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'' WEAKER''
Fair nd warmer tonight and lomoi".
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Volume XXX No. 179..
MAYSVILLE, KY SATURDAY, OCT. 28, 1922.
tz;A OSE COPT TWO CKHTt
AFTERNOON
EDITION
WOMEN'S CLUB
GIVES DELIGHTFUL
PROGRAM FRIDAY
Play and Style Show Proves'Ono "of
the Moot Plowing Entertainments
of the Kind Ever (llten In
Maysville.
The one-act playctte and style ro- j
view given at the Washington Thontor
Friday evening by the Dramatic Com
mittee of (he Mason County Woman'
Club was one of tho niot-t pleasing en
tertainments given In Maysvlllo In a
long time. The theator was well filled
and everyone was more than pleased
with the splendid entertainment.
The one-act playetto "Joint-Owners
In Spain" was far above the ordinary
and the characters were all good. The
style review was a most pleasing pre
sentation of living pictures showing
the style of dress during several
periods of American history. Every
model was as near perfect as could
have been. Maysvlllo has seen many
presentations' of living pictures but
the Woman's Club wins first honors in
presenting tho most perfect scries
ever offered here.
Mrs. V. D. Gulttard Interpreted the
Indian Period. Miss Alice nlssctt the
Puritan. Mrs. Ella White the Colonial.
Miss Qulnn, 1812; Miss Shacklcford.
I860; Miss Rla Ross, 1875; Mrs. Min
nie Thompson. 1895: Miss Mary Proc
tor. "The Flapper." and Miss Margaret
Smith as "Miss 1922."
Tho cast of the plnyette consisted of
Mrs. J. It. Ross, Miss Mary Wilson.
Mrs. Montgomery Pickett and Mrs. E
P. Lee.
In addition to these features, well
worth many times the admission price,
a feature picture" entitled "Love's Re
demption," with Norma Talmadge was
shown making In all an evening's en
tertalnment of tho highest possible
character.
HATE TOC FOKGOTTEX
TOIR WATER BILL!
All water bills not Pld by October
SO, 122, will be checked and placed
on oar that oft list, and service about
off without farther notice. We hare
no collector. This Is final notice
HATSVn-LE WATER CO.
By JL T. F. 2Oct6t
PRIZE FIGHT."
Monday tho Pastime Theator pre
sents Kid Roberts In the "Leather
Pushers," a real prize fight whero they
hit straight from the shoulder no
hanging on. Ladles enjoy this ns well
aa men. Neal Hart in "Out of the
West" an old-time western drama, and
a funny comedy. Big bargain day in
pictures that all should see.
MTLLASE'S CADIES AT TRAXEIS
Special Boxes for Hnllowe'en. 25-6t
Don't Wish You Had
TRY A 5-cent CIGAR
At H. COSTIGAN'S Fruit Co.
THE
FOR SALE
ON
Mr. C. S. Kirk having definitely
us to offer for sale hla beautiful Bungalow Home on East Second street. Thi
is a five room house, with bath, veranda and back porch; modern electric
laundry in basemen; garage, Btable, chicken lot andxall kinds of fruit Lot
has a frontage of 44 feet on Second street and runs back to tho river, which
virtually gives you a small fruit and
the city of Maysville. This home is
Is desirable from every point of view. Mr. Kirk is leaving town as stated
above and wants to sell and' not rent, so here is your chanco to obtain a
bargain.
THOS. L. EWAN & CO.
REAL ESTATE AND LOAN BROKERS
48 WEST SECOND STREET MAYSVILLE, KENTUCKY.
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY ON GROUND FLOOR.
WE WRITE DEEDS. CONTRACT, MORTGAGES. STENOGRAPHER ON
HAND AT ALL TIMES TO DO THIS KIND OF WORK.
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WHEN YOU BUY A
THREE THINGS TO LOOK WELL, FIT WELL AND WEAR WELL.
THA'S THE KIND OF SHOES WE SELL, AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE ANXIOUS
FOR YOU TO COME IN AND SEE THEM.
THEY'RE MONEY SAVERS TOO. THEY'LL WEAR LONGER THAN A PAIR
THAT'S JUST "SO BO."
HANAN, NETTLET ON, JUST WRIGHT AND WALKOVER SHOES SOLD HERE.
IF YOU HAVE FOOT TROUBLE, COME AND SEE OUR MR. HENRY HELMER,
WHO WILL ADVISE YOU ABOUT THE WIZARD LIQHTF 00T APPLIANCES. THEY
WILL GIVE YOU RELIEF.
D. Hechinger & Co.
GIVING ONE DRINK IS
HELD AGAINST LAW
Court of Appeals Makes New Interpre
tation of State Prohibition Law In
Holding lihlng Is I nluvifuL
Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 27. Tho giving
away of a drink of liquor Is in viola
tion of the 1920 prohibition law, the
Court of Appeals held today In revers
ing the decision of the Shelby circuit
Court in tho case of the Common
wealth vs. Tom Wells.
Wells was Indicted on a chargo of
giving one-fourth of a pint of liquor
to Ijisoii Roberts in Shelby county last
January. The trial court is said to
lut9 sustained the demurrer to the In
dlrtmont on the ground that tho Indict
ment did not charge a public offense
or In other words that it was not un
lawful for a person to give away In
toxicating liquor.
Tho opinion, which was handed
down by Judge Charles Moorman
states that the seventh amendment to
the Kentucky Constitution, which pro
hibits the manufacture, sulo or trans
port of intoxicating liquor, does not
restrict the power of the Legislature
in dealing with the subject of Intoxl
tatlng liquor, but leaves to the Leg-
is luture "a reasonable discretion In
tho selection of the method and meaus
of prohibiting tho use of intoxicating
liquors for beverage purposes."
TWO DEATH
SEMEMES Sl'STAIXEI),
Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 27. The death
sAitenco imposed on James Iower in
the Kenton circuit court on a charge
of killing Morris Lee, moving picture
proprietor, was affirmed by tho Court
of Anneals today. Tho opinion was
drawn by Judge Gus Thomas th
whole court sitting.
Powers In company with Islah Mc
Knight and George Saunders, was al
leged to have followed Ix'o home for
the purpose of robbing blm.
Lee was shot after which tho men
escaped. "
Steve McQueen must die in the eloc
trie chair on a charge of murdering
Isaac Coylo in Rockcastle county, tho
Court of Appeals hold today In affirm
ing the death sentence of the Rock
clstle circuit court. McQueen was in
dieted Jointly with Frank Cornett for
tho murder of Coyle, who was a store
keeper on McQueen's property. The
whole court sat in thermae.
It APT ISM AL SERVICE HELD.
Baptismal services were held at th
First Baptist church Saturday when
nine converts at the recent reviva
held at tho Washington Christian
church were baptised by the pastor.
"LITTLE BRICK ("1URCII."
Sunday school 9:30 a. m., JasJ S
Dawson, superintendent. Preaching by
the pastor at 10:45 a. m. Evening serv
Ice 7 o'clock.
C. H. RAYL, Pastor
BABY CARPENTER.
Mr. and Mrs. John Carpenter,
West Second street, are the proud par
ents of a fine new baby girl, born Fri
day night.
KIRK BUNGALOW
EAST SECOND STREE
decided to leave Mnysvillo has authorized
truck farm right on the Main street of
surrounded by the best of neighbors and
OF Q,U ALIT
PAIR OF SHOES THIS FALL, YOU WANT THEM
1RS. F. B. RAINS
COMMITS SUICIDE
BY INHALING GAS
Ifo of Prominent Cincinnati Jter.
chant, Mallve of Eleniing County,
Well Known In Maysvllle, Takes
Her Own Life.
Cincinnati, Ohio Oct. 28. Mrs.
Loulso Raines, 49 years old, wife of
Fred B. Raines, general manager of
the Castner, Curran & Bullit, Inc.,
dealers in soft coal, 1505 Union TruBt
Building, died last night at the Good
Samaritan Hospital, where she was
taken after trying to commit suicide
at her residence, 3820 Mlddleton ave
nuo, on October 23. Her death, accord-
ng to a report made by Coroner D. C.
Handley, was due to the after effects
of gas poisoning.
Tho coroner was told ' that Mrs.
Raines, who lived In one of the most
fashionable sections of Clifton, was
taken to the hospital In a private am
bulance after her relatives forced an
entrance Into a room at her home
wheroln she had sealed herself care
fully and then turned on the gas. All
the doors and windows had been
closed securely and the cracks around
them shut up snugly.
Dr. David Wolfsteln, 847 Glenwood
avenuo, treated Mrs. names alter nor
attempt at suicide. Ho said last night
that ho did not know at that timo what
was wrong with the woman. No re
port of the affair was made to the
police, who received their first in
formation on tho matter last night
when physicians at tho hospital sent
tho body to the County Morgue on
orders from Coroner Handley after
hey had informed him of the death
Members of the Raines family refused
to discuss the death or to assign any
reason for the woman's act.
Pofore her marriage Mrs. Raines
was Miss Louise Hord, daughter of
Mr.' and Mrs. Ad Hord, of Flemings
burg. She had many relatives and
warm personal friends in Maysville
;nd Mrson county. The body w-ill be
brought to Maysville Sunday at 1:20
and taken direct to Flemingsburg for
burial.
LOCAL WOHT.X ATTEI)
DISTRICT CLPB MEETING.
Tho Ninth District Federation of
Women's Clubs is holding a meeting
Saturday at. Augusta and quite a Hum
ber of local women club members are
In attendance. Mrs. George R. Long'
necker, of this city, is president of the
Xioth District Federation.
Dr. and Mrs. George P. Lambert are
in Islington attendinc the annual
meeting of tho Kentucky Chlroprac
tors' Association being held there.
Hallowe'en masks at Bauder's
PI Kill IS PARAMOUNT, Ol B
SERYICE SATES
The sanitary equipment of our
cleaning and pressing departments
should make you feel confident of sat
isfaction when you send a garment or
a suit to us. We pay particular at
tention to restoring the freshness of
the clothes you send us.
The Modern Laundry and
Dry Cleaning Co.
81 East Second Street Thone 16S
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NOTED RECTOR SLAIN;
SLAYER THEN SUICIDES
Woman Takes Life of Famous Jiorth.
em Minister and Then Takes
Her Own Life.
Havre," Mont, Oct. 27. The Rev.
Leonard Jacob Chrlstler, rector of St.
Marks Church of the Incarnation here,
widely known In the West as "the
bishop of alt outdoors," was killed in
his home In Havre today by Mrs. Mar
garet Carleton, wife of former Judge
Frank Carloton, of the district court
of Hill county, who then committed
suicide, according to Mrs. Chrlstler,
:he rector's wifo.
Mrs. Chrlstler declares she heard
the shots and stepped to the door to
find ber husband and the woman lying
doad.
Tho case was ao plainly one of
murder and suicide by the woman that
It is probable no Inquest will be held,
me coroner and sheriffs office an
nounced. The pistol iflth which the two were
killed wag still clasped In Mrs. Carle-
ton's hand and her finger was still on
tho trigger when he arrived in re
sponse to Mrs. Chtistlcr's call, Dr. D.
S. Mackenzie told the coroner.
Officers declared tonight they were
unable to find a motive for tho trag
edy. It was generally tielievcd that
Mrs. Carleton must have been suffer-
ng from temporary insanity when she
Hred the two shots.
COMMISSIONERS HOLD
MEETING SATURDAY
Franchise Tax of Railroads Reported
Collected Only Routine Bus
iness Is Transacted.
The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the Mason Fiscal Court was held at
the office of the County Commissioners
at tho court house Saturday with
Judge H. P. Purnell presiding and all
commissioners present.
It was ordered that the County
Treasurer be authorized to take ur
$2,000 worth of Free pike fund notes.
The report of the Supervisor of
Roads showing for labor, materials,
etc., expenditures of 13,951.87 for tho
month of October 27, 1922, was re
ceived.
The report of C. M. Devore, Sheriff,
showing tangible property tax collect
ed from the C. & O. and L. & N. rail
roads amounting to $9,694.56 was re-
ceived and the sheriff was ordered to
pro rate and pay to the County Treas
urer and School Superintendent the
amounts due to the varitu; tenntv
funds.
The sheriff was allowed $23.19, same
being 4 per cent, on the amount col
lected from the C. & O. and L. & N.
railroads for tangible property tax,
LARGE HATFIELD
COAL DIGGER HERE.
ine large Hatfie Id coal dlceer Is
moored at tho foot of Wall street In !
a few days they will put in their yard !
on Wall street thirty or forty thousand ,
K..a1.Al 1 . . ...
Ul uesi river coai, tney will
also put in stock of the same coal for
Gable Bros, at their West Second
street yards. In a few days there will
be plenty of coal for ail needs.
BHECKIMUDGE-ACKOK.
Mr. Ralph Howard Ackor, aged 26. !
and Miss Georgia Helen Breckenridge j
aged 27, both of Dayton, Ohio, were
married here Saturday morning
County Judge H. P. Purnell.
by
Hon. Milton Johnson, former local
attorney, now president of a law book
publishing house In Chicago, was
meeting his many old friends here i
Friday.
8am Middleman wants beef hides. 1
will pay the highest cash price 20J1-M
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HEW CORPORATION
TAKES OVER LOCAL
J. P. TAYLOR PLANT
Maysville Branch of the J. P. Taylor
Company Is Sold to' new Three Mil
Bon Dollar Corporation Or.
giinlzrd FiiJay.
Formation of tho Southwestern To
bacco Company mado up of Eastern
Interests wan announced at Louisville
yesterday by officers of the new com'
pany. It will have a capital of $3,000,
000. Tho company has purchased plants
In Hopkinsville, Louisville, Owensboro
Sholbyvllle, Lexington, Danville,
Maysville and other tobacco markets.
Tho main offices will he at 801 West
Main street, Louisville. .
It means, according to officers, that
a number of companies who have op-
orated through Lll tho tobacco belts of
Kentucky have now consolidated their
nterests and will begin operations on
i new scale with Louisville as the
focal point
The company will buy and sell, bur-
ley, dark, Green River, one sucker
and all sorts of tobacco. It also will
rchandle and redry tobacco.
T. B. Yuille, or New York, is presi
ent; vice presidents are: p. H. Gor
man, K. R. Edwards, and F. N. Harri
son, of Baltimore.
The directorate is composedof: Mr.
Villi!- J. P. Tnylor. James J. Millar.
'V. A. W!llin?ham, Mr. Gorman, James
Mullm, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Harrison.
H. W. .Trimimn. S. R. Skinner and J. P.
MADAM-SAVE TEN CENTS
On EVERY Pound of COFFEE
BETSY ROSS Fresh Roasted COFFEE
THIS COFFEE IS 10 GENTS A POUND LESS
MADAM we both live in Maysville. There
fore, we can save you ten cents on every pound
of coffee you buy. We can sell you coffee for
less money and get it to you far fresher.
We save you 10c a pound by packing Betsy
Ross Fresh Roasted Coffee in bags instead of in
tin containers. It is always fresh when you
buy it.
Tin containers are necessary for coffees that
are not sold until three to six months after they
are roasted. The tin preserves some of the
national Tea & Coffee Company
229 MARKET STREET
Phone 646 MAYSVILLE, KY. FREE DELIVERY.
The Following Grocers Sell "Betsy Ross" Fresh Roasted Coffee
Henry W. Breeze Grocery, 500 East Second St. J. R. Bolin? Grocery Eastland
Henderson Grocery 503 East Second St. N. C. Rudy Grocery Eastland
Liberty Grocery, Corner Second and Walnut St. jr, l Dugan Grocery Wood St.
G. J. Vogel Grocery, Corner Second and Union, j A Wallace Grocery Forest Avenue
Lancaster Grocery, Corner Second and Union. Piiniim t-. . ,..
Scrubs & Harvin Grocery, 034 East Second St. M; ? Ju Grocery Forest A enue
M. C. Hutchinson Grocery, 1201 East Second St. E. Trisler Grocery 900 Forest Avenue
T. R. Valentine Grocery 12:53 East Second St. G. W. Walker Grocery 1001 Forest Avenue
Mrs. T. K. Proctor Grocery, 1244 East Second. Mrs. Trisler Grocery 1002 Forest Avenue
Coughlin Sisters Grocery, . .107 East Third St. L. L. King Grocery Forest Avenue
James Frost Grocery 319 West Second St. G. C. Garrison Grocery Aberdeen, Ohio
TpDAY
RED LETTER DAY
DO MERZ BROS. OFFER ANY BARGAINS
ON SALE
WE ' L L SAY
MASON COUNTY GETS
TWO NEWROAD TRUCKS
Fiscal Court Gets Another Great Bar.
gain In Two F. W. D. Tracks for
Road Department's Equipment.
The Mason County Fiscal court has
struck another big bargain and on Fri
day closed a contract for two addit
ional Four Wheel Drive motor trucks
for use on tho county's roads. Already
the county has several of these trucks
and finds them most serviceable for
1 tnls c,aBS ' work-
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The trucks purchased were former
United States army trucks and it is
understood that the two trucks in per
fect running order were purchased for
lees than five hundred dollars.
The county has Blriick several such
bargains during the paBt two years
and has been enabled to equip the road
department with splendid machines
without a great cost to the county.
The newly purchased trucks are ex
pected in Maysville next week and will
be ready to press into service immedi
ately upon their arrival here.
JAPANESE NEWSPAPER.
The Public Ledger has just received
from Mr. Robert L. Hoeflioh, who is
on a trip around the world, a copy of
"Tho Japan Advertiser," a Japanese
newspaper published in Tokyo in the
English language.
Harrison. i
Tho new corporation has purchased,
according to announcement made Sat
urday, the local plant of the J. P. Tay
lor Company. No other local tobacco
plants : ro affected ty tho formation of
this giant corporation.
35 CENTS POUND PACKAGE
IS
TODAY?
THEY DO
PROSECUTOR SAYS
AIRTIGHT CHARGE
GCESJTO JURY
Eye Witness Tells Uow Mrs. Mills Was
Hnnted Down With Flashlight In
Bushes After Rev. Hall nad
Been jlurdcred.
New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. 26 Mrs.
Eleanor Mills was hunted down with
flashlights as she crouched, terrified,
In thick brush near the spot where
Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall was slain,
according to an eyewitness story of
tho double murder, which Prosecutor
Wilbur A. Mott says he has corrobor
ated. .
A story of hew the "woman in the
gray coat" helped her male accom
plice to drag forth the screaming vic
tim and atcod by while she was shot .
down has been added to Mrs. Jane
Gibcn's version of the killings.
Mrs. Gibson als-j said the woman
in gray returned io the body of the
rector and kxeit weeping by. his side
at 1 o'clock in the morning.
After hearing Mrs. Gibson's story
Mott announced he would prepare an
airtight accusation to present to the
grand Jury of Somerset county within
a day or two.
AUTOMOBILES COLLIDE.
Automobiles driven by 'Squire L. M.
Collis and Mr. Church Mathews col
lided at the corner of Court and See
and streets Saturday noon. No one
was injured but both machines were
damaged. '
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flavor for a fairly long period. But Betsy Ross
Fresh Coffee isu't allowed to grow old. You
can't buy a pound that has besn roasted longer
than one week you CAN buy it the day it is
roasted.
The fresh-roasted richness of Eetsy Ross
Coffee is the most delicious coffee flavor you
ever tasted. Get a pound today from any gro
cer. Look for it in "The White Bag" save ten
cents and get far better cofee.
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