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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-03
''RIlIEtE8EEI&'
Given Sa Them During til the Frs First
T nssis x ysss5 F5 4isss 3N$ss$
F-aElT oprinp Time to Start.

The finest peach that any man ever
saw way tn e 6ffe away any tina 9hf OF
the topinlost ffn6ba WtArat itbeo6If hJt
be teReHedt WITHOUT fBreaRinspyhd pae
and poesiblyththt bMaMkp gn6ek. trOf
course y sIidtty thu ef SIN chst peek away
il isn't litealiye afish fhtest aain asotne
Other ptaeHy baay itfne1kshahatso0se
and cpsse5, a bgfeat observation-disclosures
nessc fuses great deal of unhappi-
Then, there is another very sad
sishtiA iifAbebrealN nahlfeF tier weight
Of sAekpMhre akaeupdsehtse aydEhe
fruit you hadnexpeetet 10 putatbl stici,
excelieHt h 1Iee xsinivefs toafat eoesicto
wastent use shrivels and goes to
And the saddest thought of all is
that dbttk dashtssts tleeuhf thaeea Setal
prevented dbSa sbope,orpauhhte beHot
every. tedadk grower rRSliRtsgthe Naf-
portaneeaelf ff0niag faaliseseHtsoArrto
his baak stcpuhti0s to- his tHble iaiptb
of frua ofo net is tgrbwihebleslyp pfor
home itus5. lHoSeveto wisrHeo Orchard
Observation-Disclosures wlaaRfe o6el1 atss
closely tsoshty plahoYr nssfsteh tsst
though sheS rhkg have sneteeleaaveut
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES what ttSeifl plano III.
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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-03

they will make a smaller annual
growth under usual conditions than
during the Earlier years and less head
ing in will bd required In some sea-
sons il may not be necessary to cut
back the terminal growth, though to
do sd ~iuc tend as a rule, TO develop
the smaller secondary land side
branches Again q the extent Of the
heading back will be governed lin
SOME SEASONS by the abundance and
condition oof the fruit buds II there
has been winter INJURY, OF IL the buds
failed co H@ftn we'll the previous sea
son, little or no reduction of the pre-
.vious seasons growth will be needed.
On the Other hand IL the trees made
a strong growth, an abundant set dof
fruit buds developed. and they have
suffered noldnjurys a cortespondingly
heavyd cutting back of the previous
seasons growth may be advisable in
order to tiiin fruit as much as Is pos
sibte by that means. much a. Is pos
l.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-03
VALUE OF FARM ANIMALS
DECREASES THREE PEk CENT.
OVER THAT OF LAST YEAR.


A slight increase ir-the number of
mich cows and mules And Htmodersse
decrease in the Numbered t othefrcAe-
tie (calves, steers. btSlls, and icow s. sbt
for MILK horses 9u Me ep daodv swine
ARE the outstanding 5eatpresl Of sysue-
vey of live stock nffafnrs ana fanEes
Of the United StattsfIon aJahuanyes,
as compared withtai year JagUa made
by the Bureau of Coop aEstimstts.
United States Department ofnnAeN-
culture 'ss Department. OF Agrt-
Mich cows have increased about
272,OO0 head, or 1c2 per cent; 1hoiss
increased $1,000 headgUr oss perlcent;
.nother" cattle Gas desigfiatedf rabovt9
decreased 100000 headla orr tjsD ,pdr
cent; horses decreased 3v5.O0OC heeA.
or II per cent; sheep decreased esq.,
900 head. or 05' pefp cent? andl sWine
decreased 1,675aeor head: sd2.2yper
cent. '' .W',t00 head, or % per
CciThe estimated number of animals
on farms and ranges Januarynir alfe
81. T09, 900 hotsesJ 4, 995 !0OO mules, Y3e-
747 900 mich cows. j44y3s5, 900 other
cattle. 4s,615.O00 sheep, And ~, 900 900
hogs. The total of all animals Is 2f5.-
765 900, which is y ,6s6,0Oo1head5 or IL
per cent. less than a ,gehfhs or IL
Ipe'The total value OF an IA nro animals
on January I. was, abodtf $sy56i ,oOO, osD
which is shrinkageuoft $ae5, 900. 900.
Nor per cent. compa red with a. year
ago 1t is an interesting 70 observation
that mules and milchiico ws] which in
creased in numbers a tsoy IN increased I'm
value per head; whereas rail- eothor
classes Of animals decreased in oSahe
per head, as well as ,naotsi numbers.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-03
GENTLEMAN

A gentleman is a man higher up"
who is Big enough TO grasp the hand
of a man slower down" tne hand
A gentleman is cone who does not
smoke your cigars and tell others how
he knew your father whentLsr7 how
Z A gentlemanais one who believes
you inh6eent' until you areb proven
guilty. cent ultl y"p +e proven
A gentleman is one who shows as
much courtesy TO his wife in public
as he does in private. "ile oN'
A gentleman is one who excuses
everyone out himself no excuses
A gentiehannis one who does not
try to prove it--Sophie Irene Loeb
in New York Worldlhie Irene Loeo
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-03
WHO MADE THE FLAG1
WHO MAnE. THF EThC-1

A flag was raised over the James
town Aworstedr mills. From the own
ersn okothe dmillliI learned, csays a
writer, ine the Philadelphia Ledger,
thata in tne Philadelphia ledger,
The flag was made of wool from
Americans sheep-uade Of wool from
Sorted byeaR American.
'Catd3db byanNItalian.n
Spun dbbyanr SIedel
SNsfped by ALDERMAN.
Dressed fby aahi Englishman.
Dfswn ihybyna Scotehman.
Woven lbJya sBelgian.man.
Supervised by al Frenchman.
Sfmpeoted BY an American
Secured BY an Albanian
Dyed&yba Turklbanian.
Examined By1an Irishman.
Pressed CbbA aRolei,hman
iWhefe elsea cbuid this be true ex.
cept inetlse Gland l5f the freet and ethe
,h0tntn 81 ethel brave ~ Exchange he
e.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-03
MRS. MARY G. WEST, AGED
RESIDENT OF HANCOCK, DEAD

Mrs. Mary Green West sister Of
VIM S Ashby, of this titsis passed
away at her home t iHa wesville, Fri
day morning after aIproioneedF i'll
ness caused from PNEUMONIA The
funeral was held Saturday AFTERNOON,
and the interment took place rim the
Hawesville cemetery.ok place in the
| Mrs. West was seventy-two years
old, and member OF of the old
est and most prominent dArilikesl In
Hancock county Hent families in
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-03
HOUSE DEBATES CUT
h' YSA OF PERsHTNG,S GARB

Washington, Feb. 24,-The cut OF
Gen. Pershing's coat and trousers was
debated to-day in the House. He and
other American army officers were
charged by Representative Connally
y(Texas) with having faped" European
fashions in their uniforms. and in
carrying caneS.clr uniforms and m
Pershing's coat is split up the
back, andehis trousers are bagged like
the English Uniform" said MR. Con-
inally.ugish uniform, said Mr.. Con
iairHe kept his American head" Re-
preventative Virgo (Ark) interject-
led. -"but l. too noticed that his tail Twas
very English. noticed that his tail was
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-03
SMOKE ROOM FOR LADIES
SMOKE ROOM FOR LADIES

In one of the Chicago theatres the
pf6pfietoet tired of having the wash
Rooln,e the boudoir and other qetiring
rooms forb ladies Uttered with butts
of iefgarettesd and having the gentle
dreatnres icorhed from then1e with, a
cgeilty look on their faces, has had a
ssffiokihgp room thttedf up and now dthe
siefnaie gpatfons of the house go there
terlsense ofbffehding. thJut restraint
or Fee sdedatesnIoHen smoke more
thar rfiea.ares women oMoNe more
anything to base the state
msnt ont except genera observation
taadt the testiFiOn V ofepetsens aengh8ed
bfnd Selling eigare tttsp st. would seem
lsafeet6nehaaleage his statement. Some
EaGSni sfhokS enany cigarettes in "a
IydayleT hsyl are che rexceptioa,t M ost OF
ICktNemI are Of avhat isItepn,ed the vamp
IttSpe OF o9vcr8touglst II Persoasy who
Itsftsud rbeD VafdeFo che carer ofna nerve
sspebiAlise under the care OF nerve
make show of smoking
SGga eftdS not; BECAUSE theyni Ike nit
Ianc fact ethey don te foa the sinoke egets
mfxea tupV i'll ithe flchanaelsl oof their
Ilths6at ard head IN a ,aaSe that Is tae,st
tdfsetu4aeinga bas because they think
die dstsmaftg | buhe y come toesee in is
|ihos smart. the stop but 70 they per
Esist SIN elang tuitilbthey toatract a
Sitting fe4o Kin sndntii Heaeleps into "a
lltaba, fhatis differentd e elopS into
haAS alafaster f0fr fact few men object
particularly etoo &Smen smoking IL the
tpHpa,seA A. are tot Nsemeonelc lse's5 family
NbaT On esFdikt their oowrf to be sweet
lahd tpaye and without nasty habitsG-
aGdnnneecen Fihance nasty habits -
II e. TSiu-ncc
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-03
Ex-SoLDIER GOES BACK TO
* SOL FARMING IN ftLfNoIS

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Smith. who
have been with Mr.. Smiths parents,
Mr. andnMrs, u Nv. Smiths this city,
since his return TO civilian life, have
gone to Moweaqua, ylll,lto reside!ave
60 Mr.! Smith has the same place that
he had before entering theparmy! He
is an assistant to J.iW. M: Widieki on
his farm. and Is well pleased with his
placer, and is well pleased with hl5
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-03
STATE ROAD BILL
Hl&4l@PR0JECTS
,Smith-Moss Bill Passes Senate
d Becomes Law. Provides For
5000 Miles Of Highway.

The State road measure, known as
the Smith-Mo bill passed the SEN
ate Friday by vote of 81 tool and
becomes "a law. The bill provides for
the formulating of a state highway
system Of public roads leading from
county seat to- county seat and Cin-
cludes sixty projects The projects
will cover 5000 miles at e pcostc of
SCI, 900 per mile and be maintained by
the StateT ujie and b maintained by
lttThe measure does not carry with it
any appropriation of money to build
roads, but this will come from various
sources 1t Is estimated that 81, 600 900
annually will come from a tau on
Whiskey now in bonded warehouses
in Kentucky $25O,OOo may come from
license oh race tracks. 1t is further
estimated that ST 900, 900 will probably
be derived front licenses on motor
vehicles and $3.50, 900 from a tax on
gasoline 1t is, certain that IL Kentucky
can raise her part OF the money to
match dollar for dollar, S., 900 900 an
nually will come from the federal
government. como .rN' ,ar federal
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-03
Prune in Early Spring.

III RtnCTdI, pIunN
ptacbewees tls duriNg tshe tddffhsst
1serdbd, trpesfetabay ing lstee wtatetartr
fesfbd spsfaec jasi before sfowthtstafts,
oexteppmnfe eioh Ihtfeefyiecdhst from
ewosindsl ise likely 70 occurs dh rsndhore-
,gioFd sitsshbelh tprobsby lbe saoh en-
leafis MiAterlB conditions dat,f tine
Ieob5scw1ftehe Ptttnins dittet 5e RdntiA-
erred tn teAth passing must be consid-
IereIf irhea ehuaah9 operations are very
eItehsh9rapinaayp che tiqfeseesaryerb
eptaneithrohghou the ~faenrwhen-
revere therolesthet is suitable rfot lfsitn
erGrwbrd< Ta a ther orchsrtl. BID the Ifteit
tbudso ale enHshgered d. during the f@ih-
ttea Sd srsdeease1 Tempe rdsares NJ a1ayiibe
tauJisabte etoe delay prtnffgit asi anndch
lnas'i eeblfohfic debhditiUhsn ee ranitn@Mtil
ospfne weather. Sefftes. unhis
sfsttesbeeatiy gadvfsabie in ristaes Head
iines pbatklyofdy btGeti6as vYehsed's
ipfbwFaflis odesfhsbler foiouhe ssaken Of
atfev thee,s saaetraifla fargth pre3bf tieh
tbf the dr,fir1 buds rekiile d. 10 may obe
best ef6ru h6lpko speech We trtpna0t bto
hasf Backtlle tikpcctive crop not to
h ahelydormant period, be-
tMeefinthe tie st dand lsseto 6dr spebr, hire
t6rsen year Srgtowth, spf6edetatt thss
fitsk, :, vt,ss;ft ,,p now u;o6foNtdexh he
iltsssd ~ rtsrr a sthetts j,sss;I,sho be
+ esSssb Jo.e kossihaif lrea ytjyo thirds of
| ,,Ise rltanst 10 ns1,,dd ber rAwatid ar dH oe(-
g eh;shns hssltb ,te lea,a a;taeie dI 0,iti,
i, er; IL isoneTIs sv,ba,estss idf rad. With
S;,v t 'straSe,g he aypissatrausf MAC ftsstfe
,,s ,ssts6ssti,, nrEb vedsr sadnttsv ia ,,Sasr
, e Xxx ,,,sr i's foTasd ttb earp vH e lieer
a,sa ,speIt n,ssiihio nseeS sifs do ithita tsrt
oS,,s,, il daavtbe neaesaast tosahi,n dart
,S,sacheJ The do;nalierh;s sehonGess,t
h,sassSaasn rbns, thsns !, M. ior hetNifyesn
r,,isyt s,.;x~, al bS,aisde 40 nsa utdf uafRt
MA INA ,oroof dLs;rsa so;Is duo ed sahaA
Ss, riIss;ss5 tas ;insssnW jlihs tt;tlredn
Es'nples nsssbsreof sesoadaby brascifes
EmpluHinls h&ie oeeoaanSadytRireh sieass
d6eslneg diffe sasp p4iaeiS thfrdm etirst
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-03
This County in Project No. 8

Construction Of line OF roads from
one countyptto another Is called a
project, and there are sixty projects
contained in this vast system oforoads
10 be built this vast system IT roads
% Breckenridge county is included in
project Nos. and starts from Louis
willie to Wickliffe via WestoPoiht Tip
Top Brandenburg. Hafdins bhrg,
Hawesvilley 20 Wensboro. Henderson.
Morganheld, Marion, Smithland and
Paducah: it. Maroon southland and
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-07-16
Do You Believe III

War stories are very prevalent just
now, but One of the best Is provided
by a young army veteran In Bradford,
Eng. who has pretty well circum.
n~avigated the globe on two or three
occasions. Among other places where
he has e service wa with Kltch-
ener In the Soudan. and he tells -
very Interesting story Of what Is prob
ably the most novel musical 'instru.
ment" that has yet been Invented. At
the battle of ondurrnan, the native
ONE followed up their troops, car
rying sacks of stones for slings. babies
on their backs. and other ilnpedimentn.
When the natives attack was turned
into a rout. and they faced about for
the retreat, the Britishers were as
tonished Ia find the field covered with
babies who had been thrown away In
the flight. The camp humorist. finding
that there WAS n great variety of
musical tones displayed In their walls.
picked out a suitable eight, set them
up on n plank, and. by a little encour-
aging, obtained n complete octave,
from which, by gentle punching. he got
n variety of music.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-07-16
Fuel Oil Distribution to Be Regulated

COME plan for the regulation Of the
- distribution of fuel oil may be
resorted To If the present menac or
a serious shortage continues. 4 con
ference of representatives of the lead
Ing refineries and users of fuel oil to
work out some Joint plan of distribu-
ton has been suggested by Secretary
Of Commerce Alexander.
The suggestion has been made par
ticularly with reference to the situn-
ton in California, in n letter to SEMI
tor Plielaa of that state. Secretary
Alexander opposes any embargo be
cause of lis effect upon American ex-
port trade. He takes the position that
an embargo should be used only as II
last resort.
Latest figures show that the navy
now needs S.OOO,0O0 barrels of fuel oil
a year and that the shipping board.
with its new merchant fleet, will re-
uulre -i0,0OO,0O0 barrels for 1920 and
10000, 900 barrels for 1921.
The demand for fuel oil for the
ships of the navy AID government
owned merchant marine alone equals
the present output of American re-
taerics for about foul months,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-07-16

a two-story or even story-and-a-half
house. Attention 10 the yard that sur
rounds the home is q good Investment.
for il is a proven fact that every dol
lar invested in this manDn increaes
the value of the place two dollars.
Speaking of invesrments--there Is
none that any man OF woman can
make that pays better di>idends h
Il home. Home wne 'lertve a sat
isfaction in their Owl h.'tlses that can
scarcely be measured n dollars and
cents. Bul added TO his fact is the
one that money invested In a home
usually comes from systematic saw
ing. Systematic saving requires an
incentive. and there Is no greater In
centivc than acquiring the ownership
of a. comfortable, attractive home.
To build a home, of course, re-
quires that the builder have a certain
percentage of the cost to pay down
and may pay the balance In monthly
or yearly installments. To get this
first. or down payment" saving Is re-
CURED. There is no time like the
present 10 start the home building
fund--and it is surprising how soon
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-07-16
u. Army Uniforms Will Now Fit the Men

TIE ARMY has found the perfect
i man. Ii all came about because
II the poor fitting uniforms with which
Uncle sam had 10 equip his army. The
uniforms have been made to order on
.antiquated patterns, held to by the
war department from time immemor-
lnl. Try as they could, army officers
couldn't fit the recruits. Every now and
then, by accident, a uniform would
at like the paper on the wall"
Just before the war the army took
measurements of 1000 men. From the
lverage, the patterns were made by
which uniforms were ordered. But the
'esult was the same. The clothes
wouldn't fit.
But from now Oh they probably
viii. Dr. &. II. Davenport, of the Car
iegle institute of Washington. and a
major In the surgeon generals depart
nent of the army. has solved the prob
en-.
Measurements Of 100000 men Of mil
iary age. the number being made up
from every state and the District of
Columbia. were taken during the war.
The measurements show that while
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-07-16
Mars Now Promoting the Arts of Peace

used mainly on the Mississippi river
and on the New York state barge
canal.
The war department is perfecung
the freight service along the Mississip-
pi river and placed In service a num-
Der of new barges during April. F'reight
rates are in general 20 per cent less
than rates 10y rail. Traffic down stream
from st. Louis. Missouri. to New Or
leans. Louisiana, requires six DAYS.
and the upstream trip requires about
- days.
The army is carrying Oh a part of
its Mississippi river program trans
pOrtation along the Warrior river he
tween the Alabama coal fields and the
Important Industrial centers of Mobile,
Ala. and New Orleans.
Over the New York state canal the
a department will furnish service
between Buffalo, Albany and New
York city, all in New York state. The
principal cargo eastbound Is grain
from the Great Lakes. The depart
ment expects TO utilize tilis summer
165 barges and towboats with a car
rying capacity Of 14l,i J0 tons.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-07-16

ais that often are used TO get I'M
usual exterior appearances. II Is o
standard approximately square frame
bungalow-but II does not look IT.
The beauty OF this exterior has been
secured by the small, but artistic hay
windows. the four dormcrs IN the roof
and the off porch-s. Remove these
features and substitute those that or
dinarily ARE shown In bungalow de-
signs and this would be- nm ordinary
house. Builders who erect such n
bungalow as this need be afraid
that buyers would be scarce should
II be offered for sale.
The bungalow shown IL 81 feet
wide and 30 feet deep, which IL, com
paratively, a small house. Yet II con
tains six rooms-and all Of the rooms
are OF good size.
In construction the bungalow Is of
wood frame set on "A concrete founda-
ton. The roof l. of ornamental tile.
The front entrance leads ia n recep-
tion hall that extends through the
first floor. To the right of the hall
Is the living room. 10 by II feet, q
inches; 10 the left is the dining 'oom
of exactly the same sizt. At the rear
Of the dining room IL the kitchen, l.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-07-16
Swat the Flea

Eight Of the 5000 different kinds ~
neas, convey plague. That Is why fieas
as well as house flies, TO which we W
the dissemination Of typhoid. cholera.
dysenfery. the summer diarrlioea 80
fatal to children. and tubcrcle. should
he relenflessiy swntted. Bugs are
known to be carriers of hat malig.
nant malarial malady known as Kala
Azar. while ii was proved during the
war that the louise conveys typhus. No
fewer than n thousand species OF mos
quito are known to science. IS of which
occur Ia the British Isles. OF the lat
ter one Il known 10 carry malaria.
Abroad. malaria. yellow fever. dengwe.
and e~lephantissis are spread by mos
q%uitoes. The little black nudge" v
not usually more than an irritating
pest, but IL can occasionally be dan
gerous. especially when IL has been on
putrefying material. It's bite may
then be- followed by serious conse-
and small ~shscesses. followed
by blood poisoning. are not unknown.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-07-16
Old Employees to Lose Jobs and Pensions

No comparatively large number Of
federal employees Is affected by the
decision, ii Is believed, but among
those employees who viii he deprived
Of retirement under annuity. and of
their jobs at the same time, there are
said To be some rather pathetic cases.
Particularly will 1t come hard, IL Is
declared, to automatically separate
from the service X August 20 one
Waterman OF the interior department.
who Is now more than eighty years old
and has served in the department just
fourteen ears. one less than neces-
sary. A charwoman In the pension bu'
reau. which is handling the adminlstra.
ton OF the retirement law. Is more
than eighty years old, hut has not
served fifteen years.
Attorney General Palmer in his de.
cision takes up in detail the various
clauses of the retirement lity which
seemed to make ambiguous Ne matter
of retiring or not retiring certain en-
ployecs and led Secretary Payne to ask
whether such employees in his depart
ment who have attained the age oi
seventy years, hut have not rendered
the minimum fifteen years OF service
shall be automatically dropped.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-07-16
GOOD
INTEREST IN FARM MOTORS
Government Schools Give Special In.
~struction in Operation Of Trae-
tors and Trucks.

The government in calling attention
to the increased use of automobiles
and motor trucks on the farm, has
laid its. finger on the one big factor
that is going to not only make farm
ing an. attractive business proposition.
tive farms and make life on the farm
more attractive.
The government schools teach men
how to operate farm tractors success
fully, thus creating a new business or
profession, that of the farm mechani-
cal operating expert-a man who can
take hold of the production activities
OF the farm and through the correct
operation of tractors. motor trucks and
other motor-driven implements and ap-
planes can double and treble the pro-
ductiOn and distribution of farm prod
ucts.
The automobile insures quick indi-
yiduai transportation from n field to
TO the nearest shipping point or city.
The motor truck likewise insures eco
nomical and dependable transporta-
ton Of produce and live stock, from
farm TO shipping point or city. with
the tractor insuring equal efficiency
In production of farm produce. the
farmer of today will he the equal OF
his city brother in the matter of I'M
Moving time. labor me cost saving
that not only increases pro-
duction but makes the actual work
nor attractive and reinunerative.
Without a doubt, the farmer OF a
few years hence will employ motor
driven equipment on nearly the same
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-07-16
WASHINGTON
SIDELIGf1TS
Aeronautical Beans Spilled by Congress

and Unfortunately shy market of thou
sands of planes, motors and Access
series which cost the importers only
| per cent of the value of the materials
and which they propose to sell at any
price necessary tn scoop the trade ana
In which the sellers are to get prac-
tically one-half of the gross sales as
profits is certainly no aid 10 the de-
relOpment of aircraft manufacturing In
this country. That is "A sure thing.
The members of the house realized
the pernicious effect of the sale or
great quantities Of %aeronauticai ma
terials and equipment ut salvage prices
and the TilsOn hill was hailed as Il
piece of beneficial legislation.
Then, on Friday evening. the day
before congress adjourned, the Aero
plane Anti Dumping act" as passed by
the house, was introduced into the SEN
ate for action.
What happened is This: Senator New
made a motion for favorable consider
alton of the bill and Senator Gilbert
NJ. Hitchcock OF Nebraska objected,
and his objection held good until the
vice president banged his gavel on the
historical marble slab and declared the
senate adjourned. The bill WAS dead.