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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-22
BARREDROCkPuLLET SETS
WMARK ON STATION FARM,

Lexington, ny. All previous
records for the number of eggs laid n
year by individual hens in the ex-
pertinent station flock of the College
of Agriculture have been broken by
Barred Plymouth Rock Pullet that
has just completed her first year of
laying with a total Of 263 eggs to her
credit, according to an announcement
by ]. Holmes Martin, in charge of the
college poultry work. This is three
more eggs than were laid by White
Leghorn hen that has held the farm
record since 1919. The most striking
thing about the new record as seen by
poultrymen here is that good breeding,
the right kind of feed and proper care
made it possible for hen to law 200
eggs more in year than the average
hen on Kentucky farms lays. The new
holder of the farm record is the result
Of only three years work on the part
of the station poultrymen to get Bar
red Plymouth Rocks that will lay a
large number of eggs in year.
The new record holder started lay
ing November 3, 1921, and from that
time until her first year was complet-
ed laid consistently every month. Now
that her first year of laying has been
finished, the amount Of protein that
has been fed her in the past is being
cut down so that she will go into a
mott and come back into laying in
time to produce eggs for the spring
Matching season. She laid 20 eggs in
November, 81 in December, q in jan
uary, % in February, 81 in March, q
in, April, 25 in May, IS in June, 20 in
July, 20 In August, % in September,
IA in October and one during the first
two days OF November. The largest
number Of eggs whoch she laid on
successive days was %, this having
been done between May IS and June s.
Aside from the fact that she is bird
of good size and has desirable Barred
Plymouth Rock type and color, the
new holder of the farm record is an
example of what breeding. good feed
and the right kind of care will do in
raising the number Of eggs that chick
ems lay, Mr.. Martin says. Her mother
was a hen that laid only 161 eggs in
her best year but laid for IL months,
thus showing that she had the power
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-22
FOREST SERVICE BUILDS
AND MAINTAINS ROADS

Washington. d. C.-During the past
year the Forest Service, United States
Department of Agriculture. construct
ed 724 miles OF minor roads AT cost
OF $40. SOS and 1853 miles of trails at
cost OF s51s429.
Three hundred and eighty miles OF
major roads we're constructed for the
Forest Service by the Bureau OF Public
Roads at a cost of s4,62O,326. In addi-
ton S,OO7 miles of major and minor
projects were maintaine dat a cost oil
s1S7 ,162, of which s65,336 was secured
from local authorities. Forty-two hun
dred and ninety four miles of trails
we're maintained at a cost of S1l3,6S3
This represents total expenditure for
the construction of roads and trails
during the year 1921 OF s6.456,694
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-22

which includes S2,l53,52e cooperative
funds secured from states and coun-
ties.
Expenditures TO January /. 1922, for
constructing 1929 miles Of major
roads total s15.3Ol 1913. OF which s5.-
6Sl,45l are cooperative funds. Like
wise 1856 miles OF mino rroads were
constructed by the service at q cost
OF s2.752,s7o including $773,e22 or CO.
operative funds. To dte Sl.9l7,l6s have
been expended in the construction and
maintenance OF 1e.44s miles Of trails.
The total thus far expended upon
equipment amounts to 1851 sos. while
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-22
Our Dairy Poem
A RIDDLE.

l have a head, little head,
That you could scarcely see;
But have a mouth much bigger
Than my head could ever be.
That seems impossible you say;
You think 'twould be bother?
Why, no! My head is at one end,
My mouths way at the other.
l have no feet, yet l can run,
And pretty fast, It's said;
The funny thing about me Is,
run when in my bed.
I've not a cent in all the world,
seek not fortunes ranks;
And yet it's true that, though SO pool
own two splendid banks.
I've lots of sand" yet run away;
I'm weak, yet furnish power
No hands or arms, yet my embrace
Would kill in half an hour
You think I am some fearful thing.
All, you begin to SILVER.
Pray, don't for, after all, you know
I'm only just river.
st. Nicholas.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-22
PROOF OF THE PUDDING

Receipts of the from income and profits for
September declined $24 100000 from the figure month
year the total received being little than half the
during September 1921 The report proof
the fact that the Republican substantially reduced the burden
they passed the internal The
of reduction will not hold good for all months the it
been estimated that the saving the taxpayers
neig of $SOOOOOOOO
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-22

S92o,lSi was expended upon overhead
and administration by the Bureau OF
Public Roads and Forest Service.
To date total expenditure Of 333.-
2l6.724 for the construction OF 4.7ss
miles Of roads. GIL miles OF trails and
the maintenance OF 3.OO7 miles Of
roads and 5.737 miles OF trains has
ben made.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-22
COMMENT
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

II looks like every judicial district
in Kentucky will have man to oner
for the Democratic nomination LOT
Governor. Even Grips Beckham
promises to stage comeback.
The sheriffs have begun to summons
men for jury service and many OF
those summoned have begun to think
up list of plausible excuses to offer.
*
Payment of county taxes has been
very slow and many will find them
selves soaked" for the penalty If they
don't look out. If every one waits until
tho last day of the month the sheriffs
force will not be enabled to wait on the
rush and somebody will be left out
x
No matter what sort of noise or CUR
gle baby makes, Mother and Grand
mother have a word for it and to hear
them tell it, it's just as plain as can be.
Sometimes, however, they get their
wires crossed and don't exactly agree
on what baby says.
It's Just now beginning to get cold
enough to open the stove league.
The money spent on hunters H.
censes, ammunition and guns, in Ma
son county this year would buy enough
rabbits to feed the whole state at one
big banquet. But who wants to put a
money value on the sport of hunting?
The fellow who believes something
strong enough to stick to it and offer
no apologies for his position is the
sort of chap who deserves and receives
respect. We soon lose respect for the
fellow who is continually Offering
apologies for his position on an in
portant issue.
We have now reached the season Of
the year when we just naturally thlh
about new years resolutions. We don't
like to do it but We should also think
about the resolutions made last New
Years which we have broken through
out the year now nearing its last
month.
We have very few mothers LEFT who
can and will make Johnnie new suit
out of Dads cast off clothes. Remem-
Der the first suit of store clothes
you ever had? Stricklin Gillilan's
story of his first suit of store clothes
Is one Of his best. Ever think about il
and enjoy good laugh?
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-22

to continue laying over long period
Of time. In addition she was a hen that
had another desirable characteristic
in that she layed until late in the fall
before going into a molt.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-22
FARM AND HOME NEWS
FROM OVER KENTUCKY.

Breckenridge county farmers this
fall showed their faith in the value Of
cover crops for protecting fields from
washing and the teaching Of plant food
during the winter by sowing so per
cent. more rye than was planted last
year, County Agent R. NJ. Greene says.
A total of 211 farmers and poultry
raisers in Laurel county learned the
method of distinguishing between the
good and poor layers in their poultry
flocks this fall by attending poultry
culling demonstrations held over the
county by County Agent F. B. Wilson
and the extension division of the Col
lege of Agriculture at Lexington.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-22

Ancients developed the art OF en-
craving on emeralds, which were In
great demand.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-22

Buy in Maysville. 10 pxys
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induoement was to be of service to the public.
 with the motion picture industry ranking third In the great industries of America, who wouldn't want to do his best If the chance came, to help the producers to attain and maintain the highest possible standard of mos ton picture production and to de- velop to the highest possible degree the moral and educational qualities of pictures" Mir. Hays said, enthu- siastically.
 '.We have in mind two objects" he continued, "the development of the moral and the artistic side of moving pictures. That. in a nutshell, Is the object of the nine largest film con- cerns in this country, in getting to- gether and putting a director general at the head of the industry"
 Ills Boy Made Decision
 While was pondering over the situation, MT. Hays said. and you know 1t isn't an easy thing for a man to give up position in the Presidents cabinet and do anything else, no matter how flattering the offer, little incident occurred which decided me: I went home one even ing and took three little cowboy suits
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ny ROE FULKERsoN

Greetings had been. exchanged and the Sunday morning breakfast table was quiet save for the occasional breaking of a piece of toast or the \ tinkie of a spoon against a coffee cup.
 I've done wrong" announced the flapper sadly.
 What do you mean. Luoyr' asked Ter mother.
 T do not know, Mons. dear" she said. "but when the family keeps quiet around mo for 10 minutes know I have choked my engine in life's traffic and am going to get a hewiing out"
 What time did you get in last night?" asked her father. suddenly. Tt simply couldn't have been as late as thati" answered the flapper with conviction.
 "As late as what?" he demanded. "As late as you are about to ac- cuse me of. will be perfectly hon. est with you. father, dear. I did not look at the clock when I came in. was afraid you would ask me this morning and I felt that the memory of George Washington was sacred to me and like him I did not want to tell a."
 You are trying to confuse me-" he interrupted. T want to know what time you came home last night"
 Father, am telling you the truth. did not look at the clock. as I came in, and I do not know. rather suspect though, it was a couple of o'clock"
 T thought so," he said. q was asleep and did not hear you come in but I knew from what you said you had done something wrong last night. This thing of staying at dance until o'clock in rne morning has got to stop. young lady, You will ruin your health and you will--."
 "Get myself a perfectly good gov ernment inspected husband" she in- terrupted, land beside, father. you wrong me, anyway. The dance was at Parish Hall last night and closed at exactly 12 o'clock and l came di- rectly home. I was fooling you 1 know you like to correct me and l wanted to give you chance, was at the window when you came in from the club and heard MT. Thompkins tell you to look out for him, as he was going to get that 43 back next Saturday night. What did he mean, father?"
 Fred the son. broke in with Tt certainly is fine the way the fish are biting down on Nine Mile creek father. One fthe boys was tell- ing me yesterday that they caught"
 "Forty-three. I suppose" laughed the Flapper.
 T haven't been fishing for several years and l declare I would like to feel the tug of a good fish on the end of the line again. Fred. maybe we can get away for half a day and"
 win you take MT. Thompkins along so he can get this 43 back? ?' asked the Flapper with assumed in- nocence.
 T will find out about bait and 2
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Sunday Morning Breakfast

, boat and where the best place to fish is." said Fred hurriedly.
 Pretty poor team work" commen-. ted the Flapper. "You might fool blind man who had a bad cold so he couldn't see, hear or smell. But you can not divert woman with that talk. It sounds fishy.
 Tt Is funny thing that men drive cars around all the time and never learn from the traffic signs. There IS one down in the park and a dupli- cate out on the boulevard which says, slowing vehicles should Keep to the right A mans mind is a slow moving vehicle, yet they will Keep to the wrong and expect to get away with it in a world full of women who know what they are go- Ing to do before they do 1t and only get madder when they try to lie out of itl
 Now Father. there Is no use for you to get red over my use of that short ugly word that Teddy used to talk about. I meant that for Fred and the fish stuff he was trying to pull. He thought because of what l said that you had been playing poker at the club and had won 43 dollars from MT. Thompkins and at once tried to divert the conversation with that flimsy fish talk which anyone in the world could see through.
 He is a slow moving vehicle and should keep to the right. just wanted to see what he could do.
 T know what it meant, for knew that you and MT. Thompkins had on real-estate deal for some of that undeveloped suburban property. and 1t flashed over me in minute that this '45' was the number of one of the lots and that he was going to get 1t back from you as 1t was de- sirable lot. That was it, wasn't it?'
 The father glanced anxiously at Mother. at his son and then at his daughter. Each face was blank and each eye downcast.
 T, CT. 1t seems to me that all this talk about business and suburban lots is hardly the proper subject for Sunday morning breakfast. I do not know who started 1t anyway. Let's talk of other things" He was more confident now. T feel that
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with me--khaki things. you know like boys like to dress up In: one was for my own boy and the other two for his little cousins. who were visiting him."
 "The youngsters. five. six and eight, took the little suits into the bedroom to put them on and then came out to show me, heard them quarreling in the bedroom and I won- dered what they could be fussing about under those circumstances. went to the door to listen. They were having real quarrel as to which one, when they came out to show me. would be Bill Hart. Mark you, aged five. six and eight. And finally, my boy. in very vigorous voice, said: All right, then, all right. then. I'll be Doug Well, it was a lesson. It used to be when I was a boy that possibly we quarreled a little over who would be Abraham Lincoln or George Washington or. if we were real nifty, we might want to be Buff faio Bill. But now 1t Is who will be Bill Hart. Doug Fairbanks or Char lie Chaplin"
 And so. prompted by that little episode" Mir. Hays said. T accepted the position that had been offered
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.nin Harar.

'sBiu Haysl"
 That's what they call him since he's gone in the movies" and how they could ever have called him any thing else Is a mystery to me. after meeting this supremely democratic. plain, everyday. "our sort of folks. nice. agreeable. affable. charming
 aPostmaster General Hays "as was" "Biu Hays" "as is''-that de- scrlbes him better than anything else under the sun and so we'll let 1t go at that and proceed with the romance
 Now here's what happened when I took my little self a-vacationlng tho other day up New York way:
 My nice friend. MT. Lloyd Townes of the Strand theatre, said to me just as I was about to catch the train for the New York burgh;
 Dolly, how'd you like to run in to see Mir. Hays while you are In New York"
 "Tickled to death" said I. 'Fix 1t np and wire me."
 You remember 1t was the week that Nr. Turner Jones of Atlanta was here for the Better Film Conference" and so Mir. Townes, with his usual clever- ness and promptnesE, got in touch with Mir. Jones and Mir. Jones wired the former postmaster general and whom I got to New York all the tele- grams and things were there await ing me at my hotel. the date and the hour--An other words. "the time, the pleOc and the girl" were all fixed.
 @Meet Mir. Hays
 The morning my big limousine which was the courtesy of one of the wtcest men friends I've ever had, ex- tended to me during my stay in New Ycrk-rotled up to No. 622 Fifth avenue. 1t parked" just back of & apmlacs on wheels.' which was told belonged to "Bill Hays" of the movies
 Out I stepped into the handsome butldin9 which houses the headquar- ters of Mir. Hays manipuiations and asking for MT. Fred W. Beetson, as- atstAnt to MT. Hays and one of the have ever met. was presently ssf>red into the reception room aWals-.sg my appointment
 ! wAs at least 40 nninwtas ahead e< my date; but I'm just that 'ooun- try and sstackys and then I always give myself plenty of time to pow der my nose" and see that "my hats on straight and things nke that because-welt-of course you always W&Dt 10 InhAG Lno Debh t1uQT TebHlt1 you can and had such q lovely new bonnet and oh-Swell---any way in . few minutes I<gianced I around and people were just piiing in by twos and threes and single file and l asked Mir. Beetson what on earth they eli wanted with Mir, Haysj they couldn't an be newspaper folk; no indeed-yt
 Presently MT. Hays rushed out Of hts office @like s house afire" and seeing an old and very sweet looking couple--A dear old man and woman he shook hands with them cordially and Mir. Beetson turning to me said: Some old friends of his from his home town"
 Geei I was that glad to sec that he was so democratic and affabls because I'd Sort of'' dreaded to "beard the lion in his denr but here behold. instead Of Hon. was q nice little gentle woody 1amb-sJust folks, !" "evenj as you and l."
 Meet MT. Hays" was Mir. Beet sons laconio introduction and turn ing to the director general of the mo- ton picture producers and distrib- utors of America, Inc. he added:
 This Is the newspaper lady from Birmingham, with whom you have an appointment at Il o'clock. Mr. Hays. !"
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me and here am. at your service, striving as best I know how to rem der real service to the amusement- loving public of tbis country of ours, which you and I love so much"
 Learning the Business
 T didn't know anything about the situation when I came into it." Mir. Hays declared. bringing his fist down enthusiastically upon his desk. a llt- tie habit he has when he becomes in- terested. "sort of' to emphasize his enthusiasm. land I'm busy learning it: and learn it, I mean to- for regard it as significant of our day and time and the influence the pic- lures have on our people-the little incident which my boy brought to my mind and which decided me In favor of better movies To this end, I am working with my assoeiates--the finest lot of fellows l ever saw--hon- est. maBnanimous, generous. anbit tious for the betterment of the whole industry, to harmonize the i'm terests of everyone and make the mo- tion picture industry credit to America"
 I've got a cause with capital e and 1t Is a cause which requires
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other old thing that happens to be lying around handy like.
 How'd you like what Mir. Lowry said about you in his book" asked Mir. Hays after a cordial hand-shake e and friendly greeting.
 Splendid" said hs; his face wreathed in--well. I'd say a twin ming smile." if he were the Postmas- ter General of the United States, sbut as he's Bill Hays of the Movies" I'll say broad grin"
 Isn't 1t nice to be called just just folks?'"
 I said I thought so and then pro ceeded to ask him how he was in- duced to leave the Presidents cabinet and become master of the movies"
 Of course, knew the salary had a lot to do with 1t; you know Mir. Hays receives twice the amount that the President of the United States receives a year, but then the nine motion picture concerns which got together and asked him to become their leader, figure up. not into mill lions but billions of dollars, so that s150, 900 year doesn't seem much to them, but I was greatly pleased at Mir. Hays answer, for he declared earnestly and honestly that the main
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brains and energy and nerve and ability and while the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of Amer lea qnc.) are primarily producers and distributors, we are also en- deavoring to foster the interests not only of the producers and the dis- tributors but alsc of the actors and the directors who make the pictures, of tho authors who write them, of the exhibitors who show them, and the great public who see them. 1t 'do-a-ble job"
 "We say 10000 900 people a day see motion pictures. Very well; pos sibly half. l do not know. of this number are children, and they go with the same open mind l wonder if We realize just what the motion picture means to the youth of this country" said MT. Hays.
 The motion picture Is, essential ly, of course. g source of amusement. It is the principal amusement of the great majority of our people and the sole amusement of millions and mil- Hons: and as such, it's importance is measured only by tho imperative necessity of entertainment for our people. The potentialities of the moving picture for moral influence and education are absolutely limit less. If this Is so. and 1t can not be denied, then the integrity of motion pictures should be protected just as we protect the integrity of our churches, and the quality of the pictures developed as we develope the quality of our schools"
 aGoId Rushs Days Over
 to4o and man of the world" l yentured to suggest to Mir Hays just here 'and above all a practical man, 50 what practical destination have you in mind? Commercially for instance as well as artistically and morality
 MT Hays is no dabbler with words and he answers frankly. from the shoulder" as it were and his reply came quickly.
 "of course thare Is a practical as- pect to my job And of course I'm going to try to make the picture in- dustry better comperciaily as well as artisticaliy and morally, It can be done. believe. {.
 T think the industry has just settled down to a period of cslmness l mean, in the beginning 1t was like a rush to new gold field California | that Bret liarte. t6llS OI--ilke sVhc Arabian Nights story, like the races used to be for free lands in newly opened government areas. Everyone, seeing fortune in the pictures. raced into the business
 There was no team play. Any man who could grab the ball grabbed il and tore down the field trying to make A touchdown for himself. The various branches of tie business did not understand each other and took I no particular interest in each other Now they have come to an age where the early confusion Is all over, and men can look at each other and say: Where are we? Let's sit down and talk this thing over. Let's get together and work for our mutual good and for the good of our pa 1 trons And that's Just what the nine big producers allied in our orr ganization are doing-and that's what I'm trying to help them to do.
 Through With Politics
 And are you really and truly ] through with politics7" l asked Mir Hays, knowing that many would like | to hear his views on this subject as well as the picture industry
 1 'I am out of politics, and I am giat of one thing, that l am at last in
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Cured Her
 Rheumatism

Knowinr from terrible experience the sufferins sspsed by rhsumstism. Mrs. J. E- Hurst,l who lives at 4os E. Olive St, B-sfo. Bioomington. nl-, is 70 thankful at rratituds she is anxious to tell all other suffersry just how to get rid of their torture by . simple way at home
 Nrs Hurst has nothing to sell. Merely your own name and address. and she VII gladly send you this valuable infcr- nnkion entirely free. Write her a& ence before you forget