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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-06
GOOD CAUSE FOR ALARM
These Figures Will Make Maysville
People Take Notice.

Deaths from kidney disease have in
creased 1870 in twenty years. People
overdo nowadays in SO many ways
that the constant filtering of poisoned
blood weakens the kidneys. Beware
Of fatal Bright's disease. When back
ache or urinary ills suggest weak kid
neys, use Doan's Kidney Pills, live
carefully, take things easy and avoid
heavy eating. Doan's Kidney Pills
command confidence, for no other kid
ney remedy is so widely used or so
generally successful. Home endorse
ment is the best proof Of merit. Read
this Maysville residents story:
Miss Dora Edgington, Wood St.,
says: II have used Doan's Kidney
Pills and from the results received, ]
have every reason to recommend
them. At times my kidneys have be-
come weak and have been irregular In
action. My back has ached, too, and
has been very weak and lame across
my kidneys. When have used Doan's
Kidney Pills for this trouble, they
have never failed to relieve the CON-
plant in a short time. l gladly ad-
wise anyone to get box Of Doan's
Kidney Pills at Chanslor's Drug Store
If troubled in that way"
Miss Edgington Is only one Of many
Maysville people who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. II YOU
back aches-if your kidneys bother
you, don't simply ask for kidney rem
edy-ask distinctly for DOAN'S KID
NEY PILLS, the same that Miss Edig
ington had-the remedy backed b.
home testimony. COO all stores. Eos.
ter-Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y
when Your Back is Lame-Remembel
the Name"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-06

fnost Of the time,
Twas not able to do
my own housework,
land / could not get
help from doctors.
| saw Lydia E. Pink
hams V &c to BILE
compound adver-
tised in the newspa.
|lpers, and took six
bottles, and am .
well woman. You
1can use my name to
Itall xha xun~ll khA
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-06

interested In the forthcoming drive,
because 1t so intimately concerns the
transportation end of many different
trades and industries some Of which
depend almost exclusively on express
service.
Regarding the conditions which led
to a decision for national drive>of
this character, an express official
made this statement today ut is an
acknowledged fact that the average
American business man regards sat
isfled customer as direct asset to his
business. He would do nothing that
might jeopardize his good relations
with that customer. But If the goods
he sent the customer arrive in bad or
der, if the contents are damaged or
pilfered because they were exposed
during the journey, or If, may be, en-
tire shipments are lost because of in
adequate marking or insecure pack
ing, the customer may not wait long
for explanations, but place his bust
ness elsewhere.
an such case, the payment of the
claim by the express company, does
not remedy the evil or serve to en-
courage more business. 1t is costly
and unnecessary waste, and both the
shipper and the consignee are disap-
pointed and disgruntled, while the ex-
press company itself is faced with the
necessity of practically buying in the
goods. A general dissatisfaction with
the service is inevitable no one
is the gamer.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-06
CAMPAIGN FOR
BETTER PACKING OF
EXPRESS GOODS
Local Agent Of American Express
Company Announces Nationwide
Campaign For Better Packing
and Marking Of Express
ed Goods.

Plans of a most comprehensive ma
ture to bring about conditions which
will make possible marked improve
ment in the express service through
out the country, were announced here
today, by E. X. Eskridge local repre-
sentative of the American Railway
Express Company. A Better Service
Campaign" will be undertaken by the
$4,000 men and women employed IN
the express business, for the purpose
of raising the standards OF packing
wrapping and marking express ship
ments.
The drive>will start on February H.
in every city and town in the coun-
try. 1t will comprise a campaign OF
education and appeal among express
employes simultaneously with wide
spread effort to secure the co-opera-
ton Of the shipping public along the
same lines. No new packing or mark
ing rules have been adopted for the
campaign, but express drivers and re-
ceiving, clerks will be instructed here
after to insist, firmly but courteousiy'
that the rules already in force be
strictly ahered to.
The chief purpose of the Better
Service Campaign" is to check once
and for all, the waste of time, erort
and money that result from lost or
damaged shipments. tits source OF
dissatisfaction and annoyance to both
shippers and the carrier and tends to
impair the express service. 1t is ex-
pected that all who ship by express,
and 3OO,OOO,OOO shipments are annual
" travelling that way, will be keenly
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-06

81 do not purpose" declares Sen
ator Reed of Missouri, ito engage in
any second-story work to put Ford in
the Senate" There is little doubt that
Mr.. Reed expresses the continents Of
other conservatism and self-respecting
Democrats in the Senate, who, like
him, are good losers and willing to let
the majority vote of the people of
Michigan be accepted as final.
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good your medicine has done me as I
shall praise it always. Mrs. A. L.
DEVNE, 647 St. Paul Avenue, Los
Angeles, Calf.
Women who suffer from any form Of
weakness, as indicated by displace-
ments, inflammation, liberation, irreg-
ularities, backache, headaches, nervous
ness or "the blues" should do as Mrs.
DeVine did, andgive Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound thorough trial.
For over forty years this famous
remedy, which contains the curative,
strengthening properties Of good old
fashioned roots and herbs, has been
correcting just such ailments. If you
have mysterious complications write for
advice to Lydia Z. Pinliham Medicine
Co., Lyn" Mesr.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-06
FARMERS MAY
LACK LABOR AGAIN
At HARVEST time
Condition Not Expected to Reach
Normal Before Next SeasOn-De-
partment to Maintain Organ
izatlOn to Aid in Sup.
plying Help.

Even If peace treaties should be
formally executed before the next
harvest season, farm labor conditions
in the United States will not automa-
tically return in 1919 to prewar con-
ditions. Therefore the United States
Department, of Agriculture Is PLAN
ming farm labor activities for 1919.
Officials of the department suggest
that the farm labor situation in 1919
may be quite as serious as that Of
1918. A large part of our Army may
remain in Europe throughout the
year.
The area of winter wheat sown in
the fall of 1918 is estimated by the De-
partment of Agriculture at 49,O27 900
acres, which is 1853 per cent. more
than the revised estimated area sown
in the fall of 1917.
! The winter wheat acreage speaks a
volume in regard to the need for farm
help. Three or four men will be need
ed to harvest what one man has plant
ed-and there has been no claim that
there was a surplus Of labor for the
planting operations.
The Department Of Agriculture
plans to maintain its organization that
aided in supplying farm labor in 1918.
1t will aim to, tap every source Of en-
Urgency help-men, women, and girls
from the cities, the Boys Working Re-
serve, and other organizations Of that
sort.
The winter wheat acreage speaks a
valume in regard to the need for farm
help. Three or four men will be need
ed to harvest what one man has plant
ed-and there hsa been no claim that
there was surplus of labor for the
planting operations.
The Department Of Agriculture
plans to maintain its organization that
aided in supplying farm labor in 1918.
1t will aim to tap every source Of en-
Urgency help-men, women, and girls
from the cities, the Boys Working
Reserve, and other organizations of
that sort.
The main effort Of the department,
however, is to be centered on placing
men permanently as helpers on the
farms. Permanent labor, employed
the year around under good living
conditions and at fair wages, is be-
lieved to be one Of the prime needs
on literally millions Of American
farms.
] Many soldiers and men who have
left the farms for war industries-and
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-06
figures show that war industries took
more men from the farms than were
oi1r 10 fho "a

figures show that war industries took
more men from the farms than were
given to the Army-are expected to
return to the farms If they are offer
ed permanent and profitable employ
ment.
What is the farmers part in making
farm labor permanent? In the first
place, department officials believe, ev-
cry farm that has an idle period dur
ing part of the year should so plan
its operations that there will be work
through every season. Crops can be
rotated, live stock fed, dairying pur-
sued, and poultry produced. These
activities, added to grain production,
will solve the problem in many sec
lions, it is believed,
Large numbers of married men
should be working on the farms, it is
stated. To get them, better tenant
houses are needed in many cases and
permanent employment is a prime ne
cessity. To help meet the need for
good tenant houses the department
has developed plans for model struc-
lures.
One feature Of the department s
work deals with stimulating coopera-
ton and exchange of labor among
farmers. For example, it recently has
listed the heads of more than 1000
thrashing rings in Ohio, Indiana, III
inois, and Michigan. These rings in
clude from 3 to 20 farms and involve
not only the cooperative purchase Of
thrashing machine, but also the CO.
operative arrangement Of crews for
harvesting and thrashing.
The plan has proved so successful
that the same idea is spreading to
other kinds of farm work which can
be handled by crews or teams of men
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-06
TOMMYROT CONGESTION

And now we have it from the direc-
tor of naval censorship that the delay
of business cablegrams Is not due to
censorship but to congested cables
This explanation came after a protest
had been mde bay the Merchants As
ISOLATION of New York. Nevertheless
the admission is made in the same ex-
PLANTATION that where messages have
been held up, it has been done by Gen.
sors of other governments. Forsooths
it is the same old game of passing the
buck. No one yet has been able to Dr.
fer a satisfactory explanation as to
why the cables were taken over, Just
at a time when the nations chief exc
cutive was on his way to Paris to ad-
vocate open covenants of peace,
openly arrived at. To have our
public utilities taken over and run
with gross mismanagement is bad
enough pill for the public to swallow
but to have the main channels of bust
ness connections with other countries
tied hand and foot and that, without
satisfactory explanation is merely
adding fuel to the fire of indignation
which sooner or later will envelope
the perpetrators Of such unnecessary
measures. Still, there seems to be
room enough on the "congested cab
les, to report that President Wilson
stood between the King and Queen of
England with one trouser leg turned
up and the other down.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-06

A gang Of Bolshevist prisoners have
been assigned to work for the Red
Cross at the American convalescent
hospital in Archangel.
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New Toll Rates
Effective
January 2lst, 1919

Order No. 2495 of the Telephone
and Telegrpha Administration issued
by the Post Master General at WASH
ington December 18th, new toll rate
is ordered effective January q, 1919.
According to our Interpretation of
this order the toll rate will be CLASH
fed as follows:
The day rate applies between the
hour Of 4:30 q. m. and $3.50 D. m.
Evening rate between $3.50 D. m. and
IL midnight for station-t station
messages only, and shall be approx
mately so per cent less than the day
rate, but no night rates less than rs
cents.
The night rate bewteen IL midnight
and 4:30 a. m. shall be approximately
rs per cent. less than the day rate,
but no night rate less TINA rs cents.
Person-to-person messages shall be
approximately rs per cent. higher
than Standardization calls.
Calls which Mcguire service Of
messenger shall take the appointment
rate, plus cost of messenger fee.
A report charge Of approximately
25 per cent of the station-to-station
rate will be made on all person-to-
person calls, when person desired Is
not in or will not talk or II calling
party Is out when connection is COM
pleted within one hour after filing
time.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-06

The Red Cross has Just completed
plans for projecting movies on the
ceilings of hispital wards for the
Yankee veterans who cannot sit up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-11
NOTICE CT sTocKa bLpERs
MEETING

Notice Il hereby givst that the an.
nuzl meeting Of the ockhelde sf0t
the Mono1gahelia BsHk n atrmont.
a corporation created I'D organized
under the laws Of r 3 state OF West
Virginia, vii. be Nd at their bank.
ing house in ~ City OF Fairmont.
Aate Of WestNirsin!a, between the
hours OF II o. ock. noon, and oclock
, \, on thaM4th' day OF anuary. 1919.
for The purf,se Of electing board OF
DIRECTORS Ind the transaction Of any
otheN pustness that nay be legally
done Pt such stocking lders meeting;
also. Hesclution win be offered to
increaS ahe authari led capital stock
OF said peratio1 fby Increasing the
number s,aref OF stock thereo:
fSom five Hndret shares OF the par
value Of one US sted dollars each. to
ono tholsa.i Tres OF the par value
Of one hundred l0ars each, SO that
such aatkcri5A CAPT stock shall
hereafter be ione hundred thousand
s sollars !nsteG p fifty thousand a.
Given unJel my hand this 18th day
OF Decemblr 1915,
CLARENCE D ROBINSON,
President
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Nineteen Years At
First Presbyterian

The nl1cteenth anniversary Of the
local pastorate OF DR., n. G. Stoetzer
will be celebrated at the First Pres
byterian church tomorrow at both ser.
vices. Large congregations are ex-
pected at both these services. During
his pastoratc here DR.. Stoetzer has
seen the church, which he has served
40 faithfully as pastor, grow steadil.
until now It Is recognized afUac ofstas
most influential relig:ouH bodies n
the city.
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N64st d s
6lits 6tS ssl
lsstinS III l,Sl ID i
lsiEsI,Dsst and svvssse in q sphoEs
SxTy, 1 corporation create ana 6rgaf.
lied under tie Laws Of the state A.
West Virginia held a. Fesths. west
virginia, on the ara day 81 January
1919. The following resolutions were
adopted.
Resolved, First that tho FairmOnt
and Western Telephone Company. q
corporation created and organized I'M.
der the law, OF the State Of West Viz
Einia, does hereby discontinue huss-
ness 40 Q corporation ard surrenders
70 said state It's charter d ID corporate
franchises. "A
The board Of directors Fill psoceed
TO convert the property. hose IN &C
ton and all assets Of this 60 pOratiou
into cash, s.nil pay on and charfn, on
It's debts, liabilities an o. ksl6ii5,
divide the rena;nl 6n.s the
stockholders pro rpla vii their sew
VA0A 4OAAAntS9 f01 6NOSNt ,A|Hk Nv aSANS
payment sfall be mads q any stock
holder until after tn plb lication OF
Ehe notice he einaite prov ded.
Resolved, second Thai the presi.
lent OF this corps kation cause notice
the adoption the foregoing reso,
ID ion to be pull lished in some news
pdher Of genera circulation. published
neAr the principal Office or place OF
bus moss OF his corporation, onee =
Week for for successive weeks and
that Be certify these resolutions y the
secretary 81 state OF the state offWest
Virginia, 4iid deliver to him ayeerti-
t'cate Nh6wine tho publication BE said
notice provided by law.
Gwen rnde- my hand this BrdA day
OF January, 1919.
GEO. W. MILL IN,
President Of said Cor bration.
Jan. 6.13-20.27.
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Mobilization Services.

10:45 Sunday morning is the hour
for all the Christian people on the
East side to mobilize for Service in
the Union evangelistic campaign. The
success Of the campaign will depend
so far as human agency is concerned.
upon three things: Prayer, Faith,
Work. No member OF the churches but
can render service. The pastor OF the
Diamond street churche urges every
member to report for duty at 1o:45 a.
m. Sunday. Let all those who can not
attend tho service at the church spend
the hour in prayer.
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AId soelety.

"A meeting Of the Aid society OF the
Diamond street church WAS held on
Thursday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Cora Morrow in State street. A
business session was held and import
ant business disposed Of. A guilt was
completed and plans made for future
work. On next Thursday afternoon
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-11

.
lsi'3S N. A Hoffman. a resident
u E,iS elts !. and { brother Of Mrs. b
n i3Si0f Z wfiio was reported wounded
+, III some time ago Is now a pa,
|'t6f t the III. s. Debarkation hos.
rs Z. 5 New york city, where he
r fgcSiv ink treatment for a disease
N III s. EXPLAINED In the following
2x{f1cf rom q letter written nis els
iR IS6fe
sss f.r,,o,.v 1ala
HI 49,. 80 !,
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s.:5 ectea. tnougnt you az unuel-
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EAST SIDE
NEWS
Home on Fufleush.

Fred Haddix, Of Camp Mills, N. T.,
Is spending q few days Through with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Had.
dix, in Front street. A Six O'Clock
dinner was given Thnrsday evening in
his honor by Mr.. and Mrs. Haddix.
The guests included Miss Hazel Had.
dix, OF Clarksburg: Bull Griffith, MI,
and Mrs. Emory Singleton and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Haddix. The dinner
was one OF pretty appointments and
the evening greatly enjoyed By al
present. N
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New ResIdenee.

H. w. Woody has begun the cree
tion OF his new dwelling on the lot re-
Gently purchased at the corner OF
Elkins and Guffey street. The frame
work is up and Mr.. Woody is rushing
the work as rapidly as weather condi.
tons will permit. The building will
be q handsome two story structure OF
stucco and will be modern in every
particular.
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Peroonais.

Miss Margaret Patton, Of State
street, Is recovering from an attack OF
dlphtheria.
Mrs. Rebecca RadclIh and grandson,
Harry Radclii, are visiting friends at
Qntet Dell this week.
Harry Morris. of Hickman run, 10
able to be out after siege Of infln.
enzA.
Mrs, Edwina Lareu has returned
from Preston county where she visit
Cd friends.
Mis- Clarence Fisher is III at het
home In Columbia street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton Foley and fam.
lily. have returned from West Union
where they were called by the death
iof Mr.. Foley's mother
Miss Katharine Flt.hugh. OF Florida
Avenue, has been quite Ill the past
few days;of tonsilitis.
Ray Coffman who has been in an
army training camp the past severa!
months. has received his honorable
discharge and has arrived home. His
parents reside In Columbia street.
Mrs. E. r. Louden. OF Front street,
was the guest Of relatives in Grafton
Thursday.
Charles Berry has receifed his hon
orable discharge and arrived here last
evening from Camp Lee, Va. Mr. Ber.
~ was one Of the boys who were sta
toned at Camp Cornwell for several
months and has numerous friends here
who will give him the glad hand in
welcome. He is at present the guest
Of his sister, Mrs. Hood satte,neld.
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90 "a g. : p
Igtl,e 81 4 ii s - q Cll5gaIt
Court Ion y
No qntexG stein 0 b tlle etal tlay u
|lolsnnher. 1913 II TIE Chsncery
Cause % Ida Vsngullder vs. Elsie
||vanguilder ct al Twill a. such Spec
|ial C0mmissipner sellsat public auction
II, the front door Of the Court House
Iof Marion county. West Virginia, on
SATURDAY JANUARY 18th. 1919,
beginning Ct Two o'clock pm. the
following described real estate. lying
and being on Whiteday Creek in Win
feld District Of Marion county. West
Viryinia. q tract Of land containing
thirty-fiye 1850 acres. more or less,
and being part OF tract OF sixty
nine (6s) acres Of land conveyed to
Elxie Vanguilder by U. N. ATnett and
Charles Powell, Special Commission
lvS, by deed dated March 18th. 1891,
AN Of record in the Office Of the
Glen OF the county Court OF Marion
county West Virginia In Deed Book
No. "a 1t page 1876, and being the resi-
due OF said tract after deductins
therefrpm tract Of thiryt-six tSG)
acres more or less conveyed by Ellie
Vanguilder and wife to ]. e. Bunner
BY deed dated April 3rd1 1912, and
Deed Book No. 2o7 at pa 4I6. refer
|ence to whid deeds g here made
One third pa they'd or as much
more as the pui kha/ ed may elect TO
nav cash in hand 4 day OF sale, and
for smore com te description Of
sfH real, estate w
for the reside " the purchase
will be req1hred d exc Inte his two
promissor1 not 4 with ! approved Sc
curity ID the undersign Special
Commissions payable in one and
two years Isspcctiyely from he date
Of sale VII & interest, and a vendors
|lien.will d retained in the deed as ad-
dltional ecurity for the payment Of
The detafred installment OF purchase
Y GiyEd undcr my hand this the 9th
a. ~ December 1918.
Il. 4, bGDEN. Special Commissioners.
larenca Currey. Clerk Of the
cifcuM Court Of Marion county. West
Virginia, do hereby certify that NJ. Nv.
ogden Special Commissioner in the
above styled cause, has executed bond
before me as required by said decree
Of sale.
CLARENCE CURREY,
Clerk.
1928. Jan. 4, II. 1S.
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Expected Home.

Gaylord Griffith, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w. IA. Griffith. OF Front street, is
expected home soon from Camp
Meade. He was here and spent Chr1st-
mas with his parents but nau not re-
ceived his discharge.
3. Y.P. U. Gives Program.
A very pleasing program will be giy-
en- at the Palatine BAPTIST church
Sunday evening at $3.50 o'clock by the
Young Peoples Union. The programs
given by this society are always inter
esting and we'll given and this one
promises to be one Of the best given.
All are invited to this most helpful
service.
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HOUSES FoR RArk

FOR SALE-Fou- room house, sietG
roof and cement cellar: water md
gas; "a acre lott apples. cherries
plums and grapes: wash house pldrll
ed with gas aud an other nec06Say
out-huildings. Ton minutes walk nom
Enterprise car stop. bargain
quick buyer. Can or address,, John
Weaver. Box 4s Enterprise ". n
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fWK SALk

1k StALk
ron s1GEo-Besntifal yoaHs pedl.
greed Scotch terrier bitch; also .
few puppies. Bargain. Phone 6a4-R.
LESBOS
FOR SALE Heating coal store. 4CS
Quincy St l-l0.1t495l