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The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-14
KILLED COOK ABOUT CHICKEN
GIZZARD.

Augusta, Ga.-James Shipes, white
man. was convicted by jury and SEN
fenced to seven years in state prison
for the killing of Lee Davis, colored
man. Shipes was sentenced on jan
uary 26th.
Davis was employed in one of the
local restaurants as cook. The white
man, Shipes, ordered some chicken ana
when the cook failed to include the
gizzard with the portion served the
customer became angry and shot the
Negro to death.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-14
coLoRED MEN ON JURY-WHITEs
ARE EXCUSED.

Frederick, Md.-The recent drawing
of Richard T.. Bruce to serve as u
juror in Frederick County is believed
to be the reason seventeen white men
summoned for jury service asked to
be excused.
Evan II. Brighton. well-knOwn res
ident. was drawn last Saturday.
Messrs Bruce and Brighton are the
first colored jurors drawn in the coun-
ty within twenty-five years.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-14
xuy ASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Nation.
w al Chairman viii II. Hays Oh
" the Republican National Com

xxyy ASHISGTON, Feb. 13.-Nation-
" nj Chairman VIII ii. Hays OF
" the Republican National Com
mitee. who has been in the West for
several weeks giving attention to mat
te,.s in n number of states, held Il con
ference in Washington Wednesday,
February 4th, with the members OF
: CONGRESS-. who are also members OF
the advisory committee on policies
and platform. Twenty-three members
of the House and Senate were inciud-
ed on this committee. The meeting
with them was held in the office Oh
Senator Lodge and was for the pur-
pose of receiving all suggestions ana
ideas which men in Congress, VINO are
} on the advisory committee on policies
and platform might give with respect
, 10 the functoning of that committee
The conference developed useful
b, exchange of views and deepened the
impression here that the committee
ON policies and platform will be able
10 gather great amount Oh useIui
suggestive material for the consider
y alton of the resolutions committee
and the convention at Chicago next
June. Broadly speaking, as was ihui-
Gated by Mr.. Hays, it is expected tillt
the policies and platform committee
; will deal with all of those supJects
which are likely to be included III tie
consideration of the platform.
\ National Chairman Hays, III re-
sponse to many inquiries as to the
state of the public mind as ne iouhu
it on his Western tour, made tins
statement:
y Everywhere l find the people re-
gardless of past party affiiiatiohs'
seeking Republican success move"
with the conviction that by such sue
cess they will make certain:
LIST An honest, efficient, econoihl-
cal. business administration OF the
countrys affairs.
"2nd. That there will be deVelopeu
and executed plan for the reductioii
of taxes; with the repeal OIL taAe'
which kill initiative and the spreauihs
of the war debt over large nunlDei
Iof years.
"3rd. That there will be developer
a better relation between LABOR anu
Capital, with justice to both, anu WIN
justice to the public, the thiru siue
of the triangle, which must never NC
forgotten.
18th. That there shall be an aoih'h
dstration of law and order everywhere
in the nation.
18th. That the party will measure
its steps forward by the new neeus u
the nation, with its eyes always aheau
but with its feet always on SUM
ground"
Mr.. Hays announced that
chairman John Il. Adams oil the II"
tional committee, national committee
man from Iowa, had consented to ue-
vote all of his time to work Oh an I'M
oortant character for the natiohal
committee and would be estaoiisii'
in Washington at the Wasi'ins W.
headquarters of the commitlee
lSome months to come.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-14
Boston, Mass, Feb. IA, 1920.

Boston, Mass, Feb. IA, 1920.
THE Jackson Diving Construc-
ton Company, through its adver-
tising manager, X. Hudnell, 34 Corn
hill. Boston, gives out information TO
the efefct that the L. S. government
has submitted to the company enough
sunken vessels on this side of the At
lantic ocean to keep the company
busy for over twenty-five years.
Mr.. Charles II. jackson, II colored
machinist, is the inventor and the
largest stockhoder. The company
was organized to promote and exploit
the ideas of Mr.. Jackson. The com
pany will start within Il few weeks to
salvage lost treasure. Now is the
time to buy shares in the company at
par $1,000.
The height of Mr.. JacksOn's ambi-
ton is to conduct great corporation
that will be credit to his race. Mr.
Jackson has spent many days ana
weeks working to this end. The flght
that Mr.. Jackson had was to maintain
MS Ddltlll lights anu W 'AO'.
troll of the company.
The greatest success ever known to
mankind awaits the development oil
this great idea. There has never ben
in the worlds history such oppor
tunity for large salvage eNploitations
than there is now. at the close of the
great world war.
The first week in December, 1919,
the model was completed and diver
Turner, "a diver of international
fame) submerged to the depth OF
about 800 feet and found that he could
do work on the floor of the ocean,
When Turner returned to the surface
he said that he was ready to go for
the S3O,OOO,OOO in gold bullion that Is
living in the hold of the British liner
Laurentic which is lying off the irish
coast. a victim of the submarine war
fare.
This is only one of the many op-
nortunities waiting for the demonstra-
tion of this machine.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-14
GIVEN SEVENTY YEARS IN
PENITENTlARY.

Baltimore, Md.-Attorney Eugene
ODunne is trying to- secure the re-
lease of james Laws, who is serving
sentences in the penitentiary aSgre-
eating seventy years.
He was convicted in Worcester
County in 1910, being given ten years
for alleged attempted criminal assault
and twenty years each on three
charges of assault with intent to kill.
The sentences are cumulative.
Laws, who is % years of age, is
feeble-minded.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-14


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of
The principal speakers were
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prepared the gatrg lo "
filled their respective %
derive
will ourselves ana generations !" ~
served on the lower io'
themselves Weh many
the OF
in Denver Coored Civic w"
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-14
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1920
WEBB LEAVES MAYOR AFTER
TWENTY YEARS.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Daniel NJ. Baxter
has been appointed mayors messenger,
vice w. BAIL Webb, resigned. In ac-
cepting Webb's resignation. Mayor J.
Hampton Moore paid II glowing trib-
ute to Webbs twenty years service
in the city employ.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-14
RACE NEWS S,t;ss: S.t;s,:t s.s's.. sss.

less than fifteen of these suits for
discrimination, and has won all of
them.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-14
REGARDLESS OF PAST PARTY TIES
PEOPLE DEMAND RETURN TO STRONG
ADMINISTRATION OF REPUBLICANS

COMMITTEE coNFERS UPON
QUESTIONS OF PLATFORM WITH LEGISLATORS
WHO ARE SO OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND DIS
cussEs THE WHICH WILL BE GATHERED FOR THE
CHICAGO CONVENTION
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
GOVERNOR TO Be GREETED
BY HIS FRIENDS, The BAND
Boys Band to Furnish Music for Re.
publican Rally Thursday in Honor
Of Their Old Friend.

Arrangements are being made by
Colonel ]. Barbour Russell to have the
Maysville Boys Band out for the big
Republican rally and speaking here on
next Thursday afternoon. These ar
rangements are being made as spe-
cial compliment to Governor Edwin p.
Morrow, one of the bands best friends
and strongest booster.
Goernor Morrow will be in Maysville
with Colonel Roosevelt and Mr.. Ernst
and the band will meet them at the
depot and escort them to the meeting
place. The first big engagement the
local band had was leading the in
augural parade in Frankfort when Mr..
Morrow was made Governor. He Sc
lected our band to lead his parade and
has since that time been very close to
the band, watching it very closely and
always keeping in touch with its
movements.
Interest in Thursdays meeting is
spreading all over this district and q
record-breaking crowd is certain to be
in the city on that date.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
SUNDAY IS PROMOTION DAY
AT BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
First Anniversary Of Present Passionate
and Sunday School Promotion Day
To Be Observed In Morning.

A very interesting program has been
arranged by the Primary department
of the First Baptist Sunday school for
next Sunday morning. This will be the
regular annual promotion day and
quite a number of the students of the
Primary department will be promoted
to the Junior department, while a
class of Cradle Roll pupils will be
promoted to the Primary department.
Mrs. Elmer Kirk, superintendent OF
the Primary department, and Mrs,
Frank S. Tolle, superintendent of the
Cradle Roll department, have made
special arrangements for this service
which promises to be very interesting.
The little graduates will wear white
caps and gowns and will be presented
with their certificates of promotion in
regular form.
Sunday also is the first anniversary
of the present pastorate and Rev. John
A. Davis. the pastor, has special an
niversary service arranged to follow
the Promotion Day exercises. These
services will take the place OF the
morning preaching service and the
public is extended hearty invitation
! to be present.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
REGISTRATION PLACES.

Voting places have been designated
in the City of Maysville as follows and
registration will be held at these
places next Tuesday:
First Ward-Gabels coal office.
Second Ward-Sheriff's Office.
Second Ward A-County Jail office.
Third Ward-Russell warehouse.
Fourth Ward-County Office, Plum
street.
Fourth Ward A - Laundrys clean.
ing plant.
Fifth Ward-'Squire Dresels office.
Fifth Ward A - Henry Dryden
store.
Sixth Ward-Old Hunsicker coal of.
flee.
Sixth Ward A-Dryden's coal office.
These places will be open from a
m. to . D. M. for the registration Of
every voter in the city, both made an(
female, and unless the voters of Mays
vile register on next Tuesday they
cannot vote in November,
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
QUARANTINES WILL Be
STRICTLY ENFORCED HERE
Both City and County Officials Offer
CO-OperatiOn to County Health De-
partment In Strict Enforcement
of Quarantines.

A joint meeting of Mayor Thames NJ
Russell, County Judge H. P. Purnell
and DR.. Frank Reynolds, County
Health officer, was held at the court
house this morning. The meeting was
for the purpose of discussing the quar-
antien on families where there are
now contagious diseases
Much complaint has been made to
both city and county officials that
established quarantines were being
broken and that members of families
where there was scarlet fever, diph-
theiria and other contagious diseases,
were mingling with the public, DR..
Reynolds told the officials that he had
established quarantine at every home
where contagious disease had been
reported to him by the family physi-
clan and that if the matter of breaking
quarantine was reported to him he
would be glad to take the matter up.
Both Mayor Russell and Judge Pur,
nell assured Dr. Reynolds that the Of
ficials of both city and county woult
be glad to assist him in any way il
maintaining strict quarantines ant
after the conference Dr. Reynolds an
nounced that he would maintain yer!
strict quarantines in all cases in tn,
| future.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
FREIGHT CAR JUMPS
TRACK AND RUNS
ACROSS Street
Automobile Belonging to Mr.. Robert
Maddox, Parked on Limestone Street
Is Entirely Demolished BY
Wild Cars.

At about II O'Clock this morning a
cut of cars being towed into the Lime
stone street C. & o. switch by the To-
cal yard engine, became unmanageable
when the car next to the engine jump
ed the track and the cars rushed
through the switch and across Lime
stone street.
A touring car owned by Mr.. Robert
Maddox was parked on the west side
of Limestone street directly in the
path of the cars and the cars smashed
into it with considerable force smash
ing the automobile so that it cannot be
put in condition again.
The accident could not be prevented,
railroad men say as when the car next
to the engine jumped the track it un-
coupled the cut from the engine and
they could not be controlled The ac-
cident demonstrated the need of strong
bumpers" at the end of each of these
switch tracks.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
PROF. YOUNG BREAKS
WITH MANCHESTER BAND
VIII Not Keep Contract With Commit.
tee at Manchester, Ohio, Says
Newspaper OF That Town.

The following is in this weeks issue
of the Manchester Signal under the
heading, Lost, Strayed or Stolen,"
Last Sunday Prof. ]. w. Young
who had been hired to instruct the
Manchester and Trinity bands at a
salary of $4,000 per year left for Mays
vile and told the committee he would
move his family here Monday and
take charge of the work here.
"He failed to show up as he has
failed in many other promises he has
given to the committee who hold his
signed contract which is of equal value
with his word.
"Mr. Young is capable instructor
and it is to be regretted that in his
dealings he falls slightly below par
"a letter was received yesterday
from Mr. Young that he would moi
come here"
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
FARM BUREAU FILES
INCORPORATION PAPERS

Articles of incorporation of the Ma
son County Farm Bureau were filed
in the Mason County Court this after
noon. The corporation will have no
capital stock and its purpose, as set
out in the articles, is to promote agri-
culture, horticulture and home eco
nomics among the people of Mason
county. John R. Downing is president
of the new corporation, NJ. j. Flarty
Vice President, and W. B. Smoot, Sec-
retary. The annual dues for member;
ship will be $40 for each member.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
COUNCIL TO HAVE
IMPORTANT MEETING

The regular monthly meeting of the
city Council will be held at the Coun-
Gil Chamber on next Monday evening
and most important meeting is ex-
pected. Among the more important
matters to come before the city fathers
will be the reports of committees on
garbage collection and disposal and
on the request of the Maysville Tele-
phone Company for an increase in
rentals. A new Councilman will be
elected from the Fourth ward to sue
ceed Mr.. Sam McNutt, who was elect
ed at the last meeting but who will not
take his seat because of his moving
from Maysville.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
PLAN CORNERSTONE LAYING
OF NEW SCHOOL BUILDING,

The corner stone of the new colored
school building at Mayslick will be
laid on Sunday October 10th and a
great service is being planned by those
in charge. The corner stone will be
laid by the local lodge of Colored Ma
sons and Prof. George NJ. Colvin, State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
has been invited to make the address
of the day A great crowd Of coloret
people from all over the county is ex'
pected to attend.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
EVERY ONE SHOULD TRY III.

One of our customers and staunch
supporters of Magnolia Flour has this
to say: you should advertise and
keep on advertising until every home
in this community has given your -four
trial Once they use 1t you may rest
assured you will get repeater orders
from every one of them. 1t undoubted-
ly makes the best bread we have had
in years. Just keep up your quality to
the present standard and you will soon
be supplying the majority of homes
regardless of the other fours, which
are offered at cheaper price. Indif-
ferent or poor bread is high at any
price" These will be your sentiments
if you will order some of this won
derful -four. We know of no reason
why your local grocer can not sup
ply you with Magnolia Flour" but if
he cannot; we are ready, willing, and
anxious to supply you. Just phone
No. SO.
2Oct3t MAGNOLIA FLOUR MILLS.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
ATTORNEY GENERAL
BACKS COAL PRICE
CUT IN KENTUCKY
Palmer Directs Indictments Of Coal
Operators in State Selling Above
Fixed Rates - Slattery
Gets Support.

Covington, KY. Oct 2. - United
States District Attorney Slattery re-
turned Friday from Washington where
he conferred with Attorney General
Palmer, and brought with his instruc-
tions to bring to the Federal grand
jury's attention any cases where coal
sales in his district are made on a
higher basis than the grand jury re-
Gently decided to be reasonable.
He said that he looks for Governor
Morrow to issue statement calling on
the people of Kentucky to report cases
where higher charges are made.
The District Attorneys letter of rec
ommendation from Attorney General
Palmer is in part as follows:
IL am in receipt of the report made
September IS by the special grand jury
at Covington, KY, investigating the
cost of production and selling prices
( Of bituminous coal produced in the
Eastern District of Kentucky, to the
effect that prices in excess of sched-
ule ranging from s43O to S. per ton,
I. o. b. mines were unreasonably high.
"You are, therefore, instructed to
bring to the attention of the grand
jury, under the provisions Of the Lever
act prohibiting the making of unreas-
enable charges for necessaries, cases
where sales of bituminous coal pro-
duced in your district shall be made
at prices in excess of those designated
| by the grand jury, making allowance
for an actual increase in costs of pro-
duction necessarily incurred since the
submission of the report of the grand
iury."
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
MUCH COAL PASSES
DOWN ON WAVE

A coal wave passed here Friday eve
ming and large number of coal fleets
carrying great amount of fuel passed
here on its bosom bound for Cincin-
natl, Louisville and other down-river
cities. BY means of these coal waves
manipulated by the Engineer Corps, a
large amount of fuel has been taken
down the Ohio this year.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
MUSICAL COMEDY
At OPERA HOUSE u,
ON MONDAY NIGHT
Cartoon Comedy Show VIII Attract
Large Crowds to the Washington
Theater On Next Monday
Evening.

The third edition of the great car
toon musical comedy "The Katzen-
TANNER Kids" will be offered for pub
lie Approval at the Washington The
ater on Monday evening. The offerihg
is the Joint work off John P. Mulgrew
and Donald H. Bestor.
The company of artists who partici-
pate in the triumph of this musicai
melange, last word in cartoon musical
comedy, leave little to be desired. They
have been chosen by the management
with as great care as Mr.. Ziegfeld dis
PLAYS when he selects his principals
and chorus for his celebarted Fol
lies"
The music Is particularly catchy and
delightful, and the apex of success is
certainly reached when the people
hum and whistle the tunes as they
leave the theater.
The Society Bathing number dis
closes a shapely bevy of beauties who
really can sing and dance,
There are many solo and ensemble
numbers, any one of which would en-
sure the success of the average mu
steal comedy. particularly the "Clas
sizes Versus Ragtime' number in which
four of the principals take part, ant
the effect introduced Of dividing tn
audience into sections-two OF the
artisas selecting the classic and op
cratic numbers, the other two choosing
the syncopated, jazzy and rag-tim'
numbers, provokes tumult of laugh
ter and applause
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
CITY SCHOOLS HAVE
GOOD FIRST MONTH.

The close of the first month of city
schools shows that the schools are in
splendid condition and all school au-
thorities are very much pleased with
the prospects for fine year Super
intendent Caplinger says he has the
best prospects for a fine High School
that he has had since he has been Su-
perintendent of the city schools.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
MEETINGS OF KINGS
DAUGHTERS RESUMED.

On Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
there will be a meeting at the resi-
dence of Mrs. E. c. Phister of the
Kings Daughters Of the Episcopal
church. The chairman and treasurer
have most encouraging reports, and il
is earnestly desired that each Kings
Daughter will be present to hear what
has been accomplished by the steady
giving of small sums. Plans for the
winter will be discussed and a pleas
ant time socially will he enjoyed af'
ter the business hour.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
INTEREST KEEN IN CITY
REGISTRATION TUESDAY

Interest is very great in the regis.
tration which will be held in every
precinct in the city of Maysville or
next Tuesday. With the coming o.
women into politics. the registration
is expected to be greatly increased
this year.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
RALLY DAY AT THE FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

All members Of the Sunday school
and congregation are expected to be
at the Rally Day service at $3.50. The
public is most cordially invited. The
Scripture lesson, music, and other ac.
tivities we feel will be spiritual up.
lift.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
JURY NOT TO REPORT
UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY.

Circuit Clerk James B. Key an
nounced this morning that the order
for the petit jury to report on Tuesday
morning had been rescinded and that
the jurors would not be required to
report into court until on next Thurs
day morning.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02

Mr. James Farrell, of the Ryder
Paint Store, is confined to his apart
ments In the Farmers & Traders Bank
building suffering from an attack OF
indigestion.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
POPULATION OF FLEMING
COUNTY Is ANNOUNCED

The population of Fleming county Is
1854 according to announcement
made Friday evening by the United
States Census Bureau. Flemingsburg
the largest town in the county. has @
population OF 1862.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
REGISTER NEXT TUESDAY.

All voters In this city, both men and
women. who expect to vote in NOyem.
ber MUST register next Tuesday. Octo-
ber 5th. Go to the registration booth
early. DON'T DELAY. Something may
happen to prevent your registering II
yOu put II off.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
F0LLMER. TURNER.

Mr. Labe Turner. aged 20, and Miss
Ella Follmer, aged 2i, both OF Mason
county. were married here Friday eve-
ming by Rev. Worth 8. Peters, pastor
OF the Third Street M. II. church.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
LIGHT FROST IN COUNTY.

Farmers from all ports of the coun-
ty in the city today reported light frost
in practically every section this morn
ing. The frost was not heavy enough
to do any damage.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
COUNTY TAXES ARE DUE.

County taxes are now due and in the
hands of the sheriff for collection. The
sheriff's announcement will be found
elsewhere in this issue and every tax
payer should pay his taxes early and
avoid both the rush and the legal pen.
atty which is added.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02

The l.. r. Steel Five and Ten cent
store is erecting very attractive sign
over their building.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02

Mr.. Charles and Percie Austin were
called to Cincinnati today by the crit
ical illness of their mother, Mrs. VIM.
Austin. She is not expected to live
through the day.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02

County Court day Monday should
attract quite a number of farmers to
the city.
The public ledger., 1920-10-02
NEW AUTO TRANSFER BUSINESS.

Mr.. ]. A. Lawrence, Of Plummers'
Landing, Fleming county, is estab-
fishing new automobile transfer
business in Maysville and will make a
speciality of long distance hauling Mr..
Lawrence may be reached at telephone
PAIL after Monday, October 4. 1O-4
The public ledger., 1920-10-02

Mrs. b. S. Grannis. who has been
i'll at her home in Flemingsburg, is
reported as much improved.