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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
THE AMATEUR GARDNER.

This is song of garden seeds
| planted in the Spring,
Tended by all the rosy hopes
That Colored Plates could bring;
Alasl some ne'er came up at all,
And some they died a-borning
But valiant few poked up their heads
So I'm working every morning
Now in the Silly nights there crawl
Ogres | seek in vain,
Who eat along the tender rows,
Leaving behind the slain;
Fe, Fo. Fl, Fuml off go their heads
Without the slightest warning;
But I'll down those Williams yet. | vow
So I'm working every morning.
And then the weeds--the sturdy weeds
That grow, and grow, and GROW;
Ii needs sweet visions, weeks ahead,
To spur my rake and hoe,
OF lettuce crisp and tiny peas
The menu oft adjoining;
o, there's lots of fun in growing things
So, I'm working every morning.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
ODD ITEMS
FROM EVERYWHERE

A Medford Hillside man and his
uncle whom he was visiting, in New
fame, VT, played Sthe old country
game of swapping jackknives. They
found that the knives they had were
both made by the same company,
had the same number and kinds of
blades, the same kinds of handles,
and the same plate, and that it was
almost impossible to tell them apart
Rev c. w. Taylor, Baptist min
ister of Hiawatha, Kan, says that of
227 couples he has married only two
have sought divorce.
Eight-year-old Joseph Willis, of
Wilkes-Barre. Penn, fell out of a
cherry tree and broke a bone in his
leg, but his two older brothers were
carrying him to school every day, so
that be will not spoil his perfect at
tendance record, for which he will
get gold medal when school closes
for the Summer.
The Spanish steamer Ugatz Mendi,
from Sagunto, now at Philadelphia,
has on board COW to supply the
crew with milk and flock of hens
to furnish eggs.
Mrs Matilda Jantz. who is nearly
20 years old and is reputed to be
rich, drives an old horse around Rip
on, Wis, every day, picking up junk
She has been seen TO lift a stove that
would tax the strength of two ordin-
airy men.
In 40 years there have been pub
lished in this country 27s,596 books
including 43,2s5 works of fiction.
Complaint made about a woman's
club in London because ofoa noise of
humping on the walls that began at
7.3O every morning brought out the
fact that a woman of so and woman
of rs trying to reduce flesh were COM
peting in high kicking. II have hit the
wall at AZ feet" said the 60-year-old
lady, "and have lost two pounds The
old lady OF rs has kicked seven inches
higher. but ] won't be beaten by her..
Boston Globe.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
r 4 + 4 + Il 4 4 3 =
= CHURCH THAT CHARMS
r ITS MEMBERS.
= y - = y - 81 - 81

81 don't want to go home, Miss
Haefner." 1t was Billy Polk, three
years old, registering his complaint
yesterday at the closing of the Sun
day school kindergarten of the Avon
dale Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Rev John B. Ascham, pastor
of the church said: | have talked
with men who said they do not go
to church now because. when they
were children, they were made to sit
through long, dry sermons and on
benches entirely too high for them,
and they remembered their childhood
experience at church as sort of in
QUESTION, and believe If | can make
my church a place to which the child
rem will love to come for recreation,
later when they are grown up, they
will continue to be members. | want
the church-going to the Avondale
Methodist Church to be a memory of
joy:
THAT is the reason ! have had
fitted up kindergarten room, with
all the equipment necessary for train
ing the children and with a trained
teacher in charge. Under her care
the children clip and paste bright
colored paper make kites and PIN
wheels, while they are learning the
Bible story classics. Their teacher is
the chief story teller and the young
sters never tire of the wonderful
land into which she leads them.
"Then. too. mothers who formerly
could not find it so easy to come to
church can do so now and leave their
little ones with Miss Haefner. No
matter how small they are, there is
equipment to suit all-beds, carriages
and play boxes.
Yesterday was the last day during
the summer season. Next September
! shall open this kindergarten room
again, for | believe in the new psy-
chology of making the church SO at
tractive to the children that when
they are grown-ups they will turn
to it for all heir pleasures. | can not
change the older ones now, but our
great opportunity lies in the training
of the child. Cincinnati Tribune.
The Billy Polk quoted in the above
is the son of Mr. and Mrs William
G. Polk. of Cincinnati, and the grand
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. d. Babbage,
this city.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
SAVE WASTE PAPER.

Again the attention of the people
of the country is called to the desir-
ability of saving waste paper.
One city proposes to observe the
month of July as paper saving
month" Everybody is urged to save
all old papers, whether they be wrap
pings, newspapers or magazines, and
dispose of them to such agencies as
will return them to the paper-making
industries.
The paper shortage is a vital mat
ter. Ii concerns everybody. Yet how
many consider when paper saving is
mentioned, that this means your!
Let us be careful in using paper,
and careful in saving il. If there is no
agency in the city that will take
charge of the waste paper accumulat-
ed in business houses and homes, it
would go we'll to get in touch with
the nearest town where il can be
cared for, and ship the stuff there
Owensboro Messenger
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
X 4 4. X y I; i; i; !; x
= OKLAHOMA OIL KING
X VISITS KY. HOME.

Mr. L. r. Adkisson. of Bristol,
Okla, and his brother, w. ]. Adkis-
son, of Owensboro, were in Clover
port, Tuesday to spend the day with
friends, and left that afternoon to
visit their relatives in the county
This is Mr.. L. R, Adkisson's first
visit to his native county in fourteen
years He with Mrs. ADHESION and
children motored from their home to
Illinois. where Mrs. Adkisson with
the children remained for visit.
Since moving to Oklahoma, Mr.,
Addison struck it lucky in buying a
farm right in the heart OF the oil
fields On his farm are two wells pro-
ducing 200 bbls. each per day. Besides
this he has leases on fourteen other
producing wells. But Mr. Adkisson is
very modest in relating his good for
tune, he leaves most of it for his
younger brother to tell, who is equal
ly interested. Mr.. Addison is "A years
old. drives his own car, and says the
next time he comes to Kentucky he
expects to be in an airplane in pre-
ference to an automobile.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
EVENTS THAT TRANSFERRED
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Breckenridge News Wednesday, June 1895

Irvington-Miss Mamie Lee Jolly
gave a moonlight croquet party for
her guest Miss Lizzie Lee Beville, of
Louisville.
Mrs. J. r. Wimp is in Hopkinsville,
visiting her sister, Mrs. Waller.
-(o)-
McQuady-The handsome residence
| J. T. F. Owen is almost ready for
occupancy.
Mrs. Alfred Oelze and son, Walter,
Cloverport, have been guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Pate.
Misses Leila and Annie Jolly and
Daisy Miller were Mrs. Frank Lyons
guests, Thursday.
-(o)-
northumberland Penick, of
Custer, was here Saturday and reports
good crops.
Miss Maud Willis, Cloverport, is
visiting Mrs. NJ H. Beard.
-(o)-
Guston-Msses Hattie Mccoy and
Mamie Snyder, Bewleyville. were here
last week.
-(o)-
Big Spring-Mrs. Shoemaker Rome
Ind, is visiting her sister, Mrs. ].
W. Hardin.
-(o)-
Rev. ]. M. Street, Misses Ruby and
Hortense Miller Messrs. Robert Mill
er, Geo. Dowell and Henry Sipes at.
tended the Baptist Sunday-school4
Convention at Valley Creek.
-(o)-
Cpton-B. G. Beavin is repairing the
mill here putting in about $4,000
worth new machinery.
-(o)-
Falls of Rough-Mr. Jesse Moor
man has returned from Texas. where
he spent year.
-(o)-
The beautiful and accomplished
Miss Emma May is an applicant for
the Rock Vale School
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
In Cloverport.

Mrs. Ferd Bishop, Irvington, has
gone to Missouri, to visit relatives.
-(o) -
The pumping machinery for the oil
well at Hawesville, has arrived. That
town will soon be billing" over in oil.
-(o) =
Mrs. Bridget Flood, of near Steph-
ensport, made a pleasant call at the
News Office last week.
(o) =
Granville Wilson and Lyons have
set out rs acres of tobacco near Jolly's
Station.
Till Groves has sold his crop of
1000 bushels wheat to Oelze & Bro,
at IS cents Jim England sold his
crop to Cas- Whitehead at 62X cents
Green peas and beans are selling at
sc per gallon, green apples 4Oc per
bushel, new potatoes 60 cents, cab
bage 3 cents a head Market well
supplied.
Miss Mary Hannah and Charlie
Bouffier were i'll Addison, Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Polk and children, are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Beavin.
Mrs Leila W. Henly, our clever
postmistress, left Thursday for New
York to sail for Europe She will
take sixty days sojourn through
England, Scotland, Ireland, France,
Germany and Switzerland.
-(o)-
Miss Mabel Carson has returned
from Owensboro, accompanied by
Misses Susie Davis and Ethel Clay
comb whom she will have for her
guests.
-(o)-
Mrs. u. G. Hill and little son,
Virgil, are visiting in Henderson.
-(o)-
Mrs. Mollie Patterson and son,
Willie, have been guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. W. Noel.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
ODD USES FOR SALT.

Salt and soda make an excellent
remedy for bee stings.
Salt and vinegar will remove stains
from discolored teacups.
Salt and water make a splendid
gargel for sore throat
Salt put in whitewash will make it
stick
Salt rubbed on spoons will remove
egg stains.
Salt in water keep cut flowers fresh.
Salt thrown in fire will put out fire
in chimney.
Salt put in pan in bottom of oven
under making tins will prevent bread
and cakes from scorching at the bot
tom.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07

What is probably the most amazing
chapter In the involved story of
"Nicky" Arnstein's $5,00O,0O0 bond
theft plot was made public in the tes-
tiMony of young Joseph Gluck (left)
former Wall street messenger, who is
now in the Tombs under $4,000 bail
on a charge of being implicated in
the stealing of over $1,000,000 worth
of securities. Irving Gluck, the BROTH
er Of Joseph, who is implicated in the
plot, is at the right of the photograph.
While Joseph apparently let few OPP
portunities slip to gather in securities
that were easily negotiable, Irving
who Is also in the Tombs, seemed to
be even more active and kept an
eagle eye on the caliber Of stocks that
were being carried about by other run
ners. In Josephs confession other
brokers are implicated.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
RATS Pass Up All Other Food For
One Meal of Rat Snap"

Their first meal of RAT-SNAP is
their last Kills in few minutes. Dries
up the carcass Rats killed with RAT
SNAP leave no odor. RAT-SNAP
comes in cake form Break into small
pieces, leave where rats travel No
mixing with other food. Cats or dogs
won't touch it, Safest. cleanest, sur
est rat and mice killer. Three sizes,
csc. soc. S1.OO. Sold and guaranteed by
Conrad Payne & Co, Cloverport, KY,
and B. f. Beard K Co., Hardinsburg,
Ky.-Advertisement
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
THEODORE ROOSEVELT was tn,

"HEODORE ROOSEVELT was the
i most popular of all our presi-
dents. With the exception of Lincoln,
his was the raciest, the most interest
ing character that we have had in
the presidency.
Yet he was born apart from the null
titude whom he led and he might have
lived and died stranger to the masses
of his countrymen but for one thing :
He had not the health to enjoy the
life of ease which opened to him at his
birth. Roosevelt had to fight for his
very breath in his gasping, asthmatic
childhood.
Finally he took a postgraduate
course in physical culture in the wild
West, where the "four-eyed tenderfoot"
had to fight the battle of his youth all
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
UNCOVERED WAR FRAUDS
Investigation Showed Illegal Transsc
tions Involving Millions.

ttoho tHNSiNWS VtitoUo.
Large sums will be saved for the
government through civil and criminal
prosecutions now completed or under
way, announced Attorney General
Palmer in a statement In which he de-
clared a department of justice inves-
tigation of alleged fraudulent war con-
tracts had uncovered illegal trans
actions involving millions of dollars"
In one class of contracts alone,
questionable vouchers unearthed have
resulted in the withdrawal of pay
ments by the government amounting
TO approximately $4.420,OO0, the state
ment declared. Special Investigations
have been ordered into Is large fraud
cases which the bureau of investiga-
ton has before it.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
Perhaps 1t Will Be Some Day.

A crowd of Japs took OFF their hats
and stood uncovered while a band
played How Dry Am" in Portland.
Oregon. They thought il was our
National Anthem.-Concord Enter
prise
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
Outclassed.

"Now If you could just hit it right
by composing the words for a popular
song" urged his friend, you might
get independently rich"
IL know it," he groaned. but alas,
/ am educated. portland Oregonian.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
Copyright. 1920. by James Morgan,
THE STRENUOUS LIFE

ts5s-oct ~, Theodore Roose-
welt born In New York
city.
tsso-craduated from Harvard.
tss2-4--Member Of New York
legislature.
tse4-6-A ranchman AZ Medora,
tseo-95-Member Of national civil
service commission.
t8e5-7-Member OF New York po-
lice commission.
fse7-8--Assistant Secretary Of
the navy.
fSo8-Coionel Of the Rough
Riders In Cuba.
tsee-1eoo - Governor OF New
York.
te00-EIscted Vice President.
1eo1--sept. "a took the oath In
Buffalo as the twenty-fifth
president, aged forty-two.
t904-November; elected presi-
dent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
JEWISH CHARITIES
AIM FOR $l,l00,00O
Dinner at Bellevue Stratford
Will Open Campaign To-
morrow Night

Rabbi Stephen s. Wise. of New
York; Rabbi Nathan Krass. of the
Central Synagogue. New York; DR..
Lee X. Frankel, former professor of
chemistry at the University of Penn :
sylvania, and Mrs. Frank Pfaelzer, OF
this city, will be speakers at the dinner
in the Bellevue Stratford today
which will open the weeks campaign
of the Federation of Jewish Charities.
Nearly 1000 men and women workers
will gather for inspiration and instruc-
tion concerning the drive for 81. 100,
900. The money will be distributed
among the fifty three societies affiliated
with the federation. The team workers
will begin their canvass of the city
Monday.
Samuel D. Lit, chairman of the cam
paign committee, will preside at th'
dinner, which will be at 6 30 thi
evening. There will be luncheon
at IL 80 o'clock each day next week a
the Bellevue Stratford, when report
will be made by team captains. Th
goal iu this. the federation's secont
annual campaign, is $3.50 900 more thai
last year. This, according to Mr.. Lit, il
because of the increase in living ex
penses and to enable the societies t.
take full care of their charges instea,
of giving them starvation allowances.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
MRS. A. J. CASSATT FUNERAL
Services viii Be Held Monday at
Bryn MaWr

The funeral of Mrs. Lois Buchanan
Cassatt, who died yesterday morning
at her home, 202 West Rittcnbouse
square. will be held at noon on Mon
day in the Episcopal Church of the
Rcdeemer, Bryn Mawr.
Mrs. Cassatt had been president of
the Emergency Aid of Pennsylvania
since it's organization in 1914, and due
to her death. Mrs. Barclay II. Warbur-
ton. acting president of the Emergency
Aid. announced the meeting scheduled
for last night at the home of Mrs. Ed :
ward 7. Stotcsbury, 1925 Walnut
street. would be postponed. Mrs. Cas-
salts death was announced at meet
ing of the executive committee of the
Emergency Aid. at 1924 Walnut street.
Upon receipt of the sad news the exec
utivc committee Immediately adjourned.
Her surviving children are Colonel
Edward Buchanan Cassatt. Robert
Kelso Cassatt and Mrs. w. Plunket
Stewart. Miss Ann Il. Buchanan and
Mrs. Maskell Ewing are her surviving
| sisters,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
SPROUL TO DELAY
CONGRESS ELECTION
Governor Tells Moore He Won't
Call Special Ballot Now.
ThWarts Ware Plan
APPOINTMENTS DISCUSSED

The Ware plan to capture the con-
gressional seat vacated by Mayor Moore
received definite check at a conference
between the Mayor 'and y Governor
Sproul.
The Governor agreed not to call a
special election in the immediate future
for a successor to Mr.. Moore in the ma
tional House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Sproul furthermore conferred
with the city executive on a vacancy and
a pending vacancy in the minor judi
ciary and on a successor to Clinton Rog-
ers Woodruff, who resigned as registra :
tion commissioner to become civil
service commissioner.
''The Governor and / conferred on 9
number of Matters the Mayor said
Including vacancies in the magistrates
offices. the board of registration com
missioners, and, in an incidental way
the mercantile appraisers.
81 feel that the Governor probabl,
will make no appointment for severa
days Reference was also made to TIN
vacancy in the Third congressional dis
trict, caused by my resignation.
told the Governor ! would be able t.
look after the routine corresponding
for time. and asked him not to cal
a special election for the present.
believe that he will not call one witbou
consulting me.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
SAYS u. S. MANDATE
BEST FOR PALESTINE
Lecturer Asserts Arabs and
Christians Do Not Want
Jewish State There

An Americas mandate for Palestine is
the logical solution for the difficulties
of political situation there, according to
Michael Dorizas. in a lecture at the
Commercial Museum this afternoon. Mr..
Dorizas is instructor in political geo
graphy at the University of Pennsyl
vania. He is a Greek by birth. and was
in his student days wrestler.
''In Palestine" he said, three
fourths of the population are Arab, the
other one fourth Christian and Jew
There are six Arabs to one Jew, and
the Arabs control most of the land. In
Syria, including Lebanon, three fifthS
are Moslcm Arabs and the rest Chris
tians. In Lebanon so per cent of the
people are Christians, chiefly Catholics
the rest are non Christians. The popula
tion of these three regions is between
three and three and half millions.
There is no nationalism as we under
stand the term. The different Aral
chiefs are at odds with each other. Blu
there is a linguistic, economic and geo
graphic unity.
THE Moslems. under the influenc
of the Young Arab propaganda, deman'
absolute independence and unite'
Syria, Palestine, Lebanon. They d.
not want, by any means, q Jewish stat
in Palestine, and in this the Christian
there agree. Mesopotamia is claimed b
the British by right of conquest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
NITRATE CONCERN
HAS PRESS AGENT
Thousands Spent to Counteract
Corruption Allegations
y Made in House
COST U. S. HUGE SU M
BY the Associated Press

New York. Jan. 10.-Testimony that
the American Cyanamid Company now
is spending nearly $4,000 for news
paper publicity in regard to the gov
ernment owned air nitrate plant. which
it built at Muscle Shoals. Ala. during
the war. was given today to members
of the House committee investigating
expenditures in the War Department.
The plant. which cost S62, 900, 900,
ceased operations after the armistice
was signed. The governments con
tract provides that the American
Cyanamd Company shall receive royal
ties on the plants product if operations
are resumed.
E. A. Mores. manager of the Press
Service Company, testified as to its
work for the American Cyanamid Com
pany." He told Of sending boiler
plate" articles to newspapers describing
the Muscle Shoals plant.
Chairman Graham remarked that
many ''boiler plate and editoria
comments on the plant, evidently in.
spired utterances. had been appearing
in country newspapers. Moree salt
100 newspapers had accepted the ar.
ticlcs his service sent out.
Asked the purpose of his employment
Moree said newspapers had been fet
up with statements on the floor of tn
House reflecting on the integrity of tn
cyanamid company and alleging corrup
ton and that tho company wanted t
show it had performed Il great publ
service.
+. J.. RegConct. an engineer, tcstitie
that it would cost millions to conver
the Muscle Shoals plant so that it coul
produce fertilizer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
PROBE COAL INDUSTRY
Presidents Commission to Perfect
Strike Settlement Goes Into Session

Washington. Jan. 10.-(By 4. P.)-
Members of President Wilson's com
mission appointed to perfect the coal
strike settlement went into session to-
day, preparatory to beginning, Mon
day, the actual negotiations with com
mittces representing the miners and
operators Of the central competitive
field. Other coal mining districts in
the United States will be taken up after
the central field has been considered.
Much of the preparatory work has
been done, especially the collecting
of data on mining costs. Also the
commission has before it a number Of
complaints from locals of the miners
union. charging that in certain cases
operators have not respected the terms
of the government agreement on which
the miners returned to work.
The central district scale committee
of operators was in session today, dis
cussing the extent to which the opera =
tors will participate in the proceedings
of the commission.
John l.. Lewis, president of the
mine workers, and other of that organ :
ization's officials and committeeman
will arrive in Washington tonight
and Sunday for the opening of the
hearings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
MEXICAN VOLCANO ACTIVE
''smes still SPurt From New Crater.
Old Mountain Threatens

heAlco City, Jan. 10.-(By A. Po-
IAN alhes are still being emitted by the
WV. sm volcano at San Miguel in the
"rStern o part of the state of Vera Cruz.
TSv"rnihg TO advices received here.
5o.,y G5nery village in that vicinity has been
tapSIiroyed while lava floods of CON
animated Sr .Gd water from sources opened
~ the recent earthquakes are flooding
uiStrl't near the crater.
,o,itl Iittlugs'S from San Miguel confirm
pIaIlrr reports Of numerous deaths
tSat tS"ve,S who had their headquarters in
tral tral region bavc suffered severely both
nIioa s casualties and from loss of sup.
Mel mpe9rtS from Tcocclo state panic
ldI'alS old there from the fear that the
bsa no'ano near Cofre de Perote will
no.pnn ,Unip active, since cracks have ap-
"S.sa on the sides of the mountain.
tain Ta Cruz authorities hope TO main
Sa,. S" tne present water supply for eight
MAJ py which time il Is hoped ihe
%sss SlIsss o. the river Jamnpa, which sun
''Ts n.ls ins city, will be fit 10 drink.
Az '~llei measures for quake sufferers
Wy progressing rapidly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10

Afraid to go home for fear she would
be punished. eighteen year old Frances
La Barrett wandered Philadelphia
streets several days without food.
Now the girl is seriously i'll in the
Hahnemann Hospital, where she was
taken when passersby found her uncon-
scious on the sidewalk near Thirteenth
and Vine streets. Physicians say she
was starving.
The girl was formerly employed as
cashier for a film company at Kensing.
ton avenue and York street. She said
she hadn't worked for nearly week.
Little Heed to Surroundings
Lying white and exhausted in the
.womens ward, the girl paid little heed
to her surroundings today. Her short,
blond hair was loose on the pillow. Her
lips were dry and feverish.
II just walked the Streets" she said,
when asked what she had been doing the