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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15

An Illinois woman, arrested for SELL
ing watered milk, put up the defense
cows got up before daylight and ate
(dew-laden grass. All of which sounds
like one of Won Hindenburg's excuses
to the German people for not obtain
ing German peace by April 1.
QUESTIONABLE Answered.
A gentleman who wanted to obtain
. patriotic job in a munitions plant,
where they are more or less particular
about who they take on, went thru
the question mill as follows-and got
the job:
Q.-Nativity A.-Baptist.
Q.-Married or single? A.-Have
been both.
Q.-Parents alive yet? A.-Not yet.
Q.-Hair? A.-Thin.
Q.-Voice? A.-Weak
Q.-Health? A.-Sometimes
Q.-Previous experience? A.-No.
Q.-Where? A.-Nowhere.
Q.-Business? Avery bad.
Q.-Salary expected? A.-More.
Drink? A.-Not in dry states.
Q.-Why do you want job? A
Wife won't work any more.
Alfred E. Hoyt says that eating
genuine Vermont maple syrup is what
makes a man believe in Genesis and
the Garden of Eden and the forbidden
fruit.
We are not in a position to con-
tradict him, Very few of us have ever
had any maple syrup that was not
made on South Water street, Chicago,
out. of sorghum and old rubber boots
There is no use in saving daylight
if you don't get up before noon and
use it.
The Russian bureau in New York
issues a statement to the effect that
Russia is sound at the core"
But maybe there amt going to be
no core.
1t is getting so the small neutral na-
ton has about as many rights as a
three months behind in his rent.
Putting 1t In Plain Words. =
o friends. do not send in your home
made poetry to this office and then
get mad at us because it is SO bad we
cannot print it. Don't do anything
that will break up a friendship of long
standing. We can't help 1t because you
can't write poetry. We never told you
that you could.-Reading Searchlight.
A truthful voice in the wilderness,
at last
Just as tho there was not enough
bad news from Europe these days, a
lot of young folks have begun going
out in canoes.
There was a fellow in our office
Who had US all guessing
For long time.
He would come to work every day
And then he would go back home
And get his lead pencils and fountain
pen
And his blotter and ink,
1t puzzled US for a long time,
But finally We found out
That it was hereditary.
His father was a plumber.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15

others are matrons on the town COM
mittee who have pledged themselves
to detective work They work in close
cooperation with the local civil and
military police authorities.
They use their police power only in
the gravest necessity. Their function
is to patrol the streets and roads lead
ing from the town to the camp; to
visit the public amusement places to
report any violations of local ordin-
ances. and to mingle with the crowd,
where they .are often able to prevent
dangerous acquaintance by vigilant
observation. Parks and other d1miy-
lighted places are also carefully pa
trolled by the policewoman.
The duty of the offfcerette is to pro-
tect, rarely to punish. She must study
the special circumstances of each case
so that she may help each girl as much
as possible. Often she enlists the aid
herself steers the girl into a new chan
mel of wholesome interest, and only as
a last resort uses her power to arrest.
1t must be admitted that this power
has had to be called upon to some ex-
tent; otherwise, there would be no
need for the detention houses and free
maternity clinics that haye had to be
established in the vicinity of training
camp towns. The problem is simply
one that must be faced by the Ameri-
can people SquareIy ana justly as II
has been faced by the people of other
countries that are at war.
Even the cities about which there
are no training camps are now pa
trolled by -policewomen in England.
Every European country. has had to
face and settle the problems of the
unmarried mother and the illegitimate
child. They are included in the SOL
diers' allowance and insurance bills
And it is upon the efficiency with
which these problems are met and set
tied that the welfare of the soldier and
the community depends.
Names in the News.
neutrality-suspicious. shown
ism-is originally French term, de-
rived from the name of Nicholas
Chauvin. soldier in the army of Ma
poleon, noted for his unreasoning pa
tr1otism. Hence the term came to be
applied to any one exhibiting blind and
unreasoning patriotism. The English
equivalent of the word is rjingoism.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15

The reader will observe here that
there was no meat and no bread and
butter in this breakfast. Fifteen cents
might have been saved had buttered
war bread toasted been ordered in
stead of the rice cakes, but the writer
was tremendously hungry that morn
ing, altho he had just arrived from
New York on his way home and
where there was plenty to eat and
plenty of price to pay for it.
At dinner in New York, which
will be written about in a chapter for
day after tomorrow, Chapter VII, the
charge for the dinner was $40, and
yet at the bottom of the menu, which
contained no meat. there was this line:
Bread and butter will not be served
at this dinner unless asked for"
1 didn't ask for any; neither did
Colonel Dean. who sat next to me,
want any. We were all conserving
wheat, but we were paying a good big
price for the conservation. at least 1
was; Colonel Dean was a guest. He
got his moneys worth all right, and in
connection with the eloquent speeches
by distinguished men. the writer got
more than his moneys worth. But
this Dinner With Dean" comes in
Chapter VII on Friday, while tomor-
rows schedule calls for Chapter vi.
Great Britain and Her Forces on
Sea and Land" F.P NJ
Ito Be Contfnueta.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15

In Topeka I get a good luncheon
for 35 cents.
1t is almost impossible at one of
the larger hotels in the east to get a
simple breakfast for less than $1.65.
1t seems extravagant. but then when
you are among the Romans you must
do as the Romans do, as the saying
goes, and Romans here may mean
New Workers or Washingtonians,
Pennsylvanians or Chicagoans.
Here is breakfast had one morn
ing at the Hotel Raleigh in Washing
ton where I spent one day:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
DINNER STORIES

AS the motor car dashed thru a
little village the driver pulled up with
frantic jerk. A man standing right
in front of his machine was waving
his arms violently and shouting:
stop. Hi. Stop"
What's the trouble?' snapped the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15

/ Ayers Newspaper annual for 1918 lists
1,3so publications. printed in foreign lam
guages. German leading with 4S2 publica-
lions, Spanish second with 1871 and Italian
third with H.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
Ito Be Continued

When the English tank gets into
Germany it loses its simple four
letter name and becomes the schut-
nichtungsautomobil,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15

Copyrighted, 1917. by The Wheeler syndi
cate. Incl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15

There is no use in saving daylight
if you don't get up before noon and
use it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
Names in the News.
ON THE SPUR
OF.THE MOMENT
BY ROY K. MOULTON -

An Illinois woman, arrested for SELL
Ing watered milk, put up the defense
that she couldn't help it because her
cows got up before daylight and ate
dew-laden grass. All of which sounds
like one of Won Hindenburg's excuses
to the German people for not obtain
ing a German peace by April l.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
SPEEDING FROM FAIR
MUST Be STOPPED
County Judge WIN Appoint Special
Officers to Report Speeders on the
Germantown Pike During
the Big Fair.

Considerable complaint was lodged
with the county officials yesterday
watch the pike between here and Ger
ing on the Germantown pike by driv-
ers of automobiles going to and re-
turning from the Germantown Fair.
Several bad accidents were narrow
ly averted yesterday and one machine
which was ditched, is said to have
been rather badly damaged. The
speeding when so many vehicles are
on the pike is very dangerous and
many have been frightened and have
appealed to the county officials for
protection.
County Judge Purnell this morning
asked County Sheriff Galbraith to ap-
point several special officers equipped
with motor cycles or automobiles to
watch the pike between hire and Ger
mantown today and tomorrow and to
arrest all reckless drivers and speed
ers.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
LARGEST TOBACCO deal IN
COUNTY'S HISTORY CLOSED
HardemOn and Malone Sell Their En-
tire Leaf Tobacco Holding TO
American Tobacco Company
At Big Figure.

Probably the largest single leaf to-
bacco deal ever closed in Mason coun-
ty was finally wound up yesterday
when Mr.. T. A. Duke, local manager
for the American Tobacco Company
purchased the entire holdings of
Messrs. Frank Hardemon and Thomas
Malone, tobacco brokers doing busi-
ness as Hardemon & Malone.
These gentlemen were probably the
largest independent buyers operating
on the Maysville looseleaf market last
season and their holdings amounted
to over 100000 pounds.
The deal involved approximately
$4,000. The leaf averaged approx
mately $3.50 and on these figures the
local brokers made very large profit
on the deal said to have been more
than $4,000 for their seasons pur-
chase.
So far as is known here this is the
largest single transaction in leaf to-
bacco ever made in Mason county and
it forecasts high prices for the farm
ers during the coming season.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
STATE PHYSICIANS TO Be
TOLD OF MASON COUNTY
DIR. j. 5. Locke, Mason County Health
Officer, VIII Preside at Meeting of
Kentucky Medical AssO.
cintiOn.

Dr. ]. S. Locke, Mason County
Health officer, left yesterday after
noon for a short visit with relatives
before going to Louisville the first of
next week to preside at the annual
meeting of the Kentucky State Med-
cal Association.
Dr. Locke was chosen president of
the state association at the last an
nual meeting of the body and in his
annual address to be delivered Mon
day he will tell the physicians of the
state something about what has been
accomplished in Mason county in the
past few months toward cleaning up
the county and making it one of the
most sanitary counties in the south.
Mason county is the only county in
the state of Kentucky which has had
a complete sanitary survey under the
direction of the United States Public
Health Service and there are few 9TH
er counties in the state which have
full time Health Officers. In DR..
Locke's address he will tell the ply
sicians something about the various
campaigns carried out successfully in
Maysville and Mason county in an eff
fort to remove everything unsanitary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
BApAUME FALLS;
AMERICANS PUSH
ENEMY ON PLATEAU
British Force Enemy Back to Old Bat
tie Americans Make
Great Advance.

London, August 29-Field Marshal
Haig reports that along the whole
front from Bapaume southwark, the
Germans have been forced to retreat
with great loss in prisoners, guns and
material. The British have reached
the west bank of the Somme opposite
Brie and Peronne.
In addition to the capture of Ba-
paume and Noyon, the British today
were reported to be in Lesboeufs and
Morval, according to the latest news
this evening from the battle front.
The town of Peronne has been out
flanked by the British on the south.
French troops are reported to have
captured Juvigny, north of Scissors.
They are reported to have lost Chav-
igny, just south of Puvigny to the Ger
mans.
Field Marshal Haig's men are re-
ported to have taken Ginchy and Gull
lemont and to have reached the west
ern outskirts of Maurepas.
British patrols are said to be in
Lesboeufs and Morval. These places
are all south of Bapaume.
Immediately south of Bapaume the
British have the Bapaume- Beaulen-
court road. Advance troops are NOV
ing on Beaulencourt itself.
The British also have reached the
high ground northeast of Gueude-
court and have nearly reached lie
Transloy.
With the American Army in France,
August 29-Late this afternoon the
Americans held positions in the fight
ing line in the Soisons~ region extend
ing in a northerly direction from
Chavigny.
Accompanied by a fleet of tanks
and covered by heavy artillery bar
rage, the Americans swept forward
early today against the German lines
that slowly and reluctantly fell back
over Jucigny plateou. The little oper-
alton carried out yesterday by the
French and Americans had been
merely preparatory to the attack
which began at o'clock this morn
ing. The kink had been taken out
Of the line yesterday but no deter
mined effort was made to advance to
any extent.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
ARRANGEMENTS
NOW COMPLETE
FOR LABOR DAY
Large Crowds of People From This
and All Adjoining Counties Are
Expected TO Spend Labor
Day In Maysyille.

The committee in charge of the La
Dor Day celebration is to be congrat-
ulated on procuring such prominent
and able speaker as the Hon. j. w.
Newman, former candidate for Demo-
ocratic nomination for Governor and
ex-Commissioner of Agriculture, Mr..
Newman is considered one of the best
patriotic speakers of the state and
will deliver a special message to the
farmers and citizens at Beechwood
Park Monday afternoon.
Mr. Sherman Arm, who is in charge
of the arrangements for a band, has
been assured that the Augusta Band
will arrive, via auto, early Monday
morning and dispense some good mu-
sic in the forenoon. They will also
give a concert at Beechwood Park
Monday afternoon and evening. A
fine musical program is being ar
ranged by the Community Chorus at
both afternoon and evening sessions.
Mr.. Houston Hall has the Gun Club
grounds put in fine shape. The clay
pigeons and ammunition are here and
everything is in readiness for the big
shoot. We are expecting a great many
of the old time marksmen to be out
and try their eye.
DR.. Quigley is being very ably as
sisted by Prof. Dale in arranging the
athletic meet. This will be one Of
the big and most enjoyable features of
the day Many of the High School
boys and girls will compete for the
fine prizes which have been so gener-
ously donated by our good merchants.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
REPORTED THAT SENATOR'S
BODY WOULD PASS HERE

From newspaper accounts that the
body of the late Senator Ollie NJ.
James and the congressional party ac-
companying him would comes from
Washington on c. & o. train Number
Three, it was reported about the city
yesterday that the funeral train would
pass through here and there was quite
a crowd of admirers gathered at the
local depot yesterday to await the ar
rival of train No 3. Upon the trains
arrival here it was learned that the
funeral party had been switched from
the train at Ashland for Louisville
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
UNION SERVICES AT BAPTIST
CHURCH

Although the regular union SER
vices came to close on last Sunday
evening, it is understood that the ma
jority of the churches will not hive
services on next Sunday evening and
the congregations will be urged to at
tend the First Baptist church to hear
the new pastor, Dr. B. B. Bailey.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
SECOND DAY
OF THE Big FAIR
DRAWS BIG CROWD
Record Breaking Crowds Attended
Germantown Fair Yesterday-TO-
day is Farmers Day.

There was record breaking crowd
at the Old Reliable Fair yesterday for
the second day and from the activity
in 'Maysville early this morning it ap-
pears that there will be large at
tendance at the fair today.
The Boys Pig and Heifer Clubs are
features of great interest and the
poultry display is worth travelling
miles to see.
Premiums were awarded yesterday
as follows:
Saddle Horses
Stallion, years old and over-A.
w. Thompson, Maysville; second, Ed
Perkins, Minerva.
Stallion, years and under 4-John
Hunter, Millersburg.
Horse, Mare or Gelding, year and
under George Haughaboo, German
town; second, C. e. Parker, Dover.
Mares
Mare, years old and over-E. T.
Doty, Richmond; second E. T. Doty,
Richmond.
Saddle Colt, under 1 year, regard
less of sex Blanche Galbralth.
Brooksville; second, H. J. Straus-
baugh, Maysville.
Special Calf Ring
For the best registered calf, either
sex, beef breed, under l year old
Francis Mcintyre, Maysville.
Boys Calf CluD
For best individual-Milla Stewart,
Maysville; second, Harold Parker, Do
yer; third, Langston Osborne, Dover.
Championship For Cattle
Shorthorn Bull, any age-E. L. Til
ton, Mt Olivet.
Shorthorn Cow, any age-Francis
Mcintyre, Maysville.
Polled Bull, any age-W M. Colvin,
Maysville.
Polled Cow, any age--W. M. Colvin,
Maysville.
ShOrthOrns
Herd, bull and fema;es-FrancIs
Mcintyre, Maysville.
POlled
Herd, bull and females-Hughes
& Gill, Maysville.
Farm Team
Farm Team, horses or mules owned
by one person, team rs per cent, har-
ness Is per cent, wagon 10 per cent
Henry Maher, Maysville; second
Frank Brannon, North Fork; third,
Henry Maher, Maysville.
Roadster
Roadster-horse, mare or gelding, 3
and under 4-George Frank, Mays
Vile; second, John Hunter, Millers-
burg.
Geldings
Saddle Gelding, years and under
4-William McCane, Brooksville; sec
ond, Frank Gibbons, Maysville.
Draft Horses
Stallion, years and over-J. A.
Suits, Sardis.
Mare, years and over Dan
Adams. Maysville; second, Henry Ma
her, Maysville.
Horse, Mare or Gelding, 2 years and
under 3-J B. Bacon, Dover; second,
George Breckenridge, Maysville.
Horse, Mare or Gelding, year and
second, D. F. List, Augusta.
Horse Colt, under 1 year-Henry
Maher, Maysville; second, Charles
Lee, Germantown.
Mare Colt, under l year-John Per-
kins, Ripley, Ohio.
Gelding, years old and over-John
Adams, Maysville; second, Frank
| Brannon, North Fork
Champion Rings
Best Draft Mare, with of her colts
John Perkins, Ripley, Ohio.
Finest Stallion, with of his colts
Ed Perkins, Minerva
Harness Horses
Harness Gelding, 3 years and under
4-Frank Gibbons, Maysville; second,
William McCane, Brooksville.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
FOR SALE

l will sell to the highest bidder
all the household and kitchen furni-
ture, including piano, dishes, rugs,
ETC., belonging to the estate of Miss
Anna Dieterich, deceased, at ware
house room near the Greenhouse, at 2
o'clock Wednesday, September 4th.
2S-1wk H. C. DIETERICH,
Administrator.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
GLANDS UP" TODAY

"The Bride of the Sun" the first epi-
sde of Hands Up" the cyclone vest
ern and Indian serinal featuring Ruth
Roland starts at the Pastime today.
Pathes Latest War News and Har-
old Lloyd, special two reel comedy
will also be shown.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
FUNERAL SUNDAY

The funeral of William Barbour,
who dropped dead Wednesday even
ing, will be held from the Bethel Bap-
tist Church Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock under the auspices of the X.
of P. order. Burial will be made at
Dover.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
ACTION ON BILL is POSTPONED

Washington, August 29-Although
the House late today approved the
conference draft of the man-power
bill, extending selective service to in
clude all men between IS and As years
the measure failed to reach the Senate
before adjournment and its enactment
and transmission to President Wilson
was postponed until tomorrow. Z
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
WAR AT MAYSLICK

War between the town Negroes and
the country Negroes in the Mayslck
neighborhood was aired before Judge
Purnell yesterday. The fighters were
given lecture by the Judge and fined
one cent and costs.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
FUNERAL THIS MORNING

The funeral of Mrs. Fannie Welch,
who died at her home on Lee street
Wednesday evening will be held from
the late home this morning at ten
o'clock and burial will be made in the
Maysville cemetery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
JUDGE SWEARS IN SPE.
CIAL OFFICERS

County Judge ii. p, Purnell went to
Germantown Fair grounds yesterday
where he swore In special officers who
will keep the peace on the fair
grounds this week.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
MINERVA HIGH OPENS TUESDAY

1t was announced yesterday that the
Minerva High School would open for
the school year on next Tuesday but
the grades of the same school will not
open until the first of October.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30

Mr., Dlmmitt Hutohins, prominent
Chicago attorney and former princl-
pal OF the MayaviIle High School. "a
spending 3 few days With old friends
here,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
STORES CLOSED

Bauer & Klipp's harness and hard
ware stores are closed out of respect
to Mrs. Mary Bauer, mother of men,
ber of the firm who died Wednesday
evening.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
STATE FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
HERE

Hon. Fred NJ. Sackett, of Louisville,
Federal Food Administrator for Ken
lucky, speaks today at the German
town Fair. He arrives in Maysville
this morning.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30

The fall term of my Commercial
School will open Monday, September
3, 1918, in the First-Standard Bank
Building. Phone 359-R.
27-tf MISS CHARLOTTE CARTMELL
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
YE OLDEN TYMES

A wagon load of hemp passing
through the city yesterday attracted
much attention and caused the old
timers to recall that years ago Mays
vile was quite a hemp market. This
was the first large load of hemp seen
in Maysville in probably thirty years.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
COURT TO BE HELD ON FAIR
GROUNDS

Squire Fred Dresel will spend to-
day and tomorrow on the Germantown
Fair grounds ready to hold court on
the ground if the necessity arises.
Heretofore there has been a magis-
trate in the Germantown district to
act on the grounds but this term there
was no magistrate elected in that dis
trict.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
CATTLE SALE SOON TO BE
ANNOUNCED

The big public sale of full bred
shorthorn cattle which will be held
in Maysville this fall will likely be
announced now in a few days follow
ing the close of the big Germantown
Mair. Many of the cattle which were
prize winners at the big fair this year
will be offered for sale at this big sale
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30

Rucker Tolle has returned to his
home in Harrison county, after visit
with relatives here.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30

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