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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-06-18

few days they become hard and
would be unsatisfactory as food
What has interferred with the con-
sumption has been the discovery that
the locusts are not in the best of
health. Many have been found suf-
fering with fungus trouble. After
seventeen years underground many
are slightly mouldy. This mould,
spreading from the tail forward, will
kill many of the insects, but Prof. An
drews fears that il will not cause
death soon enough to prevent the
laying Of eggs and the propagation
Of the next generation, seventeen
years hence.
Dogs, cats, chickens, ducks and
other creatures have feasted on To-
Gusts. Fish, snakes and birds are
fond of them.
Most of the cicada septendecium
have red eyes. The white-eyed var
ieties are priced highly on account OF
their rarity. Several of the latter
have been found by Johns Hopkins
students at Homewood and will be
preserved. Southern Maryland and
the south end of the Maryland-Vir-
ginia peninsula are free from this pest
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-06-18
WITH THE 22ND
ENGINEERS

Pvt. Elmer Sharp is the brother of
Mrs. Pearl Davis, of Harmed, KY.
In his letter he says:
Dear Sister: Received your most
welcome letter and was surely glad to
hear from you.
Our Company has now finished
operating the railroad and all of it
was turned over to the French. We
are now drilling every day and getting
ready to move toward seaport. Our
Captain said we would leave most any
day, this little town or move to port.
/ expect to be back to my dear Ken
lucky home and my dear folks the
later part of July All of us boys
are as anxious to get back to the U. 5.
as our folks are to have us back.
Our Company has been all over
the Alsaac Lorraine sector, part OF
France that was captured by the Ger
mans in the year 1870 and won back
to France in this war.
All the countries over here are way
back in everything They build all
of their houses of rock, and stable
their cattle under the same roof. They
have very strange ways in doing
things. AS the Spring of the year is
here the farmers are beginning to
pillow their ground and sow seed for
the years harvest. Many farmer
over here uses oxen to work the pillow
and the women work the same as
men.
Pearl, | have been away on a leave
All of us soldiers get chance to see
the pretty parts of France. The
party | went with were in southern
France and Italy. 1t was surely a
fine trip. The weather down there is
warm all the year around, and there
are lots of palm trees, lots of oranges
figs and different kinds of fruits, and
beautiful buildings. | had my pic
ture taken down there. The best one
of the two is the one taken in thu
group.
| So you have some little chickens
Well hope they live and be big
enough to fry when get home, TO
oh, how | would love to eat a goo'
springer!
Was surprised to hear of the wed
ding of Arthur Smith and Lula Gray
1 You say you have started on tn
garden, we'll, | hope it will raise
good crop.
We have been having some yer,
beautiful weather over here and it !
surely some change for we have beef
to lots of rain.
Well, as it is about bunk time
will close. Hoping these few line
find you and all of the folks in tn
the best of health. Your brother
Elmer.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-06-18

V. G. Babbage, Arm'r.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-06-18
LADY JANE
WAS FAIR"

"The Lady Jane was tall and slim,
the Lady Jane was fair" No lady
can be fair and beautiful with a
sallaw complexion, pimples on the
face, and skin eruptions which are
caused by impure blood. Number
40 For The Blood" by its wonderful
Alternative properties, changes certain
morbid conditions of the system from
diseased to healthy state, thereby
reducing flesh when in excess. Mum
Der 40" is employed in diseases of the
glandular system, in blood poison,
rheumatism, cattarrh, constipation,
malaria, liver, stomach and kidney
troubles. Under its use nodes, tum-
ors, sores, ulcers, mucous patches
and copper colored spots disappear
as il by magic. Made by J. c. Men
denhall, 40 years druggist, Evans
vile, Ind.
Sold at Weddings Drug Store.
TEACHERS $e5. BARRIERS $40.
Two advertisements appeared late
| " in a New York newspaper one of
them calling for a teacher of math-
ematics, history and spychology, at a
salary of Sos a month. The other one
called for a colored barber at $50 a
week.
There is no particular reason why
the barber should not get $40 week.
Milk wagon drivers are getting $35,
and they don't need to know more
about driving than any farm boy
knows. A quick, light-hngered bar
Der needs as much dexterity as milk
wagon driver, and deserves as good
salary.
But we are sorry for the teacher OF
mathematics and history. Sos each
calendar month means Sis week
The barber who gets $40 for pruning
whiskers may be glad he knows moth
ing about mathematics or history. In
Washington teacher has to work rs
years before qualifying for wage OF
ST 300 a year. In Chicago teacher
cannot get $1,000 a year before put
ting in II years in the profession
In 90 states the teachers average less
than $500 year.
And in Illinois high school teach
err who tried to persuade one of his
pupils to stay and finish his education
was met with an irrefutable argument
81 have a job in mine," said the boy
I'm making more money without an
education than you are with one"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-06-18
SEDDIE BRASHEAR
WRITES FROM GERMANY

Dear Mother: How are you? |
am just fine and | hope this will find
you the same.
| am sending you some views OF
Tries, showing some OF the finest
buildings | ever looked at You can
see how pretty it is. Hampmorkt
street is the most beautiful part OF
the city. 1t has towers and cathedral
spirals of all kinds. You have to
look straight up to see the top OF
them. There are lots of things OF
interest to see over here.
You wanted to know when | am
going to start home. think now we
will start right soon. | got a letter
from Peyton. We will sail about the
same time.
| am sending you map OF the
Western front at the close of the war.
You can see Trapelle, Mihiel and
Verdun which we Yanks had to take,
and lots ofother places we have been
| haven't been doing much, just
guarding a little. We move about
so often. Everything looks alike
here.
You wanted to know il I was with
any of the home boys. No, have
never seen any of them yet. Was
near where some of them were locat-
ed at one time, but did not get to
see any of them. wrote to several
friends, don't know whether they got
my letters or not.
1t is raining here today and very
cool But it has never been very cold
over here. The farmers are getting
ready to farm with their odd looking
farming tools with oxen. Some have
one horse. There are not many thai
have more than one horse. The,
seem to be hard run for stock OF an,
kind. This is a poor class Of people
Germany is noted for its beautiful
scenery. We can staG'hrut when w
want to on the hit fountains 4
kinds of game. only look
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-06-18
From Lieut.. Gene McGary.

Dear Folks at Home: Only a few
lines tonight so you may know that
I have changed my post again. ! did
not stay at Neufchatem as told you
in my last letter, was ordered to re-
port here for duty So I'm now so
miles farther north. and up in the
devasted area Behave me the coun-
try is complete wreck, and it sure
ly has been a little bit of hell here
during the fighting. The last two
evenings | have gone out for a walk
over the battlefield and saw Amer
lean rifles some shot half into, grena-
des musskits, hemlets and most every
thing else. Saw graves OF American
soldiers buried on the battlefield. Sew
eral were from the 9th Reg, the out
fit Ernest was in, so | suppose he
will be able to tell you some of the
horrors witnessed here, as he passed
through this area. | picked up "a few
souveners to-day Lieut.. Cushman.
my Company Commander and I, are
going to take some pictures to-mor-
row out on the field.
| Our business here is to help move
about 10000 bodies of dead Ameri-
can soldiers to the National Gene
terry (American), and believe me it's
some task. They have already
brought 10000 in. The work has been
delayed for the last few days, but will
be pushed as rapidly as possible now,
as it has to be completed by about
May 3Oth, as that is the date that has
been set to dedicate the cemetery.
Gen. Pershing and most all of the
big officials of France are to be pre-
sent, and participate in the ceremony.
So we are putting on the finishing
touch now, of those that have al
ready been buried.
We are living in tents and all "a
round us are shell holes. Just few
feet from out tent is a large shell
that will weigh about a hundred
pounds. OF course it did not explode
There's lots of them on the field tina,
failed to do so.
/ saw Frank Kennedy on May sth
anly passed him on the road and did
not get to say anything to him, as
didn't recognize him until | passed
by. | did not dream of meeting him
over here.
Well, | suppose we will be here
about six weeks. in this forsaker
country. Perhaps we ought not to
lmurmur, because we are faring fine
in comparison to what Ernest and
those other poor boys did, when they
went through here, nevertheless II
is bad now, as there isn't civilian
for miles and miles around here.
| 1t seems that unless something un'
foreseen happens | will be one a
mong the last to come home. | have
not heard from Ernest recently,
hope he is homeward bound, for
think he has done his part, and de
serves to be sent home.
/ have rather a tough job while thi:
one lasts, but have been having ;
good time every since | got my Com
mission until | hit this job. All
did was to ride around in our area il
big touring car, with Lieut.. Cush
man. We could not get out of ou
area, but even at that, we could rid'
for about thirty FIVE miles, so tina
wasn't so bad after all.
Well, | believe this is about all tn,
news have for you this time, so will
close, hoping this finds all of yo'
well as it leaves me such. AS ever
Gene. 1t. Chas E. McGary, Motto
Truck Co. 439. Motor Supply Trail
Ala A. E. F.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-06-18
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

All persons having claims against
the estate of John w. Tindall, dec
eased, are hereby notified to produce
the same before me, properly proven,
at my office in Cloverport, KY, on
or before the first day of September
1919.
V. G. Babbage, Arm'r.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-06-18

Trees make mighty good an steady
friends. Plant few an let 'em grow
up with your children.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-06-18
WITH THE HOME BOYS IN SERVICE
~ 7 II I II 7

not allowed to shoot, so the game
goes unframed.
I am sending you some views OF
cities and mountains | have seen
since have been here in Germany.
am also sending some pictures of
places | saw while in Belgium in the
city OF Bruges. | am sending the
picture of the ancient capitol OF West
Flanders where King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth live. IL is sure a
fine building | have never seen any
thing like il before.
| sure would like to be in old Ken
lucky once more and see how she
looks compared to Germany, Bel
quinn and France. am sending you
a picture of another city noted for its
grandeur and beauty. It's the city of
Strassburg. the capitol of Alsaace-
Lorraine, showing the towers of its
famous cathedrals. 1t is situated on
the River Rhine.
| guess this will be my last letter
from over here | think will be
sailing on the broad Atlantic right
soon. | can picture my dear old farm
home in my mind. | can see the
grand old towering naples in the
yard and that good old cold deep
we'll; the pretty rose border around
the fence, and the pretty strawberry
garden; the beautiful large apple
trees on the East side, and the four
lying North of the house. | hope
to see it all soon, the home of my
happy boyhood days, so by. by.
hope to see you soon. With love
Pvt Seddie Brashear, Co. G.. 355 Inf
s9th Div, A. P. o. 761; A. E. F.
Trier, Germany.
Written Later.
Dear Mother: | have been out or
a convoy for four weeks and have
not had time to write.
Mother. you said Peyton had Z
hard time know he did. | had ;
harder time than he did that is wher
| did not say anything about it.
will soon be at home then tell yo,
all about it.
| received a letter from Peyton.
He is in the roth Div, and supposed
to sail before | do.
am taking trip on the Rhine
This book shows scenes on the Rhine
later the seth Division. My Division
is to sail on May 25th. So you cal
look for me soon, if we don't hav'
any bad luck. Your son, Seddie Bra
shear.
Mrs. Jno. Brashear, of Union Star
mother of Pvt. Brashear received
card mailed on board ship about hal
way across, mid-ocean, and accomp
anying it was large photograph o
the ship u. s. S. Leviathan on whicl
he reached New York, May 22nd
Pvt. Breashear arrived at his hom
last week.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-10
WILL EXTEND A HALF
 MILLION ON GOOD ROADS

Little Rock, July 10.-Randolph county is planning to expend half a million dollars on the construction of a system of improved roads. The Western Randolph Road Improvement District provides for a system of six highways radiating from Pocahontas. The survey and preliminary work are we'll advanced, according to Phillip Hill, of Lund 6 Hill, engineers in charge, who was in the city yesterday. Native stone and gravel are being used, and for much of the mileage, it is only necessary to grade up the road bed. The law creating the dis trict provides for a 10 per cent per mament fund for upkeep. This is one of the most important features of the laws under which roads are now being constructed. All districts receiving state or federal aid must provide for the upkeep. Some do so by the special tax, others by the three mill road tax.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-10
GOMPERS SPEAKS
 ON IMMIGRATION
Explains Stand of Labor Against Immigration of Working Men Foreigners Are Slaves to the Trusts.

New York, July 9.-Opposition of the American Federation of Labor to unrestricted immigration during the next four years, is based largely on a desire to checkmate "a combination of corporations, trusts and shipping com panies," to bring immigrants to the United States under contracts which made them virtually slaves to these trusts" Samuel Gompers, president of the Federation declared in an ad- dress before the Pan-American Feder- ation of Labor here tonight.
 MT. Gompers' address was in res ponse to a resolution adopted at the day session inquiring why the Feder- ation had taken stand on immigra- tion at it's Atlantic City convention, (which conflicts with the concerns of the first congress of the Pan-Ameri- can Federation of Labor, held at La- redo, Texas"
 The second reason, Mir. Gompers asserted, was the fact that four mil lion American soldiers were being re- turned to industry and that the Fed eration's duty was to "so adjust our affairs that the Americans shall have the right to job before any one who may come here from another coun- try"
 MT. Gompers asserted that the Fed eration had been trying for years to organize workers in the packing and iron and steel industries, but had met little success, because "these men had been kept in bondage and have been allowed only their own language news lpapers, which taught them they should hate the American labor move ment and not join it."
 MT. Gompers added that a period of non-immigration would materially aid America's campaign to American ize all her inhabitants.
 "This is a critical time, a crucial time, time unprecedented on the globe," MT. Gompers continued, land it simply means we must protect our selves or be overwhelmed" l The Pan-American Federation e. lected Mexico City .as the place for the third annual convention, which will be held next July. Only two votes were cast against Mexico City. These were cast by delegates from Ecuador in favor of the City of Quito, Ecuador.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-10

Little Rock, July 10.-Attorney
 General Arbuckle in an opinion given yesterday, calls attention to a provis- ion of the law that is frequently over looked. In all cases of officers of any kind, elective or appointive, where commissions are required, the oath of office must be returned within fifteen days following the issuance of the commission, or the office becomes va cant automatically, and subject to being filled according to law. This applies to justices of the peace and constables, as we'll as higher offices.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-10
CAMP PIKE TO BE RETAINED
 AS A PERMANENT CAMP

Little Rock, July 10.-It is reported in military circles that all emergency officers are to be discharged during the next ninety days, and only the regular army officers retained. Under this plan, it is said, but eight officers will be left at Camp Pike. It is un- derstood that after the reorganization of the army, many of the smaller camps throughout the country will be abandoned, but that Camp Pike is to be retained as a permanent camp. It has been announced that the First Division is to be stationed here.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-10
SENATE TO HEAR
 PRESIDENT TODAY
Peace Treaty and League Cove nant Will Also Be Presented Address of President Will Open Bitter Fight.

Washington, July g. President Wilson will present the peace treaty and the league of nations covenant to the Senate tomorrow.
 In presenting the document the president will deliver a lengthy ad- dress in which he is expected to out line the details of the negotiations re- gently concluded in Paris and tell why he feels that the United States should endorse the League of Nations cove nant. His address promises to mark the opening of one of the bitterest fights ever waged in the Senate over ratification of a treaty.
 It was announced at the White House today that the president would place himself unreservedly at the dis posal of the Senate in it's considera- tion of the treaty. He was reported as being anxious and eager" to ap- pear before any committee of the Sen- ate or of the House or both, in open or executive session to answer any questions that members might desire to ask with regard to the treaty and the league covenant.
 While members of the Senate for eign relations committee declined to predict whether the president would be invited before the committee there was a general feeling that should he make known directly desire to ap- pear, he would be given the oppor- tunity. The usual procedure would be for the committee to ask for the diplo- matic correspondence leading up to the treaty, and since most of the Yer sailles negotiations were conducted orally, some senators believe the al- ternate course will be to question the principal delegates.
 Opposing this view, however, is the feeling of committee members that it would be too wide a departure from precedent to invite the chief executive before any committee of congress. It has been pointed out that the presi- dent constitutes in himself a co-ordi- nate branch of the government and as such never has dealt directly with such subordinate body as Senate committee.
 Should the president go before tue committee, there are indications that the sessions will be open.
 A vigorous questioning undoubtedly will await the president should he ap pear before the committee. Among the members are some of the most bitter critics of the league of nations and of the presidents conduct of the Versailles negotiations, including Chairman Lodge and Senators Borah, of Idaho, Johnson of California, and Fall of New Mexico, all Republicans.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-10
BALD KNOB PETITIONS FOR
 NEW RAILROAD STATION

Little Rock, July 10.-The citizens of Bald Knob have petitioned the Ar kansas Corporation Commission for new railroad station.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-10

The July Ladies Home Journal is now on sale and will be delivered any wnere in Prescott for fifteen cents. Phone PAP.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-10
BROUGH WAS
 THIRTY-FIVE YESTERDAY

Little Rock, July 10.-Gov. Brough yesterday celebrated his forty-third birthday.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-10
RECORD YIELD IS
 CROP PREDICTION
Acricultural Forecast Issued Gees Largest Yield Ever At taiued-PIant Diseases Made Heavy Inroads During June.

Washington, July 9.-Bountiful
 farm crops this year were indicated
 .odav in the department of agricul-
 ture July forecast based on conditions
 ov;sting the first of the month. Win
 .or wheat and rye, now being harvest al showed the largest production
 oror attained. Record crops of sweet
 notatoes, tobacco and rice, also were
 nredicted, and the production of spring
 wheat. corn, oats, barley, white pota- toes and hay is expected to be larger than the average for the five years l9lS-1917.
 Value of the wheat, corn and oats crops combined amounts to $8,340,- 692. .OOO based on July 1 farm prices. The value of corn is $4,768, ,475 ,000; wheat S2,577 ,42O,O00, and oats $994,- 727,OOO. Plant diseases and other condi- tions, however, made heavy inroads during June on prospective wheat and oats production. The forecast shows loss of 75,OOO,OO0 bushels of wheat since the June estimate and reduc- tion of 43,OOO,000 bushels in the prospective oats crop.
 
 The area planted to corn, white po- tatoes, flax and rice is smaller than last year, while the acreage of sweet potatoes and tobacco is larger. Topeka, Kansas, July 9.-The Kan sas wheat yield is estimated at 193,- 7lS,O00 bushels on the basis of 93 per cent condition at the time of har- vest, in the July crop report issued today by Edward c. Paxton, field agent
 Kansas on an average has harvest ed a very good wheat crop" the re- port states, "that may be below nor nal in quality in the eastern half but will be of good quality in the west with some western counties exceeding any past performance both in acre | yield and in total production"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-04
HAWAII PLANS
TO REAP LARGE
TOURIST CROP
Bureau Organized to Handle
Expected InfIux-Hotel Men
Believe Rush Will Start First
of Year.

Honolulu. T. H., Oct 4.-The Ha-
waiian islands are preparing to reap
the tourist crop which was a failure
during the war on account of made
quate transportation.
By the first Of the year, II is predict
ed confidently, the rush will be on.
A tourist bureau has been organized
to help handle the expected influx and
to aid into nursing 1t into record
harvest. Hotel managers are polishing
up their organizations and everyone In
the islands is looking forward to the
future with joyous anticipation.
1t will be q matter of years before
Europe is able to win back its place
as the vacation land for Americans"
according to Walter Rounseval, man
ager OF the Hotel Alexander Young in
Honolulu
With that condition continuing, the
tourist looks TO the west. He comes to
California and then he still looks west.
The orient is impossible Accommo-
datlons there are entirely lacking.
SO Honolulu becomes tho LOGICAL
place for the vacationist who wants to
get into a foreign land. In Hawaii
he finds, the lure Of the orient and the
Stars and Stripes still flying And tho
wonders of the South Seas are thrown
into the bargain.
We expect the 1890 tourist seaaep
70 hEaak svsry- previous rscerd..