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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
GRAND JURY REPORTS
AND GETS DOWN TO
BUSINESS FOR TERM
Spring Term Of the Mason Circuit
Court Begins This Morning
Grand Jury Get Down to
Its Duties.

The Spring term of the Mason Cir
cult Court opened this morning at 8
o'clock and indications on opening day
are that this session will be a very
short and quiet one, except for the
trial of Henry Eddins, under indict-
ment for murder, which may be called
about the middle of this week
The selection of the Grand Jury in
dicated that the farmers are very anx-
ious to get into their Spring work. The
majority of those summoned for Jury
duty asked to be relieved as they had
not yet been able to do their Spring
work and as weather was Just arriv-
ing that would enable them to get into
the work of plowing and making to-
bacco beds. After considerable trouble
Judge Newell swore the Grand Jury
for the term which is made up of the
following gentlemen: w. W. McIlvain.
Foreman; Paul Best, A c. Jones, w.
d. Frazee; |. N. Childs, Ed Marshall,
Adrian Suit. Clint Bramel, Chas.
Moran. Thomas Downing, Elbert Iris
Ter and Elwood Tolle.
The lawyers were busy during the
morning making the usual first day
motions and considerable headway
was made on laying out the calendar
for the term. which will be completed
tomorrow.
The first criminal case scheduled for
trial is that of George Berry, Dover
man. indicted for incest, which will
probably be called Tuesday.
Judge Newell gave the Grand Jury
the usual instructions, only and they
went to their room to begin their in
vestigations. There are quite a num-
ber of hold over cases from the lower
courts but because of the season of the
year. 1t is thought the jury will com
plete its work within few days.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
FARM LAND VALUES
SHOW INCREASES
OVER THIS STATE
Federal Experts Report Shows Ken.
tucky Land Has Increased Eleven
Per Cent. In Value
This Year.

Farm land values in TX
whole have increased approximately
IL per cent, in the last year accord
ing to the March agricultural report
issued by the Kentucky office of the
United States Bureau of crop estimates
In the same time farm land values in
the United States as whole have in
creased approximately 20 per cent.
The increase in Kentucky has been
greatest in the tobacco producing sec
tions amounting in many distances to
wild speculation and initiation III the
richest Blue Gras counties. and. tcN--s-s
great increases in the ric.
of Western Kentucky
Good plow lands and
farms in both Kentucky
tire United States show not Jtily gre..-
er increase in value in dollars per
acre than does poor plow land or un-
improved farm land but also show
greater percentages of increase in
value per acre.
|
in Kentucky, considering all parts of
the state together, has increased from
an average price of $50 to $95 at pres
ent; poor plow land from $37 to $42;
average of all plow land from S61 to
$40; average of all improved farm
land from SCI to s62 an acre. The COM
paratively small increase shown "
value of unimproved and poor la
gives by comparison a partial tho
inadequate idea of the extent to which
the boom has been pushed in the rich
er sections.
Wages for farm labor have increased
greatly in the last year, not only in
Kentucky but throughout the United.
States yet it is still difficult to get sat-
isfactory or adequate labor on the
farms.
Kentucky farmers this month report
they have on hand: sc per cent. of last
years corn crop, or 29,700000 bushels,
compared to 81 per cent. of the 1918
crop, or 33,670.000 bushels on hand.
March 1, 1913; IL per cent. of last
years wheat crop, or 1,32S,OO0 bushels,
compared to 10 per cent. or 1,213,00O
bushels on hand year ago from the
1918 croE; 25 per cent. of their last
years oats crop, or 2,475,0O0 bushels,
compaIed,to 27 per cent, or 2.592,O0O
bushels on hand March l, 1913; and 20
per cent. of their 1919 barley crop, or
10000 bushels, compared to IL per
cent of the larger 1918 crop, or 20,oo.
! that was on farms March 1, 1919.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
WHAT CLAIM HAS
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
to YOUR VOTE +?
Judge Sam Wilson VIII Address Men
and Women at the Court
House Tuesday Night.


This question will be asked of many
men and more women before the No
vember election and many voters old
and new will ask themselves the ques-
tlon. Tuesday evening, March %, at the
court house Judge S. NJ. Wilson, OF
Lexington will give his answer to that
question in a carefully prepared dis
cussion of "The Democratic Party, Its
History and Principles" Come, hear
the discussion and see whether 1t sat
isfies your reason and aspirations.
Judge Wilson is a graduate of Cen
ter College, Danville, later student
at Williams College, Massachusetts.
He has served as special judge Of the
franklin Circuit Court and frequently
within the ranks of the Democratic
party as campaign chairman. During
the war Judge Wilson went through
the reserve officers training camp at
Plattsburg and in October 1917, was
commissioned as a major in the Judge
Advocates department He was as
signed to duty as Assistant Judge Ad-
vocate of the nth Division, the New
York National Army Division. in train
ing at Camp Upton. New York. He re-
mained with this division throughout
Its whole glorious existence, first as
assistant Judge advocate, and later as
Judge advocate, In the spring of 1919
he was promoted to the rank of lieu
tenant--colonel.
He was the flrst officer of the divi-
sion to be wounded. being struck in
the thigh by fragments of a bomb
dropped from a German alrplane, in
France. in May. 1918. His wound,
while severe, were not serious and
kept him In hospital only two or three
weeks. His work as Judge advocate of
the 77th division. which was esteemed
nv his commanding officers. Major
Generals ]. Franklin Bell, George B.
Duncan and Robert w. Alexander.
Returned to civil life, with the same
spirit OF patriotism that inspired him
during the war, Judge Wilson now
gives his time and talents, upon re-
quest, to prepare and deliver this lee
tllEa to the people OF thisseommunity-,
because he believes that through the
teachings of the Democratic party the
great American republic will come to
its highest destiny and fulfill best its
great mission in the world.
Everybody without respect to party
Is invited. Very soon Republican of
equally high rank and patriotism will
tell why he believes the destiny of the
nation is safest In Republican hands
Hear both of them-Judge Wilson,
court house, Tuesday, 1880 p. m.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
GENEROUS IS OFFER
OF BUSINESS men TO
GIVE CITY fine LOT
Erection Of New Fire Hall, as PrOpOs-
ed, However, Would cost City More
Than Present Han = Much
Objection to Location.

The proposition of the Home Build
ing and Realty Co., to donate to the
city, the lot purchased from the city
known as the Limestone street lot,
provided the city will erect thereon an
adequate fire hall, is certainly a gen.
erous offer on the part of the public
spirited citizens comprising this pro-
gressive company, and is one that the
Honorable City Council should con-
slider from all angles and then take ac-
tion on the proposition.
The present fire quarters are too
small to house both the Kinney Mack
and the Uncle Bob, the city's two fire.
fighting machines, though 1t is true
there has never been any occasion to
use two machines. except In cases of
flood which occurs as at present about
once in five years, the rest of the time
the other machine, usually the Uncle
Bob, is safely housed on the City's own
property, without cost to the city.
The firemen in their present quar-
ters are most comfortably housed, hav-
ing delightful sleeping quarters, light
and airy, with plenty of room, situated
right in the heart of the city, with
both the Pastime and Washington
theaters in close promixity to their
quarters, free access to both theaters
having been generously rendered the
department by both Managers Triebel
and Russell. performances at these
theaters helm to keen down the monet
ony of the flemans life, and some of
the firemen have remarked that we're
II not for the diversions offered by
their present downtown location they
could not continue as -:emen while
, at present the flremen are all well
pleased with their present quarters.
there has never been any trouble Sc
curing competent men for the depart
ment, there usually being waiting
list and two of the present firemen,
| Chief Newell and Assistant Chief Andy
Reed have been with the department
since its organization, and two of the
members OF the department have been
flremen for number of years
The present fire hall is situated in
the most congested district of the city,
which is as II should be, for It Is in
the compactly built fire district that
prompt FIRE protection is most essen
tial.
The city pays a nominal rental for
its present quarters of 5000 per year,
a new fire hall of the very cheapest
kind that could be built at the present
high price of material and labor would
cost not less than $4,000 at very
moderate estimate, which at per cent
! interest would cost the city $500 per
year.
! The fire hall If moved TO Limestone
| street, would be opposite the main en-
trance to the High School. Any alarm
of fire would be a disturbing element
to all the children in the entire build.
ing, then the danger of the children al
I play in Limestone street in the event o.
4 the fire machine coming cut to answer
an alarm Of fire, would more than off
set any accrued advantage there might
be in the city owning their own fire
hall on Limestone street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
MANY APPEAR BEFORE
EQUALIZATION BOARD

The County Board of Equalization
today resumed its daily sessions and
for the next several days they will
hear the complaints of those whose as
sessment has been increased, fhere
were several calling on the board to-
day. No ane was increased materially
except the owners of town lots in
Maysville and the other towns IN the
county,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
WOMEN'S CLUB INDORSES
COUNTY HEALTH WORK.

AT very interesting meeting of the
Mason County Woman's Club held Sat.
urday afternoon that organization
heartily ihdorsed the Mason County
Health work being done through the
cooperation of the County, State and
Federal Health departments.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
DIES AT PORTsMOUTH.

Miss Mable Lee Morris, aged 10
years, daughter OF the late Pat Morris,
died Sunday afternoon at her home at
Portsmouth after several weeks ILL
ness of heart trouble. She is survived
by her mother and one sister. Burial
will be in the Portsmouth cemetery
Miss Norris was a niece OF Mrs. Ed
Chinn, of Lexington street, this city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
"OH, Boy PLEASES
GOOD SIZED CROWD.

There was a very good Saturday
night crowd at the Washington to see
the musical comedy "Oh, Boy" The
show pleased very well although it
might not have measured Tn, in all re-
spects, to some OF the musical shows
local theater goers have enjoyed this
season Miss Charline Mayfleld as
Jackie Sampson was as good as any
show has had In their cast and there
were many others deserving special
mention. Taken in all the show was
very pleasing and well worth the
price.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
MAYSyILLE WINS LAST
CANES OF THE SEASON

In the last basketball games of the
season at the High School gymnasium
Saturday evening. the locals defeated
the teams From the Portsmouth, Ohio,
High School. The local girls won by
a score of IA to G and the local boys
won by score of 26 to "a. The latter
game was said to have been the most
exciting of the season,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
TWO JOIN ARMY HERE.

Charles B. Settlers, of Garrison. KY,
and William Limerick, Of this city,
both joined the United States Army
at the local recruiting station today.
They both enlisted in the SSrd Field
Artillery for a period of one year,
Limerick is a previous service man.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
MRS. MARY McKIBBEN DEAD.

Mrs. Mary McKibben,- wife of
Charles McKibben, 73 years of age.
died at her home In Sixth street Satur-
day evening ot infirmities incident to
advanced age. The funeral Will be
held from the home Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock and burial will be made in
the Maysville cemetery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
PLANNING FOR s. s. mar,

Local Sunday Schools have already
begun to make preparations for the
celebration of Go-To-Sunday-School
Day which will be celebrated ON the
first Sunday In May. All of the local
schools will have special programs
and an effort will be made to have at
least 5000 persons in Sunday school
on that day.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
OUR ROADS.

The Sample Case section of Sun
days Lexington Herald says: "The
roads in Mason and Fleming county
are in a worse condition than they
have been in the last thirteen years" +"
says Less Rue, some places are al
most impossible to get through, but |
arrived home safe all but the exception
of broken spring.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
RED MEN HAVE BIG CLASS.

Wyandotte Tribe I. o. r. M will con-
fer the Chiefs degree on sixteen War
riors Tuesday evening. This will wind
up the work on the March class. The
next Tuesday melting will be social
session with a big feed, A big time is
expected.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
MRS. FRANCES sTAPLETON DEAD.

Mrs. Frances stapleton. widow OF
the late Captain William stapleton,
died at her home In Memphis. Tenn,
Sunday after long illness. She was a
sister OF Mrs. Robert Davis, Of Cincln-
natl. formerly OF this city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
NAyARRE CAFE is SOLD.

Messrs. c, Calvert Early and Henry
Pogue have purchased from Martin &
Drennen the Navarro Cafe and Pool
room in Second street and will con-
tinue to operate it as first-class eat
ing house and pool and billiard parlor.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22

Rookwood coffee is cleaned and
roasted with the utmost care, then
steel cut, ohaff removed and packed
while fresh-.it's the real merit and
assured satisfaction cofree-one pound
packages only. Ask your grocer.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
RIRLE CLASS 10
BE ENTERTAINED.

The Eleanor Wood Bible Glass OF the
Presbyterian church will be entortaln-
cd by Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Lee Tuesday
evening At their home. 4 full attend
anoe Of the members OF this class II
desired.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22

Hechingers clothing and shoe store
is displaying some very attractive
suits, hats and shoes for Easter. in
their show windows. Take a look at
them. 22-6t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-22
FLEMING MAN TO BE
RETURNEl no CINCINNATI.

Mr.. A. NJ. Brothers probation officer
of the Humane Society. arrived here
this morning from Cincinnati EN- route
to Flemingsburg where he will take
James Pollitt in charge and return
him to CINCINNATI. Pollitt was arrest
ed in FlemiRgsburg last week at the
request of the Ohio Humane Society
on q charge Of deserving his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Collins, of West
Third street, are recovering frem a
severe cold.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-26
TWO POLICEMEN
;Continuec from page one.

CONTINUED from page one,i
this morning in the persons OF Thomas
Ford and Charley Bartholow. Both
have served previously as city officers,
the former having been policeman
under the regime of the old city COM
missioners and the latter having at
different times served the city as chief
Of police and later as assistant CHIEF
of police. Other applications for
places on the city police force were
filed from Floyd Morris and H. l..
Martin, who desired the Job Of motor
policeman and G. H. Payne who do
street.-The job of patrolman.
c. C. Meredith, Chief Clerk to Diree'
tor Davis, appeared before the board
and asked that 1t purchase at once an
additional book keeping machine to be
installed in the treasurer's office. Mr..
Meredith told the board that with the
rapidly increasing meter customers
that the machine is necessity and
asked that it be purchased at once
Meters are being rapidly placed
throughout the city forty having been
installed during the past month. The
matter was referred to Director of Fl.
nance q. F. Davis and Water Director
]. Clyde Morris with power to act.
The petition of the Fred Heintzel.
man Post of the American Legion in
which the city is asked to amend the
city ordinances in order to permit Sun,
day baseball playing here, was pres.
emit. The petition was filed by City
Clerk Luke c. Arnett.
The application Of A. Merchant and
Horace Norman to conduct a pool room
on Pennsylvania avenue was turned
down. sJsS
Through o. ]. Fleming the 1. o. O
F. lodge was granted permission to
make repairs on the Grand opera
house property. recently purchased
The Improvements will cost in the
neighborhood of five hundred dollars
q part OF which viii be spent in rewir.
ing the building, Other building per
mits granted were:
Ray Arnett to move store building
from West Locust avenue near Garlic
ton street to East side; to Mrs. Nellie
Bubble to build dwelling. on Pitts
burgh avenue; to Bert S. Leopold tc
repair building on Walnut avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-26
NEGRO WHO shot )
WIFE GETS away

No trace of Charles Stevens, a negro
miner who shot his wife yesterday at
Barnstown, wounding her in the
throat and breast, has yet been found
up to this afternoon, since he had a
running revolver duel with Deputy
Sheriff James Barrett on Locust ave
nue. shortly after the woman was
shot.
1t was reported this morning that
the fugitive was seen at White Rock
and several deputy sheriffs left i'm
mediately for that place.
Stevens has had some trouble for
a while back with his wife, it is said,
the difference eliminating in the
shooting yesterday, when the couple
met on the railway line near Barns
town. stevens ran from the scene,
shooting at some men who gave chase
and escaped. A short time later, as
Deputy Sheriff James Barrett was
driving out Locust avenue with two
negroes who knew Stevens, the fug-
tive was seen, but after chase in
which a half dozen shots were e1-
changed, Stevens proved to fleet OF
foot and got away.
The woman was reported today as
doing very we'll at the Fairmont hos
rital and likely to recover. =.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-26
LABOR ASSEMBLY
BUSY YESTERDAY

Instead of the usual five hour SEES ~
sion the semi.monthly meeting Oh tne
Monongahela Valley Trades ana La
bor Assembly was compressed INTO d
snace of little more than two hour s.
hut in that time a lot of important
business was transacted.
Two delegates who have announced
themselves as candidates for the nom
ination for political offices at the com
ing primaries, we're endorsed by the
assembly. Charles F. Baker, OF MO
nongah, for sheriff, and Hugh J. Bal
for the House of Delegates. were given
the unanimous approval CT the assem-
O-1 The committee of the Culinary
Workers union reported that theii
trouble with the Watson safe had been
amicably adjusted.
Frank Stansbury was elected dele
gate to represent the council at the
meeting Of the A. F. of L. to be held
at Montreal June Z. Three delegates
were admitted, W. B. Starn and En-
nest Lugarder, of the Stogie Makers
union, and J., G. Judd, OF the BARRIERS
union.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-26
ADLER-I-KA DID 1T!

Il had pain In the pit of my stom.
ach, no appetite, sour stomach and
very much gas. Doctors could not
help me. The FIRST dose OF Adler-i-
ka helped me" (Signed) Henry welp,
Lake View, Iowa.
One dose Adler.tka relieves sour
stomach, gas and constipation IN.
STANTLY: Empties BOTH upper and
lower bowel, flushing ENTIRE alimen-
tary canal. Removes ALL foul matter
which poisons system. Often CURES
constipation. Prevents appendicitis.
We have sold Adler.i-ka many years.
1t is a mixture Of buckthorn, cascara,
glycerine and nine other simple drugs
Martina Drug Stnra.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-26
ANNlERSARlGLASS
FOR ODD FELLOWS

It is expected that fifty candidates
viii be numbered in the class to be
initiated by Fairmont Lodge, 3, indie
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows, tonight
at its meeting Odd Fellows Hall.
This marks the 101st anniversary OF
the foundation of the order in Amer
lea, It having been 1o1 years ago to-
night that the first Odd Fellows Lodge
was formed in Baltimore, being nam
ed Washington Lodge No. I.
Enthusiastic Odd Fellows say that
had they week longer before the in
itiation they would have exerted them
selves to secure 1o1 candidates which
would correspond numerically to the
anniversary OF the order itself.
The degree work will be put on by
the new degree team, which is con-
posed Of members of the former de
gree STATS OF Marion and Palattne
Lodges.
The Odd Fellows in the near future
will plan number of social events.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-26
tReg Pdg. U. S. Eat. o.. }


Thirds according to theory of
some scientists are of a reptillian orl-
gin. 4.
Pin India the native women wear
bridal gowns of scarlet and the color
Of their mourning widow gowns is
white. In many ancient countries
white was the color of mourning.
1.-The northernrhost point OF Mins-
esota bordering on the Lake of the
Woods extends further north than any
other point in the United States.
IA Felloe, or felly, is a segment
OF the rim OF "a wooden wheel in which
the spokes are inserted and about
which usually tire is shrunk.
5-The earliest newspaper adver-
tisement known today was printed in
London. England, Oct. 4, 1913.
6-John Burroughs is well-known
naturalist and writer of nature es-
says. He was born on April 3, 1887, in
Roxhnrx, N. Y.
Transient bees are those whose
hives are moved from one crop OF
blossoms to another during the sea.
son TO increase the amount of honey.
SCoquina is soft. rock composed
of fragments OF coquina clam shells
and sand. 1t is used in Florida as a
building material.
9-A shrimp is small edible crus-
tacean, found plentifully on American
and European shores. Shrimp fisher
les are valuable American industry.
To- Catgut is Kind Of tough cord
made from the intestines of animals,
usually sheep, and used as strings for
musical instruments and tennis rack
cts.
New, Questions.
1What is the smallest State in the
Union2
2what is the State flower of
Rhode Island?
s-what is the most dangerous
snemy of domestic birds?
WHO was the third president of
The United States and for what was
he historically famous?
5--What month was the third presi.
dent Of the United States born in?
6-What are the colors of sap
phfres
What is the largest and most
popular convention city in the United
States2
sHow much does the average
tumbier hold?
s-Where is Mou2t Lowe and what
Interesting scientific Institution is
located ON this mountain?
10-Who was Edwin Hurd Conger
and what is he noted for?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-26
BOOTLEG LIQUOR
Continued on psss ,anr.I

the Monongah railroad station. All
three spent the night in Jail. The
Moore woman is the same who was
beaten at the home of Or. Henry some
time ago where she was working. The
messenger boy said the Moore woman
and a white woman we're both in the
shanty when ne passed and he thought
one OF them wanted to send telegram
SO he stopped TO receive the message
sent TO the chief. Jackson was turned
over to the county for carrying gun
and the other two, Moore and his wife,
were released without fine.
Elmer Fetty was fined $50 for lott
ering with Ada Brown. Charles
Boyles, colored, aged As, was brought
from the B. & o. yards by Officer
Breedlove who said the man was dead
drunk under train and II he hadn't
dragged him out, he would have been
killed without doubt. Boyles was
fined $40,