. Distributor.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24

Mr.. Thomas l.. Pogue returned to
Cincinnati Monday after a short visit
with his brother, Mr.. Henry f. Pogue
of the West End.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24

Mrs w. G. Lewis and Miss Annabel
Lewis left today for New York Miss
Annabell will teach there the coming
winter.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24

Butter has gone sky high on the To-
cal market and house wives are go
ing lightly on the spread.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24

Next Monday is the fifth Monday in
the month and not regular county
court day.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24

Fancy New Orleans MOlasses.
23-3t R. LEE LOVEL.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24
Buy uRtRTY BONDS
WEATHER

Fair and Warmer tonight; tomor-
row Rain.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24

1t is the desire of the government
that Liberty Bonds, of the next issue,
be sold to at least thirty millions of
people and to the end that this may
be accomplished, the government has
directed that each county be organ
led by precincts so that every person
in the United States shall be visited
and asked to buy bonds; and every
person will be expected to buy in pro-
portion to their wealth and earning
capacity. None will be overlooked
and none excused that can buy. The
bonds will be issued in denominations
of $50, 800, 5000. $500, $1,000, $4,000
and so on. They will be dated Octo-
ber %, 1918 and bear 4A per cent. in
terest, which will be payable twice n
year, April and October Is. The names
of all that do not buy will be sent to
the government for publication or
such other use as it wishes to make
of them. None will be overlooked
The government has not yet an
nounced what Mason county's allot-
ment will be; but it will be received
before next Saturday, when the drive
| starts. This county's allotment will
be made by the government on the
| same basis as that of every other
county in the United States, and as
! soon as it is received it will be di-
vided up among the twenty-five pre-
cincts on an equal percentage of their
| assessed valuations and the allotment
of each precinct announced. The drive
will start Saturday, September % and
will close Saturday, October 10.
The organization having charge of
the work. in Mason county, will be
composed of the following named
persons, to-wit:
Chairmen-J. n. Kehoe, Mrs. N. S.
Calhoun.
Secretaries-N. S. Calhoun, Miss
| Frances II. Barbour
Executive Committee-J. N. Kehoe,
]. B. Durrett, j. F. Barbour. n. S. Cal
houn, H. C. Sharp, w. w. Ball, Jr,, c.
L. Wood, E. L. Willett, S. NJ Rolf, r.
L. Turner, j. Elgin Anderson and
Cary Deyore
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24

Fancy New Orleans MOlasscs.
23-3t II. LEE LOVEL.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24

Fancy New Orleans MOlaSses.
23-3t X. LEE LOVEL.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24
Precinct Chalrmen

Maysville No. 1-E. T. Kirk and
Mrs. John B. Chenault.
Maysville No. Frank L. Hen
erickson and Mrs. George T. Barbour.
Maysville No. 3-John c. Everett
and Mrs. R. B. Lovel.
Maysville No. Al Barbour Rus
sell and Mrs. Dewitt G. Franklin.
Maysville No. George Fl. Frank
and Mrs. ]. w. Fitzgerald.
Maysville No. civilian Groppen-
bacher and Mrs. Horace ]. Cochran,
Mayslick - A. NJ. Peed and Miss
Irene Turner.
East Mayslick-Hugh Yancey and
Mrs. II. H. Davis.
Sardis-A. II. Dillon and Mrs. A. F,
Suit.
Germantown-Dan H. Lloyd and
Mrs. ]. C. Browning.
Fernleaf-Thomas Molloy and Mrs
T. T. Asbury.
Minerva-Walter Worthington and
Mrs. Minnie Dobyns.
Dover-A. f. Curran and Miss Beu-
lah Moore, Sharon.
Plugtown-T. L. Holton and Mrs
c. S, Burgess.
Hilltop-A, l.. Glascock and Mrs. II
II, French.
Washington Elmer G. Downing
and Mrs. Mary p. Wood.
Murphsville-Scott Stevenson and
Mrs. II, p. Kennard
Helena, NJ, Finch and Mrs. w
]. Kackler.
Lewishurg-Thoma +, Gather and
Miss Allilee King
orangeburg-D, NJ. Halfhill and
Mrs. Jennie ziegler.
! Plumyillo-s Fletcher and Mrs
George Davenport,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-27
PENNSYLVANIA.
LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. IS, !

LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. Is, 1918.
The recent cold weather gave the
Lancaster county leaf tobacco growers
quite a scare. They have not forgot
ten the damage done to the crop last
year by an early frost. A week ago
not over half the crop was harvested,
and most of that put away was cut be-
cause weather conditions had ripened
it before it had reached its fullest
growth. With fears of a frost con-
fronting them, the growers were busy
cutting and harvesting the tobacco the
past week, and but little more than 5
per cent of the crop now remains in
the field, and most Of it is late planted
tobacco.
Because of the big prices paid for
the 1917 crop nearly every farmer in
the county became a tobacco grower
this season, to some extent, even it his
planting was only small one. And it
was only the scarcity of farm laborers
that prevented even larger acreage be-
ing planted. AS it was conservative
estimate places the crop at 1000 acres
about 5000 acres more than were
planted in 1917. For some years past
the buyers have been accustomed to
buying the crop on the field, but this
season only few crops were bought
and those were taken early in the sum-
mer. The growers declare themselves
satisfied with the situation, as they
prefer to strip the tobacco before sell
ing, believing that they will get more
for it. 1t has invariably been the case
that those who sold early regretted it
later, as higher prices always rule with
the crops sold later in the season. The
reason given by the packers for not
buying before now is the high prices at
which the tobacco is held by the grow
ers, who confidently expect to receive
anywhere from thirty to forty cents a
pound.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-27
Civil Service Examination .
Clerk Carrier

An examination for clerk and car
rier will be held at the postoffice in
this city on October IL, 1918.
Age limit, IL to As years on the date
of the examination.
Married women will not be admitted
to the examination. This prohibition,
however, does not apply to women who
are divorced but they are eligible for
appointment only as clerk.
Applicants must be physically sound,
and male applicants must be not less
than five feet four inches in height in
bare feet, and weigh not less than 125
pounds without overcoat or hat.
For application blanks and for full
information relative to the examina-
tions, qualifications, duties, salaries,
vacations, promotions, ETC., address
Immediately.
Earl Dickerson,
Sec. Board of Civil Service Examiners,
Post Office, Edgerton, Wis.