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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
OUT FOR SHERIFF
In a Card to the Voters Of
the County.

To the voters Of Christian County;
have decided to become a candi-
date for sheriff of Christian unity
for the next term, subject to the ac-
ton Of the Republican party.
When ms friends and neighbors
first suggested that | make the race,
| declined to entertain the idea.
Some of my friends we're making
arrangements to have petitions cir
culated in various portions of the
county calling upon me to make the
race, knew they were for me, and
that they would insist upon my en-
tering the race, and saw no occasion
for them reducing their friendly re-
quests to petitions, and after reflec-
ton / have decided to once again
offer for the office
You will remember that for four
years l was sheriff Of Christian coun-
ty and held the office from the first
Monday in January, 1902, until the
first Monday in January, 1906. My
acts as an officer are a matter of
public record. The youngest voter
in the county can answer the ques-
ton as to whether or not | did my
duty while sheriff, and kept my oath
relative to enforcing the law during
my term of Office.
l come before you as a man famii
lar with the affairs and duties of the
office which l seek at your hands
and with a past record in the office
which enables you to determine my
fitness for this honor
If | am successful in being elected
sheriff of Christian county promise
now, as | did before, to do my duty,
to uphold the law. to be faithful to
my trust, and to do my utmost to be
worthy of your confidence.
While at first hesitated to make
this race, l am now in the race to
stay. With your aid l am in this
race to win, and with your votes
hope to be your next sheriff.
1t is my pleasure to remain
Yours truly,
L. R. DAVIS.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
The Weather.
IS HE A FOOL?

The Guthrie Planter takes it upon
itself to devote three columns of
gpace to an ill-tempered attempt to
defend some of the points discussed
in an editorial in the Kentuckian
last week headed SIS He Blind?
The article begins with a reference
10 the ignorance of this writer and
concludes with an implied threat in
the statement that they, the mem
hers Of the association, could hard
~ be blamed if it became necessary
for another mad scramble to be
made for the depths Of a church
cellar"
Neither the ignorance nor the
eowardice of the editor of the Ken
tuekian are issues in this question,
and we shall not stop to discuss
ahese matters with the editor of the
Planter-if the editor wrote the ar
6cle. He seems to think the circu-
lation of a mean and contemplate
lie is an argument and appears to be
wholly lacking in those ideas of
courtesy and gentility that charac-
terize gentlemen in discussing great
economic questions.
The Planter says it was not the
original idea to sell the association
tobacco any other way than loose,
which system had prevailed for
gears, but when the question of
holding the pledged tobacco and
occurring advances arose, it became
necessary to prize the tobacco be-
fore the New York banks would ad-
vance any money. Out of this ne
sessfty arose the present complicat-
ed system of warehouses, the ques-
ton of prizing and other difficult
problems to solve.
Proceeding, it says the priced to
bacco was turned over to warehouse
companies-not the association
and the farmers drew 60 per cent
"of what the crop was actually
WORTH" simply because the bankers
believed in Mr. Ewing. This much
Of the Planters article is argumen-
lative and worthy Of notice. 1t then
goes on and attributes the present
conditions to the bad quality and
great quantity of the crop of 1907
and makes the charge that the buy
ers saw a chance to embarrass the
association" and refused to buy.
Il then founders on both sides of its
avn proposition in this Inconsistent
style.
There was no manner, mode, or
method by which anyone could be
made to buy it. The association had
% hold it and dispose of it as best it
could. Gradually the crop sold, and
il is still selling. There are now
Aess than $4,000 hogsheads left out
II total of 60, 900 pledged and this
squire is being reduced every day"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28

No one would buy and yet tire
crop sold, the association had to
hold it and yet the buyers who
would not buy bought all but $4,000
hogsheadsl In trying to explain,
the writer, who accuses the Kentuck-
ian of ignorance, loses his head and
babbles like baby. Accusing us of
physical cowardice, he lacks even
the moral courage to tell the truth.
Everybody now knows that the as
sociation's. present plight was
brought about by Encouragement.
Mr.. Ewing may not be wholly to
blame, but he found himself sur
rounded by grafters, night riders,
paid spell-binders and journalistic
parasites who saw a chance to shear
the sheep that had been driven in.
Everybody with any sense knew that
the limitation of production claimed
by the association was a farce and
that the 1907 crop was according to
government reports above the nor
NAL and that the crop of 1908 was
l24 per cent in acreage. This meant
over production and lower prices,
but flushed with victory and blinded
by the glare of burning barns, Mr..
Ewing yielded to the tempters about
him and raised prices instead of
lowering them. Other better man
aged associations sold the buyers to-
bacco with the graft left off, at
prices better than the association s
net prices and paid them in their
own money instead of money bor-
rowed al eight per cent. This poll
cy of course left the surplus of tie
crop on the associations hands and
1t Is there yet, except such as has
been sold at marked down prices.
The Italian government offered Sc
year ago for 81 tobacco, now un-
salable at SIS 80 with years insu:-
ance, years interest and five to
ten per cent loss in weight to be
taken off the poor farmers profits.
We know of instance after instance
where $40 tobacco has Melted less
than S. and the farmers are unwill-
ing to hold the bag another year
while other associations are selling
tobacco that is brought into their
own territory to be worked up.
These are the plain facts and if the
association fails-and it is sure to
fail if the people are forced to hold
a crop that buyers are clamoring
for-the responsibility will be on
those who seeing would not believe,
The Kentuckian has declined to be a
subsidized organ of the association,
because it is not Uf that class. 1t
has always been friendly to the law
full methods of the organic alton, but
has been, is now and ever will be
opposed to night riding and for
every bullet hole in his office win
dows this writer hopes to see a
night rider doing time in the peni-
Tertiary, when the courts and juries
have been brought to see their du-
ties and perform them. And when
the time comes Guthrie should not
be overlooked.
Without being asked to do so, or
being paid for the information, we
have pointed out to Mr.. Ewing
what the people want and what
many of them say they intend t.
have, and have told him how to save
the association.
If he persists in wrecking it, in
order that New York bankers may
lend money on farmers crops, it
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28

Deputy Nitti, who is known as an
economist, said in an interview to-
day that the loss at Messina through
the earthquake was in the neighbor
hood of $l73,OOO.OOO, and the loss at
Reggie 100000, 1000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
CONSPIRACY CHARGE.
Another Arrest Near Clarks.
vile For Lawlessness.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Jan. %. Sam
Weakley, a planter living in the
Fourteenth district. was arrested
Saturday night on a capias charging
conspiracy. The indictment was re-
turned in connection with the law
Iessness in the Fourteenth district,
as a result of which several negro
families moved away under threats
of violence, and a barn and school
house were burned. His bond was
fixed at $4,000, which he was unable
to give.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28

The last haven of refuge on earth
for American bank wreckers, EN-
bezzIers, defaulters and other Grim
inals of that class was removed
when the senate ratified an extradi-
ton treaty with Honduras.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-12

That a fighter often makes serious
mistake by cOnsentng 20 take on au-
other pugilist after he has put his first
opponent away in a round or two was
again demonstrated az the stag Of the
Dry Dock a. c. last night. Al. King
was the ambitious scrapper who came
90 grief this time. Al met Patsey Car
rll. IN one Of the preliminary bouts. and
put his man away in the first round
with few wa.lops on the jaw. Then
Kings manager offered 20 let Al meet
any one In the house, and after a little
delay one Pug" Clark said he would
try his luck with King, and the men
entered the ring.
At the sound OF the bel Clark rushed
King and let ny volley OF blows,
one 4 which nailed King on the eye.
raising lump over It as big as an
apple This blow took all the fight on,
OF King for time, and when he came
to his corner he told his manager tha,
he had injured his hand. He was in
duced 10 20 out for the second round
and Clark started on again 70 4ry snd
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-12
Giant German Has Never Been
Defeated and Threw NAH
mout in Eleven Minutes.

now. He was married nearly two years
ago, and he says he feels that good
luck Is certain to come mis- way Tor q
baby boy was presented TO him By his
wife while en- route to America on the
steamship Brandenherg
A few weeks ago the Italians had the
upper hand In this town on account or
Pletro Dorando, but It's all German
now. Over in Hoboken crowd OF ten
thousand met Siegfried at the pier and
the singing societies have been serenad-
ing him ever since.
Herr Stegfried graduated from
Koenigsberg University and went into
the army as member Of the First
Regiment, commanded by the Crown
Prince. He lives AT Bremen While
IN the army the big German had many
tits with wrestlers, and In that way
was finally induced TO meet HITLER at
Bavaria HITLER, though a profess
s;onal was quickly thrown, and Sieg-
fried has been throwing others since.
He also hes ted Mahmout, the Turkish
strong man, in March, 1907. =,
Il am ambitious to be a prize fighter. y
Herr Siegtried said through Ernest
Roeber. his interpreter. land Tom
Sharkey Is going to train me" The
German Is very fast for a large man.
1--WE are not asking anything" ex-
planned Roeber. IAN we want Is for
these fellows who think they can
wrestle to come out and give us trial.
Wei pay them for their trouble"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-12
YoungErne Beats
MickeyGQnnon in
Fast 6-ROund Go


PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IL - Young
Erne," Of this city, bested Mickey Gan
non, OF Pittsburg. last night in bout
which packed the clubhouse OF the
Washington Sporting Club to the doors
Ernes showing was a big surprise, for
In the first round lie appeared afraid OF
Cannon and did not make any attempt
to fight But after holding his end in a
furious m!X.up in the second round
Erne, from that time on, gave Cannon
one of the hardest bouts the PIttshurg
Islasher has had since coming to Phila-
tdelpkia.
Erne not only held his own in the
many miX-ups which featured the
fourth, fifth and sixth rounds, but when
lit came to standing of and boxing with
Cannon he had little trouble IN landing
Cannon only made use Of his left hand,
which possesses punch capable OF
Knocking out anybody 1t lands on. Erne
Ehad been trained to escape such a
fpunch, and during the entire six rounds
he Invariably covered up whenever Gan
mon started to sling his southpaw mtt.
iErne's victory was popular one, espe-
Icially after the poor start lie had made
In the first round
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-12
SlECFRlED, THE GERMAN OAK,
CHALLENGES ALL THE WORLD

| him on the mat. II said person succeeds
In staying thirty minutes he vii. give
him $3.50, Nobody is barred, and nothing
would suit the big German better than
to have Gotch, jenkins Rogers and
Mahmout all there at the same time. II
| costs nothing TO enter. S!egfr!ed is pay
ing all the expenses-paying them out
OF his pocket, too, Il looks as II our
American wrestlers couldn't dodge that
offer very easily.
Understand. this Is not regular
match. Siegfried wants to try these
men out and offers them little change
| for the experiment II they are found
OF sufficient ability to give him fight
he will arrange a match and bet any
amount of money tina, he will win.
The great German wrestler Is the son
OF 4 very rich father and has never
had to work for living. He Is worth
all kind, OF money and he proposes 10
spend /. in showing the world that he
is the best wrestler that ever happened
He Is six feet three inches tall, and It
is a pity that his father IS wealthy. for
Ernest's appearance would Indicate
that he will be great help when he
grows up. lie measures sixty inches
Ave feet-in the chest. That Is as far
down as he could get In English, but
he explained through an interpreter
that his waist measure was ninety cen.
timetres, whatever that may be.
Has Never Beer Defeated.
Siegfried has been wrestling for six
years and as yet he has never lost
bout He is only twenty-eIght years old
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-12
Italian Runner Comes Near to
Record Time in Marathon
at St. Louis.

~ orlando PIETRI won out In the
Marathon race from Percy Small
- wood at St. Louis last night The
italian runner carried his. opponent OF
his feet In the first six miles OF the
race, and forced him TO quit at the
end Of twelve miles and eight laps. Do
rando kept on and completed the full
Marathon distance OF twenty-slx miles
3s laps In 2 hours a minutes 50 rs Sec
onds, twelve seconds slower than the
worlds record for the indoor distance.
Smallwood made sorry showing
against the Italian, and the crowd
which numbered about 1900 got tired OF
the one-sided contest early In the game.
Dorando, though, was cheered by his
countrymen, who were out in force, as
he reeled of mile after mile alone after
Smallwood had quit. Dorando wanted
to beat the mark he set in the Madison
Square Garden race against Johnny
Hayes when he made the distance In
hours n minutes 20 2-5 seconds. but
missed 1t by twelve seconds.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-12
Sport |o q! ss.! s::" Briefs

rnIs respect. Both team. showed lack o,
pnr.i, and once during the game were
mope'ess!y up In the air when two pucks
tie s Ia ne ne floor at once. one thrown from
cas s'Ie Lnes was picked by one team ana
oaa req 70 their opponents goal, while the
yn nr 'ea..y IN play lay idle in easy position
spnks. the California tillisrdi.t, defeated
calvin Demarest in a well PLAYED game al
I1SraW rooms yesterday by a score OF $50
W Ios, spinks made a poor start, but 20,
soLlg IN the fourth inning and swamped his
opponent In the afternoon Demarest de-.
n aea'ed LON Gallagher BY score OF $50 TO
Adolph Anderson, a Chicago ana teur
SKATER, showing som. class in his work.
M ne mas n defeated all the best men In the
a west Anderson holds the cham.
piohship title for the Western States. IL.
is expected to compete in the Lake saranac
races In February,
R. E. sproule, OF the Royal Por. Rush
Club, Ireland, Is the leader in the Ma
winter golf tournament at Pinehnps, IA" Nga nla
a Held Of lil contestants Sproule cot in
first with card Of -. five strokes ahead OF
Its nearest competitors.
Many q the former champions Old time
friends VIII attend the annual carnival n,
the John l.. Sullivan Association Mt so1,sr
HAIL, Rockaway avenue and Somer street
brooklyn, on Saturday night, Jan lG. II
vii! be fight fan bee OF the first order.
The Nassau Boat Club will hold beef.
steak dinner at their boat house, Macomb's
Dam Park, on Jan. ~. In celebrate the com.
pletion OF forty years or membership o, John
H. Abel and Henry r. Havens
Garry Hermann, the presIden, Of the Ma
tora Commission, now draws salary q,
5000 year. II Is explained by the com.
mission that the salary IL not given 10 Garry
as salary, but Tor expenses. as he spends lar
Hore than that each year on fixing 10 the
many oaseoaI tansIes that come before him
=, tina, I; probably right Hermann Is a
big spender whenever he Ia at O baseba N
metoIng et any kind, But here is one thing
that the players won't like abou, tha, sa',
sry The expenses Of the National Commits
sion are paid out ot fines assessed acainst
the bal players and out Of the receln,, II
The World's Championship games Hence
Garry Herrmann's 5000 comes from the ball
players,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-12
Mllli0nQire's Son Makes
Debut as a Prize-FiQhter,

put King away. Both let fy hard
rights which reached the Jaw. Down
they went into a heap to the floor. Both
were practically out, but Clark got IN
on his feet first, and as soon as King
staggered to his feet Clark nailed him
on the Jaw again and King wen, 10
sleep for the second time. The crowd
In the windup Joe Stein. who was
several pounds heavier than Al Sehu.
macher, had all the better ~ that battle
In one OF the preliminary bouts Young
man named Spi'A.I who Is said TO he
youngster and beat him all tho yav
spit2el fought under the name of Tim
Flanagan, but tie moment he entered
the ring many Of the club members rec.
ygn!zed him and yelled out WHY. Ina,
kd name Is not Flanagan. 3; T. SPIT.
gel His father has % u. rnorel :,
Il was Spitzel's first boxing pOu,. and
he certainly made good
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-12
BOXING STAGS TONIGHT.

Two stays will be held by local clubs
tonight. At the Brown Gymnasium a.
A. the contestants In the star bout will
be Ben Douglass, Of Newark. and
Johnny Willetts, OF Philadelphia. who
I has been scoring KnurkUuts In the
Quaker city for some lime. -Four Other
bouts Will p-ecede It,
At the Long Acre y. G Joe Sheridan,
the game west side puEiAs,, and Joe
Sheppard. who has many victor. TO his
credit. VII; meet In .he main bout ui six
rounds, Five other bouts will also take
place.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-12
MurphyS $40, 900 Bluff
Called by Commission

/ found he was getting In bad with his
players by holding>put the $4,000 and
said he would be glad to pay II II II
were not that the National Commission
could plaster heavy fine on him fpr
so doing,
johnson Gets Busy.
This was brought to the attention OF
Ban Johnson. member OF the Ma
tonal Commission also President Of tho
American League, and he got busy with
Harry PullIam. President Of the Ma
tonal League and also a member OF
the Commission. with the result that
the two men have agreed to make an
exception to the rule In this case and
allow Murphy to pay the money. Mr..
Murphy will now cough up $1,000 with
the consent o, the Commission. II he
does It and does 1t willingly It will
mean that the Cubs will be a factor
again next season. II Murphy does not
come TO the front with good grace
It looks as II the Cubs would be dis
ruptel organization next season.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-12
Challenge Open to All.

George Dovey, ire Boston maErate' Is se''
ting worried about the Joe Kelley case. ne
called on Pres!den, PuIl!am yesterday 10
find out how lie stands. Pul.iam Is not
In a position ye, TO say how the Boston Grub
stands in the matter. Kelley threatens 'u''
in the Massachusetts courts to ENFORCE MS
contract s!sne! In 1905 to run two years
and ha. a clear case aga!ns, Dewey II
looks as /. Kelley was all to the Eoid 10
his contention. as with ball players oeihs
fined right and eft for violation OF rules.
contract jumping. &c. It Is hard to see now
the Boston rnagnate can repudlate ms con-
Kelley as manager o. his team he must pay
h!m for this year.
Cutler beat Boys High at hockey last
,,sb, a. G, N,cholas Rink In a hard fought
contest by a score Of 3 TO ? The game Was
a rough one. with both sides offending IN
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-12
RUCKER AND WILHELM
SIGN WITH BROOKLYN

NAP" R2Eer, tho great southpaw
twirler and Irving Wilhelm, tho spit.
ball "phenom." who pitched such grea,
ball for the Trolley Dodgers last season.
have already sent In their signed con.
tracts 10 President Ebbets for the com.
ing season. They were received at the
clubs headquarters, al Washington
Park, yesterday. Harry Lumley. the
Dodgers new manager-cap:ain. IL ex-
pected TO arrive in town In n few days
10 have talk with Ebbets about plans
for the coming season. II Is probable
that some deals may be pulled off
which will bs Of great benefit TO the
club
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-12
Coffroth Passes Up Hope of
Getting Champion in Ring
With Langford.
BY John POLLOCK.

TAVING given up all hope OF clinch-
n Ing a match between Stanley
Ketchel and Sam Langford.
Jimmy Coffroth, the fight promoter OF
California, has decided to try and pull
of fight between Ketchel and "Phila-
delpha Jack" O'Brien, to be fought at
his open-air arena at Colma, Cal. on
Washingtons Birthday afternoon. Cot-
froth IS anxious to have the men battle
for twenty-five rounds. and he will wire
O'Brien a hatter!ng OFFER as soon as he
receives word from Willis Britt, man
ager OF Ketchel, II the latter will meet
the sh!fty Quaker City boxer.
Billy Gibson, manager OF the Fairmont l.
c., announced last night that 10 bad decided
to hold tn. ,sn-round bou. between YOUNG
Otto" and Leach Cross at his club on Thurs
day evening, Jan. q, Instead Of Jan. 20. II.
said his reason for making this shift OF the
S sa'e Sa' on account g. The sharSey A 6
he did not want 10 conflict with Jim Buckley
Gibson always uses good Judgment.
Eddie Graney the popular referee OF San
Francisco has been selected 10 Judge the
twenty round bout between Abe Attell, tho
featherwe!ght champion, and Freddie Weeks,
the Western boxer. which takes place q,
Golfheld New, on Thursday night. A,,.ll
demanded that Graney referee the bout. and
the promoters Of the coutes. were compelled
to accept him. Graney is to receive $3.50 and
his expenses
The Fairmont A. - will hold stag to.
morrow night in It's club house, at one
20 nd 49,
Third avenue. Manager Billy Gibson
thought that the members were entitled to
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-12
Croker May Give
Cup fot Ocean
Going Sailors

Richard Croker is said to be figuring
on giving valuable cup as trophy
for an ocean-goIns yach, race. The
race will be held, II the plans go
through, under the same conditions as
the Brooklyn Yacht Club race for the
Upton Cup last summer. the course be.
ing from Gravesend Bay to Northeast
End Lightship, of Cape May, and re-
turn.
While Mr.. Croker has not definitely
announced the presentation OF the
trophy. II Is generally believed that
the Brooklyn Yacht Club will be the
recipient.