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V -Shi iH; ? 1V! ' sy" Cv f .. . V -, !' &" '". .7 . " , . i'i in hi ii i mini iiii mil n rrii i ' ' 'I wwniat:.i-il..,jnimi tinugj iji numiji i .'i1 'J1 "' " ' ajgTSWWjqHpflrWrW'W .!- V,M. ( . ....rygyay ; " ' ""' J' ! Heinz's PUBLIC LEDGER Pure Cider Vinegar Sour Pickles Spices of All Kinds iiS rr B DINGER BROS., iSfi&SSSS Jj(,j,J .irtb bf.iOif A-IW CrftV FVUL10 LSDOKD-UM MAYSVILLE, KENTUCKY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1914. ONE OOPY ONE OENT. :. TW 'rdifc-M - f i. - . "" - lyjfniSTri ' . r. i v .iBRT0 WiTOftB '-BK IBM M)Fr-- pHl P" r &' r Common Sense Talks Confiscation of Prop erty By Prohibition Tii addition to the minimi pay ment of the sum of $10,000 hy Maysville to the Mason County Turnpike Fund, which is in effect a gratuity from Maysville, and which if not contributed by Mays ville would have to be obtained from the propert" lying outside the city of Maysville. Let us see what is saved to the property owners in Mason county by reason of the revenues arising from the liquor business. First of all about one-third of the revenue of the National Gov ernment, which runs into the hun dreds of millions, is obtained from liquor and tobacco. The two in dustries which the prohibitionists are seeking to destroy. If these industries are de stroyed, this revenue must come from some other source- There can be no direct tax by the nation al Government, but this revenue must be obtained, and it means that this several hundred millions of revenue must be gotten from a tariff or stump tax, and for the most part, doubtless, on the neces saries of life, thereby adding ma terially to the already high cost of living. Do you desire this? If so, vote "Dry." Again, the State of Kentucky derives about one fourth of its an nual revenue from the liquor in dustry. If this is destroyed, then the State must procure practically nil of its revenue from direct tax ation. With the liquor industry destroyed, one-fourth of the State's revenue will be cut off Since you are now paying only three-fourths of the State's rev enue, with the other source of one fourth destroyed, you will then be compelled to pay it nil, or one third more than you now pay. In other words if you now pay an an nual property tax of $30.00 you will then pay $40.00 annually, or ii you now pay $300.00, you will then pay $400.00 aunually, and this applies, not to someone in Mississippi, or Kansas, it applies to property owners in Mason county. If -you are looking for a chance to increase your taxes one third to one-half, then you should hy nil menus vote "Dry." Again, Mnysvillc pays approxi mately 40 per cent of the present taxes of Mason county. As mat ters now stand she will pny 40 per cent, of the county's $GO,000.00 free turnpike bond issue, and this, although she has her own munici pal government and her own streets, etc., to keep up- Should this turnpike item be contested and the city no longer pay this 25 per cent, levy, then taxes on Mason county property will be increased approximately 20 per cent. Good business men say with Maysville dry, there will be a cut of from 30 per cent, to HO pe cent., in the value of Maysville property. If this is so, then this will mean approximately another 20 per cent, in taxes on Mason county property. With the liquor industry in the State destroyed you pay 33 per cent, more taxes, with Maysville dry you will pay 40 per cent, more county tnxes where you now pny $1.00 you will then pay $1-73 in tnxes. If this is a consummation devoutly to be wished, if you can not sleep nights from craving to pay more taxes, if you nre on the verge of collapse from wanting to pay more taxes, for gracious sake, vote "Dry" and be relieved. lias it ever occurred to you that with every wave of reform we have nn increase in taxes and a decrease in morality and church attendance? This is almost axio matic. Thirty years ago every body went to church. Now 25 per cent, go to church in much re formed Prohibition States. In thirty years more with our present crop of periodical reformers, will anybody go to church? Will every soap box have its bewhiskered, vociferous reformer, and taxes be higher than rents? It looks so. (Adv) COMMON SENSE. FLIER NO. 2 For the next fifteen days we are derermined m to sell every Buggy and set of Harness in our house, n if prices will do it. Read this list: All Columbus Buggies, regular price $140, sale price, 127.85, Cash. S All Brockway Buggies, regular price $135, sale price $120, Cash. s All $125 Buggies, during this sale $110, Cash. All $100 Buggies, during this sale $87.50, Cash. B All $24 Harness, during this sale $20.50, Cash, g All $22 Harness, during this sale $18.25, Cash. 5 All $20 Harness, during this sale $16.25, Cash. Now's your time to get your Buggy and Har ness, for the cash is what we want. We are deter mined to sell every article in our house for cost in order to turn them into money. Don't forget, too! that with every $1 Cash Purchase you are entitled to a chance on the Two Automobiles to be given away next year. MIKE BROWN, THE ontlADC HEAT MAM 9 TOKAY GRAPES GKNVINE COLORADO CANTELOU PES FANCY CELERY UEAJO LETTUCE : 1 Some persons say that they hesi. tate to vote "Dry" on September 28, because to close up the saloons and wholesale houses would put some out of business and confiscate property- They propose to pay the liquor men for whnt they have invested. What have liquor men ever done for the men they have put out of business? They have permitted them to go to the Almshouse, jail or peni tentiary and perhaps have sub scribed to a fund to help their destitute families; but have they ever paid these men the just equiv alent of what they lost over saloon bars? When Prohibition puts a man out of business it leaves him in as good health, with as much earning capacity, as good charac ter and reputation, as much self respect and family harmony as he ever had. When liquor puts a man out of business, it leaves his brnin, nerve, digestive system, liver, kidneys, heart and arteries broken down, his earning capacity, char acter, reputation, self-respect and family harmony gone. He is hope lessly down and out. "When these liquor men reinstate these wrecks, restore the broken hearted wives and mothers, remove from from children the blight of a drunken father and distracted of a drunken father an ddistraetcd home, it will be time for them to ask the Government to pay them for the instrument with which they created the wreckage. Do we pay the assassin for the dripping knife snatched from his bloody hand? Do we pay the safe blower for his dynamite and tools Not all the assassins and all the burglars from the beginning until now ever destroyed as many lives and as many precious values as th liquor traffic destroys in twenty four hours. And the men en gaged in the trade know it.. They know that there is a potential murder, automobile wreck, quar rel, strife, contention, a broken hearted woman, a blighted child in every barrel, keg, jug. bottle and drink that they sell. They know it from observation in their own communities. They know it from reading the daily papers. This tiling has not come upon them suddenly and una wares. For full forty-five years the question has been agitate right here in Mason county and the sentiment against the traffic has been growing nil the time. They have had their attention called to the destructive nature of their business and they have been warned over and over again that the end of the reign of King Alcohol was rapidly coming. They have persisted in the business hilly knowing the evil they did nnd the rising tide of protest of the people against it. Those who have cared for the wreckago they have made and borne, with their callousneess, owe them nothing. Argument From Slavery. Some say that the abolition of slavery without compensating the owner for his slaves was a wrong and the proposed abolition of the liquor traffic is a parallel case. Until very recently I fully be lieved that the holders of slaves should have been compensated. But to my mind it is now perfectly clear that we were slave holders not slave owners ; that in the sight of our common Creator no man however whito his skin and high his character, ever owned another man however black his skin and savage his character. We went to the jungles of Africa nnd cap tured the negroes as we captured fur-bearing animals and brought thorn here in chains. We never had any more property right in them than the " white-slave" dealer has in the beautiful girl for whom he pays the trapper $1,000 or $2,500. No more has the liquor dealer in his donth-dealmg busi ness. Moreover every man in the bus iness knows that he is in it on suff ranee; that he has no inherent right to conduct such a business; that lie docs it under special license that must ho renewed at stated intervals, subject always to variation or withdrawal & public sirtitiSnu nvrtioanl 4 litrucli tilth The liquor dealer has known al ways that he took a risk when he went into the business. So much for his right to claim compensa tion when the people will no longer tolerate his business. But what about those who have inherited the business? Very much of the warmest "sympathy. just as one must feel for those who inherited slaves, or Confederate bonds or a line of stage-coaches after inter-urban ears came in or those who have inherited any other depreciated or valueless property of chest of burglar's tools. Personally, I have only the kindliest feeling for those caught in this predicament and the fullest sympathy for the in convenience to which they will be subjected. One enn only hopi that they will recognize Jhe justice of the decree of the people and meet the situation with courage nnd resourcefulness. Many lines of business are wait ing for capital and business abil ity. Never in the history of the world was the production of food stuffs so profitable. Any man with a truck patch, a dairy, u chicken farm, a pig-pen, not to speak of a canning factory or a farm can make a living. Let those who must change their business, pro duce something that people need, that will generate and conserve instead ot destroying energy Something that will bless and not curse mankind. It is a crime before high Heaven at this time when the world so needs corn, for food, to be converting it into whisky that only reduces the pro ducing power of those who drink. Already a shortage of food, and then we destroy part of the pres ent stock nnd nt the same stroke the power of labor to produce more food. Adjust to Simpler Living. If during the transition period the style of living of the liquor dealer be less luxurious, they will doubtless even then live ns well as many who have always contri buted to the actual needs of the world. If they cannot live in two and three-story houses, ninny peo ple live in cottages and fiats. Many of their customers live in dens and hovels chielly, some solely, for the reason that they have been their customers. If they cannot keep a number of servants, no more can many other worthy people. If they cannot ride in limousine and touring cars many people make out to use the street cars and the side-walks. If for a time they must travel and entertain less, they will have much very respectable com pany. The good aaccomplished will be worth all it costs. And now 1 want to say that this is written without the knowledge or consent of any human being and without consultation with any one. No organization, committee or group either of men or women is responsible for its production or publication. I am not using space contracted for by the "Drys," but am having it printed at my own charges, "with malice toward none and charity for all, with a purpose to do the right as Cod gives me to see the right-" (Adv) ALICE LLOYD. BUILD YOUR HOUSE NOW! If you are contemplating buililinc a home or a house for an huestmeut, now is the time to place your order. We have the largest stock of all kinds of build ing material that can be found in Northeastern Kentucky and hae large con- supply at a price very near cost of production and we are in position to give you the advantage of this good purchase. Place your order now or let us give you an estimate on your requirements; you will then leave your order with Maysville's Foremost Lumber Yard. The Mason Lumber Co. "- Cor. Second and Limostono Sts. Phone 519. MAYSVILLE, KV. A. A, McLaughlin. L. N. Bxiian. MHIMMHBg 9 NEW STOCK M 3 Waterman Ideal Can't-Leak Fountain Pens Vest Pocket Safety and Self-filling arrived this week fresh from the factory. Useful every day in the year. m i T. KACKLEY & CO. TRUSTWORTHY TRUSSES Don't go on the theory that a truss is a truss. Care should be taken in the selection of the proper kind. The satisfaction and security that goes with any trust; which you buy here costs you nothing extra. We also carry a full line of Crutches. M. F. WILLIAMS & CO. THE THIRD STREET DRUGSTORE. D. HECHINGER & CO. Maysville's Best Clothing and Shoe Store. DC III) Tfl nATCI !f 'u were thinking of building a new home and wanted it modem, stylish nnd con ut III " 1 U'lJA It veuieut, you wouldn't think of engaging an architect who is behind the times in his u " w "I1IB wayS an(i ideas, because he couldn't give you the satisfaction you want. Surely, you'd employ a man that is up-to-the-minute, one who does his work by the latest methods. The s.ime principle applies to our clothes buying we buy only of Manufacturers that build on scientific meth ods. These Clothes are most satisfactory and in the long run least expensive; and that's the reason why clothes that bear the "Hechinger" label are worn by lully 0T per cent, of welluressed people in this and adjoining coun ties. We spare no efforts to please our patrons and we know that cannot be done unless the clothes are satisfac tory iu style, fit and the service they give. Pall Shoes are now iu order. It is needless to say that we carry the best Men's and Boys' Shoes iu town. "You know it." In paying for your purchases remember to call for tickets on the valuable presents we are going to gie away. 3D. KEOKIlSrGS-EilR. &. OO. iiii;iiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiiii;i:ii:iiiiiiii i:3:i&&i&&&2;-k&l 5 Is H"H HH HH H HH HH H HH h as JMC as H H H H'H Quality-Offerin; in Children's Frocks Emphasis on quality because suck dresses are not to be had anywhere else for these lower-than-usual prices. The manufac turers who produced them took pride in every detail of their make-up and used much higher priced dresses as a guide for their good style. But because sizes are limited 2 to 6 years only, we offer these smart looking gingham frocks for 75c in stead of $1 25. Just to See Them Is to Want Them That is what evoryono says about the New York Sui's hurrying into the store. The Coats, the B ouses, the Dresaeo, the Skirts are equally attracf. ive. They aro what Now York women are wearing today. Don't you want to soo them oven if you don't want to buy. You are always welcome. Log Cabin Rugs Very pretty and practicable; an old-fashioned weave in now colors. Plain, or with ond stripes of whito or contrast ing tones. According to size 50c to $2.98. 1S53 T-rTTTvrrr ""fc i.i4 Hrt Htf HH M H.1 KB m E It HH H H jjtU 14.1 SiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiij I LADIES' I SKIRTS m H g There arc so many styles, so many S fabrics, so many combinations of colors that we will omit all descriptions in this 5 advertisement. If you want a skirt between the price !of $3.98 and $12.50 just look at our big small. 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