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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-27
AID INSTRUMENTATION
AIidviyrs Association Meet AT the
Community House Hero.

AIidviycs Association Meet at the
Community House Here.
The Midwives Association met at
the community house yesterday at
ternoon when the duties Of h mid
wives in cases of premature birth was
discussed. All the women present
were either citizens or the wives of
men who hold their first papers and
are all anxious to help in making
good Americans of those with whom
they come in contact and persuade
them to join English ciassc- wherever
possible.
1t is reported hat a.! except one
Of the unlicensed widwlves. of whom
there were six in this city, have stop
ped practicing since state supervision
was established.
Those present at yesterdays meet
in gwere: Mrs. Salaky, Mrs. c. kacz-
marek. Mrs. ~Jniereocm, Mrs. Thos-
ton, Mrs. Vescy, Mrs. Rusica, Mrs.
Harmed Mrs. Czatmar Mrs. Goncy.
Mrs. L. S. Wright of the state de-
partment of health conducted the
meeting and was assisted by Miss
Alva Myers. district supervisor or
u1jTuriyps
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-27

NORMAN, Okla, Feb. 27-While
she was washing the breakfast dishes
on a Sunday morning Miss Margaret
Mcmillan of Dallas. Tex, learned that
she had won the 1872 Sooner Beauty
Queen contest at the University Of
Oklahoma. Miss Mcmillan is a senior
and is majoring in domestic science
all seniors in this department must
spend a month in the practice model
house conducted by the department.
1t was M~argaret's time to wash
dishes and although the contest had
closed Saturday. so many votes had
been cast that those in charge of the
contest worked until the wee small
hours with adding machines and it
was not until the morning paper was
received that Miss Mcmillan learned
that she had won.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-27
Petition To Sell Land

III StNT C0TespOnnTNf
NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. 27.-A
petition for the sale OF land to pay
for the debt of william C. Wit. de-
ceased formerly of New Brunswick.
was made by William Fl. ouacken-
boss. administrator before Judge DAILY
IN the ornhan's cour his morning.
Two tracts of land are Contained In
this petition. n in Dennis street and
the other on Somerset stree.. An
offer OF 50 $50 for the first AMI $500
FOR the second were approved by the
court
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-27
5 Hurt i'm Tube Accident.

By The associated Press.
JERSEY CITY, Feb. 27.-F1ve men
were injured when a car of O. west
bound Manhattan tube became de-
rallied at a switch east of Exchange
Place station here today. Most of thu
eighty persons In the car were en-
ployes of the Federal ~shipbuilding
company at Kearney.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-27
Health ]InSuector III.

The Board of Health is greatly
handicapped at the present time by
the Illness OF two inspectors. This
leaves but one inspector to do tho
work Of three. Both Sanitary Inspec-
tor Thomas d. Wilhelm and Health
Inspector Albert N. 'Cleaver are con-
fined to their homes by Illness. Health
Inspector John Wodder is the only
one on duty.
One case of diphtheria was report
ed today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-27

BV SpPCTUT tVTTt9pUHWtWIs
sEWAR~N. Feb. 27:-Miss Ruth
Gage, seventeen years old, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Gage, of West
field. died lost night at Saranac Lake,
N. Y, wNc"e she had been for her
heath. Miss Gage was well known
In this piece where she spent con-
siderable tine with relatives. She
was a niece of NJ. u. Demarest. Mrs.
Gage vas formerly Mss Hattie
Demareet IF Sewaren. The body Is
being brought to her home IN West
field whore the funeral will be held
Sunday afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-27
To Demand Revolt Settlement

RW TIC ASNnfIHEFU FTFHN-
IRON RIVER. Mich, Feb. PA
peace conference today to uncover the
cause of the liquor rebellion in Iron
county assumed fresh interest When
State Attorney NJ. S. McDonough,
leader of the revolt announced he
would demand an Aopen, public set
Element"
The peace makers were George F..
Cummerford. chief SPECIAL agent OF
the trrcau of investigation of the
derartmp~t of justice. n S. F.. Con
verse, assistant attorney general OF
Michigan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-27
AT HEALTH S
This City Well Represented al Meet
ing in Trenton

DR.. Matthew f. Urbanski, presi-
dent of the health board, Or.
Charles l. Silk and Robert A. NC
CURE, members of the board, n
Health Officer DR.. Charles S. Thomp-
son left today to attend the two DAY
New Jersey to be held in the State
House in Trenton. William j. VIII
sew. executive secretary of the Md
dIesex County Anti-TuberculoslS
League, Is also attending the confer
ence. III,
At today's session a discussion Will
tar place concerning the safeguard,
ing OF the milk supply ana phSsLcui
efficiency. Tomorrow's session Will
be devoted to the annual meeting OF
the New Jersey Health officers AS
s~ociation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-27

though an endeavor was made
TO get the 500 from Resko.
Polkowitz was represented by Har-
nv s. Medinets, while the defendants
interests were looked after by Senator
Thomas Brown.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
COLD WEATHER WILL STOP
RISING RIVER -DEVEREAUX
Ohio River Rising at Rate of Nearly
One Foot an Hour Here this
Afternoon.

Although the Ohio River has been
rising at a very rapid rate here today
and the torrents of rain, which are
said to extend as far upstream as
Wheeling are very discouraging, Dis
trict Weather Forecaster Devereaux
at Cincinnati this morning said that
there would be no danger of serious
flood at this time in the Ohio Valley
and that the river would reach ts
crest in this district by Wednesday.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the gov
ernment guage at the local wharf reg
istered 1872 feet and Wharfmaster Will
lett said that the river had been rising
nearly a foot an hour since about 10
o'clock this morning. District Weather
Forecaster Devereaux says the crest of
the rise at Cincinnati will be about
46 feet but local rivermen think that
under present conditions stage OF
so feet at least will be reached here
This is considered the danger line in
Maysville and after the river passes
the so foot stage damage is done.
Mr.. Devereaux says that the weather
will be near the freezing point this
evening and this is expected to checl
the present rain and stop the danger
of big river.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
BOYS BAND TO have
WHITE SUITS FOR SUMMER
Steamer Homer Smith May Run Ex-
cursiOns Here In April for Benefit
Bands New Summer Suit Fund.

Manager ]. Barbour Russell, of the
Maysville Boys Band, is now in COM
munication with Captain Homer
Smith, owner of the Ohio River excur-
sion steamer of the same name in re-
gard to series of early Spring river
excursions for the benefit of the Boys
Band.
The management of the excursion
steamer recently wrote to Manager
Russell in regard to the matter and as
the managing committee of the band
10 very anxious for the band boys to
have light weight white summer suits
for their summer engagements, It has
been decided that the excursion propo-
sition will be accepted If the band can
be given the proper percentage of the
profits of the trip.
Manager Russell and the other men,
/ bers of the band managing committee
are very anxious for the band to have
their white suits for use in their tout
of the large cities in Ohio this summer
and it is more than likely that the
Homer Smith will open the Ohio River
excursion season for this district out
of Maysville sometime about the mid
die of April.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
MASON COUNTY WILL PAY
MORE IN INCOME TAXES
More Mason County People File In
come Tax Returns and Many of
the Returns Are Much Larger.

Although he was unable to give ex-
act figures yet, Deputy Internal Rev
enue Collector w. p. Lindsay, stated
this morning that 1t was his opinion
that practically all Of the income tax.
payers of Mason county were able to
get their returns filed before the last
day of grace yesterday. Mr.. Lindsay
stated that It was his opinion that
there would be quite a number more
pay income tax in Mason county this
year than had paid last year and he
was also of the opinion that many who
paid last year had increased their in
come during the year so that, in all,
the government will collect much
larger sum from Mason county this
year than last.
Residents of the county were given
ample warning through the local press
and if one is left out and is required
to pay the penalty, that one cannot
blame either the local Deputy collect
or or the local press.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
CITIES, COUNTIES MAY BE
ALLOWED TO TAX TOBACCO

The Lexington committee which
went to Frankfort Monday morning to
lodge protest against the William
son bill, as reported in other columns
of this issue of The Leader, returned
this afternoon after a conference with
Governor Morrow and Attorney Cen
eral Charles l. Dawson and stated that,
as a result of the protest of the cities
and counties interested in the propos-
ed modification of the state tax on to-
bacco, it is now probable that the
pending bill will be changed to permit
cities and counties to lexy tax of not
exceeding ten cents on the 500 on to-
bacco in storage, the state fixing max
imum at forty or fifty cents.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
KENTUCKY WOMEN WILL
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
Measure Granting Presidential Suf.
frage to Kentucky Passes Senate
Overwhelmingly.

Frankfort, KY, March 16. Ken
lucky women will vote in the selection
of the next President of the United
States.
BY the overwhelming vote of 80 to
the Kentucky Senate Monday after
noon passed the Brock-Lazarus Bill
extending full suffrage to women on
the same equality which the nation
chief executive is chosen. The House
has already passed the bill, and Gov
ernor Morrow will affix the executive
ment into law.
1t took just four minutes, including
the roll call, to pass the bill through
the Senate. No debate was engaged
in and not a voice was raised against
the bill save for the three laconic
mos" that stood out among the "ayes'
when the count ives taken. Senator
Brock, author of the bill was the one
speaker on the bill.
"The Legislature has the right to
grant equal suffrage, so far as presi-
Dental elections are concerned" he
sid, "and we should exercise that
right.
at now seems certain that this vote
will be granted by the Federal amend
ment. Ratification by two more states
Will end the suspense. But Kentucky
should not wait for the action of those
other states. l think we ought~to pass
this bill"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
OUI, OUI, MONSIEUR
PROVES DECIDEDLY
BEST HOME TALENT
Elks' Annual Entertainment proves to
the Rest Home Talent Show Of
the Year - VIII Re RCpeated
Tonight.

Maysvillians have learned that any
thing theatrical which carries the
name of Jean Jordon and his talented
wife is certain to be a wonderful sue
cess and once again on Monday eve
ming these popular producers added
laurels to their crowns by presenting
to a good audience at the Washington
Theater' the best home talent enter
tainment that has even been staged in
Maysville.
"Oui, Oui Monsieur" was the name
of the show. 1t was a musical comedy
of the professional sort with a strong
plot running all through and with sur
prise upon surprise for the members of
the audience.
So well. we're the parts taken by the
sixty members of the cast that one
could hardly single out any small
number as making decided hits. Miss
Louise Hunsicker, Miss Bona Fitzger-
aid and Messrs. William Smith, Jr.
and Duane Rogers as the leading char
acters, were very clever. Much credit
is due Miss Hunsicker, who displayed
wonderful ability. Miss Catherine
Smith, Stanley Jacobs, William Geisel
John Dudley Keith and Robert Hoe
fitch also deserve special mention.
The special minstrel act by members
of the local lodge of Elks went big as
| did also Mr.. and Mrs. Jordon's sketch
THE Traitor" Mr.. Jordon has figured
out a system to keep the members OF
the audience in their seats until the
final drop of the curtain which works
to perfection.
Those in the cast other than the ones
| mentioned above follow: Margaret
| Tolle, Norma Flowers, Irene Gilcher
Marion DAILY, Georgia Hornback, Alice
| Taylor Knight. Minnie Miller. Ruth
Scarborough, Allene Berry Davidson
/ Margaret Walker, Lillian Antle, Eliza
| beth Walsh, Fanny Thomas. Georgia
Chambers. Jennie Blythe, Frances
Thomas. Lee Dryden. Wilton Russell
Samuel Narrower, Joseph Edward Mat
thews, Graham Moses, Oriville Rains
Mitchell Matthews, Robert Power
Robert Cliff, Quinn Martin, Manfort
Tolle. Clarence O'Keefe, Bernard Han
ley, Clyde Holcombe, Joseph Wads.
worth, William Weis, Robert Buckley
Leon Squires, and DIR ]. A. Dodson.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
MAN WANTED HERE
FOR PASSING BAD
CHECKS ARRESTED
william VI. German Picked Up BY Gov
lngtOn Officials Last Night Is Want
ed Here for Passing Three
Forged checks.

Chief of Police Harry A. Ort was ad-
vised this morning by the police au-
thorities of Covington. KY, of the ar
rest there Monday night of William M.
German, wanted here since the first
of February on a charge of forging
three checks on a Mason county busi-
ness man for S65.
During the month Of January, 1t is
charged, German issued three checks,
one for S45 and two for SO each, to
which the name of Mr.. Adrian Suit,
prominent Sardis business man and
farmer. was signed. The checks were
presented at a local bank and the
money was issued on them. 1t was not
until the first of February. when Mr..
Suit had his bank book balanced and
his cashed checks delivered to him
that he knew of the forgeries. The
matter was promptly reported to the
police and an effort was made to To-
cate German. The young man had
worked for MIR. Suit and he had been
paid with checks by the Sardis man.
which gave him an opportunity to
learn Mr.. Suits signature.
Germans family had moved during
January from the Sardis neighborhood
to farm near Aberdeen and an ef-
fort to locate him there was made but
he was not at the home of his parents
Chief Ort then traced the young man
to Cincinnati and informed the Gin
cinnati police and the police of the
Kentucky suburbs that he wanted the
man. German is being held in Coving-
ton for the local officers and Chief Orr
will go to that city for him either this
afternoon or tomorrow morning to re-
turn him here for trial.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
TWILIGHT BABY IS
BORN IN BRASS HORN
AND IS BGOTLEGGER
Greatest Laugh Producing Comedy Of
the Age For School Benefit
Next Monday.

What is declared to he probably the
most unusual comedy ever screened is
"a Twilight Baby" produced by Henry
Lehrman, and which will be seen at
the Washington Theater on next Mon
day for the benefit of the First District
Penny Lunch.
Departing from the routine motion
picture comedy, this picture has been
honored with a plot which serves to
make the incident more ludicrous due
to the fact that the events are plausi-
BILE.
The twilight baby, as It was christ
ened by Henry Lehrman, is born of an
intoxicated musician and the twilight.
The musician is a bass horn player
and as he gently croons into the in
strument bouncing baby boy is born.
The character development of the
baby is a matter of slow process. 1t is
allowed to enjoy no nourishing baby
foods, no rattles, no other infantile ap-
pliances. ~
Grown into manhood we find the
twilight child afflicted with a sweet
heart and a sentence in the peniten-
tiary. Heredity has again proven itself
an influence on the child. The youth is
in the penitentiary under long term
contract for indulging in the plactice
of "bootlegging."
Finally, after many bitter tears.
blighted visions, dreams of what might
have been, and an attempt to escape
by killing two guards, the twilight
child is released from confinement
only to wander back to his native
haunt where the wild thirst" again
calls out to him in its wee, but DOM
inant voice.
The child of the twilight and rye be-
comes recruiter of the tight-riders,
an order organized in an effort to up
lift the standard of beverage above the
2.75 mark.
Meanwhile a rival bootlegger has
rurally courted the twilight kid
sweetheart and scuffie ensues.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
QUITE A RUSH OF
TOBACCO MONDAY.

There was quite little rush of to-
bacco to the Maysville market on Mon
day which means that the local ware
houses will have fairly good sales for
a couple of days. The local ware
housemen are of the opinion that prac-
tically all of the tobacco has now been
delivered and sold and that the next
two weeks will be drag. The market
closes on Friday, March Goth, and all
growers should be careful to get their
entire crop delivered.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
BIGGEST YEAR AT
OLD RUGGLES CAMP
Board Of Directors Of the RuggIes
Campmeetlng Association Hold
Annual Meeting Here Today
awarding Contracts.

The annual meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Ruggles Campmeeting
Association was held at the Third
Street NJ. E. Church this morning
when business of much Importance
was transacted. Those present were
President John r. Brodt, Treasurer ].
II. Richardson, District Superintend-
ents j. NJ. Literal, of Covington, and
w. H. Davenport, of Ashland, Rev
Charles Mitchell and w. d. Hendrick-
son, of Vanceburg, Rev. A. w. Insko, of
! Tolesboro, ]. r. Hinton, of Epworth
and Rev w. H. Morris, of this city.
After talking over plans for the 1920
campmeeting the association awarded
the hotel contract for the year to w.
II. Hamrick, and the confectionery to
r. NJ. Harrison & Son, Tolesboro.
The dates for this years meeting
were set at July 29th TO August Sth,
which is just about five days later than
last years dates.
The District Superintendents were
authorized to employ the best evangel-
ist obtainable for the series of meet
ings during the campmeeeting and T
B. Ashley, who made such success OF
the music last year was again employ
ed to lead the music this season. Miss
Virginia Hurd, of this city, who has
endeared herself to the children at the
Hampmeeting during the past two
years, will again have charge of the
children's meetings this year.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
LOCAL MAN MAKING GOOD
AS C. OF G. SECRETARY

Professor II. C. Barnes, former prin-
cipal of the Forest Avenue School, is
now making good as Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce of Quitman.
Georgia. On Monday of this week, Mr..
Barnes raised $4,000, in thirty min
utes for the erection of sanatorium
in Quitman. He is also behind big
housing movement in that city. His
many local friends will be very glad
to learn of his success.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
COMPROMISE REPORTS
BRANDED AS UNTRUE
Both Factions In Germany Say Re-
ports of Get-tOgether are Mere
HInVentIOns."

Frankfort. March 16 - Denial that
the new and old German governments
have opened compromise negotiations
was received from both factions by the
Frankfort zeitung today.
a despatch from Stuttgart said it
was stated officially that reports of ne
gotiations for compromise with the
Kapp government we're fakes"
simultaneously the newspaper re-
ceived despatch from Berlin saying
it was announced authoritatively that
any statements regarding a compro-
mise between Kapp and Bauer were
pure inventions"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
REAL ESTATE RUSH is
NOW THOUGHT OVER

The rush In the sale of city real
estate and farm land is now thought
to be over by local real estate dealers
County Clerk Owens has enough work
ahead of him to keep him busy for sew.
eral weeks recording new deeds thai
have been filed with him. More deeds
have been filed in the local Clerks of.
flee this Spring than ever before II
many years.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
LAST OF OLD POOR
HOUSE INMATES DIES.

Cynthia Stevenson. inmate of the
Mason county infirmary, died last
night at the institution at the age of
IS years. She is the last of the old in
mates that were moved from the old
Shannon Poor House in 1873 to the
present Poor farm. She was a state
charge and had been an inmate for AZ
years. Burial will be made Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock in the infiarmary
cemetery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16

Paris, March 16. The Workers
Federation In Stuttgart has demanded
soviet dictatorship and will submit
the plan to vote of workers today, a
Berlin despatch asserts.
Serious disorders have occurred in
large cities throughout Saxony. the
despatch says. Fighting was reported
in Dresden.
The situation in Germany still was
obscure today.
A Berlin despatch saying compro-
mise agreement had been reached be-
tween President Friedrich Ebert and
revolutionists in control of the capital
was contradicted by Zurich despatch,
which asserted Ebert had repudiated
the Berlin negotiations.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
PART OF RECRUITING
PARTY TO REMAIN HERE.

Sergeant Gee. and Private Wise,
members of the S3rd Field Artillery
recruiting party here last week, arriv-
ed here today from Mt Olivet where
they had been for several days. These
two members of the recruiting party
will remain in Maysville for several
daYs
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
CONTRACTS FOR MANY
NEW HOUSES TO Re LET.

The officers of the Maysville .Devel-
opment Company Monday evening op-
ened sealed bids for the erection of
from ten to thirty new houses on their
property in the city's suburban terri
tory Announcement of the awarding
of contract will be made within the
next five days.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
$500 REWARD.

If you begged, borrowed bought or
stole pair of size ten Nettleton shoes
from a repair shop in Maysville and
can help to prove the shoes belong to
me l will give you $500 and you may
keep the shoes. ]. A. SIMPSON. 1S-3t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
BIDS WANTED.

Bids will be received until April 1st
for one one or one and one-half ton
auto chassis with cab and solid or pneu-
matte tires for use by the City Internal
Improvement Committee. These bids
will be presented to Council which re-
serves the right to reject any or all
bids. CHAS. B. DAVIS, Chairman.
City Internal Improvement Committee
-15-3t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
LANDLADY SUES TENANT
FOR DAMAGE DONE.

J4ottie p. Owens brought suit here
this afternoon against Milton Purcell
tenant on her farm, charging breach
of contract and asking Judgment for
damages in the sum of $175. She
charges that Prucell agreed to shuck
and crib the corn on her farm and that
he had failed to shuck and crib 175
shocks damaging her to the extent of
SIZE.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
ORGAN CONCERT WEDNESDAY.

The Washington Opera Houses new
organ orchestra will be introduced to
the public on Wednesday afternoon
and evening when special concert on
the new instrument will be given along
with the regular picture program.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
MANY ATTEND FUNERAL.

The funeral of Mr.. Anthony F. Diem
er held this morning at st. Patrick's
church was largely attended by friends
of the merchant. Burial was made in
the Catholic cemetery at Washington.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
CITY WILL SELL
ITS VACANT LOTS.

The special committee Of Council ap-
pointed some time ago to dispose Of
the vacant property owned by the city
In various parts of the city. Is now
making arrangements TO offer this
property for sale at public auction on
next Saturday, Many OF those lots
owned by she city are very valuable
aud & Ia expected thore viii be much
interest taken IN the sale,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-16
REVIVAL BEGINS SUNDAY.

A series of revival meetings will be-
gin at the Forest Avenue NJ. E. Church
on next Sunday. The pastor, Rev. w.
H. Morris, will be assisted by Rev. N.
III. Young, of Nicholasvflle, a very
prominent Methodist evangelist.