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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
McADOO CALLED BEFORE
SENATE TO EXPLAIN plan
Director Of Railroads Tell Of His Plan
For Government Management
of Roads.

Washington, January 3-COngress
began work today on the railroad
problem. VIM. G. McAdoo was call
eG before the Senate Interstate Com
MERGE Committee to tell Of his plan
for five-year period of government
control.
Indications tend to confirm reports
that unless Congress moves quickly
the roads will be turned back TO
private control June 30.
The various roads now owe the gov
eminent about $170,OO0,0O0. If they
are turned back at once the govern
ment losses that sum, but If they are
operated another six months the debt
practically will be wiped out. The
freight rate increase has only begun
to offset the losses, 1t was explained.
The roads are not anxious to be
freed either until they have received
their operating contracts with the
government. To date only 81 have
been signed.
Should the roads be released now
those without operating contracts
would be forced to go to the court OF
claims to get money due them.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
"A SPLENDID TONIC y
Says Hixson Lady Who, On Doc
tors Advice, Took Cardui
And Is Now Well.

Hixson, Tenn.-"About 10 years ago
I was. -" says Mrs. J. B. Gadd, Of
this place. II suffered with a pain in
my left side, could not sleep at night
with this pain, always in the left
side...
My doctor told me to use Cardui.
took one bottle, which helped me and
after my baby came, was stronger
and better, but the pain was still
there.
at first let 1t 90, but began to get
weak and in a rundown condition,
so decided to try some more Cardui,
which did.
This last Cardui which I took made
me much better, in fact, cured me. 1t
has been a number of years, still
have no return Of this trouble.
feel 1t was Cardui that cured me,
and I recommend 1t as splendid fe.
male tonic"
Don't allow yourself to become
weak and rundown from womanly
troubles. Take Cardui. 1t should sure.
ly help you, as 1t has so many thou
sands of other women in the past 40
years. Headache, backache, sideache,
nervousness, sleeplessness, tired-out
feeling, are all signs Of womanly trou.
Bile. Other women get relief by taking
Cardui. Why not you? All druggists.
NC-132
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
GERMAN SHIPS FOR U. s.

Paris, January Sherman mer-
chant ship surrendered to the allies
under the terms Of the armistice soon
will be Available for transporting
American troops home.
Official announcement to this effect
is expected shortly.
In return for the use of German
ships, the United States will employ
American tonnage in carrying food
supplies to Europe.
The arrangement, it is understood
was made by American officials and
has been accepted in principle by
their allied associates.
Only minor details remain to be
worked out.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
LAST ASSIGNMENT
IS TURNED IN BY
EDITOR SAM STAIRS
AThirtyr Is Written For Sam Stairs
wEen He Dies Suddenly ut His
Home In Dover After Long
Newspaper Career.

The great City Editor gave Sam
Stairs his last assignment yesterday
and he handed In his copy at about
7:45 O'Clock as he peacefully rested
In his easy chair before the open fire
Of his home In tho town OF Dover,
where for many years he has chron-
icled the doings Of the community.
Colonel Stairs was Go years. OF age
and the greater part OF his life was
spent in printing Office. When but
small lad he became devil" II. the Of
fee of his uncle In Seymour, Ind. In
this office he learned the case' and
when his uncle was elected to Con-
gress, Sam was made editor OF the
small weekly paper. When his uncle
returned to the editorial tri pod Sam
heard the call of the city and went
to Indianapolis to make success In
the newspaper game. He became
reporter on the Indianapolis Sun and
In few years had succeeded In work
ing himself to the City Editors desk
After some little time in the big city
he again determined to return to Sey-
mour and there he became owner OF
his uncle's paper The paper was
made daily and later sold. Sam
Stairs founded two other small daily
newspapers in this city and was
known there as "the father Of small
dailies."
He came to Mason county many
years ago and founded the Dover
News which for time was published
in the town Of Ripley and carried to
Dover by boat. Stairs delivered the
paper in the town himself but later he
purchased a printing Office equipment
and published the News in Dover I'M
til few weeks before his death.
So far as is known he was in his
usual good health up until the minute
Of his death. He had eaten a hearty
supper last evening and was sitting
before the open fire at his home when
he was called.
There we're very few editors In the
state of Kentucky who were more cop
led than Sam Stairs. A column of
editorial squibs which he named
stair Steps" was written by him each
week for many years and these short,
pithy editorials were extensively cop
led. He was an uncompro missing
Democrat and served his party well.
In addition to operating his news
naper, Mr.. Stairs operated a Fire In
surance agency in Dover which grew
to considerable size. He was one Of
the biggest hearted men in the COM
munity and large fortune passed out
Of his hands because Of his big heart
edness. He was once married but
was the father Of no children being
survived only by sister, Miss Eva
Stairs, with whom he made his home
and one brother, Charles Stairs, Of
Indiana.
Funeral will be held from the home
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Bur.
ial in the Dover cemetery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
WILL is PROBATED

A paper bearing date of October 15,
1908, and purporting to be the last
will and, testament of Archie LEWIS
was produced in County Court this
afternoon. The due execution of the
paper was proven by c. L. Wood and
r M. Lindsay and admitted to pro-
bate. By the terms of the will all of
the property Of the deceased is willed
to his wife, Mona B. Lewis.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
How This1

We offer One Hu11r"d Dollars Reward
for any case Of CO karrli that cannot be
cured by Halls cdtarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
five years, and nas} become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaGe.. c2pelling the Poi.
son from the Blodd and healing the dis.
eased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for a short time you will see a
great improvement In your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine at once and lget rid Of catarrh. Send
for testimonials. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
KENTUCKY RED CROSS
MEMBERS TOTAL $4,000
Further Increase In Membership VIII
BE Yet Reported From Many
Counties In the State.

Late returns from counties In the
State, delayed in the Red Cross
Christmas Roll call, owing to incle-
ment weather and the influenza cpl
demi,, indicate that Kentucky will
incrt ase its enrolment from the first
report of 100000 to 100000 or 275,-
900.
1t will be some days before final
repo Is are made from all Red Cross
chaI ers in the State, as they have
not ,een able to hear from the out
lyini districts Of their counties.
c. lsiderable enthusiasm is mani
festt by counties that have not been
able to reach their quotas.
CO mites that have exceeded their
total membership Of 1917 are as fol-
lows:
Ke nton county is leading the entire
Stat with an enrolment of $4,000
men ,ers, an increase of 10000 over
1917
Il, I'd county shows an increase of
2,45(; Carroll, 1868; Fayette, 1000 !;
Fral kiln, 731; Fulton, COS; Hickman
chaI err, Fulton county, 313; Gallatin,
31t; Henry, 1908; Logan, 1877; Mar
ior IS; M5scn, g.; Montgomery,
81 IeCraoken, 2,6i33 Pike 800;
PuG ka, 800; Robertson, SO; Rock
cast 3, 100; Shelby, 1907; Simpson,
100; Anderson, 1928; Berea chapter,
Mad son county, 17S; Floyd, 800;
War 'en, 2,1OS; Louisville and Jeffer-
son counties, 2,213.
Fl lal reports from the above coun-
ties will show an additions increase
over 1917 Red Cross membership.
In Henry county, with a population
OF $1,000, nearly 1000 have enrolled
This is remarkable, considering that
Influenza prevails throughout the
CO. ty, and the State management in
dicates that Henry will be one of the
banner counties Of Kentucky.
1t is expected that the final reports
from remaining chapters, with the ex-
ception of a few that were unable tc
make complete canvass, owing to epI.
demic and bad roads, will show an in
crease over the membership of 1917.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
DOG LICENSES WILL GO TO NEAR
THREE THOUSAND

When County Clerk Owens finishes
totaling up all of the dog licenses is
sued by his deputies in the various
precincts of the county it Is expected
that the total figure will reach near
the 5000 mark. Already more than g.
200 licenses have been accounted for
and all repors are not yet totaled.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
GROCERY SHOWER AT FIRST DIS
TRICT SCHOOL

There will be grocery shower at
the First District School today for the
benefit of the penny lunch. A large
number of the patrons ok this school
are expected to attend and it is hoped
that the pantry will be we'll filled.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
PLUMVILLE STUDENTS TO BE
TAUGHT AT RECTORVILLE

County Superintendent of Schools
George H. Turnipseed has made ar
rangements for the carrying of the
students of the Plumville neighbor-
hood to Rectorville each day where
they will be admitted to the Rector
vile Consolidated school. The Plum
vile school has been without teach
err for some time and this arrangement
although only temporary seems to
sclve the problem to the satisfaction
Of all
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
CITY NOW WELL PROTECTED
FROM FIRES

With the establishment Of a new
fire alarm box in the tobacco district
the entire city Of Maysville is now we'll
protected from fire in any part of the
city. Fire alarm boxes are easily ac-
cessable to most every building In the
city and there is no reason for any
delay In an alarm OF fire reaching the
department.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
MAYSvILLE BOY WOUNDED Is
PICTURED

Today's issue of the Louisville
Courier-Journal contains a picture Of
several Kentuckians who were
wounded overseas and who are now
in Louisville. In the group is a pic
ture Of Clarence Morgan, of this city,
who was wounded several weeks be-
fore the armistice was signed.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
NOT so MUCH TOBACCO Is BEING
DELIVERED

Within the past two days there has
been very little tobacco delivered on
the Maysville market in comparison
with the big rush experienced the fore
part of the week. Warehousemen are
expecting steady pouring out of the
weed during all of next week which
will keep the warehouses we'll filled at
all times.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
RIG SALE IS OPENED TOMORROW

Everything is ready for the opening
OF the big January Clearance Sale at
Merz Brothers big store tomorrow
morning. All of the merchandise in
the store has been marked down to
sale figures and 1t is expected that
many people from all over this Sec
ton will take advantage of the many
bargains being offered.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
PIT. A. MEETS

The Parent-Teacher Association Of
the Forest Avenue School held a very
interesting meeting this afternoon
This was the first meeting since the
influenza epidemic and there were
many patrons in attendance. This is
one of the livest associations in the
city and expects to accomplish much
during the coming wear.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
WILL OPERATE ON GRAYSON
MARKET

Messrs. W. e. Smith and Robert
Willocks left today for Grayson, KY,
where they will be employed during
the tobacco season. Mr.. Smith will
buy for the r. ]. Reynolds Tobacco
Co. and Mr.. Willocks will be chief
bookkeeper for the same concern.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03

New York, January 3-The FEEDER
al Food Administration today notified
the grain trade that until further no.
tice the port Of New York was en-
bargoed on all shipments of grain
and grain products for both export
and domestic SHIPMENTS.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
FUNERAL SATURDAY

The funeral of Mrs. Mary e. Reeder
will be held in Aberdeen at 10 o'clock
Saturday mornine.. Burial at Charter
Oak cemetery,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03
THE COOLEST DAY

Friday was the coolest day of the
season. At three o'clock the mercury
was Is and 1t was getting colder fast.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03

Mrs. Thomas J. Knight, who has
been the guest of Dr. and Mrs W. H.
Taulbee left this afternoon for her
home in Louisville.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03

County Commissioner W. Holton
Key is able to be out after being
housed for several days with a severe
cold
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03

Mrs. John Barbour left on Tuesday
to visit her son, Mr.. p. T. Barbour in
New York City.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-03

Try q Ledger Want Ad. It Pays.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-09-24
NEW DISTRICT
At Mt. SIGNAL
TO Be FORMED

A new land district, estiDfated to
contain 5000 acres, is in Ne process
of formation in the Mt. Signal district
The land is at present outside the
boundaries of the Imperial irrigation
district but the irrigation district will
be asked to extend its borders.
Jack f. Kahlow and VIM. Smell, in
terested parties, have called mass
meeting of ali persons whose land
rights are being held in suspension for
October LIST at the Topic theater.
1t is expected that new canal will
have to be built to serve the lands
the canal being about six and q half
miles long
It's understood that there will be a
proposition from what is known as the
Mt. Signal Water company. The new
will be a mutual water COM
pany. 1t is planned to construct the
canal by the work Of the members
holding land or, on pro rata basis.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-09-24
THREE ARRESTED
FOR ROBBERY

CHICAGO, Sept 24.-Three men
including John Welda, clerk in the
Chicago post office, said to have
planned the robbery have been arrest
ed charged with stealing from mes
senger $4,000 out Of a shipment of
900 last Thursday by the Federal
Reserve bank here to the Stanard Oil
company at Whiting, Ind.
OF the stolen funds $93,620 have
been recovered. The remainder, ac-
cording to an alleged confession by
two of the men has been abandoned on
the outskirts of Chicago. This was
done when the automobile in which
they were returning from Whiting
broke down.
A fourth man, said to be the own
er of small farm near here is being
sought. The police say they believe
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-09-24
ANTISALOON LEAGUE
BEING SUPPRESSED

LONDON Sept. 24.-The American
state department is taking measures
to check the extension of the Anti
saloon leagues prohibition movement
and campaign in Europe according to
the Daily Mail, which says two agents
Of the league recently sought pass
ports to Paris preparatory to visiting
England. and were unable to obtain
them.
The Daily is conducting a campaign
against William E. Johnson, organizer
of the Anti-saloon league and says it
is considered unlikely many more An
ti-saloon campaigners will be allowed
to embark for England The paper
quotes Johnson as saying the officers
Of the organization are 'scared at the
attention aroused on the campaign
here"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-09-24
A. r. G. BUS HEARING
HELD COURT HOUSE

The hearing of the A. r. G. Bus
company on an application for a Ii
cense to operate between this city
and San Diego was held at the court
house this morning before Examiner
landlord
Marshall Stimson of Los Angeles
was chief of the A. r. G. company
counsel and Joseph Seymour acted for
the White Star line.
Numerous resolutions, endorse
ments, etc, We're offered by the A. R..
G.. bus company favoring their ap-
plication. Although an attempt was
made by counsel for the stage lines
to have it overruled, Mr.. landlord
explained that this was not a court
an he would permit all authentic evil
dence.
Evidence to shaw that insufficient
service was being given was offered
but on the whole it seemed as if the
stage companies had the best of the
argument.
TIE Holtvlle interurban hearing on
application to discontinue passenger
service between FL Centre and Holt
vile was also heard.
Warren Libby represented the Pick
wick stages and H. J. Bischoff of San
Diego represented the United Stages.
This afternoon Marshall Stimson,
counsel for the A. R. G. Bus company
asked for postponement until fur
Their evidence could be introduced.
The stage lines presented no evil
dence at all. Friens of the stage lines
believe that they scored decisive
victory at the hearing
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-09-24
IMPERIAL TO HAVE
PACKING PLANT

Construction on the building Of a
citrus packing plant at Imperial on
South N street, financed by W. j..
| Reed, was begun Tuesday morning. A
rs H. P. caterpillar, with big Holt
scraper which has capacity of two
cubic yards Of dirt at one round, is be-
ing used.
A portion of the building will, be
| two stroies high, the west half will
have basement of 1O0x40 feet. The
box making department will be locat-
ed here. In the east part of the build
ing will be located four air-tight rooms
for the curing and storing of fruit.
The building will be completed the
middle of November or at east in time
for the opening of the Imperial VAL
ley Grape fruit season. "Plans for pick
ing earlier this year than last are be-
ing made," said Mr. Reed yesterday,
''as we have learned that by picking
the fruit earlier the trees are gradual
ly trained to mature fruit earlier each
season" Pursuit of this method means
Imperial Valley grapefruit on the mar
ket thirty days earlier. The crop for
the coming season is estimated at ap-
proximately 1000 boxes, or a gain Of
5000 over last year. There are several
large grapefruit orchards in the val
ley, one of which is owned by Mr..
Reed and covers sixty acres. Other
large growers are II. d. Mcpherson,
w. II. Whiting and Clarence Z. Co
nant.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-09-24
Las |. bb()F|||||:::: {:
HOLE: D THRU
LAS 7 NIGHT
IN 6. ]. & 4.
No. 8 Sees Daylight After
Strenuous Battle with Gas
and Other Obstacles; The
Others Nearly Completed.

Daylight was seen early last evening
through the last tunnel on the San
Diego and Arizona railway. Tunnel No.
eight conceded by the authorities to be
the hardest bit of work yet remaining
was 'holed thru.
The contractors, Young and Crooks,
have been experiencing a great deal
of difficulty during the past few days
with gas and several workmen have
been carried out unconscious from the
effects Of it. In place Of working on
the entire tunnel every effort was
made to push through a narrow shelf
and this was accomplished late last
evening.
Workmen present gave cheer when
the heading went through. The gas
cleared at once and no further trou-
bic is expected from this source.
The road is complete now with the
exception of tunnels Z, s, IA and II.
And ,to,,Ahs T. IA, ard II can be COM
Ora, on The remaining sections
where track is to be laid is about COM
plete and if no further accidents or
delays occur the road can be running
trains by another thirty days. 1t is ex~
rected that the formal opening will
be delayed few weeks longer in or
der to properly ballast the roadbed.
It is possible to walk through on
what Will be the roadbcd from this
city to San Diego at present Work
trains run from FL Centre to beyond
Coyote Wells and from San Diego to
Campo and beyond.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-09-24
VALLEY T0SEA
EDITION To Be
TREASURED
BY P0STER|TY
Press Will Celebrate Com
pletion of San Diego and
Arizona Railway in Fit
ting Manner; Wait for 1t.

"The Valley to the Sea" edition of
the Imperial Valley Press which has
been in course of preparation since
last July and which will be issued
Immediately on completion of the San
Diego & Arizona railroad is meeting
with the cordial appreciation and en-
thusiastic support of the people of I'M
erial valley. Our representative in San
Diego also reports a very flattering
reception of the work in that city.
When the publisher of the Press in
the early summer conceived the plan
of handing down to posterity a histor-
ical account of the building of one of
the greatest engineering railroad
structures of modern times, it was at
once realized that accuracy and text
and faithful Photographic reproduc-
tons would be among the important
elements in making the wonderful
achievements of the builders of the
railroad a permanent and valuable edu-
cational record for this and future
generations.
With these ends in view arrange
ments were at once made by the
Press for the gathering of every avail
able piece of data relating to the
building of the road. Photographs were
enlarged and while the Press has no
desire to overestimate the superbly
beautiful illustrations that will appear
in "The Valley to the Sea" edition it
is unhesitatingly said that they will
be the most forcefuly attractive ever
appearing in California publication.
The marvellous resources of the I'm
perial Valley have been dealt with by
those who have practically lived in
the valley-grown up with it as it were
for twenty years or more. These
facts will be first hand. Consequently
all the most valuable for the view
point of publicity. This department
of the edition will be the biggest and
illustrated descriptive industrial re-
views that the valley has had in its
whole history.
In brief "The Valley to the Sea-"
edition will be one of the most at
tractive and complete editions of a
newspaper ever issued on the Pacific
Coast.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-09-24
S74.21 AWARDED
TO PIzNTIFF IN
FAMOUS DOG SUIT

After being out for 30 minutes early
last evening the jury in the case of p
c. Bowling versus o. c. Carter, the
dog case which has been on trial be-
fore Justice C. Houston Smith for two
days in the courthouse, returned ver-
dict for $74.21 in favor of the plain
tiff, this being the amount of COM
pensation for time lost. The suit was
for $4,000.
Mr.. bowling announced this morn
ing that another suit would probably
be filed within short time charging
Carter with false arrest of Mr.. BOWL
ing and sum of damages will be ask
ed for this. He would make no state
ment as to the amount of damages he
intended to ask.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-09-24
ALL-AMER|CAN
CANAL BOOST
ASSN. FORMED

At melting held last evening Mike
Liebert was elected temporary presi-
dent and C. NJ. Berry, temporary Sec
rotary of the new association to dis
tribute propaganda In favor of the
all-American canal.
A drive for membership will be
conducted this week and it is expected
to secure at least 1000 applications
for membership before the week is
over
The new association will work for
the passage of the Kettner bill and
to this end will enlist aid of prom
inent men in all walks of life over
the country. The need of a semi-of-
ficial organization to aid the official
efforts of the Irrigation district has
long been recognized and the forma-
ton of the association is the outgrowth
of this need.
O. N. Shaw, D. F. HARRISON, w. H.
Brooks, Phil D. Swing and many 9TH
err prominent men are back of the new
plan. Announcements will be made
from time to time of the progress be-
ing made.