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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
HOOVER ACCEPTS PLACE
IN HARDING CABINET
Herbert Hoover VIII Become Secre.
tary Of Commerce and Continue
European Relief Work

New York, Feb. rs. Herbert Hoov-
er telephoned President-elect Harding
tonight that he had accepted the offer
of the Cabinet post Of Secretary Of
the Department of Commerce, George
Barr Baker, his assistant, announced
tonight.
Mr.. Hoover, In u statement made
public by Mr.. Baker, announced that
he would continue to direct the poll
cies of European relief. Mr.. Hoover's
statement follows:
"Mr. Harding this evening asked me
to state that he has included me in
his nominations for the Cabinet as
Secretary of the Department Of Com
merce. Mr.. Harding enters whole
heartedly into the plans for upbuild-
ing the department and wishes that !
continue to direct the policies of the
European relief"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
COW TESTING CLUB
May Be ORGANIZED
\ IN MASON COUNTY
Expert From States Experiment Sta.
ton Meets With Much Encourage
ment in Organizing AssOcia.
ton for Regular Testing.

Interest in dairying in Mason coun-
ty is growing rapidly and dairymen
who have purebred herds are taking
steps toward getting the best possible
production from their herds.
Mr.. e. NJ. Prewitt, dairy cattle ex-
pert of the State Experiment Station,
has spent several days in Mason coun-
ty in the interest Of organizing here
COW testing association such as has
been organized in other counties in
the state and thus far he has met with
much encouragement. Already six
dairymen have agreed to enter into
such an association and a few more
are expected. This association propos-
es to dire an expert dairy cattle man
to test and keep close watch on all Of
the herds advising feed and generally
keeping the herds in first class con-
dition.
A meeting of the dairy farmers of
the Minerva neighborhood was held
last night and there was much interest
shown in the meeting. The Minerva
dairymen are seriously considering
the organization of a cooperative
company for the delivery and retailing
of milk in Maysville. The details of
the project will be worked out care
fully before the company is fully Or
ganized. They propose to serve milk
from pure bred herds only to the peo-
pie of Maysville and think they will
be enabled to serve 1t at price much
lower than the prevailing retail price
of milk in this city
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
FITCH-HAUGHABOO.

Miss Mary Caroline Fitch and Mr.
Stanley B. Haughaboo, were quietly
married at the home Of the brides
parents yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock by Rev. Nichols, pastor of the
Lawrence Creek Christian church.
The bride is the daughter of Mt
and Mrs. William Fitch of the Ger
mantown road, and was a graduate OF
the Maysville High School, class OF
1919 The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Haughaboo and was a
member of the American Aviation
Corps during the World War and saw
service in France.
Because of illness in the family, the
wedding was a very quiet affair, only
immediate relatives and friends being
present. Following the marriage the
happy couple motored to Maysville
where they took the evening c. & O.
train for Cincinnati, returning they
will be at home at the home Of the
brides parents.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
DIES IN COLORADO.

Mr.. John w. Boulden this morning
received a telegram announcing thr
death of his brother, Mr. Rein Baker
Boulden, at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Morgan West, at Pueblo
Colo, on Thursday. He is survived b,
two brothers, Mr.. j. w. Boulden, O.
this city and Mr.. II. T. Boulden, of the
county, one sister, Mrs Alex Hunter
Of Washington, and two daughters
Mrs. Houston Crouch, of North Mid
dletown, and Mrs. Morgan West, CT
Pueblo, Colo.
Mr.. Boulden was for number ot
years Magistrate at Millersburg ant
served for fifteen years as postmaster
Of that city. He was eighty-three years
of age and during the Civil War was 8
steamboat captain on the Big Sandy
River.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
BOYS CONFESS THEFT
At ABERDEEN STORES
Lads Confess to Aberdeen Theits and
Court VIII Retain Control
Over Them.

The Georgetown, (O.) News-Demo-
crat tells this story of the investiga-
tion Of Aberdeen thefts:
when Russell Shelton and Leon
dus Purdon were brought before
Judge Waters in the Probate court,
Friday afternoon, they were both
placed under supervision of the court
and permitted to return to their
homes at Aberdeen. They were
charged with having forced en- en-
trance into the Boswell and Cooper
stores there, sometime since, when
money, flash lights and witches we're
taken. The Shelton boy gave his age
as sixteen and the Purdon boy as thir-
teen.
Davis Mains delivered the Shelton
boy to Sheriff Neu, Wednesday eve
ming, and the following day Shelton
stated that he wanted to be taken be-
fore Judge Waters, where he told the
story duplicating the Purdon boy.
Deputy Sheriff John Sarl Neu brought
Purdon from Aberdeen when the hear
ing was held. The boys made open
confession.
Shelton he'd been apprehended
when he was found to have in his
possession missing pair of skff oars
Further search revealed that he had
some of the watches which were taken
from the stores.
After hearing the evidence and a
general conference, it was agreed that
if the Shelton boy would pay SIS and
the cots of the proceeding and the
Purdon boy $50 and the costs they
could return to Aberdeen. The Shell
ton boy has employment, while the
Purdon boy is In school. This was
agreed and the action dismissed"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
JUDGE PURNELL IS
COMPL|ME0TED BY
HEALTH BOARD HEAD
Mason County Should Feel Fortunate
In Having An Officer Who
Takes Interest In Public
Health.

Some time ago County Judge Pur-
nell, when the local water question
was before him, wrote DR.. Mccormack
of the Health Board, to lear If there
was an agreement of facts In the suit
He has just received this reply:
81 hope you will not think me
negligent in failing to reply to your
important letter of the 10th inst. soon
er, but 1 have been in Washington
since its arrival and have Just re-
turned.
"The attorneys for the water com,
pany proposed number Of times that
,, they would agree on set of facts tc
carry the case up through the higher
courts, but they have persistently fail.
ed to do so and at last notified mt
that they would take evidence and moi
agree. Under these circumstances
notified them to fire ahead, as we pro
posed to take out warrants for then
whenever we found the water was mo-
fit for human consumption
81 appreciate so much your inter.
est in the matter. Please consider my
self and all our force at your service
at any time. You are the one mar
who can at least have the comfort O.
knowing you have done your duty in
the entire matter and from a genera
knowledge of the situation in prac
tically every city in Kentucky, ! an
sure you will permit me to say that
consider those counties fortunate
which have man as interested IL
public health as you have demonstrat
ed yourself to be-"
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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
BISHOP BURTON ILL.

Rt. Rev. Lewis Burton, who was to
have been in our city Sunday for a
visitation to the Church of the Nativ-
ity is i'll in New York City, whittier he
had gone to meet his wife just re-
turning from Europe. AS soon as the
Bishop is able to travel he will come
to his home in Lexington and later to
this parish.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
MR.. ALBERT WELLS DIES
AT FLEMINGSBURG HOME

Mr.. Albert L. Wells, retired Flem-
ing county farmer, aged SO years, died
last night at his home in Flemings-
brug. He is survived by his wife ant
one brother, Mr. Harvey Wells, of this
city. The funeral will be held from
the home Sunday afternoon at
o'clock and burial will be made al
Flemingsburg.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
A CARD FROM MRS. MANCHESTER,

Considerable pressure has been
brought to bear up on me by true
friends and business associates to be
a candidate for Mayor of Maysville
at the November, 1921, election |
cannot persuade myself to accede
these cordial solicitations. ! am SELL
ing real estate and engaged in kindred
business. | do not care to enter into
politics. | certainly thank all those
who have so earnestly and enthusi-
astically requested me to make the
race for Mayor. l thank one and all,
Respectfully,
MRS. L. L. MANCHESTER.
Winter Coats nearly given away,
New York Store.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
EDUCATION BOARD
HOLDS MEET TONIGHT.

The regular monthly meeting of
the City Board of Education will be
held this evening at the office of Su-
perintendent Caplinger in the High
School building and business of i'm
portance will come before the body
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
LOCAL INSURANCE COMPANY
PAID LOSS PJROMPLY

The Mason County Mutual Insur-
ance Company paid the loss of Tur-
nipseed G Cooper amounting to $1,000
today for farm residence burned on
Wednesday. This was done promptly
without making an additional call on
the members of the company.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
UNIVERSITY MEN ORGANIZE.

Former students of Kentucky Uni.
versity met last night and started a
county organization by electing Mr.
W. Hall Strobe as President, and Mr.
Maurice Kirk as Vice President. Other
officers will be chosen at a meeting to
be held later.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
NOTICE X. OF p.

Regular stated convention of Lime
stone Lodge No. Sc, X. OF P, this eve
ming at o'clock at Castle Hall. Work
in the second of Esquire Rank. All
members urged to attend, visiting
Knights welcomed.
GEO. A. HELMER, C. C.
w. A. MUNZING, K of r. & S.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
SLATE FALL KILLS MINER.

Grayson, KY, Feb. "a John KEGS,
Of Denton, a coal miner, fifty-five
years old, was caught under a slate
fall in the Harbison-Walker Brick
Company mines today and was killed
instantly. His two sons were working
with him but we're not injured.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25

Captain Edward Fitzgerald, of Gov
ington, Federal Prohibition Agent, is
in Maysville today making arrange
ments for the sale of the automobile
confiscated by the government in a
whisky raid here some time ago.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
FORMER LOCAL GIRL
IS PICTURED,

Last nights Cincinnati Post con-
tanned a good likeness of Miss Martha
Stone Collins, formerly of this city
who has been awarded a prize of $25
by the Cincinnati newspaper in con-
junction with movie houses in that
city for poetry.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
HEAVY SHIPMENTS OF WEED
TO LOCAL REDRYING PLANTS,

Local tobacco redrying plants have
been receiving heavy shipments this
week from smaller markets In this
section which has kept these plants
very busy both day and night
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25

Saturday will be the last day to sub
scribe to the Delineator at half price.
Miss Smith, OF St Louis, will lie at our
store until Saturday night to take
your subscription. MERZ BROS.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
GREENDALE TO BECOME
EXCURSION BOAT

1t was announced today in Cincn-
natl that Captain Gordon Greene, of
the Greene line of steamboats,, had
sold the Ohio River steamer, Green
dals to Captain John Davis, of Ports
mouth. Captain Davis will remodel
the Greendale and use it for up-river
excursions exclusively this spring and
summer.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
TAKEN TO ASYLUM.

Jailer Sullivan, of Lewis county, ar
rived here this morning with Thomas
Johnson, of that county, and was met
by a guard from the state asylum for
the insane. Johnson will be taken tc
that institution this afternoon for
treatment.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25

Mr.. John c. Everett, who has been
Ill for several weeks, was enabled to
be cut for an auto ride this morning.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
BAKERY TO DISCONTINUE
THIRD STREET PLANT

The Russell Bakery will discontinue
its Third street plant, moving all of
the equipment to the Market street
location.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25
HART HATS.

Just received % beautiful Hart pat
tern Hats personally selected by Miss
Luman. Each one is an exclusive gem
MERZ BROS.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25

The newest ideas in clever low
Shoes are now being shown by Merz
Bros.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25

Ladies' New Oxfords cheap, New
York Store.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25

Mrs. E. L. Manchester, Real Estate
Agent, phone 776. 25Feb2t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25

Any Corset in our store at 33bf
discount on Saturday at Merz Bros.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25

Beautiful fancy Silks thirty-six
inches wide at S1.25, at Merz Bros.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25

$5.95 buys beautiful Wool Plaid
Velour Skirt at Merz Bros.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25

Good Tobacco Cottons, cents New
York Store.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25

$1O95 buys Silk Mignonette dress
at Merz Bros
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25

Buy Tobacco Cottons at Merz Bros
Saturday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-02-25

Saturday will be Red Letter Day
and Double Stamps at Merz Bros,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-12
PENNEY KAUFF TAXES
 STAND IN TRIAL FOR
 ALLEGED AUTO THEFT

New York, May 11.-Benny Kauff suspended outfielder of the New York Giants, today took the stand in his own defense and denied the charge of au- tomobile theft, on which he is being tried The indictment charges Kauff and two accomplices with the theft of an automobile owned by Thomas Brennan of Bronxville.
 The stolen automobile was sold to lgnatz Engel, a stock broker, and later recovered by the police. Engel testified Kauff returned the purchase money to him when it was learned that the car had been stolen.
 Kauff declared that some weeks pre- vious to the sale, he had authorized Frank Hone, an employe in the garage owned by Kauff, to purchase a car from William Dorst, an acquaintance, while trip. He said that when he returned, he found in his garage an automobile 0 which he believed to have been pur- chased from Dorst and that he sold the car to Engel, in that belief.
 The suspended ball player denied al- tering the bill of sale and said that il was accessible to James Shields and James Whalen, employees, who were in- dicted with him, found guilty and given suspended sentences to turn states evil dence
 He denied the stories of Shields and Whalen that he had stolen the Brennan automobile in company with them and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-12
ADJUSTMENTS Ky ESTELLE BETHEA HALE
FARCE FOMEDY WITH
 MUSIC AT LYRIC

Hal Johnson and company. in farce comedy served with music headline what IS described as a wellGbalanced btll at the Lyric for the last half of the week. The skit in which this com pany romps through 20 minutes of fun is called MT. Chaperon," and deals With young man who is in love with a girl whose father objects to him and refuses to allow his daughter to marry him.
 In order to gain the fathers consent the boy disguises himself as a young miss and answers an advertisement for a chaperon and is engaged as such by the father for the daughter. From then on-but it will hardly do to tell the remainder of the story
 The other four acts contain a wealth of variety and many odd features. The opening number sees Sawyer and Eddy in an aerial novelty, performing pie turesque and hazardous feats. Aus tralian Stanley in "Too Full for Words follows. Stanley portrays the eccentric comedy drunk with the assistance of a piano, some good songs and & witty line of talk.
 Al Haig and Earl LaVere, in Two Friends Who Can't Get Along" present a melange of whistling, songs and piano and accordion playing.
 Larry brothers, flying gymnasts, close the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-12

which conditions in the mining and in- dustrial sections of the county were considered. A report was made by Mrs. Neil Wallace, who declared that she had investigated a number of cases and had found families in want.
 While the investigation of Mrs. Wal lace dealt with individual cases called to her attention and was in no sense a complete survey. the meeting adopted resolutions calling the meeting for Sat 1rday,
 It is stated that this action was taken before it was known that the survey of the district made by group of trained workers giving accurate in- formauon had been received.
 The resoution follows:
 "Whereas, from information fur nished by reliable eyewitnesses and by the press, # appears that an emergency exists in this community, and
 "Whereas, children of Jefferson county are facing starvation and dis ease, and
 Whereas the people of Alabama are looking to these children for future American citizens, and
 "Whereas the women of this com munity came to the immediate relleI of Armenian and German children ana
 "Whereas we cannot see our own Alabama children suffer; therefore be 1t
 Resolved. That the Community Council of Jefferson county calls upon all organizations for relief, civic eerv- ice or fraternal utilization to meet with said council to formulate plans Tor den- nite and imm ediate action"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-12
BUCOLIC REVUE TOPS
 BILL AT LOEW'S

One of the best "Rube" acts in vaude- vile Is to headline the bill that opens at Loew's Bijou theatre with this aft ernoon's performance and runs the re- mainder- of the week. This act Is the Rubetown Follies, a bucolic revue, in which all of the five men and their woman companion take the roles of astoundingly funny "Rube" characters.
 De Albert and Morton are to offer a combination of comedy songs and nov city dancing that they term, "A Song and Dance F'lrtation." Songs. dances and comedy chatter likewise dominate At Echo Valley" the novel vehicle of Link and Phillips.
 Musical scales, humorous tales and melodies" is the way Jack and Eva Arnold describe their combined offer ing of harmony songs, comedy talk and pianologue. Charles Gibbs is a oneman band This musical mimic by means of his whistling and his voice initiates cello, cornet, oboe, clar- inet and many other instruments.
 Cleo Mason will appear in the screen feature, Lure of Youth" the tale of a youth who visited the nations metrop- oils only to have his dreams and his ideals shattered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-12
TELLS OASIS," WITH
 NEAL HART. AT ROYAL

''The Fighting Parson,' William l.. Roberts popular stage play of fight and love, has been adapted to the screen and produced as a special motion picture feature under the title of "HelPs Oasis with Neal Hart as the star.
 "Hells Oasis" will open at the Royal Birmingham's Family theat @ Friday for two days only.
 The many thousands who have seen the stage version under the title of The Fighting Parson," will have little need to be told how exciting 1t is ard what remarkably excellent picture ma terial it contains. It is a story of d man, who fights an entire community to protect a slip of a girl---an evange- list of good-and finally becomes d sort of Parson, himself, through love of his protege.
 As the Fighting Parson. Neal Hart fights single handed a battle against an entire town.
 Supporting Mir. Hart is an unparal- leled cast. including Joe Rixon, c. E. Cuthbert, Janis June, and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-12
LOCAL MOOSE OUT
 EOR2,OOO MEMBERS
Delegation to Make Fight for the Moose Home-Lunch-
 con Planned

Birmingham lodge, No. 447, Loyal Or der of Moose, held their regular bi- weekly social meeting last night at Fraternal hall. Matters of routine business were dispensed with at an early hour to permit the initiation of large class of candidates. Dr. Fl. H. Fairfax, Clark Williams, G. R. Bar those obligated and made interesting talks after the degree work
 Following the regular meeting a special meeting of the membership committee was held. Dictator James G. Davis appointed the following to assist Supervisor McCambridge in his work to have lodge of 2,000 in Bir- mingham when the local delegation goes to Toledo in June to fight for the Moose Home: A. A. Gambill, A. R. Dearborn, Dr. Elkourie, Clark Williams, I. r. Patterson, John Lacy, Dr. Leland, F. ID. Newman and Charles H. Mandy.
 This committee will each invite three cusiness men to attend a luncheon, which will be held at the Tutwiler on I rloay at o'clock, as guests of Su- pervisor McCambridge. Twenty five teams will be chosen from among the membership of the lodge to take the city and work it by districts starting next Monday.
 It is expected that the Women's Le- zion will be organized in time to have q representative attend the supreme chapter, which will be held in Toledo curing the supreme convention. Many or the wives, daughters and sisters of the local Moose are working now with this end in view
 The membership committee will start calling on local men this morn 'hg to invite them to joint the Moose ana help get the national home here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-12
CAVALRY TROOP
 TO RECEIVE EQUIPMENT

Federal recognition of the Birming- ham Sabres, the newly organized cav airy troop has been received, accord = In eto Capt. J. c. Carter, troop com : mander. The motorcycle equipment for the troop has been received and next week a large Liberty truck will come through from Montgomery, as part of the equipment. This truck will bring the remainder of the uniforms for, the troop. The horses are expected to arrive in four weeks!
 A section of the fair grounds has been donated to the troop by the fair association and the troopers have fitted up a small house, which will be use as the orderly room and living quar- ters for the men assigned to the care of the horses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-12
MADAME X" COMING
 TO NEW MAJESTIC

Madame x.'' one of the greatest emo tional dramas of the modern stage is an- nounced as the offering of the Pickert Players at the Majestic for the week beginning Monday night. May Is. Miss Lillian Pickert will be seen in the title role, which is tremendous, throbblng with emotion and conceded to be one of the most exhaustive parts ever written
 The play created a sensation when pro- duced abroad and met with instant suc- cess when brought to this country. It has been likened to Camille that thrlli- ing drama by Dumas, and was written by Alexander Bisson, one of the foremost authors.
 The scenes are all laid in France, and the play reaches it's climax in which Ray mond Floriott. at the age of "A, a law yer, impersonated by Ralph w. Cham bers. defends woman without knowing her to be his mother, who was driven out by his father 20 years before. against the charge of murder, ending in one of the greatest scenes of the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-12
VIOLA DANA IN THE
 OFF-SHORE PIRATE"-STRAN

Viola Danna, she of the buoyant per sonality and the adorable ways, puts an other feather in her cap by her fine act ing in the stellar role of The "Off-Shore Pirate" at the Strand.
 The captivating little actress gives an interpretation satisfyingly perfect. This epithet describes her performance and the picture itself As Ardita Farnam, the young heiress whom friends have had captured by pirate so as to save her from the plotting of a sinister, scheming handsome foreigner, she conveys glamoT feminine charm and sparkle. What more can one want?
 The story deals with Ardna Farnam, a. young capricious heiress; a willy Rus sian in search of a rich American wife, and a young dashing fellow who turns pirate to save Ardita.