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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11
cAhp PATTY xucm ENIoYED

The Maysyille charter Of flast-
crn G'ar entertained with a de-
llghtful card p9rty last evening
at tho Masonic Temple at whIch' a
large number Of guests were present.
The game played was 500 and six
beautiful prizes were given. Tho two
prizes for the men we're awarded to
Mossrs. c. 8. Kirk and Robert l., Hoe
fitch, Mesdames Mace Brady, W. G,
Crowell, s. straus and McAtee Case
were winners Of the ladies' prizes,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11
OUR COECRED CITIZENS

Maysville Star Lodge No. 194S re-
quests all brothers and sisters who
desire to visit the Crown Lodge at
Ripley Sunday, May IL, to please
meet at their hall at 0 o'clock Sunday
morning. The truck will leave at 9:15
for Ripley.
r. b. SYKES, N. G.
G. W. Middleton, p. S.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11
American League

TIE two girls Eva and Bell Jones
VII, we're arrested in Portsmouth the
first of this week for lettering and
gave the names of Mabel Tolle and
Sule McClellen as their own, were
given a good talking to for this Of
fen g by Chief Ort yesterday even
i..oc
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

The identity of the floater found in
the Ohio river near Ripley last week
las been established. His name was
Jacob Bouchoff, and he was from New
York. He had been at work in Gov
nment plant in West Virginia, but
Row he came to his death will likely
ever be known.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

DR.. John T. LaRue of st. Louis, was
in this city yesterday on his way to
Bourbon county to visit his sister,
Mrs. W. B. Woodford. While here
he renewed many old acquaintances.
He is brother of the late Perrine
LaRue, who was a resident of Mays
Vile. for many years.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11
American League

American League
Cleveland, s; Washington, 2.( Call
ed in eighth, darkness.)
Chicago. s.; Philadelphia, 8. Gle
ven innings.
Boston, A; st. Louis, l,
Detroit, 5; New York 3.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

The following party motored to
Louisville yesterday to attend the
Derby there today: Mcssrs. Clark
Rogers, ]. D. Durrett, Charles Lloyd
and Harry Ellis.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

Aberdeen will furnish four young
men on the call for the 25th of this
month to go to Camp Sherman. They
are Raleigh A. Payne, William Lee
Wilson, John Will Campbell and Will
liam Warren, Jr.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

Thomas Martin, aged As, farmer
of Highland county. Ohio, committed
suicide Wednesday morning by blow
ing half his head off with shot
gun.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

Mrs. James Roberts Of Frankfort
returned home today after short
visit with Miss Florence Barbour, of
West Second street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

A petition was filed in the Mason
Circuit Court yesterday by Commo-
odre P. Phillips and wife, ct al, that
they be allowed to sell piece of land
in the vicinity of Orangeburg.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

The funeral services of Mrs. Samuel
Cullen Riggs will be held Monday
morning at 9 o'clock at st. Patrick's
Church.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

The members of the Holy Name
Society of st. Patrick's Church will
receive Holy Communion at the 8
o'clock Mass, Sunday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

Mr.. Phillips Of Lexington, state
agent for the Franklin machine, was a
business visitor her yesterday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

Mr.. Charles s. Miller OF New York.
will meet with the local Fire Insur-
ance Agents here Monday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

Sergeant Alonzo Bramel of Camp
Sheridan, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Mary Bramel, of East Second street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

Mr.. J. c. Burwell left yesterday to
attend the General Conference held
M Louisville this week.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

Candled, Cracked Eggs 20 cents per
dozen.
Z. L. MANCHESTER PRODUCE co.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
. National Leagu!

Cincinnati, s.; st. Louis, 4.
Pittsburg, 4; New York, 2.
No others scheduled.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11
FOR BALE

FOR SALE empty Bee Hives, 2
have 6 drawers each. Mrs. Fannie
Hunter. Forest avenue. 9-3t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

FOR RENT A room. Apply at 31S
Lexington street. 9-3t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

WANTED-White girl or middle aged
woman to do homework and cook
Ing in family of two. Call at 522
West Second street or phone $50.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-11

WANTED-Janitor for Forest Avenue
School building. Apply at once to
". ]. Caplinger for particulars.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
$1,000 NEEDED
FOR D. C. POOR
Associated Charities Ex-
tends Christmas Oppor-
tunities Campaign.

With a deficit of 81 800 to clear be-
fore the New Year. the Associated
Charities last night faced the pros
pect of converting the fourteen
Christmas opportunities to New
Years opportunities. Yesterday con-
tributions ranging from 81 to sl6o were
received which reduced the sum need
ed from S2,O6s to little more than
1900.
The opportunities farthest behind
are No. /, 2, Z, 9. IL and 13. There is
needs of Opportunity No. II. A little
support of his six brothers and sisters
and his aged grandmother In q few
years, the Associated Charities. be-
lieve that he will be able to support
the family.
Opportunity No. / is made up of
a little mother with six kiddles
from 2 years to 10 years of age
to provide for. A widow, who sews
at home all day in order that she
may provide for and still be with
her three children. represents Op-
portunity, No. 2. Six children and
a mother, each one of whom needs
milk and nourishing food each day,
comprise Opportunity No. 9. where
there is no one other than a lad
OF IL who is not very strong to
help the mother to provide neces-
stiles.
Opportunity. No. IS is chance
for some kind-hearted Washington
ian to care for -colored family OF
a mother and FIVE young children.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
dEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS.

New York, Dec. 27-The following
Washingtonians are registered at To-
cal hotels: w. G. Adams, Hermitage;
F. L. Amsden. Herald Square; c. /.
Bauman, Flanders; E. H. Crockett,
Marlborough; J. NJ. Crom, Grand; Miss
{. Doir, Union Square; Mrs. c. Doir,
Union Square; E. B. Fisher, Ritz
Carlton; ]. V. Fitzgerald. Continental
s. d. HeneT, Hermitage; A. Fl. Hop
kins, Holland House: D. Ingall, La
than; NJ. ny Kelly, Alcazar; Mrs. NJ.
NJ. Kelly, Alcazar; Miss f. G. Serbev,
Herald Square; Capt. NJ. NJ. Lee,
Park Avenue: ]. w. McCampbeIl,
Hermitage; c. ]. SpunEle. Grand;
Mrs. f. White, Aberdeen; ]. Archi-
bald, Herald Square; A. Halves, Park
Avenue: L. Landran, Empire; l. d.
Miller. Breslin; E. G. Seuter, Conti-
mental; Fl. Taylor, Herald Square.
Trade Representatives Caroline
King & Sons, dry goods, etc, Miss
M. Kinder, misses, children's and in
fants' wear, muslin underwear, kim
onos and corsets, Hotel Cumberland
H. King, ready to-wear and mill
merry, Hotel Cumberland
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
HOUSE FACING BATTLE
ON WAR REVENUE BILL
Senate Insists All 602 Changes
Made By 1t Be Accepted.

The war revenue bill. carrying 6n
changes made by the Senate. was
sent back to the House. yesterday,
accompanied by a resolution insisting
upon the acceptance by the House of
the Senate amendments
Democratic Floor Leader Kitchin
moved that the House disagree to all
amendments and send the bill to con-
ference Later he agreed to withdraw
his motion.
A fight is expected to be made on
the floor of the House before the bill
is sent to conference. Representative
Randall, Prohibitionist. of California.
will move that the District of Colum-
bia "bone-dry" rider put in the bill
by the Senate, be adopted before the
bill goes to conference.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
MERC CHANTS ORGANIZE
FOR POST WAR WORK
Chamber of Commerce Men Named
on Committee.

Postwar reconstruction work will
occupy prominent members of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
who have been appointed on a COM
mittee which will take care Of this
branch of the chambers activities.
A. Leftwich Sinclair. president of the
organization. announces the personnel
Of the committee to be as follows:
P. T. Moran, chairman; Charles A.
Baker, vice chairman; Ross p. An
drews. Walter c. Balderston, John
Barrett Charles j. Bell. Chaplin
Brown, S. T. Cameron, Merritt o.
Chance. Appleton p. Clark. jr., Charles
w. Clagett, Henry c. Cole. William
H. Dove. Harry s. Evans, Ernest H.
Daniel, M. ]. Falvey. George A. Finch.
Peyton B. Fletcher. Isaac Cans, julius
Garfinkle, William T. Galliher, VIM.
F. Guide, Samuel Gompers, Robt. N.
Harper, James d. Henderson. Joseph
Jacob, d. ]. Kaufman, s. A. Kimber-
ly, p. ]. Haltigan. ]. Leo Koro, James
T. Lloyd, James F. Oyster. George
A. Heaney. Z. c. Graham, Charles j.
James, Jackson III. Ralston, Cuno II.
Rudolph, DR.. Arthur Ramsay, A. p.
Shalet. B. H. Stinemetz, George s.
Wainwright, Martin Wiegand and AL
bert Schulteis.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
The Auto Maniac.

I am sorry that the law does
not permit me to punish you more
severely. Your case demands some
thing more than the present law
prescribes."
The court was talking to Earl
Griffith. Earl was chauffeur to
party OF half-shOt joyriders on the
Bladensburg road on the day be-
fore ChristmCs.
The car he was driving was cut
ting figure cights on the road at
an carly hour in the morning and
when it hit Fifteenth and II streets,
II struck a woman who was wait
ing for a car.
To be smart, Earl changed seats
with another man. but that fell
low was entirely too drunk to know
anything at all.
So it was an easy matter for
Policeman Strange. when he caught
up with the machine. to see that
Earl and not the drunk on the
drivers seat was plotting the bus.
The change was made to escape
arrest. but it failed. To aggravaIe
the Ofrense. Earl sped away after
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
TELLS GRAPHIC STORY
OF BELGIAN HARDSHIPS
Former Potomac Park "Y" Man
Writes of Suferinss.

Graphic description of the suffer-
ings of Belgians during the German
occupation is given in a letter just
received here from f. Briggs,
known to many WashingtOnians be-
cause of his service as Y. NJ. c. A.
secretary at Potomac Park.
Mr.. Biggs. who has been in France
as a "Y" secretary. writes: 81 have
just returned from Belgium where
we have been for about a month.
We saw some very sad sights there
and heard some sad stories told by
those poor people who have suf-
fered for four years at the hands
of the Germans.
"One town / was in for a few
days. where the Germans had left
three days before our coming. we
found families with scarcely any
food. no fuel and hardly clothes
enough to cover their bodies. When
they saw the Americans they would
run and throw their arms around us
and kiss US, saying that we saved
their country and kept them from
starving. The Germans took a great
deal of food We sent them"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
e1N"Good Morning, Judge"
HAl Human Interest Stories of Runor By By
w Police Court Happenings. PERKINS

hitting the woman. refusing to stop
to see how badly she was hurt.
If Earl had been a German army
officer, We wouldn't expect anything
else, but being an American, his act
is absolutely inexcusable.
That was what made the court
peeved at him. And since the lin
it in this kind of a case is $40 for
each Offense. the court could only
fine him $50 on the two charges.
High Priced Likker.
Whiskey-s75 a drink. Two drinks
$50.
OF course that is not anywhere near
the normal price of frewater It may
be worth that twenty years from
now
Ernest Mcdonald had two of these
very expensive drinks and when the
bill was presented to him, he almost
fiopped.
Ernest is a taxi driver. He is not
always as careful as he should be nor
is he very considerate of his pas
sengers.
The other day on Sixteenth street
he was driving his cab. or rather the
cab was staggering up the street
Another car was parked at the curb.
minding its own business and out of
eyerybody's way.
Ernest had the whole street to him
sef, but it wasn't enough. He
wanted it all
And so he bumped into the car at
the curb, giving his passenger a Sc
we're jolt and damaging both ma
chimes
"Only had two drinks, Judge" he
explained. Didn't see the other
car
You are worse than a drunken man
running amuck with a loaded revol-
yer when you get drunk and attempt
to run an automobile said the court.
- Those two drinks will cost SO
each. You can pay a fine of $50"
Money Must Have Wings.
'Jes' cause dat woman washes nah
clos en- cooks me a meal of vittels
once in a while she thinks she has
right to go through nah pants pock-
ets."'
Someone got 81 away from Jasper
Mckinney the other day. Jasper thinks
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
TWO D. c. BOYS
and NURSE DIE
Disease Fatal to Lieutenant, !,
While Private Succumbs
to Wounds.

The names of two Washington SOL
diers appear on today's War Depart
-ment casualty list, and a Red Cross
nurse is mentioned as having died of
disease among the eight local names
on the yesterday afternoon list.
Private Hillary Washington, relative
of Mrs. Mary Washington, 302 l. street
southeast, is reported dead from
wounds, and Lieut.. Percy A. Stein.
relative OF Morris Stein, 1888 Ninth
street northwest, has died of disease
Miss Erma Shaw, dausbter of Leslie
M. Shaw, former Secretary of the
Treasury, is the nurse who succumbed
to disease. Miss Shaw was on the
way to the battle front as a nurse
when she was taken with influenza,
according to word which has reached
Washington. She died in England on
october 9. Her body is being sent to
Des Moines. Iowa, for interment
Capt. Lucian Carr. son of Mrs. Julia
Russell Carr, of Winchester, Va, a
temporary resident of 1858 Q street
northwest, died of influenza Novem-
ber 20, according to the official COM
munication. Capt. Carr was in charge
OF the army transport service at st.
Nazaire, France. He was a graduate
OF the University of Virginia, where
he starred in athletics.
Two District men. who were also
reported killed in action on yester-
day afternoons list, are Private Id
ward L. Roche. nephew of Mrs.
Michael Riley. 211 d street northwest,
who went to France as a member of
Company I, 327th Infantry. and Sergt.
Lee B. Magner, of l49 D street south
west.
Private Michael Guifrre, of 1870
Eleventh street northwest, and Vic
tor c. Paehlig. a musician of the DIS
trict. were both severely wounded
shortly before the signing OF the ar
mistice. Guiffre was a member of the
District National Guard and fought
through a year of heavy fighting
without receiving a scratch.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
THIS THIEF GETS AWAY
WITH 2 TONS OF COAL
Sneaks Down Chute of Odd Eel
lows Hall. on twentieth Street.

Somebody sneaked down the coal
chute OF Odd Fellows Hall. at ~
Twentieth street northwest. and stole
two tons OF coal during the past few
days.
This was reported to local police
last night by Mrs. Catherine Rhodes,
caretaker of the hall.
When she looked over the cellar last
week a nice, big supply of coal had
been laid in for January's blasts. But
when she gave the hall the once-over
yesterday, she says. all that was left
of the ebony-hued diamonds was
some dust in a corner
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
UNION TO ENFORCE
WORKING RULES HERE
Printers Object to Employment Of
Pressmen As Compositors.

The Allied Printing Trades Coun-
Gil, through its secretary. E. H.
Evans, has notified employing print
ers of Washington and vicinity that
the union label of the Council will
be withdrawn January l, 1919, from
every office that does not employ
members of the affiliated unions to
work at their particular branch of
the business.
This action. Secretary Evans states.
was taken by decision Of the Board
of Governors of the International
Allied Printing Trades Association.
The rules of the association prescribe
that a compositor cannot perform the
duties of a pressman or bookbinder,
and a pressman or bookbinder cannot
perform the duties of a compositor,
but each trade must keep within its
own Jurisdiction.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
CARRANZA TO INSURE
JOB WITH HUGE ARMY
Planning to Build Up Strong Mill
tary ORGANIZATION in Mexico.

Carranza plans a strong military
organization to assure his position at
the head of the Mexican government,
in the opinion of Latin-American
diplomats here.
Special financial powers granted the
leader by the Mexican Congress, it is
held. are aimed to permit Carranza to
take ample military precautions
against attempted and contemplated
revolutionary elements both in the oil
regions, the north and in Yucatan.
Advices are that the facilities Of the
munitions and airplane plants and
other Mexico City factories devoted in
part or entirely to manufacture Of
supplies needed by the army will be
increased.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
Xmas School Vacation
Shortened By Two Days

In order to make up time lost dur
ing the influenza epidemic. the pupils
of the public schools of the District
will have their regular Christmas va
cation shortened by two days. This
year the pupils will come back to
school Monday and Tuesday of next
week, remain at home New Year Day
and return Thursday.
AS this will only partially make up
for the time lost, the board is now
considering the matter of extending
the school term from June 10 to July
/. instead of having them close on
June 19. as has been the annual GUS
tom. The Easter vacation will also
be shortened
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
President Gets Report
of Coal Commissioners

The Fuel Administration commits
sion. sent to France last October by
Harry A. Garfield to investigate coal
conditions in France. has submitted
its report to President Wilson and
members of the commission have
sailed for America, it was announced
yesterday. The commission was COM
posed Of Walter E. Hope. director of
the Bureau of State Organizations;
s. Brinkerhos Thorne and James II.
Airport. They will arrive on the
Mauretania.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
Bar the German Language,
Urge Iowa's Teachers

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 27.-Use Of
the German language as a medium
of instruction in Iowa schools will
be prohibited by law. if the State
legislature takes favorable action
on a resolution passed by the Iowa
state Teachers Association here to-
day.
Plans for readjustment of the
school system to meet the needs
of reconstruction were embodied in
the longest and most comprehensive
bill of resolutions ever passed by
the Iowa teachers.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
Alaskan Salmon Fishing
Restrictions Increased

Secretary Redfield yesterday estao-
lished further restrictions on Alaskan
salmon fishing. Hereafter, under the
new regulations. fishing is prohibited
at the mouths of all streams less than
wv feet wide, at all seasons of the
year.
The Copper River, Miles Lake and
Abercrombie Canyon regulations now
prohibit commercial fishing between
January l and June 10. All fishing is
prohibited from the head of the delta
to Miles Lake at all seasons.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28

Blanche King took it, but Blanche
swears she didn't.
She has been cooking and washing
for Jasper lately. Last Sunday he
gave her pair OF trousers to mend
and clean.
She cleaned nah pants awright.
jedge," said Jasper. "She TUX nah fo'
dollahs en- bought herself some tod
dy."
"Ah got mahseff some ,oddx
awright, jedge." spoke up Blanche.
but All TUX nah own money to git
it wild"
why did you leave any money in
your trousers when you had them
cleaned?'' the court asked Jasper
''Dey wuz de only pair All had,
jedge," answered Jasper. "Ah stayed
in bed while she had EN-"
There is no proof here that this
woman took Your money" said the
court. There is no proof here that
you even had any money. Case dis
missed"
It's a cinch All amt got any now"
moaned Jasper as he left the court
room.
Jesse Lacked Horse Sense.
so you got drunk. fell off your
ash wagon, hit this man in the head
with an iron bar and then come
here and tell me you know abso-
lutely nothing about it?"
Oats what All said Jedge." an
swered Jesse Woodson. "Ah doan
know anything about it. All All
know All had a load of ashes"
And a bigger load of booze un-
der your belt" put in the court.
Jesse was arrested at Fifteenth
ana H streets northeast by Police
man Sontag, after he had hit a man
in the head with an iron bar.
A small crowd of civilians and
soldiers had gathered and were
about to make mince pie of Jesse
when the policeman came up.
How do you expect a horse to
walk straight in the street when
you are drunk and keep pulling him
over on the sidewalk all the time ?"
asked the court.
Dat horse might hab staggered.
Jedege." said Jesse. but All didn't"
why blame it on the horse. The
horse has more sense than you
have" said the court.
"Doan know nuthin' tall bout
it," exploded Jesse, very much an
noyed.
You will know something about
1t now said the court as he fined
him SIS for the two ofrenses.
They VIII Argue.
A little argument over 80 cents is
what got Jim Scott into serious trou-
BILE aud caused his family much en-
barrassment.
Jim sold a half pint of whiskey the
other day. The price should have
been dollar, which was the regular
bootleg price.
The man to whom he sold knew this
and made kick because Jim charged
him 30 cents more than usual.
The cops heard the argument. II
both Jim and his customer had gone
on about their business after the sale.
the cops wouldn't have known a thing
about it.
And so Jim was arrested and
charged with peddling whiskey. His
desire to get the 30 cents proved his
undoing
The more he tried to clear himself
OF the charge, the deeper he got in
IT. Every time he opened his mouth,
he put his foot in it. so to speak.
You seem to be an old hand at the
game, said the court to Jim.
Il amt neither a new hand or an
old hand" Jim persisted.
III he had told the court any part
OF the truth, he might have gotten off
lighter than he did.
But as 1t was te court saw fit to
nne him 800 and send him to Jail for
six months also. =
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
War Nurse Retirement
Law Urged By Baker

Despite the fact that only half
dozen nurses. members of the Army
Nurses Corps, will be eligible for re-
urement during the next five years,
Secretary of War Baker has written to
Speaker Champ Clark renewing a re-
quest for such legislation.
Nurses to be eligible under the,legis-
lation as proposed by Secretary Baker
must have had twenty years service
and would receive three-quarters pay.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-28
SIX SCHOOL DANCES
SCHEDULED TONIGHT
Soldiers. Sailors and War Workers
to Be Community Guests.


Under the auspices of Community
Center Work of the public schools. six
dances will be held at the various
school buildings of the city tonight
for soldiers. sailors. war workers and
strangers in the city.
The Eastern High School will be
open tonight for dancing. from )
o'clock to II o'clock.
Dances will also be given at the
Thomson School. Twelfth and NJ
streets northwest, and at the Grover
Cleveland School.
The Minor Normal and the Gar
net School will provide recretation
and dancing for colored young peo-
pie.
Negro singers from the church
choirs of Anacostia will present
Christmas carols at the Birney Com
munity Center, Sunday afternoon, at
4 o'clock.