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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
ALLEN PATE MISS
ing FOUR MONTHS
Was Seen Last in St. Louis
Brother of H. c. Pate and
Deck Pate of This County.

Fritz Allen Pate, age Ga years old
whose family reside near Sterling
Kans., has been missing since Sept
ember. IL. 1920. Mr.. Pate had been in
Kansas four years. He started back to
Kentucky and arrived in Kansas City
when his mind became unbalanced
He was placed in the insane ward OF
the Kansas City Police station and
remained there until his son, Ben Pate
arrived. The father and son reached
St. Louis on Sept. IL, 1920 where the
former was placed on the l.. H. &
St. L. train bound for Cloverport
Since then he has not been seen OF
heard from.
Mr.. Pate was generally known as
Big Bud Pate" He is the brother Of
H. c. Pate, of this city, and of Deck
Pate. who resides on the Cloverport-
Hardinsburg pike The missing man is
described as being five feet eight in
ches in height, dark complexion, grey
hair and long swinging step. lean
ing to one side as he walked. Herbert
c. Hall. of Hardinsburg is seeking hi:
whereabouts.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
COST OF LIVING
DROPS OVER 5 PC.
Decrease Began in July; Hasn't
Reached Pre-War Prices
Yet.

New York, Jan. 15.-The cost of
living decreased five and six tenths
per cent in the four months from July
to November. the decline being
brought about by drops in the aver
age price OF a number of important
food and clothing articles so great
as to offset increases in many other
items the National Industrial confer
ence board reported today.
This months decrease, however,
left the cost of living higher than in
July 1914, Immediately before the war
by the following percentages: Cloth
ing, 1928 per cent; fuel and light, 100;
food. 90; sundries. % and shelter, &c
The board said merchandise deal
err seemed to expect a further drop in
prices early in 1921.
According to the board. the aver
age price of food dropped nearly
twelve per cent in the four month
period. Potatoes dropped sixty-threo
pr cent sugar, ffty-one per cent
clothing. fourteen per cent, with
greater decreases in che prices o.
many other items especially clothing
and wearing apparel, including shoes
Furniture and house furnishings also
dropped.
Increases were noted in the follow
ing: Eggs, tifty-one per cent, anC
! coal ten to twenty per cent. There
were slight increases in gas anC
electricity rates Rent increases con
tnued to appear, but were less sen
sational than i'll proceeding period
and for the first time in many month
decreases were reported especially il
the industrial cities OF New England
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
PAT DAVIS IN REVIVAL
MEETING IN O'BORO

Rev. Pat Davis, evangelist of Louis
vile Conference. Louisville, is hold
ing two weeks revival meeting in
the Third street Methodist church,
Owensboro. His meetings are report
ed to be well attended and arousing a
great deal of interest
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
HEARS VOICE DISTINCTLY
OVER 5000 MILES OF WIRE

Winthrop, Me. Jan Miss Mary
5. Beatty of this town yesterday talk
ed over the telephone with a relative
Fred W. Sinclair. in Vancouver
Wash Thy had not talked with each
other before for II years Miss Beatty
said before she heard distinctly but
that Mr. Sinclair had spent two
weeks in getting connected with hel
number.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
LOUISVILLE STOCK MARKET
Tuesday, Jan. 1s.

Hogs sold at steady rates maintain
ing $1,000 top.
Market; Best hogs, 200 pounds and
up, 1915; 30 to 200 pounds, $1,000;
80 pounds down, $s.75; throwouts, So
down.
Best veals $l2.5O a $500; medium
81 "a $1,000; Common So a SO.
Best lambs 81 "a $1,000; best sheep
$500 down; bucks So down; seconds,
$3.50 a SIS.
Heavy shipping steers 81 "a $3.50;
fat heifers So a SIS; choice milk cows
SOS a. SIS; medium $35 a Sos.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
STARTING ON THE
SQUARE AND LEVEL.

Through the influence of prominent
Masons, when Mr.. Harding takes the
oath of Office he will use the Bible
used by George Warrington, which is
kept in glass case on the altar OF
Alexandria Lodge, Alexandra. Va.
and has never been used by any other
President since Washington-s time
II is evident that the new Admins
tration is going to start both on the
level and on the square. always look,
ing for more light.--Boston Globe,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
WALKER HUFF, SOLDIER,
FOUND DEAD IN BED

A telegram was received Friday
night by John Huff, prominent
farmer of Hawesville, tating that his
son, Walker Huff was found dead in
bed at Royersport, Penn. The mes.
sage was sent by Col. Wolfe, of the
18th, Infantry, Camp Dix, N J., anc
gave no details of Huff's death. The
remains are being shipped to Halves
vile
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
LATE CAPT. BELLS SON
MARRIES EASTERN GIRL

According to a Washington des-
patch, ], W. Bell, of Covington, son
of late Capt ], w. Bell, and of Mrs.
Tarvin, of Washington. married Miss
Rosamond Starr, of Easton. Md, on
Wednesday, Jan. IL. Mr.. Bell is in the
diplomatic service, State Department,
Washington. He has served in the
same service in Mexico Panama and
Ecudar,
During the lifetime of his father,
Capt. Bell and his widow, who is
now Mrs. Tarvin, with their son lived
in Cloverport, few years. Capt. Bell
was in the tobacco business
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
FIRST VISIT TO CLOVERPOR1

Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Hardesty, of
Derby, Ind. were in Cloverport last
week the guests of Mrs. Hardesty's
cousin, Mrs Steve Wilson, and Mr.,
Wilson.
This was Mr.. and Mrs Hardety's
first visit to Cloverport, and they had
not seen their relatives here for thirty
wears.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
ENLISTED FOR 3 YEARS

Herbert Wilson. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Steve Wilson. enlisted in the
regular army at Camp Knox on Mon
day Wilson reached his seventeenth
birthday anniversary and the follow
ing day signed up for three years in
the army He is stationed with the
Artillery at Camp Knox
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
GOT HORRIBLE MENTION

At the conclusion of the school
term prizes were distributed. When
one of the pupils returned home his
mother CHANGED to be entertaining
callers well. Charlie" asked one of
these, did you get prize" " Not
exactly" said Charlie, but | got a
horrible mention Boston Globe.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
ADJUDGED INSANE

Felix Walker, a deaf-mute, who at
tempted suicide at the home of his
father Frank Walker. last week, was
taken before Judge Kincheloe Mon
day and declared to be of unsound
mind. He was ordered OF be sent to
Lakeland Asylum. Lakeland, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
GOOD TOBACCO BROUGHT
GOOD PRICES; NEXT SALE
IN C'PORT, JAN. 81.

The tobacco sale at the Cloverport
Loose Leaf House on Friday of last
week brought good prices for the
good tobacco.
Top price was SOL paid to Sherman
Blair Ben Brown sold leaf for $2j,
and $27. Common grades were low.
The next sale on the Cloverport
Loose Leaf floor will be Friday, Jan.
81, at . a. m.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
AGED WOMAN OF
HANCOCK SUCCUMBS

Mrs. Nancy Jane Gibbs. age IS,
passed away at her home in the
Utility neighborhood, Hancock
county, Saturday, Jan. s. She was the
sister of Mr.. Fred Lawson and Miss
Nina Lawson. She was the mother OF
seven children The interment was
held in the. Utility cemetry.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19

STR. QUEEN CITY WILL
PASS HERE ON WAY TO
MARDI GRAS IN FEB

The steamer Queen City, after a
lapse of twenty-five years, is to re-
vive the Cincinnati-New Orleans river
trade on Jan. 81, when she will make
trip to the Mardi Gras. The steamer
has been remodeled and repaired and
will leave Cincinnati at noon Jan 81,
with freight and passengers for New
Orleans, arriving there Feb >.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
GIRLS GOING SOME

H. Wheeler of Lincoln. Neb., and
Mrs. Draper Smith of Omaha, dele
gate and alternate, named TO carry
the States electoral vote to Washing
ton are going to start from Lincoln,
Tuesday in an airplane.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

will be in Cloverport, KY, on the
first Friday of each month commenc-
ing with February and can be seen
at The Breckinridge-Bank of Clover
port on that day.
Claude Mercer, Attorney.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
APPOINTED COUNTY JUDGE

Gov Morrow has appointed A. M.
kincheloe, of Hardinsburg, Judge of
Breckenridge County to succeed 5. b.
Payne, retiring Judge.
Judge Kincheloe was sworn in last
week and has beenpresiding over his
hew Office.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
CHANCE FOR ARGUMENT

Which is the downtrodden sex?-
Boston Globe.
Much depends on whether you, put
the question to a man or woman
Brockton ENTERPRISE.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
COLI w. FOWLER
WINS $4,000 PRIZE
President Emeritus of K. M. 1.
and One Time Principal of
Cloverport School, Gets
Handsome Prize.
Danger Turks where darkness lies
Till driven back by Daylo's eyes"

This couplet composed by Col. {.
w. Fowler, brought him the hand
some prize of $4,000 according to
Tuesdays Courier Journal The con-
ties. was conducted throughout the
United States during June and July by
Eveready Flashlight Company. This
company offered $4,000 in prizes, the
master prize being $4,000 which was
won by Col Fowler
Under the terms of the contest the
contestants were asked to describe in
twelve word the message contained in
a letter which was illustrated in a
picture displayed in windows and
stores
Known in Cloverport.
Col Fowler is quite well known in
Cloverport. He and Mrs Fowler hav.
ing lived here about thirty years age
while Col Fowler was principal of the
Cloverport Public chool. He also
taught school in Brandenburg.
In 1896. Col. Fowler secured the
charter of the old Kentucky Military
Institute and combined it with an
other school moving them to Lyndoi
where through his successful effort:
the school obtained high rank among
military schools. He remained at the
head of K NJ. l. until Septembe
1919.
Col Fowler and Mrs. Fowler hav,
their home at IA Castlewood. Louis
vile. and spend the winters in Eai
Gallie. At present they are aboarc
their house boat "Riposo" at Eai
Gallie, where the news of his win
ming the prize was sent to Col Fow
Ter.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT

Mr.. and Mrs ] Proctor Keith. OF
Elizabethtown. are receiving congra-
tulations on the birth of son, Jean
Edwin, Jan. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs Keith formerly lived
in Cloverport
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-07
Gifts of Merit
A Christmas Club
Membership

Enroll whoever you may wish
to encourage in regular weekly
saving.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-07
A Savings Account

A most acceptable gift is a saw
tngs bank book to children,
relatives, friends and employees,
showing a deposit for them. It
will encourage saving and grow
in value through the interest we
add. If desired a metal savings
bank may accompany the bank
book.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-07
An Investment

One Of our Certificates of De-
post, a First Mortgage Real
Estate Certificate or a tax
exempt Farm Loan Bond. as
surfing steady income of interest
at various rates, makes a last
ing remembrance.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-07
Have You
Ready Christmas
Money?

Thousands of people in Indian
apolis will be able to answer the
question in the affirmative this
year. They will find gift Civ
ing a pleasure instead of a
burden because they have been
members of Christmas Savings
Clubs.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-07
WARNS OIL MEN
AGAINST WASTE
Speaker Declares Industry
Lacks Coordination.

CHICAGO, Dec. Standardization Of
oil well supplies, as the best proven
method for improved economies in the
production of oil, was urged today by
J. r. Stockton, purchasing agent Of The
Producers and Refiners' Corporation In
an address to the American Petroleum
Institute in session here.
There has been a noticeable lack Of
coordination between the manufacturers
and the operators" Stockton said. He
proposed that the convention create a
committee to devote themselves to the
elimination OF waste in oil production
by producing the Standardization Of oil
well supplies.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-07
Join Our Christmas
Savings Club

We invite you to become a mem
Der of our Christmas Savings
Club at the main office or at any
branch.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-07
SOC, 81, So or SIS

saved weekly for fifty week
with interest gives you
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-07

The Dog Hill preacher said some hard
thing about sinners in his sermon last
Sunday and the congregation wished
that some of them could have been there
to hear it.
Yam Sims says he has done more
things for people than they ever did for
him, and he is a good mind tc sit down
and wait until they do a lot for him,
but If he did do that, the people would
decide he wasn't any account and
wouldn't help him at all.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-07
GERMAN BANK CoLLAPsEs.

BERLIN, Dec. THE Pfaelzer Bank,
one of the most important in South Ger
many collapsed today. Speculation by
confidential clerks is attributed as the
cause The bank had a deficit of 345,-
100000 marks.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-02-17

I'd compound something that could be
put up In bottles and sold at q dollar
throw. The man who invents q
fresh air cure Is running benevolence
into the ground.
"His cure was so cheap that de-
cided to try 1t. as I was suffering
from broken heart and q sluggish
liver at that period. I set my alarm
clock for an hour before sunrise, and
got up in the pale, bleak dawn, and
put my head out Of the window to in
hale the prescribed hundred breaths.
I had reached the twenty-seventh
breath when dissipated bee or wasp,
on its way home from n night of rev.
elry, stung me on the nose, and I was
In such haste to put a porous plas-
ter on that organ that I didn't finish
the treatment, and never tried it
again.
But / knew many people who
clnimed they were cured Of everything
from the mumps, hoof and mouth dis
ease, by the hundred-breaths treat
ment.
There was a spring on my fathers
farm, and I doped 1t with sulphuric
acid and a few other wholesome in
gradients. and then began selling the
water to the afflicted for ten cents a
jug. Some marvellous cures were ef-
fected. Men hObbled there on
crutches to buy the healing fluid, and
when they left they threw thetr
crutcheS away
For a brief session I had more
small change than any boy In the
county, but my father returned home
from visit. and when he found out
what I had been doing, he inter-
viewed me with hickory pole. and for
year or two / was busy paying back
the money had collected from suf-
ferers. The people who had been
healed suffered relapse as soon as
they heard the water was faxed
which goes to show, Mrs. Jiggers, that
we are entitled to better quality Of
butter on this table"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-02-17
HE NEEDS EDUCATING

Why is it that man who thins;s he
is busines man will get up In the
morning off an advertised mattress,
lather his face with an advertised
brush from an advertised soap, shave
himself with an advertised razor, take
off advertised pajamas, put on adver-
tised underwear, advertised hose, adj
vertised shirt, advertised tie and ad-
vertised suit, light an advertised Gig
ar, drinks an advertised beverage on
his way down town, and go to his
store when he turns down an adver-
tising solicitor for his home paper on
the ground that advertising doesn't
pay-and then sits down anil wonders
why busines is dull?
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-02-17
STATS DIARY

Friday was tawking about peo-
pull flirting and ma sed it was wrong
for 2 flirt & peopul genrelly was pun
inished for doing so. Pa he started
kidding her & sed Don't you recoleck
how you used 2 tiirt with me when we
seem each other at the batheing re-
zorts & picnicks. ma smiled laffingly
& then she sed Yes did flirt with you
when l was a young woman and l
shurely got my punishment. Pa sed no
more on the subjeck.
Saturday. toar my pance as l
was playing with Brizz (Which is
my dogs naim) & asst ma 2 so them
up but she was bizzy & give me a
needle G. thred & sed Fix it yure own
self. So / started 2 thred the needle
but when ever l tried put the thred
Nm its eye it kinda winked so 1 got
Jakes ma z thred it. / sowed it fast
2 sum clothing which was underneath.
Sunday-saw a couple of yung
foxes which was Just married & I
sed pa Don't you hate 2 watch
yung foxes which is so much in love
& pa replyed & sed No don't mind it
much it aint my fault.
Monday-They was woman at
skool today to lecksure on teeth
She looked at all our teeth & sed
they was only two boys in the room
which KEEP there teeth nice. They was
sent me neether.
Tuesday-Jane sent me a pome
rote on peace of paper today. 1t
sed | am dreeming of the fellow
Which has stole my hart away But he
has streak of yellow Which is wide
as hudson bay. She aint getting emmy
more of my candy. Nor gum neither.
Wednesday, went home from
skool owning black eye today ma
asst me how did it happen e l sed
it was because told Pug Stevens 2
cum out in the yard. That's what l
i>ld her. Pug sod 2 me if ne caut
me he was going . punch my face III.
/ sed Come on out q do it Il he done
it. Did not go to Bi.st ,rses party.
TAL rsday-S;v Jane at skool Il
sed to her was sorry l had miss the
party & she sed Oh, wassent you
there. So / preSoOm she diddent miss
me. Very much.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-02-17
PERU WILL CELEBRATE

Inc republic of Peru is ono bun-
dred years old and proposes to cele.
orate the centennial July next, that
oeing the month in which it decleared
ies independence of Spanish rule, The
ne" republic had to fight Spain fonr
years before gaining freedom. bnt II
was worth it. One by one has snain
iost her colonies. The United States
nelped her to lose Cuba, Porto Rico
the philippines, Zulu Islands and
uuam' Before that time Spain sold TO
the United States the island of Caga-
yam and Sibutu for 100000. Spain
has no colonies now except a few in
Africa
Peru is rich country abounding in
vast mineral riches The Republic
has sent an invitation to President in
viting the United States to take part
IN the Centennial Celebration in July.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-02-17

T HE furious storm aroused by the
Il combat between Thomas Jefferson
and Alexander Hamilton, the greatest
gladiators to face each other In the
arena Of American politics, makes our
recent campaigns seem like sunshow.
ers. Hamiltonians scorned to eat and
drink, and sometimes even to pray,
with the Jeffersonians. To give
daughter in marriage with one Of
them was almost abhorred as mis-
cegenation.
Nothing else so stirs the angry pas.
sions as q conflict Of classes or Of Sec
tions. This was both dOubly bitter.
An almost solid South united with
the Northern masses in common
dread Of a strong government and in
a common hostility to the old ruling
caste in the middle states and New
England. The new parties called them.
selves Federalists and Republicans.
In the first battle, when those par.
ties fought for the chair Of Washing.
ton in 1896, the result was so close
that Jefferson came within two elec.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-02-17
HARDING'S INAUGURATION

Referring to Prcsident-elect Hard
ing's opposition to a grand and ex-
penslve inauguration on the fourth of
March the New York independent has
this unique reference to the event:
"President-elect Harding was Of
tered grand church wedding to Miss
Columbia, with brides maids and usb.
ers and decorations and everything
Beng man of simple tastes he has
preferred a quiet home wedding, and
even expressed willingness, so far a.
ne was concerned, to be married with
out any ceremony at all before the ius-
tice OF the peace. We hope Warren will
nave happy honeymoon and that
the next four years will be full of
bless for both him and Miss Columbia.
ANY how, it's good sign that hubby
Is setting out to be economical"
Perhaps Mr.. Harding has in mind
the example of that great Democrat.
Thomas Jefferson, who rode to tho
capital on horse back, hitched his mao.
to post, went in and took the oatb
and was made president without anv
fuss or feathers.
III Mr.. Harding will initiate Tbom-
as Jefferson from 1921 to 1ooE 49,
nation will rise up and call him bless
ed "' oiess-
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-02-17

toral votes of winning the presidency
against Adams. In the second battle,
which was waged in 1900, he beat
Adams.
Contrary to the familiar story OF his
hitching his horse to the capitol fence
Jefferson walked to his Inauguration
and afterwari walked back to his
boarding house, which was only few
hundred yards away. This mar afoot
dreamer and theorist, quietly ushered
In that day O more lasting revolution
than man on horseback could have
wrought with sword and whiff OF
grapeshot.
Believing tina. revolutions should
begin at home Jefferson revolutioniZet
the White House by casting aside the
ceremonials which had been adopted
In feeble imitation of kingly courts
Opening the doors to all, without re
gard to social classifications and with
out order Of precedence. his rule was
first come, first served" Determined
that the president, as he said, should
cease to be parsonage, he stoppeG
the custom Of celebrating presidents
birthday, never made q public tour
did his own marketing and went ano
came like any other citizen. Although
no successor has thrown British min
lister into fit Of Indignation by re
ceiving him in slippered feet, Jeffer
sonian simplicity rather more thar
Washingtonian courtliness remains the
standard of presidential conduct.
1t was the strange fortune of this
most thoroughgoing pacifist to find
himself at the helm In the midst of
world at war. When the globe was
bristling with bayonets until 1t looked
like porcupine, he calmly announced
that peace was his passion, and start.
ed out by cutting down his little army
one-half and by talking Of hauling IN
MS seven warships. His only interest
In the Napoleonic struggle was to keen
out of 1t.
Nevertheless while the military now
ers were fighting over little islands
and provinces and drenching Europe
with their blood, this most unmI,,tary
president, without firing a shot. gath.
ered In far richer spoiIs than the vic.
tors In twenty-five years of warfare
divided among themselves at the con.
gress OF Vienna. AS Jefferson's elec.
ton was blOodless revolution. his
purchase Of the immense empIre of
Louisiana, which doubled the territory
OF the United States, was a bloodIess
! conquest, the greatest peaceab,e an.
nexatiOn the world ever saw. Having
made 1t, the flag was no more than
hoisted on the farther bank of the
mississippi than he dispatched Lewis
and Clark and Captain Pike boldly to
spy ont the ,unexplorcd rivers and
mountains Of the new soil, so honestly
won, and from which so many free
states were to spring.
Jefferson is the only president who
remained the leader of his party af-
ter ienr':'g the White House. Indeed,
the Democrats never have ceased to
swear allegiance to his spirit.