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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
FILTRATION PLANT
WILL Be DISCUSSED
BY CITY OFFICERS
Meeting Of Directors Of the Maysville
Water Company and the Water
Committee Of City council to
BE Held This Afternoon.

A very important meeting of the Di-
rectors of the Maysville Water Com
pany the members of the City Council
Water Committee will be held at the
committee room at the City Council
Chamber this afternoon at 4 o'clock
when matters of vital interest in re-
gard to the citys water supply will
be discussed thoroughly.
Mayor Thomas NJ. Russell returned
last night from Louisville where for
the past two days he has been going
over the situation with the directors
of the company and they, too, have
come to Maysvile for a conference
with local officials.
The chief subject to come before the
Joint meeting this afternoon will be
the matter of the immediate installa-
| tion of filtration plant as has been
recommended by a Mason County
Grand Jury and as was recommended
by United States Sanitary Engineer
| who made a complete survey of the
city water system. 1t is understood
that local officials are insisting on the
immediate installation of first class
filtration plant and the Water Com
pany is asking for some revision OF
their franchise with the city.
1t is not expected that anything fna
will be done at the meeting scheduled
for this afternoon but it Is more thar
likely that things will be put in sucf
shape that they can be brought before
the City Council as a whole when i
meets for the November meeting. Il
is understood that the present City
Council is very anxious to clear up the
water situation before their term o
office has expired and the November
meeting is probably the last chance
they will have to put on foot fina
solution Of this very perplexing ant
vital subject.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
PROHIBITION RESULTS
prove GRATIFYING
Statement Issued by Mason County
Dry Committee Shows Arrests
Have Been Reduced.

The Mason County Dry Committee,
organized to get out votes for the
Statewide Prohibition Constitutional
Amendment, issues this statement to-
day:
The results of prohibition in Ken
lucky have been most gratifying. The
statistics for Frankfort, Ashland, Lex
ington, Bardstown, Owensboro, Le-
banon, Paducah and Hopkinsville
show total of 5,264 arrests in July
1918, with saloons, and 1924 arrests
in July 1919, under prohibition of
these 2,731 in 1918 were for drunken
ness, under saloons and under prohi-
bition only 1896. This is fair aver
age for the whole United States.
In Bardstown and Lebanon there
was not a single arrest for drunken
ness in July 1919.
These statistics are entirely reli-
able. No stronger argument could be
made for prohibition. When the pres
ent supply Of liquor is exhausted the
reduction in drunkenness will be far
greater.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
NATIONS CLOCKS TURNED
BACK AN HOUR TONIGHT
Under Daylight Saving Law, All
Clocks In the Nation Go Backward
An Hour at 2 O'clock Sunday
MOrnlng-Little Trouble
Is Expected.

Manager Harry Robinson, of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
has received instructions from his
company that all of the clocks in the
city controlled by the company will be
stopped one hour at midnight tonight
to allow old Father Time to catch us
Railroad officers and employees have
been instructed to turn their watches
back one hour at 2 o'clock Sunday
morning, according to a recent state
ment by Director General Hines, and
trains in terminals when the change
is made will be held until the sched-
uled time of departure under the new
time.
Citizens of Maysville, though not SC
particular as to the hour at which the
change is made, will turn back the
hands of their timepieces one hour
when they retire Saturday night oil
when they rise Sunday morning. O
course, those who are sticklers fol
the absolutely correct are at liberty tC
stay up until 2 o'clock Sunday morn
ing to make the change.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
CRILDREN'S HOME
CANVASS To Begin
ON next MONDAY
EnOrt VIII Be Made TO Raise $500, 900
In Fiye-Day Campaign For Or
phans In Kentucky.

Louisville, KY, October 25.-Is a
homeless Kentucky boy or girl worth
the price of smoke?
And If 1t is, are you willing to back
up your conviction to the extent of a
dime-the price of a cigar?
These questions are asked of every
person in the State by the Kentucky
Children's Home Society, in an en-
deavor to raise 100000 in a fifty-day
campaign beginning next Monday, for
the purpose of building a village of
cottages on farm. ten miles from
Louisville, near st. Matthews.
AS reminder of what the destitute
children, who had been reared by the
Society, have done to pay their debt
to the State, the children now in the
care of the Society, proudly point to
their service flag that contains 100
stars, representing the number of eld-
er boys who shouldered the gun
against the Hun. Five of the number
gave their lives for the cause: ten
won commissions, and one of the
young ladies went to France as a Red
Cross nurse.
The Society does not deal with the
defective children of the State, but
only with those who are normal, men.
tally and physical, and shapes them
during the formative period of life in
to good and useful citizens. During
more than twenty years of its history
the Kentucky Children's Home Society
received from the various counties OF
the State on orders from county
judges about 5000 children, several
hundred of whom are now grown men
and women in various vocations OF
life and an honor to the State and in
stitution.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
BAPTIST LEADER COMING
HERE FOR LECTURE

Mr.. c. S. Kirk, of this city, director
of the Bracken Baptist Association in
the Baptist rs Million Campaign, was
advised today that DR.. B. c. Henning,
First Assistant Director General of
the campaign in the Southern Baptist
Convention, would lecture at the First
Baptist church in this city OH the
evening OF Sunday, November 2. 1t is
expected that directors of the cam
paign and members from all the Bap-
tist churches in this association will
be here to hear DR.. Henning.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
GETS LIFE Term
FOR THE MURDER OF
ADAMS COUNTY MAN
James Thompson Gets Life Term in
Ohio Penitentiary For Killing
Louis Metzger In Fight
Over Potatoes.

1t has just become known here that
after deliberating nearly five hours the
jury in the James Thompson murder
case reported to Judge Thomas at
Portsmouth, Ohio, shortly before
o'clock Tuesday night with a verdict
finding the defendant guilty" of Sec
ond degree murder in manner and
form as charged in the indictment
The case went to the jury at three
o'clock Tuesday afternoon and at 4:3O
the jury asked for the stenographer's
notes on certain evidence which was
read to them. The jury was apparent
ly stalled" on the question. of determ-
lining the property rights of the Metz
gers and the defendant and this
prompted the court to further charge
them on that point.
The crime for which Thompson was
convicted occurred at Pond Run on
the afternoon of September 26, last,
when he shot and killed Louis Metz
ger following a dispute over a divis-
ion of potatoes grown by the Thomp-
son family on the land of Simon La
bold. Earl Metzger was also so SER
iously wounded by Thompson that he
died four days later at Hampstead hos
pital. A second indictment is pend
ing against Thompson for the murder
of Earl
Louis Metzger who lived in Adams
county near the county line, was the
agent for the land and with his broth
er was engaged in digging the land
lords share of the crop when the trag-
edy happened. The weapon used was
a shot gun. The defendant made a
plea of self defense, claiming that the
Metzgers shot at him with a revolver
before he fired the fatal shots. The
verdict in the case carries with it life
Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
MINERVA TO HAVE COM.
MUNITY CHAUTAUQuA
Live Minerva Community Club VIII
Have Two Days of Entertainment
and Instruction NOyem-
Der eth and Sth.

For the past several weeks the Of
ficers of the Minerva Community Club,
one of the livest organizations of this
kind In the county, have been making
arrangements for Chautauqua to be
held at the school house this fall when
scne of the leaders, in home economics
and agriculture in the state shall
bring them .nteresting nd instruc-
tive messages.
1t has been finally announced that
the dates for this chautauqua will he
November 9TH and Sth and some OF
the speakers will be Gceffrey Morgan,
State Agricultural Agent, Prof Coates,
Rural School Supervisor, Miss Som
menday, state lecturer on home eco
nomics and others of statewide repu-
tation. There is also a possibility OF
bringing the Kentucky University
Glee Club down for one days pro-
gram.
The admission to these meetings
which VOL begin on Friday evening
November Z, and last through Satur-
day night, will he absolutely free and
everyone in the Minerva Community
will be urged to attend.
1t is to be hoped that other Com
munity Clubs in the county will fol
low the lead of the Minerva Club ant
that similar courses of entertainment
and instruction will be given free II
various parts of the county this win
ter.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
RAILROADS SEEK HIGHER,
PASSENGER RATES
Twenty-Five Per Cent. Mentioned as
Increase Sought; Government De-
ficit For Operation This
Years S29O,00O,OOO.

Washington, October 25.-Railroad
corporations have started the collec-
tion of data for presentation to the In
terstate Commerce Commission in ad-
vocacy of increased transportation
rates.
After Director General Hines de-
clined in conference Thursday to
take active part in the negotiations for
increased rates, the railroad corpor-
ations decided to act independently
and started Immediately the accumu-
lation of material to convince the COM
mission of the reasonableness of their
demands.
The director generals refusal was
based on the ground that the govern
ment had no intention of initiating ad-
vances, but he agreed to place at the
| disposal of the corporations the SER
vices of the experts of the railroad ad.
ministration and all available infor.
nation bearing on the subject.
The percentage of Increase which
the railroads will ask for has not been
determined, but 20 per cent. has beer
mentioned commonly as the amount
Operating expenses, 1t has been esti
mated, have increased about 95 pei
cent and the deficit. incurred by the
government in the operation of the
railroads in the first eight months o
this year was approximately $290,OO0
900.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
MAYSyILLE HIGH WINS
TWO FROM SARDIS

The boys and girls Sophomore
teams of the Maysville High School
each won a game from teams repre-
senting the Sardis High School on the
local floor this morning. The girls
defeated the Sardis girls by score OF
to 4 and the Maysville boys defeated
the county boys by score of Is to 8
The lineup for the Maysville girls
team follows: Center, Lide Chenault;
Forwards, Jessie Higgins and Dolly
Ford; Guards, Mary Stevenson ant
Martha Day.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
CHURCH LEADER DIES
IN CINCINNATI, OHIO

One Of the great leaders OF the
Christian Church, F. M. Rains, OF Gin
cinnati, died yesterday noon and Will
be buried in Cincinnati next Monday
For more than twenty-five years and
I'D to the time of his death he was a
secretary of the Foreign Christian
Missionary Society. He over eXertec
himself in the days of his public
speaking and so fastened his death
As a church dedicator he had few
EQUALS. He has spoken in Maysville
several times and has many personal
friends here, having married a Miss
Stevens, of this city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
ELECTION RETURNS AT LEDGER
OFFICE ON ELECTION NIGHT

The Public Ledger has made ar
rangements with the greatest news
agency in the state of Kentucky for
full returns on the Kentucky state
election on election night. These re-
turns will reach the Ledger by tele-
graph bulletins and will be posted at
the Public Ledger Building. Watch
the returns electing Ed Morrow Gov
ernor come in with the Ledger
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
TEMPERANCE ORATOR
TO SPEAK IN MAYSVILLE

Rev. G. w. Bradford, d. D., the dis
tinguished temperance orator of Au-
gusta will address a mass meeting of
the people of Maysville and Mason
county at the Court House Saturday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, November 2,
in the interest of the Amendment to
the Constitution of Kentucky, which
is to end the reign of John Barley
Corn in the state. People from every
part of the county are urged to come
and gather inspiration for the great
battle November A. which will be the
memorable day in Kentucky annals.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
MR.. II. w. WOOD DIES

Mr.. H. w. Wood. aged 6S years, pro-
minent resident of Washington, this
county, died at his home late Friday
after an illness of some time of pneu-
monia. He is survived by three sis
ters and many other more distant rel
atives. Funeral will be from the late
home Sunday morning at IL O'Clock
with services by Rev. Leach, pastor OF
the Washington Presbyterian church
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
POST OFFICE SUB.STATION
is TEMPORARILY MOVED

Because of improvements being
made to the building, the Post Office
sub-station which has been located at
the Pecor Drug Store has been tenn
porarly moved to the Ryder Paint
store at West Second and Sutton
streets. This station has been sur
rendered by Mr.. Pecor and the gov
ernment will relocate it within few
weeks.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
MEETING AT STONE LICK
CHURCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

There will be q rally at the old
Stone Lick Baptist Church near Or
angeburg Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock in the interest of the Baptist
rs Million Campaign. There will be
several interesting speakers all the
people in that section of the county
are invited to attend. Several from
Maysville will attend.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
ENGAGEMENT is ANNOUNCED

At a party given Friday evening by
Miss Mary Hanley at her home in
Third street, the engagement of Miss
Katie Mae Sammons. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Pat Sammons, of Front
street, to Assistant Postmaster Mau-
rice McNamar was announced. The
wedding will take place on November
l2.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
SQUIRE RYAN'S BODY TO
REACR HERE MONDAY NOON

The body of Squire John Ryan,
whose death was noted in yesterdays
issue, will arrive in Maysville at noon
Monday over the C. & o. and be taken
direct to the Washington cemetery for
burial
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

will sell at p. m. sharp on We'd
nesday, October 29, 1919, on the prem
ises, the household and kitchen furni-
ture and other articles, including
meat, coal, etc, at the home of the late
James N. Kirk on the Maysville and
Lexington turnpike
Terms: CASH.
E. T. KIRK, Administrator
James N Kinks Estate.
II. c. HAWKINS, Auctioneer. 23-5t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25

A grand Oriental Symposium will be
held at First Presbyterian Church
Thursday night 1880 p. m. The pro-
gram includes an address, Capt, Ehli
Kitab (Albert Osborne) on India and
her Religions. He will appear in ma
tive costume and give details of Hin
doc life. from his own experience.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25

Mr.. e. T. Kirk. of the State National
Bank. who has been patient in Gin
cinnati hospital for the past several
weeks, returned home Friday evening
much improved In health but It will
be some time before he will again be
able to attend to his duties at the
bank
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25

Rev. w. D. Welburn will speak at
Hebron church on the Prohibition
Amendment Monday night, October 81
instead of at Franklin School house
as before announced. Rev. R. Jackson
will speak in Germantown Colored
Christian church Thursday, October
80, instead of Wednesday night, as an
nounced before.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
SWINE BREEDERS HOLD
MEETING THIS AFTERNOON

A very interesting meeting of farm
ers interested in pure bred hogs was
held at the Office of the County Agent
in the Chamber of Commerce building
this afternoon in the interest of
a big pure bred swine sale which will
likely be held here within the next
few weeks.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
IRISH AT CITY TREASURES
OFFICE is NOW ON

The regular annual rush at the Of
fee of the City Treasurer to pay City
Taxes is now on in full blast and will
last until the first of November when
the penalty is added to city taxes un-
maid
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25

Mayor Thomas NJ. i.ussell return
cd Friday night from Louisville and
Lexington whers he had been on I'm
portant business for the city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
MAKING Bath ANNIVERSARY TRIP

Mr.. T. Gordon Gilmore, former resi-
dent of Maysville, is now on his 34th
anniversary trip through this district
for the E. R. Webster Company, hand
lers of Rookwood Teas and Coffee.
This is a record of which few travel
ing salesman in this district can boast
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25

Mr.. George Allen OF Florida. who
has boon here for visit with frisnds
left yesterday for visit with his
grandmother a. Foster, Ky,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-25
ST. PATRICK's CHURCH

The masses at St. Patricks church
Sunday will be at and at 10 o'clock,
new time. Please bear this in mind
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-12

Shop early for Christmas. - Leav-
enworth Pharmacy. (4sD
Large celluloid Kewpie-Special at
S100, at The Racket Store. (51)
Dave Nicholson was in the city
Monday on business matters.
Geo. L. Sinclair and F. B. Page, of
Peshastin were in town Monday.
Come in and let us help you do your
Christmas selecting. - Leavenworth
Pharmacy. (49)
Holly Christmas Boxes, all sizes
for mailing your gifts-at The Rae
ket Store. (51*)
If you are looking for a nice box of
stationery, we have it at The Racket
Store. (51*)
Doll beds and cradles in all sizes
toy dishes, tables and chairs at The
Racket Store. (51D
Cold weather and moonlight nights
have given the young bloods and old
sports a chance to skate. Some of
the old fellows had not had a skate
on for long time.
Mrs. HoXey is able to be out again
after being confined to her home for
several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Riggs of the
Blacker farm, entertained two tables
at 500 on Tuesday evening. The
guests had very enjoyable evening.
Dewey Swartz, who enlisted a year
ago last summer in the Navy, was
heard from a few days ago from Kobe,
Japan, from which port he expected to
sail on Dec. / for Seattle He will
reach Seattle about Dec. 20, and is eX-
pected home for a few days. He en-
listed as private and has worked up
until now he holds a second-assistant
engineers license. When his licence
was given him, Inspector Lord said
that he was the youngest engineer in
service out of Seattle.
Art Brown, manager of the Anal
gamated Gold Mining Co. at Blewett,
has been in Leavenworth the past
few days looking after business inter-
ests. Mr.. Brown stated that the
work of reopening the mine was pro-
crossing satisfactorily and that by
spring everything would be in shape
for actual mining operations on a
a large scale. At the present time
work is being conducted under diff
culties as they have to haul all sup
plies from the south, a distance of
about SIS miles, owing to the fact that
the road leading to Leavenworth is
under repairs and at the time being
impossible.
MARRIED-Mr Clair Preston of
the Leavenworth Pharmacy to Miss
MdDel 1eulOIu, VI NSHdIShCC' vi
Thursday, December A, 1919, at the
home of the brides sister, Mrs. Geo
7. Duncan, at Seattle. Mr. Preston,
whose home is in Seattle, was en-
ployed in the White Cross Pharmacy
at Wenatchee before enlisting in the
U. S. navy, in which he served TWEEN
ty-eight months in the hospital corps,
being discharged on Oct. Ia last. He
came here shortly thereafter. The
young people are both highly respect
ed among their acquaintance and as
they will make Leavenworth their
home, will meet with a kindly recep-
ton.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-12

H. G. Krollpfeiffer visited at Cash
mere on Sunday.
S. P. Beecher of the Peshastin dis
trict was in town Monday.
A new shipment of records just in.
-Leavenworth Pharmacy. (49*)
c. P. Springer of Peshastin was a
business caller in the city Tuesday.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. Papino, of
Leavenworth, on Sunday, Dec. 6, a
son.
Have you seen our new lot of Stan
dard Books ?-Leavenworth Phar-
macy. (49%)
Subscriptions taken for all publ
cations.-Mrs. C. w. Lancaster, Box
14S; Phone go (47-jan1*)
Mr.. f. S. Phillips and little daugh-
ter were up from Cashmere, Wednes-
day.
H. X. Johnson is moving into the
Mrs. Emma Stage home. Mrs. Stage
will spend the winter in California.
Trouble with the city water plant
on Wednesday necessitated borrow
ing water from the G.. N. Lumber Co.
Mrs Belknap, of Blewett, under
went an operation on Dec. 8, at the
Leavenworth hospital, for appended
tbs.
August Gall, one of the progressive
farmers living on the Chumstick,
made this office a pleasant call We'd
nesday.
The last crews have been with
drawn from the Blewett Pass con-
struction work. The work is about
completed.
Bill Brender is busy harvesting ice
this week, a case of make ice while
the sun shines and the thermometer
flirts with zero.
Last Friday evening the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the COOPERATIVE Soci
ETY. gave banquet which was attend
ed by large number. 1t was follow
ed by social dance.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Bolcom last Saturday at
the Leavenworth hospital. The moth
er and babe are doing nicely and Har-
ry is said to wear big smile.
A party consisting of Pete Larson,
Chas. Wright and others was on a
trip to Snake river south of Pasco on
a duck hunt, and report dire disap-
pointment. Everything was frozen
up and their time on the return trim
was spent in bucking snow drifts.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Coop
erative Society will meet at the home
OF Mrs. James Thompson on Wednes-
day evening, Dec. II, at 7:30 Elec-
ton of officers for the ensuing year
is the chief purpose of the meeting.
All members are urged to be present.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist church will serve a silver
tea in the basement of the church on
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 7th, at
2:30 Mrs. Featherstonc, Mrs. West
and Mrs. Snyder will be the hostesses.
All ladies are invited to come and en-
joy social afternoon.
A gang of twenty men is engaged
in widening the Icicle irrigation ditch
to a width of eight feet at the bottom.
A great deal of the work has been
done, but 5000 feet of the ditch re-
mains to be widened As the work
is through considerable rock, blasting
is necessary to a great extent. The
work is being done under the direction
of Frank Poll.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-12
NOTICE.

On and after Nov. 30th, 1919, will
not be responsible for any debts con-
tracted by my wife, Mrs. Theone
Jamison.
(Signed) FRANK X. JAMESON.
(49-4 times)