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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
FEDERAL AID URGED IN
BUILDING GOOD ROADS
American Road Congress Has Record
Attendance at Highways
Meeting.
Representative Borland, in Principal
Address, Declares Classification
an Essential.

That exactly the same reason does not
exist in the several states for the i'm
provement of their roads was set forth
in the unanimously adopted report of
the resolutions conmittee of the
American Road Congress just held in
Atlanta, Ga, with the largest attend
ance ever attracted to highway
meeting.
With delegates from all over the
country it naturally followed that fed
eral aid in good roads called for much
attention in the deliberations of the
congress, accentuated by the fact that
the American Automobile Association
co-operated with the American High
way Association in the conduct of the
notable gathering.
Cooperation Resolution Adopted.
Chairman w. Tom VIM of the reso-
buttons committee presented this refer
ence to federal cooperation
Resolved. That the American Road
Congress emphatically indorses the
principle of federal cooperation to-
ward the construction of main high
ways and thus assist the several states
to build the main market roads in the
one -half of the country which is de-
voted to agriculture and to build
through main roads in the one-half of
the country which is not predomi-
nantly agricultural, but whose pros
perity depends upon mining. the raising
Of live stock and the presence of the
health seeker and tourist.
Representative w. P. Borland made
the principal address at the federal aid
session, presided over by Chairman G.
c. DiehI of the A. A. \. good roads
board, and the Missouri representative
thus summed up the situation: 1T is
easy enough to shout good roads and
to convey the adroit impression on the
mind of every hill farmer that he will
have the road pass his place, but when
we get down to practical business we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
Maxwell "25" Deliveries.

Sales and deliveries of Maxwell 80"
touring cars for the past week were
made to J. a. Coad. T. A. Mckay and D.
V. Jones and a town car of the same
make to Nathan Musher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29

the annual convention at Philadelphia
Thanksgiving day. Eleven hrsnches
were represented. At the conclusion
of the meeting a banquet was held
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
Studebaker Deliveries.

1915 Studebaker Skies were uelv-
cred last week to George Burns and - \.
Leavell and touring cars OF the four
cylinder type to l.. A. Potter ard u -
Vaughan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
Purchases 1915 Auburn Six"

A 1915 siX-passenger Auburn SIX"
touring car. fully equipped. has been de-
livered by the local representatives to
George Clifford Bowman of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
ROAD y
8uIletiND

Road between Damascus and
Ridgeville. Nd. almost complet-
ed Best route from Washing
ton y. C.. to Ridgeville and
Frederick Nd is via eth street
road to Olney and Brookville-
Take left fork after leaving
Brookville for Mount Zion bear
ing right thereafter for Laytons-
Vile Slight detour on outskirts
of Damascus.
Conduit road between Anglers
clubhouse and Great Falls Md,
closed on account OF reconstruc-
ton of road.
short route" to Frederick still
blocked in vicinity of Clarks-
burg. Road open between Neels-
willie and Damascus, via Cedar
Grove
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
Returns From Detroit Trip.

Joseph NJ. Stoddard returned from a
visit to the Cadillac factory at Detroit
Thursday night. He went west to ar
range for shipments of the new eight
cylinder models to this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29

will find that only very limited per-
centage can ever be improved to
high condition and that these roads
must be the ones which will serve the
greatest number of people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
A Haynes go" Purchaser.

p. H Mattingly has purchased a
1915 Haynes 80" six-cylinder touring
car. fully equipped. Delivery was made
a few days ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
Cadillac Ambulance Delivery.

Cadillac motor ambulance was de-
livered last week to the United States
Naval Hospital at Norfolk, Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
10000 Can Be Sold.

While the business depression may
interfere and bring, about reduction
during the next twelve months. ii is
not unlikely that $4,000 ears can be
sold. Thousands of people living in
the suburbs. including farmers. doc
tors and statesmen. actually need cars
IN their general everyday life. Big
cities continue to show the regiStra-
ton of new automobiles, particularly
OF the moderate-priced ears. with the
market almost normal for the higher
priced models.
with 1000 dealers IN the country
and 100000 ears to be cared for, the
profits from the sale, storage and re-
pairs run into substantial figures
There will be no great increase in the
number of dealers, because those in
the field now Seem well able to care
for the annual production.
The future marke; for automobiles
rests not alone in this country. but
throughout the world. especially as
European makers are not likely to
produce very much for some time.
Last year American automobile manu-
of s26.574. o0o. with parts amounting
to ss.000.000, or a total of 3i.5,4, 900.
When it is taken into consideration
that France alone exported motor cars
to the value of S44,000,00h last year,
with Germany and Italy totaing al
most the same, il can be seen what
q worldwide trade is awaiting the
automobile maker of this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
Returns From Convention.

Charles II. Cross, local representative
for the Excelsior motor cycle. attended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
DRIVING AN OLD CAR
A LESSON IN PROGRESS
improvements Made in Two Years
Are Impressed Upon
L. J. Ollier.

1t happened lately that Was called
on to hold the wheel Of a 1912 model
car during a half days touring said
l.. J-Ollier. Studebak er sales manager
AS all my driving experience for some
time had been limited to our own cur
rent models Of tours and skies
found that every driving operation I'M
piled bit of comparison.
Aside from the inconvenience OF en-
trance and egress. / found no difficulty
with the right-hand steer and control
featlres. although the matchmaking
at the start was duty | hadn faced
in years The spark and throttle con
troll bothered me a little. for the We're
under the wheel on the steering post,
began to rain.
Piled Out in the Mud.
Then everybody had to step out into
the mud while we raised the top, dug
out the curtains and fixed everything
in place. ] resumed driving, but had
to make frequent stops to wipe the
rain off the Windshield y little later
two of us had to get out in the mud to
light the pas and Kerosene lamps.
Nov. this car mad originally cost
more than $4,000. Yet at less than half
this figure cars are now being mar
keted with conveniences like electric
lights and starters. up-to-date control.
weather protection adjustable from
within windshields adjustable for rain
vision and ventilation. and an array of
similar improvements which, when the
1872 model was new, were either IN
known or untrled.
The 1912 car Was noticeably slug
gISh 1t was heavy. 1t wasted power
in driving it's now obsolete magnetic.
Its motive power came from an old
style motor of large bore ana short
stroke. and could not furnish the ex-
hilarating pull of a modern. long-stroke
motor with d ratio of bore and stroke
in the neishborhood of 81 to =.
Fong Feed for Fuel.
The 1872 car got its fuel through a
long line from a tank in which air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
$50 Makers of Cars.

There are more than 400 listed manu-
facturers of motor vehicles. some making
both pleasure and commercial cars.
"Of these, 10 make gasoline passenger
cars. 245 gasoline commercial cars, u
cycle cars, - motor fire apparatus Is
electric pleasure cars and Il electric
commercial vehicles.
There is an increase in the number
of manufacturers over the last two
years, but a decrease as compared with
the number at the END of 1911, except
as regards cycle cars. which are a new
development.
The total production for the year
ending June 30, 1914, was approximate
ly $4,000 cars and trucks, valued at
s425. 1000 The average valuation of
cars has consistently decreased until it
is now about $3.50. more than half the
cars selling at less than 5000.
of dealers and garages we find list
ed 1880 automobile dealers, 1850
garages. l,2Sn repair shops and ESQ sup
My houses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
Freight-Carrying Motors.

Commercial vehicles are fast com
ing into the field, and with the de-
struction of horses and trucks in the
war on the other side this end Of
the business must have healthy
growth during the next few years.
There are now about 100000 freight
carrying motor vehicles in use the
production during the past twelve
months being about 10000. with the
ratio of increase greater than was ever
known in the passenger car field.
1T is doubtful whether there will be
any great increase in the number Of
automobile manufacturers. 1t is not IN
likely that some OF the smaller makers
will fail, with the others growing bigger.
There has been little overca pitaliza-
ton. and. in act, a very large number
of the concerns could prohtab!y use more
capital in their business.
Because of my residence N Detroit,
which is practically the home of the au-
tomobile industry, and my acquaintance
with officials Of the National Automobile
Chamber OF Commerce. | am able to give
these facts that they may be Of interest
to students OF trade.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06
HatChets and FirebrandS.

London, June 5.-A savage attack
with hatchet was made Wednesday
by young and stylished gowned
suffragette on an attendant at the
Dore Gallery, who tried to prevent
her from destroying valuable pict-
ures on exhibition there.
The woman had already ruined
two paintings in the gallery, which is
in the heart Of a fashionable quarter
of London, and was hacking "a third
when an attendant seized her arm
She turned on the man furiously and
made a shower of blows on his body
severely injuring him.
Other attendants overpowered her
She kicked and screamed until she
was turned over to the police.
The suffragettes again turn
ed their attention to DR.. Fran
els Edward Forward. medical officer
of Holloway Jail. Two women arm
ed with horse whips sprang onto the
doctor as he left the prison and were
Furnishing him severely when po-
liceman arrested his assailants
The women declared that their ac-
tion was "a protest against the fore
ible feeding for which this beast is
responsible" DR.. Forward refused
to charge the women with assault,
but the police detained them on a
charge of disorderly conduct. On
October IL, 1913, DR.. Forward was
attacked in a similar manner.
An arson squad of suffragettes ear
ly burned a large cricket pa
vilion at Earlsfeld, southwest of
London. Another arson squad set
fire to country residence near Bel
fast, but the blaze was discovered
and extinguished with small dam
age.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06
'DlSGRACING
WOMANHOOD
SufragetteS Of England Con-
tinue Reign Of Law
lesSness.
EDITORS KNOCKED OUT.
Heads Of Two Belfast News
papers Assailed By Mill
tant SufragetteS.
EDITORS KNOCKED OUT.

Belfast, Ireland, June 5.-Mili-
tants assaulted managing editors Of
two of the leading newspapers of
Belfast, which had criticised the mil
liant campaign. Two well-dressed
women, one of them a giantess, went
to the Belfast Telegraph Office and
we're ushered into the EDITORS room.
Without speaking word the larg-
er one walked up to Mr.. Stewart. the
managing editor, and with her clench-
ed fist knocked him out of his chair.
At the same time her companion
hurled mucilage bottle at his head.
The women then went to the Meas
Letter office and made a similar at
tack on Mr.. Anderson, of that news
paper,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06
ARE
OFFERED
For Best Samples of Wheat
Raised In Christian
County.
MILLERS MAKE AWARDS
Champion Of The County to Be
Given a SIS Silver
Cup Also.

The Binns Milling Co., The Dur
loP Milling Co., of Clarksville. The
Hopkinsville Milling Co., and The
Acme Mills will offer 800 in prizes
for wheat at the Pennyroyal Fair 10
be divided as follows:
For the best bushel of wheat-lst
prize $25; End prize $40; 3rd prize
SIS; 4th prize $40; 5th prize s..
To the champion wheat grower~of
Christian county, a $25 silver cup.
All exhibitors who wish to com
pete for the silver cup will be re-
quired to show bundle of wheat in
the straw, and will also have to state
the total number of acres that they
had in wheat in 1914, and the total
number of bushes they made per
acre. In awarding the silver cup,
the bushels of wheat, the wheat in
the straw, the length and stiffness e.
straw, the number of grains to the
mesh, the number of acres in wheat,
and the yield per acre will be taken
into consideration, so that the small
wheat grower will have as much
chance as the large wheat grower.
All prize winning bushels of wheat
shall become the property of the
Christian County Crop Improvement
Association to be sowed on trial plots
this fall so that the yields may be
compared.
Contestants may keep their bushel
of wheat by accepting half the prize
money.
The object of this competition is to
improve the seed wheat of Christian
county.
The above prize list was submitted
to the Postal authorities for a con-
structiOn of the law, before adver-
tising the contest, and the following
official approval has been received:
P. o. DEPT.
Office Asst. Atty. General
Washington, May %.
P. NJ, Hopkinsville, Ky.
The receipt is acknowledged Of
your letter of the Goth inst, submit
ting draft of an advertisement in
which certain concerns offer prizes
for the best yield of wheat.
So far as the lottery laws are com
cerned, there appears to be no OBJ
lection to admitting to the mails
matter relative to this contest, pro-
vided it is stipulated that in the event
of tie for any of the prizes offered
a prize identical with that tied for
will be given to each tying contest
ant. W. H. LAMAR,
Asst. Atty. General
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06
RAILROAD
CASE BEGUN
In Circuit Court Yesterday on
Separate Coach In
diCtment.

Little has been done in circuit
court in the last two days.
The case involving the legality ot
the colored school election at Penn
broke was decided in favor of the
school. John Smith, a negro boy
accused of attempted assault, was
given a penitentiary sentence of 2 to
10 years.
The case against the L. & N. Rail
road for failing to provide separate
accommodations for colored pas
sengers, was on trial yesterday.
The following fines were assessed;
Mack Bradley, COL, assault, $500,
Matte Wharton, COL, malicious
cutting $50.
bud Gray, shooting at without
wounding, $50.
Florence Brumfeld, breach of the
peace. $40.
Harold Arnold. same, $40.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06
GRAVES OF
WOODMEN
Will Be Decorated Tomorrow
By Pearl City Camp
No. 5.

The Woodmen of the World VIA
hold their annual decoration Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at River
side Cemetery. All graves of deceass
ed Woodmen will be marked with
flowers and flags in honor Of their
memory. Special music will be AZ
ranged and Judge J T. Hanbery and
the Hon. Denny P. Smith will deliv.
er the addresses on the occasion.
All Woodmen will assemble at the
Lodge room at 8 o'clock and go in
body to the cemetery.
The public is cordially invited u
attend these services.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06

During the month of May 60 peo-
pie were killed and hundreds injur-
ed in automobile accidents in the
United States. There were forty
fatal accidents reported, % due to
speeding. In eleven cases the autos
were hit by trains, three while STALL
ed and the rest while trying to cross
the tracks. There were only two or
three accidents that could not have
been avoided with reasonable care.
The new and stringent law regulat-
ing automobiles. soon to take effect
in Kentucky, was one of the best
laws enacted by the last Legislature.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06
KY. BOYS ON
MERIT ROLL
Four From Bluegrass State
Will Graduate From Naval
Academy.

Washington, June 5.-The officia
merit roll of the members of the
graduating class of the Naval Aca.
deny who received their diplomas
from the hands Of President Wilson
was made public. There are four
Kentucky appointees among the
graduates, and of these William H.
Porter, Jr., attained the highest
scholastic standing. He is No. SO in
the class, which has a roster of 154
members.
The other Kentuckians with their
standing in order of merit are:
Allan w. Ashbrook, No. SO; William
Dew. Austin No. 1885, and Haiden
T. Dickinson, No. l4S.
The Kentuckians were assigned
to-day to battleships as follows:
William H. Porter, Jr., U. S. S.
Rhode Island; Allan w. Ashbrook,
u. S. S. Vermont, and William Dew.
Austin, U. S. S. Texas. Haiden T.
Dickinson has not been ordered to
sea duty as yet.
Although the ensigns-elect have
been assigned to their stations it is
not likely that any of them will be-
gin duty Immediately. After the
commencement week at Annapolis
many of the midshipmen will re-
ceive leaves one and two months
and most of them are planning to
return to their homes for their
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06

living former pastor, has been given
the position of honor at the opening
of the program and will preach or
Sunday morning at eleven o'clock
AS Stated Supply and Pastor, Mr.,
Tate occupied this pulpit for four
teen years, and had the pleasure of
seeing the church grow from one
that had preaching only twice a
month to one fully able to support
a pastor of its own. Rev. w. L.
Nourse, D. D., succeeded him and
held the longest pastorate in the
history of the church, eighteen
years. He is still remembered in the
community as one of its leading
citizens, man who endeared him
self to men of all shades of belief.
After DR.. Nourse's resignation, the
church called Rev. j. E. Fogartie,
D. D at that time Professor in the
Seminary at Clarksv lie. 1t it a
matter of regret that previous en-
gagements prevented him being
present en- this occasion.
The service on Sunday night will
be Song Service, in which the reg
ular choir will be assisted by Mr..
Robert Wright, and Mr.. Stratton,
of Clarksville. Miss Katherine Long
will be at the organ and Miss Wright
will be violinist. Rev. E. E. Cab
bard, who is supplying the First
church, will make an address ap-
propriate to the services.
Monday night will be devoted to
historical addresses; and special
music will be rendered.
On Tuesday night there will be
presented on behalf of the
Synod of Kentucky, the Presbytery
of Muhlenberg and the local
churches. This service will be fol-
lowed by reception from nine to
eleven o'clock.
So closely has the history of the
church been connected with the
the town that the event is
one of interest to the whole COM
and it is the hope of the
Westminster church, which is acting
as the host on this occasion, that the
citizens will accept it's very cordial
invitation to attend all of these.
The Kentuckian extends it's greet
ngs on the gala occasion in the an
nails of the church and bespeaks
Tor a great occasion in many ways.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06

While the earliest written records
of the HopkinsviIle Presbyterian
church go back only as far as 1924
yet there is a well-authenticateC
tradition that the church wa
organized by Rev. Gideon Blackburn
D. D., between 1811-1813, which il
further corroborated by some fact:
in the life of Blackburn and the re-
cords of Presbyterianism in Ken.
lucky. When one considers that
Elizabeth" which was the original
name of the town, was not plated
until 1893, and that in 1929 had only
1900 inhabitants, it is not to be
wondered at that the congregation
had no regular preaching immedi-
ately after it's organization. How
ever, it has been possible to secure a
list of the men who have supplied
the pulpit almost from the date of
its organization until the present,
and an accurate history of it has
been prepared.
For several years the congregation
worshipped in the county court
house, but in 1924 a church was
erected on the same lot and slightly
to the east of where Westminster
church now stands. The original
Manse was left to the church by
Mrs. Susan Preston in 1874, and was
property now owned by DR.. Jack
son. on South Main st. The present
church was erected in 1848 or '49,
and, save for a few minor alterations,
is as it was built then.
A study of the earliest history Of
Hopkinsville will show that some of
its most prominent pioneers were
officers and members of this church,
and it has always occupied position
of prominence in the life and de-
velopment Of the community.
In 1867 the church divided. one
part giving its allegiance to the
Northern and the other to the
Southern church. The separation
was perfectly harmonious and the
property was divided equitably and
satisfactorily to both parties. The
relations between the two have
always been characterized by the
friendliness, and any light
that may have been en-
gendered by the war has entirely
passed away.
Rev. Jno. C. Tate, as the oldest
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06

Confusion as to the number of
persons who perished perished
in the Empress of Ireland disaster
last week has been one of the dis
tressing features of the tragedy, and
the uncertainty is further empha-
sized when the figures finally de-
clared by the Canadian Pacific Steam
ship Co. officials raised the death list
from 969 to 1,024.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06

A terrific thunderstorm broke ov-
er Arlington national cemetery late
Thursday while President Wilson was
addressing a great crowd gathered
for the unwilling of the monument
erected here to the Confederate dead.
Rain drenched the blue and gray vet
Grams and women and children before
they could seek shelter.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06

The Nashville Banner is the only
Tennessee Democratic newspaper
that comes to the Kentuckian that
does not seemed pleased with Rye's
nomination for Governor. The Ban
ner should remember that there can
be no compromise without conces
sions and that Tennessee is a Demo-
cratic State.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06
To Insane Hospital.

New York, June 5. Chester B. Dur
yea. who shot and inst antly killed his
father, Hiram Duryea. millionaire
starch manufacturer. was committed d
to the state hospital for the criminal
insane at Matteawan.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06
Received The Much COeted
SheepSkin On Thursday
Night.
HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE CLOSED.
Final Exercises Witnessed by
a Big Crowd at The
Tabernacle.

The commencement exercises OF
the Hopkinsville High School were
witnessed at the Tabernacle Thurs
day night by a great crowd of those
interested in the schools. Seventeen
of the senior class of % passed the
examinations and received diplomas.
The following was the program of
the commencement exercises:
Invocation.
Chorus, Song of the Vikings" "
Faning
Essay America and international
Peace" ...... Kathryn Henry
Essay .,.,. THE Future American
Brenda Neblett.
Vocal Solo-"Delight" ......
........... Isidore Luckstone
Nell Epsy.
Address to the Graduates. 900.
...........Dr. C. NJ. Thompson
Presentation of Diplomas and An
nouncement of Honors. Ira L.
Smith, Pres. Board of Education.
Chorus-"Out of the Deep. Loehr
Benediction.
The graduating class was as fol.
lows:
Ivy Rebecca Mitchell,
Camille Allensworth,
Cleora Merribele Hall,
Ruth Elizabeth Harris,
Kathryn Glenn Henry,
E izabeth Easter Lackey,
Ollie B. Mayes,
Lucille Mayer,
William Startling McCarroll,
Gertrude Irene McCord,
Mai Jesse Morris,
Margaret Preston Morris,
Brenda Neblett,
Annie Henry Pierce,
Florine Lima Rives,
Marguerite Redd,
Anna Landes Steele.
Certificates from the commercial
department were issued as follows:
Lucille Bagwell, Dovie Winfree,
Mable McRhane and Bessie Sorry.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-06-06

William Sulzer. deprived of his Of
flee as Governor of New York by inn
peachment, has formally announced
himself as an independent candidate
for the gubernatorial nomination.