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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-07
COMMERCIAL WHEAT
STOCKS THREE TIMES AS
LARGE AS LAST YEAR

Commercial stocks of wheat report
ed in a survey made by the Depart
ment of Agriculture for June /, 1919
amounted to 51,392,S9S bushels. These
holdings were reported by 1854 firms
comprising elevators, warehouses
grain and -four mills, and wholesale
dealers, and represented nearly three
times the stocks held by the same
firms on June l, 1918, the actual per.
centage being 274.5 per cent. of the
1918 stocks. The figures refer to
stocks actually reported and do not
represent the total commercial stocks
of the country nor do they include
stocks on farms.
The commercial visible supply fig
ures, as published by the Chicago
Board of Trade for May 81, 1919, show
23,702,000 bushels of wheat, as against
1,146,000 year earlier. The CORE
spending Bradstreet figures show 81
$4,000 bushels, as against 4,379,00O
for 1918. AS compared with the same
date last year. these figures, as well
as those obtained by the more extern
sive survey, show very great rela-
tive increase in commercial stocks
of wheat on June /, 1919.
The commercial stocks of other ce-
reals reported for June /, 1919, ac-
cording to the departments statement,
were as follows: Corn, 1924, $40 bu-
shells; oats, 45,77O,543 bushels; Barley,
20,043,375 bushels rye, 14,624, 1881 bu-
shells. These stocks represent the fol-
lowing percentages of the correspond
ing stocks on June /, 1918: Corn, 47.6
per cent; oats, 90.6 per cent; barley,
207.2 per cent; rye 346.1 per cent
The commercial stocks of -four and
corn meal, as reported for the survey,
were as follows: Wheat -four, white,
5,653,051 barrels; whole wheat and
graham -four, 32,O65 barrels barley
-four, 1892 barrels; rye -four, 165, 243
barrels; corn -four, 6,12S,427 pounds;
corn meal, 4O,H9f,62I pounds; puck
wheat flour, 2O,351 $50 pounds; mixed
-four, 15,299,679 pounds. These stocks
represent the following percentages of
the stocks on hand a year ago: Wheat
-four, 1918 per cent; whole wheat
and graham -four, 81 per cent. barley
-four, 4.6 per cent; rye -four, 81 per
cent; corn -four, 14.3 per cent; corn
meal, 291 per cent. buckwheat flour,
1868 per cent; mixed flour, 1883 per
cent.
Elevators, warehouses, and whole
sale dealers reported stocks of dry
edible beans amounting to 5,291,55O
bushels, while wholesale grocers and
warehouses reported the following
commodities in the quantities indi-
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-07
RAILWAY RATES
TO Be ADVANCED
Public Treasury viii Be Relieved
of Burden of Meeting Deficits
in Earnings.
EDITORS POLL IN CONGRESS.
Heavy Vote for Return of Roads
Arouses Interest at the Ma
tionaI Capital.

Washington.-The national poll or
the railroad question by 5000 news
paper editors throughout the country
has aroused great interest at the ma.
tional capital. With SO per cent. OF
the editors giving 1t as their impartial
opinion that the public favors an early
return of the railroads to their own
ers and only IL per cent. favoring Gov
eminent ownership or operation, the
members of Congress of both polit-
ical parties propose to provide speed
lily for the legislation to make 1t pos
sible TO restore the roads to private
management before the end of the
year.
In Congress there is a general agree
ment that the following steps will have
to be taken before the roads are re-
turned to their owners:
1. An advance in rates to meet the
greatly increased cost of labor and
materials in order that the Public
Treasury may be relieved of the bur
den of meeting monthly deficits and
the roads made self-supporting The
Director General of Railroads states
that the Increase In rates thus far Is
about % per cent. as compared with
an increase in operating costs of from
so to 90 per cent
2. Greater naturalization of public
control of transportation-a single
public control in the Federal Govern
ment in place of 40 masters in the diff
ferent States, with conflicting laws
and regulations.
3. Legalization of consultations and
common use of lines and facilities
whenever in the public interest.
4. Assurance through an act of Con.
gress that in the future the Govern.
ment will approve of rates for freight
and passengers that will not only be
fair to the public, but fair to the roads.
and that will yield sufficient income
on capital to attract the $75OOOO, 900
to $1,OOO,O00,O0O of new capital need.
ed every year for the expansion of rail
road facilities.
How the States voted in the nation.
al poll of editors on the question of
the return of the railroads to private
management Is shown by the following
chart. That the railroad question Is
non-partisan issue Is plain from a
study of the table:
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-07

work for me and | know it will help
others if they will give it a fair trial. I"
Mrs. LIZZIE COURTNEY, 108 9Th Ave-,
West, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Why will women drag along from day
to day, year in and year out, suffering
such misery as did Mrs. Courtney, when
such letters as this are continually being
published. Every woman who suffers
from displacements, irregularities, in
fiammation, liberation, backache, ner-
vousness, or who is passing through the
Change Of life should give this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, trial. For
special advice write Lydia e. Pinkham
Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass. The result
OF its long eEperience is at your service.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-07
HIS SONGS WILL LIVE

Upland down the world this many year have gone those
miar Way Down Upon the Suwanee River and My Old
Kentucky Home yet few who nowadays hear them
whistled played could author would
meet him with the unwilling Frankfort Kentucky of
bust honor of Stephen Foster the Christian Science Mon
tor Foster still in his when he began writing
1872 and he became the author of III of them
gotten but few the life of America Although his
writing popular his compositions said to have
been sold publishers at most inadequate and the writer
often poverty Born small Pemsy
the honor done his memory the Kentucky State Historical
Society be paid the songs than
who them
London is reported crazy jazz Weddings
may be expected to specialize ragme divorces
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-07
Army Worms Are Sick

Army worms have been reported in
various sections of the State; but so
far no news of any serious damage
has reached the press. This peculiar
condition is explained by the fact that
most of the worms which have been
sent to the Experiment Station to be
identified were found to be sick from
the attacks of parasites.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-07
SOME WONDERFUL PICTURES
AT PASTIME NEXT WEEK

Monday-Monroe Salisbury in "The
Millionaire Private"
Tuesday - Madeline Travers in
Gambling in. Souls"
Wednesday - VIII Rodgers in
Laughing Bill Hyde"
Thursday-Mae Murray in Dang er,
Go Slow"
Friday-Two episodes of Terror of
the Range"
Saturday-"The Fighting Brothers"
a comedy and screen Magazine.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-07
Mountains Get Bulls

Purebred Shorthorn Bulls are being
bought and taken into the mountains
of Kentucky to increase the value of
live stock. Floyd county far up in
the Eastern end of the State, has
bought six splendid Shorthorn bulls
and has ordered three more for early
delivery. This new blood has been
secured through the efforts OF strong
county agent
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-07
MT. OLIVET-MAYSYILLE
DAILY BUS SERVICE

Having been awarded the Mt OliN ct
Maysville mail route, will make daily
automobile trips between these TOW MS
and will be prepared to haul fret hit
and passengers. Bus leaves Maysvi lie
promptly at II a. IN. each day retu n
ing at night. Call Phone 22S
BEN MIDDLEMAN.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-07
IN MISERY X
Mrs. Courtney Tells How She
Was Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Oskaloosa, Iowa. -" For years was
simply in misery from weakness and

awful palnS--a n d
nothing seemed to
do me any good. A
friend advised me
to take Lydia L.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. l
did so and got re-
lief right away. 1
can certainly re-
commend this valu-
able medicine to
other women who
suffer, for it has
done such good
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Public Ledger is authorized to
announce Mr.. C. Calvert Early as a
candidate for Representative from Ma
son county, subject to the action Of
the Democratic voters at the August
primary, 1919.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-07

The Public Ledger is authorized to
announce DR.. w. s. YAZELL as can
didate for the Republican nomination
for Representative from Mason Coun-
ty In the General Assembly of the
State of Kentucky at the August Pri-
mary 1913.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-15
NEW "Y" HUT FOR HARLEM.
Opened Especially for Benefit Of
Hnyward's Veterans.

With the arrival OF the Gallant FIJI
tecnth" from France and the expectation
that many OF Col. Hayward's men will
be released on leave from Camp Upton
the Y NJ. c. A. War Work Council has
opened a spacious hut at 100 West
l3sth street. This hut, unlike the Vic
tory hut In Battery Park and Eagle
hut In Bryant Park, will be neigh
borhood institution. In preparation for
the week end rush 10 New York the
'Y" has provided nearly zoo beds. A
hure& Of employment is now In opera-
tion. with a few Jobs for men who have
teen discharged
The recreat!onal programme TT the
new "Y" hut includes motion pictures
three nights a week, religious services
on Sunday. special entertainments and
boxing tournaments, An innovation Is
the admission of women friends of the
men in uniform on certain nights.
Harry T. BurleiGh. sololst at ST
Georges Episcopal Church, is in charge
OF special entertainments, and Mrs
Daisy Tapley heads a committee Of
women who supervise the canteen. A
W. Shockley Of Philadelphia IL chief
secretary. and among his assistants IL
Private John 5. Martin OF the 3Gsth
who won a French citation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-15
ALL NEW ENGLAND
TO WELCOME 18TH
Governors Arrange for Great
Reception to Troops.

BOSTON, Feb. 14.--Crovernors of the
New England States in conference at the
state House to-day voted to cable 10
sen. Pershing a request that the Twenty
sixth Division he sent home as n unit
and landed at Boston.
1t was agreed to hold a Twenty-sixth
Division day In Boston as soon as DOS
s!ble after the soldiers are d!sembarked.
parade of the division IN the after
noon and an entertainment for the men
In the evening are features OF the plan
adopted.
Major-Gen. Clarence r. Edwards. who
commanded the Twenty-sixth Division in
France. said he thought It practicable to
return to the division. before IL leaves
France, nearly all OF the men who fought
with It, and urged the Governors to
make a request for such action to the
proper authorities.
Several of the Governors expressed the
hope that soon after the celebration in
Boston the soldiers would be permitted
to return to their respective States,
where local receptions would be ar
ranged.
To-days conference was called by
Gov. Coolidge. who presided. Governors
Holcomb OF Connecticut, Clement or Ver-
mont and Milliken Of Maine participated.
together with Major-Gen. Edwards,
Mayor Peters, Louis A. Coolidge, chair
man of the Massachusetts Citizens Com
mittee to welcome returning men, and
members of the Legislative Committee OF
welcome.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-15
HITCH IN CAR FARES
FOR HAYWARD MEN
Washington Refuses to Pay
for Black Watch Heroes
Not New Workers.

ra+b,cL hos ,r,-o,, - ... ., g.
tho narada 80 49, oeoth a. -
yort an NondeL, re-, Iyti,i,r, II -. 49,,
cornnandsr ~ tbo ala Il,f.aar.h D.;
r,srt 10. mod vssterda,. az CO.., 80,
vherc the regro eobts-s o,a 40 r.ar,s
that the war DenaTtnent uouId nav ~ -
EXPENSES onIv NJ The Nsw yorLars T., a..
command
The War Denar+,,a,t ,,tI, nov. ~. <,-o
of only these 1 POO who arc ,bosa 70
,nairirr Of the 2 0oo rss,dan.s =, ,h,.
CITY who originally belonged n ,ba rss's
ment The rest are reinforcement troon.
from other carts OF the country who viii
have 10 nav their own wav coI Va.
ward has telesraphed a protest n this
proposal and IL is expected that the mat
ter will be adjusted today,
Lieut.. Gov. Harry q Walker s,e.Ler
Thaddeus C. Sweet and members of the
Legislature have been asked To take ma RI
in the review. 1t is hoped they viii be
in the reviewing stand at Fifth avenue
and Sixtieth street. together with the
Governor. his STAFF. members OF the
I'd OF Aldermen and the Board OF
Estimate. The reviewing d!gn!taries will
meet at the City Hall at 10 A, NJ. and
will go to the stand in automobiles.
There will be nothing TO detract from
the regiment, as its only escort will
consist OF 100 mounted policemen. Start
ing from Fifth avenue and Twenty-third
street at II o'clock, the parade will pro-
coed up Fifth avenue to 10th street
then over to Lenox avenue and UP that
thoroughsare to l45th street Another
reviewing stand will be at 135th street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-15
DELANEY REDUCES
WELCOMING BOARD
Calder May Support Neuv
Brooklyn Committee.

Representative J. ]. Delaney, who sue
ceeded Nathan s, Jones as chairman OF
the Brooklyn Victory Celebration Com
mittce, said Yesterday that he would an
nounce early next week the names of
new arpolntocs TO the committee. The
numbr will probably be smaller than the
original twenty-five. Contributions have
teen received. according TO MIR Delaney.
and plans for receiving Brooklyn troops
will begin at once Five employees OF
the committee were discharged yesterday
10 cut expenses.
1t was announced that Senator Will
lam NJ Calder is supporting the new
committee and is backing bill intro
duced by Representative Delaney to give
BROOKLYN some OF the guns captured by
It's soldiers.
David Hirschfold. Commissioner Of
Public Accounts, attacked James NJ Beck
in a letter to Borough President RIegcl-
mann of Brooklyn accusing him OF
spreading propaganda "venomousIy" d.
rected to undermine the faith Of the peo-
pie In the President.
Among the designations received yes
terday were those OF Mrs James II.
Post, Walter C. Low, Crowell MADDEN.
president OF the Brooklyn Savings Bank !:
DR.. Isham Harris. Charles obermeyer
and Joseph B. Shen1eld-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-15
NEIGHBOR SAYS SHE
HELPED FEED WIFE
But NeWark Man Denies That
Food Was Scanty.

The sort of meals they had may de-
eide whether George Hamilton, so Sec
ond avenue, Newark, is entitled to
divorce or whether the decree should be
granted In favor of his wife, Mrs. Iva b.
Hamilton. Contradictory testimony on
the kind of support provided by Hamil-
ton was offered yesterday before Vice.
Chancellor Stevens In Newark at a hear
Ing on a suit and cross bill, both of
which charged desertion. The couple
were married Ia 1911. and Hamilton
charges his wife deserted him April IL,
1914.
Hamilton testified that he was good
provider. Roy Z. Alderman of Ocean.
\. j.. testified he dined often with the
Hamiltons and always found a good
table.
Mrs. Sarah Harris, $50 Valley road.
Upper Montclair, testified that when she
lived in the same house with the Hamll-
tens in Upper Montclair a few years ago
she gave Mrs. Hamilton food from her
own table as an act Of charity. She de-
MED she bought meat at the butchers
for Hamilton when making her own pur-
cha SEES.
. Mrs. Elizabeth Hull, West Orange.
Mrs. Hamilton's mother. testified she
visited ner daughter once ana Twice
week and always brought meat with her.
knowing that It was a scarce article In
the Hamilton house. She said she and
her daughter cooked the meat after
Hamilton went out.
In telling about Hamilton's appetite
Mrs Hull testified she once saw him in
the kitchen "eat seventeen bananas
without stopping" she declared he-
daughter when she left her husband
was a shadow and weighed just ninety
seven pounds"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-15

had evidently forgotten the very ex-
lstence OF the Josephsons until one day
Morris sold his furniture store at S4S
Second avenue. Proudly he took to his
new home. at ia Avenue Il. the pro-
ceeds Of the sale. about $1,000. This
he also handed over to his wife. But
the burglar forfeited them out. The
following day Mrs. Josephson told her
husband of his return and how she
saved her own life. for he had threat
ened II, by giving him the money.
For long time the Josephsons were
unmolested until Morris carried another
$500 home to his wife. in January, 1911.
A few days later she met him at tho
door on his return home and broke
the sad news that the burglar had been
back again.
There were no later visitations. but
short time ago Morris accidentally
came across a bank book belonging to
his wife. 1t showed she had an ac-
count In the Citizens Savings Bank, and
the amount, strangely enough, conceded
with the sums the daring burglar had
stolen from time to time. When he
compared tho dates Of the various de-
posits with tho dates OF the visit OF
the thief great light burst upon
Morris.
In Supreme Court yesterday he filed
papers TO attach the money his wife
Sarah, whom ] did implicitly trust"
has on deposit in the bank. charging
that she did concoct a story each time
of fictitious robber and at the same
time placed the money in the bank for
her own personal use and thereby de-
prived him OF It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-15
USED WIFE AS BANK; SAYS
SHE EMBEZZLED ALL FUNDS
Morris Charges Every Time He Made Deposit Rob-
berry Occurred and He Believed 1t Until He
Found Helpmate's Savings.

When Morris Josephson came to this
country from Russia a number of years
ago he brousht with him certain
amount OF business acumen, a minus
quantity OF education, a saving DISPOSE
ton and a profound distrust In savings
banks
Because of all these facts ne took unto
himself wife, Sarah, and made her
general overseer OF his finances, with in
structions to save his money for him as
he accumulated st. In March, 1905, Nor
ris. who had found himself prospecting in
the retail furniture business, brought to
his home at 2O4i Second street a roll OF
DIS containing $1,000. which he counted
out and gave to his wife for safekeep-
ing.
Two days later Sarah met Morris as
ne was entering the house and told him
or mo terrible misfortune which had be-
fallen them. A tall, masked man, wear
ing SLOUGH hat and carrying a revolver
had entered the house during the day
ana had forced her to reveal, at the
point OF his weapon the hiding place Of
the hoard, which he made off with.
Morris accepted the loss with a moro
or less phllosophic calmness, and by
means OF hard work accumulated an
other $500, which he also handed over to
his wife for safekeernS along toward
tic end of the yea". He was not SO calm
about It when his wife tearfully in
formed him that the same holdup man,
carving the same rtyolvrr, had returned,
and In fear OF her lie she had handed
the money over to I'M.
Several years passed and the burglar
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-15
ACTOR LOSES LIBEL SUIT.
Jury UphOIds "Tribune" Critics.
Estimate of Play.

II required jury in Justice Dugro's
part OF the supreme Court only a few
minutes Yesterday TO find verdict for
the defendant IN an action brought nv
Godfrey stein, an actor, against tho
Tribune Publishing Company. stein
alleged he had been libelled in an adverse
criticism Of his acting In play, THE
Awakening OF Spring" which was pro-
duCed two years ago
Haywood Brown, dramatic critic OF the
paper. characterized STEMS acting as the
worst he had. ever seen, and assailed the
play as unclesn, indecent and unhealthy.
The jury considered the criticism justified
and refused STEMS demand for $40 900
damages which he alleged. his profess
sionsl reputation suffered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-15
HOTEL SUED OVER LOST GEMS.
Court TO Fix Responsibility for
Articles in Room.

A f,ne point Of the law as TO a hotels
responsibility for losses sustained by
guests through theft is involved In a
suit filed yesterday in Supreme Court by
Ralph H. Thomas and his wife Lily p.
Thomas against the Ritz-Carlton Hotel
According to the complaint, the couple
registered at the hotel December l, and
were assigned to a room. They re-
NAMED until December %, when they
went out to dine, The defendants state
they turned the room and all 1t contained
over TO the custody OF the clerk when
they deposited the key with him.
On their return, they found that tho
drawer Of a chiffonnlere Rad been opened
and tewelry valued at $500 taken. De-
mand was made upon the hotel manage
ment to make good the Joss, but all re-
sponsibiilty wan disclaiinsd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-15
SILK MAKERS VOTE
TO RESUME WORK
Paterson Strikers Will Take
Jobs Monday on ~ 1-2 Hour
Week Basis.

Paterson textile workers yesterday
voted TO return to work Monday on a
schedule of forty-two and one-half hours
week pending the award Of the War
Labor Board. THE action follows the
preliminary decision announced yes,er-
day from Chicago. Louis Magnat. dele
gate OF the textile union TO the Wash
ington conferences. returned highly
elated over the initial success achieved
by the workers, and said they have won
more than half OF the battle for a
forty-elght hour week. Tho manufac-
turers refuse. to comment on the de-
cision, but will open their plants.
The textile workers control $4,000 OF
the strikers and the l. w. w, which
has enrolled 5000. advised their men,
bers not to stay out any longer.
The radical leaders said there would
be time enough 20 tght for the forty four
hour week. which is their big demand.
after the War Labor Board has handed
down its decision.
fectly In accord with the workers de-
nlands II the War Board decided TO
standard re the hours Of labor through
out the silk industry. He said such a
decision would go far TO remove labor
unrest. At no time have the textile
union workers affiliated with tho radi-
calls In the strike, and they are evil
IDENTIFY pleased at the prospect OF being
rid OF them.
In Passaic the number Of idle IN
creased from 1880 to Is 500 by the
addition OF 1000 handkerchief workers
and others from cotton mills and rub
Ter goods plants. a prospect of a set
Element is under way, however. \ COM
mi.tee from the newly formed local
union OF textile workers visited city
Hall TO ask the aid OF Mayor George
y. Segar in arranging a conference with
the manufacturers to arbitrate.
Mayor Segar appointed n committee OF
ten prominent citizens to act and the
conference may be held to-day.
Tire Rev. Samuel Oliver. who was
elected president Of tho new union OF
handkerchief workers. increased his
flock by 900 yesterday
The handkerchief strike has closed
the following plants: Dundee Cotton and
handkerchief Company. Colonial Mills.
Passaic Handkerchief Works, Quaker
handkerchief Company. Armenian. Hui
& Walker. Murphy COn!on Company
Acheson Harden and Maurice Goldstein
Mills.
One-quarter OF the population OF Pas.
sale is now on strike.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-15
CITY TO SPEND $4,000 900.
Board of Estimate Makes Grants
for improvements.

Ten million dollars was appropriated
by the Board of Estimate yesterday for
urgent public Improvement Most of
the money is to go for opening streets
and for new sewers, which have been
urgently needed for some years.
The money Is to he divided as follows
Manhattan $1,000 900: BROOKLYN. The
Bronx and Queens, s2.S00. 900 each, and
Richmond, 100000.
Many matters requiring unanimous
consent were held up yesterday and can
not be acted on until Mayor Hylen re-
turns from Palm Beach. As no provision
IL made in the Charter for an acting
vice chairman OF the Board OF Alder.
men there Is no one to take Presi
dent Morans place in the Board OF Es
innate when he is acting Mayor.