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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-10-31
MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER
IN FIGHT OVER CHILD

Louisville.-After return had been
made by the defendant, Mrs. Nancy
Egland. of Jacksonville. to a writ of
habeas corpus prayed for by Mrs. Car
rie Messmer. of Louisville, the petit
toner dismissed the action. Suit was
for custody of Dorothy Messmer, Q,
child of the petitioner and grand
daughter of the defendant. On October
Z, 1922. by order of the court, Dorothy
was adopted by the grandmother and
her name was changed to Egland. The
mother asserts this action was without
her knowledge or consent Several
days ago, it is said, the grandmother
went to the mothers home and took
the child away. 1t is the purpose OF
Mrs. Messmer's attorneys to institute
a new proceeding to set aside the
adoption order.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-10-31
WORKING THE ROADS

The efforts of 1900 citizens of Knott county,
who have turned work the roads will be reflected doubt
improvement
somewhat pathetic in view of the that working the
roads project nowadays almost totally inadequate for the relief
of communities the roads serve. s.------tJs -.
There necessity for broad and hard They
made with picks and shove They be made with costly
making machinery and considerable right
of roads through the mountains would improve economical cond
lions there sufficiently make hard roads possible In
meantime all that be done by working the roads, will be
patch the places in unmproved roads put
mountain county in position greatly improve its prosperity
Frankfort State-Jomna
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-10-31

clockwork He started welfare do
partment for the entire system and as
fur as was possible, get In touch with
every postmaster in the United States,
urging him TO run his postofiice as he
would his own business and to treat
everyone going into that office as any
store or business would treat GUS
toner. He held meetings with the en-
ployees Of the department at Wash
igton and became personally acquaint-
ed with them all. His office door was
always open and his whole aim was to
give the public the same kind Of service
as they would expect from their own
business.
THE time came when Mr. Hays was
offered big job with the moving pic
ture industry and Mr.. Harding ap-
pointed Dr. Herbert Work, the assist
ant, as Postmaster General and DR..
Work has ben hard at work carrying
out the general policy already estab-
lished and improving 1t wherever pos
sible. There have been about fifty big
changes made by the Harding admin
istration so far as the postal system
is concerned. One OF tho first accom-
| plishments was the reorganization of
about 100 of the largest postofilces OF
the country serving about IS per cent.
Of the postal business. none Of those
offices alone whore 1861 patrons are
served 100000 year has been saved
without hurting the service, in fact
the service has been improved even
with the cut in expenses. All waste
and extravagant methods have been
eliminated.
in the old days a postmaste was
appointed and he took up his work
probably knowing nothing whatever
about the job. Today he attends
schools to learn every detail from ex.
perts OF the big business he Is to run
Another splendid thing that is work.
Ing fine is what they call DECEN.
| TRALIZATIoN OF the work. Before
this was started all complaints and
troubles from any postoffice were sent
direct to Washington no matter how
far away. Today each state works out
its own postoffice troubles as near as
possible with the result that tho main
department at Washington has beer
able to release 74O employees. saving
the taxpayers more than $1,000 900.
Il couldn't begin TO tell you in de.
tail all the splendid things that have
been done. A wonderful new account.
ing system has been established with
quarterly reports to central stations
Mail robberies which for the year end.
ing April l, 1921, meant a loss OF So
346,i07 hav been reduced during the
past year to s2.616.333 and for the las,
seven months OF the fiscal year the
loss was only S705,000 OF which $751;
791 has been recovered. Great savings
have been made n the purchase OF sup
plies. More than a million dollars will
be turned back into the treasury this
year, besides a saving Of ;275,0O0 witt
the firms printing the stamped envel.
opes will make 4 saving OF $6.276.
1880.
The people who live throughout tn,
interior fthe United States are NOR,
dependent upon the Postoffice Depart
ment than any other class. Many o.
them do not get to the nearest townl
more than once a month and man!
even less often. This service. known
as tho rural mail system. has beer
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-10-31

A trip to the mountains at this sea-
son is the best sort of tonic that can
be taken. No physician prescribes
such effective medicine. Nature is
never SO beautiful as just at this time.
The wooded hills present such beau
tiful blending of colors as no artist
has yet been enabled to put on can
vass. In truth, should an artist en-
deavor to honestly put the colors on
canvas, we would think the picture
overdrawn.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-10-31

V eye I O b o Com
pound. My mother
had great faith in il
as she had taken 30
much of it and when
/ had trouble after
my baby was born
she gave it to me.
II helped me 80 much
more THAI anything
else had done that ]
advise all women
with female trouble
to give IL n fair trial
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-10-31

The number of Mission Dollar
Mysteries" in Maysville continue TO
increase. There are many chaps about
this village who appear to be getting
by luxuriously without visible means
of support. There are several of the
toilers who would like to have their
prescription.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-10-31

German government property in allied countries and former
German colonies valued 25O00OO0 gold marks
s6000O0 The United States got penny Of neither
Of used by the paying single dollar Of interest
the debts they owed this country
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-10-31

AT last the new sorghum has reach
ed the local market and there's been
quite a rush for it too. Who could
think of better supper for cold
night than good old sorghum on corn
flap Jacks? A fellow who don't like
sorghum and corn bread is not real
ly-for-sure Kentuckian.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-10-31

The two greatest sermons We have
ever known anything about were two
lives. One suffered as an invalid for
twenty-seven years and the other had
passed through all the trials of pio-
neer and living for 90 years had reared
a family OF twenty children. Through
out all the suffering of the former and
the trials CT the latter, they both re-
manned firm in the faith of better
day and land. Practice beats theory
all to pieces and so living beats ora
tory in preaching.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-10-31

The possibilities of Radio are unlim-
tied. A local Radio fan has recently
heard Havana, Cuba. distinctly. Every
day local people enjoy high class con-
certs from distant cities. Denver,
Colo. and Atlanta, Ca, are frequently
heard. \ few days ago Former Cover
nor Cox, of Ohio, was heard speaking
at Louisville and tonight the local
fans hope to hear Vice President Cool
idge speaking from the state station.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-10-31
YOUNG Mother
NOW STRONG
Her Mothers Faith in Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Led Her To Try II

Kenosha, Wisconsin. -"T cannot say
enough in praise of Lydia E. Pinkham'a
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-10-31

OFFIFERS
C. N. Manning, President.
F. H. Engelken, Vice-Pres.
and Manager
]. D. VANHooSER, vice-Pres.
S. A. Wallace. Sec. and Treas.
DIRECTORS
Robt. w. Bingham
G. N. Manning
L. @. Cox
Louis des Cognets
George X. Graves
b. II. Engelhen
James @. Stone
J. d. VanHooser
John @. Stoll
George II. Hunt
Samuel II. HALEY
II. T. Anderson
Edward Hilliard
Morgan o. Hughes
J. Root. Smith
n 4 Wallace
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-10-31
COMMENT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The witches and hobgobblins have
full sway tonight. Look Out!
"
II seems to be open season for the
killing of Episcopal rectors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15

The Birmingham Welded Products company has just completed an order for 20 steel barges to operate on banana plantations In San Domingo.
 The barges are 14 feet wide, 42 feet long and AS Inches high and are made of A steel plate manufactured at the Fairfield mills of the Ten nessee company.
 The Welded Products company se- cured the contract and made every effort possible to manufacture the barges at the local plant, but ship- ping facilities incident to the shape and size of the barges were against the proposition. It was intended and desired to ship the barges to Mobile via the Warrior river, but that was not feasible in the present state of through rates via the Warrior. hence the steel and workmen from tho local shop were sent to New orleans and the barges were welded there. They were loaded direct from point of manufacture on to steamships taking them to destination.
 Manager Deacon of the Welded Products company hopes future ar engagements will enable transporta- ton of such products when intended for export down the Warrior river and will ship that way when feasible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
NEGRO HELD AS
 HIGHWAY RObbER
Faced by Alleged Victims, He Makes Clean Breast, Off,
 CerS Say

Isham Davis. negro. Thirty ninth street and Avenue A, was arrested by Detectives ". K. McAdbry and W. F. Lee yesterday, following his Identification by Ed Miller, 1907 Avenue E, and Robert Miller, 2109 Avenue F, negroes, as the highway man held them up and robbed the two of them of s1s.40. about two weeks ago. Davis, upon hearing this statement from his two alleged victims. made clean breast of the crime before ". l.. Brannon, head of the bureau of Identification, and his two captors. according to off, ficers.
 Yesterday afternoon, through some mistake, Davis was placed with the gang of prisoners. sched- uled for trial in police court before Judge Martin. Davis when he was allowed in the court room. stated to the presiding magistrate that he wanted to plead guilty to charge of highway robbery and was in formed by Judge Martin that he would be given the chance of so doing in the circuit court, ere many days has passed, and was returned to the jail. He was transferred to the county Jail last night.
 Davis is alleged to have way laid his two victims, while they were en route to their residences on the L. & N. tracks in Avondale, and robbed them while holding them at the point of rifle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
TRAVELLING MEN
 IN BOOSTER CLUB
Each Member a Herald For Merchants Convention
 on August 29-31

The 500 travelling men who go from Birmingham Monday mornings to visit the merchants in northern and central Alabama have consti- tuted themselves a booster club to tell the merchants on whom they call that they may rest assured of entertainment of the first water when they come to Birmingham for the Alabama Merchants convention August 29-31.
 mercial Travellers and the Travellers Protective association are of the same thought in this matter. They are heralds of the good time pro- vided for the 2,0o0 visitors whom Birmingham expects to have as her guests -on the last three days or August.
 The Wholesale Merchants and Manufacturers association who are sponsors for the entertainment, are today sending out 25.000 invitations and programs of the event. Lots of enthusiasm has already gotten into the arrangements for the com ing event and it is growing as it Is realized that is not far off
 Positive assurance Is given that young women participating inN the fashion show. which Is to be the closing event, are to be Alabama girls. The visitors and their wives will see how handsome gowns look when draped on their own beautiful Alabama girls.
 General Chairman c. c. Blackwell reports all his sub committees as hard at work on the details and feels certain that every promise with respect to entertainment will be more than fulfilled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
FARM AGENTSGET
 INSTRUCT|ONSFOR
 AIDING PRODUCERS
Final Steps Taken Preliminary to Cooperative Marketing of 100000 Bales of
 Alabama Cotton

County farm agents of the 21 dis tricts in northern Alabama met in Birmingham yesterday to receive final instructions for aiding the cot ton producers in their section in marketing their cotton this fall under auspices of the Alabama Farm bureau cotton marketing association.
 The agents were furnished with a detailed list of the members of the farm bureau in their counties and those who had pledged cotton to be sold in the cotton pool.
 Roy c. Bishop. secretary of the as- sociation, explained each feature of the marketing plan and the agents took notes, besides which they were furnished with printed data clearly showing how to ship. how to insure, store and the like.
 F. E. Binford and J. T. High. dis trict agents. were also present and talked to the agents, outlining their duties.
 The Farm Bureau cotton marketing association has 170,0o0 bales of cot ton of this crop pledged to the CO., operating marketing pool and effort is being made to have 100000 bales pledged in the pool.
 The association Is amply financed. The War Finance corporation has lent a credit of $2.000.000, Birming- ham banks have lent one of Sl,OoO,- 900 and New Orleans banks s1,000, 900. As much more as has been advanced has been offered by the three agenies and all the money needed is at hand.
 The agents showed greatest earn estness in the explanations of the marketing system and, with the notes taken by them as well as tho personal instruction, they will be familiar with every feature Of the cooperative marketing process.
 Alabama cotton Is headed to mar ket this year under businesslike ar arrangements for its marketing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
Cloe Is Blinking
 With Blood in Eye
 OUer Blinker Wreck

Commissioner Cloe has blood in his eye.
 He has instructed police to keep q steady vigil on the city's blinker lights following the de- struction of one of the danger signals at Fifteenth avenue and Eighteenth street last night by an autoist. who, witnesses de- clare, was intoxicated and drove his car into the signal at a ter rife rate of sped, badly dam aging his car.
 Fifteen blinkers were recently installed by the city at dan gerous intersections throughout the city. Since the binkers were installed-they have perhaps pre- vented many serious accidents and with the destruction of the light last night this is the second that has been destroyed by reck- less drivers.
 No arrests have been made by police. but Commissioner Cloe de- clares he will not tolerate like occurrences and has instructed motor scouts to be constantly on the lookout for reckless drivers and especially In the area where the blinkers are used.
 Conviction for destruction of a blinker would be costly to a driver, 1t Is pointed out. These danger signals cost approximately s250 and with the fine and court costs would make joy riding quite costly item to the unfor- tunate, but reckless driver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
THURSDAY ID BE RED LETTER DAY
 FOR THELEGION
Scouts Sent Out to Bring in All AbSenteeS For Visit of the National
 Commander

Capt. Matt Murphy yesterday sent out ground scouts" to pass the word along that the national com mander of the American Legion, Hanford MacNider. will arrive to in spect the Alabama sector Thursday. The "C. in O." will establish national headquarters in Birmingham Thurs day morning. Scouts sent to Besse- mer yesterday reported that a large detail will come up from the lower end of the line. H. F. Lipscombe will. as usual. be found at the head of the column. He requested Captain Murphy to reserve quarters for the whole Bessemer command.
 sState Adjutant Joe Yates continued to receive communiques from all along the line occupied by his forces yesterday. He said last night that the review and ceremonies during the visit of the "C. O." will be the most interesting the boys have seen since they left Farce"
 Arthur Greenwood has established an information post at his regular station and is staying on "M. P" duty to look after the "casuals" who are treking in to make formation when the "big boy" commands "count off"
 Post Commander Bare of Birming- ham post No. says that 2.OoO .O0o legionnaires will be looking this way; i; that the eyes of the whole legion world, so to speak, will be on the To- cal post, and has called upon the membership to form without a blank file" in the line. and adds that Thurs day will be red letter day in legion annals of Alabama and Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
PAGEANT TO MARK END
 OF PLAYGROUND SEASON

Folk dances by several hundred girls representing IA playgrounds of the Birmingham district will feature the program to be given Thursday afternoon at Munger bowl In ad- dition there will be the usual con- cert by the municipal band directed by O. Gorden Erickson. The occasion marks the final close of the play ground season.
 The girls will all be dressed in white with sash of such color as to represent their particular play ground. The concert begins at 4 o'clock ard the folk dancing at 5 o'clock Music for the dancing will be furnished by the band.
 Folk dancing has been revived ar the piaygrounds this year after be- ing neglected for several years. It is considered a very important part of the playground work and will likely be continued here in the future. Judges have been selected for the Munger bowl contest and honors will be awarded the playground which gives the best exhibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
ID GIVES PRIZES
 IN AD CONTESTS
Attendance Prizes Also to Be Awarded by Advertising
 Club in Future

Advertising copy writers of Bir- mingham will have a new interest in their work from now on follow ing action taken at the regular meeting of the Advertising club held at the Southern club yesterday At each meeting hereafter a suitable prize will be awarded for the best local advertisement appearing in Birmingham since the time of the last meeting. Each member will bring to the club meeting his selec- tion as the best advertisement ap- bearing, and a special committee will be appointed to choose the best five of these advertisements and the members will vote their preferences.
 In addition, it was announced that an attendance prize of two 30-day passes to the Strand theatre will be offered at the next meeting bJ Lloyd Towns
 Yesterdays program was featured by addresses by H. l. Parish on classified advertising and Henry J. Porter. Jr., on the work of the Chamber of Commerce and It's ad- vertising committee of which he is chairman. At the conclusion of MT. Porter's address, the club offered it's cooperation to his committee.
 It was announced that beginning with the next meeting, which will ze held Monday, August 2S, there will be featured each time a special program for those engaged in cer- tain lines of business. The first program will feature Printers Day, when a well-known local printer will speak and all printers will be invited to attend.
 Another feature introduced in the program will be the appointment of "harpoonist" for each meeting, whose duty 1t will be to criticise ad- vertising that has appeared uring the past two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
TRIBUTE TO MRS. DOZENS
Mrs. billiard Writes of Beauty of
 Face and Character

The following tribute to Mrs. James P. DobbIns. whose death occurred Sunday. has been contributed by Mrs. J. E. billiard, wife of the pastor Of the Southside Baptist church;
 Mrs, James P. Dobbins one of Bi-- minghams charming young matrons, was called to her heavenly h me August 12. Shocking was the news of her sudden departure. Hosts of friends mourn the loss of lovely Jewel Dobbins young woman of very superior character, exemplifying daily the beauties of four-fold life, unusual physical beauty, everybody's S friend, the friend with a sweet smile, Just merry sunshine at all times Many were her talents. In public speaking and music she excelled. Her spiritual life was unusual for a very young woman The virtues of faith, hope and charity were crowning gems in her beautiful life of service. Mrs. Dobbins was a member of Southsidc Baptist church, being very active in the Young Peoples work and the Brides Circle. of the Ladies' society. We will never cease to miss her.
 Mrs. Dobbins was an Alabama girl by birth. Jewel Hand. She married MT. James F. Dobbins of Birmingham. Her parents, MT. and Mrs. W. J. Hand. live in Washington. D. c. A brother, Maynard Hand. also lives in Wash ington. Another brother, Graves Hand, resides in Atlanta. Mrs Charles Chalmers. the sister, lives in Atlanta. These devoted relatives will be here for the funeral Tuesday morning at Southside Baptist church at 10 o'clock.
 There Is no death! What seems SC
 Is transition;
 This life of mortal breath
 Is but suburb of the life elysian Whose portal we call death."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15

1. Opening announcements and tuning in.
 2. Baseball results.
 3. Uncle Remus' Bedtime Story "Mr.- Terrapin Shows His Strength" tJoel Chandler Harris).
 A. "Margarita" (Repetto.) fox trot. by the International orchestra.
 5. q Love Lassie," Scotch spe- cialty. by Sir Harry Lauder, with orchestra.
 6. La Cinquantaine" Gabriel Marie), violin solo, by Mischa Elman. '. lille Hi-Lo," yodel speciality. by George P. Watson, with orchestra.
 B. "Scherzo in E Flat Minor" (Salvi), harp solo, by Alberto Salvi.
 g. Lonesome Mama Blues" (Brown), fox trot, by the Virginians.
 10. "Carmen-The Flower Song" (Bizet), tenor solo. by Enrico Caruso, with orchestra.
 II. "Noby Lied" (weber) fox trot, by the Virginiaus.
 12. Swing Low. Sweet Chariot. soprano solo, by Mabel Garrison, with orchestra.
 IS. Turkey in the Straw" med ley, banjo solo, by Fred Van Fps
 14. Beautiful Lady Waltz" (Caryll), soprano solo, by Lucy Isa- belle Marsh, with orchestra.
 15. ''The Memphis Blues" (Handy), fox trot, by the Virginians.
 16. Festival at Bagdad' (Rimsky- Korsakow), by the Philadelphia Symphony orchestra.
 IT. Closing announcements and signing off.
 Market quotations service begins at 2.30 D. m., standard central time.
 1. Closing quotations: New York Stock Exchange, New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Ex- change, Chicago Board of Trade (wheat, corn and oats), and Liberty bonds.
 2. Quotations: Morris avenue (Bir- mingham) on fruits. produce, live stock, beef, hides and tallow, and poultry. and local (Birmingham) se- curities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
GIRL HELD BLAMELESS
 IN DEATH OF SCOTT

Miss Emogene Reeves was ex- onerated by Coroner Russum yester- Scott. 1905 Fifth avenue. killed when struck by an automobile driven by Miss ReeSes. Scott was struck and killed at Seventh avenue and Twentieth street Sunday night while on his way to church. Witnesses declared that he evidently became confused and ran directly in front of the automobile. Miss Reeves testified that her car was not exceeding 1o miles an hour when the man was struck. Seott's home was at Scott Station, to which place the body will be shipped today by Johns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15

AAOcA t<S 3<A . e%o 1tA NoNHS ONA~'
 It is probable that the question may be taken up Thursday night at 645 when the club holds its next meeting. This conclave is expected to be a stirring and comprehensive one because the winters activities for the organization are to be dis cussed and planned
 Headquarters Busy
 Last season headquarters was a mighty busy place with its classes of various sorts, Know BirminE- ham, group, which went a-visiting to multitudinous plants and factorles. and q feminine getting together in ideals and work around merry luncheon and round tables. The club also entertained as It's guest the na- tional preside't, Mrs. Lena Lake For rest.
 Of course the biggest accomplish . ment was the acquiring of the pres ent clubrooms. Finances of the or ganization are in splendid shape, with the debts made being rapidly disbursed.
 The lunch room is making the sat isfactory profit the membersh' ?