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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
FOur-ffthS of The Democrats
of HOpkinSVilIe Sign The
Petitions.
931 NAMES ARE FORWARDED.
Demand For Commission Form
of Government Is Almost
Unanimous.

The committee on Commission
Form of Government has forwarded
to Representative Duffy copy of
the petitions signed by the voters of
Hopkinsville urging him to intro
duce a bill transferring the city to
the third class and to use his inhu-
ence to pass a bill enabling third
cities to vote on a commission form
of government. Such a bill has al
ready been introduced by Senator
Bosworth, of Middlesboro, but the
other third class cities have been
comforting with a view to coming to
an agreement on a bill acceptable to
all of them. Bowling Green, Hen
derson and Owensboro all want it.
Frankfort has not taken a position
so far as known.
The petition sent to Mr.. Duffy
contained 931 names out of l 1882
white voters registered in Hopkins
vile. About so other names have
since come in and the petitions, when
the originals are filed, will contain
not fewer than 1000 names or near
ly so per cent of the white voters
and an equally large per cent of the
Democrats. 1t is so nearly unani.
nous that only a small proportion of
voters, either interested parties
themselves or closely identified with
interested parties, are opposing the
change in the city's affairs along pro-
gressive lines.
1t is reported that preparations
are being made to send lobbyists to
Frankfort to work against the bills,
in spite of the overwhelming popu-
lar endorsement they have received.
Representative Duffy is known to
be in favor of the measures and is a
member of the Commission Govern
ment Committee appointed at a
mass meeting.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
To Be Employed to AuditiThe
Financial Records Of
The City.
CEMETERY FUNDS DISCUSSED
Council Gives Consideration To
Important Business
Problems.

The city council met in regular
session Friday night with all the
members present and Mayor Yost
presiding. But little business was
on hand and the council remained in
session only about an hour and half.
The suggestion contained in the
annual report of the former Mayor
on Dec. 30, that some plan be devils
ed to create a special cemetery fund
from the sale of lots in Riverside
Cemetery, and not turn the cemete-
ry revenues into the general fund,
was taken up and warmly supported
by Mayor Yost. The matter was dis
cussed favorably, but action was
', postponed.
Another recommendation made by
the mayor last summer in a message
to the council was renewed in sub
stance by the new mayor, to the eff.
feet that an expert accountant be
employed to go over the financial re-
cords of the city. After discussion,
Mayor Yost was authorized to en-
ploy an accountant to audit the books
back to 1906, the object being to de,
termine the income and expenses OF
the various departments and to see if
the funds of the city have been prop
erly handled. The inquiry will prob
ably be extended to all branches OF
the city government, general funds,
school funds, salaries and appropria-
tons. 1t is estimated that the work
will cost about $500 and will require
an examination into the settlements
with five tax collectors.
In contrast with the last council,
several of whom never made speech
in two years, the present body seem;
to be oratically disposed and nearly
all of them are ready debaters. 1t
also bids fair to be a working coun-
ell.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
Stanley Measure Leaves No
LOOphOle for Sherman
Law ViOlatOrS.
STRENGTHENS STATUTE
Also Clips Authority of AttOr.
ney-General Over Starting
Prosecutions.

Washington, Jan 19.-Represen-
tative Stanley of Kentucky, after a
conference with President Wilson has
introduced an amendment to the
Sherman law, which would make il
legal the monopolization or restraint
of trade ''in any degree 1t is de-
signed to eliminate the rule of reas-
on" laid down by the supreme court
in the Standard Oil case.
The amendment also would invest
United States circuit courts with iu-
risdiction to restrain and prevent Vi
olations of the act, irrespective of
the encouragement 1t was drawn
to meet the wish of the President ex-
pressed in his last message to con-
gress to reduce the debatable area
surrounding the Sherman act.
The Stanley bill would amend the
second and fourth sections of the
sherman law.
In section 2, in which the supreme
court injected the rule of reason, ,
the words ''in any degree" are in
serted so that the section would read
Every person who shall naonopo
lize, or attempt to monopolize, o.
combine or conspire with any per
son, or persons, to monopolize in any
degree any part of the trade or com
merce among the several states, OF
with foreign nations, shall be deemed
guilty of rlisdemea or, and on con.
yiction thereof, shall be punished by
fine not exceeding $1,000 or by i'm.
prlsonment not exceeding one year,
or by both said punishments, in the
discretion of the court"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
PaduCah'S Library.

The annual report from the Gus
todian of the Paducah Carnegie
Library has just been made. 1t is
quite interesting and shows that the
number of volumes in the library is
IA, SIS and 1871 volumes were added
during the year. The average daily
issue was 240.
Paducah people are certainly on a
literary turn. The Hopkinsville
library is not large, but it is large
enough for a nucleus for the Car
negie Library when it is thrown OPP
en- to the public some time this year.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
Income Tax Man Is Hunting
Up Those Who Are
Liable.
BLANKS WILL BE SENT OUT.
Unmarried Men Pay Above 3d.
600 and Married Men
Above $4,000.

A great many citizens of Hopkins
vile and Christian county have re-
Gently received long official en-
velopes from Collector J. T. Griffith,
of Owensboro. They contain blanks
for making returns under the new
income tax law.
All corporations not specifically
exempted must make a return no
matter what the income of such cor
poration may be. All unmarried
persons having a net income of So
900 or over and married persons with
incomes exceeding 81 900 must make
report; and if for any reason any
person or corporation, etc, fails to
make return, such person, corpora
ton, ETC., will be liable to a penalty
of 80 per cent. increased tax, and to
the payment of fine of not exceed
ing 81, 200.
If the report is falsely or fraudu-
lently made, fine of $1,000 and i'm
prisonment for one year may be
imposed.
Corporations are to report for the
entire calendar year of 1918; individ-
uals are TO report their income from
March l to December 81, 1918.
Corporations which have dissolved
must make report from January I
1913, to the date Of dissolution.
New corporations must renort
from the time of organization Tn
December /, 1913.
The $4,000 specific deduction 70
corporations under the special tav
law is not allowed under the income
tax law.
Individuals are allowed only five
slNths OF the exemption allowable
Tor one year; and the deduction for
expenses must be computed from
March l, 1913.
All returns must be made bv
March l, 1914, to the Collector at
Owensboro, KY. Income tax pavers
VIII be notified Of their assessment
by June l, 1913, and must remit by
June 80, 1914.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
They Helped Her Along.

A strange woman came to one of
the residences Of Pembroke. asking
Tor assistance to get to her home in
Terre Haute. Ind. saying her sister
lived there and she was making her
escape from the hands of white
slaves, and had been kept in confine-
ment in Chattanooga. She was
turned over to the proper authorities
and the Ladies Auxiliary raised
enough money to purchase her trans
portation and started on her jour
ney. The woman gave her name as
Anna Henden.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
NEST OF WISE OWLS
To Be Built In The ArmOry
Tuesday Night.

Organizer Moses r. Glenn has all
arrangements perfected to organize
a nest of the Order of owls at
the Armory to nj ght. Nearly
$50 members have been secured
including a number of prominent
citizens, among them John C Duffy,
Thos P. Cook, John F. Bible, c. F.
Shelton, Ike Hart, Jno. C. Hooe,
Drs. T. w. Perkins, d. B. Roach, ID.
H. Erkiletian, L. Grace and M. w.
Rozzell and Capt. E. w. Clark.
Officers will be elected and the
nest will start off in flourishing
condition.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
Gone To FlOaida.

w. c. West left for Florida this
morning. He will be gone about
six weeks or two months. Not long
since he bought 40 acres of land 40
miles South of Jacksonville, on the
Coast Line railroad. Mr.. West will
put out acres of his farm in Grape
fruit and later will arrange for
growing other fruits.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
Hay Crop.

The farmers are becoming more
interested in hay making every year.
The prospects are that this years
crop will be unusually large, if
weather conditions are favorable.
Dealers in seeds just now are very
busy and the demand for clover
seed is notably insistent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

Blair Lee, of Maryland. elected
without a state law under the new
constitutional amendment, and Frank
p. Glass, of Alabama. appointed by
the Governor without an election,
have had their credentials as senator
passed upon by acommittee. 1t will
recommend that Lee be seated but
the credentials of Glass are held to
be irregular. Both Democrats.
Gov. O'Neil. of Alabama, will have
to call special election in which
Underwood. Hobson and others will
be candidates.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
rhn NAV Snneruisors of Daviess

The Tax Supervisors of Davies
county have created great excite
ment and more or less indignation in
Greensboro by digging up" and
publishing list of 1903 persons who
neglected to assess diamonds valued
at $42,700. 1t is said one society
woman who had not learned how to
leave her diamonds off the assessors
list, turned up" sparklers worn by
friends and foes alike.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
Weather For Week.

Unsettled weather with SHOWS and
rains during much of the week will
prevail east of the Missouri river.
says the weather bureau at WASH
ington. No unusually cold weather
is indicated for any portion Of the
country.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

Panama Canal tolls, as recently es-
tablished by executive order, are
S1.2O per net ton on vessels available
for passengers or freight, net ton
being considered as 100 Gu. # of
capacity. A reduction of 40 per cent
will be made for ships without pass
engers or cargo.-From the Februa-
nv Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
Brought Good Prices.

At the P E. Bacon public sale of
stock, farming implements and pro-
vender, near Trenton Friday, every
thing brought spl ndid prices.
Mules sold for $500 per pair, oats
SIS per hundred bundles, and other
stocks and products in proportion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

The Senate Probe Committee is to
go after the Eastern Normal School,
which is charged with creating debts
of $50, 900 without legal authority,
including some large purchases in
real estate. Supt. Barksdale Ham
lett is one of the regents, and ex-
efficio chairman.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

The Investigators Club. of Owens
boro, during the many years it has
been organized, has lost only one
member by death. Its membership
is limited to 25 and.it work is along
the lines of The Athenaeum, Hop
kinsville's literary society organized
in 1901, with a membership limited
to 30.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

VIM. H. Rains, aged 70 and Miss
Minnie HUFF, aged II, were married
at Glasgow Saturday. Who was it
that said cts better to be an old
mans darling than a young mans
slave?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

Our editorial friend, Geo. S. Wealth
ers, of Elkton, has been appointed by
Judge Rhea Master Commissioner of
Todd county. Good selection.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
Young Girls Death.

Miss Beulah Stevenson. a daughter
of Thomas Stevenson. of the Hern-
don vicinity. died Thursday night of
pleurisy. aged 10 years. The burial
took place in the same vicinity Fri
day afternoon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

In Paris fashion has decreed that
the wearers of slit skirts must not
wear stockings and an ankle muff to
wear on the way to the ball is the
latest thing out.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
Woman Evangelist.

Mrs. L. M. Woosley, female
evangelist from caneyville. KY. is
holding a meeting at the Arlington
Street c. p. church IN Nashville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

Attorney General Garrett has
ruled that hold-over senators get $40
a day like the new n e S, per
diem" not being the kind of sal
airy" that the constitution says can
not be increased.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

Great suffering exists in the Balk-
ans where large proportion of the
men were killed in battles last sum-
mer. In Albania especially 10000
women and children are dying of
hunger and cold Their houses were
burned and many of them are trying
to exist in huts made of cornstalks.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

A thief entered the hen house Of
Mr.. ". W. Gardner on High street
Friday night and carried off four fine
fowls.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
Examinations.

Examinations of county pupils for
high school entrance will be held at
the court honse Friday and Saturday.
JanuarylS0 and 81.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

Col. w. C. Gorgas, the man who
cleaned up the flies and mosquitoes at
Panama, regarded as the ablest med
ical scientist of his day, has been
made Surgeon General.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

Gov. Mann, of Virginia, wants
eugenic marriages in that S t a t e.
Does he think it possible to improve
the f. f. VS.?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

1t is now stated that the "Thaw
out" will be several weeks off, along
about the regular time.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

If lots wife were living to-day,
wonder if she would listen on par
ty line telephone?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
a Editorial Comments.

The Reno question has been side
stepped but the Tango is still with
us.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20

The Democrats of the House Rules
Committee have decided that they
do not need Suffragette Committee
in Congress.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-20
WATCH The DATl

After your name. rene
romptly. ard Eo;.inisi a mum
Der. The Postal regulations
required subscriptions TO he
paid in advance.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-27
DON'T WANT WEEKLY HOLIDAY
Swiss Women Say tho Men Spend Too
Much Money II Plan
10 Adopted.

Geneva.-The English Saturday.
that is, the afternoon half holiday-is
not popular in Switzerland, where at
tempts are being made by large firms
to introduce 1t for the benefit Of the
work-people.
The men accept the innovation with
out enthusiasm, but the women work
ers strongly resent It. They say that
the men spend so much money on Sat
urday afternoons that there is moth
ing left for the family excursion on
Sunday.
In this country Sunday is the great
weekly holiday, when theaters, music
halls, cafes, etc, do more business
than on other days, and the chief
sporting events take place
The English Saturday" has just
been adopted by SO factory proprie.
tors in the canton of Argovia, employ
ing 5000 workmen. The women folk
are drawing up petition against it.
In four other Swiss cantons where
the experiment has been tried the
same protests have been made, and in
some cases with success.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-27
Floor Plan.

creosote stain. The inside of these
walls may be ceiled or not, just as de-
sired. 1t is to be recommended, how
ever, that matched and beaded ceiling
be used for all the rooms except the
liying-room, which may be appropri-
ately left unfinished. II left unfin-
ished, this room may be stained yell
low with very good effect. All other
parts of the house should be painted
white with lead and oil, so that they
can easily be kept clean,
In the living-room, as high cell
ing as possible is desirable, and to
this end the room may be left open
up to the roof, with the rafters show
ing.
The cost OF summer cottage OF
this size-42 feet by 27 feet six inches
will vary greatly, according to con-
structionN and finish used. From ST.
300 to $1,000 will probably build It
complete If constructed and finished
as outlined above. Finished more
substantially, however, and construct
ed for occupancy the year round and
in all kinds OF weather. the cost would
easily run twice that There is q
growing appreciation Of the value OF
summer cottage life, and OF the Dene-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-27

fireplace to take off the chill OF the
damp, cold days that always come.
This room is usually the dining-room,
also. And third, there should be a
number Of bedrooms, not necessarily
large, but giving good sleeping ac-
commodations for quite a considera-
BILE number, so that good-sized parties
may be comfortably entertained.
A glance at the accompanying floor
plan will show how well these three
factors are provided for by this de-
sign. And in addition to the huge
porch, large living-room and three
bedrooms, there are also nice kitch-
en-, with pantry. and a well-eQuipped
bathroom.
Anyone could spend the whole sum-
mer in a cottage of this kind, and
could entertain his friends quite as
comfortably as in the best appointed
city house.
In construction, a cottage Of this
kind does not need to be expensive
or elaborate. There is no cellar, and
cedar posts for the foundation serve
as we'll as anything. The exterior is
sided with rough cypress boards ten
inches wide, seven-eighths-inch thick,
laid eight inches to the weather.
These are stained a rich brown with
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-27
INSPIRED DREAD IN ENEMY.
Russians Feared Troops Of Nosl After
They Had Captured "lmpreg'
nable" Port Arthur.

It often happens that the reputation
OF a successful general and his men
has a great effect in winning other
battles. Such was the case with Ba'
ron Nogi and the third Japanese army.
which he commanded. This daring
and relentless officer led the famous
fianking movements on the Russian
right at Mukden. Says Mr. Stanley
Washburn in "Nogi:"
To the privates Of the Siberian
steppes and the peasants drafted from
the valleys of the Volga and the far-ofi
Neva, this man Nogi was the incarna.
tion of fury. the demon OF war. His
men were pictured by camp fires at
night as devils of blood and fire, who
would stop at nothing. who eagerly
sought death in their efforts to reach
hand-to-hand encounter with their foes.
Again and again the story OF 203 Meter
Hill, where the Japanese sacrificed l5,.
600 men in order to gain an observa'
tion station, was told in the Russian
ranks. The soldiers told one another
also how the Japanese infantry, In one
assault, exhausted and with ammuni.
tion spent, refused to retreat, and re.
mained and threw stones at their enc.
mics until the last man was killed. The
great dread in every division Of the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-27
MAKES WOMEN WORK
Arab Reserves His Dignifled Self
for the Nobler Pursuits.
DeVotes Much Of His Time TO Flight
Ing, Hunting and Plotting Cara
vans Across the Desert-He
Taboos Modern Ideas.

London.-The Arab makes his wom'
en- work, reserving HIS dignified self
for the nobler pursuits OF fighting.
hunting or plotting caravans across
the desert. 'Tis true the domestic
duties of tent-dweller are not very
onerous, but such as they are the bur
den of them falls upon the woman
'Tis she must grind the corn and fetch
the water from the well, while her
lord and master smokes cigarettes
and scratches himself as he dreams
of some fortunate day when he may
be able to kill some Christian dog"
and 80 earn the reward of 10 lovely
dark.eyed houris to administer to his
delight eternally in paradise.
To the physiognomist the Arab face
is a puzzle, Place an Arab and an
American negro side by side, and one
would be apt to say that the Arab
Uranium and features bespeak intel
lectual superiority. One would say:
There is a man capable OF appreciat-
ing art, cultivating literary tastes and
delighting in culture" His head ana
face would seem to place him far
above the negro. Yet the American
negro learns to appreciate the most
advance civilization, and gets into the
current OF twentieth-century ideas and
institutions; while these notebook
ing Arabs keep themselves aloof and
look down upon our civilization much
as farmer looks down upon the tur-
key that is fattening for his Thanks
giving dinner The Arab is perfectly
convinced that the earth belongs to
the faithful followers of the prophet,
and that in the book of destiny the
time is already appointed when they
will massacre the infidels-that is,
all who are not Moslems-and then
the wealth of the infidels will be their
rightful heritage.
SO far from seeking to attain their
ends by intellectual processes, they
are forbidden by their religion to ar
que with the infidel. They acknowl-
edge that Moses, Solomon and Christ
were prophets sent by God to teach
men and lead them in the right way,
but that the methods of these failed,
80 that Mahomet was sent, the great
est and last of the prophets, to COM
pei men, by the sword, to embrace
the true faith. An infidel-that is, a
Christian. a Buddhist, a Parsee-