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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1912-06-18
COMPETITIVE DISTINCTIONS.

my uncle went riding in a
friends runabout."
"That's nothing. My brother was
knocked down by a real touring car"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1912-06-18
THE AurocRAr.

City Friend-Which rules in that
rural Eden of yours-you or your
wife?
Suburbanite (meekly)-Neither,
We have to mind the cook.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1912-06-18

Constipation causes headache. iu-
digestion. dizziness. drowsiness. For
mild. opening medicine. use Doan's
Regulets. 25c box at all stores.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1912-06-18
THE REASON.

"How my spring flowers are shoot
ing up" remarked mamma, in the
garden.
"That's because they have pistils /"
suggested wise little Tommy.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1912-06-18
CONSISTENT.

"In one way the primary sustains
its name"
"What is that ?"
'It is not a secondary mateer."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1912-06-18
PROOF OF 1T.

"My husband had some good
punch at our house last night"
Il know it. My husband came
home just full Of it"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1912-06-18
ROUGH ON MRS. B.

Mrs. Benham-Do you remember
what wore when you proposed to
me?
Benham-I think it must have been
q mask.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1912-06-18

Tom-When he goes to church he
puts a nickel in the contribution
plate and when he goes to the theater
he pays 50 for his seat.
Jack-That shows that he wants
to be close wherever he goes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03
Repeal Of BULLION TAX
PUTS SOL0NS IN 4 PANIC
Discover All at Once That Arizona Mines Are About
to Escape Taxation Through the UncOnstitution-
atty of the Board of Equalization Bill; Bur
Iesque County Seat Bill Introduced

county seat do not affect the Interests
of the taxpayers; that the lnsIaiatlOA
of the state government Will cost SS5,-
600 in official salaries a year; thaI lilS
entire cost of the courts is now borne
by the people Of Arizona; that many
other new expenses have been IN
Cured. and that an election for the re-
mOval OF the county seat viii be eA-
pensive and harmful
Following these whereases the citi-
zeus Of Tombstone resolve that II Is
unwise and uncalled for TO remove the
county seat at this time and they call
upon the legislature TO defeat the Dill.
The communication has been referred
to a committee and will be considered
along with the bill itself.
House Kills Bills.
The house got into a killing mood
and quite q large number OF measures
fell under the ak. The most important
Of these are the bills regulating mine
inspection, two bills for the cOolIylnS
of the state statutes; the bill requiring
the use of pure paints; the house print
ing bill. and one Of the bills prOVld-
ing for superYisOrial districts.
Bills recommended for passage Were
The Lynch bill, providing for the es-
adjustment of superViSOrlal districts
the bill prohibiting foreign corpora
tiOns to sue in other than state courts;
the bill providing for IS hours work
weekly in shelters. the bill relating 10
vital statistics. and the bill providing
Tor the registration OF VOTERS II Al
cOrpOUated cities.
Prisoner Goes for Patent.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
house recently rescinded its action in
assuming part of the responsibility
along with Gov. Hunt Of sending Roy
J. Meyers. the Florence convict, on an
eastern trip that he might secure
patent on an electrical device the gov
ernor has gone ahead with his original
intention. Meyers has been released
and is now on his way to Washington,
well supplied with funds raised for him
by Miss Kate Bernard, the Oklahoma
superintendent OF charities aud cOrrec-
lions.
Meyers stopped here for a few hours
and talked quite freely in a general
way about his invention. He said he
had been al work ON il only about two
months but declares he can actually
draw static electricity from the at
mcsphere. transform ii into a dynamic
force. and use ii for the operation OF
machinery. He said his invention is IN
a crude state as Yet and that many OF
the details are to be worked out He
also intimated that the cost Of install
alton viii be slight.
Meyers said further that he had been
given much assistance in the perfection
of his device by the prison authorities
at Florence. who had given him every
opportunity 10 do the necessary work
He claims to have made many inven-
lions in addition TO the one which has
created such a furOre here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03

While he uses the broken promises Of
president Taft against him he now
says he would lift the burden from
the shoulders Of the people"
In reading from the confidential
letters" exchanged between president
Taft and colonel Roosevelt. governor
Harmon said that as governor Of Ohio
he had written no confidential letters
and If he occupied a position Of trust
to the American people he would have
none on any subject.
Addressing employees of the steel
works at Sparrows Point near here
this afternoon, governor Harmon said
Il don't want Uncle sam after build
ing the Panama canal to be a mere
tOll-gate keeper. ! want him TO own
and run the ships through IT,"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03
British Probe Of Disaster Is
to Cover Three Main
Points.

London. Ems. May S.-The attorney
general. Sir Rufus Isaacs, today ad-
dressed the wreck commission which is
investigating the loss Of the White
Star liner Titanic setting forth the
facts as understood by the government
and laying emphasis on the fact that p
knots were maintained after the warn
inEs Of ice had been received.
When the court opened Lord Mersey,
who heads the commission, granted per
mission TO president Lewis, Of the Sea
mems union, and 10 an attorney for the
Imperial Mercantile guild 70 partlci-
pate in the proceedings
composed Of 1000 Southampton sailors
Two hundred and twenty eight were
employed on the Titanic and OF these
only - survived The onlcers OF me
Titanic were members Of the guild The
inquiry is likely TO extend over sew
The court displayed interest in the
warnings Of Ice which the Cunaro inner
Caronia and the White Star liner Baltic
sent 10 the Titanic on april Il Lord
5lersey asked
Am I right in supposing that she
ran into the ice region after q warning
had been received"
Yes replied the attorney general
Sir Rufus said the Titanic's capacity
was 354I persons and that she carried
u llIeDOaLS- Two cutters LOuE CO44d-l-
Eible lifebOatS, accommodating 100
persons and 1850 Iifebelts- The vessel
carried 1916 passengers and SS2 per
sons in her crew.
She was fitted with Is buIlIheads and
several water tight doors, being de-
signed to float in the event OF any two
adjoining cOmpartments being flooded
under which condition the top Of the
bulkheads would be two and one-halr
or three feet above water
The FlraUlc'g speed the attorney gen
eral said. on April IL was q knots,
which was never lesSened up TO the
time Of the collision. On that day the
Caronia and the Baltic had sent wire
less MESA ges to the Titanic stating
that icebergs GROWERS" and "felders
were IN her track
Sir Rufus announced that particular
attention would be given TO these three
points
The fitanic's speed after the warn
ings Of ice had been received, the in
sufficient number Of HfebOats for the
persons carried by the steamer; the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03
PETITIONERS ASK FOR RECOUNT
OF PRIMARY VOTE IN BOSTON

Boston. Mass. May "a petition
was filed with She Boston board Of
election commissioners last night by
chairman Herman HORNED, Of the Re
publican state committee, asking for
o recount on the vote cast at Tues
days primary election for Republican
delegates-at-large in every ward in
Boston except ward l. Similar petit
tons win be filed tomorrow asking
recounts of the vote for Republican
delegates at large throughout the
state.
The Taft managers hope that the
recount viii show that the number Of
ballots thrown out because crosses
We're marked for both ex-senator
Frank Seilberlich and the regular Taft
ticket. headed by senator Crane would
have been sufficient IL counted. to
have elected the Taft ticket for dele
gates at large.
According to the state Taft leaders.
The recount is asked primarily for
seating their delegates at the national
convention.
Gov Foss has released the delegates
elected ON the Democratic ballot from
any obligation they might feel 10 vote
Tor him at the Democratic national CON
Neuuon- BE said that since ne had
Withdrawn as candidate there was no
reason why the delegates should feel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03

BssJrop county viii vote Nav Ia o,
an SSe,eeo bond issue for good road
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03
COCHISE HAS TWO
MEN FOR DELEGATES
Honor of Going to Baltimore
Convention Is Sought
For Dr.. Shine.

Bisbee. Ariz. May S.-The Democrats
OF Arizona viii elect delegates 10 the
Democratic nationai convention at Bal
umOre at a primary TO be held IN the
state on May q This is the date OF
many city elections in the state and II
ii believed that the arrangement will
serve well the ends of the party in get
ting a popular expression as to the sew
eral Democratic presidential candi-
dates as well Is drawing out a large
Democratic vote in the city elections
Already there are two candidates in
the field 70 represent this county at
the Baltimore convention. The action
OF the. delegation VIII be governed DE
the expression of the voters, so the
position is largely honorary. DR.. Fran
els Z. Shine, chief surgeon of the FL
PaSO & Southwestern railroad has the
solid backing OF the Democrats, OF
Lowell, the largest Democratic precinct
ia the county. Nomination papers for
G. B. keltOn. q member Of the house OF
representatives from COchise county,
and an old timer. are being circulated
in~the county this week.
Lowell friends Of DR.. Shine say that
it would be particularly fit at this
time TO name Dr. Shine as a delegate,
when the majority sentiment of the
party seems to bark back to the prin-
clples Of Thomas Jefferson, the founder
OF the party. Dr. Shine is a descendant,
by direct lineage, Of the great Vir-
ginian, but the fact was not publicly
known, owing TO his modesty until
his friends N Lowell let il be known.
Champ Clark viii be the favOrite in
the vote in this county, which as a dis
trict has one delegate apportioned to
II. The primary will be held here on
the day of the city election and the
voting booths viii be IN the same
building with separate election Of
ncials
Papers are also being circulated here
Tor the nomination Of Reese NJ Ling.
Of Prescott and F. B. O'NeiI. of Phoe-
nix for Democratic national commit
teeman. !. !. Bowen. of Bisbee has
also been mentioned by northern Ari-
Zona Democratic friends as a good man
for this place
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03
HARMON CRITICIZES TAFT.
IN THE TARTUE

Baltimore. Nd. May 3.-Governor
Judson Harmon Of Ohio, last night ad-
dressed a mass meeting in the futes-ests
OF his candidacy for the presidency.
He referred to president Taft's failure
to veto the Aldrich tariff bin as "an
insult TO the American people as we'll
a a preach OF faith He declared
had been such an imposition on the
American people as the high tariff
During the seven years thar Roose-
welt was president" said governor Har-
mon he did not send a single mes
sage to congress OF make q sneecb
against the tariff barons that have
grown rich through the tariff Jaw
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03

bound to vote for him. The delegates.
therefore. will be free TO vote for
speaker Clark
Petitions Filed Today.
The filing today of petitions for pri-
mary recOuuts may delay until June
the issuing Of certificates of election
of delegates TO the Chicago and BaItt-
more conventions.
Petitions for recOuuts We're filed by
the Taft managers i'm nearly all the
cities and large towns
Recounts also were asked In many
of the Congressional districts and by
the Roosevelt delegates in the eighth
and tenth districts where the press re-
turns gave Taft the delegates by mar
row margins
Tn this city returns from POS Of the
mates al large received 1855. while
the alternates who were designated as
for Roosevelt" polIed 1887. Yet the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03

Automobiles. Valley Implement ca.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03
TAFT breaches PROSPERITY
10 nEnnrE on EnI---rr -

Florence, S. c., May 3-Althougb
not on d campaign trip. president TAFT
made two short speeches in South car
o-ina yesterday on his way to Washing
first at Sumter from the rear n1at-
form Of his private car and the second
at Florence Big crowds greeted him.
The president preached prosperitv
and declared his opposition to doctrines
that he said would destroy that pros
Gritty if written into law.
What we want is prosperity said
Mr., Taft at Sumter In South car
Olina have noI always had the sun
port that would make me believe il
worth while to ask for your suffrage.
but / know there is a strong sub
stratum I'm South Carolina. of conf
dence in the existing government and
there is desire 10 maintain it,"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03
SPEED Of THE TITANIC MAINTAINED
AFTER WARNING HAD BEEN RECEIVED

CONSTRUCTION Of the water tight COM
partmentS.
He gave a detailed analysis Of the
mum bers saved and lost by classes and
sections, and indicated that he COnsid-
cred that the disprOpOrtionate number
Of first class passengers rescued should
be q matter Of inquiry.
The court has arranged to adjourn
until Tuesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03
COL. ROOSEVELT COlIHENCES
his CAMPAIGN IN MEN,,

New York, y. Y. Nav 2-Co1 T,b.-
1oLe Isooseveit left this CITY over ~,
Eennsy lVania railroad at 0cIocI- lie s-S
l Ilsll for salisbury. Nd. where he viii
opgH ms Two days speech making 80
palsn IN that state. The coIoDei7. - 80
en- speec9es win be at Haver de- e.
Gnu balJlmOre. He expects 10 ret,7-, q. -
New York early Sunday. %
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03

Roosevelt delegates at large poI1a5 Sos
more votes than those pledged TO 49,
-denl 1atJ- TAFT won the PRECEDENCE
IN Boston by $40 plurality.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-03

Phoenix, Ariz.. May 3.-Through over
sight the legislature has narrowly missed
eXempting al mines in the state from
taxation. A few days ago the legisla-
ture passed a bill repeating the bullion
tax law, which imposes tax on 25 per
cent of the actual value OF mine prop
erty- 1t was the intention to have the
mine taxation taken care of bv the
state board of equalization. a bill to
create which Is now pending After the
bullion tax law was repealed, however,
1t was discovered that the bill providing
Lor board of equalization would be
unconstitutional. as there Is no provision
IN the fundamental law that the chair
man OF a county board of supervisors
shall act in that capacity. 1t is asserted
that at the best the new board could
act only IN an advisory capacity and
could not IN any event fix tax rates.
On the discovery of the mistake Leon
Jacobs Of MaricOpa today introduced in
the house a bill restoring the bullion tax
and placing it on a so percent valuation
basis.
In an effort to defeat the plan to re
move the county seat from Tombstone,
Judge Duncan Of Cochise county today in
PRODUCED a burlesque bin creating the
county OF Copper Queen, TO contain the
towns of Bisbee. Douglas and Lowell
The object Is to keep them from
talking about Tombstone for a while"
the Judge said
The senate has passed a full train
crew bill. and another continuing ap-
preparations for dry farming. Both
had passed the house.
Passes Child Labor Bill.
The senate also passed a child labor
Dill, prohibiting the employment OF
children under the age of IA years. also
prohlhiting I'm hazardous or Unhealth-
Iul occupations. the employment of
children under the age of Is
Expensive to Run Arizona.
IF the board of control has made no
mistake. it Will require S440.075 to run
the institutions OF the state the coming
year The report OF the board has
Just been filed with the state auditor
and Mr. Callaghan has transmitted a
copy TO the legislature The appOr-
tionment of the estimated expenses
smong the various Institutions is as
follows
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-26
Blind A. P. Operator
Does Excellent Work
! from II. Service RuilcIln

From III. Service Duilc(IM:
Th" work or Charles Il. Smith.
night operator for The Associated
Press Mt Colorado Springs. Colo.
probably In without n parallel In the
operating field. '-slUl
While workin. for a commercial
company. which service he entered
when but II years OF age. he lost the
sight OF one eye. and while working
FOR u brokerage firm In Denver. In
1905. became totally blind. After
n few months absence from duty. he
returned to the brokerage firm and
successfully copied tho New York
stock service with n pencil. using n
recorder. such as is used I'm mcrcan-
tile establishments for making out
sales tickets. ms a guide.
Mr.. Smith left tho service OF tho
brokerage firm In 1910 and sent n
press report out Of Denver Saturday
nights. his VIII" reading tho copy for
him. lie asked permission to prac.
',cc In the Denver office Of Tho As
sociatcd Press. mastered tho touch"
system. M well ns tho code. and was
used as vacation relief operator Mt
Colorado Springs In 1910. On No
vrmbcr ~. 1911. he was given a
permanent position at Lradvillc.
Colo. from which point nc wns
transferred to Colorado. Springs on
April IL. 1912.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-26
FIND vALuAsLEs IN GARBAGE
Small Fortunes Gathered IN BY Col.
isesors In londsn-Rinss. Money
and Other rhines Found.

London.-"London's ash barrels
and garbage rscsptaolss contain
small fortunes in valuablss every
week." satd an oaiolal Of the London
county councils dsstructor works At
Fulham. During the weekend In.
quiriss have been made at tho council
otices about gold penknife, . d,a.
mond ring and . valuable cut glass
decanter which are all supposed to
have found their way into tho Rar.
baGe boxes Of houses In the West
End.
Many Of the curios and valuable
nnds are never inquired for and are
only preserved because Of the watch.
ful eye Of the refuse collector. The
sorters come across queer nnds At
times, although the West End ash
rAksrs often Appropriate tho valua.
bles before our collectors arrive.
Il heard some time ago OF one OF
these persons who found 4 chatslaine
bag In which we're = set Of false
teeth. \ purse with ten sovsrsisus
and check book. A. the latter was
no uss he returned 1t and received
reward"
At the Fulham dsstructor work.
there 10 . room set apart for the val.
liable articles found among ~
house refuse Of Le1doR.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-26
K. C. STOCK YARDS co.
TO INCORPORATE IN MAINE

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 2G.-The
Kansas city Stock Yards Company Of
Maine. according to the statement Of
officials of the Kansas City stock
Yards Company of Missouri was
promoted by officers of the Missouri
concern and a number of New En-
gland interests owning n controlling
Interest in the Missouri company to
take over the steock OF the old firm
which has governed the Kansas Ci;y
stock yards for more than % years.
Negotiations toward reorganiza-
ton under the laws of Maine Were
started by 4 Boston firm of bankers
last November. c. +. Morse. pros!-
dent of the Kansas City Stock Yards
Company of Missouri. announced that
the change was being made to ia
cilitatc the business of the company
and to give 1t more scope in its
transactions"
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-26

Children take BALlAARD'S HORE-
HOUND SYRUP willingly because II
tastes nice. There isn't n better rem
ciy anywhere for ehiidren'x coughs.
hoarsencss and bronchitis. It's n good
medicine and easy 10 take. Price :ac.
aOc and 500 per bottle. Sold by
ilausman DRUG Co.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-26
ANCIENT FRescoes Resroaeo
New York Engineer Fisas Them In
Florence chureh-ons o. ovbjsets
10 "Msssssrs Of lnneeeNts."

Florsncs.-Eusenio Campani. who
vas engaged In ensinssrins work on
the New York subway. 10 supervising
tho restoration Of the church Of Santa
Maria Sovella. He has made an In.
ierestinE discovery In the Rucsllai
chapel. Frsscoes we're found On both
sides. and while there has been NO
decision on the identity OF the artist
a. yet. the date Of the frssco 10 NC.
scribsd TO the snd Of the thirtesnth
century. The subjects Of tho frsscoes
~ far revealed arc the Massacre Of
the Inuocents" and ",rhs Crucidxiou. Z"
The I.yceum Club for Women
opened its season with . reception
In honor OF Fraulein Or. Schultz Of
Leipzig.
Among those who are To spsnd the
winter in Florence are Rear Admiral
William T. swinburne. U. 8. n. and
bis family.
The nrst at home" Of the season
was given by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gregory Smith At the villa Bel Riposo
Among their guests were Sir George
and Lady Ida sitell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Bartlett.
Among the arrivals here arc Lieut..
Col Graham d. Fitch. Engineer corps.
U. 8. A.. Of Boston. and his family,
and Mr. and Mrs. George 8. Morse
and family Of California.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-26
AN7|,GuN LAW FAILS
Trial In New York Shows 0r6'
nance Fallaoious.

Has Mad Ne Eject On the Criminal
Element. While Lss~AbitsN0 Gil.
ssNs Al lsfs Without Means
- psoesstin0 rhsmssavss.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-26

News. aoc q month.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-26
COLORADO PIONEER NEAR DEATH

Denver. Colo, Dee. 26.-Lcvi
Booth. Colorado pioneer and sole
survivor OF the first graduating class
OF the University of Wisconsin, is
seriously i'll ut his home near here.
Booth has undergone four operations
In the last few months, the last one
about month ago. His advanced
age make his conditions critical say
the physicians.
Booth came to Colorado in 1860
locating in Leadville. Three years
later he migrated to the Mesilla VAL
ley in New Mexico. where he served
us clerk of the district court under
Judge Knapp. In 1854 he returned
to Denver and located on farm now
on the outskirts of Denver.
With the aged man are his wife
and daughter, Mrs. d. w. Working.
Two other children live in Colorado.
They are Mrs. c.. c. Holbrook of
Alamosa and Gillette L. Booth OF
Littlcton.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-26

New York.-One year has passed
since the Sullivan law" aimed 70
prevent the carrying OF concealed
weapons. became . law. and. n WAS
predicted . year ago. the law proved
an utter failure. Crooks and other
criminals continued to carry con
eeAlsd arms In spite Of the law. which
fell heavily only upon y number Of
la~-sbidiag oitissus who were the pov
ssssors Of arms for protsetton and
Neglected TO get rid of them before
the Isw became effective.
In other words. the law merely had
the effect Of dspriviuE the iaw.abidins
eitissos OF thsir means OF protection.
while the criminals. against whom
they tried TO prutsct themselves. we're
left In possession Of their weapons.
According to the annual report OF
the coroner. Just issued. there were
los homicidss BY shooting during the
last twelve months In Manhattan. only
two less than In 1910. When the high
water mark In the number OF homi
cid~s BY shooting wss reached. In
eighteen of thsos cases the eircun
stances did not call for an arrest.
while In eighty.eisht cases arrests
wore clearly In order. A. . matter
Of fact. however. arrests were made
only IN thirty.ssven Of tho cases. leav'
Ing dfty0ns cases In which NO Ar
rests wsre made.
Under The Sullivan Law Il II illegal
for any dealer to sell pistol or other
dangerous weapon prescribed BY the
law to any person not In possession of
y license for owning aud carrying
such weapons. Ia spite OF this fact
Il 10 estimated that during the last
twelve moaths mors than 5000 rovolv.
srs wsrs sold BY dsalsss and pawn.
brokers IN this city 10 violation Of the
Law.
John Schrank. the man who shot
Colonel Roosevelt. admitted after bis
arrest that he had bought the revolver
from which The shot was nrsd In .
shop on broadway. near Canal street.
In this city. Another significant fen.
ture IL tha, gang nshts In which pis.
tolls were used wers more frequent
during the last twelve months than
ever before. This clearly shows that
the la~less element paid NO attention
10 the law and evaded the enforce
nsnt of II. while the lav-sbldiag ciu.
sens suffered. jsst - haA bssa prs.
dictcd.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-26

Chronici.-N.ws zoe n month.