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New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
WOMEN FROM NORTH, S0U1H,
 EAST, WEST
Recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a Reliable
 Remedy for Woman's Ills.

snokane. Wash.-"I want to recom- mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Comnound for women's ailments as it helned me so much during middle age." Mrs. MARTHA CoNNoR, 1927 Mansfield
 Abilene, Texas" For almost year was unfit to do my work as suffered SO from female ills. Lydia F. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compoundre restoredmy health after physicians had failed. '-Mrs. E. K. OWENS.
 Rockville, Conn. suffered so long from female ills was blue and melan- choly. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored my health after everything else had failed. MARY WIRz. 3 Chamberlain St.
 Oakland, Cal.-" Lydia E. Pinkham,s s Vegetable Compound gave me such relief during Change of Life, I wish every woman could know about it. l s1rely praise this great remedy for women's ills. Mrs. MARY 5. ASHLEY, 57O9 Dover Street.
 The reason Lydia B. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound is so successful IS because it contains the curative, strengthening properties of good old fashioned roots and herbs, which act direr+1z7 on the female organism.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
HONOR SERVICE MEN.
St. Elmo Lodge Sent 19 Members
 Into Army and Navy.

St. Elmo lodge, K. of F., will give a banquet and entertainment to the members who were in the service on Wednesday evening. There were l9 members of the lodge in the army and navy The grand officers will be present.
 The following members constitute the committee on arrangements: Frank Witkin, chairman; w. E. Gill bert. secretary; music, J. l.. Mullen; souvenirs. Frank Witkin, A. w. Cow lishaw. Abe Witkin, John Coates, T. w. Mitchell, P. J. Bieby, Harry Wit win. Albert Marsh and George Samp- son. All the members are requested to be present and give the ex-soldlers a rousing welcome.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
TO RErNsTATE TELEGRAPHERs
Burleson Makes An Announcement
 Atlanta Walkout Local Affair.

Washington, June 2.-S. J. Konen- Ramp, president of the Commercial Photographers union, stated here today that no date had been set for na- tion- wide telegraphers' strike and that the threatened walkout in Atlanta was purely a local affair
 Almost at the same time with MT. Konenkamp's statement, Postmaster General Burleson announced that if telephone operators in Atlanta had been dismissed because of union afflh- ations they will be reinstated at once and that steps will be taken to dis cipline the responsible officials of the Southern Bell Telephone company.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
GOBERT IS CHAMPION.
French Tennis Star Takes HonOrs in
 Singles from Capt. Wood.

Paris, June 1.-tAndre Colbert, Frances leading tennis player since 1911, won the individual tennis cham pionship of the allied nations yester- day by defeating Captain O'Hara Wood, the brilliant Australian player, three straight sets. The match was the final of the singles of the tennis tournament of the allied games held under the auspices of the American Army and the French Racing club here.
 Wood did not display the form he showed in his work against G. l.. Pat
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
HARVARD MEN TO COMPETE.
Moore and Harwood Will Take Part
 in French Inter-Allied Meet.

Cambridge. June Civilian Moore, cantain. and Robert Harwood, of the Harvard track team, will be among the Army representa- tives in the inter allied track meet in France, according to an announc eme ent made today. They were selected by Colonel Thomp- son. who was sent from France to col lect additional material for the meet overseas.
 Dennis O'Connell, the mile winner in the intercollegiate championship meet Saturday, and Lawrence Leon- ard, manager of the Harvard track team were found ineligible because their war service had been confined to the Navy.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
NEW OCEAN FLYER ON EDGE.
Capt. Elcock Says He May Make Alt
 tempt on Saturday.

St. Johns, N. F., June 2.-Captain Jack Alcock, pilot of the Vickers- Viny plane entered for the trans atlantic flight prize of $50,0OO offered by the London Daily Mail announced that he expected to have his machine ready for a trial flight Thursday and hoped to attempt the flight Saturday if weather conditions permitted.
 Captain Alcock has begun prepara- tions of his flying field, but other avi- ators here are skeptical as to his chances of making the "big hop on Saturday owing to continued rains which have soaked his field and which offer no indication of abating.
 Vice-Admiral Mark Kerr, com mander of the Handley-Page bomb ing plane entered for the flight, re- turned to Harbor Grace to continue preparations for his flight but he stated that wet weather would pre- vent him from making the. attempt for some time.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
S5O.OOO ROBBERY.
Omaha.

pittsfield, Mass, June 2.-The resi- aenoa of MT and Mrs. Dan R. Hanna, at stockbridge. was robbed of $500 in iewe1s on Wednesday night. The cte about the theft, which is the big gest jewel robbery ever repol'eu Ill the society colony Of thls secCloh' De- came known last night u was learheu that two detectives from NeW forh agency have been working on the case since Thursday. Thomas IL. blls H. state detective, of Pitts1eld, was notl- fled of the robbery Saturday, put no notice was given to the pollce or Lenox
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
MORE VETERANS ARRIVE.
5000 Troops in Port Today on the Graf Waldersee and the Canada.

New York, June 2.-More than 5000 soldiers arrived here today on the transports Graf Waldersee and Canada. The former German ship brought the 319th Infantry complete, 8eth Division CNew Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia), a total of 99 officers and 3,154 men. It brought, also, 26 officers and S1 men of the 142d Infantry, 36th Division.
 On the Canada were 1,792 officers and men, composed mainly of casual companies, hospital details and well fare workers. The troops on the two transports are under orders for Camps Devens Dix and 12 other camps.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
SERIOUS FIRE IN TROY.
Starts fin Coal Yard and Destroys
 Many Buildings.

Troy, N. Y, June 2.-Fire orig Enatfug in the coal sheds of the Wot- kyns company Sunday, destroyed two large sheds filled with coal, three story brick barn belonging to the company and a three-story orlck warehouse of the Charles H. Dauchy Paint company.
 H. H. Dickinson's wall paper store was badly damaged by water ana srolSe. Other structures damaged were those of F. E. Darling & Co.,, T. Alden's Sons and the National state bank. The damage to the last Ibree structures Is due principally to smoke and water and the break Ing of many panes of glass.
 The entire fire department was ra1led upon to fight the fire.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
WAR RISK BUREAU
 HAS BIG SERVICE
Tons of Incoming Mail Have Made This Development An Abso-
 lute Necessity.

Washington, June 2.-More than ton of incoming mail daily, and near ly as much outgoing mail has made it necessary for the Bureau of War Risk Insurance to build up a postal sys- tenn of it's own larger than is main tained by any single institution ex- cept the post office in the United States. An announcement today by the bureau said an average of 8O, 900 persons write daily, inquiring about allotments and allowances, in surance policies, or compensation payments, or remitting checks and currency as premiums on insurance. This also means that each letter must be answered and that makes an out going mail of 8O,O0O letters.
 Since the bureau has 13,000 em- ployes and 36 divisions devoted to various phases of the bureaus work, the opening, reading, sorting and de- livery of these letters to the proper divisions is a task requiring more than 100 employees.
 Mail is received every half hour and most of it is opened by machinery and tied in bundles for delivery to the first set of readers. The read CTS peruse each letter to ascertain to what O1V1S1On IL SIlOu1u DS IouCSO check up to see that the envelope contains the check or bill which the letter may say it contains, and that the return address is on the letter as well as the envelope. Thousands of letters come without return ad- dress making it difficult to trace them. Hundreds of envelopes contain currency without letter or address to identify them. Many are signed by an inadequate name, such as Mrs. Smith," so that identification must be worked out 1aboriously by clerks. When letters give insufficient infor- nation upon which a reply may be 1 based, a form setting forth all the necessary information is sent to the writer.
 Outgoing letters are sorted accord | ing to the states for which they are destined and tied in bundles and placed in separate sacks before leav- l ing the bureau in order that they may be more rapidly handled in the
 federal post offices.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
YAIE-HARVARD RACES.
Varsity Crews to Row June 20: Other
 Events Arranged for Same Day.

Gales Ferry, June 2.-The varsity crew race between Yale and Harvard on June 20 is scheduled to start at D. m. and will be rowed downstream starting off Broadview and ending at the railroad bridge. The races ot the freshman eights and the second var sity eights, over a tWo-mlle coufSe' will take place in the morning. They will be rowed upstream, With the starting line at the Navy 4ard ana the finish line in Bartlett's Cove.
 The freshmen are scheduled to row at 10 o'clock and the second varsity at 10:3O o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
CITY ITEMS.

June Victor records at Morans'.- advt.
 Mrs. Hattie Harper and children of Boston are visiting at the home of Mrs. Harper's parents, MT. and Mrs. Herman Lumpp of Arch street.
 June Victor records at c. l.. Pierce Co.-Advt.
 Ladies' auxiliary, N. A. l.. C., will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. P. Smith of IS Broad street, Plainville. The members will meet at the center at 7:3O.
 Don't forget dancing carnival given by T. A. B. Drum Corps and Philhar- monic Band, T. A. B. hall, June 5, G., and g. 20-piece orchestra.-Advt.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
5000. 900 GRFNADES TO BE
 TURNED INTO THRIFT BANKS

Washington, June 2.-Approximate- lv 15 million band grenades, intended tor use against the Germans by the American Army in France, are to be distributed to encourage thrift among The school children of the United States, it has been announced by the Treasury department. The rand grenades are to be turned into banks 10 hold the pennies and dimes which the children are saving to buy Thrift and War Savings stamps.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
ASKS U. s. LAW ON IYNCHING.
"Race Delegate" to Paris Wants Will
 son to Act.

Paris, June Civilian Trotter, "delegate to Paris and secretary Of race petitioners to the peace confer ence," has written to President Will son asking him in the name Of the National Equal Rights league, in view of recent lynchings in the south and for the sake of American negroes who gave their lives in the war; to send a message to congress recon mending that lynching be made a crime against the federal government
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
CHAUFFEUR IS HELD.

Horace La Valley of this city, a chauffeur, is under arrest in Newark N. J., charged with adultery. The New Jersey police authorities com- municated with the local police, in -quiring for information concerning La Valley. The local authorities hold a warrant for La Valleys arrest issued May on charge of non-support.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
SOLDIERS IN TRAIN WhENh.
Train Plunges Over An Embanhnent
 in Nebraska.

Omaha, June 2.-Twenty-five out or o7s casuals, including five officers ana one Y. M. C. A. secretary, all memoefs of the 557th Hoboken Casual Com pany. were slightly injured early sunday when five of the coaches bear ing them to the Presidio, San Fran cisco, plunged down a 5o-toot em- banlxment into Salt Creek, about half a mile east of Ashland, Neb.
 The men were taken to Fort Oma ha.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02

terson, his fellow-Australian, and Dean Mathey the American. He was weak on volleying and netted many returns. There were few rallies during the match, Colbert winning his points by we'll placed shots. The match went to Colbert by the score of 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-18
LOOK FOR Wife DESERTER
AROUND MAYSvILLE dam
SheriII From Marietta, Ohio, Here
Wednesday Looking For Man
Charged With Wife Desertion
and Bigamy.

The sheriff from Marietta, Ohio, was
in Maysville the greater part of We'd
nesday on the trail of a man who had
left Marietta some several days ago
deserting his wife and several small
children. The man had been employed
on the dam at Marietta and 1t was
thought that he was making his way
to Maysville to seek work on the local
dam.
In trailing the man down the Ohio
to this place, the sheriff had learned
that the fellow had been for time
at Rome, in Adams county, just up the
river a short distance and that while
he was there he married a young
woman in that section. He then un-
derstood that the young man had
come on down to Maysville presum-
ably to work on Dam 33.
A search here all day Wednesday
failed to locate the man wanted and
the sheriff left for other works along
the Ohio river. The two charges OF
wife deseration and bigamy placed
against this missing man are very SER
ious ones and he will be hunted down
and taken back to Marietta to face the
charges.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-18
DISCUSS FAIR TONIGHT

A very important meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce directors will
be held at the Chamber of Commerce
building this evening when plans for
the annual Corn and Tobacco Fair
will be discussed. 1t is more than
likely that something definite will be
dcne at tonight's meeting toward Sc
lectirg Tic place for holding the fair
and the dates. 1t is very necessary
that all the officials he present at this
meeting.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-18
death TOLL IN THE
GREAT STORM CLIMBS
TOSEvERAL HUNDRED
Between 800 and 600 Persons Thought
Now to Have Been Killed In
Tidal Wave Storm.

Corpus Christi, Texas, September IL.
toll of Sundays tidal wave
and hurricane was estimated today at
from 300 to 604.
Reports from Arkansas Pass esti-
mated the dead at Port Arkansas at
$50, but it was impossible to confirm
this figure. Earlier reports had
placed the known dead there at not
more than 800.
A chill, driving rain which contin-
ued for SO hours added to the misery
prevailing throughout the storm area.
Airplanes which secuted the beaches
for bodies and possible survivors were,
forced to give up flights yesterday be-
cause of the rain. One plane, which
made its, way over Aransas Pass
Rockport and Port Arkansas, was un-
able to land in that vicinity, where
water still is reported high.
Lieut. Col Porter could not con-
firm today a report widely circulated
last night that two ghouls had been
shot for looting. 1t is known, how
ever, sentries and patrols have orders
to suppress looting with the utmost
rigor.
The city still was without lights last
night Water service has been restor-
ed.
The Nueces Hotel, a large brick
structure in the path Of the storm
has survived. None of the 500 guest:
! in the building when the storm strucl
was drowned. Every window wal
broken and water stood deep in thu
lobby.
Last night stofm-soaked refugees
many wearing the only garment'
they owned gave a candlelight dane
in the upper Railways.
Maximum velocity of the hurricane
never will be known, it was Learned
today. The government wind gage wa
blown away.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-18
RED CROSS USES AIRPLANE'
TO DELIVER SUPPLIES
American Expedition Into Mexico Was
Furnished Cigarettes by the Red
Cross In Alrplanes.

Supplies by airplane Is the latest
method of the American Red Cross
for furnishing comforts to the men in
military service.
The American punitive expedition in
Mexico received recently $4,000 ci-
garettes by airplane, sent by the field
director of the American Red Cross
in the Big Bend district along the Rio
Grande river.
This novel method of delivering Red
Cross supplies to American bandit
result of information from Capt Leon
ard Matlack, of the U. S. Cavalry, de-
livered in person in an airplane, that
his men at the American base we're
entirely out of smokes. The captain
had flown back to the border for a
conference with General Dickman
about the bandit hunt and said he
would like to take a bundle of flags
with him on his return to the base
OMih6 W lhS SlONheSo VI lhc pdCh
trains which already were winding
through Northern Mexico carrying
| among other things, such Red Cross
comforts as toilet soap, chocolate bars
stationery, postals, pencils, cigarettes
smoking tobacco and matches.
The Red Cross didn't have to have q
map drawn of the situation, and be.
fore the flying commander of the ex.
pedition was ready to start back tC
his camp, he had $4,000 cigarettes il
his machine.
Although about 10000 cigarette.
have been sent to the troopers in Mex
leo by pack train and airplane. ThC
Big Bend organization of the Rec
Cross also handled airplane mail fol
the soldiers.
This is typical of the ingenuity O
"The Greatest Mother" in meeting tn,
needs of her sons"
1t Is to continue such work as thi
and to establish a peace program o
Service to American" that funds OBJ
tanned in the Red Gross Roll Call, No
vember Pill, will be used.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-18
NO Information IS
RECEIVED HERE TO-
day ABOUT MISS FOX
Local Relatives Think That Family In
Baltimore May Fear Wiring Here
Might Give Kidnappers Inside
Information.

Until three o'clock Thursday af-
ternoon neither Mrs. d. Hechinger,
grandmother of Miss Louise Fox, who
Is missing in Baltimore, or Mrs. Ferd
Hechinger, aunt of the missing girl,
had received any information today
from Baltimore in regard to the search
in that city which has been in prog
ress since Sunday morning. The To-
cal relatives this afternoon stated that
they had about reached the conclusion
that Baltimore relatives feared to wire
any information to Maysville thinking
that, il the young lady is kidnapped
and is being held for ransom, kidnap-
pers would, in some manner, intercept
the kilograms and thereby obtain in
formation which relatives would not
have them have.
Mrs. d. Hechinger, this morning re-
ceived through the mail copy of the
Baltimore Star of Tuesday. This pa
per carried photograph of the miss
ing girl and also a complete story
which Tailed with those stories pub
lished in Maysville. There have been
two theories advanced, according to
the Baltimore newspaper, one is that
the young lady was kidnapped by per-
sons who will demand large sum as
ransom, and the second theory is that
the young lady was taken i'll and Is
delirious. If either of these theories
are true, it is thought something will
be heard very soon which will bring
great relief to the family to know
that the young lady is still alive. The
hospitals have been searched but alb
solutely no clue has been found by
the detectives upon which they might
work according to the last information
received here.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-18
TENANT GETS JUDGMENT
IN TOBACCO SALE CASE
George Schiitz Awarded Damages
Against william and Robert Sny.
der in Tobacco Deal Heard
In Circuit Court.

A Jury in the Mason Circuit Court
today awarded George Schlitz dam
ages in the sum of $254.97 and costs
together with interest on the amount
against William, and Robert Snyder in
the hearing Of a tobacco deal suit
which has attracted considerable at
tention for the past several days.
Schlitz alleged In his petition that
he had sold his ,one-half interest in a
tobacco crop grown last year on a
farm under the control of William
Snyder to he and his brother at 2S
cents per pound delivered on the
Maysville Tobacco market The to-
bacco was delivered here and the de-
PENDANTS refused to accept the tobac-
co. 1t was sold over the looseleaf
floors and Schlitz asked damages from
the Snyder brothers for the amount OF
money he lost in the transaction and
the jury granted it to him.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-18
GRAND OPENING AT
MERz BROS.' STORE
IS GREAT SUCCESS
Large Crowds Inspect Beautiful New
Fixtures In Big Store and See At
tractiye New Millinery Depart.
ment-Fall Styles Are
Now Shown.

MerZ Brothrs' department store was
crowded Wednesday evening at their
formal fall opening. This special open
ing served two purposes. It display
ed to the public the very beautiful and
handy new store fixtures just installed
and at the same time gave the people
Of this section an opportunity to see
the new fall styles and the new day
light millinery department, which this
year is in charge of an expert from
one Of the largest wholesale millinery
concerns in the United States.
The store was lighted well and the
Maysville Boys Band furnished music
while number of the young ladies Of
the Maysville High School Glee Club
furnished vocal music during the even
ing.
The occasion was a very delightful
one, something new in Maysville and
something that took well with the pub
lie. This progressive firm has intro
uuceu many new lnoVatlonS In Mays
vile. They now have one of the best
equipped stores of the kind in the en-
tire state of Kentucky and one that
the entire city and county can well
afford to feel very proud of. 1t is a
place where Maysvillians can take
their visitors when on a sight seeing
trip through the business district and
feel certain that it will compare quite
favorably with similar stores in much
larger cities.
Maysville is indeed fortunate in hav.
ing live, wide-awake and progres.
sive business house like Merz Broth
ers. Our shoppers can always fine
there the latest and best of fashions
creations in their lines.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-18
SHEEP WHITE GOES
BACK TO Pen EOR
VIOLATING PAROLE
Prosecution of "Sheep" White Is Ar
rested and He Is Delivered over
to state Parole Agent For Re-
turn to State Peni-
tentiary.

The trial of William sheep" White,
we'll known local colored man, was
set for today in the Mason Circuit
Court on charge Of robbery In con-
nection with the alleged robbery OF
Mr.. William Slack, aged resident, In
Graves alley some year or more ago
Just about the time for the calling
of the trial, State Parole Agent Over
ton, stepped into the Court House
and presented state warrant FOR
Whites arrest on charge of violating
his parole from the State Penitentiary
and a conference was held between
District Prosecutor Grannis, County
Attorney w. H. Rees and the chief
prosecuting witnesses in the case. In
a very short time, they decided to ar
rest prosecution under the present In
dictment and turn the prisoner over
to the state authorities.
White will likely be taken to Frank
fort this afternoon by Parole Agent
Overton to complete a term In that IN
stitution. He now has three years
and twenty-four days of an old term
to serve. 1t will be remembered that
White was several years ago sent to
the State Penitentiary from this coun-
ty for having robbed an aged man
in a local tobacco warehouse. After
serving only a part of his term he
was paroled and his indictment in this
robbery case serves as breach of thai
parole.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-18
HAS THE RAIN STARTED2

The light rain of Thursday morning
was certainly refreshing and some
what purified the air as to make it
much more healthy. Farmers are
now hoping that the long dry spell
has been broken and that there will
be several good rains visit this section
within the next few weeks. Although
it is almost too late to save crops,
it will furnish stock water and pro-
badly help the fall pastures some.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-18
BAND CONTRACTS WITH
GEORGETOWN (O.) FAIR

Manager ]. Barbour Russell, of the
Maysville Boys Band, today received
letter from Secretary F. A. Quinlan,
of the Brown County Fair, George
town, accepting the proposition of the
Boys Band made some time ago to
play for them at their fair on Friday,
October 10th. Secretary Quinlan says
that Thursday has always been their
best day but that they are expecting
the Boys Band to bring them "over
the top" on Friday.