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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
BOOTLEGGERS,
On Account of Many Arrests,
Are Becoming Scarce In
Hopkins County.

U. S. Commissioner Alvan Clark
was asked the other day why so
many more bootleggers are brought
here for examination than formerly.
His answer was that he knows how
to get them here. There seems to
be something in the answer. We
believe a large majority of these
arrested came from Hopkins county.
The jacksonville Hustler said last
Friday that bootleggers are becom-
ing scarce in Hopkins county, due
perhaps to the vigilance of the local
officers. Something like twenty
arrests have been made by the mar
shall and have been sent to Jail at
Owensboro to be tried at the Nov
ember term of the Federal Court.
If Commissioner Clark is not getting
rich he seems, at least, to be taking
in a good deal of "pin money"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
MCLEAN COLLEGE
Opened For Fall Term Under
Favorable Auspices.

Professors Kuykendall and Smith
have done a great deal of work for
Mclean College during the summer
and the opening for the fall term
Tuesday showed that their labor had
not been in vain. The exercises were
held in the college chapel and there
was large number of former pa
irons and graduates of the College
to meet the incoming young people
whose names have been enrolled on
the College roster. In the faculty
there were quite a number of new
faces. but after a few days things
will have settled down on a running
basis and all will know who's" in
Mclean.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
BETTER SALARIES.
School Law Gives County Board
Power to Fix Salaries.

State Superintendent Hamlet has
issued a letter to county superin-
tendents in which he states that I'M
der the new election law the right is
given to county boards to fix salaries
of rural teachers. He says that the
old per capita system was too rigid
and that the small districts suffered
on account of the disparity of ad-
vantages. During the past two
years the increase in attendance was
approximately so per cent. Under
the new law the salary is fixed by
the quality as we'll as the quantity OF
work done by the teachers. That is
nothing but justice and will inspire
the teachers of rural schools to do
better work than ever.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
Attaches Money.

In a suit filed last Thursday
attaching a bank d. posit OF
$3.50 of her husband. Geo. Cum
nighsm, Mrs. Emma Cunningham
charges that her husband. whom she
says is in the last stage of consump-
ton and fifty-six years Of age. has
planned to elope with another wo-
men and to squander the money.
She alleges that the pair eloped last
April and lived together as man and
wife at Humboldt. Tenn. for six
weeks. She says after the woman
deserted her husband he returned to
her home end she allowed her to
come back because he is the father
of her children. She says that at
best her husband can only live few
months and the money will be need
ed for maintenance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
NEWSPAPER MEN CALLED
TO MEET AT STATE FAIR
Date of Midwinter Meeting to
Be Decided on Septem-
Der Is.

Cadiz, Ky, Sept. 10-Thursday,
September Is. has been designated
as press day at the State Fair in
Louisville next week, and as chair
man of that day, John S. Lawrence,
of the Cadiz Record, has arranged
for the convention tent on the Fair
Grounds for that day and has issued
a call for all the newspaper people
present to meet him at this tent
promptly at IL o'clock where an in
formal reception will be glad to
accord them any courtesies within
his power.
The Executive Committee of the
Kentucky Press Association has slso.
been called to meet at this same
place at l o'clock on the same date
to decide upon the date of holding
the midwinter meeting. which will
be held at Lexington some time DUR
ing Christmas week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
First Offer Was $4,000, and
Then By $1,000 And
$500 Jumps.
c. 0. WRIGHT WASPURCHASER
Committee Directed To Rein
vest In Other Pro-
perty.

A large crowd gathered on Ninth
street yesterday morning at ten
O'Clock to witness the public sale of
the Y. M. c. A. building, now &C.
cupied by the Hopkinsville Water
Co. and the Public Service Co.
The first bid was $40. 900 and rapid
ly advanced to $751; by 81 900 and
$500 bids. 1t was knocked off at
SIS, 900 to C. o. Wright, of the real
estate firm of Johnson & Wright.
The terms of the sale were one
third cash, one third in six and u
months each, with 6 per cent. inter-
est on deferred payments from the
first day of January next. Posses
sion to be given January 1st, 1914.
1t is a very valuable piece of prop
erty and is situated on the second
business street of the city. The
building is concrete and is four stor-
les high, AZ feet front and 81 feet
depth.
The committee making the sale is
composed of NJ c. Forbes. r. E
Cooper, Ira L. Smith, Frank Daoney
and James West. They were en-
powered to make the sale by the
different parties who made contribu
tons to the fund ten or twelve years
ago to erect a building for the Y. M
c. A. The building was never com
pleted. The reorganization of tn,
Association two or three months agt
aroused renewed interest in the AS
sociation, and after holding severa
meetings to discuss the question o.
providing quarters for the Associa
ton. it was finally decided that thu
old building should be sold and tht
money realized to be reinvested by
purchasing another building or buy
ing a site and building.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
Shooting ARRAY at Red Hill,
On the County
Line.
ANDREW JOHNSON STRUCK.
Two Women Also Hit by
Stray Pistol
Bullets.

A shooting scrape occurred at Red
q II, near the Hopkins county line
Monday afternoon, in which Andrew
Johnson was shot through the neck
by j. S. Hicks, who fired six shots
from an automatic pistol. John
sons wife and mother-in-law were
also slightly wounded by stray bull
let's. Mrs. Johuson's hip was hit by
a bullet ard her mother was hit on
her foot, the ball going between two
toes.
The fight started when the men
met in the road in front of the house.
1t is said that Johnson, who is tim
Der cutter, charged Hicks, the time
keeper, with not turning in his time
correctly. After quarreIing awhile,
johnson went into his house and got
a shotgun and as he appeared with it
Hicks opened fire. Mrs. Johnson
was trying to hold her husband ashe
started out, when she was hit.
Johnson's wound is serious, but it
is thought he wi recover.
The trouble took place so near the
line that it is not certain which
county it was in.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
MODERN GIRL LIKES I
CAVE MAN LOVER
Carries Girl to Cavern; When
Rescued She Refuses to
Testify Against Him.

Moline. ILL.,. Sept. 10.-The cave
man, who in modern fiction seized
his loved one by her golden tresses,
strikes her half a dozen times over
the head with q war club and then
bears her away to his lai in the
mountain fastness, has found q
counterpart here in Moline. only the
war club was omitted and the mod
ern police station proved an incon-
venience to romance.
Mary King, II years old, is confin-
ed in her parents home.
Frank Trout, a year older, her
cave man is in the police station.
The young cave mans treatment
of his bride" has resulted in winn-
ing her love, however, for, while she
admits that she simply detested"
him before he bore her away, now
she loves him and will not help the
police to convict him.
Mary lives in a beautiful home
near the outskirts Of the city. She
had many suitors, but about the
least preferred was young Trout.
There was nothing he could do to
please Mary, who frankly told him
that he needed more polish and re-
finement to make him acceptable,
even as a caller.
The other evening Mary vas lying
out under the trees in a hammock.
Suddenly she ives seized, a hand over
her mouth checked her screams and
she was carried rapidly away into
the darkness. A short way from
the King home are several small
caves. When Mary came to she was
in one of these and her cave man
was guarding the entrance.
But modern cave men must have
some sleep. So, to keep his captive
from escaping, the captor hit upon
the expedient of hiding her clothing.
In place he gave her an old winter
oyercoat to protect her.
Mary was taken to police court to
day as a witness against the cave
man. She refused to testify.
HE didn't harm me and didn't
abuse me-" she said in explanation
Il didn't get much to eat and | was
cold most of the time. But | like
him much better now than | did.
When they release him | hope he
comes to see me often. II think
! like him just a little bit more thar
! the molly coddle sort"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
Animals Burned to Death.

jacksonville, KY, Sept. l0.-The
stock barn of the Rose Creek Coal
Company at Coiltown, this county.
was destroyed by fire and with it
eleven head of horses and mules, one
COW. buggies. harness and feedstuff.
The loss will be between So, 1000 and
$4,000. The origin Of the fire is un.
known and had gained such head
way when discovered it was impossi-
BILE to rescue the stock.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
Work at Hospital.

The Forbes Mfg Co., the contract
ors for building the Jennie Stuart
Hospital. are making rapid progress.
By the middle of next week the walls
for the first story will be about ready
for the joists, The first story is
partly under ground and is divided
up for dining room. kitchen. storage
room and a room for the heating ar.
paratus.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
Will Leave Monday.

Miss Emma Noe, in company with
her father, will leave next Monday
for Cincinnati and resume her stud
les in music, more especially voice
culture. Miss Noe song a solo at
Grace Episcopal church last Sun
day morning most effectively, de-
lighting the many who heard her.
A great future is predicted for her
by her many friends as well as by
the faculty of the Conservatory Of
music, which she has been attending
for year or more.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
PASSED BY
SEVEN VOTES
Administration Bill Passes The
Senate By Seven
Majority.
TWO DEMOCRATS SAY NO
RanSdeIl and Thornton Of
Louisiana Voted With
Republicans.
TWO DEMOCRATS SAY NO

Washington, Sept.10.-The Under
wood. Simmons tariff bill passed the
senate at SAB last afternoon amid
cheers from the galleries.
The final struggle began at four
o'clock when under a previous agree
ment arbitrary votes began on pend
ing amendments. During the clos
ing hours of debate Senator La
Toilette had become the center of
interest. proposing final amendments
of cotton and agricultural schedules
and discussing some features of the
bill which he deemed favorable. II
was nearly five-thirty o'clock when
the vice. president put the bill upon
its passage. The roll call proceeded
deliberately until the clerk called
LA Toilette"
The Wisconsin senator, seated in
the front row, hesiteted a moment.
His head was bowed and resting on
his hand. lie leaned forward trifle
and vigorc usly answered AYE"
The ayes were "A and the nays 81
La Toilette and Poindexter voted
with the Democrats and Thornton
and Ransdell with the Republicans
There were IL paired and two Re-
publicans were absent and not pair
ed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
COnyictS SufOcate.

Eight negro convicts. confined in
the dark cell" Of Camp No 3 on
the State farm at Harlan, Texas,
were suffocated Sunday night and
four others are seriously i'll from the
effects of breathing foul air result
ing from poor ventilation.
Negligent homicide formerly was
charged against Sergeant Sid Wheel
err and two guards. following a cor
oner's investigation. The men gave
bond.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

The letter written by Edwin
Hodge, general manager of the I'M
perial Tobacco Co., reprinted from
the jacksonville Hustler, is kesnly
interesting in this county. since one
of the lmperial's last houses in Ken
lucky is located here and its fate will
be ltermined by the litigation re.
fer } to. Mr.. Hodges states the
cas- way that makes it easily
understood.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
WANT TOBACCO
FACTORY REBUILT
Citizens of NebO Anxious to
Have Burned Factory
Rebuilt.

The matter of rebuilding the to
bacco factory at Nebo, which was
burned last spring, is now agitating
the citizens of that section of the
county, says the Hustler. Recently
petition was presented to the I'm
perial Tobacco Co.. to whom the
factory belonged. to have them come
back and rebuild. The reply of the
company does not hold out too much
hope to the people Of NeLo, the
company stating that if a suit now
pending in the courts is decided
against them they will have to leave
the state.
A committee of gentlemen repre-
senting all classes of industry at
Nebo were in the city yesterday dis
cussing the matter and are very
anxious to interest capital to re-
build their factory. They state that
there will be a good crop of tobacco
grown in this section Of the county.
and that they hope to have a factory
built or rebuilt in time to handle
this years crop. Those who came
to Madisonville on that mission were
Messrs. c. N. Fergerson, DR.. A r.
Setter, H. F. Porter, j. l.. Rogers,
L. D. Townsend, w. M Porter and
E. G. Tapp.
Mr.. Edwin Hodge, general mana
ger of the Imperial Tobacco Co., of
Kentucky, responded by letter to the
request made by 157 of the leading
farmers of that section, say ing:
Il shall be pleased to lay that paper
before the board of directors of the
Imperial Tobacco Co, of Kentucky,
with recommendations that it be
seriously considered, and whatever
the result may be, | now assure you
of my appreciation and that of the
company of the friendly and encour-
aging spirit evinced by the signers,
with whom the company has had
pleasant and satisfactory bushes:
dealings for the past ten years. anC
the writer for period of twenty
five years.
So far as | can at present see,
serious obstacle to compliance witt
your request at this time is the pend.
ing prosecution against the lmperia
Tobacco Co. of Kentucky, which il
set for trial in November in the cir
cult court of Union county. Should
that prosecution be sustained, il
would not only result in pecuniary
fine but in the forfeiture of the com
pany's right to do business 10 any
county of the state of Kentucky
While l am perfectly certain thai
the charges embraced in this prose
cution are absolutely groundless, YET
so long as the prosecution is unde
cided the company may well hesitate
to make further investments or prep
arations to carry on any business
that could be rendered worthless by
the courts judgment.
| am hopeful of and confidently
expect an early trial and satisfactory
conclusion of the case. Should | bt
correct, the company will be in a po
sition then to consider increasing III
investments and business in our state
Otherwise, the elimination of the
Imperial Tobacco Co. of Kentucky
will result in and would mean the re-
moval of a competitor who has each
year purchased about one-third OF
the tobacco raised in this district.
Again assuring you of my appre'
citation of your expressions of good
will. l remain,
Yours very truly,
EDWIN HODGE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
Then and Now.

Fifty years ago on the first day of
September. there was frost in this
part of the country which killed all
kinds of vegetation. This year on
the first day of September. the temp
erature was well up in the nineties.
about the hottest on record.-Wil-
Jamestown News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
New Millinery Store.

The store room next to Hardwick's
jewelry store is being changed for
Miss Barker, of Cincinnati. who
will open a first.class millinery store
in the near future.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
Return To Wed.

A romance of Korea will reach its
climax next October in Townsville.
Ga. when the Rev. Edwin Kagin. Of
Frankfort. a Presbyterian Mission
airy. weds Miss Frances TOMBSTONE.
Of that city. Miss tombstone is also
a Presbyterian missionary. They
met in the heart of Korea.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

> A couple of foreigners in Chicago
performed their own marriage cere-
mony by signing the license issued
to them and sealing the bargain
with a kiss. Then the license was
returned they we're surprised to learn
that they were not legally married.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

Prof. j. w. Durand, Of Paris, is
out in a learned article claiming that
the moon is inhabited. We have el-
ways heard that there was one man
in it and of course he wouldn't stay
unless there were women.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
Butter Hing Dead.

Elgin, Ill. Sept. I'D. f. Wood,
of Elgin. a pioneer Illinois creamery
man and president of the Elgin Ma
tional Bank, died az his summer
home at Lake Geneva, Wis. He.
was 6S years old.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

A Colorado man killed himself be-
cause he lost three million dollars by
selling a tract of land just before
oil was discovered under it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
Fake Meteor.

Two young men have confessed
that they manufactured and shot off
with dynamite the meteor" which
on August q fell into the Seacon-
net River at Tiverton, r. |.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

The Prussian government has paid
$87. 500 for a gram of radium. The
last man who went out to hunt for
radium on a South Pacific island was
devoured by cannibsls. This may
thow some light on why radium is
so scarce.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

A negro named F. A. Washington
presented a 100000 check in pay
ment for a taxicab bill Of $4.60 in
New York. The driver didn't have
the change and called a policeman.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

Six Ohio girls sold 10000 kisses at
a dollar each to finish a hospital
building. If there is anything in
the germ theory, the girls will be the
hospitals first patients.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

Sam Taber, a young farmer at
Mt. Sterling. while crossing a pas
ture, was thrown from his horse by
a mad bull. The animal stopped a
moment to kill the horse and Tabor
arrived at a fence a few seconds
ahead of the bull.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
Crop Money Arrives.

Louisville's $l,SOO.OOO crop fund
has been apportioned among eight
national banks. and directors Of the
repositories will furnish 4 securi-
ties Immediately. ~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

The new tariff bill puts tax of
one-tenth of one cent a pound on
bananas. Considering the fact that
the peeling is deadly weapon and
the stalk nesting place for tarantu-
las, this is not burdensome tax.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

\ There are some other fools besides
Sthose you know. An exhibitor at
the Knoxville Exposition advertises
to rob beehive clad in a bathing
suit.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

The Central City Argus says a
SSociaEst speaker, Mrs. Kate O. Hara,
PRACTICALLY broke up court at Green
Willie by speaking two hours in the
court house yard, handling social
evils and moral conditions"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
In City Court.

Half a dozen persons were ar
raigned before Judge Wood in the
city court yesterday morning. The
arrests were made for drunkenness
and misdemeanors and the fines were
light.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

The butter king of Elgin, Illinois.
is dead, but it is consoling to his
heirs to reflect that he didn't starve
to death.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

Lieut.. McDermott is again acting
governor, while Gov. McCreary is
at Put-in-Bay, Ohio, attending the
Perry celebration,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

The nude body Of a woman was
found at Cliffside. N. j., which was
not even clad in diaphanous gown.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
Worst Yet.

The German naval airship L. l.
was destroyed by a hurricane near
Helgoland and fifteen of its crew
persisted.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

Thaw is still waiting for the "can"
in Canada.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11
COpy-write Editorials.


NO mOTt HES, no HOTt DInKItb1
No more pop-ups. no more singles.
mo more long drives, no buIl-hitters
pNo more fussing, no more cutters,
2 No more strikeouts, no more doubles
No more walking. no foul troubles,
No more fumbles. no more hunts,
No more bail for twelve long months
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-09-11

General Manager The Imperial To-
bacco Co. of Kentucky.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-16

Fifty thousand people were on the
State Fair grounds the first day, and
the steady stream which came pour
ing into the gates all Tuesday morn
ing, indicated that even larger
throng would be smelling the apples
In the horticulture building, feeding
peanuts to the monkeys, and stroll
Ing down the Midway on the second
day.
Tuesday has been set aside as
Grange" day, and agricultural inter-
ests took first place in all things.
The immense new dairy building, the
machinery hall with It's exhibits
crowded out into the lawns. the stock
sheds. and the fruit exhibits we're all
arranged for the special benefit OF the
scientific agriculturist and the more
practical farmer.
The light rain which began early
Tuesday morning. did not deter those
lin the city who we're here for the
purpose OF seeing the fair, and II the
Midway suffered, the well-covered ex-
hibits gained mvch greater attention,
from those driven to cover.
Either indoors or outdoors, the fair
is q good show, and even rain offers
no excuse for staying away.
As the boys of the State Fair school
came to their tents. Tuesday morning.
they were assigned to various parts
of the grounds for their inspection
(Contfnued On Page Teal
The Detroit times., 1913-09-16
MAN SLASHED and
ROBBED BY NEGRO

Stabbed in the breast. and slashed
across the face by q tall, slim negro
who attacked him at Third-st. and
Michigan-ave., at o'clock, Tuesday
morning, and robbed him Of 81, John
Sullivan, an iron worker, 27 years
old and living In Brantford, Ont,
staggered In half unconscious con-
dition to Park-st. and Michigan-ave.,
where he collapsed, and was found
by Traffic Officer Sam Stevenson,
stationed at MIchigan-ave. and Shell
by-st.
Sullivan was able to gasp that he
had been robbed, and gave a bare
description Of his assailant.
Stevenson called an auto patrol In
which the injured man was removed
to st. Mary's hospital. Sullivan was
roming at No. 232 First-st.
George Smith, 20 years old, Of No.
Al Beacon-st., was stabbed In the
right breast, and seriously wounded.
at Beaubien-st. and Madison-ave.,
shortly before midnight, when he be-
came engaged In q street fight.
He was removed to st. Mary's hos
pital In a police auto, and the police
are looking for his assailants.