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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
The Referendum.

While a Commission, elected by
the people, is composed Of direct
representatives of the people, do
not believe chartershould be draft
ed without including the Referendum
provision. By the referendum is
meant that no franchise shall be
granted to any individual or corpor-
alton without it is first submitted to
vote of the people. mother words
the Commission. before permission
could be granted to any public util-
ity corporation to put in water mains,
lay gas mains. erect telephone wires,
operate street cars, any Of which
would use the streets of the town.
must first submit the proposition to
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
No Ice For Farmers.

Last ! year the hustling farmers
whose ice houses were ready had a
chance to gather a light supply OF
= pond ice. Those who didn't get a
move on themselves had to buy from
the factory. Thus far this year no
dy has had any chance whatever to
a any ice. The coolest snap we
hNe had was sometime before Christ
sfas and then there was nothing but
a skim on the ponds. The tempera-
ture has not attempted to get ac-
,quainted with zero
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
Several Negroes Have Gotten
Into Game and Fleeing
The Unwary.
CHECKS FOR SMALL SUMS.
Latest Victim Was W. A. Dui.
Guild, In Southern Part
Of City.

In addition to the forged checks
passed on G. G. Reeder, a grocery
man, on Fourth street, and Mrs. E.
Clark, in the same business on North
Clay street, as mentioned in our last
issue, a check for $3.50 was passed
on W. A. Duiguid, a groceryman, on
Twenty-first street, Monday, late in
the afternoon.
The negro who presented the check
bought 81 or SIS worth of groceries.
He was accompanied by another me-
gro and just after entering the store
one of the negroes asked the one who
was buying the groceries if he had
sold his hogs. He replied he had,
though as he was needing the money
he had sold his hogs to Mr.. Kimmer-
ling, farmer, for $3.50.
After the negro had bought his
groceries he gave the check to Mr..
Duiguid, telling him to take the
amount of his bill outof it. Thrown
completely off his guard by the con-
yersation between the negroes Mr..
Duiguid accepted the check, giving
the negro the change due him.
After the negroes had left Mr..
Duiguid called up Mr.. Kimmerling
and asked about the check and was
told that he had not given anybody
a check. Mr.. Duiguid realized that.
he had been victimized for the gro
ceries and he amount of change,
given.
Another case, though not success
full, is reported down town. w. A.
Blades, the toggery man, saved him
self from being duped for about the
same amount as the other three
mentioned.
Monday night small heavy negro
man, about the same age and build
as the one who tricked Mr.. Duiguid,
put in his appearance at the toggery
and bought few articles, present.
ing check for $3.50, signed by Mr..
K. E. Cooper. Mr.. Blades before
handing the difference between the
check and the amount due him on
the purchases asked the negro to en-
dorse it on the back side. The ne
gro, took the check and wrote the,
name of Mr.. Cooper in place of hiS
own. Mr.. Blades "smelled a rat''
and went tie the door to call police
man when the negro got out of the
door and made his escape.
1t is hard to tell why Mr.. Cooper's
name is so freely used but the forg-
ing of checks for less than $40 may
be explained by the fact that negroes
are generally of the opinion that
they cannot be sent to the peniten-
tiary for stealing less than $40, but
they don't know the penalty for
forgery.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
Manner Of Procedure.

/ am going to discuss this question
as if every one of you was interested
and desire to enter, as soon as posi-
BILE, into a change in the manage
ment of your governmental affairs.
The first thing necessary would be TO
get permission from the State Leg
islature to change your charter, or
To abolish your charter and reipcor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08

The litigation over Reelfoot lake
has been settled by the state of Tenn
essee's agreeing to pay $25, 900 to the
company owning the lake rights.
Thissettles the contention that caused
an uprising of night riders in 1908
and the murder of Capt. Quentin
Rankin. The murderers were con-
.yicted but never punished.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
John Cate Making Good.

John M. Cate. a prominent young
attorney Of Nashville, was sworn in
before the supreme court Monday.
Mr.. Cate is a graduate of Vanderbilt,
having skinned the sheep only year
ago. Since then he has engaged in
the practice. having Offices in the
First National Bank building. Ten
nesseean.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
Wheat Doing Well.

Farmers report that the warm
damp weather of the'last two weeks
has been great for the growing
wheat crop The fields are now look
ing as green as in the springtime.
What the cold weather may do when
II sets in is rather prob q that
can only be explained later on
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08

There is only one Smith, one Jones
and one Brown in the general assem-
bly, this year, while there are two
Wilson's, two Whites, two SCOTS, two
Halls, two Harveys, two Rogers and
three Duffys.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
nesseean.

the city.
He appointed the following com,
mittee to wait upon the Fiscal Court
to ask them to give all farmers prom
Using to use them, split-log drags:
G. H. Stowe, TIL. Moore, Holland
Garnett, t. j. McReynolds and S. L.
Cowherd.
Upon motion the following were
appointed a permanent committee on
publicity: S. L. Cowherd. +. X. Yost.
w. A. Glass. David A. Smith, Hol>
land Garrett.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08

Jessie Mccain, the New York girl
who disappeared a month ago. COM
mitted suicide. Her body was found
on the beach at Coney Island Mon
day.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08

A movement has been started for
the government to buy the Bull Run
battlefield for a park. This means
the battlefield proper, and not the
whole route of retreat
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
OF the Permanent Good Roads
Organization Of The
County.
ORGANIZED MONDAY.
Split Log Drag Is Advocated
For General Use on The
County Roads.

The farmers and business men
formed a permanent Good Roads or
ganization Monday at the H. B. M.
A. office.
Holland Garnett called the meet
ing to order; upon motion Geo. f.
Gray was made temporary chairman.
Mr.. Gray briefly reviewed the recent
Good Roads campaign in this county,
congratulating the members present
upon the lasting good resulting from
the movement. While waiting for
the assembling of the crowd he call
ed upon every one present for a re-
port on the number of split-log drags
operated in his neighborhood. This
resu ted in some interesting
talk. He urged that every member
assist in circulating the request that
every owner and operator of King
drag in this county report his name
to the Secretary of the Association,
and that they constitute what shall
be known as the Honor Roll. The
Kentuckian hereby tenders space
free of charge for this Honor Roll
and for a full discussion of this great
question.
Mr.. C. W. CARROT while detained
by business and not present, gave in
this list of owners and users of the
King Drag, all right in the Bell Sta
ton neighborhood.
Beside himself are: Jesse w. Foard,
A. E. Grubbs, John w. Garnett, W..
r. Ledford, r. l.. Nichols, P. H. AL
lensworth, H. W. Boxley, j. R. c ar
dy. These are busy on the Bell Sta
ton and Clardy Highways.
He stated that figuring that Su-
pervisor could drive in a buggy fif-
teen miles out and back in a day, he
could only get over the 1900 miles of
road three times in awhole year, and
that it was absurd to suppose he
could, with such facilities for travel,
watch the carrying out of contracts
for pixies, which work should be in
spected at every stage of its prog
ress to say nothing of other road
repairs, culverts ETC., and when it is
remembered that these pieces of road
are often in extreme opposite ends
of the county and at the same time
it must at once be classed among the
impossibilities. He further recon-
mended that only a man of executive
ability of the first order be employed
as Supervisor, and that the County
Court be urged to appropriate an
adequate salary for such man.
The Forbes Manufacturing Com.
pany made the offer to cut free OF
charge to proper size and specitica.
tons all logs brought to them from
which split-log drags are to be made
and used. G. H. Stowe supplement-
ed this offer with another to give
logs sufficient to make twelve drags
to persons who would agree to use
them.
S. L. Cowherd was elected as pres
ident of the good roads association
and C. H. Bleich as secretary. Then
ten vice-presidents were named,
these being: Judge Walter Knight,
G. E. Gary and the eight magistrates,
viz T. H. Moore, j. M. Morris, Syl-
vester Reese, w. W. Garrett, L. d,
Rogers, c l.. Dade, F. l.. Handy
and E. w. Woodburn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08

There are three ndffys in the
House-John c. of Christian, H. G..
of Harrison and William of Louis
vile.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08

4 A Paducah man killed himself be-
ause his wife urged him to get a
lob and go to work.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
Dies From Injuries.

Fireman Robert Stanley. who was
SO badly injured in the wreck at
Palmyra. Tenn, Jan. Z, died The
next day fram = INJURIES
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
SENATOR C. C. GILBERT
ON COMMISSION FORM
Distinguished Tennesseean Heard By Good Crowd Of Citizens
at Court House Tuesday Night.

Senator c. C. Gilbert. of Nashville.
spoke at the Court House Tuesday
night by invitation. explaining the
Commission form of Government.
Col. W. r. Howell presided and
the speaker was introduced by Hon.
]. F. Bible. Mr.. Gilbert is pleasing
speaker. thoroughly informed on his
Subject, and at once plunged into q
presentation of its advantages.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08

Once more The sun shines bright
6tthe old Kentucky Home"

Lind is back at Vera Cruz from
his very mysterious cruise to Mississ-
ippi.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
SPLIT-LoG DRAG.

The use of the split-log drag was
advocated and the farmers general.
ly were urged to adopt it on their
own roads. Secretary Bleich offered
the drag which was used during the
demonstration here and which be-
longs to the H. B. M. A., to the city
engineer for use on the streets Of
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08

ChC0 oAeCA NhC ANNW VOAoCJ ObeASC La W .
which was drawn by President Wood
row Wilson. and which is pronounc-
ed by political economists as being
the best piece of general legis alton
ever enacted into law.
A Comprehensive Plan Desir-
able.
After the decision is reached to
have a Commission Form of Govern
ment, the bnilding of the plan is a
very important matter. The plan
can be narrow and circumscribed, or
it can be broad in its scope and ap-
plication. For your town | would
suggest Commission broad in its
application. In town of this size
three men on the Commission would
be sufficient, as follows:
Department of Pub ic Affairs, Pub
lie Health and Public Safety.
In control of this Department
would be the Chairman of the Com
mission, or the Mayor He would
have charge of the Police and De-
tective Department; all Public Build
ings and Public Property.
Department Finance and Rev
enue.
In control of this Department
would be man capable of handling
financial matter and would have I'M
der his charge the levying and col
lecting of all revenues of the town
Department of Streets and
Sewers.
This Department would have con-
troll of all outside work and would be
charged with the responsibility of
supervising the building and inn
provement of streets, etc
To the Commissioners assigned the
various Departments can be added
other duties as the occasion may
arise, but under the three Depart
ments specified the affairs of the city
are practically covered.
Initiative, Referendum and
Recall.
The one strongest argument in IA
vorof CommissionGovernmenti is that
it is kept close to the people. In ord
er to carry out that idea, the Initia'
tive should be included By the lni'
tiative we mean that in the case the
Board of Commissioners should re-
fuse or delay in the advocacy Of
certain proposition, a recourse is had
by certain number of electors, OF
voters, petitioning the Commission
to take up certain matters This fea
ture of the Form can be very fiexi'
BILE, ranging in per cent of signer'
from five to twenty-five. The most
acceptable per centage being fixed
at twenty. Under this provision OF
the charter, the required number Of
voters signing and presenting this
Initiative petition is compulsory up
on the Commission to call an cleo
ton and submit the proposition to 8
vote of the people, or under certain
limitations, pass the ordinance in
question themselves.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08

President Wilson has been elected
lhonorary member Of the Gulfport,
Miss, fire department.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
Municipal Government For
Towns and Cities.

The question of Municipal Govern
ment is a broad one, and can be
treated from many angles. What
would be good form of Government
for one municipa ity might prove in
effective for another. This being
true, the question of individuality,
both as to town and individual, must
of necessity play very important
part.
Before taking up the question of
Commission Government, | would
like to mention, briefly, various
forms of government which are now
in vogue in different sections of the
country. The first, and most COM
mon form, common as to its use, is
the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
Proportional Representation
Plan.

Another form, which is finding
some favor, is the Proportional Rep
resentation Plan. Under this plan,
representation is given the various
political parties in the town, that is,
parties with any large number of
followers, Consideration being Civ
en-, of course always to the prodom-
mating party. The reason for advo-
eating a plan like this is to get away
from political parties, and bring the
affairs of the municipality down to
the people.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08

FtAlES Rt form she Tel and
Eydred one of her ankles
Nat she has suffered great
Ain and has had to incur
lotlls. wherefore she prays
III for damages in the sum
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
Councilmanic Form.

Under this form of Government
the affairs of the town are in the
hands of a Mayor and Board of AL
derman, or Council. This is accept
ed to be the most popular form for
the reason that the people have a
representative in the person of the
individual councilman, and the May
or acts in the nature of a check over
the official conduct of the council
manic body. This in theory is true,
but in practice the Mayor and Coun-
ell are together on nearly every prop
osition
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
City Manager Plan.

The latest, and possibly the most
progressive, move in municipal man.
agement is the City Manager Plan.
This plan of government is mostly in
vogue in European countries, and is
finding favor in this country. If
was called upon to decide the best
plan, of all plans, would suggest
the City Manager Plan as the best.
Commission Form.
The fourth plan of Municipal Gov
eminent which | desire to mention,
is the one in which the citizens OF
this town are interested, and shall
spend the time given me in discuss
ing this plan of City Government In
many respects the Commission Gov
eminent idea has grown with con-
siderable rapidity. There are now
about 200 towns and cities in the
United States operated under some
form of Commission Government. 1t
might be well to state just here,
however, that there are practically
as many forms as there are cities
adopting same. There is usually a
local condition which must be met,
and certain provisions added or omit
ted, in order to meet these condi-
tons.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08

Serxs officers are: M. o. Scott,
4 Presid mt bro tenn; Wiley Dixon, of
- Henderson, CIerks Ben Salmon. of
9opkins, SergeyIsst-Thasss Jesse
5k gs5gs9 g. Of Lid CLAYS',ys.r.kk..
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08

u the negligence of
ITO provide a stool
Id step on alighting;
lso failed to provide
or her TO see how to
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le car; in getting off
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08

Government In Tennessee, during
the last session of the legislature we
passed General Enabling Act Civ
ing any town or municipality in the
state the right to adopt Commits
sion Form of Government upon sub
hitting the question to a vote of the
people. This Tennessee Act was mod
eled after the New Jersey State Law,
which was drawn by President Wood
row Wilson. and which is pronounc-
ed by political economists as being
the best piece of general legis alton
ever enacted into law.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-08
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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-09-03
WORLD MUST PAY WAR COST

Oakland, Cal.-America may bene-
fit temporarily by the European war,
but there will be no permanent ad-
vantage to us, in the opinion of DR..
l. w. Howerth, professor of educa-
ton at the University Of California.
In lecture DR.. Howerth said:
The contention that the withdraw
al from productive industry of almost
20,OOO,O 900 of men abroad, and de-
struction of foreign wealth and life
which no man can estimate, is to be
a special advantage to the United
States, is an obvious absurdity You
may rest assured that in the long run
the losses sustained in Europe will
be felt throughout the entire world
The expense Of this war will be su:i.
tanned not only by Europe, but by
America as we'll, and civilization here
as well as there, will be injured and
delayed"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-09-03

Eight years ago our imports of
chilled and frozen meat from the Unit
ed States were valued at 5000, 900
pounds ($25, 1000, 0OO). In 1912 they had
sunk to $4,000 pounds ($75,OOO). This
is by far the most striking change tina,
is at present taking place in the food
trade conditions of the world. It
means that the once great export
meat trade of the United States is
now practically nonresident, and that
unless the Americans take steps to
increase their home production of this
staple article OF food, they will not
only cease to expert, but will become
to an increasing extent, rival buyers
in the markets of the world with our
selves and other nations. We are
also threatened with the same men,
ace in the egg trade by the United
States and Germany, both of which,
instead Of being able to supply their
own demand for eggs, ara now buy
ing from Denmark, Russia and other
countries, from whom we have hith-
erto derived supplies"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-09-03
POSITION OF THE
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM

Competition is the life of trade
and development-and is just as
sharp and legitimate between rail-
roads as among other lines of endea-
vOr.
There is no valid or legitimate
reason why the Union Pacific sys-
tenn, with it's superior tracks, equip
ment and service, should divide it's
business with the Denver & Rio
Grande or any other line
The closing of the Ogden gate
way against the d. & r. G. to Ore
gon Short Line local points in no
way can possibly affect travel or bust
ness in and out Of Salt Lake City.
"The Union Pacific spstem has
twelve transcontinental passenger
trains passing through Ogden, with
connection to and from Salt Lake
City
-Four of these transcontinental
trains pass through Salt Lake City
in connection with the Salt Lake
Route.
Through transcontinental travel
to or from North Pacific coast or Calf
fOrnia points is not affected by the
closing of the Ogden gateway to Ore
gon Short Line local points.
"As to Yellowstone Park travel,
aside from the Hutchinson tours, all
of which stop over at Denver, Color
ado Springs, Salt Lake City and Og-
den, 80 per cent is on side trips
from Salt Lake City, Ogden and Pc
catello, in connection with through
transcontinental tickets.
"The Union Pacific system also is
sues free side trip tickets from Ogden
to Salt Lake City on request to hold
ers of transcontinental tickets on it's
trains not passing through Salt Lake
City.
The closing of tho Ogden gateway
against the d. & R. G. to O. S. l..
local points is in degree retaliatory
against the Gould lines, and was ag-
gravated in a measure by the action
of the Missouri Pacific in virtually
closing the Kansas City gateway in
order to hold to itself the long haul
to Pueblo and Denver.
However, matters may well be al
lowed to take their own course The
interstate commerce commission is
the final arbiter of all these ques
lions and from press dispatches il
appears that the commission will bl
asked to review the evidence ant
whatever their decision is it may b:
assumed will deal fairly with all in
terests concerned"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-09-03
WAR RESPONSIBI F.
FOR HIGHER PRICES

New York, Aug. 3O-The European
war is directly responsible for the
increased price of foodstuffs, accord
ing to a report filed today by Mayor
Mitchel's citizens committee, of which
George w. Perkins is chairman.
The committee says that as a result
of the situation created by the war,
Americans may become educated to
live and thrive on smaller quantities
of food, as other leading nations do.
1t does not believe city markets will
be permanently useful in reducing
the cost to the consumer unless es-
tablished in connection with terminal
and transportation facilities reaching
back into the country districts.
The increase in prices is attributed
to four factors: The present and
anticipated foreign demand for our
domestic foodstuffs for future ship.
ment; heavy buying of household sup.
plies by housewives against future
needs; holding back by the producer
and heavy stocking up by city and
village storekeepers.
Tho committee says that there
doubtless has also been collision in
some places and in some articles, but
under present laws and conditions it
is extremely difficult to reach these
latter cases."
The committee recommends three
important steps to help reduce table
expenses:
"First-Substituto foods, by
which we do not mean adulter-
ated foods, but foods that are
nutritious and Strengthening that
heretofore have not been gener-
ally used by our people.
"Second-Through our public
schools, churches and public meet
ings educate ourselves as to the
relative nutritious value of foods,
how to buy them, how to cook
them and how to conserve their
use.
Third-Immediately set about
to try to increase the railway and
other facilities by which food
stuffs are brought into this city,
that the supply may be increased,
and, as speedily as possible, the
method of distribution improved
and cheapened"