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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
BOOTS GETS ten
YEARS FOR MURDER
Of ROBERT COOPER
Lewis County Man Is Convicted OF
Manslaughter and Sentenced to
Ten Years. Confinement In
state Penitentlary.

Gerald Boots of Lewis county, who
was confined in the Mason county jail
for several months following his sur
rendering himself to officers on the
charge of numbering Robert Cooper.
was tried in the Lewis Circuit Court
and sentenced to a term OF ten years
In the state penitentiary.
p will be remembered that several
months ago young Boots slew his
friend, Robert Cooper when returning
from church In Lewis county near
Petersville. II was charged that
Boots was under the Influence OF
liquor and while walking along the
road from the church used insulting
language toward young lady which
was resented by Cooper. Boots is said
to have drawn knife with which he
cut Cooper several times. Cooper was
rushed TO Portsmouth. Ohio, hos
pital but he died in the automobile be-
fore reaching the destination.
Boots escaped but hearing that
Cooper had died. he went to Olive Hill
and surrendered himself. having
walked across the mountains. He was
brought to Maysville and placed In the
local jail where he remained until ar
ter indictment when he was released
on bail.
Sheriff Lykins took Boots to the
Frankfort penitentiary Wednesday to
begin his term. Boots grandfather
years ago was itinerant preacher and
stone mason and lived in Mason coun-
" where he was well known.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
WINS DIVORCE ON PLEA
OF LACK OF AMUSEMENT.

Mrs. Maude S. Jones, "a years old
1905 Vine street, employed in beauty
parlor, was granted divorce Wednes.
day by Judge Charles W. Hoffman, at
Cincinnati. from Costello Jones, 40
years old, an EMPLOYEE of the l.. C N.
Railroad. Mrs. Jones testified that her
husband has taken her and their two
children to places of amusement only
five times during the last two years
and that he has not supported them
properly.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
WOMEN'S CLUB
MEETS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

The Mason County Woman's Club
will hold its regular meeting, Friday.
February the third. at 2l5 p. m. In the
City Mission rooms on East Third
street The program, which will be In
charge OF the literary department, will
continue the study Of community
drama A special feature will be the
reading OF Drinkwater's Abraham
Lincoln" Mrs. Darlington e. Fee will
be the leader for the afternoon.
Following the program the club will
have an informal tea for It's members,
Mrs. z. p. Lee serving as chairman of
the social committee.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
RESTRICTIONS on HIGH
SCHOOL BASKETBALL CLUB.

Restrictions have been placed on
the Maysville High School basketball
club by the city school board which
will permit, in the future. no Saturday
night games with teams in distant
cities which will not permit the team
to return homo before Sunday. This
rule Of the board applies to the boys
and girls teams alike.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
X. OF p. NOTICE.

Limestone Lodge, No. 36, X. Of p,
will be honored by visit Of several
grand lodge officers, Thursday eve
ming. February 2nd, at which time a
smoker will be held In their honor.
All members are urged to attend, Wis
ting knights welcomed.
JAS. FROST, C. C.
w. A. MITNZING, X. OF r & S.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
BUYS ANOTHER GOOD ONE.

Col. AL. Hatfield sold his high class
saddle horse to Mr.. Langhorne Ander-
son. the well-known Maysville horse
man. at a fancy price. Mr.. Anderson
was loud in his praise and admiration
Of Col. Hatfields handsome country
home. He said one would go far be-
fore seeing a nicer and more comfort
able home.-Ripley Bee.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
MISS SHAW IMPROVING.

The Ripley Bee says:
Miss Ruby Shaw, Of Mentor, KY, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Will Cliff, Miss
Shaw is very much improved and will
be entirely well again after the re-
moval of the bullet which came so
nearly ending her life. 1t is expected
that this will be done this week
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
FARMERS ARE BANKRUPT.

James l.. Griffey and Walter Peters
formers, doing business as Griffey &
Peters, near Maysville, Wednesday
filed voluntary petition in bankrupt
cy in the United States District Court,
Covington. Their assets are listed at
$1,720, with liabilities Of $5,51S.7O.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
CHAMBLN LOSES
APPEAL FOR LIFE.

Roy Chamblin, recently convicted
for the double murder of Miss Louise
Doyle and John Newman, in a vacant
house north of Portsmouth, and sem
fenced to be electrocuted at the Co.
lumbus penitentiary February "a, lost
his appeal to a higher court on a plea
of error.
His only chance now is to pardoned
or sentence commuted by Governor
Davis
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
COTNCIL CHAMBER TO
BE CLOSED AT 9P. NJ.

Orders have been issued for the
closing of the City Council Chamber
to the public at 9 o'clock each eve
ling in the future. At the sound of
. o'clock the Police Sergeant has been
'rdered to turn out all lights and fires
n the Council Chamber.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
PUBLIC SALE.

| will sell at public auction, on
Tuesday, February 7, 1922, at o'clock
D. m, at my residence 1880 East Sec
ond street, all my household and
kitchen furniture.
2Feb-tf w. c. TEAGER.
r. L. COOPER, Auctioneer.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
LOCAL SCHOOL HEAD TO
ATTEND NATIONAL CONVENTION

The local Board Of Education has
granted Superintendent w. ]. Capling-
er leave of absence to attend the an
nual convention of the School Super
intendents of America to be held with
in a short time in the city Of Chicago.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
TO ENTERTAIN
WITH DANCE TONIGHT,

The newly organized Maysville
Court of Foresters will entertain
evening at St. Johns Hall
with their first entertainment which
will be in the form Of a dance. Invi-
tations have been isused and big
evening Is expected.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
GRANTED MARRIAGE LICENSE.

County Clerk A. NJ. January Thurs
day morning issue da marriage licensr
to Mr.. Faris Flora, aged 81, of Paris.
and Miss Della Stanfield, aged 81, of
Carlisle.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
TO SEPND MONTH IN SOUTH.

Mr., and Mrs, ]. c. Everett have gone
to Biloxi, Mississippi, where they will
spend a month for their health Their
many friends hope both Mr., and Mrs.
Everett return much improved,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02

DR.. George A. Joplin, Of Louisville,
Secretary of the Kentucky Sunday
School association, was in Maysville
Thursday in conference with local
Sunday school workers.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
CITY DADS MEET TONIGHT.

The Maysville City Council will hold
It's first semi-monthly meeting for the
month Of February at the Council
Chamber Thursday evening and much
important business Is scheduled for
transaction.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
BANK NAMED TRUSTEE.

The Bank Of Maysville, named a:
trustee of e. A. Robinson, deceased
qualified in the Mason County Court
Thursday, with its capital stock a
surety on bond.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
MIR. GROUNDHOG SEES
HIS SHADOW,

Thursday is Ground Hog Day and
his nibs certainly has plenty of op.
portunity to be frightened by his owr
shadow. We will watch with interes
to see if the prediction of the "oldeI
citizens" that we will have siz weeks
of bay weather, comes true
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
PRAYER MEETING.

Regular mid-weok prayer meeting
will be hold at the First Baptist
church Thursday evening at 7 o'clock
followed by the regular weekly teach
ers' conferences,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02

Washington, Feb. 2-E. H. Shaugh-
messy, second assistant postmaster
general, died today at the Walter Reed
Hospital, victim of the Knickerbock-
er Theater disaster.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-02
POLICE IN NEW UNIFORMS.

Our new policemen have received
their new uniforms which are very at
tractive. Police Sergeant Carey's out
fit is especially attractive.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
DANGER TO OUR
MERCHANTS.

Our local merchants might wisely
give some consideration to the recon-
mendation of the National Commission
of the Associated Advertising Clubs Of
the World, which recently passed a re-
solution strongly fayoring the estab-
fishing of a G. o. d. postage permit
plan Under the plan, direct by mail
advertisers may send out return en-
velopes and cards to prospects with
a permit notice printed in place of a
stamp. The return matter can then be
mailed and the permit holder pay the
postage upon delivery. Merchants in
towns such as ours are likely to be
lured into a dangerous trap if they
permit such a plan to go through with
out protest. They may see only that
they may use the scheme themselves,
but direct by mail advertising is as
limited as it is ineffective in the small
Ter communities. On the other hand,
such a plan would mean the most
sweeping invasion of the country by
the mail order houses that ever has
been known. The mail order men
would save hundreds of thousands of
dollars, which could then be put into
intensive campaigns ito take trade and
money from the home town. The meks
chants know they can serve our peo-
pie quite as well and quite as econom-
ically as any mail order house in the
world, and that the buyer can actually
see the articles being bought and get
prompt delivery, but the catalogue Of
fers of the mail order specialists are
painted in alluring colors and when
they can be put out without the danger
of waste for lost stamps affixed, local
trade will dwindle in every commun-
fly.
This whole matter will rest in the
hands of the new Postmaster Gener-
al, and if the merchants are wise they
will lose no time in calling his atten-
ton to the gravity of such a ruling so
far as local trade is concerned.
Merchants in several towns undoubt-
eddy will take this matter up, and it
would not hurt to add our protest to
the others. The merchants can stand
open competition from the mail order
men, but they should not be subjected
to unfair advantage. The money spent
at home circulates and returns to the
spender. When it goes out of town it
goes into the NAV of the giant cor
porations that have little use for small
communities except what they can get
out of them.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
THE BLOWS FALL HEAVY
AT HOME.

While there can be little reason or
logic in opposition to the Secretary's
stand regarding the American Falls
project, there is a great deal of dis
appointment. The city has been held
back for fifteen years by virtue of pro-
posed dams and irrigation projects.
In the present situation the city and
county find the government possessor
of some two hundred thousand dollars
worth of property which Attorney Gen
eral Black has ruled, cannot be includ-
ed in the county tax roll. This will
entail a loss of approximately $4,000
in city and county taxes, a loss that
would necessarily be loaded on other
property. The city and county off
Gals are prosecuting a vigorous effort
"a meet the situation, through an act
8f CONGRESS- If necessary, in order that
Re property purchased shall be requtr-
ed to bear it's share of the expense Of
government.
Failure of the project to mature
within the next two or three months
will mean a noticeable readjustment OF
business in American Falls. This re-
adjustment will be entirely warranted
and justified. It should be revealed in
consultations and reduction Of the
number of competitive concerns in all
lines. The competition that will be
necessary in the period of reconstruc-
ton will necesitate stronger financial
backing and more comprehensive sales
efforts.
On the whole conditions should ma
terially improve and no aggressive
business should feel any depression
not felt in any section of the west
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
HONEY PHILOSOPHY FOR 1922.

Isn't it funny how some folks study
the science of being miserable in a
world filed with good things. II a fell
low had potatoes in his garden and
would rather go hungry than dig EN-
up, everybody would laugh at him, an
by an by he'd dig. Then he'd feel bet
ter. Why not dig the good things out
of life an throw aside the weeds.
They'd all rot if they were dumped
into the sunlight, and maybe from them
would grow something better. You can
always get a crop If you sew right an
work up the ground now an then.
There's one thing certain-you can't
buck old Dame Nature, so you might
as well fall in line an watch your step
The old lady insists that eventually
everyone must be happy, an If even
tua1ly why not now?
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
THE LILLIPUTIANS
SCATTER.

President Harding's tribute to the
farmer, punctuated with a pungent
sidewipe at the Agricultural bloc,
brings sharply to the front the fact
that it is still wise to speak softly but
carry a club. Much may be said in
opposition to legislative combinations,
but it is sixty per cent theory based
on the assumption of the perfect state.
The fact is we are passing through a
very practical phase of life, and it is
equally clear that had not the farmer
demonstrated that at last he means
business he would still remain the
sleeping CULVER with the vast army
of financial Lilliputians stepping all
over his great body Peculiarly we
never have heard voiced much of a pro-
test against the financial bloc, loosely
referred to as Wall Street. Intangible
as an entity, it always has managed
in some mysterious way to marshall its
forces into compact formation when
ever helpful legislation was required.
The railroad bloc and the other blocs
that have worked in the shadow now
profess to be amazed that the farmer
should trespass on their property, but
the giant has been sleeping long
enough. He is just beginning to stretch
himself before he gets Ito his feet. Quite
naturally the frightened Lalliputians
with their dollars and their box cars
and other playthings scatter for cover,
fearing the big fellow will tread on
their toes. How blind to their own in
terest they are. The farmer never
will step on anyone's toes. He is the
heart of the nation, and his greater
strength can only mean a swifter cour-
sing of the blood of prosperity through
the arteries of America. There could
be noWall Street, there could be no
railroads, there could be no civilization
were it not for the tiller of the soil.
Every American should rejoice at his
awakening. President Harding has
said truly that the agricultural pro-
blem is the nations concern Perhaps
that is why it may not be a bad idea
to have the nation really represented
in the Congress set up by the people
to guide the country to prosperity and
happiness,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
THE PATIENT is GRADUALLY
SNKING

Experts have been summoned to the
bedside from every section of the Uni
ted States. Friends in legion have
rallied to the support of the measure.
Physicians of every sort and color of
political faith have answered the
emergency call. Still the patient Ian
guishes. The rumor has gone out that
only the nearest relatives of the dying
can bring the needed moral strength
that will brace the patient to meet flu
ture complications that will surely
arise. Such is the status of Reclama-
ton in American Falls and Idaho.
Some will blame the doctor, some
the prescription clerk, and a great
many will blame the friends at home,
for the doctor has announced that he
can do nothing for the patient until
the folks at home tender the fees. So
we find ourselves in the embarrassing
position of either permitting the pat
lent TO die or mortgage our own re-
sources beyond the limit, to pay the
doctor bill.
Secretary Fall is for us. He wants
to see us succeed. We have a won
derful damsite, a great future, and the
most feasible and productive irriga-
ton project in the United States. But
the Reclamation Service cannot pay
bills, particularly bills owed to the
Idaho Power Company, with future
prospects. The Power interests want
the cash and cash is the one thing not
forthcoming. The Secretary says sim
ply that if the thirty five irrigation
companies of the valley will raise their
prorated share, some $250,000 to vail
date their contract with the Reclama-
ton Service that he will sign the con-
tract. This at least seems to be his
inference. In the circumstances there
seems to be this one alternative to
complete abandonment of the Ameri-
can Falls dam for an indefinite per-
iod.
Back of the decision of the Secre-
tary can be seen in outline, the entire
policy of the present administration
of national government. More business
in government, less government in bu-
siness, less paternalism, less pandering
to pork barrel politicians. The govern
ment will help those who help them
selves.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
THE HIGHWAY DISTRICT

There is nothing that people relish
more than information concerning the
expenditure of their own money. For
that reason the report of the Com
missioners of Highway District Num-
Der One should be particularly inter
esting, People are continually in the
dark regarding government, largely
through their own neglect. This re-
port gives them an opportunity to see
the light.
If you are inclined to be critical,
read the report carefully and digest ii
thoroughly. Then when you talk
about it talk with the intelligence OF
understanding. The Commissioners
are to be commended for their report
which complies with the law in every
respect and throws the penetrating
light of candor over their acts during
the past year as guardians of the pub
lie pocket book.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
IIM SMITH.

Jim Smith dropped in on old Doc
Brown
And said hat Things in this here
town +
Are bout the worst they've been in
years
And for the future l have fears.
Wheat is down to fifty cents
And folks can hardly pay their rents;
The price of cows and hogs and sheep
Are low enough to make you weep.
81 don't know what we're goin' to do
Il tell you, Doc, I'm feelin' blue"
But Doc was busy driving nails
And cudn't listen to Jim's Walls:
So Jim put off to call on Jones
And entertain him with his groans.
But Jones was busy grinding corn
And couldn't take the time to mourn;
But Jim kept on around the town
With head bent low and spirits down.
He said that he was out of cash
And soon the world would go to
smash"
"Mebby So" said Henry Moore,
"But I've seen times like these before.
why, back in eighteen ninety-three
II couldn't buy a pound of tea,
But I kept plugging just the same
Cause that's the way to play game.
IF every soul in this here place
Went on the street with your long
face
who'd grind the corn and drive the
nails
"And milk the COWS and fill the pals?
II know that things don't break just
right,
"But now's the time a man should
fight.
60 home, Jim Smith, and feed your
This is no time to rock the boat"
shoat,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03

cusses. he loks up & seer the preach
er a standing there witch was a smile
ing. / CESS he diddent care because
he has got a ottomobeel to SO he nose
how 1t goes to hit yure finger and SO
4th.
Sunday-my little cuzzen cum to
visit us yesterday eyning. las night
when we went to bed | sed to him Amt
you going to say yure prairs & he sed
ne CESS he woodent bother it was so
cold. pritty Don he jumps out & sed
them / asst him why so & he sed he
happened to see sum loose platern
above his he'd witch mite fall down e
make a angle of him.
Monday-had a fite with Bud Flat
ter. he is biggern me & don't hit o
when yure down but he mite pit nigh
as well because evry time l gotup he
sokod mo for a cupple of bases or SO.
Tuesday-had sum fun with pa. put
a peace OF potata in his shaVeing u
place OF Sope. 1T was fun to see him
try to make suds. when he found out
VIVA it was he thot 1 had did it e. lam
med me with his razor strap & ruened
1t. so now he has got to by a new /
acct. my innosent fun.
wednesday, am going to study
hard frum now on in the future. to-
day the teecher asst me where was Abe
Linken born. / new but | cuddent
Just find the wird to xpress myself.
got sixty 5 in the test,
Thursday asst pa why did SO men
ny ads in the paper for men to take
Jobs say marryed men preferred & he
answered & replyed that he CESS they
wanted men witch cud tame orders
without saying to mulch about it &
tawk back.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
SCHEMES FOR FINANCING
RECLAMATION.

Within the next few weeks We can
look forward to numerous schemes Tor
financing the Irrigation Companies OF
the Valley sufficiently to validate
their contract with the Reclamation
Service. The Frightening of the bond
market encourages those who would
form a series Of irrigation districts
and float irrigation bonds. Others will
favor a plan of amortization to be
worked out In accordance with the
Warren Act while some will ask the
banks to underwrite the companies.
1t is to be hoped that some method will
be devised TO meet conditions and keep
the Snake River Valley ever In the
foreground of development in the West.
The reclamation of a great valley Ike
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
Wandering Island.

The statement is made upon the au-
thority of some Norwegian scientists
that the island OF Greenland is slowly
moving westward at the rate Of ten
yards a year. They say that the is-
land was at n time connected to
Norway and it has moved 875 miles
In the last 100000 years.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
ILabrador,s Name.

It is believed that Labrador was so
named because Portuguese explorers
thought the natives would make good
laborers or slaves. The Labrador
coast was discovered in the Tenth cen
fury by Left, the Norseman, but no
explorations were made. 1t was again
discovered in 1497 by John Cabot. Elk
plorations and settlements were made
and the peninsula was named.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
G@\ Poem, n
GgfIunc1e John
AN FVFNIN' HYMN

If you eat a heaIy supper, you will have the night to dread, fer you'll
dream of havn' a dozen fights; and you'll crawl out in the mornin' with a
feeln' in yer head, that will take a quart Of dope to set to rights.
You won't need any breakfast o that gasronomic jag, that you took aboard
with shameful lack of sense-and you'll feel about as frisky a a seven-bushel
bag, which thes oul is alters sorry that repents. If you want to fill
yer system up with somehin' beHern wealth, don't germandize Of evenins
when you're tired. It's safer not to tinker with the laws of perfect
health, when a little bit of Judgement is required.
The eyenfn is intended fer its hours of peaceful rest to poured DER the
bessfns of the day-and a double-jinted rasher underneath a felers vest gets
busy when a teller hits the hay. l like to front the table, with a bowl
of mush an milk, with a pewter spoon of regulation size-an' I'll wake up in
the mornn' a3feeLn' nners silk it's healthy mebby wealthy.Ganers wise
it, once a day If you ever feel rebellion in the place yer stomachs at, take
my advice, an watch it fade awayi