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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-10-06

ri am now rs years Of age, and for
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itching. j was compelled to walk on
crutches. obtained no relief until
J. TO take Number 40 For The
Have taken eight bottles and
.eumatism and the itching &C.
Ana is all gone. On Christmas day
/ laid away my crutches and get
around pretty well without them.
You have my permission to use this
letter TO advertise Number 40, as l
feel that ! have received great bene-
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believing ] will receive more, and l
wish TO recommend it to other like
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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-10-06
You Guard Against Burglars, But
What About Rats2

Rats steal millions of dollars worth
OF grain, chickens, eggs. etc Destroy
property and are menace to health.
IL you are troubled with rats, try
RAT-SNAP. 1t will surely kill them
prevent odors. Cats or dogs won't
touch it. Comes in cakes. Three
sizes, 35c, Csc, $l25 Sold and guar
anteed by Conrad Payne & Co, Glow
export, and B. F. Beard & Co., Hard
insburq.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-10-06
GLEN DEAN

Miss Sadie Hall, of Hardinsburg,
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs.
J. T. Jones.
Miss Fife Whittier returned recent
ly from a visit to her aunts. at Clark
son and Leitchheld, and is in the post
Office here again after an absence Of
four weeks.
Mrs. l. T tones entertained the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-10-06
GARFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Springate at
tended church at Custer, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. r. A Smith. of Steph-
ensport, are visiting relatives here
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Dowell and
children. Havron and Emma Lee,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Brown, at Woodrow, Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. r. o. Penick and
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-10-06

Irvington, recently.
Mrs. Alvin Eskridge, who has been
very i'll is much improved i.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
CONSIDER HIGH PRICES
AND EXCHANGE PROBLEM
One Section of Supreme Council
Goes Over Questions-Turk
Treaty Also Considered.

LONDON, February 2s.-The inn
portant discussions on high prices and
exchange. begun yesterday, were con-
tinued by one section Of the supreme
council this morning. Among those pres
ent were Premier Lloyd George. ]. Aus
ten Chamberlain. chancellor of the ex-
cheauer: Sir Auckland Geddes, minis
ter of national service and reconstruc-
ton: Frederic F'rancois-Marsal French
minister of finance; Premier Nitti and
Signor Beneduce of Italy. Baron Mon
cheur, Belgian ambassador at London
and the financial and economic experts.
The other section of the council. which
is dealing with the Turkish treaty. also
met Earl Curzon. the foreign secretary
Paul Cambon. representing Premier Mil
lerand of France Philippe Berthelot
political director of the French foreign
office: Vittorio Scialoia, Italian foreign
minister Marquis Imperiali. Italian am
bassador at London Viscount Chinda
the Japanese ambassador. and various
experts were present.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
C|TY,P|.AyCROUNDS
FW|tt 0PE|NM0NDAY
Director Will Be on Hand at
Each Place to Watch
Over Children.

The twenty-three Fairgrounds OF
the city will open Monday. Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes, supervisor of the play
ground department, announced today.
There will be a director on each
ground to watch over the children,
but the department will be unable to
furnish assistant directors until the
end Of the fiscal year. Mrs. Rhodes
said the grounds were used by so
many thousands Of children last sum-
mer that the department used up its
appropriation for assistants in an ef-
fort to place a sufficient number of
persons on the grounds to direct the
activities Of the boys and girls.
One Director Sumcient.
Mrs. Rhodes is satisfied that one
director will be able to handle each of
the smaller grounds witr"ut trouble.
On seven Of the larger grounds. on
which the athletic events of sur
rounding schools are staged, one
director will find it difficult. in the
opinion of the supervisor.
These seven large grounds are the
Bloomingdale. 1st and Bryant streets;
Columbia Heights. Park road near
streets southeast: Georgetown, 33d
and Volta place; New York avenue.
1st street and New York avenue; !;
Rosedale, 18th and Kramer streets
northeast; Virginia avenue, 10th
street and Virginia avenue south
cast.
VIII Open Monday.
The other grounds that will open
Monday are: City, 7th and o streets;
c.allineer, F street between 21st and
a2d streets: Hoover, I'd and N streets
southwest; Happy Hollow. 18th street
and Kalorama road; Mackin. V street
between 14th and 18th streets; Mades,
Sth and l. streets northeast: Mitchell
park. 23d and streets; Park View,
Warder street and Otis place; Shots
alley. 1st and I'd. b and streets
northeast; Terminal. I'd and G streets
northeast: Wilcox. Columbia road near
18th street: Cardoza. LIST and j.!
streets sire southwest; Logan. Sd and G
streets northeast; Howard. 5th and w
streets: Rose Park, 9th street be-
tween N and o streets. and Willow
Tree, Sd, AZ. B and c streets south
Evening star., 1920-02-28
MAY SURRENDER BY MONDAY
Arnstein's Attorneys Confer Again
Over Amount of Bail.

NEW YORK. February 2s.-Nich-
olas Arnstein. described by the police
as the master mind" in an attempted
S., 100000 securities theft, may sur
Monday. His attorneys say they try
to get in touch with the fugitive and
advise him to surrender to the court
"at the earliest opportunity" BY the
first Of next week they hope to pro-
duce him.
Arnstein's attorneys had a long con-
ference with Assistant District Attor-
neys Dooling and Unger yesterday, at
which, it was stated. the subject of
hail and the surrender Of their client
were discussed. They were informed.
it was learned. that the district at
.orney will insist upon 100000 bail.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
RAIL OFFICE FORCE
GETSU. s. CHECKS
FOR THELAST TIME
Scores Released on Eve ot
Prospective Return
of Roads.

Preaident Wilson had the rail-
road bill before him today and was
expected to sign 1t during the aft
ernoon. The measure was return
ed to the White House last night
by Director General Hines. to
whom 1T had been referred yes
terday for an opinion.
Scores Of employees OF the central
Office of tho United States Railroad Ad-
ministration. sseetved their Day checks
from the administration for the last
time today, and were released from fur
thcs RSak. feF &se federal of3cs ofetasu
Railroad Administration.
The exact number Of employees dis
charged with the breakup Of the ad:
fninistrativH Offices of the Railroad Ad-
ministration was not made known TO-
d4y. The number will be made pub.
lie in q statement late this afternoon
by Director General Hines.
1t Is estimated at less than 100 per-
sons, as many Of the employees Of the
Railroad Administration will be trans
claims. which will be established Mon
day morning. in the Hurley-Wrght
building, at 18th and Pennsylvania ave.
nue., across the street from tho present
quarters Of the Railroad Administration
in the Interstate Commerce building.
VIII Move Tomorrow.
Tomorrow will be moving day and
it is expected that all the Office fur.
nture. files and necessary Office
equipment will have been set down
in the proper place in the Hurley.
Wright building by tomorrow night
While the central Offices of the
Railroad Administration are beine
transferred and the administration, al
such. discontinued. regional directors
of the administration and divisiona
federal managers are preparing fol
the physical turning over of the roads
to their former owners shortly afteI
midnight tomorrow.
While no announcement was had VI
to q late hour this afternoon concern.
ing retention of the consolidated
ticket Office at 18th and F streets al
q central downtown purchasing offict
for tickets in Washington, it was ex.
would combine in issuing an order fol
continuance of the ticket Office.
Director General Hines will still
have numerous important questions t.
deal with after he ceases to direc
operation Of the lines. A score OF
labor organizations still have un.
settled wage demands before tn.
federal wage boards. Decisions or
many of these will be retroactive,
when finally decided. and for that rea.
son, the wage boards will be con.
tinued until all such claims have beer
decided.
Divisions OF law. accounting and the
immediate star Of the director gen.
eral will remain. G. H Parker, wht
has served through the administration
of Mr. Hines as financial assistant tt
the director general, will become con.
troller Of the contracted organization
Evening star., 1920-02-28
SENATORS APPOINTED
FOR SCHOOL INQUIRY

A special committee of the Senate
to investigate the public school sys-
zen, of the District of Columbia was
appointed today by Senator Cummins
of Iowa. president pro tenn of the
senate. in the absence of the Vice
resident.
The committee consists of Senator
Sherman of Illinois. chairman: Sen
ator Dillingham; of Vermont and SEN
ator Cappcr of Kansas. republicans.
ami Senator Harrison of Mississippi
md senator Henderson Of Nevada,
ieIaocratS.
The investigation. which will be
-:..de under the Harrison resolution
Gently adopted by the Senate, is to
- begun next week. 1t will be broad
n scope. as the resolution does not
init the committe" in any way IN
It's probe of the public schools.
senator Sherman is chairman of the
senate District committee. and Sen
.tors Dillingham; and Capper also are
members of the District committee
Evening star., 1920-02-28
MEXICAN BANDITS
k|LLFORMER j. s.
CONSUL At AGE 88
Augustus Morrill, Victim OF
Attack Near His Home
at CoIima.

Augustus Morrill,. formerly Ameri-
can consul at Manzanillo. Mexico. was
killed by Mexican bandits February
Is.
Mr.. Morrill, was eighty-eight years
old and retired from the consular
service in 1881.
The present consul at ManZanillo IN
reporting the killing to the State De-
partment said Morrill, was attacked
while on his way to the Hacienda FL
Balloon. three miles from Colima-
where he lived. and that in a fusillade
of pist 81 shots received two wounds.
The american embassy at Mexico city
las been instructed TO make urgent rep
Presentations to the Mexican government
looking to the arrest and punishment
of the murderers and the American con-
sulate at Manzanillo has been instructed
10 make similar representations to the
local Mexican authorities.
MIR. Morrilrs widow, who is eighty
years old. lives at Colima- He also is
survived by several children. who live
at San Francisco. Oakland and San
consul of the United States at Man
xanillo on January Is. 1869. and was
made consul at the same place on Au
gust ), 1877
Barry Hogarty, an American citizen.
who was reported kidnapped by Mexican
bandits on February %, returned to his
home safe and well on February II. the
State Department was advised today by
the American consul at Torreon. He is
superintendent of the American Metal
Company smelter at Mapimi.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
PLANS TO ABOLISH
POSITION JUGGLING
F0RH|GHER SALARY
Pay RecIassifiers Propose
New System for Service
and Em0Iuments.

Position juggling in the govern
ment service in order to give an en-
ploye a higher salary or put him in
line for more pay will be done away
with under reclassification, it is be-
lieved
Semi-month1y reports from the va
rious departments to the joint con-
gressional commission or reclassif1ca-
tion of salaries in the District re-
vealed today many cases of such Jug
Cling of positions.
In some cases changes of titles were
recorded. without any change either
of duties or salaries of the employees
concerned. In other cases there was
change Of both title and salary, but
no change Of duties.
These cases occur in the older de-
partments and bureaus where the
statutory salaries are in force. and are
not found, it is said. in bureaus where
the lump sum appropriations prevail
Cases Cited N Examples.
A case in which the title is changed
but the employe has received neither
new duties or more salary. shows that
the employe has been given a new
ton soon to be vacated sthrough one
reason or another. reclassifiers say.
A case in which both title and sal
ary are changed. without any new
duties. shows that the officiAls use
this means Of giving a promotion to
ths msa spPleysds & Under the s. pres.
must p<rforce be employed IN some
instances in order to do justice to
deserving employees.
r These emi-monthly reports to the
reclassifcation commission. which the
pay body has been receiving for the
past six months in order to keep its
record right up to the minute" show
many cases Of this sort OF position
juggling.
Change Under ReelassiAcat1on.
But under Redistribution. it is held
this sort Of thing will be done away
with. and in its stead will be set UP
the more than 100 classes of posi-
tions, each Of which will have def
mite title. duties. qualifications and
salaries. -.
Under reclassifcation there win be nc
such thing as man being on Uncle
Sans pay roll for one thing and per-
forming some other thing. There VIII
be no possibility for change OF title
and vet no change in duties or salaries
When his title or class designation
changes his duties and his emoluments
will change. -,
II his title and salary change he will
of necessity take up new duties. In fact
whenever his duties change he will &c
into a new class. with salary even as
it has a new title.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
AIRMEN CREATE MEMORIAL.
Dead Comrades Honored by 22d
Pursuit Squadron Survivors,

NEW YORK. February 2s-Surviv-
ing members Of the ed Pursuit Squad
ron. A f. F.. assembled at the Amer
lean Flying Club today for the dedi-
cation of a memorial to ten comrades
\ " no lost their lives during the war.
The memorial which members of
the squadron say is the first to be
dedicated to dead American flyers by
their comrades. takes the form of a
room appropriately furnis ed and set
aside in the clubhouse. A bronze tab
let bears the squadron's honor roll Of
dead.
Similar memorials at the club are
being planned by members of other
equadronA
Evening star., 1920-02-28
D. c. SCHOOL HEAD
MAY Be LOCAL MAN
DR.. Van Schaick Declares
Any Capable Washingtonian
Will Be Considered.

1t is not the purpose Of the board
Of education to shut its eyes to the
possibilities of filling the position OF
public school superintendent from
among the number of able men living
in Washington. DR.. John Van Schaick
jr., president of the board, said today
On the contrary, the board will con
slider claims for the position which
may be put forward during the next
few months for and by educational
administrators familiar with al
phases of the local situation. The
purpose of the board, as expressed, il
to obtain the services of the best man
who can be induced to take the su-
perintendency at the salary offered
Or. Van schaick repeated today the
declaration he made yesterday that he
did not attend the educators conven-
tions in Chicago and Cleveland and
visit several other cities for the pur-
pose of finding successor to Ernest
l.. Thurston, who was formally noti-
he would not be reelected superin-
tendent when his term of Office ex-
pires June 30 next.
1t was learned authoritatively to-
day that the present board of educa-
tion will remain firm regarding its
only way that decision may be altered
or withdrawn, it was stated, will be
accomplished through a change in the
personnel of the botard. Slight fear
was expressed that Congress. after an
investigation of the present school
situation by a committee Of the Sem
ate, would oust any Of the board mem.
bers or curtail the authority of that
body in administration of the school
system.
Declined to Discuss Plans.
DR.. Van Schaick declined to discuss
the boards plans regarding Mr.
Thurston's relations with it between
now and the close of his term. Nor
would he or other members say any
thing about the storm of objection
that has arisen from many quarters
in the city in answer to the notifica-
tion sent the present superintendent.
Mr.. Thurston will return to Wash
ington tonight from Cleveland, where
he has been attending a convention
of the department of superintendents
Of the National Educational Associa-
ton for the last week. He has prom
ised to make a statement in detail at
the meeting of the board next We'd
nesday, in reply to that body's
charges that he ''is not strong ad-
ministrator, is reluctant to assume re-
sponsibility" and cannot work har-
moniously with the board.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
CHATTERTON ASKS
/. DOUBLE SENTENCE
Doctor Who Forged Checks
!. Would Serve for Girl.
Given is Years.

DR.. George c. Chatterton, a former
inferno at a local hospital. was SEN
fenced today by Justice Stafford to
serve sixteen years in the peniten-
tiary. Chatterton was convicted on
four counts of forging checks. which
were passed on local merchants by
Miss Adolphia Sharpe. While the
couple were on bail Chstterton wrote
tnxton to persuade Miss Sharpe to
Join him in fleeing to Canada to jump
their. bail bonds. n. n -
Justice stafford declared the case
one Of the most contemplate that
ever came under his observation.
clared he was innocent. and that Miss
Sharpe's moral character was above
reproach. Il ask for double SEN
tence." said the prisoner. "0ive me
Miss Sharpe's sentence and let her go
free. will serve both willingly"
would attend to the sentence Of Miss
Sharpe, which is expected to be i'm
posed next Saturday. Chatterton noted
an appeal.
William Taylor. colored. who re-
Gently pleaded guilty to murder in the
death OF his employer. William Nc
kee Bentzell. last October. was given
. term Of twenty years in the peniten-
tiary. Justice Stafford took the plea
into consideration in imposing the
minimum sentence under the law.
Clair d. Splitter. a young man
charged with thirteen cases of house.
breaking and the larceny of auto
mobile tires from the Goodyear Rub
Der Company. was sentenced today by
Chief Justice Mccoy to serve four
years and six months in the peniten-
tiary.
Strong influence was brought to
bear to secure probation on the claim
that Splitter was about to be married.
George P. De West, who was con-
nected with Splitter in some of the
ventures. was given two years and
six months in the penitentiary Jo-
seph Cooksey. another companion,
considered by the court less culpable,
was sent to Occoquan for one year
Evening star., 1920-02-28
POPULATION STATISTICS
OF THREE CITIES GIVEN

Population statistics for the cities
Of Lima. Ohio; Paducah. KY. and Ha-
1le,on, Pa, were made public today
by the census bureau.
The population of Lima was an
pounced as 41.3o0. an increase of TO-
5as, or 35.4 per cent; Paducah. 24.735,
an increase of 1.975. or ST. per cent.
and Hazleton. 32.267. an increase of
6.s15, OF 26.8 per cent.
The announcement today of the pop-
Ulation of these three cities was the
second issue of statistics of the four
feenth census. Washington and Gin
cinnati were the first cities to com
plete their enumeration work and
Tho figures were announced last Sat
Orday night.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
WILL MEET HERE NEXT YEAR
Educators Pick Washington for
1921 Convention.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. February Is
With the election of officers of the
department Of superintendent, the
selection of Washington as next year.
convention city and the adoption Of
Congress of the Smith-Towner bill.
providing for a secretary of educa- :
tion in the Presidents . ca binet and an
annual federal school appropriation
of $100,000.000 for salaries and school
activities and other resolutions, the
National Education Association con-
vention practically closed yesterday.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
RENT WAR ON IN CHICAGO.
Tenants Strike Against Raise and
Retain Attorney.

CHICAGO. February 2s.-Fifty mem
bers of the Lake View Property
Owners and Improvement Association
who met last night and decided to
Let tenants march out if they will
not pay higher rents" today were met
by a counter move-a tenants strike
Forty tenants agreed they would not
pay higher rents and would not move.
Whey retained an attorney.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
STRIKE BELIEVED AT END.
1000 Workers of Canal Zone Re.
snme Work Pending Mediation.

PANAMA. February 2s.-Indications
carly today were that the strike of
approximately $4,000 maintenance of
way workers in the Panama Canal
Zone was over for the time being at
least 1t was announced by British
Minister Bennett that the leaders of
the striking union members had ac-
cepted his offer to act as mediator
between the men and Gov. Harding
of the Canal Zone and the War De-
partment in Washington and that the
men meantime had agreed to return
to work at noon today.
The great majority Of the strikers
are West Indians. largely from Brit.
ish possessions.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
sl5O,O0O Fire in Danville, Va

DANVILLE. Va, February 2s.-Fire
destroyed the plants Of the West
brook Elevator Company and the
Greenberg abattoir here early today.
with q combined loss of Approximate
ly $150.000. While the fire depart
ment was occupied with the elevator
fre, which resulted in q loss Of $780,
COO, the abattoir. on the outskirts Of
the city, was destroyed.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
NOT A CANDIDATE,
WRITES Mr.. BRYAN
Says He. Does Not Foresee
Any Condition Requiring
It to Be Considered.

WASHINGTON. N. c.. February 90
(by the Associated Press).-'1 am not
a candidate. do not desire the nomina-
ton and do not foresee any condition
that will make it necessary for me to
consider the question" is the state
ment Of William j. Bryan regarding
the democratic nomination for the
presidency, contained in a letter from
Miami. Fla. to the Washington Daily
News and published here today.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
POLICE COURT OPENS
HEREAFTER AT 10 AM

Daily sessions Of Police Court will
convene at 10 o'clock. beginning Mon
day morning. instead of $50 o'clock
as heretofore. 1t is said the reason
for the change includes, a decrease
in the courts business, probably due
to prohibition, and the inability of
court officials to have witnesses on
hand early in the mt ming.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
Steamship St. Paul Repairs Ended.

NEW YORK. February 2s.-The
American line steamship st. Paul. which
turned over at her pier here April 25,
1918, while in the service OF the United
States as a transport. sails today for
Plymouth. Cherbourg and Southampton
on her first trip since the accident oc-
CURED. The vessel has been restored
and she will sail under her former COM
mander. Capt. Arthur Mills, with more
than 500 passengers.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
William D. Howell,' ssd Birthday

SAVANNAH, Ga. February 28.-
william Dean Howells. who is spend
ing the winter in Savannah. will OBJ
eerve his eighty-third birthday very
quietly on Monday because Of a Sc
we're attack of influenza which &c
keeping him in bed. His conH ton is
reported as considerably improved to-
day.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
Two Cleveland Papers Raise Price.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. February 28.-
THE price Of the Sunday Plain Dealer
and the Sunday News-Leader will be
10 cents everywhere. commencing to-
i m orrow, due to the constantly rising
costs Of all labor and materials in the
cost Of newsDaper production. IT was
announced today.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
Porto Rico's Population 1895, ,see.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. Thursday,
February 26.-The total population Of
Porto Rico. as shown by the recent
census. II 1.295.S26. 1t was announced
this Afternoon. This is an increase
Of 177,S14. or 1873 per cent. since the
last census.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
Up-to-the e. ute
News Pictures

The reader of tomorrows Star will find, fr.> the
Rotogravure Section, the latest news Photographs
pictures taken within the past few days Of big events
For instance there is halfpage photograph OF the
funeral of Rear Admiral Peary, held in Washington
last Monday; and dozens of others.
Among the features are: "A Page of Sunshine
and Dimples" Washington's pretty youngsters; the
w. E. Hill page of drawings, "Among Us Mortals,'
and wonderful picture of the Capitol in snowstorm
at night.
In Tomorrow S Star
Evening star., 1920-02-28
WEATHER.

Cloudy. probably snow late tonight
and tomorrow: rising temperature to-
night; lowest about 30 degrees.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today-Highest. %.
at pm. yesterday: lowest. 81, at
am today. Full report on page 2.