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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06
COMEDY OF
MUSIC and MIRTH
here this week
Big Sensation Flo Flo VIII be the At.
traction at the Washington
Thursday Evening.

With its song novelties and its dance
surprises, John Cort's mirthful and
melodious production entitled Flo-Flo.
will be the attraction at the Washing
ton on Thursday, October 9th.
Flo-Flo has five comedians, George
Kinnear as Robert Simpson and Sam
who own and operate the fashionable
Bride Shop, create most of the merri-
ment. Fairbanks plays the part of
the American who wants to spend ey-
erything to advertise the business,
while Fein wants to save all he can
and still get results. The cOmplica-
lions brought about by this curious
contrast brings forth gales of laugh
ter. Then there are Andy Francis and
John Ross as pink" and Mud" who
are HANDY in picking up things, and
who burlesque everything that hap
q way as to make one hold ones sides.
Then last but not least comes Gus
Vaugha in a rather odd bart-that OF
policemtn-who also interjects
comedy into his dialogue that causes
many laugh.
Carl Fletcher, as the boy rube
dances and sings There's Only One
Little Girl" when a Small Town
; Boy Meets Small Town Girl" and
81 Don't Know What You See in Me,
that have rhythm to them which
keeps the audience swaying.
Other Is nthe cast are MISS Miriam
Mason In the title role. Len Leonard
Hazel Wood, Marie Cashmere, Fermaine
Bourville, Helen Ross, together with
the perfect 36" chorus and an aug,
mented orchestra.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06
Gets Quick Relief
from Sore Throat

During the coming raw days OF fan
and winter you are particularly apt
to develop sore throat, lumbseo and
stiffness Of the muscles. Children
also are more apt to contract colds
and kindred ailments at school. Be
prepared. A bottle of Houstonia in
your home is your safeguard,
Mrs. C. E. Rieder 96e East Long
St.. Columbus, Ohio, says: Il am
troubled with a weak throat and
every cold contract settles there.
hnd Houstonia liniment the best
remedy have ever used. One appli-
,ation always relieves my sore
throat"
It's easy TO use Houstonia - no
pain. smarting or biistering. II ster-
Lies open cuts. burns. scalds or
bruises and soothss while II heals.
Ask your druggist for House-t on-e-
An (The Original Jones' Liniment).
800. Half size soc. trial size 25e.
Or. J. c. Jones Co.. So. Charleston.
Ohio--Adv
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06
GIRLS PARLLBEARERS AT
MISS WARNINGS FUNERAL

Georgetown, Ky.-Girl friends were
pallbearers at the funeral of Miss Eli
zabeth Warning, only daughter OF
Sheriff w. C. Warning, who died from
heart disease just after she had finish
ed breakfast Wednesday. The Rev.
]. D. Wallace, assister by DR.. l. NJ
Boswell officiated The pallbearers
were: Active, Misses Laura Coo, Mar
tina Ewing, Eugenia Thompson, Ruby
Cmith, Katherine McAlonan, Eliazeth
Baumster; honorary Misses Elizabeth
Wallace, Dora Simms, Rose Ford
Ward, Mildred Miner, Roberta Par
ducci and Gladys Thompson.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06
PUBLIC SALE
OF WELL IMPROVED SMALL FARM
TUESDAY, OCTOBER IA,
10 O'CLOCK

Ia as much as l dom t care to
be burdened with the responsible
ity of looking after my farm at
my time of life | have decided to
offer it at Public Sale to the high
est bidder on the above date.
There is about 60 acres in the
farm; situated in Mason County,
Kentucky, in he Minerva pre-
cinct on the Big Pond Pike 6
milest West of Maysville; in Con-
solidated School District. This is
a well improved small farm, in
fact there is few like it in the
county. There is a Groom Frame
House, in good condition, stock
barn and tobacco barn, with usual
outbuildings, all buildings in
good repair. Fencing is good,
and there is an abundance of wat
er for stock and family use even
at this drought period. Posses
sion will be given for seeding this
fall and full possession march LIST,
1920. Land will be sold ON easy
terms. Sale will take place rain
or shine ON the premises, so be on
hand if you want this desirable
little farm.
MRS. JOHN r. BURGESS, Owner.
SHERMAN Arm,
THOS. L. EVAN & CO.,
Sales Agents, Maysville, KY
III. G. HAWKINS, Auctioneer.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06
FOUND DEAD IN BED

Danville. Ky.--Sam Crawford was
found dead In his room at Perryvllle
Although he had been in falling health
for some months, his sudden passing
was great surprise. Mr., Crawford
was born near Perryville So years ago.
He leaves one son, Thomas. 10 years
old. one brother, Mr.. w. c. Crawford.
who lives near Perryville. and one
sister, Mrs. George W, Hughes. who
resides In Perryville.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06
TWO ASHLAND GIRLS MISSING
FROM HOME THREE DAYS

Ashland, KY, Oct. Anna Wheel
err, Is years old, and Ethel Herman,
IA years old, pupils of the Fifth and
Sixth grades in the public schools, dis
appeared Wednesday afternoon and
their parents have not heard from
them since. The Wheeler girl had
but Sc, and 1t is not known whether
the Hartman girl had any money at
all The girls had no trouble at
school. The Wheeler girl is a blonde
and the Hartman girl has red hair.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06

tried it. Now I am better, feel strong,
have no pains, backache or dizzy spells:
Every one tells me how we'll look, and
/ tell them to use Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable compound = that is what
makes me feel well and look well. /
recommended it to my sister and she
is using it now. You can use this letter
if you wish, for it is certainly a grand
remedy for a woman's ills. - Mrs.
MARTHA STANIsLAwsEI, 524 Penn St,
Perth Amboy, M.
For forty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been oyercom-
ing such serious conditions as displace-
ments, inflammation, liberation, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains, backache, dig:
illness, and nervous prostration OF
women, and is now considered the stan.
dard remedy for such ailments.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06
ORDERED TO PHILIPPINES

Midway. Ky.-Captain Field Harris,
U. s. N, who has been stationed at
New London, Conn, has been ordered
to the Philippine Islands to leave in
November and he with his family will
visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Harris.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06
CONFEDERATE VETERAN DEAD

Georgetown, Ky. - Wallace Porter,
70 years old, died of pneumonia after
an illness Of few days. Mr.. Porter
was a Confederate veteran and for
many years was a school teacher in
Owen county. He leaves three chill
John c. Porter, DR..
Robert William Porter, both of
Georgetown, and Mrs. Ed Jewett of
Switzer, Franklin county.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06
BOYS OBEYING FISH LAWS

Mr.. F. B. Henderson, of Flemings-
burg, the district Fish and Game War
den was in Maysville today returning
to his home from trip in Bracken
and Robertson counties. He states
that reports reaching him to the eff
feet that the fish and game laws are
being well obeyed.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06
BEANS % INCHES LONG

Bowling Green, Ky.-Beans twenty
eight inches long, four and a half
inches in diameter and weighing at
maturity twenty-six pounds are be-
ing grown in Bowling Green by F. l..
Kister, Sr., at his home on Barry
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06
street. The bean is known as the New
Guinea bean, and is the only bean, it
is said that is grown in Australia.
WOMAN SO ILL
GOULD NOT W ak
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored Her
to Health.
UNI[lWgQQLWI]

Perth Amboy, NJ. - "For three
years suffered with severe female
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06
REGISTER!

III you want to vote In November
You must register Tuesday, Octo-
Der 2, In your voting precinct.
Polls for registration will be
open that day from 6 a. m. to 8
p. m. All qualified voters must
register, also young men who will
be Of age Mt the time Of the No
vember election.
You have no right to complain
about Encouragement of city or
State affairs II you neglect to do
your duty as a citizen.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06
RALLY TUESDAY

The Young Peoples Rally to be held
In the First Presbyterian Church on
Tuesday evening, October Z, will be
conducted by the Christian Endeavor
Society of that church, Mr., Law
renee C, Little who 10 to be the prin-
cipal speaker is said by those who
have heard him to stir his audience
In wonderful manner. II you are
interested in the young people Of
Maysville show 1t by attending this
Rally. Miss Elizabeth Barbour will
sing.
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l8Milestogo ko
Ripley 9 Mi. ~
GeO'tOWn 9" Ill.,
a Nice Drive luCC
1,4OO NAMES ON TABLET

Newport, Ky.--A movement to erect
a tablet in Newport, Ky, which will
contain the name of every young man
who served his country in the great
war, has been started. The movement
took tangible form and announce
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-06

trOuDle, was ner
vors, had backache
and a pain in my side
most of the time. |
had dizzy spells and
was often so faint |
could notwalk across
the floor. The doc
tor said / would have
to have an operation.
II read about Lydia
10. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound in
- -l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-02
In the Days News

Mrs. Raymond Robins, who will
preside over the convention of the
National Woman's Trade Union
league, which met in Philadelphia
today to discuss the new problems
of women workers as developed ly
the war, is a widely known social
economist who has devoted herself
especially to those movements
having for their object the better
ment of the condition of working
women. A native of Brooklyn, her
first efforts were in connection
with the New York Woman's Trade
Union league, of which she was
one of the organizers and later
president. Following her mar
rage to Raymond Robins, also dis
tinguished as a social economist,
she removed to Chicago and there
continued the work she had begun
in New York Mrs. Robins has
served as chairman of the indus
trial commission of the Illinois
Federation of Woman's clubs, as a
member of the industrial educa-
ton committee of the American
Federation of Labor, and on the
executive committee of the Amer
lean Association for Labor Legis-
lation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-02
Today's Anniversaries

1S51-Neal Dow's prohibition bill
was passed by the Maine
legislature and signed by the
governor.
1SS2-General Giuseppe Garibaldi,
the leader in the cause of
Italian freedom, died at Ca
prera. Born at Nice, July 4,
1904.
1S94-Formal dedication of the
Field Columbian museum in
Chicago.
1895-Eugene V. Debs, accused as
the instigator of the Chicago
railroad riots of 1894, was
sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment.
1S99-Spain ceded to Germany the
Carolinas, Ladrones, Pelaos
and Marianne Islands.
1e12-The United States house OF
representatives ordered an
investigation of the beef
trust
1915-British captured Chateau
HODGE, east of Ypres.
1916-Russians began a new Of
fensive against the Austri-
ans.
1917-Former German consul and
IS others indicted in Chicago
on charge of plotting a revo-
luton in India.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-02
Brad'S O. Verse
THE JOURNEY.

Through the good old world we
roam, seeking for a better home
pilgrims on a lonely road, signing
for a blest abode. Heavy laden.
worn and weary, yet we struggle
to be CHEEKY, singing when the
way is dreary. laughing at the
heavy load. Ger the sea of life We
glide. steering for the other side,
mariners upon the foam, far away
from native loan. Tossed by tides
of fierce endeavor, yet we grow
faint-hearted never; hopeful. joy
Gus, looking ever for the harbor
lights OF home. Up the toilsome
sleeps we climb, searching for a
golden time, travellers to a land on
high, past the peaks of by and by.
Oft we fall and oft We stumble,
vet we never pause or grumble,
never fear the torrents rumble.
climbing, climbing toward the sky.
Through the vale or up the height,
in the dark or in the light, we must
walk the narrow way, We must
never go astray. On the wild ami
stormy ocen, mid the confiict and
commotion, we must steer with
calm devotion to the peaceful port
Of day.
GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-02
Wages and Infant Mortality.

In Brockton. Mass, the mortality rates for
babies of foreign-born mothers is 10 points
less per thousand than that for babies whose
mothers were born in America. or 1O1.5 for
the native group. as compared with 81 for chill
dren OF foreign-born mothers. Attention has
been called to this record. which is a most I'M
usual one among New England manufacturing
cities, in bulletin recently issued by the chill
drens bureau, United States department OF la
Dor, and embodying the results of study Of in
FAINT mortality in Brockton based on births in
one selected year C1ov l. 1912-Oct. 81, 1919.
The inquiry was designed to show the effect
upon infant mortality of various economic, So
cial, and physical factors. Every home was
visited by the women agents of the bureau,
whether the mother was rich or poor, native
or foreign, provided the baby was born in
Brockton during the year selected and his birth
recorded in the city hall.
Comparison of the differences in infant NOR
tally rates between the children of the native
and foreign born in other cities serve to en-
phasize the peculiar record of this Massachu-
sets community. Figures compiled show that
the rate for the foreign-born group is greater
than that for the native group by 55 points in
Manchester, by 81 points in Waterbury, and by
81 points in Johnstown.
The surprising difference in favor OF the
foreign born in Brockton, it is explained in
the bulletin, is partially due to the fact that
the wages paid by the dominant industry
high enough to permit these skilled workers
to live in fairly comfortable circumstances. Ex-
cessively poor housing conditions, such as are
frequently met with in more congested cities,
do not exist in Brockton. According to the
bulletin:
High wages appear to have developed high
standards Of living. a desire for better educa-
ton, and sense Of civic responsibility; as a
result, the city enjoys improved civic condi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-02
Third Term Talk.

AS Chairman Cummings of the Democratic
national committee says, it is idle to talk now
of third terms or presidential candidates. Any
thing may happen-in fact anything is more
likely to happen than not-in the next few
months. We do not know now what the issue
in the next campaign may be. Until peace is
declared it will be futile to darw lines with
respect to purely domestic policies.
There is scarcely doubt that the idea Of a
third term is repugnant to President Wilson
1t is against precedent and while good many
things have been done by the present execu-
tive that no predecessor ever attempted this
is point upon which Mr.. Wilson unquestion-
ably will be strongly disposed to uphold ma
tional traditions. 1t is hardly conceivable that
any matter of domestic policy should swerve
him from them.
IT, however, the Republicans during the
present session Of congress center their fight
upon the conduct of the war and upon inter
national policies for which direct personal re-
sponsibility rests upon the shoulders of the
president, then there may be no other way to
definitely decide the issue before the people
than by putting him up for third term to
stand or fall with what he alone is qualified
TO represent.
No one, we are safe in saying. would re-
gret such a contingency more than Mr.. Wilson
himself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-02
liz IsTN TAH KR
BY W.! Ill !!:|.ls!, ~! 5R RAD r1D.

The bright light of science is
clearing up one mystery after an
other and making the way of the
fishwife hard indeed. There are
still some untutored souls mean
and envious enough to insinuate
that the reason one sees so many
fat women attending the matinee
is because they have nothing to do
and hire maids to do it at that. But
that is obviously untrue These
matinee followers are a very busy
lot. They use their muscles vigor-
ously-their temporal and masse-
ter muscles, at least And that is
why they grow fat. If they would
only rest those overworked masti-
eating muscles one might occa-
sionally see a beautiful woman
who is not fat. 1t is natural
enough that the contest women
are most certain to grow fat, as
you may readily understand by re-
ferring to the table below.
A healthy man who confuses golf
and walking from his car to his
desk with exercise requires not
more than 5000 Galleries per day
to maintain his health and weight.
A lumberjack in winter requires
nearly 5000 calories per day. But
matinee attendant requires $500
calories per day and consumes
about 1000 calories on Wednes-
days and Saturdays.
1t is a case of too many calories.
A calory is the amount of heat en-
ergy required to raise one gram
(one-fourth of a teaspoonful) of
water one degree Centigrade us
degree Fahrenheit). All the
warmth, energy or strength we get
from food is measured in calories.
Now, then, our matinee girl nib
bles a bar of milk chocolate or
sweet chocolate or nut chocolate
during the first act, assimilating
about $50 calories, for six cents.
That is equivalent to about one
and one-third pints of milk. Dur
ing the second act she just chews
gum-f1ve cents, and nary calory.
In the third act she comes through
with a dozen sailed almonds-150
Galleries. After the show she feels
thirsty and stakes her thirst with
an ice cream soda-400 Galleries,
ten cents. This stimulates her ap-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-02
TINE TO STOP.

The conflict between railway pro-
moters, railway managers, railway
security holders, making up what
is commonly known as railway cor
porations, and the public, which has
been in progress for more than
forty years, and which has been
carried on in conventions, cleo
tions, courts, congresses and legis-
latures, has been the most corrupt
ing. degrading and demoralizing
element in our history. 1t has been
passionate, relentless and cruel.
1t is high time that it should be
brought to a close and the whole
subject forever disposed of in a way
that will at once secure to the
capital invested in a public bust
ness its just rewards and protect
the people against the unreasonable
demand for speculative profit in the
performance of a public service.
1t is oftentimes assumed that the
war from which we are slowly
emerging brought about the neces-
sity for the reorganization of our
system of control. The assumption
is an error. 1t was well understood
by those who had given the subject
study before the war that our sys-
TEN had failed in certain essential
respects, and that reorganization
was. necessary if adequate trans
portation facilities and reasonable
rates were to be secured or NAM
taained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-02
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

Don't spoil it ALL" she re-
spcnded. wait till we meet
again"
But when?" he demonstrated.
Very soon-I promise it. Then
you shall tell me all your trou-
bles"
Troubles! You mean the cause
of my alternate delirious hopes and
blacklist despair!"
'Listen-they are coming. They
will be here in a few moments,
Ruth GIdden has invited me to
spend a week at Oakhurst- You
know her brother Percy well.
will SO arrange it that you, too
shall be there during my stay. Is
not that enough to sustain your
hopes and Danish your despair, my
loyal and trusted chevalier?"
And then she fitted away, a daz-
cling spr:te, and Leslie felt as
though the rarest gifts of the gods
were his OF a verify. Oh! he was
sure he had found unending hap
piness and he was still more Ger
tain of it when Percy Glidden met
him one day and said to him:
"This next week of yours be-
longs to my sister Ruth and Norma
Waldron. OF course we can count
on you" and Leslie flushed slight
~ at the sure intimation that his
friend was aware of his attachment
for Norma. "You see, Norma is
SO used to excitement and variety
and lots of company that it would
be pretty dull for her down at
Oakhurst. My sister is the dear
est, loveliest being in the world,
but her quiet ways are in very
strong contrast to the flashing,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-02
The Auto Races.

The international sweepstakes at Indian
apols Saturday was a big success. 1t was
viewed by 125,O0O people and three men were
killed There was excitement enough to salts
fly everybody
So far as any real benefit is concerned there
was not much to commend the contest No
new principles of mechanics were involved and
there was nothing instructive or uplifting
about it. Regarding speed the records stand
about the same they did before Human
endurance and nerve already had reached their
limit in tests of this kind.
A lot of people, lot of noise and dust and
a dizzy whirl which put everybody's nerves
on tension-that was all the promoters and
participants hoped to accomplish.
As sporting events the big auto classics are
not so far ahead of the old gladiatorial combats
as the average spectator tries to persuade him
self
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-02
Shall We Be With or Against
Other Nations

That the covenant of the league of nations
will require amending does not admit of doubt
In fact it provides its own machinery for that
purpose. This country is not the only one
that will have changes to suggest after there
is time to give the subject more mature con-
sideration.
We cannot, however. fatty reject the league,
as some of our Republican friends insist we
shall do, without grave danger for the future.
Just now the United States is the most pow
erful Of all the nations. 1t is able to look out
for itself and the custom always has been for
a people so situated to let the others shift for
themselves best they were able till some
other combination became powerful enough to
seize the place at the head of the procession.
This country, upon the conclusion of peace
could safely withdraw from Europe and refuse
to take any further part in European affairs
for awhile. 1t could build up its navy and
maintain army and air force which no
other country could match.
But if we did these things We should most
certainly create jealousies and fears which in
the end would be our undoing. We might be
greater than any one nation, but we would
not be greater than some group which most
certainly would band together against in
the course of time. Our self-suf1ciency would
be greatest danger.
Our intentions might be the best possible.
but we would be certain to bungle upon other
peoples toes from time to time and our neigh
bors would take US faith only so long as
they were too weak to do otherwise We know
we not warlike people and that we ex-
pect only justice and a certain amount of re-
spect but it is more than possible that the time
would come when others would have to be
shown.
The simple fact is we will have to either
complete league intended for all the nations
or else we must ally ourselves definitely with
a group. OF the two plans the former promises
best results in the long rum: