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The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-31
BROTHERS

Notwithstanding the fact that the Government has endeavored to sur round the public with safeguards against profiteering, captains of finance long ago branded as un- scrupulous money makers, and new captains created by war conditions. are reaping a rich harvest at the expense of consumers and taXpay- CTS. The Government undoubtedly has done much to hold these graft CTS in check, but 1ne restrictions seemingly are not sufficient to curb their operations altogether. They continue to amass wealth at all astounding rate, adding to the burd- ems of the America aOple and to those of the Allied countries wLich must make their purchases from America profiteers.
 The power of dominent factors in a given industry in maintaining high prices and harvesting unpre- cedented profits is shown in sur vey of the meat-packing situation, recently made public by the Fed eral Trade Commission. Five meat packers, Armour, Swift, Morris, Wilson and Cudahy and their sub sidiary and affiliated companies have monopolistic control of the meat industry and are reaching fer like domination in other products. Their manipulation of the market embraces every device that is useful to them without regard to law. Their reward, expressed in terms of profit, reveals that four of these concerns have pocketed in 1915, 1916, and 1917, $140,000,000. However deli cate a definition is framed for ''profiteering" these packers have preyed upon the people unconscion- ably. There is reinsurance, how ever, in the announcement that they are soon to come under further governmental regulation approved by Executive order.
 In cases where the Government fixes definite margin of profit above costs, as in the case of flour, there is a considerable incentive to a fictitious enhancemnt of costs through account juggling. This has added to the volume of unusual profits Increase of cost showing on the producers books can be accom- pllshed in various ways The item of depreciation can be padded Off, cers' salaries can be increased h. terest on investment can be in- cluded in cost. New construction can be recorded as repairs. Fiti. tious valuations on raw material can be added, and inventories can be manipulated.
 The Federal Trade Commission has been vigilant and untiring in its exclusion of these practices. An in. stance of ths practice was afforded by the Ismert-Hincke Milling Co.,. of Kansas City, Mo. This company padded its cost by heavily increasing all its officers salaries and manipu. latng the inventory value of flou1 bags on hand. As evidence of the length to which padding can be car rled, it may be added that this com pany even include" in its costs the gift of an automobile, which il charged to advertising expense. This case was heard by the commission for the Food Administration. The commission recommended revocation of license and the recommendation was followed.
 Payment of extraordinary salaries and in some instances bonuses to executives of corporations have beer
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-31

PIANOS-For sale or rent. Inquire Simson's.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-31
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

FOR SALE-Three COWS, cabin and barn and two lots. Also milk route. Inquire Harry Wait or W. A. Coghill.
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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
Administrators
Sale

As Administrator of the estate of
the late David Douglas, will offer for
sale at public auction on the premises
one and One-half miles South of Sar-
dis on the Blue Licks turnpike on
AUGUST 30, 1918.
At 10 O'clock A. VI.
The farm of 1908 acres upon which Is
located a good two story eight room
residence, two good stock barns and
other imprOyementsh.
This farm is well watered, well
fenced and in high state of cultiVa.
ton.
AT the same time and place large
amount of personal property includ-
ing horses, stock and household and
kitchen furniture will also be sold to
the highest and best bidder.
E. GEORGE DOUGLAS,
Admir-. Of David Douglas, Deceased.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
THE PART OF THE FARMER

Unfortunately for the good repu.e
of their kind too many farmers seem
imbued with the idea that the duty Of
buying Liberty Bonds and helping
Uncle Sam win this war does not ex-
tend to them as to other folks.
Too many of them feel that they
have fulfilled every obligation when
they have raised a bumper crop and
sold it at war prices. All the empha-
sis is laid upon the raising of the
crop. The increased return is ac-
cepted as matter of course.
In this the farmer makes grave
mistake
For his duty is just as great as any
other mans.
The farmer has been peculiarly IA
vored in numerous ways during the
war period.
He is the only man who mas gov
a'nment price guarantee upon his
hief product.
He is the only man the railway di-
ision has made special provision for.
He has been able to get more coal
han anyone else.
He has been able to get more sugar
han the city man.
He has been allowed a larger flour
portion.
And his sons have been shown a
greater consideration in the draft.
In view of which the farmer cannot
sit back and hoard his dollars rather
than help his country; profiteer rath-
er than help provide the sinews of
protection; shirk the duty which is
part and parcel of every mans 10y
atty.
And expect to retain the respect of
the country at large.
No special dispensation is made in
his behalf
He must do his part
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
ODD FELLOWS ASKED TO RAISE
$4,000 FUND

Grand Master Beokham Overstreet
of Kentucky, has set aside September
l to Is for the purpose of raising
among the Oddfellows of the State
$4,000 for the endowment of the
Widows and Orphans Home.
Do these four things and then you
will fulfill your mission.
First-Help Uncle Sam win this
war for freedom and the protection
of women and children.
Second Buy Liberty Bonds and
Thrift Stamps, so that our country
can have funds to fight and help our
allies.
Third-Give until you feel it, to
the Y. NJ. c, A. and Red Cross and the
relief of starving women and chill
dren made so by this cruel war.
Fourth-Endow the Orphans and
Widows Home at once, so that your
own orphan boys and girls may be
fitted to be better citizens and your
widow and self may have a home to
shelter you in your declining years,
In this, the greatest country on earth,
oddfellows, do your part.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
$4,000 VOTED FOR WOUNDED IN
ITALY BY SICILIAN UNION
OF CHICAGO

A relief fund of $4,000 was voted
for wounded soldiers in Italy, Sun
day, by the Sicilian Union (Unione
Siciliana), the foremost Italian So
ciety in Chicago. The supreme coun-
ell of the society took action on the
suggestio nof the president, Petr6
Russo. He was seconded by Urbano
trbano, Vincenzo Schiochi, Giuseppe
Nirablela, Constantine Vitello and
Salvatore Baruso, who spoke eloquent
ly of the need to do something for
those who offered their lives for their
country.
The vote of the council was unani-
nous. The society also pledged itself
to send $500 a month in addition for
five years. The money will be turned
over to Lieutentn Roberto de Violini
Of the Sixth Alpini regiment and mil
itary attache of the consulate in Chi
2ago, who will forward it to the Cen
trail Committee for the Relief of the
| Wounded.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
VIERECK'S BOOKS {
SING PRAISE OF
GERMAN KUL1UR
Declares Kaiser "Greatest Contem-
pOraneous Figure"

New York-Praise for the kaiser is
spread through the pages of eleven
volumes of George Sylvester Viereck's
works which are still catalogued at
the New York public library, waiting
to be handed out for the asking.
The Rev. William Wallace Rose,
pastor of the Church of the Redeem
er, at Bridgeport, Con-, protested
when he discovered one of the Path
erland" editors pro-German books Ill
the local library. Investigation dis
closed that New York is out-Niereck-
ing Bridgeport.
The list of Viereck's books in the
New York library are two copies OF
confession of a Barbarian" three
comics of "A Game of Love-" two cop
les of "The Candle and the Flame"
and one copy each of "Gedishte,
"Ninevah," "a Question of Fidelity
and the debate on whether the Cause
of Germany or the Allied Powers Is
Just"
Viereck speaks sadly of his life
among the american Barbarians' in
several of his volumes, all of which
have continued to circulate from the
library since the editor-propagandist
became involved with the department
of Justice. In Confessions of Bar
barian," he says of the kaiser.
IS. NJ (Seine Majestaet or His Maj
esty) is wonderful person. He per-
vades Germany. He, is everywhere.
He is great man. perhaps the great
es bntemporaneous figure.
"Men, l have said, are ideas incar-
nate. ... When the twentieth CEN
fury welded the middle ages, William
ii. flashed into life. ......... William
ii. Is cast into an enduring mold,
efelicitous force that clinched the di-
verse meaning of two lnimical epochs
in the brillian paradox of his being,
And yet the kaiser is not hypocritc,
He is temperamentally unable of de-
ceit.
"He is the only logical monarch OF
Europe. He is an ideal kaiser. If Ger
many were to be declared a republic
today, and a president had to be
chosen, the unanimous choice of the
people would be William H.
OF his fellow American citizens
Viereck says in the same volume.
"The savage, to be sure, is more in
teresting at time than the sophist
But he is utterly absurd when he Is
ashamed of himself, or pretends to be
civilized The average American in
literature and in morals is a Hotten-
tot wearing stovepipe..
."Our patriotism is the only imagi'
native ingredient in our national
structure. 1t is crude at that and ny
terical And it does not prevent us
from cheatening our country in bust
ness. Our savagery is apparent in
our medieval administration of jus,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
A POPULAR VERDICT
Based on Evidence of MaysyiIl
People,


Grateful thousands tell it
OF weak backs made strong
OF weak kidneys made we'll
Urinary disorders corrected.
Maysville people add their testi-
mony.
They praise Doan's Kidney Pills.
Maysville evidence is now COM
plete.
Maysville testimony is confirmed;
Reports of early relief substant-
lated.
Merit doubIy proved by test of time.
Let a Maysville citizen speak.
Fred Dresel, tailor and Justice of the
peace, 1888 East Second Street,
says: 81 was troubled by inflammation
OF the bladder and annoyance from
my kidneys. The kidney secretions
burned in passage and often were re-
tarded. l had severe palma across the
small OF my back which greatly inter-
fered with my work. Doans Kidney
Pills, which / got at Wood AZ Sons
Drug Store. gave me prompt relief"
Mr.. Dresel gave the above statement
on February 6, 1908. and on November
II, 1916. he added: 81 have had the
same faith In Doan's Kidney Pills to-
day as ever, for haven't had any trou-
BILE with my kidneys since last recon-
mended them"
Mr., Dresel 10 only one of many Mays
Vile people who have gratefully en-
dorsed Doan's Kidney Pulls. II your
hack aohes-if your kidneys bother
you. don't simply ask for q kidney rom
edy--ask distinctly for, DoAN'S KID
NEY PILLS. the same that Mr.. Dreael
had--the remedy backed by home tes-
tlmony. 60c at all stores. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y. rWhen
Your Back Ia Lame-Remember the
Mama"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
WHEAT AND SHEEP DRIVE
FOR The ENTIRE COUNTY
Special Effort WIN BE Made at Ger
mantOwn Fair to Interest Farmers
In Growing More Wheat and
Raising More Sheep.

The Wheat and Sheep campaign
which was launched at the big County
War Conference held here all day
Thursday will be carried to every
farmer in Mason and adjoining coun-
ties and the appeal of the government
for more wheat to feed our soldiers
and our allies and more sheep to
'clothe them will be delivered to every
man owning or operating a farm.
The drive in Mason county is in
charge of County Agent e. Frank
Boyd, who will make a special effort
10 get a large number of farmers to
sign IN during the Germantown Fair.
The Food Conservation booth uPder
the management of the women of the
PMason County Food Administration
will also be headquarters for this
drive.
Following the fair, precinct workers
will be named and a careful canvass
of all of Mason county will be made
by the workers and 1t is expected that
every patriotic farmer in the county
who has ground upon which he can
grow wheat will be enlisted in the
work.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
eat Star Cast Featuring Elliott Dexter Tho Roberts and Ten More
THE WAY OUT

(By Lt.-Col. H. e. Mock, M. c., N. Al
While the Medical Department of
the Army is utilizing every proven
tive measure known to reduce the
number and severity of disabilities,
yetiwarfare inevitably produces a GER
tain number of disabled soldiers.
Under the direction Of the Surgeon
General the medical officers today are
seeking not only good end-results
from a medical standpoint but the best
possible end-results from an econo-
mic and social standpoint for all han
dicapped fighters.
In order to achieve these ideals It
should be recognized that the disabled
man himself must acquire the proper
mental attitude toward this work-he
must develop the vision and see its
| purpose.
Hospitals may be established and
the maximum cure sought; all kinds
of schools and workshops for vacation
al training may be created; the whole
great machinery for rehabilitation
may be created; the whole great ma
organized; but unless the desire and
ambition for this training are born
unless. the idea of grasping every OPP
portunity to make good by their own
efforts is inculcated in the very souls
of these men, the whole scheme is
bound to be failure.
To this end there has been started a
campaign to show the men, disabled
by wounds and disease, THE Way
Out. A small book with this title
is soon to be circulated throughout
country. 1t is CHEEKY, it is comfort
ing, and it is filled with inspiring ma
terial to stimulate ambition. Here
will be found short. optimistic letters
from the disabled back home - the
men without arms, the blind. the dis
eased-who have overcome their han
dicaps, have trained themselves, have
become better men than they were be-
fore, and have successfully taken their
places in society. established homes
have children, and most other things
that make living worth while.
The nurses, attendants, and doctors
in the wards are being inspired with
this same material to pass Il to these
handicapped men in gradually in
creasing doses from the earliest mo-
ment of disability until their recon
struction is completed.
Motion pictures showing "The Way
Out" have been made and already
have been of great inspirational value
to many of the returned disabled. Ev.
cry form of publicity that will hell
secure this proper mental attitude or
the part of the disabled soldier is wei
coined by the Surgeon General ant
the officers in charge of Physician Re
construction.
With a sympathetic public behint
this great movement and the wounded
soldier imbued with the idea of max
ing good in spite of his handicaps, the
Medical Department of the Army viii
be able to render the greatest service
to our boys-a service beyond the
dreams of medical science previous tC
this war and of permanent value tc
the community and the state.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
RECREATION FOR GIRLS
IN SMALL TOWNS
Is Urged Upon Women Of Kentucky
by Council of National Defense.

The need for proper recreation for
the young girl in small towns of Ken
lucky was stressed by Mrs. Margaret
Thoroman, State chairman of the
Health and Recreation Committee, at
the board meeting of the Woman's
Committee, Council of National De-
Tense in Louisville. Within the past
month, forty delinquent girls, all from
Kentucky towns, have been stranded
in Louisville and have been dealt with
by the social workers and law en-
forcement authorities of Louisville.
With the men concentrated in the
environments, the social and recrea-
tional life of the town is dead and the
girls want to swarm to the city. The
Woman's Committee is urging upon
providing recreational activities for
the girls and is attempting to arouse
sense of social responsibility in
meeting this problem. The use of the
school house as a community center
for social intercourse is the method
advised, Community singing, which
is being organized all over the State,
will provide another avenue of inter
est.
Make your town attractive, so that
yours girls will want to stay in it,"
says Mrs. Thoroman. "They are safer
there. Utilize their surplus energy
in war work and give them the right
kind of recreational opportunities and
they will be more willing to stay at
home.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
RAILROAD TINE TABLE
% g E||I'|'|;

Time table effective Sunday Feb
ruary 10th.
No. IL leaves Maysville 5:35 a. m.
daily except Sunday.
No. leaves Maysvills $40 D. m.
except Sunday.
No 2Os leaves Maysville $40 D. m.
Sunday only.
No. 10 arrives in Maysvills s:46 a.
m.' daily except Sunday.
No. 21O arrives in Maysville 2:sb D.
M, Sunday only.
No. 16 arrives in Maysville $40 D.
m.' daily except Sunday.
H. 8. ELLIS, Agent
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
DESERTER CAUGHT

suspicious character has been
stopping for several weeks with Friend
Montieth, just below town, and infor-
nation was given to Sheriff Bertram
that the party ought to be arrested
and examined, which was done last
Friday. He gave his name Charles
Hoelgzer, and claimed Peoria. ILL.,, as
his home but admitted he had desert
ed from Camp Taylor. He was in
trusted to the keeping of Jailer Fearis
pending his return to compliance
burg Sun.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
MUCH IMPROVEMENT IN COUNTY
HEALTH CONDITION

DR.. ]. S. Locke, County Health Of
ficer, is spending the most of his time
just now in the county finishing up a
large amount of sanitary improve
ment work that was undertaken last
yqear and had not yet been finished
up. DR.. Locke will have a very in
teresting report for this months work
and it will tell of much better sani-
tary condition throughout the country
than Mason county has had in many
years.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
TELEPHONE MOVES
AND CHANGES

In order that your telephone may be
moved as near the time you designate,
your order should be given to us at
least FIVE DAYS in advance. This
Will enable us to plan the work ofiic.
iently
When the telephone is moved, with.
In the building it was originally In
stalled, and does not require any out.
side work, the charge will be Sl.OO, all
other moves will cost $500 each.
Help yourself by helping us!
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26

In some parts OF northern Arabia
the hills are so we'll stocked with bees
that no sooner are hives placed than
they are occupied,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
chesapeake & Ohio Ry

Schedule subject to Cnanae ~lthovt notice
Effective Sunday May 2sth.
East Bound
No. will arrive 9:4S a. IN
No. will arrive 1850 D. m.
No. Is will arrive s:25 D. m.
No. will arrive $40 D. m.
No. 16 departs 200 D. m.
West Bound
No. 10 will depart 5:25 a. m.
No. will depart 700 a. m.
No. II will arrive 1000 a. m.
No. will depart $40 D. m.
No. will depart 1850 D. m.
Trains No. l6, II, IS and 10 are
Tally, except Sunday.
W. W wIKoFF, Agent
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
Two Fleming County
Warns For Sale

Mr.. George W. FOxWOrthy has list.
ed with us two very desirable farms.
Farm No. THE home farm, where
Mr.. FOxWOrthy now resides miles
East of Flemingsburg, contains ZIG
acres, and has on It q good residence,
large stock barn, tobacco barn, two
silOs and the usual Outbulldings found
on a well.improyed farm; also an
abundance Of fruit of different var
ieties. About 50 acres Of this farm h
In and the land Is all In high state OF
cultivation.
Farm Nas+ =COntains 9sk acres,
adjolns the town OF Mt. Carmel, has
on Il q new tobacco barnI and this
farm is also In good state Of cultiVa.
ton. While there Is no house on this
land, there Is nice home close TO the
farm that can DO bought very reason
able.
For particulars as 10 price, etc, sec
the undersigned or Mr.. FOxwOrthy.
TROS. |. EVAN & CO
MaySvills. KY.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26

or the old-time vegetable dyes Bra
I'll possesses an almost endless var
lety
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
MOST OF WHEAT Is NOW
DELIVERED

The most of the wheat crop of Ma
son and adjoining counties has now
been delivered to local dealers and it
is understood that there has been
much more wheat grown in Mason
county this year than in any recent
year. From the interest the farmers
are taking in the growing of wheat
for next season it appears that there
will be much larger crop next year.
tice, in our utter disregard of aesthe-
tics or morals, above all in our insane
worship of females.
81 was born on the continent. Eu-
rope is essential to my well being.
must battle periodically in the fount
of it's authentic civilization"
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two very bad at
tacks of inflamma-
ton. My do ctor
said he could d o
nothing more for
me and ! woul d
have to go to the
hospital for an
ope r alton, but
Lydia E. Pink
h a ms Vegetable
Compound an d
Sanative W a sh
have entirely cured
me of my troubles
and / am now in
good health. l am
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26

In this war our observation is that
the gold givers are still long way
behind the boy givers.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26

Woodbine St, Brooklyn, N. 7.
Operations upon women in our hos
pitfalls are constantly on the increase,
but before submitting to an operation
for ailments peculiar to their sex every
woman owes it to herself to give that
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, a trial.
If complications exist write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
advice.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
DOCTOR COULD
NOT help HER
But Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound Saved
Her from a Serious
Operation.

Brooklyn, N. Y.--"I suffered some
thing dreadful from displacement and
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-26
PATRONIzE
THE MOST UP-TO-THE.MINUTE
AND PATRIOTIC GROCERY
STORE IN THE CITY
OF NASHVILLE

Owing to the fact that Mr.. w. 1.
Nauman and his brother Mr.. Richard
l.. Nauman prOprietOrs of the w. 1.
Nauman s. Bro. Grocery Store have
been called to fight for their country
and liberty their business will con-
time under the management of their
sister, Miss Stella Nauman, who has
been connected with the business
ever since It was established. This
guarantees you the same service in
the future as In the past. Your pa
trOnage is solicited. Give us q call.
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willing. you should use my
testimonial and hope to benefit
other suffering women by so
doing. Mrs. F. PLATT, 8
O. n..l.l.. NJ "
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-14
SERIOUS LACK Of
FOOD IN GERMANY
Tcuton Civilians Reported In stary'
Ing Condition---ticrman Profess
sor Says Worst II Yet 10 Come

Washington. June 1.-THE food
situation In Germany Is such that
the best informed Judge II Is some
what Desperate" according to an ar
tIcle by Professor Helm published In
Cologne. June 0. "That probably II
reason why the empire Is contln-
uing TO send. without reckoning. her
soldiers 10 butchery." he says
Tho dispatches 10 the French en-
bassy today brought quotations from
Helms article which said the recent
reduction OF the bread ration from
200 to i50 grams daily has deeply
moved public opinion In Germany
and has raised pessimistlc comment
In the German newspapers. Helm
proposes TO his compatrlots that they
are wrong In imagining that the
trying period they are passIns
through at present Is the worst OF
the year
"you must expect" he says. ID
see still harder times"