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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
Sincerely,
PROF. w. H. HUMPHREY.
ASKS FOR DIVORCE

]. T. Berry filed suit in the Mason
Circuit Court yesterday afternoon
against his wife, Eta Berry asking
for divorce. In his petition the
plaintiff states that they were mar
ried in 1914 and lived together as man
and wife until 1915 when the defend
ant abandoned him and has refused
to live with him. The defendant is a
nonresident and at last accounts
lived at New Richmond, Ohio, He
asks for divorce and Judge John L..
Whitaker was appointed by the court
warning order attorney to warn the
defendant of the suit.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
NASHVILLE MARKET
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness.
and that is by n constitutional remedy.
famed condition OF the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube When this tube 10
inhamed you have a rumbling sound or I'M
perfect hearing and when II 70 entirely
closed. Deafness lie the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored - its normal condition, hearing
Will be destroyed forever. Many cases Of
deafness are caused by catarrh. which Ia
an iniamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. Hairs Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Halls Cntarrh Medicine. Cir
cularB free. All Druggists. 75c.
+. j. CHENEY G. CO. Toledo o.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15

NEGRO GETS 80 DAYS
ON VAGRANCY CHARGE
COlOred Man Who Made $3.50 n Week
VIII Have to Work Thirty Days
For City and Pay $40 Fine.

Charles Cooper, colored, was before
Police Judge John L. Whitaker yes
terday afternoon on a charge of va
grancy under the new state law which
requires every able bodied man in the
state of Kentucky to work at least
thirty-six hours every week.
Several complaints had been made
against Cooper and several times he
had been warned by the members of
the police department to get some
sort of job worth while. He con-
tinued to loaf about a Market street
soft drink saloon and on the streets
and complaints were so many that on
Tuesday he was arrested.
In court yesterday Cooper said that
he was making $3.50 a week and his
board for feeding some hogs in the
West end of the city, and doing other
chores. He was unable to show Judge
Whitaker that he had worked thirty
six hours a week since the first of
August and the evidence of his loaf
ing was so strong that the court was
compelled to fine him. 1t being Coop
er's first offense under this act, the
judge did not give him the limit of
sixty days but fined him ten dollars
and costs and gave him sentence of
thirty days working on the streets for
the city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
MISS HUGHES SURRENDERS
WORK THIS MORNING

Miss Mary Frank Hughes, who for
the past several months has been SUI
perintendent of the Maysville City
Mission, surrenders her work here
this morning and will leave immedi-
ately for Marion, Ind, where she be-
comes Secretary of the Associated
Charities of that city. While in charge
of the local work Miss Hughes gave
perfect satisfaction and she leaves
Maysville with the best wishes of
many friends she has made in the
work.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
STATEMENT MADE BY
PROFESSOR HUMPHREY
Head Of COlOred Schools Makes State
ment in Regard TO Closing Sixth
Ward COlOred School.

Prof. w. H. Humphrey head of the
Colored High School has issued the
following statement:
In yesterdays local newspapers no
tice and reasons were given for the
closing of the Sixth Ward Colored
School. Since these statements were
made by the School Board and the Su-
perintendent many interested colored
citizens have asked me for the facts
as l know them.
The facts in yesterdays publication
are the only facts l know. A colored
school soon had to be closed. Since
the great World War began four years
ago the colored people have been
leaving this city for the North-the
parents have been taking their chill
dren out of school at an earlier age
to help support the family since the
high cost of living set in-these two
causes are the reasons for the closing
of a room. Some rooms the last
school year had enrolled only seven
teen pupils.
The closing of a colored school
room can hardly be disputed when
one has the facts in the case. The
colored people constantly leaving the
city, the children being taken out at
an earlier age to help support the
family and the increased salaries for
teachers. It was the part of wisdom
to close the Sixth Ward room rather
than a room in the Colored High
School-since the Sixth Ward room
was rented.
The same grades taught in the Sixth
Ward school have always been taught
by Miss Strawder, so there will be no
loss along that line, while the advan-
tages of being in the High School
building outweigh in many respects
the farther distance the pupils will
have to go.
Sincerely,
PROF. w. II. HUMPHREY.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
THIRD STREET NJ. E. CHURCH

There will be the usual prayer
meeting at the Third Street NJ. E.
Church this evening at 1880 o'clock.
Sunday will be quarterly meeting day.
District Superintendent w. H. Daven-
port will preach at 1O:45 a. m. He
desires to meet all the official mem
bers of the church at the close of the
service to talk over the matter of a
pastor for this church. Two or three
excellent preachers have been sug-
gested and he desires an expression
from the church before taking the
matter to Conference.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
RIVER AGAIN VERY Low; LITTLE
BUSINESS

The Ohio river is again. very low in
this district and there is very little
business at this port. Aside from the
small boats there is very little doing
on the stream here. The small boats
which have thus far been able to get
around the sand-bars and low places
however. have kept the perishable
freight pretty we'll cleaned up al
though they have been unable to han
die any large or heavy freight. 80
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
STORES SELLING NEAR
beer MUST have LICENSE
Police Start Raid Oh Grocery Stores
and Restaurants Selling Near
Beer With Only a Soft
Drink License.

Chief of Police Harry A. Ort yes
terday afternoon instructed his pa
trolmen to call on the grocery stores
and restaurants on their beats and
inform them that they must discon-
tinue the selling of all bottled drinks
listed as Near Beer unless they first
secure from the office of the Mayor a
license to deal in those drinks.
The city has an ordinance fixing the
license tax on soft drinks and near
beer. The license for the sale of near
beer is altogether a separate license
from that authorizing the sale of pops
and other soft drinks,
1t appears that some of the dealers
in various parts of the city have the
opinion that If they have a license to
sell soft drinks they have the right
to sell near beers but such is not the
case. 1t develops that there are but
two or three licenses issued for the
sale of near beer and yet many stores
and restaurants are selling it without
license.
Chief Ort stated yesterday that this
was but a warning to the dealers sell
ing this sort of drink without a Ii
cense and that unless the licenses
were Immediately procured or the
dealing in near beer stopped arrests
would have to follow.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
ON BIG FISHING TRIP

Prof. George H. Turnipseed, Coun-
ty Superintendent of Schools, is
spending this week in Lewis county
fishing on Kinney and will return
next week to get everything in first
class shape for the County Teachers
Institute which will be held the lat
ter part of this month. Every teach
err in the county schools will be re-
qulred to attend the County Institute
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
AGED CITIZEN DEAD

Mrs. Nancy Wilson aged SO years,
one of the county's most respected
aged citizens, died at her home near
Sardis yesterday after long illness.
Funeral will be held from the late
home Friday morning at 10 o'clock
and burial will be made at Shannon.
The deceased was an aunt of Mr..
Adrian Suit, prominent Sardis mer-
chant.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
A SOUL FOR SALE

"She comes high Mr.. Maxwell, but
she's worth it." This is pictured in
"a Soul For Sale" featuring Dorothy
Phillips at the Pastime today. How
many dollars is a woman's soul
worth? This picture is big dra-
matte sensation which was shown
eight solid weeks in Cincinnati. Adj
mission zoe, war tax &c.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
LIGHTLESS NIGHTS WELL OBJ
SERVED

The lightless nights ordered by the
Fuel Administration for the first three
days of the week were well observed
in Maysville during this week. While
the first week the order was not we'll
observed, for the past two weeks the
merchants have been very careful in
its observance.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
KEARNS WINS CONGRESSIONAL
NOMINATION IN OHIO

c. C. Kearns, of Clearmont county,
Ohio, Won the Republican nomination
for congressman in the Sixth Con-
gressional district in Tuesdays pri-
mary election in that state. The Sixth
district includes Brown and Adams
counties. Mr.. Kearns is a cousin of
Mr.. Clarence Mathews of the Public
Ledger.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
SCHERER. Thrown

Mr., Edward Brown, aged 80. and
Miss Pauline scherer, aged "a, both
OF Mackoy, Greenup county, were
married yesterday at the County
Clerks office by County Judge II. p.
Pnrnell.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
OFF FOR MOWER CAMP

The regular annual meeting at
Mower Park in Lewis county will be
OF med in full blast this morning. The
meeting this year is in charge of Rev.
]. F. Ruggles, pastor of the Forest
Avenue NJ. e. Church and it is expect
ed quite number of the people of
the Forest Avenue Church will attend
the meeting.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15

The M. C. Russell Company, local
wholesale grocers, yesterday received
large shipment of sugar which will
be distributed among the dealers of
Mason and adjoining counties under
the plans of the State Food Admins
tration.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
INVENTORY FILED

In the Mason County Court yester-
day the Inventory and Appraisement
of the personal estate of David Dou-
glas, deceased, was filed in court and
ordered recorded.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15

A holder has been patented for safe
ty razor blades to enable them to be
used by tailors or dressmakers for
ripping seams.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
National League

Pittsburg, 0; Chicago, 2.
Philadelphia, 2; Brooklyn, 4.
Cincinnati, 5; st. Louis, l.
No other games played.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15

A gasoline torch that cannot be
blown out supplies the heat for a new
cooking stove for campers.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
American League

American League
Chicago, 8; Boston, 5.
Cleveland, Z; New York, 2.
st, Louis, 4; Philadelphia, /.
Detroit, 5; Washington, 3.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
LOST

LOST-Small pin, Greek letters, Chi
Omega, set with IA pearls. Name,
date engraved on back. Return to
Ledger office and receive reward.
12-3t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-15
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-4 room dwelling, Barber
Shop 10X20 and other buildings with
an acre of ground, located in Rec
torville near High School. Price
$500. Jerry Thomas, 1872 East Sec
ond street, Maysville, KY. 7-1wk
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
Phonodraphic Memory.

Persons who buy photograph rec
ords probably have noticed that most
Of the dealers possess the faculty of
remembering the numbers and do not
a record is asked for by the title and
not by the number. It's all a matter of
practice, according to a Chamber
street dealer, who said:
TITS all in a days work. You see,
remembering the numbers Of records Is
just about the same as remembering
telephone numbers. Some are good at
1t and some are bad, but the average
dealer in records usually has the mum.
bers of the records at his finger tips
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03

Men OF action-younger men"-are
needed for America to win the war.
This was the belief expressed by Sec
rotary OF War Baker to members Of
the house military committee. He
added that his experiences and OBJ
servations while abroad convinced him
that the success of the war depends
ON young rather than old men. q A
most promising picture of the vast
preparations the United States is max
Ing In France for the fighting men
sums up the secretary's talk before
the committee.
Germany holds seven American ma
val prisoners. five from the armed
guard Of the steamer Cantona and two
from the destroyer Jacob Jones, Secre-
tary Daniels announced.
The loss OF two American ships,
from which SO men are missing, was
announced by the navy department.
The Lake Moor was sunk by an en-
envy submarine In European waters.
rlVe omcefs n rs men are missihs'
The Florence II. was blown up in a
French port by an internal explosion.
T~hirty-four Of the crew Of approx
mately 20 were rescued.
Thirty American infnntrymen, with
the same number Of French troops,
raided the German line on the right
bank Of the Mouse, infiicting a number
Of casualties on the enemy.
I'VE will do our part; you do yours"
Is the message from the American
army In France TO the American peo-
pie that Secretary Baker delivered In
Washington ut a Liberty loan rally In
his first public address since his re-
turn from Europe.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03

Under the new baking rules issued
by the food administration, the substi-
tute for wheat-f1our content of all
bread and rolls must amount to % per
cent. The substitute content hereafter
required in various products follow:
Sweet yeast dough goods, 80 1-3 per
cent; crackers, 10 per cent; cookies
and ice ream cones, SO 1-3 per cent;
cakes, SO 1-3 per cent; pies, SO 1-9 per
cent; fried cakes, 80 1-3 per cent; pas
try, 80 1-3 per cent; batter cakes, waf-
fies, quickbreads-such as mullins and
Boston brown bread, &c % per cent.
Under the new rules no public eat
ing place may serve more than two
ounces of bread and rolls or more than
four ounce of quickbread to any one
person at any n meal.
With customers who buy loaf bread,
bakers are urged to promote the use of
the three-quarter pound loaf, following
the food administrations request that
the 12-ounce loaf be used where the 16-
ounce loaf was used before.
Bakers are urged to introduce
quIch-DfeduS as a Wneat-SaVlnS
measure. These quick breads, includ-
ing mullins, baking-powder biscuits,
corn bread, Boston brown bread, grid
die cakes, and wafiies, must contain
two-thirds wleat-four substitutes.
The use of the words milk" or
cream" on wrappers and labels is no
longer prohibited, but milk bread must
still be sold at the same price as bread
made without milk.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
PowderIess Gun Deadly.

An American inventive genius has
invented a powderless gun which may
revolutionize land attacks. The gun,
which might be taken for a large
grindstone at a short distance, is re
volved at great speed by an electric
motor. and is capable of firing hun
dreds of shots q minute. The bullets
are carried in small cups, which hold
them until the gun reaches the proper
position for their discharge by CEN
trifugal force. The weapon is ac-
curate at five miles, is cheap to oper~
ate and is noiseless.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
Home Defense LEAGUE.

my wife is the limit" groaned the
American businessman, who was din
ing with a French visitor to this oun
try. "Since the war began it's just
one meeting after another-night and
day. Tell me, does your wife go in
much for club work?"
mo, re club-nevaire," replied his
guest. zone time-tree time she have
slap me and pull re hair, but, mon
Dieu !-ze club-nevaire The Gar
goyle.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
A Real Argument.

She is a little ive-year-old girl in
Ewing street. Of course she had vic.
lated a rule of the home and was about
to be punished. "Now, papa, what
are you going to whip me for?' she
asked. you see, I have already done
what you told me not to do and 1 am
sure 1 will never do it again, so it
won't do any good to whip me-" And
now papa is wondering what will be-
come of the child if her philosophy
grows with her years.-Indianapolis
News
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
Warrington

War on Turkey and Bulgaria was
discussed in the senate with several
senators announcing their willingness
to vote for such a declaration. No ac-
ton was taken.
President Wilson won his fight
against $2.50-a-bushel wheat in the
house when the senate proposal wa
rejected and the agricultural appro-
priation bill sent back to conference
with house conferees instructed to
stand against the increase in the ex-
listing government maximum of 81.
The conference will meet early next
week to consider their course.
The naval appropriation bill, carry
ing approximately $1,4OO, OOO, O00, was
passed by the house in record time.
Waving long general debate" the
house put the bill through in two days.
Creation of a labor administration
with a director general of labor, is
under consideration by President VIII.
son. The new Office would take over
much of the work heretofore per
formed by the labor department.
The administration bill authorizing
the melting into bullion of 8 1000. OOC
silver dollars to pay trade balances
was passed by the house without
amendment. 1t had been passed by
the senate and now goes to the presi
dent. The bill provides for the re
tirement of silver certificates.
Under the classification of men fol-
selective draft service, Provost Mar
shall General Crowder has advised tn,
senate military committee, approx
mately 100000, which will be place.
in class from which, 1t is expected
all future calls will be taken.
President Wilson came out in oppo
) sition to the Chamberlain bill whic,
would try violations of the seditior
: laws by courts-martial. and in a lette
{ to Senator Overman of North Caroljn
5 declared his belief that the measure /
unconstitutional.
=
r President Wilson participated in a
lmpromptu Liberty loan demonstrate
n in a British battle tank by ridip
through the White House grounds /
the great machine. He burned hi
hand severely on an exhaust pipe Will
trying to climb on top in the presenc
n of a great throng at the front gates.
=
Representative Kahn of California,
y member of the house military affair
a committee, reiterated his c%onvictio
> that America must put 100000 me
on the battle front If Germany is to /
defeated.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
Getting at the Cause.

Doctor, my son is getting to be a
confirmed night owl. He's all for n
night life. He didn't use to be this
way"
"Has he had a recent shock?"
mot that 1 know of. What are you
driving at?"
"I thought maybe somebody had
scared the d~aylights out Of him."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03

Henry Rheimer. suspected of disloy'
atty, was hanged by a crowd Of SO
men at Collinsville, Okla, but after
he had swung until he had become
semi-conscious the police persuaded
the would-be executioners to cut him
down.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
Not Formally Acquainted.

A new family with two little boys
had moved into the neighborhood where
Harold lives. One day a friend called
to see HarOld's mother and incidental
ly inquired of Harold about his ac-
quaintance with the new boys, how he
liked them, etc. He replied, 81 haven't
got relation with them yet"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
tern

We are children of a large family,
and must learn, as such children do,
not to expect that u hurts will be
made much of-to be content with lit
tie nurture and caressing and help
each other the more.-George Eliot.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
IikAd Frederick Best.

Marjorie is fair and feels real proud
of her pretty blue bonnet. The other
day she came home from kindergarten
and said: Frederick teIled me my
bonnet is pretty, but James said High
cost of living at me"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
Earnest Artesian Basin

The great artesian basin of Austria
LA measures $4,000 square miles in
extent and is said to be the largest
known in the world, comprising $4,000
square miles in Queensland, 10000 in
New South Wales, and 10000 in the
northern territory.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
Persian Bridal Customs.

The Persian bridegroom Is obliged to
give a certain sum of money, in addi-
ton to other presents. If he is in mod
crate circumstances he gives his bride
two complete dresses, q ring and a mir
ror He also supplies the furniture,
carpets, mats, culinary utensils and
other n~ecessaries for their home.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
Novel Stunt.

Jones-Old Skinner is a greedy
man.
Williams-I know he is. Why, I've
seen him make his children eat before
a mirror so they would think they had
eaten twice as much.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
AiA Rea-

Miss Charme-Yes, the Mississippi
river was called by the Indians the
Father of Waters"
Johnnie-You must be mistaken. If
it was the Father of Waters" it would
be called Mister-Sippi.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03
An Embryo Humorist.

In a certain family two of the help
bear the name of Bertha. AS one
works upstairs and the other in the
laundry, the youthful son Of the house
has suggested that the girls be known
as upper and lower Bertha.-Boston
Transcript.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-03

Here is the official yeowOmen's cos
tune of the United States navy, worn
by Mrs. Ethel E. Allocate of Wash
lngton, a yeoman of the third class.
1t is of blue serge with the regulation
navy buttons, and white cotton gloves
are a part of the uniform. The coat
may be removed indoors, revealing O
shirtwaist. On the hatband is the in
scription NAVAL Reserve Force"