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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
SCHOOL CHILDREN SHOW UP
WELL IN EXAMINATIONS
Mld-Year Tests just Completed Show
That Children In the Grades in
Public Schools Have Not Lost
Much by "Flu" Tie.up.

The several weeks tie-uD of the city
schools has not done much damage to
the years educational program 1t is
learned by the city school officials in
grading the mid-year test papers Of
the grade children in the past week.
Superintendent Caplinger this af-
ternoon said that fully 85 per cent.
and probably more, Of the students in
the grades, have made passing grades
in these tests and there will probably
be several changes made in grades
during the coming week. Many chill
drep have been advanced into other
grades or into higher divisions of
their grade and some children will
be required to go to other buildings
than those they have been attending
thus far this season.
The city school authorities are
more. than pleased with the good work
that has been accomplished in the
extra-hour-a-day plan adorted when
schools were re-opened after the in
fluenza tie-up. The work will be con-
tinued through ont the balance Of the
season and school folks think that the
children will be able to make up every
hit of the time they lost because OF
the "fu" plague.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
CLEMENCEAU WILL
RESUME WORK MONDAY
Premier Of France Plans to Attend
Peace Meetings MOnday-Im.
prOyement Is Rapid.

Paris, February 20 Premier
George Clemenceau, providing he con-
tinues to improve as at present, will
be able to resume his duties as chair
man of the peace conference Monday,
it was stated today.
The slight rise in the premiers
temperature was believed to be due
to his exertions yesterday afternoon,
when he walked about his garden.
He eats heartily and the pain of the
wound is said virtually to have de-
parted.
His physicians are understood to
have agreed that no attempt will be
made to remove the bullet at present
and there may be no necessity for an
operation later.
The premier did not go to bed last
night but slept in an arm chair. His
sleep was said to have been agitated.
Although Emile Coffin, the assassin,
maintains the attack was undertaken
on his own responsibilities continue
to search for possible accomplices.
They have questioned practically
every known anarchist in France.
Reports understood to have been
circulated in America. that Clemen-
ceau grappled with his assailant, are
utterly unfounded, according to eye
witnesses.
A policeman sei2ed Coffin immed-
lately after the shooting and the pre-
mier's car sned on for several yards.
Eve-witnesses agreed at no time was
Coffin closer than 10 feet to the pre-
mier.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
TECHN|CAL|T|ES HOLD
Up valentine CASE
More Than An Hour Spent In Arguing
Potts Of Law In Valentine Case
Which May Come to Trial
This Afternoon.

The case against Thomas r. Valen-
tine, Sixth Ward grocer, charged with
purchasing tobacco from small boys
who had stolen it from the tobacco
district, was called in County Court
this afternoon but little progress had
been made in the case up until $3.50
o'clock.
Lawyers for Mr.. Valentine first filed
a demurrer against the papers in the
case charging that the papers did not
set out where the offense was commit
teed but after hearing arguments on
this point for some time Judge Pur-
nell overruled the demurrer.
Upon overruling this point Attorney
Frank P. O'Donnell, representing Mr..
Valentine, objected to a six man jury
and asked that the defendant be
given a twelve man jury. This point
was being argued when the Ledger
went to press. There are some twen-
ty-five or thirty witnesses to be heard
and it is more than likely that if the
case is begun this afternoon 1t will
not be finished until night.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
SUPERMAN OF MAGIC
TO SHOW MAYSV|LLE
new MYSTERY FEATS
Exponent Of Psychic Sensation Claim.
Ing Cleverest Pair Of Hands on
Earth, Comes Thursday With
Large Company For
Three-Day Engagement
Including Special
Matinee.

Manager Thomas M. Russell of the
Washington Opera House announced
today as his 1919 sensation the Great
Blackstone, master mind of magic and
superman of mysticism, who will open
three-day engagement next Thurs
day night, concluding with two per-
formances Saturday.
Blackstone is supported by large
company of assistants and it is claim
ed for him that he presents the great
est congress of mysteries that ever
has been sent out of New York City.
He is booked by Klaw G Erlanger,
who handle all of the leading attrac-
tions and leading theatres and is now
playing this section for the first time.
He will conclude his southern tour at
New Orleans in May and Immediately
will proceed with his company and
production to New York and take pas
sage for England, being the first
American stage celebrity to be booked
for round-the-world tour since the
cessation of hostilities in Europe.
The Blackstone company opens
Monday for three-day run at the
Liberty Theatre, Camp Sherman,
Chillicothe, Ohio, and will come di-
rectly to Maysville Thursday morning
to inaugurate the local engagement
Blackstone has become sucn draw
ing card at the army camp theatres
that the War Department virtually
has commandeered his services for
every camp city he plays. At Camp
Sewer, Greenville, S. c., he played the
Liberty theatre four Sundays and
holds the record there for volume of
patronage.
Probably the best evidence of I'm
Gle Sans appreciation of the produc-
tion as an entertainment for the SOL
d'ers is found In the fact that the War
Department allows the blackstone
show 30 ner cent. Of the receirts while
the highest 1t has naid to other at
fractions has been 60 rer cent.
The nrogram that Blackstone VIII
nresent in Mavsville will he COM
hination Of all of the arts of magic
MYSTERY and nsvchic surprise arS
sensation. He Is described as the "oro
man on earth who can do everv.hirg .
noseessing the cleverest nair of hardo
in the world
The nerformancp rrn~ 1sN ,,,in-ta nc
and nf that time Blackstone ACTUALLY
works 1a0 minutes nresanting Inn
feats Of magic. hvnnotism, neo~o-
NANCY, escnne from rublirlv anrliad
restraint. illusion. human lnvitaticr
and disinteeration
Advance sale Of seats for the nro-
dnctinn will cren Tuesday at the store
OF Shafer & Watkins. Prices viii
range from 25 cents TO 81 at nioh'
and 25 and so cents for the special
| mystery matinee Saturday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
PRESIDENT MAY ALTER
PLANS FOR HIS return
Wilson's Return to France May BE
Delayed Until After March
6, Reports Say.

Aboard the U. S. S. George Wash
ington, February 21-President Will
son, while still planning to return to
France March or 6, may alter his
program, it was learned today -
The principal factor that will de-
termine his itinerary is understood
to be the attitude of Congress re-
garding the League Of Nations and
pending appropriation bills. He re-
fused to discuss either, however,
Whether the president calls sne-
cal session of Congress also is be-
lieved to depend on the situation at
home, but it appears special session
is unlikely before he returns on his
second trip.
At the dinner to the Foreign Rela-
tions Committees of the House and
Senate the president, it was stated
again today, will explain debated
questions and other details of the
peace work. "some portions Of which
are necessarily confidential"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
VISITS HERE FIRST
TINE IN 81 YEARS

Mr.. H. NJ. Huff, of Baker, Oregon,
is visiting his nephew, Mr.. Charles
Huff, of Poplar street. This is Mr..
Huff's third visit to Maysville in Ga
years. He left this city in 1855 and
went to Council Bluff, Iowa, by way
of st. Joseph, Mo-, and later located in
Baker, Oregon, where he is now an
extensive land owner Mr.. Huff is 81
years of age and is in the best of good
health He sees many changes in the
old town in the past Ga years. He
says that Maysville has developed far
beyond his expectations. He knows
very few of the citizens of the town
now but can call all the old timers by
name and tells many interesting Incl
dents of the old times. Mr.. Huff has
been a Mason for Ga years and is still
very much interested in the fratern-
ity and its work.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
WEEKLY AVERAGE
ON TOBACCO MARKET
SHOWS DECREASE &c
Over Two Million Pounds Of the Weed
Sold During Past Week at Aver.
age Of $35-Market VIII Sell
Twenty-Five Million.

Tobacco warenousemen have been
guessing that the Maysville Tobacco
Market this season woald sell approx
imately twenty-three million pounds
OF tobacco but they have changed
their mind about 1t today since they
have learned that already over twen-
ty-one million has been sord.
Supervisor Mitchells weekly report
announced this morning shows that
during the week just passed 2,213,5S5
pounds of tobacco was sold at a gen.
eral average of $500 per hundred.
This Is decrease Of five cents per
hundred from last week but consider
ing the quality of tobacco that was
offered during the week the ware
housemen are unanimous in the opin-
ion that the market this week was
much better than it was during last
week.
The report follows:
During the week closed Friday,
February 21, total of 2,213,5S5
pounds were sold on the Maysville
market at general average of $35.
per hundred pounds. This brings the
total sales Of the local market up to
the present time to 21,O62,275 pounds.
The offerings during the week just
closed were very Door
WILLIAM MITCHELL,
Supervisor" !"
Because Of weather conditions Su-
pervisor Mitchell believes that there
will be much tobacco delivered during
the coming week and predicts splen-
did market for much better tobacco is
expected this week than was delivered
last
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
EIGHTY DEATHS IN
MASON COUNTY DUE
TO FLU" DISEASE
Report Made BY County Health Of
fcer TO the American Red Cross
Shows That Very Small Per-
centage Of "Flu" Patients
In Mason County Died.

A report just completed by DR.. ]. s.
Locke, County health officer, for the
American Red Cross on the ravages
of the influenza plague in Mason
county. is very complimentary to the
physicians of Maysville and Mason
county for out of a total of $500
cases of influenza reported In the
bounds Of Mason county since Sep
tember 29th, when the first case was
officially reported, there have been
but eighty deaths
This report will compare very ia
yorably with other counties in the
state of Kentucky and with other dis
tricts all over the United States AL
though for a time it appeared that
people were dying from the disease
in very large numbers in this city and
county, DR.. Locke points out that the
Vital Statistics will show that his fig
ures are absolutely correct for they
were taken from the physicians at
tending the cases and are the same as
the figures given the Registrar of Wit
al Statistics for this district
DR.. Locke reports that the influenza
situation in Mason county at the pres
ent time is very encouraging. In the
city of Maysville there are not hall
dozen cases of the disease but in the
county it is not quite so encouraging
The Mayslick neighborhood now has
more of the disease than any other
section but there it is steadily getting
better.
DR.. Locke will attend the State Con-
ference on Kentucky problems at
Lexington next week and will inform
the state at that meeting of the health
conditions in Mason county and of the
fine record the county made during
the influenza epidemic.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
EXPECTED BACK FROM
DECENTRALIZATION CONFERENCE

Several of our prominent citizens
have been at Camp Zachary Taylor all
of this week taking a special training
in rehabilitation work. These men
are expected home Saturday and they
will then take the lead in looking af-
ter the soldiers returning home from
camps with their discharges. 1t will
be the special duty of these specially
trained men to see that the soldiers
return to civil life with the least fric-
ton.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
GASOLINE PUMP SYSTEM PUR-
CHASED BY KEITH & KEITH

Mr.. Henry Youtsey called on the
Ledger this morning and stated that
he had sold a 400 gallon Brady Sys-
TEN Gasoline Pump to the Keith &
Keith Motor Company and he predicts
this progressive firm will soon real
ize enough from increased sales tc
pay for the new pump. All motorists
who purchase gasoline from this firm
will "see what they get and get al
they pay for"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
AUTO STRIKES TREE AND
LOSSES FRONT WHEEL

An automobile owned by Mr.. James
Hartley was badly damaged at Third
and Market streets shortly before
noon today. The machine was COM
ing down Third street at a good rate
of speed and when the driver turned
into Market the machine began skid
ding. 1t ran over onto the sidewalk
on the West side of Market street. The
right front wheel struck tree in
front of the Coughlin residence and
broke the entire wheel down: The
machine has been moved to Keith &
Keiths garage for repairs.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
ORVILLE POLLITT LOST
HIS SOLDIERS UNIFORM

1t developed today that the young
soldier who passed cold check on
one East end boarding house keeper
and beat another out of his board.
carried away in a suit case from the
Gulley boarding house,. a soldiers uni
form belonging to Orville Pollitt, dis
charged from the army. Mr.. Pollitt's
father, Mr.. ]. F. Pollitt, popular clerk
at the st. Charles Hotel, made an in
vestigation this morning and found
that the missing soldier had taken a
grip of good clothing belonging to his
son but had left a grip with practical
ly nothing in it at the boarding
house.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
PROMINENT OIL PRO.
M0TER VISITS HERE

Mr.. A. X. Mattingly, a native OF
Lewis county, but now a very promi-
nent oil man located at Newkirk,
Oklahoma, is visiting relatives in this
section. Mr.. Mattingly is very much
interested In the oil development in
Lewis county.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
LEAVES FOR HUNTINGTON

Mr.. l.. NJ Cavendish, who recently
sold his Five and Ten Cent Store in
this city, leaves today for Hunting
ton, w. Va, to make that city his fu-
ture home. Mr.. Cavendish leaves
Maysville with the best wishes of a
large number of friends made while
in our midst. He is a clever gentle
man and a business man such as
Maysville hates to lose. All join in
wishing him the best of good fortune
in whatever he may undertake in the
West Virginia city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
COUNTY COURT

In the Mason County Court today
the following orders were made: Mrs.
Lou Ellen Schweickart was appoint
ed Administrative of Daniel Sch
weickart, deceased, and she qualified
as such with Lang T. Anderson as
surety on bond.
Mr.. P. p. Parker was appointed ad-
ministrator of Thomas NJ. Hafer, de-
ceased, and he qualified as such with
J. Ed Parker as surety on bond.
Messrs. Sanford Rolf, Sanford Nit
chell and Newell Downing were ap-
pointed to appraise the personal
property of Thomas M. Hafer.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
SOUTH RIPLEY CASE
IS NOW DROPPED

The South Ripley depot robbery
which for some time has attracted the
attention of the police has now been
dropped with the death of Arthur Will
lett. Special Officer Stewart of the c.
& o. has claimed the case of shoes
held here as evidence against Williett
and so far as is known the case will
be dropped entirely.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
MAYSVILLE OFFERED
BIG MUSICAL COMEDY

The management of the Washington
Theater has been offered a booking
for "Flo Flo, one of the biggest and
best musical comedies on the stage.
The date offered Maysville was March
first and another show has already
been booked for that date. 1t is to be
hoped that arrangements can be made
so that the Maysville people can see
"Flo Flo" at some later date.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
MAN INJURED At TOBACCO
PLANT IS IMPROVING

Mr.. Stanley Frazier, who was in
jured at the r. j. Reynolds Tobacco
Plant Friday when truck upturned
and struck him on the head, is re-
ported as improving nicely. Young
Frazier was taken to Hayswood hos
pital where it was learned that he
was suffering from a scalp wound
only. 1t was at first thought that the
man had sustained fractured skull.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
DOROTHY MAE CROPPER DEAD

Dorothy Mae Crooper, ten months
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. B..
Cropper, of the Lewisburg neighbor-
hood, died Friday night after short
illness of influenza. Burial will be
made at the Cannan burial grounds
in Lewis county Sunday afternoon at
o,oI1aIr
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
NO PREACHING AT
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Because of the absence of Rev. A. F.
Stahl, pastor of the Christian church
from the city, there will be no preach.
ing services at that church Sunday
but all other services will be held as
usual.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
FUNERAL HELD AT SHANNON

The funeral of Mr.. Robert Cole was
held Saturday morning at the grave in
Shannon cemetery. The burial was
made in the rights of the Masonic fra.
ternity of which Mr.. Cole was an hon
ored member.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
GROCERS PLAN
BANQUET MONDAY

The Maysville Retail Grocers' Asso-
citation is making arrangements for a
great banquet at the NEPTUNE Fire
Hall on next Monday evening. The
committee now has practically "uery-
thing ready and one of the best times
yet is promised.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22

The Every Ready Eating Parlor,
will open at Odd Fellows building 115
Sutton street on Saturday at 10 q. m
Everybody is welcome. Come in and
enjoy yourself.
post YATES G SON.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
LIBBY McNEILL s. LIBBY,

the worlds greatest food producers
will give a demonstration at Sch
wartz's Big City Meat Market Satur-
day, February 22. Come and sample
their products. 226 Market street
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
BRACKEN COURT
WILL REOPEN TUESDAY

Circuit Judge C. d. Newell is at
home from Brooksville where he has
been presiding over the Bracken Cir
cult Court. He will return to Brooks
vile Tuesday to reopen court.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

NOTlCE I'D THE PUBLIC
We are prepared TO do laundry worl
Of all kinds and Carpet and Rul
Cleaning on short notice. Telephone
1e3. -
THE MODERN LAUNDRY co.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22

Miss Lottie Coryell from Marion.
Ind, 10 spending q while with rela-
tives In springdale.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22

Mrs. Wilson E. Lane is Ill at her
home in Sixth street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-22
PREACHING AT BAPTIST CHURCH

PREACHING AT BAPTIST CHuktH
DR.. B. B. Bailey, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, will return from
Shelbyville, KY, today and will
preach tomorrow at the usual hour,
both morning and evening.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26
Coningsby Lawson.

was an outlaw He wouldn't bow to
anybody. He'd rather associate with a
drunken sailor than with Carlyle. He
said he could get more out of the sailors
mind than he could out of Carlyle. When
he wrote his Omar Khayyam he was the
intimate friend of Tennyson, Carlyle,
John Stuart Mill and all the forefront
literary men of the day.
mot one of them recognized the great
ness of the poem, and in their CORE
spondenee we find them speaking of Fitz-
Gerald and his poem with a sort of ami
able, friendly contempt. If FitzGerald
had lived in America and had written
that poem he might not have become
famous overnight, but the American anx-
iety to proclaim greatness in the living,
instead of in the dead, would have given
him the courage literary man needs if
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-26

public has begun asking for his works
and he has Of course begun to attract the
attention of British literary men.
ut is true, OH the other hand, th at
some British authors themselves do not
make their first success in London. Ar
mold Benefits success was made first in
America He had been writing books for
cen years in London and had never betn
heard of. The Old Wives Tale landed
here and went across the tape. Bennett
was then pushed in America and finally
they began to ask In London who he was.
The answer was, of course, Hes chap
that lives right around. the corner
w.
of were asked the reason why Brik
ish authors go in America, while Ameri-
can authors don't go to the same extent
in England, I'd say that America is i'll
tellectually a continent while England is
q country. In America you are In daily
contact with men who are American Ii
zens but whose racial interests embr Ice
all Europe and whose mental curiosity
embraces the world. Americans have
wider interest and different outlook on
life which comes from associating with
a greater variety Of racial prejudices and
interests. In Britain, however, there IS
q definite race point Of view which any
foreigner has to adopt when he comes
I'd say that Ibanez, for instance, didn't
arrive in Britain until after his Ameri-
can success because he is dealing with
types foreign to the large majority of
English readers. These types had wide
appeal to the average American reader
because he has lived in a cosmopolitan
crowd.
Another reason why American Gu-
thors are not better known In London is
one that affects British authors as well
The great strength and weakness of any
old country is that she has very deep
rooted prejudices and affections. An old
country has such big gallery of national
personalities that have long been ac-
knowledged as great that she is very re-
luctant to admit any living person as
their eauai-to hang the names of the
living on the walls Of fame.
1.-THE result Of this prejudice is seen
in the case of George Meredith, who wrote
till he was 20 before his own country
knew be was writing at all. He didn't
90 through the social mill. Every man
who does go through it and bows to the
affairs Of Baal unquestionably loses some
thing of himself and in some way warps
his message.
edward FITZGERALD is a still more
glaring example of this neglect. He also