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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-10-15
THE BLOBE MANS
DAILY STORY

lanes G. Blaine and Neal Dows
although they did not agree in all
respects in their views on the tenn
perance question, were, nevertheless,
very warm friends.
One winters morning, they were
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-10-15
NEW ONE FROM INDIANA.

Mr.. Babbage: | am sending so
cents in stamps. Will you please send
me your paper, The Breckenridge
News for the next four months, Mrs.
Maud Mattingly, Evansville, Ind,
General Delivery.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-10-15

Miss Beulah Payne who is teaching
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-10-15

Cause Velvet is brought up-not jerked up by
the hair It's raised as carefully favorite child
It's cured in the big fresh air. And it mellows away
for two years in wooden hogsheads til it's smooth
and rich as cream. The wonder would be If Velvet
wasn't whacking good pipe smoke.
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'GULLLBLE FLUSTERS
BLACKJACK SUSPECT
Judges Word Spells Black
Giants Excuse.

William Cox. one Of the duskiest and
hugest of San Juan HITS citi2enry.
standing six feet and something and
built generally on big lines. was all for
arbitration when he was arraigne6 in
West Side court yesterday. a detec-
tive had relieved him on the Sixty
sixth street elevated platform OF
blackjack which measured Is inches and
al feared to be very serviceahlc.
well. I'll tell you about that big
stink. Judge" said William Cox, turn.
ing a placating eye on Magistrate Rim
gel. You see. I've got bulldog and
res the toughest dog I ever owned He's
4 wild and ferocious animal, that dog
Judge, and I cant walk around with
him, but what he gets into trouble hit
ing chunks out of people and acting bad
generally. So l got this stick and |
whale him with it--thats Just what :
got 1t for Judge, and that's the blessed
truth"
do you think I'm particularly gclli-
ble?" demanded Magistrate Ringel.
William Cox's testimony broke down
right there. The Magistrate had him
ncorod He never had picked IN that
word in San Juan Hills best circles and
1t sounded dangerous.
"What--what was that you said,
Judge? DO 7 think youre--what was
;iat"''
The Magistrate repeated the question
William Cox scratched his head.
Judge" he said II don't know
nothin' about that. but now about this
dawg---''
Then the Magistrate interrupted and
fixed the bail AT 5000. Detectives have
reported a number OF holdups in the soc
tiCr lately in which the victims invar
aLly have been blackjaCked.
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MGR. HAYES ACTIVE.
of Archbishop Cover
Wide Field.

The Rev. Joseph P. Dineen. secretary
to Archbishop Hayes. has announced the
appointments of the Archbishop for the
remainder Of April, all OF May and June
and part of July.
Most Of the Archbishop's time VIII be
taken up in confirming classes of chil.
dren in the various churches OF the
archdiocese But the most important
appointments are ths following: April
20 easter sunday. PoMiflcal mass in
tho morning and pontificai vespers In
the evening at St patricl<'s Cathedral
May 4. ofticiate at the diamond Jubilee
OF the Church of the Most Holy Re-
deemer. East Third street May Z, meet
ing Of diocesan Consultors; Nav "a,
golden jubilee of the founding of the
Franciscan Sisters. Peekskill; May 81,
conservation OF new altar at st. Eliza
beth's Church. West 1s7th street: May
80 memorial Day., conservation OF the
new church of St. Peter in Staten Island
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centive and motive power for all the re-
sentiment that you can find In people.
II am In entire agreement with the
statement Of Hon. William Howard Taft
when he spoke of collective bargaining
and Of the right of the workers to sit
in council with their employers and talk
over the industry and commerce and
production and cost and TO try and
reach an adjustment. OF course, II Ii
not a solution. There Is no such thing
as a solution because there In no such
thing as an end. Not even death. There
is no such thing as a solution. but II Is
q common sense way of trying to get
along with the least possible friction to
the attainment of the very best possible
conditions. No man can in this day and
time stand up and say that he Is the
master OF all he surveys. II he does, he
has not learned anything of the lesson OF
this war and what II all means"
James Duncan, a member Of the labor
mission, also spoke.
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BEEF PACKERS TO PAY
HIGH WAGE FOR YEAR
Pledge to Date From Peace
Day, They Agree.

CHICAGO. April l2.-IIeads of Chi
cagos Ave leading meat packing COM
panies to-day gave assurance to labor.
the Government and the nation that
there would be no reduction of wages
in their plants for at least one year
after the signing of peace.
They gave their pledge in letter
mailed tonight to Secretary of Labor
Wilson. Their action means that 200, 900
workers, at present receiving war time
wages--the highest paid in the history
of the packing business-will continue
to receive not less than the present
scale during the critical first year Of
readjustment after the peace treaty has
actually been signed they said
Representatives of the packing COM
panies made the announcement after j.
Ogden Armour of Armour & Co.. Louis
F.. Swift of Swift g. Co., Edward Morris
Of Morris & Co. Thomas L. Wilson of
Wilson & Co. and e. 4. Cudahy of
Cudahy & Co. had signed the letter to
the Secretary.
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They said In 80 many words that the
atrike can be halted at moments notice
upon extension Of THIS demand OF the
men. The question OF wages, hours and
conditions of employment, they said,
would be deferred to suit the convenience
Of the receiver the moment union recog-
milton was offered They insisted that
about 10000 employees are members OF
the union In good standing The work
among employees of the power houses,
upon whom rests a great deal OF the
chances for success of the strike, had
been successful, the union men said.
They added that nearly IL not more than
half of these workers are now union
members.
Representatives of the Brotherhood OF
Railway Signalmen who are employees
of the B. r. T. went to the Continental
Hotel last night and informed the execu-
tive committee of the B. r. T. local OF
the Amalgsmated Association that is
handling the strike situation that Vice.
President ]. J. Dempsey had refused to
receive them when they went to him to
present demands for higher wages and
changes in working conditions.
The signalmen announced that a mass
meeting of the 700 men OF their union
on the payrolls of the b. r. II. had been
called for tomorrow night In Triangle
Hall, around the corner from Arcadia
Hall. where the other b. r. T. union men
are scheduled to take strike vote at
the Same time. The question Of joining
the striloe. which nearly every one now
believes certain to come. will be virtually
the only matter before the signalmen's
meeting.
No word was received yesterday from
the National War Labor Board. to which
an appeal had been sent by the associa-
ton to mediate the dispute. It was said
at union headquarters that William II.
Taft might attempt to arbitrate the
question. but leaders admitted no COM
munication had been received from Mr..
Taft or any other member of the board.
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TELEPHONE STRIKE
SET FOR TUESDAY
Eight Thousand Operators in
New England So Notify
BurlesOn.

BOSTON. April 12.--Formal notices Of
the intention OF 5000 telephone opera
tors In New England to strike next
Tuesday morning to enforce demands for
increase in pay and the right to carry
out the principle of collective bargaining
were made ready to-day by officers of
the Boston Telephone Operators Union.
They will notify Postmaster-General
Burleson and officials of the New Eng
land Telephone and Telegraph Company
and the Providence Telephone Company.
The strike action taken at q meeting
in Faneuil Hall last night, attended by
more than 1000 delegates. was contrary
to the advice OF @. NJ. Bugniaset, vice.
president OF the International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers. MIR. Bug
niazet urged awaiting the result OF a
referendum vote of all the unions now
being taken. This vote, he said, would
be completed on May IL and he expect
ed It would lead TO the calling of a
nationwide strike.
A report of the vote OF the operators
was made to-day Mt meeting Of the
New England Joint Council OF Telephone
Workers. which was asked to support
the strike. Unions associated with the
joint council have a total membership
of 10000.
Tho wage agreement under which the
operators are working expired last Au-
gust. The new demands include a max
imum OF s22 a week for switchboard op-
orators of four years service and $25
for supervisors. The present maximum
for operators. reached after seven years
service. is ST. and for supervisors $40.
The telegram TO Postmaster-General
Burleson announcing the impending
strike was also a reply to a message
from the General received
yesterday by Miss Mary F. June. a MEM
Der OF the union committee. Mr.. Bur
leson's telegram read in part:
Have you submitted the proposed
wage scale for telephone employees
which you have discussed with me at
the time you called at the Department,
on or about March - last. to William
r. Driver. Jr, general manager OF the
New England Telephone and Telegraph
Company. as requested by me at that
time? l asked you to submit the pro-
posed wage scale. and stated that he
| would be instructed to give YOU hear
| ing and he would submit your wage
| scale together with any other statements
you desired TO make with his recom-
| mendations, through the president of the
| company, to the operating board at
| New York, this board after considera-
| ton to forward it to the wire control
board of this Department with its rec
| concentrations"
The telegram from the union commit
! tee to Mr.. Burleson read in part:
"All possible negotiations with New
England Telephone Company. through
William r. Driver, general manager
completed before committee visited you
| Furthermore. matter has been placed be-
| fore Ryan commission in the manner
prescribed by Mr. Ryan, chairman. upon
| his emphatic assurance that his COM
nittee had Jurisdiction. We are con-
| WINGED that we made II very clear "a
you that we regarded you as last eff
fort A strike has been ordered to take
effect on Tuesday. April 10. at I A. NJ. "
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boats we're manned and ready to he
handled by railroad tugs as formerly.
several railroad tugs were Immediately
despatched to begin the towing of coal
from various ports in New Jersey and
arrived In New York harbor with over
ninety boats Of coal In tow with nine
tugs. These lows we're met at various
landings and on water by a launch in
the harbor and notified by the American
Association of Masters Mates and
Pilots No. 1 to not deliver their tows.
The men have refused since that time to
tow coal or grain.
we were likewise notified of a sim
aar settlement between the union and
''ie owners of freight barges. as rep
resented by the Lighter Captains Union,
which the American Association of Mas.
ters, Mates and Pilots No. declined
to tow. All of these parties were in
VOWED In and agreed to the settlement
with the railroads for this work
There therefore appeared to be some
disagreement among the unions, and in
order to ascertain the facts 1 addressed
communication on April to Thomas
a.. Delahunty. president OF the Marine
workers Af1liation. asking him whether
he proposed to carry out the contract
with the United States Railroad Admin
istration. To this Mr.. Deahunty re-
piled:
In reference to your having been
advised by John Brennan, president of
the 1fdewater Boatmens Union. they on
Monday. March 81. had an understand
ing with the Marine Workers Affihation
that they were to settle on terms then
submitted, and thereupon did settle all
questions of terms and the men returned
to work on the coal boats, which placed
them In position to DO towod by rail-
road tugs. We do not agree with you
In your deduction relative to their being
placed In position to be towed by rail-
road tugs. We did agree that the tide
water boatmen be permitted to settle I'D
with the individual boat owners at that
time. but since then the situation has
somewhat changed. John Brennan's and
7. V. o'Connor's actions have brought
about a change OF heart among the Ma
rine Workers Affiliation through their
strike breaking proclivities, and will not
be permitted to continue this practice
any longer
AT the same time ] addressed an in
quiry to J. l.. Hughes. the Government
mediator. apprising him of the situa-
ton.
ITO this date I have received no re-
ply.
IT then had personal interview with
Messrs. Delahunty and Maher and asked
them to review the situation. as to their
obligation with the railroads under the
settlement, and advise me definitely
again what their final attitude was" :
Edward 7. Hannah. president Of the
Central Federated Union. has asked
Mayor Hylan TO arbitrate the harbor
labor complications and the Mayor
agreed to yesterday II both sides would
request him. The appeal to the Mayor is
not taken seriously by boat owners.
having no assurance that an award by
him would be lived UP to by the men
any more than that of the National
War Labor Board, which they ignored
a month ago.
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INCREASES NEEDED,
SAYS WIRE BOARD
Service by Western Union
Discussed in Report.

WARRINGTON. April Ian making
available to-day figures upon which is
based the Increase of telegraph rates
the wire control boar directs attention
to the fact that while the increase in
price of products and service of yari-
Gus Industrial and mercantile corpora
tons have increased 100 per cent, tel
egraph service has been rendered at pre-
war prices throughout a period when
Industrial and business profits were I'M
precedented.
The increase of 20 per cent. in tel
egraph rates." Gays the statement,
should be considered In comparison
with the 100 per cent increase in other
prices. and IL is less than that found
necessary to add to the railroad freight
rates and is no greater than has been
made generally in other public utility
rates in order to obviate financial COL
lapse"
Discussing a comparison OF the self
sustaining operations of the Postal conf
pany with the smaller proportionate
earnings OF the Western Union, the
statement declares that during the six
months from August. 1918, to January,
1919. the Postal carried only about one
sixth Of the business of the country,
limited to profitable fields, while the
w ccetih - liiOu uNt-JlALub Oh TIC
business. much of which extended into
fields less profitable. but which gave a
service necessary to maintain the re-
quirements of the public. During the
same period the Postal carried only
about one-twelfth of the Government
business, carried at approximately "a
per cert. OF the commercial rate and
claimed by both companies to be q loss
of so per cent. of the operating costs
In this connection. the statement SAYS
instructions were issued by officials OF
the Postal directing their subordlnates
TO avoid Government bsuiness whenever
IL could be done.
After citing figures to show the enor.
nous cost In wages and material coca
stoned by the increased scope of opera
lions Of tho Western Union, and de-
claring that the purpose Of the wire
board is to make the lowest rate that
will maintain the service required by
the country, the statement continues:
"In making a rate sufficient to main
tain the telegraph service OF the coun.
try discrimination could not be made
between two companies performing thi;
service. The fact that the Postal com
pany could continue TO carry on busi
ness at the old rates and still earn Il:
compensate is OF practically no signifi
canoe in constructing a fair schedule o.
rates for the country as n whole. Sucl
rates must cover the cost of rendering
service to all points. including just com
pensat ton for the property used. The
Postal system reaches only n Fraction
of the points at which telegraph service
is rendered. and at the points which i
does reach It could not carry on hal
the business offered. Sound pubic pol
hcy dictates a schedule OF rates which
shall give all the people telegraph ser
.,l,o
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MINERS TO RESUME WORK.
Those In Michigan VIII Have DIFF
ferences Adjudicatcd.

INDIANAPOLIS, April l2.--Orders were
sent out Yesterday from the headquar-
tiers of the United Mine Workers Of
America directing 1900 striking miners
IN Michigan to resume work pending ad-
Indication OF their differences with the
mine operators. according to an an
nouncement from the headquarters last
night.
Edgar Wallace and Charles Bailey
field workers. were sent TO Michigan to
see that the orders were carried out. it
was added. II is charged by the miners
that the operators are not abiding by the
present wage contract.
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destroyer Morris Launched

QUINCY. Mass, April 12.-The de-
stroyer Norris named for Commander
Charles Morris, who won distinction in
the war against the Barbary pirates in
1904, was launched at Squantum to-day,
Mrs. George Emlin Roosevelt of New
York. a great granddaughter OF Com
mander Morris. christened the vessel
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INFLUENZA DOWN TO NORMAL.
Decrease in Cases and Number Of
Deaths Unchanged.

Influenza and pneumonia cases have
now dropped TO the point regarded by
physicians as normal. considering the
season OF the year. Only 80 cases of
the former and 81 of the latter were
reported by physicians in the Ave Dor
oughs to the Department OF Health yes
terday. There was a decrease of Is
influenza cases. There were II deaths
the same number reported Friday. There
were three fewer pneumonia deaths yes
terday than the previous day. The fol-
lowing cases were reported yesterday:
Tnduanza ppcunopIa
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POLITICAL PRISONER
REPORT PROTESTED
Civil Liberties Bureau Says
Total Is NoD l. 72

The National Civil Liberties Bureau,
II Union Square. took exception yester-
day to the statement OF Attorney Gen
eral Palmer that there are few political
prisonerS and quoted from the annual
report OF the Attorney-General for the
year ended June 30. 1918. to prove that
there are at least 1,472 such prisoners
either in jail or out on bail. Mr.. Palm
er's statement was that there are act
ually l79 In Jail and l2l on bail pending
trial
The quoted official report gives the
following tabulatlon:
Conscientious DIRECTORS now in prison s75
Convictions under the espionage act,
Prosecutions under the espionage act
pending Jun, go. .............,.. 4e6
Convictions, Chicago ]. w. W. case. %
Convictions. Sacramento !. W. w.
I. W. W under indictment at Wien. "
tia. Omaha and Spokane. .......... -
Total. ....'.. ....'.'..' ........,l,4 Az
I'VE accept the full responsibility for
the 800 figure, and wish TO reassert
our belief In it's moderation and accu-
racy," the bureau states THE Attorney
General evidently does not regard a
person who is under indictment or is out
on bail pending appeal az political
prisoner. Nor does the Attorney Geperal
include conscientious, DIRECTORS. The
hgures for the espionage act prosecutions
given above refer to prosecutions and
not to individual defendants. In many
cases there is more than one defendant
1t should be noted that the foregoing
estimate does not include any of the
S,326 persons who had by June 80. 1918.
been convicted of violation of the selec-
tive draft law, for the reason that sem
fences In these cases were generally
short
"Mr. Palmer's further statement that
there are no men In prison because of
the expression OF their views on social
economic or political questions In only
Realistically correct. The espionage
act did not in clear words make views
criminal; IL purported 10 punish only the
doing Of various things, such as OBJ
struction OF the recruiting service But
almost invariably the evidence con-
sisted principally. II not solely. In eN-
pressions Of views"
The bureau said that efforts TO obtain
figures later than those of June 80 last
had been unavailable.
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All Reflueries In Pact.

THE Joint agreement adopted a year
ago has been ratified by representatives
Of all the reflneries and as long as II
continues to he in the interests OF all par
ties to the agreement will be the basis
of the cumpany's labor policy. There has
been. | am glad 10 say. no reservation on
either side, and in all discussions n com
mon ground OF advantage has invariably
hecn found.
THE true note is mutual advantage
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UNIONS MAY FORCE
NEW HARBOR YIEUP
Leaders Cannot Dictate on
Federal Business, Rail Ad-
ministratOr Says.
$4,000 MAY BE JOBLESS
Delahunty's Demand That He
Indicate Boats for Tow
Causes Crisis.

Another tieup or the port OF New York
OF moro serious consequences than any
hitherto in the wrangling four months
just past was predicted yesterday when
A. II. Smith. regional director of the
Railroad Administration, sent an ulti-
matum to Thomas l.. Delahunty, presi-
dent OF the Marine Workers Affiliation,
which in substance told that labor leader
that the Government purposed to con-
duct its marine business without the
dictates of labor leaders.
The crews of a dozen tugs of the
Lackawanns. Lehigh Valley, Erie. Penn
sylvania and New York Central were
dismissed for failing to obey orders.
The managers ignored the demand of the
labor unions that these men be rein
stated and the result is that tomorrow
the 5000 railroads employees will take
a strike vote.
Regional Director Smith meant what
he wrote in his circular DISTRIBUTED
among the harbor boatmen. When
eighty four workers chose to obey the
order of Delahunty yesterday instead OF
their employers, they were Immediately
discharged.
Some Wanted Immediate Strike.
Reporting their dismissal at union
headquarters, a meeting of the executive
committee of the Marine Workers Affiili-
alton was called last night. and some
were in favor of declaring an immediate
strike. 1t was decided. however. that
meetings would be held tomorrow at
80 in the morning and at in the
afternoon. Mr. Delahunty tried vainly
to get into communication with a. j.
Stone. Federal manager OF the Erie. and
Regional Director Smith last night. Mt
Stone would not see him until Monday
and Mr. Smith was out of town.
Besides all barges. lighters and floats
in the harbor, the strike will affect the
ferryboats. As boats privately owned
have been tied UP for a month by the
strike, the only craft operated will be
those Of the army and navy II the rail-
road men decide to quit tomorrow. The
strike leaders sought the aid of Samuel
Gompers last night, and he promised he
would try to arrange an amicable ad-
justment.
The Railroad Administration, unlike
private boat owners has been eager to
| meet the demands OF the thousands OF
| boatmen in New York. but when Mr.
Delahunty demanded that the Govern
| ment tow only such boats as he indicated
! II could Mr.. Smith issued a statemen,
which brings affairs TO a crisis.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-16
Never Such q
REMEDY FOR PILES

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prove that bleeding, itching or pro-
truding piles, no matter how chronic
or how painful. can quickly be helped.
Go to ]. Jas Wood g Son today. hand
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San Cura Ointment" and II you aren't
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Yes, and more; try San Cura oint-
ment for old sores that people say will
never heal. for fever sores, for Itch
ing skin. eczema, etter. salt rheum,
chapped hands. face or lips. for ulcers,
carbuncles, bolts. sore nipples and
broken breasts.
1t draws out poison. that's the secret
OF the wonderful success Of San Cura
Ointment; that's while 1t SO quickly
heals scalds, burns, cuts and bruises.
It's best to use San Cura Soap at all
times; It is a great aid in banishing
pimples, blackheads and the germs of
disease. 25 cents, Thompson Medical
Co., Titusville, Pa.