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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-03
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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
FEWBOOKSCHANGED
IN CITY SCHOOLS IN
next FIVE YEARS
Special School Book Committee Of
Maysville Board Of Education De.
cides on Very Few Changes
In Text B0Oks--Changes
Adopted Monday
Evening.

At the meeting of the Special Text
Book Committee of the City Board of
Education held at the High School
building Friday evening that body fin
ally decided on the changes to be
made In the text books for all of the
city schools for the next FIVE year
period and they are now preparing
their report and recommendation
which will be presented to the whole
Board Of Education at their regular
monthly meeting to be held on next
Monday evening at the High School
building.
The committee when they first be-
gan celebrating on the adoption of
books for the next five year term de-
cided that they would make as rev
changes In the books as possible real
izing the great cost Of text books to
the parents Of the many school chill
dren. After two meetings in which
the matter was gone over thoroughly,
the committee has decided to make
but three changes in grade books ana
but two changes in the High Scnoo,
books but there will be three or rour
minor changes in High School books
that will affect but a few students.
The text used in the typewriting
course will be changed but this will
affect but a very small percentage of
students.
The changes made in the grade
books will be in the speller, the geo.
graphy and the history used in the
7th and Sth grades. In the High
School books changes will be made
in the history giving more space and
time to modern history than hereto
fore and change will also be made
in the text book on economies.
At the meeting Monday evening
these changes will be recommended
by the committee to the board as
whole and it is expected that at that
time the new books will be adopted.
Monday nights meeting of the
Board Of Education will prove a very
important one as at that meeting the
matter OF a Eyceum Course for''tliis
coming winter will be taken up and
the Board will elect new member
from the Fourth ward to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Mr..
L. M. Cavendish, whose resignation
has just been handed to Superintend-
ent W. j. Caplinger.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
MAYsY|LLE BAND IS
READY FOR ENGAGE
MGNTS FOR SUMNER
Col J. Barbour Russell Chosen Man.
ager o. the Maysville Boys Rand
Which Assures 1t Of Great
Success-Will Give Con. A
cert on Easter.

At a meeting held Friday evening
ing the Maysville Boys Band was put
on a business basis and the directors
and managers of the band announced
That the organization was ready for
concerts and engagements and could
go most any place this summer within
reasonable distance from Maysyille
for concerts.
The band managing committee was
organized by selecting the following
advisory committee: Messrs. A. L.
Glascock, F. L. Hendrickson, N. s.
Calhoun, ]. Barbour Russell and Prof,
W. ]. Caplinger. Colonel ]. Barbour
Russell was elected manager ofSthe
band and will have charge Of all of
the business affairs of the organiza-
tion. Prof. j. w. Young was formally
elected director Of the organization.
II was also decided at this meeting
that concert will be given by the
band at the Washington Theater on
Easter Sunday afternoon. The price
OF admission will be fifty cents each
and tickets will be reserved as usual
at Shafer & Watkins store. No tick
cts will be sold on Sunday so that all
iesiring to attend the concert must
procure their tickets before the day
u the concert. 1t is not the policy Of
he management to charge for enter
ailments given by the band but the
fund raised by means of this concert
will be used to purchase the boys a
complete uniform outfit.
Letters will be written to nearby
towns informing them that the Mays
Vile Boys Band will be ready for en-
gagements for the summer months
and 1t is expected that several con-
tracts will be made in that way. Al
'eady several contracts are in sight.
The band will give free concerts ev-
cry week In Maysville during the sum-
ner months and it will be interesting
o notice their rapid progress from
week to week.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
C.P. DIETER|CH NAMED CHAIR.
MAN OF GARDEN COMMITTEE
Local Expert on Gardens Is Named BY
Chamber Of Commerce to Again
Head Local Garden Commit
tee-Will be Chief
City Advisor.

A very important meeting of the
directors of the Maysville Chamber of
Commerce was held Friday evening at
which time much business of import
ance was transacted. Probably one
of the most important matters to be
finally disposed Of by the directors
was the appointment of Mr.. c. p. Die
terich, local seed man and florist, as
Chairman Of the Victory Garden Com
mittee for 1919.
Mr.. Dieterich served as Chairman OF
the War Garden Committee last year
and did 1t we'll. This selection car
ries with 1t the office Of Chief City
Garden Advisor and Mr.. Dieterich in
this official capacity will at various
times during the season give the gard
ners of Maysville and vicinity advise
on the care of their Victory Gardens.
1t Is understood that already there are
many gardens started and that there
will probably be as many gardens in
Maysville this year as ever before.
Another important bit of business
transacted was the signing of con-
tract with Prof. j. W. Young, Of the
Maysville Boys Band employing him
for another six months as director
OF the local band. Sever& other COM
munications were read and referred
to the proper committees.
Another important meeting will be
held on next Friday evening when
committees will be selected and other
business transacted.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
TOBACCO men
THROUGHOUT STATE
ARE TO ORGANIZE
Permanent Association VIII Be Form.
ed In Louisville Meeting II Mn.
jOrlty Of Warehouse
Men Agree.

The Kentucky Association OF Loose
leaf Tobacco Warehousemen will meet
in Louisville April IL to make the as
sociation permanent, and to begin the
organization Of Kentucky tobacco
growers association.
Representatives from As of the l16
looseleaf tobacco warehouses in the
State met in the Phoenix hotel at Lex
ington Friday and organized tenn
porary association, with the following
officers: Silas Shelburne, president;
]. M. Bowling, Owensboro, vice pres
ident: N. ]. Buster. Harrodsburg, sec
retary and treasurer These represen-
tatives will return to the patrons of
their houses and begin the agitation
for the formation Of the growers as
sociation. The temporary association
will communicate with the other
warehouse men who were not repre-
sented at the Friday meeting, and try
to have a representative from every
warehouse in the State at the meeting
in Louisville in April, when the Of
ficers Of the permanent association
will be elected. This association will
not be made permanent unless great
majority Of the warehouse men Of the
State agree to become members.
+ The purpose Of this association will
be to cooperate with the growers as
sociation to be formed, in the matter
of the acreage, advising the amount o.
tobacco that should be grown nexl
year. According to facts based on an.
investigation by the federal congress,
there is no shortage Of tobacco in the
United States, but there Is a scarcity
in the world market. Whether there
will be transportation facilities tt
care for production as large as that
of last year, and thus meet the world
market, is question the two asso-
Citations will endeavor to determine
The acreage planted next year will bt
governed by the findings In this in
vestigation.
Contemplated production OF tobacco.
for this year is estimated at from 81
to 60 per cent. increase over that o
last year, and warehouse men ore anx.
ious that growers and warehouses; be
certain of a market for their product
This year, the high cost of labor, liv.
ing requirements and transportation
made the production Of pound of to
bacco cost 20 cents. In the last weel
the average price Of pound on the
brakes was 18 cents. This condition
may result II there is surplus raised
this year and placed upon a surfeitet
market. Production Of tobacco lasI
year was the greatest in the histor'
of the crop, and the estimated In
crease, If 1t is accomplished will pre-
sent problem not lightly to be re-
garded.
The movement of the warehousemer
Is described by them as beiog in the
interest Of the growers and 1t is in the
same interest that the meeting at Lou
isville will take up the organization O.
the growers in April. The meetinf
will be called at o'clock in the Board
of Trade building on April IL. Louis
VILE was selected as the meeting place
because 1t is available to the burle'
growers and the dark leaf growers
Growers Of the whole State will be
eligible for membership.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
HARRIS is DOOMED
BY RULING OF THE
COURT OF APPEALS
Motion For Rshearlng In the Case Of
Lewis Harris, Sentenced to Die In
Electric Chair, Is Overruled
BY Court Of Appeals.

Lewis Harris, Maysville Negro, now
confined in the Mason county Jail, is
doomed to pay with his own life for
the murder Of his wife. The last step
to save this young Negro from the
electric chair proved futile Friday
when the Kentucky Court of Appeals
overruled the motion filed by attor-
neys for Harris for a rehearing of the
case before that court which had pre-
viously sustained the Judgment of the
Mason Oircuit Court that Harris
should die in the electric chair.
Harris will now be taken by Sheriff
Galbraith within the next few days
to the state penitentiary at Eddyville,
Ky, where he will be placed in the
death chamber. hawaii the liking Of a
date for his execution by the Cover
nor Of the state.
1t is known that there are now sew
eral men awaiting a date to be set for
their executions and as yet Governor
Stanley has not acted. It is thought
by some that the governor proposes
to fix no more dates while he is gov
ernor and this may mean that Harris
will live longer. than under ordinary
circumstances and II may ne that
Governor Stanley will leave the fixing
of the date to Lieut.. Governor Black
who will assume the Governors chair
when Governor Stanley takes his seat
IS United States Senator from Ken
lucky.
At no time has the case apparently
bothered Harris He seemingly en-
Joys his life in the Mason county jail
spending most OF the time In singing,
talking with friends or playing on
mandolin or other musical instrument
The fact that he Is soon to give up
his life as a demand Of the law for
the cruel murder Of his wife does not
seem to worry him In the least. His
DID mother has been loyal to him
throughout the fighting Of the case
having spent practically all Of her
life's savings in an attempt to save
her boy from the death chair. The
failure of this last attempt to save his
life will be sreater blow to her lhan
TO her son.
Harris crime Is fresh In the minds
Of the people in this section. 1t was
one Of the most brutal murders in the
history of Mason county and in re-
viewing the case the Court Of Appeals
In sustaining the lower court said that
It was one of the most cruel and bru-
tai murders they had been called upon
to review.
Hon. A. D. Cole, represented Harri
throughout the trial of the case anf
used every known legal method tc
save him. The chief argument by the
iefense was reduction of charge
from murder to manslaughter con-
tending that Harris was under the in
duence Of liquor at the time the deed
was done and that his mind had been
affected by service in the U. s. Army
in the Philippine Islands. The high
court ruled in the case however that
drunkenness could not be defense
for murder.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
SCHOOL GIVES HIGH
CLASS ENTERTAINMENT

The entertainment given at the For
est Avenue School Friday evening un-
der the auspices of the Parent-Teach-
er Association of that school was one
of the best school entertainments seen
in Maysville for long time. Little
plays were given by the students OF
Miss Bauer's and Miss Hart's rooms
and they were both fine. The play
given by Miss Hart's students was pa.
triotic and several students taking part
displayed more than ordinary ability
in expression. A silver ofrering was
taken at the door which will be used
in filling the schools new medicine
chest with supplies that will be need
ed to care for the little knocks and
scratches the children may receive
on the school grounds.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
sMAYSVILlE TOBACCO
! MARKET CLOSES WITH
ENv|ABlE RECORD
Tobacco Growers Of This District Re-
ceive Nine and a Half Millions Of
Dollars From Crops Sold
Over Local Warehouse
FlOOrs-Another Sale
To BE Held In
April

The last regular sale Of the 191S-19
season on the Maysville Looseleaf To-
bacco Market was held Friday. There
was quite lot Of tobacco on the
floors Of the local warehouses but not
as much tobacco as was expected py
the warehousemen. The warehouse
men are certain that there Is yet q
large amount Of tobacco undelivered
and for this reason some Of the ware
houses are arranging for sales to be
held during the first or about the mid
die Of April to care for all OF the to-
bacco that Is left over as unsold at the
present time.
Supervisor William Mitchelrs week
ly report shows that during the last
week Of the season there was a total
of 1,4S3,076 pounds sold at all OF the
warehouses at general average OF
$40 per hundred pounds.
The annual sales as reported at
noon by Supervisor Mitchell show
that the market has sold much more
tobacco than the warehousemen had
expected to sell during the first weeks
Of the market. Many warehousemen
had placed the figures at twenty mil
lions of pounds while there were 9TH
ers who thought that the market
might reach twenty-five million but
none had thought that thirty millions
would be sold over the floors Of the
Maysville houses. The report as an
nounced today shows, however, that
over thirty millions Of pounds were
sold here-the exact figures being
S0.038,470 pounds. The season aver
age was also much higher than was
expected and Is y1ch that it will COM
pare fayorably with any market in the
country. There are few markets in
the state of Kentucky that will have
a better average than Maysville, Su-
pervisor Mitchell's report showing
that the season average for the Mays
Vile market is $32 per hundred
pounds.
The final figures as announced by
Supervisor Mitchell show that during
the season the Maysville Tobacco
Warehouses have distributed among
the farmers of Mason county total
Of over nine and a half millions of
dollars, or to be exact-$9. .535, 63.24.
The most Of this money has found Its
way into the cash registers Of Mays
Vile merchants or has been invested
by the farmers in land in this terri
tory which next year will bring more
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
LOOKS OVER CITY's SEWERS

DR.. J. l. Whittenberg, of Louisville,
sanitary inspector for the Kentucky
State Board of Health, who has been
in Maysville for the past couple Of
days, has made an inspection of the
city,s sewer system and especially the
sewers In the East end Of the city
which empty into the Ohio river above
the intake of the City Water Works
He will make report of what he
found in Maysville to the State Board
of Health.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
SEVERAL HEAR LECTURE

The lecture given at the Third
Street M. E. Church Friday evening
on the Centenary drive was we'll at
tended by the members Of the Meth
odist church and by others. 1t was
very interesting and the pictures
which were used to illustrate the lee
ture were beautiful. There Is no
doubt but that this lecture created
new interest In the Methodist Centen-
ary movement in Maysville.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
WATER COMPANY NOTICE

All semi-annual water rates will be
due April 1st, 1919, and will be pay.
able, in advance at the office Of the
Maysville Water Company. Nos. 213
215 Court Street, Maysville, Ky.
All services upon which such paw
ment has not been made In full be-
fore April Goth, 1919, will be shut of
without further notice.
A. G. SULSER.
Secretary and Treasurer
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
MONDAY is NOT COURT DAY

Next Monday Is the last day Of
March and not the first oMnday in
April. Traders and dealers who are
in the habit Of coming to Maysville
for Court Day sales on the Monday
following the Flemingsburg sales are
reminded Of this fact. Court day and
stock sales day in Maysville for April
will be one week from next Monday
Monday. April 7th.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
REVIVAL CONTINUES TO
GROW IN INTEREST

The revival meeting in progress at
the Forest Avenue M. q. Church con.
tinues to grow In interest each day.
There will be services Saturday even
ing and Sunday morning and evening
at the church. Services will be held
each evening during the coming week
and the public is cordially invited to
attend all services.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
FEATURE PIC.
TURE is BOOKED

Manager Triebol, of the Pastime
Theater, announces that he has Just
booked "Iearts Of Humanity" one of
The biggest feature pictures that has
been released in recent months. The
picture i'll be shown at the Grand
Theater n Cincinnati soon and will
appear al the Pastime here shortly af-
ter its Cincinnati engagement
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
DANCE WELL ATTENDED

A dance given by the younger sci
OF the city at the Neptune Fire Hall
Friday evening was well attended ant
all had very enjoyable time. Sew.
eral out-of-town people were in at
tendance.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29

Taffeta, Satin, plain or figured
Georgette, foulard Crepe de Chine all
modishly represented In our dress see
ton. Not a common place model,
style and beauty charmingly COM
bined. HUNTS.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
CHARGE OF FORGERY DISMISSED

8. n. Harrison. Fourth street eroc-
er. was before Squire Fred w. Bauer
Friday evening on charge Of forg-
cry but was dismissed when the evi-
dence would not warrant prosecu-
,tion.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29

For Suits with style, quality and
fine tailoring see our New York mod
els. Unusually large stock, excep-
tionally smart designs $22.5O to $3.50.
HUNTS.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29

It will be seen from these figures
that the Home Warehouse led the 9th
er houses of the market as to individ-
ual house sales while the Farmers and
Planters leads the market as to
pounds sold for while there are two
warehouses under this management
they are handled as one sale, The
Planters warehouse has the largest
season floor average.
A comparison Of pounds sold and
season average price for every season
since the opening Of the Maysville
Looseleaf Tobacco Market Is Given be-
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29

Mrs. c. E. Nauman, Jr., and two lit
tie children, Paul Edward and Sophie
left this afternoon for 6
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J
W. Deaton, of Pocahonta,> w. Va.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
WHO HAS HOME FOR
IS YEAR OLD BOYa

County Judge H. P. Purnell has
boy thirteen years Of age who he
would like to place in good home
in the county Any one who desires
the services Of a good boy Of this age,
should call on Judge Purnell at the
Court House.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29

Mr.. ar / Mrs. John c. Boyd, Miss
Margaret Boyd and Master Fred Will
son, Of trinity, we're shopping in
Maysville Saturday and paid the Pub
lie Ledg, a pleasant call.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
SUNDAY SCHOOL

Sunday School $50 a. m. All men,
bers urged to be present. Fix your
clocks Saturday night SO as to be on
time Sunday morning.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29

The very prettiest Georgette, Satin
and Silk Blouses invite your inspec-
ton. Conservative styles and high
class novelties $3.98 to $3.50. HUNTS.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29

Capes for those who like novelties.
Coats for those who prefer conserva-
tive garments. $1,000 to $3.50.
HUNTS.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29

New York has just sent us a lovely
assortment of tub blouses. HUNTS.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
FOR SALE

Registered Percheron Stallion and
as good breeding Jack as there is in
the county. See CALVERT EARLY.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-29
Local Market Sells 30,O38 47O Pounds at $32 Average
money into the mash registers of the
local dealers.

Every one connected IN any way
with the Maysville Tobacco Market
has reason to be proud Of the record
made this year. 1t Is by far the best
year the Maysville Tobacco Market
has ever experienced in its history.
The figures for the market and the
various local warehouses as shown by
Supervisor Mitchell's books follow:
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-09-11
THE FENCE POST.

National Crop Improvement service.l
Millions of tons of barbed wire. plain
wire and woven wire fences, are hung
on posts and every year adds six to sew
en- hundred thousand additional tons.
The depreciation caused by the rot
ting, breaking and burning of wooden
fence posts, is a tax which should be
eliminated. OF the woods available
for replacing the enormous number of
posts, more than half will last only
two years at best, when set in the
ground. Sycamore, Black Gum, Vel
low Poplar and Birch, are almost a
total loss in that time. Sweet Gum,
Pin Oak, Maple and Pine, are nearly
as bad. Locust Is little better and
Cedar, Beech, and Chestnut are per-
haps the best.
A cedar post in dry climate will
last eight or ten years. a good red
cedar or ''bOa'd'arc" post will last
much longer.
Very few men know that the most
durable post is from tree cut at
maturity and before decay starts; or
that while the tree is full of sapwOOi,
the heartwOOd is soft. The best posts
are cut in the dead of the winter. They
should not be piled upon the ground
or where they are likely to become
wet.
The fife of a post may be heightened
if treated by coating with tar, dipping
in paint, injecting creosote, etc, but
ut best the wooden fence post is
poor proposition.
About thirty years ago, start was
made to secure posts from some other
material, and iron and steel were put
TO rigid test. Galvanized steel posts
have been in use about twenty years,
and as a rule are still doing duty.
Many of them have been examined
and found to be in first-class cOndl-
ton.
Servlceable posts may also be made
If concrete.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-09-11
Announcement Luncheon

Mrs. ]. A. Donaldson announc.
ed the engagement of Miss
Blanche Edens and Mr.. w. c.
Chandler in her beautiful coloni
al home with a seven course
luncheon. The color scheme Of
purple and white was artistically
carried. The table was covered
with cluny lace and the place
cards were hand painted with
yellow tulle butterflies.
Mrs. Donaldson had planned
an original and novel guessing
contest that announced the APP
preaching event, which will take
place on Sept. 18th. Mrs. H. H.
Goyer was fortunate enough to
be the first to learn the secret.