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The Washington times., 1922-12-18
15C0NFER
ON DRY
LAWS
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Active assistancs from the Ststsa.
On this ground he will appeal to the
governors for aid, believing that
the state units are q vital and
essential part of the general prohi.
bition machinery a.
Because Of certain conditions, out
n today's conference probably win
come no weli-9efined plan OF attack.
The Date Of the meeting unexpect.
sdly was showed ahead one month,
and many governors at the White
Sulphur conference had previous en-
gagement, and were unable TO at
tend today. Also several OF the
governors are to relinquish office
shortly, and would not be In q posi-.
ton to carry on any definite enforce
ment program that might be evolved.
VIII Seek Common Ground.
Largely. then, the meeting win be
turned over TO a statement OF prob
lsms that actually have come to the
attention OF the Individual COVER
nors. From this It Is hoped some
common ground will be found by
which the reins can be fastened.
and illegal liquor traffic held In
check. Such, primarily, IL the Presi.
dents hope-that the conferences
will be the first step toward pro-
mitigating q new and more compre-
heneive method to enforce more
strictly prohibition, with the NATIONAL
and State officers participating.
Later, the President quite prob
ably will call other State leaders
here for conferences. while at the
same time sending out warnings to-
Federal enforcement chiefs that they
must redouble efforts to avoid fur
ther repetition Of the present admit
tedly deplorable enforcement situa-
ton. II the results today are fruit.
full. II is most likely that the newly
elected governors win be summoned
in the spring for . conference when
the existing weak spots are gone
over and an attempt will be made
70 iron out finally any flaws In the
enforcement system.
Want 70 Wat and Bee.
Not knowing precisely what
phases of the prohibition issue Pres
ident Harding may bring UP for dis
cussion, most governors, previous
to the conference. refused to offer
comment or suggestions. All were
agreed. however. that the question
Of the present undergraduates Of en-
forcement was most pressing. and
that something. must be done to ex-
clude the weaknesses. They were
hopeful that at least clearer under
standing IN regard to the duties of
Federal and State forces in this re-
spect could be reached.
Preceding the conference the gov,
errors were to have lunch with the
President at the White House.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
To EIGHT
TRAFF|CKERS
IN DRUGS
Wife Tells OF His Battle To
Conquer Habit That
Enslavsd Him.
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NOHtiHucu hTOm rHot FdkeJ
vite q representative of every Los
Angeles newspaper that come to
him and hear the true story, the
truth of his slavery. He recognized
impersonaliy--as do-that ty
reason OF his prominence. such a
story from him would serve 10
bring forcibly before the people the
dangers, Of the drug evil. He felt
that through such . story he would
be able to prompt his thousands Of
screen fans to use their vote and
moral and financial influence In be-
half Of any campaign being waged
against the traffic in drugs and
liquor.
."The premature publication Of
his condition forestalled his plan.
Now II has fallen to me to tell the
truth. And i want TO tell II.
want to tell II more as a mother
than as a wife. ] want to tell 1t
with all the compassion and tender
affection for the one who has al.
ways been In my heart and
thoughts--my boy.
LET me go hack first tp n
brighter day than this. Grey clouds
have been hanging over the Holly
wood hills, the past week and they
seemed to me symbolic Of the same
grey clouds which have been hang.
Ing over our lives. But there was
a brighter day, q day when love
was young In the springtine OF our
lives. And there must be q bright
day ahead for us in our life 20
morrow"
In q continuation Of the Interview
with Mrs. Reid she win tell tounor.
row how the handsome "WaIly''
waged . romantic war 70 capture
her heart.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18

the trees along the Avsnus TkSy
seem 70 be singing to me. Am
And with Z ned ana : smlis and
q Thank you tot the tickets"
"Sunshins Mary" came baok 10 the
conamonplacs and cold / paper % \
Greek bootblAck baron Who ms
annAssed 4 snnAl1 foftups, vt ~.
sessine no higher c0noo6tion q
thinss artistic than tks IcStsr *
his customtrs' beots
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
SUNSHINE MARY
RECALLS DAYS
Of SONG
Cray.hairsd Woman Who Sells
Newspapers Was Opera
4 Singer.
The work Of fate sometimes re.

The work OF fate sometimes re-
veals itself in most astonishing
places and under extraordinary
circumstances. Scarcely an In.
dividual lives, Il matters not wheth.
er he or she be Of high or low es.
tate, but has felt the capricious-
ness Of the "Fickle Jade"
Take Sunshine Mary" for ex.
ample. You've ali noticed the III.
tie gray-haired woman who dis
penses newspapers and good cheer
1T the northwest corner OF Thir-
teenth street ana Pennsylvania ave
nue.. Well, Sunshine Mary" might
have been q great concert star to-
day II fate had not tipped the
scales against her.
Tells 81 Love For Music.
Mary was trotting back and forth
In front Of her tiny newsstand when
the reporter stopped for a late edi-
ton. The wind was blowing from
the northwest, and its chilly blasts
penetrated the black cloak which
Mary had drawn closely about her
form.
.The newspaper men have always
been kind to Sunshine Mary" said
the little old woman, AZ she res
cued a sports final from, being
whisked off the stand by the wind.
They. have written many a story
about me and my struggles to earn
o living ceiling newspapers. bur
they don't know half OF It. never
told them. what's the use. The
public would only pity me. And I
Mary laid 4 restraining hand on
the writer's arm.
'sYou don't happen to-. have q
ticket for The Messiah.' do your"
she asked tiniidly., half expecting
d grtiff refusal. "You know they're
giving this great oratorio tonight
at the Masonic Temple auditorium
and sure would like to hear II.
Once Lyric Soprano.
"rou never knew was singer
once7" Here the little old news.
paper vender chuclxled.
"It was twenty---no, Il must have
been more than twenty years ago."
she continued, arranging her wares.
at lived In California then-O Oak.
land. i studied for q time with d
celebrated vocal teacher, but I had
to rive Il up. II cost money in
those days, same a. now, to get
your voice cultivated, 30 couldn't
continue long with my studies.
But loved to sing"
Sunshine MAry's eyes glowed
and her voice--not an unfnusical
one--vibrated with feeling.
IT, know the Messiah backwards.
II Il one OF the many oratorios In
which I had q leading part. They
told me I had q lyric soprano and
sang with great warmth and ex.
preston. Mebbe I did. but I sure
liked to sing.
Sang IN Operas.
''Yes, not only sang in the
Messiah, but took part In Sir Ar
thur BuIlivan's immortal comic op-
eras and other musical productions
'ssunshine Mary" had forgotten
for moment that she was hum.
BILE news vsndsr. She was living
Ia the long aeo. 30 the writer hesl.
tatsd to ask her how she came to
be selling rewspaperp when she
might yet be earning Z good living
singing and teaching nnuslc.
"Y0u know" said Mary, a. the
interviewer turned to ~. II just
love to stand here as the sun sets
ana listen to the birds singing in
The New York herald., 1922-09-24

Americans and friends at house ~
party by Mrs Charles Mum at Dunkeld House. Scotland az
left rght-Ector Num- William Slater and Mrs .
row-Coness de Heeren Countess Zoppo
Mrs Clifford Cochran and Mrs Dewese Dlworth.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
SUFFERS BROKEN COLLAR
B0.lE IN RUNAWAY
Edward Byron Very Painfully Injured
When Team Of Young Horses Ran
Away With Him Friday Morning.

Edward Byron, young son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Byron, Of West Third
street. was rather painfully injured
Friday morning when team of young
horses he was driving ran away with
him on the Lewisburg hill and threw
him onto the pike.
Young Byron works on the farm of
Mr.. Thomas Gantley in the county and
was returning to the farm from Mays
vile Friday when breast chain on
one of his horses broke and the young
animals frightened. He held them in
the road for considerable distance
until the wagon struck machine and
he was thrown out. He suffered a
broken collar bone and several severe
bruises on his face and legs.
DR.. Robb, Of Helena, dressed the
wounds and he was removed Friday
evening to the home Of his parents in
this city.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
BETTER INSTRUCTION IN
SOCIAL HYGIENE URGED
State Health Board Head and Others
Urge Education on Hygiene and
Dispclling Of Ignorance.

Lexington, Ky, Feb. 25. - A plea
for the extension in Kentucky Of edu-
cation in hygiene rs well as in other
branches of knowledge was made by
DR.. A. T. Mccormack Of Louisville,
escretary Of the Kentucky State
Board of Health, at the session of the
central Kentucky conference on social
hygiene and sex education at the La
fayette hotel.
"As long as Kentucky ranks high in
ignorance. she will rank high in the
results, the spread Of disease and
other menaces to the welfare of the
commonwealth. he declared. Every
child must be told of important sex
problem early in life to meet success
fully later problems"
A health certificate and a reason
ably complete family history as
requisite for a marriage license was
urged at the afternoon session by DR..
w. d. Funkhouse, zoology professor
at the University Of Kentucky.
Miss Alice Lloyd of Maysville,
chairman of the committee on social
hygiene OF the Kentucky Federation
OF Women's Clubs, discussed legisla-
tion as part of the social hygiene pro-
gram. She urged a revision Of mar
riage and divorce laws.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
JUDGE PUUNEll, RELATIVE OF
GENERAL GRANT, TO attend
Mason COunty's Judge, Who Is a Third
Cousin Of General Grant, to Attend
Grant Celebration With Family

The Public Ledger Friday contained
an article in regard to the Tooth ami
versary Of General U. s. Grant TO be
celebrated at Point Pleasan, Ohio,
April 27, 1922. The older citizens Of
Maysville can remember Mr. Roswell
Grant, the uncle of Gen. Grant, who
resided here In Maysville and later at
Mayslick, KY. and st. Albans, W Va,
where he died.
Mr.. Roswell Grants son, James
Grant, whom the people OF Maysville
can also remember as a prominent
meat dealer in Maysville, along in the
sixties and seventies, who was
cousin of General Grant, was the
father OF Mrs. Len Purnell. Of Fourth
street, who is second cousin of
Grant. Her son, Judge H. p. Purnell
being a third cousin. The judge in
company with his uncle, ]. ]. Grant,
expects to attend the celebration,
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
Big ADDED FEATURE
AT QPEaA HOUSE ;
DAYS next week
"Back Of the Button" q One.Reel Pic.
ture Full Of Mythology and Sur.
prise To BE Presented Here
Next Week.

Mythology Is brought up-to-date in
Back of the Button" one-reel film
OF surprise and entertainment, to be
shown at the Washington Theater, on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
next week.
In the opening of the picture Thor,
figure in Norwegian mythology, is
pictured as a destructive force. Sud-
:only he determines to use that force
10 aid humanity and dedicates his
power to tightening burdens of hu-
mans.
Instead of visiting the earth in
person he dispatched Kilo Watt to be
his representative and to work mod
m miracles. The earthly adventures
IF Kilo Watt entertain and instruct
he audience. The film was produced
by the Rothacker Film Manufacturing
Company Of Chicago.
This little feature which is being
shown throughout the United States is
attracting much attention. While the
picture Is educational in its nature,
it is most entertaining and full of in
teresting surprises at every turn. The
children as we'll as the grown-ups will
greatly enjoy it. BE certain to see
It on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thurs
day nights.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
SPECIAL GRAND
JURY INVESTIGATING
ATTACK IN ADAMS
Judge Stephenson Calls Special Grand
Jury At West Union to Investigate
Attack Upon Rural Route
Carrier.

West Union, Ohio, Feb. "a. - A
special grand jury will be impaneled
In the Adams county common pleas
court by Judge Will P. Stephenson at
10 o'clock this morning, the principal
work Of which will be to probe the
mysterious attack made upon Ira
Shell Monday night of last week by a
marsked man, who after gaining en-
rance to the attic, poured ether over
Mr.. Shells bed through a hole that
had been made in the ceiling of the
bed room, the full details of the thrill
ing occurrence being published in our
'ast weeks issue.
No local case within memory has
rreated such deep interest and arous-
ID such widespread indignation
among our citizens as this attack
upon Mr.. Shell In what appears to
have been plot to take his life, and
our citizens are insistent upon a more
borough investigation of the affair, in
an effort to bring the guilty to justice.
While in session the grand jury
will extend their investigation to
cover an inquiry into numerous burg
larry cases, in which several arrests
have already been made.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
COMMITTEE TO CALL ON
BUSINESS MEN FOR BASEBALL
Interesting Meeting Held Friday Eve.
ming on Baseball for This Year
Pastor Suggest Half.hOliday.

Quite number of local baseball
enthusiasts were present at a meeting
held at the Council Chamber Friday
evening in the interest Of having base
ball In Maysville for the coming sum-
mer. Mr.. T. NJ. Russell, temporary
president OF the Bluegrass League,
was in charge Of the meeting and ex-
planned the prospects of Maysville
getting a berth In either the re-organ-
lied Bluegrass Of the X. I. o. league.
Tho meeting appointed committee
composed Of A. NJ. January, Judge H.
=. Purnell, Judge william Kenton,
Claude Watkins. DR.. H. Hutchins,
Il, l.. Willett and Lee Dresel to call
on the local business men TO ask fin
ancial aid In financing a club.
Rev. John Mullen, pastor Of the
Christian church. made a plea against
Sunday baseball and suggested that
the local merchants give a half-holi-
day during the week that all might at
tend baseball games instead OF or
Sunday afternoon. Banker f. l.. Will
lett made an interesting talk explain
ing that Sunday afternoon was the
only time workers could enjoy base
ball and Rev. Mullen suggested the
half-holiday as a solution to this mat
ter
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
PROHIBITION OFFICER
0RT DOES FIRST Job
FRIDAY EVENING
State Prohibition Ofiicer Harry A. Ort
Gets Information on Illicit Stills
, In Raid Made on Friday
Evening.

On Friday evening Prohibition Off
Ger Harry A. Ort swooped down on
several OF the alleged local bootleg
gers and It Is understood procured
very valuable information which may
lead to the discovery OF several Illicit
stills In this section OF the state.
Chief Ort showed his ability as a
sleuth In this case when he saw sus-
picious actions on the part OF three
or four men. After some time. he took
In charge William Rudd. East Second
street grocer, who Is now under bond
on a bootlegging charge for his ex-
animation before the Mason county
grand jury. Chief ort found n pint OF
moonshine liquor and n part OF
quart on Rudd's person.
Rudd was taken up only as a wit
ness by the prohibition officer and he
and the other men found with him
were questioned. At first Rudd would
give Capt Ort little information but
the officer later, It is understood. OBJ
tained an affidavit from Rudd when
may lead to considerable inyestisa-
ton on the part OF officials and may
lead 10 the arrest Of several In this
section OF the state on. bootlegging
charges. Some stills may also be nm
covered In this investigation which
will begin at once.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
SHAKES CITY OF CHICAGO.

Chicago, Feb. %. Chicago and
dozens Of Illinois sururbs learned TO-
day just what caused the explosion
which caused intense excitement last
night Damage caused by the explo-
sion is estimated at hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. There is little to
show the effect of the blast at the spot
where it occurred. A great hole in the
ground, some so feet wide and 200 feet
long, marks the place.
Thirty tone of dynamite let go in a
stone quarry southwest of the city
shortly before 8 o'clock. and hundreds
Of thousands of alarmed resident went
10 bed not knowing just what hap
pened to shake them up.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
SON OF LOCAL Man
WAS KILLED IN KANSAS
Mr.. Joseph Harding Is Informed BY
Telegram Of the Sudden Death of
His SOn-.NO Particulars.

Mr.. Joseph Harding, night watch
man at tho R. J. Reynolds plant in
this city, has just received a telegram
from Mildred. Kansas, informing him
that his son, Mr.. G. w. Harding, 21
years of age. was killed suddenly at
that place on Thursday. No particu-
lars have been received by Mr.. Hard
ing.
Young Harding has been in Mildred,
Kansas for some time, being employ
ed in cement plant in that town and
his father fears that he was killed in
some accident in the plant as serious
and fatal accidents are frequent in
such plants.
Mr.. Harding has telegraphed for
particulars and is expecting to re-
cieve a message today informing him
of the nature Of his sons sudden
death.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
PICKET|NG FORBID.
Den IN ADDITION
MADE TO ORDER
Federal Judge Cochran In Making Re.
strainlng Order Temporary In.
junction, Adds Paragraph
Which .FOrbids Picketlng.

Picketing by strikers and sympa-
thiZers at or near the Newport Roll
ing Mill has been forbidden by federal
injunction as result of the action
taken by United States Judge A. NJ. ].
Cochran Friday in making a tempo
rary Injunction restraining strike
sympathizers from interfering with
the operation of the mill prelimin-
ary injunction.
The order making the temporary
mandate preliminary injunction,
gerenally mere formality, proved a
veritable bombshell Friday when
Judge Cochran added paragraph
forbidding picketing to the original
order.
The order forbidding picketing fol-
lows:
"The defendants are also enjoined
until further order of this court from
maintaining at or near the premises
OF the plaintiff company any pickets.
The order as to picketing is made be-
cause of the extraordinary cases Of
violence shown by the affidavits ac-
companying this bill. If picketing
should hereafter be desired an appli-
cation to that effect will be heard and
considered at any time 1t may be
made.
(Signed) "A. NJ. J. COCHRAN,
United State Judge"
The changing OF the temporary or
der to a preliminary injunction makes
It permanent in character unless an
other petition or application Of either
defendants or plaintiff is acted on by
the court. The defendants named In
the injunction are officials of New
port unions, strikers and strike sym
pathizers.
As n result OF this order troops on
duty at the mill will be empowered to
arrest any or all persons found lott
c-ing in the vicinity of the mill.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
ONE HOUSE TO HANDLE
BALANCE OF POOLED CROP

The Farmers and Central tobacco
warehouses will be closed Saturday
and remain closed for the balance OF
tho season. All pooled weed will be
received at the Home house. These
two houses which have been operating
since the opening Of the season are
closed because OF the small amount
OF tobacco now being delivered.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
MANAGERS OF CHURCH
MISSIONS MEET.

The District Mission Board Of the
Bracken Association OF Baptists is
holding an all-day session at the First
Baptist church in this city Saturday.
Business of vast Importance touching
the Baptist churches Of this section OF
Kentucky and Southern Ohio will be
at Saturdays meeting.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD MONDAY.

Prominent pastors and laymen Of
the Southern Methodist church in this
ond Of the district will attend an ed
ucatiolal conference to be held at
the First M. e. Church, South, in this
city on Monday. Some Of the most
prominent leaders in the Southern
Methodist church will address the
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
ADAMS COUNTY ACTS
on A. l. p. HIGHWAY.

West Union. Ohio, The board OF
commissioners OF Adams county took
the first preliminary step toward the
construction OF the Adams county sec
ton OF the Atlantic Pacific Highway
along what is known as the river
route. at the meeting OF the board
Monday, when the board passed n
resolution applying for state mid for
construction work and asking for a
survey Of the route through the coun-
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
NOTICE KNIGHTS TENPLAR.

The regular monthly conclave OF
Maysville Commandery No. 10 knights
Tomplar will be held Monday evening
at 7:3O o'clock at the Masonic Temple.
Business OF much importance is to be
transacted and all members Of the
Commandery c are urged to attend
Following the meeting OF the Com
mandery. the quarterly meeting OF the
Templar Club will be held. Officers
will be elected. All members Of the
club should attend this meeting.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
FIELDS IMPLICATES
MOVIE ACTRESS.

Detroit, Feb. CA movie" actress
of the Hollywood colony not only was
implicated in the murder of William
Desmond Taylor, film director, but
actually gave a signal to waiting
"gunmen" that Taylor was alone and
could be killed safely, according to
the story told by Harry y. Fields TO
authorities in the county Jail today
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
City Board OF Education was held Fri
day evening at the High School build
ing. steps were taken to purchase
new seats for the auditorium end 1t
Is probably that there will be n ly-
ceum course arranged for next year.
Nothing else but routine business was
,~on,aotal
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
COMMISSIONERS DINE
AT COUNTY INFIRMARY,

The Mason Fiscal court was In ses-
sion at the court house Saturday and
transacted considerable business
Judge Purnell and the commissioners
were the guests at dinner OF Super
intendent Rosser at the County In
firmary.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
COLORED MAN DIES.

John 7. Warner. colored. aged o.
years. died at his home at Washington
Friday night, after long illness.
Funeral will be held Sunday aftor-
noon at Q o'clock, Burial In tho WASH
ington psptist cemetery.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
BUCK JONES IS COMING TUESDAY

Buck Jones will appear at the Pas
time Tuesday in "Bar Nothing ro-
nance in which wild ranchman is
tanned by gentle girl. The story of a
man who needed only a gun, horse
and a pair of boots to win his way to
apccesa
The public ledger., 1922-02-25

II Is worth trip to Maysvillc to see
the boy in the Bank Of Maysville win
dow. displaying the ornamental book
savings banks that the bank is dis
tributing. Take look at his and get
one of the banks. 25Feb6t
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
TO ATTEND BIG NATIONAL
SCHOOL MEETING.

Prof. W. J. Caplinger, Superintend-
ont OF the Maysville Public Schools,
leaves Sunday for Chicago to attend
the annual meeting Of the Department
OF Superintendent OF the Federal
Educational Association. This is the
biggest school meeting in America
and Prof. Caplinger attends each year.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
CHAS. COLLOPY BURIED
IN CINCINNATI.

The body OF Mr.. Charles Collopy,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. william Collopy,
who died In Cincinnati Thursday. was
buried in Cincinnati Saturday instead
of being brought to Maysville for
burial as was first announced.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25

Ornament your home with one OF
those helpful and attractive savings
banks now being distributed by the
Bank OF Maysville. Stop and see the
Industrious boy that Is displaying
same In their window. 25Feb6t
The public ledger., 1922-02-25

Have you seen those very attractive
savingsbanks the Bank of Maysville is
distributing. Get one, it will ornament
your home and help you save. 25-6t
The public ledger., 1922-02-25
ANDREWS MAKES STATEMENT
AT NEWPORT.

The Cincinnati Times-Star Satur
day said:
Joseph C. Andrews, one of .he Off
cials of the plant, said Saturday that
the mill will not be removed from
Newport. A number of cities, includ-
ing Maysville, KY, has made offers to
the company.
The public ledger., 1922-02-25

An attractive savings bank about
the house encourages saving. Have
you seen one OF those being distribut-
ed by the Bank Of Maysville? II not,
stop and take a look. II will please
YOU. 25Feb6t