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New-York tribune., 1920-11-18
Street Cleaners Ready
To Battle With Sno,r
Commissioner Eschmann Says
Bids Soon EiH Be Opened;
Many Trucks NOu on Hand

Reports of 13-inch snowfall in Buf-
falo and further west failed yesterday
to disturb the tranquility of the De-
partment OF Street Cleaning. f. A.
Eschmann, acting commissioner. was
confident that he could handle any
thing in that line that came along.
IF we should get an ordinary snow
Of from two to three inches to-mor-
row." he said. ''NTe should be able to
handle the situation with comparative
ease
Before the end of winter. he said.
ne expected to have on hand the
s2,0o0000 worth of snow-fghting ma
chinery ordered by the city. Some of
il is due December 10, ne said. Bids
for snow removal contracts are out
and Will be opened November 90, he
said.
We have available now" said Mr..
Eschmann, "an average OF sixty trucks
TO each district The Board of Esti-
mate has been asked TO 1ix the rates
at which 2,000 motor trucks NAV be
hired for use in Manhattan, BROOKLYN
and the Bronx in case of blizzard
New-York tribune., 1920-11-18
Trolley Co. Cannot Strike

WATERBURY,, Conn, Nov. 1.-THE
Connecticut Company rescinded this
afternoon its instructions to employees
TO have every trolley car in its barn by
8 p. m. and to take none out until fur
ther notice. This action, which had
peen decided upon in retaliation for an
ordinance permitting jitney busses to
compete with trolley lines on the
streets used by the latter, was recon
sldered because of the following order
winch the company received from the
State Public Utilities Commission:
"Ihe proposed arbitrary suspension
OF service, practically without notice to
the community and without any notice
TO this commission. appears to be un-
warranted. Wherefore by virtue Of
the power vested in this commission,
you are summarily ordered and direct
ed to refrain from disseminating public
street railway service in Waterbury
and vicinity until this commission shall
authorlze same after investigation and
hearing have shown the necessity
therefor"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-18

months the
their
than $00o0C00 Department consuming
field 0
eua'y plus will guarantee their resale The dealer will purchase them
Such low lgne that will be able resell them at below that obtain
ing IN the commercial held, and still make reasonable
these meats be sold the United the
money through Liberty Bonds purchased them being enabled
return uyng them Not only will big be effected but the best grade
canned meats possible be obtained Compare the the table below with
s"af list obamate from dealer You will be stomdd the difference
lest the quality OF War Department find
any The War Department tandsb ind sold
New-York tribune., 1920-11-18

cording to reports, was so heavy that
it hampered train, telephone and tele-
graph service.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-18
Three Utica Cloth Mills
Cut Down Operating Hours

ITICA, \. &, Nov. IT.-Throe Of the
largest sheetins and cotton cloth mills
in this city announced to-day further
recessions in business The Shenan-
coah Cotton Mill closed for four weeks
or more as conditions will determine.
the Mohawk Valley and the Utica
Steam Cotton Mills, which have been
running four days q week, hereafter
viii run three days Z week until condi-
tons improve. Scarcely any work is
being done in Knit goods manufacture
my, although it is said that a few
fders are being resolved.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-18

a week. Mills that continue in opera
ton on full time with full crews are
exceptional.
Thus far only isolated announce
ments of wage reductions have ap-
peared and those have been for the
most part IN small mills where opera
tiyes have been presented the choice
or l0 per cent wage cut or shut
down, the manufacturers centending
tLat they had found themselves un-
aple to continue business under the
former wage expense.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-18

We do not expect blizzard ANYHOW
before the latter part Of December. Z
Some 600 members of the city's
police and fire forces are now being
trained in the operation of snow
tractors and the district superintend-
ehts arc Whipping their organizations
into shape.
we do not expect the difficulty in
obtaining labor that was met last year.
The number of applications received
up to this time for this sort of en-
ployment' leads us to believe we will
be far better off in this respect"
Mr.. Eschmann asked the Board of
Estimate and Apportionment yesterday
TO TX trucking rates for snow removal
a1 81 cents cubic yard in Manhattan:
80 cents a cubic yard in the Bronx
and 30 cents a cubic yard in Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1920-11-18
Labor Unions
Will Drive Out
Radical Forces
tContlnued from paus one,

ter gave place to J. G. Brown, also
known conservative.
President Gompers Of the Federation
mas declared against the unrestricted
admission of radicals from Europe on
several occasions, and the Federation
itself IS having no intercourse with
torelgn labor groups of radical turn.
Federation leaders expect to 90 before
Congressional committees at every op-
portunlty to check the rush of immi-
grants from radical sections of Europe
ana ASIA. Increased restrictions will
oe urged, it was said.
Il, Immigration also has bearing on
the question of unemployment, recog-
nized by the labor men to he increas
'ug at rapid rate The situation
was characterized by several labor Of
hclals to-day as somewhat alarming,
ana they felt that the council should
take steps to deal with it. Continued
ADMISSION of immigrants, thousands Of
whom are without skill or trade. was
regarded as only adding fuel to the
ire IN the face OF an already menacing
condition.
Industrial Plants Cut Prices
he department of Labor made pub
nc to-day statistics showing that dur
ing October there were decreases in
the number of employees in ten in
dustrla! plants, as compared with Octo-
per year ago, while only four plants
mad enlarged pay rolls. Although the
number OF reporting concerns was
small, officials accepted the figures as
indicating the trend
1t was declared that the real re-
ductions in employees, particularly in
the textile industry, had become of
Importance only this fall, and reports
OBTAINED by various branches of the
government were said to indicate fur
lher increases in scores of plants.
There were no indications as to
means which may be adopted by labor
TO reach a common ground with capital
on the subject of the radicals. 1t NAV
De, however, that pressure against the
radicals will be exerted by refusing
sanction to their strikes, unless ground
lor the walkout are uncompromising,
according to labor heads
New-York tribune., 1920-11-18
I5-Inch Sno,c Ties Up
All Traffic in Buffalo
Drifts Piled Ten Feet HIGH as
Coal Supply Is Exhausted;
Schools Of CITY Nav Close
Special Dispatch to The Tram.

Special Dispatch to The Tr,.une
BUFFALO. Nov. 17.-Buffalo is held
fast tonight in the grip of one of the
worst November billiards. in the his
tory of the city. More than fifteen
inches of snow covers the city and in
many instances the drifts are ten feet
deep. Street car traffic is almost en-
tirely paralyzed and only in few in
stances have lines been able to main
tam anything like regular schedule
In some cases the operation of cars
has been suspended entirely. Thou
sands of automobiles are stranded in
all parts of the city
Late this afternoon the Board of
Public Works circulated a handbill
asking for 500 laborcrs to shovel snow
from downtown sidewalks and streets,
and shortly after o'clock the first of
the workers made their appearance in
Main Street.
Snow ploughs have been in constant
operation on all street car and inter
urban lines since early this morning,
sweeping in from Lake Erie they have
made little headway. Cars running to
Rochester. Niagara Falls and to On
tario points are hours behind their
schedules.
Buffalo Is Storm Center
Reports from the Weather Bureau
indicate that Buffalo is in the center
OF the snowstorm. At 6 o'clock tonight
a twenty -six-mile wind was sweeping
the city from the northeast and storm
signals were hoisted and q warning of
an increase to gale velocity posted bv
the Weather Bureau.
Last Saturday the city's entire coal
supply consisted of less than 300 tons
and 1t was exhausted early Sunday
morning. AS far as can be learned not
single ton is available at anv Of the
coal yards
Many persons visited physicians dur
ing the day asking for prescriptions for
coal where there is sicknes in the
family. The temperature tonight is 26
above zero
Many downtown restaurants have
been forced to use electric cont1ivances
for cooking on account of the low gas
pressure.
Many of the city schools arc entirely
without anthracite and the soft coal
supply is said to be so low that five
days continued cold Will result in the
schools being closed.
Hotels are crowded with travellers
VINO make Buffalo their Western New
ork headquarters. Traffic TO the
smaller towns, usually effected by au-
tomobilc, has been suspended. One
death has been attributed to the storm.
The victim was laborer A woman
who gave her address as Yonkers was
found wandering in the snow early this
morning. apparently having lost her
way in the drifts north OF the city.
She is under observation at the city
hospital.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-18
NeaC England Textile
Output Cut One-HaIf

BOSTON, Nov. Curtailment Of
PRODUCTION which began some months
ago IN New England textile industries
employing 100000 operatives has now
reached a point where the total out
put is less than one-half that of one
year ago, according to estimates made
from cansass to-day of the great
mill centers- In some instances the
ourtailment runs as high as 30 ner
cent. A few mills have shut down en-
tirely. The majority have adopted a
working schedule of three or four days
New-York tribune., 1920-11-18
lde Shirt Factories to Close

TROY, n. Y, Nov. 17.-As soon as
the few orders now on hand are com
pleted the shirt factories of the George
i lde K c., Inc, throughout the coun-
Try VIII be closed indefinitely. A. Har-
Us lde,. vice, president of the company.
III making the announcement, assigned
as the reason the unsettled condition
If the market and lack of business.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-18
American Freed by French

John Shlshmanian, OF Fresno, Calf.
Iormer member of the Kentucky Na-
tlcnal Guard. who Was reported to have
been hanged by the French at Adana
has been released and is now in
Damascus, it was announced yesterda =
by the Near East Relief, quoting al
vices il had received
New-York tribune., 1920-11-18
Palmer Bars
Maximum Rate
On Coal Sales
Continued from page sne)

dhls Will be done in other cases where
nrms refuse to give the information
we seek. | do not intend to wait until
some gentleman returns from nlav;no
golf in Florida and the winter IS over
l am not going to fool around. Thev'Il
lind they are dealing with the Federal
government" -
Declined to Give Information
Michael F. Burns, president of
burns Brothers. when asked about the
sltuatlon said: "Really, | don't know
"hat MI Riley is talking about. We've
oeen playing the game square and
SSeIhng coal as cheap ss any man in
New York and striking our average
costs. On, BY the way, two men were
acre the other day from the Depart
Ment OF Justice and l gave them lots
~ ~ information, but declined to give
'nei" any as TO where we buy our coal
AS TAR as Burns Brothers is con-
cerned, they are as welcome as the flow-
ers IN May, but when it comes to others
well, I'm Irish, and hate like hell to
90 anything that's like informing, not
lnac have anything to inform about.
lheyll have to take me before the
grand jury
Outlining the plan laid down at the
conference in Washington. Mr.. Riley
SAID; ut has been agreed that E. Lowry
TUNES shall investigate the coal stua-
llon IN the anthraite region fof evi-
dence of .profiteering; that shall be in
charge OF the investigation at all points
between the coal fields and the con-
sumer, and that William McMurtrie
Speer snail cooperate with the asso-
ciations handling emergency coal, and
also investigate charges of graft or
abuses inside or outside the Lever act
lhe latter will include alleged graft
IN car assignments and sales Of priority
orders.
Maximum Prices Barred
Mr.. Palmer stated positively the
Department Of Justice would not under
any circumstances sanction anv maxi
mum prices, as the tendency Would he
to charge such prices. II any associa-
tons set such maximum prices or
profits they will find themselves M
against the Sherman law"
MT Allen, secretary of the v holesale
Coal Trade Association. in a statement
Issued after the adoption Of the 10
Ter cent resolution, said that while the
present average profit was less than )
per cent. the 10 per cent figure had
been adopted more "in the nature Of 4
warning that any wholesaler who does
exceed lu per cent viii find himself
IN danger Of being charged by the De-
p3rtment OF Justice with profiteeriug.
Arthur F. Rice, member of the An
taraclte Emergency Distribution Com
mlttee, announced yesterday that in the
last forty eight hours cargoes Of emer-
gency coal ranging btween 25O and 700
tons each had been delivered to twenty
one stations along the Hudson, Harlem
and East rivers. He was unable to fur
rish the total tonnage.
One Brooklyn coal retailer informed
District Attorney Lewis that had Il
not been Tor the continued publicity
and the different government investiga-
tlons coal in Brooklyn would have re-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-17
FORD PLANS TO BUILD
DIRIGIBLES FOF NAVY
Chief Engineer Told to Prepare for
Work.

Detroit, March admission that
Henry Ford contemplates the con-
struction of dirigibles for the navy
was made to-day both at the Ford
plant and by Col Sidney d. Waldon
chairman of the Board of Commerce.
aeronautical committee.
w. B. Mayo, chief engineer of the
Ford factories has been directed to in
Committee and dozen Detroit indus
prepare for the work should he find
everything favorable, according to one
of Mr.. Mayo's aids.
Col Walden said dirigible construc-
ton in Detroit has been considered
since the arrival, landing and depar-
ture of the British dirigible R-34 in
June were witnessed at Mineola by
the Board of Commences aeronautical
vestigate drigible construction and to
trial leaders, including Mr.. Ford, as
guests of the Navy Department. 1t
also is said Ford man is in Germany
to purchase a German dirigible and
plans for a model.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-17
BRIEF ILLNESS OF
THOMAS B. CART
Breckenridge County Citizen
Spends Last Days in Louis
vile. Buried at Union Star.

Union Star, March IS. (SpeciaD-
Thomas B. Cart died in Louisville on
February the card, at o'clock after
very brief illness.
He was 80 years old. He spent the
greater portion of his life near Union
Star, KY, but later moved to Louis
vile. to make his home with his
children.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Mary
Black Cart, he leaves two children,
a daughter, Mrs. Annie Shefmire, a
son, A. F. Cart, two grandchildren,
Otis Singleton and Dolph Singleton,
all of Louisville and John c. Cart, a
brother, of Union Star Besides host
of relatives and friends
Funeral services were conducted
at the home in Louisville, by Rev. w.
B. Dunkham on Feb. pa On Feb %,
he was brought to his old home for
burial in the Union Star cemetery.
Short but beautiful and touching SER
vices were conducted at the grave
by Rec. c. B. Gentry There were
many beautiful floral offerings from
the family and friends and neighbors.
The body was accompanied by Mrs.
Annie Shefmre, Mr. and Mrs. A F..
Cart, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Singleton
and Dolph Singleton. His widow was
unable to come on account of recent
illness
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-17
FRENCH MONU-
MENT CAMPAIGN
Ky. Asked to Contribute So, 900
For Mac Monnies
Statue.

! Kentucky is called upon to contri
J butte $4,000 as her share of nationa
fund of $250,000 for the Mac Monnies
Statue, concentrating the First Bat.
tie of the Marine which will be Ameri.
cas- Gift to France The campaign
will be conducted throughout the
State the week OF March %.
Governor Edwin p. Morrow, has
been appointed honorary Chairman OF
the campaign and Peter Lee Atherton
has been selected as the State Chair
man
Mr. Atherton has adopted the fol-
lowing vice chairman; Lieut.. Gov
ernor S. Thurston Ballard, Major
General Charles p. Summerall, Brig
adler General George G. Galley,
Roger Williams, Lexington; Prof
George F. Colvin, Frankfort; Richard
p. Ernest, Covington; r. w. Bing-
ham, Louisville; DR.. w. A. Garfield,
Danvile; John f. Buckingham,
Paintsville; Henry Barrett, Hender-
son; Miss Mary Johnston, Louisville
and Mrs. Samuel p Holly, Lexington.
The following will compose the
executive committee that will serve
during the campaign with Mr.. Ather-
ton, A. T. Hert, E. ]. McDermott,
Thomas A. Combs, Lexington Judge
c. w. Wells, Owensboro; S. S. Willis,
Ashland; A T. Siler, Williamsburg;
Fred Levy, Louisville; Joseph Robin
son, Lancaster; Col. r. G. Evans,
Danville; A. T. Benson, Uric ]. Bell,
Mrs Lafon Riker, Harrodsburg; Mrs.
Gale Young Rice, and Mrs. Cora Will
son Stewart.
The purpose of this campaign is to
present to France a monument on the
side of the Battle of the Marine The
American sculptor friedrich Mac
Monies is now working on the
sketches, Mr.. Anterior in announcing
the plans for the campaign said that
in order the statue may be in truth
Americas Gift to France" the funds
must come from all parts of the coun-
try from every people in every walk
of life. With the comparatively limit
ed sum required it has been thought
wise to solicit popular subscriptions
ranging from one cent to any amount
the donor cares to give. A special
appeal to the school children is being
made.
Mr.. Atherton has appointed a
county chairman in each county in
Kentucky who will have charge of
the campaign during the week of
March 22, Kentucky's quota of $4,000
has been prorated throughout the
state to such a degree, that many
counties will be called upon for only
$40. The quotas range from that up
wards to $4,000 for Louisville and
Jefferson county.
This proposed statue has been in
dorSed by the American Legion and
their members will be one of the big
factors in the campaign. Every post
in Kentucky has been notified and
have agreed to assist as much as pos
sible in putting the drive across. In
addition to the chairman appointed
by Mr. Atherton an attache of the
educational system will be selected by
Prof George Colvin, to assist in the
Present plans indicate the campaign
will be a success and Kentucky will
again add laurels to her past history
for liberal giving.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-17
COMMISSIONERS SALE
Breckenridge Circuit Court
Kentucky.

T. H. Chanc ellor etc. Plaintiff
Against Equity No. 4063
Mamie Hale etc., Defendant
By virtue of Judgment and Order
of Sale of Breckenridge Circuit Court,
rendered at October Term thereof,
1919, in the above cause, for the sale
of the herein after described Real
Estate, and all costs herein, | shall
proceed to offer for sale at the Court
House door in Hardinsburg. to the
highest bidder, at PUBLIC AUG
TlON, on Monday the 22nd., day of
March 1920, at one o'clock p NJ, or
thereabout (being County Court day.
upon credit of six and twelve
months the following described pro-
perty, to-wit: A certain tract or par
eel of land lying and being in the
County of Breckenridge on the waters
of Tarfork Creek, and is bounded as
follows: Beginning at three dogwoods
in line of Z. Barbee's Survey run
ming thence with his line West "a
poles to a white oak and hickory
Barbee's corner in H. Taylor's line
thence with said line N. 9H f. 236
poles to a hickory, T. Rice's corner,
thence with Rices line s. S7H Z. 10S
poles to two white oak and dogWoods
in Mays line, thence with said line
s. 1877 poles to a beech M. Ryan's
corner, thence with Ryan's line West
60 poles to a Spanish oak chestnut
and gum, thence s. 1, w. 90 poles to
the beginning containing 147H acres
by survey; out of which is to be de-
Quoted 25 acres given to w. d. Ryan
son of Morris Ryan. The mineral
right in the above described land is
reserved therein to the parties at in
terest as heirs.
The purchaser with approved surety
or securities, must execute bond,
bearing legal interest from the day
of sale until paid; and having the
force and effect of Judgement Lien
retained to secure payment of purch-
ase money. Bidders will be prepared
to comply promptly with these terms.
Lee Walls, Commissioner.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-17
GOLD MEDAL.
AAMlEM on
W EyC&JuI53 ~

The worlds standard remedy for kidney,
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles, the
enemies of life and looks. In use since
1896. All druggists, three sizes.
Look for the name Gold Medal ON svsry bsx
and accept no imitation
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-17
"IF YOU NEED MONEY OR
WORK, AVOID FRANCE

Paris, March 7-"Do not come back
to France unless you have sufficient
funds in your pocket or the bank to
keep you, do not come back unless
you are certain you have good job
TO come to-" is the wording of warn
ing issued to former service men by
the Service Bureau of Paris Post No.
1 of the American Legion. The warn
ing explains that work is scarce in
France for the foreigner, not because
of unjust discrimination, but because
the French must care for their own
people and because most Americans
seeking employment here do not
speak the language sufficiently well
to enable them to get worth while
positions.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-17
WARSHIP KENTUCKY
TO BE DISMANTLED
Five Other Vessels of Third Line to
be Junked.

Philadelphia, March six third
line battleships stationed at the Phil
adelphia navy yard are to be dis
mantled
They are the Maine, Alabama, Wis
consin, Illinois, Kentucky and Kear-
sarge. An order directing that they be
put out of commission has been re-
ceived at the navy yard from the
Bureau of Operations of the Navy
Department.
None of these ships was ever &C
tually engaged in battle They were
completed after the Spanish-American
War. The dismantled vessels will be
sold as scrap or used as targets in
gunnery practice. All were units of
the fleet which saided around the
world in 1908.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-17
JUDGE H. Deli MOORMAN
RESIGNS AS COMMANDER
OF A. L. POST IN KY

Judge Henry DeHaven Moorman.
Commonwealths Attorney, has resign
ed from his position as commander
organization and has been succeeded
by Uric Bell, of Louisville.
Under the laws of the national or
ganization any one occupying public
Office is not allowed to hold an office
in the Legion Resolutions were
adopted at the State meeting of the
Kentucky post, recognizing Judge
Norman as a past commander.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-17
ROY ]. CAIN OUT OF
RACE FOR CONGRESS

The Louisville Herald, in a political
story published yesterday morning,
says that Roy J. Cain, the present
Representative from Breckenridge
and Hancock counties, has declared
himself out of the race for the Repub-
lean Congressional nomination in
this district, and pledged himself to
the support of J. p. Haswell; Jr,
According to the Herald's forecast
Mr. Haswell will be nominated with
out opposition -Elizabethtown News
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-17
KANSAS LEADS IN WHEAT

The 1919 wheat crop, according to
reports received by the United States
Department of Agriculture, is the
second largest ever grown in Kansas,
the crop of 1914 being the only one
to surpass it. 1t is also the largest
wheat crop harvested in any State
this year, the nearest competitor pro-
ducing only 43 per cent as much as
Kansas.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-17
MAY TAX UNMARRIED MEN
TWENTY CENTS A MONTH

Youngstown, o., March 9.-Un
married men who pay no municipal
taxes may be taxed at rate of about
twenty cents month. A measure in
Guiding that provision was reported
favorably by City Council and is be-
ing considered by the mayors ad-
visory board. II was estimated such
tax would net the city $4,000 an
nually
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-17
Women
Made Yorln9

Bright eyes, a clear skin and a body
full of youth and health may Be
yours If you will keep your system
In order by regularly taking