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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
AERIAL OBSER-
Frs VISIT HERE
Hydroplane Enroute From
Evansville Stops Here For
Gas. Observing For Aerial
Routes.

1t was equal to fire alarm Friday
at noon when a hydroplare circled
over Cloverport and you could see
folks running from all directions get
ting to the river bank to Sc, the plane
as it lit upon the water and tied up
at the landing to take on oil and
gasoline. The news came over the
wire on Thursday that the plane
would be due here that afternoon,
and several of the youngersters par
oiled the river bank until dusk wait
ing for the arrival, but the plane was
delayed in Evansville.
The man in charge of the plane
was H. G. Jones, of Akron. Ohio
He with his machinist were out on
an observation tour from Akron to
New Orleans and were returning by
this route. They made the trip from
Evansville here in forty-tive minutes,
and expected to reach Louisville in
fifty minutes, then on to Cincinnati
in time for a good nights rest
In talking with Mr.. Jones, he stat
ed he was employed by a hydroplane
corporation company, OF Akron.
which is developing the aerial system
for carrying passengers, mail and ex-
press. He added that his company was
establishing routes between Detroit
and Cleveland also Cincinnati and
Louisville, land in about two years
we will have route flying over Glow
export, he said. In fact, Mr., Jones,
stated he was taken observations for
that purpose and he expected to re-
turn here in two weeks or more-if
he was lucky enough to keep flying.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
MISS HATTIE'S" SON VISITS
C'PORT AFTER 80 YRS. ABSENCE

Mr.. Preston Grinnell, travelling
salesman, of Louisville, and the son
of Mrs. Hattie Grinnell, widely known
as Miss Hattie" by the caption she
uses for her contributions to the
Meade County Messenger and Leitch-
field G4zette, was in Cloverport,
Tuesday. Mr. Grinnell is a Meade
county boy and while in his teens he
came to Cloverport to get job in
The Breckenridge News Office and
learn the printers trade. This is his
first visit since then. He was the, guest
of Mr. and Mrs. John ID. Babbage.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
REVTVALCLOSED
SUNDAY EVENING
Pat Davis Choir Rendered
Faithful Service. Brotherhood
Meeting Interests Citizens.

The ten days revival meeting held
in the Methodist church, closed Sun
day evening with crowded house to
hear the Rev. Pat Davis deliver his
last message. The members of the
Pat Davis choir consisting of nearly
fifty children of all denominations
were faithful in their attendance to
the very end. and their music proved
one of the strongest assessts to the
meeting. Rev Davis was unceasing in
his praises Of the future musical tai
ent which Cloverport possessed in
these children, and with each exhorta-
ton the young choirsters were given
new inspiration for singing and they
would peal forth again in all their
glory.
Brotherhood Meeting.
The Brotherhood meeting held Sun
day afternoon was comparatively well
attended and there was fair repre-
sentation of the leading citizens oil
the town. Rev. Davis preached to
them about Fire and Life Insurance
Rev. Davis said one of the greatest
works for the good of humanity
which was being carried on in the
world today was that of the State
Boards of Health and the physicians
who were jointly aiding in the elm
. nation of infectious diseases and were
Lpreaching the gospel of cleanliness
Jand health all over the country. He
appealed to the men to keep clean
city, to take more interests in the
public schools, churches, and create
better living conditions for the com
munity at large. He urged a get-to.
gether spirit, and told his nearer:
that the people of Cloverport needed
to get away from their self-satishec
way of living. when man gets right
with God and begins to improve him
self. and looks out after the interests
of his fellow-man, he is then serving
his Master and taking out the greatest
life insurance in the world-the policy
Heaven and insures you against the
Heaven and insures yau against the
fires of he'll" were Rev Davis con
GLIDING remarks.
Rev Davis left Cloverport, Monday
morning for Centertown, to hold &
meeting. He is engaged to hold one
in Lewisport with the Rev. Frank E
Lewis on July IL.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
WARNING
To Dealers in Gasoline, Soft
Drinks and Ice Cream, Etc.

1t is now unlawful to sell gasoline
by retail without. collecting, or as
Stunning the payment of one cent per
gallon thereon You are required to
register with the County Court Clerk
and make monthly reports to his If
fee together with. remittance of one
cent on each gallon of gasoline sold
during the month
The new license laws now in effect
are as follows:
Tavern or Hotel, with ten or more
rooms, $1,000
To operate Billiard or Pool Table,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
WILL SPEND TWO WEEKS
VACATION IN McQUADY

Miss Marcella Lyons, who has been
in nurses training at St. Mary's and
Elizabeth's Hospital, Louisville for
two years, will spend her vacation
with her parents in McQuady, the first
two weeks of July.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
JOHN p. HASWELL DE-
CLARES HIMSELF CANDI-
DATE FOR CONGRESS.

Frankfort, KY, June 9.--John p.
Haswell today filed his declaration as
candidate for the Republican nom
nation in the Fourth Congressional
District Mrs. Leland Butler, Breckin-
ridge the first woman to sign a
petition for a candidate, is one of the
petitioners,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
IRVINGTON PRESBYTERIANS
TO HAVE MEETING

Irvington. June IA (Special)-A
series Ct meetings will be held at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, be-
ginning June 2s. Rev. II. M. Guin,
of Sturgis will do the preaching as
sisted by Prof Tom Scott. singer of
Nashville, Tenn
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
JOHN McGILL TAKES LOU.
GIRL FOR HIS BRIDE.

Garfield, June IA (SpeciaD-An-
nouncements have been received here
of the marriage of Miss Ida Elizabeth
Gruber to Mr.. John Columbus Nc
Gill, of Louisville. which took place
June 9, at o'clock in the ST Cecilia
church, Louisville. Mr.. McGill form
erly lived in this county and Mrs.
McGill is the charming daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew ]. Gruber
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
FATHER BREY DELIVERED
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Rev. Father Celestine Brey, of
Louisville, delivered the address to
the graduates of Bethlehem College,
Hardin county, KY, on Tuesday, June
8. The four graduates reviewed the
history of the school which is nearly
one hundred years old, in their essays.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
TO ATTEND X. p. A. MEET
ING IN CINCINNATI

Mr., Jno. d. Babbage, Sr,, editor and
publisher of The Breckenridge News,
will leave Friday for Covington and
Cincinnati to attend the three days
session OF the Kentucky Press AS
ISOLATION which meets in Covington
and will hold its sessions in the Hotel
Gibson, Cincinnati Mr. Babbage will
be the guest of his daughter, Mrs,
William Goddard Polk, and Mr.. Polk,
of Cincinnati
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
EMMETT CRENSHAW
MARRIES NORWEGIAN.

Announcements have been received
here of the marriage of Emmett Cren-
shaw, of Dertoit, formerly of Clover
port, and the son OF r. M. Crenshaw,
of near here. and Miss Alice R. Keg-
ella. The wedding took place in De-
troit. Feb IL. Mrs Crenshaw is a
native of Norway.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
APPOINTED TREASURER OF
NEAR EAST RELIEF FUND

Miss Edith Burn has been appoint
ed treasurer of the Near East Relief
funds in Cloverport, and will receive
the monthly pledges from the local
donors. Miss Burn received her APP
pointment from Miss lula c. Daniel,
OF Hardinsburg, the county chairman
of the Near East Relief work.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
ONE GRADUATE OF ST.
ROMAULD'S SCHOOL

The annual commencement exercis-
es of St. Romauld's parochial school
in Hardinsburg. were held Sunday
evening, June 10. at 8 o'clock. Miss
Lucille Jarboe was the only graduate.
Father Raphael delivered the COM
mencement address.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
ATTENDING SUMMER SCHOOL
AT STATE NORMAL

Miss lula ID. Babbage left Satur-
day for Bowling Green to enter the
summer term of the State Normal
School which opened Monday. She
will take a special course in English
and Latin. and probably include pub
lie school music in her work.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
PRESBYTERIANS TO HAVE
CHILDREN'S DAY SUNDAY

Members of the Lucille Memorial
Presbyterian Sunday will have
their Children's Day service next Sum
day morning at IL o'clock. The child
rem are being directed by Misses Eva
and Eliza May in preparing for their
special service.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
TERRAPIN MARKED
H. w. MAY 20, 1904"

Miss Katherine Suffers is pricing
a terrapin which she found last
week on Joe Mullen's place near
here. The terrapin has engraved
on its back the inscription III w.
May %, 1902" and in spite of its
years it is just as lively as a
one year old
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-06-16
HARDING CHOSEN
BY REPUBLICANS
Ohioan Enters Race as Dark
Horse" Gov. Coolidge Easily
Nominated Vice Pres.

Warren c. Harding United States
Senator from Ohio, received the nomi-
nation for presidency at the Repub-
lican National Convention in Chicago
which adjourned Saturday night SEN
ator Harding entered the convention
as a candidate distinctly of the dark
horse" class and on the third day of
the session his name was mentioned
as the one most likely to break the
nomination deadlock should neither
General Wood, Gov Lowden nor
Senator Johnson take a commanding
lead on that day. General Wood and
Lowden ran a neck and neck race for
leadership, and finally, fearing a pro-
tracted deadlock which believe
would have been detrimental to the
interest of the country" were the
words of Gov. Lowden when he made
the public statement that he would
release his delegates and which turn
ed the tide of votes for Harding.
Kentucky, which from the first was
completely to the Harding column,
necessary winning vote at the last.
The men who helped to put Senator
Harding over, planned to nominate
Senator Lenroot for Vive Presi-
dent, but the name of Gov Alvin
Coolidge, of Massachusetts stirred
the delegates and galleries to repeated
cheering. and he was swept into the
second place on the ticket before the
first roll call had gone two thirds it's
length.
Harding, Newspaper Man.
Warren G.. Harding was born at
Blooming Grove, Monon county, Ohio
on November ,. 1865, and is the
/ son of DR.. J. P. Harding, a practicing
physician. He is a successful news
paper publisher and has owned and
published the Marion Star, at Marion,
Ohio, since 1884. He started in news
paper work when he was nineteen
When the 10000 inhabitants of
Marion learned of Senator Harding's
nomination they started great cele-
bration of blowing factory whistles,
ringing church bells, and gathering
on the streets in shouting groups.
The presidential nominee was mar
ried in 1891 to Miss Florence King.
, They have no children Mrs. Harding
was in Chicago with her husband
when he received the nomination.
| Harding is a trustee of the Trinity
| Baptist church at Marion and a reg
ular attendant to its services when
at home.
Realizes His Responsibility.
After his nomination, Senator Har-
ding stated: Il am very proud as any
American should be. of receiving the
great honor from the Republican
party. | am not unmindful of the
obligation and responsibility that go
with it."
Governor Coolidge accepted his
honor and issued the following state
ment: The nomination for Vice
| President coming to me unsought and
unexpected | accept as an honor and
duty. 1t will be especially pleasing
! to be associated with my old friend,
Senator Warren G. Harding. our can
! didate for President
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-19

3:O0-'liow May These Union Me :
lngs be Made More Efficient and
Profitable to our Churches for
cooperative Christian Work? Rev.
Jas. +. Coleman, j. II. Wharton, j.
c. Miller.
Sunday Morning.
Sunday School. Supt. w. NJ.
Cain.
:0O-Address Evangclistic Program
South Carolina Baptists. G. B.
Bobo or c. e. Vermillion.
1:3O-Sermon on Missions and Stew
ardship. Rev. John G. Wilson.
w. p. CUIBERTSON,
Secretary
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-19
A TIMES
SQUARE
ADVENTURE
BY WILL T. AMES


o0. 1920. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
The crowd on Broadway Mt Times
Square Is rs many kinds Of crowd
as there are pairs of eyes to watch IL
and minds to speculate upon 1t. Take
1t on Saturday afternoon when the
theaterS have poured out their matt
nee audiences to swell the already
tecmlng multitude, and hypcrscnsi-
tive temperament IS liable to shrink
from 1t In something much like ter
ror; for then it becomes Il mere NOV
Ing mass, the Individuality Of each
component human atom merged and
lOSt IN 1T like that of Il pebble in d
stream or lava. 10 the less imagina-
tive, the crowd is likely to be only an
inconvenicntly large number Of per-
sons going home from shows or
headed for places to eat TO the cynic
1T Is a crowning example Of the folly
of man, that he should choose to lam
himself into eighteen inches square
of shifting space. ana be elbowed and
as well have eighteen miles If he SO
elected.
TO Edna Stearns the Times Square
crowd on the particular afternoon
when she found herself a part Of it
seemed to consist entirely of ogling
eyes.
Now there Is type Of woman, gem
ernlly very young, sorely given to ind
Ing, In the most casual glance OF a
mnn--any mana wicked intent to
fiirt BE 1t stated definitely and once
for all that Edna Stcnrns was not OF
this type. The reason she felt that
she was being unduy stared at lay in
the fact that she was indeed being
stared at In just that way. And the
reason for that fact again is to be
found In the further fact that she was
an unusual looking girl.
For Edna had very beautiful red
hair and great deal of it, and big
tawny eyes with surprising dutk
laShcs and browS. Men of certain
stamp will always stare at n girl like
that; and perhaps more openly and
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-19

won't have you speaking to mo-" she
blazcd "If you don't go away / slull
call policcman!"
Two or three men in the crowd,
looking curiously ut the pair rs they
momcntnrily impcded the stream Of
sidewalk traffic, showed signs Of stop
ping and taking in the show. In an
other moment there would be n crowd.
Ednas temper was at the point where
She would have welcomed it-and the
Inevitable policeman. The young man
raced an emergency But instead of
Sinking off, he met 1t by scizing the
glrPs hand, tucking 1t under his elbow
and speaking very rapidly but dis
tinctly into her ear: IF you're not
Edna Stcarns, Pm in wrong; dead
wrong! If you are, I'm in the biggest
luck of my life. I'm Bob Fellowsn1
"Oh. my goodness ~ cried Edna.
Hurry! Lets get out Of this, quick"
You see, along about the beginning
OF the var, when the boys were start
Ing overseas, the particular boy who
belonged to Edna's girl chum hnd
mentioned in Il letter that his bunEle
had. no sweater and no mother or sis
ter or sweetheart to make him one.
And the chuM had read the letter to
Edna. And Edna had knitted
sweater and sent 1t to the buniic.
That's how 1t started. And through
III" correspondence that followed Edna
ana the soldier had become wonder
ful friends. Such fine, frank, manly
letters the hoy had written: and
toward the last such intimate, hope
ful ones, that seemed to take it for
granted that when the war was over
they were to be very, very dear
friends indeed. Then he had gone
across. Edna had one letter after That
telling that he had been sent TO the
motor transport service, and then 81
lencc. Months later the name OF Rob
ert Allison Fellows, "dcgrcc undctcr-
mined" appeared in the list of wound
cd. But Edna could learn nothing
more. Somehow she never believed
that the boy had died. He had lust
forgotten her, She sadly concluded,
over there In all that excitement and
stress. Perhaps tnat, together with
the fact that she did not get along
well with her stcpmothcr helped to
bring on the discomfort that brought
her to New York.
1t was over one of those bclntcd tea.
room lunches that with so many New
workers. serve for dinner that it all
came out.
81 had awful luck" Bob explained
"FirSt thing, my comDany's clerk made
mistake in the transport unit had
boon sent to, and mover got any mail.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-19
. = + = = . q .
UNION MEETING.

The union Of the Fourth Division Of
Laurens Baptist Association will meet
with Chestnut Ridge church, Satur-
day and Sunday, May 20 and 80, 1920.
Program.
1890 devotional exercises. Pastor
c. H. Vermlion.
11:00-The Church.
1. Some Important Elements of an
Efficient Church.
2. Compare the Churches of this
Union in Efficiency to Those OF Apos-
tolic Times. John G. Wilson, II.
S. Langston, II. ID. Boyd
l2:00-IIow May the Best Evangels-
tic Results be Secured in Our
Churches? When Should Revival
Meetings be Held and by Whom
Conducted? a. II. Moore, Il. b.
Brown, G. e. Vcrmillion
:45-lntcrmission for dinner.
2:OO-Arc the Young People and
Children of Laurcns County NOR
ally and Spiritually Safe Under
the Prevailing Homo and Society
Influences? Why? w. NJ Cain
Nv. c. Wharton, b. Y. Culbertson
S. Fl. Goggans.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-19

more hopefully, on Times Square, lf
the girl be Il Snal-town girl and
hasn't been in the city long enough 10
have acquired the habits OF dress and
the assurance of manner Of the ini-
tintc. And that was the case with
this girl.
1t was Il nrw experience for Edna.
for She had ncvcr been on this part
OF Broadway before in her six months
Of brcad-Winning In the metropolis.
And the manner of the experiences
effect on her might have been forecast
by anyone who has noted the color
of her hair.
"lf just one more of those dressed
way" she Stormcd inwardly, "I-Tll
surely scratch him"
Now, of course, Edna might have
turned the first corner ana gotten off
Broadway altogether. But She had an
appointment to meet Il girl from her
own town at exactly flvc.thirty at the
entrance to tie building where the
friend was employed. The building
was on Broadway between iith and
10th. and the friend had directed {:
"Wnlk up Broadway from I2d street"
Edna knew no other route and, be
mdcS, 1t was almost fivc-thirty. Where
fore Edna stuck TO Broadway.
1t WAS ut lith street that Edna
walking with her head high and Il
danger signal flashing i'm the tawny
eyes, encountered the most persistent
starcr of them all. As she stepped
from the crOsSwnlk to the curb the
girls progress was fairly blocked by
yong man, who not only stood
stock still and dcVourcd her with his
eyes, but who actually had the temcr-
ity to speak to her.
"Bcg pardon" he said, but I'm very
sure that you and are old friends I"
Trembling with Indignation, Ednn
tried to avoid the fellow by stepping
around him and hurrylng on almost at
.rGa. But the man was not to be
shaken of He was mt her side IN Gn
instant. "Fcally," he exclaimed, ''yoV'rc
making mistake, think Aren't
you---"
Edna stopped In her tracks. ~
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-19
Cooling Underground Electric cab,es

Underground electric cables fire.
qu"nlly become heated to the danger
point. company in Detroit has con
Structcd portable blower that Will
cool the cables. The blower IS equip
ped with Il tWcnty-right-nch fan con.
hrctcd To Il i.o-hOrScpOWcr motor. 4
discharge pipe from the blower IS in
serted in IL circular shcct-iron plate
having the same diameter as the man
hole to be covered. and the two are
then comcntcd together to make an
nlgtiglt joint. The circular plate IS
fitted over the manholc nearest to the
Ovcrhcatcd section Of the cable, and
The motor is tcd.-Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-19
Got Him Worryinu

Tom--You don't really imagine that
girls actually propose sometimes, do
YOU?
Dlck-Wcll, all know Is that this
is leap year and some girls are getting
married who never got married be
fore. e.-BoStcn Transcript.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-19
canada,a Lumber.

In the lumber industry OF Canada the
investment Is more than S1SO,Oo0O0O
There are more than 5000 operating
DlantE employing 10000 men, ana the
annual wages and salaries approximate
S50,0O0,00O.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-19

B Buy your clothing, hats and shoes al
). e. Burns & Co. Two big stores IN
Laurens. You will save dollars.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-19
Garner Hill, Gladstone, n. J., Sell.
Rat-SNAP, lie Saws,

Il sell and use 1&AT-SNAP. Like to
look any man in thc face and tcll rs
the best. It's good" People like RAT
SNAP because ii docs" kill rats. Pet
rifles carcaSs-lcaveS no smell. Comes
in cakcs-no mixing to do Cats or
dogs wont touch it. Three sizes, 25c
SOC, $l.O0. Sold and guaranteed BY
Laurens Hardware Co., Putnams Drug
Store, Kennedy Bros.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-19

j. G. Burns & Co.'S middle name is
Same Goods for Less: Money.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-12
Patient Electrocuted
When Jaw Is X.Rayed
Operator Turns Off the Current
When Machine Snaps; Finds
a Corpse on the Table

Casimir Ilg, thirty-five years old, of
299 North Sixth Street, Newark was
olectrocuted yesterday afternoon while
an N-ray photograph was being made
OF his lower jaw in the Office of Dr.
{. f. Baker, 1888 Clinton Avenue, New
ark.
An autopsy. performed by Deputy
County Physician Mningham, showed
that llg's death was caused by an cleo
trio shock.
Because he had been suffering from
injected teeth Ilg went to DR.. Bakers
Ntca to nave an H-ray cxamlnati ~
made. Seven pictures were taken with
out incident. As Ernest n. Hurd, the
technician, started the current for the
eighth photograph he heard the ma
chine snap and Immediately shut off the
power. When he stepped to the table
ne found the patient unconscious.
There was a slight discoloration lust
below the heart. Hurd said he believed
liz received the shock when he at
tempted TO change mis- position. A re-
port of llg's death was submitted to
County Physician George L. Warren.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-12

Army of the same unit. Members of
tne university faculty who have had
"lll'ary experience acted as umpires.
IN the evening celebrations Of cye,y
d5'eScrptlon We're held throughout the
United States.
Borough President Henry Bruckner
laSt nigAt IN the Bronx headed a pa
race of more than five hundred SOL
dlers and eX-serVice men. The process
SION moved from the Cd Field Artillery
Armory l66th Street and Franklin Ave
nue., to the World War Monument. 18Th
Street and Third Avenue Wreaths wcr
banked around the monument An
ENTERTAINMENT was held after the pa-
rade at Public School 81, 145th Street
and Willis Avenue.
The French War Veterans held .
banquet at the Hotel pcnnsvlvania
with L. Amiot, the president. presidinr'
Among the speakers were Maurice
Casenave, French High Commissioner:
Major General John T. O'Ryan. Castor
Lieber and Elliott Morton.