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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-09
TAX RETURNS SHOULD REMAIN INv10LATE.

1T well that conees the tax revision bill agreed to
Treasury Department for of corporations and IN
ividua saws the Republican Publicity Association through It's
president Hon Jonathan Bourne G 1--WE have already too much
governmental interference with private affairs The Treasury De
oarmen with the cooperation Of the Department OF Justice mas
annie authority every and corporation makes
an honest return his taxable income The responsibility Tor e
faithful performance duty should be left with the department
where lodged 1t quite possible that the Treasury Department
will not in all cases complete and collect all the taxes
legally due but there likelihood that constant inquiries from
Congress and inspection OF the records would result III
any material collections expedition OF the work.
There delay and confusion enough already
But SADIE that phase of the matter the income tax re-
urs should remain except for the single question OF their
accuracy Congress Congressional Committee could and dd
call for income returns made them subject to committee nspec
ton there would further possibility OF an individual or cor
poraon keeping his business affairs secret Business competition
always keen Rivals will frequently resort extreme measures to
ascertain the of their competitors Information OF
this kind if available critical situation would enable an unscr
uous concern to unfortunate rival which left free to pur-
she its business usual way would attain success There are
LOT of men the United States who have the day when
woud have been disastrous for them there had been publicity OF
their financial difficulties Given fair opportunity they pulled
the and continued to De ueu aclors III h
industrial life of their communities.
What American industry needs today little less Interior
nce from the from bureaucras who may
have conducted any considerable business of their but VIII
take delight trying tell private citizens how to run their affairs
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-09
EDUCATION WEEK.

o, ara those who wish that every day might be Christmas
there are those who interest of the country most "
who oou,d wish that every week were Education week.
Tho President by proclamation has set apart the period 'u
the fourth to the tenth of December as time IN WHO" w
neople are to give their thoughts in speca manner INV
roblems which we all know exist in connection WIN our
system. !, .on;d no
Tho President has stated clearly when ne remihoS "
+ while .pubc education the basis of citizenship ana o pr
mary inheritance to the nation there five million choeh u
boo are who are not being trained in the schools anu afe
even that rudmenary preparation for citizenship IN ep"''
which reading and writing give ~
He reminds u.s. ALSO that the draft revealed Tue ia'' NAV
ava vast elements of the population that are lerate ph!S
f;t and unfamiliar with American ideals and raditoh
nh commissioner of Education Doctor Tgert declares ha' th
greatest need in education in the United States Is square o
the country child the city child having spent upon N
s "a var while the child country has spent upon hill o
$239l In the city the schools open on the average 0
year as COMPARED with of l42 days III the country
II addition to this there are 100000 schools that are oneroo
d;pos scores of thousands which nseaby 'ehlau anu
heated other of thousands where only rom 'hree " ~
are in attendance and still Others where salaries are SO "
~ that 70 secure welequpped enthusiastic teacher is an utter
nnpossibity , ;o.;ons
A commission of women, through womens ORGANIZATIONS
hroobut New York state recently completed survey Oh th
schools dhat dsgracefu conditions existed ana ~
parts the Empire State as dark as some parts o m
been pictured ,s a.,
iSm which Congress- now bears uneasly would be an en-
tened noy toward federal aid for national education ana the
of separate department of education with eabee ocef
at its head. wv
strong demand for this great reform beng hearo Ill WASH
ington and the sooner it is satisfied the better
The President however properly calls attention to mmeoa
a esnonsbty and suggests the pulpit the press schools
and public gatherings all enlisted in behalf OF this special eor
which centers in Education Week--lexngon Leader
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-09
WATER BOTTLE PROVES TO
BE FOUNTAIN OF LIQUOR.

Hazard - A colored man stopped
~ Deputy Sheriff John Smith explain
cd that a large lump under his shirt
was a hot water bottle worn to relieve
he pain Of rupture When made to
produce it, the bottle was found to
contain whisky, and small tube con-
nection was 1t easy to supply whisky
by slight pressure on the bag. Two
half pint bottles Of liquor were car
iied as reserve supply. The man at
tempted to get away but was captured
and placed in Jail.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-09
ECONOMY MEASURES AT
QUARTERMASTER'S DEPOT

Louisville - Curtailment fthe an
nual vacation, elimination Of the $40
monthly bonus and other economies
are being felt by employees of the
United States Army quartermaster's
depot at Jacksonville, Ind, across
the river from this city. The first OF
December saw several hundred en-
ployees of the variou sdepartments re-
leased.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-09
BILL TO PROVIDE WHISKY
TRIALS by LOWER COURTS.

Frankfort. Ono Of the chief causes
for the inability Of county and city
officials TO enforce the prohibition
laws In Kentucky Is the lack Of power
to try them In the county, police and
magistrates courts Of the state, in the
opinion Of state officials here. As a re-
suit Attorney General Charles !. Daw-
son Is preparing to draw bill for
presentation to the next session OF the
state legislature empowering courts
lower than the circuit courts TO try
liquor law violators.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-09
WIDOW RECEIVERS $1,000
FOR KILLING OF BRADLEY

Mayfield - The 100000 damage sui
Of Mrs. Sam Bradley against Bol
Bradley was compromised at $1,000
and costs of action. The Bradleys
were brothers, and the widow sued as
the result Of the alleged killing Of
Samuel by Robert Bradley. A charge
of murder against the latter was filed
away last week after three juries had
d;co 0raad
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-09
BOY BORROwS FIFTY AND
GETS DAD OUT OF JAZZ,

Louisville. -Fifteen-year-old Leon
ard French obtained the release OF his
father, Angero s. French, from the
Clark comfy Jail, Jacksonville. The
father was serving out fine OF $3.50,
assessed when he was found with
nineteen beer bottles filled with
inoonshine in his carpenter shop. TIC
had only 500. The boy managed to
borrow $50 from an uncle, Armol
French, of Louisville, and Acting
Judge Henry p. Dilger, Of the Jeffer-
sonville police court consented to re-
duce the fine to $3.50
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-09
HONEY PHILOSOPHY FOR 1921.

The cync said that All towards AS we hear
men m and their conduct others and listen to their barren
explanations commission of unseemy acts feel that the
cync Bu just then we begin to remember wha
men will doa grades and Of all natiOnaes and all
ditonswben we see them death for holy for
bau and throw their lives away with the most sublime heroism
Why we forget cynics burb The truth is wondrous courag
and base cowardce strangely mixed into makeup
---
PENNSYLVANIA has "a wild life sanctuares What LOT of will
iverQ tbere must he in the keystone state!
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-09

cotton mills working full time. I'm
ports from Germany and the United
States show greatest gains. Crops
show good yield.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-09

The large wooden battleship ever
made, the 1mpregnable, constructed at
Pembroke, England, in 1858, is being
broken up.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25

"Damn'd if I don't believe you wouldi"
 You know how to find out"
 He knew. He slowly raised his hands. The expression in his eyes might have meant any number of things; first of all, that he bowed to necessity; second, that he would come again. AstOnished, mortified, baffled- that, most of all baffled-he doubtless salved his pride with that second thought: He would come again. The girl sensed something of what smol- dered deep in the bold eyes-eyes that a good woman could hardly meet with out dishonOr. But there were plans afOOt-and she trusted them.
 "Listen I'll give you time to get out of sight, if you walk fast. If you look back, or if you are in sight when I think the time is up, I'll shoot; and I'll hit what I shoot at."
 He studied the eyes back of the re- volver. What he saw whirled him around, his hands still up, and started him back down the path. The farther he went the faster he went. In less time than she had thought, he had passed the turn and disappeared.
 She closed the door, laid the revOl- yer on the table beside the sewing bas- ket, crossed the room to the sofa. The
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25
CHAPTER XII.
Box Twentv-Three.

Box Twenty Three.
 The Pearlhunter stood in the kitchen door, feeling no little disgrace, and watched the 1.-the form of the girl dart in among the bushes that lined the cliff where it looped east, enclosing the little pocket of level woods where the cabin stood. He saw her stop suddenly. She stood listening a mo- ment; came flying back.
 To the question on his face she an- swered by closing the door and mo- tioning him into the main room and to the window by the sewing table. A small boy came whistling up the path.
 'It's the grandson of the good old storekeeper I told you about" she whispered.
 They both laughed as she pushed him toward the curtains, laughed though it irked the man no little to go into hiding at the sound of every foot step-in a girls room at that, while she stood guard.
 "Ask him about the hunt today" he whispered. "And above all, ask him if he met a man."
 OllG AOQQSO anu PullCu lnS CuA close. The next moment she had opened the door.
 "WelI, Billyi Glad to see you. Come right in."
 Billy did come in. But Billy wasn't speaking. Through the little gap in | the curtain the Pearlhunter could see him standing just inside the door. Billy was by no means a prepossessing oungster-barefooted thin skinned, very decidedly pigeon-toed. His sharp little face was elaborately and pie turesquely freckled. There were freckles enough for a big face, and Billy's face was small, so small that some of the freckles had to Stand up edgeways to find room. But his eyes. in the midst of their speckled sur roundings, looked out sharp and bright from under his frazzled straw hat. They were very busy just then in talk ing down, one by one, every feature of the room, from wall to wall, from car pet to loft joists.
 The girl closed the door put an arm about the slim little mite under the ragged hat and led him to the oig easy chair-the stricken old mans chair near the middle of the room; brought the smaller rocking chair from her sewing table and sat down by him.
 The little fellow tried to lean back in the big chair. It was far too deep. He sat up straight, swinging his feet, and continued his methodical survey of the room.
 "How in the world did you ever find your way, Billy, out here in the woods2"
 The sharp little eyes looked hi4 companion over-coolly; a tiny shade cOntemptuously.
 (TO BE CONTINUED)
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25

TT HIS years Easter brides find
 \ themselves privileged to choose the simplest and most conventional of wedding gowns. or to take note of and reflect current features of the styles. cleverly manipulated, in their wedding dresses. To be simple and conventional is sure to place a we'd ding gown above criticism and Is safe and sane choice on the part of the bride. But daring youth often aspires to being original and mOdistes are more than ready to indulge them In gowns that are interesting from this point of view-and beautiful be- cause 1t is their business to make them so. The conventional gown is the Iong-sIeeved and (more or less) hIgh-necked model which generations have approved, made of silk fabrics Including satin or velvet as well as the sheer materials-and worn with 1t is a veil of net or lace, or of net bOr- dered with lace.
 Happy the bride that inherits a wedding veil of lovely lacel She may select either the simplest or the most elaborate of gowns to be yelled by Ter precious posse ssion. The pretty maid pictured at the left, has chosen to feature a magnificent veil over we'd ding gown of heavy crepe-de-chine, simple and straight in lines. It is tong sleeved and square necked. One
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25
EXPRESSED WILL OF PEOPLE
"First American Constitution" Grew Out of Feeling of Dissatisfac-
 ton With Conditions.

The term "First American Consti. tuition" is frequently applied by writers to what is better known his torically as the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut" Many people in Massa chusetts having become dissatis. fled with law that none but church members should vote or hold office at length determined to form other settlements. Other town Organiza- tions migrated almost bodily from Massachusetts to what was then the wilderness. These were Newton, Watertown and Dorchester, which had their names changed, respectively, to Hartford, Wethersfeld and Windsor. Along with them went their govern ing organizations and a general court for the three towns was afterward formed.
 Jan. IA. 1889. this little community formed the first written American Constitution at Hartford. This Con- stitution springs directly from the will of the people, and neither Eng fish king uor parliament, nor Colonial council, nor governor had anything to do with it. The orders provided for two general representative assemblies each year. composed of delegates from each town, one for the election of governor and magistrates, the other for making the laws. These funda- mental orders as they were called. were the beginnings of democratic government in America.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25

Pearlhunter had come out from behind the curtains, admiration running riot in his eyes.
 ''I wish I knew some way to tell you," he said, "hOw proud I am to know girl like you. I don't know man that could have done 1t. And him the ReG Mask! Before you l feel like a-a-tailor."
 She looked up at him, tried to smile i; the smile was a failure. Her lips quivered; her eyes fell. To the Pearl hunters amazement she dropped down on the sofa and burst into tears. He stood shifting from one foot to the other, puzzled and helpless. It was beyond him. He sat down beside her, reached forth his one free hand and 1 laid it upon her hair.
 "Why-don't cry! It's-all over nowI"
 He drowned in an effort to think of something else to say. But all he could didn't seem to do any good. He was thinking some very uncomplimentary things about his clumsy and awkward self, when she looked up. The man stared. She was laughing-a nervous little laugh right through the tears. The laugh astonished him more than the tears, but it was an immense re- lief to him, just the same.
 My. isn't it silly for me to carry on like this And over nothing!"
 "Nothingp
 "Well. hardly anything"
 And you weren't afraidT'
 Not with-you here"
 The half-hesitating statement pleased the man-pleased him i'm mensely.
 And you're not afraid now?"
 "Only that they might find you. Why should I be?"
 ''Then-I must follow him."
 He rose from the sofa. Hat he had none-it was tramped to rags in the dust and dirt of the village under the wide reaching limbs of the oak-but he began hitching together the strips and tatters of his blouse.
 The girl sprang up and faced him.
 "Youi Why. you can hardly stand"
 "We must find out whether he goes back to the village or down to Fallen Rock. Everything depends on know ing that"
 He made a step toward the door. She got before him.
 ''I'll go."
 "YouI"
 "Why not? I know the woods, and they're safer for me than you just now"
 She was at the door of the kitchen before he could stop her, her haste the greater. perhaps, because she knew he would stop her. He reached her arm just as she raised the latch.
 No! It's my place"
 "It's your place to stay right here and gain strength for your big plan tonight. Why, it's only little ten minute run-and know every bush and tree"
 Ills planI Everything depended on it-on his being able to carry 1t through. He could not move till the time came, and that would be when the dark came. It would ruin every thing to be seen too soon. And yet
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25

edge of the veil forms a frill that is wired to keep it upstanding across the back of the head, where it is at tached to a band that slips under the hair at the sides and Is decorated with orange flower buds across the front. She has chosen the regulation bridal bouquet
 The youthful bride at the right has a draped gown of white satin with plaited tunic of chiffon and band of plaited chiffon heading the bodice. There are long. close-fitting sleeves of chiffon that partly cover the bands, but so transparent that the arms seem uncovered. She indulges in a very long train and a voluminous veil flowing from a quaint bonnet with a cluster of orange blossoms posed at each side. Wreaths of the blos- soms form a charming detail of the tunic and a little cluster of them on the bodice finishes off a very inter- esting costume. Having been little independent in the choice of her gown the bride reveals her serious mindedness by carrying prayer book
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25

into the luxurious novelty of the sit uatiOn-the happy privilege of Obeying such a nurse.
 She moved the table back by the window, re-arranged the work basket and vase of roses, and went to the kitchen with the tray. He opened his eyes the minute she was gone. It was farthest from his thoughts to spend another moment of that wonderful day in sleep. His great regret was that he had already, spent so much of it that way. Whatever was to happen, it was no time to sleep.
 The girl, busy with the dishes, heard the couch creak, and pitied him in his restless pain.
 "Wild Rosei"
 She almost dropped the cup she was wiping. That call was not inspired by pain. No pain in the world could have wrung it from him. She hurried back into the room. He had risen and was standing near a window, look on his face that made her half afraid of him, his eyes like a blade half drawn. He had heard step. How he heard it. Sensed it-only the hunted know.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25
Find Old Petroleum Deposits.

The asphalt springs of Hit, from which Noah probably obtained the 'pitch" with which he made the Ark impervious to the flood of waters" [" have now been thoroughly examined with a view to their commercial possi- bilities. The petroleum deposits of the land of Shinar, between the Tigris and the Euphrates, which furnished the slime" that the descendants of Noah "had for mortar" in building the tower of Babel, have been measured as well as can be until the bit of t:.e oil driIler is sent down to prove Wheth- CT the geologist is right. And the sources of bitumen which archeoloeists have found was used as cement In constructing the ancient palaces of Babylon and Ninevah have undO1bted- ly been located.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25

|" HERE is nothing particularly new
 \ in negligees, pajamas or under muslins. except the names by which they are called. Pajamas and the like have become "slumber suits"; a useful and elastic title that will in cIude several types of night dress. s'Hidden wear" is also more accurate than undermuslins, for underclOthes have long since divided their allegi- ance between muslin and silk fabrics, with demand pointing toward the use of crepe-de-chine in increasing quan- titles. As women grow fastidious in these matters they require more in quality of fabric, whether of cotton or silk. more in quality of workman ship, and discrimination in the use of trimming.
 It is a little difficult to tell the diff ference between negligees and slum- Der suits sOmetiD- es. especially when
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25

1 both are modelled after the pajama. tne slumber suit pictured Is of light pink crepe-de-chine with val lac~ edg- ings and small ribbon flowers adding to its daintiness. It is one among many patterned after this particular style which appears almost as popu- lar for negligees. In displays the lat ter are often distinctly Chinese in flavor, made of figured materials in bright colors, or in plain colors gayly embroidered.
 Fine batiste, in regulation garments hand-embroidered and rather sparing- ly trimmed with good laces, holds its own with it's silken rivals, having cer- tain qualities of refinement that can not be outclassed. Underwear ap- pears to have swung away from any thing but soft sheer fabrics. and there Is a tendency toward the use of light cOlOrs in place of white.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25

he must know which way the man went. Much depended on whether he fed his horse now, or went on to the village and came back after night to feed him. The Pearlhunter hesitated, wavering between a very keen and un- spoiled chivalry and very insistent expediency.
 "If he shOuld-catch youw
 She laughed merrily.
 Not even you could catch me in the woods"
 She flung open the door. He stretched forth his arm.
 "No, mol I can't"
 But she was gone.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25
Bunny Bean Raos.

.'Bean-bag' is as popular as ever 1t was for little folks parties and the modern bean-bag Is no homely affair of striped cambric or canton flannel, but a very attractive looking bunny, which youngsters take special joy in tossing to each other. The bean-bag bunny is made of white felt, with ears lined with pink felt, and eyes and kUhIskers added with embroidery floss. And tufty eiderdOwn tail is the final touch of lifeiikeness. For children's parties too. there are skipping ropes
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25
CREAM FOR CATARRH
 OPENS UP N0STRlLS
Tells How to Get Quick Relief fron
 Head-coIds. its splendidl

In one minute your clOgged nostrils will open, the air passages of your head will clear and you can breathe freely. No more hawking. snufhing. blowing, headache, dryness- No strug- gling for breath at night; your cold or catarrh will be gone.
 Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your druggist now. Apply a little of this fragrant, antiseptie. healing cream in your nOstrils. It pen etrates through every air passage of the head, sOothes the inhamed or swollen mucous membrane and relief comes instantly.
 It's just fine. Don't stay stuned-up with a cold or nasty catarrh--Relief comes so quickly.-Adv.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25
REFUGE IN MUSIC.

"I wish," remarked Senator Sor- ghum, ''that had learned to sing"
 ''But singing would be of no use in politics."
 q don't know. Of course, the folks out home expect me to stand up before them and exercise my voice. They're beginning to criticize some of my ideas. If could sing to them they wouldn't care much what the words were, so long as they liked the tune."