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Williams news., 1919-11-21
40 PER CENT CUT
 IN PASSENGER
 TRAINS LIKELY

At a meeting in Chicago this week of the Director General and the regoinal directors of railroads, a very definite pro- gram was considered that in- cluded tha possibility of a nationwide freight embargo to conserve the countrys supply of coal.
 An embargo on all freight on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul has been effect since last Saturday on the coast di- vision. If Hines approves the recommendations of the regional directors, orders may be issued immediatly which will mean: Nation wide embargo on all freight.
 A forty per cent cut in pass enger service throughout the country.
 Closing down all non-essen- tial industries.
 Fifteen million workmen will be thrown out of employment. the northwestern reigon, in a statement to the press said,
 The situation is extremely serious and immediate action is The railroads are vii tai to the buisness life of the na- ton and they must be kept go- ing. Radical action must be ta- ken.
 My judgement is that a gen eral embargo is the only way to meet the situation.
Williams news., 1919-11-21
CRUDE OIL FOR
 HEAT AND POWER

Oil men are pointing to the, strike of the bituminous coal miners as the greatest stimlus to the development of fuel oil for general heating and power plants, and the fuel buisness in general. Manufacturers who are. being threatened with a coal shortage and are making inquires of the oil companies for. specifications on the cost of changing their coal-burning equipment and prices for a fuel oil supply. Millions of tons of coal have already been displac- ed in the New England cities, and further displacement is taking place very swiftly.
 The fuel situation simply em- phasizes the necessity for Con- gress to conclude final passage of the oil land leasing bill and the water power bill. Labor radilalism in the coal mines is building up a competition in opposition to itself which will eventually throw thousands out of work.
 Once an industry has used oil or electricity for it's power re- quirements, it VII never return to coal.
Williams news., 1919-11-21
WOMAN IS APPOINTED TO JUDGES BENCH
 IN NEW YORK CITY

Mayor Hyland of New York City has appointed Mrs. Jean H. Norris, assistant secretary of Tammany Hall and co-leader of the tenth assembly district, to serve on the magistrates bench.
 Mrs. Norris is the first wo- man in that state ever appoint ed to sit on a Judges bench. either in criminal or civil court She has been identified with oP Tammany ever since women were enfranchised. During the suffrage campaign in New York state Mrs. Norris was a prominent worker. She is a member of the County Lawyers Association and received her education at Fordham Univer- sity and at the New York Law School.
 In making the appointment Mayor Hylan requested that she be assigned to the Women's Court. The appointment is for a thirty day period in place of Magistrate Breen. who is i'll. but 1t can be extended from time to time.
Williams news., 1919-11-21
DISTRICT FORESTER
 IS TRANSFERRED

Paul G. Redington, district Forester in chare of the South western district has been trans ferred to the California district with headquarters at San Fran cisco. He will assume charge of the national forests of Califor- mia succeeding Colonel Coert Dubois, who recently resigned. Mir. Redington has been chief of the Arizona-New Mexico forests for the past three years and this is regarded as a signal appreciation of his service, as the California district is regard ed as one of the most i'm portant of the national forests.
 Frank c. w. Pooler has been designated as acting district forester to succeed MT Reding- ton until a final selection can be made. t.@
Williams news., 1919-11-21
MORE BAD
 MEXICANS LOOSE

Early this morning Bobby Burns received the following wire from the City Marshall at Winslow;
 Hold warrant for two Mex jeans for jail breaking. Number One, 50 years old, don't talk Englih, stubby moustach, one hundrer fifty pounds. Number two, about 26 years old, talks some English, has mackinaw. Keep on look out for these two. May seperate and not go to- gether. Can't get out of here before two, A. M. date. Meet all trains. Wire me collect.
 (Signed) Ed Gardiner,
 Marshall.
 These two shonld be recapt- ured and placed under water for safe-keeping.
Williams news., 1919-11-21
CHURCH DRIVE
 STARTS DEC. 1ST

Word has just been received by Episcopal leaders in this state from the joint commission Tn New York in charge of the nationwide campaign if that church which culimates the the first week in December, fix ing the goal at S42, 100000. Of this fund BPS, 100000 will be used for general work and the remainder for diocesan needs throughout the country. The general fund will be used for missionary work both in this country and abroad, and for all other allied work.
Williams news., 1919-11-21
BODY OF MAN FOUND
 THOT TO BE MCKEE

The remains of a man pres um ed to those of c. R. Mckee, who was lost in this vicinity nine years ago ths month, were found last Friday by Ben Youse- who is trapping in the country just north of here and were brough into town last Sunday by Judge Button and coroners jury empaneled that morning.
 There were but a few bones remaining, including the skulls part of the spine, some ribs. and the leg-bones, all bleached white from the action of the sun and rain during the nine years that they had been exposed A few bits of clothing sufficient. or identity, if anyone can be To- cated who will remember the clothes that the unfortunate Mckee wore when he was last seen. A belt buckle, which had ben carried away by the thrade rats, was found in a shallow rat hole near by. The buckle and the bits of clothing alone are remain as a means by which the man may be ididentity of the can be esta blished
Williams news., 1919-11-21
MUSIC DEPT GIVES
 DELIGHTFUL PROGRAM
(By Mrs. K. w. Wflliams)

Mrs. w. c. Rittenhouse, chair man of the Music section Of the Woman's Club of Williams, was hostess on last Tuesday af- ternoon when a most pleasing program was presented. Prior to this meeting the composers of the numbers to be played had been studied and their methods discussed by the club, thus rendering the music more enjoyable as well as making it matter of education.
 Where everything was fine, it is hard to discriminate. We must, however, congratulate the Chorus, Gall stars,) and their charming accompanist, whom we shall not name for fear Flagstaff or Clarkdale may steal her, also, where the audience was in such perfect sympathy and appreciation as to be lost to everything, but the sweet and perfect tones of the singer, may we not mention 70 mic Fernando" and "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice." Mrs. Wells was at her best and a treat to her artistic hearers. There was also a visitor who lent charm and distinction to the occasion by contributing several flute selections, Master Loren Scoville. He was accom- panied by Miss Alcorn.
 The program was as fol- Prelude ----- Rachmaninoff
 Mrs. Erie Poison He Is Good, He Is Kind''
 Massenet
 Mrs. Rittenhouse 70 mic Fernando Donizetti
 Mrs. Wells Lullaby" ---------- Borch Under a Toad Stool" -Conant
 Club Chorus 'tBerceuse" ------- Goddard "Intermezzo" -----Mascagn gni
 Loren ScOVllle Boat Song" -- Harriet Ware
 Mrs. Elliott Sunset" Dudley Buck
 Miss Bigger Reflections in the Water"
 -Debussy
 Miss Alcorn Sumner ---- Chan1inade
 Mrs. Lee Shadow Dance Mcdowell 1
 Mrs. Poison My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice
 Saint SaenS
 Mrs. Wells
 'Snowtiakes" -1--- Cowel. ''The Americans Come" Foster
 Chorus
 Accompanist, Miss Alcorn |
Williams news., 1919-11-21
BAUMAN HINDS CORP'N
 PASSES TO HISTORY

Yesterday morning, under the hammer of Deputy Sheriff E. B. Raudebaugh, the property of the late Bauman Hinds Corp oration was sold to the Arizona Central Bank, thus ending the life of what was a one-time fourishing CD buisness.
 The machinery, which had ben mortgaged to the Bank, was in good mechanical condi- tion and was sold for $1O1O.19, the amount of the mortgage in- cluding the expense of the sale. There are still unpaid a large number of bills left unpaid by Rauman which he contracted just before he disappeared"
 For time it was thought that he had met with foul play, but the conclusion has been ar rived at now that he simply left his bills as we'll as the town behind.
 He also left 1are number of people who will mourn his ab- sence, in various amounts, from one, dollar upwards. It is generally hoped that the next cruise he takes into the buis- ness world will not result quite as badly to the townspeople as this one.
Williams news., 1919-11-21

Phoenix. This city plans to send a delegation of business men to San Diego to attend the formal opening of the San Diego and Arizona railroad. A wire was sent to the officials of the new road requesting that information relative to the ex. act dates be transmitted to Gov. Campbell a once. The affair is in the hands of the Phoenix chamber of commerce.
Williams news., 1919-11-21
Coroner's Inquest

In the Coroner's Court of. Williams, Precinct, Coconino county, Arizona.
 In the matter of the Inquisi- tion upon the body of John Doc real name unknown, deceased, verdict of Jury.
 We, the undersigned, the jur- ors summoned to appear before J. S.. Button, Justice of the Peace and ex-offcio Coroner, in and for Williams Precinct Coconin6 County, State of ArI- zona, on the 16th day of Nov. 1919, to inquire into the cause of the death of a person found in Coconino County, Ariz zona-
 Having been duly sworn ac- cording to law, and having made such inquisition after in specting the body and hearing the testimony adduced,, upon our oaths, each and all do say--
 That we find the deceased to have been named John Doe,- real name unknown, a native of unknown, and residing in -un- known, and hat he came to his death on the. unknown day of unknown. at Williams Precinct of Coconino County, Arizona. The remains of the deceased consisted of parts of clothing, part of a skull, pelvic bones, fumer CD tibia, tibia fibula, some of the ribs and vertebra- So far no means of identifica- ton was discovered. The re- mains are presumed to be the
 Continued on Page Five
Williams news., 1919-11-21
DEPORT BERCERIS
 DEMAND OFLEGION

At the national convention of the American Legion. it was de- manded that Victor Berger, the socialist congressman from the beer-soaked city of Milwaukee, who had just been ingloriously kicked out of Washington, be deported as an undesirable alien.
Williams news., 1919-11-21

Bill Randolphin Hearst has added two more trophies to his string of newspapers, their titles being the Washington Times and the Wisconsin News. The. News is published in Mil waukee, the home of the pro- german Mayor who said, To h--l with King Albert" when asked to entertain the visiting royalty.
Williams news., 1919-11-21

Ray Sylvester arrived home from overseas. on Monday. He visited for a, few days with his brother and then went over to Winslow where he has accept ed a position. He was in many of the biggest engagements and came through it all without a scratch. I
Williams news., 1919-11-21

MT. George Spellmire has been appointed city chairman for the Double Red Cross drive. The drive will start on Dec. 1, and will end on Dec. 10. The purpose IS to secure funds to carry on an active campaign to stamp out tuberculosis H all over the country.
Williams news., 1919-11-21
Found by Trapper

Last Friday, a trapper by the name of Ben Youse, was walk ing along, following a course parallel with but about 125 yards away from the trail, be- tween K 4 and Flying H ranch es, when he came across what appeared to be the bones of a steer that had died. Upon clos CT examination, he found that they were the bones of a human being, so he retraced> his steps to K4 (Sweetwood's) ranch and reported he finding to Jim Smith who came into Williams and reported t.
 Sunday morning a coroner's jury was empanneled and start ed out for the ranch for the purpose of holding an inquest The party also included County Attorney Gold, County Physi- lian Thomas Manning and un- der Sheriff Bill" Hicklin. The jury as composed included Jer- ry White. Geo. L. Barnes, Geo Patten, Howard Curtis. Geo. McDougall and w. w. Herne-
 The porty first went out to the Sweetwood ranch, only to find that Jim Smith was out af- ter some cows. From ther the party devided, visiting the Fly ing H, Little KY and MeKays. ranches in an attempt to locate somebody who knew where the remains were.
 Finally the trapper who had originally found the remains and they were broughtin. The ury reached the following yer lict.
Williams news., 1919-11-21

MT. D. Adder. the govern ment trapper, killed a large fe- male lion at the ranch of Dink Smith. The animal had several cubs.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-03
PALATABLE Strip MADE
FROM SWEET POTATOES

Washington, d. C.-Experiments
conducted in the Bureau of Chemistry
have produced palatable and whole
some strip from sweet potatoes, the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture announces. The method, devel-
pped by specialist in the bureau, is
recommended particularly for home
use where there is an oversupply Of
sweet potatoes. The method is not re-
commended at present for CONNER
cial use, because 1t is believed that
sweet-potato sirup can not complete
on commercial basis with grain sir
ups.
The sweet-potato strip, which
shows a yield of from 30i to 35 per
cent of the weight of the sweet po-
tatoes, has consistency, taste, and col
or similar to cane and sorghum sir
ups. II is known to contain much
sugar. Experiments to determine its
exact food value are being conducted
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-03

today. We are through with war; we
are entering the channels OF peace;
the road to prosperity lies invitingly
ahead of him who will seize his op-
portunity In time. Action is demand
ed. We should not remain asleep at
the switch, not let the rising sun Of a
renewed prosperity find our train
hopelessly blocked on q wide track
while the rails on the main line rust
from disuse. Urbana's watchword this
year should be Full speed ahead"
Also notice that Poliet ILL.,, Mil
waukee, Wis, Springfield, ILL.,, Fond
du Lac, Wis, are ready to spend
money for needed permanent improve
ments-and are going to spend 1t now.
Why, is told in the attached. repro
auctions Of letters which are but a
few Of scores that Municipal ,and
County Engineering is receiving and
wilfprint in its February issue.
Are you going to wait, or be up and
doing? Unless you are I work, we
can't have money and therefore can't
spend it. Keeping the dollar rolling
is what makes times good. And times
will be as good as we make them"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-03
MOTHER WANTS HIS
\ NAME ON MONUMENT
His Mother Wants His Name On A
Monument

The following is from the Worces-
ter. Mass, Telegram:
TO the Editor of the telegram:
II am only private's mother; not
even that now, for he is dead-killed
in France by German. | had taken
care of him for 20 years, and it only
took a second for him to die, so they
tell me.
al want to ask the Telegram to say
for me in these few words that | will
never rest in peace if don't tell the
people of Worcester what my boy
used to say to me to jolly me up, as
he called ii, when | was crying over
him being drafted. He would say
Mother, if | am killed, will leave
my name for you to look at on some
monument like the one on the Com
mon. Then won't you be proud Of
me?' And he would laugh, dance me
around and kiss me. Now, o God, he
is dead! Only mother or father who
has boy buried in France knows
what that means.
"Now his mother wants his name on
a monument and not on the wall of a
building. The good mayor tries to
please all. II some people want a
large building, it will be nice, but
please have the monument. too, for
even a little child knows that SOL
diers' monument stands for a dead
soldier. Who, in going inand coming
out of that building in years to come,
will remember why it was built? They
wbnt care.
VT would be nice to have the mon
umelt stand where all the parades
pass by it, where all the busy working
people can go by 1t on their way to
work, and where mothers who choke
back sobs in their threats and clench
their hands so they wont cry in pub
lie, can see it, can stand beside It,,
touch it and know their boy helped
place 1t there. l have no grave to
visit. Please give me this monument.
81 wish other mothers would write
to the papers and say the way they
feel. I know you will print this, Mr..
Editor, so l thank you now.
"a HERO'S MOTHER"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-03

services we have for sale, are In no
better positionf relatively, to buy
paving when prices abe low than
when prices are high. When prices
are high, as at present, money Is plen-
tiful, and practically every ons has
work at profitable prices. Although
living expenses are high, 1t Is possible
to pick and choose what we shall buy,
and It is, feasible 80 to conduct our
personal affairs as to have surplus,
IL we make up our mind to 1t.
When prices are low, employment
is uncertain, irregular, and for some
impossible Ito obtain. Money circu-
lates less freely; and most Of us are
afraid to spend a nickel for fear we
will never get another. II we wait
for prices to go down before we start
to pave, we will be in no position to
pave when the condition demanded is
attained. It is much more Of hard
ship on a community to thrust an am
bilious scheme of public improvement
on its property owners in the face of
stagnation and panicky conditions,
than 1t is when conditions are what
they rae today, with money circulat-
ing freely, with every one employed,
and with no one feeling the pinch of
hunger or privation.
The way to maintain good times and
flush conditions is to keep business
going. We must keep the dollar turn
ing over and over. We make money,
in a business sense, by spending it.,
not by saving it. Saving has its uses,
and its virtues are indisputable, but
there is time to save and time TO
spend Stagnation is not prosperity
ID is business death.
I We should not be alarmed because
our dollar will not buy as much paw
ing as it used to do; neither are we
/ justified in waiting to start such en-
prise, for the day when the dollar
will buy as much as it did in 1913, or
even 1915. Those days may come
again-which God forbid-but when
they do, we will be far less able as a
community to undertake the expense
of public improvements than we are
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-03
THERE ARE A FEW

This is the story of a Columbian
county farmer who had not bought
Liberty Bonds, contributed to the Red
Cross, the Y. NJ. C. A. nor any other
of the aids. Hadn't bought even
a War Savings Stamp.
And it's true. The man who related
it is one of the most responsible mer.
chants in one of the most striving vii
lagos in the county.
Shortly after New Years Mr.. Farm
er dropped into this merchants store
where he had long been a customer.
He was better dressed than usual.
WELL" said the merchant after
greeting him cordially, 81 suppose yor
had a rousing Christmas out at your
house."
Instantly the farmer gloomed
NO, he replied, Eve didn't With this
war and the high prices and all we
didn't have very good Christmas at
our place."
The merchant regarded him with
establishment: "Why II seems to me
that Of all the men L know you should
be the least handicapped by that
Your boys we're both exempted for
agricultural work. You're getting
more for your wheat than you ever
got in your life. Every other thing
you produce is bringing the top price.
Right now you're getting rs cents for
your eyes and 7S for your butter.
Where have you anything to kick at?
Surely not at buying Liberty Bonds?'
81 haven't bought any bonds" the
farmer declared, half angrily. 81
haven't been held up on any of these
money grabbing schemes. I've simply
stood out. Let the city folks who
know about these things take care of
them. They've had us farmers by the
throat for years. Now we've got them
where we want them, and we're going
to make them pay. We're going to
make hay while we can"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-03

where one can live and prosper and
be- happy without fear of the coming
of the night. Where freedom is uni
versal and personal liberty is denied
to none.
And when you get right down to
byass tacks America is pretty nearly
all of that. In many respects it is
considerable more.
But there is going to be another
side to the story in future.
America has incurred an indebted
ness of more than $4,000, 100000 that
this same freedom and opportunity
may persist. That the world at large
may be freed from tyranny and OPP
preston, from war and murder and
rapine.
Uncle Sam sent 100000 of his lus-
test youths to the. front to drive the
Huns back to their lair. And though
the Huns were driven back thousands
of those Yanks will never come home
to tell the story.
Kaiser Bill has been dethroned, the
German dream of world empire has
been shattered, the menace of world
tribute to Germany has been stilled,
but the price the allies paid in lives
and treasure was stupendous.
Due tribute is being paid the men
who made this condition possible.
Every honor is due the man in the
ranks or out who did his full duty.
But lasting shame is the portion of
him who shirked.
And America is going to be the land
OF plenty of trouble and humiliation
for this fellow in the years immedi-
ately to come.
For he isn't going to get away with
it. He is marked man.
The fellow who is in this class will
do well to hurry out of it. While he
can. And he will have one more
chance.
For Uncle Sam is shortly to offer
another issue of Liberty Bonds.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-03
now IS the
ACCEPTED Time
TO GET BUSY
waiting Gets No One Anywhere-"e
Must Get Down to Business Now.

II we are going to have good tlmes'
we've got to get down to business
now. Waiting gets no one anywhere
MANY municipalities have been far
sighted enough to plan compreheh-
Awe schedules of public work, thus
preparing to put money into circu-
lation and provide employment for re-
turning soldiers and discharged war.
workers.
The editor of the Urbana Qii)
Daily Courier has the right Idea READ
what he says in the following;
Paving and High Prices
/. "rhe average citizen OF Urbaha
would agree without much argument
that It would be splendid step Tor
ward for this community to lay some
four or five miles of pavement this
wear. There are half dozen streets
that ought to be paved which are now
unimproved, and there are as many
more which have been paved in years
gone by, but whose present condition
is reflection on the progressive spir-
It of the community, as well as a con-
tinuing annoyance to those who have
to make use Of them. These facts are
generally admitted, but when IL
comes to concrete proposals to rem
edy the situation, the first barrier
raised is that of excessive cost. Paw
ing does cost more than before the
wa 1t costs great deal more Some
claim twice as much. This, in ITSELF
is not as great an objection as some
people would hvae you think. Costs
after all, are relative. When paving
prices are low, the prices OF other
commodities are also low, and those
of us who make our living by dispos-
ing of commodities we produce, or the