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The Washington times., 1920-05-27
London Grls No Lsaser
Sloppy" IN Dress, Says
French Fashion Artist

PARIS. May 2T.-"whsn ] ar
rived at Chasing Cross Uondon)
from Paris i watched the little
London girls going TO work,
writes NJ. Poiret. the French
fashion artist. Thsrs we're shep'
girls, typtsts. drsssmskers,
waitresses--in fact. all clsssos Of
business women -
Il then thought OF the scene nf-
teen years ago on my first visit 20
London. IL WAS the sans scene.
and yet difrercpsti - -, =.
"It was .dssAAaitAainS 10 look
at a crowd Of HpEtybs girls ~
those days, Ths6 .Jeoes we've ell
right. their hGurAs had po0tpiiir-
ties. their compisxtons were won
derful. Their clothes sad the
oolors they chose were terrtbfe vi
"The Enxlish- girls have now =.
learned what to- veal .Thsy no
longer prefer pale ptnk riegyes
and light blues and ptphs aSs ous'-'
ness attire. They ass fsr sWsrtsr.
and they Keep abrsAst OF tne.
"They haze SIN much TO lsArn,
but they arc acquiring the mess
saryIknowledge. Their slim, tAIi
figures and pretty faces Slye shein
great possibilities -. y. 3! ~.
The Washington times., 1920-05-27
BRIDE GUARANTEED
a.. ON HER WEDDING DAY

GENEVA, May 27.-Mlla LEROY,
twenty-two-year- girl living IN
BulIe, in the Canton OF Frefburg.
found herself In quarantine on her
marriage day, IN consequence of
curious adventure.
Foot and mouth disease had been
prevalent in the canton for three
months, and many of the farms were
isolated from the towns by the au-
thor,.jes. The only persons allowed
to pass were the doctor. the veteri-
nary and the postmau, and they had
to be dlsinfected.
Mile. Lefroy, in spite Of risks, man
aged to pass through Tho Gordon OF
guards around the village OF Morton
in order to visit q girl friend who was
seriously i'll. She was arrested while
returning, and placed In quarantine.
which may last several months
Meantime, plans fo- the marriage
fetes and the honeymoon have been
postponed indefinitely, and it is stated
that the bridegroom, who Is furious,
threatens to break OF the engage
ment
The Washington times., 1920-05-27

and g. expenses are much iarss
tk3z ksf1fs tAs sas. but ~ can ~
verse the form NE were under a yea
aso In trying 10 provide work for IN
worker and now try 10 provide IN
woriSsT for work that needs to b
done. Instead OF pndlns Jobs N
men let us mad men Tor Jobs.
There is' not much OF anythin
local governments can do except diI
pose OF unnecessary extensions an
unnecessary employees. There 10 it'll
city can curtail on and not muc
Massachusetts, can curtajl on.
The plant has got TO be kept
operation. but We can stop new buiit
ings and new highways while kesp
ing In good repair every public wor
that we have.
-Our ability TO get quickly fror
here To Worcester is the result G
people saving their money and build
ing q railroad. The ability TO bu
cheap cloth and cheap shoes is tn
result OF saving money and invest
ing in cloth and shoe factories.
There 10 plenty of work In Americ
for our people. Work now and say
for the future. We never kno,
when there Is going to be a turr
The present condition will continue !
we refrain from public extravaganza.
The Washington times., 1920-05-27

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The Washington times., 1920-05-27
POOR PAY H|NDERS
civil SERVICE WORK
Commission Flooded With Let.
tsrs Ridioullng Salaries, Offer
ed BY Government.

rh. Civil Service states thst It is
,.c.iyins from Al psrta OF tho coun-
rry comment from, pusfnqss men and
others that sAt.. eAnnet hope 70 iiii
.CoycrnmsAt po1itions with eompetent
workers at ting ssisries offered by
the Goverapacnt-
N In each. such case the commission
hes expisiued that IL has no Jurisdie-
tion la fixing Government salaries.
and that II. IN IT'S policy TO refer all
sueh communications to the chAirmen
an the senate and House committees
eu.eIvil seryice and appropriations.
tSIn connsotioas with the announce
.ment of an examination for training
assistants under the Federal Board
for Vocational Eduoation at salaries
ranging from 81 800 10 $1,000 a year
the mana gtne editor OF the Western
educational Journal ssid: 1T strikes
me as nothing less than shameful that
our Government should expect to get
right sort OF men for this extremely
Important task at salaries from u 800
to s., 400 q year. II 10 no wonder that
the jobs are going begging"
The Civil Service Commission re-
Gently announced An examination Tor
expert driller under the Bureau OF
Mines at salaries from 81, 600 to $500
y year. Au NOUuNStto" W."
nouncement. the field manager in
Oklahoma OF n large oil company
made the following comment: HOW
are you going to get Al men for these
Jobs at $4,000 10 $500 ycarY we
pay our men, 900 and expenses"
The representative OF the Civil
Service Commission at a Western uni
versity recently wrote the commits
sion as follows: please send me no
more bulletins or announcements OF
examinations, have been receiving
them for several months, ana the
salaries offered are SO small that
there Is nothing but ridicule that the
state offers so little, private enter-
prise SO much more.
The director of an art school In TINS
city wrote the Civil Service Commis-
sion as follows: "Artist-illustrators
who can meet the requirements CT
your examination are much In oe-
mand. Our school has many requests
for such artisans, ofering from $oo
to $75 a week in permanent positions
with promise of promotion" THIS
letter referred to an announcement OK
an examination for artist-illustrator
under the Department OF Agriculture
at a salary Of 81 200 q year.
The Civil Service Commission states
that It receives such communications
daily. and that the disparity between
Government salaries and those IN rri-
vate employ is a distinct handicap 10
It's recruiting efforts.
The Washington times., 1920-05-27
OUlJA BOARD HME
FAMILY INTO COURT

JOLIET, Mo-, May 27.--A year or
so ago somebody broke into Mrs.
Clara Yosts home at Lockport near
here, and stole, among other things, a
quantity Of raisins. Mrs. Yost asked
a Ouija board who the burglar was.
The board, she claims, said 1t was a
family living next door. When the
family next door heard about it there
was a howl. They said 1t was SLAM
der. libel, tommyrot and fake. And to
prove it they filed a suit for $4,000
against the Yosts in court here. The
suit will be tried soon.
The Washington times., 1920-05-27

,sed to do all In HE power TO obtain
necessary infoYmation on the SUD >ect
with a view 10 applying remsdies
Effective oontrof Of. the packers and
other great combinations which sup
nIy the farmers with their eouipmsns
ana their clothing Is necessary, Sena-
tor johnson ssid, and he cordinsly
agreed with the farm leaders In thsir
demand that aspirapts for the, Presi-
dency give their support 10 ieslsio'
ton making such control possible.
81 md nothing ~ the auestlonnn,1s :
said senator Johnson. '.The demands
are reasonable and quite capable OF
enactment into law. The authors
show that they are Americans ia tho
truest sense and ask for nohing to
which a true American To- not en-
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The Washington times., 1920-05-27

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The Washington times., 1920-05-27
FIND SLAYER SELLING
BIBLES IN KANSAS CITY

PROVIDENCE, n IT, Msy 21---
Achille Castagno and Joseph Carizxi,
both Of New York, and Joseph Caro-
zelli, of Boston, yesterday were found
guilty of Staying Guissepi Sardo, a
restaurant keeper. in January, 1919.
Castagno was arrested in Kansas City
selling Bibles.
The government claimed that the
men were gangsters and that they en-
tered the restaurant and shot down
the proprietor with'revoivers through
their. pockets, with the idea Of rob-
bing the place.
The Washington times., 1920-05-27
CHILDREN'S BAD TEETH
ALARM BRITISH DOCTORS

LONDON, May 27.-L.ondon medical
authorities, alarmed at the rapidly
Increasing number of children with
bad teeth, have Just conducted inves-
tixations at Croydon. near London.
They found that of 485 children ex-
amined only seventy-three had sound
teeth. A countrywide campaign for
the Improvement of teeth is now
planned. ..
The Washington times., 1920-05-27
PILGRIMS TO HEAR LODGE.

BOSTON. May 2T.-Senator Henri
Cabot Lodge. a descendant of tn
Mayflower pilgrims. will deliver tn
formal oration at the opening Of tn
celebration OF the three hundrcdt
anniversary OF the landing OF the Phi
grims In Plymouth on December .
next
The Washington times., 1920-05-27
DR.. SIMON TO LECTURE.

"The Greater Decoration Day." will
be tho subject Of an address by DR..
Abram Simon at the Eighth Street
Temple, Eighth and l. streets north
west, tomorrow evening.
The Washington times., 1920-05-27

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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-12-01
WANTED REST OF HER NAME
churchgoer Had Missed Sermon but
He Was Keen for Information on
the Subject

A tired-lOOking individual entered
a downtown church on a Sunday eve
ming. Finding pew. he made him
self comfortable and awaited the SER
mon. The minister. after the usual
fOrmalities, announced that his topic
would he Saved by Grace"
The stranger, yielding to the sOOth-
ing atmosphere of the house Of wor-
ship. fell asleep almost Immediately
after the announcement Of the SER
mon subject. Half an hour later he
awOke. almost simultaneously with
the close of the sermon, and, sudden
ly remembering the topic. whispered
to nearby fellow-wOrshiper: "Wasn't
his Subject Saved by GraceT"
YES" was the reply.
Grace whO?" was the next ques-
tiOn.
Naturally there was no answer
RehObOth Sunday Herald.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-12-01
Heritage of Hate.

know four men. all old bachelors,
who live together. They are all well
educated, have good professions. and
are what the world calls successful,
but they all abhor womanhood. They
were adopted from an orphan asylum
when children by rich old man who
had been disappointed Unmarried life
and was an avOwed hater Of women.
He educated the boys and left them
his money, but lived long enough to
instill In their minds distrust and sus-
piciOn of all womankind. and as he
was their best friend lin fact. all the
friend or home that they ever had)
they naturally loved him and believed
absolutely In all his teachings.
I have often thought when I see
these men. good citizens. what a pity
that a man who had such influence.
and capable Of raising such boys.
should have such a warped side to his
nature.-Chicago Tribune.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-12-01
A LIVING BASIS FOR THE FARMER.

When farmer through the basis of nordn
supplies OF
OF the Whet
ushe and under 10 cents a
whether sell at
He cant different that OF the bought
If he has
market But the does not end here and
cam
sell his for than
bodyw
bumper at haVy
The cheapest for him. production costs VIII not come down VIII
be the that the will again
will public be afflicted
predicting labor
for the public which his products
is basis Then
and cotton be raised
they sell low they sold last week. even lower and
I
farmer raise his living basis
his business Tor long
ona living bas-New York Herald
in county had fine $40
his chickens large The court OF appeals
allowed and that damages can be
obt ainedf rom
there will be raising of chickens in
of of Health there is
old fashioned his knowledge
of folks make believe
folks kind for the bred doctor
mna the Congress
that Con-
America these four will
18th
Did have happy Thanksgiving?
clos day. christi
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-12-01
WHY NOT CHRISTMAS?

In few weeks the civilized people
of the world will be talking of Christ
mas and its joys. They will be pre-
pairing to celebrate the birthday an
niversary of the Redeemer, who liveth.
A long, long, time ago there crept
into the English language an abbre-
Walton for the word Chritmass, that
many feel ought to be eliminated. 1t
isthe abortive Xmas" Why not write
it out plainly. christmas" 1t is only
a few more letters Xmas" isn't sat
isfactory. 1t doesn't show the proper
respect for an occasion So great
1t is easy to see how the use of the
shorter word came about TX" hap
pens to be the first letter of the Greek
word for Christ The fact that the
letter X is cross shape also lent color
to its use in the abbreviated Xmas"
And history tells that the catacombs
X frequently stands for Christ. But
things that are old are not necessar-
lily good
Is the world in such hurry that it
cannot stop to write out the full
name? What would the world say tx
in some reference to the Savious he
was called 81 Christi" Sac-religious
and correctly SO. The cases seem al
most parallel.
Let's give Christmas presents this
year-not Xmas" gifts. - Paducah
News-Democrat.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-12-01
SCHOOL NEWS
A N D Vie w S

On December 20. 1920 the Pilgrim
| Fathers landed at Plymouth, Mass
achusetts. Thus the year 1920 is the
tercentenary OF this momentous event
in our nations history, and IL is al
together fitting and proper that the
public schools should be the medium
through which the public mind is
directed to a review of our early his
tory.
The State Superintendent, Geo. NJ.
Colvin, has requested that all schools
arrange for a suitable program some
time within the week beginning Mon
day, December 20, in commemora-
ton of this three-hundredth anniver-
sary of the landing of the Pilgrims,
and for the sake of uniformity with
in the county ! wish to urge all
teachers to make the necessary ar
rangements for the observance on
Monday, December 20.
Let the program consist OF read
ings, recitations, addresses. tableaux
patriotic songs, and such other suit
able material as your initiative may
suggest and begin now to enlist the
interest of the pupils and patrons.
If possible arrange to have the CO.
operation of the entire community
and let the entire district enter into
the celebration, because in this way
only can all America be reminded of
this little group of iron-willed patriots
who had a conscience and dared to
live up to its mandates though it was
unpopular with all the world.
The avav,;uat;nn common
school diploma will be held on the
The places of the examination will be
announced later One examiner will
be at Hardinsburg and the only other
request for the examination has come
from Miss Clyde Sewers, who teaches
at Union Star, and if sufficient
number of pupils desire to take the
examination there an examiner will
be sent to that place, unless more
can be accommodated elsewhere.
The State University and both the
State Normal Schools have arranged
to give work by correspondence
which will be given full credit by
these schools toward any regular
courses offered by them. The pur-
pose of the correspondence work is
to give teachers an opportunity to
secure the High School equivalent
before July /, 1922, at which time all
applicants for certificate must have
had at least one year High School
and one term Normal School work
One third of the work in any course
offered by these schools may be taken
by correspondence Teachers who en-
pect to continue in the profession
should take advantake of this oppor-
tunity to meet the new requirements.
The attendance has been increased
under the new Compulsory Law from
less than ~ per cent OF the census to
an average close to 20 per cent of the
census, or an increase of approximate
ly 25 per cent Of the census of the
county. If these figures can be main
tanned until the end of the term it
will mean that close to one thousand
children have been in school this
year who without the attendance law
would not have been
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-12-01
When Some
One Cares
By r. RAY BAKER

Vcl lg2O, by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate
Jack Reynolds, In a fur coat aud
heavy head-dress, sweltered under a
June sun, as he stood on Texas fly
ing field and conversed with three
men clad In army olive drab.
Nearby was an airplane. loaded with
gas and oil, the motor tuned to per
lection. Several mechanics were GO
ing over the machine to see that ev-
cry nut and bolt was tight. every con-
nection secure.
About the field a crowd had assem-
bled. Predominating in the assembly
were many men, although number
of civilians and several women. old
and young. were on hand.
The three men grouped about Jack
were arguing with him.
II tell you 1t can't be DONE" one
of them, venerable officer, with
white mustache, protested. IF you
should get up 10000 feet you'd die
from cold and lack of oxygen; be-
sides, the air would be too rare to
nOlu the snip up.
Nevertheless" said Jack, firmly,
I'm going up 10000 feet IL there's
any possible way Of getting there.
Major Schroeder made 1t 10000 feet
at Dayton, you know"
you'll never live tn tell of It," said
another of the group. Schroeder
nearly paid with his life. you'll re-
member. He was lucky, that's all.
Better let him keep the altitude rec
ord"
'Fm going to try for 1t. anyhow"
declared Jack, expelling a cloud Of
tobacco smoke.
If you don't think anything of your
own life" said the third member Of
the group, have a thought for those
you leave behind and who will suffer
because Of your foOlhardiness. Think
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-12-01
AN ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY.

The automobile industry wanted to
speed too fast and bankers, in put
ting on the brakes. avoided a smash
up at the cost of a temporarily stalled
motor This is the opinion of a lead
ing automobile manufacturer.
Business men and women-42O, 900
OF them-are carried to their work in
New York City daily, primarily by
automobile. A fleet of 100000 trucks
visit Manhattan during each "A hours.
In Boston every available parking
place is taken, beginning almost with
daylight In the face of these figures
1t is absurd to see i'm a recession pros
poets OF an industry going to pieces
1T cannot-any more than railroads
can be scrapped.
There were not enough cars last
Spring, and in spite of cancellations
there are not enough cars to fill the
demand expected.
The automobile has ceased to be a
luxury, 1t might have been called one,
at the start, like the airplane. But
people have built their lives around it,
bought their homes, selected their
vacation camps, their Summer cot
tages. Businesses have been develop
ed around the touring car and truck
as the indispensable vehicle The au-
tpmobile is mortised into the present
commercial and financial arrangement.
Undoubtedly there are people "a
miong the huge army of owners who
have bought cars and who cannot
afford them But the same is true of
boots and eggs.
If the bankers had permitted the
automobile industry to go ahead as
fast as many of the Jealous enthus-
lasts wished in the late Summer. there
is no doubt that general business
would have become hopelessly twist
ed.
AS in any quick-growing industry,
there may be dealers in the auto
mobile trade who are hanging on with
their eyelids.
But nothing can happen to the bust
ness as whole except future of re-
newed and continuous demand,-Bos-
ton Globe.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-12-01
BETTER TO BUILD
CHEAP ROADS BY
CONSTANT CARE
Cheaper Built Roads Kept in
Good Condition Are Found
to Be Most Practical.

1t is better to build cheap road
and keep il in good condition by ade-
quate maintenance than to build the
most expensive highway and permit
it to deteriorate for want of care, say
officials of the Bureau of Public Roads
of the United States Department OF
Agriculture.
Maryland. which has one OF the
finest systems of improved highways
in the United States, if not the best,
has consistently followed this practice
The originally improved roads in
Maryland were comparatively mex
pensive. costing only what the tax
payers we're willing to pay for. The
first few years the average cost was
less than $4,000 a mile. In some
cases the work entailed considerable
grading and drainage, but in others
it amounted simply to resurfacing the
old turnpikes, which had already been
graded and drained.
Generally the roads built at that
time mere macadam, ~ feet wide and
8 inches thick. Soon the width was in
creased to IA feet. Later many were
widened still farther, some very sue
cessfully, by adding concrete shoulders
on each side of the existing macadam.
This method of improving roads max
es it possible for traffic to continue
unimpeded on the road while the
work is going on.
The macadam roads in Maryland
have given very good satisfaction, but
continuous care has been largely re-
sponsible for their success. The roads
are constantly patrolled and no hole
paired Material for patching is kept
at convenient points along the road
for the use of the patrolman. From
relatively small investment in ad-,
mittedly low-type road it builds up al
better one from year to year, always
conserving the bulk of the previous
investment
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-12-01
Gradually cireiing Higher and Higher

of your father. your mother. your
brothers. your sisters-yOur sweet
heart
Jack smiled. somewhat grimly.
~ have none of those" and he
turned to the waiting plane. IF
had just one of them I'd stay down
here TN the ground"
He mounted to the seat and tried
the controls. His lfebelt was buckied
round him. the engine started by an
assistant. and the big bird took a
quick run and scared alOft. gradually
circling higher and higher until il he
came II speck.
The group of three kept vigil in a
building at an edge of the flying field
The officer with the white mustache
sat at wireless telephone.
"Tve got him." ne announced. aft
er listening for some time. HE says
he's up $4,000 feet and still going"
In the attic of a modest dwelling In
a middle western city girl sat in an
old rocker and united a blue ribbon
from IA bulky pack of letters.
The girl was pretty. although her
form was rather frail. She had an
abundance of burnished-gOld hair
There was much graveness In her
looks and demeanOr and something
expressive of sadness about the down
ward curves at the lip corners.
She sighed as she separated the
letters one from the other. and Sc
lecting one haphazardly drew 1t from
Its envelope.
GOOD old Jack" she said. some.
what wistfully. as she read. and
after she had finished she sat hold
ing 1t idly In her hand while she
looked through the attic window at
nothing.
She resumed her perusal Of the
messages from the past. but as she
separated the letters her eyes sud
denly took on an expression of
establishment, and she held up
bulky envelope. addressed to &er. but
unopened.
Here's one never read !" she ex.
claimed. "How could II have hap
pened? Possibly when l was down
at the lake last summer little sister
got this from the post Office"
She looked AT the pOstmark and
made out that the letter had been
mailed in Texas just a year ago. lack
Ing a few days.
ut must have been his last" she
decided. and suddenly she tore open
the envelope. AS she read her face
became pale.
"This-this 10 Q tragedy" she
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-12-01
A 500 SONG
"Jeddediah," in Brattleboro Reforme

Ten little yelow-backs, every one mine;
Bought little gasoline. then there were nine.
Nine little yellow backs didn't they look
great?
Busted spring astern. then there were eight.
Eight little yellow backs, bright as golden
Heaven.
Picked up nail enroute, then there were
seven.
Seven little yeow-backs it took one to fix
cop who saw us speeding, then there were
six.
Six little yellowback | hit some hens alive.
Settled with the farmer, then there were FIVE
Five little yellow backs; there surely should
be more
Had to be hauled from out ditch, then there
were four.
Four little yellow-backs were all | could see !;
Bought beafsteak the way and then
there were three.
Three little yellow backs ought to see me
through.
Left a switch turned all night and then
there were two
Two little yellow-backs left of all this "mon :"
Parked in forbidden spot and then there
was one.
One little elbow back, and this is no Joke.
| purchased quart of -. then | was broke.