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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-12-18

There Is much discussion about the
high cost Of living. the labor unrest
and the general turmoil We do not
claim TO be students Of economics nor
statesmen. but we believe we know
the reason for a lot Of the existing
trouble.
We are loafing too much. We spend
too much time elm pursuit tot pleasure.
We don't work enough. 1t isn't politics.
IL isn't non-support of the churches. 1t
isn't because we have taken booze
away from the workingman- They tell
us this condition has arisen before I'm
the history of the world Away lack
yonder In Babylon the folks got the
idea that IL was more fun to play than
to work. You all know what happened
The lazy fever hit the Greeks and
Romans some time after that and their
great governments went to pot. They
have had an outbreak OF the same dis
ease in Mexico and Mexico has been
steadily drifting on the rocks for
years
1t is leisure more than labor, that
men and women are striking for 1t
is play they want, not work. Our
generation ceaselessly Graves recrea-
ton. not toll Long ago we learned as
s5atdn AAxiuS SOIuc WOIk
for idle hands to do" and there Is one
boy that is never off the job. Our
sorefathers looked upon work as bless
ing. The youth of today considers It
curse. Go into any factory, mill or
store and look around-you will find
the laborers clamoring for shorter
hours.
1t is always hurry to get away from
the shop. to get off in the aufomo-
bile. to stack the supper dishes and get
to the movies. Everywhere we shirk
the job TO have more time to play. We
can get by with IL for awhile, but there
Is bound to come a day Of settlement.
II we do not produce then we cannot
eat 1t Il not q matter Of politics. It
Il a matter Of shiftlessness
The man who works and saves has
always been the man who gets ahead.
The man who shirks and spends has
always been the fellow who becomes the
object of charity. Thiuk Il over, then
put on the brakes Stick to your Job
and cut out extravaeance. II you do
you will have q meal ticket when
your friend lands In the bread line
that is going to be mighty long one OF
these fine days.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-12-18
FINE CANDIES
(What do we live for?)

III wouldn't seem like Christmas without candies Our
STOCK contains TO
Val Blatz and Elmer'sin packages
Zoe to
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-12-18
FOUNTAIN PENS

good fountain always acceptable gift lady
or gentleman We sell
the best on the market. from $3.50 to $500
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-12-18

why not a pair Of stacy-Adams shoes
Scr xmas. Nothing more practical OF
nseful.' and sold only at Leibovitz's
AIive Store"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-12-18

What could he appreciate more than
Fashion-Park suit or overcoat from
Leibovitx's Live Store"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-12-18

We win appreciate a part Of your
a. inaurnnce.-W. T. Bondurant and
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-12-18

We call attention following items appropriate
Tor Christmas giving gifts prices
be acceptable
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-12-18
EASTMAN KODAKS

Here is the ideal gift
VIII preserve the cherished
Every family to Sl75O
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-12-18

n IN doubt what to give. let Leibo-
vat1 GuRcpst something practical
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29
CEMENT PROBE
IS CONTINUING

PORTLAND. Ore. Oct. ss-rhat
lower Columbia river consumers of
California cement paid the Portland
price. Plus the freight rate from
Portland. was tho testimony Of G.
W. Haiderman. OF Astoria. witness
In the case OF the government
against officers OF the Oregon Port.
land company In federal court here
yesterday afternoon. The defend.
ants are charged with violation of
the sherman antitrust Law.
1T made no difference. whether
the cement was unioaded in the
lower Columbia river district before
the carrier proceeded 20 Portland.
added the witness.
Ills testimony was 10 tho effect
Pacific coast cement manufacturers.
whose products he handled as deal.
er. maintained approximately the
sam. price.
Frank w. Erin. secretary and
sales manager OF the Pacific Port.
land Cement company OF Cement.
Cat. was forced to identify letter
written BY him saying his company
could not take Western Washington
business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29
Ranges, Heaters and Gas
Plates at Reduced Prices

Fifteen Polished Steel Ranges that are
splendid bakers and have up-to-date fea-
lures. are offered at, each. . . $67 so
Twenty-Five Combination Wood and
Coal Heaters, with large mica doors,
heavy polished cold rolled steel body, and
hot blast firebox, are repriced for clear
ance
19-inch size reduced to. -. $29.5O
21-inch size reduced to. -. 1880
24-inch size reduced to. -. $3.50
Laundry Gas Plates in two sizes, with
two and three burners, heavy cast legs
and bottom tray:
With two burners, for. 49,. $7.2O
With three burners, for. -. 5000
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29
SANE LABOR IN
ARIZONA wins
Resignation OF Officials Is
Demanded

fHoENIN, Aria. oct, sa.-Unitcd
Press Tho conservative element Tn
the Arizona State Federation OF In
hor asserted controlling hand 20.
day, following the adoption ~ rosolu
tons piedging loyalty to the govern
ment and denouncing the present OF
fleers OF the federation at a spirited
meeting last night
Resolutions were passed rcpudlat'
Ing the administration OF Thomas J..
Groaff. president. and George -.
Smith, secretary OF the federation.
and demanding their rcsignntioua on
the ground that they had attempted
10 turn over the organization 20 the
l. W. W. The resolution also
charged that Smith and GRAFT had
made the state headquarters a com
fort station for the l. W. w" ~
pledged the loyalty Of tho Arizona
State Federation 90 the United States
government and TO the A. y. OF l..
After spirited debate, the resoiu.
ton passed by a vote OF ~ 10 az
Following passage of the resoiu-
ton. both officials refused 10 submit
their designations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29
STAR NEWSB0YS ARE
JOE MUlLER'S GUESTS

IAN elegant time will be had b.
ALI at tho Palace Hip thcatr. TO.
night when Manager Joe Muller will
net as host TO all Tho Star ncwsboys
during the o'clock show. Tho en-
tire balcony win be reserved for the
guests. numbering several hundred.
An excellent comedy bill will fur.
nish occasion for plenty OF fun. n spo-
cial feature being the Offering of
Alice Nelson and company. which 10
likely To develop into game OF
Button. button. who'll ind the com.
pany7" but It's a safe guess the boys
viii approve OF the surprises II Of.
fers.
A little BIT OF everything will be
included In the feast of good things
spread before these small guests. in
Guiding feats Of strength and skill OF
the Jupiter Trio. more comedy By
Isabelle Miller. topical songs By Bee.
sic Babb and by Haley and Howard.
and n picturesque musical Offering
by the Esmeralda- Webb Trio
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29

Sale represent discontinued lines and good selection of odd Rugs
Among them
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
SesndFo Rus Section
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29
Superior Court to
Get Ealy Mystery

Information charging William Fay
tsaiy and his mother. Mrs. Anna
Nemitx. with first degree murder for
tho alleged ssrangling Of Mrs. Eliza.
beth Bryan here October 20. will be
filed In superior court Friday or Sat.
urday. Deputy Prosecutor Patterson
said wednesday.
Not until this time. he said. viii
the names OF states witnesses be din.
closed. The facts In the case viii
not come out until tho trial" he
said
Failing TO obtain the $4,000 bail
required OF each. Mrs. Nemltx and
her son remained "Wednesday In the
county jail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29
Universal
Lunch Kits
$2.98

Metal Kits, complete
with vacuum bottle that
will keep liquids warm
or cold for "a hours. A
hundred Lunch Kits are
available at the special
price.
basement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29
Electric
Irons
$3.50

Electric Irons, made
by the Westinghouse
Electric Company = the
six-pound size, complete
with cord and stand-its
heating element is guar
anteed for all time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29
RUGS
IN THE MONTH-END CLEARANCE

represent discontinued lines good selection of odd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29

Cast Gas Water Heaters are also re-
priced for clearance:
30-gallon tank size for. -. .$22.1O
40-gallon tank size for .$24.S5
50-gallon tank size for. $4,000
Wood Heaters, exceptionally good val
ues at the reduced prices:
20-inch Pansy Wood Heater for $3.50
23-inch Fern Wood Heater for. $500
23-inch Rugged Wood Heater for $14.SO
22-inch Pride Wood Heater for. .$12.4O
1S-inch Ruby Wood Heater for. ..$S.75
Combination Wood and Coal Heaters
three styles, for less:
19-inch Duplex Heaters for. $29. so
21-inch Duplex Heaters for. $3.50
24-inch Duplex Heaters for. 1877 so
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29
COMPTON FUNERAL

Funeral services for Wesley Comp.
ton. Seattle rcaltor. who died follow
ing a short Illness at the Seattle Con.
cral hospital. Tuesday. win be held at
l p. IN. Thursday from the Bonnsy.
Watson chapel. Interrnent will be In
Lake View.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29

Black Grained Leather
Suit Cases with attrac-
tive Innings and strong
lock and reinforced cor
ners.
Basement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29

Five Chairs and Arm Chair for .$93.75
Frcnch-gray Dressing Table. . .$6S.75
William and Mary Library Table, Jaco-
bean oak finish, for. ........ $36.2S
William and Mary Library Table, Jaco-
bean oak finish, for. ...... $23.75
Natural Maple Kitchen Cabinets with
4. ample drawer room and glass door cup
board. for .$2S.75
Brown Birch Windsor Chair, made by
"Limberts," reduced to. ......$1O.25
Dutch Colonial Rocker, mahogany fin
ished, for .................. 80
Brown Birch Rocker, cane back and DAM
ask spring seat, for. ....... .$22.5O
Observation-Disclosures Davenport, spring
seat and back, reduced to. 80. .$07 so
Priscilla" Sewing Cabinet, mahogany
finished, for .$7.7S
Large Willow Rocker, ivory finish and
cretonne cushion seat. ...... .$17.75
Large Ivory Willow Arm Chair with Gre
tonne cushion seat, for. -. 1925
Reed Arm Chair, finished dark maroon,
reduced to ................ $1Z.1S
Willow Rocker. ivory enamel finish, Gre
tonne cushion seat, for. ..... $500
Ivory Willow Davenport, six feet long.
with cretonne cushion seat. Il. $3.50
Tapestry Arm Chair with spring seat and
pack, Ior ............... $46.OO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29

Funeral services for Mrs. Thco
Maud de Long. -. wife Of Walter
dc Long. 1903 Seventh ave. who died
Tuesday. will he held Thursday at
II a. m. from Bonney. watsons. In.
terment viii be In Lake View GENE
terry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-29

Mahogany Chiffonier with six drawers,
no mirror reduced to. ...... $3.50
Mahogany Dressing Table with triplicate
mirror. for ................ $36.25
Walnut finished Dressing Table with trip
licate mirror, reduced to. 49,. .$31.25
Walnut-finished Chiffonier. six drawers.
reduced to .................$ 2S.75
Mahogany Chiffonier, six drawers and no
mirror, reduced to. .S23.75
Walnut-finished Dresser with large plate
mirror. for ............. $33.75
Walnut finished Dressing Table with trip
licate mirror, for .......... $2S.75
Hardwood Chiffonier with mirror, re-
uuceu 10 SS4.SO
Large Birdseye Maple Dresser with
French plate glass mirror. $43. Is
Mahogany Dresser with large plate glass
mirror, reduced to. .$43.75
Mahogany Dressing Table with triplicate
mirror. for ............... $31.25
Mahogany Bed, full size, in attractive
Period design, for .......... .$3S.75
Large French-gray Dresser with cane
panelngs, finished over mahogany. re-
duced TO ............... S9S.15
French-gray Beds, twin size only, reduced
10 ........... SOS.oU
Mahogany Dining Table, 54-inch square
top. extends to 8 feet, Queen Anne
design, reduced to. .$03.75
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-21

maintained Il similarly rigid schedule
The dates upon which these sailings
took pace Were fixed, like the arrivals
and departures of trains upon n railroad
time table except when it became nee
essary to delay the sailing OF a convoy
to avoid congestion of arrivals. Accord
ing to this program, the first convoy to
the west coast left New York on August
IA. 1917. and it's successors thereafter
sailed at intervals of about sixteen days.
The instructions sent to shipmasters all
over the world by way of the British
consulates, gave explicit details
X y \
Here. for example, was ship at New
York, all loaded and ready to sail for
the war zone. The master visited the
port Office at the British consulate, who
directed him to proceed to Gravesend
bay. anchor his vessel and report to the
convoy officers for further instructions.
The merchant captain, reaching this in
dicated spot. usually found several other
vessels on hand, all Of them. like his
ship, waiting for the sailing date. The
commander of the gathering convoy,
chantmen were to operate. was a naval
officer, usually Of the rank of commodore
or captain, who maintained constant
cable communication with the convoy
room of the admiralty and usually used
one OF the commercial vessels as his
iagship. When the sailing day arrived
there were usually from twenty to thirty
merchantmen assembled; the COM
mander summoned all Ntheir masters,
gave each q blue book containing in
structions OH the management Of con-
something in the nature Of a lecture.
Before the aggregation sailed 1T was
Joined by cruiser or pre-dreadnaught
battleship Of the American Navy or by
q British or French cruiser. This ship
was to accompany the convoy across
the Atlantic as far as the danger zone;
its mission was not, as most people mis-
takenly believed, to protect the convoy
from submarines, but to protect it from
any surface German raider that might
have escaped into the high seas.
The allied navies constantly had be-
fore their minds the exploits Of the
Emden; the opportunity to break up a
convoy In mldocean by daredevil enter
prises of this kind was so tempting that
IL seemed altogether likely that Ger
many might take advantage Of it. To
send twenty or thirty merchant ships
across the Atlantic with no protection
against such assaults would have been
to invite possible disaster. AS mat
ter Of fact the last German raider that
even attempted to gain the high seas
was sunk in the North sea by the Brit
ish patrol squadron In February, 1917.
On the appointed day the whole con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-21

voy weighed anchor and silently slip
ped out to sea. To such spectators as
observed its movements it seemed Il
rather limping. hating. procession
The speed of convoy was the speed
of the slowest ship, and vessels that
could easily make twelve or fourteen
knots were obliged to put on the
brake. much to the disgust of their
masters, in order to keep formation
with L ship that made only eight or
ten; though whenever possible ves-
sells of nearly equal speed sailed to-
gcther. Little in the newly formed
group suggested the majesty of the
sea. The ships formed a miscellane-
Gus ana ill-assorted company. rusty
tramps shamefacedly sailing along
side OF spick- and-span liners; miser-
able little two or three thousand ton
ships attempting to hold up their
heads in the same company with sis :
ter ships of ten or twelve.
The whole mass was sprawled over
the sea in most ungainly fashion
twenty or thirty ships. with spaces OF
nine hundred o. Il thousand yards
stretching out betwe en- them. took up
not far from ten square miles of the
ocean surface. Neither at this stage
OF the voyage did the aggregation
give the idea of efficiency. 1t present
cd about as desirable a target as the
submarine could have desired. But the
period taken in crossing the ocean
was entirely devoted to education.
-
Under the tutorship OF the convoy
commander, the men composing the
twenty or thirty crews went every
day to school. For fifteen or twenty
days, upon the broad Atlantic, they
were trained in all the evolutions
which were necessary for coping with
the submarine. Every possible situa
ton that could arise in the danger
zone was anticipated and the officers
and the crews were trained in meet
ing it. They perfected themselves in
the signal code; they learned the ant
of making the sudden maneuvers
which were instantaneously necessary
when submarine was sighted; they
acquired mastery in the art Of zig :
tagging: and they became accustom-
ed to sailing at night without lights.
The crews were put through all the
drills which prepared them to meet
such crises as the landing Of tor
pedo in their engine room or the sink
ing OF the ship; and they were thor.
oughly schoolcd in getting all hands
safely into the boats. Possibly an oc-
castonal scare on the way over may
have introduced the element OF reality
into these exercises: though no con-
voys actually met submarines IN the
open ocean, the likelihood that they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-21

might do so was never absent espe =
cially after the Germans began send
ing out their huge underwater cruisers
The convoy commander left his port
with sealed orders, which he was in
structed not to open until he was a
hundred miles at sea. These orders,
when the seal was broken, gave him
the rendezvous assigned by the convoy
board in London. The great chart in
the convoy room at the admiralty indi-
Gated the point to which the convoy
was to proceed and at which 1t would
be met by the destroyer escorts and
taken through the danger zone. This
particular New York convoy COM
mander was now perhaps instructed to
cross the thirtieth meridian at the nifty
second parallel OF latitude. where he
would be met by his escort He laid
his course for that point and regulated
his speed so as to reach it at the ap-
pointed time. But he we'll knew that
these instructions were only temporary
The precise point to which he would
finally be directed to sail depended upon
the movement and location of the Ger
man submarines at the time of his ar
rival. II the enemy became particularly
active in the region OF this tentative
rendezvous. then, as the convoy ap-
preached it. a wireless from London
would instruct the commander to steer
abruptly to another point. perhaps a
hundred miles to north or south.
Getting your convoy" was a searcn-
ing test OF destroyer seamanship, par
ticularly in heavy or thick weather. 1t
was not the simplest thing to navigate
a group Of destroyers through the tenn
pestuous waters Of the North Atlantic.
with no other objective than the juno
ton point Of meridians and parallels,
and reach the designated point at GER
tain hour. Such a feat demanded navi-
CATION ability Of a high order, and the
skill which our American naval officers
dispayed in this direction aroused great
admiration, especially on the part Of the
merchant shippers; in particular 1t
aroused the establishment of the average
doughboy. Many destroyer escorts that
went out to meet an incoming convoy
also took out one which was westward
bound
X
A few mishaps in the course Of the
war. such as the sinking of the Justicia
sailing from Europe to America. created
tho false notion that outward bound
conveys were not escorted. 1t was just
as desirable, OF course. to escort the
ships going out as to escort those which
were coming in. The mere fact that the
inbound ships carried troops and sup
plies gave stronger reasons. from the
humane standpoint. for heavier escorts.
hut not from the standpoint OF the gen.
eral war situation The Germans were
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-09
faFMFET CENTER

Rak18Het N Shtnover the top, as usual, | with it's Welcome Home Fourth of July celebration. The various committees nderas sthea@ef7fcient leadership of pr. Joseph Clark Hoppin, chairman, work ca zealously with very satisfactory re- suits. The procession started at the head of the street and marched to the Egreen in front of the Congregational church. The parade was led by Major pr. K. G. Goodridge. mounted. whose aides were Lieut.. Stanton b. Wicks and Lieut. Owen Hanley. Goodyear band followed. Next marched the sol
 diers and sailors of Pomfret and
 Woodstock, led by Col. Allerton S..
 Cnshman. Following were several rich
 " decorated cars carrying the veterans
 Of '61, These were led by l.. l.. Loril-
 iard's car and preceded the Red Cross m uniform, both in ears and marching.
 The Pomfret war bureau and the Pom
 ret school children were in decorated cars and f1oats- Some of the notable
 floats were those of Wolf Den grange,
 No. 61. decorated in green and gold,
 the grange colors. and Carrying the
 grange degree team in regalia; the Pomfret Neighborhood association had an attractive float featuring Miss Edith Briggs as Goddess of Liberty; Wood stock Community association furnished
 three excellent historical floats illus
 trating three periods of our national history-The Spirit of 1776. The Spirit of 1881 and The Spirit of 1916. The costumes and characters were accurate and won much praise for. Woodstock. The Pomfret Red Cross had most attractive float driven by Charles Kempton. This represented the work of the Pomfret Landing section.
 The formal program opened with prayer by Rev. Father John J. Elty of erty chorus, led by Arthur Roberts as soloist. Dr. Olmstead of the Pomfret school gave a brilliant address of wei come. which was responded to by Col. f0 yV f7a a of the Franklyn arsenal during the war. Colonel Cushman made stirring and forcibie address which dealt with the future problems of our nation. Evt- dent1y his remarks struck a very re- sponSive chord in the audience.
 After music, Capt. Nelson Platt. one of the Pomfret boys. spoke in an inter- esting manner for the boys in uniform and Harry Wells of Woodstock gave the response in behalf of the Wood stock boys. Following music by the Liberty chorus. the chairn3an Dr. Jo- seph Hoppin, in behalf Of the town, presented medals to eac hsoidier and sailor. also medals to the Red Cross workers. performing this pleasing duty after a brief feIicitous address. Sing ing of America and benediction by Rev. F. H. Bigelew of Christ church closed the program for the morning. I.uEck followed.
 In the afternoon there were various athletic events. the leading event be- ing a ball game between Pomfret and Den Hur team of Uxbridge. which was won by sPomfret.
 In the evening dancing was enjoy ed in the pavilion and was followed by fireworks
 The only incident to mar an other wase perfect day was the noise of va- rious forms of firecrackers near the green that seriously interfered with the effect of the speeches. annoying both sJe kers and audience.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-09
The chrysanthemun.

The first date of the introduction of the chrySanthemum to occidental gar dens is 1T64. at Chelsea, where Philip Miller received living plant from Nionpu and brought it to flower. An obscure record notes the fact that In the preceding century q plant bloom cd at Danzig. The continuous rec ord begins with Pierre Blaucard. a gardener of Marseiles, in November. 1908. Having been sailor he had made the acquaintance of these plants in China and Japan. Two plants Of all that he had brought back from the Orient came into blossom ip Mar seilIcs, and these he carried in the diligence to Paris. There he had them, through the influence of Mar seilfes man in the palace, introduced to the favor of the Empress Josephine. With her gracious approval, the plant took it's proper place in ornamental gardening and has advanced steadily in popularity. One Of the odes of Confucius is addressed to the chrys< antkeinum, and is: Its shining glory. it's delicate petals hanging around the center in showers of golden threads. and it's tasselS on which the light of the sun has been filtered 10000 times"