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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-16
STILL STANDS BY BRYAN.

Editor Every Evening Your edi-
torial in todays issue headed Where
viii They Turn" discussing the situation
Of the tuo great political parties concern
ing Presidential possibilities for 1870,
contains a peculiar reference to lion.
William Jennings Bryan.
Referring to Mr. Bryans cross Of gold
and crown Of thorns" you charge u was
plagiarism viii Won kindly tell ia from
whom that speech or any part OF II was
stolen by Mr.. Bryan2 You also state IN
the same paragraph that same speech
made him the accepted leader Of the
Democratic party for score Of years
Doesn't II seem strange that q man
guilty Of plagiarism, and caught with he
goods. should ever be allowed TO lead one
Of our great parties for twenty years?
Your editorial continues saying now,
however, most happily Mr.. Bryan ls q
back number. How well remember that
most of the eastern newspapers said about
the same Of him in the spring ana summer
of 1911 and sitting IN the Baltimore Con-
vention in 1912. / could scarcely refrain
from chucklng as | thought Of livery
Evening ana other papers calling Mr..
BRYAN a dead one"-a back number.
Now, Mr. Editor, if you really believe
Mr. Bryan ls back number and want
to know the truth, just stroll down TO
your Office about clock next Sunday
afternoon and take peep over around the
Queen Theatre.
That back number will be there TO
address the citizens Of Wilmington on a
great moral and economic question. Better
still. take q chance, go into the meeting
and see how back number" looks In
action. / will even venture 10 predict
that you Will enjoy what you hear and
be better able to appreciate Mr. Bryan
real worth as 4 public man and private
citizen.
If you happen 70 come In late I viii
cheerfuliy give YOU my seat
W. c. Di,er
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-16
Wilmington, January Is, 1919.

1T was shown at the time that the
cross Of gold and crown Of thorns'
auusion had previously been employed
in a public address by then Congressman,
now Governor, Samuel ". Mccall Of
Massachusetts. Ed. E. E.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
c. & 0. AGAIN TAKES UP
MATTER MOVING STOCK Pens
c. g. o. Railroad Company May Move
Their Stock Pens From the Sixth
Ward to the Maysvllle Stock
Yards at thee Foot Of
Limestone Street

Some several months ago 1t was
suggested that the C.. & o. railroad
company move their stock pens from
Wood street in the Sixth Ward to the
Maysville stock yards at the foot Of
Limestone street and in the rear Of
the Maysville Buick Company's build
ings. This matter was taken up with
the railroad company by the Stock
Sales committee but after some time
the matter was dropped.
1t was learned this afternoon that
the plan is being revived again and
that this time 1t is being brought up
by the railroad company. The under
standing would probably be that the
railroad company could use the city's
pens at any time they needed them
and that the city could use the rail-
roaod company's pens on stock sales
days 1t would be quite handy to have
the shipping pens in the stock yards
and the people in the Sixth Ward
living near the railroad company's
pens would be very glad to have the
pens moved from their midst.
It is understood that the matter has
been taken up with the railroad au-
thorities and something will probably
be done in regard to the matter in the
very near future.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
POLICE FOLLOW CLUES IN SAFE.
ROBBERY; NO ARRESTS YET
Maysville Police Still Of the Opinion
That Blowing Of Harrison & Sons
Safe Was the Work Of Out.Of.
town PrOfesslOnals-AutO
Clue Only Thing to
Work Upon.

Chief of Police Harry A. Ort and
his men are sticking on the Job In an
effort to unravel the safe blowing at
Harrison & Sons feed store at an
early hour this morning. They have
been endeavoring to pick up new clues
to the case but all Of their efforts in
this wise are to no avail.
The only clue upon which they have
to work that may in the least uncover
the identity of the yegmen is the fact
that the engine in an automobile seen
near the front of the Harrison build
ing was left running for some time
during the early hour of the morning.
The police are now endeayoring to
learn something about this automo-
bile and through this they be able to
learn something about whose machine
1t was and what 1t was doing there. 1t
has been learned that the machine
bore an Ohio license tag and 1t is more
than likely that the machine came
from Cincinnati and was run by some
Of the professionals in that city who
recently have been doing just these
kind of jobs in the Queen City.
Following this clue the police hope
to find out something about the ma
chine and its occupants and this may
lead to learning something about who
might have done such job as the one
pulled here.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
LOCAL WOMAN STUNG
INPURCHASE Of linen
FROM PEDDLER HERE
Prominent Local Woman Pays Big
Price For Rare Bargain and Finds
Her Purchase Is o Gross Fake
Police Look For
Peddler.

One of Maysville's prominent wo-
men yesterday was badly swindled out
of good sum of money when she pur-
chased quite bill Of high class linen
from a travelling peddler which turned
out to be not linen at all but rank
fake. As soon as the woman realized
she had been swindled she notified the
police department and search was
instituted for the peddler but he had
shaken the dust Of Maysville from his
feet and could not be located in the
surrounding country.
For several years peddlers coming
from Cincinnati and other nearby cit
les have been coming to Maysville and
calling upon the women Of the CON-
munity offering for sale very attrac-
tive line of linens. These peddlers are
wise enough to select the best homes
in the community and after telling a
story of how they had received the
linen from a relative or friend in Eu-
rope, they offer the articles at price
which looks like very rare bargain
Many times the people have been
stung on this same deal but the ped
dlers come right back and do 1t oveI
again careful that they do not return
to the same house twice.
The citizens have been warned time
and again to notify the police depart
ment as soon as they learn such {
peddler is in the city but instead the,
admit the peddlers to their homes ant
in most cases the peddlers are sales
men enough to make a good sale ant
get away with 1t. Usually those wht
find themselves "stung' do not MAKE
a cry but they should do so and II pos
sible the police will locate the crook
and see that they are properly pun
ished.
Maysville is favored by having tn,
best stores Of any town of twice it
size in the country. We are also ia
vored with having merchants VIII,
thoroughly understand their business
and no better lines Of linen are offer
ed for sale on the globe than are offer
ed for sale in Maysville.
There are two morals to this case
One Is that we should deal at hom
with our own merchants who we know
are not going to run off and who w
know cannot afford to sell us othe
that what we pay for and the othe
Is that when out-of-town peddlers pu
in their appearance at our door, W
should Immediately notify the Office o
the Chief of Police so that our neigh
bors cannot be robbed.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
MRS. WILSON'S FUNERAL
SATURDAY MORNING

The funeral of Mrs. Albert Wilson,
notice of whose death appeared in yes
terday's issue Of the Public Ledger,
will be held at the home at 10 O'CLOCK
Saturday morning with services by
Rev. J. ]. Gilbert, Of Winchester; bur-
ial will be made at Mayslick.
Mrs. Wilson was splendid woman
Of many beautiful traits of character.
Her husband, who died about years
ago was prominent livestock dealer
and highly respected. She is survived
by two brothers, Messrs. Charles and
James Owens, and four sisters, Mrs.
McIlvaine, Mayslick, Mrs. Woodson
Wallace, Lexington, Mrs. Charles
Marshall, North Fork and Miss Sallie
Owens, of North Fork. Mrs. Wilson
was 75 years of age and a member Of
the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
MAN THREATENED
DIVORCED Wife and
MUST PAY A fine
James Vice Who Threatened to Take
His Wife's Life, According to Her
Testimony, Is Fined In Mag.
istrate's Court.

James Vice was before Squire Fred
Bauer this afternoon on charge of
using language calculated to provoke
breach of the peace and was fined
'$25 and costs. The Squire also an
nounced that when the fine was paid
he intended to place Vice under a
peace bond to require him to keep the
peace toward his divorced wife.
The complaint against Vice was
made Mrs. Matte Vice, who procured
a divorce from him some time ago. On
the witness stand she said that her
former husband came to the home
where she is employed and bothered
her considerably urging upon her that
they be married again. A few days
ago, she said, Vice called and taking
her by the arm with one hand and
putting his other hand in his pocket
said that he had come to obtain her
consent to re-marry him or to send
them both to other regions. She said
she was frightened for fear he would
carry out his threat and consented to
the marriage but she sent boy to
the police and the officers caught them
and put Vice under arrest while they
were on their way to the Court House
Letters were also introduced as evil
dence. In these letters Vice, who has
been in Cincinnati for some time
threatened to take his former wife's
life II she did not marry him.
Vice could not pay his fine but sait
that he would give bond later in the
evening and he was taken to jail tt
await the execution of the bond.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
BUTCHERE ASKED TO BECOME
MEMBERS OF GROCERS BODY
Maysvllle Retail Gr0cers' Association
Extends an Invitation to Local
Butchers to Become Mem.
bers. Of Body.

A very interesting meeting OF the
Maysville Retail Grocers' Association
was held last evening at the Maysville
Chamber Of Commerce. Matters of
importance to the grocers was dis
cussed and all expenses of the recent
Grocers' banquet were paid in full by
the committee.
After discussing plans for the i'm
provement of the organization 1t was
suggested that the local butchers be
given an opportunity to join the or
ganization. 1t was pointed out that
the butchers and grocers were In
In practically the same business and
that the troubles Of one were about
the troubles Of the other. After some
discussion 1t was finally decided that
the grocers give the butchers an op-
portunity to join the organization and
therefore make It stronger and OF
more benefit to all. A committee was
appointed to wait on the butchers and
present the plan and give them an op.
porunity to join.
Mr.. Charles Conrad, of Geisel
Conrad, was asked to prepare a paper
for the April meeting of the associa.
ton on the subject. "Grocers' Prob.
Inns"
This organization is one of thu
livest in the city and with the addi
tion Of the butchers there is ever.
reason to believe that 1t will be {
much more wide awake organization.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
N|CkLE LOAF OF
Bread IS TO Be
REVIVED BY U. S.
Food Administration Officials Would
Use Wheat Guarantee to Cut
Cost Of Living.

Washington, March 7-The nickel
loaf Of bread may soon return to the
market basket Of the housewife, food
administration officials said today.
They are working on plan, said to
be nearly ready for submission to
Herbert Hoover and President Wilson,
to utilize the billion-dollar wheat
price guarantee fund for decreasing
the price Of four to bread-makers and
still keep wheat prices to 1925 to the
farmer.
The tentative plan embraces the
taking over the -four supply of the
country at normal profit to the mill
ers and selling it to the public at a
loss Of 50 barrel.
They express no doubt that the for
eign demand for wheat will be suffic-
lent to keep the wheat price up to the
governments guaranteed figure.
Officials say that with wheat at
1925 bushel, the -four can be bought
fairly by the government for $8 a bar
rel, after the by-products saved In
making the -four and for fair profit.
But to insure the five-cent pound
loaf, the flour must cost not more than
$6 barrel to the breadmakers.
The plan considers the government
absorbing this loss of 50 barrel at
a total cost of $5OO,OOO,OOO. Thus. the
consumer would get the five-cent loaf,
the farmer the 1925 price and the
governments appropriation be used
to decrease the bread price, instead Of
boosting the wheat price, officials
pointed out.
The Food Administration and the
Department of Agriculture in estimat-
ing this years stimulated what crop
place the figure at about 100000, 1000
bushels.
OF this probably 65O,OO0,0OO bushels
will be needed for domestic use, al
lowing about 55OO0O,OO0 bushels for
export md carry-over. About 300,-
100000 ushels can be safely export
ed, it is believed, leaving the rest f5r
seed ant other carry-over needs.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
west VIRGINIA Ban
ON NATURAL GAS IS
0PP0SED|N3H STATES
Action Of West Virginia to Cut On
Output Of Natural Gas Arouses
General Assembly Of Ohio to
ActiOn-WOuld Affect
Maysyille.

Officials of gas companies in Ohio,
Kentucky and Pennsylvania will
watch efforts to be made by John G..
Price, Ohio's Attorney General, to pre-
vent West Virginia from putting into
effect May 13 law to cut off trans
portation Of natural gas into another
state, W. Y. Cartwright, vice presi-
dent Of the Union Gas and Electric
Co., Of Cincinnati, said Friday.
"The state will have the moral sup
port Of every gas company in the three
states. A combination of gas compan-
les to prevent the measure would pro-
badly have been effected If the state
had taken no action"
Passage of the action will mean
cutting off Of upward of 99,OOO,O ,OOO,-
900 Of the 169,OOO,OO0,OOO cubic feet
of natural gas said to be consumed
in Ohio annually.
1T is impossible now to say what
effect the measure would have "a
the natural gas industry" said Cart.
wright. 1T would present the alter.
native Of returning to coal fires OF
using artificial gas, which, while car.
rying reduced heating value, would
be much more expensive"
Prices would increase more thar
200 per cent, Cartwright estimated
The proposed West Virginia Law
would greatly affect Maysville as t.
its gas supply. Maysville is on tn,
direct West Virginia line which lead.
to Cincinnati and a curtailing of thu
natural gas supply would greatly af
feet us. However, as we are East O
Cincinnati, we are in a better position
than are the people ip that city ant
Cincinnati's fight on the matter will
be In a way our own fight Maysvill
ians who are users of natural gas will
watch with much interest the figh
Just started by the Attorney Genera
Of the State of Ohio.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
AGED NEGRO FOUND INSANE

Dude Washington, colored. who has
been an inmate at the City Aims
House for the past several weeks and
who became insane Monday and was
taken to the county Jail for safe keep
ing, was tried before County Judge
Purnell and a jury this afternoon,
found to be of insane mind and or
dered sent to the state asylum for the
insane at Lexington.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
-----------------A----
JUDGE WILLIAM H. HOLT
DIES At PEWEE VALLEY

Louisville, KY, March Z - Judge
William H. Holt, former United States
District Judge in Porto Rico under
President McKinley's administration
died yesterday, at his home in Pewet
Valley, near here. He was 76 years
old.
After practicing law for severa
years he was elected to the Kentuck,
Court of Appeals, serving until his ap
pointment to the Federal bench. HI
was in failing health for the last five
years.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
LOCAL PASTOR HAVING
SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL

In letters to local friends DR.. B. B.
Bailey, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, who is now in a revival meet
ing in Nashville, Tenn, reports that
his meeting is progressing very sue
cessfully. DR.. Bailey will not be here
for next Sunday but services will be
held. The pulpit will be supplied by
Rev. J. s. Wilson, pastor of the Mt
Sterling Baptist church, who Supplied
it last Sunday or by Rev. T. Benton
Hill, of Mt. Sterling.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
TWO ABERDEEN ACTIONS

The Georgetown (O.) News-Demo-
crat says: Two actions filed in the
Common Pleas Court brought from
Mayor Clark's court at Aberdeen are
for money. John Burbage brings ac-
tion against Emma Collins for $6 al
legged to be due for automobile hire
The petition filed by W. W. White al.
leges that he left in the care Of Nut.
chelknaus Brothers a tarpaulin ant
robe, which was stolen from them. H,
says they were worth $3.50 and suei
for the money.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
FAILED TO GIVE UP FARM;
BUYER ASKS DAMAGES

Jasper Campbell has filed suit in
tire Mason Circuit Court against ]. H.
Wiggin asking damages in the sum of
one thousand dollars. The plaintiff
says he purchased of the defendant on
November 12, 1919, farm in the Sar-
dis precinct and was to have posses
sion of the farm on March 1. He says
the defendant has refused to give him
possession Of the farm and that he has
been damaged in the sum of one thou
sand dollars. He asks for damages In
that amount.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
WILLIAM RUGGLES DIES

Mr.. William Ruggles, aged rs years
died at his home on Short street about
a o'clock this morning after long i'll
ness Of dropsy and other complica.
tions. Funeral will be held from the
home at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon
and burial will be made in the Mays.
vile cemetery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
sPECULATORs REFUSED TO
ACCEPT CROP. GROWER SAYS

George Schlitz has filed suit In the
Mason Circuit Court against William
Snyder and Robert Snyder asking
damages against them. The plaintiff
says that he sold his crop Of tobacco
to the snyders at 2s cents q pound
and they refused To accept Il. He asks
damages against them for the difsr-
sncs bstwssn what the crop brought
and What 4 would have brought st The
contract price,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
LITERARY SOCIETIES
RENDER PROGRAM

The two literary societies of the
Maysville High School rendered a
Joint program in the High School au-
ditorium this afternoon that was
greatly enjoyed by large number
in attendance.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
BASKET BALL TONIGHT

The Ashland High School plays the
Mayswille High on the local floor this
evening. The game promises to be a
very interesting one and there should
be large number Of local rooters on
hand.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
ATTEND MEETING OF
BUTTER MANUFACTURERS

Messrs. A. L. Glascock and W. l..
Traxel, of the Traxel-G Glascock Com
pany, attended a meeting of the Ohio
Valley Butter Manufacturers Associa-
tion which was held Thursday at the
Gibson House in Cincinnati.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07

Sergeant James Mackey, of the local
police department, after an illness of
several weeks is now able to be up
and his many friends hope for his
speedy recovery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
RALSON.POOLE

Mr.. T. P. Poole, aged 33, and Miss
Bertha Ralston, aged 25, both of West
Union, Ohio, were married in the
County Clerks office by County Judge
II, p. Purnell.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
GAS LICH INSTALLED IN
IOLICE SERGENT'S OFFICE

Plummers are at work today INSTALL
ing a gas light in the office of the
police sergeant for use in case some
thing mporarily extinguishes the
electric lights in the office.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07

A big society dance in Lexington
this evening drew quite number Of
the Maysville younger set to that city
this afternoon.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
MUSTERED OUT OF SERVICE

Private John Feltus of Camp Dix, N.
j., has been mustered out of the SER
vice and arrived home Thursday night.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07
OLD DAULTON
PROPERTY IS SOLD

Through Thomas L. Evan & Com
pany, local real estate dealers, the
old Daulton home in the West end has
been sold to Mr.. James Broshears.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07

Private Earl c. Dryden has return
ed to his home on Forest avenue hav-
ing received an honorable discharge
from the service.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-07

Try o Ledger Want Ad. Il Pays.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-06-03
WESTERLY

ficate. DR.. Payne was asked if DR..
Scanlon asked him what he was going
to give as the cause of death. Dr.
Payne said that DR.. Scanlon did ask
that question. and he told him a cere-
bral hemorrhage.
When Dr. Scanlon was informed that
the cause of death was given as a
hemorrhage following ,injury' he was
much surprised and called up DR..
Payne to see if it was so. and found
that it was.
While relatives and friends of Mr..
Bentley were attributing his illness to
injuries received in an automobile &C
cident on his return from Narragan-
sett Pier to Westerly, no report of
the row at the Elm Cottage and of
the assault on Mr.. Bentley which
followed was made to Chief of Police
Frank J. Smith. Sheriff John r. Will
cox or Medical Examiner Michael H.
Scanlon, according to statements
given out by state and town officials.
in spite of the fact that a patrol
man of the Narragansett police force
was present at the time.
Chief Smith of the Narrasansett po-
lice stated that the only report which
Patrolman Browning turned in after
the affair Easter Sunday night was
to the effect that a row had occur
red in the Elm Cottage between some
woodchoppers and three men from
Westerly. No mention was made of
the assault on Bentley, he declared.
Mr.. Congdon's statement: Mr..
Bentley and l had been the best of
friends for years. and three weeks be-
fore his death he sent word for me
to coem to his home. He had been in
bed part of the day, but when | ar
rived he was walking in the yard.
Il saw that something was worry
ing him. and l asked him what it was.
1t was then that he told me he want
ed to make known the whole affair.
They have got me behind my bick and
for the last time he said I asked
him what he meant, and he mentioned
two men who assaulted him at the
Pier.
Mr. Bentley then told how the row
began at the Elm cottage, stating that
Mr. Martin became involved in quar-
rel with Joseph Girard He said he
did everything possible to act as a
peacemaker, but, realizing that things
were only getting worse he suggested
to Mr.. Flynn that they return. to
Westerly.
Mr.. Flynn cranked the car, and went
back to the restaurant part OF the es-
adjustment. Mr.. Bentley said he
heard the engine racing and TINT
he hurried out to throttle it down. Ar
ter stepping back from the front OF
the car to the sidewalk, he said he
was struck by the fists of one man.
and what he believed was a blunt in
strument in the hand of another man
When down in the street. he declared
thew bounded him until he was nearly
unconscious. For the remainder OF
the night he said. he was partially
dazed. He told me that during all
this time he begged them to step and
called for the police"
Mr.. conadon declares that ne ed-
vised Mr.. Bentley to notify the police