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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-12-24
ABOLISH THE WAR RISK
is REPUBLICAN PLAN
Deserted BY 500 Of Enlisted Men II
Has Gone Into Ordinary In
surance Field ut Loss.

Washington, D. c. - To turn the
Bureau Of War Risk, now an adjunct
of the Treasury Department, over to
a new Department of Social Welfare
or to abolish ii altogether and have
the Pension Office assume its activi-
ties, is the expressed purpose of Re-
publican leaders.
The Bureal today has on its rolls in
the National Capital $500 employees
as compared to $4,000 year ago and
1000 seventeen months ago. Durins
the fiscal year it is costing the gov
eminent sl25.00O.00O for the payment
f military end naval insurance. sl0,-
$4,000 for salaries and EXPENSES, and
$46,OO0,O 900 for the taking over of serv-
ice hospitals
Eighty Der cent. Of the soldiers and
sailors who took out war risk policies
did not keen UP their payments and
were therefore dropped, Ten cer cent
Of these have been influenced by the
bureau to resume payments. This has
been brought about by large expendi-
lures of Nancy and energy to get the
service me nto convert their policies
to life insurance handled by the gov
eminent which would otherwise be
handled by private companies.
Thus today the government holds in
risks of this kind policies amounting
to $511,S21, 500. OF this total s77.926,.
200 is in ordinary life policies. $685.
276,000 in twenty-year endowment
policies, $1S2,S3O,5O0 in twenty-pay-
ment life policies, s35,353,50 in thir.
ty-year endowment policies, $27.5l6,
900 in endowment policies paid up a
the age of sixty-two, and 1889. 800 il
.hirty-year payment life insurance
policies. At the same time the bureau
Is in the insurance business, as ii ha:
| a right to be under the law, it is Civ
ing out that to date it has received
gross applications numbering 4655.
5S9 and amounting In IRISH to S40.4l1,
957,5O0.
| AS seventy per cent. of the enlisted
men have given up their payments
these figures, which would otherwise
Impress one with the great dignit.
and usefulness of the Bureau of Wa
Risk, prove nothing.
| 1t is, therefore, held by Republican
Congressman that il such a large pro
portion of the enlisted men gave u
the benefits they would have receive,
had they kept up their payments, tn
bureau is failure. Certainly. they de
clare, the government should not g
into the insurance business at los
any more than in the railroad, tn
telephone or the telegraph business a
loss. Yet they are of the opinion tina
the insurance given the soldiers dur
ing the war should be kept up 70
those who care for it. Sonsequentl,
they are Of the opinion that the Br
reau Of War Risk should be abolishe
and all Of its functions turned over
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-12-24
your feet and the other end to be
Drawing the wintry blasts.

Drawing the wintry blasts.
Men said that women would upset
politics. And here they so at it. Miss
Elizabeth Marbury's committee re-
ports balance on hand from its cam
paign funds! Received, sS,952.42, says
the report to the state; expended, S.
S25.46. After such showing as this
it seems almost unkind to mention
that Miss Marbury didn't think any
thing about filing a report at all
didn't know the law expected her to
until it was delicately brought to her
attention.
I'VE are living in a wilderness and
marriage at best is a risk. That's
what | tell young fri when she
comes to me for advice. She may not
know it, but usually she is better of
as she Is So says Mrs. Catherine
Tibball, of Brooklyn, who has watched
the world go by for 1O1 years. Maybe
that's just mixing of perspective
though. There is no doubt but what
marriage and married life today mus
seem a rather chaotic affair to any,
one whose own days of courtship wer,
20 years and more before the civi
war. 1t is small wonder that on he
101st birthday anniversary, this pres
ent world seems rather bewildering
Mrs. Tibball's grandmother. who die,
at the age of 40, owne dthe old slav
cemetery at Hunts Point. She free
her slaves and had them all brough
back theer to be buried.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-12-24

Two more farmers OF Lee county
purchased pure bred boars recently
which brings the total number of pure
breds in that county pto l6, accord
In gto report of county agent, T. II.
Jones. Four Of these animals were Sc
cured fro mthe best breeders in the
state and all are splendid individuals.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-12-24

One hundred per cent. of the farm
ers in the Beks Creek Farmers Club
prune their trees in their orchards
each year and obtain good results ac-
cording to a report of their secretary
The men have learned the operations
from the county agent and extension
specialists who have worked in the
county.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-12-24

Mason county farmers have signi-
fled "a willingness to take over the
Corn and Tobacco Fair for the future
if the Maysville Chamber of Com
merce does not care to manage the
big event. In case the farmers do take
the fair over 1t is certainty that it
will be a grand success.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-12-24

tention by the Ohio farmers just at
this time.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-12-24

Farmers using the Lexington road
will be glad to hear that the Fiscal
Court will surface that road between
Maysville and Washington immediate
ly with rock asphalt, shipment of
this Kentucky product having already
been received. This road should be
surfaced properly to the Fleming
county line and then patrolled so that
it could be properly kept up in the
future.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-12-24
COLORED CITIZENS.

Palestine Commandery, No. 5, X. T.
will hold its regular meeting on Fri
day night, December "a. All Sir
Knights take notice of the same, their
attendance is needed: business of i'm
portance.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-12-24

During the past year, County Agent
B A. Hensley, in Johnson county, in
cooperation with the farmers of his
county has distributed 1920 eggs and
$50 baby chicks among the farmers as
a part of the campaign to increase the
pure bred poultry in that section of
/ the state.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-12-24
NewYork
Letter
ALuyJaalueP7ce

New York. - Living in luxurious
hotel suite is not luxury if it carried
notwithstanding and handkerchief
laundering with 1t, according to Mrs.
Jobst Hinne, Jr., wife of a wealthy
New York importer and exporter who
has had her husband arrested in
separation suit. She declares that
when her father-in-law came over
from Europe, he insisted tht she had
too many American ideas about wo-
men and that she might well become
accustomed to older standards. This
included darning his socks, washing
his handkerchiefs and eating at sep
arate table from her husband and him
self, although they were all living at
the Commodore. This struck her as
an unattractive life, especially as her
husband agreed with it all.
This awful generation! What mi
Duties will it next draw unto itself!
No wonder that people write to the
Atlantic Monthly about it. Four and
five years ago, the jeune fillies oil
Gotham's Smart Set were wont to skip
away after properly chaperoned par
ties to dance in a giddy restaurant on
the way home. That was bad enough
But now! The other night some very
nice people gave the very smartes'
theater party of the season for
debutante. And after the collation.
provided at the hosts home, a number
Of the guests went to a downtown
restaurant-no, not giddy one-bu'
one where the outstanding character
istics are white tiles and an absence
of table linen, for meal of griddlt
cakes. Griddle cakes!
Tex Richard said it could be don't
and that he could do it-make Madi
son Square Garden a place where thu
incest woman in town would go to SCI
q boxing match. And he did it. Amoni
the most prominent Of the exceedingl!
nice women who saw Bill Brennan
take the count and Jack Dempsey re
tain the title Of heavyweight cham
pion at the Garden the other nigh
. were Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, he
sister in-law Mrs Kermit Roosevelt
properly chaperoned by her husband
and all the occupants of three ring
side boxes taken by Miss Anne Nor
gan. Tex was the happiest man in tn
city.
II isn't always so bad-this bein
on a jury. A whole jury full of me
who used to dread that part Of citizen
ship were guests of honor. the othe
night at 1.-The Gold Diggers." Rut
Terry, Of the company, won a lawsu
recently against a theatrical ager
who said she owed him money 70
getting her an engagement She wo
the case and the deciding juryme
were being prettily thanked.
Contracts are the edict of fashion
And 1t must be contract in tempers
ture. 80 to speak. II you veal woole
hose-and II you are women. 20
do this season-you must wear sil
hat with IT, And II you wear vel
sheer silk hose-and again. you do
you must simultaneously DO topped
fur toque. There must be no swer'
ing from the routine. The sun mu
appear to be shining on your head I
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-12-24

There has been a little furry in
politics in the county during the past
week but it has not created great
amount of interest as the farmer has
other things holding his attention just
now that are much more important
than politics. During the spring poll
tics will be given attention.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-12-24
CCOC cCcCCO coo
g on THE FARM g
g IN KENTUCKY 6
g 6
6 g 6 g 9 9 3 g 9 600

There has been little work done. on
the farm during the past week except
for the shocking of some corn. Little
work has been done in the tobacco as
the weather has been such as would
not permit of taking the weed down
from the barn. Practically all Of the
week that had been previously bulKed
down has been stripped cut and is
ready for delivery.
Up to the present time there il lit
tie tobacco in the local warehouses
for the opening sale but farmers re-
port that they are expecting qui'3 a
lot of tobacco to be delivered for the
first sales which will be held the first
week in January.
Farmers in these parts are not at
all pleased with the crtl"ct They or
not expecting prices 10 re rs h'oN 2
they should be on the opening marke'
and there is going to be much desc
faction unless they are agreeably sur
prieed
What the growers In this and al
joining counties will do if the opening
market price is not satisfactory o. is
not sufficient to pay them for their
crop cannot at this time be told There
is no organization in this section and
no one is authorized to speak for any
number of growers. There are many
who will likely refuse to market their
crop If the price is not satisfactory
but there are others who probably
cannot afford to hold their crop and
each man must decide for himself If
these conditions arise
Reports from the Southern markets
that they are slightly on the advance
at their close is indeed encouraging
and there are some who believe that
the condition in the Burley district
will be altogether different from the
condition prevailing in the Black Belt
at its opening. There are thousands
who are hoping as much.
Scores of Mason county farmers in
Maysville Saturday helped the Mays.
Vile High School students by sub
scribing to the Country Gentleman
and at the same time subscribed fol
a high class farm magazine that viii
be worth much to them Throughout
the twelve months to come.
Following the Christmas holidays
and the opening Of the looseleaf to
bacco market will come the campaign
for members in the Mason Count,
Farm Bureau. This will be only
part of a statewide campaign fol
Farm Bureau members and 1t is ex
pected that hundreds of new subscrib
ers will be added during the campaig
Its worth has been proven and tn
farmers who are not members ar
only losing a great chance to i'm
prove their conditions. The work c
the Farm Bureau is given much al
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-04
LIBERTY

A. S. Figart and family enjoyed I
visit Of nearly two weeks with Mr.
Fgart,s sister and her husband. Mr.
and Mr.. Mcmillan Of Pennsylvania
The brother and sister had not seer
one another for 40 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcmillan left last
Thursdsy for Aberdeen, Wash, to
visit their two daughters and will go
from there back to Pennsylvania.
Dan D. Chase Of Boise is visiting at
the home Of his sunts, Mrs. II. f..
Bean, and Mrs. Rush Chase. He re-
turned from France above five months
ago, after spending about nine months
over there.
Issas Anderson returned to the Lib
srty mine last Saturday after spend
Ing several weeks ut his home in
Tacoma, Wash.
Mrs. G. l. Eaton and two little
daughters Of Montour are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Bean. r.
H. Bean IL also visiting his parents for
8 short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Denny Of Rosebery
who have been feeding their cattle in
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-04
LETHA

Mr.. end Mrs. Youtsler visited schoo
Thursday.
A number Of Letha people attended
the sale at Heitzman's Thursday.
| Lester Apologize returned Monday
after several days absence on husi-
ness attending the meeting Of mana
gers of the Gem State Lumber Co, at
Pocatello.
Sunday, March 7, the Baptist Sun
day school will begin at 10 O'Clock, a
half hour earlier After Sunday school
there will be preaching by Mr.. Wamp-
Ter. All are cordially invited to be
present.
Mr.. Moudy began working on the
section again Monday after quite a
long lay off.
A son was born to R. L. Battan and
wife Tuesday, March 3, Mrs. Truman
of Emmett is nursing the mother and
son who are both getting along nicely
A shipment of sheep went out from
Letha Tuesday.
Mrs. Pomeroy is i'll again compli-
cations resulting from the flu being
her trouble.
A. c. Henderson was III last week,
but is about again at this writing.
A mass meeting is called for Sat
urday March 6. at 2 o'clock, at the
schoolhouse to try and determin as to
we shall have better housing
facilities next year or no. "a
George Moudy reentered school
after long absence.
A quantity Of piping and other ma
terial was unloaded near the Mormon
hall the other day We are told it |
will be used by Warren Nelson in IN
sailing a pumping plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Merrvweather |
md grandson, Ray Harris Of Rainier,
Ore. have arrived and are visiting at |
he Fishback home. They are all look
ng for a location.
Jim Butler and wife spent Sunday
n Caldwell visiting his mother.
Hal Henderson shipped carload of
attic to Portland Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A, C. Henderson Wis
ted in Emmett with the Higgins fam
Nv.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-04
BISSELL CREEK

Tho McNatt families were dinner
guests at the s. A. Russell home Sun.
day.
Mrs. Thos. Stone is Ill with the
humps.
Mrs. Pauline Muzzy and Robert
Howard motored TO Payette Tuesday.
Mrs. Muzzy has been spending the
past month at the James Howard
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Craig and
daughters were callers At the s. A.
Russell home Sunday evening.
Mrs. L. NJ Smith and daughters
spent Saturday afternoon At the J.
McNutt home.
Mrs. e. J. Teerink and children are
having siege Of the flu
Mr.. and Mrs, Charlie Cooper were
Emmett visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos Stone attended
the wedding Of Miss Anice Stone and
Chester Collingsworth at New Ply
mouth Thursday evening, Feb. rs.
Thelma Head is having her turn
with the humps.
Mrs. Rogers and daughters and Inez
Buck were visitors at the L. M. Smith
nome Sunday afternoon.
Ward Fuller had the misfortune to
-un nail in his foot last week.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-04
SOUTH. SLOPE

The regular meeting of the Crescent
club for February 81 was held at the
clubhouse. Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Wills
were delightful hostesses, Mrs. HI.
Obermeyer gave description of her
western trip. Mrs. Bert Wright en-
tertained in her usual pleasing man
ner with the topic Of the eighteen
National parks, so much enjoyed by
all present. The club women certain
~ enjoy their meetings, also the club
house. The incest Of refreshments
were served and club adjourned to
meet in two weeks.
Ralph Womack is moving this week
to his recently acquired ranch, the
former Owen orchard on Crescent
Drive.
Mrs. ]. j. RAIDER. and Mrs. w. M.
Wilson called on Mrs. c. A. Benson
Tuesday.
Ray Stinson is fencing all the lots
he recently purchased facing Third
street in Emmett and running clear
back to Fourth street Ray also pur-
chased the fenced-in pasture on Third
and Fourth streets joining the j. C.
Hall property, facing Fourth.
Mrs. Stinson and two children Of
Bellevue arrived Monday Of this week
to visit Mrs. Alice Stinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. RAIDER spent Sun
day at the A. J. Sullivan home on the
East Slope.
J. r. Littooy Of Boise was an over
Sunday visitor ut the C. p. Hartley
home.
The ranchers arr II work on their
land now making things hum.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-04
CENTRAL MESA

A special meeting Of the P. T. A.
will be held At the Central Mesa school
Friday March S, at 2:3O. All the
ladies Of the district are urged to be
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hereth and
family Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Conrad and
Jake Conrad, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. n.
Hereth and baby were Sunday guests
at the Conrad home.
Jake and Regina Conrad and Anna
Hereth accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Conrad motored to New Ply
mouth Sunday afternoon.
A surprise party was given to Jake
Conrad at his home Saturday evening.
Quite number of the neighbors were
present. good time was reported by
all At late hour refreshments were
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-04
BRAMWELL

Al Henderson went to Portland with
his fat cattle last Friday. al said he
was anxious to get the suspense over
with.
Mrs. Audrs Fowkes came up from
Portland Thursday for few days Wis
it with her brothers, Frank and Ell
mer Newman.
Frank Newman's sale WAS poorly
attended Wednesday on account of the
bad roads.
The Ferry boys from Harris creek
were down Wednesday, visiting their
brother-in-law, H. M. Lucht.
Will King and family and Murl
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-04

served
Mr.. and Mrs. Heath and family
went to Boise Saturday, where Mrs.
Heath underwent an operation Mon
day morning. The patient is doing
nicely.
Mrs. Conrad and Clara were supper
guests at the teachers cottage Tues
day evening.
Charley Carey visited his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Hill and family
several days of last week.
Mrs. VanZante called at the Conrad
home Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Hill is enjoying a visit this
week from two of her daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Marlar are busy NOV
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-04
NEWS OF GEM COUNTY


this district all winter, returned to
their home In the valley on Monday.
Talk about early birds: Mrs. Rush
Chase reports the first chickens hatch
ed on Feb. N6-13 chickens from IS
eggs. The next on Feb, lib chick
ems from 13 eggs again, and on Feb.
9th two more hens Matched, one
Matching IA chickens from Ia eggs
and the other one 10 chickens from 10
eggs, and 10 more hens set in Febru-
AIRY. Can you beat that?
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ing their household goods to New
Plymouth.
A baby boy arrived at the VIM
Fischer home at New Plymouth and
Mrs. Conrad left Wednesday to take
care Of the mother and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Conrad spent
several days with relatives on the
bench.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Kraus and child
rem and Frank Duborko called at the
Conrad home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Schadt, ST., and August spent
Sunday at the Fred Schadt home.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-04

Hull and family autoed to Boise val
ley Tuesday for . visit with relatives.
The Wells family will move to the
former Frank Burns ranch Saturday
and Mr.. and Mrs. Payne will move to
their ranch when the Wells vscate.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-04
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for the sympathy and kind
ness shown US during the sickness and
death of our beloved mother.-Mrs.. J.
M. Glenn, Mrs. ]. M. Demasters, Mrs.
l. H. Demasters, Thomas Bowman,
Elmer Bowman, Frank Bowman.
Oliver Bowman.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-04

The Day of Specialists.
Those wishing to control the sex of
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-03-04

offspring may obtain the desired in
formation by consulting J. Samuel
Wilson, specialist on controlling the
sex of offspring, Montour, Idaho. 4p-
New-York tribune., 1920-05-27
Miss Pollak Beats Miss
Sigurney; Miss Ballin
Loses to Miss Grove
By Fred Hawthorne

The day on the clay courts of the
Pelham Country Club, at Pelham
Manor, where the women's annual in
vitation tournament is in progress,
was enlivened yesterday afternoon by
two surprises in the singles. The first
Of these came in the overwhe Ginning vic
tory of Miss Helene Pollak, national
indoor champion, over Miss Edith ST.
gourney, of Boston, by a score of 6--1,
6-2. The second occurred when Miss
Margaret Grove defeated Miss Florence
Ballin, of the West Side Tennis Club,
in straight sets, at 7-5, 6-2. Both
winners are now in the semi final
round.
One, more third round match was
played in the singles, Miss Eleanor
Goss, national doubles champion, TAX
ing the measure of Mrs Rawson l..
Wood, former champion of Florida, by
score Of 6--2, 8-6. The second set
was very keenly contested, Mrs. Wood
frequently scoring with beautiful low
drives down the side lines or at sharp
angles across deep court, as Miss Goss
came running in to volley at the net
position. In the last two games the
winner brought the full strength of
her powerful net game into play, cut
ting of Mrs. Woods returns
The schedule this afternoon calls for
Miss Grove to meet Mrs. L. w. Ray
mond, former Metropolitan and Middle
States title holder at 2:15 O'Clock in
the semi-fnal brackets in the lower
half. At o'clock Miss Goss and Miss
Pollack will begin play in the upper
half of the draw.
Doubles Reach Semi-Finats
Three pairs worked their way into
the semi-fnal round of the doubles.
Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Marshall Mclean,
feated Miss Phyllis Walsh and Miss
Molly Thayer, of Philadelphia, in a
close struggle, by scores of 4-6, Ga
ID. Miss Goss and Miss Helen Gill
leaudeau triumphed over Miss Caroma
Winn and Miss Gertrude Della Tore
at 60, 6-3, the match being far more
evenly fought than the figures show.
In the other third round match, Miss
Ballin and Mrs. Theodore c. Cassebeer,
staging a thrilling uphill battle, de-
feated Mrs. Benjamin F. Briggs and
Miss Sigourney at 0-6, 81, 8-6.
Twenty-nine teams started play in
the mixed doubles, the biggest field
that has ever played at Pelham, and
under the tournament lash of R. Cliff
ford Black, of the committee, the en-
ulie HISt rouhu was competed. 1hmg2
move rapidly up Pelham way.
Mrs. Briggs and S. Howard Voshell,
former national indoor champion, de-
feated Mrs. Frank Welte and r. J.
Leonard at 7--5, Cd, and look to be
one of the strongest p;ers in the tour
nament. Mrs. Royal Victor and Carl
JolIfe, defeating, Mrs. ". H. Pritchard
and Leon Croley at 6-3, IS, 6--4,
also proved brilliant combination,
Mrs. Victor bringing off many dazzling
shots as she shot the ball across court
at splendid angles, while Polite was
very strong at the net position
Miss Grove Plays Well
While Miss Grove did not get the
pace" in her strokes that Miss Ballin
succeeded in doing, she always knew
where she wanted to put the ball, and
disguised her direction exceedingly
we'll, There were many times when
Miss Grove tricked her rival hv cIosir,