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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-27
PAINT PROTECTION
AND ITS ECONOMY.

Tie preservation Of structural ma
terials, which may be obtained through
the application Of paint, constitutes a
most vital means Of furthering the con-
servation of our natural resources. 1t
il, moreover, the most economical
method of sustaining the appearance
and general upkeep Of any commu-
nifty.
A structure coated with sheets Of In
dia rubber would not be as well protect
ed from decay as a structure coated
with good oil paint This is due to
the fact that sheet Of rubber Is not
80 durable or rs waterproof as thin
dried film Of paint The latter mate
rial when applied dries to continuous
elastic flm containing finely divided
particles Of metallic, wear resisting
pigmentA A square foot Of such q
aim upon . wooden surface costs less
than q penny, yet it win beauty and
protect q dollars worth Of surface for
many years. This Is low rate Of In
surance.
Dwellings, barns, outbuildings, sheds,
posts, fences, stock enclosures, wagons.
imrlements, windmi1ls and other struc-
tureA whether Of wood, Iron or cement,
should b preserved through the Ms
Of paint. from rapid decay. High grade
paint nay BE- used successfully z1nr IN
such purposes. Colored paints WIN Be
1ound The most sevieeable. the eoloElno
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-27

by DR.. william Kuckro, chemist of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Many
years previous coating with paraffin
had been tried, but the application had
not entirely accomplished its purpose.
The new painting process, however,
proved success. Disintegration was
halted and the damaged parts restor-
ed. New York breathed easily again. ,
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-27

Lieutenant COlu-
mandsr Gorringe,- u.
s. N, after a three
years effort, obtain
ed possession of It
and moved 1t to its
present position. at
an expense of nearly
800, 900. 1t was A.
nally swung into po-
sition at noon. Janu-
airy %. 1881.
The height Of this
monument, from base
to tip, is 50 feet, 2
inches. The meas
urement Of the base,
square through its
axis, In z feet, 81
inches. The entire
weight Of the mono
nth is 21sH tons.
Since 1t was quar-
ried near the torrid
zone, it has traversed
the entire length of
Egypt, most of that
of the Mediterra-
mean Sea and the
width of the Allan
tic Ocean, dis
tance of 6, 400 miles
proving itself q first
rate traveller for one
whose age has ex-
C e Q d q d thirty-f1ve
centuries. In the
course of its exist
encs 1t has seen
Pharaoh and his host
going to their de-
struction in the Red
Sea; Shishak march
ing to the Conquest
of Jerusalem; Cam
byses desolating the
l a n d; Herodotus.
Plato and other Greek
students engaged in
pursuit Of Egyptian
lore; Alexander the
Great on his victori-
Gus ex di t 1 o n
through the land Of
Goshen; six and q
half centuries of
Roman sovereignty
and Christian strug-
gle at Alexandria; all
the long line Of Mos
lena rulers since
Caliph Omar; and
now. leaving alto
gether its nativeland.
it stands looking up
on the million dwell
ers in this metropolis,
whose site was un-
known to the Eastern
world at a time when
|. the Obelisk had been
in existence for tive
thousand years.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-27

Mrs. o. D. Grey, Mrs. Hunter, Miss
es Valera Newly, Anna Lowery and
Marie CULLEN gave the church a real
clean up Monday afternoon.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-27
THE oBELIsK.

The Obelisk was presented to the City
of New York by the Khedivs Of Egypt
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-27
HIERoGLYPHs oBLITERATED
Rigors Of Western Climate Caused
khedive's Gift to Disintegrate.
Painting Ancient ObeIisk With
Special Preparation Stay
ed Decay-Ruined Por-
tions Restored.

New Workers. awoke one morning to
find In their breakfast headlines the
news that a Jealous park employee had
discovered signs Of disintegration on
the surface of the city's most treasured
antique-Cleopatra's Needle. Photo
graphs revealed that the monolith was
peeling, large pieces Of sandstone hav-
ing fallen from the tall shaft carrying
with them part Of the priced hero
glyphs.
London's twin sister Of Oeopatra's
Needle was reported as resting COM
fortably and enduringly on the banks
Of the Thames, and the rival port won
dered whether a preparation would be
found to stay the attacks Of their
harsher climate. -
Such a preparation was soon forth
coming. A new paint combination as
q preservative tor stone was invented
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-27

RICHMOND MOTOR COMPANY, Inc.
Temporary office at Madison Garage
PHONE $50
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-04

The Hat Shop
Anson's Shoe Store
L. e. Mobiles e Co.
Whites Pharmacy
Pensacola Bargain Store
Florida Curio Store
Mrs. L. J. McClure)
Crystal Pharmacy
NJ. & O. Clothing Store
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-04

Needle-Craft & Gift Shop
Mrs. George Turner)
Wilson-Biggs Co.
Gentry Strickland Co.
Elebash Jewelry Co.
The John White Store
The Ready-to-Wear Store
Forbes, Quigly & Morgan
Escambia Clothing Co.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-04

Watson, Parker e Reese Co.
w "A. Ray Hardware Co.
PIGGY Wiggly
Sportsman's Supply Store
LaMode
II. Weiland
Rox Kodak Shop
The Economy Store
The Leader
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-04

ABUNDANCE WARES right
SHOPPER!
Once lines become BROKEN both and will be obliged
They easily explained.
N
that
GOODS MANUFACTURED E.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-04

speaking
war to
which
MATERIALS,
RESULT SURPLUS HOLIDAY
MERCHANDISE
And not IN America alone do these
a. owe the
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
Four Plans Decided Upon,
Including Restaurants
With Fixed Low Prices;
New Bill Before Chamber
Penalty for Speculation
Prohibition Is Blamed for
Shortage i'll Supply of
Sugar From A erica

: PARIS, July 16.-The Minister of
Justice has introduced in the Chamber
OF Deputies the governments bill in
tended to reduce the cost of living. de-
manding its immediate discussion
The previous law against speculation
included a clause by which it was to
expire three months after the cessa-
tion of hostilities. In the bill this
clause is now prolonged to three years,
and the penalties increased.
Speculation may be punished by i'm
prisonment of from two months to two
years and fine of from 500 to $4,000
francs (S100 to 100000. If it affects
food, drinks heat, clothes or shoes the
prison term is raised to three years
and the fine to 100000 francs $780,
O00). The penalties may be further
raised to FIVE years Imprisonment and
100000 francs (s40,000) fine if the mer-
chandise is not such as the accused
person regularly deals in
The posting of prices which are en-
forced for restaurants is extended to
hotels and also to rooms, heating ma
terials. shoes and clothes Measures
the ideas agreed upon. The four plans
we're:
"Clcmenceau" or "Vilgrain" food
will be taken to prevent the increas-
ing of rates unduly, especially by the
concealment of the fact that apart
ments are empty.
Paper Money Blamed
During the debate to-day NJ Presse-
name. Socialist, said the high cost of
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
Three Transports Arrive
With 5,l78 Fighting Men
Vessels Are Fog Bound for Ten
Hours in Bay and Are
Late i'm Docking

Three transports brought back yes.
terday SITS officers and men, the ma
Jorlty of whom saw active service over
seas. They were the Alaskan and
scranton, from st. Nazaire. with 2lS4
and 1873, respectively, and the Sofia.
from Marseilles, with 1856. All three
were held fog bound in the lower bsv
Tor more than ten hours. with the re-
suit that the last of the troops were
not landed until late yesterday evening
On board the Alaskan were the head
quarters detachment and Companies
3 and c of the 18th Engineers, cited
three times for bravery under enemy
she'll fire during the drive on the ST
Mlhlel salient. There were also prouns
from the 28th Evacuation Hospital Al
lth, Sth, 9th and 10Th Companies
Transportation Corps.
The troops on board the Scranton
comprised the S09th Pioneer Infantry
with the Field Staff Headquarters and
supply Company complete, Companies
A. b, and E, the 69th Base Hosnital
and the 4th Mobile Ordnance Repair
Shop. p"'i
Eighteen days out of Marseilles the
Soma arrived with detachments from
the 33Sth Labor Battalion, who. since
the arnlistice, have been EMPLOYED in
cleaning up the battlefields and also
on road construction work. Thew in.
Guided Company C and the medical
unit. Also on board were Companies
S3, 81, 1874, 1856, 100 of the Transports
ton Corps. With the exception Of
three rough days early in july the
voyage was uneventful
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
Transports Due the Ne.xt 7vo Days
To-day

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New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
Southern Pacific
Earns 1898 Per Cent

Net income Of the Southern Pacific
Company for 1918, after charges and
taxes, was S28,684,916, equal to 10 38
per cent on the s27s,442 ,965 capital
stock outstanding, compared with 1885
per cent canned in 1917.
These fgvres were arrived at after
dcducting, under instructions from the
Interstate Commerce Commission, q
net debit balance of $2,533 900 arising
from the settlement of revenues and
expenses 60: the period prior to Jgl-
uary !, 1868. Crediting net income
with this sum, last years surplus would
have equalled 1929 per cent on the
stock
The company earned $7,757 ,oG5 over
the annual compensation ,f $48,167,-
342 allowed it by the railroad admin
istration. The total 1918 operating
revenues were 1921 ,61l ,206, compared
With $l93,s7l ,4s9 the preceding year.
Operating expenses absorbed $162, ,722,-
372 of the gross, to which was added
50 9,398,6Sl for taxes and $50 ,676 rep
rcsenting uncollectiblc revenue. This
left an operating income of $49, ,430,477.
miscellaneous items bringing that fg-
ure up to $55 ,925,277
Operating revenues in 1918 ex-
ceeded those of the preceding year by
nearly S28,000,000, the report pointing
OUT that TINS was the effect Of n %
per cent increase in freight rates and
Ia per cent in passenger rates. An
increase of s42,12O, $40 in operating
expenses absorbed not only ali of this
Increase, but over $14,00O,0OO more,
resulting in a decrease of S1448O,S3
IN net revenue. In other words, the
report stated, it cost the company S1.52
to earn every additional dollar of op-
Grating expenses. julius Krutschnitt,
president. attributed the heavy jump
in operating costs to wage advances
and higher cost of materials.
Mr.. Krutschnitt informed stockhold-
ers that to December 81 last, $16,00O,-
600 had been received from the Di-
rector General Of Railroads on account
Of the standard return. Between the
first, of the year and July 10, 1919
further payments were made aggregat-
Ing S24,375,000. Of which $4,000 00O
was paid in cash and $10,375, 900 in
certificates Of indebtedness.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
Dowsey, Before His
Death, Boosted He
Could Convict Four
Government Agent Said His
Inquiry Into Fraud Had
Been Successful; Autopsy.
Shows Contusions on Head

TACOMA, Wash, July 16.--Addi-
tional light was thrown to-day on the
mystery surrounding the death of F.
A. Dowsey, the government agent found
dead in Seattle on May 2, with state
ments from George P. Wright and
Horace V. x. Wright, of the Wright
shipyards in Tacoma.
The Wrights, in an authorized inter
view, said they were in conference with
Mr.. Dowsey who was investigating al
legged shipbuilding frauds in Tacoma,
two days before he was found dead.
After hearing what they had to say
and going over the evidence in regard
to alleged frauds in northwest ship
yards, Mr.. Dowsey is declared to have
said:
g! have now enough evidence to send
at least four men from this part of
the country to the penitentiary."
The autopsy performed in this city
May IL on the body of Frederick A.
Dowsey, special agent of the United
States Shipping Board, confirmed the
suspicion of Mr.. Dowsey's family that
his death in Seattle was due to vo-
lence and not to apoplexy as the Seat
tie authorities asserted, according to
DR.. Charles M. Norris, chief medical
examiner of this city, who performed
the autopsy. Dr. Norris described the
injuries of Mr.. Dowsey as follows:
First, long, Y-shaped, ragged con-
fused wound on the right forehead
near the line of the hair.
Second, large bruise on the right
side of the head. These wounds we're
certainly caused while Mr.. Dowsey
was alive.
"There was no indication found that
apoplexy caused the death. OF course.
it is sometimes difficult to learn all
the facts in second autopsy, but this
case was a simple one"
"The facts seem suspicious enough
to me-" said DR.: Norris, "to Justify a
thorough investigation into Mr.. Dow
Sey's DEATH"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
Baker Approves.
l6-DivisiOn Basis
In National Guard
100000 Maximum Expan-
sion Provided, but Funds
Now Available Will Limit
Force to 100000 Men

WASHINGTON, July 16.-Final plans
for the reorganization of the National
Guard on the sixteen division basis,
with divisional areas following the
same limits as did those from which
guard divisions we're organized for
service against Germany, were ap-
proved to-day by Secretary Baker
Major General Jesse Mel. Carter, chief
of the Bureau Of Military Affairs, i'm
mediatcly sent notifications to the
various adiutant generals of the units
readiness of the Federal government
to extend recognition after the re-
quired inspection had been made.
New York, because of its preponder-
ance in population, will have the big
gest part in the reorganized guard, six
full regiments of field. troops and
twelve companies of coast artillery
having been assigned to that state.
The organization table announced
to-day provides for forty-seveu regi-
ments and eighteen battalions of in
fantry; six regiments, seventeen squad
rons and snineteen troops of cavalry;
ten regiments, twenty battalions and
seven batteries of field artillery and
seventyfour coast artillery companies,
with additional forces of engineers,
Sanitary and Signal Corps.
A maximum expansion TO about 440,-
600 men, or 500 per Senator and Con
gressman, is provided for, but the
units for the time being are to be or
ganized on the basis of sixty y-fivc men
to company of infantry, as appropria
tions for the National Guard for the
fiscal year 1920 permit only the or
ganization Of the guard on the basis Of
200 men for each Senator and Repre-
sentative, giving an aggregate strength
of about $4,000
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
Pacific Fleet Will
Have us Warships
Nearly 10000 Men Will Be
Needed to Officer and Man
Gigantic Armada

WASHINGTON, July 16.-Approxi-
nately 175 ships, with an aggregate
tonnage of more than 100000, will con-
stitute the newly organized Pacific
fleet. At full strength the armada will
be manned by about $4,000 men and
1900 commissioned officers, but the
personnel will be about 80 per cent
below this strength when the feet be-
gins its voyage from Hampton Roads
next Saturday.
Included in the feet will be these
ships:
Dreadnoughts ts-Ncw Mexico, Wyo-
ming, Arkansas, Mississippi, Idaho, Ar1-
zona, Texas and New York
Predreadnoughts - Vermont, Ne
braska, Georgia. Rhode Island, Vir-
ginia and New Jersey.
Cruisers - Seattle, Chicago. Cleve-
land. Denver Tacoma, Marblehead,
Machias, Vicksburg, Montana, North
Carolina and Pueblo.
There will be 10S destroyers of the
new 1,4O0-ton, flush deck type, built
after the United States entered the
war. They will be divided into two
squadrons. with the scout cruisers
Birmingham and Salem as Hagships
and with the Melville, Prairie, Buffalo
and Black Hawk as tenders.
In the fleet also will be fourteen
submarines of the S type, with the
Savannah as tender.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
Berlin Food Prices
Fall as Embargo Lifts
Illicit Dealers Dump Huge Con-
cealed Stocks on Market to
Beat the Incoming Supplies

BERLIN, July 16 (By The Associated
Press) Prices on all foodstuffs have
fallen with crash in Berlin as re-
suit Of the lifting of the blockade.
They began to shcw weakness when it
was rumored that the embargo would
be lifted, but the real drop came only
when illicit dealers with huge concealed
stocks brought them out in virtual
panic to unload before competing sup
plies entered Germany.
Tons of provisions are being shipped
in from occupied territories, while
everywhere in the city great stores Of
coffee, cocoa, butter, sausages and
other supplies have made their ap-
pearance. Coffee prices fell from an
average of forty marks to below twenty
yesterday, and the product could easily
be bought for fifteen. Other food
prices were correspondingly cut. Res
taurants, however, still maintain alb
surdly high prices and apparently in
tend to continue to do so as long as
possible
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17

living was not due to the demands
of the workers nor to the reduction
in the hours of labor nor protitecrs,
but to the excessive circulation of
paper money. Another Socialist, NJ.
Tissier, said France deserved better
treatment from the Allies than she
had received, as her dead were far
more numerous.
Victor Boret, Ministef of Pro-
visions, replying, said that one cause
for the shortness of sugar was Ameri-
cas- need for her own sugar, owing
to prohibition.
"The suppression of all fermented
drinks in America said the minister,
"has developed in that country a con-
sumption of syrups and sweetened
drinks. and as a result the United
States could not supply US with the
quantity of sugar upon which we had
counted"
Mr.. Boret added that the distribution
of sugar would be improved so as to
prevent what had been complained Of,
namely, shops full of candy and cakes
while it was impossible to obtain sugar
for household consumption He said
American stocks of sugar were under
negotiation
American Exports Explained
The minister said that if the United
States had sent goods to certain lib
Grated countries it was owing to the
inter-allied conventions under which
France also had revictualled countries
where famine existed
NJ. Renaudel, Socialist, said the work
ers must know the governments deci-
sion before Monday. The debate was
then adjourned until ThurSdav
Four definite measures intended to
reduce the cost Of living we're de-
cided upon to-day at meeting of the
Cabinet. Henri Roy, deputy, was
appointed commi issioner to execute
selling booths in Paris will be doubled
in number and others will be estab-
lished in other centres of population.
Cheap restaurants to supply meals
at fixed prices will be started in Paris
and in the provinces, under the con-
troll of the Ministry of Supplies.
All war stocks Of foodstuffs will be
sold to the public, chiefly through the
cooperatives societies.
To Curb Speculation
A specia service already organized
in the Ministry of Supplies will seek
to curb illicit speculation in food
stuffs.
The Chamber of Deputies yesterday
discussed socialist Interpretation on
the cost of living, Marcel Cachin, So
cialist, demanding that the government
abandon the policy OF protection.
Ernest Lafont, also Socialist,
brought up the possibility of utilizing
American army stock, saying it will be
regrettable if these stocks should be
destroyed.
~ demand to know" he said, "if it
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
4,276,94O Troops Were
Carried by Railroads

W WASHINGTON, July 16.--The rail
roads of the United States hauled d.
276,o40 troops on special and regular
trains for an average of $50 miles each
in the first six months of 1919, ac-
cordlng to statistics made public to-
day by Director General Hines. Mill
ta1y traffic required 100000 train
miles, and as much Of the equipment
had to be sent empty in one direction
this figure should be doubled to ex-
press the aggregate transportatiorsde
mand by the military forces.
This extraordinary demand ex-
plains" the railroad administration 8
statement said, "why it has not been
able to meet all of the requests for ex-
curslon trains, and why in some cases
the cars on regular passenger trains
have been crowded."
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
II. S.-Men i'm Berlin Cited
Soldiers on Duty Under Fire
During German Revolution

BERLIN, July IS (By The Associated
s).-Seven United States soldiers
attached to the American mission in
Berlin have been recommended by Ma
jor Coffley of the engineers transpor-
tation service to be honored for dis
tinguished service.
Their citation says that during the
German revolution between February
and May they pursued their usual
round of duty even under fire, act
ing as guides and carriers under the
most disagreeable and dangerous con
ditions and showed unusual fidelity
and devotion to duty.
The men cited are Corporal Edward
Matimore, Medical Corps; Private Bar
ton, infantry truck driver; Sergeant
H. A. Gilman, Quartermasters Corps
Private P. w. Brakitaw, cavalry; Pri-
vate Frank N. Kent, infantry, and Pri-
vate D. H. Keller, artillery.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17

ton, as no offence had been committed,
he said.
Mr. Bonar Law, the government
spokesman. contended that the govern
ment was bound to be guided by its
legal advisers, though nothing could
be more painful to him. If the gov
ernment had been advised that the law
was broken he would have insisted on
action being taken, or would have re-
signed. The whole thing was an un-
fortunate affair, said Mr.. Bonar Law.
Mr.. Clynes's motion urging the gov
ernment to prosecute Sir Edward was
lost by vote of 217 to 70.
The British government does not
regard the action of the United
States Senate with respect to Ire
land, or the acts in the same con-
nection of other persons or bodies rep
resenting the American people, as in
violation of Article X of the league of
nations covenant. said Mr.. Bonar Law
in the House of Commons to-day.
The government, Mr. Bonar Law
added, would not put the question of
the future government of Ireland on
the programme for consideration at the
next meeting of the council of the
league of nations.
Replies to Colonel Malone
Mr. BOnar Law statement was maze
in reply to a question by Colonel Ma
lone, one of many daily put to the gov
ernmcnt on the Irish policy, and usu-
ally followed by supplementary ques-
tipns.
Joseph Devlin interjected, while Mr..
Bonar Law was making his answer,
"What is the league of nations for?'
"It is being formed in the hope of
preventing war;" said Mr. Bonar Law.
This did not satisfy the rsh leader
who came back with: "Is not the best
way OF preventing war to Withdraw the
armies of occupation from civilized
countries. such as Ireland. ?"
THAT is not the only way rejoined
the government spokesman, another
would be to withdraw the necessity of
having an army
"Will the right honorable gentleman
withdraw the necessity by giving the
people the right to control their own
AFFAIRS? ?" was Mr.. Devlin's retort. To
this he received no reply.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
Meat Prices Shoot Up
With Falling Demand
Reports Show Advance of Five
Cents Pound, Wholesale,
in Two Weeks

Although the demand for meat has
fallen off. prices are taking a rapid
upward leap, it developed yesterday,
Two weeks ago the reports of the
Bureau of Markets of the United
States Department Of Agriculture-
quoted the New York price of rood
steers at $16 to $18 a hundred pounds.
Present price is $21 and $22, more
than cents a pound higher than two
weeks ago.
Sheep were selling at % and %
cents a pound at Wholesale yesterday,
compared with Is and 18 cents Friday.
wholesale, has climbed from 2S cents
a pound to 32 cents.
Comparison of the retail prices Of
Washington Market dealers. as given
by F., Joseph, show the advances from
Friday to yesterday: