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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-13

healthy men. We must receive them
back one way or the other-either
physically and morally strong, or de-
morallzed physically and otherwise.
United War Work is Americas in
surance policy for these 100000 and
another million that must be held in
the home cantonments for. the next
few months. The value of this policy
is without limit, The premium-$17O,-
100000, is a bagatelle, compared with
the risk and the protection.
This is the greatest thing America
has been permitted to do since the war
started. We must stop and look the
proposition squarely in the face. The
health and moral stature of our en-
tire army is on our hands, yea, on our
very souls. Shall we permit selfish
ness or Indifference to lead us wrong?
No. They are our boys and we must
stand by them. They stood by us in
the hour of world-periL Now is their
own unwitted hour of peril.
Let us take out this magnificent in
surance policy and pay the premium.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-13
WILL ADD NIGHT
COURSE If DEMAND
IS SUFFICIENT
Prof. Caplinger WIN Consider Making
Some Splendid Additions to High
School Courses If Demand
Justifies II,

The Chamber of Commerce is in re-
ceipt of special and urgent appeal
from the President of the United
States Civil Service Commission of
Washington, d. c., for stenographers
and typewriters, which follows:
"Yod are urged, as patriotic duty,
to enter the Government service in
Washington, ID. c., for important war
work as stenographers. and typewrit-
ers.
Women, especially, may thus aid in
the nations great effort Men also are
needed
Those who have not fhe required
training are encouraged to undergo
instruction at once.
"Tests are given in $50 cities ev-
cry Tuesday.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the Sec
retary of the Local Board of Civil Ser
vice Examiners at the post office or
custophouse in any important city
Prof Caplinger, as Chairman of the
Educational Division of the Chamber
of Commerce, says he will consider
adding night course in these
branches if there is sufficient demand
He is also working on some plan OF
linking the finishing grades in school
with the Commercial and Industrial
Life of the community. Many other
prominent cities Of the United States
are trying to solve the same problem
at this time, in fact the United States
Commissioner of Education has a
committee cooperating with him try
ing to overcome the break in the span
of the life of orr youth between leav-
ing school or college and entering up
on their life's work.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-13
. WE MUST Feel
PROUD OF OUR
BOYS IN FRANCE
Then Let Us Show II BY a Liberal Do
nation to the War Work Fund
Subscribe Now.

Are you proud Of the record made
by the American soldiers in France?
Do you appreciate their services and
their sacrifices? You are proud of
them; it is not to be doubted. You
do appreciate their services. That is
not to be doubted.
This being true, you can not be will
ing to desert them at the hour when
they most need your help.
The United War work campaign for
raising 100000 for the benefit of
our soldiers is the greatest altruistic
movement which any people were ever
called uron to perform. The unified
moral forces of America recognize the
importance of the purpose which this
movement will support.
America has been exceedingly for
tunate in this war. 1t was her privi1
lege to turn the tide, to contribute thei
element of victory at the last hour; tos
send 1000 900 men across seas, most
of whom, if we do not fail in our duty
at the last hour, will come back to
us better and stronger men than when
they went away. Comparatively few
of the 100000 have been slain in
battle; not a much larger number
have been seriously MANNED.
Great Britain, France, Belgium, Ser
bia and Italy have suffered terrible
disaster to their manhood compared
with out own losses. France has a
million and a half men dead as re-
suit of the war. Great Britain's death
toll has been enormously heavy, as
has been the toll of Italy, and the lit
tie nations of Belgium and Serbia. The
number of blind and MANNED, of men
rendered permanently helpless, is ap-
palling.
Ours has been mild fate compared
with theirs. But there is a danger
which confronts our men. AS long as
the mind was keyed to the fighting
pitch this danger in a measure took
care of itself. But in the months, or
perhaps the years of waiting, these
men must be kept clean and strong
and their morale heightened while
they learn the new lessons that, it
is proposed to teach them. They must
not be abandoned to the license of the
camp, merely because the war is over
and the danger past We need thec
We must receive them back again if
we did not need them. We need them
as physically strong and morally
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-13
LETTER FROM OFFICER
To MRS. KATE KELLUM
Tells Of How Her Son, James Kellum,
Received His Fatal Wounds While
Doing His Duty.

The following letter was received
by Mrs. Kate ~Kellum of Lee street
from Lieutenant Culnan of the Com
pany of which her son, James Kellum,
was a member, at the time of his
death. 1t viii be seen that Lieut. Gull
nan knew the young Mason county
hero we'll and was very much attached
to him:
France, October 13, 1918.
Dear Mrs. McGlothlan
At last we are back from the
trenches again and can find time to
answer correspondence that has re-
mained on our files for a long time. I
am replying to your letter of August
16, on behalf of our busy captain, and
l find great pleasure in doing so, hav-
ing known Jim so we'll and admired
him so much.
1t was on the afternoon of June 5th
that Jim met his death, the day before
the big battle of Chateau-Thierry. A
shell fragment struck him, causing al
most instantaneous death, SO that you
may be assured the lad did not suffer
| pain. An effort was made to get him
to hospital, but he was beyond human
aid and passed away en- route.
You will be notified by the Burial
Department of the location of Jim's
grave. Also, any little effects that he
may have carried in his pockets will
reach you through the same channel.
Jime was such cheerful, happy-go-
lucky chap that l was attracted to
him at first sight, when he Joined the
company in June, 1917, and we became
great friends He spoke often of Ken
lucky and of you. and we had agreed
that 1 should come down from Wis
! consin, after the war, and have him
show me Kentucky from end to end.
l am sorry that that little air castle
has tumbled down.
Accept my sincere sympathy in
your great loss.
JOHN H. CULNAN,
Ind. 1t. M. C. R.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-13
WILL REINSURE LIVES
OF ALL ITS FIGHTERS
Government to Handle the Conversion
Of POllcies-TO Pay All Costs
"Greatest Life Insurance In
stitutiOn in the World"

Washington, November 13-Prepar-
ations by the Government for reinsur-
ing the lives of soldiers and sailors
on their return have been hastend by
the signing of the armistice. Each of
the 425O,0O0 men in the military or
naval service now holding voluntary
Government insurance will be permit
ted, within five years after peace is
declared, to convert it, without further
medical examination, into ordinary
life, twenty-pay life endowment, ma
turing at the age of 81, or other pre-
scribed form of insurance. The cost
is expected to be at least one-fourth
less than similar forms offered by pri-
vate agencies. The Government will
pay all overhead administration ex-
penses and will save the usuaI solicit
tation fees.
Thus will be created, out of the
Governments Emergency War Insur-
ance bureau, the greatest life insur-
ance institution in the world for peace
times, with more policy-holders and
greater aggregate risks than half a
dozen of the worlds biggest private
companies combined.
The Government will arrange to
collect premiums monthly. or for long
periods, In advance. This may be done
through post-ofices, The minimum
anNpunt OF insurance to be issued pro-
badly will be $1,000, and the maximum
10000.
The insurance may be purchased
by any soldier, sailor or marine-of-
fioer or enlisted man--and by wom-
ON members OF the army or navy
nurse corps. providing they already
hold Government voluntary life In
snranoe, Nlnety-nve per cent. OF the
100000 nan 10 the service are cow
cred by thln insurance. which ex-
plrea after thoy 10 back 20 civilian
lie and cease paying pramiumg, nsii
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-13
DIR. L. b. VICE DIED AT FLEMINGS-
BURG

DR.. T, B. Vice, aged so years, died
at his home in Flemingsburg from
pneumonia and kidney complications
following an attack of influenza. Like
other physicians he was very busy
looking after the numerous sick when
stricken two weeks before and con-
tinued to go as long as he was physi-
caliy able. DR.. Vice was born in
Bath county. His wife, formerly Miss
Lizzie Trumbo, and two grown daugh-
ters, Mrs. Edgar Sadin and Miss Bes-
sic Vice, survive. DR.. Vice was iden-
titled with the Masonic and l. o. o. F.
orders. He served as councilman and
was president of the Red Cross.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-13
SENATOR GEORGE B.
MARTIN IS HONORED
Given Charge of Bill That Provides
For the Training of the
Wounded Soldiers.

Washington, November 13-The Ad-
ministration bill to provide for the re-
habilitation of American soldiers, in
capacitated by wounds for ordinary
work, has been intrusted to the care
of Senator George B. Martin, of Ken
lucky. Surgeon General Blue, of the
Public Health Service, already has
turned over to the junior Senator
from Kentucky a mass of documents
on the subject, and Senator Martin be-
gan work on them yesterday.
1t is the purpose OF the Government
to appropriate several million dollars
for rehabilitation work. Men who
have been so wounded as to prevent
their return to the callings they fol-
lowed before they entered the army
will be taught new professions or
trades at Government expense. Class
rooms, workshops, laboratories and
other necessary buildings will be
erected for the purpose and a corps of
capable experts engaged to take
charge of the instruction work.
1t Is highly probable that between
the time the bill is introduced in the
Senate and the time it is called up for
consideration - Senator Martin will
make a visit to England and France
to study the rehabilitation work of the
British and French, which has been
going on for three years. Senator Mar
tin is of the opinion that by getting
first hand knowledge of the work done
abroad America will be able perhaps
to start at a more advanced point
than did the British and French, who
we're naturally compelled to tackle the
problem from the very beginning.
1t is a signal honor for Senator
Martin that he should have been call
ed upon to prepare and handle the re-
habilitation bill. Usually a man ap-
pointed to fill out for a short period
the unexpired term of Senator sim
ply comes to Washington, makes
speech or two, and goes back home,
without having had an opportunity to
do real work
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-13
Crews of German Ships Join Rebels

Crews of German Ships Join Rebels
London, November 13-The crews
of the German battleships Posen, Ost-
friesland, Nassau and Oldenburg have
Joined the revolutionary movement,
according to dispatch from Bruins
buttel, Prussian Holstein, to Basel,
Switzerland. The battlships named
are among the largest in the German
navy. The Posen and Nassau are sis
ter ships of 1S,6OO tons each. while the
Ostfriesland and Oldenburg measure
22,400 tons each.
A Copenhagen dispatch reports the
receipt of a~telegram from Berlin an
nouncing that Prince Heinrich XVII
of Reus has abdicated. Prince Helm
rich was the reigning prince of the
house of Furstenthum Reuss of the
younger branch. He was born in 1858
Reuss is a principally that has a
constitution.
According to an Amsterdam dis
patch the fortress of Posen is in the
hands of the workers and soldiers and
the military authorities have placed
themselves at the disposal of the coun-
Gil
The German garrison in Brussels
has revolted against the noncommis-
stoned officers, according to neutrals
reaching the British lines from Brus-
sells. Several of the officers were
killed.
The German troops who mutiniet
at the Boverloo camp in Belgium ant
raised the red flag is reported to have
attacked another force supporting thu
former emperor. This force was de
feated and fled to the Dutch frontier
where it was disarmed Monday.
Ten thousand railway menehave de
cided to maintain railway traffic il
Germany.
A general strike he begun through
| out Switzerland.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-13
MRS. MARY LITER DEAD

News was received here yesterday
of the death at Flemingburg of Mrs.
Mary Liter, aged rs, after brief ILL
ness of pneumonia. She was the wild
ow of w. B. Liter, who died several
years ago and who was well known
here Her funeral was held today, her
remains being buried in the Flemings-
burg cemetery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-13
JOINT MEETING OF COUNCIL AND
BOARD OF HEALTH

The Board of Health and City Coun-
Gil will get together tonight in a joint
meeting at the Council Chamber to see
If it is possible to lift the influenza
ban.
All the physicians of this city are
expected to be present, and citizens
are also urged to attend.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-13
WAR FUND FOR
STATE LAST NIGHT
TOTALED $7O3,476
With Sixteen Districts Reporting, In
dicatiOns Point to Big Oyersub-
scriptiOn-WOmen Work.
ers Lead.

Reports received last night at the
State headquarters of the United War
Work Campaign, in Louisville, indi-
cate that the State will not only go
over the to8pbut will go out after the
so per cent. increase asked by nation
al headquarters.
The total last night was $7S3,476,
and included only sixteen districts
out of the twenty in the State. Hen
derson, Bowling Green, Pineville and
Russell were not represented. Many
counties in the State did not report.
Some of them are figuring on staging
one and two-day campaigns the latter
part of the week
OF this grand total reported last
| night, the following were renorted for
departments:
Women's, $25,SS2; Victory Boys, $3,-
lis; Victory Girls, $4,000; Colored $2,-
900, and Students, $4,741.
Boone county holds the honor of be-
ing the first county in the State to go
over the top. The quota was $11,4SS.
and the subscriptions total, $12,S54,
and still going strong Hickman coun-
ty has raised its quota of $3,S29, and
is out after the so per cent. increase.
Kentucky colleges are coming to the
front in fine style. Asbury College, at
Wilmore. with a quota of $4O0, has
gone over the ton and raised in addi-
tion $l31. This is a Holiness college.
Centre College, at Danville, has eX-
ceeded its quota of $3.50 by $500 and is
still going. Eastern Kentucky Ken
lucky Normal College, at Richmond,
\ has gone beyond its quota of 81 900.
Western Kentucky State Normal
School, at Bowling Green, has been
closed on account of the flu. Sub
scriptions have been solicited by cor
respondence, and the quota of $500
has already been reached.
Logan College, female institution
at Russellville, has raised $4O4 by the
correspondence method.
The reports by districts follow:
Hazard District-Quota, $25, ,3OS; to-
tai to date, $3.50.
Ashland District - Quota, $64,1O2;
total to date. $4,000,
Louisville District-Quota, $677,9S5
total to date, $434,279; colored 1919.
Shelbyville District-Quota. $52,,
ia; total to date, $1,366.
Covington District-Quota, $780, 155
total to date, $59,191; women, $7,12O;
Victory Boys, $S75; Victory girls, ST.,
514; colored, $40.
| Maysville District-Quota. $39 $50
total to date, S13,SOO
Paris District-Quota, $72937; to
tai to date, $4O.746; Victory boys
$3.50; Victory girls, $1,000; colored
$1,OS1.
Lexington District-Quota, $173.
4S1; total to date, $57,SO1: Victor.
boys, $3.50; colored, $97.
. Winchester District-Quota, $43,
s2S; total to date, $S,9S1; Victory boy
1920.
Richmond District-Quota, $41 ,459
total to date, $15,56O.
Paducah District-Quota, $81, 1862
total to date, $24,1SO; women's, $4,75O
Victory boys, $500.
Owensboro District-Qpota, $61, $40
total to date $SS,471; Victory boys
$50; Victory girls, $95; colored, $64-
Hopkinsville District-Quota $37
962; total to date $20,800.
Elizabethtown District-Quota, $2S
971 total to date, $3.50.
Lebanon District - Quota $34, ,464
total to date $4,000.
Danville District-Quota, $65,601
total to date, $32,700.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-13

The Internal Improvement Commit
tee will recommend to the City Coun-
Gil at its next regular meeting the lay
ing of surface sewer along Main
street in the Sixth Ward.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-13

Washington, November 13-It was
officially stated today that the Amer
ican Government has. no confirmation
of rumors that the former German
crown prince has been killed.
Cables from many points have been
carrying reports of the assassination
Of the former German crown prince.
One story was that he was shot by
German sentries as he tried to cross
the border from Germany into Hol-
land.
Another gave circumstantial details
of his death in a railway coach at the
hands of his military escort when on
the way to Holland. This story said
he was both shot and bayonetted.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-13
PIANO TUNING

Mr. &c. Shearer, Piano Tuning Ex-
pert of Cincinnati will be here on his
regular trip for one week only, be-
ginning Monday, November 18th. Or
ders may be left with Miss Ida Berry
or Central Hotel. (Member Nation
al Association of Piano Tuners.)
Col. Langhorn T. Anderson, proprie-
tor of Point-au-View Stock Farm, is
ill at his home
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-04
THE PRESIDENT AND LYNcHING.

That President Wilson has taken notice OF
a case of lynching in Tennessee should De
q hopeful sign pointing to vigorous eHors W
blot ont sin that is a reproach to the American
neonIe Just what action is proposed Is not
m.da clear in the statement that Governor bye,
of Tennessee, has been told by the secretary
Of the National Association Tor the AaV aAce g,
ment of Coored People, that Mr.. wilson VIII
direct the attention of the United States attof,
new general to the recent burning to death OIL
Tim McLheron, negro accused OF MURDER, DIT
F,stiIl Springs Tenn by mob IL Will Dc
noted that the victim was accused, not con-
victed. of murder. The mob does not walt Tor
proofs.
Tn telegram to Governor Rye, the secretary
If the association that has taken up the matter
said ..Such outrages as this-the third one 10
occn,, in vour state within three months-pface
America in an unenviable position Wileh sue
seeks to protest against Belgian atrocities com
mitted bv German soldiers This is the truth
clear to every one who has learned to THINK
straight.
The fiendish c1-uelties practiced upon negroes
in some states of the south are disgrace 10 tie
nation These crimes should be dealt with by
the states in which they are committed. IL
does not appear what the federal government
NAV he asked to do But something Will De
gained if President Wilson asks the head OF the
department of Justice to look into the matter.
National sentiment, once aroused, VIII pe
strong enough to compel action by authorities
of states where human beings are chained TO
railroad iron and burned to death.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-04
Boys and Girls Clubs.
fBy United Pressl

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Three
hundred thousand members Of the boys
and girls agricultural clubs in thirty.
two northern states produced crop
to the total value Of $4,000, 900 last
year. according to the department OF
agriculture. -
This organized army OF boy and girl
farmers cleared net profit of one and
a half million dollars during the year
In Utah the $4,000 members raised
a crop totalling nearly a million dol
lars. also raising over million
pounds of pork as the yearly produc
ton, with a net profit OF $s5 1000. With
a vast increase in membership, these
clubs are expected to be Of great helr
in the production OF this years crop
The department of agriculture at pres
ent is encouraging the organization OF
pig clubs and Is enlisting the service
Of banking houses to finance pig rails
ing projects.
With an investment of $16 a mem
Der Of Utah pig club made prof,
Of sos from his sow In ten months
Since the organization OF a pig pro
1ect In one county in Utah during Jan
uary 1917, net profit of $9,1oO was
realized by the young financiers
About ninety boys and girls were In
corporated in the pig business. With
in short time each pig increased II
value to the extent of $25.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-04
kAHokA, MO.
80 - . . = = . = .

On Wednesday, February 20. Miss
Gladys Mae Tinker of Wayland, Mo.
became the bride OF Mr.. alfred Ar
thur Crum Of Kahoka, Mo. The we'd
ding ceremony was performed at the
north Methodist church parsonage,
the service being read by Rev. Wiley
Silby, pastor of the Methodist church
of Wayland. The bride is the &C
complished daughter Of Mr.. Charles
Under, formerly of Parsons, Kans..
but now of Wayland. and the groom
is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Crum, formerly of Hamilton. They
were accompanied by Mr.. Alva Lin
der, brother OF the bride, and Miss
Eugenia Blaize, a friend.
After the ceremony, they returned
to the BRIDES home where a wedding
dinner was served by Mrs. Oscar
Moore, sister of the bride. They are
at home to their many friends on a
farm near Kahoka. May happiness
and prosperity attend their way.
On Thursday evening, Feb. 81. a
shower and party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Crum
for their son Alfred and bride. They
received many beautiful and useful
presents. Those present were: Miss
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-04
HOW TAFT HELPS.

Boston Transcript Mr.. Taft has
not been permitted by the administra-
ton to render any service for the
government in this war He is render
ing, however, very real service as a
private citizen, the father of son who
Ia a private soldier in France. The
ex-president has Just completed a
swing around the circle which includ-
ed all of the national army canton
ments east OF the Rocky mountains.
The nights he was not travelling he
was speaking to thousands Of nation
ais about the war, pledging them the
peoples determination to support
them in fight to the finish, warning
them against the treachery that turks
lin peace talk, exposing to them the
hypocrisy involved in the pretense
that we are not at war with the Ger
man people, and firing in them the
fighting spirit. Upon his return to
New Haven he gives 1t as his testi-
mony that mo one who has seen the
men in training In the army camps
can talk OF American decadence."